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member or Omaha's gay hiving control ovt1 the11 bodies, 1hc,11 hvn, l viduals or g,oups should not care for others.
We must ll will always be those closest,
•nd lesbuin community, and one of those believe we have a problem
anempting to remove the 1nequincs between lnour society. women most oftenue the care affected mo$1. that Wlll need to take a sund,
btvocal,JOino1hersin taking the "issues" to
men and women, I am compelled to respond u~rsof our children lncrea.s1ngly the finan
heart Then one day, we will nm need 1
10 the Our Tum in Januuy's ISSuc
cial burden lo p10V1de care for children lies women 's issue or this mapitne Bui unnl
Being a member of the New Vorce of Ne- with women This situanon neg,atively im- then, we need to "wake up and smell the
braska steering commintt. I am concerned pacts women In the chance, 1blhty. to ad- coffee' ', become committed toourselvesand
about the comments expressed 1n Our Turn. ~ance as their pnmary responsibility is the crca1e ch1nge
First, I must address the steering comm1nce. financial cue of children. School teachers. a
I a.m disappointed that my suggesoon 10 fo- traditionally lemale career. JS one of the low·
cus February's 1ssueon Women's Issues was est pa.id positions, yet they have the turure in
not accep1ed by more of the women. It was lhdr hands. Is child care a women's issue? I
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comm1nee posmons for women. Today iwttn all people Pessunlstic? No. realishr
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In my work at USWEST, I 1mda1lyworlung specially challenged, Nadve Americans- all
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1111thin the corpo111te Sl1\lctUrt which treats have issues that they "own", that are per- I
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women tn a sub (male) standard. Our 1rad1- sonal. Not unnl pride Is insdlled, confidence
uonally female pos1
t1ons earn less money developed and love for ourselvfs "111 we see I lend a heartfel1 "thanks" lO Tom W. who I
than the male posmons. Women m non- cqurty I believe that 111 Individuals must care I was one of the people responsible for I
u adiuonal JQbs frequently uperience harass- for others, bu1 it is common sense that we I bnngingThe New Voice to Omaha and I
ment And sexist behaV1or lrom the11 male co- relate and share concerns more closely with I served ts our typesetter for 18 months.
Tom has resigned his posmon on the I
workers I am disuessed byth1s How.ver, it people like ourselves. We need thesuppon or
others with the same conct1ns to be able to I steermg commince We wish him the I
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express and extol our Issues There are I best or luck with his future ventt1res
My real concern, however, 1s1111th1n the com- Women's issues. Peopleof Color issues, and I
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ments in Our Turn A women. a lesbian, JS Gay and ~b1an issues. Not to imply lndi·
suggcsong there are no "women's ISSucs."
When women um 65 cents 10 each dollar a
mAn makes. It 1s a women 's issue When, of
the 500 Forrune 500 companies, only one JS
headed by a woman, 11 Is a women's wuc
When, of the J0.000 Board sears an our corporobons, only seven are held by women,
there 1s a problem Women's issue? When
we continue lO crcalC laws. a.s they have for The-V-lop,11 IMond f It ..., _ _ bya I 1111 d\loto-.W Tho•r ¢•11
over 2000 yurs, that prohibit women from oon;l 1 tlrwlCl!Nbr*" .. • , M t$1 w. and . .•MI• CoP.W,.11110. 11,.-., a • d
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�I'd like to take a minute to address the lener
by Carla pnnted In ··our Turn" V1ewsand
Opinions by Staff. Although I agree 1n bu,c
premiss that all 15sues effea us fim as
members of the human r•ce, I do not agree
thal there are no women's rssues Denymg
«rum issues ts basrcally women's Issues,
rel~ me as awoman for any responsibrlny
for makeposnivechangesmdaytodayute If
I did not r11se my voice in suppon of wh11 l
call "women's issues". e.g. child care, ERA.
mmorny d1saimin1tion m hlung pracllces,
hom what quartet would come the impetus
for change?
Kath,yn Pratt
After reading these viewpoints, this reader"
also in I qu1ndary How does oM respond to
a view which is produced such unsettling.
uneasy, even angry feelings 1n me? "To
speak or not to speak" is cenainly under·
stood. This quandary is, however, "To re·
spond or not to respond "
My decision is made Therefore, pieaseshare
my thoughts.
• Wonder why it 1s n«"essary to write tour
paragraphs of 1pology to preface the views
and opinions expressed?
· Wonder if one writes "apologeucally" and
assumes the reader WIii be offended ,r one
doesn't really have clarity around or belief in
their VlCWS?
· Som,how 11 feels that because ii Is n«"es·
sary to make extra effon. to define women's
paruc1pauon, to have a need 10 acknowledge
pioblems In groups says that there are many
unresolved issues related to women. When
extra effon rs eliminated and not d11ected to
women, when socilll events 11• mtn and
women events. when posuions are not "set
aside" for women .. when tlus behavior ts a
norm. not any special effort to be applauded.
women rssues may then be peoplt 1SSues.
Ltl's wait and see.
An arncle rn which lhc reader IS cononually
reminded that the writer's view or opinron
may not be accepted Is offensiVe. SUte the
V1ew or opinion Allow the reader to form
their own reacuon
• There are women issues Becau5C thlS
writer believes people r,sucs is• mor• appiopnate definition b not offensi1t Aie each of
us not entitled to our own opinion~ You bet
Please don't t•II me that I wfll be olfendNI
Ltt the rtader decide to be offended on their
own.
- Finally! Editor's nou, ...To pnnt a sllly,
cutesy comment feels 1n1ppropri1te Is this
spouse so wonderful that the writer w,u
&ranted permusion lo bepublisbed? Or were
the writer's views important on their own
merit?
Kathy McBride
A MATTEll OF JuSTICE
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Mer reading Carla's column in the January
issue. I lclt I had found I tr1ger of sorts to
speak out on this, a topic near and dear to my
Man I •&rec that, ulllmau:ly. there iS no
such thingu a "woman's issue" ora "black
ISSUe .. or I .. g,,y tsSUe .. As long ts we 111
share this planri, whatever lffecu one lndr·
vidual eventually aff«'ts otheis. including
those who wear d1fftrcnt labels But, In order
10 make progress. I think we need to look
deeper at the whole process of labeling. and
wh•t 11 s,gnrfies In our society
These llbelscome toexistbee1use the rust to
111sc vo1e1:s 1bou1 1 problem 11e those who
arc feeling the most direct and immediate
impacts of that problem The furure of our
whole plant! as impacted by reproductive
nghts. but 111s the oppressed women who feel
the first and most 1mmedi1te effects of dcci·
s,ons on tha1 issue Therefore. women were
the first 10 speak out on the problem and this
has been classified as a "women's issue."
The furure of our plarl<I is affeaed by the
AIDS virus, but In the Unrled States it was
~ ys 14'ho fell the first and most lmmedrak
impacts of the Virus They were the first to
demand attention to II, and so 11 had at oM
time been labeled in this country as 1 "~r
is.sue '·
But. I hive also Ion&believed that labeling is
funcuon of oppression, 1 smoke screen
behind which we can silently son out the
"them" from the "us' ' many category Of
course, you might protest, isn't oppression a
pretty suong word for rt•
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Ltt's flee 11. oppression can only exlSI when
one &roup believes it Is supenor to anoth<1
"A Matter of Jusoceand C-0mpass1on Serv· As long as we can neatly son people rnto
Ing Cay and Lesbian Youth" is the theme or labeled slots. we can pretend that somehow
1 conference to be held February 23 at Drake
"we" are drfferent from "them " In our
Un,verStty rn Des Mom•s Contact Cay and zeto-sum society, th1t means "we" a1e bet·
• Doe$ this writer know that m most situ- Lesbian Resource Center. 4211 Grand Ave- ter than "them." "Our" problems. con·
alioras day ca.re is the responsibility of the nuc, DesMornes, IA50312.(515)-277 14S4. cernsor ideas are automancallymore imporwomen? Where, what, how are generally
tant, more vahd,and more far -reaching than
defined by the woman Men agreemg to pick
"thtirs "
up or drop off ch1klrcn only are not tctJVe FFTI-1 A-»L RUIW. W owa..s
The real danger b that labeling a problem as
panicrpants in the issues of chrld care?
C o NFEREN CE
"therrs" andemnrfies "us" from h1V1ng to
• "Several of the groups have done somethrng The Frith Annual Rural Womtn's Confer- flee 11, work on il,or evenadmitthat 111ffeas
ence will be held February 17•18 11 the Fort "us " Like l1behnga section of the newspa·
ID express theu concern and to resolve the
problems they see ·· Posauons on I steenn& Des Moines Hotel in Des Moines The theme per the "Women's Section" , we Imply that
commrtttt, schedubng shows pnmarlly for Is " Harvesnng Our Potential Shanng Our no one else need be rnmested In the contents
women. solicrung women's input, social Strength " Chlld care WIii be provided free of In fact, the presumption Is that If someone of
atmts for women. publicaoons dedic,ted to charge Contact Pra,nefire. SS0 11th SL,
-> Letters, page 4
women 's ISSUes 1!1 That's great, may be Des Morncs. lA 50309, (SIS)-244 ·5671
some early steps
February 1990
-The idea that women issues are not women
1SSuesand 1h11 there exists only people issues
suggests that this writer ftnds the discrepan·
c1es in 14,.gcs ac«ptable... maybe.
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C o MPl'SSION
�l.eT. s TAU( WlliER
Dustin Logan
Oner agaln, Omaha. Netnasu WIii be the
place co be thlS summer Plans arc already
underway tor "Fantasy '90" co be held the
weekend ol JuJy20& 21. with the mapmyof
the events held at The Max
" Faowy '90" will be sponsored thlS yc1r by
Dustin Logan and Bob Ewan&, wfth the
Lealher Joumal (a national pubhcaoon) acting as co-sponsor
Plans 11uo make " Fantasy "90" !Wier as big
Wrlh all of lhc nanonal coverage
"Fantasy '89" received. we are expecbng
people from 1ll 11e1Soflhecounuy IO be here
as 89
A few of lhc celebrities already confirmed to
be here arc Bnan Dawson. Ml Drummer 89.
Jan Lyon. Ms. National Luther Assocratron
and Leather Journal's Woman of the Year,
Dave Rhodes, Pubhsher, Leather Journal.
Pa1nclt Sullivan, l\,t, Oklahoma Leather
There will be I meeung at The Mu on
February 7th 116,00 pm for anyone wanting
10 help with tlus event It should be one wild
leather weekend!
The ln1tmaoonal Ms. Leather '90 conltSt
will be held Apnl S-7 at the California Club in
San Francisco. CA For uckcts or contestant
mtormanon, call (916) 446-3744 and leave a
message Someone wi11 return your all
w1th1n one week. Prom what I' ve heard, this
is one weekend the womyn in leather don ·1
wan1 to miss You may remember lntcrnabonal Ms. Leather 89. Sus,c Shepherd from
" Fantasy ·39·
The Leather Journal has announced ,ts
awards tor 1990. Man of the Year, Dustin
Logan. Omaha. NE; Woman of the Yea,, Jan
Lyon, Seattle. WA; Businessperson of the
Year, Tony DcBlasc. Publisher, Drummer
Magaime, San Francisco. CA; Orgamz.auon
of the Year, Gay Male SIM Acovtsts, New
York, NY. These are national btl~. and you
can expect to 11CC these people 11 "Panwy
'90"
Until next month. Play Happy. Play Safe.
Play in Ltadm
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February 1990
FIGHT' FOR OIJR RIGHT'S
--------------------------::,--:::-.,Jim Roche
4,500 people were marching and yelling on increase their Illegal ,rraclts on 1bomon clinone side of Fifth Avenue in New York City. ics and other women 's health care fadliues.
scpamed from the uafflc by• line of police It was the Cardinal whosa1d he would like to
fences. when suddenly a group from the taltc part In Opc11Uon Rescue amclts which
oppo61le side of the strttl breaks out and d.eny women basic constitvt1on1l health c11e
stops traffic: Stops cars, bU$SC$ and trucks. Further, 11's the Cardinal who heach the
and jUSt bes down on the paveme_nt All hell church which acu~y seeds to ban education
breaks loose. the pohce •re caught unaware about safe sex ,n our school$ while the rebut within a few momencs they begin picking ported rate of rttn/AlDS cases increases by
up each of the protes1trs on or1nge stretche,s 40%. and finally, II is the Cardinal who acand flipping them rnto a w11ong police bus tlvely opposes anti-d1scrtmtnalion legjslauon
Mo\tlllg to the bus I looked up at thewrndow against gay and lesbian people, calling them
and asked the very young woman how old she "ha1mful to ~ty .. Through h15 slllte·
w,s. 'Tm twelve ... Asthcbusdroveofftothe ments the church ICIJvely Illes part tn the
J 7th Precinct to book 111 those on board, this b1gouytha1 has seen a300% nsc,n ,rracltson
young woman yelled out her window, "Fight ~y men ind lesbians 1n the past five yea,s,
for our nghts, our nghr to conuol our bod- AbouUII this the Cardinal only says, ..As the
tes. •·
archbtShopof New York I must p,each what
the church preaches, ta.ch what the church
ThiS past Sunday saw I massive and-church teaches."
demonstranon outside St P1tr1clt's Cathedral in New York.. "Stop the Church" was Will this kind of conflonlllUOn tum people
the call of the rrom members of ACT-UP and off? Not rt people realize the 15sue 1sn 't abour
WHAM(Women·s Health Acuon Mob,llu- political politeness or lnterfenng with a
tton) At least three umes the police arrested sacred Catholic Mass. lt'sabou11he Church
demonsuators who slllged die-ins both in the and ,cs lmerttnng wilh secular rights It's
chwch sanetuarydunng the scMce and later about interfering with nghtsto free speech by
on Fifth Avenue Ch"tr 100 were arrested attempting to silence polttical candidates.
Sputts were high Outside the church the It's 1bout the church intcrfenng with our
atmosphere was lesuve with costumed pro- right to health care by , nempnng to forcibly
testers and grant balloon condoms The po- close women's he,lth care f1c1b11es. As one
libcal lines were clearly drawn and the people protester said, ''Some people t"an do without
sought to malte 11 known that this nme the church scmc~ but few can do without health
church had gone too far Their posters called care." Finally. it's about the church tryrngto
out: "Stop thte church, I want to get off." take away our nghts to equal protccnon by
"Keep the church and St.ate separate" or worltmg against ann-d,scnminaoon legislasimply "Curb your dogma ..
oon and 1cbvcly denying employment and
semces co gay 1nd lesb11n people
Not everyone JS comforuble with this kind of
confront.anon Some worry that protesung 11 ThCJe WIS ume not long ago when John F
the church and disrupong worship scmce Kennedy was runntn& tor President, a crucial
will only 1hen1te Catholics ,n general Some issue lo many who wanted to vOte for lum but
C\"t.n called this IS 1n "anU·Cathohc" protest wert hesitant by the possrbUll}' thar he would
instead of pro-chotct, or pro ·gay nghts They be controlled by the church That he would
worry thll middle of the ro.ders will be answer to the Popc. 0110 a Cardinal Thatthe
pushed over the edge ind there w,11 be more Catholic Church would have undue influence
minds closed than opened They say calm on the workings of our government He
down, uy lllllung instead of yelbng Negon- demed that this would happen. and finally
11e Could they be nght? Should we be made a publk statement on n,tional tt!ltv1stopping traffic on Pifth Avenue as one per- ston malting clc,r that he would above all else
son put it " pissing more people off with our stand by our conslltutional doctnne of sepamethod than our mruage7"
ranon of church and state Now 11 seems that
the Cathohc Church ls opcnly ove,s1epp1ng
Members of ACT UP ind WHAM nghtfully our consutuuonal bounds If the why's and
po1n1out 11 was the Cardinal who encou11ged but·s of all this 1sn·1 clear, there's I twflve
physical and psychological Vlolence a~msr year old girl we can talk to
women by ur&inc all "&Ood Catholics' ' to
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Al£ Yoo BAeAICING THE l.Aw
N4D
NEED HELP?
M.R. Scott
In 1he las1 5('11<,aJ monlhs there have been several people alhng the
"New Voter" aslang for informallOn on counseling orgamuuons
wh«:h can help In sropping their sexual desires toward children Siner
lhe "New Voice" is read by people ,n NIO stat<S and seveial cinn, I
will list some gene11l ltungs a person n«ds to know u, finding the
nght land of help
Thefirst place to look for help 15 in the phone book Loot In rh< ~llow
pages under "Menial Health Services". There should be several
listlngsforyow area. ClJIS('V<lllofth<m. Don'tbeaft11dtoaskthem
questions Some of lhe impor11n1 quesbOns that should be asked an,
I. Ask the counselor tf there is any difference betwttn a homosexual
hl\1ngsex wnha child (and give the child 'uge). and a hemosexual
bavingsexwuh a child (ofllutl same age). The answer should be· ·no
difference". The only difference rs the sex of !he chtld compared 10
!he sex of theadulL If you ate uncomfortable with thelr ans1ttr. find
a different place to oblatn counseling.
2. Ask them if !hey have a program for child molcsteis Use those
words too (child molesltrs) even if you don '1 feel U you fit u,to that
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caitgoriution. A good place will have individual and goup counseling sessions. Avoid places llutt don '1 offer both
3. Find ou1 their prices. Counseling does not have to be expensive
Many pllces are funded through the SIAI< and offer reduced riles.
The place I prmr is "Op<ration Bridge" in Omaha. The.Ir phone
number is 346-7100. The coniact person is Betty Nelum. If you do
not want to leave yow numbetwith them.you should call on Tuesday
nights beiween 6·00 pm and 7:00 pm. This counselor fits all !he needs
of a responsible therapy services for people with sexual aSS1ulting
problems
ll 15 very important. for the people that are breaking sexual assault
laws, 10 gel help horn a competent source. It is not wiong to be a
homosexual, however,itiswiongfor an adult to havesex with a child
under the age of elghiten. When an adult p,efers thts 1ge of sexual
partners, there will be problems in their life and ut the life of their
sexual partnffs. Neither of them will live I full, happy. and conitnt
life unul they get help.
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an "other'· goupis intaested, then mouvesue quesb0n1blea1 besl,
subversive at worst
This is hardly I new concept, and is one which is regularly expressed
in the literature of vinually tvel)I oppressed group. So. why do
represmiabves o1 oppressed groups persist in using phrases like
"women's mues'". ..gay issues··. "Wbian igues ..... black issues". ad Ntuseam? Because the labels are conv,,n1ent, they 1.re
expected in our sod~. and because the labels identify the first vtclirns of the problem.
Iwould love to find uolution to this; a way to acknowledge the special
effects being !ell by the imrnediattly oppressed, wi1hou1 labeling the
whole issue as being owned only by llutt group I hav,,n ·1 found llutt
solubOn, yel. In the meannme. uy to look at labels llltc "women's
issues", "gay Issues", and "bllck Issues" as 1dennfiers which tell
me wtuch group Is ftthng the most lmmedlaie oppression or pain
hom the problem 11 hand. rather than as titles of exclusive ownership
In other words. these are !he first viroms. Ultim11ely we all are
Doris Coembel
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�Jean Mortensen
February being the month of V1lennne's thrutened byJ people who ate
Day, l felt It appropmtJe to comment on different ..Same-sex couples should be alsomething Ann Landers covered m h~ syn lowed to matry."
dicated column last Novembe, She invned
her readers to wme ,n then Views on legahz· And from Raleigh, N.C.. " ... since I have
been In a monogamous same-sex relationlng sam.e-sex marriage
ship for ten years, lcenamly would like to see
The response was so oveiwhelmmg that she a tax break. 1am m the 30% bracltrt bee&use
devoted two days' wonh of her column lo I am conside1ed single "
prmnng samples of the letters she recerved.
The ranoof those against legahuoon to those Bui on the down side, from Miami "Why
for it ran about two-to-one. I fell a bttle give this special priVllege 10 a segment of
surpnsed that there were that many folks in society that has given us AIDS?''
favor of legaliztngsame-sex mam1ge Surely From Jackson, Miss.: "You are su1e to be
twenty yeors ago, even i,,n ye1.1s ago, we swamped with letters from every quttr in the
would have seen more people opposing the country I hope enough normal people wme
Idea That seem, an ,ndlcarion 1hat we aie so th1t you will get an 1ccur111e reading of
gaining ground In getnng he11erosexual sod· what decent folu think "
ety to recogmze our gay and lesbian relanonFrom Eau Clair, Wis .. "The nouon lhat
sh1ps a,s lovtng and lcginmatc.
members of the same sex should have !he
But hold on there. Before we break out the righis and pnvileges of normal couples ls
party hats and noisemakers, lei's took at wt,ar ou1ngeous... homosexuahty is morally
some of the responses said. Ann commented wrong. .•Those faggolS should go back ,n the
that there were no mode:rates when it comes closet where lhey belong."
to this is.sue Here are a few samples.
And hom Milwaukee, Wis.: "I think all the
On theupside,hom Baton Rouge "ltisttme ~s should get married and go live in Califor·
Amerio:& stopped being a.hlld or (and feehng nia II would be another Sodom Then when
God decides to do aw1y with them as he did
,n b1bhcal times, they would all be in one
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her. ~ anyone else feel as angry It the
unfauness of it all as I do?
We'vesull got aways 10go before we Clln take
ou1 sweetheans out ror a candlelil Valen·
une'sOayd1nner and proposemamage wnh·
oul all Ihose nasty heterosexualists throwing
steak knives in our d1recnon The way, I
think, IO accomplish acceptance is 10 abolish
bigouy. That's going tobea big egg to crack
But maybe 1f we k.eep ch1pp1ng away al th1t
hard shell, encouraging rolerance of people
libeled "different," reminding folks thalditferent doesn '1 automatically mean bad ...
Ann Landers wrote in her column, "I must
say •gain that I was appalled by 1he Intolerance and viciousness of so many readers."
She laid it on the hne thtre, and risked alienating two-thirds of her readership Without
her readers, her syndiCllted column would be
dropped from newspapers 1c11>ss the country. so she was sucklng htr neck ou1 on our
behalf when she wrote that Got lo gh~ her
credit for that Thinks, Ann
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phng Obviously, those agam,i same-sex
marnage are vehement about ii, while those
for II have stared then postnon ,n a calm and
quiet manner. Maybe thal 's why we've only
achieved a two-to-one ratio Mayw,l's rime
to get as vocal as our opponents Perhaps
1henwe couldhavcaone-to-one ,auo.or bet·
ter
We may be slowly g;un,ng ground ,n over1II
acceptance of our rela11onsh1ps, but 11 ,s
apparent that those who are against n are
staunchly bigoted and prefer ro remain that
way While this ,s the case, we will never be
looked upon as "normal" by• goodly pornon
of our he1erosexu1hs1 neighbors Cay-bash
mg ,son the use, I feel 100 mh1b11ed by such
bigots to freely hold my lov~·s hand ,n a
restaurant Cod forbid I should actually km
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THOUGHTS FROM A USINAN
0rrWM£ '90
M OTHER
Tracy L Sh11k
In our hfesty1• not everything ts fall lnd just.
We all know that rt affctts our families. but
there is a small segment of our communuy
that this hhs even lmder. This segrnt"ntts the
gays 1nd lesbians who have young children
We have to fight every day. Some are lucky to
have the11 children live w,th them, while
others-bite myself-are not
so I can sec her This does provide some
rchd My Jover ts JUSt hke another parent
SAN FRANCISCO • OutWritt '90, the first
Nauonal Lesbian a GayWmcrs Conference,
set for March 3-4, 1990 is Rtking to hear
hom Interested wnters, editors. publishers,
booksellers, curies and other potennal participants
child IS not betause I am an unfit parent, nor
She understands the SJNanon Since my
d1ughter is only th!ce yc11s old, when she
stays with us, she sleeps ..,,,th me, and my
lover sleeps 1n the spare room This is done
bec1use my ex-husband uks her a lot or
questions. Since she IS so young. she Is very
nulhful I pray that she w,IJ always continue
10 be that way I never want her to have to he
10 prot«t me
my StXUII preference, but financial problems. Not only do I have to fight the f1ct that
people think the re,son why I do not have
custody IS bctause or my lifeStyle, but also
fight the stereotype because I am a mother I
could have been selfish and kept her w,th m•,
but bctauseof all the expenses, she wouldn't
have been able to enjoy the lilt she now has
livtng w,th her l11her I have never missed a
child suppon paym•nt, nor a vtSitanon. It's
too 1mpon1nt to her.
The next thing we have to face 1s when to tell
her. how to ttll her. and if she wtll accept it.
She Is already asking why daddy ind I don't
hvetogcther hkcothcr mommies and daddies
do. I feel that If she sees the openness,
honesty, and truthfulness that we uy to mslfll
in her, shcw,Jlacccptus lfshcdoesn't, we'll
have to h1ndlc It when 11 happens Someday
she will see all that we went through to keep
her Visitation righl5 and whycvcrythtngas the
"Conference panels. workshops and mformal meetings w,11 promote lhc development
or the lesbian and gay writing community,"
said organizer, Dorothy Allison. "and help
authors, editors, pubhshcrs and others get to
know one another."
way 1t IS.
Suggested workshops range ftom th• practl-
The reaJOn why I do not hive custody of my
My ex-husband knows about me, but 11 is a
very stressful situation
His 111ottsque
thoughts and b1nemess cause many prob·
lems from harnsmcnt to threats of not being
able to Stt my daughter, except on hlS terms.
So far I have been able to talk him out of
resuicung my seeing her. Even though all of
this happens, Ihave never spoken badfyto her
about him, because in her eyes he is the best
daddy in the whole world She Is too young to
see it all.
The sad part of 1t all 1s that there is not much
I con do if he does resnict or deny me visitanon. The Jud1d1I system here 1n Nebraska
does not have I very good percentage or cases
wh1chhave p1otcttedgayp11ents' rights We
have a system w,th a lot or older judges tr I
were ID take it court, I would probably lose
more than I would gain. It is I very scary
thought that troubles a person everyday In
the sn11ght wot Id, both parents can fight In
our world, we must fight wnlun ourselves.
It ·s snange 10 me how you can be married to
a person for live years, and when you come
out to him a year aher the divorce, all ol a
sudden )'OU arc mcapable and a bad influence
My ramdy knows about my lo\'er and me
They accept us and welcome us The one
thought that helps us is that 1r I were ncgJcttcd vtSILIUOn. I can always depend on
lhcm to get my daughter for a penod of time
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We never lussorcuddle in the presence or our
daughter Not only
would It get back to
her father. but we do
nor w1nt to contuse
her at this point. It's
not something that
you CAil explain to a
child of her age The
one thing we always
try to accomplish ts
to let her know that
we love her i nd we
arc always there for
her
"This ls the flrst time ever th11 lesbian and
gay wtiters are being brought together to
meet, to share then talents and their Interests," said Jeffrey Escoffier, one of the organizers
"We want to draw as diverse I represen1.1non
as possible from around the United States and
other counnles "
·> OutWrite, pagt 10
There a.re so many
problems caused by
being a noncustodial
parent in the gay
community, but
through all the
hearraches
and
problems, I wrll
never re111et coming
out, nor being married 10 my ex-husband, bctause I was
grven the most precious grh the Lord
can grvc: • beaunful
child
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BeJNG GAv IN TOOAv's WOR1.D
Don Longmore
body could smuggle a gross of condoms
Wonder tf I could find that ldd again.
The ones who are really recq,ove arc !he
seni111 ladies. You see a tot of them 11 !he
store on Thursday when the bus brtn&S them
to shop 1uy thtn&S like. "Do you ever use
lhtS brand or prune juice?" Well. it)Ust g<>e5
on from there They hve alone 1n the lowmcome htgh rises and JUSt low to have someone to talk to One even told me about her
ope11tion. TheJC IS one there 111 the time and
by now I know her family history The most
interesnng and surpnsmg one was, hale lady
that I struck up a converSlllOn with, and
prl!tly soon she uid "Aren't you Don
Longmore?" It rurns out we went to grade
school together. I went awayfeellnga helluva
lot betm. just for the fact shi! r«ogntzed me
after all those years 1 must sbll have that
sweet baby face, h - r . the ginh is not
baby lat These seruors really poke along,
(what am 1talldng about. rm one of ·em 'l
Butafm awhtie they really have to shagasso,
that damn bus driver leaves them tht1e
Anyway. you m1ghtw11nt to try it. irs amating
how many mte1esling people you meet.
I've a.tways bttn pretty good about spulCJng
to pteple when I see them. rvrn 1f I can't
rrmember the name or only met them briefly:
but I got to wondering one day what would
happen 1f I Just spoke to C\lerybody I ran into
whether I knew them or not The re1cllons
were really in1eresting.11ngingfTom pluunt
surprise to "who the hell are you?"
Some people will even stan I conversation 1f
you s,y hello. while others look at you suspiciously and w,lk away
Younger people. say middle teens to early
twenuts almost always respond with some
ICJnd of "H1" or "how are ya doin"' Older
men are generally not very responsive. Kids
usually smile or giggle, except for the one I
said hello to at the Supermarket He was
about ! 4 or IS and followed me Everywhere
Iwent hewasthere. Itwas obvious he was not
buying anything. and was alone, and I got a
httle nervous bec1use I thmk I knowwhat he
w1n1edftom old Aunoe Well, I wasn't about
to take the chance of getung arresltd no
miner how cute the ldd was Can you ,magone me in pil with all those sex starved inmates My word, anything can h1ppen
Hmmmm. that's a thought all right. Some-
James Otake
Pnm1b11e and essenbal things have great
power to touch the heanl 1mean such thins.s
as two men laying m bed with on• another.
being homosexual m today's business world,
IWO homosexuals adopung a chdd; a homosexual being discharged trom !he Mannes.
Things such as these are the best !hemes for
bemg homosexual In today's world. Strictly
they are not so old as the hllls, but they are
more stgn1fica.nt and eloquent than the htlls
HIiis will oudast them, but hills are of hale
account Nature is mteresong only because
of us
And the best symbols of us are such sights as
1 menooned - sights unalterable by fuh1ons
of ome or place. sights that in aU counu1es
always were and never wlll be Two men or
two women should choose each other for hfe
A long hfe ,s ba1ely enough for py men and
lesbian women to understand each other; and
to understand is to love
Th• man who understands one man or the
woman who understands one woman is
qU,1hfied to understand prl!tly well everything.
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mind wander about a world of tanwy for a
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a Stol}' within a Stol}'.
term as fantasy Imagine, ~ all, what
Lauri (a professional psyd\ologjst) would
mue of her aunt's confess10n of a 211-year
romantic relationship with Selene, goddess
of the moon
The lramework story, written in the thirdperson voice, concerns Laura WesunoreJand 's role in helping determine wti.t has
happened to her ml$$lng aunt. Aunt Josie
has become "a little bit eccenrrfc." But
Laura always believed her to be a completely
rational person At least until she mysteriously dlsappeus In Octobet L932, on the eve
of the full moon. Laura rakes up temporal}'
resldfflee In her aunt's house, searching It
diligently for clues to Josie's whereabouts. A
note hidckn and 1dt spedfically for I.aura
leads her to Josie·s personal joum1l.
Reading dus jownal. Laura learns about a
side of her auntshe'd never before seen She
reads of Josles's deepest feeling.sand erotic
pleasures. And she Is surprised to find she ls
not so shocked by such feeling.s after all.
Written in the first-person voice, this jownai
comprises the main body of this book. If you
are wlUng to suspend your rational disbeliefs,
this JOUmal will sourld completely convincing. even thougll It is what most people would
Aunt Josie records in her journal that the
immortal goddess appears to her only in
dreams during the full moon phase of eleven
months. but during October. Selene appeaB
Ina tanglbleformtor several nights' worth of
the most fulflUing loving Josie has ever
known. And during this 23-year love affair,
Se.Jene prepares Josie for J0111ing the immortals, promising her an eternal spiritual life
together, a lift Josie must earn during her
mortal life on earth.
This is Meredith Moore's first novel, arid she
has handled a difficult concept btilliandy. by
Amazonia
using the first-person voice in the journal
entries, we find ourselves reading the )OUrnal
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It was I hot summer day and we were on
vaCJO!Jon /15 the Bronco raced along lntcrsi»tc 70 we realized that one cornfield looks
vciy much bu another So we shared our
journey with two delightful friends. Joe and
Alce (aka The Show Queen).
In his first novel, Larry Howard takes a light·
hcined took at our ddferenccs and the games
WC play IS WC seek Mr. or Ms. RJghL
Joe was into running, the gym. big pees (fit
was macho, he was for IL Alce loved mus,,
cals, the theater. ind cooking His closest
friends nuncrcd around so much that Joe
called them "the budrcs" Therr piths might
never have crossed except that Joe found
himself withoota placc to bve whtn he had a
mapr fight with his lover. Alce just happened
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The rest of the story 1s a little prcdlctable but.
like the Odd Couple, dehgh!ful entertain
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For an enjoyable evening. curl up m front of
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Is anybody out there a scrtnct-ficoon fan?
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In these ten stories, Forrest weaves I lrttle
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somcmcmorablcules Af~willsendachdl
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horror. whtle other, w1ll le1vc you smiling.
One of Forrest's charaC"tcrs, dctce1JW Kate
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NrghtwoodBar,m1kcsan1ppe111ncetohelp
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and "Mother Was An Alien·· will leave you
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But most notable in my opinion Is the story
"O C1pt11n. My C1ptam." Have you ever
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profession to the Goldwater Republican who
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the milrwy. Matlovlch's cxpetienccs as a
race relations instructor caulyzed !hrs
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OutWrite (continued from page 6)
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The two day conference opens March 3,
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Froncisco. Attendance is$1S for one day. or
$25 fot both d1ys.
The planning committtt tor Ou1Wrl1e '90
Includes Allison. Esco/lier. Roberto Bedoya,
Lew Ellrnghom. Amber Holliblugh. Bo
Hou.,ton. Kevin Kilian, Richard Labonte,
Meredith Maran, MichAclO'Loughlln, John
Preston, Amy Sholdcr. and Ma!JIS Vicgener.
For further information· Conu ct Jeff Escoffier, (4l5) 626-7929.
(202)462-8969.
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The AfOS Interfaith Network and Mclropolillll Community Church are plused to announce that the Rev. A. Stephen Pieters, •
long mm Sumvorof AfOS, will be1n Omaha
on Apnl 7,8,9, 10 speak about his r~ry
which is an 1nspinng example of h«ling and
hope.
Rev. Pieters was diagnosed wnh AIDS in
Apnl. 19!14. with Kaposi's Sarcoma and
lymphoma Followrng a 39 week treatment
with an expenment1l 1nti-v11al med1cauon,
Rev. Preters was found to be in complete
rem1ss1on ftom his cancen and has conunued 10 be "chnically weU m all respects"
according to his physician.
ANGLE (Achimng New Gay/Lesbian En·
duvors) is looting for a Logo torep,esentthe
1990 Gay/Lesbian Piide ~lebration. This
ye11's theme will be "Open the Door to !be
Gay90's."
If you have an idu which Ulus1r1tes the
theme and supports the concept or Pay/Lesbian Pride, submit your idea to ANGLE no
l11erthan February26th, 1990 Yoursubmis·
s1on must be a black and white design no
largerthan8· x 10· andsu1t1bktobereduced
for use on buttons and patches.
A
CwMJIWi PARTY!
R.J.
Yes, it was I Ch1nubh Party 10 ~ remembered• The newest kids en the block, the
Jewish Gay/Lesbian League opened thefr
hearts and their homes. and threw a C'hanutah (or Hanukkah) party for 111 other local gay
religiousorgaruutions. P-Aag. Affinnaoon.
Presbyterians for Gil Concerns. and Olgruty
were all represented. The Jewish Gay/Les·
bia.n Leagues· Rabbi was also there.
Founeen or us met that evening, for song,,
and sharing. If no one has ever tried,
All enllies must Include your Mme. phone latkes, they are delicious pobllo pancakes
number and address The winrung en~ Tradiuonal songs were sung. There were
(1st and 2nd place) become the proprrty of song, of the dreydls, tops made or clay with
Rev. Pieters will conduct a workshop on April ANGLE. All other entncs will be returned if Hebrew forms on th, side. "Don't Lei the
7forthosehowareHNChillengtdandother you enclose a self-addressed. stamped enveLights Go Out", "Oh Chanubh", and
interested persons. On April 8, Rev P~ters lope
'"Rock of Ages" were sung. The Jewish
will give the sermon at the morningseMce of
"Roel:: of Ages" is not th, be con~ with
Metropolrtln Community Chwch. On Apnl Judging will be done by the members ol
the Christian "Rock of Ages". Same name,
9, Rev. P~ers will speak at the AfOS Inter· ANGLE 11 the Match 6th meeung, Th;,
raith Network Service at 7pm at St Cecllia 's person submimng the winnmg entry WIii be but the words and music are tolllly different.
featured in the New Voice, if they so ag,ee. A mostdebghlfulsong was "Lalkcs", which
Cathedral.
has a urnet or truth in it. After all, who can
The winner wlll re· fight on an empty ,tornach! It was I delight
ceive • ftee sub· to hear M. play the guitar. and to hear very
scnption to the New fine singing voices.
0AY/LE&01AN PRXO& W~8K
VCMce of Nebrasb
plus other prizes.
The highlight of the everung was the bghung
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of the menorah There are eight candks plus
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small jar of purified oil, enough for one day,
could be found to Ught the "Eternal Flame".
Miraculously. this on kept the "Eternal
Flame burrung for 8days. giving enough time
topunfymoreoil. It wasan honor to be asked
to take pan in this ancient uachlion. The
sharnmos. or ninth candle. is also endowed
with • special meaning. The flame gives or
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The party broke up late, with some very tired,
but happy people. It WIS I peat J)ll1Y. I g,eat
nme of fellowship and sharing. A very big
"Thank-you" and "God Bless You" to th,
Jewish Gay/Lesbian League. May we have
more or such actiYTties.
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Feb<u&ry 1990
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JEWISH GROUP f>I.AHs ONER
MCC HEADLINES
Cada P.
Both Parish FamUy Groups got together.
Our Anniversary Celebralion the weektnd of
Janua,y 20 was a renewing experience for all The Wednesday nigllt group 1shalllllg topical
who parlit1pated. Saturday evening the db<;ussions on al~rnating Wednesday's.
Board of Directors outed the congrcganon The MondAy mgllt group is meeting for din·
to 1n Appreciation Dinner al the church ner and then JOlning the Monday night Bible
Special music by Steve, Peggy and Matthew Study Both groups welcome newcomers.
delighted our eats as d.1d the many thank.- For details contact the Church Office.
you 's and words of praise from the Board of
Directors Each of the Sunday worship serv- January's rught Out found several MCCer's
The major hurdle for the group appears to be ices was special. During the morning semce at The Run In February we'll be at the
selecting a name Because Hebrew reads lime was set aside to rededicatt man)' of the Chesterfield. lfyau'd liktto join us fora good
right to Id!, the name "Ak-Sar-Ben" WIS ittms we regularly use in worship The con nme, meet us at the church 11 L0:00 p.m or
mentioned, but the members thought it greganon also rededicated themselves to JUSI jotn us there. Remember, our night out
m1g)lt have already been used somewhere. A continuing the work of God here in Omaha is the first Friday of each monthly MJrkyour
number of other options are available, and by The evening service wu a special time for calendars
ne>Ct month, a name could be chosen.
!hose music lovers in the congregation. We Coming up m FebrUAl)I, we'll haveourreguTentative plans for Ma1ch include a 11adi· spent our worship time enjoying a songserv· lar Sunday seMces at 10·20 a rn. and 7:00
tlonal costume party revoMng uound the ice. Both SpeciJI semces were planned by p.m. In addition to the regular acdvilie:s. the
Church plans to have an information booth at
holiday of Purim. April bfing.s the Pas~r the Worship Committee.
Seder, whlch will be observed by 11\c mem- Rev. Howard announced that he will be lead- Mardi Gras. We'll also be celebrating Valenbers. There will be more information on ing a ten week Bible study stutlng in Fd,ru- tine's 0.y in a spccul way.
these events in ne>Ct month's issue of The ary. The Bible Study will meet on Monday
Unulncrtmonth-Seeyournchwchl We'd
NewYotce.
cvenin,gs at 7·00 p.m. at the church There is love to have you join us.
ln January, the members met in a lively a Sl0.00 charge for ma~rials. The first
discussion on articles entitled "Homosexu- mCCllng will be Februal)I S. Everyone is wel·
ality and Halakhah" and "Jewish Attitudes come.
Towuds Homosexuality: A Review of Con- Apin some physir.emporary Sowces " . Members of the group cal changes are tak·
are also reading the book "Twice Blessed: On Ing place at MCCO.
Being Lesbian, Gay, and Jewish".
This time a slight
change in the seat·
The organlulion is in touch with the World
Congress of Gay and Lesbian Organizations, Ing greeted the conand some of the members ue considering g,egadon in Januattending • Leadership Conference in New ary. The orpn WIS
York City this month, and the Midwest Re- moved to an adjagional Conference in Toronto this summer cent corner to allow
ln addition, members have contacted L'Cha room for the ever·
Dodi, the Kansas City gay/lesbian Jewish growing choir to
have space to sit
organization
together. Believe II
New members are welcome. For information or not., but this actuabout the organlutlon, please phone 551- ally allows us greater
OF OMAHA
0510 in Omaha.
se11ing capacity.
Guy
The ~bruary meeting of Omaha's gay/les·
b1an JeW1Sh group will center around I Sabbath dinner, Friday evening, FebrUAry 2. at
the home of one of the members. The menu
will include k.ugel, challah, spi«d fruit, and•
"mystery m1ln dish." New members •re
welcome. butshould call a bead for dilections
and to assure cnoug)l food will be prepued
METROPOLITAN
COMMUNITY
CHURCH
January 10th, the
Social Commilttt
met to plan actlvfl:ks
for the upcoming
months For details
on the activities
planned, check our
weekly bulletin, the
monthly n~'Sletter,
or call the church
office (345-2563).
Everyone is welcome to attend.
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Putor Matthew Howard
8undaJ Wonblp
1o,:zoam a.,.S 7:00pm
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Tuesdays•• 7:30pm
Senk• AddN••
420 South 24th Stnxl
MalllGII Addreoa
P08"x3173
Omaha, N& 68103
40'l/345·2563
Februa,y 1990
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N EBR-.SIC~ AIDS
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LoVE
M EMORIAL
P ROJECT
Jean Durgln-Clinchud
PPL.AG Cornhusker President
The Nebraska AIDS Memonal Quilt ProF('I,
a commmee of Interested people who hive
held a series of orpnizauonal mtttings in
Lincoln, is pleased to announce its plans to
bring the Quilt 10 Nebraska ,n the FaU of
1990 We havi, bttn 1n contact with the
Names Project in San Francisco and the
orpnizers of the Watelloo. Iowa AJOS Memorial Qullt Di.splay. This committee envisions the possibility of placing Quilt displays
In more than one location in Nebraska, such
as Lincoln, Omaha, Kcamey, and clues 111·
wr ~~t. if there are interested people in
those locations. We also plan that there Wlll
be substantial related education1l and awareness acuviues pnor to and around the display
itself. This is an ideal medtum to personahze
the impact that AIDS has on all of our lives.
The Nebraska AJDS Memonal Qufll Pro)cct
welcomes Individuals and groups working
together planning, spreading the work.loads
for volunteers. tundraising. pubhclty, and the
many other mynad of tasks that need 10 be
done to malc.e rhos a successful etton This ts
a ume when we need to reach our 10 one
another and to Involve 1he roral communny
Iha! is Nebraska 11 large. The greater the
Involvement of a broad based nature that we
arc able to mushall the greater the impact WIii
be
,wo
Ou.otes
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A.C.T. NEWS
FEBAUAAY
P.A.C.T (People of AUColorsTogether)will
bemtttingtwiccthismonth Thosedarcsue
February 10 and 24 Both mtttings will be
held 117 pm
The Rwer Qty Mixed Cb.orus presents a
slighdy altered vemon of a popular community event on Saturday, February 10.
We introduced the idea of py bingo to r,:ise
money for ow group This hopetully will be
done 1oward the end of the quaner. This
month we would llk.e to have a game night
1ndan1dmission will be charged Drink.sand
foodwillbesoldau minimal price We hope
that you will atrcnd and join on the tun.
On the LOth ot this month, we will have a
small gentral meedng to discuss the finalizauon of our first tundraiser. Afkrward, we will
have a dinner night and en,oy each other's
company Please come and join us and see
what the group is all abouL
Happy Valenune's Day to one and all and if
you are interested ,n our orpnlzauon or any
events mennoned plea,e call 341-4078 ror
more onformauon.
For four )"ears, the Chorus presented the
"Qwche Off" quiche-baking contest and
dinner. But this year, the Chorus Is iaklng a
break from holding the conies!, and placing
111 their energies into prcsenong I debc1
ous
quiche dinner
The Annual Quiche Oinntr will be served
from 7 to 9 p m.. •nd will include quiche,
salad, and beverage. Desserts will also be
available. As 1n previous years, donnerwlll be
available tn the soci,J hall of Lowe Avenue
PresbYtenan Church, 1023 North 40th
StreeL
A S7 donauon Is being asltrd for the dinner
Tickets arc available from any Chorus member, at the door, or by phoning 341-()763
Love and quiches .. .from the River City
Mixrd Chotus
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HAPPY
VAl.£NTINE
1
s
DAY
If you or your orpniza!lon are Interested in
partic.pating please write to: The Nebraska
i
AJDSMemoriai Quoit Project. c/o Red Cross,
1701 "E" St. Uncoln,NE68502, orcall 800782-2437.
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T· I firmly believe that the ans are a powerful
force for social change, in ways complemcn·
rary to more oven pohtlcal actMty Creaong
A. We laugh• lo1, 1nd I lrkethe poss1b1hryot a freer. more Just world to hvc In requ11es not
8-p,n harmony with a 4-octave range And only chaUcnging and disma.ntling what I!
F1m, let us make II clear that the opinions when I have • cold, I can srng bass
stlllrng about our culru,c, but1lso cre1bng an
expressed here •re solely those
Alttrnauve, even 1n the midst of opp,ess1on.
Q: fP/111 wu it lite wllen the t:llorus
It's so easy for me to become depressed and
or the speaker and do not represent the Cho- -nt to Suttk !1st summer'
b1ne1 any nme I'm lactd
another 1n
rus as a whole or anyone eJsc, In 11
T Stunning The GALA fesnval was dcfl stance or hatted a1mtd II women. ga~.
nltely • peak expetience for me ind a con- blacks, Jews.etc For me the Chorus IS i way
Q: fl'lly didfl)U ~,n 1M c/U>rusl
stant source of insp111non for the Chorus. to begin cruungan alternative world. When
ANNIE s«ause I don't play softball
Some of the effcctS of GALA were v1s1ble we srng together •nd blend our vantd voices
TANITH To meet women l havuomething even In our holld•y conccn, such as varying and energies, we are tJuJy "gay" as we cele
ou1 clothing. memon?ing h1lf of the music. brate our hvcs, our passions, our cultures,
in common with
and adding movement and props We plan 10 and our y:,y in being a community
Q: W/J11 tlofl'V lite />at11>outsi11,11n,11n connnuc this tJend Probably the most pro1 mixetl cnorus.,
found effect thatGALAhadon mepetsonally Q.· AllilleR ·1Fomen'sJssues·toHli!was 10 make 1t very clear to me that I am pan tlressed 11 RC'MC!
T· Two things, reelly I hkethuoundofmale or I large, far-flung. diverse. creinve, and
ind female voices blendmg and counter joyfully g.ay commun1ry The memory or A. Of COUISC! !l's I good place for women,
pomtinge1choth~ and I llkebcingln1 group GAL.A 1s • consunt rcmindet of what 1s but there are still opportunrnes for giowth
where men ind women feel comfonable and possible when lesbians and g.ay men work First. the femln1zauon or leadership is an
issue RCMC rs hospm,blc 10 having women
have tun togethet. Thefnendsh1ps I've made together in ;oy 10 create beauty
S<'Ntrn leadershJppos1tions lnract, we were
Q: W,,11 t/(){!S the chorus mu11 "')IOU! probably the frrsl m1xtd chorus to have •
·> Duct, page 17
l..lclung a format for this ,mete, we dtddtd
to prettnd II wasan inttMCW Weare Annrc
Zinn. Chorus Vice President, •nd T1nlth
Korr,val. Treasurer
here, female and male, are very impoiun110
me and maltc my hie a 101 ncher
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River City Mixed Chorus
Annual Quiche Dinner
Saturday, February 10. 7-9 P.M.
Lowe Avenue Presbyterian Church
l 023 North 40th Street
Suggested Donotton-$7.00
Tickets available through any Chorus Member. by colling 341-0763, or at the door.
Our contributors who donated $25.00 or more to RCMC this season will receive two
complimentary tickets to the Dinner along with our thanks!
Singing Valentines by Chorus Members will be available
during the dinner at on additional cost.
The R1vcrCi1y Mixed Chorus 1989-90
season is made possible with the support of the Nebraska Ans Couneil.
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The White Tiger Empress LX and Athena II
from Oz are pleased to bt working with the
Whtie Teddy Beu Emperor IX serving you,
the py communlly of Nebrasb and SW
Iowa
Here's the 1tem1zed report on "Toys for
Tots" that we promised
Door .......
... .................. ....... S549.00
Tips ....... ................................... SSS8 .00
Raffle: ..... ............................. S207.00
Donanon· .... .......... ................. S2S.OO
Total Income: ........................... Sl339 00
ICON PWA Fund: ...................... S632.00
(NAP Chrlsunas Dinners)
Children's Cns1s Center ... ... S3l6 00
UNO Speech Pathology Clinic: . S316.00
Budgeted Expenses ................... S7S.OO
To!al D,sbursement:5: .. ....... $1339.00
Thanlts 10 111 of you from all of us at ICON
Agllin your generostly enabled us co help
th~ in need ln our community:
"Lee Crystal Dreams" (Snow Ball '90) high·
lighted January Cong,arulalions to the King
and Queen of Snow Ball '90who camed their
ntles by selling the most riffle tickets
Thanks' We appreciated your Interest and
support Hope that you had as much fun as
we did Way to go Vanessa, Dean. and
Charlie You drd I super JOb' We'll have a
complete report of our urnmy from that
fundra1SCr ne>Ct month
Plans for an excitmg Ma.rdl Gras are underway• You won't want to miss I thing.
Sunday, Feb. 25 • Widow Max
Monday, Peb 26 · Black Night at The Max
Tuesday, Peb 27 • Mardi Gras at Th• Max
New Wave Watch next month's column for
dates and places
Again we'd like to repeal our request for
people to des1g,11nd build posters and sets for
shows We're also always looking for new
performers singers, d1ncers.1mperson1tors.
etc. If you have talents you'd like to share
with the communily. contact one of the
monarchs or anyone on the Board or Governors Speaklng or the Board of Governors there arc openings on the Board Here's an
excellent chance for you to have an Impact on
behalf of Nebraska ·s lesbian and py community. Contact a monarch or one of the
current Board of Go\'Crnor.s mcmbtrs for
details and an 1pphc11Jon.
Check out our flyers and the ad in this maga·
zmefor moredeta,ls. See you there! All three
nights promise 10 bt packed with fun for
everyone• Don't waJt Iii the last minute: Unnl next month, we encourage you to supmake )'Our plans today and schedule an early pon those in the commun11y who suppon the
vacanon I You 'II wanllo take In 111 thuctlon 1 commumly'
Gloria. thank you for givmg us agreat yea.r as
Joe, f'ehce. and Carla
Miss MAX, but no thanks for the cake· only
luddmg• We look forward to worlung with
you th1ough the rest of our reign.
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G,.y Fll.M F ESTIVAi. HOLMES Ou,- OF
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FRAM.EUN£ is now accepung entries for (repri nled from the Seattle Gay News)
the 14th San Francuco lnmnauona.l Lesbian
Diani Holmes, the brutally muulated trans- 1s to have soc,ety recogmze our relanonship,
and Gay Film Festl,'lll, June 15-24. 1990
sexual lesbi&n acuvut. LS regaining her
Held each year during San Francisco's LesI guess Diana 1s a good name, for if you look
bian/Gay Freedom Celebration, the Festival strength and 1elearning how lO eat, sput. her up in lht encyclopedia, you will find that
bnng.s together the best In fearure, documen- and write
shewu the goddess of slaYl!S IS well as of the
ury, and shOfl films and video works by 1.nd One year ago, Holmes' life took a grotesque forest
about lesbians and gay men
turn when a man broke into her home in
Hawau and anacked her head with a ma· About us being Sll\'eS in our own society, I
Awards \l~II be presented to outslandmg
chete Why he did itremains unclear, but his say like Moses spoke the word or God 10 the
works 1n several categories. Formats acactions were more than hkely due to the fact E&YJ)tians. "Lrt my people go" so Diana lS
cepted include 35mm, 16mm, and Super-8
that Holmes was becoming a strong polmcal the proper name for me
films; NTSC 3/4". and 112· VHS v1deocas·
senes. Thedeadlmefor entries LS March 31, voice in Hawaii, representing the oppressed, 1am conbnuing to improve July made one
a group she calls the "rainbow people.''
year since my anact and that I'YI! been In !he
'90. For more 1nformanon and entry forms,
contact FRAME.UN£, P.O. Box 14792, San In 1937, Holmes ran for county council in hosp1llll I sn In a wheelchair lhrtt days a
Franc,sco, CA 94114, orcall(41 5)361 -S24S Hawauandwon 1.000votes. She ran again in week. It's then 1h11 I write Today, I am
1988 as a completely out-oHhe-closet trans sitting up 1n bed Also, 1hls Wttk I ate and
sexual lesb11n of both Native and Black drank for the first bme I have a rube going
INSURANCE 0:,v,NI'( TO S TN«>
American herilllge The allAClt(tempora.rlly) duectly into my stomach Thai is how they
have bttn feeding me and giving me meditnded her camp,.igr,
TRIAL FOR Disaw-TK>N
cine But soon I hope I'll be able to eat All my
A Sacramento, California, Superior Court Holmes has been described as "colorful." As food. Joy, who is working wi!h my eating. is
judgt has turned down a request by Farmers a friend WTote, "Diani is not your aYl!rage my speech rherapLSt as I also must learn to
smLSs a lawsuit al- dyke_She's6foot3 inches and bald with ears lJIJk agam Howe,-er , I plan to eat talk. and
Insurance Company to d1
11,ging discnminaaon 1gains1 a gay couple like Spock. She wos born geneDc male and walk mywayoutofhere, by the grace of God.
The couple, Boyce Hmmanand Llrry Beaty, gender female and was fired from her JOb six
filed the su11 after Farmers refused lO sell years ago for having her body realigned (to I ltaYl!n't forgotten about any o( you, althem a joint "umbrella" Uab1hty policy
woman.)She's 1nt0God and women asaway though I have no memory from the lime of my
attack until about Decen,ber, about six
of hfe"
Farmers has taken the position that they will
monlhs I believe the power of God made the
only Issue HJnman and &aty separate poli- Holmes has few visitors and is taken care of ditfl!rencc I believe that God has great plans
cies- at twice the cos! - because they arc nor by close friends She recently wrore the fo1 me It is a mlracle that I am even alive
marned. SIJIIC law does not pe1m11 lesbian following letter to her supporters. It took her
and gay couples to marry. In the sun. Na· OYl!r a week to wrire the ten pages, the words Myprayersa1twrlhyou Godblessallof you.
tional Gay Rights Advoca1es (NORA) con· were pnnled in large, shaky lel!CD with only Love, Diana
tends that Farmers has VIOiated both the about five words per llne Shewrotronc page
UnruhCivd Rights Act and theanu-1!1scrim1· a day. as wr1hng saps the Unle physical What happened 10 Diana 1s beyond an outrage She needs to haYI! her community
nauon prOV1S1ons of the insurance code.
strength she has·
behind her, t0suppon her an<thelp her make
" Boyce Hinman and Larry &aty have lived Dear Friends,
1t through what must be a hvmghell She was
together for eighteen yeus." commented
munlaled for speaking up for us; now it LS our
NGRA Executive Director Leonard Graff I thoug/11 thal you might enJOY gemnga letter turn to speak up fo1 her Her address. Diana
"They own a home, two cars, and all of their m my own handwriung. 01 rathe1 pnnnng. as Holmes. c/o. J W. PO B. 22012, Seattle,
furn1ru1t togMcr; they share the common 11 is eu1er fo, meto prin1 than to wnte It takes Washington 93122
necessi11es of life and arc each other's pn- me so long to wrne, often more than a Wttk
Due to "a lack of evidence," the pohce have
mary beneficiaries 1n then wills and insur for a Single lener
ance poUdes. Farmers has 1lreidy issued I d1d have one(arucle) published 1n the nC\ls- suspended !hell inYl!Sugauon of 1he anack
them )<>1nt homeowners and automobile in- paper abou! gay and lesbian marnages Feel
surance pohdes Making 1hem buy two free to make copies and send them to any
separare umbrella poht1es, at !Wice the cosr. publications. I \l'OUld also app1ec1ate some
1s, quite plainly, arbitrary d1scrlmlna11on.''
feedback on your thoughts. I refuse to hve ID
a closet e.'Cn 1f rt means wnting my thoughts I
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female ma)Onl}' on the Execuuvc Commit- nOllced that it's mostly marnstrum music
tee. But the presidential spot has tludcd wtth lyrics that often don't h.ave much meanwomen. I'd llketoseethatchange And I'd ing for me as a woman and a lesbian. I think
tike to sec more use of consensus deds,on- (I hope') tlllt this IS mainly the result of
unfamll,anty wtth women's music The
malong.
CAlA Fesnval U11s summer did a Jot to
T Even thoug/l the bo11d offtctally operates remedy tllJ5 lack of knowledge. and I hope
by parliamentary procedure. In fact we do that will be reflected 1n future concens.
reach conseMUS for most of our decisions which may be one reason why boa.rd meet- A There are other women ·s issues - for
,ngs tend to be Jong. but it's usually wont, the example. tile use of Inclusive language, the
conttpt of socio-economic classes. tither
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facUrtanng or hindering parncipanon In Ute
A. I'm sharing my second issue as an ex- chorus or its leadership, coupled with the fact
ample of how my feminist sensibilibes are thatwomen tend toeam less tllan men do. the
being nour,shed at RCMC. John Kelly, our lack of financial suppon from the women in
music director, and I once had a discussion Utecommuniry- obviously, wcc1n'td1scuss
on the imponancc of using women compos· them all here
ers in our progrmmmg. There arc not many
well-known women composc1s out there, T· Oppressions arc not separate, distinct
but John always finds a couple of things by patterns: they are linked 1ogetller. I sec the
women
llbrcrusts/anangers/composers very existence of a gay and lesbran chorus as
And ll makes me feel good to know RCMC 1s aSUlnd against homophobia, and therefore by
supporting some woman ,n a non-uaditional implication against all otlter forms of oppresoccupation. A thud issue has to do with the sion, especially sexism.
women's small group. It's nice to have the
A: The point ot discussing tllese women's
opporrunity to s,ng with jUst the other
Issues is tostan demolishing woman•haucd,
women But precisely ,t 's our suong point
which is such a large pan of homophobia.
that needs to be exmined We always sing
lovely, sweet, se1enc, cclesn.l melodies, and T: Llke most organiutlons. the Chorus ls
I'm 1fla1d that just perpttuates lovely and what you make of it. You get back whJt you
sweet stereotypes about women. I want to give ind then some. Check us out, we have
sing something angry. something lustful, a lot of fun together
something selfish - something that goes
conuuy to the sterC01}'J)C$ of what women
are supposed to think and feel Then, right
aftc,r that. we can sound llkc angels again. :
Sresa11E To
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Se.F-DEA:Nse PLEA
West Palm Beach -A Jury has found a Florida
usb1an gwll}' of,ccond degree murder an the
slaytng of her lover of 10 years, rejecting her
defense tllat she was tile v,rom of battered
spouse syndrome.
The conv,Cllon of Annette Green, 30, in the
shoonng death of her lover, Susanne Julio.
32, ls belJeved to be the first case in which a
lesbian had used the battered spouse syndrome as pan of her defense
The syndrome is somedmes used by women
m heterosexual relaoonships when they are
physically inadequate to defend themselves
or escape Ute relanonship Creen said Utll
the v,cttm, Julio, outweighed her by 30
pounds and often beat her and her two 14·
ycu-old daughters
Defense attomcy Wilham usley told the
Jury, "We're talking about a history of 10
y,,11s, when someone was beaten wtth ball
bats. Because one rime she defends herself,
she 1s guilty of flrsHlegree murder?"
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conccn, so lhat we can express a fuller range
of our own experiences, and our differences
as women and men, as well as our s,mUaribes. Divcrsil}' is a beaunful and creanvc force
when It Is openly expressed. It's only when It
is suppressed that II becomes a source of
drm1on a.nd antagon,sm.
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"womyn ·s music" Loosely defined, this has
todo with music of the women's movement.
as opposed to women composing uaditionat
music Thoseotuswhowent to~attlewere
exposed to lots of womyn's music. tvcn
some of Ute men ·s choruses performed
womyn ·s music I'd like to include womyn 's
music in our repcno,re
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A$ the coordinator for and
• COUMt'lor at the
Alternale Tt.n S1tr, I have told a number of
P"rsons that they tested posanve ror HIV
annbodres-that they have. at least, been
exposed lo the Virus beheved to cau5e AIDS
The most painrul and agonizing of these
experiences happened recently when I laced
telling a long-term acquamll!nce of hlS posr
11\'etest results Ahandsomemanm hrs early
thrrttes, he was flnally building the lcrnd of
sll!ble relanonshlp with •nother man that he
had wanted for so long. He was well on hrs
way towards putnng hrs life m order alter
some years or too much of most cverytlung
We cned; we discussed medical issues, we
talked of telling his partner, we hugged and
cned50me more He leh to start his new life
hlS own way and in hrs own nme
What I could not tell hrm WIS that, hom that
night on, even a simple cold would cause a
panic rearnon that he was suffenng a more
serious symptom of A!OS I could not tdl
him that, never again would a cold sore,
unsuspected brui5C, or other skin blemish be
merely a temporary 1nnoyance over a mar·
nng of hrs loob Never again would waking
up feeling clammy or swcacy mean only !hat
the thermosll!t needed adJustment
I could not tell him that lur of infecting his
partner would, hom that night on. overshadow his des11e ror physical rntimacy-·
reg,rdless of how safe the sexu1l 1ctmty WIS
planned to be
Harry J. Oil.itc
nsk the truth and hope in the strength olthose
relationships. To take that nsk would mean
that he would lim need to t.ce hrs own sense
of shame and guilt and his own feelings or
somehow being "unclean" If he nsked and
won, rhe rssue or mJOal doubt (and any need
to make a decision is ul11m1cety based on
doubt) would require resolunon torCSlorethe
rrialionshrps If he nsked and WIS reJCCled
out of ignorance, irrational fears, or bigotry.
he would need to find the emotional stamina
to withstand the loss, the beuayal, i!lld the
Isolanon He would need the sr:amrna m rrsk
ag11n-10 ruch out for compassion and
closeness.
I could not rell him that anxiety and worry
would always be pre5ent r:ven after he gamed
an emot,onal perspecbVe on his stltus. I
I could not sh.Ire with him deurllsofth•t new I could not ttll hom of rM loneliness and could not tdl h,m that the highly pubhe1zed.
hie The 1not11I shock of hearing that hrs test bmerness he would exl>"rience as he dr1manc milestones ot the \1rus · progres·
results were pos1t1vewould not permit him to struggled with the dec1s1on of trusong others s1on. as life.1hrea1en1ng IS they are, are spehear much else It rarely does. Besides, nos with the truth of hrs status.
crflc upheavals he may or may not face The
new hie requored that he discover its reality in lniually, the need 10 e\'Cn question family, harsh realrtywould be theslow, darlydra,n on
personal, SOCIAi, and hrs emonons and psyche cau5Cd by the truswork relationships tratron and anger with • lack of medical anonce considered se- swers to so many 5effl'lingJysimple questions
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cure would jolt hrm and the consurnt uncertainty ot the whcn's.
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Thos need alone ,rs, and how's othls own body's ttaction to
would mse doubts the VIIIIJ.
about the5e relanonX!2Jl may be at Risk
sh1ps Thrs need, of As rhese days since I told my acquaintance of
for ALDS Infection
Itself. would CIU~ a hrs test results have become weeb, I have
seMt' or alien1non, round myself becoming angry. 1 am anBI)'
of ~paranon He specrftcally wtth those 1nd1V1duals who ms1s1
could lude the truth on continuing high risk beh1viors. of what·
and let his secret lal· ever 5011, insprle ot thrir awareness of thc risk
Infonnation - Referral
sify those rel11Jon· to themselves and al.Mrs.
ships, as •II secrets his tor you who may not~t be lnrected lhlt
and
wtll do. Or, hrcould I hr."C wrllttn You have the inform1tion to
AIDS
Testing
Lincoln Lancaster County
BAas CUJas & LouNOES
Heallh Department
402/471-8065
For other testing sites, tall:
402/44~-7214
Douglas County
Grand Island Hall County
308/381-5175
402/274-4.549
Nemaha Counry
North Platrc
308/534-6780 ext 134
308/635,38(,6
Scottsbluff
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red11ce your chan«S of exposure. You demonstrate as much m the
pre-and post-testcounsdng=ions Someolyou havernends who
11e diagnosed with AIDS or friends who have died as aresult or AIDS
Wha1morewillut.lkcforyoutouseth1tlnform1.don? Wluitmorewill
rt talte before you are truly convrnced, deep lnsrdeyourselves, that you
are not immune or mvrnc1ble? What more will It take for you to
honesllycare enough about yourselves and lhose you say you love to
protect yourselves and them from mlecuon?
(The Alternate Test Site is confidential and anonymous. My acqua,n tance requested that I 111ve him his test results. He also read and gave
me permission to submit this artlcle for publiation.)
8R.'2!IL FN>s HIV AMot.a
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Brmlian agencies that deal with meet children are finding high
percentages of HN infection among minors A state agency reported
!hat over 500 minor children have tested positive since the end of
1937, with stx of lhem infants born to infected mothers.
The major cause of infection Is believed to be from contaminated
needles used ,n injecung drug$
New YORK TOPS Lm
New York has more reported cases lhan the next four l11gest cities
combined. According to Ot. Stephen Joseph, New Yort'scomm~sionerofbcalth, theepidem,c is movrngswiftlylhroughdruga~s.
mmorrties and the poor
New York's reponcd cases cxCfflled 20,000 wilh estimates of
200.000 people with HN lnlectlon. Nearly 11,000 New Yorw's
have died from the HN related diseases and estimates are !hat sixty
percent of the intravenous drug users are infected.
In 1933, blacks and Hispanrcs totaled nearly seventy percent of
reponcd AIDS cases in New York.
Anew study conduaed by the American College Health Assoc11bon
and the Centers for Disease Conuol esbmates 25,000 college students may be HIV posruve. Based on random testing of 17,000
students with 19 colleges participaong. 2 out of every 1000 students
were found to have the antibodies for HIV
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This aruck, was taken from a pamphltt pub
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Th• film "Mother, Mother" explores the
complex relauonship betwttn a young gay
man With AIDS and his mother, and their
Inability to understand or accept each other's
livtS Through the compassion and support
of those around !hem mother and son begin a
journey of self-discovery as they come to
undersu.nd the meaning of uncond1t1onal
love and forgiveness as a way of hcallng the
heart "Mother. Molher" is unique because
,s was created solely 10 benefit AIDS organ,unons by prCMdtngthcfilm free forfundrais
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can mate a difference m the fight against
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The premiere showing of the film is $25 per
person. A pre-moV1e 1ecep11on with the stars
will be held at a cost ot $100 per person.
The recipients of the money raised will be
Grace House can AIDS Hospice in Minneapolis), Every Penny Counts(an organiunon
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