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�0 UR TURN: VIEWS AND OPINIONS OF THE NEW VOICE
STAFF
FINDING OUR ROOTS
NEW VOICE
10TH ANNIVERSARY
PARTY
Friday, March 25
By Sharon Van Butsel
As pan of our IOUl Anniversary celebration,
I wanted lo interview lhe founder of Tire New
Voice, Mr. Larry Wiseblood. I've never had
much c(mlact with Larry -· ~ our paths hadn't
cros.'!Cd a great deal. I lowcrcr. 11 soomoo important
to me that !he 10th anniversary issue include
thought• from lhc founder. I also wanted to
interviewSandyVopaUca. thefirsl wonian to edit
The New Vo,ce. I really felt a need to retrace the
heritage of this maganne that has b<.-en such a
large part of my hfe for the last 5 Y"'.'rs.
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I was able to complcle both mterviews, and 111
the process I came to some new awarenes.<about
both U,c magazine and a renewed pride in m)SClf
and in the people "uo ""rk on The New Voice. I
was pleased to learn lhal \\C arc continuin° to
carry on the vision held by those "ho first
cooceived ofThe New Voil'e. ll was their intetll
10 provide an outlel for ~he crea1ive ~nergies of
Nebraska's gay and lesbian commuruly. It was
their tntent to inform Uic comnmnny aboul what
was b.1ppcning with local ory•ni~ations and other
actmt,cs. Wedo both<Jflhcsc things and dot.hem
,·cry well. I'm very proud of lhal I also canic (o
rcali,.c 1ba1 I have oow edi1ed The New Voice
longer !ban all the Olhcr cditon< put 1ogether. I
guess that's something lo be proud of, 100. And
lwo members of o ur steering comnullee (Pat
Pllalcn and Terry Sweeney) have holh been 0,1 the
steering comrnitlee continuously since December
1987. That is !he lonb'CSl Uial anyone bas served
on Ute steering committee. I arry Wiscblood
commented that he thought part of the reason for
the success of The New Voice was that the
steering committee had learned 10 work together
evco though they don't always agree. Afier over
5 years of working together, I guess we ve really
learned to do that Nol a had accomplishment.
l'mgladthol I did inter,•iew LarryWiscbloed.
I had wanted tofora long lime. bl-' I was suddenly
awarclhat I oeededlo get i1oooeorlrnight ~ be
able to. I had been warned by an acq1•1mtance
Iha! Larry's health was failing but I was
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REFLECTING BACK
by Sandy Vopalka
Sharon asked me about doing an interview
and I began 10 look back over the post !en years of
The New Voice. Actually, I can'! believe !hat il
was lll'II !Qng ago. Pcrsomlly, rm k10king forward
lo what !he staff bas done this year. I know how
much work goes into putting a monthly issue, I
can't believe !hat ten years worth of stuff has been
reviewed. but I know il has. The New Voice, has
mean! so many different things 10 each of us, I
mean e,•cry single person in the commuoily. I
wan! to !hank every person who has over the
years helped in any way. Remember we all must
oontinue to work togclhcr to make The New Voice
what we want and need it to be. I nood 10 give a
,·ery special U,anks 10 Lorrie, for all her bclp and
support. And, I want to give us all a bit? hand.
many ,1a1es don' I have what we do in The New
Voice. l lcamcd a lot by workin~ wilh The New
Voice and as !he editor Keep things going
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unprepared [or bow seriously iU he is. I initially
plaruied to do the interview by telephone, but
when I called Larry. I oould barely bear himm·er
the phone. and he stated hooeslly 1ha1 he could~
\(~crate lalking on the phone that long. So I made
the trip to Lincoln.
Larry greeted me al the door of the home
where he bas lived for over IOyean;. llisa small.
modest home crowded with antiques and
mementos. Larry is seriously ill with AIDS.
suffering from severe weight kl5s. compromised
breathing. and KS lesions. I le stopped Irequently
durin,t the interview to catch his brea1h or lo
cough. I tape recorded the interview, but his
rQicc was so faint lh.1t I could barely ma.kc out the
words when I listened to the t.1pe later. HD"·ever,
Larry wa< in full control of the interview. My
prepared questions were quickly put aside as he
began to !ell me about the things that were
imponant to him. At the end of the interview
Larry pn..'SCntoo me with a complete set of the fin.1
two years of The New Voice. l le presented il wiU1
pride. as well he should.
I asked Larry what he ,v.lnled the community
to know about his illness. His only request was
that the information be kepi separate from the
anniversary section so that it would not draw
attention away from the celebration. Ile went oo
10 share with me bis Lhoughl~ about having AIDS.
"I never expected to come down with it I always
worked toward safer sex and toward educating
p00ple about safer se,. I'm going to miss all my
friends. the people 1cared for and who cared for
me. including the people involved with Tire New
Voice ofNebraska.. The magazine was !00% of
my life for a while, and the magazine has loot
others as a result of this disease. Jerry Peck was
one. I le did so much work to keep the magazine
going and 10 gel it to Omaha. Tell them ifs not
j..,i n1yo,.11struggle bul !hat of all the<llhcrs who
are struggling. Tell them !hat I'm b'(ling to nuss
them." And we will miss you, Larry. Thank you
for being there when we needed you so much
Tlt.~Nt!w Vokco/Nd,ro$Jt;a
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�A DECADE 1984
OF SPEAKING
WIIHA
NEW VOICE
SPECIAL
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The New VoiceofUncoln
was founded by Larry
Wiseblood (pldu red below).
Within a few months the
n ame was changed to The
New VoiuofNebrruka. The
cover of the first l~ ue is
pictured at the Jen.
PREMIERE
ISSUE!
This special section features anicles and
artwork from the firat 10 years of publi·
cation. Articles have been edited and
condensed 10 allow the greatest number
to be included. II is our hope that they
will help you see lbe history of The New
Voice as it actually happened. You'll see
the early struggles, the lawsuit lhat forced
the founder 10 come out to the public (at
firat he used the name !..any Weiss in the
magazine.) You'll see the struggles over
"Wimmin's Issues.' You'II see changes
in the size of the magazine and changes
in the logo. You11 see the move to
Omaha and Jerry Peck's brief tenn as
editor. You'll see the celebrations and
the S0f1'0WS, the high points and the lows,
the triumphs and the tragedies. You will
find our history and our roots.
•• Sharon Van Butsel, Editor
(September 1984)
TO THE WIMMIN
(FIRST ISSUE OF THE NEW VOICE March 1984)
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A New ,Voice !135 arrived in LiJ?-COln. A voice repr=nting varying lifestyles and views.
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vibrant, exc,tJng vo,ce looking{? a 1:Jr!gl1cr flfwc, and hopiJl8 for a wood withoul fear and prejudice.
Our VOlce IS 1ncrea<1rngly beardin potincs. m hlerature, TV and movies, in mll5ic and even in s()Ol1S.
Tire New Vo,ce wants to_ be l'lft of Nebraska ·s changing culture. Unlike our predecessor... the
Lincoln Gay News and Cap,10/ Times, we want to be innovative and crealJve Gays and Lesbians
have a great deal Jo share and wc arc looting for poeuy. slxxt slnries, humor. reviews, opinions, and
local events. Let s st,iare recipes'. advice on nutnuoo and exercise. and learn ways to tum any thwnb
green. The New Voice needs Editors, Wnters, and Conlributors. This first issue is dedicated to
organizations and activities. Upcoming issues will be more lively and fun. But we need your support
to make II work. Wnte to P.O. Box ~19 to become a part of this growing venture. 77,e New Voice
meets the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays each month at C001monplace. UMI IE, 333 No. t-llh.
Larry Weiss. F.ditor
Woon Larry Wiseblood asked if I would join as
Associaie Editor (for Wimmin's Issues), I wondered
what I have to offer. I was coooemed about the
editorial on pornography. My intereSI in wimmin's
issues is based on per..onal coocem and e,pericnoe.
But. my ability to express ~ has not been tesWd
I had to examine my principles. I will not be
involved where l serve only as a token ... as a
wommon or a lesbian. I will not compromise
myself when I believe my stand is correct. I am
devoted to liberation of all wimmin and exposing
inequities we all suffer. I hope someday men and
"'inunin, g'dY and straight. can live a, muu,al beings.
Like everyone else on the staff; I am no
professional. I have a degree in English and
exl"."'rience in writing. but my asset might be my
desire 1 make 1'/te New Voice a publication for
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gays and lesbians. Other staff are willing to lean~
listen. and incorporate energy and effort I am
going to join lhem, but I need to hear from wimmin.
I will not attempt to speak for all. I am aslcing you
to contribute ideas, comments and concerns. The
November issue will focus on wimrrun·s issues I
need Ell!! contributions (articles, poetry. eic.) if we
want this issue to reflect !.lYI: interests.
I want The New Voice to be our voice too.
Anit.1 Freeman
�LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
VIKTORIA TOWNE RESPONDS TO H.G.R.A
Dear l'.d1
1or.
I w1t• rc'<:Cntly in Omuha for Amanda Fo'l.< s
Stepping 0.1" n Show oo JanuaJ) 16th, I pjckcd
up a cop) tif 1'he New VOU'<' ond llus 1s oo" I
found 001 about lhc I le;inland Ga) ROdco
\ssociat•11i', <lcc1S100 to replaa: \'il1ona Towne.
~tiss M Ci R \ 93-~ (me) with Madame: X 1-Jrst
Runner l 'p Mi<s 11 G R.,\, und then offer me the
title of Farst Runner-l ' p I lind it C(>mplc1cly
unprofes!.1t111al of H.G R ,\ lhat sllCh a cJcc1
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as pubh<Jicd m T/Je New Vou·e before all ponies
ooncemcd \\ en: rdlfied of thc,r boortf S dec1soon.
I didn't reccnc their certified letter (menuoncd m
the "HO R A. Update" an,elc) unlil January
26th- almo,,1 a foll monlh tlftcr the January issue
cl The New Vor/'e had been releasal. I ttl'lO n....,nl
the reasons being Slated rn Thi' New V01u artick:,
espcciall) "heo I.he) "ere not accurate. I am
"riling Uus Leuer to the hd11or of 77,e New Vo,ce
,n public defense of m) reputauon.
II has been my undcr,,1nnding that lhe only
requircmcnl to run for an H.O R.A title i, that
ooe has to be a member of I LG.RA. . and that
membership 1s allowed to an) person 11,·inj! in
an} one of the siates bordcnng ~ebraska. lhus,
my move 1$ not a problem for my relarnang or
fullilling lhc duties of my lltlc. I don't undcn.1and
switching lhc uUes around Just because Chris/
Madame X ,s lhcrc and rm here m l)em·cr. I lwve
foond out that other I G R \ hUeholders ha•·c
retained thc:ir lltles "hlle hv1ng I.he ma.JOOIY of
their )Qr OUlsldc the state or n,g,on in wluch they
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In 7'/re New Vo,re aruclc, 11 .G RA simcd
that I left town "ilhout infonning them of my
new adcrcs.,. I pnod 110.R.A in earl) Scplanbc,
and ha•e oc,cr c,·en rcccncd a :-,;c.,,lcuer from
them I I "as planningoo lllfonning !he 11.G RA
board that I was moving al the hayrnck ndc and
meeting planned for Nov. 6th. but I wn, never
informed as to the dctruls of where tht~ 111(.'Cling
was J!('lng to take place Therefore. before I left
to""· I \\ent to IX"~ Bar (1-lG R \ ·, u,ual
meehng plaa:) and left m) busi~ can!" 1th m}
nc" address so tlwt I could be anlormcd or
upcoming events in the hopes that 111) ~ hcdulc
would allow me to auend some of them Had
HOR \ sent an)tlung tom) Omaha address. it
"oold ha,c been mml fOC\\arclcd to tn) new
Dem er :kklress Had 11 O R.A called tn) old
phone number, my former roorrunatcs oould also
Ii.we given 11.G.R.A. my new address and phone
number
~1y roommates said no one from
11 G R \ c• er called asking for this informalloo.
I find 11 dJsa,nccrunJ! th.it Ha.RA can keep up
enough on the go&51p in Omaba to kOO\\ that I 113d
moved to Denver (mcludin!! I.he when ond why.
which were not completely accurate). yet
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H.O.R A. wasn't able 1 keep me infonncd of all
their current activities and decisions" hen I "as
std! ,n Omaha I am left wondering: ho" did
lLG R A find my new addn:ss?
H G RA.'s general members/up has su,c:,e
voted to change the 11 0 R.A. byla"s so thal lbc
Mr./Mis.~IMs. titleholders " ' lllld ha"c m reside in
:scbra,ka or IO"·a. If tlus ,s to be the ca,e. bow
can II O RA offer me 1he u~e of F,ni RunnerCp? lfl am eligible for the hrst Runner I p ulle.
then I am d1gible for I.he \hss title, for ,r WJ)lhmg
should happen to Chns.Madame X. I would hare
110 s1cp bock m anyway. ll 1s basic pnrhnmcntary
' procedure in any organ,muon that rules canno1
apply allcr lhc-fact In other M>rds, oooc I ha,·c
l oblarncd llOIDething under one sci of rules, it
cannrc be taken awa) fmm me under a nc" ,;ct of
rules What 11.G.RA chau~ nm> ma) npply 10
future titleholders, bol n<ll lo me.
As 1.r last weekend, l was in a hcncfil show
forCaorack>Gay Rodoo
rern,...._.,.,ng
I HO R \ (Just becau;c I am in Den,cr now,
doe<n't men that I ha,c stopped "'"k,nj! for the
promouon of 11.(1 RA) I found 11 ,ery
embarms,mg that they olrea<ly kne" about this
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c,.,n,ct before I hall C\'cn boon fornu,lly 1lOlilied
(11 G.R.A. sent them a copy or 1hcir ccnilied
leucr 10 me. and C G RA. rcce1>cd their cop)
before I rccci>ed mine) CO R ·\ noncthclC<\
decided to 1otrodu.:e me under prolOCOI as ~hs,
II OR.\. 93-~ unlil this d1spu1e has been
resol\'ed.
I'm surry there '"" ll comrn1JJ1Jcntioo problem,
hut I was oe,·er fonmlly gi,·en 11 (1 R ,\ ·s mailin!1
addrc'<S, and dunn~ m) move I coold mt lird 11.
I sent a personal Chnstmas card 10 Dan and
Charlae, twoof II GR \ ·s bowtl members. \\1th
o note and my oew :iddrcss: unfortun.11cly. 11 w:r,
rc1urned to me. I horc 11 G .RA. wall lake note
now of my new llddrc:,s and keep me informed of
fttwe e,·eots and I •'Ill II') 10 allend I will al<0
conunue my cffon. to <CJJ'1'$CDI I I G R, \ here m
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I d1sa11ree "11h H G.R.,\ .•s dc.'<.1,1011. I ha•c
done nothing wron~ as a titleholder and I do 001
deserve to ha"c my htle rcmo,·cd rm sending o
pcr.;ooal lener. a cop) ,if 11.G.R.A ·~ lctlcr tom.:.
and a cop) of
New Voice anicle to the
ln1ema11ooal Ga) Rodoo .\ssoc1auoo m pro(est
,,r II GR.A's dccl'mn and u, r,mtest of ho\\ the
pubhcily of th" maucr was handled. Since
H O RA decided to bring this mailer before
CO R.A. 1am sending !hem ooptes as well. It ,s
,:ru,,,Jy ll'lfair tocltll'TI me under<>ne ,ct of rules.
then c,pcd me to follow new rules "luch would
dept1>~ me of m} hllc. If H.G RA feels tb1s
needs 10 be deal! "1th at a higher level, I am
ccrlain th:11 LO.R.A will be more llum happy to
n,,.
mcdJatc this dispute
Sincere!).
Mark T Wilbro,,
\'1lr.1ona Toollt
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THE ADVOCATE
Dear Friends,
I've jlLSI finished reading !he "Special Double
lss-ue·· of The AdV(J('(lle. In it they reviewed all the
important events within L gay/lesbian
hc
community in 1993. The issue left me furious.
*There was no mention of Lhe 25th
Anniversary of lhc U.F.M.C.C. Our Fellowship
is the largest grass-roots organit.1tion in our
comn1uoity. but it is alllXl6t never covered by The
Ad,•m·ate. Later this year there \\ill be a "'idc
coverage of the 25th anniversary of Stonewall.
without mention Lhal !here had been another
re.sistance movement months before. The impact
of Stonewall was made possible largely because
Lhcrc was already the beginnings of a gmss,-l'OOIS
organiaition called the 11·1<:lrOpolitan Community
Church.
* The Ad,'(J(·a,e ,ic,·cr oovered Lhe oonstruction
of lhc Washington Church. The 1Vash111gto11 Post
and Tire New York Ti11~s both gave the building
rave reviews likening it to Lhc significance of the
Vietnam Memorial. ll was never mentioned
when it was built or dedicated. It was cxcluclcd
from the year in review.
*11U! Advocate ne,·cr covered Ilic building of
the Cathedral of Hope. the largest construction
project io the history of the lesbian1
ga)'
community. Although lhey intervic"ed n,c after
I oomplaiood about their exclusion, no slOI) was
ever written. Io a recent phone corwersation with
a slalT mcmhcr, The AdvocaJe c.~plained tli.tt they
worked on lhe story, but were in the end w1happy
with it because it didn't have an element of
conflict. and was lherefore not oew~-wortby. I
find that interestin~ when every major paper and
television network 10 lite United Scates found it LO
be of great interest
This list could go on, but clearly if they
exclude these stories. what chanoe does a smaller
story ha,,e'? I am writing to encourage your
readers to write to The Adv(J('ate complaining
about their continued discrimination against
people of failh. Though they have been fairly
unresponsive to both lhc Fcllo.-ship offices and
to me, perhaps they might be much more
responsive to hundreds of customers and potential
subscribers. Your asking people lo write may
,•cry well have an impact on a pubtication that
calls itself "The National Gay and Lesbian J..:ews
Magazine". Thanks for helping to make a
drffcrcncc.
Blessings.
Michael S. Pia:z.7.a
The address is: Jeff Yarborough. Editor in
Chief, The Advocate, 6922 I lollywood Blvd..
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A FACT OF LIFE
Hi.
Ilcrng gay is not so much a choice but a fact
of life. My life I feel is a gift front God and my
,..re,'tS to be a1>preciatcd. respe,;red. and enjoyed.
Mainly b) me, but also I hope by my friends as
well. All lhe gay people I've n,ct so rar I like
su,ncthing or n'Kl51 Lhings abo1 I feel privileged
rt.
lo know all of lhem, and also that there is a gay
church, orgJni1.ations. and other activities for
enjoyment and support. Being gay is also not a
crusade but a fact of life and I hope nOI to spend
it on a soapbox but do appreciate gay people who
defend their and my ho1>0r. r 01 grateful lo all
I.hose who hal'C l!(llte before me and feel I owe lots
of gay people for lhe rights and pril'ilegcs I ha\'e
today and enjoy. I plan and hope to remain a
member of U\c gay community and continue to
have many gay friends.
Roger Dcmarest
Omaha. NE
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HELP
Thanks to ll1C help and support of our readers,
set of
lhe magazine In addition, we have a handful of
samples of the maiaz.incs and newsletters from
many years ago.
Special thanks go to Vicki Jedlicka. John
Taylor, Jan Kross. and l-1fl)•Wiseblood for their
contributions of issues fr~m, our rorl> )C3t.
The (.·omplctc scl will be on displa) at our
Annil·ersal)' Pan) at The MAX on ~larch 25.
77,e New Voice now has a secord oompk.1c
~
G...-ove. H..S .
~
"THAT SUCKS"
To the Editor:
"That suck.~,.. Oocsn' t anyone notice how
offensive this phrase is? Why on farth would gay
men and their friends use such a hateful
expression'/ The idiom obviously derives from
the ancient stenx~ype of a gay man as a depraved
weakling who felL1tes strong. macho men - who
arc somehow presumed to be heterosexual and
moral. Therefore, an}one or anything which
"sucks" is despicahlc. Thanks 10 Bart Simpson,
this expression has gained widespread popular
acceptance. We hear it much more frequently
now. and most people iive no thought to its
malicious meaning. Ccrutinly. at least within our
communities. \'-C can raise awareness and
discoura!!" the use of I.his self-haling expression.
With our own consciousness and pride aroused.
we can eliminate the thoughtless use of this idiom
from general society.
Sincerely,
Jenny Sa)ward
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LOOKING FOR
A PEN PAL
Dear New Vo,re !
~ fy name is Eddie Chandler arwJ rm prcscnUy
incarcerated and a friend of mrne informed me
about your publication. I have been seeking
ollicr gay pan pals. Of course it's kinda dilTicult
because of tlx: disadvanlages. However. my friend
says that you \\'ill forward me infomm.lion and
also publish a frt'C ad. Well, this i.s a very lonely
situation and havin!! someone to write or talk 10
would help comfort these lonely diys. Also, rm
goin; lo be rclc.'lSCd in ·~- Unfortunately, we are
dcpnved from having money. but we· re given
stamp., for writing purposes. So please send me
your information and if you will please publish
this ad for me, tn:a)be J'JJ find a real friend
Black male. 6' I 1'2. 19() lbs. brown eyes.
~gilt complexion, fun t<> be arowd. a ' '<-'I)' pusithe
person. a musician \\'anting to he-ar from other
gays. Racc:agc unimportanL
Sincerely,
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�MCC IMPACTED BY EARTHQUAKE
Dear Saints·
As )OU know, Los Angeles, California was
lhesceneof a 6.6 earthquake last "eek. We. the
l lnivcrsat l-.!llowshipof Mcuqioiitan Commwuty
Church headquarters staff, give God praise that
none of our employees was injured and m06l of
our homes suffered only superficial damage.
Even though the building next door to
headquarters had every window broken out of it,
Ille building we arc housed in s,.-cmed to ride out
the earthquake without any problems. When we
arrived 01 headquarters after the earthquake we
found only one piece of equipment broke1t our
rax machine. It had fallen and the paper tray had
broken.
Ahout Um:e hours after the earthquake, Rev.
Elder Nancy Wilson called to tell me 1hat lhey
had received a lelcphone call that the Mother
Church had sus1arned major damage. When we
arrived al lhc Church, we could sec that the dome
had collapsed and had crashed inlo Wasltington
Boulevard. laking part of lhc front wall of the
sanctuary wilh it.
II took us several days to discover that M.C.C.
in the Valley, North Hollywood. had a relainiog
wall collapse, btd their building was ool hurt.
Divine Redeemer, M.C.C.-Glendale, M.C.C.Silverlake. M.C.C.-Long Beach and Sunrise
M.C.C. of the Hi Desert•Pahndale/Lancastcr, all
in the quake area. reported no damage.
One day after the eartJxiuake, a report reached
headquarters Iha! Rev. Elder Jeri Ann Jlarvcyand
her lover. Ms. Jane Kuder had lost not only their
home, but everything: their furniture, clothes,
computer, keepsakes, everything.
Since the earthquake, beadquarlers has
received hundreds of telephone calls from
members all over the world. asking what they can
do to help. I have made a list of bow you can !¥,Ip.
First, pray for all the cili1.ens of Los Angeles.
Wilh all lhe allershocks, everyone in our city is on
edge.
Second. please realize that the earthquru::e
has caused a back-up of co1Tespondence from
headquarters and bas slowed dOwo our response
time by about a week and a half.
Third, while Jeri Ann and Jane do have
insurance !hat will help them rebuild. Jeri Ann is
having to cancel her Spiritual Retteat for lhe next
few months. As you know. the honorarium and
love offerings sl¥! receives foroonducting Spirilual
Renewals is her Q!!ly source of income. To help
Jeri Ann and Jane, I request 1h31 if Jeri's ministry
ha~ been a blessing to you or your Church, send
0
a love offering to them 1 help, witil Jeri Ann can
s1art conducting Revivals again. Their address is.
Rei•. Elder Jeri Ann I larvey, Ms. Jane Kuder,
15455-172 Glen Oaks Boulevard, Sylmar, CA
81342.
Fourth, the Mother Church bll:! susl3incd
suh,;13ntial major damage. As I wrile this leuer,
I can tell you the city of Culver Ci1y. where 1he
Mother Church is located, has condemned the
building. It is tlic initial opinion of a reprcsen1ative
of a licensed structural engineering firm Uuil we
"'II hnvc lo demolish lheentire building. lk-cause
UJC sanctuary "as still under coo.siruclion, ii was
impossible Jor the Los Angeles Church to secure
earthquake , n,urance. As a resull of that. none of
the struclurul damage will be covered. Al tltis
point that means that lhe congregation of the
Mother Church owes $3 J0,000 on a piece of
property where the currenl huilding is umtsablc.
Lasl Sunday the congregation met in a television
studio sound stage in Culver City. There was a
strong spirit of support and hope am,Hlg lhc 250
people prcscnt.
PAGE4
This is 001 the first time that the ~lolhcr
Church bas faced a crisis around proycrty.
Twemy-one )Clll'S ago, our property here rn Los
Angeles was arsoncd and burned down lo lhc
ground. The congregation then mare up iLs mind
1ha1 we would rebuild. We did it then with lhc
financial help of congrega1ion members and tile
small number of lilUe ~ICC's tloa1 ex.isled ot that
lime. I ask every Church in our Fellowship to
prayerfully consider a cash 1~cdgc to help the
Mot.her Church rehuild or buy new property in
Los Angeles This is the congregation that gave
birth lo all of us who arc a part of the Universal
Fellowship. As Mother has helped us in the past,
Jct' s do our best to help our :l-1olhcr dunng this
lime of ooed. Please help - because e1•ery penny
counts, as we give the Mother Church in !,OS
Angeles a langible gifl of faitl,. Please mate
checks payable to MCC-LA and send them 10
MCC-LA. ~ Washington lllvd. Culver Oty,
CA90232
With God's and)"'"' help we ean ,mrvivethis
crisis.
InChris1.
Rev. Troy Perry
POETRY READING
Dear NVN.
Woold )OU please run this acl iu lh<: pcroooals
sec1ion of your publication? If ii C06ts an)1hing,
please inform me!
O.W.M. summer blond, blue eyes, athletic
bui Id. smooth and clean with a southern accent.
Need someone who is genuinely ,.;11ing to help a
have nol. Will relocate for a loving relationship!
Please send SASE. Will answer all G.M.s!
-Kenny White #85969(?)
PO Box 128
Kentucky State Penitentiary
Eddyville. KY -12038-0128
(?) ( Please note: Prisoner I not dear. If nol
correCI , please send corrected informa11on.)
Dear New Voice:
I am l'Cry interested in placing an ad in )1>ur
neat publication. I Jmvcvcr, I am unable to tnY for
I am presently incarcerated l have nc1·cr placed
an ad before and I give my word 10 respect all
olhcrs. A pen pal friend would be a grcall)
appreciated gesture 1 help case my loneliness.
0
26 y.o. gay white male. 6' I", 175 lbs. brown
eyes, dark l•lir. clean and in great 1-.,.'lllh. Presemly
incarcerated. Seeking Others for friendship and
1xl6sibly more! All wnte.
Joe Moo1gomcry 1830?8
PO Dox 128
Kcn1ucky Slate Peni1cntiary
Eddy,•ille. KY -12Q"8-0128
Ili,
Thank you for printing my poetry in the
January issue. Here's some more )\)U can use
perhaps for the Match New Voice. I generally
enjoy the poetry in lhe mag;izine and c1on· 1 mind
showing ii lo 'straight' folk as well
If anyone's into it, we ( a bunch known as
"The Writer's Oro11p)" have a once monthly
open-mike poetry reading at Kilgores. 3225
California ( 004 soktly a "gay" place bit friendly.
so don· t Jet that stop you.
Sincerely,
Arlen
Respond to these writers In
communlcallon only. Do not send money
or other requested items. Please be
responsible ror yourself and your n,i;pome
to the prisoners.
PRISON
PROJECT GETS
LETTERS
Dear New Voice ofNebraska,
My name is William Paris, and I am
incarcerated in Kernucky very lonely. Am writing
you to ask, "Would )'OU be kind enough 10 poblish
1he below listed ad in your maga1ine for me'!
Thanking you in advance.
C'.atch my eye. I lope this catches yours.
Lonely. B.M. honest. open minded. Seek some
one wl•> likes lo be adventurous aoo Ullderstand.<
friendships comes first . You won'I be
disappointed. Waiting!
William Paris #765-J5
Kentucky State Penitentiary
PO 13oxll28
Eddy1•illc. KY -12Q18-0128
Dear &!ilor,
Currently I'm an inmale here al lhe Kentucky
Slale Peni1en1iary loealed in Eddyville, Kentucky.
I write U> you in hope that you would be so kind
a< to assist me in my efforts 1 enlighten my
0
burden of loneliness by publishing 1he below
listed ad in your publication. Due to my present
situation of being incarcerated as well as being
many miles away froro home it has become vel)'
difficult for me to meet new fnends and lhc
moments of loneliness sometimes become
unbearable. So al this time, I will cl06e wilh hope
that you will consider assisting me in this maucr.
Thanking you in advance.
G.B.M .. healthy, honest. faithful. romantic.
good sense of b1unor. Seeks 10 explore new ideas.
stimulating conversation. Anybody 1ha1 care., to
write and can appreciate my e.xolic 1~11ure and
astounding beauty can write to me.
Rodney Lancar Shields $R8365
PO Box 128
Kcnlucky S1a1e Peni1en1iary
Eddyville, KY -12038 0128
Dear Sharon.
I received my first issue of The New Vo,ce
(Jan. 94) tonight and would like 10 personally
1hank you for laking the lime oul of your busy
schedule m read my lencr and pnnl my ad in )\>Ur
magazine. I really do apprecialc 1l. I will be
iocarceraled until 1-96 for sure unlil I meel lhe
JllrolC boord and I am eligible for release. I would
be OI06l !ITT'leful if you continue h>scnd nic )OUr
publicalion. Again thank you for your
consideration. You· re one in a million!
I rcnmin.
Respectfully & Sincerely,
Joe Heiser 1109619
PO Box 128
Kentuc~,· State Pcnitcnlial')
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I fow·s ,our mone, holdine our?
I kno\\'·111at"s a ruJcqucsii,m. That", \\h) I
asked 11.
It SCCIUS we' re trnmcd frum
llTCwl'K !\\1~ncss lO
talk aho111 vur se'I: lil'cs (Sex Life'? \\'ho has
lime'?), preferences (\\'hy, yes, I would prefer
some), and our oricntmion (Wh.11do Asians know
thal I don'f!) \\'c arc cnct.)uragcd to dirulgc the
fu,ictionality (or lack thcM>I) of our li>unding
families in the name of 01,cllll(..>s.s and ht>1,e,.1y. (A
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ff )OU don't have any, you're in real trouble.
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What they mean b)' Socio-Economic lnOuencers,
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Last week I listened lo a friend with a nice
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one chapter at a time. C\'Ct)' time she \\'Cnt to the
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Which didn't lhrill my ()1/rer friend. the bmkstOfC
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run bis business as a noo-prolit organiwtion.
f-om1crly, comfortable acquaintances ha, c
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Rented to fonnerly comfonablc acquaintances
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�Comumed from prm'iuus pdg('
holiday turkey \\ilh. So we go our own way"
preferring the exhilaration of hving on 1he edge.
Only no\\ a 1 nf us arc having a hard lime
01
telling which side of the edge we're on. (Met any
afOucnt gay or lesbian.. . oh. say ... real estate
agents lately'/ Mc either.)
.
But it's not somcthin~ we 1nlk abOut with
each other. It's way too private. It's easier to
reveal the true meanin~ of your buml''" sticker to
strangers lhan the rcahty of your dw1ndlinj! bank
bulancc to friends. A growing pri,•ate concern in
the community.
Arc we worse off lhan any other part of 1hc
population'/ Maybe. Because you can't call on
rich relatives (or any other kind) in emergencies.
when lhev· ve disowned you.
So here's my thought. see... (lt's modeled
after the Ath-ertisi11g Industry Emergen<·y Fund
in l. A.. a highly enliglUencd and evolved cooccJX
called "taking care of our o wn-~ Jves".) It's a
fund created by everybody tossing in ten or twcllly
bucks. It's locally managed and a,·ailable to
cover small cmcrb,cncics. Ukc a new lr.lmimission
or no job. Or a foreclosure banging on one more
mortgage payment. Ifs a little-things safety net
for the most economically vulnerable. Us
Someplace to twn when a bank won't touch you
and you· d never consider food ;1amps. Or you' ve
spent them already. Not for big cmcrgcncic.s.
Other agencies handle those.
This would be a very private fund where
asking has oo stigma. Without a huge COl'Offiillce
ol blabber-mouth judges equating your personal
worth with your 11et worth. A community piggy
bank where. if you need it, you ask. And if the
fund has it. you get it. You agree to pay it back
when you can. And you do. Because you might
noocl it again. Or someone else might need iL Just
that simple. "Family" helping Ou! "family".
Nm,·, I have to lcll )UU, I don't have Idea One
aboul the lcl/'llity of something like this. Or how
to slJucture it Or what tlx: tax ramifications are.
A LOVE WITH A
VISION .....
OF FREEDOM
That's where you come in. 1 want you l<> think
ahoUl how you could accomplish U where )OU
tis
Inc. Then I want you to do it. J11~l that simple.
Because it's way too cmbarrJS.~ing 10 ha, e
somcone throw a benefit on your behalf, aod way
too scary iflheydon' t! And becallse ""ought to
have some place we can tum when there's no
place to tum to. Some place easy, accessible,
non-judgmental, not mired in unneighborly red
tape, and ours.
Sodo it for me, wouldja? Don't write to ask
my permission. Just 1,ut it into place withoul all
1he strum, drang and high drama of being
politically right. Then let everyone know what
works and what mistakes 10 avoid. We can learn
from each other, be there for each other, and make
a small safe corner in a world that actually
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"Thank your for sluiring !"
• 1993. Shelly Rubert.s. All Rights RCS<.'rVcd
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�CAPT. RICH RICHENBERG, USAF
by Martin Alan
WhcnCapl Rich Richcnberi of the \:.s . Air
Force talks about role models, 1hree names come
to his mind: Joe Steffan. Keith ~lemhold '1nd
TmcyTlk>nlC. Richcnbcrg hasJ<>lled their mnk,,
- ;ill four 11'n-c g<>JlC Uurn1gh military discharge
proceedings for the sole n.-a.,on Uiat Uiey are g.1y
The 36-year-old Richcnberg grabbed
headlines in the Heartland last Dcccmhcr "'""'
he" cot before an Air force Board of Inquiry at
Offutt Air Force Hase. Nebraska. The board
recommended a ~cneral discharge. While
Richenbcrg hardly coosiclcrs himself a political
ac1ivis1, he makes it clear that he is not going 10
leave the military ll'ithout a fight. "I want 10 stay
in the Air Force. I h.a\'c an cxlr.lordinary career
and I don't want to gi,•c that up," Richeabcrg
roccnUy told The New Vowe. His goal has alll'ays
been 10 stay in the Air Force and continue his
flying duties. The fate of tus rune-}ear career in
the militan•awaits tlie decision hy the Sccretal)'
of the Air t:orcc.
The electronics warfare oJTiccr. who served
in the Persian Gulf War. ,;aid he had received
suti.1.,n1ial support since his booed ocaring. Some
of the support has come from direct contact "''h
Steffan, Mcinhold, and Thome. Richenberg said
they have created a network of support for
servioemcmbcr<; who arc facing the reality of the
pul1C} of discrimmation against ga)S in the
miliwry.
A good chunk or support, howe,·er, came
from I lcartlanders- civilian and mihta,y. A ~l'
after Lhc Dcccmber heariog Richenbcrg was
given a desk job and a reduction in pay amounting
10 ahoul $1000 a month. I le dcscril>Ctl going to
work at this new job as an anxious and worrisome
time...On one band they arc great J>OOl~C 10 work
wi1h I trul) believed they would react 10 me as
who I was versus some stcrCOl) ~ that was not
appropriate in the Air l·orcc. Reality met m)
cxpcctatioit,. I was on the monC} with that"
Richcnbcrg said news of lus hearing finally
put a face on the issue of gays in the mil ital')' for
many at Offutt. "llcfore all of this came about,
they would have said honu,exuals do not helon~
in the service. No11 they say b<-c.1tLse they kim
me and kn<i11 1ha1 I ha,·c an excellent sen-ice
record, they no longer feel that way."
Mucbof Richeoberg's support ms come from
his family. lie 1atkcd to his family before
informing the milit:JI') of his sexuality in ~la)
199'.l. Their acceptance was c,spcciall) welcome
news lo Rich"'1bcrg considering the facts that his
famil) had nc1·cr d<SJll wilh the ,~sue hcf<H'< and
that ""'"' ,~· 11x,111 had e1·er stLspected he is im>.
Mc notc<l that he h..is received suppor1 frnm hb
father ll'ho retired from the Air force after 20
years.
I hs sister, Linda Richenbcrn. moved h>
Omaha sc1•eral years ago lo he closer to her
br<~her Th.11
long before Richcnbcrg began
to take a hard look al his idenlil)'. I le described
the relutiooship with his sister as very close. She
has been showing her support ever since
Richcnbcrg fa~cd a letter, while on vacation.
telling his comniandcr aboul his sc"iality. I.inda
,m,
EXON'S RESPONSE
VS. Senator Jim Exon or Nchrask,a
responded 10 tll05C who 1<><ik part in CFEl''s
letter writing campaign for Air force Caplain
Rich Richenberg.
In lellers dated January 28. 1994. faon
wrote: "Thank you for your recent letter
regarding Air Force ca,,cain Rich Richenberg.
I appreciate your concern. The statll, or
Captain Richenbcrg' s discharge is a matter
locally w,thm the jurisdiction of Uic Air force
and 1bc l)cfcnsc Department. Conpcs.s ha,
no role to play in these matters other than
l'riting the underlying laws upon which the
administrath• decis1000 arc made. 1 assume
e
lh:11 Caprnin Riehcnberg is mal<ing use of the
udministmlive and legal appeals available to
him and believe it best that any appeals tic
ma) initiate be allowed to run their course.
Thank you again for writin~. With bcsl
reg;uds. Cordially, J. James Exon"
Exon is on tht: Senate ..-\m1cd Services
Committee.
stO<'>d with lum dunng the hoard hearing and
during intervie\\ s with local reporters
Riclx,obcrg said be is still getting lo laX>11 the
gay comm1mil) in the Omaha area. I le had, Cl')
few gay rnends before the board heanng. Since
then, people from the commun1ly rcrognilcd him
and expressed their suppon . I le has also heard
from still-closctoo gays in the Air f'Orcc II ho told
him they respect him for what has done and
wished the) couldJOm !um - btn thcydoo't want
to jeopardize their young careers.
He is grmeful for Citi1,e11, for l,qt>il Pnicc1iu11
who cooduc1c<l a 1cner writing camp.1ign on lus
hehalf. About -l(X) lcucrs were sent to \\'ashingttln,
THE FAMILY NEXT DOOR
A nalional newsletter - The Family Ne.rt
Door - 10 help lesbian and gay parents and 1bcir
friends celebrate the joys and conquer !be
challenges of parenting, is hot off the press.
The liJst issue included articles abotn sending
children back lo school. corning 0111 to their
teacher.-:, and scleclion., and re,•iews of boo~ for
children from two to ten.
The subjects of fcrtilil) and sperm bank
selection are discussed in other articles, and the
profile of a I) piall fomil) - a dad. a boy, two
moms. and a do~ - sho,, s just how diverse arc
those crcm,og families.
P.c1rcnts. rclali\'CS, and friends also will crtjo)
the issue· s hrst l'ersoo account .. On Being
Godm01hcrs."
.\ rc!!ular colulllll authored b) Dr. Tamar
Gershon. founder of The Rainbow Clinic at Ulc
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questions ahoul
of l)cfcn.sc to take u closer look at his case
R,chenberg talks aboul the respect he ba5 for
the two attorneys who are workmg on his case.
Oneof~lCm wa.sappoi1Kedl0 him by the nulilllf),
I le said C'apt.'lin Jim Ri17es ckJcs no11ow the pany
line. Bittcs tried lo imroducc constitullonal
argumcnL~ durrng R1cbcnherg' s board hearing in
December, bu11hose aucmplS wcreoverruloo by
the mi litlll)'. Bitzes will continue to represent
Ricbeobcrg during military hearings.
His other attorney is retired Air Force
Lieutenant Colonel Tom Kayser. Richenberg
said Kayser, who knows miliwry doctrine well,
will represent him in civilian court. 1lis ~istcr set
up a legal dcfcn.se fund at ~ou1hwes1 Bank ,n
01riaha because of legal expcrLSCS and because of
the reductiun in pay. Funds. he said, can be
mailed to: l,i nda Richen berg , I tOSouth -19th
Strccl, #206. Omaha, NE6R132
The defense fund began in an unusual wa)'.
After all the publicity ahout the hearings,
Richenbcrg's sister rccci1•cd a note of support
and a$10check It came from a neighbor "oo
wro1e thal while ii may not be much. she hoped
the money could betp. Richenbcrg said he ncser
met the nei~bbor and was 1ouched by her offer.
Richcnbcrg offered this advice for those who
may he confLLsed abt)Ut their sexuality: "You
"""" 10 be honcsl to yourself. Put )'>Ur fear a51de
because you'll ne,.er be healthy until you do
Uiat. .. The fir.II person he went to was him.self,
,md then he did some research "I t(l(lk a real!\
hard look and started ~1lking to my family abotit
11. They' re very supportive." Then be startc'd
talking 10 bis very close friends. lie sa,d he
considered himself fortunate in that he I.is nnt
had an) negative c,pericnccs- ,\ith one
excep1ion. "I had some friends of mine who arc
g'Jy, bul not \'Cry open about it. I think Ux,y kind
of shied a\la) f'rum me because of Lhe publicity."
A lot has happened in the past vear for
Richenbcrg. He said he I.IS no regreLs: I le has
onl) hopes which "are supportt'd by not rnd) Uic
ga) community but the straight commumt). Ry
their positive re:,ponse h> the issues rnvoh·ed.
Uieyaretelling me ·yes, youdidthcrighllhing' ··
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Chuck C1rassley of Iowa rcccn•cd some of the
letters a5 well. Richenbcrg said the leltcr-1,ntin~
cam1ia1gn may ha\'c con,~inccd the Dcpanmcni
medical
and
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THE NEW VOICE
�MARCH
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1 9 9 4
�LARRY WISEBLOOD, FOUNDER OF THE NEW VOICE
By Sheron Van Butsel
In i 97~. I;my \\'iseblood led \ht: nKwe 10 create
a publication ·which would Jlt"O"ide a channel f,>r
the creative talents oflhccx•mnunil). On Sundl).
Fchruory 6, J was able to intcr\'iew him at his
home in Lincoln.
SI IARON-Thank )<'lll for lllkmg time lo 1alk
with me.
LARRY - Thal' s line The stOI) about how 71w
New Voice was slarted is in the early issues.
especially in one l "rote for the first w111ivc1~1r)
issue. We wanted to focus oo being crcati.-e and
provide a place for people 10 express their
creativity.
SHARON- Actually, th,1t' s one of the question.<
I wan1ed to ask you.
LARRY -We sec the flack you guys still gel
about "Why don' I you print more news'!' but we
never intended that. We always wanted it to be a
creative magazine format, OOI a newspaper.
SHARON-That's what we still try to focus on.
LARRY- This Isl Annivcrsal)• issue sa)S it all.
Evct)1hing' s right here about how it all began.
SI !ARON- wc·,e pulled the anicles
of that
issue and included them in the 10th Anniversary
Souvenir Pull-Ou! Section. I had to do some
editing to get them 10 fit in, but it was worth it
You've got the history beautifully docwncnted.
LARRY - I love some of the covers we did r,.the early issues. Some of them were so well done
aud done especially for our rul>lication. Rack
then Dave Hu,,lllk did 1110,1 o our u)vcrs
SIIARO:sl-1 know some of lhc covers causro
°'"
some controversy.
LARRY- There was a lot of controversy in the
early days. A lot of it was over the lawsuit and it
caused a lot of hardship for The New Voice. Out
one or lhc. hardest 1hin!fS we dcall with wns the
divisiveness bct1,een the commu11i1y-wc had
women ag-Ji~ men. A lot of it wa5 about public
sex and about an editorial tliat was wrinen. We
loot stMf and we had a lot of women in the
conlll11uti1y woo were really negative. We bad to
get through that. A lot of it was the result of
contro,·crsial writing by Mel Da.bl. Once Mel
Dahl left the publ ication thinis seemed to sclllc
down a lot more. Meo and women seemed to
work better together. There were more policie,:,.
incorporated that we would be very watchful
about what we 1>u1 in ad.'i, about what went we
would allow in lhe pubhcation.
Some people called ii censorship hut we decided
ii was not censorship. but just plain being
responsible of women and children unlike what
0
NAMBLA is trying to do. I think you've had 1
deal with them, too.
Sl!ARON-Ycs, hut they've backed off. We
haven't heard anything from them for a while.
They ma) come back, of course. They always
seem to.
LARRY - You need to try to pmh them away, in
a nice way. But. you know. I think some people
feed on cootroversy. like Mel Dahl did I think he
really got a thrill about ming controversial, about
geui ng people to react to what he said. He loved
that. I was aln10>1 coovinced that be would write
about some issue, not because he personally
believed what he was writing, but because he
wanied 10 get a reaction - to get people stirred
up.
When you try to iet a group of people togetJ,cr to
do a publication you have a lot of personalities.
You ha\'c a lot of people who just plain disagree.
I KOO\• that we had that. Al the same time it was
a good experience. The community needed a
publication. We needed a place to be able lo
ch,1nnel our cre,.tivity and be able to let fol ks
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had )our struggles with this, bul )OU c.:.un·1 be
everywhere all the time and I always would teU
indil•idual< that if !here's something you want 10
write, wc· 11 put ii in there. \Ve were always
1
elliJ1l, people that, and then we got blasted for oo
co,•enng local evenlS. But when you' vc gol 6 ur
71
•o!unts-crs. you can· 1do ii all. Thal' s oot )'OU!
fault, and it's n<~ our fault, hut people canl be
CVCt)'Where.
If people really want an all volunteer publication,
tl1<:n they have to work t08('ther and if that mea1is
you 1 ve to wrile an article or take piK~grnphs of
..
something happening in your establishment, then
do iL You don't cry. you don't oomplain. you say
"OK. I realize thal you're shon on staff and""
can nil help each other."
It's like being 11nhappy with organi,ations.
There's a lot of bickering within organizations
and I think if we had more cooperation and lcs.,
bickering it would be a better world That"~ my
philosophy when I was editor and I was always
toghling Uic Rw, or T he Diamond or I was always
fighting The Impcrial C'.oun. Everybody al\\3ys
wanted something done their particular way and
then rumors would get slJIRed. And ooce rumors
got s13rted, even if it wasn· t true, it dido· t matter.
And how can you fig!», how can you fight rumors.
S I!ARON- Whal dreams do you have for Tlte
New Voice? Whal would yuu like lo sec llappcri1J8
in the next ten years.
LARRY-I would Like to see it growing and
know what was coming up or going on in the cxpandi.ng and getting more "olunteers.
community. Before The New Voice we n,1d so SHARON- In any specific areas?
many publications. It was so unstable. l'io one LARRY -Oh, I guess some more of the politics
we used lo have-Point and (',ountcrp<)int and
seemed to know what Ibey wamed.
SI IARON- What do you think has worked for that sort of thing. You know, where people could
1'1,e New Voice. Why do you think they have
share their opinions but differ in those opinions.
survi,1cd'l
And like I said earlier, more on local things, like
LARRY-I think tbc fonnula is to have a staff rc,.1aurJJ1I rc,·iews, and then we could support ow
who can work together even though you ""') Dot gay businesses. J' d hkc to see more color r>ut
agree f<Xl'J, - that the \'Oluntccrs can work bock in the publication. I know ir s expcit~ive hlA
together. I think another big factor is havin~ a it helps spark it up.
sound ru,ancinl base. We worked hard at keeping I don't think you need to get into more ncws - lllc
th.1t lioancial base. espccia!J> after "c pa.id off newspapers, that new newspaper can do that
1hc la,..,·suit. \Ve really made sure we stayed S IIARON-Ycah, they' re doing a prctt) good
within our means and that we didn't have too job of that. They· re bringing a lot of national
many (l0ges or try to put too much c,~or or try to news in. And so far they've lx.-en really good to
put too much in at a time. We tried to keep a work with.
financial base. If we had to have fewer pages, so Larry, for you pcrso11ally, has The New Voice
be 1L If" e had to take oot anicles, we had to. We cootinued to sen·e you'? Co )OO stiU get something
didn't m.1Jreerel}hody happy, but we had to keep ou1 of The New Voit•e !
LARRY -Ob, yes. I enjoy reading it. It has
above water.
I kn<.-...• you guys have h."ld to struggle with th.11. A helped me keep up with events. I enjoy some of
the artjcles.
trca~urcr took some moncySHARON-Ycah, l,c wal.kcd out with lhc entire SIIARON-1 take it \here arc some you don't
treasury - a couple th()usand dc~lars. If it hadn't enjoy'/
been for people on tJ1e steering conuninee who LARRY- Well, I have been a little up,;et with
could make personal loallS so we cx>uld publish some of the 1hings lately, with the back and fonh
the ne.~1 month. we wooldn' t have s·un-ived. Even and unwillingness to work and get along with the
now we don't have a bie bank account but ifs
puhlicatiOIL And all this prisoner stuff.
stable.
..
SHARON -I think that's pretty well died down.
Now I have another question. ls The New Voice There hasn' t been an}1hing else come in this last
staying true to what you hoped it would be?
month. Bui, I 1hink I've kepi you la.lking.Jong
enough. Thank you so much for taking time to
LARRY - By and large.
SHARON-What docs it need 10 do differently talk with nic. On a personal oote I want to say tool
to be more true l<) what you had hoped for'/
we arc lruly gra1cful to you for all you ve done.
'-.ARRY-1 think we would i..ve more reviews- The community owes you a real debt of gratitude
for yo,.- dedication and your b.'lfd work. Without
ll'KWic reviews. radio reviews. J'C.\1auran1 reviews..
We would have things like shopping you The New Voice would 001 exist today. You
oompari.sons-jwt tllings tlllt pooplc would enjoy. laid a soLid base that bas allowed us to survil·e.
We would have more original columns. astrok>gy. LARRY - Thank you. I do have a present for
cooking, things like lhis. All of which we stancd you. r know >')U' vc been looking for these early
out doing hut then 1here were those people who issues and I've hecn saving them for when you
would do something for a while and then move on came down. ru prooobly find some more as I go
and be !!One.
through my stuff.
,\nd then covenng local events. I know )Ou',e S I!AROK-Thanks so much. This is just great.
1
THE NEW VOICE
�SANDY VOPALKA, FIRST WOMAN TO EDIT THE NEW VOICE
BY Sharon Van Butsel
As pan of our 10th Anniversary celebration.
I was pleased 10 be able to interview the first
woman 10 edit The New Voi1·e of Nebraska.
Sand) \'opalka came on staff with the maga1lne
shortly afler it was firs1 published. working on
wimmin' s issues and providing excellent
pbotograpbs for use in the magazine. When
Larry Wiseblood resignoo as editor in February,
1987 Sandy was selected to ftll lhc position. She
served as editor for nine months, from March
1987 10 l)ecember 1987, when The New Voice
moved to Omaha.
SI L.\RON: Thank you for taking lhc time lo talk
wilh me. To s1art off, what is your fa,·oritc lhi.nj!
about The New Voice?
SANDY: As a whole ifs being able 10 take it to
other places and seeing how people respond to
how well it's done and how we' vc been 1n
operation as long as we have. I gw,,; u 1coatinues
..
even today when I'm not directly involved.
SHARON: How about on u more per.;0mI level"!
SANDY· My first cover on the maga1jne. I still
have that pholo framed and hanging in my living
room
SHA RON-Which ooe is lhat?
SANDY - It was on our first Wimmin's issue.
lt'sof1wowom,n embracing. down in the fountain
m·cr at lJNL.
SHARON- You did several covers after that,
didn't you?
SANDY- Right but thai was my fir&one There's
also the memory of signing 1he incorporalion
jX!pers. I was ooe of the first signers and that goes
way back.
SHARON-Those are positive memories. Whai
arc some of the aegative memories?
SANDY - 1 don· 1 know if 1hey· re actually
negative memories but some or the conflicts we
had will1 the slaff. Jerry Peck was a separatist
when I first met him. lie didn' t want women in
lhe same room. But by the time our relatiooship
ended we were very close f ricnds. There was also
some controversy over lhe adult bookstore ads.
SHARON-What was llia1 about?
SANDY - Whether or no110 run ll1e first adulL
bookstore ad and it was a major controversy on
siaJT. Even from major advertisers: "Put it in )Our
magazine and we won' l ad,•enise any more." It
as a major dilemma and we didn't run bookstore
ads for many years.
SIIARON-How was ii resolved?
SANDY-I don't think iL ever really was, other
than the ad wasn·1 accepted. We spent many
hours discussing issues. feelings were hurt and
people were angry. I'm sure there were unresolved
issues but we never put the ad in. It was the
Cinem.1 X booksmre here in Lincoln lliat wan1ed
to advcnise. All in all, the thing lhat still at times
both:,rs me is where we were fimndally when the
magazine rrnl\·ed to Omaha. That was so difficult
to let lhc <.:Orn.munity know that was where we
were UL.
SHARON-Do you have any ideas what
h.1ppcned so 1hai the magazine didn't suooecd in
Lincoln'/
SANDY-It boiled down to one or two people
doing evcr)1hing. We had no energy. Our main
conecm al !he end was jusl getting lhc magazine
OUL
SH,\RON- 1 need to tell you that weowe)"ua
t-.~tdebt.
SANDY-There were mrn1ths when a couple of
us ;a1 in lhis huge room and wondered why the
heck are we doing lhis thing? So it feels "~lndcrful
lh::11 we' re at our tenth anniversary. l rc.mcmOOr
the number of hours it woold t.ake us to do layout.
THE NEW VOICE
To h:wc ii all oomputcria,cl isj11'51 wonderful. We
used to hand draw our la)OUl sheet<. That ought
1 tell you how bad ii was. Using a hand waxer
0
and waxing c,•cr)1hing down and 11sing a light
table 10 make sure evel)'thing was down straight
and didn"t have lines going all over the place. We
pu1 in a lot of sweat and tears over the years.
SMARON-When you were edilor what hopes
did }'OU hiwe for
New Voif'e? What did you
want lo see happen?
SANDY- I really wanted it to be there for lhc
community because lhat wa< lhc one thing Larry
really instilled in me when I work.od with himlhat it was supposed to bedicrc forthcoommwli1y.
The New Voice was lhe ooe thing lhat for a long
time represented the various parts of the
oommwlity and it was my hope to see lhat continue.
So when people said "There are so many people
in Omaha. why don' I we ta.kc it up there?" we
decided to do iL It probably would have died
here. My accident happened a couple weeks after
the magazine left here. Physically I wouldn't
have been able to do 8Jl}1hinjl.
SHARON- What sort of accident did you have?
SANDY - 1 was injured at work and have
permanelll damage to my lower back and neclt. I
was in bed for 3 months so it would have been
impossible to pul lhc magazine out.
SILARON-ls the magazine continuing to do
what you hoped it would'/
SANDY-Yes. I think so, because you can stiU
open ii up and see a lot of different facets of the
commwiity represented in the The New Voice.
Sometimes it's like pulling tectJi to get pt.'Oplc to
partiCiJllte. II' s more than anything else we have
in lhe state. The new paper is trying to do some
local coverage but mainly lhcy' re regional and
national. The New Voice docs cover local
activities. If lhc organi2ations want to write stuff
and send ii in, they'll find it is actually published
in The New Voice. The bars, organizations, and
businesses-now you can see who lhc auomcys
arc that work "~th the community. You can find
it m lhe magazine.
We used to have multiple associate edi1ors.
everyone had their own litlle area_s. It took the
communi1y a while 10 respect The New Voice for
rne
what il"s doing in lrying to be the voice of the
a.>111muni1y. The community needs 10 reeognitc
lhat it" s only going to be the voice of lhe
community as long as 1he conm1unil) wants to
panicipatc.
I'm glad you talked with Larry. I remember for
lhc lon~t time he could!( l be open alx>t.t his real
name. The lawsuit forced him to come oUl.
I'm really happy to see how 11\e magazine bad
grown. I' ve la.ken it to UlS Vegas. San Antonio,
New York City... Whenever l go to a conference
I lry 10 lake a few copies and show them. It's
impressive. We' re from lhe Midwest and see
what WC ha\'C.
SHARON - What would your hope be for tbc
future?
SANDY -Ba~ically, 1ha1 The New Voice \\~II be
lberc.
SIIARON-Docs The New Voice still serve you
as an individual?
SANDY - It gives me an avenue to educale the
ooouuwlity on the topic of older gays and lcsbi:lffl.
rm still excited wren I take it to conferences. I'm
still proud or lhc maga1jnc. I still send ii to
frie~ and to my folks when there is sometbi11g
lhcy net.-d to sec. Ycs, I still think the magazine
serves lhe issues lha1 arc imponant.
I hope the community rccognius that lhis is one
oflhc mos1 impona.oi assets thal we have. People
may find reasons to bitch and complain about it
but I don' I see them out lliere trying to improve il
I know we would say if they think they can do
better, let them try. We can· t be c1·crywhcre for
e,·crybody. Everyone needs to !alee an active role
in making it what lhey think it should be.
SIIARON-1 noticed you didn't use your full
name when you were editor.
SANDY - 1just used Sandy V. II had to do with
my job al the lime. Now I put my name on
evcrylhing. I oon' t have anything to lose. I ~
that is one thing l do regret-that l couldn't be
more open at the time.
SI !ARON-Thanks again for talking wilh us.
It's really been good for me 10 hear what you and
Larry have had I(> say ahout the early days and
about the original purpose of lhe magazine. It
makes nie reel like we· re doing a prcny good job.
TEXAS LESBIAN
CONFERENCE '94 SALUD!
San Antonio's beautiful River Walk will be
the selling for the Texas Lesbian Conference's
(TLC) 7th annual conference. TLC ·9-1 is
scheduled for April 29 through May I and will be
held at the Convention Center located down1own
on the River Walk.
The conference entitled, SALLID' Celebrating
Our Communily, Celebrating Ourseh•es, will be
a multicultural event planned by San Antonio's
culturally di,·ersc lesbian communily.
Keynote spcak~-rs for the confcreocc will be
JoAnn Loulan and Linda Villarosa. The main
en1enainment "~II be comedian Marga Gomez.
Referred 10 as the "Dr. Ruth of Dykc-clom.. ,
JoAtUl l.oulrm is a licensed marriage. family and
child counselor and sex lhcrapist. Site is also the
auU1or of Lesbian Sex, I .esbia11 Pass1011, and her
recent release. The F:rotir Dlllll'e: Bwrh, Femme,
A11drogy11y and Other Rhythms.
J.ule.la \I illarusa is :.i senior editor of Esse1,ce
magazine. F.ssen(·e has a c1rculation of m<ire u..n
five million. The magaime·s mam audience is
)Oun11. upwardly mobile African-American
women. Ms. Villarosa came oul puhljcJy in an
article she co-authored with her mother. Clara.
entitled "Coming Oul for Essence."
Latina comic "Titerlperfooucr Marga Gomcl.
will be the conference· s main entenainmeol l\.ls,
Gome1 ha.~ appeared on R<>sieO"Donell's Stand·
Up SpotJ,ghtiVI 1 PBS· s Comedy Tonight with
-1,
Whoppi Goldberg. A & E's Good Times Cafe
and Hl30" s C.omcdy Special. She ha., opened for
k.d. lang. Linda Ronstadt. Cris Williamson, and
many others. She is best known for her onewoman performance monologue. Memory Tricks
and Alarga Gome: is Prerry. Wwy. and Gay.
Approximately 30 workshops will be
presented. The workshops will cover topics such
as relationships. legal issoc-s. lesbians in bw,incss,
health, sp;ritualil), mullicullural issues and more.
O,•emig)lt acoommodations will be provided
by 1he Crockell Hotel 2.5 blocks from the
Convention Ccnler. A block of 60 rooms bas
bcea set asillc for g,oup ra1e for lhc coulcrence
and will he held until April I.
For further informa1ion call Textures
Bookstore, 2 10-805-8398. or wnte 10 TLC '9-i,
P.0 .Box 12327. San Anlonio. Texas. 78212.
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�IT'S THAT TIME AGAIN
by Brian Bengtaon
Dear Sharon. C'.arla. New Vote,· l;laff. aJ1d all
t ~ looking for the phoue-sex ad,
Jl'sthaltimeagain - the ninthofthemrnxh.
The time when I try to CQOdcnsc my past thin)
da)S into a clear, concise stream of thought. or I
jttst make stuff up for the bell of il Ycs, this is
what happeo.~ when you gi,·e a child too many
sugar-eooted cereals, and make him watch reruns
1lf Make Room For Daddy. I'm oot implying that
my childhood was strange, but Ibis is the fir.,1 year
that I was able to stick my arm out of a m-0ving
vehicle without the fear that a natbod semi-lr\lCk
would rush by and c,u ii off. fl was also the first
lime that I ran in the house with scissor.;, and
watched oolor television with the lights out.
II has been a busy month, what with all those
personal appearances, shopping mall openings.
and posing for my latest series of trading cards
(each set comes with a free mixed metaphor). Out
I did find lime toflll<I myself a boyfriend!!! Yes
Virginia, the.re is at leas! one man left in Omaha
that hasn'I c~pericnced lhe joy of seeing me
naked, and more imp0r1antly; actually wants 10
see me in the raw. I figure if I play my cards right.
by the time his medicine wears off, it'll be 100
late. Ile will ha1·c moved in, opened a joint
checking account, and we will have too much
communi1y proper1y for him to dump me. You
can't be too c.iutious in this day and age.
Other highlights include:
A .) Thanks to bout, of therapy and nash
card~. my roommate now believes that he is
S= Ptmter. If I hear him say··siop U.. lnsaoily",
at the top of his lungs one m(>TC time, I cannot be
legally responsible for my actions. Plus watching
him bcod orcr lo look at his thighs not rub
together is really star1ing lo disturb me.
13.) I ha,• also SIJ!J1ed to joi.n a support group
e
for people who have suffered emotional and
physical trauma from poorly constructed Oarbie
lunchboxcs. We meet at the fir,;t of the month.
sing You'll Never \Valk Alone. and share our pain
and heartache with each other. Ycs, there is life
after a thennos meltdown. but il mkes work.
C.) A religiolls cull from Red Oak. Iowa has
been camping out in fronl of my a('UIIDCnt for the
pa5t lhrce days. Their leader claims that ir you
read one of my poems backwards, Elvis will
appear and i,are you a Cadillac. Guess those
Satanic messages fell on deaf ears. huh'/
D.) My mother has been getting death threats
from the local Greenpeace chapter over her
basement cornl reef. II seems thal they are deeply
troubled over her attempts to provide shark
carlifedge for P\\'A's in the Metro Omaba area.
E.) I run 1ryin~ to teach Ill) cat to run to the
~,as station and get cigarettes. All she docs now
,s lake my money and blow iI oo lottery tickets.
And F.) learned all the words to /l's Rai11i11g
Men. You never know when you might have to
help a drag queen with her lip sync. and a IJ'UC fag
is ah1,• prepared for any true crisis.
ays
l_,gucss I ha1·c rambled long enough. It is now
12:4:, a.m.. and everything is starting to look like
a bod episode of Full House. I keep seeing images
of Jon Stamos_ in my glass of Coca-Cola. .\fayhe
ii was that taco I had for breakfast. or watching the
Smurfs for two straight hows.
As always. I want to thank The New Vtnce,
and the gay and lesbian community for all their
hcl p and support.
I feel like I crealed a mo1sstcr. with all the
Olher poets that have come out of the woodwork
in lite past few months. But theu I realize. if
people only read their own stuff, then we would
only see one aspect of gay life. And we have
oothing if DOI various in our thoughts and lives.
So support your focal poet. because a rhyme
,s a terrible thing to waste.
Lol• of J.ovc,
and thcrnpy
Brian
IF PEOPLE ASK
I'll bang my drum slowly. walk in their line,
follow the advice those free pamphlCIS give.
If people ask questions. tell them J' m fine.
I'll pigeon·hole my life, watch forthe signs;
give no reason to ask how I can li,·e.
I' II bang my drwn slowly. walk in their line.
Try lo accept - it's all a slate of mind,
no past 1 look back on, or wounds 10 heal
0
If people ask questions. tell them rm line.
Oow to the slrnngcrs for being so kind.
tell them it's my chance to learn how lo feel.
I'll bang my dmm slowly, walk in their hoc.
!-how 1hem 1ha1 their Ji1•es all could have been
mine.
accept the excuses they all seem to give,
If people ask questions, tell them r m fine.
Follow the numbers and cbcck off the time,
and cherish the dream that I will still live.
I'll bang my drum slowly. walk in their line. If
people ask questions. !ell them J' m fine.
TO A BEAUTIFUL BOY
CLOSET QUEEN
by Christopher Thomas
by Christopher Thomas
How do I 1ell you
your body will never be enough
to ca.rry )'Our soul,
or that the innocentle.ssness of your skin
will someday clooc the door ·
011 your dearest dream?
The hungry mouths of May and June
will slip like quicksilver into blight
Where you once found green ground
you' II find small deaths in straw.
the blank fcclin,g of a wrinkle's lie,
the briuleness or history.
Yet puber1y must cat through the train
to the final ache,
to lhat frantic moment when the mim,r
mw;t begin its vast calming
1
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He was very pretty.
A little to young to be a man - but I liked him.
Someone said be was barelv four1een
the year u,c swimming coach
coaxed him into the shower
and soaped him down
until their thighs heaved
in hi;t and groans enough
to thrill the antcr of the bones
each time be staged another
kindcrgar1eo of his show and tell.
Out God how my manhood gagged
each time he placed three bobby pins
on the rim of the sink.
(>r a poirof silk panties just undcrthc bed.
the bedroom door slighUy open.
BLOODLINES
I am a strand of DNA.
churning. growing.
plotting out its course.
,\ net work of blood
slowly deteriorating,
carrying the liquid signal
of past mistakes,
a cage of bone and manuw.
holding in lungs
tinted with nicolinc.
I am an audience of nerves,
reaching out. and reporting in;
an assembly of muscle and sinew,
goin~ tluough the motions.
oheymg the commands.
I am skin
st.retched over bone
safe from the sun.
I am the fingerprints
slighUy smudges
and left on the glass.
RURAL TRADE
That first new caress
lo help the dance roll down his face
twangs al you like the first riffs
of bluegrass.
I lis name echoes at you. like the
nighrs after the bar bas clooed,
when all vou feel is the wind
and you \\lish it wa'i a hand.
I lis small town look seemed safe 10 you,
tile rolling plains of home that tanned
his skin, !he unblemished sunsets
tltat flecked his eyes. the sharp
nasal twange in his fumbled opening, and
the ripples in his stomach from
harvCSling the com.
The way he held you, hke a father
holding son, was an answer to a child's
last question before mom turned down
the lights. and said goodnight
You can bring up his picture
in the back of your mmd; the
T-sbir1 worn out of necessity instead
of' the style, Uic tom jeans ripped
by the real world beyond the parking lot,
and shoes bought to simpl) cover Ute feel.
You can remember his smell, the
sharp hint of soap mixed with
the day's sweat.
You can remember the morning after.
"hen he gave his number, like a
child lu1nding his lisr to Santa, and
the care you took to put it in your wallet.
You ju.<t can' I remember why
)OU didn't call oock.
J OIN THE NEW VOICE
F OR ITS 10TH
ANNIVERSARY PARTY.
MARCH 25, 5-SPM
STOSH'S SALOON
AT THE MAX
THE NEW VOICE
�SHE MAY BE FUNNY BUT........ SUZANNE WESTENHOEFER
SI IARON- 1low or maybe why did }UU booome
a professional comedienne?
Sl 'ZANNE-l was going to be a performer no
matter what. Tliaf s what I chose to do as a chiId
The comedy was thrust upon me by my exgirlfriend 3 years ago. She signed me up for a
comedy cla-;s. rd go but 1101 perform. After all,
I was 1,,ay and out, and you can't be gay and out
and be a performer. Finally, the teacher said,
.. You might as well go ahead and do it. You're
not doing anytbi.Jl8 with your life anyway:· So it
was about three years ago tliat I started doing gay
comedy in straight clubs and found it worked
verywetl.
SHARON- ls your oomedy.only for women?
SUZANNE-No. not at all.
I think that.
obviously. if I have au all woman audience. I'll
choose to do some things a bit differently, but if
men come they woo' t feel alienated?
SHARON - ls your comedy only for the gay
community?
SUZA:s/NE- I do it in the straight clubs so
obviously noL
SHARON - You've been described as a very
funny lady with a serious message - what" s the
message?
SUZANNE-The message is that it is OK to be
gay. Out jll'll a minute-I have to ask-liave you
e, cr seen me'?
1
SHARON- No. I haven't.
SUZANNE-Oh, that explains it. I'm listening
By Sharon Van Butsel
to your questions and I just want to break out
laul!bing. You just don't get iL I ~,o into s1rJight
clubs like the Comedy Connection in Boston or
tile Im prov and talk abuul "hat ifs like 10 be gay
in a Slmighl world. I'm trying 10 break down
walls Lhal have been put up for ll~. rm trying lo
say ifs OK to be gay. rm not a gay perfonner.
rm a comic who happens to be gay. What I do is
what you see on TV. I hope todoArscniosoon.
As f0t my comedy. if you're a lesbian, yotf Ulove
it. If you' re a gay man, you' II love it. Jf you' re
a str.iight man or woman. you' IJ love it in spite of
yourself.
The entire act is 00( about being gay- I'm gay
and rm out but lhaf s oot what the act is abott. or
course the entire act is colored by my being gay
bUI thaf S no\ it
SHARON- OK, you· ve just eliminated most of
the rest of my questions. But lei me ask. what
docs the future hold for Suwnne'/
SlJlANNE-J've done a Jot ofTV and there's a
lot more to come, bUI nothing that's in stone.
SIIARON- Anyother words of wisdom for the
Midwest?
No, I li,•e in the Midwest so l doo'L Now J'mone
of you-I lived near Manhallan in New Yori< for
10 years but I live in Ohio now. I live in the
Midwest but I still stand out by the way I drive
SI IARON-So. why should we come see you?
SUZANNE- Because I've never been to
Nebraska and it' II look bad if I come and there· s
mone there. Aflerall. what if I gel famous and go
on the Tooigbt Show in a year0tsoand tell them
how I came to Nebraska and no one came to sec
me So )'OU see, the fate of the stale hangs in the
balance
The Women of the Plains present Sutanne
Westcnhocfer in concert for one performance
only, Saturday, March 5, at 8:05 p.m. at the
Witherspoon Auditonum. Joselyn A rt Gallery.
BIG SHOTS
Aaron Travis bas Jong been considered one
of the most startling and original wnters in the
gay erotic genre. Renowned for his willin~
lo exceed the boundaries of erotica and produce
compelling. fonely-wrougt. fiction from Ilic nl06I
forbidding raw materials , Travis writes in a
singularly unmistakable voice. That voice. and
tile oo-ldds-birred erotic 1ierspcc1ive ii acknsses,
are epilomiJ,ed by the tales in Travis' Big Shots
(Badboy; 1-56333-112-8; S4.95 US1
$5.95
Canada).
Beirut, an exploration of the erotic potential
in the contempor<dry war melodr.ima. and Kip,
which finds its inspiration in the seedy &reetS and
flophouses of Times Square (via Hollywood)
catch Travis at his unexpurgated peak. and
highlight not ooly his celebrated mastery of style
but the infamously dark colors of his detail.
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OPEN NOON DAILY
1019 SOUTH 10TH STREET
OMAHA • 345-1661
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HIV TESTING*
*We urge you to inquire about anonymity
& confidentiality before testing.
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2201 N.30. 0maha68111 (402)453-1433
PASTORAL CARE
AIDS Interfaith Network. 100 N 62. Omaha
Br Wm Woeger 558-3100 (Chancery) 7pm,
Service: 2nd Mon, St Cecclias 4()lh & Webster
1201 S.42, 0maha68105 (402)444-6875
AIDS Interfaith Network, 215Cenlennial
~all So., Rm 411. L incoln 6&51l!,474-3017,
Services: 7pm. 41b Mon. St Marks. 141b & R
Equilibria Medical Center, 544 S. 24.
Omaha, 68102 Call (402) 345-2252
•More Info call Neb AIDS Project 34Z.4233
Douglas County Health Department.
Lincoln-Lancaster Health Dept, 2200 SI
Marys Ave, Lincoln 68502 (402) 471-8065
Alt. test sil.C at Panic, 200 S. 18. 2nd Tuesday
INFORMATION & REFERRAL*
AIDS Educ Project, UNL GIL Resource Cntr.
Rm 342, Neb Union. Lincoln 68."i88, 472-5644
American Red Cross.
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Grand Island-Hall Co Health Dept. 105 East
1st St, Grand Island. Mary (31l!) 385-5175
3838 Dewey, Omaha 68131 (402) 341-2723
Native American Community Development
Corp, 2226 Leavenworth, Omaha, 341-8471
Community Prescription Sernce AIDS Info,
medicine, supplies by mail. t-800-677-4323
Nebraska AIDS Project, 3624 Leavenworth,
Omaha 342-4233 or (800) 782-AIDS 124371
Douglas County Health Department,
1201 S. 42, Omaha 68105(402) 444-6875
Nebraska Association or Fann Workers,
4939 S. 24. Omaha, 68107 (402) 734-4100
G rand Island/Ball Co. Health Dept,
Nebraska Department of Health, Norfolk
Regional Ctr, Admin Bldg 116. (402) 370-3395
HIV Clinic. Univ of NE Medical Center, 600
S. 42nd. Omaha, (402) 559-6681
Nemaha County Health Department,
1824 N, Auburn, 68305 (402) 274-4549
Lincoln Cancer Cntr . 4600 Valley, 483-1872
COUNSELING &
SUPPORT GROUPS
AIDS Care, The Mercy Center, 427 E.
Kanesville Blvd, Cooocil Bluffs. IA 515<B.
au: Colleen Kibbe-Vest (712) 32&-2609
AIDS Support Group: Sponsored by P-.>reots/
Friends of Lesbians & Gays-Lincoln (PFLAG),
Box 4374. Lincoln, 68504, 7pm, 475-2437
Grand Island Area HIV/AIDS Support
Group, Meets 3rd Tuesday, (300) 385-5175
Kearney Ana HIV/AIDS Support Group,
Meets Ist Monday of each month, I'or more
info. phone Barb (308) 234-8183.
Lincoln Caseworker, (402) 474-4243
Nebraska AIDS Project , 3624 Iavcnworth,
Omaha, Individual counseling, support
!05 E. Isl, Grand Island (300) 385-5175
Lincoln-Lancaster Health Dept 2200
St,\farys, Lincoln 68502, 471-8065 Testing,
counseling
Nebr AIDS Educ/frainingCenter, AIDS
education 10 health care professionals. UNMC,
600 s 42 Om aha 68198. (402) 559-6681
Nebraska AIDS Project
{statewide} (800) 782-AIDS [24371
Omaha Office: 3624 Leavenworth, 68105
342-4233 AIDS lloUine, HIV testing, AIDS
awareness. practical support. couru;eliog
Lincoln Office: (402) 474-4243
Central Nebraska Office: 3423 2nd Ave
Kearney, NE 68847, (308) 234-8183
Nebr Dept of Health, 3423 2nd Ave, Kearney
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So. Silber, NorthPlatte69101 (306) 535-8133
groups-confidential locatioos. (402) 342-4233
Nebr Regional Hemophilia Center, UNMC,
600 S. 42, Omaha (402) 559-4227.
North Plalle Area Support Group,
Call: (308) 535-8133
People or Color Consortium Against AI DS
2226 Leavenworth, Omaha (402) 34 J-8471
Western Nebraska HIV/AIDS Support
Group, Scottsbluff, Call (31l!) 635-3606
ScoltsBlutr Co Health Dept, County Admin
Rldg, Gering, NE 69341 (308) 635-3866
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LINK-ON Dome Health Care. 2118 Soulh St.
IB, Lincoln, 68502 (402) 435-0574, Moo-Fri
8am-4:30pm. care, treatment, counseling.
teaching ofJUV infected individuals, people
with AIDS. and others: Rick Swaim.. Director.
AIDS ADVOCACY
AIDS Coalition ror Empowerment (A.C.E.).
For anyone living wilh AIDS or HIV and lhose
interested in AIDS advocacy. Call Nebraska
AIDS Project, 3424233, for details.
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Nebraska Civil Liberties Union, Box 81455.
Lincoln 68501. (402) 476-809 1
HISTORIC MEETING
WITH GIL DOCTORS
Newly appoulled Director of lhe U.S. Centers
for Disease C<>nlml and Prevention, David
Satcher, MD, and Associate Oirector for I IIV,
Jim Curran. MD, convened a meeting with the
leadership of the American Association of
Physicians for Human Rights (AAPHR). tho
natiooal organi1,11ion of le.~bian. gay and bise,,ual
physicians and medical students. The two hour
session was Dr. Satcher' s first meeting with
representatives of the lesbian and gay oommunity
as head of lbe COC. Representing AAPHR were
Presidcot Kate O' Hanlan. MD; E.i<.ecllive Diroctor
Benjamin Schatz, JD; PrcsidcnH:lect Oob C'.aboj.
MD: S<:crutary Stosb Ostrow. MD: and AIDS
Task Force Chair Alvin Novick, MD.
AAPHR urged the CDC to promo<e effective
HIV prevention slralcgics for gay men and
lesbians. and 10 promulgate a policy on 1-0Vpositive health care workers that is based on
science and nol hysteria or politics. AAPHR also
encooraged the CDC to develop a plan to ooml:ot
anti-gay and lesbian violence, and lhe high rates
of substance abuse, suicide and other health
problems in the lesbian/gay community.
According to O'Hanlan. ''We were delighted
to have this opportunity to discuss issues of
critical importance lo our community with Dr.
Satcher and his associates. I was impressed by
Dr. Satcher' s conunitmenl to working with us lo
combo! the homophobia that pre,·enlS lite delivery
of vital sen•ices to our community. There was a
consensus lhat we all share lhe same goals. '!be
meeting was extremely productive. I look forward
to an excellent working relationship with the
CDC. Aller twch•e years of official animosity
toward ow community by the previous
adrninigrations, I welcome the open ck>or policy."
Also particijXlting on behalf oflhe COC were
Harold Jaffe. MD. Director of HIV/AIDS,
National Center for Infectious Oiseascs: Jim
Buehler, MD, Associate Director. Division of
IIIV/AIDS, NCIO: Ken Powell. MD. Deputy
Director for Science. Division of Violence
Prevention: l)orothy Triplell. MD. Associate
Director for Minority and Other Special
Populations: and Ron Valdiscrri. MD. Director
or STDmiV Preven1ion.
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individuals have an additiooal source for reliable.
timely treatment information. The lnfoPack.
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infonnation HIV+ indMdwls can use to improve
lhe quality of their lives. Wrillen by top AIDS
activists and doctors, the 16--page lnfoPock
contains detailed, yet easy-to-read articles lhat
cover lbe spectrum of HIV treatments. Copies
arc available for free to all interested parties by
calling Community Prescription Service.
"Community Prescription Service is a mail-order
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�AIDS ACTION TESTIFIES BEFORE CONGRESS
AIDS Action roprcscntath·es testified before
Rep. Henry Waxman· s (D· CA) !louse
Subcommiucc on I lcallh and lhc bw,roruncnt on
the impact of the Prcsidcnrs Healll, Sccurit} Act
ou people with I UV I AIDS. Christine Lubinski,
AIDS Action deputy execu1ive director for
programs. and ""1ro ZanK>ra. AIDS Action boot<)
member and pcrsoo livi1J$ wilb AIDS (PWA).
testified on the urgent need for compreheosi"e
refom\ of the current health care sysiem.
Lubinski identified key components of the
Administration's plan - uni,•ersal coverage.
guaranteed benefit, package. affordability. and
choice - which must be presen•cd by tbc
Congress if national health c.,re reform legislation
is to be meaningful to Americans living wi1h
HIV/AIDS. Additionally. she identified the
preservation of vital public heallh categorical
programs. such as the Ryan White CA RE Act.
and anti-discrimination protections as non-
negotiable as \he debate on heallh care reform
unlolds m Congress.
Zam<lrn told the subcommittee members about
his challenges as a J)Cffl(JO living with AIDS to get
medical c.1rc. "My doctor and I have a good
relatiooship, and I trust her. Until this fall, she
was \\illing to accept poyn1<:ntof $JOO a month
for my medical care. Rut now m) T -cells have
dropped lo J,l(), and m) doctor need~ me to he
able to pay for numcrou~ t~ls and medicatiort I
don' t wan110 retire at the old allC of 21 in orderto
go on SSI and become elih,ible for Mcdiciud.
Even if I were tu retire and go to ~·lcdicaid. my
doctor docs not acccpl Medicaid and I would oot
be able to choose ph) sician, best for me."
"The plan is ultimately passed by the
Commiucc and the C
.ongrcss and signed into law
by President Clinton may not take effect soon
enough to prolong my life, but I hope it will mean
that no one else will have to go through what I
have been through," Zamora concluded.
AIDS Action Council. founocd in 1984, is
\he only national organization devoted solely 10
advocating at the federal level for more effective
AIDS f')licy. lcgislatiooand fwxling. The council
represents more than I000 community-based
AJDS '""''ice organi1.ations throughout the United
States. The fight for health care reform is the
council's top priority in 199,1. AIDS Action has
been studying the impact of proposed reform on
the 111\1/AIDS community and implementing
strategics to safcgua,d the community's needs.
GUIDE FOR HIVINFECTED HEALTH
CARE WORKERS
The American Association of Phy<icians for
IJurnan Right< (AAPI IR). a national orimnil.3ti,,n
of lesbian. ga) and bise,uaJ phy,icians and
medical students. aJUlOUJlCed in il<publication of
The legal Rights a,,d Obligations ofHIV-Infected
Health Care Workers. Tbe guide was a joint
project of AAPIIR and the J\ational Lawyers
Guild AIDS Nelwork. uodcrwrittcn b) a generous
grant from \he BAPI tR founda tion. Written b1
Oregon attorney Elise Gautier, the question.and.
answer guide examines the many legal
ramifications of being HIV-p05itive and a hcaJU1
care provider. The 47-page guide pro,·ides
information on employmenl discrimination. state
policies on HIV-infected health care wo~kers.
informed consent law, pnvacy and conf1de11liabty,
and insurance issues. The guide is available from
the American Association of Physicians for
Human Rights, Z73 Church Street, San Francisco,
CA 94114, phone -115-255-4547. The cost is
$10.00 to the gcnernl public and $5.00formembers
of AAPHR. Checks should be made payable to
" AAPHR-MERP."
Anonymous
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Just call the AIDS hotline for
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Omaha, Nebrasls.l 681()5
AIDS Hotline: 1-800-7S2•At0S. in Omaha 342-4233
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CAMP SISTER SPIRIT NEEDS YOU
The fem1m,1 rclreat Camp Sl\tcr Spint """ Inc at or visit the property arc h.,ra.,~ and
continues to he the targc1 of nn11 -lesbian lhrcalcned b) o,en resident, at the geneml st0«.
harnssmenl and uumudauon m the small !own of 1ICndl) and others oonunuc to insis1 lhc) "Ill
dnvc Lhc women and f"Olllp Sister Spirit Imm
0l'cll, MissiS-<oppi
Wanda I lcnson. a oati,·e}. fissi..,,,ppian. and tO\\ n
'fhe FBI launched an rnvestitation io the
ter pru-tner Brenda I lcnson. a long ume resident
o( the state, hou1ht a 120-acrc (am1 10 July to . ,olal,lc situation ,n Chen. \hssissippl The 1131
establish a retreal and cducauonal center for onob.Jled lbc inve<li~ alltt Brcnc:b and Wand,
ond1viduals and groups ba1thn1 se,ism. I lcn~n of camp s,~cr Spmt rccc,vcd a threat
ht,mophobia. racism. illiteracy, domestic violence 1Juoogb the U.S. mad." lucl, i, a federal olTcn,,e
On Jan. 11. Uoc I IC1
lSQILS receinxl tllnlU!f.h the
and more. Si,1 Spirit. Inc. has pro,•idcd a food
cr
bank. clothing distribution. couno;cling and mail n defaced news artoclc aht>Ut themsch·~"' and
referrals. among Olhcr services. m Gulfport. ,amp SiStcr Spinl "11h a lhrcatcmng mc'l.sagc
hand-" nllcn beneath the 001inal hcadhnc.
Moss.for sevcml )ears.
fhc ~alional Ga) and Lesbian Task 1-m:c,
One o, ell resident. J D llcndr>. in
(~GI.Tl') forwarded n cop) of the letter to the
COOJUOCUOO "''" Bapti>t mimste" from around
l S Dcportmau cl J....ucc Jan. 12. followon!! a
the area, orgarut.cd I\\O hate-rnlcd IO\\O meetings
to wndemn the women and scheme ways lo oust mcchn!( ~GLT!' attended Ille same d.l) "1lh lhc
tht: "omen from lown Meanwhile, the retreat Jusuce IJc(mlmcnt to discuss federnl mvnlvcnocnl
and Ille J lcnsons rove received numerous threats. on lhc si1ua1io1L Jus1icc oHicials snid al 1he
orientation i;. not
A dead dog was dnlpcd over their mailbox in mechnj! that becaw.e
~o•cmber, armed men ha- c been found included in federal en 11 nghl 1a..-,. lhe agent}
trespassing on the land. a telcphooc lhrcat was could only launch an '"' C51Jga!IOD ,r Uocrc arc
rcccl'· cdChnstma.-, 1:vc, a bomb lhrcat "as sent , 1ola11ons of Olher ~nerall> applicable fcdcral
I>> mail. signs nnd rainbow flags m:irkmg Uoc slalulcs, such as mad or phooe threats.
NGI.TF agreed to rorward 10 the Jus1icc
11ropcrty arc rcpcalcdl> stolen. and mosi women
.,.,,ual
Dc(>'.1rtmcnl dcta1ls o( , 1olcn1 and tbrcatcm~
iJ1C1de1x, auned at the Hel\SOO\ 'iO Iha! the agellC)
could dc1crmine whclh<:r an) of the inc1dc1W1
v,olalc t'e.lcrul crimin;of code and could be cau,,e
for an 1mc,1iga1ion Followin!? the mcchn8,
1'GI.TI · contacted Uoc llcnsons and rccei,cd a
~ I hst of 1nc1dtnt., 111rj.'<'ling them and
Camp S,sler Sptnl. as "ell a~ a C.'P} d the m:ul
thrco1 NOl:l'F fornardcd lhc information
1mmed1atef) 10 Uie Jus11cc Department. The
llensons also directly contacled lhe HII m
Mississ,pp,
"The A31 inves1igat1
0111s an important ~,cp
to"ards insuring the saftl) and nghts of the
I lctlS(~: said Robin Kane. NGLTF Puhhc
lnformauon \lanagcr. "~Gl:rl' conunues 1,,
Slfcs., the need forth<: Altomc) General todutct
the Communil> Relations Sen ice to mcdmte
This s11ua11un highligh1s how the absence of
fcdcrnl en 11 nghlS lal\S 1ba1 include sc,WJI
orien1a11on pre, ent federal agencies frnm
protccllnj! lhe li!f.hlS of P>. lesbian and bi~,ual
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�PLAGAL AND FRIENDS MARCH FOR LIFE!
Twelve Members or the Pro-Life Alliance of
Ua}S a11d Lesbians (PL,\GAL) - one woman
and eleven men -
braved lhe cold and ice on
Frida), January 21, 1994, to join .50,000 other
P\'o-1.ifc activists in the Twentieth Annual March
for Life commemomting the announcement of
Rocv. Wadeon.fanuary22, 1973. Overltalfhad
,..,. marched wider PLAGAL's banner previously,
and fora couple it w:Ls their first Pro-Ufc function
c~·cr.
The PLAGAI. members came from Uo,,100,
DC. l'hiladelphia. and Central Pennsyh·ania.
Additionally. a 20-year old Gay man wit? was
unaw•re of PLAGAI , had prepared a gay-onented
sign and boarded a bits to witnes.s his support as
a P\'(>-1.ifo Gay 11Ul1~ expecting to be the only one
- bm he w-JSn't, Towartl the end of the Rally, lte
discovered PLAGAL and joined up.
PLAGAL mel at the staluc of Benjamin
Franklin in front of the Old l'o6l Ortice, and then
proceeded lo tbe Ellipse for the March for ljfe
Rally. Th.ere we raised our banner of subtle
shades of purple and neon pink. a triangle
surmounted with the image or an unborn child.
At the Rally, speakers rerrained from remarks
even possibly homophobic - a distinct and
welcome improvement over some ("'St years.
faen Congressman Bob Dorruin was positive,
upbeat, and rocusoo on saving oobics. oot lighling
homosexuals.
PLAOALdi.stribuwd a new brochure All Ope11
Leuer 10 the Pro·Life Movement by PLAGAL
activist Chuck Volz of Phi ladelphia. V,)17., an
allorney long active in the Pro-Life movement
who has represented several arrested in rescues at
Abortion Clinics, is theadop(cd father of two and
the President of a Crisis l>regnancy Clinic in
Philadelphia.
Vol,. argued 11,11 the l'ro·IJfe movement musi
"remember that the mission - the univ mission
- of the Pro-Life movement is to save the lives
or the unborn and rescue rheir mothers from a
brulal victimiz.1tion."
"Indeed, bOlled down to basics, the mc.~gc
of Lesbian and Gay community and the Pro-Life
mo,·emcnt is the same: All human life deserves
protection and rcsJn,1 simply bcolusc il is bumrui.
It is a simple nx:ssagc, but oooc the less profound"
Volz continued, " Indeed the growing sc,cntilic
evidence that homosexuality is genetic may
confront boot anti-gay Pro-Lifers and pro-abortion
Lesbians and Guys with a similar djlemma:
Whatever will those myopic thinkers do when
confronted with abonioos that arc being done
because the unborn child has been determined to
be bomose;,tual'/"
Straight Pro-Lifers were genemlly friendly
and cnoouraging, asking for Open Leiter brochures
and shaking hands. The ooc individual woo maclc
a remark about "Sodom and Gomorrah" was
noticeable primarily because he was unique.
PLAOAL members amiably debated with several
marchers who tried to convince them to abandon
our homosexual ways. Because the debaters
were moli,·ated by obvious - if in PLAOAL' s
opinion somewhat misguided - good will, the
exchanges uniformly ended with mutual wishes
of thanks ror being Pro-Life and ··aoo Bless!"
Many marchers openly requested brochures for
Gay and Lesbian siblings and friends, which
veter.ui PLAOAL marchers did not recall from
picvious years.
Concerned Women for America. i11 lhe past
oiienly hostile to many Lesbian and
initiatives,
'"Y
was reported in the IX' media to he '·proud to
Janet Parst.i.11 ,
assistant to the president of CWA, stated, "\Ve
W<)uld welcome them with open arms. If lllcir
",,rk witll pro-life homosexuals".
singular catL~e is pro-life, we· d march an)1ime,
anywhere with them."
Toward the end of the March PLAGAL
encountered Tony Fal1.arano' s operation,
Tmnsformat,on Ministries claims to transfonn
Lesbians and Gays into SmtighlS. Each group
,1ood behind its respecth• banner on Constilution
e
Avenue while Falwraoo pumped "inspirational
music" on a boom box. Falzarano invited
l'LAGAL' s members lo join his group. No one
volunteered. PI.AGAL members waved and
replied ''have a nice day" - bemused to see that
Falz,u-JilOwas confused as to who w·,1s in need of
help. PLAGAL had come to speak on behalf of
1bc unlx)nt They were equally proud of the Gay
and Lesbian sexuality and of their Pro-Life
advocacy.
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�LOCAL NEWS
CFEP HOSTS SUMMIT
CONFERENCE
H.G.R.A.
HAPPENINGS
By Sharon Van Butael
f:.uj!Cnc ,\lahooci Stale f"Jrk I\ n.~ lhe site of a
"Summil Conference·· lioslcd b) Cili.rens For
Rqwl PmlCdH)D on January 2') The conference
brought l~lher ,l() JcadcN fnlln al least 1-1
differenl orpnu.aoons seo ang lhe Pl lesbian
bi 1ransgcndcr oommunil) of Nebraska. The
conference focUM.'<I oo oct,.ork:mg. adcntif) ing
oommon area~ of concern, and oonsidcnng
10 mecl lhesc concerns.
Participnnis "'•re welcomed by Ne,•a C'A<.inc
of CFEP. "ho Ihen introd=d l'al Phalen, CoOlair of lhc Plumhsm Cooncil o( l S West. l'nl
rene"edsomcofthc hist°') cl'lbc ga) lesbian
communal) an l'sebrask:a. stressing 1ba1 "e bad
not realli come ~ , ery far m lhc 25 ) ea,s since
Stonewall Many or 1he issues we face !Oda) arc
similar to the ones being add.res..~ <»rer 20 yea.N
IIO\\d)' Panncrsl
Madame X an lhc saddle to 1111 )OU III on all
the goinis on al lhe HO I{ \
Ourfustsho\\ (I 22)sure\\:r.al1<1<1• J)wj~
a gn,al part lO our ~-pccial pcrformcr. Knss:ie and
the lcrrific Tomhn>•' l"alrick (\Ir II (i R \ .),
Duane (Mr. II Cl R.,\ Isl Runner l p). 1he
rabulous Inga, Joun and m)sclf g.nc our all and
~a,•c slrnij!hl from lhc hcan. The sh,m roi<ed
$J J6.25forCFhl' and $1 16.25 for N,\I' Kassie
also donaled $IL~ of hp,; frum a SJ1<.'C1al number
Jll'>l for !':AP, I hank )OU Kassie•
In Februaf). II c; R.A. Dl('l a1 1:x-• for our
monlhl) m<Uang \\'e d1SCusscd cstabl,shang an
audll cornmiltcc 10 check lhc boots qua11crl) and
19 SENATORS EARN
100% VOTING SCORE
The Human H1gh1s Campaign l· und. lhc
11:111011·, lnrge,1 lcsbaun and ga) poli11cal
orgnni,.mion, has given 100 percent scolc~ to 19
i;;e1i.1t<'M" for ,·c.~cs 1aken dunng the fini.1 S4."\'i1on of
tlJC l<Hrd Congress llolh senalors fmm lhc
stalcsofC.ahforrua, lla,.an, Illinois, \fal)land.
and ,~.,. Jcrse) scored 100 percent for rune, Oles
c.151 on IL'Sblan and ga1 ,.,,,ues an the Sena1e.
The 19 semlors \\llh JOO pc:rccn1 ,nuni
records are. Sena1 Doniel K Akaka (I) 111).
or,
Harbaru Boxer (D-C;\), Bill Bradley (I) NJ).
Chn~lnpbcr J. Dodd (I) C'T). Dianne f'einstean
(D ('\),Daniel K lllOU)C (I) Ill), l'A"ard ~1
Kcnnedf (D-\IA), Franl: R l.a ..cnberj! (l).:,...J),
Palnd: Ltab)(D-\,'),HlMardM ~leV.cm:looi
(D-011), 13arbara A M1kuhk1 (().MD), C.. rol
1
a conunitlee to ~ about our chap1cr hc~mg a MosclC) Draun (I)-IL). Oinicl Pntrick MO) nohrul
rncleo in 1996 01mnc. our ~Ir. 11 0 I{ A. ISi (!).NY), P·auy Mum1} (0 WA), Donald W.
ago.
Runner-Up, prc<lCDled us wilh a lellcr Slaling he Riegle, Jr. (1)-MI). Charle, S. Robb (0 V \),
Pal was follO\\ cd b) a panel prc,cntalion an \\all be DWing k> \n,.om 81 tbccndol'lhemonllt Pnul S Sartxmes (D-MD). P'dul Simon (IHI,).
"bicb rcprescnl.all•es of sc,·craJ orpn11.alions We sure will DD~ Duane and" ash h,m the best' and Pllul Wellstonc (D \I')
re,·ie,.·ed cum:ol activities. Rcprcsenled on lhc
~ brougbl ~ was lhc fact ~larch 1s lhc deadline
1'o Repubbcan semlors saxed 100 pcrccnl,
panel \\'CfC the YOUlb Talk !JDC and lhe Coalil.lOO lo pt1 1n a nom1ml1011 for boord of dmx:tor.,.
allhough Senator John 11 C baftt (R-RI) ',OOJtd
for Lesbian and Ga) Civil Righis from Lincoln.
Looking for"nrd, on ~farch 12 we have a pm 8<J'l. Semlor Jim J Jcfft,ru,, (R-\T) scored 881,
along with Catt.ens for f.qual Pm1ec1ion and daod} auction and andoor rodeo in Slorc lor }OU
and Scnnlors Mark 0. I lallicld (R-OH), Bob
Achieving Ne\\ C.aynnd Lesbian l·iadcavors from For lhc auction, nc plun on offering goods and Packwood (R-OR). and Mien Spcc1er (R l'A)
Omruia l,aoh gn.,op shared scone Ol lhc&r successc!, sco ices from local buw1csses and our own each held a 78'1 record Only lhrcc memhcrs of
from lbe past )ttr as well as lheir plans for the II OR.A members I he mdoor m<.lco "'II be the Senate rccci\ cd ,.cm JiCOl'CS. Scnalor Jcs,c
some good old fashaonod fun• Call mp,nJ!, "aid llclms (RSC). Lauch 11urclotb (R-:S:('), and
ciomi.Dg >
ear
After the pond, pcuticiponlS "ere di\ided dog race. sttct ho™', barrel race, and ,keel Malcolm Wallop (R \\\')
mto live small groups and assap,cd the task of shool.ang are lhc e, c,rts plannt.'<I. 1-.nlf) fee for
01uucl Z..nJtale. the Campmgn f.und', l'ubl,c
Policy Oueclor. called lhe session" a water'1lt'<I
bsling areas lhal "ere arnpor1anl to the !l'l}. lesbiun. each c,cnl is rnll) a buck!
bi. and 1rnmgcndcr communi1y The lopacs were
~ Jadamc X has a plcu 10 all of) ou fCillk:rs.
for lesbian and gay ,s.wc, 011 Capilol I lill" und
compiled. and those 5 delcmuncd 10 be Lbe mos1 Please send all of )our AIDS stamp hookco,•ers no1ed several unprecedented actions. f'or the
importanl "ere lhcn lhe focus of lhc afternoon to our mailing address \\'e wa11110 use them for first lame, lhc Senate ,·01cd 10 confinn opcnl,
session. B) lbe end o( I.he da). lhc )Xllticipaols uafl proJeclS, for fundr.u'>CfS! Abo, ,f \OU \\ant lesbian and gay nomiJJces lo apJXllnlmCnts an 1hr
bad de\ eloped ,dcas for mccuni lhc llL'CU> of thc a $JO, 1doocop) of uur Fcbrua1) s"°". oolllaCt e,tclAl'c branch. C'on11n:s,, passed a record
communit) an lhe areas of bducauon for the Ga) J1m at-192-99111
,rcrc:a,c m f~ for , \Jf)S and women's bcalth
research
and HeltrOl'e,ual communilics, Coming Ou1.
Don·1 be a s1rangcr at our ncxl mc:ctmg
Collaboration nnd Coopcralion. l)cvclnping a L\cryonc is \\clcomc tos1t m and sec \\l'(ll \\c·rc
In add1
uon. lhe Scmtc JXIS...cd 1he I llltc <
·nmc,
Resource C'cnlcr, and the Special Needs of YouUa oil ubout 1The 11ex1 meeting is 6:00, \farch 5 n1 Sent<.'1lC1ng Enhancement ,\cl, which incrca,cs
and&nior<
IX", I lope 10 sec )OU lbcrc, darhn'
pcnulhc, for federal crin1e, in \\hich a defendant
The final task oflbc da) "It> lOdcK-nninc a
~ladamcX mten1aonall) selects a \JtUm because ol me.,,
•ocsi step• This d1scuss1on rcsullcd in 1hc
II ORA
t't>lor, rclJg,on. oauonal onim. ctbnical) . nnd
formation of a oomrnilttt 10 plan a stalc,.idc or
PS I "am '" apt~Oj!l/e 10 \hd1eal (aka sc,ual oncntalion. I or a top) of the rcp,><1.
regional confcre11cc to be held m lhc fall This Qutne} \'akn11nc) for gcumg a hnk chlh un has please contac1 the Puhhc l\lhc) Ocpanrncn1 or
HRCI' :U 202 628-IIGO
conference "<iuld bring logclhcr c,cn more S)llfl
parllcipnnL• 10 <.lcl'clop more ~1x:c1f1c ~ools for
c,,ch of 1hcsc area,
A salulc 10 C'MP for an in111al ,1ep lOward
bringing a ooord1na1cd approach lo issues of
\JC<'-0 Panlf) " a,a1JaJ,Je for use ll) lhc ] . hcqucnc) OI Panlf)
for l'\\',\s "'II he
map conccm kl the commun11)
f<~l<Mlllg:
dc1crn11nw ll) :S:.\P \II ,11hcr pe=n, niai
I l'er;ons " 'llh \ IDS
rcccl\ c one l'llntl) per :lO di) JICnod C\tCJll 111
THE NEW VOICE IS
2 ,\ lcmhers and l·ncnd., of MC< '-Om.1ha
case deemed an emer~OC) h) \1CC-O
3 ..\lcmbcrs of lhc 011) ' Lesbian llis«mm l
-I P\\ As roqucsling 11,c,r 1'11nll)'s lhruu~h I\AI'
HAVING A PARTY AND
Tran;gcoder Communal)
"ill arrn,ige " 'itll 1':AP 101~ck up 1he Panll) I n1111
YOU'RE INVITED!!
-I \ Jcmtx.-n; of tlac Grcolcr Omaha Commurnl)
:S:..\J>or ~ dclirCf) from !\.\I' ocrordinJ? lu !hear
mutuall) agrcx'<I upon J>lan 01.her 1ndJ1 >dual,
The New Vmc<' will be celebrating ns JOlh
GUIDELINES FOR PA:\'TR\ l SE
itquc,11n1 a Par•~· arc rt'ipt>m1hlc lor ~Jun, ur
.\oru<ersaf) "1th a special celebralJOO to be held
l I>\\ \son need c,4 a p:mlf) m.,) contac;I, \P
!hell' l'nnlf) horn MCC-0 \Ion. -l n. bcu,ccn 9
~ larch 25, frm, 5 • 8 p.m. al Sl06h', SUk,on in The
M,\,,. Beer und Pw will be prm 1doo. nloog "ilh "ho ..;u in tum conL.'lCI ~ ICC-0 Other pcr;on.s am. and -Ip m Due 10 hnulcd ,1..111ing. ~I('(· () "
dc;,inng a PaJJlr) ;,hould con1a<.1 Carta l'c1cNCn or 11(11 ul~c lo deli\ er Pnnlr) ~
an assortmcnl of liFhl refrcshmcn1, c;alcred b)
He, . .\tauhe,- I lowurd al MCC-0 Mon 1-'ri. Plea.,·e nott: Persons /Mrr11
AIDS who
Aaron ~ hchacl', Catcnn~.
prefer not 111 gll thn1ugh NAP are more than
We"""' IOS3ya special •n,onk You• 1oall bt.11\CCn 9a.m and-Ip m
2 l'l,oons- other thal I'\\' .\s-desinnJ! n l'anll)
.,tktJme to use the Pantry under the guidd111cs
of you "·ho h,.1,·e SllJJPOfted us°' er1hc )ear< and
mlN lme a picture Jdcnt,f1C31Jon IO Jlf'C"<rf "hc:n stattd aoortJ for all olhtr p,,rsons.
"all suppon us m lbe futun,.
PIC3.'ie p1.u, lopo usa-, \\CCCk:brate 10 )""" lhc) request lhe Pant() (J'\\'.\s rcquc,1ang
"'""'" 1011a l'anll) U1mugh N.\Parc c,cm .. from
<'f speaking "llh a :S:c" \'oacc.
--The Stccnng Commillc'C of The N,...., Voice ulcnlll}llll! thcnt..chc,.)
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�The New ,
DC s
6 fO 8. fl/rh 8rreef
Dmoho, ('({ 68 {02
(l/02) 31/1/-3 ,03
Proudly linnounces our Grand Re-Opening
Saturday, trlarch f 2th at 8:00 Ptrl
l,Je have a great time lined up for you, with live entertainment throughout the evening/
Starring:
Craig Poos - Direct from 01</ahoma City
l,Jillie l,Jall - Direct from !<onsas City
,he tom Boys - Direct from Omaha
Ron l,Jalters - Direct from Omaha
and a special Guest flppearan~ by the cast of ~teu.a<f"-· , , Pal4<f etuu"
Plus complimentary Champagne, Door Prizes and much much more.
(for Good Sears Come Early)
Dn thursday Night, trlarch 3rd at 9:30 Ptrl
DC 's proudly presents Omaha's own
lavender Couch - live in Concert
(Small Cover Charge)
Ii/so Dn Saturday, It/arch f 2th at 3:00 Pit/
fhe IIGM and DC 's hosts their annual Indoor Rodeo.
If you've participated before andlor watched, you know how much fun if is. If not, come down
and see what you've missed. fl/so, af 8:30 Prrt, HGRfl will ho8f an auction. Come and check
if out you may find just what you ve been looking for: Don 'r be left our/
Don't Forget Dur New Disco lifter Hours.
friday and Saturday Nights - $3.00 cover:
free Soda and Coffee.
Check Dut Dur Daily Happy Hour and
Drink Specials Each Day
!hanks for helping make DC s
1he Place to 8ef
�NEWS FROM METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY CHURCH OF OMAHA
By Carla
February new b)-1 think we were all still
reco,tering from our 20th Aonh crsar)
Celebration. but now that }.farch is here. well.
f..as1cr is just around the comer.
The first two Saturdays of March. Rev.
Ilowar<l will be conducting membership classes
from noon til 3:!Kl p.m. for anyone interested in
learning roorc abotrt .\,1<.,
'C-Omaha. the UFMCC.
the Bible, etc. rI,ese new members will be
accepted into membership during the Easter
\Vorshlp Scrvic-.;.
Mid-March you arc all invited to join the
Deacons for a St. l'any's Day P.JJty on Satur<lay,
March 19. from 7-IOp.m. Admission is $1 or a
c:aoned good for the Pantry-we are especially in
need of canned fruit. canned meat. juice, toiletry
items. and evaporated or dry milk. Light
refreshments will be served at oo charge. So don
tbe green aoo climb aboard the nearest shamrock
for a magical fight into lhc night and join us near
the blame> stone!
Throughout Lent we invite you to join us for
a Prayer Sen•ioe every Wednesday evening from
6:00 p.m. untJI 6:45. Come JOln us as we reflect
on the role of Lent in our lives today.
Pnlm Sunday, the MCC-0 Choir will present
an Easter Cantata during both Morning Worship
1
TERMS AND
BELIEFS OF AGING
by Sandy Vopalka
In Nebraska tbcre is an e,,1.imated 30,000 gay
people that are 60 years old or older. The term
"gay people" is used because research has shown
that womenover(-.0 that are gay.don't want to be
called lesbian. The terminology is most likely
going to change as we all age.
There is al.\;O concern about the tenn of older.
Research has explained that within the g'JY and
lesbian communities Uuc is a great deal of agcism.
This ageism has lead rcscan:hcrs to discover that
the lesbiaolg;iy community mOSI often hOl<ls the
belief that once soot<XDC is 40 years old. U.,t !hey
are seen as older.
Many pt:0plc have recently spoken of their
beliefs on these two issues, and more input on
these and any issues related to aging must be
broughr forth. Only we can change lhese things
and as we all age we will hring our ideas and
beliefs with us. So the next few years older
lesbians will be called that. Also. the age al which
the community sees people as old \\111 change
too.
~ow there will be a very shon and partial
listing of resources. This type of list will now
appear at the end of at least ooe of my articles. By
reading these pieces, we will all continue to let
our history (herstory) live on.
Copper. B. (1987) Agism m rhe le.,bian
comnumiry. Freedom. CA. Croosing Press
Berger, R.M. (1982) Gay and Gray: The
Older Ho11wsexual Mat,. Uroon: University of
IO\V3
l'riend. R.A. ( 1980) Oa)ing adjustment and
the older gay man. AlrernnJn·e Ufes1yles, 3 (2),
231 -258.
Seng, B. Warshaw, J. & Smith, A.J. (1991)
J..esbr'mu at midlife: The creatfre transition. San
Francisco. Spinster
Services. E•e')1>11C is invited to come and jom in
this time of music, fellowship, and worship. The
~1CC-O choir is directed by Bill B. and
accompanied by Garrell Burton.
At 1:00 p.m. M<X:-0 will host an Ea,1er Egg
Hunt We invite all friends of MCC-0 to gather
the children in tlrir li,·es-sons. daughtc-rs, nieces,
nepl-ews, neighbors, grJndchildren. "hateverand bring them lo our Easter Egg Hunt! We'll
gather in the courtyard just south of the church.
AIXI who knows-the F.astt-'T Bunny may just oop
by while we' re there. Come join in the fun!
Holy Week will be fi lled with special
activities: Fmt the Cantata. then on Wedne.sday
there will be the final Lenten Prayer Service.
Thursday. March 3 1. at 6:30 we will once again
participate in a Seder and a kosher potluck
dinner. Good Friday Service will begin al 7:00
p m, E,•cryooe is welcome
Easter Sullri.sc Sen·ioe will be at 6:30 a.m. at
MCC-0. JOUl us as we cclcbrdlc the rcsum:ction
of Jesus. And do remember to set those clocks
ahead (Spring ahead/Fall hack), cause Easter
may just miss you if you don't. Following the
Sunrise Scn•icc we will have our regularly
scheduled Morning Worship Services. and since
Easter is the first Sw1day of the month, that
c1 cning we" ill 11,wc our 5 f>.m. Polluck Dinner
followed by a 6 p.rn. Won.hip Sen•ice. We invite
you to join us in Ulis Easter Celebration.
February brought us an enjoyable mini concert by the River City Mixed Chorus. A
potluck dinner preceded the w<nhip $Crvicc which
featured R.N. Hedges delivering the renection
and special mt.<>ic. A lia-eof dcs.'iC11 md followship
followed A [.(Jl·e Offering was taken during the
scn•ioe to go to help Rev. Elder Jeri AJ.ltl Harvey
whose home and personal belongings were
destroyed during the LA earthquake in Janua')·.
Rev. Harvey has been in Omaha many times
bringing God's blessings to the MCC-0 family
and friends.
MCC-0 meets for worship every Sunday
morning al 9:00 and 10:30. We offer children's
and adult's Christian Education Classes al 9:00
a.m. every Sunday. Every oth::r week our Prayer
Share (',are Circles meet in homes in Omaha and
Lincoln for a time of growth and sharing as
Ouistians. For infom.,tion abotf these fwx:tions
or if you have any questions about MCC-0,
please give us a call al 345-2563. OUI office is
staffed Monday through Friday from 9 - 4. If oo
one answers. leave a message and we will get
back toyoo!
That's it from my pew! See you in church!
THE MIDWEST PREMIERE OF JEFFREY
IS COMING TO OMAHA
SNAP Productions, a fund-raising support
organization for the Nebmska AIDS Project
(~AP), will prCSCJll the Midwest premiere of
Jeffrey. This comedy by Pnul Rudnick, author of
Mdams Family Va/11es. will be presented at the
rircbouse Dinner Thcal!C, 514Soutb I Ith Street
in Omaha· s Old Market. March 20 through April
2. 1994, for ten performances. The production
will be directed b> Rob Baker. a distinguished
Midlands luminary in the theatre.
The show run will open with a $2.5/person
patron performance al 7 p.m. on March 20,
followed by a champagne and dessert reception.
The remaioing perfom1."lllCCS will begin at 8 p.m..
aid tlie price of tickcts will be $IS/person. The
Firehouse Buffet is available prior lo all
performances for $8.00. Please call tbe Firc/lOU',C
Box Office at (4-02) 3-16-8833 for reservations.
AU proceeds from these pcrformanccs will beoofit
lhc prog,arns of the Nebraska AIDS Project.
Paul Rudnick's Jeffrey is a potent comedy
about a gay Manhattan man who, fearing AIDS,
sweru'l' off se,, then in a cruel twist of fate meets
Mr. RighL who happell5 to be JOY-positive.
Jeffrey is a tribute to tlte enduring wit and
infinite compassion of the gay community and 10
the heterosexual friends and fami lies of that
community. It is a play aboul sex as an invaluable
form of human contact, and it's a play about the
victory of love, friendship, and sweaters over
death.
Rudnick has played mostly 10 cult audiences
as an openly gay novelist and playwright. He
calls gay bumor "an embracing of life in both its
good taste and bad. •. " P.Jul wrote 'The theater
has been devastated by the AIDS nightmare: I
love usin~ the joy of theater to strike back. "
The pnmary focus of SNAP Productions is to
produce and present performing arts offerings
that help 10 create oommwlity awareness of A!Dl,rclated issues. Last September SNAP presented
The Normal Heart, a powerful political play that
took llie buruiug social issue of AIDS and put it
to ltie ultimate test, facing and overcoming our
greatest fear. death. Now SNAP shows its
audiences that healing not ooly comes with l<.'1'1S,
b,n with laug:hlcr as well, through this bilarious
portrait of Manhattan life in the '90s. Jeffrey
captures the illS3Dily of the AIDS era and the
valor of those who manage 10 find 1
0,•e and
double-ply cashmere between hospital visits,
marches, and eulogies.
CHORUS NOTES -By Stan Brown
If you missed ourWinlerC.oocert, ..A Decade
of Harmony .. in Jannary, don't miss our Pride
Concert on June 4, 7:05 p.rn. at tlie UNO Strauss
Performing Arts Center. Our coocert was again
sold out with ve')' few tickets available al the
door. So please contact us now for June ooncert
tickets. If you did oot gct a StaSOD ticket, you may
now purchase one for $6.00 per person. This
season ticket entitles )OU to a space held in the
resen·ed section until 7:00 p.m. June 4. and a
reduced cover charge for our after-concert
reception. Send your check to RCMC. P.O.Dox
3267, Omaha. NE 68103-0267. Our June 4
oonrert. "A Singing Tribute To Pride .. will include
roore favorite selection., from our past concerts
and the World Premiere of our commissioned
pieceoomposed by our former director, Joo.11han
(',olc.
l lelp 11$ continoo lO celebrate our tcotb 9:aSOll
as we also celebrate being gay men. lesbians, and
sensitive family members and friends in Omaha,
~ebraska. If your business or org;ulization would
like to adrertisc in our June program. please
contact me (Stan Drown) through oor Siogline,
341.SING (74<>t). and I \\ill be glad to talk lo you
atxxn our adrnrtising rare., and other information.
Don't forget Closet Clearing IV on Saturda},
June 18. Please let us know hy calling 34 l ~~ING
(7-164) if you ha,•e items to donate after ~1a)' I.
aod "e will be glad to arrange a pick-up time.
Look for the location and time of this event in
future issues of the New Voice.
THE NEW VOICE
�SUNDAY NIGHT LIVE REVIEW
ICON'S ROYALTY TRAVELS
The dance floor at the Max was vacated- and a single spotlight lit up the night
on Sunday. February 13. It was billed as "'Suncby Night Live ... Live-it was.
Ali\'C with talent!
The show. featuring the talented voices of five men, started off with a round
of warm ballads- country, religious, and Jove SOO/!S- Tbe cro" d greeted all the
singers with warm applause and a few dollar tips. Then Adrian livened things up
with a contemporary mix. featuring the popular 'Oooomp. there it is! .. rap tune.
Adrian tried Lo gel the crowd to rap along wiU1 him. Adrian, you mp skills couldn't
be matched!
Throughout the show. one person ke)X the crowd going. It was none Olhcr than
the emcee-Gloria Revelle, dressed in boy drag. GOOd Job!
The best was kept until last-in more ways than one. It was one hit after
another in the last half of Sunday Night Live. R.N. Hedges showed what a great
range he has when he sang U11rhai11ed Melcdy from the mo,·ie Ghost. It was a hit
with the crowd Scott got the crowd going wiU1Mou111ain M1ts,c. He even gOI a
few people from the crowd out onto the dance floor-dancing! (rhedance floor
was supposed Lo be reserved for singers only.) Ourcmu.-csaid ii best when he said
Scolt was little bit counlf)' and little bit rock ·n roll.
Dain did a great job with The Last Song. 12Jton John would be proud oftmt
rendition. The crowd loved it.
The night was designed to showcase just a smidgen of the talenl we have in our
community. If you thought Marty had talent as a bartender at The Max. )'OU should
have beard him sing! He had the crowd going with his song. 011 The Street Where
You U,·e". It's somewhat surprising he was able to keep bis mind on bis
performance because the crowd kept him busy accepting so many dollar lipS.
Don' t<Juotc me here. but he may have earned more tips from that one performance
than he earns during happy hour!
Houston Coronation--by Connie Henke
The weekend of January 28, 199-1 sent a contint?cncy to the
Houston Coronation Connie Henke - Emperor Xlll : P.J. !'idler Price Consort: ~Ir. Stella - Emperor XII: Ammi Z.alm: Sammi Bennett:
and Joe Sousa attended a fun-filled, fast-paced, and enjoyable time
with a ll the hospitality that Texas and Ho1tston can show. We said
farewell to Giovanni and Regins and welcomed the newly elected
monarchs. Deb Delahay - Emperor X and Drunita Jo - Empress X. The
State of Nebraska is truly respected when we travel and t he Houstoo
poople arc sending a large contingency to our Coronation June 11.
Mlnneapolls Coronation--By Roxy
The weekend of Feb. 4. 5 & 6, members and Royals of the
Imperial Court of Nebraska went to CoronatiM 111 in Minneapolis,
MN. This being my first out of town coronation, I wasn·1 quite sure
what to expect. However, Nebraska was well received and we
brought homc ....The Emperor to Emperor Award as well as The
Empress to Empress Award
Once agafo, Nebraska & Pottawattamie County. ' Thank You!! ..
for allowing me to represent You as Empress Xlfl.
A NEW ANGLE IN NEWS
By Stan Brown
ANGLE would like to thank everyone who supported our 4th Arurnal Chili
1-ced at The Diamond Bar on Sl!nday, Feb. V . A special thank you to Cindy and
her staff at The Diamond who always make us feel welcome and who are always
willing to help. Look for a report next month on how much money was raised.
Coming in March-we will be host,ng a Country-Western Variety Show at
DC s with the help of Miss I Jcartland Gay Rodeo Association, Madame X. and Mr.
lleaitland Gay Rodeo Association, Patrick. Look for flyers a t all the bars. call
DCs, or call the Gay/ Lesbian/Bisexual lnform,ition and Referral Linc (558-5303)
forlhe date oft.his event. Join us at DC-s for the fune,•cning of live and lip-sync
entertainment and help support ANGLE as we plan for Pride month in June.
In April ANGLE and ICON wiJJ jointly sponsor a fundr.iising event at the
Dundee Dinner Theatre. On Friday, April 22 plea,;e join us for an evening of good
food, an ente,taining penormance of Prelude To A Kiss and community feUowship.
Help support the Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual Information and Referral I.inc and the
Imperial C ourt of Nebraska as we bope to fill the ho1tsc. Pr<,cccds g0 to both
organizations. TJ,e Dundee Dinner Theatre has shown a IOI of support for the gay
and Jc.sbian community and many of its shows showcase many talented gay and
lesbian actors from our community. Please call the Dundee Dinner Theatre today
al 558-8535 to make reservations for the dinner and the show ($25) or show only
($20). Be s ure to mention ICON when you call. Oon"t miss out on this event and
help support these two orgaoi1..ations.
Dave flngland and his Pride Committee are busy planning the events for Pride
month in June but they need your help. Contaa the Information Linc a t 558-5303
if you would like to help with this imponant oommillee and ask for Da\'e to return
your call. Remember Sunday, June 12. is the day of o ur Pride Parade and Picnic!
Alsodo1i"t forget Ute Pride logo contcsL All designs must be received by 3/15,94
As always please join us at our monthly meeting, 7:00 p.m., the first Tuesday
of each month, the U1'0 Religious Center, JOI '.'J. I lappy I follow 81\'d.
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�BEAR HUGS IN
WICHITA
NEWS FROM THE COURT: THE IMPERIAL COURT
By D. R. & Eddie B.
Bear-Hug ·9-1 was held on the wee~end of
January 22nd in Wichita. Kansas. The event
drew oearly 300 guys from all over mid-America
This celebration in gay masculinity was tbe sccooo
annual Bear-llug S)Xlnsorcd by llirsutc PursuiL
"Ever}1hing went very well" said Rex Rivers.
one of the Bear-Hug organizers. "Everyone had
a very good lime and there were Ids cl hunky and
hairy guys in aueoda.nce. 1 lhink of it as another
step in a lr(.'fld toward removing the slcreolypcs of
gay men."
Four categories of men were honored, each
wiruicr was determined by ballot Mr. Bear was
Dave, a nurse from Kansas City. Mr. GrinJy was
won by Mike, who is also a nurse from Kansas
City. Jimmy, a gay activist from Olclahoma City,
was voted for llest Beard and John, a py bar
owner from Kansas City, was selected tor Best
Chest. It turns out Mike (Mr. GriuJy) and John
(13c~t Chest) arc lovers.
Hirsute Pursuit also sponsors other bearrelated cvenls lhroughout the year such as Bear
Chest Night. a Bear-B-Que and a Bears in The
Woods Picnic. If you -.·ould be interested in
auending one of these evenls. oontact them at:
Hirsute Pursuit, PO Box 16782, Wichita. KS
67216-0782: 316-2$-0')13 Voice; 316-2694nl
Fax.
'94 PRIDE LOGO
COMPETITION OPENS
Theme Is "Stonewall 25:
A Global Celebration"
Achieving New Gay and Lesbian Endeavors
(ANGLE) announces the 1994 competillon to
choose a logo for Omaha's Gay, Lesbian, &
BiSexual Pride Celebration to be held JutlC 12.
1994. All members of the community are
encouraged to ,ubmil lhcir ideas for a logo. The
submissions must meet lhe following j!llidelines;
I. All designs must rencct the ·94 Iheme
"S1onewall 25: A Global Celebrnlion ".
2. Designs should include location (Omaha.
Kebraska) & Parade d.1te (JutlC 12, 1994).
3. Designs must be suitable for both T-shirts
a.nd 2 112" bunoos.
4. Design_~ musl be received by 3'15,94.
5. All designs become Ille property of ANGW.
Inc. and may be lNXI in publicatioos or media
6. Send your designs 10: Pride Commiucc.
P.O. Bo., 31375, Omaha, NE 68131.
The name of Ille pe,son submitting the winning
desiim will be published. The winning design
will be selected b)•lhc members of, \NGLE The
decision of ANGLE is final.
Tbc ICON social calendar is fil.liOj? up qttiekly
and il looks like anotbcr busy y.:ar for ll.'ON and
another husy year for yotL
Closel Ilall will be held March 27 al The
MA,\:. Applications arc now available in all the
local bws. anyone may cnlcr. pruvidl.'<I they have
never performed on stage as an impcrsonaior!
Application fee is $10 and all candidates need a
sponsor. Sponsors need 001 be female
impersonators. but lhey must be recognized
enter1ainets in tbe commuoily. If you are unable
10 rind an awlicalion, call .556-9907 and leave
your name and address and one will be mailed lo
you! In years past. Close! Ball has brought
excellent talent into our community. Withoul a
doub, lhis year will be no c=plion. Miss Clooct
Ball '93 April Lane promises a night you' II
remember for a long time! Come and enjoy lhc
fun! See lhe future star attractions of the 2lsl
Ccnlury as lhcy make lheirdebul on the Omaha
stage!
In April. we team up with ANGLE 10 bring
you something new and sooiething different for
both !CON and ANGLE: an evening at the
Dundee Dinner Theatre. ICON and ANGLE are
jointly spottwring one c,·ening of Prelude To A
Kv;s. Friday. April 22. is the evening to join us at
the Dundee. Tickets for the dinner and show are
$25 and lickCL5 ror the show only arc $20. You
can make toose reservations by calling the Duooee
al 558-8535, but be sure 10 rncnlion ICON so you
can join all your friends for whal promises to be
an evening of fun. fun, fun!
Yes. picnic time is just arouoo lhc corner.
This year all three picnics will be held at the
Danish Vcnnelysl Park. The park is located in
Florence. near 30th and 1-6&>. This is a private
park, and the facilities (including an airconclilioned kilchen, hall, and rest rooms) are
nice! This year's picnic dates will be Sunday,
May 29-Memorial Day Picnic: Saturday. July
2- lndependence Day l'icnic: and Monday,
September 5-Labor Day Picnic. To make it
simple just remember Sunday, Saturday, and
then Monday! Admission charge will be the
disctt5sions.
Sec you at Clot9cf llall and lhcn at the Dundee!
SIOUX CITY WELCOMES NEW CLUB
Kings and Queens Club bas opened in Sioi"
Cit). Localed al~l7 Nebraska Avenue. the club
feature, an cxccllcnl s,,und system and large
dance noc.-. As reponed in Left o/Ce,uer. Kings
and Queens has convenienl parking. a separate
game room, no cover charge. and large scaling
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same as last year: $7 per person. Volleyball,
horseshoes. cle. will be a.-ai lablc. More
information will be forthcoming.
Olronutioo i.s just around the comer. f ~
Roxy and Emperor Connie have a wonderful
Chinese NewYearplanned for us. Applications
arc currently available in the local bars and al
Ml.C-Omaha. or if you cannot find one, call
'
Duane al 323- 1606, and one will be mailed to
you. The deadline for application for Emperor
XIV, F.mpres., XIV, and Alhena Vis April 15.
The Ramada Inn Airport will be this year's
comnationcenler. Rooms arc available now. and
may be reserved at the discount rate when you
mention ICON' s name.
The Boord of Governors welcomes two new
members: John Coleman and James Meredith.
Welcome. John and James! We're sure )'Our
contributions will bcnefil the entire community.
Thank you·s go out to F.ddie B. and bis
helpers for all of the work they put into Snoball!
Grea1 night! Thanks, too, to all of the perfonners
and the R0}'3l Families for their support and help!
And. of course. we extend our gratitude to the
momrchs of reign XIII: Roxy and Olnnic. Thank
}'OU°'"' and all! No more 'feuding"tll next year!
And now a special request from ICON to all
of Yoo. ReccoU our compulcr died; for the )'ISi
y
lwo years we've revived it more lhan once. and
now it's no longer economically feasible lo
continue life support. Can you help us? Do you
It.we a oompuler with word processing programs
and some basic financial records software tbal
you could dooate forlhc good ofthccommunil)'?
Or are you willing to make a cash donation
lowards our purchasing new bard- and soft-ware?
lf socootacl EddicB. al 731~. Your help will
be greatly apprecialed.
ICON hold< ils Board meclings on lhe first
Monday of every monlh in Slosh's Saloon at the
The MAX al 6:30 p.m. Everyone is invited lo
anend our meetings and panicipatc in tbe
capacity. For a listing of upcoming shows and
c1•cnL5 call (7 12) 2524167. The managcmcnl of
Kings and Queens has promised to let Tlte New
Vmce know aboul upoonlllig cn:nls. We weloomc
Kings and Queeos to the area.
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Andresen (2-11
and 58.5 series), Joe Bloemer
(MO series). I::. ~lucllcr ( 180 game and 486
wries), Pat !lines ( 172 game. 31 pins over
average), Kellie Loveall (-163 series), Terry
Schwaro. (125 pins o,•er average), Lance Conn
( 100 pins over average), and Konnie Redden H2
pins over average).
The complete standings are as follows:
lost
won
I. C:ity Lickers
61
61
2. Ernie's Book.store
R.U.N. Lambda's
56
R. U.N. Delta's
53
'Bout Averaire
525
Gilligan's 2
52
7. Eight Balls
51.5
8. lops and Douoms
51.5
9. Whippersnappers
50
10. The MAX
46.5
11. Delivery Boys
.J6
12. C hurch Ladies
45
13. DC' s Tuna Mell~
45
14. Ay Weights
44
15. WildThangs
43.5
16. DC's
425
17 . Gilligan's CCB's
40
18. Gilligan's four
38
19. Des 3 Steers & A Heifer 35
20. Heiro Pet's Qurum
348.5
21. Slosh's Saloon
34
220illigan's3
29.5
3.
4.
5.
6.
A .
Ernie's Bookstore: Scott Rezek, Lance Conn, Rick Noss,
Dean Michon and Buda.
RIVER CITY MIXED BOWLING LEAGUE STANDINGS
or
Al lheend 24 weeks of bowling, Ernie's
llookslore ha,; dropped to seoood place based on
tctal pin count First is oow held by City tickers
edging Ernie's out with a total of 45,645 pins
compared lo Ernie's total of 43,906 pins. Both
teams have won 61 games. R. U.1'. Lambda is
now in third place, followed by R.U.N. Delta's,
»ho are mo,•mg back up from u,e 7th place Lhey
held last month. 'Bout Average has dropped
from the number 2 position lO number 5.
Men's high scratch games is still held by Bob
Andresen with a 299, with Joe Bloemer secood
high with a Z78. followed now by Bill Boren with
a ~- Bob Andresen still bolds the high scratch
men's series with a 722; Joe Bloemer has second
high series with a 676; and Ken Williams has
third high. Ken Williams still holds the high
men's average wilb a 183.3, followed by Joe
llloemer with a 183. 1 and Oreg Slrickland with
a 17R5.
The high scratch game for the women. is still
held by Norma Nelson with a 222 but E. Mueller
bas edged out KellieLoveall's213 totakesccood
high with a 221. E. Mueller holds the bigb
scratch series (593) and the high average ( 164)
for women. Second high women's series is held
by Nonna :s/elson wilh a 560. KeJJje Loveall
holds third high senes with a 522 The second
hijlh women's average is held by Norma Nelson
w,th a 1.55.4, followed by Kellie Loveall with a
152.7.
The MAX still bolds the high team game
(&>4). City Licker.; has the high team series with
a 'Zr/7, followed by The MAX (2226). City
I ,ickcrs bolds second high 1ean1 game with a 79'),
followed by Eight Balls with 789. Third high
series is still held by the Eight Balls with a 2170.
Outstanding performances for the week
included Dwight Wages (246 game), Bob
31
31
36
39
39.5
40
40.5
40.5
42
45.5
46
47
47
-18
-18.5
49.5
52
54
57
57.5
58
62.5
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�MCC-OMAHA CELEBRATES
New members are taken in during the Sunday morning service. After the service the four pastors posed for the camera: Rev. Bob
Darst, Rev. Matthew Howard, Rev. Jan Kross, and Rev. Bob Arthur.
Photos from left to right, top to bottom: Cross Reference entertained us Saturday evening--Tami, Jeff, and Kate. Everywhere you
looked It was those wonderful raffle prizes and Carla Petersen & crew selling tickets. Rev. Kross shares a memorable visit with Garrett
Burton. Rev. Matthew Howard and spouse, Craig Stoopes, share a homemade Italian dinner, served by Michael Burger. Rev. Bob
Darst considers the selection at a potluck and Steve Malone enjoys the boWling party.
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�"20 YEARS IN REVIEW"
R.N. Hedges, Bill Burtch, and Bill Bohannan rehearse. Deltra looks smashing while Mr. MAX Tim looks like a bearded cupid as he
passes out hearts to the audience. Miss MAX I, Mutty Rosenburg, and Dorian Drake joined in the celebration. Carla joins the MCC·
Omaha choir to perform A// The Fine Young Men. Bill, Bill, and Bob delight the audience with a live version of Boogie Woogie Bugle
Boy and Jasmine is stunning in white net.
Photos from left to right, top to bottom : Chery11 Jan, Peggy, COiieen, Carla, Jan, and Sharon perform just for fun. Later, Sharon Van
,
Butsel is left holding lhe bag while Jan Kross draws winning names for the raffle. Connie Henke performs to Splish Splash.
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�20 YEARS IN REVIEW
MCC VARIETY SHOW AT THE MAX TELLS HISTORY OF CHURCH
MCC-Omaha ended iLs 20th Anniversary
('clebration with a grand finale on January 23. as
.
R N. Hedges produced a top notch variety show
at The MAX. For RN. "Oob"Hedges (112 oftbe
writing team of ll & G) this was a debut
perfonuruv:c a5 \hc producer of a soow. and he did
an outstandin~ job with the show ";th a liulc help
from friends Stan Brown and Pat Phalen, and
with the guidance of show direa.or. Gloria RaveUe.
Bob had stated from the first that he was
determined to have a good mix of live and lip S)llC
perfonuers; and he was dctcrminod Uiat the show
would start on time. I le succoedcd in both areas.
At exactly 9:30 p.m. the MCC Choir took to the
stage to perform 1,me Wary, featuring the talents
of Steve Nichols and a friend of MCC. Fred
flaker. The choir was ably accompanied by
Garrell, dressed in his leather regalia as befiL~ his
position as the Isl Mr. Gay Nebraska. The
audieoce loved the number and was ready for a
fun filled e\'ening.
There was only a brief delay as Dietra
scrambled for the right tape, but the wait was wcU
worth it as Dietra glillered aod gleamed her way
into t.hc hearts of the audience \\oith Oh, People by
Palli LaBelle. In keepiog with the theme of the
evening, Bob's special friend, Inga, revived her
performance as Tenille doing Love \Viii Keep Us
Together.
One of MCC' s Jay delegates, Diana Miller,
had the audience laughing with delight as her
voice filled the room \\i lll the sounds of 811ilt For
Comfort. The comedy conlinued with Emperor
XIIl of tbe Imperial Court, O>rulie Henke, reviving
the song Splish Splash, I Was Talcing a 8aJh.
Connie is certainly developing a light hearted
style of performing that is most entertaining.
lng-,1 returned to the stage. accompanied by
the long. leggy look of Miss Londa Lee (a shy
performer who vows to only oome out for MCC),
to perform a well choreographed number from
Si>-icr Act II, the Monster Medley. The glamour
continued as the gorgeous Miss Dorian Drake
performed I'll Never Love Tlris Way Aga,11.
The walk down memory Jane continued wiU,
lbe well-k:now Btx,gie Woogie Bugle Roy, only
this time performed Jive by three very talented
men in uniform. R.N. Hedges, Bill Burtch, and
Bill Bohanoon. Each has a superb voice, bUI the
trio blended their voices and gave an excitement
to the number Uiat had the audience crying for
more.
The kl\'ely Ro>.y, Enipi= Xlll of the Imperial
Court of Nebraska, continued her excellent
impersonation of Miss Dollie Parton as she
performed the 1980 hit 9 10 S. Dietra Snow
returned to the stage then, performing the munber
which won her the title of Miss Stage Door in
1981, a Patti LaBelle medley of Love Me and
Over the Rainbow. Dietra earned the envy ,lf
many in the audience by wearing the very same
rainbow colored outfit that she wore when she
won the tiUc in 1981.
The evening' s performances were
interspersed \\ith biLs of MCC history, told by
emcee for lbe evening. Mr. Pat Phalen. joined by
Inga and Bob Hedges. An old friend, Rev. Bob
Darst, came to the microphone to share one of his
favorite memories, ha,·ing to do with squirrels
and nUL~and roocy. After !lob's humorous Slory,
a chorus of MCC members and friends loot to the
stage, led by Carla and Sharoo aw formc:r pastor
Jan Kross, lo perform a parody called Tire
Restroom Door Said Gemlemen. The song was
followed by some memories of strange happenings
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By Sharon Van Butsel
with ~iCC bathrooms (for example, on 24th
Slre<)t, lhc women's bathroom had green awoturf
on the floor while the men l~td a full length milTOf
in theirs.) The li~hthearted fun continued as Mr.
~ IAX, Tim, weru through the audience dressed as
Cupid, complete with diaper. and passed out
candy hearts while be perrormed Cupid Draw
Back Your Bow. The mood stayed light with the
nexi performer, Mu!Ty Ro,,enbcrg, Miss MAX l,
who came out with one of the hig~t beehive
hairdos I've ever seen, to perfonn I Feel lucky
and some down home country yodeling.
Bill Bohannon returned to the stage witli Bill
Burtch and Michael Taylor-Stewart to perfonn
Jive their popular number from Nunsense, Holier
711a117110U. They swore that this w0<dd be the la,.1
lime we c,·cr get to see Olis number. but maybe we
can persuade them it's too soon lo rehre such a
good number. tscxt to the stage was the gorgeous
Jasmine Starr, performing Whitney Jlouston's /
Wa111 To Dance \Vtth Somebody.
The mood got very serious with the neXI
medley. Carla Petersen began the series ..;lb the
baunling Lyn Lavner song All The Fine Young
Men. Then Gloria Ravelle, dressed in a beautiful
sequined gown with her Miss MAX crown,
performed I Dreamed a Dream, dedicated to
Wayne Tictsort. The first set closed with the
~ICC Choir perfonn.ing Yearmngs.
A raffle was held during tnlennission, with
40 pru,:s Iring awarded. The top two pri1.cs were
the baooiwork cf members of MCC-Omaha. First
prize was a dazzli~ stained glass window
featuring a dragon in fl1glt witl1 a c ~ ball held
gently in its mouth- The stained glass, designed
and created by Craig Stoopes, was won by Deb
Johnson, woo is an active member of A.N.G.L.E.
The second pri,.e was a hand knillcd afghan
which had embroidered blocks highlighting
MCC' s histOI)'. The afghan, designed and created
by Sharon Van Butscl, was won by Gula fttcrscn,
who promptly donated it to our pastor. Rev.
MaUhcw I loward.
The second set opened with the MCC Choir.
featuring the talents of Bill Bohannon on Shout
Amen. Then the Omaha Original, .\tiss Jennifer
Jett, took to the stage, recreating her title "inning
performance with Barbie and The R(Ckers' I'm A
Blonde.
Then the audieoce became more serious, as
Joel Cason (appearing tonight as Joel. not as
Amanda Fc"x) !>1L'(IIJOO IO the ke) hoard IO perform
live lhc moving Wind Beneaih .\1)' Wings. When
Joel's performance was over the audience
responded with a thundering standing ovation.
The mood picked up again as Gloria RavcUe
recreated her performance which won the Miss
MAX title. Hairspray and Wish l Was a !'riTK:ess.
The lighter mood continued as R.N. llcdgcs
returned to the stage as George Michael. and was
joined by Bill Burtch decked out in sequins and
spangles a~ Elton John as tlicy sang 1\'C Don't Let
.i
The Srm Go Down On Me.
The next performance was one of the
outstanding ones of the evening as Miss
fa•erylhing, Durian Droke, outdid herself on I'm
sa...,d.
The "orld of female impersonation was
abandoned as Mr. HORA, Pat Williams, danced
and stripped his way around the stage to the
COWllry western version of the number Twist a,uJ
Shout. The high cocrgy mood continued as IJ1ga
and Jasmine returned to the stage in a dueling
drag number as Doll) and Whitney performing I
\V1/I Always Lo,•e You.
The mood turned more serious as Bill Burtch
performed lfre the melaocholy number 77re Ones
Who Are11·1 Here. Then, in a first for the stage at
the MAX, Ron Harkin stepped into the ~']J()llight
to perform \Ve Shall Behold Him in sign language.
Interpretation for those ignorant of American
Sign Laniruage was performed by R.N. Hedges.
The show cl06Cd with Inga and tbe cast doing
Put A Lt11/e Love It! Your Heart. Final thank
you's to the emcees, Pat Phalen, Inga. and R.N.
Hedges, ended the show and MCC' s 20th
Anniversary Celebration. the show was well
thought out, weU staged, and weU received. The
set, created by Gloria Ravelle, was elcganL As
usual. Tom Cech, did an outstanding,iol> with the
lights, and Gary did a wonderful JOb as D.J
Thanks go to Bruce. Stooh, and all the staff at the
MAX for the evening, and a special salllle goes to
our newest producer.
LESBIAN AUTHOR
SPEAKING AT UNI
by Laura K. & Dave Hays
Women's History Month activities at the
University or Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls this
March will focus on issues of education, including
a keyooce address by a lesbian author and educator.
Karen Harbeck, Ph.D.• JD., of Ro.ton will speak
at 8:00p.m. Monday. March7 in l)l\, s Business
T
Building, Room 109.
Dr. l laroeck will speak oo Coming 0 111 oft/,e
Classroom Closet: Gay and /.,esbian S1uden1s,
Teachers, and Cwricula. lxlsed on her book of
t.hc same title. The address is free and open 10 the
public but seating will be limited.
Karen Harbcck's background includes a 8.A.
in Anthropology. two Masters in American
History and Women's Studies, a Jaw degree, and
a Ph_D. in Education. She is currently on the law
sci¥)()) faculty a t ~ CoUcgc and is a COOlUltanl
to the Katiooal Education Association (NE,\ ).
Or. l larheck maintains a private J practice,
aw
focusing her efforts on the lesbian and gay
communjty in the Boston area. She has won
numerous award~. published many articles and
lectured across the country on gay and lesbian
issues in the classroom.
During the UNI address, Dr. Harbeck will
also talk alx>ut the National Institute for Gay,
Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgcndcrcd in
bducation, a ocw non-profit organization for
which it is founder and E.,ecuti, e Director. The
lnstitute is being designed to build a coalition of
organizations and ittdi,·iduals working on behalr
uf gay, lesbian, bisexual and trdllSgcndcrcd )oulh
in the areas of education. youth services, and sex
education.
Dr. l Jarbeck plans for the lnstinne to facilitate
the sharing of expertise, research and materials.
and f)M'idc a centct for support and empowenncnt
for those working in the field. A national
,ic,.,;lctlcr is also planned IO include cuncnt aitical
thinking and inteo•eotional advice to those who
are fighting the backlash of conservative groups.
A data base will be fomied 10 provide
bibliog)1lphies and Other information.
Jcoeb. JU, Dr. llarl>eck announced plans for the
Institute when she meets with representatives
from !he NEA. Planned Parenthood, the National
Oay>
Lcsbian Task Force. and other groups.
For nlOl'C infon11ation on the Institute, contact
Dr. Karen llarbcck, 55 Glen St. Malden. MA
021-18; 617-321-3569; FA. \ 617-321-9901.
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�PRIDE EVENTS OF 1994
MISS MAX 10 - IN BLACK AND WHITE
by Dave England
By B&G
The Pride Planning f'ommmcc or .-\.chicnng ~cw C.a) ancl
Leshiao Endca,•ors (. \S.G.L.E.) a,uiounccs the )!realer Omaha
and I\Cstem Iowa PridcCclcbrntion for tm \\iU be held durino the
month of June. The U1cmc for this year, "h1ch marks Ihe 25th
annhcrsal) of the 1%9 Stone\\• riotonJune 2<,th in ~cw Yo.-k
all
Cit), is Stonewall 25: A Global Celebration. The highlipht event
of the cclcbrat1on 1s, as always. the parade. Bccnusc or the
anniversary celebration held in :Sew Yoo this icar, our parade w,11
occur on Sunday, June 12th in order not to conflict with the ~ew
York Stonewall 25 celebration.
There is also a lo~>o conlcst ,n progress with a deadline of~ larch
15, 1994 for the Planning Commiucc 10 receive the entries. All
designs must rcOcc1 the theme and include the location (Omaha,
Nebraska) _ the the date of the parade (June 12, J99-t). Designs
and
must be sw1able ror both T-shirts and 2 11 buttons. Submit entries
2"
to Pride Committee. PO Box31375,0mal1'l, NF.68 13 1.
While dclailcd planning is OOI complele. the evenis plrumcd for
June 12th include 001 only a parade. but also display space for
businessc.s and org;miwti~ a rally follow~ the parade, a picnic
m lhe park and an outdoor Vesper service. A.KG.L.E. will be
selling son drinks and food following the parade. Omaha' s
Metropolitan Community Church will conduct the Vesper service.
The Pride Committee wanl5 1 publicize other evcnls that other
0
organizations are sponsoring during the month of June. Please let
lhc comrnincc know oflhesc events so they may be included in the
published list of e,·ents. Send information to P O Box 3 1375,
Omaha,NE68131 or call 558-53a3and leave a message for Dave.
While lhe dcadlme has pa~ for reduced mle ads in the 1994
edition of_lhe Pride Guide, there is still time 1 be included. If your
0
orgaruzauon or business wishes lo place an ad in lbe Guide. the
fastest way to let us know and get the details is to call 5.58-S303 ruxl
leave a message for Dave.
Additional people are always needed lo help with the Pride
eve°':>. If you have the time, interest or experience i.n planning and
carry,ng out events, then we could use you. Do not let the lack of
ex~enee bold you bade. We are especially looking for those with
the interest and the ume. Our grcalest need \\ill be on June 12th.
Leaving a message for Da,•c at 558-53(!3 will let us know want to
help.
Finally, as a reminder, there are still n few plaoes lefl oo the bus
for the trip to Stonewall 25. June U-27. Before all !he seals are
gone, gi,·e Becky a call at 558-5303 to receive more details.
:\liss :\L\X 5,0loria R.welle. hruu11h1a ,pcctacularopcning f)Crfonuana, to 1bc
siagc(lf 1hc:\IAX1111.Jmnttr) 30 ll\\a-ihc HHh ..\nnl\crs,11) 11fll1c:\!ts<:\I.\X
l':igeant as special guests ond fonnc:r }.loss H\X'scnlcrcd the '":\tasked Baff" set clone
beautifully b) Tom Cech.. \Iler lbc opcn111g. Gloria spoke to the o,·cr-lillcd IK1usc
i~txmt the_cxcile~nt ol cc_k·tm11111g ten }C.l h nf ~lb') ~I.\X Pagcanls ;n,d (hanked
lonncrwmncn;:Xh.ss:\I.\X I :\1ull°) Roscnbcrg,:\hss:\I.-\.X-1-KatrinaKanc,:\1iss
:\)..\X 7_- Dorian Drake, and lhe rci1ming ~liss XI,\.\ . Amanda Foxx It wa,,
das.appomlmg lhal the othcf' "ere not in attendance.
The contcstanls were hmughl before the judges first in Costume Compctili(Ml.
;\lomca West \\on lhis part or the compelition"' F.lcna Bobbiu. complc1c: \\ilh
kitchen kmfc. and male organ in hand 01her cc~1umcs \\Orth mcntion.incr were the
Stop The :\ladness Routine of Shana Stone. l 'gl\ \Vanda b) Jasmine Slarr.
Xlarge
•
Simpson br Laura Lee.
After inlroducing lhe jud~s. ~ Iona bmughl :\ luff) 1 the stage for a Janis Joplin
0
rond1tmn of Me and Bobby .ltc<.,ee, followed by Amanda pcrfomtlng :-.tadonna·s
Cherish. Dorian did a great job with Xfariah Carey's Hero. Then Katrina Kane
introduced the_ contestanls in Swimsui1 ( '.om petition. This pan of the competition
was won by_ Vivian C..annght \\tanng h_ prnk fnn~>e. \\'e thought Kcr!'1ra Williams
ol
looked line rn a black and gold S1\1n,s1111. and Jasm,nc was grc.11 in a prnk one piece
suit.
_
A.fler Olona. Kalri_ and :,,1uffy perfonned (doing outslandingjobs as usual).
na,
Donan was 1,,_ •hl; _ ucrophon'? lo inlf?duce the lalcnt comrx,'lition. This competition
,•en
n
~·as w?n agam by Vman ~1!!11do,~g a Sandra Bernhardt r\lUlinc. We enjoyed
Shana s old and young ~ancy S matra s Boots. and Kendra s old gospel choir
number. Amanda, Kat.tina, and Uloria performed before ~"luff)' introduced the
evenjng wear comf)ctition. Once again_ \'i,·ian topped t!'cm all in the judges· eyes.
Amanda cnme lo lhe siage performmg another moving numt.,er and ended it by
p«."SCnlJng Stosh with her Miss MA,\'. crown and thanking him. Gloria Ra,·elle. and
The MAX for a wonderful reign. Shana Slone was then announced as first runnerup and Viv ian Cartripht was crowned Mis.~ H\X 10.
. °"1P,"•tulat,ons. Viv!an, and to the other oonte,,1ants we would like to say " Do
;nd
1ta am! andoon11nue
\'10
'Our • rtto thccommunit .
OPC NOMI NATED AS
CLUB OF THE YEAR
BYLEATHERJOURNAL
We arc pleased to allOOUllCe that Omaha Players Club has bee
nominalcd as club of the year by the Leaiher Joumal. The Panlhoo
of Leather Awards are nominated by the readers or lhc leathe
Joumal and include 1he following categories: Woman of the Ycar
Man oflhe Year, Business of the Year, Event oflhe Year, Club of
Year, Ousiness Person of the Year, Reader's Choice Awards, l'orbcarc
Award_ Non-Profit Organization or the Year. International Award
and seven Rcgio~I Awanls for lndh-iduals. These awards rccogni
ouistanding serv ice and comm11menl 10 lhc lca1her1SMlfetis
C<Jnlnl<mity in the past year. I'or those or)~'" inlcrestcd in aucndin
these ccrcmonics. lhe} n•ill be held in Houston on March 4-7lh. Alo
"ith lhe awards Uiat weekend, I loustoo ,.;11 be hostinp the lntcrnati, ,
Masters and Slaves Contest. Master Amy hus applications for th
weekend's c, cnlS alld will be attendin as well.
DANIEL CHRISTENSEN
405 N. 115th St.
(1 81k. s. ol Dodge)
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�PRIME TIMERS
HOST SOCIAL
The Omaha Chapter of Prime Timers. Intl ..
will host a get-acquainted evening Thursday,
March 10 at Trick's Public House. 1019 South
10th Street.
Prime Timers is a social and beneficial
organii.atioo for older gay and bisexual men.
Prime Timers will provide hors d'oeuvres
and snacks and Tricks will offer special drink
prices form 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Come find
out what we' re all about.
R,r further information, conlaet Ron Wilson.
5101 Soulh39lhStred. Omaha. NE68107-2438,
phone 734-3421.
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DEATH AND
THE MAIDEN
MOTHERS' VOICES
by Kathy England
'"Thirteen years into this epidemic. it's sWI a
coru.tant struggle to keep our government focused
oneodingAIDS." Mothers' Voices, isa not-for.
profit group based in New York. is seeking support
from across the country for il~ third annual
Mothers· l)iy canl campaign urging Congress to
act now by allocating more money for care, more
research for a cure. PFLAG Omaha will be
distributing 7"x 10" cards to other organimtioos
in the area for signatures (the only commitment
from you and your frieods is 10 sign the cards - 30
names and add= to a card) and relum lh:.."!C 10
Moc.bcrs' Voices no later than April 22nd. They
will sort them by congressional districts and
deliver lhem to Capitol Hill. We can show the
Congress and the country that we in the Heartland
bave beeo touched by HIV/AIDS and tha1 we will
raise our voices with Olbers who are "speaking
fran the bean about AIDS'. The active narureof
collecting signatures provides people a chance 10
speak about AJDS to family, friends, neighbors,
co-wort:CJS, organi1.ational members and others.
It would be a great time to tap into local figures.
invite a speaker from NAP for your chwch group.
class or work site meeting, or organii.atioo
program, or consider volunteering a few bows
for NAP (call them at 342-4233 for
opportunities.)Our goal is lo fill 50 cards ( 1500
people who care!). Please call the PFLAG
Helpline at 291-6791 if you'd lilre a card for yow
family and frieods. It only takes a momeol to
show Congress that we understand, we care, we
are people taking action against AIDS. Tbaoks
for your time and support.
The Blue Barn Theatre is proud to present the
critically acclaimed play Death and the Maiden
by Ariel Dorfman. This South American play
examines a country in transitioo from a brutal
dictatorship to a democratic slate, a.nd explores
the emotion repercussions of that transition. In a
beach house in Chile, a woman canes face to face
with a man she believes tortured her eight years
before.
The Blue Barn Company is excited to
welcome two actors news to its stage in this
production. Local actor Frank Rizzuto, who moot
recently appc:arcd at the Omaha Community
P!aybouse ,n A Few Good Men, will play Roberto
Miranda, a doctor who may have had ties to the
former government. Kenneth Marsten, an actor/
director who is one of 1he founding members of
the Trinity Theatre Company in Los Angeles. is
playing Gerardo Escobar, a lawyer committed to
the new democracy, and Blue Barn member
Rachel Hauben plays his wife, a woman
recovering from her tortwoos ordeal during lhe
previous regime. Blue Barn member Amy
Matthews. who directed Franking & Johnny in
the Clair De Lune, will direct this production as
well.
Dearh and the Mmden opened February 18,
and will run through March 13. Performance
times are Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 pm and
Sundays at 7:00 pm. Ticket prices are $10.00 for
adults and $7.00 for studeolS and seniors. Please
call 345-1576 for information and reservatioos.
DES MOINES CENTER CLOSES
by DaveHaya
AUTO ACCIDENT
INJURY?
CHARLES R.
KILGORE
Rir many years, the Gay and Lesbian Resource Center in Des Moines was Iowa's l.argest and most
influential community service. 1lowever, its board of directors clooed the center in December after
several months of financial crisis and failure to find a new home for the facility.
The organi1.ation scrvod as a statewide resource for the gay community, as well as the media and
politicians who called on the ccmcr for gay and lesbian perspectives oo a variety of issues. In addition
to a large number of Des Moines area support groups started by the OLRC. the organit.ation published
a starewidc newspaper.
According to the newsletter of the Women's Cultural ,..ollective in Des Moines, a number of
GLRC boord members hope to revit.'llizc the organizatioo in the near future. Meanwhile, the support
group started by the OLRC, 111cluding the Youth Groups, Men in Their Twenties, the Coming Out
Group, and other.1,bave regrouped and are lL~ing a ,,cw phone number for referrals and information.
To find out about meeting times and locations, or other community activities which may be
revived. call 515-280-8660.
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our society-,-,. monthly, Uncdo r-:ow. P.O.
rl,,.80172. Liocoln, NE 68501 , 477-1226
Parents -Fr iends o f Lesbians a nd Gays
(PFLAG), Box 4374, Llnc:oln, :,.,1; ~ . 4674:'l'J9 4th Tuesda). 7pmJ .:ni1anan Chun::h. 6100
· \ ', ~ for family d poop1e with HIV, anl G
I. Yotlb Group meet same time & place.
Star a ty Lines, l3ffl 2 1!XB. Lincoln, Nl-:68502,
(402)-183-5251, Leather club, Educutmnal
Univers ity ot Nebr Bookstore, 141h & R.
Lincoln, Gay Studies Section:Books on G L Life.
UNL CaylLesl)un a - Or, Rm 23-1 ~
l n,on, l,1\1.., Lineoln 6&588-0455. 472 5644
Social, info, rcferrnl, hbrary, Suppo,1 grp Wed
7.30pm durintz scho<>l }Mr
The Wlmmln's Show. t2-3pm Sundoy. KZL,'M,
893 1-~1 stereo. Llncoln.
A Woman 's Platt, oonprolit °'1? dedicated to
emp<>\\ering women, \\'nte: ..\ Wom.,n·, Platt,
4-l<l S. 44 i,'t, U ncoln, ('8510, 476 7&n.
Youth Talkllne 47:1 7932, Friday & Saturday
7pm-Midnite. Llncoln Emot ,onnl support.
rclerrals, AIDS info for caller.; AllC 23 and
under. Project or Coohbon for G I. Civil Rts
YWCA Coumellng & £duration Department,
476 2802. Lincoln Information and Rcfcrrnl
*****OMA HA*****
Adult C hildren Anonymous, meets at MCCOmaba. 819 S. 22, Thursdays. 7pm
Al-Anon, suppon tzroup f0< those affected b)
alo,cdooe'su,,cofalcohol. Tuesday, 7pm,
1st l ntlarian, Side l)oor, 311-t Hamey Omaha
AlcohoUcs Anonymous, Info: 345.!)C)JC,
Stonewall Group, Wed. 7:30pm MCC·O maha
THE NEW VOICE
Alcoholics Anonymous., (c:oolinucd)
Gay Mens Slaj! "An \ltcrr13ti,e ",
Fri. 7pm. \IC'C-Omaba. 455-7916;
RI•« City M ixed Bowlin& Lalgw. Prcstdcnt •
S<ul Re7.et. J.164110, Sea1'tal) • Omley \\'adc,
:H1 1(,89 Sundays..3pm. Sk)lancs, Center )llall,
Lne & I.a u ,·e Group. Pl:lla l..ulberan.
Rl•tt Oty Gender Al.llance, Bo,~. Council
Bluffs, IA 5 1502 For crossdressers, transscxu. ls,
1
and tho,;e wishing to know mo re about it All
30'.IS 4 1, 0maha OpcnMtgl'riday 8·15pm
A.N.G.L.E., Inc. (Aclu.-ing New Gay & I.esbian
Endeavors). Bo., 31375, Omaha 68 131 (402)
5';8 ~103. Organ11a11on for Networking.
consc,oosness l81SIDI!, PRIDt actinl.lCS
C itlttns For Equal Protection, Bo, 555,18,
Omaha. 68155. (-l02) 398-3027, 1,c,1
slat1>e
action 10 eliminate discrimiootion for gay'lcsbian
biqc~1• I employmen~ housing, educaoon. public
•
accomodat ions. lbl Thursday, 7:30pm. 1st
Umtanan.31141 larnc)
orumtation.s ~elcome.
Newsletter. Mccb
monthly. Omaha.
RivN" O ty Mixed Chorus, Rn, 3267. Omaha.
681CXl-0267. 341-Sl:-<G (341 7,164). \'oluntccr
coo= for Gay J..esbian,Scns1tn e people.
Seventh Day Adventist Kinship Inc, Support
Info for l..es'G1ly College Students 339-6682.
Omaha or ~ G A Y-Sl)A
UNO C ay and Lesbian St~nt Org (CLSO)
)liembcr<lup open to l ,o students. Student.,
from all colleges ,m 1tcd to pruticipate. co,:,ta<;t
EAGLE-Omaha, f,mploy<e \ssoc of Cays &
Lesbians. CS WLST Contact S McCartney ,
1314 Douglas on Mall, &h 1-loor, Omaha 68102.
Frontrunntts/wallcers.Box 4583, Omaha
president Su1..e1tc 558-8(-.97 or the
of Student Activities 554-2717
(,81(),1, l-lOTJJNE49(>-36.58. Running, Wal king
Club (SASE forinfo)
W omen of 1 Plains, Oo, 2A355, O maha,
he
68124-0355. Bring women· s culture to Omaha
Cay/Lablan Information & Refenal LIM,
A sen teed .-\.N.G.L.E.. Inc. (-l02) 5S8-.53Q3
Cay/usblan S - 1 Croop, ~1CC Omaha,
819 S. 22nd. 345-256."l. Tucsda}'S 7:30pm
Lutherans Concerned, 1st Sun 7 pm 1st Luth.
3 1 & Jackson. Omaha :145-4000 4SJ 7137
t.1etroplex CouDRlln.t1 Center, 2808 N 75,
Swtc E. Omaba, 68134 (-t02) 398-ISIOse...-ing
the Cl & I. & Gender Community.
Metropolltan Community Church of Omaha,
345 251 Mail: Box 3 173, Omaha. 68 103,
i,,
Serv ices· 8 19 S. 22., Adult/Children C hri~ti• n
Educ 9am, Sunda} Worship 9 & IO::l<Mm fa·e
"orJup lstSunda), 6pn w1th potluck du~ 6pm
~w llealllles, E1oob. Tapes. Gtfts. O ld \laitct
i>a=izc .. ay, 1026 Ho"-ard. 68102. 342184.l
OLIS (0... Love Is Special). Box 11335. Omaha
68111 Support/social grp for women of all color.;
Omaha Mea1ped<ers. Leatber1Lcvi Club "'th
focl.l'l on AIDS fundnusiO¥ Call: (712) '.l<,6.1791
Omaha Men OMEN, Bo, 3'J06 0maba 681<Xl
)llcn 1ntcresled in mascultmt} masculine image
3rd Sunda),4pm, The Run. 1715 Leaven,.onh
Omaha Players Club (OPC), PO Box ;l-1-1(~,
Omaha 68134, (-l02) 45 1-7987. Leather S\I
education & play group \ 1 •S & WOOl1,.'tl' S group
cn
ONYX IMAGES, PO Bo, 31026, Omah:l.
SE 68132-9998. Suppo<1 Social Fmtcmit) for
Afncan American men Age restncllon fur
membership. Support fc.- brother.; of nil ages
Ovtteaters Anonymous La mbda Plush, Wed
7:30pm Fanuly &Fnends 30IO N 102, Omaha
Parents-Friends of Lesbians and Gays
PFLAG, 2912 L)llll"'Ood Or. Omaha. 1\l!IZ\.
291 6781 ~lects ISi l n1tcd ~lethodl\t, 7020
('"'-' West l'.n1J8nec. 2nd fhurs, 7 pm. "l'ropam
& Tune fc.- Sbano~": -Ith Sunday. 2pm. "Sl"'°nf'
Presbyterians for Lesbian & Cay C oncerns,
73] 1l60· C leve. Omaha Clencrnll> meet~ last
Sat J.1n Oct, 2nd Sal. m f:\.oa.'fflber. ~, ;-..,. mtg
Prime Tim..-s. Socml support~ for older g;>.)
b,sc,ual men and )OUll!l"r adrmrer.; \ 1cct Jrd
Sun.la), 4pm. l~O Rchg1ous Center. 101 'llapp) Hollow, Info: (~)2) 89.5-9599or "nlc:
1390! --s--Plaza. llo, IOAA, Omaha, 61!1.l7
u,o Office
Women's support Group, M<. C-Omaha, 819
"
S. 22nd. 345-2563. Meets Saturday'S I lam
WomenSpace, Box 24712. Om.1ha 68124 0712.
Qwiru:rly newsletter f0< lesbian voices & events
to build I lcartland lesbian commwtity
Youth Support Group, sponsor: PA.AG. for
py, lcsb,an youth & thooe questioning sc:wabl).
a~ 13-21 Meets Sat.. Omaha, Call 29 l-<i78 I
**-STATEWIDE*****
Altollollcs Anonymous,
"Grand Island. Open Mrellng 12noon, Sundays
CoellUon for Cay/Lesbian ClvU lligllts, Oo,
9,1882, Llncoln 68509 Advocacy group lobbies
f<lf G I tl'II npbls. has ncwsldter, socials Bus
)llceuni. 3rd Tucsda). 7.30pm: Isl Saturday
Social • 7- IOpm. Both at Cornerstone. 6-IO Is 16
Gay & Lesbian Assoc. o f Greater Nebr.• l-0r
healthier environment in Nebr. Support mcelin!I",
social c,cots, newsletter. Contac1 Dennis V..
-l005 Rodeo Road. Lot #4, lsorth Platte, 69101
Heartland Gay Rodeo AMoclatloo (HCRA),
Bo,57441, Lincoln, 68.505,9998. Info: call Dan
~,m (Omaha)°' Patnct 477-3899(1.incolnl
.\II who enjoy !support rod<.'OS & other '"uni!)
activities Meets 1st Saturday IJC's, Omaha
2nd Annual ICE BOWL lnv11atlonal llowllna
Tournament, Box 3622. Omaha 68103-0622.
Au.o: Scut I lummd-sec or Roger Kltnke-dnxtr
Imperial CO<.W1 ~ Netir.ca. Im Ym... Omaha
68102 Ortt for ad,·anccmcnt of Gay Lesbian
socid), Bus1ncssM<tting 1st Mmd.1yeachmoo.h
Lincoln/Lancaster Orua Projects. 610 "J '",
Lincoln. 475-5161. Deoms Hoffman. Case
Mgr Ou1poticD1 chenucal dcpendcOC) treatment "hllc affinni.lll! i;e,ualny. Shdrng Fee
T/~NewVoi«o/Nebrmka, Ho,3512. 0m68103 Subs $19ycar. Dcadline· IOthofmonlh
Pare nts-Friends of Lesbians and Gays
*PFLAC, Kearney. Nb moctJ 3pn. 3rd Swdly
at St l.ul;c'\ Lp,scopol Call (3a!) 382-0752 1>r
(308) 9').~ '>490 D,rccl c1>rrcspondcncc to
PI-L\G, ll208th .\,c. lk>klre~. SE68'.>W
Times of the Heartland. 601 S 16. Suite 710.
Omaha (,II I 02. ~cwshnc: :\.11-l+.JOO. Adverw.mp.
341 I("l;,7, W,oekli newsJXJpcr 1 heartland region
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�COMMUNITY CALENDAR
WEEKLY EVENTS
SUNDAY
Metropolilan Commuruty Church of
Omaha, 819 S. 22. 345-2563, Christian
Education for Adults & Children 9am.
Worship 9am, I0:20am
Grand Island Alcoholics Anonymous.
Open Meeting 120000 (3Ul)382-02404
MONDAY
Ri,•erCity Mixed Cholll5 Rehearsals. 7: 15
to 9:30pm. First United Methodist Church,
7020Cass St, (Northwest Door). Omaha
Alternate Test Site, Nebraska AIDS Project,
3624 Leavenworth SL, Omaha. 7-9:30pm
TUESDAY
"Out In The 90' s ' Gay Broadcast News
Service, Cable Channel 14. Llncoln, 7pm
Al-Anoo. Supp0n for those who are
affected by loved one's use of alcohol, 1st
Unitarian Oiurch, Side Door, Omaha, 7pm
Gay/Lesbian Support Group. 7 :30pm.
MCC-Omaha. 819 S. 22 St. 345-2.563
WEDNESDAfr
Lesbian Discuss10n Group L~
neoln 6pm,
UNL. Nebr Union, Room 338
Omaha Frontrunncr/Wall<ers, 6:30pm.
Ford Birthsite. 32nd & Woolworth, Omaha
P-FI..AG ALDS Support Group. Lincoln.
7pm Call AIDS Information Lloe: 475-2437
Alcoholics Anonymous. "Stonewall"
Group, 7:30pm. MCC-Omaha, 34.5-2563
Lambda Plush Ovcreaters Anon, 7:30pm.
Family &Friends, 3040 N. 102, Omaha
UNL Gay/Lesbian Resource CcOler
Llncoo,, 7:30pm, Nebr Union, Room 234
~DAY
Alternate Test 'iie'.Nebraska AIDS Project,
3624 Leavenworth Omaha 7-9:30pm
Adult Children Anonymous, MCC-Omaha,
819S. 22. 7-8pm
FRID~Y
Youth Talkline, 7pm-l m. SupporV Info for
callers up to age 23, 473·7932. Lincoln
Llncoln G/L AlcoboUcs Anonymous. 8pm,
Plymouth Cong .. 20 & D, 438-5214
Omaha Alcoholics Anonymous,
••*"An Altemativc"Gay Men's Slag
Group, 7pm, MCC-0. 819 S. 22, 455-7916
***"Live & Let Llve"G/LGroup, 8: 15pm,
Pella Luthemn, 303 S. 41, 34.5-9916
Evtty Other FrL. Drop In Cnlr. IIIV lnfOI
tests 1723 Leavenworth Omaha I Opm-2pm
After Hours Dancing, I :35 • 4an1 Late
Night. The >lew Run Bar. Omaha
SATURDAY
Womens Support Group, I lam, MCCOmaha, 819S. 22nd SI.. 345-2563
P-FLAG Youth GmUJ>. 38(--S 13-21, for
gay, lesbian, and those questioning
sexuality, Omaha, 291-6781
Youtb Talkhnc 7pm-12m 473-7932 Lincoln
After Ilours Dancing The New Run Omaha
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TUf;SDAY1 March l
A.N.G.L.E. Mecllllg. 7pm,UNO Religious
Center, 101 N. llappy MoUow, Omaha
1"4 LOGO Contest, All entries must be
nttlved by ANGLE by 3'15.IJ4.
WEDNESDAY. March 9
Lenten Prayer Svec, MCC-Omaha, 6-6:45pm
WEDNESDAY I March 2
Len1cn Prayer Svce. MCC-Omaha 6-6:45pm
Prime Timers get-acquainted evening. Trick·s
Public House. 1019 South 10, hor.. d'oeuvres
andsnack:s.~IOp.m. Info. RooWilson.5101 S.
39 St, Omaha, NE 68107-2438. 73-1-342 1.
THURSDAY. March 3
GIL Resource Ctr Busmess Mtg. Rm 342,
Nebmska Union. UNL. Lincoln, 7pm.
The Male Space. Discussion Group 7-8:30pm.
1448 "ll" St., Uncoln. for Gay/Bisexual Meo of
all ages. Write or visit: Strul Balderson. 1534 "E"
St. Apt.126. Lincoln. 68508.
Citizens for Equal Pro!cction, 7:30pm. 1st
l)nilarian Church. 311-1 llamey. Omaha
fl~A'l:'1 March 4
Dearh and the Mafen. 8 pm, Blue Barn
Theatre, 1258 S. 13, Omaha. 345- 1576
SATU:RDA Y1 March 5
Chesterfield vs. Club 2001 in Darts, 4pm; Free
Spaghetti Feed. 5-7pm; Club 2001, Lincoln
Heartland Gay Rodeo Assc 6pm OCs. Omaha
Coalition 1st Sat Event, 7-!0pm "Coffee Ilse•
Game Nitc" CometStonc. 640 N. 16, Llncoln
River City Gender Alliance Winterfest. For the
Gender Community and friends, reception,
buffet bru!quct, show featuring best female
impersonators. For more information write to
RCOA, Box 680. Cou.ncil Bluffs. IA 5 1502
Death and 1he Maiden, 8pm, Blue Barn
Theatre, 12.58 S. 13, Omaha, 345-1576
Comedy of Suzanne Westenhoefer, Presented
by Women of Ille Plains. 8:05pm, Witherspoon
Concert Hall, Joselyn Art Museum, Omaha
SUNDAY I March 6
Eveni ng WorshipSemce, 6pm, MCC-Omaha,
819 S. 22, 345-2563. PoUuck Supper at 5pm
Lutheran,; Concerned, Ist Uihcran. 31 & Jackson,
Omaha. 7pm,345-IOlOor-153-7137
THURSDAY.March 10
Deadline for AprU New Voice
Grand Island Support Group. Sponsored by Gay
and Lesbian Association of Greater Nebraska,
Write: GLAGN. 4005 Rodeo Rd, 14, North Platte,
NE 69101 or call (308) 3&1-7235
PareDlS FLAG-Omaha Support &Discussion
Meeting. Parlor by Mead Chapel. West End of
the Church, at Fi"'t United Methodist Church.
7020Cass. 7-9pm, 291-6781
Death and the. Maiden, 8pm, Blue Bnm
T heatre. 1258 S. 13. Omaha 345-1576
SATURDAY. March l2
River Cily Gender AU,ance. hlr tran~gendered
people inclllding crossdressers, transsexuals.
and those wishing to know more about
transgenderism. For information, write:
RCGA. P.O. Box 680, Council Bluffs 51502
Benefit Auction & lndoo< Rodeo with calf
roping. wild dog race. stick horse. barrel race.
skeet shooting Entry fee for each event is SI!
Spoosorod by I IGRA, CX:S, 601 S. 14, Omaha
lotergeneratiooal Coffee House sponsored by
INFORMATION (programing for older gay
people). safe. smoke,free, alcohol -free social
event, open to everyone. 4pm--9pm, 3319 S. -16,
Lincoln, (402) 488-4178
Death and the Maiden, 8pm. Blue Baro
Tbeatre, 12.58$. 13.0maha. ~5-1576
SUNDAY.March 13
New Voice Steering Coouruttee. 1pm.
MCC-Omaha. 8 19 S. 22
Death and the Maiden, 7pm, Blue Ram
Theatre, 1258 S. 13, Omaha, 345-1576
Dea1h a,ul the Maiden, 7pm. Blue Barn
Theatre, 12.58 S. 13, Omaha, 345-1576
The Male Space, Social 2-6pm. I ~ "E" St..
Lincoln. For Gay/Risexual Men of all ages.
Write or visit: Slan Balderson, 1534 ..E" St., Apt.
126. Lincoln, 685Gl
Champagne and Guests, 10pm. Back Bnr, Club
2001, 500Sun Valley Road, Lincoln
Lead Fools to K.C. host FWld Raiser. Club 2001 ,
500 Sun Valley Road, Lincoln, 10pm, Front Bar
MONDAY. March 7
I mpcrial Coon of Nebr. Board of Governors.
6:30pm, The MAX, 1-115 Jackson, Omaha
l't10NDAY March 14
AIDS lntcrfaidi Prayer1/ 1ealing Service. 7pm,
St Cecelias. Nebr. c-,,,,pel. 701 N . -IO. Omaha
Bi-PALS. (BiSexual People, Alternate Life
Styles). Open to all sexes. Meet at the
Cornerstone, 6,iO N. 16. Lincoln. 7:30pm
TUESDAY, March 15
1994 LOGO Contest ends, lbeme''StonewaJI
25: A Global Celebration" All entries must
be received by A.N.G.L,l!. by this date.
Kearney ~U\'1AIDS Suppon Group. For more
information call: Barb (308) 23-1-8 183
TUESDA Y 1 Mar<h 8
Free & Confidential HIV Testing by Lancaster
County Public Health Department, 5 - 7 p.m.
Tile Panic 18th & N Streets Lincoln
Grand Island HIV IAIDS Supp0I1 Group. Call
for time, location: (3c.i) 381 -5175
Coalition forO•L Civil Rights - Boord Mtg.
Comc~'tone, 6-10 :S 16. Lincoln, 7:30pm
THE NEW VOICE
�WEDNESDAY.March 1,
Lenten Prayer Service MCC-Omaha 6-6:45pm
THlJRSDA~March 17
's Day
St. Patrick's Day!! Celebrate at your favorite!!
St. Patri
SATURDA~March 19
St. Patty's Day Dance, CC·Omaha, 819S.
22. 7- IO p.m.. Admis~ion $ I or f(l(Jd for pantry
SUNDAV1 March20
P-FLAOIKearney, St Luke's Episcopal ~
2nd Ave, (3-08) 382-0752 or 9')5-5490, 3pm
Omaha Players Oub 2-Spm Workshop
"Genitorture", 8pm "A Trip tolhe Pet Shop"
P..uty, Info: call -151 -7987
Jeffrey, 8pm, $15/pcrson, FirclK)tr<e Dinner
Theatre, 514 S. 11. 3-16-8833 for reservations,
All procc<rls benefit Nebraska AIDS Project
SUNDAY. March 1:7
Palm Suoday
Easter Cantata, 9:00 & 10:30am, MCC-Omaha
North Platte Support Group, 7:30pm,
Spoos0r: Gay and Lesbian Assoc. of Greater
1\'ebr, Write: GLAGN, 4005 Rodeo Rd, 14.
North Plane, NE 69101 or call (308) 534-7820
Prime Timers, 4pm. UNO Religious Center,
IOI North Happy Hollow Blvd., Omaha
~~11'$ ~ fFll®@~IYl17/a!N~
Des MolnN (A.C. 515~
SATUllDAY1 March 26
Presbyterians for Lesbian and Gay Concerns,
Omaha, Call for information
Easter F.gg Hwit, 1pm, MCC-Omaha, 819 S.
22. All Children Are Welcome!!
Parents FLAG-Omaha, Support Meeting,
Mead I !all al First l Jnited Methodist Church,
7020 <.:ass. 2--lpm, 291-6781
416 E SI St..
246-1299
112 SE 4th St.,
243-3965
Club 508 508 Oilton Ave., 288-8508
Chances 424 E Locust St.,243·9629
Blazing
Saddle
The Brass Garden
c11eRmfJta
The
CA·~"!~t~ Marys,
342-1244
DC's
610 S. 14th, 344..:3103
The Diamond 712 S. 16th, 342-9595
GIiiigan's
1823 Leavenworth,
449·9147
The Max
1417 Jackson, 346-4110
The N- Run
1715 Leavenworth,
449-8703
Trick's Public House 1019S. 10th,
345-1661
Panic
Lincoln (A.C. 402i
200 $. lath St, 4 5-8764
500 Sun Valley Road,
Club 2001
Omaha Men (OMEN), 4pm, The New Rwi
Bar, Write: OMEN. Box 3706, Omaha 68Hl3
Jeffrey. 8pm, Firehouse Dinner Theatre, 514S.
11, 346-8833, Benefits Nebmska AJOS Project
476-2001
Red & Black Cafe 1819 "0" 438-2525
Premiere Performance. Jeffrey, presented by
SKAP, 7pm, $25/person. Firehouse Dinner
Theatre, 346-8&33 reservations, Proceeds
benefit Nebraska AIDS Project
Imperial Court of Nebr presents Closet Ball
'94, 9:30pm, The MAX. 1417 Jackson. Omaha
HERE CAN I GET A COP
OF THE NEW VOICE?
Des Moines Invades Lincoln, 10pm, Back Bar,
Club 2001. 500Sw, Valley Road, Lin<:oln
MONDA V 1 March 21
Jeffrey, presented by SNAP Productions,
8pm. $15/persoo. Firehouse Dinner Theatre.
346-8833, Proceeds ( O Nebraska AIDS Project
Tony DiAngelo and Chase Hunter star in Male
Order Review, 10pm, Front Bar, Club 2001,
500 Sun Valley Road. Lin<:oln
TUESDA Y 1 March 22
Parents & Friends of Lesbians and Gays
(PFLAG) Lin<:oln Uni1arian Church, 6300 A
Street, 7pm. Small group sharing time&
program; "Peer AIDS Trainers in High School"
Under 21 group meets in separate small group
session, For inlo call PA.AG 467-4599
Frontrunners/Walkers Monthly Mtg. 6:30pm,
All Welcome!, For infonnation 496-3658
Jeffrey, 8pm, $IS/person, Firehouse Dinner
Theatre, 51-1 S. 11, 34(>.8833 for reservations,
\II proceeds benefit Nebraska AIDS Project
WEDNESDAY. March 23
Lenten i'rJyer Service MCC-Omaha 6-6:45pm
TIDJRSDA Y, March 24
Grand bland Support Group, Sponsored by
Gay and Lesbian Association of Greater
Nebraska. Write: GLAGJ\', -1()()5 Rodeo Rd, 1-1,
North PlaUc, NF. 69101 or call (308) 38+7235
New Voice
FRIDAV 1 March 25
toih Anmversary Party, 5-Spm,
Beer. Pop. Mwichies provided, Stosh's Saloon,
The MAX. Omaha, Everyone is welcome!!
Jeffrey. 8pm, $151person, Firehouse Di•mer
Theatre, 51-IS. 11, J.16.88:13. bcnelil NAP
THE NEW VOICE
Janunin' with Lavender Couch, 10pm, Front
Bar, Club 2001, .500Sun Valley Road. Lln<:oln
MONDAY Mar~
Jeffrey, presented by S~AP ~ l ions, 8pm,
$ 15/pcrson, Firehouse Dinner Tbealre, 514 S.
11, 346-8833 for reservations, All proceeds
benefit Nebraska AIDS Project
TUESDAV 1 March 29
Jeffrey, 8pm, Slsipcrson, Fucbouse Dinner
Theatre, 514 S. 11, 346-8833 for reservations.
All proceeds benefit Nebraska AIDS Project
WEDNESDAY, March 30
Lenten Prayer Service MCC-Omaha 6-6:45pm
THURSDAY, March 31
Tmdilional Seder Dinner and kosher poUuck,
for details 345-2563, MCC-Omaha, 6:30pm
FRIDAY, Aoril l
Good Friday Service, 7 pm.MCC-Omaha
36 Hour Prayer Vigil Begins. MC..'C-Omaha
Jeffrey. 8pm, Firehouse Dillllcr Thca1rc, 51-1 S.
11, 346-8833. Benefits Nebraska AIDS Project
SATIJRDAY.A~2
Jeffrey, presented by S~AP
uc1ions, 8pm,
$l5ipe1'SOD, Firehouse Dinner Theatre, 51-1 S.
11. 346-8833 for reservations, AU proceeds
beoefit Nebraska AIDS Project
SUNDAY,~113
Easter Su
y
Sunri<e Service, 6:30 am, MCC-Omaba. 819
S. 19. 345-2563: Regular Worship Sen·iees at
9am, 10:3~m. and 6pm.
We've listed many of lbe regulac
clislri bulion points below. If your group
or business would like to be included on
our disuibutioo lis~ please contact us.
Omaha:
The Chesterfield
D.C.'s
The Diamond
Downtown Grounds
Gilligan·s Pub
The MAX
Metropolitan Community Church
Nebraska AIDS Project
'.'lew Realities
Parents'Fricnds of Lc,;bians & Gays
The Run
St Mary's Tan
Trick's Public House
Councll Bluffs:
Adult Emporium
Ernie· s Bookstore
Lincoln:
Arbor Moon
Club 2001
Nebm.ska Book Store
The Panic
ParcolSIFricods of Lesbians & Gays
Red & Black cafc
lJNl, GaylJ..esbian Resource Center
Women's ResourceCcn1e,
Kearney:
GI.AON
PareO!S/Friends of Lesbian.~ & Gays
Des Moines:
Blazing Saddle
Brass Gardeo
Club508
Chances
Sioux City,
Metropolitan Commwiity Church
Three Cheers
Of course, you can subscribe for only
$19 per year and have The New Voice
dchvered dtrecUy to your door (,n a plain.
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�CLASSIFIEDS
TROPICAL DAZE at St. Mary's Tan. ~
Bvorv Day M&roh 13-191 Gd a lOpeck ror mly
$3ll-'O! 2202 St. Mary·s Ave. 341-3740.
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1984
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Homophobia, harassment, and bigotry a,e a
few words to describe a suit brought agaill.51 The
New Voice maga;d.rE by Bryan N=, Inc. Bryant
News, Inc., owner of a Hickman newsp,pcr called
The Voice - News ofSowhern ltmcaster County
has requested an injunction to stop The New
Voice fn:m using its oame. A h<aring is scbcduled
for Monday. August 6. at 3:30 p.m.
Judge Jeffre Cheauvront refused 10 order a
temporary restraining orru,r on July 24, I~, to
stop Thi': New Voire from using its name. This
allowed our publication to complete work on this
August issue without interruption.
The New Voice sWT mel during an emergency
meeting July 26 and unanimously decided to
continue to fight the lawsuit. The group also
decided 1oask for the support of the community.
and a fund-drive for legal defcosc was begun.
The New Voice strongly contends that the
suit was initiat<'d for cilhcr publicity or because of
outrighl prejudice against gays and lesbians.
Several reasons point to this conclusion
In the first place, The Voice News is a
newspaper; The New Voice 1s a magatine. It
wo1~d be eJ<tremely difficull to confuse the two.
Secondly, we serve different communities.
The c:iiculatioo <$The New Voitt is almost entirely
limited to the gay and lesbian communities of
Lincoln and Omaha; we have no circulation in
Hickman whatsoever. They have a circulation
restricted mainly to southern Lancaster Countv.
Few people in Lincoln, including The New Voice
st.1ff, bad ever beard of Tire Voice New.< 1uitil itS
owners filed this lawsuit. Also, the publications
have aboolutely ll!l common advertisers.
In the third place, the term "voice" is such a
common name (or journals that no one canclain1
e,clusive use, for example. Village Voice, Dallas
Voice. Christian Voice. and Ca1holic Voice 10
name but a few.
Lastly, we feel that if aoolher group such as
the American Legion used The New Voice for
their organization's magazine, Bryant News
would !l2! have been so quick to file suiL This
anti-gay bigotry is similar to the harassment that
black publicatiOJIS endured a few years ag0,
I fistorically, this is the fi1$1 time a Nebraska
gay organizallon has been sued. But common
sense will rule over fear and hate. Sipport The
New Voice in their efforts by providing moral
support at the court hearing on August 6th and by
giving donations to the fund for legal defense.
NEW VOICE BECOMES A COOPERATIVE
In the la.st issue. you were told that The New Vmce is now the The New Voice of Nebraska
Coopcrnth'e. The New Vo,ce did OOI make a net profit last year. due to large part to ()Ur legal expenses.
We do nol expect lhal this will be the case every year. A mechanism must exist for disbursement of
lhooc profits, and such a mechanism now exists. t;nder our Articles of lncorporatioo. every year lhal
there as a oct profi~ The New Voice Steering Cc,mmittee must take that profit and give it to olher !?")
and lesbian organizations. That means that if we end next year with a million dollar surplus (we all
ha,·e our fantasies). the Steering Committee's first item of busint:,;s iu the new year would be todiw)
the ~ash up among deserving gay and lesbian organw,tions A second feature of our new Slatus is that
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row enable us to apply for ~ e,cl1¥ !.tatus is on my list o f ~ to do, and rapic.Uy approoching
the top of the list. Up until this point. any gifts to The New Voice have OOI been t.ax-<leduclible, that
should now change.
- Mel DGhl
,.,u
(Septermer 1984)
THE NEW VOICE WINS
LAWSUIT
The New Vou,e magazine won a major victory
on August 23. when Judge Jeffre Cheauvront
denied an iajllllCtioo sought by William F. Bryart,
publisher of The Voice News of Southem
l.A11cas1er Coun1ry, a small weekly newspaper
based in Ilickman.
Judge Cheauvront's decision was based on
several factors outlined in bis ruling. The
dcfentlanl, Larry Wiseblood testified that those
who advertise in and submit to The New Voice of
Nebrasl:a know that the magazine is gay-Oriented
and tml to the best of his knowledge, no advertiser
or subscriber has ever confused their maga7ine
with the paper published by the plainlifi'. The
Voice News' managing edi!Or, William F. Bryart,
1estilied that there is a pa,sibility of confusing lhe
two publications becall'le of the similarity in the
names, and that the public might believe that
there is a connection between the two. Further,
identification of the plaintiffs piper with the gay
righlS movemcrt would have a negative effect on
lhe publication. Judge Cbeauvront stated that
there was no evidence of actual confusion
introduced at !he hearing.
Prelimioaty injunctions are issued only upon
a clear showing of probable s..:= on the merits
and possible irreparable injury to the part or
sufficiently serious queslioos going to the merits
of the case which are fair grounds for litif<ltion
and a oolancing cl hardships which tips decidedy
in favor of the party requesting the relief.
The plainluf bas shown neither a sig,lifieant
di~vencss in iLs usc of the name oot ll.lJC over
a sufficient period of time
Under all of the circumstmces. the court docs
not believe that the plaintiff bas met its burden of
proving that there is a likelihood of confusion in
names sufficient to warrant the issuaocc of a
temporary injunction. Upon a review of a number
of cases involving similar trade names, !his case,
at this stage, does not evidence a probebihty that
the plaintiff would succeed. Thus read se,•eral
segments of the ruling,
(Septembel' 1984)
NEW VOICE
GROWING
People, it is lime for us to face reality. The
New Voice (OUR publication). is very proud to
,1a1e that we are growing with each nod every
issue. In fact, we have gone from our original 12pagc issue in Mruch of this }C'lf, to SO-phis plg,:s
,n our August issue. We had received a lot of
support from Omaha and consequenl)' eJ<pin<ioo
our coverage. We reali:ted that a Joint effort
between the 2 major cities of Nebraska could
better serve the gay/lesbian community of the
state. Thus, Tile New Voice ofUncoln bccamc
The New Vou,e ofNebraska. Through this glOl'1h.
we l'Qve found Iba! in order to distribulc effectively
to the community, we nood to roam a few changes.
The cost of mailins The New Voice 10 our
subscribers bas gone from approximately 35 to
55 cents per issue. Our staff bad to make the
decision to either raise the price of subscriptions,
lower the number of issues we publish and
di$tribute free of charge, seek financial support to
cover costs, or compromise to satisfy as many
people as we possibly can.
We came to the conclusion that subseriplioo
rates will have to be raised to cover the incn:a<;cd
cost of mailing. the number of copies published
would OOI be decreased and due to our current
legal beuJc, all flllldsconlributed shall be used to
maintaiu our right to publish under our name, The
New Voice ofNebraska. In order to compromise,
we 11,ill noc r-•i,;e lhe suhscripion r.ile until October
1984. YOU now have the chance to subscribe at
what is the llD'. reasomblc rate of S6.00 for a one}eat subscription. As of October I, subscription
rates will be raised to $IO.OO. The advantages are
that subscribers always receh·e EVERY issue
within one wee~ from the day it comes off the
press. New subscribers also receive one free
classified ad of 20 words or less.
We appreciate the community and want to
maintain our position as The New Voice of
Nebratkii. Remember that we are l'.l!!! magazine
and you are our most valuable asset.
-TimK.
(October 1984)
"COMING OUT" TO FIGHT THE LAWSUIT
Recently I disclosed my real identity because
of The New Voice's legal battle with The Voice
News of So111hern 1.Ancaster Co11n1ry. This was
a difficult decision for me as I fcarocl the response
from family. co-workers, and fnends. l also
feared harassment from neighbors and socicry
genernlly. This was especially true when I reali11'd
that ~y name would be used ,n se1•eral newspapers
covenng the trial. My final deci<;ion was founded
on principle. I felt I could handle the harassmenl
but I could never live with myself if I didn't figlU
for my rights and the righL• of the magazine.
The fear of the unknown faces mOSI gays and
lesbians, especially during the difficult comio$out stage of our lives. However, this fear ,s
overexaggerated in tnQ;( cases, but pamnoia runs
rampant in the conservative Midwest
I found through my own experience !hat all
my fears_ were unjustified. I didn't I06e my job,
my farruly m Bellevue received no neg-•live
response, and it appears that my friends have
gre.11er respect for me now since I am l(lt.ally
honest with them. I wasn't harassed by my
neighbors, and l didn't receive any threatening
calls or letters. This is DOI to say lha1 in the furure
tlk.'J'C could be no problems. bit now, I feel pretty
good about opening up and being myself. As a
mental health counselor, I would not recommend
this route for everyone. Bui I would suggest
malting a careful assessment of your own
circumstances and seeing if disclosure would
result in boosting sclf-e,,'!Cem and self-respect, or
if openness could result in more hann than good
Larry Wiseblood
Editor
�(September 1985)
(March 1985)
LET US KNOW
ONE TOUGH YEAR
bySandyV.
The New Voire faced many obstacles during the first year, bu1 came through the struggles "itl1
strength and perseverance. Our initial problems were in developing a staff and raising revenue. A
steering coounittee lhal served as the exccuth e bourd was organized and rc,·enuc was gained through
ad,•ertising, subscriptions. and donations.
However, things were not always rosy. The
New Voice had se,·eral roadblocks. Our most
severe blow occurred when Bryant News. Inc..
owoer of lbe Hickman newspaper called The
Voice-News of Southern La11caster Coumry.
requested an injunction lo try to stop The New
Voice from using its name. A temporary
restraining order was refused by Judge Oieavron1
ooJuly1A, 1!184. This led to a full-blown trial that
cost the magazine a great deal. The New Voice
staff fought to the end, even though for some it
meant disclosure and publicity that changed people's lives The trial was long and exhausting. It
turned into a bitter ordeal with accusations and bigotry thrown into our faces. Justice prevailed and
Judge Jeffre Cheavront derued an injunction.
Anotbcr major obstacle involved our stance of allowing conu-m·ersial issues and opinions to be
addrc,;sed. Our name says it all, a., we have reflected the voice of the entire gay/lesbian communityno matter how dh•erse the opinions. Some wimmin labeled us pro-pornography and anti-feminist.
Some wimmin tried to destroy The New Voice by writing to our advertisers, promoting lies and
misconceptions. We also made some mistakes along the way that bun our reputation. A mistake in
an ad canceled a major Halloween event. We forgot to give credit to some supporters. We have been
delayed becanse of lay--0t1t and design problems. We missed some impo,tant events along the way.
But we ha,·e always tried to do our best. and we will continue to ser\e J\:ebraska. L.et · s be proud of
who we are and grow along the way. Our first anrueersary! Leaming from the past, building in the
future.
- Larry Wiseblood
I am very enthusiastic abou my appoiooncnt
to The New Voice sblfl' as Associated Editor. r,e
been an active member of lesbian 1gay
organi1.alioos and received my BA in recreational
therapy. I am interested in orgruuied activiues.
especially in the lesbian/gay cooununity. I have
been frustrated. however, that some events and
activities in our C011Ummity have nci. bcefl COl'crod
in The New Voice. I am hoping to change that.
Please work with me in my effort.
(March 1985)
HISTORY OF
THE NEW VOICE
The idea of starting a new publication in
Lincoln had its toCAs in the summer of 1983. I md
talked to Gary Carey, a former staff member of
the defuoct CopilCI Times abolll the need for reestablishing a newspaper or magazine for the
gay,lesbian commuruty. I S<)ught Gary's advice
as to how to go abolll making such an effort. He
gave me soWld advice to take things ooe step at a
time and get feedback the community.
lo Doocmber 1983 I distributed fliers at The
Office and The Sanctuary asking iotete,,1cd parties
who felt there was a need for a publication to
attend a meeting at Commonplace U.M.HE. The
meeting was attended by 6 enthusiastic people in
January 1984. Individuals offered time and
support. Future meetings were sometime.,
discouraging as only a few people showed up, but
the elTort CODlinucd The publication wa~ to 110 to
press in February, 1984. The ftrSt obstacle was a
financial base to cover expen.,;es. I called friends
and asked for conuibutions. Five people donated
S25 each to enable the first issue to get off the
ground Delays occurred because of small staff,
fack of articles, problems with layout and design.
The 1st issue was distributed on March I I
with a circulation of 500copicsand a total of 12
pages. Cost of printing was $99, and other
expenses used up the remaining $26. It had been
decided that the publication would be free and
would be run by a volun1eer organization
Advertising. subscriptions, and conlribulions
would pay the oost of each issue. A meager start
snowtnlled faery issue looked better and showed
more artistic qwlitics. The staff grew and The
New Voice of Lincoln became The New Voic.i of
Nebra.rka by lbe 4th issue. The rcst is proud gay
history.
Larry Wiseblood
(June 1985)
PEOPLE OF THE
YEAR
At an Awards PresentatK>n held on May 5. at
the Wesley Chapel. 6 Lincoln men and women
were presented People of the Year Awards. The
New Voice presented the awards at the
intermission of the River City Mhcd Chorus
oonccrt. The six people recogni:zed for lbcir hard
work and dedication in the pa-'<t year were:
Father David Olaze
Dick Kurtenbach
Dive Michael
PntWall
Maggie Roe
Ben Roe
A Lifetime Achie,•ement Award was
presented to LouJs Crompton. 7'Ju, New Voice
will feature People of U1e Year in upconung
issues.
--Larry Wiseblood
1985
(November 1985)
(March 1985)
A YEAR IN PERSPECTIVE
OUR 1st ANNIVERSARY
A year ago, I was ready to resign as Assoc.
Ed. The first womon on staff left because of an
editorial den}ing bannful effects of pornography.
I decided to follow if an editorial of tbe same
nature were published again. What had me
discouraged was conflict between the magazine
and certain l\immin. I called several wimmin to
contribute to the Wimmin's Issue and rccci,·cd
poor response (due in part to the editorial). One
article (ne,·er published because it was very Ion,-.
and the writers would not allow us to publish 10
segments) turned out to be valid criticism
Although I agreed. it was not as promised. I was
tom between my beliefs as a feminist and my
commitment as associate editor. I thought my
only choice was lo resign. My lover convinced
me more good would come if I stayed on and
encouraged communication. It bas taken lime to
dc,elop awareness in tllc men abott lesbian issues.
They are not as conscious as I hope they'll be.
Now lhat there are ooier "inunin on statT. we
can implement"awareness" with voting power.
Our moment of trutb came when the staff ado(xed
the policy. "We will not accept any advertising
that graphically or linguisucalfy depicts, directly
or implied, lhe following:
A. Dehwnanization (S&M. etc.)
B. Superiorit~ over any section of society
(racism. sexism, etc.)
C. Degradation of any ~oup
D. Any sexual usage ol children
E. Poppers ads that are blatantly grapluc
F. Frontal nudity "'hich exposes genitals."
The immediate resull was 10 not renew
"Man·s World" ad (the sl0f1!lll was deemed sexist).
There will be more struggles but these policies
are an awareness statement. However. adult
bookstores advertising will be accepted if it meets
criteria I seelhisasl\\o paces fO<Ward, one~
I ha,·e been agai~ raking a<l,·ertising from adult
book.stores, but the vote went the other way.
There is more work to do.
I want lo credit the wimmin who risked their
popularity to join Tire New Voice. Rather than
sining back complaining, lhcy are workrng to
make a difference.
In a mlioi, that has celebrated a Bicerucnnial.
in a state that has celebrated a centennial, and in
an area where businesses have celebrated their
Diamond Jubilee- wh.1t significance is there to
having your first anniversary? The New Voice of
Nebraska has not only survived, but woo a eourt
case. endured personnel changes. and grown in
the process In a country where free enterprise
allows easy success. e,•en this is oot significant
for a celebration-so why the hullabaloo?
Our ma~ne is not called 1'he "New" Vorce
by accidc:nt. We offer an opportuni1y fo,- the gay
people of Nebraska to speak out. I lomosexuals
have been confined by society to a clooct and are
seldom heard. Pcrhajl5 the greatest advantage of
our having soch a publication is that we learn that
we not alone in our feelings of oppression. I run
proud lo be a pert of The New Voice ofNebraska.
Our cause is imponant. and I am committed to it
I ha•·e seen great energies e~erted in speculations
of at.'\ions to be taken and seen people give up
before the conversation ended Others initiate
action and never follow through. In ,·iew of the
many froJed enterprises, I look forward with
anticipation to a second year of publicaoon. and
I invite your participation_
- Jerry P.
The New Vol('(! celebrates its 1st rumiversary
with pride and joy. We II.we accomplished far
more than we ever envisioned. Many have said
we are one of the m<J6I artistic publications e,·cr
seen in Nebraska, gay or straight. It would take
se,cral pages lo than); all the people who
supported and contributed to the The New Voice
in the pa51 year. It would also be cmbwms.sing if
[ forgot an}OOC.
So, in vague terms, I would like to thank lhe
steering commiuee, New Voice staff. advertisers.
<ubscribers, organizations. and contributors who
dooatcd time and money. I would like to thank
the artists and wnters who pro, 1dcd excellent
talents to every issue. Finally, I would like to
thanlc the people of I jnooln, Omaha and those in
otdStale Nebraska who attended fund-raisers and
gave our ,•
oluntecrs the thoufhtful praise the)
dcser\e.
- Lari') \\ iscblood
�(August 1986)
THE NEW VOICE VICTORY PARTY
The New Voice invites the entire community to our big Victory Celebration that will take place at 2 125 Euclid
Ave., Lincoln, on Saturday, August 23 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. The victory party celebrates the winning of a major
lawsuit that The New Voice won exactly two years ago. The New Voice had been sued by the Voice News ofSouthern
lancasrer County, who tried to stop us from using our name. The lawsuit was born out of fear, hysteria, and blatant
homophobia. The New Voice victory gave us strength and stability that still affects us to this day.
If you would like to attend this party, which will feature European desserts, call 475-5540, or write to NVN.
P.O.Box 80819, Lincoln, 68501. Reservations are required.
(January 1986)
SEXISM VS. GAY MANHOOD
1986
by Jerry Peck
communit} .
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Our Isl J\n11i11trsnry
Learning from I/it Pnsl
Looking lo lht Fulurt
Lincoln Gay News
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becomes offended by religious ads.. .
A favonle song of mine <kclares that
"I gotta be rue!" I am a single ~y looking
for someone to sbale my remaining years.
I have qualities that I want in Ibis mate I le
must be: male, Cbri.stillll. ma1ure, of similar
culluml bBckgroond, etc. I will llC( lind my
man b) associating with women. This
does not make me sexist I do not spend
time in a Jewish Synagog11:. Th,s oocs OC(
make me anli·Stmitic. I do not travel the
Orient. This does 001 make me a racist.
I am ,1ill confused by the facl Iha!
many women (forgive my use u.<,e of
standard Enplish) declare disgust with
"SeJ<ist" actions. and yet insist upon a
distinction between "gay" and "lesbian".
A lesbian is a gay person (female) Is no1
lhissepuatioo a fonnof SCJ<ism? lsn·1 it of
interest that The New Voice dedicates the
issue In Women's ISSll:S? There isa sa)ing
somewhere about poople in glass houses.
Pemaps there is a need for a "masculinisr·
Recently, the steering committee of The
New Vo,ce ofNebrnska met to establish some
concrete ad,·ertising policies which allO\\' the
magazine to accept or reject ads based upon
content, allo"ing u.~ to continue to pro,·ide a
magazine representative of the gay lesbian
T his was a tremendous
undertaking as we sought to represent all
aspects-and not lO offend an} ,
The first action taken following the
adoption of these policies was to reject the ad
from Man's World Spo because of their use of
the phrase. "Don' t let anyone tell you that it is
not a MAN'S WORLD." For lbooe in the
feminist movement, lhis phraseology was
e.tremcly offensive regardless of the business
being ad,·ertiscd. The phmsc was dctenniood
lo be sexist in nature.
We may have "painted ourselves into a
oom.1'." We have opened thedr,or to censorship
which could he mae of a problem than a help.
The feminist movement was offended b} this
ad regardless of the fac t that the ad iargcted a
market that does OOI include them. Whal
happens when lhe llllti-Orinkers (AA) express
co,,cem(objection) lo b,uads, theanti-<:hurcb
movement
We would like to hearfmm you on the
subject
The Nsw Voice carries
on the proud tradition
started by the publications recognized on our
first annlver. .ry 1 .ue.
.
This is our heritage and
a part of your history.
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NVN HAS CHANGED
by Larry Wlseolood
The N,-w Voice has changed The new larger si7e .,,II enable us to grow and become
a better publication. I am exciled about the change.
f·i rsl uf all we will be able to lit more content into the maga1inc. One of lhe biggest
complrunls we have received is the fact thal we have a greal deal of advertisinJ? and not
enough local news and coverage <>f events. \\'e have also been told Ullll we tend to be too
mon: hwnor, go.sip, aud
dry and need 10 lighten up a bit This can be accomplished
wider assortment of fca1ures. Let u.s koow "hat you would like to sec in lhc publicalion.
.,,th
Seco ndly, \\ c "ill sa,·c on costs which have been causing us to ha\'e financial
diniculties for the first time. I .,;11 do evel)1hing po,,,;iblc l<l keep the magazjre financially
solvent
Thirdly we will ti.we the look and feel of a maga1foe. I want to dtsttnguish ourselves
from looking like a ne\\sleucr I realize that our paper quality is not !he same as it was
prc1 iousl}.
I.astJy. we will be able to l,a1·c a more ,·aried look wilh different sizes of ad1·ert1smg.
artwork, and more photographs.
As a volunteer group " e \\111 ll) lo do the 1:x.-,,1job P'""'iblc. Hrn,cvcr, "e are limited
to lime ns we are a small staff, who II.we other oomm1lmen1~ 10 o ur family, jobs. and
relaliooships. Support 11, by helping us irtslead of complmning. Rccenll} some of Uic siaff
have indicated l11C) arc "burnt out" and 0106! of this is due to linle positive reinforcement
I feel lhc communily should be proud of whut '"' h.l\'C<k•>e ,n almost 1 year.;. \\ hen
wo
you compare us 1 other pa) lesbian publicat1
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oru.. we arc first rate.
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�(March 1987)
(May 1987)
A SOLID FUTURE
WITH YOUR
SUPPORT
"HI", l'M CHRIS
Since my assigruncnl 10 editor ol the New
Vo,ce. I have received a lot of suppon from
friends in the commwiity. However. some ha,·e
bt,cn coocemed about lhe future of the magazine.
I do not hesitate to rcas.surc lhcm that The New
Voice will survive staff re-slrUCturing,
What, if anything, will be different about the
mag,a.ine? I see The New Voire as a public fonun
for the gay/lesban community - DOI lo speak fot
us, but to allow individuals and organizations to
exp<ess variQus concerns. The New Voice is also
a resource tool for the community: providing
information 10 gays and lesbian~ and to those who
support us. I want 10 focus oo these objectives.
Naturally, some concerns will be very
contrO¥ersial. Thal will not change. However. if
something in The New Voice disturbs a reader. I
want to be sure she/be has every opportunity to
respond. We are a diverse community and we
don ·1 agree on everything. Let's not be afraid to
discuss our differences openly and honestly. I
would like to see The New Voice facilitate such
discussion. The magazine will only reflect what
the community puts into it.
l n the meantime. l hope I can coWlt on your
rontinued suwa,. Please doo ·1 besilale to C()lllacl
me 10 discuss your nee<Wconcems.
Sandy--Editor
Sandy asked if I'd introduce myself and I
thought. "Why yes, I'd like that." But then l
thought. "What is it you migtt like to know about
me? Belter yet. what would I like to share'!"
rd like 10 share me: that is why I'm on The
New Vw·e staff. I like to write and I like to learn.
I am oJTe11J1g my skills as a writer and nt) cars to
anyone who has something they would like to
share. The staff has answered all my questions,
from advertising to fillers to being incorporated
On another personal note ... I am a very high
energy pen.on and have come to reali:r.e that this
energy must have somewhere 10 go or it will now
bock on me (not a pleasant experience). This
positioo with The New Voice • Associate Editor,
will fulfill all my energy needs. l hope to sel'\'e as
a liaison between the commuolty and the
magazine. I will be g-alhering ideas, articles, and
covering local events. l will assist and support
Sandy with the many responsibilities she has.
Already I rcaliz.c how much of The New
Voice is you lhe reader. So I'll be coming to you
for help. suggestion.~. and support. If I appear
dislanl or afoof at times, l hope you'll take the
chance and say "Hi." It is only my nervousness
coming olL I am a friendly and open individual.
l am looking forward to getting to know you.
The cover logo ot The New
Voice changed in March 1987
when the circle was replaced
with a
le.
(March 1987)
(Febru•ry 1987)
THIRD ANNIVERSARY
CHANGE OF THE GUARD
With this issue. The New Voice begins its
fourth year. The New Voice bas a ~ pa& and
is the loogest-rwming major gay publication in
Ncbnista Many volunteers and supporu,rs have
contributed 10 this magazine in Ute past lhree
years. We an: truly a community publication
representing Omaha, Lincoln. Council Bluffs.
and cities and towns all over tbe staled Nebraska
Tom Pasco suggested the name The New Voice
which was adop(ed by I.he group. Dave Michael
designed the maga7ine's logo.
The magazine started as a Uncotn effort. but
quickly blossomed into a statewide publication.
Advertising was solicited for the tirst time in
April, 1984 for lb! second issue. The smaller 5.5'
x 8.5" size was used the first two years.
Distribution has increased lo 1250 copies.
The magazine is financed by ad\·ertising. fundraisers. subscriptions and donations. Tlte New
Voice has always been a voluntttr effort with no
peid staff. Many talented artisls, pho(ographers.
and writers have helped the magazine.
We have face many obstacles but have
survived This includes negative attitudes from
incliv iduals, bars and organizations. Controversial
articles and covers have caused us problems. A
diverse community will have diverse opinions
and it ha.~ not boon easy It> repn."iCnt such diversity,
although we have tried to maintain a neutral
Lile any other org-.mization. The New Voice
is constantly going through changes in format.
design, and volunteer staffing. The most rea:nl
change is a Slaff realignmcrt. After three years of
dcdicalro service as Editor of The New Voice, I
have regrettably submilled my resignation.
I have already received several calls from
staff and supporters of the publication who have
expressed concern that my resignation could lead
to tbe demise of The New Voice. I would like to
assure readers and advertisers that the ftLure of
the ma~ine will be left in stable hands.
I will remain on staff in a different capacity.
After three years of dedicated service, I feel a
change of lcadcr.;hip will be in the best ilurest of
the community. and will enable me to change my
priorities. l have a special interest in promoting
safe sex and working on AIDS projocts. l have
not had time lodo Ibis in the past.
l wish 10 thank everyone who su(J!)Orted this
publication and all I.he encouraging letters over
the years. This keP.' me motivated, even during
hard times. It hasn t alwa)'S been easy. The ID06I
difficult time was being bit by a lawsuit from The
Voiu News. which tried to force us to change our
name. Even though we woo the lawsuit. other
battles have occurred within our own community.
Gay men and lesbians have disagreed over a
number of issue,; that have almost splic up the
staff. Pornography ond censorship have been
especially sensitive. There are also persons in our
community who can only critici:r.e and tear down
effons. This is especially discouraging. l am
very proud The New Voice and wtll stand by
my comment that we are one of the best looking
and creative gay publications in the (;()Untr)·
Larry Wiseblood Editor
stance. \Ve were also embroiled in a lawsuit. On
a positive DOie. we received publicity from several
local newspapers. as well as USA Today.
The New Voice will continue to be a viable,
creative effort with your suppon. Recently, we
were featured in The AdlYx:oie (f-ebruary 17.
1987), which referred to us a5 a "really good.
monlhly gay mag37jne." -Larry Wiscblood
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WHAT ISSUE IS THIS?
199() saw a series of errors involving our use
of volume and issue numbers on the cover.
March 1990
Vol. VII. No I
Vol. Vlll, No3
June1990
Vol. VIII, No4
July 1990
Vol. VJJI. No 5
August 199()
Vol. VIII. No 6
September 1990 Vol. Vlll. No 7
Vol . IX, No
October 1990
November 1990
Vol. X, No
December 1990
Vol. X, No9
January 1991
Vol. X, No 10
February 1991
Vol. VII, No I l
Vol. Vlll, No I
March 1991
We decided to surrender. By the May.
19') I, issue we had removed all references to
either v,~urne or issue number and just use
the month and the year oo the co,·cr.
May 1990
�(January 1988)
JERRY PECK,
ACTING EDITOR
My name is Jerry Peck. I am gay and proud
?f wroand whin l ant I h.1,•e recently taken on the
job ol Acung fiditor of 77,e New Voice ofNebraska.
When I first joined the staff, the editor did nOI
publish his true urur,e (~r Larry Weis did become
known as Larry Wei~blood Open in print). I am
DOI unknown. but many only knew me as a name
folh>wing anicles in The New Vou·e. Acing
camera · my face has uOI shown up io the
behind_
!MgaJJne (c,cept as P:tpa Smurf) until now. As
I attempe tn scrn the community, I hope that
publishini my photo will allow even more people
to let me know what they want Tire New Voice of
Nebmska to be. This is our maga,ine. I am but
one segment of our co,runwtil) .
Allow me to let you know something of
myself. I giaduated from falls City (Nebr.) High
School 30 years ago. I spent a hitch in the Air
Force tra,·eling 10 San Antonio, 8im1ingham,
Cheyenne, Bums 1-lau (OK) and Sondo1.1rom.
Greenland. I lived in Lincoln from 1961 -63,
Omaha 'Iii 70, Ohio ·til 78, Fullerton, Nebraska
then on 10 Savannah, MO and bac.k 10 Omaha in
1980. I have worked among other jobs as a yard
1988
clerk for C.P., office manager for Trnilways.
pastor of lbc United <...'hurch of Christ churches. I
have hccn a high school English, Drama, Speech
teacher, sublititttc reacher and credit card sccuril)
clerk (present employment). I """ married
(heterosexually), for eleven years and my son
12 )ears old last swruner (I oovc nOI seen m)
c, wife or son for 8 years). I'm the bab) of file
children (my sister 1s a great grandmolhe.r 3 times
over). ~1y father is stifl going strong al 8.5.
I ha, e hccn homosexually active since the
age of 14 (c~cluding the years of military ser,.ice
and marria11c). I have loved and been loved, but
ROI enjoyed a monogamous relationship.
My intere..'U is in work.ing toward the creation
of a_sense of comm.unity among the gays and
lesbians, (Xll1Jcularly m Nebraska. I am interested
in hearing your thoughts on the community and
how The New Voice ofNebraslw can serve that
goal. I respect others· needs 10 be closeted and
know thal community development is hiunpered
b) the need to scream from closet to closet The
Nl!W Voice ofNebraska requires that all articles
submitted bear the author's name· howc\'er, tliat
name need nol he published. Lei your ,·oicc he
heard· even from betund closet doors.
-Jerry Peck
"l"'
(August 1988)
THANKS ICON
We at the New Voice ofNebraska want lo say
a hrollfell thanlcs to the Imp,.rial Court of Nebr.l<ka
for the $300 donation received as pan of
Coronation a<..1.ivities.
Thanks Emperor VII and ICON.
Sandy Vopalka and Jerry Peck Visit During an Omaha Pride Parade
(March 1988)
ACTING EDITOR
by Sharon VanButsel
Y<JI! Imo\\, I never had any in_t~ntionof bein@ steering commiuee) jlLSI let us know. We'd like
ma pos,uon where I would be wnung this article. 10 ,-ork "ith I ou.
I was silting pcacef1dl) on ore of the speakers al
I am not
out" as the prc,iolL, editor but J
the ~L\.\'., wa1tin1 to pracucc for MCC's bit ma
make brief fora)S out of the closet on a regular
show, when a friend aslcro "Arc you interested in basis. Like I said before, I somehow ended up
being co-editor for The New Voice ·> We need a tryini: 10 play a little boy on stage al the MAX
.
as .
woman's input."
M> n:.-sponsc "as "I U10ughl The New Voice
had folded" \1y friend patiently explained that
se,·eral people were working w11hJerry Peck 10
keep The New Voic~ going. Once again. my
friend asked, "Will you help?"
I always have been a sucker for a J)IQje<:t that
needed help so I said. "Ycs.·•
I ha,·e lo admit that this is a slightly
lictionali1.ed acrounl of what happened but by the
•.nd of the day 1 nc~ only had agreed to accept the
t.JUe of" Associate Editor" but I found myself oo
stage at the MAX with Jerry Peck and Stella
lJallas l.1)1ng lo act hke I knew \\hat I was doing.
l should have suspected I \\Us in over m) head
when they told me to play a little boy.
O,.c, '"" mootn,; ha\'e gone by since that day
and I have learned lo do layout. do intcr•iews,
write stories. and get along with a roomful of
stron~-willcd men and wo1ncn. II', been a good
experience· J'\'e learned a I« and had a !l(~lCI time
· and I don't regret the decision al all
ihe one regret I do ha\'e is Uiat Jcny ~k was
unable lo ronlinue in the lniition of Editor
Al_ lbc l"ebruar) meeting of the steering
couuruuee I was chosen lo sen e as acting editor
In order to continue the gender balance in the
edi\orial staff, Lllrt)' Adams has agnx,d 10 a<iJ the
dulles of Associate Editor to his previous duties
as treasurer. This cR111gc will =urc the oontinuod
high quality The :-:ew Voice bas demonstrated
(Larry doe~n'l let me tzCt away "~th anything.)
As actmg W1tor, I need !he mpul of the
community so I know what you want in 77,e New
Voice. I need articles. letters, anwork, praise,
complaiolS, subscriptions and ads. The New
Voice needs you to repon on acti\'ilies in the
community. If there ·s something going on that
you think should appear in The New Voice, let us
know or write a report and send ii in. There are
only 10 people on the steering coounince and we
can't be e,•erywhere. You can help make sure
~~l every part of the gay and lesbian lifestyle in
:-:ebraska ts represented ,n Tire New Vo,ce. ff
you're interested in hclpi~g. in other Wa)'ll (lay01n. art, dehvery, fund-raising or being on the
(lliat isn't the most close!Cd activity in the world.
I guess) and you will sec me at the Pride Parade
and rally this swnmer and )OU'LI find me at MC<'
worship scn·ice most Sunday mornings In
b<.1ween those activities if you really wnnl to talk
10 me. try my answering machine (556-9907). Jf
my cal docsn 't answer it by knocking it off the
end table again. I will gel back 10 )OU as soon as
possible. Of course you can also write to the
Omaha box numhcr for The New Voice.
The New Vo,ce i~ alive and well and \\>ith
)our help, we'll keep it Uiat way.
(June 1988)
NEW FACES
by Sharon VanButsel
. \s with e,•cry venture, these I1rst months of
publication in Omaha have been somewhat like a
shake-down cruise in lhe)<a,·y.
We sailed braecl) ott of port ,-itha fuU crew
and h111h e,pec1auons.
The trip has been sUC<:essful but rough seas
ha,·e led lo changes in personnel and procedures,
creating a functional steering commi11ee from a
!?fOUP of diverse volunteers
There are currently scvcrJI vacancies on the
steenng comrruuce.
\\'ean: looking for dedicated, lalcnted people
to fill these po,;itioos If you have se,·eral hours
a month to volunteer in any of several acti,•ities
and would like to help determine the futureof77ie
Nl!\1· Voice ofNebraska, please apply bycooactin11
me at 556-9907
I would like to welcome Dick Brown to the
position of treasurer of The New Voice of
Nebraska.
Dick is well known toour community through
his acthities in the Imperial Court of Nebraska.
We on the steerintz comnullce arc looking
forward k> wonting "ilh him (Since he is Fmperu\'11. will we ha,·c lo bow?)
�(July 1988)
(October 1988)
YOUR TURN NOW
NEW VOICE
FUNDRAISER
by Sharon VanButeel
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We ha,·e completed six months of operations :S:o arn:sts ha,c bct:n ~ but an m, C$igauon ,s
in Omaha and an: a,king )OUr input as I<) how unden,a). llowe\'er. TlieNew Vo,ce isali,·eand
wc'rc doinj!. Please take lime to complete and well lhank.s to the commitment oflhe members.of
mail the surH!) in ihis month ·s maga,inc. The the steering coounittee. We '"e boon able to J1lJSe
comments wc hear around town are positive. the money to keep going and plan to continue
People tell us "e · re doing a good job but working to make this U,e best magaw,e for U,e
sometimes it's hard to tell if we're heari~ what ga} and lesbian community in the Midwest.
You cao help keep The New Voice healthy by
they're realli saying or if we're hearing the JlWI
"e want 10 hear. That's why we're asking for your support as readers and patrons of our
your input (anonymously. if you prefer). We'll advertisers T/,e New Voice needs your =cles.
be reponini back the September issue. That ~tories. an work. pbo(ographs, and subscnplloos.
gives you until August. 10 to get your survey IF you have a business that serves I™> g~> and
completed and in the mad to us so we are able to
lesbian commuruty. consrdcr ad\·crt1srng m Th~
compile the results before the deadline. In New Voice. Our rates are competitive and our
September we'll pnnt }our comments. both rcadersarcsupponivcofadreruscrs. Oh. by the
pos,the and negat,\'C as well as your suggestions way. we also accept donations _ 0 help us over
1
for how we can improve.
these rou~b 111ues. if you arc so mchned.
I w.int IO personally thank you for your suppon
It's also )Our tum to put lo rest some of the
tumors that ba,·c been around Omaha. Yes, there during our first six months in Omaha. Y ou'_ve
was an apparent misappropriation offunds at The
been great and I look forward to working wuh
New Voice which put our ban.It balance to I\ here you for a long time to coo,e.
1t was" hen 1,c brought U,c maga7jnc to Omaha.
(September 1988)
NEW VOICE SURVEY
The staff of The New Voice wams to say
"thank-You" to Mr. Gay :-.:ebraska (Dick Bro"n)
for thcfundraiscr al Ilic Max on Aug. 28.
The event netted $-155 for The New Voice as
well as pro\'ided a crowd of about 300 persons
with an C'(ccptional show.
13 acts competed for cash prizes (including
your editor as one of the MCC Ladies). Mr.
Bmwn ,1olc the show with the fir..t number as he
Lip-syncbed a powerful son~. Li,·ing with Aids.
fn,m Romano"sky and Phillips.
The wmnerof"Plntin' on the Lips"' was Miss
\'cronica O'Rourke who brought down the house
as she and her panncr Jerry danced from
mOlorcycle lo banop and back again.
S<x:ond place was won by ~ fiss Gloria Rarel
whose beehive hairdo ""' perfect for her
pclformance of Ha1rsprar. The duo known as
"Oestre" took third place.
My personal favorite (~1CC Ladies doing
Leapmg lesbians) failed lo make the lop three.
As a mailer of fact, I don ·1 think we made the
bottom three. But we had a wonderful lime.
Thanks 10 Dick Brown ard theT,H>-Wbeelcrs
of Omaha who 0\\11 the tiUe "Mr. Gay Nebraska".
"Tell Us How We're Doing"
\
In Jul}, wc printed a suIVcy asking your
opinion regarding the perfonnancc of The New
Voice since we mo,·ed to Omaha Now, I realitt
tbat sun'e}'S arc noolriou; f,.- a k,w number being
returned but our rate of return left us without a
true S1nlis1ical sample. We p<f. out 900 magazines
and had only 9 sun·e}'S returned One out of one
hundred is not a good showing.
I lo-ve,'er, here are the results as promised.
Opinions arc still welcome. Just put your
commenL~ in the form of a lener to the Editor.
*The overall performance or The New Voice:
Excellent - 2
Good - 5
lmpronng - I
Poor - I
*The New Voice represents the Gay and Lesbian
Community:
Always - 4
Sometimes - I
Ke.-er-1
• 1'he Articles arc:
Timely and Interesting:
Yes - 6
l'\o Opinion - 2
No - I
Welf Wnucn:
NoOpinion - 2
Yes - 7
*7'/te New Voice uses good taste in:
Anicles,
Yes - 7
No Opinion - 2
An Work:
NoOpmion - 2
Yes - 6
No - I
AdvertJSCments.
Yes
5
No Opinion - 1
No - 2
• There should be more:
Local events,
Yes - 6
No Opinion - 2
No - I
Humor.
Yes - 6
No Opinion - 2
No - I
Featun.>s, pbo\ograpbs. and otller art work,
NoOpinion - 2
Yes - 6
N<> - I
National, sports. women's news and poetry,
NoOpinion - 3
Yes · 5
No - 2
Piction,
\'cs
J
:-.Jo - 4
l\o Opinion - 2
*Paper and print styles are easy to read:
Yes - 7
No - I
• The New Voice 1s readily iwailable:
No Opinion - 2
Yes - 5
t\o - 2
• The subscription rate is:
Just right - 5
Too high - 2
*I suppon the ad.-ertisers:
f·rcquently I
Never - I
Someti n,es - 5
Favorite pans of The New Voice:
Anicles re: Bible and hom()6exuality. Six
people 1dcnufied coverage of local el'ents and
local news as favorite, FantaS)' se, sc:ction.
Coming Out Anicles, What I need to know is
condensed and the rest eliminated.
• Lca:st fa.-oritc JEns of T'he New Voice:
Too much on AIDS, religion and dreary
downer poems. Limit discussion on gay
publications. :-.:atiooal news
• Readers feel The New Vo,ce should;
Keep looking for ways to improve. Keep up
the good work. (',et 1naga1.inc out lo subscribers
earlier. Include more anicles from Lincoln.
Identify advertisers as Omaha or Lmooln. Include
more personal e,pericncc anicles.
So. as you can see, the results arc positive.
You are generally pleased with The New Voice
but there are still areas where "e can impro.-c.
Thanks for your input Continue to let 11s Imm,
ho\, "e·rc doing. We want to hear rcorn you.
(December 1988)
WANTED -TWO GOOD
WOMEN
Due to recent resignations tberc arc two
vacandci; on the Steering Committee ofThe New
Voit'e ofNebraska. The gender mi, is shghtl>
.mew (91nen and I woman) so we arc looking for
\\,o talented women to help us oversee the
publication of The New Voire.
1988
(July 1988)
LOOKING AHEAD
by Sharon VanButsel
The New Voice 1s l'ital and gnmmg and, as
with all growing thin1?5. !here are changes
Beginning 1n January 11,e New Voire will he
published on the first day of each 11100th. Tlus
will enable~ to gh c. better coverage to event~
planned and present early in the month
This mean., that there will now be a deadline
of the 10th of the month for anicles, elas.<ified
ads. and display ads which need an,.ork or
typesetting.
\\'e feel sure Uiat Ulis will DOI place a hardship
on our ad,·ertisers nor our contributors but ,\ ill
result in better service 10 the community.
(September 1988)
NEW RATES
Effccti,·e October I. 1988. U,c subscription
rate for The New Voice will increase to $19 per
month.
This increase is necessary to meet increased
postage and handling costs.
All new and renewal subscriptioi.< rccci,·ed
bcfon: October I will be accepted al the pre, 1ous
subscriptioo rate.
8e¢nning October I , 1988, Clas.sificd Ads
in The New Vmre will cost $3 00 for the first 20
words and 30 cents for each additjonaJ word,
\\'e hope this modest increase does nut ca11sc
}OU any difficulty.
All classifieds recci,ed and paid for by
October 1st uill be at the prC\'ious rates.
�(March 1989)
NEW VOICE
MEMORIES
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(February 1989)
WHY IS THE NEW VOICE SILENT ON LARRY KING?
by Sharon VanButael
You will find in this issue two letters from
readers who feel suongly Iha! the New Voice
should be reporting on evcnl.S involving r-ranklin
Credit Union; Executive Director, Lany King;
alleged llllSUSC of flllds; and coonectioos with the
Gay community in Omaha. This fooling has also
been voiced by iroviduals on TIie New Voice and
<Jlhers of Omaha's Gay aod Lesbian Community.
As editor ii is my feeLing lbal it is DOI
appropriate to attempt lo rcpon on events
these. As a monthly
d~veloping as rapidly
magazine we cannot. publish truly current news.
Anything would be a lllOOlh old and likely woold
have changed significanlly by the lime published.
I al90 am 1.11willing lo reprint ar1icies from the
Omaha Wo,-/d Herald as SlJAACSk,d byoncofthe
letters) when it appea,s that their editorial position
a.,
1989
is anti-Gay. I have read the articles in question
and found them 10 be full of innueodocs and
implica\ioos of guilt. In my opinion. reprinting
such articles would only put us in the position of
spreading gossip rather than hones! reporting.
Perhaps one day TIie New Voice will be a
weekly publication and have a Slaff of reporters
able and wilLing to conduct interviews and do
investigative reponing. However, at this point in
!im_e. we have DO uue reporters, just several
individuals like my,clf, wm want to write essays
and commentaries on a variety of issues.
So, I'm sorry but you'll have to wait for any
articles about Larry King and the Franklin Credit
Union. W~ are p<ming together articles on oor
commuruty s readlons to the allegations and the
innuendoes. We will repriDI responsible articles
from other papers which deal with issues of
specific interest to the Gay and Lesbian
community. Ho~vcr. I will nol take pan in a
witch_ h~ nor ,-.II I try to match the reporting
CljlllbilibCS of a daily newspaper or the six o'dock
news on
You'll have toaccepc the fact that
w~ are sou
a volunteer monthly publication
,.,th the Linulations that go along with that status.
:rv.
<ny
(September 1989)
A SALUTE TO BOB AND PRINTING PLUS
He Weo:l,!o say Ttolnks! to
and
!300 for his hard work and dedicatioo that made Fantasy '89 a reality.
. malcea.~thatshardtobcat. (Mealsolooksawfullygoodinlea1.her) Thanks Bob
for your spec,al contnbutioos on the September issue. You do a superb job printing the ma~ne.'
The New Voice oJNebraskn was coocci>'ed in
the mind of Lany Wiseblood. born in Lincoln.
Nebraska five years ago, and has de•·eloped
throu!lh the efforts of tile gays aod lesbians of
Ncbnlska to lhc present time. I became involved
with the publication during its first year. Then, as
now, the governing body is the steering committ£e
made up of volunteers willing to conduct the
business and <.'Stablish the policy for the printini
and distribution of the magazine. Then, as now,
the maga1jne is intended to be: by gays and
lesbians. about gays and lesbians and ~ues that
affect them, and distribwxl 10 gays and lesbians.
The earliest confrontation tn which I was
involved came from a need to register the business
with the State of Nebra<llca. Twelve people were
noodlld to give their legal names for publication in
the Lincoln Journal. Our names appeared in the
Thanksgiving and CbriSlmaS editions of 1984.
In lhe five years we ba,·e had Larry. Sandy,
Jerry and Sharon as editors. The number of
treasurers is larger, incbdng ooe that cleaned oot
the account and hasn't been seen since. The
number that have served on the Sleeringoommillfe
is vast. For some time the business meetings
alternated between Lincoln aod Omaha in an
attempt to get Omaha people involved. This did
not work. and by the cod of 'fr'/ the number of
JJCQPle willing to wort on the magazine in Lioooln
was so few that the operation moved to Omaha.
The history of the magazine is filled with
OOlllroVersies. A Linoobl group sutmitted a Jetter
of some eight typewritten pages in which they
found fault with The New Voice, and insisted lhat
it be printed in it., cntin:ty.
The New Voice was taken 10 coun by The
Voice - News of Sowhern Lancaster Coumy.
There ha., been a threat of legal action over a
IJOOIO taken at a bar Ila serves Gays and Lesbians.
the magazine had to go to ooun in order 10colloct
advertising revenue. Advertising has caused
considerable conuoversy, too. A bath house
called Man's World advertised "It's A Man's
World". A number found that offensive. One
even suggested the name of the business be
changed. The steering committre canceled the
contract A business that sells sexually explicit
videos submitted an ad that offered x number of
hours of sex. Their contnict was canceled. An
adult theatre sought a contract and was rejected.
Artwork has brought objections. One cover
had two nude phOIOl9. Three Lesbians presented
their anger to me over the use of men ooly. I gave
each a lesson m anatomy, explaining that the one
the lower section was not a man.
Confrontation has arisen from the printed
wold. We found that the word "gay" refer to men,
hence gay/ lesbian. We also learned the standard
English spelling for the word for those of the
human species with a vagina is not acce~ble.
For me, the greatest confrontation has
~uod from_ the first n_ieetill8 which I attended
fhe issue which rcnuuns is bow to create a
publication which satisfies the wanlS and needs
of its readers without being offensive to Olbers.
Nebmska gays and lcsbiam are diverse and W1ique.
Do you have any consuucti,·c criticisms?
Mccuogs of the steering committee are open
to any to observe or to speak. Letters arc
welO<JltM?- The New Voice is the voice of the gays
and lesbians of Nebraska. Our magazine reflocts
our coocems and~; however, our apathy can
also be w1loessed 10 1'he New Voice.
�A SPECIAL THANK YOU
THERE HAVE BEEN SO
MANY WHO HAVE HELPED
The following is a partial 11st of
the voluntem-s and supporters
who have been part of
The New Voice over the years.
We know this 11st Is not complete.
We also honor those whose
names are not listed.
Larry Wlseblood , Founder and Editor
1984-1987
Sandy Vopalka, Editor 1987-1988
Jeny Peck, Editor 1988
Sharon Van Butael, Editor 1988present
Steering Committee Members,
Staff, and Other Volunteers:
Tom Pasco, Mel Dahl, Kerry,
Randall Barron, Ed K. Sell,
Chuck Schomaker, Gary Carey,
Bob B., Anita Freeman-Soltlsyk
Tim Kuntz, Howard Gunn,
Heidi Chamla Brown-Screlb•,
John Warren.Vicki Jedlicka, Dan,
Greg Bourne, Gary E., Dick, Ed,
Julie Morgan, Dave Michael,
Mike, Jody, Larry, Don F., Mark,
Steve H., Randy F., Ralph Potter,
Scott Harrah, Larry E., Randy J.,
Don Patton, Randy Sowards,
Alan, Pam, Sam M., Marti, Cindy,
Garry Griffith, John Arnold, Ron,
John RIiey, Chris Carroll, Lynn,
Jean Mortensen, Chapple, Chuck,
Pat Phalen, Terry Sweeney,
Tom W., Leyne, Larry Adams, Jim,
Tony N., Jeff D., Shelley F., LE.,
Joe P., Jerry K., Bill B., Bills.,
Ruaa W., Joe B., R.J ., Rich,
Rodney Bell, Tony Zamudio, Rick,
Steve, Doug L, Don Longmore,
Sharon McCartney, Thom J.,
Sandy Robertson, Butch A.,
Amy Marie Meek, Jim Knight,
Dustin Logan, Bob Ewing, Nate,
Scott Lowther, Brian Bengtson,
Ron Pardi, Bear, Carla Petersen,
Lee Donehower, M.R. Scott,
Rodney Stander, Shella Frances,
Cheryl W., Blake, Kevin Moriarity,
Mark Maser, Nancy Lyn Define,
James Drake, Debbie Farrar,
Cheri Loofe-Bavaard,
Brian Bowles, Shelly Roberts,
R.N. Hedgea, Greg Hicks, Martin
Alan, Linda Sue Welch,
Kevin W. , and so many more
(June 1990)
(Aprll 1990)
TO THE EDITORS OF
THE NEW VOICE
GOOD-BYE, JERRY!
Earlie r this summer. I had spoken to Sharon
(God, I hope I got your name nght. I ha,e a
problem pulling foces and names together. It
makes for a lot of truly embarrao;.,mg moments at
gatherings when I run into people that I have been
intimate wilb, and I have oo idea who Uie bell the)
a re. I generally assume I owe them monc), and
qu,eUy run away) about contributing my poetry
to the maga:,inc, and possi bly a h11mor0ll'< feamre
column (quite a few people have told me that I am
one funny guy, but this usually happens after l
take off my clothes. All my life. I dreamed of
ha,· ing a body like Superman, b~ fate made II?"
cast in the mold ofDoo Knotts. l m glad l hvc (D
Omaha. Nebraska, where the la):ered look 1s
accepted), but after our conversat1on, I moved
'" ice, got promoted twice in my job. and went
through lhrcc-point-five "relatioo,;hips" oo,1 lefl
to the tabloids available at your local 7-1 l ()ou've
M.'Cll lhe bcoolines. "l fell in love " ilb living dead
and lost twelve pounds I")
What this boils down to is " I'm sorry-bere-issomc -st uff-p lcasc-print-it-if-you -l i kc." My
mommy gave me a book on how to get your
,ubmissions printed. I reali1.e this lcncr pretty
much breaks every rule ment ioned. but ti)' to
o,•erlook t hese garbled ramblings. I watched too
muc h television as a wee bairn.
Encla;ed are some pieces that I have wntten
over the months. I've noticed that my poet ry
tends to speak of select moments, rather than an
overall message. Gays tend to have much more
intense "joinings" than our "normal" coonterparts.
I think that may be to our advantage at times. We
as human beings spend way too much time trying
to hide our feelings, or cover them up for the sake
of appearance. Every relatio nship that I ha~e
experienced since l came o ut has run the entJre
gamut of human condition.
I lope these will suit your needs.
B rian a .
by Sharon VanButsel
On Man:h 9, 1990, our good frictxl Jeoy Ptck
died. Fifteen months before, Jerry had written his
o,-n obituar1, and mailed it to me, asking only that
I add the a ppropriate date when the time came.
Good-bye. Jerry. We'll miss you.
OBITUARY
Gerald Linn (Jerry) Peck was born on October
22. !939. as the last offivcchildren illlo 1be home
or share-croppers in Brock.. ~ebraska.
At the &J!C or two, Jerry and his family moved
to rails Cil) . Kebraska. where Jeff) attended
school, graduattng in 1957. Immediately
following graduation . Jerry bc!lan a four year
tour of military duty with the .-\tr Force. Upon
discharge from the military. Jerry returned to
work in Lincoln and then Omaha, l\cbraska. He
w:r; manied in 1967. lie attended Ashland College
and Seminal)· in Ashland. Ohio, from 1970 ··
1978 D11rin111hat time he served _as pastor to a
United Methodist Church. and a Uruted C hurch
or Chnst Church. A son was adopted in 1975.
Jerry and lus family returned to NebrJSka.
His wife and son left shortly thereafter. Jerry
taught high school English. one year in Fttllerton.
Nebraska, and one year in Savannah, M 1ssoun .
In 1980, Jerry ret urned to Omaha where he
supported himself worki.na as a sut,,;titute teacher
for 5 yeais. A L the time olhis diagnasis of AIDS.
Jerry had been wilb First Data Resoorccs 3 ycan;.
Jeff)' was preceded in dcalb by one brother.
Bill), and his mother, Dorothy Gladys (Carr)
Peck. There arc tw<> estranged brothers (due to
Jerry's declarntion of bcing Gay). Jerry is survived
by his fat her, Le;,1er, one sister, Ruth Graves.
several Great-great-grand nieces and nephews,
as well as many friends.
Jerry entered his eternal life o n March 9.
1990. Funeral services were held at Heafey,
Heafey, and Hoffman Mortuary in ~maha '?n
March 11, 1990. Buri31 was 10 lhe fanuly plot m
Morrill, Kansas.
Response: Yes. you are klle. but I am s1ue our
readers w,11 beheve /he wait was '"'Orth If.
PhOlo Below is oJThe New Voice Steering
t:nmmirtee ajler the 1990 Pnde Parade. Left
10 Right, Pa1 Pho/en,
Sharon McCartney,
Dick Brown, Sharon Van Bwse/, Terry
Swee11ey, Carla Petersen. and Ron Pardi.
Amy Mane Meek was 1101 pictured.
1990
�(June 1991)
(March 1991)
(March 1991)
PROUD TO BE WHO WE
COMING OF AGE
NEW VOICE STARTS
Prisoner Project
ARE AT THE NEW VOICE
by Sharon Van Butael
The Slaff and steering committee of the New
Voice are pleased to join in the eelebrauon of
Pride Week 1991, "Together in Pride." Yoo have
given us much to be proud about.
.
This year the New Voice increa~ _
,ts
circulation to 1000 copies each month. Copies
are sent to Kearney, Grand Island, and Lincoln
for distribution in addition to Omaha
The New Voice has added regular features
from Greater Nebraska and a monthly column
from Washington. DC. We've added local feature
writers a n d ~ As a result, the number of
articles subnutled bas almost doubled.
Despite increases in circulation and
submission.•. we' ve been able to hold the line on
subscription and _adverti~ing rati:s, tha~ lo
increased subscripoom. an mcrease ID adveltlSers.
and by reduced po,,tage with bulk mailing.
During this year, the New Vo1c~ began a
prisoner project offering free subscnpttons to
iodividuals incarcerated in Nebraska fac1bbes.
We've shown support 10 our community through
cash donations, donated subscriptions. dona~ions
of advertising space to the Human Rights
Campaign Fund and Natiooal Coming Out Day,
various public service announcements. and by
publishing announcements of c,·ents from
organwitions
We wan! to take this opportunity to SD} thanlc
you to our readers. Without your support these
lhing:s would not be pos.sible. Thrulks to you we
remain THE NE\V VOICE.
(June 1991)
APOLOGIES
IN ORDER
We wish to apologize to OMEN and the
Omaha Mr Drummct Coolest for the discrepancies
in dale$. We hope you all got the eoncct date
from the advertisements in the magazine and
were able to attend the event We also wish to
apologize to the Imperial Cou~ of Nebraska for
the incorrect date for corona11on m the ICON
News article. Coronation for the I Ilb Reign of
the Imperial Court will be on Saturday, June 15.
1991, at the Airport Ramada Jnn. Hope to see you
there.
1991
"DARLINS" drawn by
local artist, Sandy
Robertson, appearedin
The New Voice and
was featured
In the Chesterfield's
advertisement.
by Sharon Vane~
With this &h anniversary issue. The New
Wow I I never thought that Stiling down lo Voke e.,tcnds its outreach lO Nebraska's ga_y and
write a column ror the magazine could be such a lesbian prisoners. Free subscnplu?os _wt!I be
positive e,,cpcnence. I feel GREAT! And I have offered to those incan:emted in ~1ate 1ngit1111ons.
good reason for feeling lhal way.
The decision was reached after coos1Clcrable
With this issue. The New Voice ofNebroska research into how such projects are run by ';'lher
is EIGHT YEARS OLD! for a publtcallon put g•y publications around the nauon. Mike Riegle
out strictly by volunteers, that is astounding. of Gay Commumty News in Bosto~ wrote.
Publications come and go so fast that the Gay "Projects like GCN's to offer_people_ a very
in
Yellow Pages wiU no longer list any pub!•~llons disadvantaged/powerless sit.uatJoo 8: VOICC which.
except "those w1lb n:cognu.e d readership.
even if it doesn' t bnng a Dl()unuun of support
Very few publications surv,.·e the ups and letters from your readers, says to the~ that the
downs thal the New Vo,ce has expcrienoed. Very cooununity is willing to at least hsten.
few could withstand the impact of having someooe
so
Riegle ~eot on to say, "None of U;S arc _
walk off with the cnlin: t=ry. Very few could naive, cspec1ally after Bowers v. Hardwick, as to
come llock from a point whenj~t 2or3 people tbinl< the system is nol hoDl()phob1e as well as
were pulling Oli the emre magazme and a steenng biased agruDSI poor people a~ peQple of coi~commiuce meeting consisted of two people Wc need to be reminded of this. l'ri,;onc,s do this
meeting on a <lo<,'lllOWn ~reel comer m t,ncoin.
NOi many could sun•ive having the editor fall for Gi:en our limited resources, The New Voice
ill and resign j11>1 one month after acccpllng the ask..s that gay and lesbian Nebraska prisoners who
position. leaving a Sblf! who bad a_l the lll06l ~ request a free subscription share the magazine.
ex two momm a e:xpenenc:e at pubng a magazine We also welcome }'OUr loners, poems. and
together. The New Voiu of Nebraska survived drawings for publication.
and is stronger and better than ever.
(Aprll 1991)
In February, 1988. (the first issue after I
becrune editor) an article appeared that Oullincd
NEW VOICE OBTAINS
the f,nancial picture when the New Voice moved
ORIGINAL ARTWORK
toOm.'lha.
In the summer of 1987, lhe Imperial Court
During the Benefit Art Auction hosted by
raiS<.'<I $1,400 for the New Voice which wenuo Cindy o(The Diamond, members of the steering
pay off outstanding bills. When the New Voice committee were thrilled to find that among the
moved to Omaha in January. 1988, there were "'Orks for sale was the original art work for ooe
still $1,200 in OulSlanding debts and printing and of our most cootroversial co,•ers.
production costs of about ~ per month.
The charcoal portrait of a muscular young
Today it is a much different picture. The New black man, with blue jeans partly WIZlpped.
Vo,ce ofNebraska is completely out of debt. We wearing a Santa Claus cap. is titled NOEL. This
are able to pay our bills oo time each month and portrait appeared on the December '88 cover of
actually have a small cash reserve.
The New V01ce and was the subjocl of cxtensi •e
The New Voice is looking more professional letters to the editor the following month.
than at any ume in the past. We no longer do
The original artwork by Sam Orwcn was
·paste-up' by hand but have prof~s1onal l~yout purchased by members a tlie stecnng commincc.
and typesetting done by Internal!onal Mmute Mr. Orwco wa~ present at the auctioo and told the
Pless.
editor Sharon VanBt.tsel, that he wa~ glad TM
Bob Ewing at Prioong Plus continues to do a New Vo1<'e now owned the portrait Ile Slated he
super job of producing a quality finished product. had newer intended to offend an)une with hi, art.
Both of these businesses are strong contributors He had just finished college and was thrilled to be
to the success of the magazine.
able to finally portray beauty as he really saw iL
We have more writers than ever before nod
are constantly receiving new submissions. We
(Aprll 1991)
stlll occd n:porters, artists, and photographers,
NVN CELEBRATES
but we arc seeing growth in that area.
Eight years of publication. three years in
CENTENNIAL
Omaha, and we're dOing GREAT!
After successfully publishing NVN ror se,·<11
Thanks, Iowa and Nebraska.
years, but publicly calling the ~trSl issue of the
You made it po6Sible.
eighth year (the March 1991 issue) their 8th
Anniversary Issue, the Steering Committee of the
=---~,
NVN hosted a Centennial Bash at Maxine' s.
After all, we figure if we can call seven, eight.
why nol call seven, a hundred? Harold AodclliOO.
editor and owner of the World-Herold. along
,..;th Mayor Gorgan and bis HIV, Paula Wilbay,
... ::.;
were present to present F.ditor Sharon with keys
to the city: proclamations for Pride Weck 1988,
198'), and 1900: free adverti~ing coolmcls for all
coromuruly groups who use the "ords GAY and
LESBIAN in their ads: and. of course. a
celebratory, or was it celibatory. toast for a job
well done. The presence of such diSl!nguishcd
individuals brought appropriate media co,cragc
T>
- 11 words on page 38, column 23. April fools!
l/
.
P.S. \Ve did mess up the March cover. NVN 1s
seve11! begi11ning our eighth year. As my h,gh
_...._
x·/100/ band director told me, ifyou are goi11g to
make a mistake. make a big one and do ii up big.
DARLINS ...
· ii
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�(March 1992)
(August 1992)
(January 1992)
WE'RE REALLY 8 THIS TIME
CONGRATULATIONS
NEW VOICE SA VS "NO" To
NAMBLA
by Sharon Van Butsel
Remember the March, 1991 is.sue when we
put 8th Anniversary on the cover, only to admit
the next month that we're only 7 years old'? Well,
we·re really 8 years old The fust issue hit the
streets in March of 1984 and three year.1, nine
months later begao publication in Omaha. We've
been doing the magazine in Omahl longer than in
Lincoln and I have Ileen editor for Ol'er four years.
What does that mean in the pages of history?
Probably ROI even a fooloole. 11 does mean that
I S111'1ived 48 steering committee meetings.
Joking agde, I to oo some recognitiom.
I want to acknowledge the debl that we owe Larry
Wiseblood for Slatting The New Voice. That nie
New Voice swvived in a field that secs hundreds
of magazines come and go. auests to the quality
ofthewodt bedid I'd liketoacknowlcdgelhe
work dQne by Sandy Vopalka, editor during the
troSt dismal days of the magazine. It would have
been easy for some to just quit and ROI can: what
happened, but Sanely set the stage for O(bcrs to
take up the load and lrec:p The New Voice alive.
I regret that Jerry Peck is DOI alive so I could
personally thank him for the courage he showed
when he accepted the position of editor even
though his heahh wa.• beginrting to fail.
I feel like this is a recitaliCII a my family 1ree,
Each has buill upon the work of the one before
.iust as whoe,·er succeeds me will build upon what
I have dooe. I am no1 announcing my relirctDCOL
I fmally feel like I'm figuring Olt what I'm doing,
so you 'II have to put up with me for a while yet.
There are others I want to acknowledge who
have worked hard during the years I have been
editor. Sam, Don. and Bill worked to keep us on
track and to keep us mindful of our hcrilage. Tom
nearly wore his fingers down to I.he first knuckle
typing. There were Ron, Leyne, Doug. Shelley,
Tony. and anooier Tooy on the Slfoering committee
at varions times. And Larry Adams whose
disappearance at the same time as our treasury
forced ns to wodt together and become cohesive
And all of those who used to come to the
bascmcot of MCC aod struggle to get pieces of
copy to !inc up with little blue lines on paper
before Rick aod Nate taught us about typesetting
on computer. There are those who have written
articles for us, drawn cartoons, taken photos, and
wnuen colorful letters to the editor. There have
been so many ethers, like Bob Ewing and Prirting
Pins who make us look so good, but special
thanks to tooay •s Slfoering cornmiuec, Dick Brown.
T~=urer, Sharon McCartney, Secretary and
Dist.nbution Manager, Pat Phalen, Amy Marie
Meek, Marl< Maser, Terry Sweeney, and our
typesetter, Lt.>e Dooebower. Each brings special
talents that mue this one beck of a magazine.
I oocd to aclcoowlcdgc my spouse, Carla
~terscrt Carla was on the steering committee
but. n~w devotes_ herself to writing articles,
des1grung ads, laying out the magatine, etc., etc.
Before this li!!I gets longer, let me swnmarize:
THANK YOU!!
by Sharon Van Butael
Pride Celebration became greater when The
New Voice of Nebraska received special
recognition for service to the eootmunity during
the Recognition Banquet by A.N.G.LE.
I couldn't be prouder than I am of the hard
work and dedication put in by the Steering
Commiucc and Staff of The New Voice. Your
hard work led totbis award. Congrallllalioos!
Like any proud potent. I'm sure my baby (The
New Voice) deserved special recognitiCII but ocher
c,ccllent organizations were also nominated So
there I sat. as Becky read the nominees and
Brandon and Tan banded~ certificates, waiting
to see who would get special recognition. Becky
1s an orderly creature who prcseots certificates in
alphabetical order, saving the special award for
last. So, those who Wanl to know the last sit back
and wait until
someone in the list
Then we smile · · g we're really smart for
figuring this out. (Doesn't take much to keep
some.people happy.) Anyway, Becky went down
the hst - EAGLE, The Gay/Lesbian Youth
Support Group. The Imperial Court, River City
Gender Alliance, (My smile spread from ear to
ear) River City Mixed Chorus. SHOUI', and then
called Rev . Howard up to present the plaque as
she annowiccd T/,e New Voice had been chooen.
The presentation got crowded becall'lC silt of
the steering committcc bad been nominated for
personal coruibutioos and I called tlx:m all to the
flOIII to accept I couldn't keep them cooalled for
a good photo of all si.J.. Dick Brown, Sharon
McCartney, Amy Marie Meek. P.Jt Phalen, Terry
Sweeney, and myself (Sharon VanButsel) were
accounted for between the two pictures we took.
We got a little rowdy with a besketbell team 51),ie
cheer, btt I gutSS that's The New Voice's steering
comm,uee-we get a ltttle outrageous at times.
In all seriousness, Thank You to the
community, lO A.N.G.LE.. to whoever was kind
e ~ to nominate 115, to members of the steering
romnuaee not preselll that night (Lee Dooebower.
Mark Mascr,and Blake). Tmuik You to Carla for
her ongoing help and support. to our advertisers
and tbo,;c who support our advertisers, to Printing
Plus for malring us lool< good. to all the individuals
and organaatiom that submit articles each month.
Thank you. Thank you, Thank you!II!!
I went thro_gb the same process as Becky
u
read those norrunated for personal contributioM.
This time she read through the list to the last
name-Sharon Van Butsel and called Kathy
England to present the plaque. I am proud and
grateful to be selected. Thank you, A.N.G.LE.,
and whoever was kind enough to oominate me.
~~~,!kips
(January 1992)
AD RA TES INCREASE
For months, the steering committee of The
New Voice has been engaged in a dcoote as
members struggled with a routine request for a
classified ad. ffiis request came from NAMBLA.
the NOJ1h American M8D1Boy Love Association.
111 case you aren't rammar with the
organizalioo. let me qUOle from the material they
sent. ''NAMBLA, the North American Man/Boy
Love Association, is an organization of men.
women. and young people fonncd to suppcn men
and boys involved in consensual sexual and other
relationships with each other, and to enlighten
people about the positive nature of such
relationships and the horrible eITects of society's
current bo5tility against them." The material
states that NAMBLA does NOT support nor
encoorage sexual abuse of children, nor any form
of coercive relationships. They do support
CONSE!\SUAL relationships between "Boys"
(usually 12-17) and Adult men.
Our discussion revolved around two points.
First. this was a highly emotional issue for several
members of the steering committee who felt that
they could 1101 support the goals of NAMBLA in
any way. Second, were we entering into
censorship by refusing the ads? Comment was
!)l8de that Gay and Lesbian relationships were
illegal m many !!lales, btt we $1.!ppM and advertise
fororgani1111.ioffltha( encourage Gayani Lesbian
relationships. Therefore. is it right to censor
anolher minority?
The final vote was 11()( unanimous. Some
members felt strongly that ccasorsbip in any form
1s dangerous and should be avoided. However
the majority voted NOT to accep1 advertising
from NAMBLA.
We have notified NAMBLA of otr decision,
"'!l l don think the issue is over. I suspect they
will contmue to challenge the decision and we
may have further discussion, but we will 11()(
accepl advertising from the Nath American Mani
Boy Love Association.
:1
(February 1992)
SECRETARY RECOGNIZED
The Toys for Tots Show gave theNew Voice
ofNebraska an opportunity to recogni:r.e Carla
Petersen for her contributions During his number
Dick Brown, treasurer of NVN, dressed a;
Rudolph. presented Petersen, dressed a.~ Santa,
with a plaque recognizing her for her "creative·•
contributions. Petersen joined the Steering
Commiaee twoyearsagoandserved as 9eCretary.
Although she opted DOI to renew her p()Sition on
I.he Steering Conunittee, she remains a member
of t!Je staff, writing articles (such as this one!),
typing and doing layout.
The New Voice, like larger businesses, is in
the position of having to maintain eDOUgb income
to cover expenses. We have seen increases in the
number of pages, the number printed, and the cost
of equil".""'nt and _materials. As a result, display
adverus,ng rates tnereasc by 10% January I.
(November 1992) THE NEW VOICE LATE?
1992
HEAVENR)RBIOII THENEWVOICE shouldoeverbelatcll However.... Wben Ocloberissues
were mailed w~ bad no reason lO believe they wouldn't arrive on time. We send them bulk mail, but
.;;;eights and thought we had plenty of postage. As a maucr of fact, we were told we had too much po6l8gC for the bundles So we left them
we
at t pool ice and went about_ our business. Two ~ys later, pos1al workers left a message on Sharon Me's voice mail at work. •
she checked
tnes:53ges, s"? found out they clauned the bundles dido t have enough postage. To top it off. they hadn't sent the magazines - they were waiti for an
~ u : I we dolla~! ! So. Sharon went down, pald the $5, and the magaz.ines went out. l'hat ends our explanation of why your magazine : y ha\'e
n e. care taking st<:~ to
the~ of~ce wiU no1 hold up delivery in the future, but I'm DOI making any guarantees. Trying to fight the U.S.
Pl:>st Office has all the qualities ofllltmg at windmills - you feel like )'OU're doing something but it doesn't impress the windmill in the slightest.
:CCked
assure
�(March 1993)
(August 1993)
MILESTONES
REMEMBERED
THE NEW VOICE BENEFIT SHOW
by Sandy Vopalka
In Black & White
byB & G
On lhe 271h of Jwic al The MAX, we were
witness to a grand finale Pride Weck Show for
10 sec the beginning of the ninth year of
The New Voice ofNebraska. This 24 act show.
public:arion. I was a student wontins wilh lhc Gay produced and wreclcd by Mr. Dick Brown,
and Lesbian Sllllonl Group at Nelnslca Wc.sleyan featured lop performers of the community,
when I first learned of The New Voice. Al that showing the cap,city crowd bow pood Ibey were
time to gel an article submitted. yoo had to know to be members of this community.
the ''riglt" peol)ie or someone woo knew someone.
The show opened with the staff of~ New
Things have changed a great deal since 1984.
Vo,ce dil,1ribuling March on Washingloo Freedom
For me there are two milestones when I flags and buttons which said " No one's free Iii
reflEd beck on The New Voice. First. I remember evef)'One's free" to the tune of No One's Free.
the first ..Wimmin's Issue," and I had my first By the end of~ son,. the audience was oo their
pbolo on the cover. Secondly. there was "The feet singing and wavmg nags. The second act
Lawsuit.. The New Voice was sued by a small
featureda liveperformancebyTheTomBoys.
town newspaper, because ii believed poopc would The girls penonned three numbers. The ones we
confuse the two publications and oot be able to enjoyed IIl06l were l.o8ing l;:Vel)1hing, written by
tell lhem aprut. I still have a framed copy of my Sheri (a member of the duo), and I Feel Lucky.
first COl'er and know the name oftbat small lOWn.
The third perfonnaoce brought Mr. Dick
These are onJ y two of the many mHeslooes Brown and Mr. r.. l'halen to the Siege, performing
lhal are part of New Voice bis/herstory. There
a dtamatic duet nwnber from a Starlite EJ<pn:ss.
have been a variety of ptq>le who have been pert A F.' performance! The next act featured
of the Ufe of The New Voice. Most who played
"Little LeRoy - AKA Billy Bohannon." in full
a role while the magazine was in Lincoln are now clown costume. in a delightful live performance
sooe; some have moved. some have returned lo a called Orea/ Big Baby. Billy's performance. as
quieter life, some have died. some are sick, and usual, was flawless, winy. and loods or fun.
~ <01J1C of us cootinue 10 play a part.
The next number brought Miss Viktoria
The New Voice has been through highs and Towne to the stage performing/ Don't Know
lows. thick: and lbin; much of which would have How To L<r.•e Him, from Jesus Christ Superstar.
put Olher publications out of business. There
favorik:S. Befm, lhe
have been staff changes, policy changes. cash Vittoria is ooe of our was performing with show.
we teamed Vilaoria
Jesus
now problems, design changes, the mcwc from Quist Superstarat the Orpbcum. Congrarulalions!
Uncoln to Omaha, and The New Voice has never
We were then trealed toapelformance by Ms
missed a month of publication.
Sharon Van ButSel perfomtlng Free to Be Who I
I thank everyone who played a part lo make Am. VL'f)' iTI5j)iring. (11 brought tears to ou- eyes.)
The New Voice a reality, to those who cooonue lo Sharon's community involvements are loo
keep it a reality, and those to come. The New numerous to mention. but, with bet pwtoer, Carla,
Vo,ce wiU always be port of me and I ,.;u always they make a terrific team. We love these ladies.
be pert of The New Voice. Good Luck to All Woo
Next 10 the stage, Justine Seals, performing
Con1.inue to Keep "OUR" New Vmce C,Qing.
Make ii Hoppen, and Christine Sands, pelforming
He's Mine. The 9th performance featured I.he
ever popular "Inga,- performing the Dolly P:utoo
nwnber Put a Unle Love in Your Heort. We've
bad the honor of assisting Inga in several shows,
andaflerbel(JU1$ beqxqwe for her role of Dolly,
we now know what it takes for a female
impersonator to prep0re.
The Ska!! Drag of "Miss Ea<y Does tr·
performing Lying-Cheating-Heart, brought
laughs and cheers from the crowd. Miss Easy is
a member or MCC and a good friend! The next
pelfonncr brougbl a standing ovauoo. Mr. R. N.
Hedges. a member of MCC-Omaha, <lid a superl>
live performance of Bill Medley's Unchained
,Welody. R.N. has bcerl a suppcxterof community
fundraisers and be is in gn:at demand because of
his p0werful voice. Bravo. R.N.!!!
Next, the popular, dynamic "Kelldra," daJxing
and strutting her stuff to a disco mix. Kendra
ama:rJOS m We word er where she gcts the energy.
Kendra was fea!Ulro in an inle,view in The Times
ofthe Heartland. Clied; it out. (We learned a ~
abolll Kendra after reading 1he article.)
From Kendra, we were treated to a fine
performance by Mr. Rick Tornow. doing Garth
Brooks We Shall All & Free.The laS! act of the
first half was a performance by "Miss Mae-0I
Naise" (Empress XI Mae) doin; a skit from lhe
Ph/Jntom of the Opera. Very impressive with
incredible costume and make-up.
Before the second half. a "Let's Mal<.e a Deal
Raffie" was conducted by Dick, Pat, and UtUe
LeRoy. Prizes were donated by Union Jack:
Screen Printing, New Realities. Absolutely
As a pest editor of The New VO<Ce, I am poud
1993
Flowers, The Mole Hole. River City Mixed
Chorus. Popeye's Chicken. Dick Brown. Terry
Sweeney. and Pat Phalert Guess what, folks?
We finally won a raffle! (A subscnp11on to The
New Voice andse.eral nm-els - it's alxxt Umcl)
The second half of the show comme aced
with a pelformance by Stella./ &lieve III Dreams.
Thanks for your suppon, Stella. The next two
perfonners brought cheers and raves from the
audience. We have figured out "When 1t mns, 11
Snows" because every performance by lVliss
Dietra Snow brings lhlllldcring applause. Dietra
performed a number from The w,z and really
strutted her stuff. Athena m and IV, Tarru.
performed a cro~d pleaser, proclamung_ / Am
What I Am. Tanu had the audience on I.belt feet,
waving freedom Oags back and forth, as she
shimmied and sbak(:d her way through lhe room.
Next lo the ~iage. a performance by ~press
IX. Felice Whitney, doing her rendiuon . of
Passionate Kisses. The beautfful, chamung
Empress XIII. Roxy, teased the audience "'th Hf>
One Else on Earth. . We have followed Roxy s
career and were Ol'"*)O)oed when she w21 crowned
Empress XIII (Lucky I 13_fo< Roxy). We asked
her bow she felt about bemg c~~ned Emp,,;css
XJIJ. Heroneword'!'15"'erwas Fabulous.
As was stated, this show featured many Top
Performers. The next four have been exlremdy
active in our commwlity. They deserve special
"Hurrahs and Con-gi-ats" for their p e r f ~
MjssSamm Bennett peif~O,,,~us. Miss
Miranda Wrights/ Eal Canrubals, Moruca West
perform!ng Ew,rybody's Free, and Barbra Love
perfonrung You're GO""f'
,'vie. We thank
you ladies for your oootnbuuons.
The filial pelfamaooe was Sharon Van Butsel
and Carla Pctc~n wilh Shelly, You \e Gone
Nellie.on Me. This ~as the first Ume we ve '!"'"
Carla 10 Drag. A deugbtful endin.l?to"'! _evemng.
We, as m~mbers ol the stair of 7he Ne_w
Voice. would like to salute eve~'OOC mvolved lD
Plidc Week activities, as a partic1pam. performer.
supporter, or fnendof thecommWDty. We would
hkc to thank Mr. Dick Brown, Mr. 1'81 Phalen,
Mr. Terry Sweeney. Slosh. Bruce. and the stalT at
The MAX. all performers, and especially the
audience for a grand finale to our Pride W":"k
oelebratiort We are very piood of this comm~!)'.
Editor's Note: Thanks to your generosity,
1/us show (the flfSI fundraising show held by The
New Voice since moving to Omaha 5 112 years
ago) was an overwhelming success.
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