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�OUR TURN:
Opinions of New Voice Staff
WE'VE REACHED THE
CENTURY MARK IN
OMAHA
100th Issue
In Omha
W1lhllus issueof Tht New Vot"' o[Ntbroska.
we have published 100 issues su,ce moving the
publicab<)ll to Omaha m No,•cmboJ 1~ Thc,cc
8 )'<alS hn• esc,:n maoychangcs. manysuccesses.
and more uagcd,cs than ,.c· d care to remember
Two of tho ongmol crew "ho brought the
m11ga21nc IOOmaha atest1U actne lOda), Mr Ptll
Phalen and Mr. Tell) Sweene) I came on board
,n December o( 1987 and Oick Brown jancd us
ID lhcspringof 198& Kevin JOlncd us 2 )cars ago
and Garla's been around IO a grcate.r or lesser
dot!""' cvcrSlnc,,..c gct lOj!cth<r And Mr Bob
E"ing at Pnn11ng PIil• w been around Stncc the
decision was made to bnng the magiwnc to
Omaha. And Sharon McOutnc).
"'°'cd to
Denver bmsuU t)'pes rea1urearuclcs ror m.
OngulAll). Tht New Vo,.... "'"" ptJbltsbed ID
Ltocoln - lhe bnnnchlld ofMr UUT) WtSCblood.
1hc fll'Sl editor The earl> da)• ,-en, storm)••
umcs. mcludmg mop sp!iisover j.'Cndcr issues.
a lawmatovcrthcrig.httousethcoamc 'ThcN'c"'
Vo,cc" (seemsa local weekly paper called~
Voiu dldn' 1 want anyone 10 lhmk lhcy '"'"' a
P}' publicaoon). a regrettable incidon& .,hen the
editor p,ckcltd a Lmcoln hllr "hen they "ooldn't
pa) lhtir bill. and eventually a high d<gree of
bum,oot that nc:arly led to the demise of the
maga,Jnc In the ra11 or '87 an implS\iooa! pica
went out 10 the commuruty aslang ror help.
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tr lherc was not renc"'td interest and
comnulmClll. lhe magaw,e "'ooJd fold. Some ID
lhc: community folt thal wBll best, and \\Ould
have replaced Tht New V"""' w1tha commrn:,aJ
pubhcatKHI 110\<'cvcr, a d<dicated con, group
"as detemuned lo mamtam lhc volwatcer
cornmwuty scrvi« nalW'< oflhe fflJlg;t:T~nc They
got busy and got organu.ed and 111()\ ed the enu re
pn'lductJoo to Om:lha with Jeff) Peck ns editor.
l.,any \\'iscblood and Jerry Pet.k arc both
gone. ,icums or the ,\U)S ep,dcnuc An early
p,onocr. Sam Mandina. died or a hcalt attack.
01 hers moved awa) or moved oo 10 other
mt<rcstS. Yct some of u,; Just keep plugging
alooj,.
Tbcrc arc Lo.mes \\hen all or us feel hkc
giving up the ri~hl - too little time, too httle
mooc), too httlc 111pu1 from lhc comm11111l). llJO
hulc mvolvcmcnt, 100 rcw •oluntcct<.100 many
u,te rught phone calls from ,rate readers who
have hod a re" too man) shols. But some ho"
there is sull a spork that keeps burrung. and I.Ml
same comm,t:ment 10 service the gay, lesbian.
bise\'.ual, and transgendcr community of
Nebraska 1> ,1111 lhcre, So ><e koep on. And m
(act l'C' rehanlat workon1ssucllOI nght no..
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March I ~ Tho mapz,ne is compictdy nnancod b)' <Jonaboo,, .ubocnpoons. and ad>crui,ng.
Copynglll 11196 ,\11 nghlS _,,,ed
P\Jlll1cauon <:I Ibo nome. ~or"""'"""' <:I all)' l'fflOO. t,us,,-, or organ,1,1uan ••
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for lhe dauns. quoluy. ordcli,ery c. !he produc,sor ,er>,ccsd .,...c1....,r,td orduplay lldvU11Je1$.
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�LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
THANKS FROM THE MOTHERHOUSE
Dcruest M,s, Van Butscl
Pa.ct Bonum.
Every now and agam. a pel1900"s got to have
a liulc lalk w11h ~ I f10 addras the MAJOR
questions of life like '"\Vhaf s this snow doing 10
mysandal!When l"m l$d IOSllll<l"r and""\Vasll
a demented sense of humor !hat scnl me 10
Ncbtasb or should I n,ally be pomnoid Ulal Ood
is ou110 get me. as Maude u.<ed 1 wamr Toos
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m a cantankerous Brother Fidclis (the
Motberho11SC lunou,;1oc). three $low carpcnum,.
plumbers pla}ing Houdini. frolicsome N<Wices.
a FUU. vo,cc-mail box. and you have all lhc
makin" •fora Nebraska style funny-farm alumru
p,c:nic. ~
. forgot one major ingn:dtcDL•.Add
one unexplained post-RQ6al)' lire in the Friary al
twoo"clocl< in the morning, "" HOLY SMOKE"
lhc Friar s houted. In the N$h losl all his hair
Now bJs head resembles Heaven. for there is NO
parung lbcrc."
The lire produced lots CJ( pensive thoughts
and sighs as well as ashes II was pn,uydlfrteul1
that night to even surmise. let alone actt111lly
believe. that ii was ··for our good.·· Tbe sameOod
who,;csensco(humorbroughl me herc,as alway!.
knew what l·lcwasdooog. even if w~didn"L In lhc
en.suing day. aflcr the lire. lhcrc were olTtr.i CJ(
help and 8.<SISIAIICC of CYCty SOl1 and description
from a very wide vancty of ptOl)le Llkc elm
boctlcs tbey camc- lilemlly from the SCO<Chcd
woodw<rt. llve1")11ung from pajni (COMPLETE
witl1 poinrers) 10 clectncwns. lO CO<nJ>UICr techs.
IO food. to hlruw:ts. to =ti. lo special olTcrings.
- you name iL The response W8! just
<Wcrwhelouogand ,e,y. very deeply apprc;;,ated
albci1 awe""'nc There was a oommoo tluead m
each of lhc r e s ~ - they had read oboul the
Motberhouse ,n Th• New Vo1c... Talk ohoul a
sense of humor - a "libernlOd'" mai,:v.inc writin,g
about a Franciscan MOlberhousc. Thmk aboul 11
- and lau~h righl along with Ood.
In the ensuing days or clean-up. I '"" "<Jc..
sooong'" (new word) one of the plaques w the
Orealhall which reflects on of the Scnp<ures
"hlch has been an old siandby fa, ontc marclung
order o( 1hc Province ,n autmfA:>ng our apos10iate
to IUVIAIDS persons. In Isaiah S80od istrytDg
to get across 10 llis• I":'?"'• what He* really
W'.IJ1l5 from them. especially in ,•cr.es6and 7 It
,s HIS• no-words-mioced dircctive lhal His•
cluldren "noltumyourbai:kon)oorownfam~y ·•
The bwnor of 1he common thn,ad changed very
quickly 10 the c, uberanl reahty of ,.hat had
haPJ><ncd. Theyhadn"tl f-amilybadNOTuuned
thetr bllck on family - rather had hunkered
down. helped ~pport lhcsecmin$fy dcva.<1a1:1ng
we,gbt. aod in so do,ng. had given some ve,y
"'elcome suppon to drooping sp,nts. In effect
tecping the doors of the Mothcrhouse open to all
~ ho need or wanl us
Thcn, really ts NOWAY that a simpleThant)'OU. Fanuly w1U every express our grnutudc for
the vital support and bn:atb of fn:sb air )<>U have
given us. II 1s Ibo Province"s pledge to our
Wtmdcrful family IOcome beet. hkc the Phocni,
IO nse up out or the ashes ,.,th an even grca1er
comoulmCnl to OtJr fanuly and our commuru1y.
and IO work baoo-tn-baod w1tl1 )'OU IO tllkccarcof
For Advertising
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(Deadline - 10th of month prior to publication}
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our own when they .-i .., lhc mo5t.
The response or )our readers even made the
little Coruun the O..pel sound fully os magwlicenl
as any cathedral pipe organ as it ~ndod lhc
tnrth or lhc old hymn. ··10 Olnst. there IS no east
nor w<SL In Him. no north or south, Bm ONE
GREAT FEU..OWSHJPOl'SAINfS lbrougboul
lhc whole wide corth •· Our most heattfcll and
dtepm thanks. S,\ rNTS. for being fruruly IO us.
Blessmg,, and pcac:c.
In Christ's Divine Mere).
Brother Andzew Ma,y Fmnc,s. TOR
servu,: scrvorum Dea
The Franc,ocan Molhcrhousc
• · 1nc1..,,.e language.. comes hanl. Gui., 1
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an old FranctSCan moot. Pabeoce - Ood 1sn·1
linisbcd with "" yet
"MALESPACE"
IS NO MORE
Oreettogs. New Vo,cc Smff.
Director - Mart Wlu1worth - of the group
"Males~" has n:,o,,cd IO ()cnvcr. Cokxado I
myself have no plans to take 0\ er the group
"Malcspecc " While I was dlreclor. I did It) to
provide• safe pl""" ror older gay and bisexual
men to meet and converse. Thank 100 for
mruntmrungthe group ,n )OUfResoon:e Oirectory.
Stan Baldcr,on
Lesbian, Gay,
Bisexual & Gender Issues
RelatJonshJps. Self Acceptance.
Anxiety. Deprcsston. Addlctlons.
Fears. Phobias. AIDS.
Job Stress
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THE NEW VOICE
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HEARD DURING TESTIMONY ON LB 903
Dear 6dJ1or.
I u,;uaUyhkc yourop,nionsand you're always
so involved with the axnmunity, bul since I
didn'uoc you a1 tbcre«n1 &Mlebeanng,ion LB
903 on February .'i(h, I toot 11 upon myself IO
make lhcse IIOICS about the opponenls and their
commcols l bol"' you share Ibis "1lb the
commuruty for their in.<pcction.
O,vclllllll Prcsb)1enatl Church Min1S1tt Stu
Ke""' spoke 10 the Senate C<11IU11ittce stallng,
·passage of this \\'ould not create mioonty statu,;
for gays,lesbiam, but UISlead a MORAL is<uc lie Uw:n said lhnt oot llE or the CIIURCI I "'ere
pomung 11ngc,,<
When aslted about lus lboughlson gays m tbc
DU!iwy, Mr Kc:msSlllt<S, ··c1on·1 a.<k.docfl tdJ'
- 11 "''Orit.! for me.· Then be said. "BIil. what I
doo'1 undersiand ,s "'h> • ga} per.ion showd be
allowed, since they $1)' they an, atltaOlcd 10 the
same sc,. why should o heterosc,ual hove 10
shower ",lb one. It would be like if I, a., a
beiero,;e,w,l, would bcallowedtosbo\\cr ,.,lba
room full of naked women. I know I couldn't ludo
my ..• and with hands in the air. be Stopped
spealang
Qucsuon: WhylSD't l.bisnwfsMORALS 1n
question?
Then Mr. Roben l<J;lll'IC spoke l>f bow the
gay hfcsl) le undernullCfl copttahsm quoted as
"3)1ng abolll tbc p) community. '1'bey are self.
centered and self.serving... I le cla,mcd that
enacling I.hi! Jaw would "ltgiluruze tbc dnlcstable
act.· And tbcn Jasllecl oul ab()I.( the coming o(
l lJV/Al OS. clrummg "the gay communit) w,sbe,,
10 look good oowb y ~ sociol problems bkc
AIDS under the rug
Easilycoough. tbcawioro(tbc bdl, Senator
Olllmbcrs of Omaha nskcd. "HO\\' bas the gay
lif<-<l)lc affected )OUr bfc pc™>Oa!ly•· Mr
Klausc balked at the quc:S1Jon. Then Senator
Chambers re-a\'kcd "how pcn,onallr a gay pcn,on
has adversely affected your lifer Mr Klause
!!llveasimplcanswcroff
carandtbcn was~
Barry Winkdbowcr, the At-Sar-Ben race
chaplain, offered linle tcslunony. but did state.
"lhls bill ,sfor Gay Rights and should bedismi"5cd
immcdiatcl) •
Others also spoke of an e,pcnenec of two.
and/om change. but one >tr) intcrest,ng Pastoml
comment come late in the bcann1, AS Bishop
,\rt1ng spoke ~ n l (for passage) he laKl lhc
groundwork. Sllltmg lbal "olbcr,. \\ill come after
tum and thump the ))1ble. but they wall take
o,ccrp1s and ports of scripture, and oot e,;plam
the mcarung of the story." He also staled that
"God IS Lovc ,n lheir Bible and Ollll< If the) lt)
10 use the Bible as • stand, 'They an: denying
lh<msclvcs and their rongregauon the abilil) 10
LOVE'"
Soon after l'aslor Kia,,... s 1ntc"'51ing loot at
double standards. Re>crend Al Rikowski of
Christ's Conunurut) Church of 1..mcoln walkod
into the hearing room and sol down ,.,,bout
acknowlcdgrng an)'OOIO except lbc commil1"' and
others with ham 111 the hallway prcmoosly He
agreed that ·passage of the bdl would g,vc gays
and lesbian., m1nonly <talus," "en lhouj!h he
referred 10 us on more lhan ooe occasion dwiog
bis testimony astbc m111on1y llo.<rud the O!urch.
"ieacbesthe n1'.nl andllTerenceof belJl!?gay," )'Cl
he clamtcd tbc ga) commumty is lbc one who
·recru11s new members" Then. Just as Bishop
Arhng Slated. he poraphmscd the scnpturcs tn
"hach tbc cntn-e "ei!!hl ol'lbe 01blt should fall
Yet he did not c,plmn he,\\ tbc stalcmelll came to
be, and ,n fad, added the "'"rt! homosexual in a
ploce ncnher I oor Bishop Arhng had ever heard
of
I hope CVCl)'<>ne sends Barb at P-FLAO a
thank you note for lhc good worl< done by her wxl
her assistanlS 10 organize the proponent s,cje
Kcc:p up lbc good work. You, 100. M3dame
Editor
Than.,.
DivKl LI lall
Lincoln. :-lcbrosb
PS. I Ja,·c) ou read Vmuolly Normal Ii,)•Andre"
Sullivan? While lQngwindcd al timc,i, II c,plruns
both sides of lhe :ugument about hom.osc.,uat11y
If any readers am: troubled \\ ilb pan:nlal non""""plnDCC. Uus may help
Ed11or's Cornmllll: Dand, as )'>u know "" rely
on concerned (itiu,ns 1,u youn•lf10 repon on
e>'•ntS of,mporranc• 10 1/il: <:ommuniry. Thonk.t
for pro11ding 1,s .,,,h Ihis Or11C'k ONJ for the on,,
dambmg Buhop Arlmg's 1a1imony.
LETTER POLICY
The New Voice wlll publish
only those letters to the editor which Include full name
and either address or phone
number so we can verify
authenticity. You can request that your name not be
published but we must be
able to contact you for
verification.
DOMESTIC ABUSE? NOW WHAT?
Every IS seconds, a domestic assault occurs somc"hctc in tbc Lniled
SlalCS In fact. domc:stic ,,olcncc bas become 90 coounoo. the Amcncan
Medi.cal AssociabOn estimates as many as om: m lhrec "amc.111.S a , ictam.
Oomest,c violence ,s a problem that alTed$ all races and social classes
The ,,,_ ""4m• ofdolftUII<: •iol•n<¥
Domestic nbu,;c often talccs on a ~:"'ble lllrcc:-pho.sc paucm.
C5allauon. e~~ and honeymoon. ·
tiorl,. a ume ol'lhreats and
"nuoor' pb)'51cal abuse. Tensaon bwlds and both the abuser and vic1lm Ir)'
w min11ni1.e lbc problem. The c,plosioo a! a umc ol WlOOlllrollcd 1ea<icn.
dcsu,,c1ivencs., and emotional c:oll8i$1, The honeymoon sta'° is
ch:uaclennd by calm. tovin1t kiodness, Bpoio!Z'CS and promi.'ICS The vN:Um
u.<uallyfedshopeful 1h31 tbcabusc: will not return. Unfortunatel), lbea~
usually rctum<J. with tbc cscalaboo and hooc)mooo pha.scs sborlcr in length.
Who on obMstn1
Abusers usu:ill) Iii a profile Most abusers have a lustory that include
one or more of tbc following:
• uncmploymeOl,
• age 18 «> 30.
• lowu,oomc.
• drug or alcohol addicuon.
• fanul) lustory of abuse.
• lugh school dn,p nut or
* IOJUr)' lO the head.
How COIi yoMltclpt
You can help1f )'OUsuspcct-,nc you know isa nctimorafa fncnd
ba., conf
Klcd m >°" lhnt be or she is bemg abwaod. Some step; )'Ou can Ull<.c
10 help a vidun art'
• Fand a $1Cc time and place 1odl.,cus$ lhesa1uauoo•
• Ack.nowle(!ge the polCOlJal danger of lhe SJIUalJOn,
• Respect the \'ict1m·s (ttlinp. fears and docisiom.
• Explm:i ~vailablc commuruty n:soun:c.,.
• Discuss <IJllioM and plans for safct)
If )''>U o,c a v,cum, there: arc: places you can tum to for help C.all
"1cbr Domcslic Violence & Sc,uat Assault Coolition ol .m.476-6256
lowaCoa.huon Ap,IISI Oomcsuc V,otcncc at SIS.281 728,1
from Pnnr,pol Hral1h Care ofNt!brask.a, lfl<'.
THE NEW VOICE
Qeollyia B ~
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Phone: 334-3044
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DH Molnu, IA
51 5-263-1990
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�POETRY: Edited by Brian E. Bengtson
" l'VE GOT THAT GURU-SPIRIT, DEEP IN
THE HEART OF ME ........ "
Good aflemoon, my linlc scallywags or Slan1JI and lllderl I nn1 wntmg INS
again 31 the 1381 (l0'1Si blc sccood ( f-ebruary 141h. 10 be Cl<llCI), so you must forgive
any ramblings that arc man, zany than usual.
I b:ld to move 11 tbe beginrung oC llus year (don't W1lnl to go ~o any balrrrusmg details until the publislung rigt.. have been sccurod), and run still hv1ng in
and OUI of boxes nearly two months laltr. Ooc never pacts bite they first plan. I
had all I.he proper eqwpmc.nl (boxes, tape. black mark<:r, ocwspaper. e1c.), and
promisod myselflha1 I woulddolhis mewing thing slow. laking u.mctolabeleach
box. rold and sort all my clctlung. and wrap each breakable with tender-lo\'1ngcarc.
I am now finding sacks lD the same box with my <ih·erwarc, and ror some,1 suJI have clothes from I.he eighth grade,
Anyway, this month we have some actual poets!!I Yes, pooplc actuall} sent
me some pocl!y, and this being a poetry page and all, I feel honor-bound 10 pint
'trol This month ... will be featunog poems by Chen Loofe, Christine "'6Blankman. and 01risiophtr Thomas. All arc local poets thal have previousl}
graced llllS page. I hope )'OU
them. l.Jnul ne.i month. take can, of each
olhcr....
••JOY
"HIGH TIDE"
By Christine Peek-Blsnkman
us II mcctS the shore,
TheOCQn
mingles.
become one
Two great forces
Wa1er
explores curves,
leaves
probe$ crevices.
00 paruclc o( sand WIIOUChed.
Soil is
when we make Jove.
come u,geihcr,
Two .scpanuc cnutietmergc
My bps cspl0<e,
and soon know
oClhcpcrson I caU you.
bocomconc
my fingers IO\ICh,
every bnc and CW'\'C
The surf pounds
Slrct<:hing for high tide
as do our beans.
M we reach our zcn11h.
bn<O} paus,ng
Once uclucvod,
IO rehsh lhc effect
of intimailC awareness.
Onan
" old woman"
By Cheri Loofe
the lines on your fac:c
map the places you have been
tbc women )'OU MVC known
und the times lhat you have smiled.
each wluu, balr marks a crisis survived,
a rricnd' s passage mourned.
chlld raised.
your "' JSU:d. gnarled rJJ!!!CfS
have soothed tbc brows of many
CQOltcd for a lbousand potlucks
,1rolccd a n d ~ )""' lovers.
your back is bclll from hard womens' wort.
flJUll,8 your old dodge,
drux:tng IOO hard a l solstice.
Why do I.hey call you Just an old woman?
a
"thoughts of an american
bar dyke, cruising..."
By Cheri Loofe
i liCC you sitting there.
cigarette perched provocali•cly in lipstick
smug loot of coofidence over your gJas.s
(wonder how sharp be< nails arc?)
i liCC )"OU, then:. sranding in the comtr,
bulch hair so short, mUllClcd in pl,,ld.
(prooobly mush inside)
i see you there, sister. deep in oo,wc=tioa at lhc
bar.
did you bear a ,.ord she srud?
your eyes wercn'I focused on be< mouth
(but I do bite I.he way you focus)
sister. in I.he beck. by }'OUISClf.
why so shy?
WC don"I bill.
(unless you ask)
as we scp.uatc
Slowli· lhc ""'8keJs mccdc
OOCC n,on, 10 drifl
AJ..-ayx pttparcd.
ror "hen Uie ocean
upon the sea of lifc,
c,'cr a.n. ous.
d
mc:cis tbc sbon:
"FOR LOVE OF HIM"
"LEARNING TO GROW
UP GAY"
By Clvlstoph« Thomas
It is for love of lum
I.he blood SUI! \\'11fmS
By Christoph« Thomas
We w-ere OC\'ct lo\-crs.
Growu,g up gay
and t1)1Dg I() Slay sane_
wa., hkc 1ry111g IO dt:linc
the mytb,c slcirm,sbes
between God und asparagus
bll W< WCIC good fntncJs
and ~ t playmates~
We won:. so \\di. the ghllCT
o( our exc:essaveoess.
the cnide ,i<>k<'S. the glonoos
The thiOIICsl words
were l.b<lse I could not name.
p,'8)'CIS. the sacn:d and profane
uuscls that adorn fnendship.
All l rcrocmbcr is colering hfe
horny as hell, and knowing
11 was the meanest contest 1n UM-n...
the atu,rglow or conv01'51lK1115
lha1 mode us shivenoour1humbs.
Today he's been cougluog up
lumps of lung big as radishes.
lie hasn't noticed. Mcl<pluoc
I was an cager lb.mg
1ry1ng 10 li>c in cootcs1Cd places
I learned IO wear masks
by tbc umc I """'seven
Al ten I lricd 10 become them.
bas mode him feel dehc,ous.
I le wanls to play old m:onls,
hum the tw,es 11\ot use io heal lum.
lie: c:ao barcly stand along. Bu~
for to ,coCh,m. we arc danculg.
I tried IO avoid puberly,
school dances. .iccp-over.;.
stanni at boys in study 11111,
und being naked ,n tbc locker room
Nothing W<rlcd.
"SECRET WALLS"
Ml.cu full day or 11)1118
rd ,go to bod blOkco and stransc
But when sleep came,
By Clvlatlne Peek-Blsnkman
As tbc gra} clouds swirl ovemcad.
dropping their gifts upoo lhc can h.
lus $i1\•er dreams
would SOOlhe and Cll'lh me.
I dm eon
In m} hard shell.
protecied from tbc workl
Tlunklnti
Cr)111i
bop,ng
"SEND ME POEMS, OR I WILL MESS UP YOUR FAMILY ROOM!"
1.) Send typed pocmsof30 lines or less.
2.) Sero a SAS6if you """1 'cro bock. or want a cornmellllcnuque_
3.) Will try IO n,spood willun a reasonable amount of time.
4) tauy my book alnad)'!!!!
S.) wi..1? WerC}OO raised in a barn? Close lhe doo<III
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Wondenng
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�FEATURES
BOMBSIGHTS AND CARTOONS
by Joeeph Schuman
m,11a1 press run or hair a mtllion. like John
"You·rc wrong because ... • isn't the only
way1orespond10$00!Cboc!) 'slhougtu. Tt,c,e·s Kenned) Jr •s Gtmgt,.
also. ror c,amplc. "Rightl And moreover.. •
Tbc pwplc for whom lhe economy works
People respond IO each o<t.:r by pUltlng ideas ,n well. like l'<xl>o$ and Kenned). arc the ooc:s who
• d,rrcrcnt c:ontext g,•ing illus1ra1ioas. or my dcrine the public dc:botc and lhc c)l(llccs lhe
ravontc· sugge,,ung refinements
pol1t1cal S)&lem orrers lo the rest or U.S. When
S1dl. "bcn I told Paul Varnell I'd wr,uen a Uungs go bod, !heir pctS()Cc:IJvtdc.1erm111cs who's
raponsel0011eortusco1umns. bcsaod bc'dloolt blamed. The ccooomy worts fiue ror thclll so it
forward 10 m) rebwtal. Well. this 1s not a won·, lake lhc heal People who h,e m glass
rebuual I ~ly liked the good nc.... - bod news rnan<10ns do,f11hro'1· stones ,n 1hc ballroom h
TCVlC" of ga,t pobl:K:$ b) .klbn D'Emilio. dil'CCl<lr
doesn't rake a oonspimcy IO keep molcuuscsolT
or the Policy lnstJruic or 1hc NauooaJ Ga) aod the publlca!l"nda - 11 wouldtakcanumclctogct
Lesbian Task Foru h's wOttb renwlang our 1hcmon101L
Slllleandlocahldoncs. /\nd!llltiomlly.Coogress
D'mliosa)s the Jcshigay <lOtllmunit) ,, an
bnsn't bec:n au.ackmg us recentJ.t At least IX)t - eas,e,. s,mplcnargct" 1han the eoooonuc ens,~
di rcctl y. At leas! OOl much.
Well, sure. Bui~ phras,ng suggests somebody
Sull, IYEnubo uscd ""1 IWJrds thalmadc my chose bcl'1CCn targeting the eoonom) and
"'1un itch. I le \\lO(C lh:11 tbe Rllc!ical Righi has US r.orgcung us. I thin!< 1t'> cl06Cr ltl say !hat lhc
10 ,nus bombsight because "gay men. Jesb,aM
quesuon tS whaJ tarjltl - us, or some other poor
alld ~tuals arc easier. simpler tugcu limn a schn1ucks - "ill be scapegoat for tile cwnomy
coongmg illbor market .,,th ""gc S1JUC11Jres lh:ln D'Em1lio cite-; the "'AeaJc Mructurcs that
compromise ramtl) stalJlll), or school •)-stem. c:oo,proouscfamd) stalJhl) and "school systems
rhc re~rccs IO educate." The \\Ofds 1'llbout the =n:cs 10 cducarc.· but those arc
1bnt got me thinkin8• "Easier· and "simpler ·
onl) ,~o
do>.ens or o,erwhclm,ng S<leial
D'llmaho's 1'0rds dra" a cartoon. Plat problems. We can'I get a h:uldlc m UII)' o(tbcm
Robert.'IOQ. Rev Phelps. Jc:s,;e I lclms, and Uacu
pru.• ate meeting in a church llnsemct11. Pal says.
··u:t·s ori;anu.e agruns1 dowmlZlllg." Lou urges
that Ibey iMtcad help school• that can'1 aITord
pencils and paper Finally Jesse sugfCSl
,.,lhoul
or
g;,yboslung and c•Cf)bod} says. '1'h.ll's 111"
1lhinlt a di ITerent cartoon comes closer io lhc
tnah. Mirac 1.ssct ln a pefallal bollroom. The lablc
is surrounded by Roclcr.uers. Cluf'orls. and rcw
rnon:ortbc ult.n,.ul1111 nc:hand powmul Thc)•'re
smoking
cignrs. rubbrng their boo> hands
together and cackling ,..,th glee, congmtulallng
each Olh<r on their sncx•....-• Wage,,. polhruoo
oonuols. pension.,. ewen t.a:<cs. COSlS a.re wellcoruollai l'l'ofit rcpons are gocx1. Siock pnc:e,,
are rising.
"But- med the magnates <a)S, "people an,
gcumg awfollf touchy. Did you sec how lho6e
newspaper stnktrs ,n De1ro11 bkckcd lhc plant
g:<tto? And a hllle Uung lw: tbai oop" bO >hot tbc
homcles.. guy ' "h). ll n<aflj•t>el oil'. not U15I
week I heard oneo( my scrvanlS muttcrlllllllClhing
about soc,•hsml"
"No problem.· 8115\\tlS aocthff capualist
genius. "We'll use tbc old scapcgoel routtOC.
\'ou kno\,. pick some helpless victims and blame
c,•erythin! on them •
Evcrybod) agn:cs u·s a greor ,dca. But
"hom 10 blame? Somebody SUAACS( Jews, ""1
llmt would renund pcoplco( lhat<ihorl!mc I lo,\
oboul Afm:anAmencans• Hmm... lhcy'rcstron~
cnoughlOputupafighl. lnurugraut.s? Hlspcwics'>
The homeless? Or.ofOOUlliC.us. Eachsuggc;uoo
has advocates and oppoocru. The moguls agree
10 cxpcrilll<1'11 with all or them The tne<!1lng
ad.JOUIU'.
ra,
Now. I tlon'1 Uunk Uacre wasrcallyn 1nec.11ng
or some fai Cnt faeeuuvc CommJllee But " tth corpo<ate control or the media. and bl~money PAC cootrol or ciedlons - the result I!
the same A lrud--0ITrac1ori v. Ofker can, plunk
d<Mn$50millionto-1fAn)~ '1ttn1.<him ror
r>res,dcnt. hkc Src,·c l«bcs , our next door
rac,ghbor won't 'illlrt a g(OOIS) mai:,,i,nc \\1th an
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without targcring the corporale S)>1cm. And
ne.itber the mass medta. nor the Democrats or
Rcpublicam. CIUI largtl that S)~.l<m the) . re /J(ITI
or 11.
M) reply to D'Emd10. then. IS not a rebuttal.
but a s u ~ refincmcnL Yes. the ec,onomy u
lhc real problem But the lcsbigay oommumt)
isn't in the bomb.sight because "e're an easier
Too reasoosS<1fl1Cbody's !!(ling
to be targc1 is tha1 ''"" rorporote syst(m ro1t'1
blame ,uelf.
Joseph Srhuman 1s a Cl11rago OJtorne,·.
Copynght 1996. Jos,,p/1 Srhumon.
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�..;u 1um do,, 0 tl,o,c checks.
0\: TIIF
The 8<)od ncwi<islha1 lhcmarcklt.1ofchances
LEGAL FHONTLINE
by Thomas
J
M. Petersen, J.D ....
RUBBER CHECKS MEAN TROUBLE
EvenlhclOOSlcarcful pe"10(lcanocca.""8all)
bowJcca check. EvcJ)~can misbalanc:c their
checkbook or h.1ve money dclared. lk>,,cvcr,
"hen a check" dishonored, ,t IS VCJ) imp<JIWll
m Ncbrnska 10 pay the merchant his money
unniedlat.e ly
Once a clk:<:k is dJsbotlorcd by a bank. it ,s
either returned to the merchant or to a third prut)'
foret~k:dion. U,ruall), aller scverd) auemplS at
getunglhcperson lol?"r voluntarily, lhcchcck ,s
scnl ro a poh.cc dt\•1s1<>rL Oma.ha bas a ''CT)'
dcdiealecl BadCbcclc Divislonto its police force.
They an, prepared 10 lal:e umncdJalC Sit!)$ 10
collect and, if nec<sSary, prosecute bod check
wnters. The 13od Check Divis,on send, out a
1-givmslhewritcr IOdaystopaythechcckor
they will bong cnmmal ch:up
Ncbraskabas5tilfpcoalticsforwritingch«:ks
with insufficient funds Then, an: four dilTcrmt
cnminal chargesdcpcndmgon lhcatnOW!ldlh<
of ooc )'Car tnJwlandlor $1.000 fine.
3 A ch«:k bct-.ce.n S500 and $1,000 is a
ClasslV ttl!lm:whtch ispwushat,jebyuptofive
>"""' io pri""'1 and/or a $10,000 fine
4 An}thmg abo,e $1,000 is• aass Ill
Fclooyand pwushable by• mirumumof one )car
mJail and upto twmy )..arsin prisonaloog ,.,th
o S2S.OOO fine
lnaddillontothejad time and fme,1bcCowt
.. always order the amount of the check ••
,11
rcsutuuon to lhe v1ct1m. That mca.m thnt the
Court willsecth:lt the mercbanl gealusmoney11<
lhc person could go back lO jrul
There 1s also an addiuonal penalty for repeat
()((enders. Any second 11< subsequc:nl olTcnsc is a
C!=IVf-elonyoomattcr" ha1thechocl<amourt.
10 avoid all o(lheobo, c. The police don'1 havt
an} panicul3t des,m 10 net as collection agcnis.
bul they
as a last~ The bcs1 approach ,s
,.,II
to pay 111< merchanl or pe"10(I before the) even
know the check bowx:cd. l"•y them when Ibey
wriie Ulc fi1>1 nict letter asking for paymcnL l'lly
them whco lhc police wriie 1he nice leuer g,v,ng
IOdaysbcforcprosccLfion_ 8\lfXl)'lhcmJ Once
a person has lel all these chana:s go by. lhcre is
noc muc:b 1ba1 can be done obou1 a•o,ding a
enminal cor
wictioo. Proving the ca,e is t10I very
h.1ni. once a prooc,:ulOf files a charge. AII they
ha,e 10 proctuc,eis lhccboct, prove tbatit was lhc
defendant's sigoa1we. and prove that there was
noc coough monc) to pay the check. Tbal' svcry
easy
1)00'1 ever wntc a bad ch«:k lo kctp ored11
aw 1>llscumn1 ..- buy lhc boyfricnd new shoes.
l)caJmg w,th • bed crtd11 or a coupit or loocly
night! is much bettcrlhonan orangcJumpswl and
a cold slab of ccmenL
The pot" is. don'11goon: bed checks. The)
will have ro paid at one umc Of another It JUSI
depends bol< much )OU want 10 pay
A "-Ofd of caution.. Thjs column 1s ror
mfartlliluooal purposes only. and 1s OOI for the
replacement or )'<>ut attomcy llacb case has
dai'rc'ttn1
bich can flQ(lua> mrrcren1 n:sulis.
"'please comull yourauorncy f0< a,h ,cc rcle<ant
10 your needs.
racis"
chtck.
I Any cbcc.k less than $100 which i•
knowl.ngly wnuen without suffic,cn, fund1 IS a
Class n misdemeanor That charge carries a
penalty of a muimum six lll(lnthJ in jail or
SI .000 fine. or both.
2 Achec:kbclwccnSIOOandS.SOOisaOass
I nusdcmcanor which camcs a ma.'<imwn pen•lty
I hdde.n pcnalues arc also pn:sc:DL Wnting a
booch«:k iscoooidcn,datypcolfmt.d Whenever
a pcn,oo is asked ,r they have bctn ac:,;\-.1 of
fraud, hke on an cmpl0)111CDI •PJ>hcation. lhc)
would ha,·e 1oanswcryes. Ccnrun profcss,oo:,J
hcenscs arc jcopard11.oo by a bod check cbargc.
There IS a case where a l.lwyor was disborTCd
bac:ausc or wnung a bod chcd< Tile abiht)' lO
writcchccua1allcanbcafl'cctcd Mo•tmerdlants
sub,cnbc to profcs,nonal lmCk.u't8 services Ihm
try lO idenuf) rubber check wri1
..__...._ crs. If ooc gets
labeled ID their S)sttm. any<l!>C "ho sub8cnbcs
Well lass ma' gn1s and butter n\ll' buns!
There was lbisMonnonman,agc3S, who'd been
manned fdlbcn )'Car$ and had fat.ben>d SI!< chlldren
o, er those )calS, a p,lol for one of the maJOf
airlines. Ile r, rst came to our attention " hen be
attended a gay men's support group mcctma
wllerc aJ'OOlld forty men. ages 19 to 65. aucndod
monthly to help one anothct ,n not only their
"(l(Xl1ing out" procc,ss but alto with lhc problcmS
Ibey faced u, their ooily hves 1<ith lbcir lovers.
wives. lricks. lifcmatcs, "°"5cs, CIC.
To say Ibis man wasfrigblmed 1ntoatlcnwng
Ibis meeting would he an understatement he was
pctrirm Was tlus flllil umc bcing aroond II larj.'C
group ot gay men? Prooobly But 11 certa,nl>·
wasn'1 lus firsi ellCWlllcr wnh agay man. ukc M>
many gay brolhcrs who arc married with wives
and cluldn:n, he'd had numc:rousonc-nighlloncbour trick situauons since lhc early days of his
ownagc. Lilce the rosi or us. he lcarnal early on
be could lude blS truc ..,1r from fX'rtnls. fncnds
and even a wife and lads. BVf he couldn't bide
ii from bunself I leal90 lcamcd that bis true self
by A ce L undon, Nabonally Syndicated Columnist
had 10 ha•• a ltfc c, en if ,1 had 10 be hidden looking !lmngcr: clo<;el cases we ..._. doo't l,kc
because Soaety "115 W'OICOlplllbloof lus truc""lf 10 be secn "1th a s,ssy or e, en 001 of the closet
Lake n,a;i of us Dl8med "legally" to ludc our l!l'}•. for fear of bcmg publicly taglll'd
When the police<XJo1;JC1cdhis "iteand famd)
llomose•uality, he IKOOObly also knew and had
an mkli ng lldore n:>am2J!C lh3t lus true l!dfshould 1nfonnmg lliem ofhc• mwderand bis body bemg
noc be seen or hc:ud or be would bavo 10 fac< IJ,c foomd dumped ,nan allcy, lhcir soock must ha,•c
con.soqocnccs or bcmg who he rcall) was. I le bocn grc;,L Their grief for a murdcn:d husband
alMl prollobl} lhooJhl hltle about the possible and father,. .. bean wrenchinR. Bl T. -.0\lkl 1t
cooseqocnces o( bcmg who be
and how b4•e been the same had I.hey known he "as a
man) hcndache> and hcanaches he'd oventuall) c:losctcd gay and had been killed I>)· o tnck he'd
t,;,,·clO fO<IC ,f he mighl choose lOb• c lnJlbfullypiclcod up becowe he though he h.'ld to cortmuo
lO sa} nothing about t h e ~ he would
h•m~ a secn:t ltfe? I daubl 1l
face with his Maker eventually" hen he'd have to
Police Ocpartmcnls across our ClOUDU) arc
wcll aWllR: thot clC(letcd pys ,.,11 take chance$.
say "my life was hved tn hes."
lie probahl) thought about being e,•cn with their h,cs, by not g<>Jtg to an oponly
c , coounwuc•ted fmm !us Church "llen he ,P) funcuon m meet or find a dale; u1Stcad. their
attended his first gay men' ssupport group mcctin1t. rear of being fOIJDd out poollcd them to pick up a
I'm swe he al!on11.ed over lhoughls ,)( los,ng his hustler or unimo..ingly put lhe 1ouch ()D some
wife and ranuly and being despised and n,JC(tcd. cut,c "bo ,urns out to be a gay-bruttng hale
lie prollobl} quostmncd "hclhcr he m111ht lose mooger. ,;omeumcse,·cn unde<COYtroop6 They
the good•paying job wlucb granted lum the nughl be caughl on luddcn camera lt)ing to lt"I•
QPpoflUmly to supply wife and famd) ,.,th their pi=Justhk.c Rev. J1mmySw•~and m:u>) of
uppcr-nuddlc income hv,ng Sl}lc. Oh. the lhe brolh<rs ID "\he Loni' 15 >\orlt YOU might SD)'
questJOnS which go lhmugh ooc's mindll
those brethren are closet
too ho.,e,er.
I It> attendance •t that lil'lll mccung and tile closeted .,,.,..,1 hemgs ID their SCHllboo dale"
I J<no,. "hat lhc} are ~mg through l',c
ones followmgdid granlbun a fcehngof bclooging
but he ne,·er gathered up the coura!!C to lake the been there and did the same stupid tlungs Wh)
l>g step OUI of lu• clc,scl Me' d become IOQ must -..c hve under )oke "here being g:t) or
comfortable over the years with his habtt of being called gay is such a bwden'I! Even R06lC
picking up • lr•ngers for quicicics winch he also o· Donncl1 oommentcd obout ho>\•s,ck Society ,s
knc" "ould take the edge olT thlS true n:nun: when she commc:niw on the trag,c talk
honuncssnnddecidcdllu.,wouldcor,tmuc. Ma}be dooth ,,r a gay man by 3tlOthcr man "ho "ould
also the though• of losing lus famil) and Church rather be a murderer tron perceived as j!.ll) I
And that'• the stm1gb1 poop from 1hc Pa<1p
would be loo much for him la cope "'lh
Then ooc cvcoing ht pclced up a ,u111gh1
Sheet!
Tom Petersen,san(}maha auorncy, m pnvOIC
pracucc If>°" ha>< spcc:,r,c legal qucsoons )00
would bke
cn,cJ, plCMC mail them 10
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��When did Am«lcan gaya end INblena
flrat wear oink trlanglaa aa a pollUcal
statamant1
The pink tnangle • ong1oally a cloth patch
lhe 1'ai.1s forced homosexual meo to ¥.car In
German coo«Dlra.tton camps - 1s now the tn061
prum,n<nl •> mbol or the gay and lesbian
commun1t) in Amenc:a.
The I loloc:ausl wu a repeated metaphor 10
gay aJ><l lesh,an cbclOric ,n lhc d<:cades rouow,ng
the Second Wo,ld War," itb earl) gay ri~L<
o,.pnizations consciously compmng Amencan
hom<Y,bob,a tolbatorNa,, Germany.and 19?0
gay hbcrat1onists screaming .. genocide!"' at
P")'Cholog1>1S who ad,·ocatcd a version the111py
f"' ho<nosci<..h I)'
But the pink triangle wu not ..,dcly worn as
a pohucal ""'lcm<-olunul 197S." hen lhccmblem
""' ebooco u lhc S)mbol or lhc campo,gn by
&•Y and s1ra1gb1 New Yo,kers lo pass a ci1y" 'ide ban on ao11-pyd1scriminatioo. Ira Glasser
.. . httcro9c.'<ualJc"' who OOli'' SCl'\~asc,ocutive
d1rcel<lr or lhc ACLU - lc:d a C04llitl0tl or group11
which lobbtcd the e11y council lie wro« an
1mpass,oned and rn,quco~y rcpnotcd op,c,d piece
1n the New Yot'lc: Times which evoked the
memory or the Da01Sb King wean•; a yellow
star ,nsolldariiywill! the bc,ocgcd Jcwi!lbetti7.tts
of b1Scoun11y (llus never happened, by the way).
Gla.<sc:rwenton to po101oui that lbc :-lam killed
nearly a quarter mitlion bomosc~uals (an
c<aggcratioo b) 11 least a power or ten) who
,...., forced IO wear pink tnangles. Glasser then
urged lbJl1 gay and strugbl New Yoritcrs wear
ptnk tnaoglcs in solidarity with the gay civil
ngblS bill
Tbc use or the ptnk triangle spn,ad to other
poli1Jcal campeigos. particwariy lho,;e agaiMt
A11ita Bryant s crusade to "save our children"
from gays and lesbians. Mo,;t o( Bryant'• battles
" 'ere fought in Florida. and activists there made
a oomciou.,
tolughiJgbt the p,ok triangle
u their symbol in an aucmpt 10 win Fk,rida's
large Jewish ,ou: by an appeal to sbaicd
pcrsccuuoo in tbe NaZJ enL
In Ille late 1980,,ACTlTP,nveru:dthepnk
tnangl< and combtncd 11 with the HolocauSI·
conscmus slogan ..Silence • Death .. to create
dee,.,""'
"'°"'
one or lhc
pov,crr.l ,,..., symbol• or the
fitthuprosl AlUS and tbc ooeial ooedilioos that
allowed 11 io spread
Any cursory glance at a gay ncwsi,apcr or
parade rcveala the central place o( the pilllt
tnangle as a community symbol There is a
"Triangle Inn" catenng to gays vacationing in
Pllm Spnngs.
shops ID
neigbbomoods
sell "Pio.ky:· a plWlb J>1Dk triangle with &ml$,
legs. and eyes. and "Pride Personal Lubricant"
reaturcs a l1Ige ptnk tnugle 00 11S label • all o(
which demoostntc jllSI bow for the symbol w
,,n
a•>
come rrom IIS original l'llClloing
The ulumate trump eard held h) the
oppontnts o( g•) marriage. however. 1s a
consutuuooal amcndmenL Alrcad) the idea of
an amcodmenl which luruL~ mamage 100jlp06ill>·
SC'< couples 1.s carculauog among right•wtng:
publicauoos and politiciaos While the hunllcs
to a coo.stitu.tiona1 amendment arc h1gb • a two,.
llurds maJority in c.,,:b boose of Congress. plu,
a maJOnty or 38 mte legislatures • many
opponents of samc..se!lt marriage tb1nk 1
aiosti1uuooal 1mendmco1could pass. Surveys
of the American public bi.ve consistently sbowo
ooly scant suppon ro, extending marriage to
samc ..scx coup1u. and man)' pohuci,ns
(including Pn:sidcol CholOO) who support other
gay righlS issues balk at tlus one.
l'lonctbel..s, any "lag lime" between the
expected approval of same-sex ma.rriagc:.s 10
Hawaii later this ycara.nd the 1nev,1able backlash
may be a valuable opportunity for the gay and
lesbian mD\'Cfflcot to educate the pubhc about
gay couples. as the media will undoublcdl>
focus oo the unprecedenwd spectacle or women
wbo arc legally mamc:d to other wQOlC!o ,n the
United States. and wedding vows with the ro,cc
of la"' that now pronounce I couple "husband
and bW1band."
l.r ffa,.all'a Supr•me Court lesaHas....,..
sex marrl..e, wtU other s tates ba•e to
rocopla P J' and lrsblan eoupl<s ,.bo wu•
married In Cho Aloha Slate?
Noc necessarily. Tbe "Full 1-a,tb and Cnodit"
clause of lhc U.S Consutution dots requirc that
S11l05 nx:ogni,.c the ".J'Ublie ects. records. and
JUd1cial proceeding., of the o<hcr states. In
cases reg:mhng Jh,·crgc,a l Sllle laws on issues
such as easy dl\,'Ol'CC or interracial mamagc. lhc
U.S. Supreme Coun bas consistcolly held tba1
states mU$l recognJ1..e each other's marriages
and divon:es
llo"'c"er. same,.sc'< m.amage rcprcsenlS
untested water., Already lcg,slJIOIS 10 sc>cral
S&OlCS are moving. 10 bar thear state sovc:mmentS
rmm n:cosniziagsamc..-cx maniages pc1formcd
10 other"1JIICS. Wbileaay sucb rule wouldsee.m
to violate the f,ull Fa11h and Credit claosc, our
eum,nt Supreme Coun bu given mixed signals
on gay and lcsblln ISSUCS A ma,onty toovcnum
1 state haooo samc-se.,. marriage is by OOll)CaDS
assured.
But even if lbc c<>1,1rtS rN&ulrc states lO
recognize same-se,i:
~=:1~C: performed
10
llawaii, tbcrcisample
I for the federal
pemmcnl to stop J lawa,i rrom appro,·ing of
such mamagcs 10 the firl'l place ~rbaps the
best ..ample or the federal government
iotcnenog ,o the unusual mamage pract,ces of
a gi,·co state ,s lflab. which HS noc admitted as
1
state unt1I the Mormon church banned
pol)'gamy and lhc Slat<, WJOIC a CoostilUllOO
"h1cb ood1ficd that ban
Da>•1d8ianco, M.A.. 1«1C""-' gay and ks/J/on
history and pol/lies at 1/ae /ru111u1~ of Gay and
usbian EdJcaJionin \Vest Hollywood. lfthue's
anyrhingoboul thehlSloryofgaysandlor lesbians
yo11'>·e always wondered 111x>ut, contact him
care of this MWJp<JfH'f or through his Email
address: arlbiancofi!.aolrom.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
O.nd Bianco bMa maslCr'sdcgmc in hlSlory
from Stanford Univcmty. lie teaches
'10troduc1Jon to Lesbian and O:ly I llSlol) " and
''Oayand LesblM Pol,ucs: l<suc. .odStratcg,cs"
01 thc West llollywood-based ln.,litute of O:ly
ond Lesbian 6ducall00 (IGLI.!")
In addition. be serves as diRlCtor oi IOU,•
San Diego 0•> and I .csblan Wcck<.od College
aod teaches modem Jewish history ot Milken
Community I bgh School in Bel An
I le has also taughl at Stanfold l lruvemty and
the Billy OtFnmlt Lesbian and Oay Commuruty
c..,nicr of San ' -·
Onvid is a former managmg editor. semor
staff writer. and new• editor or lhc StanfO<d
Daily His o.rllcle. "Echoes ('/ PtcJudicc: the
Otooies c,<tr Race and $cx111h1y m the Armed
Farces-"ill be publ,sbod Swnmer 1996 as por1 or
G':f R1ghl.s.M1l11ary Wrongs (Cra,g Rimmcnmn.
Editor). rrom Garland Prcss110 can be reached nt anbta~ aol com or
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�SQUEAKS FROM THE CHURCH MOUSE
•y._.._"Gmn<Jl'athcrmusoo."tlungsandprople
"'Come herc,cv<t}bod)I L.ootattlusl"called M111dy .. Yeah. how come those old dead hmt,,.
Grandfather We all scampered 10 the new on Ibo lroc get all s" clled up and then bU1'51 open do die. but l bc:lrd lbc Pas1or taUo ng ahou1 thc
Cn,a1or giving nc" hfo I le soJC! 11 was land of
wnh leaves a!l'llnr chimed ID M11chcll
windoW\'I in our budding and wa1chcd. Gn:31
.. , don"t know ho" tbosc tlungs happen:
like when "• $'-> 10 hed at night "e ,lcep for a
Oakes of snow dnvcn by lugh winds s·wooshed
across lhc yard - or where I.he yard had been! G!lllldfather rq>licd. .. tu I can ICU )OUtlus. The "bile. and lbcn we wake up ready for a OC\\ d.,)
"Look:· screamed Dsic '1'h<re
lhellll!blel" same Creator "' ho made us li1Uc crcalures also Easter 1s aboo1 lhc !I"""'"" of that""" da) "hen
And sure cnoog)I. the ,.,nd ~
ked up lhc makes ii pos.s1blc for lho6c things to hoppcn Only people face clcalh. ·
''Gee,"
Lwg,, "thal must really
front of the linle buildins" here tbemangersococ lbc Crcalor knows how to do 1hosc wonderful something stud Dadd) for our chur<:h people be
wonderful
to
had been and dropped it back ID the bushes lhings. •
·wo" I" exclaimed Micah, '1h01 mus, be llllnk aboll. And talk.tog abo.. jlOlng 10 bod and
belund. lhe walls napping askance 1n lhc "IDCL
Thal e,•enmg. w11h lhc wind still bo"lu1g "'hal I heard lhe chun:h people tallnog abool lhe •leep1Dg, it's umc for all )~Ill' ones 10 do Just
OUISidc and will about six inches of new soow on Olberd.l) Tbcycalled 11 llastcr, nnd we,csai1ng lha~ Let'. go "
And awa) Ibey scurried. lea• 1ng 1hc older
the ground. the cnurc family ptha<d eround tho at was •bou1 lhiogs. even pc(l!)lc, being made
heal duct for SOOlhing wam11h. Soon it would be ali,·e and new again. I cbdn'l undcrSland wha1 ooe, 10 lhink and 1alk of "grown-up" tlungs.
Rocqucfon
ume for lhcm IO scuny away to their hltlc beds. lhty were saymg Lhcn, but now ii makes o liulc
oiore sense ...
but n~ now ii fell good io JU'II llll tog,:lhcr
famil)
Someone mentioned lhc wind . .- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - •
outside and lhe snow lhat da)
Omnd(alher, "ho 1s wiser because
bc"s been here longer and learned
more lhmgs, began 10 lell us aboul
something He said ID Just a few
weeks, lhc weather would beJ!lD to
wann up. the snows would •top. and
\\ ccould walCb as green st¥.:xxs oon-,,
<JUI of I.he earth. He called lhal Umc
'"Spnng," and <aid II wa5 a llmc of
new bcgonnmgs and a 11me for
plllnting good "'H°" can tbe lonle plants love
under the ground so long''" :w.cd
"a
isn't he just to
die for ...
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�ROBERTS' RULES: Small Town Grill
by Shelly Roberts
\\'hen rm 0111 dotn8 "'""' pr<)lll<)lion, I ~ct
scheduled as a guest•b)-telcphone oo some radio
stiuum ,n ,1114~ oo< even big enough 1 ha,e
0
them"' o n"'p dct. And I.his one "<IS no e<c:eptioo
In (act , 1""5 so small
GROU' RESPONSe·
!imaa."l:Jaal was Jl', ._
>11
l!OOC)()"""
lbiltU,c i.:.,t· shop:$ foracaJI tolu• progmm
wercd.,shcd ,,. ICC when he asked the fir,1 callo..s
1( the)' "anll'<l to IO)k IQ h,s guest, and both
replied, -:So rm lookmg for UIC ad dcpunn"'11t "'
Seen,s 1hc ~umon uni) had two 1elcpl-onc Imes.
and I was ah-cad) on one oi them. so lllC soow and
lhe bu.siness office h:ld 10 share No" r/,or't
small.
A IOI of people ha•• a.sked me why I hOlhcr
"i1b lhesc suiuons. because appearing oo lhcm
doesn't wll man) books. "b,ch ufler •II. ,s,
1hc.,oreucoll) lhe whole poim. I do lhcm because
msomcoilllCse IOWOS I hclie,·etllCrcareg:iynnd
lesbian people who ha•e oo OOllUlCt wnh the n:s1
of us. lsolotcd folks""° wouldn't even k"°"
when, to send for a publicauon like I.his. much
less ha,e a local place 10 buy ,L My ,magma')
friend • and )"OU t.bool'hl I "'"-' 100 old (or thal •
wanna meet my 6 r1. rnbbt1 buddy, as Ion~ as
"•'re on the sub,cct? Oh. never mind . has
pnublyonly had e.,po,;urc 10 bully pulpits which
should bis or her name w,Ut e~pkuvcs a11J1<:hcd.
and hns n,,-er heart! of GPWA (That's Gay
Person Wllh Amuuit) before. Moch less an
f..P\VA hkc DIC
It had hnppcned for me a long time ago,
heating a ROl'\VA (Radio Gay Pcr.ooo CIC.), and
!bat srnauJ,v scmmal (DI U!Jlt'l) mcideot elehed an
altiludc-adJusunenl ,nmy,oul Forthe(ll'Sl Ume
I beanl a gay pcrooo m:llberdcfendiog. nor being
defensive. Whal a md!cal concept. S=. will\
eachoUICrwcooulddolball knew. But I'd never
- • II modeled in lllC Oay/Noo.Oay mleraetJOO
bcfon:. II soundod 90 gooo--OOO-OOOd. it ill.'\1JIDll)
changed how I ~aled 10 the rut of lbe world.
Naturally, ,1 seeroed ooly fair lO tumabouL So
oow lhat I gel chances 10 be East Dintwa1cr's
(Pop. 6.543) biennial cocount<r with a real, live
<Whisper>. lesbian. I do 11 CYery chance I !!"I.
And I don't whisper. I say lbc l,wonl nghl
out loud Repcatocfty. On UIC radio! Oorigoohl
I do the shows "ill\ as much A1111wk as I can
musler while simullAncously being bombortltd
with bOlh bibles ant Darwin. an odd mctaph)sicaJ
eoncwnmc:e. donlea tlunk? {lmaSJDC! f.r,·u,e,,s
and "Natural [Aw" coming out of the same
IIIO<O.i.)
Besides. II never hll"IS for e>crybody cl,ie,
even the one• merely looking for the ad
deputmont. to hcarsomebod) say that btin~ooc.
you mow, ,sn·1sucha1.Cmblellung Thaut sflOI
the end of Ute earth ,f you· n: a I"""~ Thal. no.
Mama and Dad1dn'tcall\<!1l Andllta1then:ason
w many non-py people have thougbl 80 badl)
about us for such a long time islbauo far v.e·vc
JUSI had really lousy PR
Vsually II g<IS 81 least 8 jmldgmg $Oil.
Tlus do) 11 bl\>u(lhl a rcal call in, wluch """
lhnlling for the ' - lhal someone actu311) !llC8J1I
10 call. and nol somoonc ,nqumn~ aboul Ute 30«<iondad rll1C for l<>Wng lhe,rc:ombu,auoncrcam
scpamlor-gmm lltrashcr. I. frantlJ, "asn'1 so
lhnUcd
I'd heard U,,s lad) before. She, and her
clones. ol'lcn call ,no q111\Cry """" desi1!1""1 IO
conceal her true identity: MtphlSlopheles·
Mother, ,.,mung to gi, em) pauencc a If) Tins
PAGE 10
Lucifer mold locc said· pcr,cn·· to me, and
"di>~ 10 the commumty" to lhc ,how t.ns1
\flcr the scrmonc:11e, shcas.kcd me If I ever n.'lld
the blhle. lhcn hw,g up. m.1 thoUj!ht. hs1crung Ill
my
"''IX'"""
Forj(d lhc/1ulge Not Thal Y• Iii! /luJ~d51uff
~ much too Y.Cak ommun,11on for this do\.\-.ag.._T
"ho.spellkingoijud~nllll.coold ha,c replace
the cnurc Supn,me Coon ,n • heanbc:a~ (and
probabl) would
hke to.) I went s1m,~t
(Oops. Gailyfor...-ord) to lllC counll'Nl<lmoruuoo
lhat,r s.he wen, pni IO use 1,,.,ncus against n-.:,
she ought 10 read the rest of 1111-.:lud1ft$ IIIC pon
1ho1 put Senl'l ond K-Man QUI or business - the
possagctbat prolubits lllC "coring of mixed clolh
Like. Oh...). uh, for c.ample. rayon, or n)I011
Or 311)1hing J C. Penne) might "hip up in•
dacJon,poly-«>U<., to""' tolllC(lmngc mccung
ha••
Oon'I
WO<ty.
I so1d ,t ruccly, 1han.ks for )"
OUT
oonccm
l 's~I) , ,t defas,,,.
Appwentl). insttad.11 mnkl«i ~use, ,,.o
rrunu1 .. later she cr.utked 1he handle and asked
Central 10 put her through 10 UIC station again
This urne the connecuon was e,·en "'""'" I could
t>nl) hear one word clear!). The word used b)
people who "ear leisure swts for a li•·ing and
IIICir wives. The dreadoo 8-'<0rd. "8<-stwlll) ••
I pouentl} "plained thal as far a., I knc" ,uch
,ncidcots U$U3II)" involved• helrr<>«ml:ll male
and a fcmalcorumal. - Uus "'US farm c:ourllf) after
all . so that 1lus really wasn· 1our prol>ltm
.
But I ha•e IOlcll you. Uus bcSUa111ylhing #('IS
lhroo,n up" a) 100 often "hen I ~ 10 :1 non
!!") audience l'mn:ollyUr<dofha>Ul/:IOddend
the rest of us from its occusauoo I knc>\\ 1l/s11·1
)OU. Or OO)bod)' )'OUblOW. ,\nd it ccrtrunl) ,sn'I
nt<'oranyboo) I amc>cn l«>.Jl:NllOQU31nled ,.,1h
131• fr.mkl). I ,,.ear,fl e,·er find Iha! a Pl llllln
"ho's domg 11 '"'ha chicken .. so help me.
I lannah. I sm going to food bun 10 the ducks or
ha, c ROCCll and \' ,nn,c pcrfonn anc:.UICUC· fa..,
surge') 10 his kne<capo
\nddorf1 ge1 rnesrarttdoo Ni\\18L,\
Any"'•>. we poned amicable oompon), mi
SroaJ1•·1lle rlld,o host and I, having enlightened
the rum1 nlllSSCS for as far a.• IIIC crtM could 0>
I'll do 11 ago,n nc~t lime NortllOsbpborWes1
Any.. hen: call~ '"' all the pooplc "ho nec.-d 10
hoar a liltleallJlUdc. Ows and lhcilll. Including
my r.,m1e radlophone-,n LOL(lltnl' sl.aughabl)
Overbeanng Loone)'IOOO), frool ow,dc ,\IJ.IJ>\a.
"ho accused me of bcmg • . nothing bu1
n o .a S IIAAAAM£LESS LESIIIANI'"
...,,.,., '"I rcspoodcd,aflcranendlcss 11).sa;ood
waJL "So, uh, 'M'ho1 ·s W>tlf po,,ir>··
I lere·, me <ieNJm~ )OU a rodm w.i,·c
,. 1995 Shell> Robert.I. \II R1gbuRcsen ed
be rcpnnu.•d only ,n •L• cnlJroly w11lt "nru:n
permjss:aon..
~fa}
Shell) Robcns ,. a nauoooll) $}nd1c,i1od
C<llumrusl and author of 71., l>,k~ Det.rror, /1.lid
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�AIDS, ACUPUNCTURE, AND CHINESE MEDICINE: Part II
Thomll,M. Sinclair. Jl.l.S.. L.Ac . D,plomate.
NntJOaoJ Boord of Acupuncture Orthopedics. has
uealcd ~ c wilh IUV ror cighl years Ile is
c~CCl.lllVC direcwr of I.he lmmw,e Hnhnnccm<elll
Pmjocl 1nSan Francisco IIIDST~n1Nt!14'.f
in1e.r,11ewed Mm at the IEP ofncc 1.n San
Franasco· • Casuo d1stnCL The following is
some of the con,·cnalJOII:
PRIVATE PRACTfflONER VS.CLIJ'OC
ATN: What is the dilfemice betwccn
a pnvaie prnctJuoncr, jt<ltng 10a cliruc. or gomg
10 a teaching·scbool cilnlc?
Srnclau: The advanlage or a pnvate
pn,c:U~oocr 1s th:tt you get more individualized
'°"'"'
lmltmenL
A clinic ,.,11 C(IOil !es$. tu you may he ln::llcd
ma group setting. II ma) bea room\\1thasmany
as ten 10 , ,.-.i ve lables, orjust l"'-0 or three lablC$.
TbcquaJ,1yor cart is largcl) equal: lhediffen:ncc
is 1hr amount of tmx: the practJuoncr ean spend
\\Ith )'OU.
,.,u
If yoo go 10 a tcaclung school, )Oil
be
seen by studcnlS. h's lik.c gomg 10 a Wltbmg
hos(lllal and bc,ng seen b> n,c,d,(al Sludetlls. The
can, certain!) can he u«lkmt. ma you need 10
n:alizc thal you arc being seen by someone m
Ir.II nl ng, not a scasonod. Iiccn-;od practJtioncr. tu
someooc on lbetr way there
PAYlNG FOR ACUP UNCTURE
ATN· What nught pooplc c,pcct iopay for
Chuiese mcdJcmc tre31lnCol7
Sux:lair: To sc,e a pnvaie procuuoocr m San
I·ranclSCO, the ••emge cost IS about $.S$ for an
By Thoma• M. Slnclalr
hour apporntmelll. For • clinic. we try 10 offer
1,,,.-c,a;t care. b)olTmng a pack.age of progmms.
The n>OOI oommoc, program at Ollr clime is 1he 12,-cck. program of herb! and acupunclurc The
$2AO COOi COYCnl b<csi<lally all the herbs you need
over a three-month pcnod. plus an 1rut1al
consultation and acupuncture: session. and lhrcc
morc:acupunaurcscssioos Ir you .-1 addluoml
acupuncture, we charJ;e $25 a scssioo This is
about tho going rate for clinics lhal have sliding
scalC$.
ATN· Will insurance compames poy ror
acupuncture ond herbal trc:aunclll.S'I
Sinclair: That depends on thcoompmy. and
on local rc~auon. Call your helll1h ,nsurnnce
comer and find out what they will co, er. We
have bad good results With co,npames hke ITT
I lartford and Aetna Some Blue Cross and'or
Blue Shield policies will CQ\'Cr acupuncture, as
w,11
Prudcooal pohc1cs. You need to check
aboul yoorpohcy, and find out 1fll,cy "ill pay ror
treatmcJ11 wilb both herbs and8Cllpuncturc Often
msurancc \\1llool> po) foracupuncturc:IIeOIJJ)COL
ATN: I have beard 1h31 the FDA IS aboul 10
rccla.<sif> acupuncture needles What is the
p,oc1,cal nx:amng oflhal'I
Sinclair There wtrc ri"c dirfcrcnt
apphcali<>ns submitted to lhe FDA for
of
acupuncture needles. Currently, acupuncture
needles arc classified as an cxpenmcnial device
So a """ classificalJoo will mak.e II much easier
10 ll."I 1osurana, mmburscmcnt, and open a
numbCf of poss1btht1cs including •ppl)1n_g for
"°""'
use.•
Medicare rc1
mburscmen1. lnsurarx:ccompemc.s
do not lik.c to pay for tlungs that arc n,garded as
experimental procedures. and ii has been a real
dr:lwoock Uial oeedl<S were classifiod this wai I
believe the ruling 1s due out someumc soon nnd
we arc pretty ccrtam 1.h.a, nccdlcs \\--1ll bai'c one
classified use. Thal ,.;u pro,·klc the whole rcalin
of i.ns:urnoce rc1mbursernent.
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to ¥CDCra1 chcnlS. •lso, we ti) 10 ha, c articles
,-h1ch will be useful to pn,c1iuoncrs \\Otting
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There is • ,rowing flcld of Journals of
aliemolive mcdianc. Some havcronx:out inlhc
last )CM. nnd hnvc a number of ~'CU . .writtcn
aniclcs
Thu ante~ mu rr-pnni,d 1<1/h ,xrmus,oo
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�SMOKIN' HOT REVIEWS
REMEMBER!
EVERYONE
IS
IRISH
ON
ST PATRICK'S
DAY!!
By Al$.
I R:'cc1, cJ '4.'lmc, c~ qJ ne" ~ ou 1-cOrual) q,sM h nc;; h.kc ·~hu1 tht f'"k up. an\f mate u
(~h Kell\ Skomal 1•><S<:d awa) after ,urfermg
nghi ·•· 1n an<llhcr "'"'· ile \\'ant< \le Back.'"
a hr.11n -,ci1utc.• ~ell),,~ thcco-~~11c1ar) or the) Nde 1l dear the) J1dn°t ,,ant him hatkf
Janual) 7lb"<Rt>el \go,nst \IDS I'm sure that
The rest of tbc banJ "a' prcll) co<>I 100
c, c:nt g.a,c him \Omc real happiness rn h1\ la'St
Ja),
Dan• • Hall Cra.shors/Watcrdog
r""' fun ba~, pla)cd the Ranch 13.m I on
I ·chru:11r~ (,th Watecrd<>3$ ~ncd ,, 1th a se.1 of
«,liege speed punk music rhe) won.Jed hke
Greco ll.a) on crank... 1·m not sure ,, here lbC)
g<>l thc name. but 1he) "ere Jclin11cli nOI Jogsl
\n, the drummer. ,, '.!S. "1th dork bin~ hair.
ch,selcd good looks. <kinn) bu1 muscular I le
"o, "c•nog a t-,h,n. kncc-i<nJtb plaid ,hon,.
high-tops lie had a nng ,n hi<'""°' lip
()thcn\'lse. he looked like • l) p,caJ college
~tuck<nt So J1J the <ltbcr Dog, Lead gu1tan.<t
Tel'\'} 1$ thin and cute" 1th datk. spiked ha,r and
5iun,:Ja.sscs Scan. the bass-pla)cr, came oul
"canoga puJ]lle mbbuoutftt \I hen took off the
cn,s, I could sec be "•• • gooJ-loolnng
ScanJ1n8\ ,an gu) LeaJ singer 8111) rem,ndod
me of \lark) ~ lark - cllOOih su,dl
Dane• Hall Crashon "cn:" bomo,1ofthe
crffl\Jcamc lo see - and the) arc gooJut ,,. hal
the) do The) rl•l boun~ pop mu'lc. mos~)
"1th a ,to heal. sped up ·1he llH> lead .,ngcrs.
Kanna and Elise, "ere the focal po, nt of the
>ho" - cs"'"'<'.JJIII) for man) ,~·the '"'""'n I""'
siuaos oear ~la}bc lhcrc's somethmf abou1
lloncc I!all C'r..hc" lh•t I <loo ·1 knU\I
Aniwa). the girls sounded hkc the McGuire
Sisters of the 90' s. fleauufu l harmoa,cs. bu1
Lead guHan-.t Ke, 1n pl3)t4.I n 11h 4 surf mu~,c
lji()UnJ. ,, h1c:b ,,a\ appmpmue ,, athull thccrm,<l·
surfing going on Lob of good b<ld1c, "ere
pa,st'I! lhn.>ugh the air \\bile ocher, l>.>uncw up
and de"' n hke Al a 3 11 conc..-c-r1 Rh~ Ihm wa;;
""" 1dcJ b) gu11anst Plul. bas.mt \like. anJ
Urummcr Kc, ,n - :sll \\Onh ,, atch1ng It wa-. a
run nigb1•
l nul nc\l 1"uc. I hope )UU oll ha, c • ,muk1n
hot t,mol
••J
'
Miss MAX Review
if/lpJ
presents.•.
March 31
The Run Bar
1PM
"Fools Do
Fall In Love"
6PM
Hors D'Oeuvres
Rewind
and
Press
Play
March 31
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9PM
"A Bevy of
Barbrasw
"Rewind and Press Play" to see your favorite entertainers
doing the numbers you've grown to love!
�DailV Drink Specials 3pm-8pm
7Bavs
aWeeki
large Phcher Beer $3.50
small Pitcher Beer $2.00
Beer Draws $1.00
Well Drinks $1.00
Call Drinks $2.00
New
10-Foot
Television
Screenl
St. Patrick's Dav
Drink Specials All Dav long!
Free Corned Beef & Cabbage!
19d & .tea~1twotd 34S- 6ff9
�"OUT IN THE STARS" Astrological Forecast for March 1996
by C. Lichtenstein
\llht>tljth lhcy alw•i~ $1\) "Mnn:h oomc., ,n
hke a hon and OUI hke a lamb". I rofuse 10 behe, •
n I b<h••• lhat. w,1h 1he Sun mm m~ from
mysw:uJ J',see• tnlu p,onccnng Ane.. March
comes 001 loud. pmudond rnmbwictious. as "ell
"• nll should Amen'
ARIES (Matth 21 • April 20) 1 ·se 1h"
offlmuo,t lime 10 stratcg11.c and JC\'ll.D.lii.c nll
J)IUJCClS lhat wdJ help )OU i..., • iour mark on the
"ol<ld ll's 1,mc 10 consul1 spmuJal od\1So:Jt$
(abcm ) nnd JllOOltatc ,., "ha1 secret olx,t1elcs
an, holdtnl\ )<>II bclck Then. ,n true Rambo
fash10n, rck up lhc Jovtndcr gnunllc1and cb.vgc
a1-l Olhcrs belier get out the wai ras1.
TAURUS (April 21 • May 21) Fricod.•
proV!de the support)"" n«<J todeal "ill, nm,or
caroorcbaogcs. Thank goodness U..1 proud Bull•
an, fairly stable folk because the dfects ofbolh
l 'ranusand J~ut0"-111 have )'OU "'Cvalu.11tng Joo~
held vi.,., on pro(esstonal goals as Ibey impoot
,oner c:ootentmcnL I lave you bmll )oor """5c of
canlsoootherpoople'smoocyand values? Expect
aswlc wind
GEMINI (May 22 •Junell) ;\ warm Sun
$lune, on pmfcs.,nonoJ aspirnnoos. It may seem
lite your llmi ng is "'' the spo1 lhls mooOl as ideas
and op,moos find thcu wai to the righl
aulhoritau,e car.1. The secret is of cowse 10
balancccarcerw1thtbc~ofporu,e11 Expect
transformauvc changes for all pink Twins in
some one-to-ooe rclalJonslups You canl live
'c.m and )"OU can·t hvc w ithout ·cmt
CANCER (June 22-J u!y23) l!.vcnshcltcrcd
g;,y Crabs ne<.'<I to poke lhcu he3ds out of thcir
shcllscvcry$0ollcn fo, a bn:oth of frcshrur. Tlus
is Ibo time Ciel out then: and sec the world If
AUTO ACCIDENT
INJURY?
CHARLES R.
KILGORE
AITORNEY
Worker's compensation
claims. back and head
injuries, losurance claims.
NO RECOVERY,
NO FEE
Free Consulation
558-5000
4913 Underwood Ave.
PAGE 14
funds ore 1J1tht.1mpro, ,sc dear: tn a forc1$JI film
uod an t\\>lJCdinner 11'5 lJOX: chan~ 10 )OW
da)-IU-da)
ruld 1,ul!ll""llhnl )OU ~1 some
msp,ra11on from these unhkcl) ,oun:c.s.
LEO (July 14 • August 23) Proud Lton,;
ha1 c more that lhcu frur share of sexual dccl!ilOI\S
10 mote lh,o March. Th< Sun lughhghis the
beaUI) of sexual tnllmaci coupled with self
rcalJ1,0t100 .,hlJe (11bcr planets Upsol the npploam
of hannoruous doro<-,,1tc1ty £:.,pect surprised
~lore ,n partncrslups for good or olhel"\\·1sc
Thankful!). volcamc l~ulO k.oo\,s ho\\ lo hll\ ca
good umc:. IJU) n lollel) uckcl
VlRCO (A!Jl!USl 24- Stpttmbor 23) If )00
thought ""'k "as burmgly prtd1ctabie. lhtnk
again dear Vlrgm. Tbc planc1Sc:onsprn: to u.ro..
nll queer \',rgos into a tailspin on the Job It ma)
llll ,c,cm 100 much. bill I belie, c lhal somcumc.
it"s 3<lO<l lo thro<\ a molot"' ,nto the n,i<. Who
ltno<, s. you ma) lake ewer the e.ntirc compan)
and )OU can clean 11 001 from the ground up.
Oont forget tospod partners mcrcilessl)
LIIIRA (~p1embu 24 • Oetober ll)
Sociable Ubrns should foc:11.'1 effO<tS on delJuk:d.
wort 1rrtcmivc projects. Your encrn le1oe:l 1s
bitb. your nund is keen ond focused and iou"JJ
accomplish a gre,1l deal with rolau,·ely It Ille strosi..
Fun on the other band n,a) ha>c ,is ups and
do,\,ns. Just" hen )'OU IMUgbl 11 """safe 10 dive
right in. SOlllCOl'lC drained the pool :,.;"'·er rear. a
fabulous hfcguard is there I(> re,••• YI"',
SCOllPIO (Oetober 22 • Novembtr 22)
EarlyMan,h will h3,·e )OUSW8)1ngtothemus~.
feasting Javi<hl) on swcelS and pert}1ng up a
storm but Just \\.'OIL Oiss\patcd Soorplons needn"I
WOfT)' about the 1mpcndtn1 b<ltlung smt seosoo
faerasc wiU Jl6> offhandsomclyfo.-.U mo1.1,a1od
Soorps "11h access to a 113ulilus maclunc lse the
Jaucr poll o( March 10 rack up lhooe we1gh1S nnd
to cal sc11S1bly
"'irk
SACnTAIUUS(No\'emborl:3· -btf'
21) Cay ,\rcl>ee, h.1ve several ··,lUICr" plane!> ,n
vori personal places. Wha1 tlus means ,, tha1
tzn,al changes and modification:. arc m store for
)'"' \\ llhin lhc baste areas or )OU< Ure. Whal )'OU
vallO!. ho\\ iou commu,uc:uennd how)"" even
appear 1oolh01S ll 1113) bcth:11 lhc w<>tkl w,IJ o;<.-c
n brand new you rrum head to toe 10 brain nc,1
)C3t at tJus lJt~ Wc.a:r cit.'an underwcor
CAPRICORN (Deu.mbtr l3 • January
20) b1 en =ous. con.,;crvau, c Caps mutbfull)
·
chaUcr on UJJS 111(¥1lh , •ou art m lhc proccS1tof
cleanmg 001 your C(Km1.c do•ct and II "di fe,,I
hke n we,ghl has lx.'Co lined off )OUt shouldcis
The Sun bnghlens con1mumcauons 'IO """ thLs
<ncfg) 10 put inn i,<)(ld W(ltdoran 111s1gblful lcucr
lothe ed11orand pushouraec,,daone~ fo1ward.
Heck. make ll l"O s1eps (o'"-ardl
AQUARIUS (January l l · fd>ruary 19)
Surprises rue rnstore for all Aquccnans "ho arc
planningtb.11 lll11commgOU1 pan) Feisty l .mnus
planis a "ti one on yourbesl bud plans, but don't
ptrue The Sun 1$ thcJe IO keep)OU stroc1g, SICOO)
and alway, m fashion You have lh< composed
"hc!rcw,lhaJ 1okeepondancm· 1othc be3tc,en
os the pL111CIS rock and roll Show' em oow ii'•
donc,boooyl
PISCES (Fd>ni,,ry lt • MorchlO) Prepe;c
for a dolk,por self cooJ'id<ll<C as vanous pl>ncts
1mpoc:t and tOO'l!l'-" your pubhe pcrsoo:1. 11 ma)
',C:Cm lhal )~JU can do no wrong so FC{ oul there
andsbo" tbc"orld"hal>OUdo\\heO)OU an:
1n.,>ircd. One wt-lf'd of advice. '-'llrpriscs arc ,n
store rrom 1hc mos1 W10.,pcc1cd ,ources. Some
you will IJkc and'"""' )OU won"L Keep )Ollr
third eye open and focUS<d.
(c) 1996 LICIITENSTEl1'. All R1,h1s
Rcscivcd ~or l\CSI resulLs. read both ) 1>ur Sun
s, gn and ,\ <e<:nc.laol
'"' o froocakulalJon t>f )OU< ascendnnt.scnd
buthda1c. lune, plocc name ,-,r 1b1~ publ,c-•tion
•nd sa s c 10. un rrl.i.is;strn,. r.o n 11u..
Old Ch<l-'l<'I $talion. i,.;·, 10011
NEBRASKA UNICAM TAKES UP GAY RIGHTS
By Scott Winkler
Citizens for Equal Protection
Thanks to 1111 lho<le " ho Jlllc ndod the l'dlruar) "orkplacc for all Nebnl'1<an• T•II 111< Olhcr
5 bcannt: ,n
of LB 903, ..1ueh" ould ha, c senators }OO sirunglydlsagn:e ,.,th the,r JJO$ll<ln.
amended the Nebraska ra,r cmploymcm lo" to ask them why they voo,d ag:unsl 1bc blll und urg,,
pn,!ubit d1
scnnuna11m ,o the "orkplace. TIK>iC them 10 VOie differently n<<t )car
ScMWr('lwnbcfS ha.,aoo,ntroduc'ec.l. <amt•
"ho tes11ried did n lemric Job of nu,onall)
communicauog to 1he Busanes, 11nd l....abnr ,.., mama~· lull, J,B 12(,0 Tiu, 11111 \\OUld
Comnullec "h) th,s bill tS needed in Nebraska lcplacmamngcbciv..eeu1v..'On~nor,"o"omc.R,\.,ofllu<" nung. no hearing dole has been <el for
and" hy 1t 1> tmpori,1n1 10 them.
Tho6e oppo;:mg the bill seemed 10 ~ell on tbc bill Mast 000l1Dlltct heann!!' w, II ha, e lill:en
1he sensa11onal aspects of the mi lbs and place b) the end uf February Suppon Scnau..
stertetypcs oncn llSS<l<'iated ..~th j?il)' and lesbian Chambcrs in bis efforts•
The ··11:01e Cnmcs 11111" 1 fl 919 wdl i:ome
people - oomplclcl) ,goon~ 1he ,nlent of the
before the Judici•') Comnultcc. but on hcanni:
bill
The ICS\IDIOd) llpp,lrtllll) reu Oil deaf cars .. (tl1c had bttn set as or th,• wnung. The laniuagc
the commincc ra,kd 10 ad>•ancc 1he btll on a vutc of 1tu, blll 1ncludes se,wl OOCtlUllk)n and would
.
pro, 1dc enhanced cnmmal pc1ial11cs for cnnlel!
of 4-2 "'th one abstenllOtl
Pissed ofrl To q001e a "ell known leslnn IDO(I\ •led b) hate
Call the lcgtl:13ll, chothneol H!C)() 7-12 74.51,
rocker, "'YES I ,\M ..
SeMlcn Erme(11ambcrs(Omaha, 471-2612) for the lnte"1 beano~ schedule< unc.l •n> •~he1
nnd J.ltanna Schimek (Li""'-~" 471,2£,:\2) ,o,cd mforoiauonyou nuihl v.anl - phone number:!..
,n fa1<.. of Lil 903 nnd Senator~ C.ap O,crk> b1JJ stalus. ""!•CS of b<JJ>. <IC
Be in\ oh cd an ,he tcp:1slo1l\ e process and
(b" m,-. 471-2618). Jl<,)d vru,ka (Tobie Rue~.
471 2733), Cbns .\bboud (Omaha. 471 2623) help to nmkc :,.;ebntska • helter plate lu loe and
end Jell) Sclumu (Ord.471 -2631) >(lle1l a~illSI """' r,.. nil uf u,.
the bill Don l're1s1cr (Omob.J. 471 2710)
,u~
all§t:uncd.
I.cl Scnnlors Chambcra and Sclun1<k knQ"
you apprcc,ule their ,uJllXlfl of equal ngbL~ m the
F.d11or·, Nnte: TIU! lwurl11g.< / or UJ I ZNJ
were Mid or, F"tbnllJn• 1H and the J,earm~, far
Lil 9/9 ll'rlY' IU!W " " J,~hruarv 21.
THE NEW VOICE
�OPEN
Monday - Friday
3:00 pm to 1:00 am
DC's Saloon
OPEN
Saturday - Sunday
2:00 pm to 1:00 am
610 South 14th Street • Omaha Nebraska 68102
Sunday, March 17th
Step Out for Pride
$3.00 cover
9:30 p.m.
Join Phoenix, Mae, Roxy,
Jennifer, Dorian & Dietra
and many others
as we celebrate a
benefit for Pride Fest
Coming Aprll 7th
Miss Suicide Show!!!
Sunday, March 17th
St. Patrick's Day join the gang
down at DC's for the
Annual St. Patrick's Day Feed!
Come down and gobble up
cabbage, corn beef and salads
for your hunger!
Yes! It's that time again.
Mae and DC's
presents the second annual
Miss Suicide Show!!!
• Every Friday and Saturday, Join Us for After Hours from 1:00 - 4:00 am
$3.00 Admission and Soda and Coffee Provided!!! •
• Country Dance Lessons with Duane on Tuesday Nights at 7:30-8:30 pm! •
S
unday
Eye
Openers
M
onday
Dr. McGillicuddy
anDla Schnapps
$1.SO
$1.SO
T
uesday
Wednesday
T
hursday
F
riday
Cowboy
Bacardi
B
lacll
Cocksucllers
$1.SO
$1.SO
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�BITHE WAY
by Benjamin Rogner, Ph.D
Rcccnll).al a local bar. I a,kod nn acqwunlAnc'<l, "1 lu" do, )<'U l«:l ,1h<)UI
bi1\C'(unf~·1" I Ii, fl"liopt"'SC ~·as, .. , ba~ e no ~uenec for 10Cn1, tht) ·re Jm-1
people nlro,J lo adnut 1Jicy re ooroo6C,ual, I'm cmbrur.L«<;o.-d I<> "1) lhal.
perhupS I<> J>l<.'<l'C lhc hghth<lu1cc.lamboancc <~ lhal c>cn,n~. I didn't plll'uc
lhc maucr Out ,fl'"'' ,e run onto lhi•"P"''"'·"' 1lunk II mul.o-. ..,,..se I hop,
iou·11 h<:or .. ,111 me• bn alx>ut \\Ml I reel I "'®Id ha,c said th.11 ru~l
Tlus bn@hl, somewhat nc1111st. )oun~ man \\1JS. hke man} uthcrs.
pr11<.11C1ng dt.scnnnnat,oo against uthcr"qU<mL• I don't" Wll k>, ot thi, pc•nt.
!!"l sidclrao:kcd. "" r ll e,plmn "hat I fotl :uc ,o,ne ttlc,ant ~his nbool
that po,t.iculnr utlc luacr lllll, a< tu thc mam pornl. the,,.,. \hot there are no
bo..c,ual., I'm remuidcd of the W3), m aootbcr !!"OCmllon. nn)Ol>C w,th the
· pohtc" tcnn USU31ly had 11 ·e, co a dms>of Ncw,> bloud," ""' ctwisodcrw t<>
be
ond the rcfc-.e !'IIIIAhl< w be di'im!SSOO .,. a noobellli I·,,., un,nd) .
thcmc,sm c{\Jl.'.11,""' has now bi.'Cn qw1e lhoroughlycxix-). uofMllllldJ:I)
$1m,lar bohcfs hngcr reprd,ng ,,.:<uabl)
l'crhaps cscn mo,c uofo11una1ely, these lancr v,cws i,ccm oncn 10 be
espoused II) member,.c( uurcommumt),SCCnuni;I) 1na11cmP4"lQcla1m the
lrugcst number of. 01 the"'°"' famou.•. people os -ours.· You con =h
dcstro) thc wgu,-of'pcoplc whotlunk.the)' an, · maall) pun," b) 80lD8
a 1,ulcfarther boct 1110 lu.story \II.in lhe)' lhcm..clvcs art IWOUlllini l,,·encuaur,
rou could end Up bock \\llh oor CHJIUUOIW) ancestors. Or Adam and fac \
!mmcdootc famdy.dcpcnwng on your prcfcr<ncc. and poi.at out 1ha1 c, cryonc
,s or nuxcd ethnic lxlckgroWld
Srnulatl), all people are or nn,cd s«ualil) to '!Off1C de~ree. and e•en
lhotic who Call mlo the atbilral')' sci<ntific scales us "tOllllly" ~ u a l Of
hetem,c,ual arc or minuscule number.<, CXlfflplllW 10 the rest o(,.. "nmcd
~
.· Those "lruc" bomOoe<uals and hctcrose•ual•cookl, o( cour.,e, be
infiwtel) rtll1hersubdmdod.Jll'lt like lhcctbnic cakgmcs. wisl wcgotdo<I n
lo catc(!<)ries or tJ>div,dual people
In the cnrlicst sc,cllllfic wOfk on this subject. Alfred Kmscy in the l?,IOJ
pointed out lh.-n 'Onl) the human mind mvcnu calt@'>nes ond tncs 10 fo1cc
ractS 1ntoscpnm1td Jl'll"OD holes The loving world ,sa alllltnuum ,oeachand
e•c,ry oo o( ,,. a ~ · lie lhcn. ocvcl1hcl<SS and olll o( pracucal ,._"XSSil)
C,...Jled such P,jlCOO-holes for hi$ rescan:h. Kmse)' used a S<VCO po,111 SCII~
ucc,.'lfdlng 1 which proplc rated themselves m tc:rm or sc.,ual c,ptr>Cn<X: Md
0
or response The first and lllsl categories \\CR! r0t people who rcll lhe) WCIC
10,,dl) hcleru6C,ual or homo,l,:,ual along tho
1/ )OU u,,c lbt ;IJUJSIICS
KJ05C') amvcd at w11h hos arbiunry numbering system. and consider the
mKldlc foe Clllc~ 14> be f0t biscusal<of varviog degree,,, there \\ere 11
ll.m<-<as man)· biSCJ<ualsashc>mc••'"ual"nlhal siudy These we the nwnbc:!1!
lha1111c ...uall> u.ed1nsuucsunglhat onopcr,oo in IOahomoscxual Wt••
Sttnis never to be c:on<idctcd os that, acoxdi ng to the same logic. aJll)IOlU.m"tel)
3.< m.1n)' people ore hctcroecxual os ""'-ual
That's on 1ntc""'1lngcooccp( 10 rne,andonctlral leads me tw:tlothc term
..queer .. I hadnn1ru11alrcluctancc10adQillinglhistcnntoda;cnbem)'SClr
bull'moow,cryfoodc(1L Onereasonisheai11<e l rccl1halb)'ownsingthis
11\le wcco-q,t lha6e who woold give 1 • negative mcamn• llisu:iric:all)', lhss
1
"mies Al least II did back on the I%Os. when lhc term Jhlaci." wlsic:h was
comidcrcd a "1ur. was "d1grufic<J" by bcrng used by black people IO dcscnbc
1hemsehcs
Thcotbcr reason I hkelhc word"quoer"islhac tbcoolyotheraU•IOChJSl\'C
term I can tlunk or lha1 \\(,uld ~nbc the whole range of us "ho do DOI
con.,.c)cr ou,;clve,1 "slm!~1 "nonhctcrosuual," and ..non" -,nu 1,i.., 0
·,.
nepuvc way I!) <bcnbe anylhin,. Fera tin:sc. I lOOUj!IJI rd support the make
up ...,.tJ Lcs13i0ay, unul I moh1cd this stdl 1ea,csou1 man) iiooolc. .ucb as
tmnssc•ualsandttan>-vcsu1""· 'rnll"t.•n"c havemonydelail<ofl>ockground
and goals m common.
A r.,_ decades aflcr Km,;c), Dr. foll. Klein c1ca1cd a gnd that would
allow ~pondcnt.< 10 agam ro1e 1hcmseh es one to sc-.n. bu• tlu, umc much
morespec,flCally to terms'""'"' lbt) "c,c a1U'8Ctcd 1 membersof the511me
0
or oppc,111e se(. This scale g:,, e Kl<:111 the ahihl) 10 pre>enl • much mQre
dttruled p,ctu,c of "hat lhc fC$pondcnl• meant ,n !heir self c,·aluatioos. 11,s
gnd. "°"ever. sUII docs DOI co, er dchnc:auoru about sucll lhm&S as the ag,:
of the partner. dilfm,nuation., between lo-. and rncnd\lup or lo\ c and lust.
arsd oe• roles
Ir's also unclcw" hat he ur the n:,,p.,nden1' mcant b) fn:qucnci ,n ....-.uni
behavi,ir \\'ere the) talkJn~ obool number or patlOCr< o( numi'ocrol' ""'"I
occ:u~cnc:~·t Bul even ""h these hm1tuuoo...,. Klein·, \\Otk mmed ~
oous1c)c111bl) forward in uode11i1Aodinl' the e,scntool blsc,sual nature of
hum.'lns. I reel on understandm!! of Liu.,
h) the ~~·raJ 1,ublic. and tha.l
1nclude.1 t"'?"< who call lhetn_..,h p)< nod lesbians. cuuld tbt:<.,rcucall) end
d,scnnunauon based on "'"uaht)
I'm "'14 Sl) 111g lhl< would happen l)tscc, cnng the fallac) of "m,lar
arguments about cthr11cil) ba<n' t suff
oc,enll), or pemnps. e,cn s,Jrufica111I),
•mded m<:J>lll But II should Ile 1ncn:asi11!!1) ,!logical to<lel'end <hscnm1ro1ion
•~n.<1 quctrs 1f )'OU oocep(cd the sc1en111iccv1clcn«." lucb Cl"'hclmmgl)
··colored:
-1c.
e.,
,,-.oc
Bob Dorr car•fully INII.. "heart cak. ." for
PR.AG Brunch at The MAX
s u ~ that"•' ,call "qnccr:· ,rtmt """""'to be ' di1Tcren1· ,n term< ,,r
0
sc,ualil)
In the 1'1.lO,, ID Oerman), the eqw,·alcnl lenn. lrllr>slotcd, "'BS "belll"
In ~t111UlShcrman's 1978p1ay.&m.or1eofthc chat8Clers (If I remember
nghl.theC0110CnlnlliOncampv1"'lmMu. "howaspla)ed ,nthcNewYork
production b) Richard Ger<), summwu.cd not onl) the message Of llus
wonderful play. bu1 what I should have toldm) rncnd•• lhc t,,u 1Jm1 rugbl
·wc' "' all • bit benL"
Annotated Bibl1ograpb) .
I llllehl~ 1..oounc. and Lani Kaahunnou. cditon. 81 ,<.nyOtJ,.,. N/Jml!:
BISl:/f.unl People Sf"'a/1. Out. Alyson l'ubhcauons, Bostoo, 19')1. ,\
~llcc:t1on. Of personal wnungs from people who c:ocis1c)cr lhcmsel•cs
bi'IC<ual fhis ,s a heartfelt plea 10 all other ",cxual ccmmunilles· for
undcr$lllooln~ and =i-tKlem. Fritt. M 0 .. TIii! Bmxual Opt,oo, oecood edition: Hamngton
Park Pn,ss, S:c" York. 1993 Onginal rcscan:h uplaiocd ,n a high))'
cnodsblc al¥! readable lcxl Oroundbrtakingwort ,n the focldorscxology
Wesnbcrt?,Martsn S. CohnJ W,llmms, and Dougla5 W. l'ryo<. 0,1a/
A11r«11on:Und,,rstand1ng 81.Jexuabty, Oxtotd University Press 199-1.
The hosto,y of si llDU,cant scscOIJf n:scarcb illlo this subjecl now n'-l. 10
,c
,....,,.,.i10.-i: l{l..,.y. Klein.and Wcinbcrg(ctal) Rclea<c>d 10 Februar)
1994. lhis work odds 1mmenscly 1oour knowi<dl!< ('f lh,s subjccl
BenJanun R,ldgc111. Ph.0. IS a Chlcago based" ntcr
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�T/1<1 • KINSF.Y SICKS" froltc (In San Fronrr.,rorobf• ran as IIM'v pn,pare lo embark <>n 1h,1r .\11dwe'1 debut at "Q • ,n /.1nrol11 .\lard, 211. 29. J<i.
l'bolo b) \\'tody Ticfenbochcr
SAN FRANCISCO SINGING QUARTET TO APPEAR IN LINCOLN IN MARCH
S1cp a<tdc • Julie Newmar· - Thi~ hol dr•g
singing group will be making ,is first Midwest
app,aroncc on Llncolnl The "KIN"SEY SICKS"
(America's favorile DRAGAP(iLLA
DEAl!l'YSIIOPQUARTITT) woll be perfoorun8
a1 "Q" \larch 28 30
These darlmg ctiva's of duboou.s dtsuncllOn
ha,c been wo,. ,ng crowds on San Fml'oCISCO for
nearly 1wo years Ptnonning rcgulatiy aa Jo~ 'J
Cabaut "1tuatedmlhehcartofthcC'Jl.<tmdisuict,
lhc "KJJ>:SEY SICKS" h:ne penonnod before a
..UOUI tro1<..t cach \llnC Ibey ba,·c lllken 1hr su,~
Their rare aimbmal!Oll of ,,ocaJ tilcnt. racy humor.
and sumptuou,, sntoru has made lhrtr act one of the
bouc:st st.>ws 1<> cnrrgcon lhc gay cabon:1 scene
Their upcooung show on Unooln will prcrrucr
,evenll c,ci1ong new soop .. " •II a include
fav(Wltcs th:11 have made I.horn"" popular and lhc
tOOS{ of tw1eful tmnsvc:1m1es. Ma.I of thctr songs
and lync< "ere wnuen and ooml""'Cd b) lhc
GOOD-BYE NEW YORK - HELLO DES MOINES
UNK GROUP FORMING
A Retreat for Gay Men SponllOfed by Church of the Holy Spirit MCC
\Vhclbcr tf s a move from Lhe buslJc and
e'<Cllemenl of Ne" YOik 10 lhe qwetcrclun<:$ of
Des~ 1oincs: or simply a m:og,uuon ofbcmg No
Longer Young and l)l)nc Some Malunng, lhc
lrJJISltioncun bnnga" bole loodo( newchallenges
and concerns. Thos os <'Specially lrUC for many
P> men •• lhc) ;hcd the delight of )OOth. nnd
"""c uuo owddlc ·~ The Church o(the lloly
Sptn1 Mrt' "' De. Mume,, Iowa, ha.• dcsojOllld a
weekend retreat that .. ,u be• run. rela,ong e,cn1
for tr•> men.
This \\tekcnd rc1rc,,1 .. ,11 be beld at the
Rocaion Rl' er Rcsort.JUSI off I-~. 20 nulcswcst
of Des MOt.nc'l, from Mn) IOllt Uuoogh MA) 121h
(Fndil) o(tcrnooo thruu!(h Sunda) nftcrnooo)
fhc C(~1 ,,ancs \\ 11.h aecomroodaoons listed
The C'•l>on - 'l'IO per person (noS1ngl• n.lOmS
& 'IQCC L' >Cl) hm1t<'<l)
C'amper \'ans R\'s -· $15 per ,·ehoclc I~""
W per
(IOI• n( ,pocc lo, campe1>
RV's)
I"'"'""
IM) \ '"'"''' S8 per peown 1><r da>
l'3Clhtics oncludc rm otc beach. 100 acre,, of
THE NEW VOICE
"'oodland, hol 1ub and sauna
l•Of mon,
1nforma1oon. C!\II Paul Whiting 01 (5 15) 2841').I() To Rc~1cr. send name. addrcs.s. phone
and. chook ror the rul l rcgi>lrdlJOn pncc \O, Paul
Wh11mg
C1L~\1<'1'.',
PO llo• s.126
0.. Momcs. IA 5CDOI
Make checks payable 10 Church of the
Spirit MCC'
11,~,·
•
There' II be opportunll) for "•lkon8,
d,~uss,on. mas. 01!(!. spirotunl rcnce1,on. plus
<
•omc "'11Ctured "orkshor>S S.,mc o( the issues
focu.'l<d on dunng lhc weclcend woll be copmg
woth muluplc ""''· l""'''IDlt older 011,nc, beolth
,s.suc,. Ii ndmg rullil lmcnl .,,lhotl oomprom,smg
our 111tc1nt}
nwtt \\ HJ bt "omc guc~1
COlllnbutors 001 much of the" osdnm "'" "''""'
rn'ffl our shan..'CI C\pctlC.Ol,~
·1 he focus or the Mekcod ,s
men
o,er 35, l>UI If )0011? lllleresicd lfl the concept.
)t'IUf a~\\ c-.t· t c'<clude )Ult
3
for~"'>
members of the group Tho< " all LIVE
cJttcruumncOl Then: 1~ no lip;q,neh1ng!
Sbo"• are Thunlday, l·nda),and Salurda) ,
Mnn:h28, 29, and30. All shows \\lit staotat8 00
p.m. "Q" ..,11 open a1 7:00 pm Adnussoon ,,
$10. Scahng w,11 be hnulcd. You can make
-rvotion.. by calling "Q" at (-!02) 475-2269
l'ur more ,nfonnaU<>o on lhc "KIN.~H'o SICKS"
call(5IO)s.ll 1618e'1 2
Thw,;day, 1-obrual) 1st, 15 l ,NK py and
lesbian studenb and fac:ull) mel LO form "hat
=1=:::;1~:Zit.::;:::,
promises 10 be a very valuable groui the
on
1
b<."<1'%'°~
aboUI mcetmg !he .-is of lhe gay. lcsl>oan. and
lmns,cnder •tudenl< on campus
f<>r further mfonnauoo on how )t,u tna)
bcoomc 1111·o h ed. you can ronoac:1 Ronrue Reid al
(308) 236-.5:l 12
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�NATIONAL NEWS
1996 MEDIA AWARD
NOMINATIONS
SIERA SANDS: LIFE'S
NO DRAG IN FLORIDA
GROWING ANTI-GAY
RHETORIC ON THE WEB
The 03y & Lc$blan Alhancc A!!"'nst Def:,.
mauon ,. proud to announce tilt oom,_'5 and
rcdpoents of us 7th Annual 01.i\A D Mcdta
Awards. The 1996Medla Awards will beheldoo
Mas<:h 7 at the Waldorf-Astona 10 New York and
on March 10 at the Century l'la,,a I lotel ID Los
Angeles.
ln the post. WIDI\Cl'S " ' " ' announced m all
catA:gones pnor IO the Awards' ceremorucs. bul
this year nominees onl) arc being IUIIIOUl1Cod ,n
the"Ou1standmgStudioFllm" and''O-,nct,ng
Television Series" catA:gorics.
The oorrunccs for OVTSTANDINO STUDIO
ALM ARll:
1,...,. those of you "ho didn't hear. scon
Meister, tho ,ran belund Ille fabukxrl s,crn S.nds.
ha., m<J"cd on. I le' s already rru>Sed here ,n tu;
botnctownof Om:oha/C'ounc,1 fllufTs. Out !here
18 some good nc"•'
Scott has mo, cd to Orlando. l'lorid3 where
he has alrtad) foond some rame Soon after
movmg to Odanoo, Scolt was (un,d to be in
Vni•ersal Studios' Mardi Gras Cclebrnuon
parade. In Marchand Apnl, people who,ce the
pa,ade ,.illsc,cSron~upmdrng as "Vida
13oocmc", thcdlanlcterpla)'Od by Patnck Sway,,<,
,n lasl)car'shit OlO\'ieTo wo11g Foo. T/l(JJfksFor
Just "hen I!"> nilus and ga} supporu,·c
poops light lo k«p thcir n•:ss.tgc on th< Intcmct,
a>lllCStluS The Ga} andl..csbianAlbancc ,\,:11ns1
Oefamauon,. reponmg u prohfcrnuon of \\'cb
s,tes devoted to hate and anU go) rhetoric
Ol~\AD reports the Radical R,glll, \\'bile Su
prcm:,c:isuandlhe r-leo-Na,J,arcamoo~lhetop
groups por;ung nusleadJn¥ ,nfom>aU<in aboll thc
gay and lesbian c:ommwnl)' on th< ln1cmct
"SuchobvKlUS hntRXI bemgtrnnsnuttoo "" a
public forum bkelllc lnl<m:t .sa blnWllcJCamplc
of oo,v easy 11,s tomarginalu,ea groupof poopl•
mana1temp1 to makethcmappcarinfcnor." sa,d
Lo"'1I Javier. GLAAO's Dlrcel<J< of Information
S)'lcms "One Web sue cnutltd 'lntolt'l"Jncc of,
Oisaimmatioo A~nst. and lhc Death 1'1:nalt)
for Ho1110t1C~ll'lls ,s Prcscnbcd ID the Bible' ,s •
>enomoos attack on the gar. community It 1s
d1s1ress1ng "hen "pro-family" quasi,reli~111US
groupt1 hkc the American lilmtl} Assoe1alion
poslaJticlcsandpamphlets ,n the form of oduca
tional !Wltcnal "hieh tn fact thrca!On the c.<ist•nee of lcsbtan and 8•>' men. Both produa: the
same result~ - fear, hlltrod and mtolcrnnce."
GLAAD i> rcscarthinj( and mooitoring the
Intern<! and ma1nla1DS a hst of URJ..s lhot 11111<
ha!CSIIA:S "Weareaboauempllngtoquanuf) the
itlCffllSC m violent nets 08"JOSI lcsb,ans and gay
mon and an ,ncreasc 10 lhc av01labllity of hatA:
matonal~ from pooJ>!I trot nwntam these Web
pages; he srud According u, the NalJMll Ga)
and l.csbian Tosi: l'Orte. l.ben: has been cklsc lo
• 100% """"""" nauonally m anu-gay bomiad<s
between 1992 and 19!» Anu v,ok:nce projects
nallOOWKlealso n,pon an
m<llhor
violence agamst lcsbum and gay men.
1:-Xarnplcs of ew"m~t materials a,rulablc
... the lntcrntl 111cludc IIOrno!'<>lCUDlit} in
Amenca. E'(JX)SlnglhcM)tm, ThcH01J100<:,uru
,.... Tho True Objtai,c of 'Gay Rights' TOU!l
Damnauonl, llomos,m18l Omups: Orgru,il.ed
Sc~ Pl,r, crts on the \1an:h. !lo"'°""'""' l'nlc,
Sclf,l..oothing lo ACIJOO. lk>rnose<u:tls: A
Clear and Pre,;cnt Danger to our CluldR:n. The
GayAg,:oda.AJDSandGod'sWmh!,andThc
I lolll05'l<WII Threat
GrouJ>!llhatconsistcntl) pootanu gay rhcionc on their Web silts include lhc An..,ncan
Fan11lyA!ISOC•1uon.Skml-l'SA.ThcOln$
*Boys on the Side
*OunngtOO
*Home for the Hobd;i>"
*To Wong Foo.
Thanks for Evcrytlu,l)g, Julie Newmar
Tte nominees for OVTSfANDING Tl!l..EVTSION SERIES ARE:
*Courthouse
• Fricncls
*Patty of FIYC
*NYPD Blue
"S1steB
T"""' special awards will be given The
VANGVAROAWARDwill be presented to Sid
Sheinberg. formct pn,sidcDl of MCA. who will
be honored fe< Ills pcnooal and profess,onal
leadership towaros lesbian and gay equal r\gbls
BArbar.1 Wailers of ABC News and "20!20' will
be given the EXCEU,ENCE IN MEDIA
AWARD for her eomnutment to covennll gay
and lesbian issues. culmma1ing wit.b the ,nternew of Olympic Qokl.mcdalist Greg Loug:mis
The vrro RUSSO F'!Ul AWARD w,11 bt given
to "The Celluloid aosct". lhc film b:lsed oo Mr
Rus.,o's "1ndmark book wlucb CJ<llllll[IC$ images
of lesbian and gay men lbroujdlo,l lbe bislOryof
mm MAC Ca;meucs will he booored with a
special award for 11$ affirmative advertisemenL•
usmgtransgaxlmmagcsandsupcunodcl Rul'aul
£:.\vtr;·thing, Jul,., N<!•·mar.
S<:ou sa)~ be went to Uruvcrsal's audition.
thinkmgbcnughtgttapanmlhcporadcl'c:anng
a characU:rCCl<'!tunw,, litre Fred l'lintstooc. nu1 be
was asud, "woold you nund domg dragr' And
lus answer was. of COWllC, "not"
From Omaha to Orlando - Nebraska's
,nnuenccs sccm IO folk>w Scou. We wish bnn
well Sco<I will keep tus connections ",th the
lleartlanci Plans art to retwn Un.uummc, for lhc
llousc of Dey' s onnuallawn pan} Maybe we'll
catch of ghllljlOCof Vida's mflucnccs on S,cra•I?
R
be I I
emem r •
Miss Nebraska USA
at
The MAX
Sunday, March 24
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- S1even Blaski
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1ianC'.oobuon.lheKrughL•oftheKuKl1t,Klan,
Amcncan l..lfe I ,:ague, Aryan Nauon.s, The Cre-
ator.< Ril!hL• l'>lrt), Phylhs SchloO) ·s Eagle Forwn, The Con.<lltuuon AC\Jon l'llrt). Pronuse
Keel',"'!, Stormfront White Nauonahsts. The
1-amil) Research Council. lsaboml Alliance and
Chnsuan Leatlcrship Ministncs. The Cons~tu
boo Action l'M}, the 700 Club, faodus Intern>•
liooal and lhe Rutherfo,d ht<Utuu,
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STATE
ZIP
ANDRIC ICONS
,\ ndnc IC()ffl. an c.,lubltKlll '1fthe llhol<wa.p/1)
ofMonte Kruse.,soodispla) ,n the l'ror~
Darkroom Ciallcl) located m the old lkmis
Bu,ld,ng, 616 ~ h I Ith Stroct, Omaha. Tilde
male images ,.,11 be on d,spt•> through
Marth 10 TI,e Oal !cry •~ open on So.turd:\)~ and
SW1da)Sfrom I 00 - S·OO p nt Prwatuhowmgs
are "'o,lable I>} uppomtmcot b) calling .\.16CrolJc
82-19
THE NEW VOICE
�Happy Hour everyday from 3pm-8pm !! !
$1.00 Well Drinks
$1.25 16oz. Draws
$1. 00 Schnapps
11111/Jr- ll11ecl11/111
Monday: Men's Night 8:00pm-12am
$1.00 Draws & $1.50 Wells
Tuesday: Beer Bust
8:00pm-Close
$2.00 and $.50 refills
Wednesday: ladies Night 8:00pm-12am
$1.00 Draws & $1.50 Wells
Thursday:
Come Join Us For Karaoke
8:30pm-12:30am
Meet your friends at "7~ 1nl',eU" on
Friday and Saturday!!!
The Infield
1401 Jackson St.
(402) 346-3030
�11ft: 1/n.r .I/AX /I. l{o,.m Wai. ,·r,m·n.1 our
,,,.,,, ,\ltn .I/AXl Z. /),.e,ra Sn-.
C~n.tu: /),!!Ira ,n h.!r Ba\"MYJJ.rh $)t•11t1V.'t"Ur
R111h1: Th<! g/fJJIIQ,OIIS lmtTl1 (;r.,y ,node/sher
8"'1 .1f1Xbe On.~rn,,I d11nn11 the f.\'rlltng Wear
c;fJmpcmwn at Mw MAX I 2.
AT THE MAX:
Dietra Snow Is Miss MAX 12
\\~ a greaa. umt "e·~,e beenh::1vmg 111 JC,J6.
ha,
I think lhe snow hos been mcll111Jt because
c•c')'thiog at TIIE MAX h:ts hccn so boll The
newest pcnonncr 10 n:ign over 01113ba as Mm
MAX 12 Dic:lr.l Snow. D,ctra has beeoonr: o(tbc
premiere enteruuncrs m tbe M1d"CS1 for a long
tune and ... •re happy to wck:omc her as Queen of
Tlill MAX Our 8:30 show tunes t.i,·c been a
great~- and we w11l "°"hnuc an early saan
for the rest of the Spn~. Remember. you can
come early for THE BEST eNTERTAINMENT
IN THE: M1DW£Sf and Stay 10 dnnk nod dance
or get home early for work on Monday
All of our Miso MAX C001C51anls did a grc.,i
Job lht! year. No onc will ever forget Tnoa
Tabloid •• GrnndDlll Rwtta or Va.ncssa Van
Damme M very sequu:,ed Wonder Woman or
Niece) llraxton with bcr dancing. lng11 had a
great talent ss Manah Ca.n:y with some extra
pxl,lookmg men helping her out Laura Orey.
first runner up and the first wiMCr of The MulT
Puffl3c:8iay Awwd. suippedlheshow a.<Ocopolra
with her slaves Laura was also brcathlaking m
bcr Bob Mackie llall Gown We knew Lauru
would win the caJtuniecate~ when the entin,
400 pctllOt) audience erupted m cheers as she
crawled over the bar as l'a1.sy Stone from
Absolutely Fobulous. Patsy s1umbled 1 her
n
dru11ken SIUJ)Of WV.II she found Jmnlfer Jell M
Eldana MOllSOOO, passed out under the judges"
table Oreal actmg guls 11 looked so real I We
look forward to m11ny ycarsol'Laura'stalt.'fll and
Jtlamour O,etra was the ovcraU Winner
our
i'iveeelcbnt) Judges. f'TOOI her0a)'W31ch.1'8rucla
Andersoo Sv.imsu11 nod her June Clea•er(w1th
THE MAX s01<nT)'kr as Ward) c:omplotc with
fresh baked cooties and oompla,ning about her
beaver. 0.clm had lhe lotlk o( a "inner Th<,
audience fell s,lenl dunng [)tetra's talent._, .ho
wol<onthe pmonaol'Nonna Dcsmcndfrom the
llroad"'a) silo" Sunset &ulemrd. You could
see rn Oictra ·s C)CS and ,n her pcnorm:,nce thal
<he was reall) hvmg the wog The 1996 ~hss
"''lh
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LINOMA BEARS
Local Nudlat/Naturallat Club
MAX~,..., also Omaha"s opporturul) to
say thank you to our outgo,ng Mass MAX 11.
Mooi<:n West Momca, ,n myopimon wusoncol'
the best Miss Max's ever. Thank )W, Moruca.
Sunday. Man:h 3 v.ill he ~oor first chance to
"""our new Miss MA."< 1n action"' she hoot.'l h<r
fi!SI show. ll's MISSAIAX /2, Dlt.TRA. DIVAS
& FRIENDS. Diet.ra ha.• WDJtcd twelve years to
he Miss MAX 50 I.his should he qu,te a she,\ and
qwtea ) The lmpcrial Coun or Nebraska bas lCOllllll)
added anew JCWlll M1ssJoseplunc has assumed
lhemleofl C.0.N "sF.mpressXV I kmwallol'
Omaha .,, 11 wanl to jom l;rnprcss Joseplune and
Empcro, Anruefor REWIND AND PRESS PU.Y
oo Sunday. M:lJ'Ch 10 This IS one o( I.C.O.N.••
be9 shov.-sdthe year and will be a g,ca1 prelude
IOC!osct 831L Remember. O()S(i Rall IS coming
8000 SO get ready
SL Patrick"• Day will he eelebmlcd at Tl IE
MAX on Sunday. March 17. Miss MAX 12.
Dietra. and Mr Desert Plams Drurnmer. Jim. w,11
ho6t a show v.111 all of Omaha's litlc holders
pcnomung some Irish aa.'-"1CS and lhc) "II be
drinking a lot of beer' It •hould Jusl spark the
cxc1tement you ncccU
Miss Ncb<aska lJ S.A mum., to the .u,gc o(
TIIH MAX on Sunday, March 24 l·ormcr
"100<,,.. 1nc:ludms Muffy R<><cnberg. [)(,n3n
Droke. and MISll MAX 12 O,wa $80" v.rll be
there. aloog
311 of Omntm IO....," ho »111 v. 1n
• chance to oompete in the na\JOMJ contest
Thcrer!lD'nJll'nnceRO>ale<1f l CON""""
O\loDJ .Ooryl·ra.ticr. (;arykoowslhalevcr)<>nc
lm·c, llarbra S1rc1sand ond Oary lmov. s that
e,·cryonc "111 onJO) his $ho"' on Sun<by. ~ larch
31 The Ile•) of Bogus Barboes All rught All
On•as All llirrbru All fun•
114,e )\'IUc:iuJ!ltl )oor bn:osh? l)ac,11·1 Morch
bme• temfic bne up'/ S1t back and read 111<, n,.st
of Th, Ntw Vo11:e. Toke a nap You're ~113
.-1 the cue~ 10 n1nlce 11touJl (1(tho g:reatsh!,..,
at Till! MAX 1n March,
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Forming
JOIN TlfE NEWEST CL UB FOR GAY
AND BISEXUAL MEN - IN THE
LINCOLN AND OMAHA AREA i
Ate )'OU inwre,;tcdinjlliruo~onc of111<, newest
and holiest clubs 1n the area? Wh) no1 COfl'l1der
jotmn~ the l.mOma Bears' Wt.ii i• U,c l.anOnm
Bears. It ,s a nud1stlnaturabst dub fo,- !!"> and
bisexual men antcre..led 1 conung togct.hcr to
n
furtber the acccpianccd naturism We are• non
se,ual orgaru2.111,oo with plenl} or cn,a) oble
ac11vilics. Nud:isLnaturist clubs m prc\aJcnt
throughou1 the l'n11ed Stale< We mce1 an
mcmbcB horncJ. at outdoor g;ithenngs, 50Cial
evenings, video rughis. po1 lucks and jusl about
0
an) reason 111.11 we can think of 10 gct. lojttther
Members participc11e m booting eacil event. v.11h
other members htlp,og w,th food or plonrung
There are eampout.1. sometimes O"cr lhc
holidays wha<h have pro,·en IO be a great ume
Some of the tbrOJt> that )OU can 11Ctrt1C1po1e an are
V(llle)mll. Jladnuntoo. I IOllll:IJJoes. Waier-figli,.
ete. Thoole \\hodo n"t w,shto be thatacti•c can
spcndtbe,rtJ~ VL'ilhn8, swuu~. orJUSl enJ0>1ng
the Cllt"CS!IC< ol Mc•her 'lalurc.
In addlhon to the loc:il fun. lh<re are nahooal
ga111<,nng, v.h1eh feature a number or Olher
aah'ities - mudandod ""'5tling.danccs,c«; If
lhu, t)pc: or naturnl cnccrHunmcnl sound,;
intertstin,-10 )UU, ,;c,nd )OUr IIXJUlf). alonjl \\ ilh
) our full n:unc, addiCS5. and phune number 10
t..anOnaa flear'!l. l'O lk" 8-193, C
>maha. xi, 68108.
WOMYN'S BOOK GROUP
The \\'omyn ·s lk<llc Gmu1n• mectmjl March
I.'\ and v.,111.4...cus., lhe book Ora11ge, Ar<n"t ,1.,
Only Prutt b) k3ncttc W1nteoon t:..- dcta1h
c:ill l..aunc ot S.."il'Hl'1.l7 (Om.1ha) ,.- Beth at 415
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Sunday, March 17th
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HGRA
NEWS FROM THE COURT
from " Her Moat"
The month of H:hnial') provod IC> be qunca
"hc.ut,burn .. for ICON First of all. we h•d a
wccessful C'boh J....,J at the Cbes1crfickl, a grea1
tumoutantllut.,ofmmm-mmmgoodbomcmade
choh The c:ool ttmps brought warm hca111; and
<k!lla.,,and • little
M)la11to helped u, mo,·c
on t() our nc,t benefit Thanks m Alma and the
C'hesterfield and ,pec,al thank.< IC> Shamn for
pulling together another successful JCO~
Benefit h,b 18 r.,.,nd K'O:S: at lhc Mo\X
h,1,,
,.,th
.atM.Jthcr successful ,-;how· Our pcrfonncrs w11h
their warm hearts and oomrngscnsauooal lAlcnts
pruvcd unce again ~b> (CO'.': 1s the II
fuodrai>mg organ,t.allc>n \ htg heanfelt thank.you to Steve Mcc.i,ntnck for oll h,s bard w(l(k
and llllcnl.,n m.,ltinj this~howa great success.
This night 1A'RSCVCn rrt<nC-C'ltCIUDgas V.e.Cf'O\\ nccJ
our••" Empress XV, J=pluno \\'1l1U1ms
f"ban.k you· s to 1111 our m·to" n and out--orto1<n royalty for makuig tbisa ,pcc,.I n1ahL lot
Jnscphuicaod ICON The board members look
forward to wOOOng with ..J<Rphinc aod Annie 1n
pn:parauon h>r C'(lct)Dlh<)n ~'vi
.\ '"'eek hater. out heart.~ grc" bigger as
rco:,,.; tnt,·olt.-d tu our capuol c•t) to ~hare a
homemade me.I" 1th l'WA ·, ,n ,_,ncoln Thos
lb) "asrcl1."ngaodgaveu.sachanocto•h•rc
"1th each Qlhcr and ag.aan rcah,e the humun
,plrll trul) docs remain ahvc: here 1n chc
llcanlaod
The moo1h of March ,s upon us and finds
1('0:,/bUS}ooccagam" 1thtMJrmaoi fundmiscrs
The first "cckend of Morch, Anruc, Gerald,
Gary,. Mae & l'hocn" travel IC> S.n f'ranc,sco.
Cahforn,a for the cororuouon fcsu, ,ues or our
Mntber Coun This tnp ha< been highly
an1101patcd and g,,.,. us a chance IC> rcprc,,cnt
1,ur great sate ol Nclnskll.
We 1n,•1te 1111 or )OU to .. Re" ,nJ and l,rcs\
Play" \lan,h l(l to he beld at the \I.\X Come
on do"'n and sec our c,cating hoc-up uf
perforn,c,,i and suppon our good cause
Then on March 3 l. l)bocm, and Pnnce
RO)alc X\ Oaf) pu11be real tc.<llo the "queens"
aoo··kJng~""1thafu1Jn1gb1 of.,.~·,. ,\t7pm
f'h,,cn" is hosung• sh()" at The New Run Bu,
"fools Do hll In l.on: • lion, d' ocu,·rc,, and
cash bar at 6 pm fhts •ho" bas all )O<Jr
.. ra,,ontC rool--:•• and even some OC." ones. l'hc.n
,n the same night ond a re" foolish lo,·e son~
later. "'c h1k:c up our s.lorts and ptn the,, ,gs tn
lighter to panicipatc m Pnoce Ro)alc Gary's
sbn" "A De,) of Bogus Barbra's at 9 pm at
I.he MAX ThlS great show hHsomc ,cl) g1,·ing
and toleotcd performers as lht) dance Q.od sing
the night away rBlSIDC money fonbe 1\mcnc.an
<.:anccr Society (or brcafit UdCCr rcsea.rch.
Well.don'• f0<getourMarch mccung"dl be
\l•rch4ut7.00p.m •tthcl'•n1
c1nunculn Ir
yuu w1mt to gel LO\'Oh·'Cd \\<1th )'OOr commun1t}
andhclpdoo:ne)ourumcandtalcolStowortb)
cau<c,1. lhctl ICO.< IS the place tu he
'
Well, that's my nc"'s' I'm off to p:,ck for
San l·ranc1«:0!
"lier\ ltl',l"
The 1lcanland G-a) Rodeo Assocmtoon will
be holding "Wmtcr Rouod-l p II"•• l.lC'< c>n
Fridn) ~ limb I Tho show 1<111 stM at 8 pm. and
there w,11 be N<) cover ctmrgc. S(lmc of 1bc
en1Cl1lllncr1 "• i..,c hncd up are the ronncr ~IJSS
IIGRA' s Madame X and Aulurnn Wea1her as
"ell M 13-'1 )car'• Mr IIORA ,111 ofour cUm:nl
Ro)1lll) .-m be perfomung as well a, ,\mm,s
(Mos, 1x~s) Wld scv,ml lhe "ngcr< form 1hc
Omaha an:a.
In Ma), t IGRA w1l1 Mllf1 ;;clhn~ rnff1c tockel<
for a portable boombo< "tth Cl) player The
-.,nocr will i.: announced •t the Omaha Pride
l'nrndc on June 30 One of I IGRA' s mcmbcei
from C'.ouncd muffs os d()n:,ting an afghan" luch
wdl ha, c the colors of the Oay Pndc Dag and" 111
be offered os2nd pri,~ in the mllle.
IIGRA has set 1he date for 11.S Boord or
Ouectro elcet100 and /\wards Banquet It"""
such• succcs., last )ear, that they want to do 11
again. S-0 mar~ October 5lh oo your calendar r0t
1he IIORA A"tuds 13ancjuc~ OclObet 12 ""' be
lhc date or the I IORA Ro)ul!,) eompcotioo this
)<'at, "'luch" 111 be held,. IX s. ,\nd • beer bust
"planned to be ht!ld •• llube', on /\ugu,;t UII~
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Sundays IOrun Open IO all
TRUST.
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With You Every Step 0/The Way.
Trust.
Reliable and honest advise
gives you the comfort and
security you need.
Complete RepresentaJion in:
- Domestic Partnerships
- Wills and Trusts
- Business and Corporate
-Criminal Defense
- Bankruptcy
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�NEBRASKA AIDS
PROJECT RESPONDS
SPECIAL EASTER
SERVICES AT MCC
"A Soldlet''S Story"
,.,u ot,,c,,.c the llol) Llb}.~ of1:asWn>1th sc,cml
Mctropohtan Commun 11, Church of Omuh:I
Jll';I "hen the AIDS oommurut) seemed I() be
mak.Jn~ ,real Mm~ in t'i.l~llmn. pre\ c.nuon.
~p..-ciaJ st'f\'ICC"l
On Thursd3), \pnl -1. ~lnund) fhursda)
nod trc.atmcnt of I UV disease. \\.C \\cctt al I
devastated b) the latest act of oor go,·crnmcn~
l'rcsidcnt C'hnloo has rcccntl) signed a biU
that would mandote the 1mmcdllllC disch3rgc c,f
1.15() Qlhc"'i"' healthy acuve duty sc,...1cc
mcrobeflf "ho an: IIJV-1nfectcd. Not Olli) are
tbc,;c sc:rv,cc roerobcrs no loogc,r able 10 serve
Lhar OOUllll) hul lhcy will be denied nicdical and
dlsab1h1y brnerits avaHablc to other :.c" 1cc
members who n:Ure due I(> o,c.'(bcal
Wedoall wecunonlhcbomcfront tucducak
the ()Ubhc on the truths of IIIV disease but we
ro\154 have the b;,clang or our pemn,e~ r..,,
lht Pn:s1dcnt to ,..gn such a d1scnnunating and
dJscemulj! biU SCCll1" 1obeasbpm the race or oil
the ad>QCO<:}' ~roup,- trying to combat the
ncpivi1yll0dfolschoods sunooochllj? I OVIAIDS.
The isdlllioo issucortlus hen Is despoc,lblc 10
its""" bul the medical and disability hentl11S an:
n roust 10 the Ill\' pauent At lhc
Ito.st
Pr~1dcnt n,111,,n roust 1111izc his authunty and
efrort to rcusatc lhc service members· benefits.
W11h lhnl action be may be able to prevent the
needless surt'cnni and MStcncd deaths lhat arc
sure to be the dirte1 ""'ult form lhi• bill and 11S
OICMUteS. These soon 10 be d1scharjlCd service
mcmbel'J need guaranl<CS. Guanul«l<.,. lhal bes,c
bcallhcan: onddL.<0b,h1y benefits will he a, ailllble
to them.
Thccountr) applauded "henafamou.~. IIIV
mfectcd player renm,ed 10 lhe game,""" by do
"" slum the 111 \'·infcetcd soldier "ho JUSI wonts
10 serve ou.r country - o patnouc and noble
,,,,,·ice ,..,II be hdtl at 7 pm
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PHYLLIS FRYE
VISITS OMAHA
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ca~.
I am sure l '"" bconc ol"many on IUV/AIDS
advocacy "nliog 10 Pre<1dcnl Clinton over lhe
next few wcek.'I. We have to show the Prcstdenl
ourdisappcllntmcnl and convince him o(lhe dire
need ror a reversal
PIC3SC wnte i're!;Jdent Clinlon as well as your
local poliucinns and let them know )'OU wJII n<ll
$tllnd for the travesty orju,ucc this mihllll)' Inv
ban represents_
HGRA
DANCE
COMPETITION
The I lcartlllnd Gay Rodeo As.,oc,otlOll will
be holding an amateur dance cocllest Apnl 6. It
,.;u heopcotoe,crioncw,thoSS~foc
Tlus
dance C(JfflpelllJOn should help get S<1ITIC 1olcn,,1
~fortbcdancccontcst I !ORA ,.,II beholding
JO Juoc and for the dar,ce comp<1111on at lhe
lnlCmaliooal Oay RodeoAssocialloo 12th AonU31
Convcnuoo bcing held here ,n Omaha ,n Jul)
The I leartlo.nd Ga) Rodo<> A"""'1Jltion hopes to
be able 10 send conlCSUlnts to the lntcrnauonal
C(Jffl()CIJtiOll agrun this t=
If )'OU hlcc C'OUOII)' and Western danang, be
sun: to gt.1 rnvolrcd JO lhe dancc rontcst 10 Apnl
The "inna< of c,ich catCjl(>I) will be ,n, iled to
,-.n I IGRA (1f oot •ln:ady a member) andc,:101petc
ag;unst Olt.!r membt.rs an J WlC The "rnncrs of
e<>eh COICIIOr) 1n June ,.,11 then be 1m 11od to
compete again dm,ccr,; from arounJ lhe counlr)
and Canada 01 thc lORA C'.oovcnuon Jul) 2.'>·28
a11he Red I.Jon
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On Sunday, March 31st, at ~:00 In the
aftctuooo, the River C'ity Ocn<lcr Alliooce
proud!y hoot a rcceplioo for l'!JyU is Fr)1' and Doe
MeKclkr of Lhc fn1cmat1onal Conferenc,c on
"'II
Traosgcndcr l..a" and tmpluyment l'\Jltc) The
rcc,cplJOO \\,II be held JO the hoscrocnt of the
bcgm 01
MOC-Omaha church. The """-1JU°"
4and last until aboll 7, \\1th Ph)llJS th'''"# a short
talk 10 tbt crowd at S p m.
This ,s an O()(XMWUI) for the oommun,ty 10
meet one of the """'' outstanding human nghts
ac.1 i nsts in lhc: cnu re COWllr} ,\ s an out and
proud transgc,ndercd penoon for over Ill )CMS,
Ph) llis has fougN hord for not only equal rights
ror transgcndcrcd persons, but for all g>)>,
lesbians, and biscxuaJs. PhyllL< has worked hard
for transgendcrcd lnch.,;,on in all or !he 80) and
ksbtancommuru•} She was one of the featured
speaker,; dwmg the March on Washington. she
led the cfl'on 10 include transgcndc,cd people in
the Stonewall 2S celcbrn~on. and she has hocn
honcn,d b) the Nat.ional Gav and l.csbian To.,k
hxoe. l'hylbs wosoncof the n1a1n leoder.; in lhe
k>bb),ng cm,n .. the I luman RtghL<!Camp11ign
,th
to include transgcndcrcd people ,n the propoe;cd
ENDA legislation. PbylJ,s was also one of the
main organiicrs or111e fir,,1 Naoooal Trnnsj.'<ndcr
Lobbying Days last October held 10 Washington.
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o.c.
lf YOU UfC iJO (l(,\JVJS\ Of lll) land. If )'OU 3fC
1ntcrcs1cd in I.he legal nghls of m111on1,~. or ir
yoo have f-arolly, a friend, or a chcnl that 1s
t.ransRffldcn:d, Phyllis is someone that 1• " ~"'h
the cfton 10 mec1. Please oomcand fUld out"""'·
L< happcwotz w,u, the rro.EP and find OU1 "hat
is planned ror the future.
Pb)1hs and Dec urc ooth leaders that the
tmnsgcoder cornmwuty is alltrc:nlCI) proud of,
bui perhap, even nlO<c importalllly, lhis JS your
opportwnty 10 meet '"" of the n,ccst, W1ll11lC5I
canng people rn the oounlry Please JOID us
ATTORNEY TO
SPEAKATMCC
TbeSoaalAcuouCoolrllltiteofMetrop)litan
Commuruly Ornrc:h (i OmiJba "'" ho5l a forum
with aUomt). Tom Petersen. on Sunda), Man:h
2.l 111 2:45 pm Mr Pctcrstn. a \\Cll•kOO\\n
local QI.tome)." iU 9ddrcss 1$UCS \\luch directly
affect lhe gay. lcsbllUI, and bisc,ual coo,muruty
including such'"'""'"" »Ills and 1ru;;u 10 pro1CC1
property rights, cU>tody issues, and "hat, ,f
anylhi.ni:. can beoonc " hen dJscnnunolioo occur<.
Tlus forum 1> frec and open w all You are also
tn\Jlcd L jOin with chweh nrmhc:,, ,n a peotluck
u
clinncr" luch "ill be htldauppn,,unatcly noon.
8nng adJsll 1osharcand.c.1y to learn monrnbout
some of 1bc letz3l 1
.ssucs" tuch dorecll) affecl our
axnmwuly
OnG,)O() Inda)', Apnl 5,a>OlcmnScn JCC<>f
Oarknc&• ><111 he held, bcginnintt •• 7 pm
1"ollO" in& the Sen ioc of Drul.ncss. members ond
lncnds of Mf'('.On,1ha ,.,II hold n prayer 'lf!II
which will last until 6 am Sunda) roon\lnJ
l'tn;o11Sof all dc001TUJJ;111on, •re woloomc: 10 jom
10 lhi< 3(,.1,our pnl)Cr vtgil
Sund>) n,omrng. Apnl 7. m <>:30 • nL o
Swmsc:Scmcc" 111 he held at Met.Omaha, 819
S 22. The conunurul) ,. encouraged to JOI" ,n
tlus hastcrlr.ldioonand 1orcm:un fora oont1ne.-al
b<calcfnst fol lowing the sen tce.
The baster eclebra11on "'" ooncludc "1th n
wooluf:' service at 10:30 a moo E.lster Sunday
"'"""" J(J'n US for llus a,lebr:,1100 or our fmlh.
PRIDE FESTIVAL '96
Something Old,
Something N-,
Something Borrowed,
Somethlng..... Ralnbow Colored
When the umc comes and loo' re read) 10
march 1n the l'ndc l'uradc. tloo' l j!O tu Turner
Pnrk. )"" 'll be the only one there
The l'ndcTc:am, ane.tcnslonof A.N.G I. la,
is cummtly planning the 12\hanoual Pride Pnradc
The team has made many add11JOM 10 the
fouodalloo(l( past J)(lt1ldc,<. lll()6(nc,tal,iy a Chan~
,n locabon from Turner Pnrk IA'> llcartlnnd of
Amcnca Purk.
.. We're movang to a ric" lc~el. mocn·oun,
people to cumc out and slv.lw our d11 er<lt) and
ourstrengtJ11n numhtr:,." ,aid ~fallhew Petersen
Srunp. Pndc Team Coordonotor I le went on It'
say that II is the rc,,pons,bthty of members of our
COOUllWlll}' 10 attend.
The pnr.ldc and rally WIii be held on SWlda).
Junc30 A defoutcSICp-offUroc has W. been sci
und the pomdc n>tlle os bcmJ ncgouatcd "1th the
Cit) of Omaha.
Plans for the ·96 O,·rr o D«ad• of fnd<
parodc
• The starting and cnclm~ po1n1 and lhe rall}
loc:ouoo has been chnngcd from Turner Pnrl< lo
Heartland or \ mcl1C3 Park.
• A 100foot lOll8 pndo Oag ,.,II beooostruct<d
for the poradc
• noots are cncournjlCd and ht1ng promou.,d
"'"b a best O<lllt a,ntcst.
• 001100 Red Wing. No~ooal Spokcspcr,;oo
for the (Jay and Lesbian Alltaacc Ap1nst
Dcfruna11<.,n, "ill speak at lhe roll)
• T~oc:omtX.bons.,JohnMd:iffernand Rubin
Orcenspon. "ho have appeared oo \'If. I and
Comedy Ce111ral. are tcnwu, cl) scheduled to
perform at the rall)
• l'hocOL( Hillenuno, Miss Oa} Omaha '9.5,
l:mpressXll.andcurrt'n4 \'oce-Presidcnl(>fl('ON,
OSUrpru,.m, \hr<e sh(-.~ t,,) benefit Pnde F<sl\'aJ
·96- l'he first sh<"' ,s schtduled for Mun:h L
7,
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ICON'S CLOSET BALL AND
MONARCH APPLICATIONS
AVAILABLE IN MARCH IN
AREA ESTABLISHMENTS
THE NEW VOICE
�KATE CLINTON
RETURNS
TO OMAHA
RIVER CITY
MIXED CHORUS
NEWS
Arc )l10.I ulre3d) Ured of h<annj! lhc pol1
11cal
on teltvisiou1 Well~ Kate Clinton \\111 be
h;l<k in Omaha on ,\pnl 2710 pul
loupm
back ,nio 1hc race for Pres,dcnl Kale bclic1cs
lhat e,·cry po1,1ictan - cspcc,all) Rcpubl,con needs a lc,,btru, half,<i..tcr k• bolnncc tlunp 001
\nd" hen 11 comes 1olhe1oue. potitirul qUOSll<-.ns
of nur lime.• (-Shnuldn'I 'lc\\l"~ h1s1 ""me he
OIOjt n:oll) . !COIi) n<h'I"). it'•" llhoul a doubt
Coogrn1ula1mns 10 the 34 luck) "'"nc"' ,,r
lhe rarnc lhal RCMC held DI the 19')6 \1'1nt<r
C'.<•iccr1 Th3llk5 10 <l'tf)one "'" purchased
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th.,t Kate ha.\ au I.ht a.Mwcn,. Iler'" onic ~h1n
hns " I Montv Chnu:m" emhla10ncd aero•• lhc
rront
.
Kn1e·, special bmndof humor appeals to all
\hhouph opcnl) lcsbtan (the oc,e )OO'd Like 10
take home 10 meet the fanul) ). her oudie=•
include 83) men and an ever tncrea."lng number
of ltc1crosc,uol• In Ilic runn,ni 10 bco.,mc 1h t
.
~f•dantc Prrndent of Corned), her platronn
mcludcs pobucal matcnnl '" fresh Mc the dail)
nc" $, " ' " ) send-ups of n1odcro fomil)
n:lauonsh1~ nnd her 1llurruna11ng perspccu, c~
llO hfc as a go) American J lcr current ,hot,, 1cc
en111lcd "Impure ThoupJ11.,· and ts clcdJcoled u,
Jucch n ~Jde"·
A'i;Jc fmm tounnJ?, Kntc has ~n bumang
the nudn,ghl 011 10 complete her ''"' lxx•k.
1cn1n11>cly 111lcd ·commun,K.\Tb," 10 l'C
pul>h'<lk.<I by 13allantmc ,n '%. Based tlfl her past
and ~n1 monol~.,t's filled ,nth though!>
l><~h msl~ul and nol<>US She reccnll) debuted
• n11,n1h)) column tilled "l nl,)lupged" m Tlte
Prn.i:ro.t,,·~. o m.'l~llnc puhticall) :.lcr.\\ed to
the fen In 1ht•
she " '"-'"" philosophical
•bout the WJIC ot lltlt naooo and tl1<i,;e "bo h.11 e
put usm ~ucha~'1.31c. I !crone: "omansl,,m ""<>ut
b Ir( was n smash h11 m holh Los r\n~les and
~c" Yort :ind bad lhc Nr,,,.•Yort Tm,o rcv,c"\,i:r
··jn tears from lnugtung so hnrd •· If )<>u·,·e. e, er
eucndedt')l'ICOl Ko1e·sconcet1..,.,>ou can ~Luc tu
that feeling
Knit C t1n1011 i> beln~ brou)!bl to Omaha b)
WomcoSpocc The cooccn "tll be held 01 the
\\ nhcrspoon C
.oncer1 I !all, 8 OOp 11L on Apnl !7
TK'kclS ore SIS in ll(j\anc,, and $17 al the door
The) area,adablcot ~•" Reahll<$. 10'261 lol\• ro,
o
,n Om,iha's Old Markel and m LU1Coln 31 The
\\'•> Ht>meMUStCandflool«.32.'I S 13th~! ,n
the Indian \'1llaj!C Shopping Ccnlt'.r The) ore
also available b) mail rrom WomcnSpoce. PO
ll<" 24712. Omaha, ~E (,812,.I f'(l( lurlhcr
,nformahon. OOllUJct J<'>)CC at -193-88 11
•-pac•
Does Your Group or
Organization have an event
coming up?
Concerned that another
group might schedule
something In conflict?
Listing Your event In our
calendar of upcoming
events Just might helpl
Sent Information to
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THE NEW VOICE
CLOSET BALL '96
The lmpcnal <:.>un of :-.cbrnska ,s 1JJOOd to
""'"'"""'thatCI\J<;el llnll '%"111 he held at The
MAX on Apnl 21
This popular c>enl oOcrs la1r111ed 111dJ1 1
du.11>
on opportumt) to o\tlkc their su1gc debut ns a
female oc male 1mpeNllll3tor
lndt• ,dual• 11ho ha1c ac, er before pcrfonnod
on ,1_a~ ~ an 1mpcr:sooo1or !lte COC4.'1Uro~d to
octets and the man) 1001vidual" nnd btl-ancssc"I:
"Ito OOlltnbuted nll l/lc fabulc,u,, pr1tcs M<lnt)
(.'Ull\ldcf th 1, com~IJlh'n
raiscdfn•nthe rnme "Ill htlp'°nd UteChoru. 10
0 ,\1. \ Fr<t11al \ ' m Tami", llonda th.- Jul)
On Tuc<da). M•rch 5 and Tucsda). ~larch
12, RDIC "111 im ",\ K1thl ~f Cabare.-· m 1hr
l)und<c Omnrr Thca1cr ,\ <lm.1000 of $1t! per
pcNOO w, II COi L'f dessen and the'"°" Ile• =!l<S
tn:J) hr pun:bo.scdfmmUteThea1cr ut1Cr1JJ1nm<.'nl
"ill be pro11dcd b) local performer,'" ho ha, e
cbiatoo thtJr
Sciiung fo< bolh n,,hts
"111 hr hm,tcd ,o get )-O<tr ticl.clS now r0< "Ml
p.rom1M:~ 10 be an e~c1t1nj 01g:h1 or fun and
cntertammcnL f1lr uckcl1t ('If nlOf'C mformnhc.'O,
call Rt't!"r ilcMell at 551-IOO..~
In Jwic RC11C' "'II hold 1L, annual Closet
Ctcanng (',:trnj!C Snle. J1r,1 m hntc for all tlto;e
accumulated collcc11blL" )00 !ind dunng Spnnj?
hou,;cclcnmng that nc'<:da nc" home So clcon>Ul
lour cl<l<,Cl, l ,.,, ouic. or ) our ~aClj!C and Ict the
Chorus koo,, U)\lU have rut) IJ'CasiJttS )Otrnoold
hkc 10 dooalt'. l'lro,e cnll .'41-Sl,G (7,lo.l) fr>r
mort mformauoo or'" arra~"' a p,ckup umc foe
O"l\ gcncler, m:dcor rom.,lc 1 be) "111 ll>en ha•c
onchourtocomplctco make-(" er in1othc~11e
~oder and rclum lu the ~ta~ to compete one.I
•lv>w off thc,r L1lcn1<
,,m,cc"
donnUOII$
RC\IC' "'II pre<;<nl 1b Spnng Coneen on
Salunla). June 8 and Suodni .June 9 at the StrnU'<\
Pcrform,n~ \11> Cent.er tm lbc t
<'tlmptL,
Conc.:r\S star1 at 7. 05 p m Remember to mark
·,o
)OUr calendar and be ,urc not to mis, I.he
c,;c1temcnl (''\ 1he Chorus pltJXU't!1 10 perfonn at
G \L,\ ~,al \ m Jul) Call .l-1 1 Sl!':tl lo
Cll'der )Our bCkcts ror th.11 event ~
l)unnp the month,~· 1..,bruar) man)· l'nends
of RCM< • """'" cd lcll<:l"l m the mrul roqUCStJnp
their , oluablc ::tis.s1~Cancc tn lhe form of
con1nbu11c>ns 11 " "'~) 1br<1u~h the gcncrou<
,;uppon ol"our palnlffl thal R(:.\1(' con oontmuc to
meet the 0<11omi financial requ,remonLS th:11
allo" us 10 represent our <.."(lmmun1t) wuh
cn1.h11S1a.su< pnifes;1Q1ial performances
If you did llOI rec.:i,·c a lett,:ror yoo R.'C<!lt:d
• letter and have not alr<'ad) r<$pondcd. please
coos,dcr makm@ • doo.11,(><l l<l assi,t thc ('h<ltus
1n their cont1nmng effort"\ 10 bong qua.bl) music
,ooma1..
lxloooons 10 RCMC are "" deducuble and
con ht m1ldc 10 the RJ\'l'R C'll\ \IIXl'D
CIIORl!Sat P.O bo,3267,0o,aha,KE68100.
,., )<llJ cun contact a Bomd \lcmhcra1 (-I02) .°1-11
S11'G '" n,nke • donation
UNIVERSITY OF
NEBRASKA AT
KEARNEY
GROUP FORMING
Contestanc.s "111 first uppcaroo stage tn lMr
t'ootc.<Wlturc Judged,.. their \ late l--<!malc
Wolk.On. their Tulcnl Prcscnlllllon. rutd 11,eir
1-<:m:de ~Joie\\ alt.On
The c,1mplcte rules tor Cl=t Ball '96 are a•
ft~lows
AH Comcs1ams must ha, ca NpoilSOI' ,, ho
L~ a kno" n ~a~ pcJlomll'r
•\ II CoiueslllnLS and their
must
bl.- of l<gal dnnktnjl age m the ,1a1c 11(
:'\'cbmska. The) mu!!.l o.llj,1\ p,,,,.c~, a
1ahd 10
~o C.orttcstanl "ill h,1,c perfonntd (lt\
SIOJ!" 111 dmg poor to the date uf C,o,;ct
llall
Onl) pcrfomlCrs. comc,,an,,., and their
,lJ"R")rl" Ill be all°" od Ill Ibo dres.,mg
rooms ICO~ rekn c~ the nght 10
us:,,1itn ;in 1nd1, 1dual(s) to patm1 lhc.
<lrcssu~ room ror Cl\f'ICC\1 , 1otouons:.
ICO:,.i" ,II OOI be respoos,bl< f<>T lo,;,. or
'f""l>(""
d:un.1gc u, pcrsonat propcn) or flC""'ial
IIIJUI) ol Dn)' pcrfomier. COOIC>L1nl, or
>l)OIISOI'
(lnl) the C<Nlltst.1Jlt'S>JX'1.'il>I' m3) OS.S,SI
lhc con1c.,11m1 m dr.,,.,,mg. appl}1ng
n:wkc·up. etc.
N°<,comc.,tanl "tll bcallOY.td IO UM: a 11, c
rm, nltl l 1n 1hc ~ho"
\II conll!SLant\ Yohn "ill ~ u.,1ng
'-utxta~ Ci e food, waler, CIC ) lb.11
"111 require elcan up before the nc~I
performance "111 he rcspons1tilc
hlwmg SOOlCOlllC' :11 lhe show 10 Jo so
\ II c,,111cslllnt< arc rcqwn:J 10 allcntl •
dress rehearsal at lhc M \X, 31 1230
III the da) ol lhc o.•>1c,1
ror
r
Al contcs1ants mm.t ha,c their music
l'1plXJ nnd cued Ill put"'' a ma..ier u,pe
01 the ''""' of the drc;,s rehear.al
1\II COOIOStaO'-< and llteir ,;pon<0rS nocd '"
ht chcclt.cd ,n '"'" an ICOK
represc.n1au,e al The MAX by l!.00
pm lhc n,gh1 of the conto'il WO'<
r<'SCnes lhc nghl 10dJsquahrl ordc11J
M) contcstanl the n,i,1 10 pcrfonn rn
(1()SC1 13•11 for nn1· 11olauon of lhcse
rule~
•
An) C<1t1tcstao1 round tu be u,ing ,ncgal
drUJ?S or s\ealmg propcr1) or ,~het
pcr~ons \qll he automullcttll)
w_"l"''" rtcd
OnThur.,d/11 , l-cbruaf) ht 15l :,.'Kj!l)Jand
lesbian ~11.dcnL~ anJ facuh) mcl In Corm "hat
pron,,scs 10 be • •tr) 1·atu.1hle group oo the
,\ n upphcaboo fonn and a S IS •prhcatton f""
mu.st bc!!!,!!J.e.!lutht lmpmal Coon (If S:ch<:t,,ku,
PO 130, 3772, Ontah:I. ~Ii (,8103 TIil
Al'1'1 J(.'.,\ TION \1l'ST 13b l'(>SUI \RKl.:l)O~
t'rcset~I) the group" dclemunmg ho,, best 10 I''
about mcc11n1 the noed; ,,r the ¥3) , lc,t,,on. anJ
tmns~nckr ,1.uclenl-\. on r.nm1>lb
Fc.,r funhc!r tnfonnut1vn un ht)\\ ) ou nt.:1)
hcc::omc 1m oh ed. , lMJ can tonLOcl Ronrue RetO at
OK IJEI ORL \l'RII. 10
cwnpusol lhc l
(:10!!)
IUICNI) .~''lcl>ra,ka .,tt<~a,nc)
231,..<.\12 •
Adtlf'ledfrom CiLAUN Ne,1·J.lf'ller
\pphcahon r<'rm< for <1os.,1 llall '% arr
a\ aa1nbtc at area bars or ca1t 5S6-'.1X'f1 to ,i:t an
apphcalmn C<ln<;1dct Juunl? 11 a If'} - YOl
t.'\,uJd t,«nmc a ,t.u We- t.m: k-...>kmg forwnrd 10
S(.'elnJ )OIJ u1 C l~, Ball
n..: a conl~t..'lnt. o
,p.msor. or rn Lhc :.,uc.hcncc'
PAGE25
�ANTI-GAY MARRIAGE BILL ALIVE IN SOUTH DAKOTA
T"oSou1h l)akoia leiislative comm11ccs
!.track down a bdl t/ial woold ban the reoogmtion
or s.,mc-sr, mamag<:$ I louse Bill 11-0 wn,o
dcrcaLed tD lbc I louse Swle Affairs o,mmitt~
afLer a "do pass" , oce of 7 ·oo· and 6 ··yes·
Smiilat actJ~'WI v.as taken in a Senate comtmttec.
The btll ..... then iabled 110\\C\tr, lhe run
Senate and I loucs loolt up Lhc issue and Jmsed it
an)'Wll) ,
The boll mandates that only a man and a
woman could be manied and 11 prohibits samc!l"odcr 111J1m81l" and the n:coi;nition of such
unions all<l'\, ed In Oilier states.
The till, sponso,ed t,y Rep R~ Hunl (R8r:u1W11) andothcts wasiheseoond umc thestatc
lc8JSla1urc Looft up an anu-gay mamage la" A
stmilarn,casun, \\Mdcfcat<:d last year llunt had
clo1med the ,,.,. bill was needed 10 ·protoot
ramdic-s.. and stop rismg 1.nsuru.ncc rates lha1
would rC$Ult 1f gay couples cool<! be manied.
Free Amcncans Crea11ng l;qual Siatcs
(FACES) of Sooth Oakoca, the staiewtdc gay,
lcsbtan. bisc.,ual and lronSg,:odcr advota<.'Y group,
pla)1XI a lcadintt role in arranging tcsti1000y and
cducaung Jc$i5lators and the pn,ss abool lhc bill
FACES and the l':1ttional Cla} and Lest.an Task
l'ucc Sjl0090ied a 10-day National Coming Out
Weck Lour of the sur1e las1 OclobcT to ,ncrcase
visibility ,n South Oekoca and cbolknge anti-go)
Jcg,slatioo. NOL1'FalsoBSS1sted FACES "'th its
media a.nd legjsJau,e strnleg}.
&ny Wick, pn:sidcnl of FACES. called the
btll a W1lSIC of lune. "Mamagc is an 1mporumt
~ chm<:e to be made by the couple and DOI
,nlCtfcn,cJ with bythcgo,•emmcnL l(legisla1m1
are INiy concctncd about access 10 afi'ordable
health iosuranc:c, lhey should DOI scapcgool gays
and people ,-;lb AIOS "ho peyia.,es. own homes.
bwld famihc,i and contnbule 10 our commuruly "
Currcntl). samc-~codcr moma~ are not
rccoiznj,.cd 111 BR) sta1c. 110\\'e,·er, lhc llawai,
Slate SupremcC'oun ise,pcc1ecllo rule Uus year
oo a gay ns11'riagecasc rrlhc rulint!IS posrti•c.
le!"Jl analystsantic1po1e !!llY le!.biancouplestravehng 1 llawou from Olhcrstates 10 be mamed.
0
.
"Whclh<r n's lhc rap,dl> <:mcrf!•& issue of
p} mamage or d!scnminauon, or vioi<'occ.1,•)'S
,nS111311·10\\n Amcri.:aarccourn~) cx,,mng
Out andasscrtiRgthcJr n!lhl toh•·• [n,cof statesanc11oncd prc1udicc:· said NOLTF field
organizer and media d!n,c1ar Rohen 13ray, who
lourcdlhcstalcandc:ooductocHrauungsforSoulh
Dakoca activists "Rural gay,<. lesbians and bi
sexuals arc hecommg more v1.s:1blc th.in ever
They are suooess[ully righung the bocklash 10
l.hctr new-found v,s,bhly and pohtical P""•r"
Kcnh F.Jsron. e<CCU1,vedircc1oroflhcAO.l t
of !he Oakocas, "hich ass,s1.cd w,1h lobbymg
aga1ns1 the mcMure, hoped Soulh Dakota
00\ cmor ll'illiwn Janklow would veto 1hc bill.
I le soul. ·1..awmakcrs arc rcah1Jng u,,.1 anU-ga)
lc$i5lauc,o ,s bod for our CCOllOlll). bad for the
state's image, and boo ror nll c1ti1.ens, DOI Just
ga), lcsbutn and litSc,ual people·
Local aclivt5lS and lobby,sts were hoping
sc, oral factOB worked ,n lhw favor, mcluding
1hc ,,.... found visit.Iii) 8"l people and lhetr
supporters ,n the tutzhl> rural stale, the poccnual
economic impact or cootly Lawsulls and other
legal c,pcn,es paid ror by ia,pa)crs 1f 1hc bill
posscd - nuttomcntic,nlbcfac1lhatsamc-gendcr
mamagcs arc already noi rccogru1.ed in Solllh
Dokcla, making the till waslduJ a n d ~
In odd111on. appar,,ntly n,ore 1han one gay
SUP.portive lawmaker who have ti•Y or L
esbian
childn:n came forward to oppose !he mca.,u.,,
or
COMMUNITY RESOURCE
CENTER ENLISTMENT
Sicad) progress 1s being made for lhcGLirr
Commuml) Resource Ccnlcr Goals and
~cctJ,,c,, an, bcio, rneL The -.ii of a 1996
opcrung IS bccooung a realil) . Ne" officers "en:
clOCICdaltheFcbru:u; mceung. Mc,remformalion
on lcadcrslup "ill be included ,n 1hc Apnl ,ssue
of The Nl!W Vokt.
As .... mo,·e from drean110 rcalll) lhere,s a
nood for mom soldiers There 1 a nood rar run
s
cnhstmcni and also for the: reserves. Them is
roomonallstandmgcommiuccsrarmorewortmi.
Shof\ lcnn work and ideas arc also •<1) much
appr<efaled.
T"-'OOteaStbat ~ecanuse1deasandc,perti"'iC
m are fundra,smg ond site locouon We
looting for individuals and groufl" who ha•e
,nil()\ ati,·eandacativc lhoughtson m1SU1g fWJds.
fhe s,1c locallOII has DOI been dclcnnincd l'ar
OR)' one ha, ing su~cs1ioM or leads on on
appmpnate loc:auon. please fed free 10 sharc
lho8c.,,lhanymc01bcrorlbc~Comnu11e<
As -..e move rrom dream to rcahty, we
eROOUfO!<' )<IU to ltllre advaniagc a wonderful
opportuml) to share your gifts. We need )OUr
skllls. lalen1s. and financial coou,buuons Your
lime or j!lfis DR: dccpl) •l.'l'""'mled.
Ournc,nmooo~ymoeung",UbcbcldSunda).
Marth 17, 2'00 5.00 p.m 01 ~,e Melropolillln
Commun1I)' Church Evef)'OIIC: IS cnoourntted to
ancod. 1r,ouareinleresicdinoblruoinj!ad<tiliooal
1nforma1,on aboll1 the Community Resource
Ccnlcr, please call the IDformatioo nnd Rcrcmu
Line nurnber(402) 558-SJO'l and le,we • IDCSSll!l"
ror Bc:cty You mai also coolllCI the Gl.lIT
Commumly RC50Un:CCcnlcr l,ymatl nl P.O Bo,
8343. Omaha. NE681t8.
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Metropolitan
Community
Church
of Omaha
819 South 22nd Street
Omaha,NE
Serving the Gay and Lesbian
Communityfor ooer 20 years!
SUNDAY WORSHIP SERVICE 9am & 10:30am
EASTER SERVICES
April 4 - .lllaundy Thursday Sen,(c:e 7 pm
rll lJ - Good Frtdag Sennce of Darlcnen 7pm
Prag,,r VfgU 12111 Good hlday • 6am E<uter
April 7 - Sunrtu Sennce 6 :30 am
Continental Br-'ifa.st roU.ou,lng
ri1 7 . S
Servtoe: 10:30 a.m.
"Join us in 'Celebrating Life in Chrl.st'
and qfflrming God's looefor all people. •
Rev. Dr. C. Earle Lewis, Pastor
Malling Addr-: P.O. Box 3173, Omaha, NE 68103
Phone: (402) 345-2563
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GAY & LESBIAN DEPARTURES
GOOD LIFE TOOR & TRAVEL
"A FULL SE&VICI! TBAVl!LA,l!NCY"
US f'BOAS
HAY %3 - %8
•
VNl1'D ll/NOMJII
.JUNE ZZ • 30
•
DVIIB IUNCB "NBW Jlffll'O"
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•
LABOR DAY Jiff/CO CRVISB
AUGUS1' 30 • Z
•
OAY WEEHEKIIA1' /IISNEY WORLD
HAY ZO - .JUNE Z
8%00 l'LETt::B1!B AVE,
UNCOLN, NI! 88507
402-467·!1900 OB ~ 2!1!HM04
CAll CHARLES FOR DETAILS!!
0 4 6 4 6 4 6 46 4/\46 46 4 6 46 46 4 6 4 {\41\4/\D
THE NEW VOICE
�JONI CAPTIVATES
OMAHA
GAY MEN'S
SOFTBALL TEAM
WITH A PERSONAL
TELEVISION
APPEARANCE
For the thud season. Omaha would hke I<>
field a gay""'"'s softooJI learn If )OIi would hkc
10 he a pon of lht< 1c,im, pleo<c contact Steve
Jackson 01402,S.~8121 This team" and ha>
been a port of the Omaha SoOball .-\ ssooat,on' s
Men· s foll and Mimmcr l<:a,\Z~
By G loria
I havctoSUlJ1 w,lh lhcstory frumlhcbcguwnv
undersit.and h()\I, s1gniricanl ll all "'ll~.
On l·riday Jnnllar) 19 I nnnUi f!()l around to
gomg 10 the Mct·-Omaha chun:h 10 oec alx>ul
confim11~ the S<lcial hall
l'h)lbs Frye when
she , 1s1tS m March. ,.\s I walked m. RevCJend
LcM•cu:lannod hlffi jtlad he.,... ll>..., me. ! le
""' JUSI tryrng to find someone from RCOA
(River C t) Gender Alhancc). Claire WB.'1 0lll of
1011 n. and he could no< o:ach Joni(" ho<an?) I le
S3Jd Cbannel 7 was ll)mg to find a lrnn'igendcral
SO )\JU will
ror
CONVERSATIONS ON
PLURALISM & IDENTITY
The e<,mmuml) IS 1nv1tcd to pnn1c1eo1c 111
·co,wcr<0tions oo Plwahsm and fdo111J1y, sponsored b) the Sat,ooal Cndo" mcnt for th<, flu
ITIIUIIUCS. the \mcnco.n Bar \;socj.",O,~ the Or·
gan.rl.nlloru, for l«DJllunit) Joch,s100. and The
units.
The nc.,t two c
.•
'OO\Cf's.1'lk>M arc March 14 on
.. S1m•111g fo r l',qu.1hl},.. and Apnl 9 on ..Our
lflJ,cn, LUtd J an IIWcresl Ill r
mni ng an all JO)
k<bian k:afuc. OSA is ,otcrc,RJ:d 1<orl'1ng -. ,th
us 1 allrun 1h31 gool Managers ond ct-..chcs
0
,u
\ 'L<lOOS of O C::(lOJITIUrl (,,oond, ..
l'<lr IIIOn: inf or.
matmn on lllCSC cooversat.K>os or to rcgist<"r. call
l.19-3-I IS l'llruc,pouon " ftte ond open 10 the
olnng \\'1th md1, w:IU.11~ tu :.S.\l'lil ,n coordt"4'lhon
are needed
pubhc.
peNOn to do an mtt:n iew \\Ith and 10 pul on
1clev1s1on WuuJd I be mlcrcstw'! Oh. wo"'·
what a IOI of mixed emolJons I llllkcd to the
rcponer. Shem.M<I she t(ljd me that the) "anted
l<>dosomclhmgabola a local person mcoojunctKJn
w11h lbe 20 20 segment thnt tug/II I agreed 1h31
I would do,~ ,f I rould noi nod someone else
The)' "anted to do 11 nghl now. l Y.llS wcanng
m o.rnlls Not f!OOCl. I t.,u,,<1 fa< 1 oour 10 r.nd
SMl<hod)'. I <1111'1 rcmcmbcrUlC la& tinlC 1kr!Cw
"h:il Joru wa,, gomg to do the n«I day, or" here
<hc-.'3S izuingto be, but by JJIO"tdeoce l knc" that
she n11S gcums her hair done that da) at 12:JO I
didn't kOO" "here, 001 I knc" woo would. S<> I
c.llod Mory w,d I found out when: and lhcn I mot
hertbere. Mar} haJ warned hem hat I "'11S ~'Clng
10~ \Rcr ~·~ <l\ er lhc de1.1ds, oras much a.,
I knew,Jnm 1,1t11. one blgdocp breoth and srud th:~
,he "anted 10 do the ,nien ic" She called the
l:itauoo und talked to Shern and ormngc:.mcnL~
\\t"rc made to mlt."n'teW m her apartment al -i 1tw1
aRomoon I met Joni there al 3 and she looked
faJJl.ll,-tic. Thal flt" bru"1) le wa, petfcct,ard the
S1111le \\as also. A 1(1( of deep breaths ond I
rcn1Cmbtr lhal oon,crs:itK,n ,,,- !IOOlelhing about,
.. It's prooobly • II""" lhlng I oon't rove wo long
10 think about tlus • I agrccd. and the knock was
<>n the Joor. ·rbc canK':fttman and reporter (or
Channel 7 ...,. there I helped QI") 1he camera
,n and Joru n<itcd .,·,th Shem. and the tape Wll.<
mlhng ~rne casual com ersauon. und wme
"1<11s (,r Joni ot the computer. and ii was o•cr I
"cn1 home, and left.Joni to "OIT) by her,;elf The
rn1en le" was on lh<l,,,a pon of lht 10 o'clock
11<."'5 oner lhc 20 20 SIO') That's the facts
II """ all the result of the 21(),:?0 SIOC) o, er
U1t Inst sc,·en years. O(lll\C()l)C /rom the RCOA has
pon001call) chcctcd wuh me SIJltim ur aoothor
rn Omah:1 about doo~ some typo of SIOI) about
IIUll.'li,:ndcrcd people There was ,cro uicro,,t
:-:o one thought lh:1111 was n,lcvan1 10 the people
orOn1.1ha The 20W MOC)' did lhoL We l>WC o
11""11 deal of thanks 10aJJ "00 prulJCIp,tlod ID lhal
1otcn M::" \Vealsoowe.Joru 11ttemendous.amowu
of thank< ( and a hug or 1"0) for lm1 ,ng the
coomge to go <m 1eleu.s10n and let 1hc "orld
kl\<)\\ II Ulkc,c a
CCWll!?"'lU$ pmoo to do
"ha1 Jom did. and ll lak~ M>mCOOC "ho cares
mc,rc •boot othel'5 and h<.w <he could help them
than she cares about her .elf Three, cheers for
Jom, on the
p,ece or ouu,,ach that has
'""' bttn done°'' bt'half of the RCO.\
\11 he end of the 11llcrvic" the <t.1ll00 flashed
the RCCL\ addrt'~'i c>n lhc ',('.f~O a., a '\\.I) to
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co11toc1 other trnn~~'tndcrcd per.ions We will
ha\ c 10 \\a&I and ...cc ,t hrin~ an) f'C\ult-.
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THE NEW VOICE
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ST. PATIY'S DAY
FREE BEER BUST!!!
3pm -7pm
With 7 cans of food to be divided between MCC Food
Pantry and Franciscan Mother House Pantry.
I.C.O.N & Phoenix Fallentino
presents:
Fools Do Fall in Love
March 31, 1996
Show 7pm - 9pm
Hors d'oeuvres and Cash bar
From 6pm - 7pm
Cover: $2.00
Private Meeting Room
Disco Fri. & Sat 10 - 1 AM
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�FORBIDDEN LOVES
PLAYS IN
LINCOLN THEATER
ECUMENICAL CATHOLIC CHURCH BISHOP
TESTIFIES BEFORE UNICAMERAL
On february S. Oisbop Arlmg spoke bc(orc
the Senate llusancss and l_.,bor Committee
rcprdinjl the fcasabalil) of amplcmenting lo" an
:-lebrosk.l in:> ing C'n al Righls proccctKMI fo,sc.,uat
good. pos11n c ror~ard mo,'mg ,dens were
presented for function., the next Ulrcc months
l't,e ~1•') Riepm,, Russ Film Theater at the
Church i)cncon Brother Ga') Ffflnru,.·ould hte
Sheldon An Gallery to Lu1«>ln is sho,\ "'ell a
to sponso<a ('hun:.h )'IUd sale and ~bly a htke
rctr,,spectl\·e ''The Changing I-ace of Canadian onc111atioo.
sale In April. If an)one would lite to donate
Cu,cma • As pen of llus retrospcehve. the lilm
0.1rb from p.FLAG called to inform board articles for thc "3lc. please call him at the Chwch
Forfmklen l.na•e .. be pn,scnledon Morch I at member l)md llall of lht hcanng. When l)md and l~"c a mes..~,gc for arrangcmcntS 10 rccc1\ c
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9pmnndonMarci1Sat7pm. Forb,dd1mf.t11v, t» called the Bishop to ,nform him of the hcanng, your dooauoo. I'm sure he could olso use help
Acrlp1 \\'cassmanand L)MC ;\emac prescn1'1 the the 8,shop t.,ppaly accepted.
.seumg II up, "' m m11k1"1! signs
compellang. oOen hilarious and alwuys rebt-11,ou,s
·1 had actual public dcbotc SpOOS()ttd by the
David had been checlcing with the Cal) l'nrks
s1oncs or ten women. Forbtd<kn Lo,-e point-; a lucal cal>lc compan) walh Lon Maybon. of the
Coarurussaon and""' OK'd by them for """"8
ponr.ut of lesbian ..,,uaJity and survival dunnJ Oregon Citizen, Alli=. prior to the 19'),l Saturda) allemoon picnics and !IOllbell games at
the sc,uaJ dart a,cs of the t9SO's and <,O's
cJectaon. A Christian outlook does not ancludc \'an Dom Park. Davad saad he would have IQ
Ag;a.mst a fascanatmg backdrop of book """er> the sul'P!"1 of laws to tu,, away the cavil nghts of check anto the feasibility of Frisbee pf. the
from lesbian pulp novds, tabloid hcadlancs. ar- other ,nd,.·iduals." <rud Oa~ ;\rhni before the 13,shop laughed. but said at sounded fun The
chival photographs and raJm claps. these women hcanng lie continued walh fhc reason we've Oishop also tnquarcd as 10 lbc pcl6Sabibty and,o,
recount stone• aboul h•il\8 and loving an tholr moved an outreach here ,n l..moolo as to help antcrest of regular pf g,oup fun. [)Jvad saad he
clandesunc world Acccoung the stones of lhc:se ,uppc,n and pro4ect tho6c onl righL<. We, as a would cho<:k In 10 tL
bra\ c v.orncn as a fictional drama rccnactmg a Church. bchevc thal this is an impor1J1nt pan of
13ishop Arl•l\8 e,plruncd Ihm he did not wan1
young gar!'• coming out and croue sedoction. the call mg of the Mina,1J) •
to charge 3D)OOC rnthe community for heangat
drawn from popular '50'• le'lbaan lnl>h ncwel,t.
h the Uasbop :iddre<sed the conurutu,e. he the p,cmc and Davad e.plamed lklt he would
An lntcrv1e\\ with alihor Ann Oannon and lhc bcpn by reaffirming the stntcmcnts made by the a1mm11 to pa)'lng for the food for the lirsl two
rcmm1.sccnccs or lhc "''omen who read these Minister from the l 'ruted ~lcthodist <."hwcb. who picnics and tho 8ishopoffcrod bi, barbecue. "We
boob bnngs to b(c lhcccotrast hctwoon lhcwa) wa., the first proponcnl speaker. J,m spoke of hope
e the firsa p,crui: oo • sunny S..turoa)
lc:sbaam were ficuoo.":lhn:d and then actual c.~pc. "l.ove fir>t." Mcntaonang lhal the 'IOQR-tO-OOOIC In Apnl." said Dami. lie finished sa)'lng. "Wt
ncoces. F'orb,dden /..Q\v, proudly sbo\\s a c:om- OflP(JOCOts would "throw 8 1bhcal .cnpturc 31 wall put out Oyer$ an uncoln, and hopctully
mur111yoncc oo,uign<XI 10 the~twllaih• wortd" of them. but ..,111cod toml) readlhcscriptun,and Omaha at least two weeks an advance and want
silence and e.ulc. In dang so, it bnngs lesbian not the meaning of the orig,ns of the words C\'CI')'~ lo k.ncM tJu.s IS 0001mun11y fun. No
hiS1Qr) out of the closet and m.1tres a valuable written...
3k:chol is .UO...cd ,o aoyaty pert, and lhcrc a; no
conu,but,oo to the history of scxuallty. charting
llo&rd member Hall." ho accompanied the age rcqwrcmcnL Ag:un. all are. welcome. We
a t<mtory mO$I often ignored an Lradataonal ac- Bishop, commented "'there were nvctang JIISI want to ba,e some oommuruty func1100.~"
c:<JU1U of thc P",<1,
._mon11:;cg,vto by P·FLAO (Lincoln) mcmlm,
Oamd, whoalsoattcnds most ICON meetings
and a couple of good actual cli,cricrunot,oo horror
the new
BLUE BARN PRESENTS stc,nes, to pclllOllllh1.C why a law so well -.,iuoo volunteered lbc Church·s (ocaht)' as limpcror
polling place for the Imperial Court's
slnlld get to the Ooor for a dcbote and vote ..
and hmprc.~ candidates which was held la..<t )cat
NEW WORKS
OishQp ;\rhaig was noticeably OJU:aled as Mau at "Under lhc Rambo" "
The Blue Barn Theatre is proud to present
As a closer. leave)"" wath a wn1 blc.<scd 10
·1~ve Brighi.Chicks" an Re/a/we Ri.sts: Exposing from the ACf-U spoke obout. "people noedin!l to the bandsoflhc IRcvcnnd 13rotbcr. DcacooGa,y
be Judged on MERIT." arda11unuiaig by S3)1ng.
O,,rs,,ll'd - Rtdtsc01'f!rlng S1o,;·ktlling. Rt/a"With Aflirmall\CACbOnCVtr} taluaboul work Francis:
'"" Rub will be presclllcd II 8 p.m. 00 March I MERIT over lunng q.-s. ycl "hen at comes 10
As aOilhohc. ,1 ·s bmt to hfl the sp,n1'1 rorwr
& 2 and al 7 p.m on Man:h 3. And then al 7 p.m.
Church.
on April I. Alcira Kasa, will DpPC3< in S,:raphJ,a the tnowlcdgc or pcroeaved knowledge of beang
boi1lcstnanll>i,,eJrua. MclUT doesn't m:iner"
But go easy oo the anncr«lf, lhings take tune.
- R«kfimng Buk'h. Adrms.sioo to lhe.<e cvcot<
The ECCA believes this bill is imponant 10
Faith is lhc key to op<n doors.
is $10 for adults and $5 for Studc1115and Scni0<$. protect your civil ngbl$, a.rd encourages all
Always look 10lhc father, and have pobena,.
for further anfoanauon and for n,;cn,IIIJOOS, a,IJ
It will come 10 you an Goel'$ umc, nol man· s
reader$ to call !hear Stale legislator to ask for Ibis
J4.S.IS76.
b,11 1 be brought 10 the noor or the
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Bui kocp the FAITH. for WC walk by Faith
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La,t month Included the 1,(X:;\ 's
NotbySighL
quar1etly boon! mtcting. Along ,.1th
Our continued I lopes and Pra)"" arc with the
ooe SpcclllU>r. the three Uncolo BoQrd Lincoln and Omaha commun,tacs. Love )OUr
members sat down to update the brahcrs and slSler:s and remember to CDJ<lY Hr..
Pcrtland chaprcr on progress A IOI of lhc wantershoold beoveuoon. Ood BlcssYOll
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Prompt Personal Legal Service., Including. But Not Limiled To:
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TAYLOR &WILD
AIIDmO)"I at Law
Free Initial Consultation
EwninJ&S.0.Alll>Q.Avail.
434- 9482
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Family Helping Family
SUITE 25, 00!,0'S OALLEJUA, IOJJ O STREET.
LINCOLN
THE NEW VOICE
�GOP CANDIDATES
ATTEND GAY BASHING RALLY
The Human Riglts Olmpa1gn says GOPp,es,dcnllal condidales "ho nnendcd• rally aga,n:<1 same-sex mamag,: j()incd an
anll·&at nght-wmg feeding fnmz> leading up 10 the lown coucuscs la,1 moolh
The rally. organ,,~ by sc,·crul oauonal n,ligiou., /'?!1Ucol
orpruzation.~. foaturtd • pootical oporauvc "'ho was pmd by lhe
Chrisuan C,'diibon 10 whip up rear of samc-scx mamage uJJ over
the Un,ted States. I IRC said.
"In lhc Republican prc,ideollal political COUCll'l, lhey oocd
an enemy. Al lhe moment. we seem to be it," said David M.
Smith, communicauom dm:ctor for I lRC, the largcsa national
lesbian and gay palllical group
Smith spoltc Ill a ncwsconfercncc OWlldt the Hrst Fcdcrnltd
(burch ,n Des Moines. jll.>I bouts before the anu-gay rally on
Fct,rua,y 10. He was pnod by Bill Crtws, lhcopcnly g;,y mayor
of' Melbourne. l00<•a.
1IRC also helped 10 orguniu ID Iowans Ag;unst B1gotl}
eundlchght vigil ouLSide the church. Inside. GOP presadcmlal
candidates Pat Buchanan, Phil Gramm and Alan Keyes addressed the anu-mamage rally The Other OOP prcsidcnl-181
bopcfuls who signed oroo lhe "Mamage ~ RcsolUbOO"
mcludcd Lamar Alexnndc.r, Bob Dornan and Steve Fctbc$.
Bob Dole. who wor, thecaua&S, SClll a lclll'r lo the anti.gay
rally organ,1.CtS. endonnn8 lheir ttSCtuuon bill Idling lhem 11 did
not go
enough
·t rutty suppor1 the p(l61uon taken ,nlhe rcoolUIJOtl- thal lbc
,uu.,. should 001 lcgal11A """"'"""' mamag,,.. but should con
unuc 10 n,;crve lbc specitll sanction orcivol marriage roronc m:w
and one"'"""" as husband and wif<." Dole wml£
I IRC labckd Dole's (l(tJon as stopping tojoin a constrVaUve
nghM•1ng f<ed1ng frcn,.y !bat charactcrr1Jld the final days lcadlDg up to lhe lo"'a caucuses.
"Tlus rally was !be 11)(}61 1nsid1ous palotical auack on !he
hvcs or p) men and lcsbtuns m 1he tustory of p1Ui<lcn11al
pot,ucs.· Sm,lb SRJd. ·we are sectng here ,n f(IWll a rcpcol of !he
, 1c,ou.,oc,ss (M lbc 1992 Republican ConvcnUOIL liaeh OOP
car.t1da1e" hooucndcd u,;s rally c.,plooltd pn,Judicc against~)
and lesbian /\mencans."
Jo) Sctulow. lead anomc:y for the C'hnst,an Coolau,m·s
lepJ ann. the Amc:ncan Center for Law and Jushcc. "as a
feoa.urcd speaker at lhe rally Sc:kutow bragged lbal his l"OOP ,s
spearheadmgadri,•c1op<Jlnnh•ga) mama~btllsmall.'iOSIIIIC
legislatures The orgarui.crs of lbe anu-marnagc rail> also
sl-·cd their 131.cst hate video t.arg(:ting ga) and Jc.sbtan Amcri-
GREG LOUGANIS
COMING TO UNL
Olympicdt,·erGn,gl..ougani$will be
,peaking al !be l!nhcnuty of Nebraska
on /\ pn I !Cl.
'fhc: 8pm event w,11 be bcld 111 the
Cenlennlol Ballroom of lite Kcbrasta
l'ruonat 14thand"R". The<:<l(ilis$Hor
\JNL studtnlS and $8 ror the gcoeral
pubbc.
Tho l'n,vctl<ity Program Council as
happy IO spomor llus even1 w1lb lhc Nc·
bniska AIDS Projectaod lite \Jnfrcrsil)'
or Nebraska ,\lblCUc Dcperu11en1
I-or more informaLion. cull lfl'C al
402-472· 8146 or vrn C ma,I al
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Greg Loognnis has had an astound·
mg athlouc c:altef I le began con1pcllng
,n di11ng at age nioe
By age 16.he had woo tusrU'SIOlym•
p,e medal. a silver oo lite platform in lhe
1976 01) mpics.
Al age U, be hwlmc the first m:w ,n
56)C8r510WIOIW001ymp,ci:oldmcdab
,n diving by w,nmng bnlh Ilic platform
and spnngboord evcnlS.
Four ycan< lalcr. compcung against
davcro half his age. and de5p,te a near
disastrous tnJUJ)' dunng a dh c--. he be,came the first man 10 ",n duublc gold
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"These cand1da1es an, usmg h3te as a pal1t1C11l 1001 10
bludgoon one anolbcr. b<tsh1ng Amorica's gay community m lbc
JJl'l)CC<$. and ahcnating the moderate m,11nstn,am or11t;, coontry," Snulb sa,d
LogO.bin RcpublicaR!. lhcn:lUOll'S 13t8CS'ga)'Rcpubhcan
oria.ni1.3uon issued a wanuni \O all Republtcan presidcrum.l
candldalCS bc:fon, !be cvcnL 1 be candid31CS were warned that
aucnd,ng lbc event would be a "dL~rous nuSllll;c •
"Phil Gramm and Pat lluchanan w:,ng lhcSlajleat 1111s rail>
IS no surpnsc smcc lhey could 1)CV •~ w1 n ogeoeral elcctioo.• sud
Richard Tafel. «CCuttvt dtrcctor o( U>j! Cabin Rcpubl,cuns.
" Bui t.arnar Ale"3Ddcr has s;ho\, n 00\' ctcsporntc be has bc:comc
b) p.u,d<,nng 10 this ncoou,, an11-ga) im,up. and I llllnlt 11 will
""1ousl) hurt tum if be even makes 11 001 of Iowa.·
mcdo..ls for di\ ing in two cOMCC-uhvc
0 1) mJ>ICS.
Greg·s d1v1og acC<>mplishmcolS do
not ,aop lbcr,, Be has won the World
Champ,onslups livo umes and has held a
recordnumberofN:1110oalChamp,onslup
uUto> In 198$,he"n.,a,.-ardotltbcSulluu
Awrud as the nauon's most Out.>Ulnding
amateur athlete
flol<·cvcr.OrcgLouganis1'm<,r,:thon
an Olymp,c Champ,on. I le stands 001 as
an C<ccplional human bc1ngas well. Tho
rolcascofbisalllobaogrophy Bn,ak1nglhc
Surface has become the mosl Ullkcd abolll
iiookoflhc )Cat.
It is
lite bc51 sclbng hooksc1 er
wnnen by an a1hlc1e Greg·s openness
oonccrmng his sc,uahl), hlll difficul11cs
1nthepw;~his lcarru0idtsaboh1yandhopc
for lite futur,, dcsp,tc hvmg ,.,th AIOS
i.,ve made him a role model for mdlions.
RooenOy, Greg has been pW'Slung lus
ltfcloog dream of acting A n>0v1c of ltlS
life has rcce.lll.l}' been announced wnh
Gn,g 101eod1ng 1odo lus OIID d1•mg.
I lo .aill man,iges 10 find lime 10 breed
and sho" hi~ Greal Dones, Pembroke
Welsh Corgis. and do volunu,er ,..,.., ror
PAWS (Pets Arc Wonderful Support)
wtuc:h hclptl All.lS poucm w,lh !hear pets
The mom pc,tnlS his lcctwc art lus
wugglc w11h lus sce<ualil), being a 1>orld
class alltlcle und 11'108 "'lh A10S I le ,s
an &tna/Jng speaker.
The \/niversil) Progrnm Olunc,t is
\'Cl')' ciu:,ted 10 be able 10 offer such an
amating pctllOI') tolhe poopte ofNebraska.
To eosure f111urc qllal•l> Jll08r81l11D1D8
intcn:slt<>lltcga) and lcsboancommuruly.
l '!'f'51IOOglycnoou1•ges~ andcorn
mWlll) ..uppon.
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UNL HOSTS
GLBT EVENTS
O n Aprd I fJom 3 30 . 5 '.IO pm. l)Qvad Chambers .. ,11
uddrcs,, ,,.,'UCS or "Go) l'coplc and l..,8ai }.lamagc " 1--or n10re
mfnrrnation call lite Cenlcr on ('hlldnm. Fam1hcs, und lbc I.a"
01402 472-3479.
On/\pnl 2 f ron, 7.CIO J(tOO p. m l.cshc h:onbcrg, a111hor {{
S1mlt' IJ111rh /J!rws and transgcndcr act,, OSI. aloe•!? milt \Imme
Drue<: Pron. author or SIH< and C'nntl' Aguutil Nowr~. "111 be
rcadm~ rrom 1ht-1r w,vk..\ ulr,ng ,, 1lh n f)l'(."SC.ntntmn and da"Cll\s,on nt the l ''\'L Culture Center. 'l.1'.I :-onh 1-llh. I Jncoht Call
.1()2 472-1828 f0< mor,: mform.iuoo
THE NEW VOICE
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�LESBIAN AVENGERS TAKE TO OMAHA STREETS
By Jeff Shephef'd
in c:m1~o)'mc:nt. housing. and schoohog 1bnl lcs
b,ans race.· said Lesbian ,\1cnger Penne)
Lolbm:hl
Ati·son \du.ms, uoo1hcr l,esbtan Menger.
srud. ·we """t to ;hala: up Omaha "
In l!ddll,on to sc:ndini thcir message to mo,
tonst.,. the Lesbian Menger> rcc:co c:d ""'cragc
"'' Kb,V ·s N~·s Watch .,;,,,.,,n. KPfM ·sFo.r 42
News did C<Wcr the st<>'). but due 10 technical
dUTJCUltic1, did nct broodcast iL
"Our tape didn't tum out. ,t looked hkc a
scene from Mur.,," said Karl IJ,chcr. Scn,or fiw.
lor for KJ'TM.
The l,csbianAV<0$Crscndunxl net onl)'f
R>CZ-
fourteen 1-esbian A venj!Cf!I rallied at tbc
1ntcrsection <>f 72nd ond Ooogc SLreeLs fonn
7pm. Span 1-cbruary 4, bmndlshing Sl8J>S ponied
\\'11h'llogans bkc"D) kc Power·· and"liqual Rlglls
for D) kes." to support lc.sbaao, ,.. bahly and attack lcobophobta
The group ll"'bbed the aucnt.t<Jn of tbousands
of rootorists and I\\O local tclc, 1s1on st.al.tons.
Aoconl,ng to the C it) ofOmaha'strnflic RlOOrds.
""n,•l'llJ!C of nearly,._, thous;ind an fl""' thrrugh
tJu.s 1ntcnteaion racb hour
··Our goo! is to be •ti)' •·1s,hle ;\llhoul\h ...
m:,y oot change pcoptc·~ dc:cp,ruotcd bcl,d~ ...
can make lhcma"""' of Ille UOJIISI da.scnm1nall0n
mg tcmperatW<S. lhal made them fed os 1flhcy
"""' on Mars, but abo 1hc taun~• of pos.'ltrs· b)
l'Msing m<>1ons1S yelled mnarlts such a.s "F•#got." "You'n:sick,""You .-!Jesus.""'ALI yoo
ooed ,s a good man." and"Myd.. k is bagger than
yoors." Ttao,;< fe-.. JCCfS dad oot kl""' the spants
of these In• c women. but mther gcnemtod laughter and stifkood thear rosol•c to suppon each
olhor
Enn Ander,;on founded Omaha's choptcrof
IL-sbtan A,·cngcn O\'crone )ti.ar ago, oo,~,.cver,
she was the QN) member until Uttte "eeks ago
Since that tome n1'lmbersh1p ha. 8f0"' n to appro,unatcly rooncc:n women." hose ages range
fro<n r.necn to Uurt) )CUB old.
The members ,ntcrvaewcd cited ft:chnp of
on~. fear, and po.,c,lcssnes,, as thcar reasons
for J<>imng tlus ducct acuon Jm>up
The Lcsbwn Mc~rs· futurc plans ,ncl ..lod
a VnJc:111,nc·, Duy k1ss-m at the witc capitol
building, book drh cs. fire-eating m thc Pnde
Pti.rade. and luc_, of protest.
A New Voice Salute to
tbe Lesbian Avengers
for taking suc h a
c ourage ous stand.
J{;LJJ\IBOW JNSUXAJVCE
JOX TJ{F, ]7?.lfJv'DS OTDOXOTJ{V
RICHARD A. s ~ RHU, LurCF
14 + YEARS EXPERIENCE IN
LIFE - HEALTH· DISABlllTY
DENTAL - TAX DEFERRED ANNUITIES
EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PROGRAMS
YES, WE DO HOME AND OFHCE
APPOINTMENTS
CALL 345-2329
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RIVER CITY MIXED
BOWLING LEAGUE
After "eek 122 of 00\\ ling. the Rh·cr C,ty
\h,cd llowhng l.<:aguc, there arc once ngam
changes m standings aod ,n the lugh sec<cs.
13(,b Andtcsm still hold, high m<n., <eratch
game "1th a 200. but Jim Varon "'close on hlS
11<..,1, ",th an ooi,,1andiop 2116 g,unc: 0.. 1ghl
Woges' 11» ,snow the third high ,-nae Bolrnlso
holds lugb scratch series wnh a 742, followed b)
0..1~hl Wages witha<i6SondJ1m Vagirt with a
633 The lugh league average as stall Bob
Andte,r<.11's 202_2, rolklwcd by Jam Vagirt wuh o
ISi I and Joe Blaemcr.,,tha 1112.6.
The haghworncnssencs""""' held b)•Grul
Raddall. with a 268. mm-mg Cherie lmguc1.1oto
seoood hiJ?h with a257. followed byTnsh Findley
w,th o 224 Gad Raddal1. oho holds the high
wortte11's scrn:s ,.;,b a <UJ, wink: OJCne lruguez
holds SCCOO<I place with a 365 and Kathy Dames
hold.< thitd place with a 5S9 lligh women's
average ,s held by G•II Raddal/ with a 170 8.
followed b) Kathy Barn<:$ wuh a 16.1.S and
Chene lncguiL with a 16() 2.
OUIStanding indi"1dual pcrfonnancc., during
week /'22 included Me1T1U HU:S:OC)' with •
Ru..<.s llolled1cck and Joe Bloc,n,cr., with 201
g;,mcs.and Bill Boren "itha 200. r,..,gi. Wages.
Jerry Wurgler, RonDre11·cr. Rack Torno", Jeff
McKon,,c, and Gene ftrrin all had sem:, 0\ er
500, "'bikMenittl IUSSC), Greg Stnckland. R'"'°'
llolledieck nnd Ttfl)•T,pp,t all had sc.ncs <W<t
52.5. Kathy l33nlcs l~a 220 game and 5+1,icncs
1<hllc Jennifer Moo<c had a 21S game and• 553
senc, Donnie Wnxll and Jill C<lie rowxlod Olli
the lu~h scon:r., wuh series or 5a\ and 5()1
respccllvcl). Ted Wtlba,nson "'llS le»! pins o,,cr
avcmgcwlulellonmcW...-..... sso,cr.Jcrtn1fcr
Moore aod car1a C'ros.. ...re 79 o,,., and Joe
Bauer ......, 75 put<i over lus •• cru(!C
(.1".,kc ArllSIS is e.<t<nda ng their Ist place lead
to s,~ pmc.s mer :-i1ghl Rider., and
µmes
ahead of I)') ' 1111 Strike. I h~h tcum )!?mt
(ha11cl1aap) "'SlJII held b) DC"s MtsfiLs \\llh an
805. ro11""cd b) Dimn Shomc Wllh a 796 and
OC",CloldcnGads",tlla 78<, T,c l/s Do\\nand
Run ~the llighTtrunScncs(lianclJCap) .,,th
n 22.'ill, foll<"'ed b~ Oclavcl) llo),'S .. ,w a 2205
and Chesterfield with a 2189
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THE NEW VOICE
�LOOKING AHEAD: A CALENDAR OF MAJOR
EVENTS DURING THE COMING YEAR!
Corned Beef&
Cabbage Dinner
MCC-Omaha,
To add an eveot to this calendar or to the Community Calendar.
write: The New Voice. P.O Box 3512, Omaha.NE 68103 or call (402) 556Aprll
1 - David Chambera at UNL
2 - Leslle Feinberg &
Minnie Bruce Pratt at UNL
4 · MCCO Maundy Thi.eday Svc
5 • MCCO Good Friday Svc
7 - Eaater Sunrlae Service MCC
10 - Greg Louganla at UNL
21 - ICON Clout Ball
27 - Kate Cllnton In Omaha
TBA - ECCA Picnic In Lincoln
Frontrunner11 Sat. Runa Reaume
!!!I
23-26 MCC District Conference.
27 ICON Memorial Day Picnic
June
2 - ICON Stepping Down Show
8 , 9 - RCMC Concert
14, 15, 16 - ICON Coronation
22 - Mr. Nebruka Fantasy
22 -PrldeFest (Tentative)
30 - Pride Parade & Rally
TBA - RCMC Garage Sale
July
4 - ICON Picnic
7-15 - RCMC at GALA Featlval
20, 21 -lnt'I Ma Leather-Phlladelphla
21 - ICON lrweatlture
25 - lnt'I Gay Rodeo Convention
Auquat
23, 24 - lnt'I Mr. Fantasy Contest
September
4 - ICON Labor Day Picnic
October
S - HGRA Awards Banquet
11- National Coming Out Day
12 - HGRA Royalty Contest
TBA Fall Harveet Cedar Rapids, IA
Novernbet
10 - ICON Food 4 Thought
10 & 17 - All Iowa AIDS Benefit
December
1 - PFLAG Holiday Gathering
7 - Night of 1000 Stara
8 - ICON Toyz 4 Totz
lhc 8JSmarcl 1104tl m Chicago. Illinois Thill
conrcreocc includes u wide: ,. aritt) of
pru~ramm,ng , net udmg "ork<hops. panel
d1scuss1ons. hvc mus,c and theater, ~peak:cr"S-,
p,-n1auon of ,;chola.rslups. a ,·codor displa).
and \ Nlootl for VIC\\ Jllj! 1h mug houl lhc w,x,kend.
Tlus conference is mrood at aU pcn;ons "ho care
aboul lhc problem or homoph<1blll m today'&
sch<ool,. " bcthuthey an: 1cachcrs.socilJJ "()<kers.
admarus:1..ra1ors, ps)cholog1sL,. po.re11L1. cJcrgy.
acli>1>1S, or othcN Speakers mcllldc Jonathan
Wtlsoo(upcnlr j!3yformcr ochool board member
from De.s Mo,ncs) and Phoebe 11.anshc" (high
school OCUVJSl who csu,bhsbed • ga)'ISlr.Ughl
,1udcn1 alliance in cooscrwau,•c Indiana).
The prc-rc~ssuuuon cost ot the c:onJ'erenoe ,s
S5SforGI.\TN mcmbcr;,$65 for non-member.,
and 1ncludc..~ aH "orks~. prcscntottoos, two
luncheon•. and O<:CCS> '" lhe , ,dco """"· the
h06pi1ality SllllC. and lhc vcndcx area RcgiSUDIJOO
ul the door JS I<> $'10formcmhcrsand$80 for""""
mcmbcrs IJ(l(cl roon>< 41 lhc 13,sman:t tn lhc
hcan of downtown Clucago nMlg< from $69 for a
,inglc 10 SI 19 for a quad Room n,scrwallons
musl be made duectly w,lh Tbc ll,snaarck l lotel
b)' calhng800-6,L\.1500 Be sure 1utell llx:m lha1
)'OU' re JX!l1 c(lhe m..sr~ collfcrcncc ,o ~OIi can
g<l lhc confcR!ncc rnlc'>.Re8151mllou< may be
sent to GI...ST'- C'onrcrcnce:. 5210 ~ Wa}ne
,\\ c , Ch1C8l!<), IL(,(16-10or call() 12) 1(f).!l(X)')
THE NEW VOICE
Join us In celebration on
St. Patrick's Day at 12:00
p.m. after the 10:30 am
service, for corned beef,
cabbage, & lrlsh new
potatoes. $5.00 if you 're
wearing the Irish Green or
$6.00 otherwise.
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or busmcss
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Let Us Know About YOUR Eventa ao
we can Include them In the calendar II
Midwest Gay, lesbian & Straight
Teachers Conference
Tho 2nd annual M1d\\C>l Gay. L.csh,an, &
Slnlltzhl Teacher.< NC1worl<Conf'croncc on finding
I Im•lf)llob,• in the Schools." bdUC3lln, Ouldrcn.
lidutllli0$ Sociel)," ..,11 be held March 8 IOal
819 s. 22
B~Ta ffi Pl@~iill'.U.l71l!ll1tl
Dea Mol.- (A.C. 515)
416 E 5th St.,
Blazing Saddle
246-1299
The Garoenl 12 SE 41h St. 243-3965
The Play Pen 424 E Locust 243-9626
Shooters Lounge 515 E 6th 245-9126
Chat Nolr Cafe 644181h 244-1353
The Side Saddle Cafe 418 E 5th
282-7041
Omaha {A.C. 402}
Babe's Street
19th Leavenworth
344-2310
The Cheate,fleld 1001 Leavenworth
345-6889
DC's
610 S 141h, 344-3103
The Diamond 712 S. 16th, 342-9595
"Fantay-sha" 1019 So lOlh,341-4179
GIiiigan'•
1823 Leavenworth,
449-9147
The Infield 1401 Jackson, 346-3030
The Max
1417 Jackson, 346-4110
The New Run
1715 Leavenworth,
449-8703
Panic
0
Lincoln (A.C. 40~
200 S. 111th St..
-8764
226 S 9th St 475-2269
Sioux Cltv, IA (A.C. 7121
Kings & Ooaena 417 Neb<aska Streel
252·4167
3 ChNra
414 20th St, 255-0005
Sioux Fplla, SD {A.C. 605)
Touche'a 323 S Phlllops Ave335-9874
oc·s
The Dtamond
Downtown Gmunds
•J:antl) -Sha·
Gtll1gan·• Pub
The ~IAX
Metmpohtan Commwtoty Church
Nebraska AIOS ProJCCI
~c" Realities
PorcnlS l·nends of IMlla"" & On)>
Retro
The lnlicld
The Mr,tct) Bookstore
The Rwt
SL Mar)''S Tan
Visi<>m (Custom 1-mnunl!)
Coundl Bluffs:
Adult Empor,um
LID<'Oln:
Xe bra~ ka l3oolt Storn
Tbcl'ruue
Pon:DIS 1-ncnds of Lcsbions & O•}•
Q
l' NL Ga) l .csbtlln Rc,oource Center
\Von,en·s Rcsoun::e Center
Kramey:
01.AGN
Porcnlsll nends or IA'St,,a1l'j & Ga)>
Dts Moln<S
Bltlllng Saddle
The Garden
The Playpc.n
Sboolcrs Looogc
Chai 1'oir care
The Side Saddle ('_.afe
SIOIIX Clly:
T hn,e Cheers
Of coor;c, )Ou can suhocnbc for only
$19 per )car and b..ve TJ,,. Nrw Vorr,,
dehvtrcd d1rcctl) to )Out door (m 3
1~run. b"'" n en, elope. of course)
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�AIDS/HIV RESOURCES
HIV TESTING'*
INFORMATION & REFERRAL*
COUNSELING & SUPPORT
• we urge you to Inquire about anonymity
& conlldantlallty before teatlng.
• Moro lnro oall Ntb AIDS Projttl 34~7
Cbllrles Drew Health Cent.tr.
220 I N 30, Omaha 681 11 (-I02)4S3+133
Rm 342. Neb t'nic.,n. Lln<oln (.858&. 472·56l4
AIDS Caro. Tile Mercy Cerucr. 4%7 E.
Kl\nt$V1lle lilvd. Councd Bluffs. IA 51503. O
IL
Coll«n Kibbc-\ 'cst (712) 328-2(,()9
DoogJas County Dealtb Dt!*1ment.
111ll S -12.0maha(,8105 (402)4-14-7750
Outr<acb Cent,:r. 1723 l.cavcnwonb Omaha.
l\e68102,0pene•CI) ~nday 1-lpm.E•cl'}
Olh<...- Foda> (rom IOpm - 2am. HIV ICSIJ08.
cduca1100, suppon.
Equilibria &1edkal Centtr, 54-1 S. 24.
Omaha, 68102 C,11 (402).l-l.S.2252
Llnroln-Lancasl... Co. He-11th Dq,c 3 140 'N'
LIMoln 68510. .Wl..sofL1 Tc,nang. c:aunsehnJ
Walk-10 tesis. The l'llDlc. 200 S. 18, 2nd Tues
Urban lndlll/1 llcallh Cir. 140 S. 27. 4J.1.7177
Cnind Island-Rall Co Health Dq,c, 105 Ea."
1st St. Crnnd Island, Mal'}' (3<l!)38S-.Sl7.S
Ba,;tlngs College Deal th Center, Raotlngs.
l\'fi 68901 .i<>2-461-7.372 Ask for Jud)
McCook Famlly Planning, 111 \Vc:,,t ·c· S1.
McCook. (,!)(JOI. (308) 3-15-3626
~bnska AIDS Project. 3610 Dod¥"- Suite
110. 0maha 342-6.l67. AIOS!lot11ne 4023-124233 or (800) 782-AIDS [2-1371
Nebraska Dept of Health,
Kearney, 3423 2nd Ave. 68Sn. 3<JY234-8183
Nof'folk. t,;orfolk Rcgi<)nal Cir. Adm 81tlg 116,
(-1()2} 3~339S
Northf'lotto, Crafl Sl Office llld!t200 Su. SIiber. 69101 (308) 535-8133
Nemaha County U..ttb Dt!*1m• nt,
1824 N. Auburn, 6830S (402) 27+4.s.19
LEGAL
Pettrson Law <>m-. Thomas M. , ....,,...,,
Att.omey & Cc.>uru,clor. 2712 S 871h Ave.•
Omaha. 68124 (-1()2) 393-aaio
Tll)'lor & W Dd. SwlC 25. Oold'a Oallena.
mn ·o· s... uneo1n. <402> 43+9482
Mowbray, Chapin, & Walkor, P.C.. 910 "L"
SL Llnroln (>85(lJ.2228 -176-38R2: Jim
Nebr Bar Aaoc. 63S S 1-1, Llnroln. 475.7001
Nebrda Clvll Llbettlos Union. Box 814.55.
Lincoln 68.~I. (402) 476-809 1
Al OS Educ Proj«t, UNI. 01L Resource Cntr.
Am•rican Red em...
22-IS I lcolhc:r 0,. Cret,: 68333 (402) 826-3785
IiO I 'E". Lincoln 68.50 I (,1()2) 471· 7W7
2515$1 Mllr)'< Ave. Omaha6810S 43141-17
Communlty P.--rtpcton s..r.leo AIDS Info,
mcdu:ine. supplies b) 011111, 1-800-677-1323
Douglas County Htallh Departmonl.
111)1 S -12. Omaha 6810S(402) +1-1-7750
Grand bland/Holl Co. Health Dept,
IOS E ISi, Crand !>land (Jct!) ]8.~5175
HIV Clink. l nJv of Nii Medical Ccnlcr.
(,()Cl s. -!2nd, Omaha. (402) 55').(,681
Lincoln Ca.rur Cntr. 4(,00 Valley. -183-1872
Lln«>ln•l..an<aster Co ll•alth Dq,c 31-IS 'N',
Lincoln ('8510. -1-11-8065 Testing. oounsehn1t
Ndtr AI DS £due/Training Ccn1or, AIDS
educ:ltion IO bcallh ClltO profession:lls. trNMC.
600 $ 42 Omaha 68198. (402) SS?-6681
N - - . AIOs Project
{mtntido) (800) 7112-AlOS (Ul7)
Omaha om..: 3610 Dodge. Swte 110. 68131
VolunlCCr Services, AdnuniSlnluon 3-IZ.6367.
A IDS llotbne402-3-12-4233. IIIV tCStlng.
AIDS awareness. pn,c:ti<al support. coun.sclt"l!
Lincoln Offltt: 3818 Sheridan Olvd -lSl-8100
Ca!tnal Nobraslla Offltt: 3-123 2nd Ave
Koarnoy. NE 61!8,17. ( ~ 116$-5610
~ NtbrOfflco: 30! N. 5St,SICC.
Norfolk, Nli 68"701, (402) 3?0-3807
Western N-a<>mce 3707 A, c.D,
Scotlat>lulr. NE 69J(i I. (308) 615-3807
N - a Dq,c of Health,
Kearney, 3423 2nd A•c. 688-17.
(308) 2348183
Norfollc. No<folk Rcgionol Ot. ,\dm
AIDS Support Croup. Sponsorcd by PFLAO.
Box -074. Lincoln. 6850'!. 7pm. -175-2-07
Calico II HIV-AIDS Support C roup. Meets
lst&3rdTucs. 7pm. Alllantt Fur ,nfocall
(308) 762-82.W
Famlly A IDS Support Croup. Sponsored~
Pfl.AO-Omaba. Mee! Isl Sunday. 2p.m First
UnilCd Mctoodtst, i020 <~. Omaha
Grand Island Area DIV/AI DS SIIPPOf'I
Croup. Meets 3rd Tucsda). (30!) 38.~5175
narami- McnlMI Health Sen!NS. Business
& Technical Center.~ N_ 2,1. Omaha. Nii
61.ll lO (-!02)-l.5 1-3913. Mcnllll llcallhServiccs
to people of color v.bo o.rc 1nfccted wilh IIIV.
their po,tncN. a.nd t.hcir fa,mlics. A program
dc>elopod by Charles l)n:w I lcallh Comer
Ktamey Ana HIV/AIDS Support Croup. ISi
Monda). info. phone Barb(JOI) 865-5610
N - . a Al OS Project
{Slat,:wkk) (800) 782-AIDS (24.37]
Omaha Offltt: 3()10 Dodge. Stole 110. 68131
Volunteer Scrviccll & Adm1111sttauon -I02!.34263<,7; AIOS I l()l]ine 402-342-1233, ~nv tests,
AIDS awan,nos.s, ~ support. counseling
Lln<oln Oll1tt: 3818 Sbcndan lllvd -184-8100
Central Ntbnlslc.a Offltt: 3423 2nd A VC
KearMy. NE 68Si7. ('.l08) 8b5-56IO
N0t11-I Nebr Offltt: ~ N• .S St.Ste C.
Norfolk, NE 68701 . (402) J'J0..3807
Wsern Nd>raska ~ 3707 Ave I).
Scottsbluff. NE 69361. (308) 63.S.3807
North Platt,: ArH Support C'1',
('.all. (308) 535-8133
Western Nebraska IUV/AJDS Support
Group. Sco4L<bluff, Call (Jal) <u.S.3006
Bldg 11 6. (402) 3'JO..'.l39.5
NortbPlalto, Craft St Office Bldg.
'200Su. S1lhcr. 69101 ()Ol) S:15-8133
Nobr Rqpoc,a1 B anophllla Ccnt,:r,
UNMC. 600 S. 42, Omaha (-102) 5594227
Nemaha County Health ~
t,
182-1 N. Auoom, 68305 (402) 27-1-15-19
S<o«sllluff Co Health Dept.
AIDS ADVOCACY
AIDS Coalition ror Empowennent (A.C.E.).
Box 31305. Omaha "8131. For UD)OOO hvmi
wilh Ill\' & tMll'C ,ntcn:.lCd ,n AIDS oclvocacy
Olli NcbraslCll AIDS Project nt 342-6367
PASTORAL CARE
AIDS lnt•rfalth Nd,.oril. 100 N 62. Omaha
Or Wm \\'oci:c, SSS-3100 (Chan<:e,y)
Sen ,ce 2nd Moncfa). 7pm. St Cecelia's.
Scbruska Chapel, -Ob & \Vel>sler
Unroln lntmalth Councll, 1-lOS 271h St.
Un<:oln ~10.-17-1-3017, \IDS IIIV lle>Jmg
Sen ,cc· I st Tues, 7pm. SI I rancis Chapel.
I I~ South Strcc~ Lincoln, Public" rnv11<d
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Goring. NE 693-11 (3QI) (i\5.38(,6
Vottrans Admln M edical Centu. -12 &Wool-
"orth. Omaha 3-16-8800. Dean P1eroe., 4119
HOME HEALTH CARE
LINK-ON.1318S 16. Llncoln.~.(402)
-177-3-1.19. Mon m 8om-4·30pm. counseling.
1C3Chmg or l II\' mfccted 1ndtviduals. pooj!le
With AIDS. and othcr.i. Rick s..11ink. Director
RESIDENTIAL HOSPICE
The Franclllean Mo<berhouse, I0.52 Pltrlt
A•tnue. PO I.lo., 8393. Omaba.1'U681Cllffi9.l. Telephone (-l02) 34-1--1.5.57. R._'1dcnl1al
1-kl'ip,cc Care for P.,rsons W11h Al DS
THE NEW VOICE
�RESOURCE DIRECTORY
-·LINCOLN•"""•
Alcoholics Anonymous, Mccungs·
. .Thurs. 7.30pm, Umlllnan C'hun:h. 6300 '"A·.
Llncoln. lnfoCOlllad V .J. at-177-3.526
**Fn. 8pm. ISi Plymouth Church. 20 & 0.
Llneoln. -138-5214
BIPALS(lllsuual P"'!)le/ Alt<male Llf,S tyle)
Bo, 80013. Lincoln, &!SOI. 1st Moo. 7:30pm.
Crrnetstone(UJlSlrS)&ION 16.AllSC'(CSWcknnc
Euun<nk:al Catholk Churd! or Amaica.2201
N 31 St , Lln«>ln68503 (402)-t6+02'10. Pastor
J,m Atbng. DeacQn Gary Balch. PraytrMccung,
Sun. 11am. O pen Commuruoo PlcascCall ,-ith
Queuoos,Pra)tr Requc.i.,: All An: Welcome
Gay Mtn's Support Group. clo Counseling &
Psych Services. Rm2 13. Uruv He41th0r, UNL,
Lincoln, 6&588-0618A72-74SO. Confidcnual
Leoblan Ols<ussion Group, Womens Resourre
Or, RoomJ.10 Neb Unioo. l :i,.1.., Uncoln, 685B8
472-2:H/, ,.all ror meeting infonnat,on
Lincoln Women for Sobriety Mtg, Satutthys.
10am, Oathcnn8 Place, 15th & .. E... Lincoln.
Coouct Judith at 472-2598 (or infonnuuon
National Org. ro.- Women (NOW) Llnrol,..
1d1lical ~ acu, ,st org an issues relating
t()(ull cquahty(or women- mcx:IS moothl). Lmooln
NOW. Bo, i.H72, Llncoln.Nl.:68501. -1771226
Pattnl$-Frlends or Lesbians and G ay$ (PfLAG). 8o<30128. Llneoln, Nl:68..'103-0 128,
-04-98!Kl -1\h Tuesday. 7pm.Llrutari,,n Chun:h,
l\.\00 ·A·. Oroup for ranulyof p,cl!>lc " ,th l!JV.
'
O L Youth Oroup meet same hmc & place
S AG E. Bo, 22043, Lln<dn (,85,12-:!0lsl,lnfo,
Conference Updates. Education for older 0•>
people. lntergcncrabooaal C'offoo llou.e 2nd
Sat\llda). 6-9pm. LesbUln V,doo8 al 7· 1Spm. at
3319 S 461h. Lincoln. All welcome
UNL Gay/Lesbian Resouru Ctr , Rm 234 Nebr
l.!nion. 1 & R. Lln<Oln 685118-0tS.5. 472,564-1,
-1
Social.
rc(canl. librar). Ocncral n>ceUng:,
Tuesdays. 7pm. dunng •chool year
The Wlmmln'sShow.12-3pmSunda). K7l'M,
89.3 FM stereo. Lincoln
aoo
,nro.
A Woman'• Pl&c:e. Bo, 67WS. Lln<Oln, 6&50(,
ntMlprofit org dodiaau,d IO cm1JC>wenng women
Youth Talk line 473-1932. Frida) & Sa1wd.1)
7pm-M,dnatc. Lincoln F.mohonal support.
refcmals. A IDS info fo r callers Aj!C 23 and
under. l'rojcc1 oC Coolation for G I, Ci val RL•
YWCA Counsdlng & Education l>tpartnacnt,
-176-21Kll. Lincoln lnformauon and Rcfcrml
.....OMAHA••*"*
Alcobollcl Anonymous,
• •Stooewnll Grp. Wed. 7c
30pm. Men:) I hgh
*"O•> Mens Stag " An Altcmabvc". Fri 7pm.
Uf..ive & l.cl t.,,•e Oroup. Frida) 8 15pm
A..N.GJ..E. (AclucvanglsewG•> l..csb,r,nl,ndeovors). Bo, 8.143. Omaha 68108-0J-13 Phont.
558-5303. Ne1"orting, CQnscaousness rnasin~.
PRIDh act,v,1""' lhrou~ the year
Cltlttns For Equal Protection, llo, 555-18,
Oma.ha. 6tll.5S. (402) 398-3027, Leg,slatave
ehmroai<dl<cnnunatJon forg Vb <n,pio>mcn~ hoosmg. education. pubhc oocomoda1Kl115.
aai<>O·
1st ThUISda) . 7pm, 1st VIUlannn, 31 H Harne)
EAGLE-Omaha, Employee \Ssoc. of Oa>S &
l..esbans.
Corotoo Pm Phalen. 1299
Farnam. I Jib l~r. Omaha(,8102 (-l02)J.18.8m
vs wr,sr
T HE NEW VOICE
Fronlrunners/walk~rs. Bo, 4583. Omaha
<,8104. I IOTU.'ffi-196-36..<;8. Running'W:alking
Club (SASIHor info)
Gay And Lesbian Organlzallon or UNO
(GaLo). roraJI UNO Students &sponsors.Meet
Mondays 4-6pm on UNO Campus, Milo Bail
Student Ccnler. 3 rd Floor, Board Room,
Information call Jonathan Ray11)()11d (402) 57 I·
8.518 or Diallo Mudd (-l02) SSl-3-192 or f:.Maal
Gay And Leoblan Parents Group (G.A.L.P.).
1st Thws. 7.30pm. MCC-Omaba. 819 S. 22,
34.S-l.'563 Emphasis on Oay/Lcsbi• n l'arenl
&sign,f,can1 01hcr MIii!' open 1 anyouc
0
Gay/Lcoblan 1nronna1ion & Ref..,,.. Uno,
A ser,·,ceof A.N 0.1...E. , lac:, (-I02) 558-53<XI
Gay Lesbian & Afflrmlna Dlsclt>fe'! (GLAD)
0 1UB,Arrunun,: Oiscipl.. o( ("hm;1 553-2.386
ICE BOWL Invitational llowilnaTournament,
llo, 3622, Omaha 68 103-0622. Tournamcnt ls
held l're..<idcn1 Doy Weekend each )<llr.
's
LE,O. - 1be ~her Englnttn of Omaha.
An edocalional and social im,up ror Oay Men
with an ,nlefSl in the Leather LiftS)IC fu info
.
wnte· L 1 0 ., P.O Bo., 8181. On,aha. 681~
,.
Luthrruns CcM>conaod. -l.53-7137.7pm.Mar 3.
June 2. OcL 6. Dec. I. Moel nt 1,1 Lutheran
C"hun:h. Omaha
MwopollUIDClub. 1Ullo,31-ISl,Om.1ba.NE
(,111314184. Meet llurd ThU!SW) of mooth. Rl,
So> and lesbian p,o(cs,s10nols 10 mee1. socialr,~.
and network 1<1th OOJcrs
Men's Support Group, ~feet Tuesdays 7:30pm.
MCC-Omaha, ll 19S 22$1 CaJIJ.IS.256.'
Motrl)l>Olltan Cornmunl1y Church or Omaha.
819 S 22 SIRICI. Omaha. 3-15-256.1. Send mail 10
Bo, 3 173. O moha, (,8103. C h,ldrcn•Aduh
ChnstJno Lid . Worship Service !I & 10.30nm
New Real.Illes, Bool<.s, Tapc11. oms. Old \1arkt:1
P•s,;agc,.ay. 101i6 Hm•ard. 68102. J.12-IS<il
Nallonal Org. for Women (NOW) Omah4
pohllc:nl .& grassroots 1IC(JV1S1 O<tt, issues oi full
cqu.,hl) ror " omen Omaha sow. Bo, 3325.
Omaha 68103-0325. (402)39 1 7303. Mc,,1s 3rd
·rucsc1ay, 7pm, ISi l'1utamw. 311-1 Harne)'
Omaha Moalpa<kers, AIDS fundrnas10g
orir,wmtion. Call· (7 12)36<~1791
Omaha Players Club (OPC), PO 8"" 3+l63
Omaha 6813-1. (402) -151 -7987. Lea1hcr SM
educ:>taon& play group. Men' ,& worrx:n'slJIOUp.
Omaha Women ror Sobriety mce1 Tuesdays,
5:30pm. Omaha YWCA, 222 S 29 S1 .• <:.mu,ci
Judllh al 472-2.9.lS ror more anro
ONYX £MAGES. Bo, 3 1026. Omaha. NE
68 132-9998 Suppoat Social l·rntcm,t> ror
..\fncan American men
r"'
Age res1ncuon for
membcrslup Suppon
brothers of •ll •gco.
Parenl$-~nds of Leoblans And Gays
PFLAG 2') 121,)nnwood Dr., Omaha, 681%3.
2?1-<,781 Mccls 1Sl MeU1od1<t, 7020 Cass.
Meadllall. West End. 2ndTbws. 7pm, "Program
& Shan ng". -Ith Sunda}. 2pm ...Sh.,nn~·
PrtSbyttrlans ror Lesbian & Gay Concerns.
733-1360: Ocvc, Omahn
River C ity Mixed Bowllna League, Sundays.
I & 3pm, Sk}lanc.s. Center Mall, Omaha
River 01)' Gender Alllan<e, lk>< 61kl. ('(MJJlCal
131uffs. IA 51502 r-orcrossdresscrs.1JUDSSC.<ual<.
& thcR " ashing lo Imo" more All onca
lll«aons.
'1(:,--sJclll:r Meet l<t So1urda) . Omaha
River 01)' Mixed Chorus, Bo, 31/,7. Omaha.
68103-0267. 341-SIN'O (341 ,7464) Volun1ccr
chorus for Gay,L.eslnan Scnsatfrc people
7th Day AdventJSl Klnslup Inc. Support Info
l..cs<iay (",ollegc S1udcnt !rJ0-1.0A Y-SDA
S lralght Spouse Support Grp 7 ,9pm. ISi
Methocli.<t 7020 <:ass. Room 209. 291-6781
Women or the Plains, Box 2-1.'\55. Omaha.
68 12-1. Brins " 'OIDCn·, cul1 boc:k 10 Omaha
uac
Women's Support Group, MCC-Omaha, 819
S . 22nd. 3-IS.2563 McelS Saturdays I lam
w........si-o,
:M112, Omaha (,812-1-0112,
Quaner!y ncw~letter ror lesbian ,oaces & c,·enl.S
to build heartland lesbian communlly
eo,
Youth Support Group, spoo,;or PFI..AO For
ga). lesbian yoiah &thot!e qucstaonm& SCJ<Wlia) ,
ajle 13-21 Mce1SSaL. Omaha, Call 291-6'81
..*REGIONAL/STATEWIDE*..
American Business & Pr(l(N51ooal Guild.
Bo< 1-12, Sloux City, IA 51102. Networt of py
~,iprofcssion.'ll men fn,m IA, MN. SI), &
NE. Meet laSl SaL of cacb mooth. Write ron nfo.
Coalition ror Gay/Lesbian C ivil Rts, ec,,
9-1882. Lincoln 68509 Advocac.-y, newsletter
Fl'llo..1'hlp of llelievtn 812 North IOlh, n .
'so<fc~lc.NE68?01. Phonc-l02,379-9'.l.'\.5 Home>
based church mcc:u 1Vcdnosd3}$ 7pm and
Sundays 10.,m Open 10 alt
GLII Alliance , collealth C.r.nter, Hastings.
Collage. 8slng5, Nl:68'JO I lnro Jud) at
-!02-461 7372 (I leallh Cenler) or4()2-IC\2.296 I
(home). for Oa}. I.CSbaan. Bl!ICXUW Sludcn!S&
1-nt-n<Js - o <:1re ploce 10 m<et. ch,cuss & lcam
Gay & Leoblan Assoc. or G •..ter Nebr.,
Suppon,,_.nJ?S,.ocialt>CDIS. nc" ·sJctt<r Info
CJI./\GN, Bo• 2-lOI, Kl::uney. NE688-18-UOI
CII call
(30!) -172·32-l'J
Hear1land Gay Rod<o-latlon (HORA),
13c>,335,1, Omaha,68108-9998. lnfo.1Jon3-1-13 1ffi All woocnjo) support rodoos& oountt}
acta,·a~es Mccis 1Sl Sa1
urday IX"s. Omaha
Imperial Court or N._brash, Bo, 3772,
Omaha 68102 Or831U
1.llUOO ror lhc adv wamcn1
of O ay 1
Lcsbian soe1e1y. l3orud or Governors
Mectmg 1st Mooclal e>cb month. All Welcome
lntqpity Pray<r S«Ylce, Wed. <,pm. St.Thomas
Episcq,al. 12 & Douj?la.<. Sioux City, IA. a.II
Al (712) 27<>-8369 or Rev Kerr (712) 2!J8.01-1 I
Lincoln/Lancaster Dn,g Projects. C'ilO "J",
Lln<oln,-175-5161, 0:nniJ I lo((man. Oise Mgr
Outpat.rcnt chcoucal dependency trcat-mco1
wlulc affimunisc,uruat) . Sliding r«
Th• N""' Voice o/Ntbraska, Bo, 3Sl2. Omaha
68103 Subs. $19 )Ur Dcadbnc IOlhol'moolh
loternc,t Addr<o5: tj,...Sdi'pc•o,Hgy.com
Panhandle Gay & Lesbian Suppon s.r,,ta,;,
8ox 1046. Scotts bluff. NI: 69363 1().16
T<lcphooc: (308) ~
p,.,....,1$-Frlends of Leoblans and Gays
"PFLAG,Kftlrney. ~'E. oiec1S3pm.3rd Sunda)'
.... SI l,ukc"s Ep,soop<II Call (:la!) 382-07S2 or
(3()3) 995.5-190 Dirccl corrc,pondcnce lo
l'fLAO. IJ201:1th Ave. lloldrcgc. NE689-19
PRIDE Group, co Coun.schni Ctr, Wa)nc
Stile College. Wayne. Nli 687117 Info Karen
or Var!lln,a (-l02)37S-7321 G•>· l.esbtllll. 8r
Student.• of WSC' ~lec:t people, discuss'"°""·
pro\'"1 commuml) sen 1cc. tducotc, raise
ck·
,ware~
PAGE33
�MARCH CALENDAR
Won;!,ip Servi-. 9 & i0-.30o m
Netwonc Q . 3 J()pm. Coble
omen for Sobrit1y 5·30pm
MCC·Omaha.819S 22,345-2."63
Chwtntl 20. Lln<oln
YWC\, 222 S 29. Omah$.
Cali Judith ..i72.2.S')R
Gal / Lesbian Walklng Oub, 103m. 38th & GaLo UNO Stt.Kknt Grp. +<,pm
Smrth. Llncdn.11) tcnrus o.,urts
Milo Bail, 3rd~loor lloord
11,1..,. Support Gro<1p 7:30pn
Rm. S?l-8518554-3492
MCX:. 819 S 22. Omaha
Ecum•nkai Cathell< Church, l'ra)er Mtg,
6pm. 220 I N. 31. Lincoln. 46+0270
tudy Groups, 7 :30 pm.
HIVT..ts, l\/\P. .3610 Dodge.
Rll'ff City Bowling League. I & 3pm.
Swtc I I Cl. Omaha 7 9.JOpm l~umcntcal <:atholi<' Church
Amcnca. Uncoln
Sic) !ones. 42nd & Cc,iter. Omaha
Riv..- City Mixed Chorus
Rohcarsals. t,1 ~!ethodist.
7020 cass. Omaha. 7 IS ,
March 3 Ost Sunday!
Frootnmnm,, 1(~1m. Roberts i'ark, Omaha
Family A IDS Support, 2-lpm. Isl ~ 1eth. Om
Lutherans Concorned 1st L111hemn 7pm Om
" IU18th< Risks" Ut the Blue Barn,,,......
11JRi MAX Olotra Snow The MAX. Omaha
Sltaa .M ann B· Day Party, Q, Llll<'.oln
March 4
Ost Monday)
ICON Board Mtg, 7pm
Th< Pank, 200 S 18.
Lln<oln (Note change of
location)
March 10 (2nd SundJiy)
&aaifue for April l,;,;,ie of The N•w Vol«
Frontrunn<n1, I<>am. Fon! B,rths,d<. Om
MCC PSC Clrcl<.6pm,•l'n -321S Llll<'.oln
ICON .,.-nts "R•wlnd & Push Play•
8-~
The MAX. Omaha
March 11
(2nd
Monday!
AIDS lntmalth Servi«,
7pm. St C'eccha.,. Omaha
Frontronn,;rs, !Oum. Central Park Mall. Om
March 18 (3rd
Monday}
Community R<SOUn,c C•nter 0.v•lopmcnt
Mtg. MCC-Omaha., 819 S 22. 2·.5pm
PF'LAGIK..,.,,..y. St Luke rlp,scopol. 3pm,
2J0.12nd .\Vt, (308}382-075Z9')S.~~
Olctra & Jim's St. Pat'•SbowTh< MAX
Shaa's Pa ama Part The Llll<'.oln
Mardi 24 (4th Sundayt
frontnmnffS, 10:lm. NP IJodj!t Park. Om
Tom Pct..wn speaks on 1.A,aal Issues,
12:45pm. Ptotfuck tsoon. M'CC-Omftha
MCC ,SC Circle. 6pm. -177·3215 LIO<Oln
Q R•vlcw Cabattt. The Q. Llll<'.oln
M.lss Ncbrask• USA Pageant 01 'rho MAX.
1415 Jll<k.'iOD. Omaha, 8.30pm
March 31 .15th Sunday)
Phy\U. F~ . TmnsMCnder Actn 1st speaks ,n
Oanaha R«cptaon htlsltd In Ra•crC'll)
Ccnder ,\lhancc,, 4 p m • M('C-Omaha
FrontrunnttS, lllam. Burt.c Ha~. Omaha
Phoenix Pre,;onlS "Fools Do fall lo Love•
The ~... Run Oar. Omaha
Prince Royole Gary 1'11.~nts • A Bevy of
Barbn's•9 . The MAX.Om
pm.••
PAGE34
March 5 I 1st Tllffday)
AIDS HcollngS...Vkr. 7pm. S
I ranc,s Chapel. Sooth & I lib
St • Lln<oln
ANGLE Meeu.,, 7pm. L'NO
RcUg,oos Center, 110 N
I loppy l lotlow. Omaha
RCMC Night of Caborot.
Dundee Dmocr Theater.
March 12 (2nd Tuesday}
hce Confld<nual HIV Tests b)
L.ancaster Co llealth Dept .S.
7pm The Pomc. Llnooln
P-FLAG Omaha Bean! Mia,
7.30pm, 1st Methodist.
RC MC Nlal,t or Caban«, Dundee
March6
C1st
Wednesday)
March 13
(2nd Wednesday)
Ornncr Theater.
March 17 (3rd Sun) St. Patrick's Day
Corned ll<ef Dinner. Noon. ~ICC-0
Gay Mm Oise Grp. Lln<oln
(,pm, Cootact l..uos "72,74SO
Frontrunn<rS Run, 6.30pm,
Brownell Tai~. Omoha
PFLAG AJDS Support Grp.
Llll<'.oln 7pm. call 47.5-2437
Alcollollcs Anonymous.
7:30pm, Metty UJgh. Omah
lntoan1y l'my•r s,·c. 6pm. St
Tboo,;is E~. Slow< City,
March 19/Jrd Tuesday\
NOW·N81'l Ora for Women
Llll<'.oln: 7pm, Women's
Club. 407 S. 14th• .:&77-1226
Omaha! 7pm. Isl Urullinan.
3114 ltomcy, J91 -7JQ'I
Grand Island HIV Support
Grp. 7pm, (~J&S.5 175
March 25 (4th
March20
(3rd WNlnffdayl
March27
Monday}
(4th WedMsday)
Ftontrunncn Monthl) Mig,
6.30pm, Omaha. 496-3658
p
1£ril~st
N
Monday)
Mtg. 7pm.
Locutioo TBA. Omaha
David Chambtts un "Gay
I
l1arralge".Re~enc}
S11itc. l lNL Stuclcnt
L nioo. Lln<oln
"Scraphha" at the Blue
11am Theattt, Omaha
(1st Tu..sday)
ANG LE Mectrni, 7pm, UNO
Rcbtriros (',enter. Omnhll
RCMC Cabattt at Dundee
Dinner Theater, Omaha
AIDS Hcallr,a Servltt, 7pm. St
I r.uxL, C'hapel. South & I llh
St . Llncdn
L<t.11• Fdnbttx & Minni•
Bruce Pratt. D,1.. C'ulture
Ccrtcr. Llll<'.oln
ri1 3 Isl
WedntSday)
THE NEW VOICE
�MARCH CALENDAR
I \ I I< ,
I 11 l I{, 1I \ '
OJV T ... Siu, Ntbraska AIDS
Project. 3610 Dod1,1C. Suite 110,
West Door Omaha 7-9'
.30pm
I \ I
I{,
I
Neiwoo1< Q, 1pm, Cable
Channel 20, Uncoln
Outrudl Cfflter, ll!V
lnfo'TCSL,. 1-lpm, 1723
I{ 111 \,
Al<ohollcs AnonymO<lS
Llncolo Women ror Sobriety, 10am.
Omaha: ·•Ao Ahema.llve"
Gutho.nng P1ace. Lln<'Oln. Juduh -172-~~
Mc,., Stag 7pm, U>Y>e \vc Womens Support Grp. I lam. MCC-Omaha
"Ll•• & Ltt Llve"8 15pm
!'\,,Ila I utheran, 303 S -' 11 Youth Support Grp. 2')1-678 1, age 13-21 ga)
Ltavenworth, Omaha
GIL Alcoholics Anoo)m00$,
Ltsblan Dl8CU5Slon Crp
Lincoln: 11pm. P1ymouth
7.30pm. Unitarian Chun:h, 6'.!00
Llncolo 7:30pm 472-5(,1,1 Congreg'JllOnal, -OS-S214
"A" Llncolo,Call VJ -'77-3$26
Al•Aoon - Can«ttd
Youth Talklloe. 7pm 12m,
Suppon. Info ror a,Jlcrs up
23 473 7932 Llncol
March 1 {1st Friday!
Win,.,. Round-Up n . IX"$. 8pm.
• Relative R1$1<s" at the Blue Barn 'fheatr,e
ICON Ci-t Ball Applications a•allablt In
all bats or call 55(-,.9907 for an awhcoti<>n.
March 14 (2nd Thursdaxl
P-FLAG 1st Melhod1st-Me,id I lall.
1020cass Omaha 291-<i781 7pm
Straight Spouse Suppon Group 7Mead Hall, 1st l\.lcthod,st
Cas.<, Room 200. 291-67tll
=
IMarcb 21 (3rd Thursdau'
p,ttropolltan Club. 6:30pm,
Nron Goa.e, ti.b & l'naf,c,
Omaha
GLAGN Support Group,
Grand Island. (.l(lll) 384-7235
March 28 15th Thursdavl
•·n,,, "'ru,ey Sicks" l)rngape.lla
U,e from San h11nc1sro. 8pm.
Q, Lincoln
A l;!ti.l 4,\!st Thu rsdax !
Maundy
ur&day Scnicc. MCC
Omaha, 7pm
P°FLAG 1st Methodist-Mead I !all
70'20 Cass. Omaha 291-6781,
7pm
March 8 (2nd Friday!
Frontrunners. 6:30 pm. l·nd:t) Aflcmum Club The
C'1,esterfield, Omaha
Outnach C•ntB, IIIV lnr0Tes1.,. l-4pm & IOpm
2am, 1723 Lcu,·cnY>Onb, Omaha
March JiWnd Frldaxl
Womyn'•
THE NEW VOICE
, \ l t l< I I\\
March
2il51 Saturday}
River City ender Alliance. for Tnu"ttendcr
c:ooummit) Bo, (,\l(), Councll Blulr 51.'iOO
s
11..ntand Gay Rodeo Ailoo<, DC's, Omaha
General M~t,ng 6pm
"RtlatJve IUsks" at the Blue 8am Tbeat~
March 9 (2nd Saturday)
SAGE Coffee 11- Cr!)pm. Lesbtan V1dea.
7. 15pm. 33i9S 46, Lincoln. ,l88-1178
March 16 (3rd
Saturd•!l
Dlscusolon Group.
Oil'CUSSlD# ·0runll"$ \ren1, lbc, Onl) rrw1•.
Olli Loune 556-0937 or 8"th -OS.2418
ICON Monarch A~icatJons avallable In all
bets or c:all 5.'i6- TT ror on nppltaitioo
March 22 !4th Friday)
O utreach Conter , IIIV lnforrests, 1-lpm & 10pm •
2am. 1723 wscnworth, Omaha
March 23 !4th
March 29 {5th
March 30 (5th Satur day}
"The Ki~y Sicks" Dnlgnpella Uve from San
Frld.axl
••fiie Kinsey Sicks" Orag.,pclla Live from San
fmncisco. 8pm, Q, Lincoln
&!lail
5 Ost Friday)
Friday s...v1tt o1 Dari<......, 11,m.
MC'C-Omaha. 819 S 22.
Pray..- Vigil, MC'C-Omaha. folio" mp. Set\ ,cc
of Drukncs., Sen ,cc Md coohnwng Wild
(,am
Stralght Spou.se Sur.':i G':.\:
7-9pm, Mc'lld Ila! , 1st Met
IS
7020Ca,,_,, R()(>rn 20'), 2')1.678
lesbian. or queshorung ''"uaht)', Omaha
Youth T alklioe. 7p 12nt, -173,7')32, Llncoln
11
<111,,
1 111 1{,11 \ \
March 7 !1!! Thursday)
ci1luns ror Equal P ro1ec1lon,
7pm. I st l rularian, Omaha
Gay & Usblan Pattnl Suppon
Croup, 730pm. MCC-Omaha
NOW Program N~pm. 1st
llrutanan,31141
y,Omaha
I \ I I< ' , \ I l I< I I \ \
ba..'iter Sunda\.
Outreach CtnlB, Ill\' Inf" TesL,. 1-lpm &
10pm am. 17'.3 L<>lveo"ol'\h, Omaha
Saturdaxl
American Prol't$1onal & Busin<55 Guild.
Sioux Oty, tA, R>r lnfcmnauoo. 1<rite.
\BPO,
142, SIO!L, C'll). Iowa 51102
no,
Fronc:,-"'O, Sp,n. Q, Lincoln
Aeril 6 ! 1st Saturd•xl
Rher City C ~ r AlHanee. forTransll"ndcr
c:ornmuruty Bm (,80, Coun<ll 81utrs51502
rt....iond Gay Rodto "9i0<. DC""' Omalui
General Mc:cuog. 6pln
Praytr Vlgll, ~lt.'C Omaha. conunucs untU
(,run ui,icr Sunda)
PAGE35
�CLASSIFIEDS
TYPING NF.EDS?
49J.4e7Sl493-2J08
w,n handle all. very rcasoo:,ble rntcs.documents.
corrcspoo11cnc:c. Lenn l"'flCCS. other off'i«: work
,ncludmg mnil process,..,.
(My96)
lh'lp WU1ted - Dependable & Reliable - Part
T,mc at the 1nrie1<1. a,u Ron l-16-3030 (Mr96)
Adult Videos and mapz!MS. Would hke lo
1radc ,.,,. S<.IJ them If interested, plea~ "ntc 10
Steven. Bo, 5105. Lincoln. NE 68.~5 Sclhng
l'ncc S'2.00 each fot, ,dcos.
(Au96)
Jmproveyourlmag~"'that.in from St. Mary's
Tan. :?:?02 SI. Mary'SA\'cnuc.341-3740. March
Spec,al. $S off all packages of 10 or more tans
llom• l mprovemonl Company. Pamting. Wall
l,.penng. Fliu< Ftn,sbes, Kltchens, Bathrooms.
C'cramie Tile. l'loonng. Michael 3-l+-3262
(Au96)
Gay VldooSl6JIS 3 for~5 slupp,ng tneludcd.
Send order 10 AMAOS. P.O. Box 23233,
Phocru.~. AZ 8..'1063. Check, money order. VISII.
~1AslcrCard. D.scovcr. Include Expuatioo Dote.
or Fa, (,()'2-848,{;780 Cfflht Can!., only.
(My.)6)
There's a pot ol gold al Ibo end ol the rainbow
.,.,th
- YOU ,n a goklen tan and
money ,n your
pockcllbanb 10 the Man:h specials at SL Mary's
Tan.22e2SL lltary'sAft, 341-3740 Through
March31 -SSolTall p,c:kagcsof IOormorctllns.
O RGANliTIONS
EVEIYoNI!
i!LCOMEI
Attend the Imperial Cowt of Nebraskll (ICO:S-')
Boord M ~
ftt;'11!• l,farch 41 al Panic.
200S. 18,
n. :
p.m
MASSAGE
You wor1< OARDaiil ,..,,,.£-0t.0.cvcn J IARDt:lRI
•Fl!U,~SSAGE will lake lhc EDGE
OFF and provide BALANC'.E* Serving Gar.:
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Ccn1fica1cs A vailoble Jlour.l· 6pm-6am.
Weekend hours •a,y. OM/ UN APPT./INFO
342-1964
(Mr97)
OVE RWORKED ?
UN DERPAID?
STRESSED OUT? RELAX! Pamper )'Ollr.lelf
with Swedish Massage In 1M pri•*Y ol your
home. Nauonally1
$tnte ha:n!Cd Cllll 5S3-8657
foe informalion/appoiwncnL
(Ju96)
Full llodySwtdl$h M ~ llealing.:Swtunng
(,a a l'<,aceful f.lwuoomer,I) Juan-C.:Jrl<>o1. C.~I.T.
(402) 342-1017
(Ja97)
Full llody Rub - Deep heal & Olis. Reio..
Relca<e Suess. 8ocl} Oroom,n~ Call 6 • IO pm.
nnd v.tckcnds only .Wl-3176
(Mr96J
Aok any ltpttchaun - A ~,,Iden tan ,s belier
1han any pot of gold )O<J'II ever fond Thmugh
Marth 31 g,:1 SS off all pack>~ IO or more
tans from St. Mary'• Tan. 2202 St. Mary's
341-3740
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PERSONALS ror Wai;.;"
nte1 and
outgolna GWF seeks ga). bt. or m:uncd "hllc
females for focndsh1pand po6.<iblc relo1ioosh1p
bnJOY sport.~ Mu!r11 he slender to a,·cnage. non·
dnnkcr and no drug< 1\gc no problem. Please
1<r1te10 : P.0 . 13o,3-l01-1,0maha,NE6813-I
An attractl•t, professk>naJ.
(My%)
Thr Son 's always shining al SL Mary'• Tan,
2202 St Mary'1 ,\venue, 3-11-37-IO. M•rcb
Spec,aJ· $S off all packages of 10 or more tans.
Lontly? Let me be your budd) bear Brokcnhcaned. p1ssiooatel)' ancnhve llawaii1n
American ladi• in m) rrud 20·s Jor,gu,f 10 mtcl
women woo eo,oy cuddh ng, moonhl walks,
candle hjl.hl dmocr.1, poetry, sensual massage.
and making lo,·e Let's pretend we're ,n love
and unlock the cage< of de<irc and passion
Looking for people in 1hcOmohl. Council Bluffs
viQnity Ar101lll, RRl. llo:< I~. Braddpolle. IA
5163 I
(~h96)
My body adlff with desire. My hps loog to
bnisb against the peials of a p,nk rose and tllstc
,1.1 rwtcl love. Fccu my huogt'< and quench my
thirst. Allo" me 10 rest upon 1bc br«sl of
pas.<ion and escape the quJCl<cning sentiment of
desire. Arlena. RR I. Bo, 125. Braddyville. IA
51631
(Mr%)
Mal<.• II a ._1a1 Sprina w,th a tan from SL
Mary'• Tan, 22()2 St. Mary's Avonuc, 341·
3740. March Special $S off all pod.ages o( 10
or more tans
81-felMl<.S-n.1011bs.seeksOlher01fcmalcs.
Send p,ClOrc. w11J rc1um same. PO Bo< JOI.
I 12-1 Pae,r.c, Omaha, l\E68Hl8
(M1'.J6)
Looking ror But<h-femal• that ,s OWF. -!O's.
crealJve. cusc~Ilk.es to .snuttgle. loves mmancc.
Let's be happ) tog<:tllerl Pa~ PO Bo, 3842.
Sioux C11y. IA SIi~
(Ml%)
Spring Is Bon,! You'll be looking )<>Ur b<,1
"h<n )OU hJI the beachc• thanks to SI. Mary's
Tan. 2202SLMary'sAvonuo. 341-3740 $5o1T
all pockngesof 10,.-mo.,tllmlhroogbM:m:h31
PERSONALS for Mon
GWM IITV+ SiiiJs. oomeoutol the ck,e,ct I'm
1 GWM HIV+ looking f01' a life partner 30-l0
You mu,;te,thcr be l!IV+ '2-3 yrcsoc Ill\· und
doo'1 mind spending )our hfc
unellfO<ld's
chosen Mu,;t hkc eluldren l\o d.rinb:rs I.cl'•
hr fnettds - possible other lh1np coo Id folk,,,
Gl\'e mcacall3'.!S-92.S9 Askfort.bc Man of1tw,
llouse.
(MfX,)
,.,u,
Bi W/M 44. \\ant,relauo11sb1p"11b very passable
T\· · Transse,ual - Cros.S<lre>se" - Well•
endo"cd a plus. 0,11 C hucl 308-3Sl-9927
(Mr%)
You've wrlu•n le11ers, made IOO's or phone:
ca.Us. ellCbang,:d pbolos - but""" 11's 1,mc 10
.
mceU J.,ook your besl wtth o ton from SL Mary's
Tan, 22112 St. Mary's Ave. 341-3748 ~larch
specials: S.~off all p,c:k•!'C" of IOor more 1an,;
GWM 3,. Ill\' ~eg. <,·, J<,oJ, Looking for
males 2540 f01' safe, fun bmcs - LoolooJ for
wcll emk1wcd mco. I'll he""'""& to hear trorn
)OU -I0:!-1$7--1271
(M1'.J6)
Look your best oo U... warm Sp<lng day•
\\1th• Ian rrorn St. l'tbry's Tan,2202SL Mal)' •
A,·enue. 341-3740, March Speciat $S <>ff all
p,c:ogcs of IO or more tans
GWM mv Ntg. 39. 19<ll. 6'. look,na for
O\\'M 25-IO for fun safe time. -10?-155-251 I
(Mr96)
GWM. 39, 6' I". 28tll. Br1Br. "'cll-cducalcd,
sc, bungrybclltomsttksp,<tl'CllSiona!Gor8WM.
:JO.SO. good-average shape, "ell-cndo,,ed, ,.,_
ml.Cd top Oh·c me room in your hfe, bean
&home, and wdl fulmt yow wants & n«ds
1rofold. pius C<lOk. clean, "-.sh. & and help keep
your busy life in order Serious lo,·c. & loyall)
aw-dlt,thosmoosl) k>vmg& lo)al mquiri Wntc
to ,\MP.JR/ 908 Avery Rood Wcst. llclle1 uc.
:-IB68123-4001 Include mfo. ?'lpooto'>'I. return
address and/or phone I
(Ap<J6)
fttllng lllue? Let tho Mareh specials at SI.
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