[1994] Tulsa Family News, February-March 1994; Volume 1, Issue 3

[1994] Tulsa Family News, February-March 1994; Volume 1, Issue 3

Politics, education, and social conversation toward Tulsa's Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual communities.

Tulsa Family News was a monthly newspaper; No. 1 was issued between December 1993-January 1994. The final issue available was published in September of 2001.

The newspaper brings up important, evolving topics of marriage, military, law, charity, Pride, TOHR, HIV/AIDs, events, advice, and politics all at the local and national level.

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Tom Neal

February-March 1994

James Christjohn
Kharma Anos
Wynn Bensinger
Dani Pati

Tom Neil/Tulsa Family News

Tulsa Family News, January 15-February 14, 1994; Volume 1, Issue 2

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February —March 1994, Volume 1, Issue 3

Several Tulsa citizens have aecuged the Tul~Poliee Dept. misconduct~ specifically; for men than for hetero-sexu¯ als; and also of c0mmitting
th~se aileged complaint’s ~re  nmh0fiOfed at press time When informed that citizens felt that officers were ~ilty of miscon TFN asked Ch: Palmer what ..... ....   sort of enforcement efforts were directed at heterosexual activity

at aft open forum sponsored by Simply Equal/Tulsa and Tulsa F~ily News on Thurs
The Mayor ~ill be welcomed by the Reverend Alice J0nes, Robert Crow of Simply Equal and TOn{ Neal, publisher of Tulsa Family ,family&friendsoftheTulsaLesbian/Gay/Bisexual are inVitdd to hear and to question our mayor.

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Good News for Tulsa Council District Six
by Kharma Anos
In a candid interview with ~s  Tulsa Family News, Suzanne Marler~Republican candi&ate :  by citi- in the: were zens arrested and by other ob- there an) o~the behavior ofTulsa ficers hanging out in the , male officers by .... to have parkUsers? Ch, Palmer w~ un, : Further, See Police ACcused, page 6 ~he 0ffiC: ........ district Six City Council, adlressed the problem ofdiscrimination againstGay, Lesbian, and Bisexual people in the city of Tulsa¯ Suzanne firmly believes that "Discrimination is wrong, no matter who the victim,,’ In fact, she says there could be no possible argument for its justification. When asked if that included discrimination on the basis of Sexual Orientation, Suzanne wasted no time in answering !’Absolutely!" .... See M~He~ p~ge 7 some my oft ’ery was made abe had his hand Superintendent agency agreed to investigate Schools; Here is what he had to TN: OK. Racism is not gone, ~ , ,,_~ ..... " say regarding Gay and Lesbian and we do a lot of work tO ia3’ to comfort with public sexuality, ~[~~’~~,~[~ issues in our schools: promote tolerance, totry toedusuggesting that he & theofficer :imnressive Ratinr s TN: What we re interested in care people, to try to hopefully should go to an apartment or ..... r- ;" Pi3~ TV is how the public schools are change [heir hearts but obviotherprivate setting. The officer NEW YORK -- The o- " Gay & Lesbian Civil Rights: ~, New Issue,With Dist:3R~~!~pnD~arrell Gilbiie~ri~t (Gii aS:t se ~ent. ~r the ~a~ ~d ~s2 bian community before the M~ch 1st generN election: Tulsa Fami[~ News: The city’s human rights commission is studying a possible civil rights ordin~ce to include protections for gays ~d lesbians. What are yo~ ~oughts? Gilbert: The Gay ~d Lesbi~ version of Armistead Mau’-in’s dealing with providing services ously }hose are issues that just has every right as an american said he had no place to go. The ,,,v.~.... ~ :...... T. to Lesbian and Gay students in have,n t gone away. Likewise, citizen. But I do not support mi- .a,,,~ ,~I me ~lty scorea lm citizen the,n pldced his fiand on . , . ? ... . - thepubli,c,schoolsystemln_o},her there stremendousprejudiceand nority status [for gays and the officers,, ~hi~t! and was,,ar- pr~es.s~vm.y ~n.the p.~mse~.n ratings places, ~multiculturalism is bigotry that LeSib~’an and! Gay lebians] because of my Chrisrested for sexual battery, a .o~ zv mIaJor metrop.om.a.n.mar- seen as including Gays and Les- people experiencel There are tian background. But you still felony crime not to exceed 5 l~et_s in this countl3,. ~T~!e~s got bians, inTulsa, I guOss it’s been school systems, particularly in wouldn’t treat them differently years in prison. Despite its mis- a 3-m"gnt avera~ge ot 4~. - or: defined more narrowly, having New York and Los Angeles that as a citizen. leadingname, Sexua~battery can some 4 million households. For to do with race exclusively.How have been trying to promote tel, See Gilbert, page 7 occur When the slightest ~buch comparison, the average rating i~isthatyouseemulticu}turalism, erance for all people, including _ _ . occursonany.partdf.the~dy, if for network TV shows in the I d like to know if you re famil- Lesbian and Gay people~ Ho~ Stepping Forward: thearrestingofficerbelievesihat same evening time period this iarwithareportthatwa~doneby doyouaddresstheissu~ofpreju- Candid Talk with there, is "le~vd & l~scivious in- season was 2.3. "Tales" also Dr. Louis Sullivan under the dic~andtoleranceforGayI~o~le doe Williams tent. This citizen claims ihat turned in the 2nd highest ratings Bush administration. It studied within the educational system? by TomNeal& James Christjohn any lewd and Iasci)iot~s intent of any PBS production this sea- te~n suicide and found that Les- How are we in terms of our edu- Late last year, TFN reporter was initiated by the police offi- son "i’li~ highest rated PBS pro- bian and Gay youth were at sig- cational system? Tom Neal ~poke with Joe W!Icer. duciion this season was "I’ll Fly nificantly higher risk of suicide JT: I haven’t re,a.lly looked at liams, who is running for tile This citizen claimed that in Away Then and l~l’ow" x~hich becanseofthediscriminationand that, and I haven t really been District 1 city Council seat. His court this omcer lied about hiS a.~ir; October . prejudice they experience. Ob- confronted with that issue in my opinions reflected a healthy reand the citizen’s conduct: The P~litical’Fallout vi0usly, Lesbian and Gay youth experience as an edUcator; all spect for diversity, and a strong officer told the court that the wa<i.tlNGTOi~ writin- in are at risk for STD’s, in pa}ticu- students should be given an op- sense of fairness for all people. cm¯ -zen walked up to h~¯ m, began ...".~.",.a;....a o~a,-’--’n ~, ¯ ¯ " ’ " w run- M’-rton lar HIV mfecuon. All of these portumty, and that s what I will When asked wh.y he as , byaskingtheofficerifhewanted .,.a. s~,,...,~.,~,.~ ,.,,~.:,, , q.y ; areissuesthatthepublicschools focus on. We need to have cul- ning, herepliedthathehasfouna ¯ NonoracKe, execuuve ealtor el ..... . ¯ ,, " a blow ob and then grabbed ^ ~ . ~n Tulsa, on some level or an, tural awareness ~n the school thatffyou makeacomm~tment tiae ~ffic~r’s ~,enitals Ro!l Cal!; pred~cted,,that thee 0ih~r n~d to address Would systems. In order to do that, you to achieve certain things, indi- On Feb. 2,~hief ~on PaImer Clint°0ad~inistrati°n maY su!i;, like{0 fiiad~Ut~iiether’y0u think h~ve to have some experiences viduals can make a difference." stated that this sort of law en- fer,the political consequences so, too: ; that will allow that td happen, ’ "Any time a change takes place, forcement effol~ is not a high of the PBS network airing of iT" Well mY basic ohiloso- for all children and all pedple; I it will require people willing to priority, but is done in respon’~e "Tales of the City" earlier in phy iS that were establishing think ~ple Should be able step forward. Inste.ad of comte ’citi~e~ ~omplaints. Several January ~hqn Coogm_~s :r~con- some schoo! system to ensure an .See Thotnpson, page 8 See Wilhams, page 6 reques ,t~e Chief and to venes. Kt~ndra~Re !, described internati0nally SUperior educalvl@ 0i:S:a)~ge s press aide; Jim Seb~ies;:p~ge7 don for a/! c[iildr~fi. ’. Ail kids Tulsa Family News, February 1994 - March 1994, page ! Sexwith the Tulsa Police L e t t e. r S .... TULSA FAMilY NEWS Let’s talk about sex, in par- of deep-rooted prejudice in the Publisher/Editor Assistant Editor ticular, sex in public places.The department, as well as raising Tales of the City Tom Neal lames Christjohn reality is that people have sex in issues of possible law-breaking Dear Editor; 918-832-0233, POB 4140, TUlsa, Oklahoma 74159 public places. Some of this be- by those supposed to be uphold- In recent days, OETA channel Issued on the 15th of each mon~, the entire contents of this publicahavior is heterosexual and some ing the law. 11 showed Armistead.Maupin’s tion are protected by US copyright 1994 by Tulsa Family News and may of it is homosexual. All of it is We call on the Mayor and the "Tales of the City". The first not be reproduced either in whole or in part without written permission inapprbpriate. All of it is illegal, chief of police to investigate responses I heard from the gay _ from the publisher. Publication. of a name or photo in no way indicates There are public parks in Tulsa these operations in detail to as- and lesbian community were or reflects that person’s sexual orientation. thatareknownasmeetingplaces sure Lesbian and Gay citizens upset and disappointment that Correspondence is assumed’t0 be for publication unless Otherwise wantf.°!r0~nto Save~w=h°....." oh the munitioesuthratcOm-are language and content were cen- notedcorrespondanbceecaonmdeS:shouldthebesOlesentProtpheretYatoddress°fTulSaabove.Family NewL All sex with each not being sored. - other. Thisfact- Mayor. and .the. singled out for The second wave of reaction Tulsa Family News is aevent & entertainment newspaper distributedmay. be repug- ch ief Of police to selective en- was from thereligiousright, who free of charge in local businesses and organizations. nant to many investigate...to forcement of were outraged that it was shown heterosexuals, assure Lesbian the law, or for at all. I have heard that the sta- Itisalsorepug- g e n e r a 1 tion received over 4001etters of nant to many and Gay citizens harassment, protest. I wonder how many of Gay men & Lesbians. that our eommuni- Wecallonboth those"onourside"wrotetocomof these offi- mend ,OETA for showing the Wecan&do ties are not being cials to work series? Bars & Restaurants ask our police singled out for with minority We have been given to under- *The Alley, 3340 S. Peoria 744-0896 officers to dis- communities, stand that thelocalPBS station *Cherry St. Bakery, 1344 E. 15 583-8398 courage public selective enforce- in particular, did not want to air "Tales.." at *Deep Elm, 61st & Memorial 250-0933 sexuality so ment Of tile law.,, with ours, to all, and are. now able to say *Laff’S, 31t E. 7th 583-5233 that the major- solve together ’I told you so’. *Lola’s, 2630 E. 15th - 749-1563 ity of us can actual and per- ...... What those of us in the gay *Paradise Bar & Grill, 12570 E. 21 234-9007 enjoytheparkswithourspouses, ceived commhnity problems, andlesbiancommunity, andour *SilverStar Saloon, 1565 Sheridan 834-4234 friends and families without ha- Finally, we call on the Mayor to friends and families who sup- *Renegade, 1649 S. Main 585-3405 rassment or.embarassment. But issue an executive, order ban- port human rights, must do is to we remember also that it is not ning discrimination based on *TNT’s, 2114 S. Memorial 660-0856 illegal in Oklahoma for two per- sexual orientation among all city send a letter (not just phone) sons to meet each other in a park employees. We call on Chief stating that you believe in free- *Time n’Time Again, 1515 S. Memorial 664-8299 so long as they are of age and go Palmer to institute immediately domofspeechandhumanrights, *Tool Box, 1338 E. 3rd, . 584-1308 elsewhere iftheydo anything, cultural awareness training for and that you support the show- *Whittier Cafe, 416 S. Le~ffi~ 582-2400 It is in this context that we police officers, both in-service ing of programs like "Tales of Businesses/Services consider, the= allegations raised andattheacademy, that includes " the City". And include a contri- Budget Window Treatments, 7116 So. Mingo, Suite 102 254-2100 by some citizens. Each of these - sexual orientation issues. With bution of.whatever amount you *Indian Terr. Coffee Company 1613 E. 15 587-1633 persons, some speaking anony- Lesbian & Gay police, officers - can manage. Galerie Europa, 203 N. Main 592-2787 mously, others on the record, and a c~ty commitment not to .We have in our community Harry & Mrs. Jones, 1617 E. 15 582-_1617 none0f whomkno’w the other, discriminate, then can Tulsa’s the tendency to criticize politi- Jared’s~ 1602 E. 15 :,..~:.:z~=~%- 582-3018 tell simitar:stOries~ And-these _LesbianandGay~itizen~startto -: ~;cal~!gaders:who"don’~.t-~standup .... ~ K~eii’~s, ~Flow~rs,- 1635 ,.E.,=~=~:~:~’ . .......599~8070 stories aretoO consistent to. be tm" stTulsas’ fin" estag" ax"n, fo~ru"s", an~d" to be outr"aged when *Living -Arts of Tulsa, 224 N, Main 585-1234 dismissed. Their charges Speak Tom Neal, publisher we don’t get full and favorable. porlrayals in the public media. *Mohawk Music, 6157 E 51 PI - - - 664-2951 Yet how many ofus are willing Novel Idea Discourit Books to take any risk at all? Do we 7104 S. Sheridan. ~92-0335 On January 29th on C-SPAN, the Coral Ridges Ministries Confer- risk our jobs the way we expect . 3356 E. 51 747-67 t 1 enceheldinF~Lauderdale, Florida was broadcast to thousands of ~political leaders to for the sake *Phun Stuph, 1519 E. 15 584-7486 households across thenation. The purpose of the conference was to ~ofgayandlesbianrights?Dowe Puppy Pause II, 1 lth & Mingo 838-7626 urge Christians to "reclaim America" for Christ. However, the goals even risk a Small degree of per- *Tomfoolery, 1565 S. S heridan 832-0233 of this conference cannot be said to have anything to do with Jesus sonal discomfort when coming Zat’s, 3708 South Peoria 742-6909 Christ or with compassion, acceptance and love that Christ spoke of out to people around us who Organizations vociferously. . probably know already? ACT-UP, POB 532 74101 What they should have called the conference was "How to Impose PBS operates on public ~up- Your Morals on the Nation and Disregard Anyone Who Does Not port. tf they believe that airing a Names Proj. POB 31.81 74101 748-3111 Wholeheartedly Agree With You." The keynote speaker for the show will lose that support, they P-FLAG POB 52800 74152 749-4901 conference was the former Vice President of the United States, Mr. won’t air it. If we don’t speak *HIV Resource Consortium, 4154 S. Harvard, Ste. H-1 Dan Quayle. Notonly has Dan recently learned how to spell"Potato", out, we don’t have any right to TOHR Gay Line Inf0. 743-4297 but he has also learned how to put-words like "tradition", "family complain if we never again see Stianti Hotline 749-7898 values", "moral", end"ethical" together to form a moving speech. He urged Christians to go back to their home towns and no longer be part any positive gay/lesbian shows BiL/G Alliance, University of Tulsa. 583-9780 of the "silent majority", but instead to speak out about the principals on PBS. We will have helped Oklahoma AIDS .Hodine 800-535-2437 "upon which this nation was built." The principals he was talking cause that possible scenario by Other about were the principals-that construct the "traditional family’~. our silence. *Chapman Student Center, .University of Tulsa 631-0000 Perhaps a more appropriate tide for his speech would have been "To Paul Thompson,Co-chair *Tulsa City Hall, Cafeteria Vestibule . _ : . Heck With Love And Acceptance, Let’s Keep Dysfunction Alive!" Oklahoma Gay & Lesbian *University Center .at Tulsa Among other things, Dan noted that Christians need to fight to keep Political Caucus Professionals Gays and Lesbians from having the same sanctified relationships as Assistant editor’s note: We are heterosexuals, all too ready to criticize, as Mr. Theodore Campbell, MSW, 1560 E 21 743-1000 After receiving an extended standing ovation, Dan Quayle turned Thompson points out. We need Sandra J. Hill, MS, Psychotherapy, 2865 E. Skelly 745-1111 the microphone over to Dr. James Kennedy, who ended theevening’s to remember that it is just as Tim Daniel, Attorney " . 352-9504, 800-742-9468 festivities by stating that he doesn’t hate anyone, but hehas a moral important to praise positive ac- Bill Hinkle, Attorney . 587- i~500 obligation to help save people who are "chained to their sins." tions, as well as point out the Kelly Kirby, CPA, POB 14011, 74159 747-5466 Although th~s type of ~gnorance can be amusing to all of us, t s negative. Let OETA know that. John Kirk, Realtor 747,5800, 745-2245 really a very serious and frightening thing. At virtually any time they did well in spite of them- Tom Neal, Designer, Buildings/Gardens/Graphics 832-0233 during the day from anywhere .in the world, people can tune in to selves! .... Religious Organizations television or radio programs that are motivating people to do all in The address: *Family of Faith MCC, 500 W. ’A’ Jenks 298-4622 their power to stop ’sin’ and ’immorality’ from infiltrating society - OETA allinthe"nameofGod".It’seasytounderstandhowsomanypeople 811N. SheridanRd. Affirmation (Methodist) 742-8213 can be so uninformed and so filled with hatred. Tulsa, OK 74115 *MCCof Greater Tulsa, 1623Maplewood 838-1715 What recourse do we have? we can dothe same thing any group of PBS comment line: Dignity/Integrity 298-4648 people mustdo when faced with ignorance.Wecan educate ourselves *Caqter.b:ury. Ministry Center, University of Tulsa 583-9780 and those around us. We can’t continue to sit around hiding and 800-356-2626 waiting for someone else to speak up for us. It’s time we take the initiative and responsibility for defending ourselves. Tulsa Family News, February 1994 - March 1994, page 2 -Tulsa Oklahomans fOr Human Rights February/March 1994 Volume 14 Number 3 PO Box 52-729 TulSa OK 74152 Serving G~een . Country’s Lesbia~ Gay and Communities in our i4th Tulsa’s Gay & Lesbian Information and RefferalLine ¯ TOll 1 -! EI PL:I N4= elcome to the new format for new this past year, a. picnic and dance in the TOHR Reporter. We enter this venture. Bait!ett ¯Square. Our membership meetwith Tulsa Family News to help bring ings, held the firstTuesday ofeach month, Tulsa news to our members~ and to bring include specialguest Speakers and updates TOHR info to the larger community, on local happenings._. .. . For those of you unfamiliar with ~- -~ -Please join us for our next gathering on TOHR, we are in.our 14th.year as acorn- Tuesday, March 1st, at 6:30pro foroursomunitybased organization . serving the cial time followed by our meeting needs oflesbian and gay Tuisan’ s. Among commencing promptly at 7:00pro: Locaother things, weprovideaGayInformafion tion is 4154. S. Harvard, Suite H-l, Line (743-GAYS) and an HIV Testing downstairs in the"Gathering Place." Clinic. We hav. e. been a ~oice for Tulsa’ s We look forward to seeing you then! gay community to the mainstream media and press and to city, county and state government. -~ We sponsor social activities such as our annual TOHR Follies, Benefit Auction, Christmas Party, swimming parties and, by Kelly Kirby, President, TOHR 74.3-4 .2A9Y7S New in Town? Having Problems? Need ~Referrals? The TOHR Gay Information Line is-here-for you. - " We offer a wide variety ofreferrals free ofCharge, _ from legal and medical to AIDS. TOHR and bar information. The HelpLine is staffed?days a week, 8-10PM ¯Volunteers are always welcome! TOHR fields calls for an on-going discrimination survey. If you, or someone you know, are being discriminated against, please contactthe HelpLine at 743-4297. Also,TOHRtracks hate crimes statistics. Ifyouare, or someone yo9 knowis, a victim of a hate crime this information is very valuable. Please call theHelPLine. And ifyou move orare having problems receiving yourTOHRmailings ogthe Tu/sa Family News, call to provide a change of address or to ~verify you~ add~ss. T gT.I NG:-:CL:I 749-4194 Thursday 7,8:30.pm 4154 ~., Harvard, SuiteH-1 . ~ :: :~ -Quadrangle,Building~ cornerof41st andHa...~...ard, SWcOrner ofbffice complex AService ofTulsa Oklahomansfor. Human Rights - FREE ANONNYMOUS -- ..... -Con Finger Stick Method Volunteers Always Welc6~e For and by but not limited to Lesbian, G~s, .Tulsa Family News, Febr~ary~March 1994, page 3 News Briefs-News Briefs News Briefs News Briefs News BriefsNews Briefs News Gays Battle Anti-Straight any discrimination within the lenging its constitutionality is~ Chiola, running forqhe Cook D [ S c r i m i n a t i 0 n agency based on sexual orienta- pending, but the AHA council County, Ill.,.¯Circuit Court; TAMPA, Fla. - A gay rights tion, and agree to hire Dana decided to move its 1995 con- Victor~h Sigler, running for the group, the Human Rights Task Tillson, a 32-year-old San Fran- vention until the referendum is Dade County, Fla., Court; and Force ofFlorida, has been cham- cisco private investigator whose declared unconstitutional. Ken Wolf, who is running for a pioning the case of 4 straight application had been rejected Catholics Blast .Bishops seat on the Ft. Lauderdale,Fla., - womenfiredfromtbeLateShow because she is a lesbian. CHICAGO - Three Catholic City Commission. bar in New Port Richey, Fla., Adobe Offers Benefits groups have .taken the U.S. Gay Marriage in Hawaii after the owner of the club de- MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. - Catholic Conference of Bish6ps HONOL~U~::;When. the .Hacided t~>tum it intQ a barcatedng The gay newspaper OutNow! in to task for its opposition to fed- wail Legislature reconvenes this to gay men,~cl~fiining the ng~b SanJose, Calif.,reportsthatcom~ emlly-spons.ored television and month for its J994 session, one customers wouldn ~t f~el c6~n- puter manufacturer Adobe Sys- radio public service announce- of the measures that will come fortalSie~ith straight~aitreSges " tems of Mtn. View is thelatest merits promoting condom use~ before the lawmakers will be a andbarienders. ="~Ve ve always high-tech :firm :to extend com- Leaders of the National Coali~ proposed bill offeredby conserknownthat. thiskindofdiscrimi- pany-benefits to-the domestic-- tionofAmericanNuns;Catholic vativesthatwouldexpliciflypro= nation is wrong no matter .who partners of its workers. The new ~Advocates for Lesbian and Gay. hibit same-sex marriages. The it’s directed againsL" saidTodd benefits program went into ef- Rights and Chicago Catholic state Supreme Court ruled more Simmons of the task force. "No fect at Adobe on Jan. 1 and is Women joinedwith AIDS edu- than a year ago that~ same-sex one deserves to lose their job available to both same-sex and cators in scolding the bishops, couples may not be denied marbecause of their sexual orienta- - .op~p0site-sex coupleS, whoearlierinJanuarydenounced riage licenses unless the state tion, particularly when it has Historians Cancel ’95 as"immoral and murderous" the can prove a compelling stateinabsolutely no relevance to the Convention in Cincinnati just-announcedTVandradioads terest in prohibitingthem from iob they’ve been hired to per- SAN-FRANCISCO ~-- The " encouraging the use of condoms gettingmarried.Alowercourtis "form." country’s foremost historical or- to prevent the spread of HIV still reconsidering the case un- Buttino-FBI Settlement ganization - the American His- infection among sexually active der the high court’s guidelines SAN FRANCISCQ - A federal todcalAssociadon-hasformally y-ounger Americans. of stricter scrutmy, and many court judge has’~approved a canceled its planned 1995 an- Carolina Anti-Gay Bills activists believe the earlier Su- $205,000Settlementbetween the nual convention in Cincinnati, COLUMBIA, S.C. - The South preme Court ruling set the stage FederalBureau. of investigation accusing thatcity ofdenying les- Carolina House has overwhelm- for Hawaii to become the first and gay former agent Frank biansand gay men equal protec- ingly approved legislation that state to lega!ly Fecognize. gay Buttino,’who charged in a years- tion under the law. The AHA’s wouldbar gays and lesbians from and lesbian ¯amazes. long lawsuit against the federal governingcouncilvotedto move serving in the state National Arizona Antt-Gay Bill .crime agency that his dismissal its January 1995 meeting to Chi- Guard, adopting children or act- PHOENIX, Ariz. - A proposed in 1989 after 20 years of service cago or New York because rot- ing as foster parents; The mea~ state constitutional amendment Was discriminai6ry. The agree- ers in Cincinnati in November sures, some of the most restric- that would ban legislation promentwas approved by U:S. Dis- approved an amendment to the five’in years, were prompted by tecting gays andlesbians against trict Judge Saundra Brown City charter barring civil rights several high-profile child-cus- discrimination has been intro- .Armstrong and requires the FBI protectionsbased on sexual ori- tody casesinvolving lesbiansand duced by Rep; Rusty Bowers, a entafion. A federal court has - gay men around the country as Conservative MesaRepublican, to pay Buttino’s attorneys $53,000 in legal fees involved in blockedenforcementoftheanti- ’ well as by the national debate in the Arizona legislature and his court battle, pledge to stop gaymeasurewhilealawsuitchal, last year 0yetending the~Penta- senttotheHouseJudiciaryCom~ ~" g0n ban~ mittee: Bowers Said ~he intro- ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ m,mm ¯ ¯ m.m ¯ ¯.. ¯ ¯," ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯¯ ¯ ¯ ¯~ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ 1¯ Anti÷Gay A~dopti~nBill-~: ducedtheand:gaylegislatiOn~be- ~ " it " ~: =OL~YMPiA~~Wash; L~tieW~h~:~: eaus~ of:gay ~:rights.laws.passed ¯ = ington Legislature will consider , in Phoenix and Tucson that out- ¯ . . . = a-proposedbill this session that law .anti-gay bias. The Arizona = ¯ would make it illegal to place a Traditional Values- Coalition ¯ ¯ foster child in a household with began gathering signatures for a ¯ ¯" 11 th & Mingo, 838,7626 ¯ a homosexual, bisexual, trans- similarstatewideanti-gay initia- ¯ ¯ sexual or transvestite. The pro- tive in December. ¯ Open esday" Saturday atSam. -- posed legislation was prompted " Sex Classes Evaluated ¯ ~ ¯ by the case of Megan Lucas, a WASHINGTON - Classes on ¯ _ - Call. forAppointments 22-year-oldwomanwhoisfight- sexuality and AIDS are offered ¯ ¯ Walk-ins Also Welcome. ¯ ing to regain custody of her 3- " in some 93% of all U.S. public ¯ ¯ year-old son who¯she had aban- ¯ high schoo!s, and the most effec- ¯ ¯ donedin 1990. Lucas started her _ tive courses combine informa- ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯= ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ " fight last year to regain custody tion on, abstinence along with of the boy after learning he had theimportanceofusingcondoms beenplaced in the foster care of and other contraception, accord- Parklane BUilding Louis and Ross Lopton, 2 gay ing to sex. researcher Douglas men, who are seeking to adopt Kirby in a report sponsored by Secure Midtown/Riverside-Area the boy as their son. Washington the Kaiser Family Foundation. One Bedroom Apartments is one of 6 states that permit The research indicated that, con- Skyline views available, same-sex couples to adopt chil- trary to opponents of sex ed dren. classes, the courses neither has- $315, bills paid. 587-4640 Lesbian/Gay Candidates ten the start nor increase the fre- WASHINGTON -The Gay & quency of sexual intercourse " LesbianVictoryFund, theWash- among t.eens. Nor do the sex ed ington-based network of politi- classes ¯crease the number of cal campaign donors, has en- sexual-partners. dorsed 6 more gay and lesbian Gay & Lesbian Americans candidates .in .upcoming 1994 WASHINGTON - Activists races. Theyinclude: Tony Miller, from around the country gathwho isrunning for statewide of- ered in the nation’.s capital over fice as California’s Secretary of theJan. 15-17 weekendtoiaunch Ken’-s Flowers State; Will Fitzpatrick, running Gay and Lesbian Americans,- a ¯ for a seat in the Rhode Island " "diverse, nonpartisan coalition Senate; George Eighmey, run, of grassroot~a~l~ocates commit, ning f_or a seat .in .the Oregon ted to civil fights for gay, les- 1635 E. 15th Street, 599-8070 House of Representatives; John " bian, _b,!sexual and transgender Duran, running for a seat in the Ixople ’ in this country~ E~ected Serving Tulsa’s California Assembly; Susan ~ts ihtefim officers ih the new Leal; running.for a. seat on the group while it builds member- Lesbian & Gay Communities -San Francisco Board of Super- ship, creates .local chapters With Pride - Look for our Rainbow Flag visors.; and Barb Jones, who is around the Countryand firms up . running for a seaton the Tempe, i[s structure were Kim Edwards Ariz., City Council. The Victory as OutreaCh :Dir~ctoL JonCarl Tulsa Family News, February 1994 -Marcht994, page 4 Fund had earlier endorsed Tom Lewis as Communications Specialist, Steven Reichert as Net- ~work Coordinator, and Mickey Wheatley as ChiefFinance Officer. GLA Chapters quickly began forming as the founding membership returned .to their home towns, and the first group of local GLA chapters will be formally announcedaround the countryonValentine~s Day;Feb. 14, at.a-multiple-citynews conference that-is being called "Queers Across~rA-merica.".~ Bringing some unexpected muscle to GLA were Bob Paris, former Mr: America and Mr. Universe, who in 1989 shook up the professional bodybuilding world by coming out and ex- .changing marriage vows with his husband and fellow physique model.Rod Jackson. The Olympia, Wash., couple -became the first non-founding members to join GLA following the official formation of the group in mid- January: For information aboutjoining Gay & Lesbian Americans, contact the organization at: PO Box 77533,Washington, D.C. 20013- 7533 or phone (202) 546-4124 or theorganization" s toll-free line at 800-889-5111 or, for hightech types, contact them through their Intemete-mail address: glajoin@ queernet.org for membership details. ~upport For Activists. ST.LOUIS-A group ofgay and lesbian mental health workers in. SL Louis has formedCPR(Counseling Professio0al. Resou~r~es).~. ~ to pro’tide cou.n.seling and s.up~ port services~f0r activists wfi0 are experiencing the same sort of post traumatic stress disorders soldiers experience during battle. "We want to offer services that could address needs before they escalate and overwhelm individuals:There’s so much emotionalfallout, and for .an issue like this, where it really is our life or death, we’ve seen a ~reat buildup." " ime to Try Gay Meg? NEW YORK - Time Warner Inc. says that it is tentatively considering publishing a magazine targeted to gay and lesbian readers, although the publishing giant declined to give any details of the possible magazine. Time spokesman Peter Costiglio said "It’s at a very preliminary, early stage. There’s no timetable yet." Nor would Costiglio discuss what sort of magazine Time might launch in a market where no lesbian/gay periodical has yet broken the 100,000 paid circulation barrier. ’Out There I1’ .Comedy HOLLYWOOD - Tickled that "Out There," Comedy Central’s first gay and lesbian comedy special, doubled its prime time ratings, the cable network has announced plans for "Out There 117 which will be taped before a live audience in Manhattan during the Gay Games IV (June 18- 25), Gay Pride Weekend (June. 24-26) and Stonewall 25-celebrati0n in New York. The program will be aired later in the summer. :News¯ Briefs NewsBriefs News Briefs News Briefs .News Briefs News Briefs News NV Anti-Gay Initiative CARSON CITY, Nev. :- Lon- Mabon, founder of the anti:gay OregonCitizens Alliance,j0ined with Daisy Stanley of the newly formed Nevada Citizens Alliance, Tuesday, Jan: 25, in filing a petition to prohibit the "presentati0n of homosexuality as a positive lifestyle" by .any government institution in Nevada, Theinitiative petition; similar to thevoter,approved Amendment 2 in Coloradi~;needsonly 51,000 signatures to qualifyfor the ballot- this November." Gov.’Bob Miller had denounced the antigay initiative as a ,message of intoleranceanddiscrimination." Mabon, however, snapped back that Miller "’will ultimately pay the price". Jesse Helms vs.-U;N. WASHINGTON - The U.S. Senate voted 99-0 on Wednesday, Jan. 26, to cut contributions to the United Nations by $119 million this year and next unless the federal government insures that the international agency has severed all ties with any .group that endorses ~xfial-relatio~is with children.The amendment to a funding bill for the State Dept. was offered by Sen. Jesse Helms (R-N.C;), who railed so, donrt expect a kiss-and-tellall bio,.~ Smith Says;-because Louganis "fervently hopes this [Ms,sexual orientation] does not become the primary focus of media attention?, Revealing an open secret? Ten years after his cies to specify only "race, ag.e, color, religion, national origin, sex, veteran status, disability or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law" - discreetly omitting "sexual orientation" from the list. Olympic fame? Afterthe outing Idaho ¯Anti-Gay Initiative "ofJ. ~dgar-Hoover? NoL!ikely,...: BOISE, Idaho--Apollby Boise TNT s Gay Celeb IAneup ~ State ~University’s Survey Re- NEW. YORK ’.Just in case.you:~.: searchCenter found that 54% of missed a truly, memorable-too-: .. like!.y..s.~te.~voters.opP0S~.~..t~: ment in American cultural his;:~ :~ gay !mt!alave sponsorea oy. t e tory, wwr’.~,,-,,,-t~.re.~a.n.tation of th.e,~ ..~ Idaho ¯-Citizens. A!!iance,. wh.ile. 1962 Rosalind Russell~Natahe _ 26%support themeasure which Wood film ’~Gypsy~’ was comes before voters.in-Novem.... against the U.N. Economic &°~ SociatCoun~cil’srec0gnitionlast sexual exploitation of children yearofthelnternatiofialLesbian ¯ orrepealofage:0f-cousentlaws. & Gay Association 0LGA):be:- The vote; clearly aimed at excause theNorthAmeri~anMan/ eluding:members 0f the North :Boy Love.- Association ~ ¯ AmericanMan/B0y LoveAssn. hostessed by supermodel ultradrag queen RuPaul. Coming up on the cable channel’s "Our Favorite Movies" series being hosted by celebs is-Barbra Streisand’s"Funny Girl,"hosted by comic, actress and lesbian icon Sandra Bernhard.. By the ’way~ the statuesque platinum blond bewigged RuPaul still insists- that, even though he "loves "Gypsy,’ he still wants to’do an all-blackremake ofanother Roz Russell classic, "Mame;~ "starring moi, Of course." No NAMBLAat UN March ATLANTA-TheSteeringCom-- mitteeofStonewall25 has voted to bar from its March on. the UnitedNationsinNewYorkthis June any groups that advocate ber. The pollsters said.the survey has a 3.4% margin of error. A full 20%. of those polled, how-. ever, said they weren’t familiar with the anti-gay ballot measure and weren’t sure where they stoodon it. Apoll commissioned by. the Idaho Citizens Alliance last November, but challenged by fights activists, had indicated 63% of the state’s residents favored the anti-gay measure. ’Domestic Par[ners’ Fly JERUSALEM A gay-flight attendant with Israel’ s E1 AI Airlines has won a court ruling that requires the air carder to extend is in queer films. According to Variety, the motion picture industry trade paper’s just published listing 6f the most proffiable films released in 1993,"Jurassic Park" came as last year’s second most profitable film, topped by "The Wedding Bansomebasic questions about why fraternities and sororities are appealing to gays and lesbians, what they gained from the experience, what, if any, anti-gay experiences they may haveencountered, and similar topics. To obtain a copy of the survey, write quet.". Ahn Li’s film about a~ re- - to: Fraternity Research, PO Box cially mixed yuppie gay cou~!e 15863, San Diego CA 92175. ’ whotryto.hoodwinkWei-Tung.S ~ CO Funflie.’,Boot~CamP’ parents~ from Taix~an into ..be- COLORADO SPRINGS,. Colo. lieving he .i~. straightby miount-.ii_. Fi’~edo~iW-.atCh~.-a.~ligiq,us. ing a fake wedding gro~s~,dmor~,(~ rightm~hi.@ing pubiiCau."0,’~~ than any film in 1993 compaored - r@0~ted fiaat th~:Coaiition ~ to itsexpenditures, Variety.says. .....Reviv,a! (COR),. located, in The Hollywood- trade paper.re~ Sonoma County, Calif., is relopOrted in its annual survey of most profitable films that "The Wedding Banquet, grossed a staggering 23 times what it cost to produc..e~ handily beating Stephen Spielberg’s dinosaur blockbuster "Jurassic Park," which earned only 16 times its ~roduction expenses. . orority/Frat. Survey SAN DIEGO, Calif. The San Diego-based Fraternity Research is conducting a confidential national survey of lesbians and gay men who are either currently undergraduate or alumnimembers caring to Colorado later this year to open a "boot-camp training school for radical world-changers" where fundamentalists will learn "hand-to-hand combat intellectually and spiritually..." COR, an extremist far:right fundamentalist group has ties to farright leaders Beverly LeHaye of Concerned Women for America and Donald Wildmon of the American Family Assn. It also advocates setting up a Chrisiianbased government in the U.S. and urges followers to "systematically and effectively rebuild to the unidentified gay worker’s of a university sorority or frater- theircivilization on Biblicalprindomestic partner the- same an- nity. The survey is under the .ciples, thatincludethe mandated nual free ticket the airline makes direction ofDouglas Case, a gay death ._l~=,,nalty for an assortment available to the marfiedspouses .-~-. actavlst and currently Coordlna~ of sins. ranging from. dell - . ofitsempl0yees.Thecourtru!ed° ’ tor of Fraternity & Sorority Life quencyandblasphemytohomo- . thatin-refu~ing to,g_i~ie:the free-., at San Diego State University. - sexuality, adultery and:failure to bie to the gay man s boyfriend it. The 32:question survey results .repay ~ bail ¯ was ,dolating the nation,s anti-i are aimeJl at Shedding light on bond. ¯ biaslaws, which includesexual . orientation.. Europe, that NAMBLA withdraw from only recently been granted conthe Belgian-based association of sultative status in the UN’s Ecolesbian and gay organizations, nomic & Social Council. ~Russlans Anti,Gay "~.... S~FI Supervisors. Take SAN FRANCISCO - A report .... First InterState to-Task by MarshaGessen for the-San Francisco-based International Gay & Lesbian Human Rights Commission finds that in spite of the repeal of Russia’s antigay law in 1993, the country remains a "land of terror" for gays and lesbians: The report charges that government officials still have not accounted for some 200 gay men sentenced to labor camps for violating the nation’s anti-gay law before it was repealed, even though those convicted in the past .were supposed to be released under the measure passedb~ the Russian Parliament last year. The report also says law enforcement officials continue.to harass gays and les,N~s,p.fison and~a_l~o..rca~p:.’ offl~i~iig ~stili .mi~izM[ iii~arcer2.... ateff:gayS ~d intimidate lesbi-~ .~ ans in their"cust0dy, and g~y . bashingscoiitinuethrbughoutth6~ :" country unchecked. Louganis- Coming Out NEW YORK - Gossip ColumnistLiz Smithreports thatOlympic gold medalistGregLouganis " has signed abookdeal with Random House for his biography in which the reserved athleteturned- entertainer will finally discusshis homosexuality: Even SAN:FRANCISCO - Shocked that. banking giant First Interstate Bank, under pressure from anti~.gay fundamentalists,had unceremoniously dropped its personnel policy barfing discrimination based on sexual orientation, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors has sent a-sharply critical letter to First Interstate BankCorp president William Siart, expressingits"disappointment" in the bank’s decision. "There is norestricti0n against First Interstate Bank Corp’s prohibition ofdiscrimination based upon sexual orientation in all of the states in which your subsidiaries are located," the letter states. "Such a policy would be far more Consistent than allowingSuch di~criminationin-those...... states where it is notprohibited~’~d.: Las~ year First Interstate, Which operates" banks in. 11 Western_ states, became th~’tatge_t~f-anti~ ,=, gay fundamentalists:oafter (2hristNet, a national computer network for far-right Christians, urged its subscribers and their supporters to write to the bank protesting FIB’s anti-bias policy including sexualorientation; The bank then quietly changed :its employmentdiscriminati0npoll.... ~W..Bush, president said, if elected,: he would veto any repeal of.the state’s sodomy statute because he said. the law "is a symbolic ~/. gesture of trad’m’onal values." Texas gay rights activists said they considered Bush’s corn: ments to be the kind of pandering to the religious right that lost his father the 1992 presidential race. ’Harvey Milk’ - The Opera SAN FRANCISCO ~ At the snail’spacerate the Oliver Stone proposed ~motion picture "The Mayor of Castro Street" is mov- ~ ~ng, you may be able to catch the opera based on the assassinatedgay politician Harvey Milk’ s life before it hits the big screen as a biopic. Theopera- called simply "Harvey-Milk"- is slated to premiere atthe Houston Grand Opera on Jan. 21, 1995,_followed by a spring 1995-performance by theNew York CityOpera and a production~ by the San-Fram cisco Opera in the fall of 1996. The opera was commissioned jointly by the three companies and ~is the. work of composer SteWart Wallace and librettist Michael Korie. 1993’s.. Most Profitable Film? Guess Again! HOLLYWOOD -- Forget "Jurassic Park," "Schindler’s LiSt," "Philadelphia,"-and similar .motion picture box office-block: bustt/s; the real profit in movies Sensitive to the Challengesof Gay, Lesbian:, Bisexual & " Transgendered Individuals, Couples & Families. 2865 E. Skelly Drive, Ste. 215 ¯Tulsa, Oklahoma 74105 745-1111 . . Certified:Public Accountant Please Note New Address& Phone PO.B¯ 1401. 1, Tulsa 74..,:t59.:M L1,,1 . 747-546.6 Faster refunds available through electronic filing. Tulsa Family News, February 1994 - March 1994, page 5 News Briefs-News Briefs News Briefs NewsBriefs News BriefsNews¯BriefS News Gays Battle Anti-Straight Di. scri m ination TAMPA, Fla. - A gay fights group, the Haman Rights Task Force ofFlorida, has been championing the case of 4 straight women fired from the Late Show bar in New Port Richey, Fla., after the owner of the club decided to turn it intoa barcatering to gay men,claiming the new customers~wouldn~’~t~ feel ctm~ fortaSte~ith straight ~idtreSses and~artenders. :"we Ve always known thatthis kind ofdiscfimination is wrong no matter *who it’s directed against," saidTodd Simmons of the task force. "No one deserves to lose their job because of their sexual orientation, particularly when it has absolutely no relevance to the job they’ve been hired to perfOrm." Buttino-FBI Settlement SAN FRANCISCO - A federal court judge has’~approved a $205,000settlement between the Federal-Bureau of Investigation and gay former agent Frank Buttino,’who charged in a yearslong lawsuit against the federal crime agency that his dismissal in 1989 after 20 years of service was discriminatory. Th_e agreementwas approved by U.S. District Judge Saundra Brown Armstrong and requires the FBI to pay Buttino’s attorneys $53,000 in legal fees involved in any discrimination within, the agenc~y based on sexual orientation, and. agree to hire Dana Tillson, a 32-year-old San Francisco private investigator whose application had been rejected because she is a lesbian. Adobe Offers Benefits MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. - The gay newspaper OutNowt. in SanJose, Calif, reports thatcom~ putermanufa~turer Adobe Systems of Mtn. View is the.latest high~techfirm :to extend company- benefits to-the domestic parmers of its workers. The new benefits program went into effect at Adobe on Jan. 1 and is available to both same-sex and .opp0site-sex coupleS. Historians Cancel ’95 Convention in Cincinnati SAN- FRANCISCO -- The country’s foremost historical organization - the American Histodcal Association- has formally canceled its planned 1995 annual convention in Cincinnati, accusing thatcity ofdenying lesbiansand gay men equal protection under the law. The AHA’s governingcouncil voted to move its January 1995 meeting to Chicago or New York because voters in Cincinnati in November approved an amendment to the city charter barfing :civil rights ePnrtoatfei0ctnio. nsAbafseedderoanl sceoxuuratl ohraisblocked enforcement ofthe antilenging its constit,utionality iS:" ’pending, but the AHA council decided to move its 1995 convention- until the referendum is declared unconstitutional. Catholics Blast ,Bishops CHICAGO - Three Catholic groups have taken the U.S. Catholic Conference of Bishtps to task for its opposition to federally- spons.ored television and radio public service announcements promoting condom use~- Leaders of the National Coalition ofAmericanNuns, Catholic -Advocates for Lesbian and Gay Rights and Chicago Catholi~ Women joined-with AIDS educators in scolding the bishops, whoearlier inJanuary denounced as "immoral and murderous" the just-announcedTV andmdio ads encouraging the use of condoms to prevent the spread of HIV infection among sexually active younger Americans. Carolina Anti-Gay Bills COLUMBIA, S.C. - The South Carolina House ha~ overwhelm- - ingly approved legislation that wouldbargayS and lesbians from serving in the state National Guard; adopting children or acting as foster parents; The mea~ sures, some Of the most restrictive in years, were prompted by several high-profile chiM-custody cases involving lesbiansand gay men around the country as well.aS by :the national debate Chiola, running for :the Cook County, IlL, Circuit C0urt; Victoria Sigler, running for the Dade County; Fla., Court; and Ken Wolf, who is running for a seat on the Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., City Commission. Gay-Marriage in Hawaii HONO~UI2U~-~When the HawaiiLegislature reconvenes this monthfor its49.94 session, one of the measures that will come before the .lawmakers will be a proposed bill offered by conservatives that wouldexplicitly pro~ hibit same-sex marriages. The state Supreme Court ruled more than a year ago that~ same-sex couples may not be denied marriage licenses unless the state can- prove a compelling state interest in pr0hibitingthem from getting married. A lower court is still reconsidering the case under the high court’s guidelines of stricter scrutiny, and many activists believe the earlier Supreme Court ruling set the stage for Hawaii to become the first state to lega!ly recognize, gay and lesbian marrla~ges. Arizona Ant,-Gay Bill PHOENIX, Ariz~ - A proposed state constitutional amendment that would ban legislation protecting gays and lesbians against discrimination has been introduced by Rep:Rusty Bowers, a conservative Mesa Republican, in the Arizona legislature and his court battle~.pledge to stop gaymeasurewhilealawsuitchal~ lastyear overending thePenta- ~ senttotheH0useJudiciaryCom~ - ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯.= ¯ ¯¯ ¯ ~ gon ban~ - mittee:.~Bowers Said heintro- St.Louishasf0rmedCPR(Coun- ¯ ¯ ¯=¯¯ =¯ =.:=¯ ¯ =. : ¯ .-.....,......... ¯ ~ o= ; An;t[,Gay~AdOption~,~:Bill~--:~ duced0theand÷gayl~gislafion~be-~ :,: se!ing ..~=.ofessio0,..M.-:.R~sou[~es) .... ~:,i-.~ ,~..~i;-, ~.~., ~-: ,--.-~’~-~ ~i", ~.~:~i÷~OL~MPi~sli~::’~ti~e~h’:;::",:~-"cau~e~of~gay~ghts:4aws.:Passed ~.~---to provide CO~,Bsdan.g:;.~and~.u.P7 "- ingtonLegi~lfiture:will con~idtr’~ in Phoeni.xandTueson that.out- ¯ port services"tbt acuv~sts who ¯ : 1: HI !.1 IV IO~,.LI ~:~d~’: :.tJ~...., ¯ aprop0se~-bill this-session that -.. ~ law_anti:gay .bias. The Arizona are experiencing the same. sort ¯ .~.~-" d ’ " : woul~i make it illegal to pla~e a Traditional Values. Coalition . of post traumatic stress disor- ¯¯ ¯ foster child in a household vcith began gathering signatures for a ders soldiers experience during 11 th & Mingo, 838-7626 " ¯ ¯ a homosexual, bisexmil, trans- ¯ ¯ sexual or transvestite. The pro- - Open esday" Saturday atSam. - posed legislation was prompted- ¯¯ ~ " - = ¯ by the case of Megan Lucas; a Call for Appointments ¯ ~ - . 22-year-old woman who.is fight- " Walk-ins Also Welcome. ing toregain custody of her~3- ¯ ¯ year-old son whom she had aban- ¯ ¯ doned in 1990. Lucas started her of the boy after learning he had beenplaced in the foster_.care of Parklane BUilding Louis and Ross L0pton, 2 gay Secure Midtown/Riverside-Area men, who are seeking to adopt the boy as their son. Washington One Bedroom Apartments is one of 6 states that permit Skyline views available, same-sex couples to adopt chil- - dren. $315, bills paid. 58%4640 Lesbian/Gay Candidates WASHINGTON-. The Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund, theWashington- based network of political campaign donors, has endorsed 6 more gay and lesbian candidates .in upcoming 1994 races. Theyinclude: Tony Miller, who isrunning for statewide of. Ken’s Flowers fice as Califoruia’s Secretary of ~ State; Will Fitzpatrick, running for a seat in the Rhode Island Senate; George Eighmey, running for a seat_in .the Oregon 1635 E. 15th Street, 599-8070 House- of Representatives; John " " . Duran, running for a seat in the Serving Tuisa’s California Assembly; Susan Lesbian & Gay Communities With Pride - Look for our Rainbow Flag Tulsa Family News,.February 1994 -March 1994, page 4 similar statewide anti-gay initiative in .December. S~x Classes Evaluated WASHINGTON - Classes on sexuality andAIDS are offered in some 93% of all U.S. public high schools, and the mosteffecrive courses combine information on., abstinence along with the importanceofusingcondoms and othercontraception, accord: ing to .sex researcher Douglas Kirby..in a report sponsored by the Kaiser Family Foundation. The research indicated that, contrary- to opponents of sex ed classes, the Courses neither has- " ten the start nor increase the frequency of sexual intercourse among teens. Nor do the sex ed classes increase the number of sexual-partners. Gay & ¯Lesbian Americans. WASHINGTON - Activists from around the country gathered in the natiOn’,s capital over theJan215-17 weekend to launch Gay and LeSbian Americans, a "diverse, n0~partisan coalition ofgrassrootsadvocates commit, ted to civil rights for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people" in this countryJ Elected. as interim Officers in the new Leal,. runningfor a: seat onthe group while it builds member- -San Francisco Board of Super-- ship, creates :local chapters visors.; and Barb Jones, who,iS arohnd(he Countryand firths up running for a seaton the Tempei " it~~ structure were Kim Edwards Ariz,, City Council. The Victory . as Outr:.~k~Direetor, JonCarl Fund had earlier endorsed Tom ¯ Lewis as Communications Specialist, Steven Reichert as Net- .work Coordinator, and Mickey Wheatley asChi~fFinance Officer. GLA Chapters quickly began forming as the founding membership returned to their home towns, and the first group of local GLA chapters will be formally announced around the countryonValentine~s:Day,Feb. 14, at.a-multiple-city nears conference that :is being called "Queers Across ,,America:".o Bringing some unexpected muscle to GLA were Bob Paris, former Mr: America and Mr. Universe, who in 1989 shook up the professional bodybuilding word by coming out and ex- .changing marriage, vows with his husband and fellow physique model.Rod Jackson. The Olympia, Wash., couple-became the first non-founding members to join GLA following the official formation of the groupin mid- January... For information about joining Gay & Lesbian Americans, contact the organization at: PO Box 77533, Washington, D.C. 20013- 7533 or phone (202) 546-4124 or the organization’s toll-free line at 800-889-5111 or, for hightech types, contact them through their Intemete-mail address: glajoin@ queernet.org for membershi_ p details. ~upport For Activists ST. LOUIS.-Agroup ofgay and lesbian mental health workers in battle: "We want to offer services that could address needs before they escalate and overwhelm individuals:There’s so much emotional fallout, and for .an issue like this, where it really is our life or death, we’ve seen a ~r_eat buildup." ime tO.Try Gay Meg? NEW YORK.- Time Warner Inc. says that it is tentatively considering publishing a magazine targeted to gay and lesbian readers, although the publishing giantdeclined to give any details of the possible magazine. Time spokesman Peter Costiglio said "It’s at a very preliminary, early stage. There’s no timetable yet~" Nor would Costiglio discuss what sort of magazine Time might launch in a market where no lesbian/gay periodical has yet broken the 100,000 paid circulation barrier. ’Out There I1’ Comedy HOLLYWOOD - Tickled that "Out There,’~ Comedy Central’s first gay and lesbian comedy special, doubled its prime time ratings, the cable network has announced plans for "Out There IL" which will be taped before a live audience in Manhattan during the Gay Games IV (June 18- 25), Gay Pride Weekend (June 24-26) and Stonewall 25-celebrati0n in New York. The program will be aired later in the summer. Williams from page 6 ignorance". He feels there has been devastation because of ignorance. He wants to make knowledge available to all, but respects therights ofparents who would object. He feels that parents should have a right to veto in terms of their own children, but that "it’s appropriate thateducation should be available" and accessible to those who want it. He thinks that 16 is an appropriate age to make education available. Williams does not feel that education will encourage kids to become more sexually active, but allow them to make better decisions about their activity and its consequences. "The kid’s going to do what they want to do, and when kids makedecisions, they don’tmake them based on consequences for the most part. But I hope that they can make better decisions when they make them, because they understand how to make ,..discrimination is wrong. If we don’t putsome kind ofprotections to say that we’re not going to let you take away [rights].. ,then we’ve really taken .the wrong p0sitionr~ rant that ¯ about HIV. Teenagers~ he said, need to make informed decisions based on knowledge and understanding of the consequences. "I think knowledge is power,i think knowledge is freedom, I think knowledge leads to understanding", Mr. Williams states. Logic needs be be present on both sides of an issue. "If I close my mind, I really don’thave any understanding at all. If you really want to make good decisions, even if you don’t agree with all the other sides that you hear, I think part of being a good leader is to get as much information as possible, as many diverse opinions as you can, and if nothing else, I think it makes you a better person, and hopefully makes you a better leader too. Mr. Williams thinks that if the Mayor has an opportunity to issue a declaration banning dis- - crimination on the basis ofsexual orientation, then "She should do that. There’s people who could be excellent employees, and all ot a sudden someone firids out ten years later, that so-and-so’s Gay. And then they make a decision they can treat them different, andrun them out and all that. " Has nothing to do with their job performance...The people that work for me, I don’t hire them because I want them to agree with my political views, or my religious views, or this and that. I hire them because of their per- .formance..With Clinton, I .Marler ¯ from page 1 Suzanne is running for City Council because she believes that it is possible to make changes, and to honestly represent all of the people, in the city of Tulsa. She believes that her opponent, James Hogue, has not done that. Suzanne’s goal is to make decisions for the city of Tulsa that make sense. As far as Suzanne Marler is concerned, equal rights make sense and it"Is apriority to be able to guarantee equal rights and equal representation to every citizen in Tulsa." Suzanne believes that discrimination isa problem in Tulsa, and it is necessary to add’ sexual orientation’ to the non-discriminationpolicies ofthecity."When there is such obvious injustice taking place, it.’s time we take appropriate action to make sure that it stops. That’s whatgovernment should be about." Williams, continued thoughtheshouldn’t have backed off [the ending of the Military ban on Gays in the armed services]. Are we now doing to decide that certain people can’t be executives, now certain people can’t be school administrators? It goes on and on, and it comes out to one reason; but no one discusses performance:They!re discussing everything but-that." WHAT GAY AND LESBIAN ISSUES? by Kharma Anos Darla Hall, incumbent City Council member from District 2, won the Democratic Party primary. She will-face Republican Gary Moore in the March first election. When asked for an interview, Councilor Hall said that trying to run her business, City Hall, and a campaign left her little time to talk with people. However, she was able to spare a few minutes by phone. After her initial question of "What (do Gay issues) have to do with the City Council?", Darla answered questions about what she woulddo to combat the problem of discrimination based on sexual orientation.That is a "very difficult" issue to address, Darla said. She is aware that Tulsa has a large Gay, Lesbihn, and Bi- Sexual population, but feels that adding "sexual orientation" to the nob-discriminatory policy of the city "would be like passing a law to protect you if you’re Catholic." (Editor’s note: existing law protects on all statuse~ exceptfor sexual orientation.) Darla says that before she would voteeither for or against a Gilbertfrom page 1 TFN: Weunderstand thecommission may not act, but will instead ask the state to do so. Is that yourunderstanding? DG: We haven’t heard anything about it yet, and I don’t know how other council members feel, or will act. TFN: Are you aware that there are no current protections for gays and lesbians, even under the E.E.O.C.? (fair empl. laws) DG:I haven’t spent any time studying this issue. In fact, I’ve never been contacted by gays and lesbians before. TFN: Should there be any protections, .even for employment? DG: People have predujices. There should be education. Prejudice is a problem. This is a moral value for a lot of people. We need to be more tolerable (sic) and treat them as ciuzens, regardless of their preference. In my office, every citizen has the same voice. TFN: Mayor Savage will address a gay and lesbian group on March 24th at the Tulsa Metropolitan Community Church. On that date, the mayor will be asked to issue an executive order measurethatw0uldprotectGays,, -to protect gay andlesbian city she would have to thoroughly employees and contract workresearch the issue. "Right now, ers. What is your comment? my cup runneth over...I am. so DG:.I’msurethatwhoeverthe busy that I only have time to Mayor is [following the electhink about the [current]issues." tion] should act their conscience, Tales from page 1 "’Tales" as "’featuring raunchy language, fronta! nudity, samesex kissing and drug use - all in a positive light. But Congress will be back soon, and PBS inevitably will come in for legitimateattack." Even before the 6- hour "Tales" hit the airwaves, however, Robert H. Knight of the anti-gay Family .Research Council attacked the series at hearings held by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting on Jan. 12, calling the TV version Of Armistead Maupin’s hit book "a slick piece ofgay propaganda" _and objecting to what he said was "taxpayers [being] hit up to pay for a national propaganda exercise glorifying homosexual promiscuity." Yes, you are seeing double! Tu.lsa’s only Gay Gift Store -now Gilbert. continued and rightfully so. C i t i z e n s sho.uld be treated equally, regardless of their lifestyle outside the job. TFN: If there was a petition drive in your district, and thousands, of signatures supported protection, how .would you act? DG: I would act the same way as I did about the half-penny sales tax. If there were enough s~gnatures, I would at least consider it. The council wants to protect the rights of all citizens of Tulsa. ~ has 2 locations! ~ ~ ~:. ;. ~HIV’TESTINGC.LINIC~ ’ - ~,: : :. EV~E;RY "~HUR~iEVENIN~"~: 7!~8~:130 PM sponsored by TOHR, Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights Finger Stick Method Daytime Testing, Tuesday and Thursday, by Appointment Call 749-4194 By & for but not exclusive to the Lesbian, Gay & Bisexual Communities YOU ARE NOT ALONE For more information about a Tulsa based support/education group for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual or questioning youth, 15-20 years old, call 587-1300 Tulsa Family News,.February 1994.~ March 1994, page 7 John Thompson from page 1 cope and live with, respect one another’s opinioris. I don’t separate people out as Gays/Lesbi-- ans, especially as an educator; I’m the Superintendent for all k~ds, black, white! and all kinds of things. But when you see a certain kind of group being d!scrimin.. ated against; you must ~n- TN:I think the thing that concerns both young and adult Lesbian and Gay-people, is that. an approach that says, "Oh we’re included in [with:out being mentioned specificaHly]’, in effect often renders us invisible and doesn’t really address our issues. Lesbians and Gay men have a culture; have history..¥ou don’t learn about the different people who contributed who also were sure, or try to make sure, tha.t..that Gay, I mean, you learn about d~n’t happe~ and.try t6 make ’ ’em, but ~omehow nobody ev.er surethfit~y a~e ffi~ienan equal gets around to mentioning me opportumty as well as the other factthat, Oh,bytheway.2 .Its students. That’s ~;here I Come a kindof way of ripping off our from, I just want all kids to have this opportunity:i TN: So; if I understand you properly, then certainly if it comes to your atte’n.tion that Lesbian and Gay 3~oung adults are experiencing discrimination, either from faculty, staff, or from other students, then you would institute steps to address those problems? JT: I think it’d be up to the individual schools, as superintendent, I can’t do it from my office, and we’re getting into site-based decision making. I think that leaders at the schools need tO b6-aware of those kindS of situations. And I would hold administrators and teachers accountable for educating all kids, and 1 repeat, you know, educat=- ing all kids, and Fm not saying just Gays & ISesbians. I’m talking poor kids, rich kids, white kids, educating all kids...... role models from our culture. Our readers are very concerned about a problem of invisibility. I would think that that is setting out inclusion for all people, including specifically Lesbians andGay men. I think that would be part of the role of a Superintendent;. to say everybody is included here, especiall3i since Lesbians andGay menhavechildren and pay taxes. JT: To be~very candid with you, I’m ignorant to the point of being able to walk into a building~ and identifyaGay person vs. the one that’s not Gay, or Lesbian and say this person’s Gay, and this person’s not Gay...When I taught Pythagorus’ Thb,orem, I didn’t seeany difference in teaching any child the same theorem. I’m just ignorant to some of the things you’re saying about special kind of ’lesson, or .Special way, orspecial kind ofapproach that Gay people and LeSbians have to be... I don’t understand that. I just think that all children are children, they have a brain, When a child’s in Tulsapublic schools; we i~dI gonna work with that child,, regardless of any differences, and when we employ people in that school district. we expect to be representative of the culture... ~ they have a mind, they function, -and what we try to do is educate, vs. one that’s nota Lesbian...l is reach those children through know a lot of people.2I’ve s~en themostappropriate way,fdeala lot ofpeople come out of-the ing with their, needs: -I m just closeLas they usedto.say, and ..........ha~ing some problems right have-thoseoutwardappearances -: now..; you can identify. But there’s so - TN: Let me give .you a spemany other people who are. not- -t cific, then. Ifwe}re talking about [identifiable], and you just canrt elementary, then wemay be dealwalk into any particul~, culture. ingwith exclusiv.ely i_ssues of Gay, Lesbian-& Bi-sexual Friendly. People of Color are especially encouraged to apply. Applications accepted until 4pm on Feb. 24th. Please call Roger Morrig, 749-4194 Expert. leaning/Pre sing, " Alterations & Drapery Cleaning 4951 So. Peori~i~ (across from the Camelot) 743-5967 Monday-Friday 7-6, Saturday 9-2 Same,day dry cleaning service on_ request.. ~ traditional education- math-" ematics, reading, whatever. But once we get to. ithe junior and senior.high level, the curricula expands, and in Tulsa, from my recollection of being in Schools here, you4eal with human sexuality at some point. Now, human sexuality, when it’s approached exclusively from a heterosexual context ’where it presumes that everybody is heterosexual, is not going to serve Lesbian and Gay :- ¯ kids; because it doesn’t even ’.~ speak to their reality~ And you’ re right abOut visibility, Gay-and Lesbian: people are not always visible on sight, butChristians aren’t, andJewsaren’ t, and there are cultural differences there and peoplerespectthose cultural differences. Do you see where l’m coming from? JT: Yeah, I understand where you’re coming from; I just have to be very honest with you,-I am not coming in to discriminate against any child. When achild" s in Tulsa public schools, we’re gonna work with that child, regardless of any differences, and when we employ people in that school district, we expect to be representative ofthe culture that we are. about. So I have some real serious problems with separating .people out. This Country and say weare all put here on earth to do the best wecan to live together, and work together in harmony...You’ll have to excuse me, I’mnot a student of a lot~of this discrimination that goes on in our country...I don’tcare what: you are, we create an environment for children to learn. I’m sorry, I can’t say anymore about that. I don’t like to talk about our ignorance. You have given me a topic that I~hadn’ t -given a~lotof thought to, and I think I deserve an opportunity to think about it. YOU haveraised some questions that is something that we need to consider .and think about. I plan to put together some advisory panels, to includepeople from all walks of life.My first six monthson thejob will be doing a lot of listening and observing. I really want to make sure I’m in tune with what’s going on in that particular school district. You have raised some questions thatprobably I haven’t given a great deal of thought to, because in some places-that’s not the issue. Gays and Lesbians have been in all cultures, but they’ vebeen in thecloset. You’ re_ telling me in Tulsa that those people are no longer willing to do that and want to comeout and speak for their rights and privihas labeled so many people over ~ " leges as all otherAmerican citithe years; we-have more labels- zens, and I’m telling you. that for our children than any other we’re gonna educate our chiladvanced culture in the world, dren, I’m a kid’s person; and I IYmjust so tired ofheatingthem, love all kids. 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" NEwYORK - .In a case with badly: needed=While"they set-to striking, similarities, to the just-- to think they wi!l no~be,in_fected releasedmotion picture Phila- by AIDS, .people over~:age 50 delphia; a New,York law :firm = haVe,consistenfly?acc0unt~d for ’that fired an AIDSqnfected law- 10% OfAIDS 6ases, with the toll yerhasbeenorderedt0paymOre now at more than 33,000: . than: $5,00,000 - to= the deceased ’ N-ee d I.e -Sw alp: s attorney s estate by the state Di-, ¯ DOil’t Add Addiets visi0nof~HuinanRights; iBaker . CHICAGO Impo~t;-new. & McKenzie said it-would ap- .. evidence¯ backs-.up claims, that, peal ’the decisi0n~ maintaining needle-’exchange.~ programs ihatit.was;unaware ofGeoffrey aimed at preventing ~:IDS Bower.’scondition when he wa’s- among drug users can?~li’amatifired in 1986. The firm contends callycurb high-risk needle:sharthat Bower was released, from his-employment because of his jobperformance. Bowers never told anyone at the-law-firm that he was gayor that he.had AIDS, but doctors testified that he had disfiguring lesions on his faceas a result of Kaposi’s Sarcoma. 9 Cities Eligible for Funds ST. LOUIS ~-By exceeding the grim benchmark of 2,000 AIDS cases, St. Louis is the latest of 9 U.S :cities tobecomeeligible for federal grauts to help care for its AIDS patients. TheDepartment of Health and Human Services awarded nearly $1~2 million to the city to help¯pay the cost Of out-patient services, meals, medication~ counseling andother services to residents with HIV/ AIDS. The agency awarded a total of $t59.9 million in grants to 34 metropolitan areas which ing by IV. drugu,sers ~ without attracting newdrug abusers, accotdingto- two reports published in the Jan~ I2issue of the Journal of the American. Medical Association~ A five-year research project by the University of Califomia at San Francisco found that about 3% of the IV drug injectors w_ho exchanged needles in 1988 were new drug ¯ users, but that.by 1.993 that figure. had.dropped to barely 1%. According to theUCSFresearchers, the study indicates such needle programs do not contribute to increased IV drug abuse. ¯ Another research effort, at New York’s Beth Israel Medical Center, also founda dramatic shiftin the use of shared needlesamong IV drug users, in 1984, theNew York researchers found 51 percentof the ¯ vet; peop!e;.seem to be.getting the - .. jecting it. ~ ’" " :. ~ ~- messageaboutAIDSprevention, New AIDS Ads in .N~ older Americans are largely ig- ~WYORK -~Th~Gay Men s noting, safeguards against the ¯. Health CrisiSha~ mounted a new disease~ a riew¯ medical survey s~bway AIDS preventiOn ad Concludes.. To find out what ’ campaign in Manhattan~targe~- older~Am~ricans ~aredoing to ~:in~--’youngerh0m0sexualsand protect .themselves¯ against bisexuals: Tlie ads feature gay, AIDS, Dr. Ron Stall.and Dr. Joe lesbian, and heterosexual ¢ouples CataniaoftheUni~ei’~ity ofCali: kissing 0rembmcffig while ho!dfomia atSan Francisco .studied ing ~ontlomsand Other protec- ’ more than 3~000 interviews-of tire de,rices. Official~-fro:m people over the age of 50 taken GMHC, the largest AIDS ser~ .from large national surveys, vice organization in the country, Some 10% 6f therespondents say the ads are more explicit reported having multiple sex than whatthey have produced in pai,tners or a bl~5odtralisfusi0h " the pastfor the general public in the 1980’s before AIDS spokespersonforthecity’shealth screening was widely available, department said the ads were no Despite these risk factors, the more explicit than those used by researchers say, olderAmeri~s Calvin Klein and other adverti~, were 6 times less likely to~Use ers to p~0mote their products:.. co0doms and5 tim~s:~less likely AIDS Has. Hit 3,000,00.0 to undergO AIDS testing thah’. .Ii~GENEVA ~ Since AIDSwa~ younger people with simile,riSk- ~;!-. firstidentifiedm0re than 13 years factors. Smllpointsoutthat, f0r-.~; ago; aft estimated 3 million olderAmericans, there havebeen - ~ p~ple:worldwide-have develno public health warnings, bpedl!ae full-i~lown disease, ac- :"When have you ever seen an cording to the World Health Or- AIDS poster with a wrinkled ganizarion;Inatwice-yearly re face?" he asks. Also,. adds Dr. port,, the UN agency al~so, said Mitchell Feldman, an assistant that some¯14million adult~ andl professor of medicine at UCSF, million !children ha~e been indoctors tend to ignore AIDS risk fectedwithHIV, the~,irus.that is " factors, in older patients. ,!’They assume older pe~le don thave sex and arern0t at risk," he says. "But :not only arethey ha~,ing sex, theyare not-lakingprecantions." He says education protions since the previous report in July: Federal Funds for ¯ ¯ NeedleProgram.s WASHINGTON TheClinton administration is studying whether or not itshould put-federal.. funding~ into needle exchange. programs around the country in-an effort to slow the spread.of HI.V among iV drug users, White HOUse AIDS advisor Kri~stineGebbie told repo~- ers. The~earemorethan 3 dozen needle-swap programs ~in_. U.S. cities;.m0st of them technically illegal and poorly funded through volunteer efforts.. Federal regulations block the government from funding such needle-exchange programs without scientific evidence that IV~needle exchanges actually slow transmission of the virus without in- Editorial in the Baltimore creasing drug use. Late !ast year,. Sun ~bout the government’s researchers published the most AIDS :awareness radio and.TV comprehensive study to date on S~.l~,~. ~- " needleexchangesandc0ncIuded ~ ~ =The Clinton administration that the. needle-swap programs deserves credit for prying the lid do in fact block transmissionand offof what previoUSadrriinistradon’t ~addnew addictsto the tionsmisto6kforacanofworms. nation’s population. That .re- The fear that public service ads search, Gebbie said, piompted . might promote promiscuity¯ - a federal health.offiCials t0begin ¯ cause that.seems to thi~ive with reevaluating federal fundi~ng for " or wi~i~’u?prom~otion- .kept’!he the programs. Q u o t e --U n q u o te ingiife~s~ixqng infoima~:oirffiih "No one expects publi~ service announcements to .stem the tide of AIDS. But at least¯ the Clinton administration is getting aggressive about spreading what we do know to be true: Using a condom dramatically reduces the chances of contracting the AIDS VIYUS." young people who needlessly were risking their lives. There were no worms inthat can, ~3nly vital, life-saving information. Condoms do reduce risk. Intbrmation about staying healthy promotes health." . Edi~torial in the Miami Ile~- aM about AIDS info. spots. SALOON ; drawing,dancing &fun! February 27, Sunday Showcase Miss Gay Tulsa ~9~1, Bobby Sue So.mmers Ashlev Mikkels, Rebecca Hunter with Host Kris Kohl February 27, 6pm, OGRA,Tulsa Organizational meeting for Tulsa Chapter of Oklahoma Gay RodeoAssociation - March Events March 12iI OGRA Fundraiser :March 13, MDAFundraiser March 27, Sunday Showcase withKris K0hl¯¯. -Hours: Tuesi-Thurs. 4,2, Fri, & Sat. 7-2, Sun. 4-2 believed to cause AIDS..~ The estimateSwere:-farhigher ith~ ~ pi’eviously repo.rted.~ s~tistiCs. ~l’hey repiesent ajump6f ahalf-. million~in AIDS cd:ses,.~.-an’d.~a .... " ......... ~ ~ ~...... ¯ leap of 1 million in HIV infec- - TulsaFamily News, February 1994 - March 1994, page 9 T H E G American Theatre Co. BREAKING LEGS Mar. 18-26 Broken Arrow Community Playhouse WAIT UNTIL DARK Feb. 11-20 Clark To be announced. 596-711 t Heller Theatre SHERRY’S TURN Feb. 17-20 NO EXIT Mar. 10-13 Sapulpa Community Theatre RHONDA "PEACHES" LOVELACE’S ONE WOMAN SHOW Feb. 18-20 A 596-7111 258-0077 746-5065 227-2169 Spotlight Theatre THE DRUNKARD Ongoing 587-5030 Theatre PODS OUR TOWN FEB. 25-.27, MAR. 3-6 596-7111 Feb, 19-27 Mar:ll-20 596-7111 Theatre Tulsa- CHARLEY’S AUNT LIFE WITH .FATHER Tulsa BalletTheatre To beannounced. 596-7111 TulsaOpe_ra RIGOLETI’O Feb, 26, Mar. 3-8596-7111 Y L I, Mardi Gras 94 For Shanti-Tulsa The Mardi Gras tradition is being brought to life by SHANTI-Tulsa, with all proceeds going to this AIDS-support agency.. Mardis Gins 9 ~vill be held in the rejuvenated Brady District at Brady Street Studios,20 E. Brady. Street; on Saturday, February 19, from 8:00 p.m. until midnight. There will be dancing costumes, and cocktails, as well as raffles:The raffles will be ongoing, and local merchants and friends of SHANT!-Tulsa have donated many wonderful items to be given as prizes. Start now on your costumes, mark your calendars, and plan on enjoying this Mardi Gras ball with your friends. Tickets are still S10.00 each, Patrons $25.00 each, and raffle tickets are S1.00 each. For more information, call SHANTI-Tulsa- at 918-749, 7898. SHANTI-Tulsa was established in 1986 as a non-profit organization for HIV+ persons, persons living with AIDS, their families and loved ones. Througha network of volunteers, SHANTI-Tulsa provides AIDS information, support groups, buddy programs, social activi- ¯ies, and a food pantry. .-~ ¯¯, ¯ :¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ 0 . ¯ ¯ oo ¯ " ~ " ’~~~ :~ ;"~ ~%:Le~bianiGaylBil THEATRETULSA : Transgendered . " ~..Organizing Meeting Presents ¯ S~t..Feb. 26,11am ~ - Life yith Fat ,er :"S"nlver Star: ,Saloon., March: II 20, call 587.8402 ¯ 1565 ~ Into: O’O O O lilt I O ¯ OO0 VICTOR BORGE Celebrate his 85th Birthday Tour! Thursday, March 17 8 p.m. Chapman Music Hall Tulsa Performing Arts Center ~Tickets: $1.5, $20, $25, $35 Call. 596-7111 Tickets by Phone, Tulsa Family News, February 19-94 - March 1994, page 10 E S T Y L E Bobbie Sue S,ommers A NEW QU.EEN REIGNS.! by Kris Kohl Bobbie Sue Sommers is now Miss Gay Tulsa 1994, having won the pageant held at the Silver Star. Kris Kohl stated that this year’s competition.brought in a standing room only crowd-, and was most successful in terms of raisingmoney for its cause, the AIDS fund of Tulsa MCC. Kris is ~ery proi~d of the people and. businesses that supported the pageant and donated flowers, ads, time, space, and prizes. The winner of Miss Gay Tulsa, Bobbie Sue Sommers, added a special thank you to her Sponsors, including the Silver Star Saloon, Paradise, Deep Elm, and Tomfoolery. She says,"As your Miss gay Tulsa, I fully plan to represent the title tO the best of my ability; and proudly take it to Miss Ga~ ’Oklahoma." Runners-up were Ashley Mikkels and Rebecca Hunter, HelenHolliday took home an award for Community Service; and Bobbie Sue also scored in the Beauty, Artistry, and-Sportswear categories. Pat Wilson, AKA "Sluticia", won for Male Interview. " " Kris Kohl extends a warm thank you toall ten contestants: Bobbie Sue Sommers, Anita Mann~ Ivana B. Real,Constance.Monroe~Jd. Gentry; Sensuous, RebecCa Hunter, St~phanie Ross; Sluticia swamppussy, and Ashley Nikkels; and to all who made the event posSible; . Monroe Replaces Scott a:s Miss Gay Tulsa-Metroplex by DaM Pa~i " Constance Monroehas .been. named "Miss Gay- Tulsa Metroplex" for the remainder of 1994. This results from Fall0n.S~ott’s being chosen as th~ current:reigning ’"Miss Gay Oklahoma, USA". A~,Miss ~alloh Sd0tt ~ obligationsid that tide w6uld supersede:that of ,Miss "GayTulsa M~trop[~’i’, Central Pageant’s bo~d of governors have :agreed that tliis iiction be taken, Moriroe will represent Central Pageants, inc. at-the ~’MissGay Oklahoma America" pageaht this ¯ y~r, al0ngwithAnita Richards an,.,,d, JJ. Gentry:CentralPageantsalso announces the crowning ofanew Mis~ Gree~i country ofOklahoma ’94" later this..spring. This pageant will be open to. all female impersonators, (Eduo s note: Central Pageam accompanied their press release with copies _of legal documents establishing the corporation.) 2630 East 15th, Tulsa, 749-1563 .Dart Tournament,. Tuesdays, 8 pm Pool Tournament, Fridays, 7:30 .Every. Friday’at 1.0:30, SHOW! T .H E LIVING ARTS OF TULSA 1994 CALENDAR Pathology ofSymbols by Osage/Pawnee painter ~Norman Ak~rs, .-: Vid~.o:b~!ghdi~iraphers UyTM~a~Ey~photographers. Photographs Th~T~lsaPhoto Collective. February 19~20. Two Tuesdays Performance art FebrUary 22. Process in Clay by Jorge Ortega February 28-April 3. Reception For Ortega and Harris, March 10, GI_ A-,,-.Y TULSA LIBRARY. CALENDAR March 1: . Lecture ~ Wildflowers of-Oklahoma, 1:30, Bixby Library March 1~3 ~5 8,i0,12 Noontime:B0ok Fair~ 2p.m., Centr~fLibrary March 2: . : . Treasures oftheGilcrease, lp;m., Hardesty S0uth-Regional March5,12: Poets in Person;~! 0a.m.o 12p.m., Central Library. March 7,14: Books Sandwiched In, 12:10- 12:50 p.m., Central Library March 9: Cowboys. lp.m., Hardesty South Regional Library March 10: ADULT BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP, Hardesty South Regional Library L I F round. E Y L ;dd cam E Does God Hate Gays? Family of Faith Metropolitan Community Church invites you toa workshop, "Homosexuality and the Bible"., Sunday, Feb. 20. This workshop will begin at ap: proximately lpm (after services) at 500 W. ’A’ Street in Jenks. This is the 1st ina series. Others will be, "Sharing the Flame" on Feb.. 27,and" The Blessing" on March 20. For more info: call 298-4MCC (298-4622). STANDING. TOGETHER New Support Group . Responding to the need for peer support, counseling, and social and informationalneeds of ;.~.couples living with HIV, a new " Ug~oup is forming,.called"Standing Together". Meetings are fa- Cilitated by William and Jeff, both train~ counselors. Tfier~ is no cost. Meetings :every Thursday atT:00 p.m. Forlocation, call 743~2917. TODD CAMPS IT UP IN-LIFE UNDERGOUND "For me as a person, ’Life frontofhundredsofreaderswho tinued his cartooning as a col- Underground’ Has been the best have been there before?" lege student. He now works at a therapy a guy could ask for", He posted his firstcomic strip major Texas daily newspaper. said Todd Camp of his monthly , , He is out at work, as well as comic strip now aPl~,,,aring in I,,t~ ~mu’r,, ~in~ t~ ~nf[ being out regionally, via "Life Tulsa Family News. I mean, -I,’,k,f,;X~i’~,o~’~v~fflil Underground". As.hesays,"If - do it statew de r ght?" your love life;.(or lack thereof), :- :1...... Ym°~.r~sg°~e~°gt~t°~’geu, : " : I Y ,, ; :- the frustrations ofbeing Gay in a ; rt ’’ " " " ’ " right? Well, hes out;.inat.least straight world, and the great : 6~?a bulletin board in the hall: two States now,"thanks:tO+~ulsa mystery we call dating; all: in "wayofhis:high:scho01,andcon: ¯ FamilyNews.. -Gay.OWneddhdOperared " ii-: ’: . . : Thank.you Tulsa,: for " .support! 21st & 129 East Avenue Monday ~ Tuesday ~ Wednesday - Thursday - Friday - Satuday - Sunday - Feb. 19- Feb. 26 - March 5 - March 12- (Next to Homeland) Phone 234-9007 $3 Beer Bust, Everyday 4-7, $1.50 Pitchers, 9 to midnight. Dart League, 8pro Paradise is looking for good players for 2 dart teams, call for info. Pool Tournament, 8pm. Bamboo Night with Singing/Dancing Star Gene Kernaghan. Music from the401s, 50’s & 60% Ladies Night, with $1.25 Longnecks for the Ladies. Talent Search ’94. Looking for Male/Female Dancers, Singers, Comics~-Cal!...the Paradise. Male Dancers (Looking for Leather). Disco & Mixed music, 10pm. , ~ Showcase with Mersades, and special guest Stephanie Cassidy. And Dancers too! AfterMarch 1st, Brunch,~.noon -2pm. Keyboards by Cool Breeze; Rita’s. Karaoke from 2-6pm~ Stephanie Cassidy with Erika Grant,We~idy Storm, Mersades. Male & Female Dancers, Mike & Sidney. stephanie Cassidy withMersades, Fallon Scott,_ Stephanie Ross, & Male Dancers. T~ger Lily Night (1 st Sat.). Tiger Lily with Stephanie Cassidy,_Mersades, Stephanie Ross,& Lola! Hosts Mersades & Stephanie Cassidy, with Courtney, Michell Ross, & Dancer, Bobby! Open daily till.2am,~.Fpod served during all open hours: Major credit cards accepted. Tulsa Family News, February 1994 = March 1994, page 11 1 MONEY! MONEY-! MONEY! Every Thursday & Sunday, $50 give-away Every Friday & .Saturday, $200 give,away Each night between 1 0 & 12! 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