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SEPTEMBER
Vol . VIII Ho . 7
1990
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NEW VOICE EDITOR:
National Coming Out Day, as you
know,islnOctober. ltwasoneyearago
in October that I came out.
Mywife,ourtwochildrenand I were
vacationing in Virginia, Maryland and
theOistrictofColumbia. MywifeAnne,
and I were experiencing great marital
difficulties and this was to bea "make it
or break it" vacation. We had one day
set aside to ourselves to visit some of the
Smithsonian Museums and talk (Our
children were spending the day with
friends.) After visiting the Museum of
American History, we decided to stop
for lunch. As we sat at a park bench al
the center of the National Mali with the
greatest monuments to freedom and all
that this nation stands for, Anne turned
to me and asked, "Have you begun to
envision us growing old together surrounded by our children and grandchil·
dren?" Silence. All I could answer her
with wassilence. "Well?" Still I couldn't
answer. It wasn't the lack of an answer
that kept me silent, it was an overpowering fear that held my tongue. Thekind
of fear that if I answered with my true
feelings, I would literally e)(plode. At
the same time, those feelings fought to
come out. I could feel t!lem welling up
I
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in my gut, creeping to my throat, and
pushing against my clenched teeth. My
true self was emerging and my fear was
trying to suppress it once again. Emo·
tions were screaming at me from every
direction, my head was swimming, my
stomach churning, I was dizzy, disoriented and about to throw up. And then
that word filled my head again. "Well?"
"No" timidly fell from my lips. "Why
not?" Oh God here we go, I had to tell
her:··':'lo, I couldn't tell her, my guilt was
cham1ng me down once again. Silence.
Silencethatseemed loon for an eternity.
'Why not?" This viscious cycle had to
end. I answered her question with another question. "When I lost wcightand
began exercising, what was your biggest fear?" I watched as all the blood
drained from her face. "You've found
someone else," trembled from her mouth
as she seemed to shrivel up on the bench.
"Who is it?" It, she said; not "who Is
she?" but, "who Is it?'' She probably
had me figured out already anyway, but
still the fear held me prisoner. "Damn it,
answer me!" I was physically unable to
respond, frozen with fear and guilt.
Finally my true emotions were no longer
contained. "ll'sMichael..sincelastMay."
The words came out, I actually said it.
Oh how relieved I was. The walls I had
I •
built around myself for so many years
were crumbling away and disappearing. '1 knew it! God damn you! How
could you do this to me? How dare you
do this to those two adoring children?
YOU BASTARD!" With that sheslapped
at me and began running towards the
Potomac River threatening suicide and
cursingrneall the way. Past the Air and
Space Museum she shouted "Faggot!",
past the Smithsonian Castle she shouted
"Queer!" several other choice names
foUowed before I caught up with her
beside the reflecting pool at the Lincoln
Memorial, and managed to calm her
down.
One month and several dozen fights
later I moved out of our house. I stilfask
thosepainful questions all of which start
with, "How dare you .." But then I real·
ize that l am truly happy for the first
time in my life. I Uve with a wonderful
and supportive man that I love and adore
more t.h an life itself. Yes, cornin~ out
was a painful, agonizing and terrifying
experience that didn't get any easier
with my parents, siblings or trusted
friends. But when the dust settled, the
people I loved and respected most were
still right there by my side.
Sincerely,
TomB.Sr
LOOKING AHEAD
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Karl Heinrich Ulrichs' 165th birthday was celebrated on August 28. It
would be a shame to pass up the birthday of one who championed Gay rights
w ithout remembering him. Ulrichs is
the first known person to advocate the
idea that Gay people are healthy in body
and soul .
In 1867, at age 41, before a conventionofSOOjuristsassembled in the Grand
Hall of the Odeon Theater in Munich,
Germany, he spoke out publicly promoting the inaltenable rights of Gay
people and called fortheabolitionofthe
Gennan law p rohibiting sex between
consenting adults. This was two years
before Karoly Benkert coined the word
'homosexual.'
Ulrichsspent 18 years producing 12
books on Gay rights. He legally defended many Gays and was twice imprisoned by thePrussiansbecauseofhis
political views. At the age of 55 he
retired toltalywherehedied in L' Aquila
on July 14, 1895.
It would be nice if all your readers
took.a few moments to say thanks to him
for speaking out on behalf of all Gay
men and women. It was Ulrichs, after
all, who began p ublic discussion of
homosexuality, thereby sta rting the
modem Gay Movement.
A free catalog of Ulnchs' works in
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SEPTEMBER 1990
�•LOCAL NEWS
• SIX BRAVE SOULS
On August 3, a six person delegation
went to the Civic Center to meet with
Mayor P.J . Morgan as a follow-up to
concerns expressed about the proclamation issued during Gay/Lesbian
Pride Week.
The delegation, which included Wes
Perry,co-moderatorof ANGLE (Achieving New Cay/ Lesbian Endeavors), Rev.
Matthew Howard, pastor or Metropolitan Community Church of Omaha,
Kathy England and Sandy Kershaw of
P-FLAG (Parents· Friends of Lesbians
and Coys), and Sharon McCartney and
Terry Sweeney or EAGLE (Employee
Association for Cays and Lesbians, a U
S WEST resource group), had been
scheduled to meet with the mayor for30
minutes. When they arrived, they were
greeted instead by Diane Thomas, director of the Omaha Human Relations
Board, and her staff members. Thomas
began the meeting by advising the delegation as to what city code includes regardingdiscriminationand what groups
are considered "Protected Croups" a
classif1cation lhaldoes not includeG;ys
and Lesbians.
~a~rMorga,,joincd the group later,
and md1cated Thomas should continue
her presentation. lt was only after the
delegation asserted thcir position, that
they were intriduced to the mayor, and
able lo express their concerns, including
why the proclamation did not include
the words "Cay and Lesbian". He had
issued a proclamation last year with
those words. Mayor Morgan's comments included the idea that because of
the situation with Franklin Credit Union and other incidents of alleged child
sexual abuse, that it was not a political
c_limate that allowed such a proclamahon belssued. The mayor also indicated
that his aide, Paul Welday, had in fact
represented the mayor's posi~on when
he presented the proclamation in the
manner he did and that his comments
lhat. "you should be grateful a proclamation was issued al all" were in response to the boos and jeers from the
crowd.
Themayorleft themcetingafterabout
1S minutes, but the delegation contm·
ued tomcetwithThomasand the representatives from the Human Relations
Department for another hour. During
this time the discussion focused on how
to establish ongoing dialogue with the
city. Members of the delegation were
encouraged to contact members of the
<;•ty Council to determine their posit10nsand to look to the state Unicameral
for legislative action. The members of
the Human Relations Board were more
responsive when they learned of ind·
dentsofharassmentand v1olcru:cagainst
~sb.1ans and Cays which occurred
w1thm one block of the police station.
They were also concerned after learning
of the insults and verbal abuse against
l:'15bians and Gays by members of the
fire department stationed near the
downtown bars. It was agreed that
further meetings will take place but
specific times and dates were not e'stablished.
Members of the delegation came
away from the meeting with mixed feelings.several expressing frustration over
the negative responses and lack of consideration and respect shown during
the meeting. All agreed that this mceti~g ~asan_importan! flrstslepin estabhshing a dialogue with city officials.
• COALITION FOR G/L CIVIL
RIGHTS HOSTS MENTAL
HEALTH ISSUES
DISCUSSION IN LINCOLN
byRJ
Saturday evening, August 4, at the
Corners lone Ministries Student Center,
the Coalition forC/LCivil Rights hosted
an evening concerning C/L Mental
Health Issues. Two Lincoln counselors
B,11 McNeil andJudithGibson, presided
over the meeting.
Some issues covered were "isolation
in .the strai ht communityt "negation
of identity, "lack of role models" "religion," and "contending with ho~iophobia." For some reason AIDS wasn't
mentioned much. But what really got
tossed around was "Where docs one go
for help?" and "How does one find a
counselor?" Then,ofcourse, "Howdoes
one come out to a counselor when one
isn't out to himself/herself yet, but one
knows that he/she needs help?" It's a
tough question.
.A:11 in a)l, it was very good evcrungof
shanngw1th others and seeing that one
is not alone with these problem.~. Many
have similar problems. ll helps to get
!oSct~cra'.'d talk openly and fredyor to
JUSl s,t quietly and listen. 1t would be
nice for some of us m Omaha to journey
to Lincoln for some of these meetings
and have Lincoln come to Omaha for
some of the C/L ~upport group meetings. We need tohclpandsupporteach
other. United we stand; divided is not
too good. We just have too much to lose
to be divided.
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• FANTASY '90 RECAP
Among the guests were all four
women to hold the tiUe "International
Ms Leather": Judy Tallwing-McCarthy,
Shan Carr, Susie Shepherd and Gabri·
elle Antolovich. All four women shared
their uni ue talents, ifts,and fantasies.
group showed that leather and the
masculine image can be fun! Another
favorite wasJoLanne Tierney, MsSacramento Leather, who performed another
ofhervcryhotdanccnumbers. JoLannc
1s such a favonte with the Omaha audience that she will be returning lo Omaha
and appearing at the Maxin November.
Spectators came from 30 states and
Australia and Canada. There were folks
from Toronto, SeatUe, New York City,
Maryland, Texas, Florida,Califomia and
many other cities.
The final income reports for Fantasy'90aren't in yet but theeventsupasscd last year in raising money to benefit
the UNMC Viral Syndrom Clinic, The
National Leather Association, Metropolitan Community Church and the
New Vojce of Nebraska
Fantasy '90 produced by Dustin
Logan, Bob Ewing and co-sponsored by
Dave Rhodes of the Leather (ournal,
was a gathering of over 40 titleholders
and almost 400 spectators for three days
of leather activities.
Many of the favorites from Fantasy
'89 were back, but there were also new
performers demonstrating incredible
vnriety of personal style and talent. The
guests included women, men, lesbians,
gay men, non gay men and women, bi·
sexual men and women, white, brown,
black, tops, bottoms and switches. Costumes included classicleatherandstuds,
brightly colored leather dresses, levi's,
chaps and lots of bare skin.
The titleholders began arri'llng on
Thursday, July 19, but then Mother
Nature stepped in and showed everyone that she really is the dominant one.
Also present were the current lnterAn extensive storm system delayed
nahona Mr. Leather, Mark Rine and his
flights in and out of Denver for up to 12
coach, Larry. Markand Larry both have
hours.
the build of professional football players. They joined with other titleholders
m a locker room fantasy which ended
with Larry slmgmg the 200 pound Mark
Rine over his shoulder as though he
were a sack of flour.
A favorite from last year, Brian
Dawson, wasthcrem his new role as the
1990Mr.Drummer. Accompanyinghim
was another favorite, Jeff, whose pcrfonnance as a gorgeous "bottom" were
definite crowd pteasers.
Our hats arc off to Bob and Dustin for
The crowd demanded an encore from a )Ob well done. You are excellent hosts
the Green Valley Kloggers of Tulsa, and did a marvelous job at organizing
Oklahoma, who performed as the Vil- and fundraising. By the way, Dushn,
lage People. This energetic and talented that dance numbcir was the best!
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• NEWS FROM THE MAX
Summerisalmostover,buttheweathermen forecast a lingering hot speU in
the down town Omaha area,atthe MAX.
Things won't be (.'()()ling off. The MAX
has a hot September planned for the
men and women of the Midwest.
The owners and staff of The MAX
would liketocongratulatethenew Miss
Gay Omaha and wish her a happy and
successful year as she follows the path
that the first Miss Gay Omaha, Phoebe
Tate, set.
If you didn't get your fill of male
dancers in August with First Class Male,
Male Order, and The Wild Boys, September should fill your desires. The
Chicago Meatpackers will return to The
MAX September 16. These are great
guys who are a lot of fun and are hung
like elephants. More meat comes your
way September 20 when The Texas
Headliners ride into Omaha to help celebrate the sixth anninversaryof The MAX.
Farm boys and cowboys get together
agajn on the 30th of September when
Jeff Miller returns to The MAX. Jeff is a
country-westernsingl?rwho'II make you
think you were Loretta Lynn. Start
practicing your two-step, Wayne and
Tracy.
Another Labor Day has come and
gone, and that meant the annual
Meat-packers Labor Day Show. The
annual fund-raiser, starring Don Rowers, raises money for our friends a.n d
loved ones in our community. We are
vl?ty fortunate to have these men, and
we thank them for the contributions.
Also, we're glad we only have to sec
Rowers in that red dress once a year.
Please don't forget the AIDS Quilt is
coming to town. We should all make a
point of visiting and experi. nceing the
e
Quilt when it arrives in Lincoln. The
MAX, Don Rowers,and WayneTietsort
will besponsoringabcnefitshow for the
AIDS Quilt on September 23. All facets
of our community will be joining hands
to help fund the Quilt's expenses. The
show will be an all out extravaganza. If
you can't visit the Quilt itself, please
attend thebenefitshowtohelpaddyour
support and to show that you care for
those who have died, those who will
die, and those who are left to defend
them and us.
Congratulations to Wayne Tictsort.
who takes over the helm as the new
SEPTEMBER 1990
DeVanc, the Family members are: Princess Royale 10Sabrina Golightly, Grand
Duchess 10 Sybil, Grand Czarina 10
Margo Monroe, Princess 10 Lauren Grey,
Duchess 10 Valdean, Czarina 10 Billy
and Baroness 10 Amber.
Already busy with Pride activities in
June and the great July Fourth Picnic,
staffmg a booth at Fantasy '90 we arc
working now on our annual Labor Day
fundraising Picnic, held of course on
Labor Day, September 3rd. The cost is
only $6 with all proceeds going to the
NebraskaAIDSProject,ICONPWAand
P-FLAG.Yes then will be mudwrtStlingl
Your favorite performers will do it all
foryou! Comehavefunplusraisemoney
for our local AIDS organizations.
As always, you are Invited to join us
at our regular board meetings, at the
• GREETING
Max on the first Monday of each month
FROM THE MONARCHS!
at 6:30 pm. Show your support by atSurprise, it's your first letrer from the tending these meetings. .. Bring a friend.
10th Reign of the Imperial Court of We plan a busy year, and we sure need
Nebraska! We the Monarchs and our your support.
Royal Families are going to make 1990With Love,
91 a wonderful year for everyone.
Gerald and Erica
Investiture was presented by Prince
Royal Dean, Princess Royale Vanessa
and Lady Royale Heidi of the 9th Reign.
lnvesti ture is the time the Imperial Court
of Nebraska announces the Royal Families of the succeeding reign. The Royal
Families are to assist the Monarchs and
the community throughout the year.
This year's Royal Families are: To the
Emperor, Emperor 10 Gerald Brown,
Prince Royal lOGeneP.,Grand Duke 10
Jason M., Grand Czar 10 Rick F., Prince
10 Don L., Duke 10 Royal B., Czar 10
Pam P., and Baron JO Cody S. To Her
Most Imperial Majesty,Empress 10Erica
General Manager of The MAX.
Say it isn't so,but... which bartender
had hiseyes,amongotherlhings,opened
up wide at Fantasy '90... who went for
coffee with a stripper and didn't come
out of his house for three days...who
took the sling from Fantasy '90 home
~just as a conversation piece"...who
wantstogiveacertainbartendl?rapurple
cockring with her lipstick on...why
does Dietra enjoy the music on Fridays
andSaturdaysontheshowsidesomuch.
.. which bartender was the party favor at
the Fantasy '90 Ramada Inn Party after
the Bar.. .I'll never tell!
Signed with LOVE,
Glo
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• HOT SUMMER AT MCC-0
As the lazy days of summer rolled
by, the folks at MCC were any~hi~g but
lazy. Ftnishing July with a ptcruc and
swimming party, made more interesting whenanobstadecoursewasadded.
Thankstoanaccidcnton thebridgeover
the Missouri River, the parade of ten
cars headed for the picnic site had to be
re-routed and a new picnic site chosen.
The whole group finally met at the pool
and spent a pleasant hour splashing and
playing ball in the water.
August saw membership classes
along with the thriving Gay/Lesbian
Support Group, the Womyn's support
group and social, prayer group, worshipcommittee, choir practice, Board of
Directors meeting and of course two
worship services on Sundays.
The high point of August was Rev.
Matthew Howard's teaching and discussion of HHomosexuality and the
Scripture". Rev Howard helped the
group come toa bettcrunderstandingof
what the Bible says and what it doesn't
say about homosexuality. Rev. Howard
presented the clear message that God
created us,God lovcsus,andG~ wants
us to be in loving relationship with each
other.
Ever want to go th Orlando? Yes
Orlando, Aorida! MCC is selling rafOe
tickets toa round trip for two to Orlando.
The only restrictions are the week of
Thanksgiving, and the week between
Christmas and New Year's. The drawing will beheld September 30, 1990right
afterchurchduringourSeptemberBake
Sale. So buy your tickets now. The
money collected is for the Building Fund.
We look forward to you joining us at
MCC-Oma.h a as we HCelebratc Life In
Christ!"
• AFFIRMATION MEETING A
RESOUNDING SUCCESS
byRJ
Friday the 13th didn't prove unlucky
to Affirmation at all, just the opposite.
Affinnation held thcir July meeting with
a cook out. The evening was cool, but
not cold, and very pleasant. Hamburgers wereserved;andeveryonewasasked
to bring a co"'.ered dish.. Dean_ once
again proved h,s prowess tn the kitchen
by bring a special bean dlsh that was ~ut
of sight! Robbie tickled our palates with
his famous brownies. It was a good
spread.
Mispachat Chaverim held _their
meetlngrightalongwithAffinnatton. It
wasa very good turnout, with members
from P-Flag, the New Voice, and MCC
there as well. There was no formal
meeting. just a gathering of friends..
Marti was prevailed upon to bnng
out herguitar. Our firstsong was HBatUe
Hymn of the Republic," foUowed by
"Swing Low Sweet Chariot," "Jacob's
Ladder" "Kumbaya," and "We Are a
Gentle,'Angry People." A blueja_r.~i~ed
us butlstill wondcrifhewascntiazmg
or'simply singing along: If it was s!ng·
ing along, it was only slightly off pitch.
We swung into some Jewish songs.
and if I do say so, we didn't do bad
singinginHebrcw. Folksongsfollowed,
and it was surprising how the younger
generation knew so many songs from
the60's.
It was one of those rare, most enjoyable evenings one hates to see end. An
evening where one could just shut out
the world, kick off one's shoes, sit back,
relax. But it seems to be in the stars, all
good things must come to pass. This
evening proved the same. But the
memories will linger on. Than~ y~u,
Ann and Marti, for your hosp1tal1ty,
and 'thanks to the others for just being
there.
• OMAHA MEN-OMEN
SOUND OUT!
As mentioned last month, Omaha
Men was planning a fundraising event
for Fantasy '90. We are happy to report
that our "Handball" booth was a huge
success. In addition to the game booth
at Fantasy '90, OMEN also sponsored
after hours hospitality at the Ramada
Inn, Airport, Saturday, July 21st. It too,
was a huge success. Many titleholders
and guests attended the party which
lasted til 3:00 am. Good food and fellowship was had by all.
On August 10-12,0mahaMengathered at Fremont Lakes for the first
(annual?) OMEN camping trip. The
festivities began Friday evening with
setup or the campsite. A total of six
members and eight guests managed to
find our secluded little campsite over
the course of the weekend.
OMEN's regular meeting was held
Sunday afternoon, August 12, at it regular time and marked the close of the
camping trip. F"tve members and one
guest were present.
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+ OUTING· IS IT REALLY
HELPING THE GAY
COMMUNITY?
have seen. Being HIV positive for aJ.
most three years, I don't want someone
•outed" on my behalf, just as I would
not want to be forced out for someone
else's benefit. Living In a very small,
by Gregg 5.
rural town, it would mean the loss of my
Has forcing famous household business which I have spent many long
names out of thec.losetbenellted the gay hours and days building into a very
and lesbian community? What have we successful opcradon, loss of Income,
gainedbyforcingmembersofCongress, ostraslzed by certain family members
actors and celebrities out of the closet and £riendsand probably having to leave
against their will? More funding for the town I have lived In most of my life.
AIDS research? Positive role models?
I am proud of who I am and feel I
National attention? Let's face the facts. serve as a positive role model to my
What kind of role models do people family and friends who know I am Gay.
make when they are forced "out"? 1 I could 't say that if I was "outed" to the
can' t sec any benefits from these role general public.
models except maybe giving the gay
What right do we have to make the
community a "bladceye", wruchissome- choice whoc should be "outed" to benetrung we as a community already have fit the gay co mmunity and who
our share.
shouldn' t be "outed" because we see no
"Outing" has already ruined many benefits from this person. Are we play·
people's lives, who were probably help- ingGod?
ing the gay community in their own,
We, as a community already have
behind the scenes, financially, volun- enough problems with our image with
teer work etc. Will they continue to help the general public, discrimination in
us now? No way! Has it increased gov· employment, housing and thediscrimi·
cmment funding for AIDS? Not that I nation caused by the AIDS epidemic.
What we need is a unified, positive
approach to the public and to the gov·
emment. What we
doin~ by "outing" people, famous or not, 1s actually
5J>litting our community even more that
it is. Heel weasa family and a>mmunlty
could spend our time and energy on
more positive and s:rea tive ways to increase AJDS f'unding,and general knowledge of the Gay lif-estyle.
Let's work together and be the
"rornmun.ity" we say we are and leave
thosepersonsalonewhodon't have any
desire to bca part of the gay community.
They may be helping us more than we
already know In their own personal and
quiet way!
Be proud of who you are and leave
the others to do their own thing!
are
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+ THE EMPIRE STATE
BUILDING LIGHTED UP
LAVENDER.. .
Nancy Lyn Define
The sky lighted up lavender today.
From the staid halls of Washington to
thechicstrcctsofLosAngeles. From the
gay biDboard in Atlanta to the women's
softball fields in Texas. From conserva·
tive Beantown to flamboyant San Francisco. Millions of voices cheered. And
celebrated. And reaffirmed their commitment to a social change that will
allow those coming after us a basic
human freedom: the freedom from
shame and pain, humiliation and heart·
break.
The sky lighted up lavender today.
Millions of voices cheered. And celebrated. In New York City, there was
dancing in the streets. Ina small town in
Arkansas, seven gay women and men
lighted candles and solemnly walked
past the town hall. Because this was a
day for standing up and being counted.
And that's what happened. In every
city, town, and village in America.
Millions of voices cheered. And celebrated.
And then, for one brief shining
moment, there was silence. And in that
silence, there was an eloquence that
surpassed all words. And in that
moment, millions of tears fell quietly.
The sky lighted up lavender today.
TI,is was no day (or pink carnations or
red roses. At least not the traditional
kind. This was a day for balloons and
wondrously colored nags. This was a
day when we showed the world, friend
and foe alike, our true colors. In all of
their beautiful diversity.
And that's how today should have
been. Because today was a reflection of
the times, of our time. A time during
which we have witnessed the rise of gay
political power. And the backlash created by those elected officials who have
chosen to fight our pride with prejudice
and our dignity with degradation. A
timcdunng which we have witnessed a
social change which has taken us from
the shadows to the limelight. Often, we
SEPTEMBER 1990
have paid for that openness by hale
motivated insults and injuries. And
sometimes, with our Ii ves.
Mostly,it'sbeena timeduring which
we have witnessed the devastation of
AIDS. And we have grieved on a level,
perhaps, unsurpassed by any minority
group in this country. And from the
tragedy we have grown and come together and showed the world what
courage and generosity and caring are
all about.
We have loved. And we have lost.
Decades will pass and still there will be
no forgiveness for the inaction of main·
stream society nor for the magnitude of
our losses. But history will also record
our gains; and the thousands of unsung
heroeswhohavemadeupourtriumphs.
Those persons who day-by-day, hardwon-victory by hard-won-victory, are
turning rhetoric into reality.
What a time this is to be alive. How
we act in our everyday lives, our conduct towards each other, the music we
move to, the beat or our distant drum·
mers, all of this will be more than our
personal legacy. It will also be the story
of an era when millions or people refused to be silent any longer. When
millions of people said, "this is MY life
and I will NOi' allow anyone to attach
reservations to it" And because we
have fought for this fundamental human right, what we do· here - today·
will become the foundation for the future, of how it was in the beginning, at
the dawning of the gay civil rights
movement. Allor usaredailycontribut·
ing to our own legacy. And slowly
changing what had remained basically
the same for two thousand years.
But we are not JUST the generation
that was ... we ,ue tile generation that 1s
still. We are not JUST the individuals
who happened to be alive when a virus
burst onto the scene and quickly made
us realize that there are no atheists when
you are being stalked by a silent killer.
We are not JUST the generation who
faced the fundamentalist giants and
slowly beat them back with our sling·
shots of truth and decency. And we are
not JUST the people who faced homophobic bigotry on a daily basis and reTHE NEW VOICE
fused to quietly lay down. No, we are
not JUST that generation. Al though
those things will surely define us.
Perhaps, within our Iifetime, we will
sec an end to the oppression. Perhaps,
wilhinourlifetime, we will see an end to
the violence. Perhaps, within our lifetime, we will see an end to the tragedy of
AIDS. More likely, those things will
come long after we are no more.
History will record what we did and
who we were. And future generations
will judge us. They will, no doubt, point
to so many things we did wrong. hal(heartedly, or superficially. They will,
no doubt, say that we often lacked pa·
tience; that, at times, we became so
bogged down in personalities we forgot
our principles; that we couldn't always
sec the material because we were caught
up in the fringe. But they can never say
we lacked heart. Or that we didn't know
what love was.
+Daughters ofa Coral Dawn
THE BOOK REPORT:
By Katherine V. Forrest, 1984
Hey, what can l say? This is a Katheri ne Forrest book, so you just gotta
know it'll be good. Have you ever
wanted to leave this male-dominated
world behind in favor of a place where
there are only strong, beautiful, intelligent women? This science fiction/fantasy story in the genre of the utopian
novel is the perfect escape when insanities like capitalism have gotten you
down.
The premise here is: An Earth man
takes to wife a humanoid alien and
immediately they produ~e nine ofrspring,all girls. Thisisnotatall unusual
for the mother's race. T)le girls all inherit Mother's intelligence and become
extraordinary leaders in their respective
fieldsofstudyand work. Each daughter
mates with an Earth man to produce
more daughters. Generallons later,
being very long-Ii ved bemgs, these
women • all 6000+ or them • tire of the
oppressive patriarchal system on Earth
and vole to form the Unity, which will
find a new planet to claim as home,
where they can live non-violent, rational
liv~'S of loving each other. That's when
the real adventure begins.
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Most of it is written in the first person
voice as the character of Minerva records the history of the Unity. Certain
chapters delve into the personal journals of other key characters, so you can
get a little wider perspective of a society-in-the-making.
Forrest is one of our premier lesbian
writers, and with good reason. Great
attention is given to detail; she doubtless had to do some research to make
everything about the space journey
sound plausible. Her writing is crisp
and herdescriptionsbringevenanalien
world with a coral sky into sharp focus
so that you can almost feel the breeze
blowing across the coral ocean. She
knows well how to develop and main·
tarn a sexual tension between charac·
ters. You might catch yourself holding
your breath, waiting, hoping for somebody to make the right move. That
makes the chma,c (In the literary sense)
all the more satisfying.
Available from;
Naiad Press, Inc.
P.O. Box 10543
Tallahassee, FL 32302
Amazonia
+ LEAPING LITERATURE!
Lesbian literature lovers! The oldest
and largest of all the lesbian book publishers needs your hclp.
For over 18 years, Naiad Press has
been producing books of all kinds for
lesbian readers. We'retalkingqualityas
well as quantity. Most of the books I
have reviewed for this magazine have
been Naiad books. Those of you who
have read them will doubtless want to
see more of the same continue to roll of(
Naiad's presses.
l recently received a letter from Barbara Grier, founder and head of the
publishing house. For the first nine
years, she ran llus business 1n her 'spare'
time around herotherfull-timejob. She
still puts in roughly eighty working
hours a week conducting Naiad's business. There are only ten full-time employees, and a great number of women
donate much of their time as readers to
weed out the incoming manuscripts that
have potential. But as we all know, it
takes money to keep a business going.
Ms. Grier has been forced to request
donations. Part of the money will be
used so that bills can be paid off in 30
days, rather than 90, therefore avoiding
extra interest charges. An estimated
$25,000will be needed for improvements
rcqulrcd by the growth of the business,
including a new software system which
would allow the handling of royalties
through the computer (Naiad's authors
want to see that happen - royalties are
the only way they get paid for what they
write).
Ms. Grier's letter reads in part: • ...
drastic and negative things will have to
happen unless we can raise these funds.
These would include the dropping of
many of our backlist titles and the reduction of future publishing. In no way
will either of these solutions benefit the
lesbian nation as a whole... and inde«I,
we believe it will be ultimately dread·
fully harmful if less of the positive,
upbeat and enriching material from
Naiad Press is available."
I couldn't agree more. Please help
Naiad keep up with the increasing
demands we've been making as readers. Please mark your checks as donations, or get together with some friends
and make a large order for books. If
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many of us can make small donations,
we can make a big dent in the deficit.
And we can keep right on reading all
those fine mysteries, histories, fantasies,
poetry, sci-fi, etc.
The Naiad Press
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Thanks!
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+ ASK DOCTOR D
by Demian, Ed.D.
Q. Do you know of any centralized
effort to coordinate the actions of the
many groups and individuals who now
support same-sex fam ilies?
A. There isno 'centralized' effort. In
fact the whole gay movement is really
grass-roots oriented. This is what stu·
pefies th.e 'fu ndies' who visualize a
highly coordinated,subversive effor t in
every protest and in every demand for
equal righ ts. Much to their bewilderment, there is no Big Boss calling the
shots.
It is up to us to start our own local
couples groups and to back those na-
tionalorganizations that support us. The
followingorgani:iationsareamong those
who are actively working to support
and empower lesbia n and gay male
couples.
• Couples National N etwork, Inc.
Box 26139, Tempe, AZ 85285-6139
Umbrella o rganization for local
groups; social and informationa l events
for couples; no religious or political affilia tion.
• Lambda 1.egal Ddense and Educatlonfund,Inc.,Family Relationships
Project,666 Broad way, New York, NY
tection of lesbian and gay families.
• N ational Family Register, Human
Rights Campaign Fund, 1012 • 14th
Street, N.W., #607, Washington, DC
20005, (202) 628-4160.
Registers self-identified lesbian and
gay families,defined as our most impor·
tantclose relationships; builds visibility
for gay and lesbian families.
• Partners News letter for Gay &: Lesbian Couples, Box 9685, Seattle, WA
98109, (206) 784-1519.
National 16-page bimonthly; a resource and forum supporting the di·
verse rommunity of gay and lesbian
couples wi th timely information and
ideas. $21. per year.
For a free, com plete hst of organizations, books a nd o ther couples-suppor·
tive media, send a self-add ressed,
stamped business s ize envelope to Partners.
Demian has a doctoral~ in education
10012, (212) 995-8585.
Employs legal ad vocacy, edu cation
a nd litigation to secure dignity a nd respect for all families, including lesbian
and gay relationships; public interest
law firm handles impact litigation where
thcre isagay/lesbianor AJDS discriminatlon issue.
• National Gay&: Lesbian Task Force,
Lesbian &: Gay Families Pr oject, (Ed.D.) and is co-publisher/co-editor of
1517 'U' Street, N.W., Washington, Partners Netuslettar for Gay and Les·
bia11 Couples. Send your questions about
DC 20009, (202) 332-6483.
gay and lesbian relationships, for possible
Educates, advocates and organizes
for full societal recognition of lesbian use in future columns to Partners, Box
and gay relationships, and for the pro- 9685, Seattle, WA 98109.
+ JACK AND JILL
Hello, we are wanting your opinion on our column.
What ore your views? Do you feel that this ls useful to
others, besides the persons writing to us? We also will
answer questions from onyone who sends a self addressed, stomped envelope, without printing the letter in
our column!
Thank you for your support.
Jod<and Jiff
disadvantages of both, but if I-raising a child, Iwould
choose a small school.-Jock
Q. Whatlshoppeningtoll!l.[community? Nobody likes
anybody and anybody ls no longer speaking to somebody
and somebody ls not going out onymore because of everybody. Could you tell us what we ore to do! Please print
this so 8Y8t)'body can see what nobody ls doing to any·
body.
Q. I hove a newborn and am concerned obout schooling already. Do you recommend a small town, or big city
school?
Signed-A Cona1med Parent
A. At this time I would suggest a small school or a
private school Moinly because of the problems in larger
schools. I'm not saying that there ore not problems in
smoll schools, but I feel in small schools stuff will be more
capable of observing problems soo~ and letting you, as
a porent, know the problems and grodes of your child.Jill
A. I ogree with Jill. There are many odvantages and
SEPTEMBER 1990
Sig~mebodyl
A. I agree fully. Our gay/lesbian community has fallen
aport. Ifeel o lot of it hos to do with the AIDS crisis. Some
people ore scored to get close to othefs or meet new
friends in fear of losing someone else. The bars, organi·
zations and church need to get closer with one another.
People need to go out and hove fun, butlthinktheyforgot
how! I understand that the Diamond Bar is going to start
fun ideas soon. rm sure the other bars hove fun things
planned. -Jill
A. Looks fike Somebody hod better go tolk to anybody
so everybody ls happy, but beware if you stort talking to
nobody!--Jock
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+ UNITED WAY, MAKE A
DIFFERENCE!
Joseph A. Bonaiuto Jr.
A reminder to anybody who is currentlyemploycdin theStateofNebraska.
Yes, that time of year is fast coming
upon us, when our office secretary or
boss will put the pinch o n us for our
contribution to the United Way. In some
cases, that offer is solicited with a pen in
one hand and 'pink slip' in the other.
Some are even told what they are expected to 'give' out of the kindness of
their hearts.
But this is not a pitch or a put-down
for United Way. This is just information
for those of us who are 'assisted' in
signing on the dotted line of their pledge
forms. To put some choice back in tlie
situation.
There is a fonn that shouldalso come
with your pledge sheet that will allow
you to d irect your contribution. This
fonn is a small piece of paper that can
make a big difference. You have three
OP.lions when p lcdgingyour United Way
gift;thethirdoptionisiheoneyoushould
concentrate on . Thi.s allows you to dire<:! your l(ledge to an approved organization wfoch aoes not appear on their
regular list, like Planned Parenthood
and NAP (Nebraska AIDS Project).
Yes, the Nebraska ArDS Project isan
a p proved United Way o rgan ization.
This means tha t you can take that 'gift'
a nd make sure that it goes in a positive
direction for the community.
All you have to do Is to check the
third option box, fill in your pledge
amount, method of payment, and the
name and address of the organization:
Nebraska AIDS Proicct
3624 Leavenworth Street
Omaha, NE 68105
This will send your money to NAP
through the United Way, your boss will
be happy, (in most cases, the only person to see your direction form will be the
person who collects them; the management is only concerned with the final
ta!lr of the whole company), and you
Wll know that you are really making a
difference!
If you are not in Nebraska, call those
organizations to which you would like
to contribute. They will be able to tell
you if they qualify for United Way
pledges. We do have a choice, and we
can ma ke a difference.
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WESTERN UNION
ISSUES POLICY
*
*NATIONAL NEWS
SHARON KOWALSKI AND
KAREN THOMPSON DAY
*
NGLTF
NGLTF encourages the Senate to
Ncloselyscrutinire" JudgeDavidSoute,'s
Mayor Agnos proclaimed July l nomination to the Supreme Court, call·
Western Union issues national nondiscrimination policy following sharp "Sharon Kowalski and Karen Thompson Ing into question his willingness to
criticism earlier this year for their at· Day'' in San Francisco.
protect the rights of gay men and lesbi·
On June 30, Sharon and Karen made
tempts to overturn the San Francisco
ans. The National Gay and Lesbian
gay and lesbian rights ordinance rather an historic first public appearance be- Task Force expressed concern over
than to address the merits of an anti· fore the lesbian and gay community at a Soutcr's concurrence with the 1987 ruldiscrimination suit brought by a former fundraiscr for the Lambda Legal De- ing in New Hampshire that denied gay
gay employee. Western Union's Chief fense Fund. Thompson encouraged all people the right to be foster or adoptive
Executive Officer, Robert J. Amman, gay and lesbian couples to do the neces- parents. (NGLTF)
stated that the policy of equal opportu· sary legal paperwork to establish dunity His founded on sound business rable powers of attorney and protect
judgment and our belief in respect for their relationships. Sharon Kowalski
DAUGHTERS OF BILITIS
the individual. We depend on the full and Karen Thompson also received the
TheCo-foundersof the Daughters of
and effective employment and develop- Women of Courage Award from the Bilitis, the nation's oldest lesbian or·
ment of qualified persons regardless of National Organization of Womenganization, have registered with the
race, rolor, religion, sex, age, national
Human Rights Campaign Fund's Na·
origin, sexual orientations, physical or
tional Fami ly Registry. Del Martin and
mental handicap or veteran stutus."
Phyllis Lyon have been living together
LIVING IN LEATHER
Earlier this year, the Human Rights
Llvmg In Leather V, The National for 37 years. Anyone interested in par·
Campaign Fund had canceled ,ts &e·
ticipating in the Family Registry can
count with Western Union, causing the Conference, will be held October25 · 28, obtain fonnsbycontactingMCC-Omaha
loss of an estimated $300,000 income 1990, at the Portland, Oregon Coliseum.
from the "Speak Out" program. HRCF Sponsored by the National Leather As- at 345·2563.
officials indicated they do not have im- sociation, this conference celebrates the
mediateplanstoretum to Western Union diversityofthepan-sexual leather/SM/
PORK BLAMED FOR
but that the company's positive step fetish community.
HOMOSEXUALITY
would make it a possibility in the future.
"The overwhelming success of four
by Moslem missionary to Ireland,
previous conferences contributes tom·
creasing communication and under- TastecmAhmed. Ahmed explained that
standing the leather family enjoys/ pork is a forbidden meat because "the
ELIMINATION OF POLISH
explains Sallie Huber, Conference Di- pig is the only homosexual animal. BeHOMOSEXUALS
rector. LI ving In Leather is bridging the cause this perversion (homosexuality)
Polish solidarity leader promiS<.>s to gapsbetweengay,lcsbian,bisexual,and is most prevalent in pork-eating nations,
eliminate homosexua ls from Polish heterosexual leatherfolk. Informative it is obvious that it gets into your genes
society if he 1s elected !'resident. Gay workshops on political, social, and through meat• Ahmed's statements
activist Ryszard Kisiel states that Leck community issues complement an exhi- are not supported by any Western scien·
Walesa's comments should be taken bition hall comprised of the leather tific community. lndeed, homosexual
seriously because of his personal cha· community's many talented and sue· behavior has been documented in goats,
risma and inOuence among the prole- cessful businesses and crafts people, dogs, lions, monkeys, cats, bulls and
tariat. Kisiel stated, "I'm afraid there's providing leather clothing and accesso- cows, donkeys, rabbits, porpoises, ra·
going to bea lotofsupport for theseanti· ries, erotic equipment and literature.
coons, and porcupines.
gay ideas, and I'm afraid he could be a
kind of Polish Hitler.N
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P-FLAG NOT ALLOWED
TO ADOPT A HIGHWAY
by county officials in SL Louis. The
St. Louis chapter of Parents and Friends
of Lesbians and Gays was originally
granted permission to participate in the
county sponsored anti-litter program in
which groups and businesses "adopt" a
road and in tum have their name on a
sign posted by the road. However,
county officials, H.C. Milford and Dee
Joyner, later rejected the appUcation
because they agreed that the words
"gay" and "lesbian" are inappropriate
forapublicsignona public right of way.
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FRANK REPRIMANDED
House reprimands Barney Frank for
actions related to a male prostitute,
Stephen Gobie, with the least punitive
official sanctions whlchcould have been
recommended. Frank had acknowledged that hefbted parking ticketsGobie
received and wrote letters on oflicial
congressional lelterhead to officials
overseeing Gabie's probation. Frank
also acknowledged a brief relationship
withGobieand that he had hlred him as
an aide using personal funds. Frank vehemently denied that he had sanctioned
use of his Capitol Hill apartment by
Goble for prostitution and stated that he
had ftred Gobie when he learned thls
had~urred.
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SODOMY LAWS
OVERTURNED
On July 6 a Federal Circuit Court
Judge struck down Michigan's sodomy
lawasunconstitutional,onlyonernonth
after a circuit court Judge in Kentucky
overturned Kentucky's sodomy law.
Kentucky Attorney General Frederic
Cowan is appealing the ruling.
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PHYSIQUE '90
PHYSIQUE '90, the 4th annual Nation Lesbian and Gay Bodybuilding
Championshl ps, was held in San Fran·
dsco in June. The show featured posing
by Chris Dickerson and Gail Winston,
both of whom are 50 years old, and the
posing of thepair,Jondel.eonand Andy
Anderson. Physique '91 will be held on
June 29. For information write ABS,
12.30 Market Street, San Francisco, CA
94102.
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SUPPORT
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QUILT
Metropollt11n Community
Church Of Om11h11
Presents 11
Counseling-Antibody Testing - lnformatlon
Is available in Omaha by callng:
Douglas County Health Department
402 / 444-6875
Spiritunl Renewnl
Weekend
Fe11turlng
The Rev. Jeri Ann
Hnrvey
8:30 am to 4:00 pm
Sept. 28,29 end 30
Strvicts •rt:
Frid~ Stpi 28 •t 7 :30 PM
S•turdoy Stpt. 29 Pot Luck •I 6 :00 PM ...ct
Strv1ct •I 7 ;OO PM
For otbtr testing sites call:
Grand Island - Hall County
Lincoln- Lancaster County
Nonh Platte
Scottsbluff
SEPTEMBER 1990
308/381-517S
402/471-806S
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SEPTEMBER 1990
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TEST YOUR GAY GAMES I.Q.
1. In what year was the first Goy Games held?
2. What city hosted both the first and the second Goy
Games?
3. Who was the founder of the Goy Games?
4. HowmanycountriespartidpatedinthefirstGoyGames?
The second?
5 . What was the originally planned name for the Goy
Games?
6. Where was Celebration '90: Goy Games Ill & Cultural
Festival held? When?
7. What is the name of the organization that hosted Goy
Games Ill?
8. During Goy Games I, what city teem took first place in
men's softball? In women's softball?
9. During Goy Gomes II, what city team took first place in
men's basketball? In women's basketball?
10. What are the bosic principles of the Goy Games?
Answers
1. 1982 (August 28 to Sep1ember 5)
2. San Francisco
3. Dr. Tom Waddell, a San Francisco physician and gay
rights activist, who died of AIDS in 1987.
4. 10 countries in Goy Games 1 and 19 in Gay Games II in
1986
5. The Goy Olympics; the U.S. Olympic Committee successfully sued to stop use of the name.
6. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; August 4 to 11,
1990.
7. Metropolitan Vancouver Athletics & Arts Association
8. San Francisco, for both men's and women's teams.
9. Men: San Diego; Women: San Francisco
10. Equal participation by men and women; emphasis on
participation over competition; emphasis upon personal best inclusive versus exclusive.
SEPTEMBER 1990
THE NEW VOICE
ETC
LITTLE OLD
FASHIONED LADY
There wnsa n,ce lady who was a little
old-fashioned. She was planning a
week's vacation in Florida al a parUcu·
larcampground,bulshewanted to make
sure of the accommodations first
Uppcrmostinhermind werelhetoilet
facilities, but she couldn't bring herself
to write 'toilet' In a letter. Afterconsid·
erabledcliberaUon, she settled on 'bathroom commode', but when she wrote
that down, it still sounded too forward,
so she wrote the letter to the carnpgTOund and referred to the bathroom
commode as lhe 'B.C.'
"Does the campground have its own
B.C.?" is what she actually wrote.
The campground owner was bafned
by the euphemism so he showed the
letter around to several campers, but
they couldn't decipher it either. Finally
thecampgroundownerfiguredshemust
be referring to the location of the local
Baptislchurch,sohcsatdownand wrote:
OcarMadam:
I rcgrN very much the delay in an·
sweringyour letter, but rnow take picas·
ure in informing you that a B.C. is lo·
cated nine miles north of the campground, and is capable of seating 250
people at one time. I admit it ,s quite a
distance away if you are In the habit of
going regularly, but no doubt you will
&e pleased to know that a great number
of people take their lunches along and
make a day of it. They usually arrive
early and stay late.
The last time my wife and I went was
six ycarsago,and it was so crowded that
we had to stand up the whole time we
were there. It may interest you lo know
that right now there isa supper planned
to raisemoney to buy more seats. They're
going to hold it in the basement of the
B.C.
1 would like to say that it pains me
not to be able to go more regularly but it
is surely not due to lack of desire on my
part As we grow older, it seems to be
more of an effort, particularly In cold
weather.
If you decide to come down to our
campground, perhaps I could go with
you the first time, sit with you, and
inlToduce you to all the other folks.
Remember, tlus is a friendly commu·
nity.
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��•AIDS NEWS
e BLUELIGHTS FOR AIDS
e TIBO COMBATS HIV
Recently I read or a campaign or
protest and hope. Partidpatinginitisas
simple as leaving a blue light in your
window If you care about people with
SCIENCE magazine reports that sci·
enlists In Belgium believe they have
found a new class of drugs with anti·
HIV activity. Tetrahydo-imidazo-ben·
wdeiazopinone(TIBO}derivativesseem
to have 500 percent of the capacity or
AZT lo in lubit reverse trascriptase in
vitro. The drug is being tested in small
clinical safety trials in Europe. Belgium
scientists caution that it is too early to
draw conclusions about the drug's effectiveness in humans.
AIDS.
Officially, David WillersofSan Francisco began the Bluelights Campaign
December 1, 1988, after his twin brother
died from the disease. He wanted to
create a show of unity and hope that
could reach the wholenation,asign that
people with AIDS and the people who
lovethemarenotalone. Andit'sdoneas
a protest against lhegovemment'sinaction.
Traditionally, blue has been a color
associated withhope,rcnewal,andspiritual awareness. Blue is a predominant
color in many churches during Advent,
the season just before Christmas, sym·
bolizing the hope the Christ child brings.
A blue light ina harborisasignofa safe
haven for a ship. Now, In at least 3Q
states, a blue light in the window shows
human caring for friends and relatives
with AIDS.
Nebraska may be the Big Red state,
but blue goes well with red. Here's
anotherthought whenyoumixredand
blue, you get lavender. What could be
more gay than that? The AIDS Quilt is
coming to Lincoln in October, so let's
greet it by turning the town blue by that
time.
--I can Mortensen
e HIV FOUND IN TISSUE
• PRESIDENT SIGNS
DISABILITIES BILL
On July 26, President George Bush
signed the Americans with Disabilities
Act which outlaws discrimination
against 43 million Americans who have
some sort of disability, including those
with AIDS and HIV disease, in employ·
ment, transportation, and public accomodations. For the second time in history Gay and Lesbian leaders were invited to the White House to witness the
historic signing.
Gay Games Ill And Cultural Festival
(Photos Page 18)
1 . Checking Out The Stats And The Goldi
Men's And Women's Gold
2. Taking A break For some Sun At B.C. Pavillion
3. TEAM Berlin · Gathering For The Opening Ceremony
4. Looking For Nebraska At The Opening Ceremonies
5. TEAM Houston. Gathering For The Opening Ceremony
6. "Singing For Our Lives· • Festival Chorus At The B.C. Pavillion
7. Silver Medalist - Vancouver B.C.
8. Wimmin's Javelin Participant
Photos by Terry S weeney
See You In New York In 19941
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KEPT 31 YEARS
Doctors in Manchester, England,
using a new laboratory technique, isolated HTV in tissues from a 25 year old
sailor whose death in 1959 had stumped
doctors. The classic symptoms of HIV
infection had begun in 1958, but no
diagnosiswaspossibleatthattime. Doctors who treated the patient agreed that
if he had come in for treatment today,
they would have immediately thought
of AIDS.
The new evidence strongly suggests
that the AIDS virus, which can take a
decade or more to cause disease after ii
enters the body, had been transmilled
among people since at least the early
1950's, ca rlier than some had suspected.
SEPTEMBER 1990
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�CLASSIFIEDS
Gay Men's therapy/support group Omaha.
lnterested men contact Lambda Counseling Servke
402 449-0398
Imagine yourself in leather! Suspend·
ers, name bands, boot bands accessories. Neons, s tuds, beads, magic braids.
Affordable prices... Layaway plan.
Leather by Linda 346-3412.
LOOKINFORLOVE? Makesurcthat's
all you find. Use a latex condom evcy
time. OCHD at 444-6875
ROOMIES® Roommates
We match Lookers with Havers in
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The New Voice of Nebraska is in need of
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Artists and Cartoonists
Reporters for community events
Feature Writers
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Policy Makers for Steering Committee
Interested parties should contact Pat
Phalen 455-3701 or Sharon Van Butsel
55&-9907.
DA LEW ADDINGTON: Where the heck
are you? lam in New York, and out of
the Coast Guard. Please call 718 3438314. Mykul fw Sacramento.
Gay Magazines for Sale o r Trade. Call
475-7740 (Lincoln)
MUSIC DIRECTOR WANTED: The
River City Mixed Chorus is seeking a
Music Director for its 1990-91 season.
Any interested person may respond by
sending a resume and letter of application to RCMC, P.O. Box 315, Omaha,NE
69101-0315.
FUNDRAlSER FOR NEBRASKA AIDS
QUILT PROJECT
Garage Sale to be held in Lincoln on
Septembcr14and 15. Donationsneeck'CI
for sale. Call 475-7740(Lincoln) for info.
International Gay Pen Pal Organization
Gay men and women who are interested in corresponding with people
having similar interests in such d iverse
locales as Israel, India, Malaysia, Japan,
England, France, Denmark, Sweden etc.
are encouraged to send a stamped, selfaddressed envelope to l.G.P. (International Gay Penpats), Ste. 320, Box 7304,
North Hollywood, CA 91603
1991 GAY/LESBIAN BOOK AWARD
NOMINATION
The Gay and Lesbian Task Force of the
American Library Association has issued a call for nominations for the 1991
Gay/Lesbian Book Awards. Awards
are made for both fiction and non-fiction and are given to books of exceptional merit relating to gay/lesbian experience. The awards have been given
since 1971, making them the oldest gay
and lesbian awards in the United States..
Any book published in J990 is eUgible.
Books may be from any country and in
any language. To nominate a book send
a short statement describing why the
book is being nominated to: Adam L
Schiff, Asst Science Librarian, University of Colorado at Boulder, Campus
Box 184, Boulder CO 80309-0184.
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Afrlrmation of Nebra.1ka
llruc 80122. Lincoln. NE 68501
(402) 556-7701 Untttd Methodl•ts 10< Cay/1.<1·
bi.tnconc:ems. ~ t s monthly inOmllNand Un-
coin.
Coalition (Of' Cay le Ltsbian Civil RightJ
Bolt 9-1882, llncoln, NE 68509
AdvocolC)'/lobbies for Cay/Lesbian dviJ rights,
tduatk)nal pl"tK>nladons, naW1lcttt!r. and c:ultur;al programs
lmpt.ri•l Court o( Nebruka
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Box 4374, l.tncoln. NE 68504 (<I02) 1135 4688 moots
4th TuC'::5
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c/o University Pr~m Coundl. Room 200, Ne-br.a<ka Union, UNI., Lincoln. NE 68588 (402) 472
2454..: Programming orpru-uuon lor cultural,~
d•l, & ..iucalf<>nal n..& ol UNL's g;iy/lesb<an
communfty.
Cay/Lttbian Alcoholic• Anonymous
btll (402) 466 5214 A.A. «ntr>l olfice for loca tlon.
Cay Mtn's Support Croup
UNL Coun,•ling C•n...-, 68588
(40'2) 4723461 Confld•ndalsupportgroupforpy
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Mtellnp <R<>otn 222), ttOd•l aetiV1d.., AJOS Niu•
catiOn. roommate rele,nl
Womtn'• Attiatanct Emergency Fund
Box 82852. Uncoln. NE 68501
Womtn"s Joumal•Advoate
Box 82852.. Unroln, NE 68501.
OMAHA
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(402)89528560<(402)3411460 Ma,;o7pm2nd
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Box3l73.0m•ha.NE68100 (402)2916781 m..lS
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(402) 3455118 {Scou)
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Box315, Om•h•,NE68101 (402)5568352: Votuntet'1" chr,ru$ Mr Cay/Lelbi.;1,n/Strwill,.• t people..
EACLE- Om.ih.1
t/oSluron McCatt".'_9, 1314 Doug.Las on the MaU,
8th floor Omaha, Nl;.68102..
Seventh Day Advt.ntiJl Kin$hip, Inc.
F"rontrunners/Fro-ntwalker1
M~ Wed. 6:30pm at Ford birth sa.tt, 32nd &
Woolworth; Sun. 111m a t ~ Park~Dill F"K"ld
puldng lo1, 68th & Molhary.
TwoWhu.luso(OmahaCTWO)M.0 1orcycleOub
6ox 3216, 0...ha, NE 68100
Cay/LtsbiAn Adult Children of Alcoholics
(402) 3-46 0561 Support group for .du Its raised In
al<ohollc or dysfunnloriAI hom.._
Cay/Ltsbl• n Altoholics Anonymous
(402.)3459913 Weeldymceti"3onFridayat8:15pm
Alcohol and AIDS i,sues group 7pm Thursdays:
c.ill Steve at 346 1S56or NAP •t 342 4233.
Mrtropolit.an Club
Bolt 3124, Om•ha, NE 68llll (402) 449 <n77 Networking organtutton ol bus.11\e5&/profcMk>n.1.ls.
Mttropolll-'n Commu.nity Church of Omaha
(M CC)
M•lllng addl'ffl: Box 3173, Omaha, NE 6811n.
5om"'••"20S.24thSt.,0maha,NE6811ll.~s2
wonhlp •• 10:20am and 7pm. Call: (40'2) 34S
Mbhpadut Chi.varim
Box 31351, Omaha* NE 68131 (402) SS8 1186
M(.'("tang,, Jnlo•• &. 1uppor1 for Lesbians/ Cays.
UNO Student Croup
Box 134, UNO, Om•ha, NE 68182-0320. Call (402)
391 0694 (Heldt): 1.-.blan •nd C.y ftudcntaodal/
suppott group.
BARS & RESTAURANTS
OMAHA
The Chuled-ield, 19S1 51.. M.ary• Annu,
Th< Diamond, 712 S. 16th
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Downtowner, 619 S. 16th S t., 341 0751
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New Directions Ctnttr
(402) "76 2802 Shon C'!rm C:OUJ'\JtUn~~ 1uppc,rt
groups, dasses, workshopJ dealing with coming
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Mail: ltoom22Z, Nebnskl Unfon, UNL.. Unr:oln,
NE 68588
(402) 472 5614. Rodney Bell U
UNL Cay and Lrsbi..tn Alumni/u Auod.1tion,
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Box3068 t, Lincoln. 'IIE6851ll (402)4641ll71 Social,
oduc:adonal, &- pol1tk.ll organiution (or UN L's
Gay/Lesbi•nalumnl/aet, (.Jculry,,uiff,&&tudcnis.
Publicauo~~CAI..A N,:bra'ibn.
AIDS RESOURCES
INF
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Lincoln CancerCcntu
641,00Vallcy R<>od, Uncoln, NE68510.Call (402)
il831872: Barb Morton
Ntbruko AIDS l'roj«I
3624 r,,avon-,h St., Omohl, NE 68131: C.U
(402)34242l3or(800)78:!AI05[2437)(•1au,wid•).
AIDS Hoillne, IIIV 1estlng.support groupt, f"'<tlcal suppon, AIOS
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42nd & Woolwont,, Omaha. NE. 6810S
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NE
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2200St. Marys /\w.• Lincoln. NE
(402) 4118065: Coun<cllng & support
Optn Ooor Mini•lty•Lincoln
(40'2) 474 3390: Fr. David
Parenc,/Fri•nd1 or Ltsbians &C•- IPFLACJ
,AIDS Suppon Croup
(402)05 4688 for tMellC'lg loeauoN In Uncoan bt
;and 3rd Wednesdays at 1pm.
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ZOI N.8thS1.,Su1t•242. Uncoln,NE68508
Call (402) 476 3882: Jim
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6:13 S. 9th SI.,
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(40'2) 476 8091 Lincoln
(402) 3465025 Om•ha
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labor Day Show
Sept. 6 T/1ur«l,y
Peaches and Cream
& Just Deserts
Sept. 9
Marlyn Si. James
Sept. 13 Thur,tJ, y
Mr. MAX Con test
Sept. 16
Chicago Meat Packe rs
Sept. 20 Thursday
Our Sixth
Birthday Party
Special Guests:
Texas Head line rs
Sept. 23
One From The Heart
A Benefit For
The Aids Quilt
Sept. 30
Western Nigh t wit h
Special Guest
Western Si nger
Jeff Mi ller
THE
MAX
1 41 7 JACKSON
OMAHA, NEBRASKA
�Helms Targeted Through Miller
Beer Boycott
Gay Boycotts a re bre\vi ng i n San Fra nci sco ,
Dallas, Ne\v York and other Large Gay Populated
areas . Miller is o\vned by Phillip Morris
Company \vhich is a major contributor to key
anti-gay Republican Senator Jesse Helms of
North Carolina. Phillip Morris is a large
contributor to the Jesse Helms Museum also in
North Carolina . Previously, a boycott \vas
organized against Phillip Morris Company ,
specificl y Marlboro brand cigarettes . The
boycott \i/83 extended to i ncl ude Mi 11 er Beer
because "gays \vho do not smoke \vented an
opportunity to pressure Morris and Helms as
\ve 11 •
"We (gays and lesbians) are hitting a nerve and
they· re res ponding fast." A statement from
Nancy Solomon of ACT /UP San Francisco.
Drink Miller, Smoke Marlboro .. .
DON'T!
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�COMMUNITY CALENDAR FOR SEPTEMBER
SATURDAY. SEPTEHBER t
Coalition: 1st Sat Event
Cornerstone, 640 N. 16
Lincoln, 7 - 10 pm
SUNDAY, SEPTENBER 2
Ice Cream Social/Bake Sale
Benefit for NAP, ICON PWA
MCC-omaha, 420 S 24-12noon
Mr & Ms Leather Nebraska
Sponsor: Two Wheelers/Omaha
Panic, 200 S. 18, Lincoln
Dignity, Mass, 7 pm
St Johns Lower Level,
Creighton Campus
·sock Hop", 7 pm
Hosted by Cindy/The Diainond
Sponsored by T.W.O., M.C.
WIN FREE TICKETS TO MELISSA
ETHRIDGE CONCERT/PEONY PARK
Diamond Bar, 712 S 16, Omaha
NONQAY. SEPTEHBER
to
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 thru
MQNQAY, SEPTENBER 24
"Discover Atlantis"
Cornhaulers L&L "Enduro Run·
Holiday Inn South, Des Moines
Info: Call Jim (515) 226-8711
SUNDAY. SEPTEHBER 23
F1 rst Day of Aut1111111
Parents-FLAG, Kearney, 3 pm
ca11 for info: (308) 237-3870
LABOR DAY!
ICON Picnic, 12-5pm
Warehouse, Carter Lake, IA
Meatpackers Show, 9:30pm
The Max, 1417 Jackson
4
A.N.G.L.E. Meeting, 7 pm
UNO Religious Center
101 N. Happy Hollow, Omaha
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEHBER 5
P-FLAG AIDS Support Group
Lincoln, 435-4688, 7 pm
THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 6
"Longtime Companion· Opens
Dundee Theater, Omaha
SATURDAY, SEPTEHBER 8
ICON Board of Govnors Mtg
The Max, 6:30pm
Dignity "Gathering·, 7 pm
Call 895-2856 for info
AIDS Interfaith Network
Service, 7pm, St Cecelias
M:WQAY, SEPTEMBER 3
TUESDAY, SEPTEHBER
SUNQA Y, SEPTEHBER 9
HONDA Y. SEPTENBER 24
Lincoln AIDS Interfaith Service
St Marks, UNL Campus, 13 & R, 7pm
FRIDAY. SEPTENBER
14
Affinnation/Omaha, 7 pm
Call 556-7701 for info
GARAGE SALE~LINCOLN
Fundraiser for Nebraska
AIDS Quilt Project
Call 475-7740 for info
SATURDAY, SEPTEHBER 15
LI~COLN GARAGE SALE
Call 475-7740 for info
"FUN BOWL", 1 am
Benefit for "MAKIT"
(Missouri/Kansas Inv Tourn)
and Riv City Bowling League
Rose Bowl, 1200 NW Radial
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18
PWA/COPE Annual Garage Sale Coalition, 7:30 pm
Kraft Discount Parking Lot St Marks, 13 & R, Lincoln
15th & Leavenworth, Omaha
To Donate Items Call:
tlEDNESQAY, SEPTEHBER 19
345-9614 or 341-4113
Benefit PWA/COPE & NAP
Metropolitan Club, 6 pm
Call for info: 449-9377
SUNDAY. SEPTEHBER 9
P-FLAG AIDS Support Group
Lincoln, 435-4688,7 pm
PWA/COPE GARAGE SALE
15th & Leavenworth, Omaha
THURSDAY. SEPTEHBER 20
New Voice Steering Comm
F1rst Day of Rosh Hashanah
MCC-0, 420 S. 24, 3 pm
P-FLAG/Omaha, 3 pm
First Methodist 7020 Cass
Omaha Men Meeting, 3 pm
Box 3706, Omaha NE 68103
NAMES PROJECT QUILT
Display of New Pieces Opens
Lied Center, Lincoln (thru Oct 3)
TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER 25
Parents/FLAG-Lincoln, 7 pm
Unitarian Church, 6300 "A"
"Support Grps-Quilt Prjt-Elections·
FRIDAY, SEPTENBER 28 thru
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 30
Rev. Elder Jerri Ann Harvey
"Spiritual Renewal Weekend"
MCC-omaha, 420 S. 24th, 7pm
Call for info: 345-2563
SATURDAY, SEPTEHBER 29
Yam
K1ppur
Rev. Jerri Ann Harvei
"A Spiritual Renewal , 7 pm
For Location, Call
SUNDAY, SEPTENBER 30
Rev. Jerri Ann Harvey
"A Spiritual Renewal"
MCC-Omaha, 420 s 24, 10.:2oam
Bake Sale, 12 noon
MCC-Omaha, 420 S 24
Proceeds to Building Fund
"A Fonnal Affair", 7 pm
BENEFIT: UNMC VIRAL SYNDROME
CLINC, $5/Person Donation is
Suggested, Ballroom Dance Music
Free Hors D'oeuvre's
Di81110nd Bar, 712 S 16, Omaha
(Formal Attire Suggested}
�WEEKLY EVENTS
Tuesday
Sunday
Thursday
Gay/Lesbian Support Group
HCC-Omaha, 420 s 24, 345-2563
Metropolitan Comnunity Chrch
of Omaha, 420 S 24, 345-2563
Worship: 10:20am, 7pm
Alternate Test Site, 7-10 pm
NAP, 3624 Leavenworth, Omaha
~ednesday
Omaha Frontrunners/Walkers
Running/Walking Club
0111 Field Pkg Lot, 10:30am
Benson Park, 68th & Military
UNL Gay/Lesbian Student Org
Nebraska Union, Lincoln, 8pm
Omaha Frontrunner/Walkers-6:30pm
Ford 81rths1te 32 Av & Woolworth
HCC-Omaha Prayer Group, 7pm
420 S 24, Requests Call 345-2583
The Max, 1417 Jackson, Omaha
Shows at: 9:30
Adult Children of Alcoholics
HCC-Omaha, 420 s 24,
346-0561, 6:30pm
Gay Alcoho11cs Anonymous
Pella Luth, 303 s 41, Omaha
345-9916, 8:15pm
Honday
Alternate Test Site, 7-10 pm
NAP, 3624 Leavenworth, Omaha
Saturday
River City Mixed Chorus
Lowe Ave Pres, 1023 N 40, Omaha
Rehearsals, 7 pm
Wonien' s Support Group, 11 am
HCC-Omaha, 420 S 24, 345-2563
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R!ouC~ij O,..,J,,,. &,..,£¢rs
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The New Voice, 1990, vol. 8, no.7
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Sexual minorities -- Nebraska -- Omaha; Queer Omaha Archives; magazines;
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The New Voice magazine, 1990, vol.8, no.7
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1990
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The New Voice of Nebraska
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Terry Sweeney and Pat Phalen Papers, Archives & Special Collections, Criss Library, University of Nebraska at Omaha
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Dr. C.C. and Mabel L. Criss Library
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Terry Sweeney and Pat Phalen Papers finding aid at: <a title="finding aid" href="https://archives.nebraska.edu/repositories/4/resources/558" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://archives.nebraska.edu/repositories/4/resources/558</a>
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New Voice of Nebraska