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Victory, for now, at Thirteen

'~, "A '?fld'of history was made irl New X~rk.last week. Having CONTRIBUTING EDITORS ,

~ ~eir demands satisfied: a coali~Oh of act!.vistsvoted t~end the AIDs, PAUL RYKOfi: COLEMAN; POETRY, DAVID TRINIDAD;lesbian and gay pledge boycott of Channel Thirt ' rim..... In so USnNGS, DALE PECK

c{oii}s, they marked a milestone in queer empowerment arid a gay -' CONTRIBUTING REPORTERS • .I~p'fOlWard for public television in New y6rk. ' . .' - JanIaAelDrdel Valla; laura Briggs,Ilic:tDriaA BrowrtWO!th,~Chesoot, Joe..-;,Fi~~, ~?nths a~o, prot~~rs ~tha do~ c1ifEerertto~anp.a-:._: - -~~~~~~~,~i=,~~,,"tip~launclied the boycott Wlth a sunp~~, ~c demand: a weekly' .- -. MaerROshan. James Waller, Allen Whle, Canie Wofford 1.

mul~cultural lesbian and gay show on public television. While SOme NEWS WIRE SERVICES '~pr~ bafflement that activists'\vo~d tIrget ~ "friend"-lik'e''ihir- - ' . CUffO'NeiD,RexWoclcner,John Zeh

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teen, the reaction at the station hardly ernOciilthat sentiment Station " CONTRIBUTING WRITERS ,executives sCrambled to explain ",hy'" fOl';-¢tampler Phil¥D~~ll'je(.i' .-:i., ~ BaI, GregJlayaali8; Jay BIqtcher, Peter Bowen, Max Cavitch, Sarah Chim, 'r,-·· ••. ' .'-~ ,_. "., H .,- ,~--- - y , Arine-chrieIileifldesky:SU8ieDay,KalhIeenJoanDe80Id,RIeaDenenI!erg,11bnedevot,ed more anrmal hours to sa:t ~es ~~ all of WNET, a.~'\:JoIvi DonaIIIe. Moni:aDorriamp, Dawn f'aIaIl~ Feimerg, Jill rouratt; BeaIrixstation supposedIy, mandated to serve .~p,q~~ted stoups. Yet - ,. Gate8,Bruce-MichaelGeibert,Mi:haeIGoIf,JeweleGomaz,JonG~,eve6as they attempted to defend their i~rd, '1rurt~s" Ciecu~yes-~: ~, 'NoeIe ~ EmeIit ~;MaJk~.II, Joe E.JeIIr¥, Larry Kram8r, Gerard6e~a SU?Stantial reevaluation of their oohµn!~~nt to 16.bian arid ..": .~~~~~~=:.:e~~Joh~YJ'I'?~~., . :.d ,:'" '"-~c""''. -'. _ IraS~~KarI~nIeiIl,JamesSt.hmes,WdieSlamps,8nK:eC.Steele,( MeanWhile, the bbycott :committee qrew in 21 organizations" OIiSSttmt,l.izTra:ey,Jom~,..bhnWII\l,MadamX. "<. " ,', '< (. , ~,-. . • ' , Ew YaaAaartewaa, li1da Yablonska\ya,Hec6rt1ing<>g hlode1 of inter-coriununity coopemtion. A Small subcom- '. .tffitt~~llsr8'el~gated to ineet directly with Thirteen which sent Pres- ' ILLUSTRATORS AND I?ARTOONIST~_' ~~.. ' , , -, Alison Bedldel, Mark Burdett, Jennifer Camper, Tom KalIII,i?e. ~ill ~aker and his top brass to a seri.es ?f n~~ti~ns. _' . . Kris Kovick, Andrea Natalie, Daniel Sotomayor, Zanne.' ,t qUickly became clear that the stations pnmary fear was that, CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERSB'y Capitulating publicly to the boycott's 'defff;mdS;, they;n;).ighl set a .', ':, BiDBytIuia,Greg clark, Deai Del Valle, Lisa Ebrigh~ Charles Fowler, Maic Geller,c'risaStrous precedent, inviting a cascade 'of. ~iffiilar bOycotts £rom Brain J. Gonzalaz, ~rgan Gwenwald, Marilyn Humphries" An~rew Lichtenstein,-th' 'j d ed . . th'" .LA h'" '. T.L Llt, Palsy Lynch, Jun Marb, Tom McGovern, Tom McKitterlCk, Myrna Morales,o. ~ un erseIV commumties. It was us no surpnse UJAltw en -, Scot! Morgan, Ellen B. Neipris, Rink. Lisa Romerein, Lee SniderlPhoto Images,tBe lstation finally caved in, they avoided explicitly saying ~so. Their.' Ben Thornberry, Theresa C. Thadani, Michael Wakefield, C.T.Wemple

aHhbuncement that a neW nationai lesbian and gay pro8ram; Out In- ,- '1> '.1t~a,"will selVe as the pilot for au.series" was made:"in-a fO,utine ...ptesitcleasc:!'wlfiqt made no mention of the boycott. '. .«, .

;' ,But, boycott was written all over the announcement. And sur-p'risingly, the,stati~n went eVen further, ,a,ilhpuncing developmentof a national gay and lesbian dramattcseries as well; somethinga~ivists had not presumed to demand .. Given that, ,pl~ a visibly~cr6sedqueer pr~sen~e iIi regular pro~~ (~e~'!b~J:1cN.et1~··',: 'PUBLISHER STEVEN POLAKOFF .~brer NewsHour IS domg better), the boycott <;omnuttee dt~c1ared ASS'OCIATE PUBLISHER GABRIEL ROTELLO

itself satisfied. " '. . ! '. ", . SALES DIRECTOR BART CHURCH.,Skeptics warn that ending the boycOtt now is prerilato1'ei, after " . ' , ACCOUNT EXEcunVES

ail, the shows aren't on the air yet, only indeveIopptep.t,.and:,their, '. VEUA CORNELIUS, JACK HOFFMANN, EVA LEONARD, COLLEENfunding is not absolutely guaranteed.' (jivenThirteeri's eqUivocation' , . MANGAN, mOY MASTERS, ARMANDA C. SaUADRILLI, DOROTHY .•J " . . DERINGER; (CALIFORNIA) MICHAEL CROSS, (415)861-3142; .~ the past, such concerns are understandable. .. . (NEW ENGLAND) RICHARD DRINKWATER (617)389-50,76. But the boycott committee, while reserving judgment on uIti- CLASSIAED SALES ROGELIO A. PARRISmate implementation, wisely knew when to take yes for an answer. RAYMOND P. LEWIS

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new gay order on public television. For now, it's important to recog- GEN'ERAl COUNSEL MICHAEL CARVERrilze our victory, to begin working. witb ~ to ensure that the TREASURER lAWRENCE BASILE

new. programs are genuinely multicultural and to demonstrate that COMPTROLLER AJIT PHILLIPS, ; . SYSTEMS DIRECTOR VON DORA CORZENu,nd~ such favorable circumstances we can be just as successful calI- CREDIT MANAGER KATRINA SIMPSON

i1}goff a boycott as we were in calling one in the first place.' AD~I~Vk~W~~ ::::n:l J:~~ELDThis marks the first time in New York that a lesbian and gay OFFICE ASSISTANT MISAEL MALDONADO

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a letter by Polly Thistlethwaitein the March 13 [no. 89] issue.

If Ms. Thistlethwaite hadbothered to contact the H.W. Wil-son Company, she would havefound that the company does notdo the journal selection. Inelusionin the periodiCal indexes is basedon librarians' choices.

Periodically, each indexundergoes a survey. A list ofjoumals to be included or delet-ed is sent to all of the index'ssubscribers. (The subscribersare all libraries.) Based on theresults of the survey, journalsare added or removed.

One of the criteria thatlibrarians use is whether the jour-nal is currently received by theirlibrary. If they don't get it, theyhave no interest in whether it isindexed or not. So, if your read-ers want to get the Wilson Com-pany to index gay and lesbianjournals, then they must first getthem into their local libraries.

By the way, Social Sci-ences Index does index theJournal of Homosexuality. Aquick search of their databaseindicates over 500 references togays and lesbians.

I am sure that the H. W.Wilson wo.uld be happy to pro-vide indexing to any periodicalthat its subscribers want. Thatis their function. Next time,Ms. Thistlethwaite should gether facts straight before sheaccuses the wrong party ofhomophobia.

Trina E. KingIndexes/Research

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TOILET TROUBLEI see the need for gay men

and women not to discriminate

SAFE SPACE ,What right does a gay man

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about gay men wanting to[invade]-and invading- wo-men-orily spaces whether they

" . .are bars, clubs, festivals orretreats ..Last ilighton' Out in ,the'90s, a program heavily spori-,. sored and advertised by GMHC,there was a segment about'menbeing welcomed at CrazyNanny's. Even the owner/propd~etor, ~iz, was made to feel like ariogre for not letting gay men in".She had to defend her positionto gays and lesbians, so sheagreed to be open toal! gay menand lesbians. Now, what is tostop hetero men from coming inand verbally assaulting andharaSSing us in our own space?Nothing. I was not aware thatlesbians are welcomed at gaymen's clubs and bars. Are they?A few of my friends all relate tostories of the extremely hostilefeelings they receive from yougay men when they'd stop by·fora drink or were hanging out withtheir gay male friends.

About GMHC: .Recently, ademo at GMHC, protesting theirlack of health-care programs forwomen and lesbians with AIDS;was a horror. Someone at

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against one another, but, let'sface it, men sometimes want justthe company of men, andwomen sometimes just the com-pany of women. I think this isespecially true for women, since(and I'm not trying to rnan-bash)we have to deal with patronizing,sexist men every day of ourlives. I am not bothered by .men

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all the time, but sometimes I justdon't want to see them. And Ican understand men who feelthe same way about women.

When I'm in one of thosewomen-oriented moods, itannoys me to see men in awomen's bar. Mind you, it an-noys me as much as it doesbecause we only have one bar inNew York that is open daily,which is Crazy Nanny's. The few

sexist, chauvinistic, world (I dareanyone to deny it is like that) andjUst be with other women. '

. However, I have never seena woman berate a man for beingiii a women's bar. On the otherhand, I've heard stories ofwomen being stared and verbal-ly abused out of men's bars ..

I had the pleasure of goinginto the bathroom after a man inNanny's orie night, and I hope

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Not handed them out, threwthem out of a window. Now, amI supposed to accept this mea-ger handout treatment fromgays, while tuming my back andwelcoming with open arms gaymen into women-only spaces?I don't think sol First, gay menneed to get their shit together.All this talk of unity from them,while they stab us in the back,won't work. Try again.

Shelly MantnoseManhattan

LOSS OF FAITHAs you reported in issue no.

95 [April 24], the protest outsideLambda Legal Defense and Edu-cation Fund's, or LLDEF, MissSaigon benefit was non-violent.People were physically beaten bythe police, and six were randomlyarrested. We hold LLDEF respon-sible for the arrests and thepOlice's violent behavior.. According to Tom Stoddard,. LLDEFexecutive director, in issueno. 96 [May 1], "We called thepolice to prevent violence." Wewere not surprised that LLDEFcalled the police because in hisletter to the ticket-holders onMarch 12, Stoddard wrote, "Beassured that we will do all we canto make your evening enjoyableand safe." He misleadingly por-trayed our coalition as criminal,prone to violence and in need ofpolice control.

In issue no. 95, Ruth Her-ring, deputy director of LLDEF,states that Lambda did not "char-acterize who would be there" andthat "it is not appropriate to linkus with the police's behavior."This disavowal is woefully inade-quate. We believe that LLDEF'shistory of defending lesbian andgay groups from police brutalityshows that LLDEF should havehad a high index of suspicionthat the protesters might havebeen subject to police violence.We also believe that LLDEF'soffer to defend the six arrestedpeople is particularly gratuitousand offensive.

Calling the police clearlyshows that Stoddard does not

include Asian and PacificIslanders, as well as other peopleof color and our supporters, inhis vision of the lesbian and gaycommunity. It destroys our faithin an organization that is sup-posed to defend the rights of alllesbians and gay men. We call onLLDEF to accept responsibilityfor calling the police and ques-tion the credibility of Stoddard asthe executive director of LLDEF.

Lance McCreadyManolo Guzma

Bert HunterBill Bums

Mi/young ChoGene Nakajima, MD

June ChanTsuh Yang Chen

John ChinJaewhan Lee

. Howard Rubin, MDJoe Pressley

BROAD BASEAs somebody who has been

involved with Lambda LegalDefense Fund in a variety ofcapacities for more than tenyears, I am saddened by the cur-rent controversy over MissSaigon. I understand the bitter-ness of those who havedenounced Lambda's selection ofthis show for a fund-raising ben-efit ~nd the decision to continue

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when confronted with protests.Those who disagree with lamb-da on this have every right tovoice their views. But they crossthe line of fair comment whenthey criticize other aspects of theorganization's activities on thebasis of misinformation.

The lead letter in the May 1issue of OutWeek describesLambda as a "white male-domi-nated organization." This is aridiculous description. Lambda'snational board of directors hasbeen co-sexual from its .incep-tion, with male and female co-chairs at all times and an equalnumber of positions on the boardreserved for men and women.The Lambda board has includedpeople of color for most of itshistory. Prior to the institution ofthe national board, Lambda's

president was Margot Karle, aleading lesbian-fE\minist attomey.

Lambda's first staff attomeyand, subsequently, the first legaldirector, Abby Rubenfield, and itscurrent legal director, Paula Ettel-brick, are nationally prominentlesbian attomeys, and for the pastfive years the legal director ofLambda has been the personvested with authority to decidewhich cases to take on behaH ofthe organization. The other full-time staff attomeys now at lamb-da include two women, one ofwhom is African-American, andtwo men.

The Deputy Director respon-sible for administration of lamb-da's two offices is a woman, aswas the recently resigned educa-tion director. Lambda recentlyhired an African- American manas its new associate director fordevelopment

Any objective review of thelist of cases Lambda is currentlyhandling will note that womenand people of color are prominentamong Lambda's clients (includ-ing Lambda's AIDS cases)., Inaddition to purely "gay rights"issues, Lambda has joined withother civil rights organizations tofile briefs in the Supreme Court incases conceming women's repro-ductive rights and the rights ofpeople of color under federal civilrights laws and racially exclusion-ary policies of gay doanceclubs.Lambda is currently involved inan important lawsuit demandingthat the CDC expand its definitionof AIDS to reflect the problemsHIV-infected women experience.'Of course, Lambda could bedoing more in all of these areas,but the community's level of fi-nancial support places real limitson the ability of the organizationto handle more cases than it isalready doing.

Criticism of Lambda's fund-raising activities should not beconfused with criticism of Lamb-da's hiring policies or its legalagenda. To state that Lambdahas a "current reputation forupholding a white heterosexualmale view of the world" on the

basis of this one incident is anunfair description of the organi-zation.

Arthur S. LeonardManhattan

CHIROPRACT ATTACKIt was difficult to deter-

mine whether John Connolly'sletter in issue no. 92 [April 3Junder the heading of "BackAche" was a tirade against chi-ropractics or a tirade againstOutWeek. One thing, however,was clear: Mr. Connolly doesnot understand chiropractics.

His assertion that chiro-practors are not "real doctors"is unfounded. Chiropractors arelicensed as primary health-carephysicians in all 50 states. Inaddition to two years of pre-med education, chiropractorsundergo four years of graduatestudies which closely parallelthose of the medical professionand are required to pas's aseries of state and nationalboard-licensing examinations.

Mr. Connolly insinuates thatChiropractors are self-servingand "covering their own asses"by taking X-rays. The truth of thematter is that, like other physi-cians, chiropractors take X-rays,when indicated, in order to prop-erly diagnose a patient's prob-lem. An example of their value isclearly illustrated by a recentcase in which a colleague of minediagnosed a spinal-cord tumor ina young track athlete. Failure touse X-rays would have preventeda timely and accurate diagnosisand placed the patient at risk forparalysis as the tumor enlarged.Paradoxically, people like Mr.Connolly who criticize chiroprac-tic X-rays would be the first tocast blame if X-rays had not beentaken and the diagnosis missed.

The writer continues toassert that Chiropractic adjust-ments are no different from pop-ping one's own back with yoga.Nothing could be further from thetruth. Chiropractors use theirexpertise in selecting the location

. and manner in which the spine isadjusted; a well-executed chiro-

practic adjustment can have pro-found benefits for the muscular,skeletal and nervous systems.That is why ever-increasing num-bers of Olympic and professionalathletes choose chiropractic overyoga to enhance their perfor-mances. The San Francisco Balletis comprised of some of theworld's finest and most flexibleathletes, yet 80 percent of themactively choose chiropractic careto help them perform their best

While the writer portrays astereotype that chiropractorswork "hand-in-glove with ambu-lance chasing lawyers," themajority of chiropractors are ded-icated professionals concernedwith the welfare of their patients.

Mr. Connolly's tone is Qneof prejudice, and as with mostforms of prejudice, his opinionsappear to result from a lack ofunderstanding and information.

My thanks to Karl Soehnlein

for writing "Rubbing the RightW~ [Feb. 13, no. 85] and bring-ing chiropractic to the public's eye.

Dr. Allen Wood, DCManhattan

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between same-sex partners) are a blaring microphone, "Ifs tooprohibited by law. My boyfriend late, guys, we caught you."and I spent an almost perfect Wtthin five minutes, twovacation in Rorida until March . other patrol ~rs surrounded us.15, our final night in Maimi. Wewere handcuffed and verbally

We began our evening at abused by all the fag jokes thethe Torpedo Bar, then headedfor cops could think of: "We caughtttle Infamous Warsaw, where we two.New Yorkers doing it 'doggydanced until we closed the place style,''' "Yeah, and they weren'tat 5 am. With it still dark outside, even doing it on the grass." Wewe decided to take a romantic told the policeman that we wereStrOll along the isolated moonlit lovers, which surprised them.b~ch. ThankSto the romanceof Onepoliceman was sympathetic,the moon and the effect of those but the booking rookie, whotropiCal ifrinks, we dared to go seemed to be making his first~klnny-dlpping, but, the water arrest, was glowing that he hadbeing a little too cold, We ran caught two "fags." We wereback t90ur clothes and began taken to Dade County Jail andmaking love. Within minutes, we were told that we would besaw a poliee car about1 00 yards releasedwithin an hour.WewereaWayspeeding on the beach.We held for 15 hours.qUickly began to put on our When I made my telephoneclQthes, and for a second we call to a couple of my Miamithought the patrol car would friends to bail us out, false infor-p~ssus by. To our dismay, the mation was given to them stat-PQlice.turned around and ing that we were to serve twoapj>r08chedus, announcing over days in jaill Wewere bookedand

fingerprinted and put in non-gaycells where most of the 'inmateshad numerous felony counts. Myboyfriend was placed with the,Blacks and a few whites, and I,being part Hispanic, was put inwith the Latins. The conditionswere deplorable, worthy of anyconcentration camp. My cell wasvery cold and overcrowded, withmen sleeping on the floor, andleaksfrom the ceiling.

For neartysevenhours I wasin a state of shock, the result of apolitical system trying to strip meof my sexual dignity. I felt trappedand helpless. I madecalls to NewYork asking for advice and wastold that bail would be posted.Atthat time, we were calledto courtFacing a large video screen, wespoke to the judge who neverappeared in person.Gay men andlesbians,bewareof JudgeMurrayKlein-he's a bastardl After arash of miscellaneous countsworthy of Night Cout1, I was the

first gay case.As the judge read the cops'

write-ups, he appeared ap-palled. I pleaded guilty. No bigdeal, right, but then he sen-tenced me to seven days,demanded I take the AIDS testand take the AIDS AwarenessProgram. I told Judge Klein thatI was HIV-negative and so wasmy boyfriend and that I couldhave records faxed to himimmediately, but he refused tohear this. I declined the sen-tence and preferred to go totrial. I told the judge that thearresting officer did not accu-rately report what had hap-pened, but the judge againrefused to go listen. After mycase, a gay white male ap-proached the stand who wascharged with giving a blow jobto a young Hispanic man-hewas given two days and had totake the AIDS test. After he saidthat'he couldn't afford to lose

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his job, Judge Klein ordered anAIDS test followed by a release.

I was in a state of disbelief.Then my boyfriend was called totestify. After pleading guilty, hetoo received a two-day sentenceand the AIDS test. He told thejudge that he had to return to Iwork on Monday and that we hadnon-refundable airline tickets to Ireturn to New York. The actingprosecutor finally stood up for Iour defense, asking Judge Kleinto simply drop the charges. For Iwhatever reason, Judge Kleinchanged my boyfriend's sentence I;:' ....,to taking the AIDS test and then'I"being released. I was r~called to Ii'\.~\the stand and was given the 1'''fTsame offer. I accepted. When we Iif~*·b;:returned to our holding cells, the ,,' '\+thother inmates found out what we .were in for. My boyfriend foundno hostility in his cell. I, beingwith my so-called Hispanicbrothers was dubbed a "mari-cone con la SIDA" ("fag withAIDS"). I was told not to wanderby myseH around the cell but tostay up front so that the guardcould see me.

We waited six more hoursto get an AIDS test by the DadeCounty Jail clinic. We weregiven a physical by the in-housenurse and administered theAIDS test by the jail clinic doc-tor. The nurse was very sur-prised that we were not held onthe "ninth floor, the gay holdingcell." The doctor immediatelyasked me if I had AIDS. Duringthe final hours of our ordeal, wewere paraded throughout thejail complex as if we were "fagentertainment" for the policeforce and the inmates.

I write this letter as a warn-ing to all gay men and lesbians.Miami Beach may be a nice placeto visit, but be aware of theextreme homophobia of thepolice. I question the legality ofbeing forced to take the AI DStest, and I resent the verbal abusewe experienced. I only wanted toget out of jail. We were lucky.

If we were a straight couplehaving sex on a deserted beachat night, we wouldn't have been

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Word around town Ihas it that she's "clif. Ificult" to work· with,but actress Ellen IBarkin isn't giving usany troubles. Exce.. Isive excision of les-bian love scenes Ifrom her forthcomingfilm Switch has Ellenbarkin'. She worked Ihard geUing intocharacter as a male Ichauvinist reincar-nated as a woman, IWhoseseduction bya lesbian ad exec Iproved too steamyfor Hollywood's test I.audiences. "I wasreally sorry to see I[them] go. To me, themost interestingaspect is what hap- Ipens to [my charao-ter's] sexuality when Iconfronted with this[exec's] character," Ishe recently lament-.ed. "He's incredibly Ihomophobic. Hehates women, so Ihe's definitely goingto hate lesbians. So Iwhere doesthat puthim In relation toher? Is he a man, is Ihe a gay man, is hea woman, is he a Igay woman? Whatis he? I thought Ithat was fascinat.ing." We think so Itoo. OutWeelr spiesare combing cut· Iting-room' 'floors aswespeak.

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arrested. It is only the fact thatlesbian and gay sex is seen byour society as filthy and unholythat caused this to happen. I feelempowered in my sexuality bythis experience, I will continue todocument the AIDS crisis andmale eroticism until the igno-rance and hate against gay menand lesbians leaves this planet,

WHO'S X?I'm just curious. If your

magazine will not tolerate someHollywood stars in the closet,

then exactly why is it OK fOJ .Madame X, who works for-you,to remain closeted?"': :., " I

Wouldn't she be a' greatrole model? ISr1't'shel~pilferingfrom the gay commuhity?These are all the same·argu"ments you use for Jodie Foster,David Geffen, Whitney Houstohet al. So, practic'ewhat yo'upreach. Hey, if Liz Smith workedfor OutWeek, you 'Wouli:ln'Nether be in the closet ." . .' J

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I have a correctionforyoUtWe here in Boulder ani matQueer Nationals; weare QueerCosmopolitans. This is 'Boulder,after all. •. . .."

You know, gitlffi'endsj' bi~coastal arrogance;lst,$o:tediOusand tiresome. Get over it!

KatMQIgallBoulder, Colo.

Madame X responds to K8JhleenHeilman: Everyone knows I'm alesbian, but nobody knows myname. I'm not closeted, I'm pseu-do-anonymous. Some OutWeekwriters might use pseudonymsbecause they fear losing custodyof children, others might fear los-ing a job with an organiZ11tionthathas anti-gay employment policies,such as the military, the CIA, theFBI, the Jehovah's Witnesses, theCatholic Church, several privateschools or the Mormon Tabema-cle Choir. Other OutWeek writersmight use pseudonyms to blur

•their genders or because theirpartner or parents ask them to orsimply because they don't like thename they were bom with. I havea perfectly good reason not toreveal my name. I chose mypseudonym deliberately to drawattention to its fakeness. By let-ting me write under apseudonym, OutWeek joins anAmerican tradition ofano(lymopspolitical writing which i~cliJ!Jesthe writers of POOJ Ricliard's.. , ~-

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Anne Rubenstein andMadame X respond to KatMorgan: You're right. BicoastaJarrogance is tedious and tire-some, and so, on occasion, arewe. (Madame X actually re-mains stubbomly mono-coast-al.) Please note that we write ahumor column. We sometimesexaggerate for effect. On theother hand, everything in thatcolumn was reported to us byour sources in Boulder, and wehave the phone bills to prove itThe real problem is that the vastarea west of the Hudson and

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LESLESSE OBLIGEMaria Maggenti's otherwise

interesting look at the world of"Rich Dykes" [no. 91, March 27]was marred by a curious caseofhistorical amnesia.

S.ure, rich dykes havealways existed, however oftenmuch of the lesbian communityhas tried to pretend that theydon't. And yes, under lesbian-feminism, dykes with moneyhave often felt painfully conflict-ed by their privilege. Maggenti'sinterviews with unrepentant richgirls illustrate how unsuccessfula radical-feminist politics ofdownward mobility was in"solving" the problem, of class,both within lesbian communi-ties andwithout.

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writes off radical feminists'(and leftists') attempt to grap-ple with the issue of class in avisionary way. She suggeststhat the "myth of the always-impecunious lesbian, tOilingaway at low-end nonprofit jobsor trading material success formovement work" was simplyan unfair stereotype, ratherthan a set of politics.

And she proposes, in itsplace, a politics of philan-thropy, a sort of lesbian nob-lesse oblige.

Personally, I'd love to findsome nice dyke patron to sup-port my work and fund the com-munity projects that I think areimportant. At the same time,however, I don't want to relyupon the kindness of strangers.As the AIDS movement hastaught us, you don't get whatyouwant by asking for it nicely.

Arlene SteinSan Francisco

DIS·APPOINTMENTI wish to respond to the

Feb. 27, no. 87 article entitled"NY Seeks 25 Million Morefrom RyanWhite Funds."

The members of the RyanWhite Planning Council volun-tarily gave up power over itsstructure and function withoutso much as a whimper. The,members of this council didh'tobject to the mayor's havingcomplete power to appoint itsmembership, as well as itschair, when the federal statutecreating the Ryan White Plan-ning Councils left open howthey might be constituted.

The federal statute didn'trequire the mayor to determinethe council membership or theidentity of the chair. Bothcould be determined in ademocratic manner.

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liberal mayor, it likely would'vebeen granted.

Not all of the councils inother cities were undemocrati-cally structured and unrepre-sentative. Two of them, Hous-ton and San Juan, elect theirchairs. And, in San Francisco,the Planning Council, withmore than New York's 35 or somembers is committed to 50percent with HIV-positive rep-resentation now near 30 per-cent. The New York City Coun-cil has graciously allowed threeHIV-positive members out ofmore than 35 .

By press release (no. 474-9OR) the mayor indicated that heintended to look to the RyanWhite Planning Council for policyadvice in general on AIDS is-sues, not just to get and dis-tribute this particular grantmoney. And by calling it an HIVPlanning Council, the signifi-cance of the democratic structurebecomes even of greater mo-ment to the AIDS community.Consider that something hap-pens to Mayor Dinkins, and aGuiliani becomes the mayor withthe power to appoint the mem-bers and the chair. Giulianiwould name Cardinal O'Connorthe chair and gut whatever littlereal representation originallyexisted. That would not happen ifthe AIDS community on theCouncil retained the power to.electthe chair and to reconstituteon its own membership (e.g., bynominating committee and afinite limit on term of service anda representational mandate con-firmed by some majority vote).

David SamuelsManhattan

BOY, MARILYN·AND MINIONI loved the article on Boy

George. Thank you, he needsthe press.

There was, however, onesmall error I would like to go offon. That error was the inclusionof Marilyn in a group of artistswho "dominated the charts, dic-tated fashion and ruled MTV."

Did Marilyn ever have arecord out in this country? Obvi-ously, if he did, it was a dismalfailure. He did appear on MTVonce with Boy George and moreoften in the Eurythmics' "Who'sThat Girl?" video. I don't thinkthat counts as "ruling MTV."

And what of his fashiondictation? He was a guy whowore braids and makeup. Suchshocking behavior for BoyGeorge's no. 1minion.

I hate to be anal, but I amstill overly bitter at the way Mari-lyn, that cunt, bad mouthedGeorge at the height of George'sdrug problem. The most press heever got was a two-part "exclu-sive" interview with EntertainmentTonighton that very subject

Marilyn, what a star!David Neil Armstrong

NashvillePS. Thanks for printing SandraBemhard's address (and puttingher on a cover)! I've got herautograph three times now! Evenif you don't like her, you onlymake her fame grow stronger,and how can that be a bad thing?Keepup the good world

COME OUTI would like to express my

feelings of outrage at stories thatare being printed in the mediaabout gays and lesbians thathave served in the Gulf, usingfirst names only or pseudonyms.I can't believe that stories arebeing printed about the gayswho've served in the Gulf, askingfor recognition of their service,from the closet, and for the pub-lic to honor them. I don't feel wecan honor them when they'restaying in the closet

I can't believethat peopleareashamed or afraid to be who theyare and that they do not state loudand proud: "I am lesbian (or gay),and I want to serve my country .openly!" Instead, by remaining inthe closet, using other names, notbeing completely truthful to oth-ers or themselves, we (lesbiansand gays) won't get the dignityand justice we deserve and askfor. The government continues to

win, because of our own shame,fear or homophobia. Wake uppeople now is the time! Seekadvice, from Lambda Legal De-fense, private counselor theNational Lesbian and Gay TaskForce and come out-loud andproudIOtherwise, the djscrimina-tion will always be there, we willalways be under the other guy'shand, exactly where they wantuS...in the closet silent

I am proud of who I am. Ibelieve in freedom and justiceand am sure of myself. I stoodup for something I believe...thatI have the right to be who I amand shouldn't be discriminatedagainst because I am a lesbian.

Lefs not deny who we areanymore, and come out, so wecan give support to others.

Donna JacksonFormer Lesbian Army Reservist

San Francisco

WINNIE IN CONTEXTThe trial of Winnie Mandela

has created controversy. It ismost important not to lose focuson the issue at large: How wesupport South Africa or NelsonMandela's vision. We know thatMrs. Mandela has been urgedtime and time again by the SouthAfrican "special branch" of policeto get to Nelson in an attempt tomuddy his impact on the world atlarge. She has experienced theimpact-interrogation, deaththreats, bombings, actual physicalabuse or whatever it took-andhas most definitely cracked onceor twice.

The issue is not Winnie,not just gay-bashing or evensexual abuse it is all of them.

We must not allow the"trial" to discredit the affirmingor the actuality of a free SouthAfrica, for in its freedom so dowe all come to realize our own.

Though we mourn Stom-pie, we pause at how many aretortured and murdered in theeveryday "business-as-usual"police-brutality machine that isSouth Africa now!

Sebastian AraujoManhattan

GELBERT FANI was so pleased to open

the April 3 issue of OutWeek[no. 92] and read the musicreview by Bruce-Michael Gel-bert. A friend and I have sharedmany of his articles from hisformer paper (the Native) andare relieved that OutWeekhad the foreSight to bringhim on staff.

Congratulations for recog-nizing that there are many of us(your readers) who enjoy abroad range of music, includingopera and classical perfor-mances! Mr. Gelbert alwaysincludes the gay-historic per-spective of the composers andperformers he reviews, which isappealing and affirming to gaymen and lesbians.

Jane Te§taBayshore, NY

CHIP FANKudos to Liz Tracey and

Sydney Pokorny for profilingthe activities of Chip Duckett["The Lavender Underground,"no. 93, April 10]. ..

The Hetrick-Martin Insti-tute has long been a [recipient]of Chip Duckett's generosity.Through his nightclubs, Chiphas raised funds for HMI andavailed his clubs for benefit par-ties, all without any publicity.

Mr. Duckett's generosityhas earned him a place in theInstitute's Parent Teacher As.so-ciation, our honor roll of majorcontributors.

Thank you, Chip!Michael A Rogers

Development CoordinatorThe Hetrick-Martin Institute

Manhattan

All letters to the edi-tor must include aname, address anddaytime phonc;:, al-though names maybe withheld at theauthor's request. Out-U7eek reserves theright to edit lettersfor clarity and spaceconsiderations.

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~ov. Lowell Weicke,rhas promised.·to-.go, makes that .state the fourth in the..Jountry to pass a gay. rights bUI, after· isconsin, Massachusetts and Hawaii ..

"We are very, very pleased," saidGallo, lobbyist for the Connecticut

. .. .oalition for Lesbian and Gay Civiligbts1~"Ifs been along road.". ".r!The ,Connecticut bill bans discrimi-nation. based on sexual orientation inhou'sing,: employment, credit, publicaccomodations and State contracts. Con-servativeamendments stipulate that thebiU:applies.neither to religious organiza-tions. nor to the.ResetVe Officers TrainingCorps, or ROTC.

Connecticut activists cite several fac-toisWhich inade the bill's passage possi-ble this year, by a Senate vote of 21 to 14,after an 18-year battle. Passage of a Mas-sachusetts law last year aided efforts, asdid the replacement of anti-gay rightsGov. William O'Neill with Weickc;:r,ca

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held on the steps of the Legislature lastDecember. "I hoped that making a state-ment, being a,living examplt: ofa gay per-son, would influence the passage of thisbill,",sai9 Grnbarz. "A number of my col-leagues ·who vOted against the bill in thepast said that Iwas the reason they votedfor ,it [this time], which ,was very flattering. "

Gra~'s speech ~. the house floornear ..the end of the· debate on.the bill hasa1sO been cited by legi$lators and activistsas a significant fa<,tor in the passage ofthe bill., "I knew, whatefer I said, the firsttime an openly gay man rose to speak onthe gay rights bill as a member of the

. assembly ...would be a memorable~event,"he said, adding, "I was so nervous, 1barely slept for a week and a ,half."

Grabarz also said that, in comingout publicly, he hoped to combat thegrowing intolerance in the US of peoplewho are different, which, he believes,echoes the McCarthy period. "All of themajor media outlets in this state havebeen engaged in discussion for severalmonths about homosexuality and themeaning of diversity," which, he said,has resulted in ail increased understand-ing of lesbian and gay people.

In addition, leslie Brett, chair of theCommission on Human Rights andOpportunities, the' agency that will becharged with enforcing the gay rightslaw, came out as a lesbian ina letter tothe Connecticut legislature. "It w~ anopportunity to come out in a strategicand important way," said Brett. "Comingout is essential, in order to break stereo-types arid to stop being a hidden minori-ty. It is a message to our community that

we can stop being afraid," she said.The Connecticut bill marks the sec-

ond successful piece of pro-gay legisla-tion in as many years. last year, the statepassed a gay-inclusive hate crimes act.According to Gallo, the struggle over thatlegislation paved the way for the capitu-lation, of the state's Catholic Church onlesbian and gay civil rights.

When the lobbyist for the statewideCatholic Conference testified against the,hate crimes bill, his statements to theeffect that gay people desetVe to be vic-tims of violence were published. Thetestimony created some consternation,even within the church, and KatherineMcGrath, dean of Hartford College forWomen, publicly resigned from theCatholic Conference. The Conferencedisavowed the lobbyist's statements andbegmmreoogmthGalloand~of the Coalition for lesbian and Gay CivilRights. The lobbyist is planning to retirethis summer.

While Connecticut activists were'celebraoog, lesbian and gay rights advo-cates in Maine were re-evaluating whatmany had predicted would be a success-ful year for that state's gay rights bill. fig-uring prominently were anti-gay votes bya number of legislators who had previ-ously supported the bill.. According to Diane Elze of theMaine Lesbian and Gay Political A11iance,most of the "angry 11" voted against les-bian and gay civil rights this year, follow-ing the failure of her group to endorsetheir re-election bids because of theiranti-abortion stance. "I frel very strongly..... CT./ME. Oon P_. __28

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WASHINGTON-A new SUlVey c0m-

missioned by the Human Rights Cam-paign Fund, or HRCF, America's largestgay-rights organization, has found thatAmericans ovetWhelmingly support equalrights for gay men and lesbians. The poll,conducted by New York's Penn & SchoenAssociates, questioned 800 randomlyselected Americans and has an error mar-gin of three-and-<me-half percent.

Perhaps the most unexpected find-ing was that 81 percent of Americansoppose the military's policy of discharg-ing soldiers discovered to be gay or les-bian. In addition, 65 percept oppose theDefense t's ban on acceptingopen gays and lesbians into the servicein the flI'St place. .

Among the 14 percent of Americanswho approve of the Pentagon's dis-charge of gay soldiers, 20 percent ofthem would make an exception for sol-diers returning from the Persian Gulf.

A second major finding of the sur-vey was that 80 percent of Americansbelieve that "homosexuals should haveequal rights for jobs." This is up from 56percent in 1m and 71 percent in 1989,when similar questions were asked byGallup pollsters.

Opposition to job discriminationwas highest among people 25-34, thosewho make more than $75,000 per year,those living in the Northeast and West,those who are single or divorced, andwomen, Blacks, Jews, Democrats, liber-als, college graduates and people withno religious affiliation.

The weak support for the Pen-tagon's anti-gay policy reached 31 per-cent among people over 65 and thoseaff!liated with non-Christianlnon-Jewishreligions.

HRCF executive director TimMcFeeley called the military-related find-ings "major" proof that "Americans arefair people who believe that individualsshould be judged on their abilities andnot face discharge because of an irra-tional prejudice."

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utive order rescinding Defense Depart-ment Directive 1332.14, which deemshomosexuality "incompatible with mili-tary service."

cans are discovering that people ,theylove and care for are lesbian and gay."

Currently, only Wisconsin, Mas-sachusetts, Hawaii, Connecticut and theDistrict of Columbia outlaw anti-gay dis-crimination at the state level, althoughthose laws are complemented by dozensof municipal ordinances .•

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"Those are certainly lgood causes," added co- ~. ::.founder Tom HoguelSSOn,C"but we don't have the ~luxury of time. We need to ;§work right now to access :3effective HIV treatments. I jg-personally don't know if £I'm going to be around tosee the fruition of [ACf

UP/Chicago'S] struggles. We've foughtthose issues for 20 years."

Hogueisson said that he was anArmy warrant officer until he wasdischarged after the military'S manda-tory testing found HN antibodies inhis blood.

At present, ACT UP/Windy Citymembership is limited to people who areHIV-positive. And tension mounted atthe group's first meeting when Don chal-lenged ACf UP/Chicago member JeffElliot: "Are you HN-positive? I don'tbelieve you're infected." '

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)y Rex Wockner tel'Stook aim at several social problems1 CHlCAGO-A dozen HIV-positive that some activists believe make themen split with ACf UP/Chicago on April AIDScrisisworse."11 to form a new organization, ACf The debate over merging AIDSUP/Wtndy Oty. Most of the men, two of activism with the struggles againstwholn.are Black, oppose the degree to racism, sexism and other social ills haswhich ACf UP/Chicago has taken on emerged in most ACT UP chaptersbattles against racism and sexism, to the nationwide, including the largest chapteralleged exclusion of AIDS issues. Some in New York. A similar conflict, pittingalso reject the group's alleged "socialist" homophobia against other progressivetendencies. concerns, is taking shape in many chap-

SimilarACf UP splits have occurred tel'Sof Queer Nation.in San Francisco and Portland, Ore., ACf UP/WtndyOty co-founder Danwhere, as in Chicago, the original chap- Don calls this progressive agenda "the

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Francisco and Portland have split up, ACT UP/New York,which recently appeared to be threatened by a schism,remains intact.

Members of the ACT UP Women's Caucus, angered byother ACT UP members' meeting with federal officials even asthe W0'!len's Caucus was pressing those same officials forchanges in AIDS policy, proposed that the entire organizationdeclare a six-month moratorium on talks regarding women-

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and-AIDS-related issues with federal policymakers.Though the organization has always been marked by ran-

corous debate, some observers of the AIDS coalition suggestedthat this would be the issue that finally split the group in two.

It seems, however, that ACT UPlNew York has been tem-pered by hotter fires in the past. After the often-heated debate,the group sent the motion down in defeat. The following weekthe group seemed to be back to its usual business.

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"That's an inappropriate question toask me." Flliot responded. ''1 have a rightto my privacy. '

Target AIDS, Not ACT UP/ChicagoThe attendees agreed, however, that

they do not want to spend time fightingwith ACf UP/Chicago. "I don't want tostart a battle," Hogueisson said. "I justthink they've lost their focus. We canempower each other, but we won't winany battles through confrontation withother gay groups."

"We've got something more atstake," added Don. "Hopefully, we won'tlose control to socialists."

The men at the meeting, who hadbeen members of ACf UP/Chicago's Per-sons With AIDS Caucus, said that theywere surprised to see nearly 2O'HIV-pos-itive men at the meeting. ACf UP/Chica-go's PWA Caucus never drew more thanfour people to any meeting, they said.

Noticeably absent, however, wasPWA Daniel Sotomayer, one of Chica-go's best-known AIDS activists, whoquit ACf UP/Chicago last year, charg-ing that AIDS had become fourth on itsagenda "after racism, sexism andhomophobia. "

In an interview, Sotomayer, a syndi-cated cartoonist for the Lesbian and Gaypress said: "ACf UPIWmdy City needs todo their work without the shadow ofme. I wouldn't want to dominate thenew group that way. It's fair that otherHIV-positives organize this without thehelp of a quasi-media celebrity. '

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Sharyl Holtzman took issue with many ofACf UPIWmdy City's assertions. But shesaid that, as AIDS direct-action move-ment grows, splits are inevitable andshould not be considered a bad thing.

Holtzman compared the multiplica-tion of direct-action groups to the diver-sification in the AIDS-service community.Where once a single community organi-zation originally served PWAs in mostlarge cities, now scores of organizationsspecialize in such areas as food delivery,drug access, housing and even pet CU"e.

"There are many issues that sur-round AIDS," Holtzman said, "includingsexism and racism and homophobia.They contribute to the crisis, and it's nat-ural to fight these issues in addition to___ ACT UP Gn pag_ 2&

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SYDNEY, Australia-In a protestagainst a recent spate of gay-bashingmurders, anonymous activists here threwred paint on the entrances to 11 majorpublic and private buildings on April 8.

Among buildings hit were theCatholic and Anglican cathedrals, theNew South Wales Parliament, the stateDepartment of School Education, theoffice of the minister of education, theLocal Courts Complex, the City TowerCentre, a 1V station, the Church MissionSociety and two newspapers.

In a flier, activists said that thelocations were chosen "for their out-standing contributions to homo-hatred,discriminization, and violence againstgay men and lesbians."

Police charged one man with"malicious damage" for the Parliamentvandalism. Mark Bloch, a 33-year-oldgay doctor, pleaded guilty April 22 andwas ordered to pay $2,300 in clean-upcosts. None of the other paint-bomberswas caught.

"Today we've painted the town red:the color of our blood that's being spilton the streets, the color of our anger atthe shit that's heaped on us by a societythat says violence against gay men andlesbians is OK," the activists explained intheir flier.

"Gay men and lesbians aredenounced by the church, discriminatedagainst in the justice system, mocked in

the media and swept under the carpet by-.' .

the education system. Is it any wonderyoung people decide it's OK to hunt and,

kill us for fun?" ,

The flier recounted last year's mur-der of 33-year-old Richard Johnson in apublic toilet in Alexandria Park by eightteenage males who found his telephonenumber on the wall and invited him tothe p:uk for sex.

"They kicked him so hard his .passplit open, his chest caved in and his liverruptured," activists wrote. "An hour laterthey went back to the park where they

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had left him. He was semi-conscious;coughing up blood They went away againand left him to die. These men believedthis killing was OK because the man theykilled was gay. They believed this becauseviolence against gay men and lesbians isopenly encouraged by our society. This isnot an isolated or unusual incident." ,J~

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According to Sydney's Gay andrles-bian Rights Lobby, .local youth gangsconunitted at least six gay-related mur-ders in 1990....

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mentioned by conferees include inade-quate access to primary health careand prenatal care and the unavailabili-ty of drug-treatment programs. Accord-ing to Hortensia Amaro of the BostonUniversity School of Public Health,women seeking HIV-re1ated care oftenare deterred by fears relating to confi-dentiality because the hospitals andclinics where poor women most oftenseek care rarely offer anonymous HIV-antibody testing. Amaro also cited fearof losing child custody (particularly inthe context of increasing criminaliza-tion of maternal drug use) as an obsta-cle to women seeking care.

Women's under-enrollment inclinical trials, which often present thebest care available, was one of the rea-sons cited for a rate of death amongwomen sbHimes-to-eight-times fasterafter diagnosis than men.

Asian and Pacific Islander WOJDenand Native American women face par-ticular jeopardy because of the extent ofdenial within those communities andneglect from federal and state officials

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Barriers to CareWhile women have often been

the focus of public health efforts toprevent the spread of HIV infection,the dominant message has been forthem to get men to change theirbehavior by wearing condoms. In theabsence of women-controlled meth-ods to prevent sexual transmission ofHIV, said Gloria Weissman of theNational Institute on Drug Abuse,such directives may be unhelpful atbest. "In abusive relationships, gettingpartners to wear condoms may bemore immediately dangerous than therisk of HIV-infection."

According to Dixon, providinginformation about modes of transmis-sion and safer sex are often inade-quate to produce change in women'slives. "If we don't address the issues inwomen's lives in a way that they feelsafe and supported, we're not going to

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and from AIDS-service organizations,according to Suki Ports, founder anddirector of New York City's FamilyHealth Project. Federal and state officialshave refused to fund programs orresearch targeted to those communitiesbecause, officials claim, there are insuffi-cient numbers of cases.

HIV and AIDS among NativeAmerican women has also beenignored, said Charon Asetoyer, notonly because the numbers are low, butalso because they are wrong. TheCDC's statistics for AIDS among NativeAmericans counts only those peoplewho live on reservations and are treat-ed by the Indian Health Services, orIHS, said Asetoyer, the founder anddirector of the Native AmericanWomen's Health Education Resource in. South Dakota. The only large-scalestudy of AIDSamong Native Americansto date has been a seroprevalencestudy among pregnant women begunthree years ago, and while results havestill not been compiled, preliminarystatistics indicate that the rate is eight-times higher than expected.

The health care of women gener-ally is also compromised by misdiag-nosis of AIDS and HIV-infection.Because women rarely get diseaseslike Kaposi's sarcoma, which doctorsare likely to recognize as IDV-related,they are often misdiagnosed. Anothertheme frequently touched upon byconference speakers was that doctorsoften regard women, particularly poorwomen and women of color, as unreli-able reporters of symptoms and unableto follow treatment regimens.

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unanimously to reiterate demandssent to the CDC that include the revi-sion of the AIDS definition to includethe full spectrum of infections occur-ring in women, IV-drug users, chil-dren and all people whose health hasbeen compromised by poverty. Thatdemand has gone virtually unheard.by the CDC in recent months, despitethe amassing of considerable evi-dence to support it at the DecemberNIAID conference.

The proposed change wouldinclude cervical cancer, chronic andunresponsive vaginal candidiasis,pelvic inflammatory disease and other

diseases in the presence of lllV-infec-tion, in the CDC definition of AIDS.Changing the description would alsoallow more women to become eligiblefor Medicaid and Social Security Dis-ability Income. ,

According to Diane Palladina ofthe New Jersey Women and AIDSNet-work, one of the reasons cited by theCDC for not including chronic vaginalcandidiasis to the AIDS defmition wasthat it would send millions of womenwho suffer from simple yeast infec-tions into a panic. "As if women can'ttell the difference from candidiasis thatwe get during the summer that goesaway from a recurrent infection that isunresponsive to treatment," counteredPalladino. "And as if having millions ofwomen concerned about whethe~;theycould get AIDSwould be a bad thing,"she added.

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participants were service and health-care providers, but the event alsobrought together activists and poiicy-makers from state health departmentsand federal agencies. The event pro-vided a forum for a renewal of thedebate between ACf UP members andJanet Mitchell, chief of perinatology atHarlem Hospital and a member of theBlack Leadership Commission on AIDSin New York.

Members of ACT UP/Bostonchallenged Mitchell to defend hersupport for ACTG protocol 076, aproposed clinical trial that would testthe ability of AZT to prevent perina-tal HIV-infection. ACf UP membersargued that AZT was an often-inef-fective and highly toxic drug, andthe proposed informed consent doc-ument was inadequate.

In response, Mitchell said that inthe context of the systematic disman-tling of urban health-care systems,"the only way poor women are goingto have access to any quality prenatalcare at all is if they have a diseasesomeone happens to be interested in."She also described the protocol as thefirst time the FDA had agreed to test adrug on pregnant women and saidthat the trial is critical to removing thesupposed barrier of possible pregnan-cy to enrolling women on experimen-tal drugs at all. T

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"accept me, pIeose" mentality of toomany gay piays.

Familiar themes of violenceand abuse are giw:n unnsllal t\Vi5tsin '1hat AI Padno Look" (How todisempower a mugger), DanielCurzon's 'S & M" (Where did itstart? Not at the Spike. TryJerusalem) and "One Man's Opin·ion" (BogosiatH;tyIe monologue of

agay~).Robert Pattick's three works

showcases his wit and diversiry. In~Wagner and Ludwig" }Neget ataste of Ridiculous Theatre campbc<wttn Ridlard Wagner and KingLudwig as they flirt and wooaboard a train. ·The Family Bar"portrays a reverse satire of a soci-ety thaI «pres'" apple pie typeS.The jokes fall fIa~perhaps becausethe !nO .... ge is such a bitter punch in theface. What if lliEY (i.e., your grandma,uncle and sweet little sister) had to oon-gregate in seedy bars and cruise spots'"lbe Family Bar" is more than comedy;irs a auel indictment of the limits of barculture in New World Order Und.

Carl Morse brings joy and hope intwo similarly fertile scenes, WIth a preg.nant word processor who gets a visitfrom the good Fairy in Personnel, to thecheerieading "Fairy Fuck·ln" where upon

all has are gIVen the go ahead to triakemore queers.

While Robert Patrick's "The Way WeWar" is topical regarding the Iraq War, itcomes off as a plain stated PSA, never

body's UttIe Boy:Acta Ted Senecal is brilliant in the

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WbaI appears to be a IooocooIJoti'l d the IVS is oohesiYdydesigned by semic artist JamieLeo. 'ill! ~ from pa!hos to Sal·urday NIj!/x lM-<ype sk<tthes. It'ssatSying 10 know that the authashad the ....,.. to keep thae plays.some with limited plots andthemes, so short. Less is oftenmore. Additionally, the talentedensemble of actors are able·",hop from brood o:mc<Iy 10 rmdcr

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the multifacued views of gay lives. .Aapproadling me true firework....two gaymen can worK uP' while on oppositesides of the Pro/AntiWar debate.

Bil Wright's "Mother Father LoverMan" pushes into poetic perfonnancewith a swift beauty, reoounting the crudand glorious first time account of ayoung Black man, played by Troy Salas,in a hotd room. Salas also provides a brt·ing voice as the conscience of a guyrecovering from yet another night ofcheap sex in Robert Chesley'S ·Sorne-

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National Union of SOuth African Stu-dents adopted a motiondurlflg its reCentconference in Durban comri:litting itselfto challenge all forms of heterosexism. Itis "the most far-reaching [pro-gay state-ment] yet adopted by a non-gay pro-gressive organization in South Africa,"

, .according to the newsletter of the Orga-nization of Lesbian and Gay Activists.

In other student neWs, Black gaysand lesbians at ,the University of Witwa-tersrand in Soweto have formed theSociety for H on CampuS.

Meanwhile, OLGA li~s declaredwar ()n Anglican Archbishop D,eSmondTutu,'following an illterviewin the'mag-ilzine Fair Lady. " .." '

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accepted that the oqIy arena where sex isright is in a monogamoJJs marriagebetween two people d oppqsite sex.~

In Durban, meanwhUe, Gay andLesbian Activists of Durban (GLAD) hascome into ~\::e. The new group fol-loWs close on the heels of a new l~ianorganization called Sunday's Women.

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ClllCAGO--At least three gay stu-dents at the University of Chicago arebeing terrorized by a hate' group callingitself "The Brotherhood of the Iron F"lst."

The anti-gay campaign has includedexplicit death threats and the apparentattempted murder of a disabled gay man.

The three victims are graduate stu-dents in the Division of BiologicalSciencesand members of the univenlity's Gay andLesbian Alliance. They work in Cumming<;Life Science Center and say evidence sug-

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gests that the homophobes do, too.The harassment began with hateful

notes in Kevin Fuller's and Chris Bauer'sdepartmeqtal mailboxes at Cummings.·Soon GALA Co-President Andrew Rossbegan receiving similar mail.

The harassment continued by tele-phone. Anonymous callers called thethree men "Filthy, fucking faggots!" andpromised, to murder them,

Then, on Match 17, Bauer wasattacked by two men as he walked l1oIn! atnight He said that they knocked him down,kicked him and thre<itened to inject air intohis veins with a syringe. Bauer, who is dis-abled, suax:siu11y scared off his attackers.

University officials and studentleaders who condemned the harassmentalso received letters. "Accept andembrace the ...Brotherhood so that fag-gots and other deftlers of purity will notpollute our life," read one of the notes."Once e!imiIiated, those that deftle themcannot taint the lives of normal people,and the world will be the better for it"

University Dean of Students EdwardCook pUblicly "condemn[ed]" the "mali-cious and hannful actions" and request-ed information on the identities of Broth-erhood .members. And many non-gaystudents have supported the three vic-tims by attending a meeting and a rallycalled in response to the harassment

-Rex Wockner

WASHINGTON-President Bushbackhanded members of the AIDS Coali-tion to Unleash Power, charging themwith employing tactics that are both"counterproductive" and "offensive." '

"I think ACf UP resorts to tacticsthat are tot3lly counterproductive," Presi-dent George Bush was quoted as sayingin an article in the National CatholicReporter, an independent Catholic week-ly. Bush made his comments during an

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"fo the degree that the AIDS 'ques-.tion should be treated as a health ques-tion, they work even against that because'of their outrageous actions," Bush contin-ued. ~And those tactics, and I condemnthe kind of tactics that are offensive: tothe mainstream Catholics, Protestants,'Jews, anybody else. It is not right. It is anexcess of free speech to use,'to re&>rtto,'some of the tactics these people use." '.

Bush' went on to decry ~ittacksagainst Cardinal O'Connor" and suggest-'ed that parental involvement; was' calledfor when distributing condoms in, cityschools, a reference to New York SchoolsChancellor Joseph Fernandez's recentlyapproved AIDS prevention plan. . .,. ACf. UP/New York meinbers were

clearly angered by Bush's remarks 'at thegroup's regular Monday night meeting.And ACT UP spokesperson RobinHaueter told OutWeek, "'The.reason' ACfUP exists is because of the murderousnegligence of George Bush and hiscronies. What Bush cal1s our 'excess,'offree speech,' whether anyone has ,beenoffended or not, has actually saved lives.If Bush has any sense of human decency

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he would sit down with ACf UP and for-mulate a national AIDS policy before thenext hundred-thousand Americans die."

Members of ACf UP are also plan-ning 30 days of actions to protest Bush'scomments. The action will kick off at theBush vacation home at KennebunkPort.Me. A group of 15 activists from the OCchapter of ACf UP demonstrated andpassed out condoms outside the WhiteHouse on April 23.

-Duncan Osborne

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NEW YORK-The Gay and Les-bian Alliance Against Defamation'ssecond annual media awards boasteda new category that specifically citesthe achievement of a journalist form agay and lesbian publication, andGLAAD honored OutWeek's staffreporter, Nina Reyes, with its firstOutstanding Local Gay and LesbianMedia Award.

An awards ceremony was held aspart of a GLAAD fund-raiser at Win-dows on the World on April 21.

"We're proud to be able to recog-nize the contribution of Nina Reyesand OutWeek toward establishing anaccurate record of the progress of thegay and lesbian community," saidKarin Schwartz, GLAAD's acting exec-utive director.

Schwartz bristled when remindedof accusations that her organization'sfirst awards presentation ignored thegay and lesbian media, noting thatlast year both the Gay Cable Networkand the Gay Broadcasting Systemreceived special awards and thatRichard Goldstein, one of the VillageVoice's top editors, was named jour-nalist of the year.

"GLAAD chooses not to compre-hensively cover the gay and lesbianmedia because the Gay and LesbianPress Association covers it. Theyexist to support the work of the gayand lesbian press and [our recogni-tion] would be redundant," Schwartztold Out Week.

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Other recipients in this year'slocal journalism category includeNew York Newsdays New York edi-tor, Don Forst (Outstanding LocalNewspaper Coverage); the Vt/lageVoice's Donna Minkowitz (Out-standing Local News Correspon-dent); and WCBS's Delores Dansak,director of broadcasting for Cban-nel 2 Tbe People (Outstanding LocalNews Program).

Because the mainstream mediais often negligent in addressing gayand lesbian issues, Schwartzexplained that GLAAD is "thankful"to people like Reyes and Minkowitzfor their coverage.

"I'm honored that GLAAD isrecognizing the gay and lesbianpress," Reyes commented. "Wemake an important contribution tothe community, and that goes large-ly unrecognized. People are gener-ally more interested in what themainstream has to say."

Reyes began reporting andwriting for Out Week on a free-lance basis' one and one-half yearsago. In May 1990, she accepted afull-time position as the magazine'sfirst and only staff reporter. Priorto joining OutWeek, Reyes hadbeen a staff writer for Next maga-zine in· Boston

Reyes, who is 26, holds a BAfrom Smith College and resides inBrooklyn with her lover.

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p~ to improve the amount and quali-ty. of gay and lesbian programing andvisibility," said Evan Wolfson, a boardmember of the Gay and LesbianAlliance Against Defamation, one ofthe groups that has pressured Channel13. "Given that, we thought it wasbest to work with them and supportthis good faith effort."

According to Wolfson, Channel 13has increased the presence of gaymen and lesbians in the station's newweeknight public-affairs programs,Live Wire and Thirteen Live. Most sig-nificant was the station's commitmentto produce, and seek funding for, aone-hour round-table discussion ofgay issues with the working title OUtin America. A scheduled broadcast inNew York on June 26 will selVe as a

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WNET, Channel 13, told OutWeek,"We've had some very good dialogue.Both WNET and the gay and lesbiancommunity have acted in good faith andwith respect for each other. We hope tohave a major Gay and Lesbian PrideWeek in June. We're proud of the servicewe're doing for the gay and lesbian com-munity and appreciative of any support."

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"No one is going to do it for you,"Mason declared in his announcement,invoking the individualist principle ofself-motivation and noting that, as a Blackgay Republican, he literally embodiesthree aspects of what could be a power-ful new coalition. "If Boston is a citywhere three minorities might just make ~majority, then, with your help, I will wina seat on the Boston City Council."

While the underlying theme ofMason's campaign is accountability, hisplatform consists of three primary

planks: revitalizing the local economythrough the creation of enterprise zones,lowering the rate of crime and improvingthe public schools. Inpursuit of the lattergoal, Mason broke rank on what hasbeen an issue divided along racial linesby announcing that he supports anappointed school committee.

Mason's candidacy has drawn for-mal endorsements from representativesof two of the lesbian and gay commu-nity's three primary electoral politicalorganizations, although Boston's open-ly gay City Cou~ci1or David Scondrashas decided to remain neutral onMasoil's campaign.

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-Nina Reyes/New Yom

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that we did the right thing," said Elze, aboard member ,and former president ofthe All4mce. "But now, after the defeat,

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there are board members who regret it."The Alliance was subject to consid-

erable aiticism during the elections overits endorsements, even before the defeatof the bill. Some members publicly aiti-cized the Board's decision, and somelabor groups also targeted the gay rightsgroup for failing. to endorse pro-laborcandidates who were anti<hoice. "Per-sonally, I don't want to see lesbian andgay civil rights anywhere in the rountryat the expense of women's lives," saidElze. "But it is going to be a hot issue [inthe organizationJ."

The Maine bill was twice voted downby the House, loomg by 21 votes in thefinal tally, 56 to 75. Another factor in thedefeat of the bill was the promise by Gov.John McKernan to veto the measure if it

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fighting for treatments and access tohealth care. ACf UP is a coalition [ot]the people that AIDS affects, and theirissues are part of the fight. I don't view[the emergence of ACf UP/Wmdy City]negatively at all," Hol~ continued."It's a natural progression. I embraceACf UP/Wmdy City. I hope 20 groupsform to take on the different issueswithin AIDS."

But Holtzman denounced ACTUP/Windy City's perception that ACfUP/Chicago is more concerned aboutracism, sexism, homophobia and social-ism than about AIDS.

"Those charges are completelyuntrue and unfair, and they are awfullyihsUlting to people who have been wOlk-ing very, very hard to fight for the better-ment of the lives of people withAIOS....We are not progressives and les-bians against gay white males. That'sbunk. It's a movement that is growing andchanging, and it is going to splinter tofocus on different AIDS-specific issues."

ACT UPJWindy City's AgendaThe issues raised at ACf UP/Wmdy

Oty's first meeting ranged from bureau-datic bumbling to specific drugs needed

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right now by some members.Likely future targets include the

American Medical Association, "for fid-dling while Rome burns," and pro-gayChicago Mayor Richard Daley, for select-ing a Catholic nun to head the healthdepartment.

Other ACf UP/Windy City mem-bers are primarily concerned aboutdrug access. One man said that he wasworried that the latest drugs may not beavailable at Cook County Hospital,where PWAs without health insuranceare treated.

Another man said that he had beendiagnosed with ayptosporidiosus, whichcauses nausea and' diarrhea and, as aresult, severe weight loss. A key drugcontrolling the nausea is' malijuana, buthe had been unable to secure the' Sub-stance-a problem that was resolvedwithin minutes.

"I'm just pissed off that you can't getstuff when you need it," summed upanother lllV-positive man ....

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from New York City Mayor David Dink-ins and by local and state politicians suchas Ken Reeves, the openly gay African-American vice-mayor of nearby Cam-bridge. Premiere Black gay filmmaker,Marlon Riggs added to the festivities witha poem he had written for the occasion.

"The whole morning was a joyousaffirmation," said Harold Dufour-Ander-son, who organized the event as coordi-nator of minority outreach for the AIDSAction Committee of Massachusetts. "Itwas really a wonderful opportunity tocelebrate the diversity of our rommuni-ty...and to look at AIDS and how we areresponding to it."

Dufour-Anderson adopted the ideafor the community breakfast from theannual Martin Luther King Jr. breakfastsfor Boston's African-American commu-nity. "We celebrate the legacy of BayardRustin in the expression of our identi-ty," Dufour-Anderson said. Rustin, a gayman, helped organize the famous civilrights March on Washington with King.

Few other cities offer such rommu-nity breakfasts for gays and lesbians ofcolor, and Boston's may be the oldest.New York's gay and lesbian mayoral liai-son, Marjorie Hill, said that last February'sBlack History Month breakfast at New

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The $5,000 Boston breakfast wasfunded entirely by the AIDS ACflONCommittee of Massachusetts as part oftheir outreach and education in rommu-cities of color.

--Carrie WOfford

SHOMOPHOBICD SEPIEADOESN'T WORK

,LEWISTON, IDAH~A 17-year-oldbqy who tried to get out of a murder rapby telling an Oregon State trooper that hestabbed a Lewiston man because "hemade homosexual advances to me" found

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that his homOphobic defense plea di<;Jn'twOlk. In early April,. Richard Brewer wassentenced to at least 35 years in prison.

The defendant, originally from SanBernadin6;'. calif., plea-bargained earli-er-'-ruling out the death penalty-fbrkilling Hogan Hollirigsirorth.\

Hollingsworth had taken in Brewer,.and a friend when they were homelessand stranded in Idaho. For the 3O-year-old waiter's charity, he was stabbed adozen times in a robbery attempt onJune 13 of last year.

Brewer and friend Scott Weinmann,19, are also accused of murdering anoth-er San Bernadino man as well asattempting the murder of a third. .

Finding that the "homoshualadvan~es" ,strategy did not wash, Brewertried the "repentant-sinner" approach, ,saying that "he felt he should pay forwhat he had done, killing anotherhuman being."

Weinmann also faces the charge ofbeing a principal to first-degree murderin the Hollingsworth case and first-degree murder in the California case..' It is not known whether Weinmann

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foar losing our in4ividuaiity?-. Wouldn't it be s(mpler to constderthat we all share some basic taboos?

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_, Of course, the French writerGeorges Bataille said it much better. He'dprobably conclude, as I have, that thepresent debate over labels like "queer"and "gay" and "S/M dyke" is superficial;,_ .the 'real bottom ,line. is ,that we all fear .

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an~ desire our (only nominally) sup-ptesstble .human urge toward'sexualactiVity is a natural fonn of violence orexcess that ultimately threatens our indi-Viduality. So we learn to set limits onbehavior, then spend a good portion ofour lives and waking fantasies seeking toovercome these baniers in order to expe- ,oence the moment of blind fusion--the .

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~little death" of climax, where we loseourselves. 1hat contradiction, that fear, isour common desire. Hardy stuff, no?

Not that Bataille is the first to linksex and death and call it all, one and thesame, our quest for divinity. In other;words, it is our awareness of death, our:ultimate inability to overcome nature,,

that makes us most human, and compelsus to try to go beyond our own bound-aries to an elevated state that feelsUnmortal. I've noticed that Bataille's ideashave found favor lately among peoplewho call themselves, for Jack of a better .'term, sexual outlaws. His analysis oferoticism and transgression is interesting. '

to :apply to our ~ommunitywide debatesover art vs. pornography and gender vs.deviance. ' i . '. .

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agree that "what is outcast always arisesfrom within nature," meaning that homo-sexuality springs from within...:...not out-side of-dominant culture. We are insid-ers, mirrors of the limit of taboo held byall those who call themselves heterooexu-al. The taboo, we say, makes. us marginaland different from them because wetransgress the social rule. But it is theirown fear of transgression that'drives"their,fear of us. In other words,the~bpo _

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belongs to all of us.Similarly, the newly ~ted,~egory

of "sexual minority within_a sexualminority" (the name of a pan'el at therecent OutWrite gay writers conference)is misleading. Identifying oneself as com~'ing from "within" gay subculture is right,but, using rpe term "minority" lets the restof us off the hook, as if we don't alsohave an embattled relationship to thesocial order.

ObviOusly, there are'important differ-ences of ~ence between those of us.who maintain, as opposed to :i\riolate, asocial taboo, but it's also wi! that the,

same taboo shapes---Bataille would evensay "contains" our eommon'-desire. Heargues that'transgression will not removethe taboo, if it is a futidamencµ one: "Thebloodiest of murderers cannot. ignore thecurse .upon him', 'for the curse is the condi~pon of his achievement" (from Bataille's'1957 study, Erotism, Death andSensuality.

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As sexual transgressors, then, werepresent the flouted taboo: So OutWritepanel~t Carol Qµeen, a self-identified"transgressive queer," Says, "I identify as awhore because I think we should all. ,

identify with that which is transgressiveand stigmatized and bring it into the lightand let people learn about it...." So pan-elist Kate Bornstein, a "lesbian transsexu-al," rejects being "a gendered person."Based on her experience 6f living as theflouted taboo, she sflYs, "I can't findwords to describe myself." .

On to religion and ritual. Bataillesays that what we all seek through sex,

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as through violence, is that transcendentinner experience, our godlineSs: Looking.around me, it doesn't seem accidentalthat so many gay people are drawn tothe work of Diamanda· Galas, who de-- . -vates anguish and pain to a near holystate in her Plague Mass. It seems morethan obvious that the close proximity wehave now to death, through AIDS, hasmade us more acutely in touch with bothour mortality and our humanity .

-What about our historic penchantfor tjtwil, be it on the physiCal plane of'iolent~, as in S/M, or purely spiri-tual, tlie shamanism and return towitdlcrilft practiced by lesbians? Isn't thatwhat we are doing to the body, throughimage and language, an elevation of theprofane 10 the sacred? That whicq is

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degmded and dark is brought to Hght,'asCarol Queen suggests? What about the.works of "straight" perfonners like Karen•

Finley and Annie Sprinkle, or writers likeKa$y Acker and gay artists like David., '..f 'I~

Wojnarowicz, who are revealing ourtaboos 9n incest, prostitution, sickness,death. Open any collection of cutting-edge "queer" art these days, and you'llfind all the words for our bodily func-tions, for our decay: blood, shit, piss,semen, etc.. Finally, in reclaiming what is

degraded (clit, cunt, etc.), we come to,the issue of contagion, which, in this timeof AIDS, remains of paramount impor-tance to homosexuals as shunned pe0-

ple, as "sinners," manifesting "non-natu-ral" (read: "less than human")' instincts. Iused to shake my head in disbelief at theconnection some very fearful peoplemake between homosexuality as the firststep toward bestiality, necrophilia andmurder, the "latent crinfinal" nature ofhomosexuals. Now I better understandthis fear.If animal nature is sexual exuber-

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By the afternoon, in any case, themistake was sorted out, and the truckarrived at the Kensington, Md., facilitywhere the IDA review team was waitingeagerly to unload the boxes.

This little mishap is a typicalexample of the miscommunicationbetween the FDA and its "constituents"(drug companies or people with AIDS)these days.

If it were not for two mistakesmade in 1989, the first by scientists, thesecond by activists and scientists, ddI(and its cousin drug ddC) could havebeen approved by now.

The first mistake: In 1989, it waswell known that nucleoside analogueslike AZf, ddI and ddC raised T4 celllevels in many people with HIV. That·September, the Institute of Medicine, or ,10M, convened a conference of AIDS"experts" to decide whether surrogatemarkers like T4 cells should be used toapprove new drugs. This would short-en clinical trials and require fewer pe0-ple to get sick and die to prove that anew drug works. Anthony Fauci, direc-tor of rite National Institute for Allergyand Infectious Diseases, or NIAID, andchief of US AIDS research, took theaggressive position that T4 cells shouldbe used as a surrogate marker for anti-

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HIV drug efficacy: T4 cells weren't aperfect marker, but they were the bestwe had, and better than nothing. The10M panel concurred.

Then everyone went home andcreated the ddI clinical trials (two com-paring ddI to AZf and one comparingtwo different doses of ddI), completelyignoring those recommendations: Theywere designed with clinical endpoints(death or opportunistic infection),required 2,500 participants and just fin-ished enrolling in March 1991.

In February 1991, the FDA itselfcalled yet another expert panel to testify

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on surrogate markers. The conclusionswere the same: T4 cell changes reflectedefficacy, at least for nucleoside ana-logues, and should be used in judging .anti-HIV efficacy. Of course, now it wasfar too late for this novel conclusion toaffect the design, though not the evalua-tion, of the ddI and ddC trials.

The second mistake was one thatshortsighted AIDS activists (includingmyselO had a hand in.

In 1989, Dr. Ellen Cooper, thendirector of the Anti-ViralDrugs Divisionof the IDA, had an idea which, if imple-mented, could have led to the approval

of the anti-HIV drugs ddI and ddC bynow. Cooper said:Obviously, AZT is not an idealtherapy. We're all aware of theneed to get a drug approved assoon as possible. ddI is a promis-ing drug. It looks like it is welltolerated at a dose that isactive .... A question wouldbe--mld I'd just like to ask whatyour perspective is on this-ifthere was a dual track, this firststudy would be at the ACTG[AIDS Clinical Trials Group] cen-ters, and the question is, for a sec-ond study, should that be a simi-lar type of study, a randomizedstudy into a different dose? ... .Ifyou go ahead in a second-trackstudy and just choose one ofthese doses, there's some advan-tage and some disadvantage tochoosing just one dose. There is acertain value to doing randomiza-tion in the second [parallel] track.

Cooper's idea would have turned theparallel-track program for distributing ddIto thousands of people with AIDS whocould not enter the ddI controlled trialsinto a prototype for a "large, simple trial"in which thousands of people are ran-dornzied to, for example, doses of ddI.

One example of a rapid, effective,large, simple trial is the Third Internation-al Study of Infarct [heart attack] Survival,ISIS-3.Designed in 1989 and completed. in 1991, this study enrolled more than30,000 people in 20 countries and rapidlyanswered the question "Which is the bestanti-fibrinolytic for heart-attack swvivors?"ISIS-3 discovered that a cheap and non-toxic drug, Streptokinase, was just aseffective as a tremendously costly drug,1PA (tissue plasminogen activator), one ofthe very few drugs more expensive than

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AZI'. They discovered this in just about 18months. The data-collection form was asingle page.

Twenty-thousand people havenow gotten ddI on parallel track. Thiswas undoubtedly a lifesaving programfor many and a life-prolonging onefor others. Yet, if Cooper's suggestionhad been followed, the drug might beapproved already, enabling evenmore to take ddI, and with a betterunderstanding of its risks and bene-fits.We might have known bynow-based on irrefutable hard datafrom a giant randomized exercise-which dose of ddI was best andwhich one had the best impact onAIDS progression and survival.

Instead, we satisfied ourselves withthe idea, propounded by NlAIDDirectorAnthony Fauci, that parallel track shouldbe just a treatment program, with mini-ma! data collection.

Bristol-Myers insisted, however, thatthe data collection in parallel track be asonerous as a typical randomized trial.

Thus, we ended up with, in asense, the worst of both worlds when itcame to parallel track. We did not pushfor a useful randomized comparison ofvarious doses of ddI, and the data collec-tion mandated by ddI's maker, Bristol-Myers Squibb, was just as crushing as ifwe had. Itwas large, but it was certainlynot simple. And it is sti11 unclear whetherdata from parallel-track ddI will be usedby the FDA in granting the NDA.

Thus, we missed two shortcuts toearly approval of ddI: 1) validation of T4countS as a surrogate marker for anti-mY efficacy; 2) use of parallel track as a"large, simple trial" to validate the bestdose of ddI for use in the real world.

Now Ellen Cooper, the friend wedidn't appreciate until it was too late, isgone from the ·FDA's Anti-Viral DrugsDivision, forced out last December in asexist coup, and has been replaced bythe usual clique of self-serving, self-important Beltway bureaucrats whoassure us that "AIDS is our first priori-ty," then hedge approval of severaluseful drugs with all the usual caveatsand arbitrary last-minute demands.

The average FDA review time fordrugs approved in 1991 was 27.7months (2 1/4 years); one drug took84.3 months C7 years).

Hopefully, next time a promisingcandidate for parallel track comesaround, we won't act as though "ran-domize" is always a dirty word.T

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able to retain her seat in Congress hadshe openly supported us. t believe thatFerraro allowed herself to be limited bycatering to the conservative instincts ofher former district and is really quitecomfortable being our advocate. Sheaccepted that role of advocate as soon asshe received the vice-presidential nodfrom Walter Mondale in 1984. In fact, herfirst speaking engagement after receivingthe nomination was to a lesbian and gaygroup in Queens. I welcome Ferraro's

from Comptroller Elizabeth Holtzman'soffice; Liz Garro from Brooklyn DAHynes' office; Dick Dadey, executivedirector of the New York State. PrideAgenda; .Andy Humm from Gay CableNetwork and the Hetrick-Martin Institute;and Scott Klein, former president of lID.lance Ringel, the governor's soon-to-be-former liaison to our comtnunity, wasalso there, and I asked him to make surethat this columnist is the first to knowwho his replacement will be, so I canshare the news with my readers. Newlyelected Councilman Ken FISher droppedby, and Iwhispered to him that.Ferrarohad just endorsed the domestic partner-ship bill, which FISher refused to sponsor.He said that that was nice of her. Coun-cilniember Steve Dibrienza also attended.

Archie and EdieLambda Inde- ·M••"" ....

pendent Democratsof Brooklyn, or UD,had former vice-presidential candi-date Geraldine Fer-raro as its guestspeaker on ~ues-day, April 16, andww i.i?about 100 people "'.,ViWJattended. UD President David Shantonchaired the meeting and Lambda's politi-Cal wiz, Alan F1eishman, greeted folks atthe door. Shanton and F1eislunan repre-sent the best of a new progressive lead-ership at UD, replacing yesterday's mod-erates who went along in order to getalong with the powers that be.

Ferraro seemed to be totally at easedealing with lesbians and gay men andshowed an understanding of our move-ment, aspirations and goals. She's an artic-ulate speaker who emanates a good dealof Warmth, and she's conversant on mat-ters ranging from condom distribution inthe schools to basic civil rights anddomestic-partnership legislation.

Ferraro said that she plans to,

announce her candidacy for US Senate inthe fall. She used to represent the "ArchieBunker" territory of Queens in Congressbut explained that she didn't win herelections with Archie's vote. It was, shesaid, the "Edith Bunker" vote that put herin Congress. Edith notwithstanding, Fer-raro is not doing too well in the polls andreally is a long shot for Senate victory.Perhaps most disappointing to potentialvoters is her endorsement of the death.penalty. 1bat issue may separate her fromher Democratic opponents, but it clearlyalso leads one to question her true com--mitment to progressive ideals and princi-ples. Isn't supporting the death penaltyjust pandering to people's worst instinctsand fears?

We should also note that Ferrarowas not a-n upfront supporter of ourcommunity while in Congress and didnot sponsor our civil rights legislation.She claims that her district was conserva-tive and that she would not have been

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Bunker" territory in LID AwardsOnMay 18, lID will host its awards

luncheon at the Montauk Club locatedon Eighth Avenue at Lincoln place inBrooklyn. The 1991 award recipients are:liz Garro, Brooklyn DA Charles Hynes'energetic and effective liaison to ourcommunity; the National Gay and les-bian Task Force; and Erica Zurer, a mem-ber of community school board 13. ThePeter Vogel award will be presented toLID's past president, Alan F1eislunan, andMayor Dinkins will be presented a spe-cial commendation for his bold actionssurrounding the St. Patrick's Day Parade.Mark your calendar and plan to join,Lambda on May 18. Tickets are $45 inadvance, $55 at the door. Gill lID Presi-dent David Shanton at 018) 384-1285 formore information.

Queens. It was the

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bid, but I do not consider her to besuperior to State Attorney GeneralRobert Abrams. If Ferraro really wants tomake a difference to the people of ourcommunity, she should run against theman who took over her congressionalseat, Queens· County CongressmanThomas Manton. Manton is a notorioushomophobe, a right-to-lifer and a dan-gerous county leader.

Ferraro came to lID with her hus-band, John Zaccaro, gay activist DavidNimmons, and Nimmons' lover, DavidFleisher, who was Ruth Messinger'scampaign manager in her '89 bid forManhattan borough president. The twoDavids had Ferraro and Zaccaro at theirhome for dinner.

Also in attendance were Pam Elain

Gypsy's Broce Moore, B.D. Wong andthe Mayor Too

Bella Abzug will be out of town theevening of the Village IndependentDemocrats, or VID, annual dinner onMay 17 at Tavern on the Green and thuswill not be the key-noter as was previ-ously announced. This provides a senseof relief to some who were afraid thatshe would use the evening to plug heryoungest daughter's bid for a City Coun-cil seat. Of course, there is little chance

that VID would endorse the youngestAbzug. They will, in all probability, sup-port the openly gay candidate, TomDuane. Additions to the dinner programinclude Tony award-winner B.D. Wong,who will present City Human RightsCommissioner Dennis Deleon with theHuman Rights Award, and Bruce 'Moorefrom Gypsy, who will entertain. -,Themayor will also speak.

Circulate This!The Press Office of the New York

City Council is run by West Sider PegBreen. Once co-host of Inside Albany,Breeri is now the mouthpiece of CouncilSpeaker Peter Vallone. Breen has spokenout against the domestic partnership billand is not very friendly to her gay andlesbian neighbors. She is also responsible,for the Council Log-press clips that goto :ill the 'council members. She dis-tril:!utes topies of news clippings fromdailies and weeklies of all stripes. Black,., ~ .

Latino, Asian and other communities'many papers are represc;:nted, .but notOUtWeek! ,Outrageous! And after all thenice-things that I've said about Breen andthe Council Speaker! This is clearly dis-criminatory, and from a West Sider yet!We know that Breen reads us, so whyaren't we Q¢ingdistributed? Come on Peg

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os Angeles police tactics have recently come under thescrutiny of the American public, due in large part to thesavage beating of Rodney King on March 3, allegedlyby three los Angeles Police , or LAPD, offi-cers. The beating was videotaped by George Hollidayand now ranks as one of the most viewed images onAmerican television.

The King beating has been decried as raciallymotivated, an allegation upheld by radio transmissionsbetween officers involved. Three officers and theirsergeant have been brought up on assault and cover-up charges, while 12 other LAPD officers who allegedlystood by to watch the beating have received little more

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Gates, head of the LAPD for 13 years and police veteran of 42years. Gates has been the subject of La;Angeles protests bygroups as diverse as the NAACP, Senate Judiciary CommitteeChair Joseph Biden Jr., the IA County Federation of labor, theAQ.U, California Feminists for life, the Gun-Owner's ActionCommittee, the anti-abortion Operation Rescue, the SouthernChristian Leadership Conference and IA Mayor Tom Bradley. Allare asking for Gates to step down as chief of police due to hispolicies and attitudes toward the King incident.

Glaringly alRnt in all of the talk regarding Gates' "racist" or"classist" policies are charges of homophobia. Even the AQ.Uhas managed to conveniently forget many of Gates' statementsabout the gay community and, in particular, gays and lesbians inthe police force.

Would Gates' resignation create a change in the perceivedracist and homophobic policies of the LAPD?Would his sucressor be any better? What exactly is the LAPD's view of the gaycommunity or gay and lesbian police officers? Is the King beat-

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ing and subseq~ent cover-up an "aberration," as Gates repeated-ly insists, or is such behavior standard practice?

. To Be or Nol To Be•••8ay?- Gates began his police career with the LAPD 42 years ago,

at the age of 22. Appointed police chief in April 1978, Gates hasbeen swirling in controversy almost ever since. His police forceof 8,382 members is 61 percent white and, as far as Gates isconcerned, 100 percent heterosexual~r, at least, they had bet-ter be if t.~ey want to keep their jobS.

In an IA Daily news piece in 1982, Gates said that heassumed that there were gays already in the departnient but thatthey had kept their preferences to themselves. At the same time,five officers were giving interviews and leafletting against thevery idea of gay officers, calling them "sinful," "unnatural,""immoral," "mentally sick" and "potential child-molesters." Noneof the officers was reprimanded or punished for these very pub-lic homophobic actions.

Gates later admitted in an IA 7imes interview: "I think todisplay a sexual orientation of any kind is in bad taste. I think. the realities of the situation are that if a gay came in to thePolice Department and just openly displayed himself as gay ...,he's going to have one hell of a hard time."

At least three such officers did have "a hell of a time."Sgt. Mitch Grobeson left the LAPD in June 1988 after servingseven exemplary yeats on the force. The man of whom Gates~d once written in a memo, "You have impressed the unim-pressable," was outed by an IA sheriff. When word got toRampart Division, where he was transferring, the "faggot"found himself unwelcome.

Grobeson received several death threats and much harass-ment and, on several potentially life--tbteatening calls, could not

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receive any back-up. Twoofficers have since admit-ted to witnessing a meet-ing where Rampart Divi-sion officers decided notto back up the "fag," inthe hopes that he wouldbe killed.

Grobeson filed suitagainst the department inSeptember 1988, a legalbattle that is still waging.He was joined in 1989 byan anonymous female offi-cer, an anonymous 12-yearmale officer and an appli-cant to the force who leftthe Police Academy due tosevere homophobicharassment.

Another anonymousgay LAPD officer recentlytold the IA7imes: "It's onething to handle the courtsystem and street aime,but something else to haveyour own brother officersagainst you ....!know these

, people play rough here.Something couJd happento me. There are pe0-ple some hardcore pe0-

ple who would stop atno length to get rid ofme." IsChief Gates amongthese "hardcore," or havethe "hardcore" just adopt-ed his attitudes?

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Homo-QuotasIn 1980, Chief Gates

was forced into fillingquotas, which would sup-posedly leave himwith aforce that was 25 percentfemale, 22.5 percent Latinoand 22.5 percent Black.(Current actual LAPDStatistics show a force thatis 86.71 percent male, wit:Qthe following racial break-down: 13.78 percentBlacks, 21.6 percent lati-no, 2.6 percent Asian, .29percent Native Americanand .49 percent Ftlipino.)Gates was also fQrced to lower the height requirement from fivefeet-5ix inches to five feet. Gates fought against the rulings,against affinnative action and against quota hiring of anybody"based on their particular sta , racial or otherwise."

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After the civil rights victory over his objections, Gates told the L4Times mockingly that next he'd probably have to hire homosex-ualofficers. He called them "unnatural," adding, "Who'd want towork with one?". Itwas eight years before Mayor Tom Bradley called for hir-

ing of homosexuals in public service. The city's personality test,originally designed to weed out gay applicants, was redesigned,and the sheriff's d~ent began some recruiting measureswithin the city. Still, the LAPD frowned on gay hhing. Gates tolda gay Republican group in 1988: "I'm not going to go out anddetermine what your sexual preference is....I just want goodpolice officers. " Whether or not gays would qualify as the latterdepended on many factors, according to Gates.

. Nevertheless, the LAPD has avoided recruiting directly inthe lesbian and gay community. Defending his reasons for this,Gates said recently: "In the factors that go into being a policeofficer, sexual preference is irrelevant It should stay irrelevantAnd it will stay irrelevant while I have anything to say about it."LAPD Dpty. Chief Cmdr. William Booth has denied anti-gay biason the force or in hhing practices. "One of the things that istotally irrelevant .isan applicant's sexual orientation. Once anapplicant is on the force, our attitude doesn't change."

InNovember 1990, Cmdr. Bob Taylor, the LAPD's coordi-nator and community liaison to the Black, Latino and gay com-munities, called a meeting about this issue with gay communityleaders, which, according to Taylor, Gates seemed enthusiasticabout attending. Gates had to force Asst. Chief Robert Vernon,his right-hand man and a self-desaibed "born-again Christian,"·to attend, and, to Taylors recollection, Vernon was the only per-son who said nothtng. Five months later, a policy which"restates existing policy" is in its third draft, saying that "differ-ences should be a celebrated event" and that no discrimination

ThlPowerBehind .. BatesThe LAPD, always

one with a reputation forhard-nosed and militaris-tic attitudes, has alsobeen fairly open aboutit's pztattitude towardhomosexuals. Gates'predecessor, ChiefEdward Davis, hadalready set .the toneby the time Gateswas put in place. Pl aletter declining hisparticipation in thecelebration of GayPride Week, Davis said: "While I support your organization'sconstitutional right to express your feelings on the subject ofhomosexuality, I am obviously not in sympathy with your viewson the subject. I would much rather celebrate 'Gay ConversionWeek,' which I will gladly sponsor when the medical practition-ers in this country find a way to convert gays to heterosexuals."

In 1975, Vernon issued a memo to all LAPD officers, settingfuture policy. Despite a Police Commjssion report in December1982 which brought the policy under question (though they hadbacked it initially), the LAPD has never revoked the followingstatements:

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LAP,Dstruts Its stuff (top); Mitch

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There is no area sacred from the whenit comes to furthering their insurgent ideas Homosexualsare preoccupied with illegal sexual reiations Homosexu-aIs tend to associate with disreputable persons ....Homo-sexuaIs have a corrosive influence upon their fellowemployees because they attempt to eQtice normal individ-uals to engage in perverted sexual practices ....The homo-sexual is constantly involved in crimes of violence, asboth victim and perpetrator. Members of the homosexualcommunity are responsible for some of our most heinousaimes ... .Any person who willingly engages repeatedly inhomosexual activity is an emotionally sick person anddefinitely constitutes an unacceptable risk when qualify-ing as a police officer ....The hiring of homosexuals aspolice officers is repulsive to nearly all persons ....Homo-sexual acts are inherently immoral, abnormal and aimi-naI-usua11y felonies ....To retain the current trust of thecommunity and the high level of efficiency enjoyed bythe Los Angeles Police t, the disqualification ofpolice applicants based on substantiatedconduct must be continued.Taylor, who c1aims to believe that Gates and Vernon are

"supporti.ve of an environment free of any kind of bias," hadnever heard of this memo and seemed shock:ed to hear it quot-ed. Vernon was unavailable for comment

"People wonder why the officers are treating the publicbadly," says Mitch Grobeson. "Look who's in charge. Vernon,the assistant chief, is in charge of all patrol officers."

ing to their sexuality." Still,with more than 400 gayarrests in Griffith Park (awell-Imown gayauisingspot) in 1989 alone, Grobe-son alleges that Gates hasconstantly refused to allowany of the 150 officers to beused to target or arrest gay-bashers in the same area.Instead, he heard many offi-cers brag about releasinggay-bashers if there was anarrest made.

After the Novembercommunity meeting citedabove, an in-service trainingsession for "cultural aware-ness" was done for olderofficers in January, followingallegations of gay mistreat-ment in a North Hollywoodpark (after complaints ofpublic sex, police were has-sling all gays in the area).The session was mandatoryfor all officers in that depart-ment to attend and wastaught by gay and lesbiancommunity volunteers. Asimilar training has beenongoing in the Police Acade-my for approximately the lastfour years. A specific block:of instmction on gay and les-bian cultural awareness isgiven by lesbian and gay vol-unteers, but it receives nopolice funding.

lbe PlIIlshment lor Doing MElli"Gays are not the only target of negative LAPD policies, as

evidenced by the racially motivated beating of Rodney King. In1979, a distraught Black woman was shot eight times when shewielded a two-inch paring knife against LAPD officers. In 1988 ajwy found Gates personally liable for $170,000 in damages for abeating several of his officers gave to a latino family during asearch for a murder weapon. The numbers have risen over theyears. Settlements against the LAPD were only $553,000 in 1972but had grown to $6.4 million by 1989 and stood at $10.5 mil-lion in 1990.

Perhaps these undue uses of force and disaimination byofficers is a kind of punishment for the community's "evil."Gates defends his targeting of Black communities for crack-downs by pointing to higher statistics of crime in the Black com-munity. In a discussion with Sen. Joseph Biden at a Senate sub-committee meeting on drugs (Sept 5, 1990), Gates suggestedthat "casual drug-users should be shot." He also once told OliefKenneth Hickrnari of the Monterey Park police that "homosexu-als are evil, and they do evil." He also asserted that lesbians andgay men have "provided more complaints that have beenunfounded than any other group I've known---not just unfound-ed, but way-<>ut complaints that just didn't occur."

According to Grobeson, Gates has assigned approximately150 vice officers whose primary duty is the arrest of gay men,an allegation that Taylor disputes. Gates' most unpleasant recol-lection, according to Grobeson, was "stakeouts in public toiletsto capture homosexuals. 1bat's about as low on assignments asyou can get." Grobeson correlates the stakeouts with what hesaw in the department: "There [are] never [fewer] than fivearrests a day of gay men by the LAPD, for various charges relat-

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Silence oIlIIe CopsAccording to Grobe-

son, undue uses of forceare not the aberration Gateshas repeatedly claimed thatthey are. Nor are the com-munity's complaints always"unfounded. "

"The King beating is[only] an aberration [in that!it's the first time it's beencaught on a minkam," saysGrobeson. He goes on toconfinn that "75 percent ofthe LAPD would never con-done or participate in thatkind of activity. However, there are about 25 percent that would,and the other 75 percent would not report it due to manage-ment. The department, under Olief Gates, does not allow offi-cers to make allegations against other officers. Any officer who

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"If you are a Black: citizenwho makes an allegation againstan IAPD officer, you are not acredible witness,· says Grobe-son. "Gays are considered anti-police, so no matter if a hundredthousand gays came f01Wardwho say a police officer beatsomeone, and the officer said, 'Ididn't do it,' the officer's wordwould be taken with the samecredibility or more than the hun-dred thousand gays. The policysays, 'Gays and Blacks are anti-police and are considered to benon-credible witnesses. There-fore anything they state has nocredibility ...,

Grobeson himself saw thispolicy close-up at the 1985 Sun-set Junction Street Fair. Designedto soothe tensions between theLatino and gay communities ofthe Silverlake district in West IA,the fair became the site of evengreater violence when one offive officers allegedly began tosystematically bludgeon a fight c::

suspect in the head with 'ehis baton. AftC1" appro xi- ~

• ex:mately eight blows :J!(Grobeson was not able ~to count all of them), ~one of which broke thesuspect's atm, the offi-cer swung as hard ashe could and, accord-ing to Grobeson, hitthe man in the back:of the head, sprayingblood onto thecrowd which wasnow closing in.

Grobeson andthree other officerswere soon facedwith a very agitat-

ed and violent crowd". who wanted to free

the suspect and getto the other officer.Grobeson screamed

to the crowd his assurances that he would take complaints, andthe officers were rescued shortly thereafter when a helicopterlowered itself onto the crowd and hundreds of police carsshowed up.

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alleges misconduct against another officer is refused a partner,his back:-up.: ..The 'Code of Silence,' as it's called, is very muchenforced and supported by Chief Gates and Asst. Chief Vernon."

The "Code of Silence" is among the spoken but unwrittentraining policies for the IAPD, more so than in other PoliceDepartments, asserts Grobeson. "The other officers at the KingbeatinS did npt speak up because they are told they shan notspeak up. Chief Gates and Vemon talk about 'the battle' and'the war' and how 'we're at war' and it's 'them vs. us.' Fromthe minute you "enter the Police Academy for the IAPD, youlearn that there is you as police officers, and everyone else isthe enemy. ~enty-fiye percent of the officers say, 'Well, thatcan't be true. What about 'the good peOple?' Tweny-five percentof them bought into what Gates and Vernon are saying. Whenyou're at war, you work under the guise of war. You take noprisonerS. That is the mentality of the management, anq if theofficers doa't agree with it, they are forced to abide by it [under]thecurtent chief and assistant chief."

Grobeson, who 'now works with the San FranCisco PoliceDepartment, notes that in his current department, telling the truthabout an incident brings rewards, while if you tell the truth in

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promise and made complaints. When he attempted to give themto Ws"sergeapt, the man responded, "I know what they want tosay, and 1don't fucking want to he<µ"it."When Grobeson wentto a supervisor, the man rebuffed him and wouldn't take thecomplaints. Days later, when their complaints had not beenheald, the five men called the police station. Grobeson wasblamed for the complaints, the complainants were labeled "fags"and discredited as witnesses, and a massive cover-up began---acover-up that started at the top. Every internal investigation andcomplaint must go through the offices of Vernon and Gates.

"The Police Department, under the assistant chief, wasinstructed to destroy evidence against the officer," relates Grobe-son. "1bey were ordered by police management to cover it up.They did so, including the destruction of medical records, order-ing the officer involved to falsify his reports. "The beating victimwas eventually paid $75,000 to settle out of court for an incidentthat never officially OCCUlTed.

Knowing that the complaint by the witnesses and himselfwas highly likely to be dismissed and that "none of the otherofficers had seen the beating," why did Grobeson break the"Code of Silence'? "One reason was the integrity issue," heexp~."Secondly, the officer who did the beating was knownto be a risk and had said that he hated gays. He endangered thelives of the other officers present. Police officers need to be .honest. Not only because it's the right thing to do but becausethey've sworn to uphold the law-not violate it."

Still, by breaking the "Code of Silence," Grobeson asserts that"you're not endangering your job, you're endangering your life."

After the 1985 beating, Rampart Division (Grobeson'sprecinct in the preciominately gay and Latino Silverlake area)had dozens of complaints of severe beatings by police againstmernbers of the community. One man was beaten severely andleft on a bus bench for two days, unable to move due to brokenribs. According to Grobeson, supervisors were called in to testifythat this was "acceptable and typical behavior for lAPD offi-cers." Chief Gates and Vernon transferred 2~officers and super-..visors from the Division after what Grobeson asserts was a mas-sive cover-up. In a separate incident in November 1985, Gatespardoned a patrolman and his partner who had fatally shot inthe back an unanned Cuban immigrant. Again, according toGrobeson, a cover-up ensued.

"What you're dealing with are two powerful individuals,Chief Vernon and Chief Gates, who, in my opinion, have a similarmentality," says Grobeson. 'They were told it is a violation of lawto discriminate against individuals based on sexual orientation. It'sin the Los Angeles Municipal Code. They said, We're going toviolate the law.' They were toldito not allow people to be beatenunder the color of authority. They said, We will cover this up.' Inmy opinion, they're common crimina1s with a lot of power."

Closing Ibe GalesWith regards to the King beating and other lAPD incidents

of violence, Grobeson wants to make clear that the majoritywould not condone the behavior, nor would they cover up ifgiven the choice by management. "It's the 25 percent-thatincludes management-which is discriminating against Blacksand gays."

He notes that all of the police officers he knows feel thatthe officers who stood by in the beating should be fired, but notblamed: "The lAPD has never punished people for covering up

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or not coming fOlWard formisconduct. They arerewarded for it." Indeed,rewards for the discrimina-to!)' behavior are evidentin past incidents.

All officers involved inthe anti-gay harassment ofGrobeson which causedhim to leave the force havebeen. promoted by ChiefGates. The officer who ledthe anti-gay campaignreferred to at the begin-ning of this article wasalmost immediately pro-moted to supervisor. Afterthe anti-gay dictum; Ver-non was made assistant ..chief. Gates has refused toestablish a liaisOn to thegay and les~ communi-ties and claims that henever will.

Despite all of the evi-dence and his personaldealings, Grobeson saysthat "Gates is not an evilman. 1can't say that aboutVernon. Gates does thebest that he's capable of.He doesn't do things mali-ciously. That is not to saythat [Gates] does his jobproperly or that he doesn'tmake mistakes or that hedoesn't spend the majorityof his career trying desper-ately to shove his foot asfar as he can down his[own) throat. There comesa point in time where achief has to be responsiblefor the person he appOint- ,ed as second-in-command." Does this imply that Vernon-moreso than Gates is the driving force Qehind discrimination andviolence against gays and lesbians? "You read Vernon's opinions(in.his policy above) and then tell me," responds Grobeson. "Ilet both of their opinions and quotes stand for themselves."

And Gates' opinions certainly speak. Di$:ussing the Kingbeating r~ently, Gates made the follOwing statement. "Weregret what took place. I hope he gets his life straightened out.Perhaps this will be the vehicle to move him down the road to a .good life instead of the life he's been involved in for such a longtime." Would he have made the same statement if the victimwas gay or lesbian?

Removing Gates may not be so easy. In Los Angeles, thechief of police and all other department heads are protected bycivil selVice to keep them free from political corruption. NeitherSee LAPD on pag- as

"Anyonewho thinksI'm going toslink away iswrong. Iamvery, veryangry, and Ihave amemory aslong aslorever."-LAPD ChielDaryl Gales

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'sfor entrapment, as in the case of Anthony Fulciniti. One day in1987, Tony pulled over near a well-known but empty cruisingspot in Silver1ake to check out his newly repaired car, killing timeuntil his ex-lover, who lived two blocks away, got home. A clean-cut man approached him, struck up a conversation, and the twomen took a walk. At one point, Tony had to urinate, and heducked into a dark, convenient area away from the other man.After they resumed their walk, they turned down an alley andspied another man approaching them head-on. Fearing a gay-bashing, Tony suggested they leave, and then the first mangrabbed him and shoved him up against the wall. He struggledand managed to get away, calling for help. Only then did themen identify themselves as police, tackling him to the groundand causing a gash in his head that required six stitches.

As the two plainclothes vice officers sat on top of Tony, two'uniformed officers arrived. One swung at Tony with a billy club,poking him in the face, ribs and groin, and tried to break histeeth by thrusting the club into his mouth. Finally, the LAPD offi-cers put him in a cho~e hold until he almost passed out. At thepolice station, he was degraded with taunts and AIDS "jokes."

It has taken four years to get to court on Tony's charge oflewd conduct. Claiming that he whipped out his penis and startedmasturbating while making lustful comments to the clean-cut guy,the LAPD has dropped charges of assault and resisting arrest.

But in the interim, the LAPD lost both Tony's files and hisbooking photo which showed his battered face. Tony, mean-while, was afraid to leave his apartment, equally afraid toremain at home, lest he become a "drive-by shooting" victimfor complaining about pOlice brutality. Today, Tony has an

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Coggan further asserts that the GLCSC's Anti-ViolenceProject reports are just the ''tip of the iceberg." Coun>tlessother. ,

victims will not come forward, either for fear of being exp.osedas gay or because they feel that when it is their word against,'the cops, nobody will believe them. Coggan also says that vip~.tims are reluctant to report police misconduct to thelAPD.".·"Who would want to make a report to the very agency that per-petuated the crime against you?" he,asks. Many victims alsofear LAPD retri bution.

This is the pall under which sun-loving LA queers have '. ;lived for years. It would seem logical, then, that the King be,at-'ing would have galvanized the queer community, generating a

. tidal wave of identification, a flood of letters, faxes and phone.calls to elected officials and night after night of solidarityprotests. Rechy's ''youngman'' is Rodney King-Tony Fulciniti,.or the African-American lesbian who got her crotch grabbed ..twice by a cop demanding "Are you a man or a woman?" at a-;raid on a recent lesbian fund-raiser. Rodney King is every queerwho has walked past a cop and prayed to be invisible. . '.'

But the queer response so far has been minimal. Why? c

Los Angeles is a city with no center, a city that, for all the 'eglitter, glamour, gold and headline liberalism, is basically . ~conservative. Queers here only become active when it is coi1Ve~ ~nient and does not require too much traveling. Then there is ~what ACT UP/LA's Connie Norman calls ''the flier mentality"-no ~

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Complacency and assimilation are the problems. Gay yuppies justcan't identify with the prima.., targets of police brutalltv,-namely, street hustlers and people of color.

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ny about the use of force. One said that Tony fell on his face.Another (not a plaintiff) said that. even though handcuffed,Tony had pushed an officer up against a car. As in the now-famous videotaped beating of Rodney King, the police impliedthat the "suspect" displayed supernatural power, as if on drugs,to explain their use of force.

The jury believed the LAPD. Tony's attorney, Tom Beck,believes that they lost the case because Tony is gay, as if,muchlike assumptions commonly made about rape victims, hebrought it on himself. "I'm respectable," Tony says. "I don'tknow how they could get away with it."

Beck, who is currently filing for a new trial, points to aconflict of interest in the case. "Sgt. Mike Nicholes, the officerwho hit Tony with a baton numerous times, was the same per-son who was assigned by the department to investigate Tony'sexcessive force complaint. And then he came into the trial andlied like a motherfucker. They all did. [It was] unbelievable."

Roger Coggan, the legal director for the Los Angeles Gayand Lesbian Community Services Center, orGLCSC, recentlyannounced that not only are hate crimes against queers up inthe metro area, but five hate crimes involving the LAPD hadoccurred in the 30 days prior to the King beating. One of those

one will do anything unless she or he has a flier in hand.Morris Kight, founder of the 1970 Gay Liberation Front in

Los Angeles, is "baffled" by the lack of queer response. "Oursilence is an act of criminal conspiracy," he says. Kight, an LACounty Human Relations Commissioner, appeared at an early,ACLU news conference denouncing LAPD brutality.

On April 6, the Rainbow Coalition held a march and rally c

~lIing for LAPD Chief Daryl Gates' resignation. The NationalBlack Gay and Lesbian Leadership Forum, the (lay and LesbianChapter of the ACLU, Stonewall Democratic Clubj P-FLAG, ACTUPILA and Queer Nation participated, and about 100. queers "showed up to join the 5,000 protesters. But most left afterJesse Jackson spoke, missing the three queer speakers whoclosed the program. Of the queers who did stay, many were• upset that neither Jackson nor Democratic Congresswoman "Maxine Waters of Los Angeles mentioned lesbians and gays inthe litany of LAPD victims, despite personal assurances from, ,Jackson that queers would not be forgotten. . , .

Some activists suggested that more queers didn't tum outfor the march because they didn't want to "embarrass" theRainbow Coalition, as if homophobia would harm the anti-Gatescause. Others bluntly pointed to an ongoing problem of racismwithin the community. As Charles Stewart, deputy to state Sen.Diane Watson, pOinted out, not many activists knew that four

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In the Hamptons1 I'm happy to engage in only three kinds ofchores: grass<are, shopping for swiqlwear and, eventually, the dishes.On my last vacation there, I was inculcated with the Imowledge that rou-tine raking of oak leaves is important because the acid from the fallenleaves tends to bruise the grass blades.

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Crime is low. So is the noise leveland, generally, the energy level. There'ssome excitement at night, but overallthis is a place to relax and enjoy timealone. In a rather spiritual way, theHamptons will let you feel completelyunchallenged and free to relax in a waythe city never allows (veins in forearmsand Cherries Jubilee, washboard stom-achs and exotic herbal tea). This iswhere lesbians' and gay men can getaway from urb;µt queerdom to a townwith a mature sense of privacy generally

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A number of restaurants should benoted for special dinners this season inthe Hamptons. Fresno, near the train inEast Hampton, has especially great foodand a very friendly bar and is knownfor its bright, fresh atmosphere and veryattractive help. Call ahead at (516) 324-8157. Carol's 419 (on Highway 27) hasbeen renamed Carol's Tapas Grill andwill open in Mayas a restaurant withthe same great crow.d, same great ser-,vice stop in to try the menu. Thenthere's the Swamp, which, of course, isstill the Swamp, a fun-filled traditionaldisco watering-hole for all to loosentheir goose thankfully, some thingsnever change.

My favorite shopping is at ETElocated on the main street in SagHarbor along with "Above the Pota-to" in South Hampton. Both storeshave lot's of fun clothes, like bright,durable cottons, leather belts withpewter-colored buckles and cushy,thick socks. And while in Sag Har-bor, be sure to peruse Sylvester andCompany for fresh coffees, teas and

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is now a kinder, gentlerSignorile; but rather thatcertain things must be setstraight (so to speak):

1) There's a chance,though I doubt it, that Imisread Jim Dwyer'sNewsday column attack-ing the Nancy Reagan book. He calledme last week to say that he was notdefending Nancy and her response toAIDS, but rather trying to point out thatshe wasn't nearly as powerful as KittyKelJey claims. We agreed that the head-line "Hey! Stop Bashing Nancy!" set amisleading tone.

2) It is most likely true that Idragged writer Jonathan Van Meterthrough the mud a few times too many.Many other reporters had interviewedJodie Foster during her press blitz, but I,in my endless discussions of the actressand that movie, unfairly kept focusingon Van Meter and his interview with thestar. I admit wholeheartedly that I. aniprone to obssessive behavior and willdeal with this in therapy next week.

3) It is defmitely, without a doubt,an indisputable fact that I wronglyreferred to Eric Pooley's New Yom pieceon gay-bashing as part of an eerily fash-ionable trend in bashing stories si.nce .the St. Patrick's Day parade d,eba<;le.But, contrary to what I implied, Poo~eywas working on his sto1)' for more thanfour months-way"before th.e ~d:e-e-having been contacted about it initially .by writer and activist Jay Blotcher backin December.

OK, so nobody's perfect.Not even Merv Griffin..It is absolutely mind-boggling that,

after every media organization. from NBCto the National Enquirer has wrenchedMerv out of the closet, the HolJywoodmogul is still somehow. trying to con-vince America that he is heterosexual.

What an asshole.If Merv had Simply said, ~eah,I'm

gay, but Brent Plott was just atling andmeant nothing," the whole thing wo\ildeventually die down, and he'd have a'better chance of winning his case. Butnow, because Griffm is trying to tell usthat he'~ straight ("Merv was engaged toEva [Gabor] three months ago,"said his attorney. "They've had along relationship"), alJ tha~ his

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. And, believe me, it's going to be acinch to prove that Merv is a gay boy,no matter what dahling, loyal and welJ-taken-care-of Eva says. You see, eve1)'trick he's ever picked up in some darkalley, every boy he's ever shared aJacuzzi with and every former HelmsleyPalace employee (the place where Mervstayed in New York and allegedly had

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orgies) is coming forward on this one.Arid then, there are all the pretty youngmen with whom I spoke last year when. I reported on Merv's delicious doings.Yes, as $uzy would say, I'm remindingyou that you "read it alJ here first,"months and months ago.. Ha ha ha ha ha. ha ba! But youknew that.

Anyway, this whole thing alsoproves just how far the media has comesince the Malcolm Forbes declosetingforced them to scrutinize their own,

hypocrisy with regard to reporting thetruµt. All,they seem to need now is thego.:ahead-like a lawsuit beingfiled-and they're off and running withalJ the queer details. A few years ago,they'd have simply accepted Merv'scoded denials. But last week, dailies like

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the Post stated that Merv'squeer life has been com-mon knowledge in HolJy-wood for years and evenwrote about the ourpostposters featuring Merv as"Absolutely Queer" plas-tered all around downtownManhattan. The supermar-ket tabloids were fulJ of the

higWy-paid-for testimonies of ex-tricks,while People quoted some of Merv'sfriends and associates about his homo-sexuality, including all of the "musleboy,weight-lifting types" who used to vaca-tion with him.

With Merv out now, as well asDavid Geffen, who do you suppose willbe next? Message to Bany Diller: Getyour house in order, girlfriend, some-one's going to be peeking in your clos-ets very soon.

Oh, HolJywood truly is fulJ of sur-prises, isn't it? And that's why we'remarching on that town. Remember thatlast week we proposed a NationalMarch on HolJywood.

Here's my theo1)': Homophobia inthis country is swirling in a vicious, vir-tualJy impenetrable circle. People electleaders who are anti-gay and who voteanti-gay (and thus against anything that,among other things, will help peoplewith AIDS). The public and the legisla-tors are anti-gay because that's whatthey're taught by society and by Holly-wood, which is responsible for justabout all mainstr~ representations ofqueers in America. Hollywood, iQ turn,keeps feeding people all the usual anti-gay images virtually devoid of a singlerealistic, not to say positive, exception,because that's the meat the peoplewant. And so,the cycle just goes 'roundand 'round and 'round. '

Traditionally, we've tried to break inat the Washington, or government, part ofthe cycle, reasoning that these people, aselected officials, are responsible to us. ButifACf UP has found out anything with itsdirect-action tactics, it's that government is.shameless and has developed this sleazy,protective shell that is tougP as hell tocrack. Private industry, on the other hand,is concerned with public image and ismuch more responsive to our demands.So, marching oQ Hollywood is worth a

•. This doescourse,that we should not marchon Washington or that we

shouldn't protest anywhere else it's neces-sary. It's just another thing we should, tryin order to get this shit moving. And, ofcourse, it'll be a fabulous and fun demo,in which we'll very creatively demand thatthey depict the full spectrum of this com-munity, deal realistically with the AII;>S ai-sis and stop representing us only asdemented psycho-freaks.

I think that communities demandingpositive representation in the arts (which,in America is a huge, multi-million dollarbusiness) and voicing their opinions atthe negative portrayals will become oneof this decade's major issues. What wewitnessed recently with regard to MissSaigon and the Asian community waspowerful, affll1Iling and thought-provok-ing. And though many will scream all ofthose tired buzzwords- "fascism, n

"McCarthyism,n '!fundamentalism, n "politi-cally correct," etc.-it is clear that theprotestors at Mi5s Saigon were projectinga vastly different message than the Bible-thumpers who protested at, say, 1beLastTemptation of Christ.

In fact, it is ludicrous to comparethe Asian groups (or queers protestinganti-gay portrayals) to those religiousfanatics (as many in the press are nowdoing). The Asian groups were NOTdemanding that the play be banned.They were voicing their opinions, asthey are free, to do, that Lambda (agroup which is supposed to representthem) not be associated with the play.And they were letting the world knowthat they exist, that such negative,unnacceptable portrayals harm them andthat they also want positive depictions oftheir community.

Which way will things go? Well, I'mall for the more drastic measures. Lastweek, I wrote that queers should ram-page through Hollywood, tear down thelots, take the studio heads into the streetsand feed them to packs of raging pit bulls.I then picked up the Voice and saw thattheater critic Michael Feingold, in hisreview of Miss Saigon, had an even morefabulous idea for Broadway: «All theBroadway theaters must be demolished,without regard for their size, history orlandmark status; all the members of theLeague of New York Theaters must belined up against a wall and shot; the NewYom Times must be firebombed into noth-ingness and its entire editorial staff (mostof whom are composed wholly of graveland pitch anyway) fed into a stone-aush-

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Some strange words are coming fromGeorge Bush these days, and they pointout, yet again, that he is a fuII-on politi-cian, not a man with real beliefs. In·ameeting with members of the religiousmedia, he said that ACT UP's actionsagainst Cardinal O'Connor's safer-sex posi-

. tion"is an excess of free speech," accord-,

ing to the NationalCatbollc Reporter.(The White House,

refused to release atranscript of themeeting, undoubt-edly recognizinghow it could hurt.Read on.)

What the helldoes "an excess offree speech" mean?Isn't that what thisgreat country is allabout? And isn't theprimacy of fre.espeech all we haveheard from the rightin this politicallycorrect debate? Isn'tfree speech some-thing we have,

fought for...or some-thing like that?

When Bushtold the group, "Ithink ACT UP re-sorts to tactics thatare totally counter-productive," heshowed his politicalmettle, voicing anopinion he knewwould play well .5

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rasslyopportunistic, pandering, new;exciting discussion. of Madonna,

Madonna, Madonna (in bold so you11,see it) after this very important. messageabout our president: .

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I'm surprised that Bush didn'tknow better, though everyone knowsthat he has trouble with those peskydomestic issues. As AIDS touchesmore families, does he think that theywon't care that their president is call-ing their relatives "guilty"? The WhiteHouse knew that this was somethingvolatile, so they didn't release thetranscript. But, the president thoughtthat he could pander to the specialinterests, telling them what they want-ed to hear-without doing it in public.

With Bush's record on AIDS, onewould think that he would just keep hishead down. But maybe it is so far downit's in the sand. I say, More political

lent for Bush. He's still a bigwimp tome.

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Madonna interview is outstanding-incase you hadn't heard. It totally lives upto Steven Meisel's cover photo, whichis the queerest heterosexual image onrecord. (Fags can't figure out if theywant to be the guy unzipping his fly orMadonna on her knees.) InterviewerDon Shewey goes in for the kill with alIthe questions you want answered, andsome you hadn't even thought of. And,as in the film, she doesn't hold back.

The Advocate is taking a queer-pos-itive Madonna to the people. (Of course,we're jealous.) The interview has beenquoted all over the place. liz Smithpicked up an item on how Madonnasaid that the music industry won't behomophobic when she gets throughwith it. A few days later, Newsdayreprinted close to half the piece, dis-cussed how Madonna outed her brotheragainst his wishes and interviewed theHouse of Xtravaganza about theirupcoming make-over of Michael Jack-son-whichMadonna ordered.

And I even saw straight peoplebuying copies the other day. It's impor-tant for them, and the Advocates mid-dle-of-the-road audience, to hearMadonna spouting queer philosophy:"Maybe all 'these queens who are run-ning this town [Hollywood]should come-right out, and maybe they'd alI see that itwasn't such a horrible thing."

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In her answers, Madonna showsher. queerness, proving agaln the benefitof that inclusive word (gays, lesbians,bisexuals, transsexuals, S/Mproponentsand Madonna). Her comments on outingput her in the company of queers whohave followed the debate in this maga-zine: They understand why it is happen.,ing. They don't know if it is going tohave the desired effect, but they don'tscream "fascism" or "Outing must stop!"They know that it's a reality.

In a plug for an upcoming M1VDtnner With Madonna (a plug for herfilm, Trutb or Dare), she discusses theJodie and Merv ourpost posters. Sheunderstands where they are coming frombut thinks that people should have priva-cy and can't see why being gay is such anegative, accusatory thing anyway.

In the Advocate, when she talksabout the contentious relationship withSandra Bo, her answers show she hasread Sarah Pettit's and MichaelMusto's pieces in OutWeelr or at leastthinks the same way. "Whether I'm gayor not is irrelevant.Whether I slept withher or not is irrelevant. I'm perfectly will-ing to have people think that I did."

(We have it on good authority thatMadonna keeps up with Outw~k. Andsomeone saw her flipping through anissue on line at Lincoln Center a fewmonths ago-Madonna follows Dykesto Watch Out For and skipped right bythe. item about her.)

In some ways, the Advocateplays Time magazine to Out Week'sold Rolling Stone (twenty yearsago, Rolling Stone was the voice ofa generation; and Time tried toreport on the "Youth Quake" toeveryone else). OutWeek comes upwith, or reflects, much of the newqueer philosophy, and the Advocatereports it to the masses (Madonna'sword). We are "bad cop," and theyare "good." We're the "pissy-bitchy-Mary queens" outing people, debat-ing it and pushing the limits (some-times misguidedly), while they arethe "suit-and-tie boardroom brokers"who int.erview David Geffen andwrite it in digestible AP style (some-times misguidedly). But this is howa movement happens in the sameway that GMHC benefits by havingACT.UP around.

As j<l>urnalists with careers, we maybe jealouS of their well-financed maga-

zine and interview, but as a~vists wecan only revel in our movement,!whichseems to be reaching a aitical .our lifetimes.

Madonna is standing up for gayrights in a bigger way than ever.Every plug she does for her filmincludes a healthy dose of queer-pos-itive content (as she has in the past).This woman is single-handedly goingto make us more fabulous than weare already. Very soon, everyone isgoing to be all wrapped up in beingqueer or queer-supportive. Thosewhite boys who were vogueing eightmonths ago are going to thinkMadonna invented queer. She isbroadcasting the queer community'sphilosophy of inclusion and theimperative to stand up and be count-ed in the days of AIDS.If Madonna (and the Advocate)

make a lot of money off of it, goodfor them. Many people rake in thecash and do nothing worthwhile.Though, I must say, the Advocate hasrarely, if ever, acknowledged (ormentioned) the role of this maga-zine-even in their "Year of theQueer" piece by Randy Shilts lastDecember, which chronicled a num-ber of issues first discussed in Out-Week. How can you do a story aboutouting without OutWeek editors? Sourgrapes? Perhaps. But, in case youhadn't noticed, ego is a driving force,even in the queer movement. .

On a personal note, I want it inprint- that I was a faggot long beforeMadonna made it commercial. I sawqueers in small clubs long before theywere playing concert arenas. I wasworking "queer" long before the bridge-and-tunnel crowd caught on. Honest.

Confidential to Madonna (andany other celebrity who's reading):We'd love your help and support forthe National March on Hollywood,demanding accurate representation ofgays, lesbians, AIDS and alI queers inpopular culture. (Just think of it..Madonna joining 10,000 angry queersin Hollywood.) Call me if you can help.Or just call me.

Confidential to Darla, Jay andMeisel: If Madonna calIs, you can giveout my number .

Confidential to everyone: GAY-DARis not Gay Daughters of the Ameri-can Revolution. It is a media column ....

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I'm sitting here looking at thescraps of paper that gathered

from various lunchboxes scrapsthat would ordinarily be strungtogether into what I always hopewill be a coherent column. Let'ssee ...here's one entitled "101 PeopleWho Should Be Shot," here's"Filthy, Disgusting Things I FoundUnder My Bed Last Night"-oh, andmy favorite, "1he Day My Ass Start-ed Gushing Blood at Barney's." Theusual things I fmd myself jottingdown at 7 in the morning when Ican't get laid.

But I don't think I can use.them in this issue. You see, some-thing has happened. Somethingstrange and wonderful somethingso magical, you won't believe it.

I've fallen in love.I know, I know. Me!And I'm a

new woman because of it. Suddenlythis rotting old drag qu~n has beentransformed into a skittish youngschoolgirl. From grizzled she-devilto blushing bride. From Qu.een ofthe Pig People to Fairy Princess. And that's saying a lot.

And. it's true what they say, you know. It really is a many-splendored thing. Love is blind, it conqu~ all, it saves the day.Love is soft as an easy chair and fresh as the morning air-it'shigher than a mountain, thicker than water. It's a warm puppy.Oh-it's heaven!

You just have to see him, kids. He's just too gorgeous.About seven feet taIl with muscles like this and a face that couldstop traffic.

Whenever I'm with him, I'm always on the verge of somegreat emotion. I cry easily, laugh easily. It's like being at a veryhigh altitude-4he blood thins, the pulse quicken5-S0metimes Ican't breathe quite right. What if he thinks I'm stupid? What if Ihave bad breath? What if,what if,what if.... ',.

But then he grabs me and smiles, and I start to tingle allover. My blood is happy, my bones are happy, in fact my wholebody's happy. My feet start tap-tap-tapping to whatever beat isplaying. My ,heart, once dry and shriveled from 'lack of use, isnow big' and wet and doing flip-flo~ inside my ribcage.

Of course, there is one minor setback. - .'Have I mentioned yet that he's straight?Well, he is. Relentlessly so. And a real

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Lothario, tOO. Those little Jerseygirls the ones in the pallazopants and ruffle to~ with the bighair and pink lip gloss-those lit-tle dwarfs circle around him,they stalk him, they hunt himdown. They won't leave himalone. He's that good-looking.And you know how helpless het-erosexuals are. They can smell adwarf in heat at 20 paces, andpretty soon they start thinkingwith their penises. Suddenly it'sUT7 -""' __ !"and I'm left out in

the cold, holding the drink tickets.Of course, I understand. I've

been known to think with mypenis before, too. But it's usuallytucked under so much electricaltape, there's nothing I can doabout it.. So I put up with him. I'm his

{III ~~o=~;~S:e~~role I'm used to playing. I dressfunny and do tricks. I fetchdrinks. You can show me off to

friends at parties. "Isn't that cute?" you can say and pat me onthe head, and I'll follow you everywhere. But they never seemto say "roll over."

It'~OK Remember that scene in Sweet (1Jarity where they'rein a coffee shop, and, just in passing, he tells Shirley MacLainethat it's because he loves her that he's been acting like that-illldall of a sudden, everything just SfOPS. And she thinks "Some-body loves m&."-illld then she's screaming it from rooftops andon th~ streets and from on top of bridges. hnagine!

"Somebody k)ves me!", ,

Then she's leading a big biass band through New York City,singing at'the top of her lungs:

"SOME...BODY...LOVES...ME!!!"Well, that's how I feel. This wonderful, gorg<':ous straight

boy--this hunk of burning fl~ctually wants to be with me!LittleJimmy Clark from Saginaw, Mich.! The one with the stupidhaircut and braces and bad skin. The one who got spitballsthrown at him in Biology.

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Anne waS a deejay for a while, but nothing much ever hap-pened to her, maybe because she hada 3 am time slot on a lO-watt stationin the middle of rural Ohio. Her onlylistener was the night nurse at thelocal hospital-yes, there was onlyone night .nurse-who alwaysrequested Loretta Lynn. Anne learnedall the words to "Coal Miner's Daugh-ter" to impress her, but since Annenever got sick, they never met

More recently, Anne's on-airexperiences have been confined to anevening spent representing Queer

Nation on a ~ fundamentalist right-wing call-in show. Ourcomrade &1, who set this all up, thought that this would be just anonpal talk show, possibly because that's what the guy from theradio .network told him. He also swears that the guy was cruisinghim, but h!;:!'salways hot for politically incorrect men-tbat's why,he keeps that photo of Dan Quayle in his wallet

" Qillersfrom all over said every dumb thing you've ever" fclred he:µing, but after the third time someone asked, "Aren't

. .'. you a lesbian Pecause you're ugly?" there was nothing to do butlaugh. This shocked the announcer, who felt sure that "self-pro-claimed homosexuals" should be more somber. But, reassuredby the n~wsthat some lady from Maine who called herself"Mom" would be "praying hard" for us, we were downrightcheeiful. ~ ended happily: The fundamentalists enjoyed harass-ing us so much that they invited us back. Either that, or they still

cherish hopes for our salvation.That's why we love radio. Unlike

any other mass medium, radio coversthe whole spectrum of Americanopinion. Turning the dial, we canpick up earnest lefties (we weregoing to mock WBAl, but it was justtoo easy), creationists spewingvenom, Republicans lying, machotwits making hostile jokes, incompre-hensible chat in Russian or Mandarin,liberals waffling and the same songswe loved when we were too youngto know better. We don't miss thetelevision at all.

Well, except for Star Trek ...

Until recently, Anne had a housemate who had a big colortelevision. He never did his dishes, so good riddance. But

now when we want to watch Cheers reruns, we are forced to relyon Madame X's dinky black-and-white tube. Cheers holds up pret-ty well, but Star Trek: 1beNext GeneratIon loses something. Whenall the aliens are gray, we can't tell a Klin-gon from a Farengi.

We make do willi radio. Anne tumson public radio first thing in the morning,partly to see if the world has blown up

l5 while we slept, partly to fmd out whether~ anyone gay is going to be interviewed,£ but mostly to annoy Madame X Her soft,

seductive whining-"Turn th~~ down!"-mingles deli~ately with the~ ,'..g weather reports and news from theI!!'1;; Supreme Court. -:::>== While driving, on the other hand,

Anne annoys Madame X by dialing to the worst classic-rock sta-tion she can fmd. Cursed with an eccentric memory, AnneremeII]bers every lyric to every cheesy song that made the Top40 during her adolescence. Some girls know how to conjugatePortuguese verbs, some girls know other girls' phone numbers,but Anne knows all the words to Aerosmith's greatest hits. Fortu-nately she has a support group; albeit a small one: Our friendCubby also memorized everything the Eagles ever sang. HowMadame X suffers as Cubby and Anne hit the high notes on"Take It to the limit"

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Madame X gets fan mail from aneatby correctional facility, some of thempraising her "sexy voice" and asking forher home phone number, some of themasking why she never plays the Sex Pis-tols. The most surprising listener reac-tions came when she lost her temper onthe air after noticing that a particularlyhomophobic hardcore band had beenadded to her station's play-list. In a fit ofrighteous pique, Madame X outed Pete

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Shop Boys, Neil Tennant and ChrisLowe, are gay. They won't say so, but alot of other people have, and everynuance of their music, lyrics, personalstyle and sensibility screams it.

Big deal, you may think. The artsare full of queers. Besides, Madonnaisn't a lesbian, and she exudes all kindsof queer energy. But the Pet ShopBoys beat Madonna at a game manythink that she invented. Madonna haschosen to playfully refract gay cultureback to us through the means of overt,"sensational" artifacts like camp,leather, S/M anc;l vogueing. Her actmay pass for homage by the poorofferings of today's world, but sheunderstands us like an outsider. Neiland Chris, on the other hand, shame-lessly push every tiny button in the psy-che of the urban fag. They know whatthose buttons are, and where to findthem, because they are gay men them-selves. The Pet Shop Boys are insiders.

In fact, they're so far in, they'reout. If, as Edmund White says, thefunction of gay men's fiction is tocause the reader to nod his head andmunnur yes in recognition, surdy theconverse is true. The act of recognizingthe saturated gay subtext in the PetShop Boys' music is itself an acknowl-edgement of the gayness of the source.In short, it takes one to know one.

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Start with the name: Pet ShopBoys? Hope as I may, I can't imagineNeil and Chris naming themselves PetShop Girls, but their choice of that gay

code word amounts to a semiotic hom-ing beacon for any fag perusing arecord store. Lest this sound contrived,listen to the band's recurrent refer-ences to boys-"roaming surburbanboys" in "Suburbia," "that boy nevercast a lOOKin your direction" in "LaterTonight," among others-and askyourself how many other boy bandscall themselves such and engage in somuch boy talk.

Their music videos are to a cannymusician what a confessional is to a .'sinner: First, they raise our eyebrowswith the dry, lazy clip for "West EndGirls," which lays the groundwork forthe ilir of calclilated detachmertt thaf socunningly counterpoints their -beat-heavy music. Such subtlety is shatteredlater with "Domino Dancing," whereinshirtless beachfront boys stage a fight,ostensibly over a woman, in such luxu-riant slow motion that I can just hearone boy queenily hissing "Bt-i:'i-tcbl"as he knocks the glittering Iame hardhatoff the other. They close the song byfrolicking in the waves 5htrtless,I reit-erate, and without a female chaperon.

An anomaly? Maybe. But you haveto know what you're doing to sign upultra-homoerotic gentry-photographerBruce Weber to film a video. Weber'sstagey, overwrought, entirely appropri-ate clip for "Being Boring" opens witha naked man emergingfrom a swimming pool,proceeding to a tramPO-line and doing somebouncing with ,his petdog. In fact, nudity,

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The Boys' club is infused withmaleness, if not manliness. In "Oppor-tunities," Neil tells Chris, "I've got thebrains, "<you've got the looks-let'smake lots of money." Women are sim-ply not needed; Neil and Chris haveeach other, after all. VIrtUallyevery pro-noun in the entire Pet Shop Boys oeu-vre is the second-person, neatly releas-ing them from the burden of specifyinga gender. Why, exactly, would a non-gay band resort to such a measure?

Neil has claimed that he some-times likes to write songs from awoman's perspective-more circum-,stantial evidence. But listen to "I Wanta Lover," a perfectIyrecognizabledepiction of picking up a guy at a bar,or the casual male prostitution of"Rent" (the most poignant paean to thecraven '80s and a pop masterpiece),and 'try to come up with a plausiblefemale point of view from which thosesongs could have sprung.

This duplicity is to be expectedfrom someone as cannyas Neil Tennant. A for-mer marketing queen atMarvel Comics andwriter for Smash Hits,Neil has a profound

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the stubborn inquiries of the press.Though a source at one of the band'slabels candidly admits that "it's not adeeply coveted secret around here"that they're gay, Neil and Chris go toelaborate lengths to pretend otherwise.Not only did they refuse multiplerequests to be interviewed byOutweek, they've consistently dodgedqueer queries from the non-gay press.Something's wrong in the world wheneven David Bowie and the RollingStones are less finicky than the Pet

Shop Boys about interview(er)s. The .arrogance of Neil and Chris is culpable.The omnipresent irony of their songsseems to be the shield they deploy inthe face of pointed questioning.

Of course, irony, like revenge" is adish best served cold, so it was per-haps appropriate that the band's ftrst-ever Toronto concert date should beheld in a hockey rink. The show is agloriously and dazzingly campy lessonin avoiding the cliches of the machorock concert. Give the Pet Shop Boysacolytes credit for the adept use of pri-mary-color floodlights, a multitude ofdancers whose choreography at timesseemed more like crowd control, cos-tumes even more fey than the absurdIssey Miyake confections we areaccustomed to seeing on Neil andChris and a deadpan detachment fromthe audience that borders on alien-ation. Neil actually sings live, and he'sgreat. Clone Liberace twice, give him agenerous budget, and the result wouldbe the Pet Shop Boys ~our. No doubt,it will rake in even greater fortunes forthe duo, but they're used to that.

Indeed, the closets of the Pet ShopBoys, though otherwise full, are hometo few commercial skeletons, the disas-trous concept film It Couldn't HappenHere being-the major exception to theband's wholly premeditated success.

But how could the Boys fail tosell? A lot of fags have money tospend on albums. We like to hear ourlives reflected in song, especiallywhen it's danceable and flaunts someelaborate production values. We knowwhen we're being spoken to. (The PetShop Boys have an entire song aboutshopping, for heaven's sake.)Ironically, the publicly closeted PetShop Boys are the premiere pop-music representatives of gay culture.And that's how they fail us. It's hardnot to feel cheated when the tenderestundercurrents of a culture are peddledto a worldwide audience without anyadmission that the peddlers belong tothat culture.

As Neil himself croons in anothercontext, "We're buying and selling his-tory.· Indeed they are. The Pet ShopBoys owe a lot to gay men. We gavethem their material. We are their audi-ence and their brothers. We madethem stars, yet they stay in the closet.It's time they paid that bill."

WHO'S ZOOMIN' WH01-Neil Tennant (left) and Chris Lowe are the Pet Shop Boys.

understanding of the mechanics of popculture. He knows just how little togive and just how much to take. Noth-ing about the Pet Shop Boys is left tochance, from the pacing of the releaseof singles to video imagery to fashionaccessories to the spelling of albumtitles (the new one is Behaviour inEngland and Canada, Behavior in theUnited States).

Howard Hughes himself wouldhave respected the adroit way the PetShop Boys insulate themselves from

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Union, March 16. PARSIFAL by Richard Wagner, Metropolitan Opera, March 18; La Gran ScenaOpera, The Ballroom, March 22. MARILYN HORNE, Carnegie Hall, March 26. ANYTHING COLE!,Carnegie Hall, April 7. LOVE LIVES ON, New York City Gay Men's Chorus (Virgin Records)

by Bruce-Michael Gelbert and innocent" quasi-Aryan male (P~ room with loving, gender-bendingNew York's lesbian and gay male fal) has grown increasingly abhorrent. send-ups of opera's conventions and

Stonewall Chorale recently blended Finally, Amfortas' affliction with an pretensions. .voices with the Lesbian and Gay Cho- incurable wound as punishment for Divas Vera Galupe-Borszkh (Irarus of Washington, DC, in a stirring sex-with Kundry, a pagan woman!- Sift) arid Philene Wannelle (Philip Koch)concert at Cooper Union, billed as ]oin- seems uncomfortably close to the the ., competed and plunged intng Hands! fundamentalist AIDS-as-scourge-of-God and out of registers in a duet from

Under Bill .Pflugradt, Stonewall stance. Heretic that I am, I go to Parsifal Delibes' Lakme. For star turns, La Wan-sang a now-fervent, now-hushed-and- for the sublime music. nelle proffered a fresh and florid finalehaunting a cappella rendition of late Heading the Met case, Placido from Rossini's La Cenerentola; Mme.gay composer Samuel Barber's Rein- Domingo brought rare and welcome Vera, as Verdi's "ditsy gypsy" Azucena,carnations. These are Romantic, vari- warmth to Parsifal's lines as he limned a "perform[edl on" us a wild and woollycolored settings of Anton Raftery vibrant and impetuous "pure fool" who "Condottd' from II Trovatore; and "old-poems that laud a mysterious beauty grew subdued and wise when he est living diva" Gabriella Tonnoziti-and honor a martyred rebel. Accompa- learned compassion. Alth9ugh not an Glsseruola (Keith Jurosko) contributed a.nied on piano by John Sheridan, the obvious choice for Kundry, Jessye Nor- finely etched "Caro nome' from Verdi'sChorale reveled in Brahms' lush and man effectively realized the challenging Rigo/etto that ffi;ighthave been retrievedlusty Ztgeunerlfeder (Gypsy Songs). character's duality. She chose a choked, from a dim 78 rpm record.

Washington's choristers, led by plangent timbre for the cringing penitent An uninhibited excerpt fromMark Bowman, began with a dulcet and, as the siren, unleashed rich, molten- Mascagni's. Cavalleria Rusttcana fea- ,affumative "You Are the New Day" by tone that compensated considerably for tured "traumatic soprano" Galupe-John David and earnest, undulating a mannered approach to the abortive Broszkh as Santuzza; Raimondo Profon-"Senzenina," a South African protest seduction scene and for the light weight do as Turiddu fflaimondo Sepe, who, inagainst apartheid. Pianist Alex Tang of many of the top notes. Expressive an unprecedented tour de force, alsoassisted the singers in Rodgers and performances, though not the roundest played Mamma Lucia); and WillowyHart's "Manhattan" in a wry rendition, of sounds, came from Ekkehard Wannelle as Lola. Long-held high notes,saluting the host city, and in beloved Wlaschiha as a tormented Amfortas and shatteringfone; and a battle fought withleather lesbian Lynn Lavner's "For Every- Robert Lloyd as stern but sensitive rolling pin and Italian bread were keyone Who Falls," a moving tribute to the Gurn~. Franz Mazura, as Klingsor, elements here. In the quartet from Rigo- .courage of our conununity in aisis. The made a fittinglygruff and grotesque vil- /etto, Vera courageously took the bari-Chorus lyrica1lyurged peace in music of lain, and Paul Plishka lent resonance to tone title role, the lO5-year-olddiva sang

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Mendelssohn and Holly Near. pronouncements of the unseen Titurel. daughter Gilda,' and Wannelle and Pro-Wi$ Pflugradt presiding, the com- Kudos to a convincing complement of fondo waxed explicitly erotic as Mad- .

bined forces, swelling and sonorous, flower maidens and formidable chorus dalena and the Duke.probed a land uncharted, elusive and of knights of the Grail, depicted here as Narration was by retired sopranoultimately attained in Ralph Vaughan a most affectionate brotherhood. Sylvia Bills (Bruce Hopkins), wp,oWilliams' loftily Wagnerian "Toward the James Levine's measured and addressed the assembled as "operaUnknown Region." deliberate reading of the lengthy score queens, er, opera buffs," and accompani-

At the start of the evening, Bor- was appropriately ruminative or robust. ment by indulgent Maestro Francescoough President Ruth Messinger pro- Otto Schenk. devised the stately stag- Folinari-Soave-Coglioni(Ross Barentyne).claimed the week "International GALA ging. Gunther Schneider-Siemssen •••[Gay and Lesbian Association of Chorus- designed the verdant forest and mead- Near the close of Women's Hersto-esl Week" in Manhattan. ow, craggy temple hall, spooky tower ry Month, popular mezzo-soprano Mari-

• • • laboratory and dense, sinister garden. Iyn Home gave a Carnegie Hall recitalRichard Wagner's parsifal, given a Rolf Langeofass created austere robes that included a new song-cycle set to

new, if fairly traditional, look by the for the knights, fUmygarb for the flow- poems by women and some works by aMetropolitan Opera this spring, presents er maidens and a flowing second-act noted woman composer.problems to the discerning operaphile. gown for the diva. With urgency,,

For one, an aura of solemnity surrounds • • • authority and the sup-this "stage-consecrating festival play," March was Cabaret port of pianist Martinwith ,applause discouraged before and Month, and travestt Katz, Horne sang theafter the Act 1 ritual. Further, the notion troupe La Gran Scena premiere of Williamthat humanity's savior must be a "pure Opera took to the BaJI- Bolcom's I Will Breathe

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The Chorus seduced us with asilky, sensuous "Begin the Beguine" 'and all but reduced us to tears with areflective "Ev'ry Time We Say Good-bye," an uncharacteristically sad Portersong. The singers displayed delicateptantsstmas in "In the Still of the Night"and ardently investigated a favorite sub-ject-men-in "Find Me a PrimitiveMan," "Where are the Men?" and "MyHeart Belongs to Daddy."

Giving high diva, Eartha Kittgrowled and purred as "The Laziest Galin Town." Despite laryngitis, StockardChanning gamely camped through "HeNever Said He Loved Me," about theperils of dating a physician, and calledattention to American Sign Languagesigns, conveyed by Tom McGillis, foranatomical references. With tongue incheek, Elly Stone lamented unrequitedlove in "Down in the Depths on the90th Floor." David Caroll profferedpolished performances of "I've GotYou Under My Skin" and "You DoSomething to Me," the latter backed bythe Chorus. Terri White sizzled andscatted in "Mis Otis Regrets," andcabaret's Daugherty and Field assuredthat "You'd Be So Nice to Come HomeTo" in gentle counterpoint to "FromThis Moment On."

The Chorus' Uptown Expressdelivered a swinging "It's All RightWith Me," arranged by James Followell,and all guests joined the full Chorus foran energetic "Anything Goes," com-plete with tap dancers and a recordedintroduction by Porter himself.

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With Anytbing Cole!,earlyin April at Carnegie Hall, theNew York City Gay Men'sChorus and special guestscelebrated the centennialof witty and urbane gaycomposer Cole Porter'sbirth. The effervescentgala was led by GaryMiller and accompa-nied- by pianists DeanX Johnson and JamesMeyer. Most of themusic was arrangedby Larry Moore andDennis Buck, andchoreography wasby Kim Morgan.Ruth Messinger

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I wrote it-my lover, Steven, wentinto the hospital around the 20th ofAugust, and he was fine, so I wrote mostof that script during the three weeks hewas in the hospital. He died very sud-denly and very unfairly. On the day hedied, he turned to me, and he said, "I'm'not dying, am J?" So I don't !mow whatmy draft of the script really is like. It'smuch, much, much more. about AIDSthan what they put on-screen. Sixty[percent] to seventy per-cent of the script wasreally about beingseropositive and beingreally angry at straightpeople because they

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o nail easuresPaul Monette on Maintaining His Honestyby Maria Maggenti

The first thing Paul Monette sayswhen I call him from the lobby of theParker Meridien Hotel is, "Maria, hey,how ya' doin?" I had envisioned some-one far less straightforward and down-to-earth when I recently visited theauthor as part of his national tour forhis new novel, Halfway Home. Sittingin his suite on the 16th floor, my inter-view with this well-known author on apublicity gig was more like a long andlively conversation; between old friendswho have been apart for a while. Hereare some of Monette's passionatethoughts about his life as a queer writ-er, an HIV-positive man and an activistin the battle against AIDS.

Maria Maggenti: What exactlywas your role in the thirtysomething"AIDS".episode?

Paul Monette: They came to melast summer and said, "Wewould like todevelop an HIV script, and we'd likeyou to do it." They hire very few outside

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.don't understand. There were sceneswith David Marshall Grant [whose char-acter] was seronegative and the differ-ences between them. I had an ACf UPdemonstration-I mean, it was more"our kind" of story.

Does it go as deep as I wanted it togo about mY? No. Does it go deeperthan almost anything has about beingseropositive and living life on the moonlike this? Probably. It's dismaying to thinkthat this and that Life Stories episode byRichard Galins represent AIDS on televi-sion in 1990-91, but that doesn't surpriseme, and all I do is what I can.

I haven't worked seriously in Holly-wood since [my lover] Roger died fouryears ago. But it used to be a place thatpaid for me to do the writing I wanted todo. I knew I couldn't do gay writingthere, but I had lost my insurance, sowhen these thtrtysomething people camealong and offered me this gig, I got myinsurance back. I have been offered thepossibility of a big job I don't knowwhether it will get funded or not-it will.be a kind of mini-series about under-ground drog-testing, and it would reallytry to look at a bunch of different com-munities and would maybe be a projectthat would employ a really diverse groupof writers and directors, but that's veryunsure now.

MM: How do you negotiate yourrelationship with Hollywood, which pays.you enough to write What you want butdoesn't allow you to reach a lot of pe0-ple about what's going on in our lives?

PM: I don't feel there's any ormuch-hope for me to reach a largeaudience with the kinds of things that Ihave to say. What I have to say is toomuch involved with the risks of passionand the possibilities of love. As far aswhat I have to say about the genocide,,my view is too political for the comfort-ablity factor of the mass market. .

The book business has been willingto let me speak in my own voice andspeak my version of the truth. It's as trueas I can make it, because I feel right nowthat so much of the war is lost that it's. very hard for me to believe that we aregoing to hold back the deaths of the restof the generation of gay men, for

instance, or anybodywho's really in it and introuble now, the half-million people tickinghard-I don't see howwe're going to save

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We have such a huge problem ofilliteracy in the gay and lesbian commu-nitY, and I don't have the answerS tothat. I get much more upset about ourfailure to reach the two million Untestedpeople than I am about reaching themorons, fools and bourgeois creeps whopopulate this country-you never reachthem really, and still you have to some-how advance the world and save theworld, to spite them. But those two mil-lion people everyday could make the dif-ference, and they don't make the differ-ence by not getting tested, and theydon't make the difference by living indenial, and they don't make the differ-ence by living in the closet

MM: What makes the difference foryou?

PM: Working has kept me fromgoing out of my mind. I remember, theyused to say when we all went into thera-py in the 705 to try and get over the '60sand the '50s that if you were neurotic,then neuroses kept you from loving andworking, and so those were always mypriorities. I don't feel I'm living life whenI'm not somehow engaged in a relation-ship or in a project

MM: One thing that came up at theOutwrite Conference was the issue ofportraying characters that are outside ofone's experience--for instance, gay menwriting about lesbians. What's your takeon this issue?

PM: Well, ten years ago I was afraidto write about a lesbian because Iwasafraid I would get the character wrong,and now I relish the thought of getting itany way I get it.

MM: I've come to believe that thebest literature is what's true, not neces-sarily what is correct. I know that peoplewill ask gay men, "Are there lesbians inyour literature?" and what I'm more inter-ested in' now is, "Are there lesbians inyour life?" because that is where litera-ture comes from.

PM: That's a much more crucialpoint. I need to read writers who livelives that are happening now. I don'twant to condemn anybody else, butthere was so much narcissism about 705fiction. It wasn't so much looking in themirror to see if it was pretty so much asit was looking in the mirror to see if it

Was still· there..So I have a lotof respect forhow the timesmade that fic-tion, but Inowfeel that a writ-er has to dosomething;' elSebesides write:What do theyhave to say,and who arethey saying itto, and whatkind of publicfigure are they?Imean, a writ-

•er IS not anexcuse to closethe door andhave just pri-vate fantasiesand privaterealities: It's aresponsibilityto live withpublic realities.Friends ofmine in LA,like KatherineForrest, .wefeel that weare advocatesin a way when we write about gay andlesbian people.

I have to tell you, it's extremelyhard to maintain your honeSty to your-self and to your people as you get older. ,

MM:Why is that? Don't you thinkit's easier when you're older, since youcan throw off so many conventions andinhibitions?

PM: It feels easier to me, but it'sharder for a lot of people who want totry to have it both ways--they want totry to have a comfortable career, and youare certainly allowed all that, but youneed to do more, and yo~ get tired. I getthat way. I mean, after Steven died, Ithought, what is the point of any of this?Halfway Home is a joyous book becauseI wanted to talk about how someonethat cantankerous and that up-front allthe time could make his life great. Thereare lots of people who hate ,having mearound, but Tm glad. You see, they'vemade the deciSion for me. Maria, I sufferfools very badly.

MM: That's good.PM: This is why I don't find myself

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hold back the deaths 'of the rest of the generation of gay men.· .

very interested in Hollywood and outing .E. -'Hollywood and all that. You see, it's all ..Jmush, and they have nothing to say to t:":me they'll never be gay enough to sat- ~isfy me, those people. I'd rather have my Q..

ear to the street and find out where andhow life is happening that way.I can't make the separation [be-

tween being a writer and, an activist]-Ionly want to write about AIDS. Thebook I am writing about now isn't aboutAIDS except indirectly. It's a sexualautobiography, which is by far the mostdifficult thing I've ever done. I try totalk about what it felt like to be differ-ent at ages five and ten, to really talkabout what child sexuality felt like. I feltlike I had a pretty healthy gay sexualityfrom [when I was] 9-to-12 years old,and then I went into the closet for 13years and was like a dead body. '

The reason I know how remarkablemy own life is is that I was supposed tobe teaching in a prep school somewhere,jerking off until I was nearly blind everynight and developing fawning, wrong-headed, romantic attachments to students

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The price one pays in fashioningoneself a real life that is truly queer andthat feels out is a constant need to grievefor, and put into place, the wasted timeof growing up and to not be consumed, ,

with bitterness and fury about that.Most people live their lives with

such bland assertion, and I sometimeswish I weren't as passionate and couldget spiritually mellow at my center-Ieven seek it-but the fact is, I havealways been on fire, and i.t is out of thefire that one enacts the myths and makesthe role models and all that

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league, OutWeek poetry editor DavidTrinidad, in the small SoHo loft he shares .with his lover, Ira Silverberg. We'd ridden'the subway downtown after teachingpoetry workshops at the West Side Y andtalked surrounded by books, toys anddozens of kitsch icons: a vintage Barbielunchbox, troll-doll refrigerator magnets,a yellow Happy Face night-light. The witand care of the seemingly casual displayreminded me of qualities I'd come toknow in David's writing. I asked abouthis new book, Hand Over Heart, whichbrings together sev,en years of poemsfrom the 'OOs, including previously pub-lished chapbooks November, Three Sto-ries, Monday, Monday and Living Doll.

Joan Larkin: What's the drivingforce behind your writing?

David Trinidad: Originally, it wasthe need to confess that I'm gay. When Iwas a child, I painted, wrote poems,played the flute I was always doingsomething creative but when I reachedjunior high, it all stopped That's when Ifirst lieard from my peers the words "fag-got," "queer"-I'd heard "sissy" in ele-mentary school. By then I knew I wasgay, and a part of me went under-

PM: Somebody's gotta do it, so it'sOK; It's odd, but it's OK.

MM:What is that fire you're talkingabout about yourself? Where does itcome from as a queer writer?

PM: I discovereo who I was bywriting. Nothing in my past told it to me,nothing in my stupid education told it tome, precious little in therapy told it tome. I learned about what it meant to bequeer by writing about it.

What I want to tell the young queeris that love is possible. Until I was able tolove, out of the c105et at the 'age of 28,my writing for ten years was about noth-ing, just like all those people I condemnwho write about nothing. I really dothink I would rather be remembered forloving well than for writing well. Maybethat's just too idealistic, but I believe it. ...

A review of Paul Monette's HalfwayHome, rocently published by Crown, willappear in issue no. 98.

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ground-just withdrew completely. I wasterrified someone would find out my bigsecret. ·Then I started writing poemsagain when I was in college. And thepoem that made me a poet was aboutbeing gay.

JI.: "In a Suburb of Thebes"?. DT: Yes. What drove me to write

that poem was the need to express thisdifference-'iJ. word I've heard you use.I'd been sitting on this secret for so long,I could no longer keep it inside. It had tobe said, and Isaid it in that poem.

JI.: What gave you the pennissionto say it?

DT: I'd broken up with my firstboyfriend and was in a lot of pain. For along time I confused my creative impulsewith those feelings. I thought I had to bein pain to write poems--l've since learn-ed that's not true.

JL: Did something.lift the censor-ship?

DT: I walked into a bookstore andbought Love Poems by Anne Sexton.Even though other writ-

,ers were Important tome before that, she wasthe one who reallytaught me how to writepoetry and the path I

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wanted to take.JI.:What was your path?DT: To tell the truth about myself,

to break ta use it was certain-ly taboo to be gay in the suburbs whereI grew up and lived at the time.

JL: SO it was silence imposed byyour peers, your parents ...

DT: And teachers at school, mes-sages I got from society at large throughthe media~ust living for so many yearswith that message: "To be gay is wrong,bad, not allowed."

JI.: I can connect that poem withSexton. And poems like "Sonnet," "AprilInventory" or "Tim's Stolen Sweater." Butnot the poems with pop-culture motifs.They drop hints of what's happening onthe level of feelings, but they're not con-fessional ....What inspired them?

DT: I'd always liked Frank O'Hara'spoems about movie stars, and EdwardField's poems based on old movies. Ididn't know I could write about subjectslike that. I'd thought that, too, was for-bidden-because poetry was supposedto be this lofty, inaccessible thing. ThenI heard Tim Dlugos read a poem thathad imagery from Gilligan's /sland andfrom the movie The Birds. Some of myLA friends Dennis Cooper, Amy Ger-stler, Jack Skelley-were also writingpop poems. I loved it, and Iwanted todo it too.

JI.: Was writing pop poems anotherway of being out? Do you think of themas having a gay sensibility?

DT: Very much. To write a poem .about Barbie the doll or Patty Duke orgirl groupss--

Jl: "Meet the Supremes."DT: Right To me that poem's very

faggy. It's also about obsession--confess-ing that I was obsessed with certainthings from popular culture. The recor,psI was buying as a teenager were by theSupremes and the Chiffons and theShangri-Uis. The other boys in my neigh-borhood were listening to boy groups. Iwas strange.

JI.: Tbeyweren't playing with Barbiedolls!

DT: No! (We laugh.) A poem Iwrote recently, "Playing with Dolls," isabout problems my father had with the

fact that I was obsessedwith my sisters' Barbiedolls and wanted toplay with them. So, Ithink that exploringpop motifs has met my

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When I turned 30. I wasdrinking daily and was addict-ed to cocaine. I couldn'twrite. That year I got sober.and, to my sutprise. I startedwriting more than I ever hadwhile drinking. I knew I'dbeen given a great gift.

JL: Did recovery alter,. your subject matter?.', DT: Actually, that's when

I started exploring some ofthe pop things. I guess thatwas itching to get out. Thepoetry I wrote before I gotsober was. as they say."doom and gloom on the wayto the tomb." Morose.dark--as a reviewer put it."Full of druggy similes andmetaphors." It was a pose Ibelieved in completely.

JL: What inspired yourlong diary poem. "November'?

DT: The diary poem is a form Ilove. Alice Notley. Joe Brainard andJames Schuyler have all written wonder-ful oneS. Schuyler's work has·been espe-cially important to me.

JL: Can you say how?DT: I love his honesty and lucidity,

his wit. his attention to everyday detail.He makes it all look so effortless.

JL: You've been editing poetry forOutWeek since last September--<loes itgive you a sense of what lesbian andgay writers are doing around thecountry? Is there anything this poetryhas in common?

DT: Many of the poems I've select-ed are autobiographical and deal withpretty personal matter-for instance. PatCalifia's "Handmade," which is a poemabout fist-fucking, and a beautiful poem.a very successful one. Jeffery Conway's"Blood Poisoning." about being raped byan older brother as a child. Tim Dlugos'poerm about having AIDS.

JL: These aren't secondhandreports.

DT: No. There's a sense the poet isspeaking the truth--political correctnessbe damned. Giving the news-which Ithink is one of the primary functions ofpoetry. The poet speaks for many, andsays what a lot of people aren't able togive voice to."

David Trinidad's poem "AnswerSong" follows on page 64. His latest col-lection of poems, Hand Over Heart, waspublished by Amethyst Press in April.

-I WAS OBSESSEDWJT1I MY SISTER"SBARBIE DOUS: -David Trinidadat home

.~ need to continue to confess. black robe and meet in the same moonlit~ JL: I think of you as writing two wood to get it. (He laughs.)a:i kinds of poerm: confessional and pop. JL: How has moving from LA toji DT: I see it more as a natural pro- New York changed you?~ gression--I think the two strains merge DT: InNew York. I can really live a~ at some point. life of a writer: I teach, give readings; I'm

JL: Like in "Meet the Supremes." On surrounded by writers and artists. I'mthe surface. it's an homage to girl groups taken more seriously here. Life in LAfrom the '60s. but beneath that is a chron- could feel very isolated. Also. in the lastide of alcoholism and drug addiction. couple of years. I've started to write

DT: Absolutely. about sex in a more explicit way.JL: You've also written poems about JL: How has New York done that?

Twiggy. Patty Duke. Lesley Gore. 1V DT: My exposure to particularshows from the .60s.... poets. Your work. for instance. has

DT: The Nancy Sinatra pantoum. inspired me to explore more difficult(He laughs.) I like to take a form like the feelings and experiences. And. I fmdsestina or the haiku and then use a pop Sharon Olds' poerm exciting. Also. themotif-it seems subversive to me. whole censorship crisis of the last couple

JL: There's a dissonance between of years has provoked me to write eventraditional form and the seemingly light more openly about seXuality. .subject matter. JL: Is any of that work in this book?

DT: I feel I'm breaking a taboo by DT: No. There's sex, but it's not asexploring pop subjects--because of the explicit .split between "high" art and "low" art. I JL: It's Hand OVer Heart, not Handoften get aiticized for using pop themes. OVerCrotch-

JL:Who aiticizes you? DT: Or Hand OVer Hard-On. (HeDT: I got hostile responses from laughs.) I've written a series of seven

some students and teachers when Iwas poems called "Eighteen' to Twenty-getting an MFA And when I read recent- One"--they were just published in thely in Louisiana. I had a sense that that anthology High' . deal with mywas frowned upon. People still ding to sexual experiences between those ages.the notion that poetry is sacred and elite. JL: Those poe~are alSo explicit

JL: And that it's hermetic lan- about addiction.guage-you have to have a special edu- DT: Yes.cation to read it. JL: Has your recovery had an effect

DT: Yeah, and that you're part of on your writing?this cult. You have to wear the same DT: It's made all the difference.

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NOT ME by Eileen Myles. Semiotext(e). $6.00 pb. 202 'pp.

by James ConradEileen Myles has Eileen Myles

down, literally, in a sprawling collectionof poetry teasingly titled Not Me, which,of course, implies "you"-that is,"me,"--reading Eileen Myles, "not me."Get it?Let's start over.

There is a woman with a bicyclewho lives on the Lower East Side. Shewrites poetry. She's a lesbian. In thesummer, she stays in the city, and, in thewinter, she remembers New England.She wants a puppy. If this does not seemlike enough to fill 100 pages, it isbecause I have neglected to include"you." You put a spin on ,the places,labels, moods, food, parties, memoriesand streets surrounding Eileen Myles.You are a lover-past, present aridfuture. You are also the poem, process orperformance--«ll of which apply to thework. You are also, of course, the reader,,

stranger, friend and, perhaps, reviewer.You are, at times, Eileen Myles ,of Eileen Myles. Eileen Myles distancingherself' from Eileen Myles through"you,~ which returns us to the initial,'premise of (get ready) "not me."

Fortunately, Not Me is an extremelyreadable and enjoyable book -ef poetry. Ireluctantly place Myles in the school of

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language poets (as I would reluctantlylimit any poet with her talent to a simplecategory): Her poems operate with thetools that language poets share. Pro-nouns are not to be taken at face value,

but as entryways into alternate points ofview. And more importantly, the poemsthemSelves are as much about their ownprocess and creation as they are abouttheir subject matter. The poem "APoet ofCompassion" is, for example, essentiallyabout the homeless crisis in New Yolk.But whllt keeps the poem from beingeither a self-righteous "understanding" ofthese people's poverty or a simplisticpolitical diatribe is that the poem is alsoabout how to describe such extremitybetween poet and object: "Every bit ofhuman/garbage that lines/the stairs tothe/subway this winter/shouldn'tmove/me. My boots/cost 300/bucks. Ididn't/do the wrong/thing at thewrong/time I did/the right/thing. Part/ofme/should live/in the/street/withthe/bums &/my bleedinglbroken heart."

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love by the poem's 'end, .the homeless woman getsa dollar, and Mylesextends her poembeyond 'the limits of astatic, descriptive object.

Culturally and social-ly rich with events brand· . .names, New York' trends', CUL1URALLY ANDSOCIAlLYRICH -Poet EileenMyles

and feminist ideas, Myles' stream-of-con- brutal images of the city in August, Mylessciousness style moves: you SWiftly includes the Tompkins Square riot andthrough each poem, letting you pick concludes with an "ode" to Kellyand choose the images, erpotions or Michaels, the New Jersey day-care teach-actions you relate to. A rereading' of a er who waS convicted of child abuse and :Spoem usually turns up details unnoticed sentenced to 48 years in prison. Reach- i::l, ..in the initial reading. Tovie\Y some of ing as far back as the Salem witch trials .~the longer poems as P¢Onn3nces can and filling the present day with all of i~ Ifhelp ease you' in!O ,their complexities. ever-present "fear of the unknown,"Narrative and desCription' are not Myles' Myles presents a world little changedstyle. Instead, the grapes in "~v~g's since women were burned at the stake.House,""the East Village in "Hot Night" Putting aside all the language gamesand the garbage in "Promotional Mat;eri- and perfonnance artistry, the comparisonal" become props she pi~ up and uses that easily comes to mind while readingto discuss, resperoVelYI,intimacy, sensu- Eileen Myles is Walt whitman. like Whit-ality anQ age. Like any' good Chekov man, Myles indulges in a kind of ecstasyplay, there, is no gun in these poems in herself as poet, explorer, woman andwhich doe$n't eventually go off. ' lover. She buries herself in her urban

The .rIsk of the style is .obvious landscape where subways becomewhen it breakS down. At times her transi- intestines and branches vein like brains,tibns come off like ,word association Q just as Whitman once relished the pure,,.person or object seems to be casually. natural environment which Myles' citiesmentioned and is then tqo quickly ,are now built upon. If "Song of Myself'picked up ;md run off with in the bppo- embraced the rustic promise of thesite direction. The .form feels like a gim- world, Not Me becomes its 2Oth-century '.mick, and you' momentiUily stop trusting response frail?- a woman faced with thethe performer's power. refuge of civilization, a woman who putS

The best poem in Not Me is "Basic her ,arms around all of the violence,August," a long meditation on the condi- decay and disorder of a city like NeWtion of being a woman, a lesbian, a poet, Yolk at the tum of the millennium andan "ugiydaugluet","a witch. Amorig the disCovers an enduring love of the self.'''

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GunGunGRAND FINALE by Copi. Directed by Andre Ernotte with a translation by Michael Feingold. Ubu

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byMichael PallerWhat do we expect of an "AIDS

play"? Should it provoke rage, fear, for-giveness or understanding? Is humorappropriate, or should AIDS be treatedonly with seriousness, as might seem tobefit an epidemic which has (of this writ-ing) killed upward of 112,000 Americanwomen and men? Surely, the answer isthat a playwright should write aboutAIDS in any way she or he can, usingany fonn and expressing any emotion, solong as the result is an authentic theatri-cal expression of her or his feelings,thoughts and experience.

Copi, the Argentinian-born, Paris-based playwright, chose farce as the fonnfor his AIDS play. No one can gainsayhim this choice; he himself died of AIDSshortly after completing Grand Finale.Much about the epidemic is painfully far- .cical, and Copi must have taken volumi-nous (or should I say, copi-ous?) notes,most of which he crammed into 70 min-utes: 'useless gifts sent by friends and rel-atives who won't visit; egotistical doctorswhose careers take precedence over theirpatients' lives; endless wrangling, in thedying person's presence, over where he

shall be buried; the cutting off of a cre-ative life at its peak. This AIDS play isloaded with one absurd situation afteranother. The only thing missing from itis AIDS.

The play is set in the hospital roomof Cyril~flamboyant, opium-smokingactor dying of AIDS (do playwrightsportray any dying gay artists who aren'tflamboyant?). As Cyril (Keith McDer-mott) and his visitors vie for each other'sattention, his disease is lost in the shuf-fle. There is poor Hubert. (David Purs-ley), who has loved Cyril since boyhoodand is almost reconciled to be-ing the best friend; Regina Morti (DelphiHarrington), who professes to be anopera star but is in fact a temporaryescapee from the scalpel of Dr. Back-sleider (Robertson Carricart); and theaforementioned .Surgeon, who, whennot celebrating the second anniversaryof Cyril's AIDS diagnosis, is perfonn-ing lobotomies onpatients from themental ward; a re-porter (Jack Koenig)who doesn't ask asingle question (be-

cause he is not really a reporter); andCyril's nurse (Margo Skinner), who isobsessed with Dr. Backsleider.

Because farce is more concernedwith the destructive results of unfettered .appetites than with the people tonnent-ed by them, it utilizes familiar humantypes instead of characters invested withtheir own significant traits. Under Andre .Ernotte's direction, however, the acting is

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unlikely you would know what afflictshim; nothing of the particular circum-stances of having AIDS is communicated.

Before AIDS, there was the '70s.Already, the decade has become mythic:that time of liberation and perpetual sum-mer, of sex: anywhere and everywhere, ajoyful expression of identity whose onlyprice was venereal disease. No heartswere broken, no one suffered, no onebehaved badly-certainly nobody diedEric Bentley explores and, to an extent, ,

explodes that myth in Round Two, hisgay version of La Ronde, Arthur Schnit-zler's dissection of heterosexual bed-hopping in fin~-siecle Vienna.

One of the glories of those days ofliberation is that they freed an Eric Bent-ley--esteemed translator and explainerof Bertolt Brecht to America, writer ofseminal texts on Shaw and Pirandello,critical scourge of the cynical and com-mercial-to write a line of dialogue like"fen inches, ten bucks" for a gay hustlerto deliver. It is a shame that GregMehrten's production of Round Two isn'tbetter than it is, for the play can tell usvaluable things about the way peoplebehave when they absolutely must haveintimacy, love or sex.

Faithful to La Ronde, Round 7Wo isa series of sexual encounters-« hustlerand a soldier, the soldier and an art stu-dent, the art student and a laywer and soon, ten episodes in all-until we meetthe hustler again, with a famous person-age whose same-sex encounters mustalways be hush-hush. One of the play'spoints is that sex: is a game, played inn0-cently or knowingly (but mostly, know-ingly), where the primary rule is to adaptto the circumstances of the moment.Seducer and seducee are different sidesof the same coin, which is desire. So it isimportant, in a production of either ofthese plays, to see that the characters canassume any role they need to, to getwhat they want

It is also important that director andactor realize that the words spoken bythese sexual partners are more than justwo~: They are weapons in the hunt,used for probing, deceiving, manipulat-ing, teasing, disarming. Too often in thisproduction, the words are merely linesmemorized, unconnected to thoughts orto liVes lived at that moment.

Indeed, what's curious here is thevaried quality of the acting, even fromthe same actor, from scene to scene, as if

each scene had its own director. Thereare exceptions: as the Art Student, LiamVtncent takes equal pride in being thepassive object of desire for the Soldier(Michael Ringer) and the teasing enticerof the lawyer (although the latter scenefinally veers out of emotional control). Asthe Lover of the Businessman and seduc-er of the Teenager, Sonny Light has aquality at once wistful and knowing.When the Teenager (nicely played byThomas Donnarumma) asks if~he shouldwish him good hunting or a happy mar-riage, and he replies, "Oh, """"~~"by all means," it is with a relish and aregret that is usually lacking elsewhere.As a ~terwho takes notes while seduc-ing the same Teenager, James Coppolacaptures it, too. But it is that consciousdelight, not merely in sex: but in the win-ning of it, that one misses most. Some-

how, this play about sexual relations ismissing a sexual edge.

As for the text, while it providesmore than just a look at sexual possibili-ties in the 70s (otherwise, it would bemerely a period piece), it also losessomething in its translation to a gaymilieu. What gives La Ronde its e9ge isits indictment of European society. Onemoment, a husband preaches fidelity tohis young wife; the next, he beds a 19-year-old girl. Sclmitzler exposed the wayhis fellow citizens strained against,resented and finally ignored the pietiesthey uttered so easily. That facet of LaRonde is gone from Round TWO;therecan be no social indictment where thereare no social standards. There are, ofcourse, personal standards and personalbetrayals, but it requires a productionstronger than this to delineate them ....

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Lesley Gore got her rival goodin the smash answer to "It'sMy Party,'"Judy'sTum to Cry; when herunfaithful boyfriend, Johnny, suddenlycame of his senses in the midstof yet another apparently unchaperonedshindig.Ipicture Judy-hot-pink mini-dressand ratted black hair-being swept awayby a flood of her own teenage tears.In triwnph, Lesley rehangs Johnny's ringaround her neck. She has no idea thatthe British are coming, that her popularitywill wane and she'll watch her hits dropoff the charts like so many tinklingheart-shaped channs, and that thereshe'll be:a has-been at seventeen. Naturallyshe'll finish high school and marryJohnny. They'll have a couple of kidsand settle down in a yellow two-story .tract house. with white-shuttered windowsand bright-red flower beds. At thesupermart,Lesleywill fill her cart with frozen dinners,which she'll serve with a smile as the familygathers round their first color lV.Week after week, she'll exchange recipes,

David THnidad's most recent book isHand Over Heart: Poems 1981-1988,which isjust outfrom Amethyst ~ ....

attend PTAmeetings and Tupperware•parties,

usher Brownie troops past tar pitsand towering dinosaur bones. Whenevershe hears one of her songs on an oldiestation, ,she'll think about those extinct beasts.She'll think about them too as, yearafter year, she tosses headlinesinto the trash: Vietnam, NIXon,Patty Hearst.Then one aftemoon-her children grown -and gone-she'll discover a strangepair of earrings in the breast pocketof Johnny's business suit. It's downhillafter that: curlers, migraines, fatteningmidnight snacks. Or is it? She did,after all, sing "YouDon't Own Me,'the first pop song with a feminist twist. ,What if Lesley hears about women's lib?What if she goes into therapy and beginsto question her attraction to emotionallyunavailable men? Suppose, under hypnosis,she returns to her sixteenth birthday party,relives all those tears, and learns thatit was Judy-not Johnny she'd wantedall along. There's no answer to thatsong, of course, but Ihaveheard rumors.

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the mayor (who has asked Gates toresign) nor the five-member Police Com-mission may remove Gates without

•"cause And with no~direct links to the,

beating of King, a "cause" has yet to befound. The best the Police Commissioncould do was to .put Gates on a 6<k:Iaypaid leave, but the· City Council, facedwith the threat of a lawsuit from Gates, .H .. ,overturned the Commission's decision in ;;~~~\\~

contact at the LAP~, "~tes.felt that he ~~was taken from hIS Job Without due ~cause." Meanwhile, Mitch Grobeson'slawsuit, for which the LAPD has "no

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openly queer Black aides to politicalheavies were also at the. march. Stewart,who has also been the target of abuse bythe LAPD, says that, because of "skinprivilege," white queers have escapedthe "full effect" of police brutality.

Complacency and assimilation arethe reasons Queer Nation's Jamie Greencites for lack of activism around thisissue. Gay yuppies just can't identifywith those who are the primary victimsof police brutality-namely, street hus-tlers and people of color. "Long ago, Ithought the torch would pass," saysGreen, who was a Gay Liberationistwith Kight, "but it doesn't seem to havehappened." However, with a recentsurge of student activists, he reports thatQueer Nation is anxiously "looking forthings to do:"

'The real problem seems to be aquestion of leadership. AIDS has deci-mated the pool of powerful, charismaticleaders. "I'm tired," says the ubiquitousConnie Nonnan. "After you have friendafter friend die, you feel like you've beenin a war. Our whole community is like

,Vietnam vets.". Other leaders, like the eloquent and

dynamic duo of IA City AIDS Coordina-tor Phill Wilson and GLCSC ExecutiveDirector Torie Osborn, often issue boldstatements and work behind the scenesbut ultimately are constrained by therequirements of their jobs.

Still others bicker among them-selves. "There are so many organizationsin IA," says Vanguard publisher SandyDwyer. "Many of the leaders are trying tobe big cheeses themselves."

Indeed, the community seems to bebogged down with in-fighting. And asAlan Brooke, news editor at Frontiersmagazine, comments, "People are tiredof putting themselves on the line whenthere is so much internal bashing." It is amyth in the minds of activists, explainsStewart, that all gays and lesbians consid-er themselves part of a community. Theironly real vested interest is in access tosexual and affectional interaction. "Inother words," says another activist, "gaysthink with their dicks."

In many ways, the IA gay pressperpetuates this myth. There is no dailyor even weekly queer newspaper, andthe papers that do exist are limited inspace by advertising dollars. Additionally,•• •m covermg news stones, reporters(including this one) tend to quote the

same leaders over and over againbecause of their familiarity with theissues. So the queer reader may pick upthe rag for the classified or the featuredarticle, glaQce at the news, recognize afew names and get the impression thatsomeone is doing something. They canthen go out and auise with a clear con-

•SCIence.Some individuals and organizations

are doing what they can, like getting sig-natures for the "Recall Gates" petition.The Gay and Lesbian Police AdvisoryTask Force provides sensitivity trainingfor police recruits, which Vice Cl1air San-dra Dominque believes proves effectivedown the road. The Gay and LesbianChapter of the AQ..U is looking into theneed for a civilian police review board,and Stonewall held a town meeting onthe subject.

But queers have not yet demon-strated on a grand,. public scale. againstpolice brutality, lA's clearest manifesta-tion of institutionalized homophobia."We need to go beyond documentationand start screaming," says Nonnan. Inthe meantime, Coggan is helping queervictims of LAPD violence prepare testi-mony for the public Christopher-ArguelleS hearings (investigating ongo-ing allegations of LAPD police brutality)in May and is asking that any lesbian orgay man who has been victimized bythe LAPDcome forward. t

Karen Ocamh is a nmtonaIJy syndi-cated writer based in West Hollywood,Calif. She received her journalfsti{; train-trigat CBSNews and her queer educationat the Duchess, Bonnie and Qyde's andHigh Noon in New York.

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with OutWeek, has repeatedly said: "I'mnot going anywhere. Anyone whothinks I'm going to slink away iswrong." Of his political enemies, gaysand Blacks among them, he also said, "Iam very, very angry, and I have a mem-ory as long as forever." T

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decay and sexuality," then, in the eyesof those whoso fear their taboos, break-ing one means that you could breakthem all. That's the fear of contagion,the "uncontrollable" element whiCh•

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between a "non-gendered" person likeKate Bornstein and a "heterosexual"transgressor like Karen Finley, and why Ithink the gender name-game will ulti-mately fail: While I understand theimpulse to create categories and distin~guish our specific 'experience from eachother, which defmes culture, it's shaky toplace these differences in a frame likegender, which is socially constructed,and hence, endlessly mutable. It's betterfor me to replace hetero· and homo andall the other sexualities with words thatacknowledge the position of relativesafety we occupy in the social order, thelaws we uphold or don't. That's whererace and class and economic powercome into play to defy the easy catego-n;ation of gender. So, as the battle overwhat to call' ourselves and each otherrages on, let's look at what you and Istill fear. That will tell us a lot about whoand what we are and where we stand asa community:T

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ADVANCE LISTINGS

HERITAGE OF PRI DE pre8ent8 aCommunity LonelY, offering randomlyselected members of the communitythe opportunity to 8peak for three min-utes at the 1991 Lesbian and Gay Rallyat Union Square Park on June 29. Entryforms are available throughout thecommunity and in various publications.Submit them to HOP, c/o The Center,208 W. 13th St, New York, NY 10011.For more Info, call (212) 691-1774.

LIVELY ARTSAlso see the daily 1i8tings for showingsof one or two days.

THE DUPLEX pre8ent8 Cal. Barlln,starring Sybil Bruncheon, BobGutowski, Jay Rogen, Thomas Stoehrand JeHrey Wallach. The Duplex. 59Christopher St. Fr at 10 pm.Reservatione: (212) 255-5438. ThroughApril 30.

EIGHTY EIGHTS presents RohnS.ell, a singer currenUy appearing inLes Miserables, in a cabaret engage-ment to benefit Broadway Cares andEquity Fights AI OS. $15. 228 W. 10thSt Su at 10:30 pm. Reservations: (212)924-0088. Through May 5.

UBU REPERTORY THEATER presentsCopl's GrandRnal•. Directed by AndraErnotte. Translated by MichaelFeingold. Starring Robert Carrlcart,Delphi Hanington, Jack Koenig, KeithM!lDennoH, David Punley and MargoSldnner. The play "may just be the firstfarce written about AIDS, a farce whichmixes pathos and wit, tenderne88 andcruelty." $20/$15 for 8tudents and8eniors. 15 W. 28th St TO-8a at 8 pm,Sa and Su at 3 pm. Reservations: (212)679-7562. Through May 5.

LOVE CREEK PRODUCTIONS presentsGay and Lesbian Penpecllves, a seriesof at least 12 one-act plays featuringgay and/or lesbian characters or"themes related to alte rnativelifeetyles." The "mini-festival" is part ofan ongoing playwrighting competitiondesigned to provide a venue to qualityscripts dealing with gay and lesbianthemee. $10. Westbeth Theater. 151Bank St Reservations: (212) 769-7973.April 18 through May 6.

UPSTAIRS AT THE DUPLEX presentsWicked Trash Producllons' B.dtlm,

- Btorl". Join them for "more tales ofshattered, splintered, spit-upon love."Written and performed by MarianGoldstein, Scott King and JuonKord.los. Directed by Simon Fill. $7cover/2 drink minimum. 59 ChristopherSt. Mo at 8 pm. Reservations: (212)255-5438. Through May 6.

THE PERRYSTREETTHEATREpresentsJ,"",E.. mann', Artlflt:lal R"IIty.Accompanied by composer MlchaalJohn LaChlusa, ES8man will present aseries of sketches featuring such char-acters as Stan, a recovering recoveryaddict; Jean-Louis DeBri8, a Frenchexistentialist cabaret singer; and Raye,a woman with a lover who's literally outof this world. Directed by David

I:llIplled by Dlle 'eckSend announcements and listings to: 159 W.25th St., 7th floor, New York, NY 10001_Nextdeadline: Monday, April 29, for issue #98,available in New York on Monday, May 4.

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A couple of couples dancing: DANCETHEATERWORKSHOPpre-sents HIS/Hls and HersIHers. First on the program: Du,n, a col-laborative duet by Irene Hultman and Vicky Shick.Then U'sSodomlt, Wa"lorsby Chazz Dean and Kurt Fulton, a "mini-epicwhich explores the facets of contemporary gay male culture andthe tenuous relationship to the straight society It lives within."$12 or TDF. DTW's Bessie Schonberg Theater. 219 W. 19th St;April 29. 8 pm. Reservations: (212) 924-0011-[See April 30]

Some of the busiest folbln queer theater, LQVE CREEKPRO-DUCTIONS, present Gay and Lesbian Perspectives, a mini one-act festival. Tonight's productions: Approprlat,ly Yours byCharles Harris, Jr. Directed by Valora Braun. With Lori Brown,Raphael Laderman, Gloria Vernick. B,anl, by Phil Hines.Directed by Jim Hiligartner. With Marie Andrews and SteveGroft. My H,ro by Paul Sambol. Directed by Winnie Troha. WithFrank Marino and Douglas May. Th, Word /s Out by KellyMasterson. Directed by Jenny Martel. With James Beaird,Patricia Hlcok, Matthew Stewart. Vito on th, B,at:h by SamuelSchwartz. Directed by Sharon Fallon. WHh Kendel D. SmHh andDustye Wlnnlford. $10. Westbelh Theatre Center. 151 Bank SI.April 30, May 1 and 2. 8 pm. Reservations: (212) 769-7973.

It sounds like last year's Gran Fury "Kissing Doesn't Kill" bill-board came to life: SIMON WATSONGALLERY presents Kellyand Ronnie Cutrone's Love.Splt.Lov" an Installation of liVingAmerican nudes. The Ihree couples-one gay male, one les-bian and one heterosexual-lay on an American Ilap' and kissand caress to love songs from the '50s 10 th. 90s. 241Lalayette St., between Prince and Lafayette streets. May 1.7-10 pm. Info: (212) 925-1955.,

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One 01 OutWII/(S own, and damn good poet, too: A DIFFERENTLIGHT presents David Trinidad, reading from his bOok, HandOr"H,art. 548 Hudson St. May 1. 8 pm. Inlo: (212) U89-4851t.,

THE PARK SLOPEMETHODISTCHURCHpresents Laura WetzlerIn Jesse Helms Has Made a Radlt:B1Out pi Me, an evening oforiginal story songs. Featuring the musical talents of Robin

Warren. 31 Perry St. For reservations'and 8howtimes, call (212) 279-4200.Through .thefirst week in May.

DANCETHEATERWORKSHOP presen18The Fllrtallons, "the world's most

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famou8, politcally active a capella men'ssinging quintet.' $10 or TDF vo,ucher.Besele Schonberg Theater. 219 W. 19thSt. Fridays and Saturdays at 11 pm.Reservations: (212) 724-0077. ThroughMay 11.

ART IN GENERAL presents Out Loud:ArUslI Engulfed Agalnll War, a collab-orative multi-media installation. whichassembles contributed works fromartiste and writers in opposition to theGulf War. Other artiste's works are alsofeatured in the show. 79 Walker SI.(212) 219-0473. Through May 11.

THE LESBIAN HERSTORY ARCHIVESand THE CENTER present Kaepln' On:Image. of African-American La.blans.Opening Feb. 28. Wheelchair accessi-ble. The Center. 208 W. 13th St Hours:daily, 4-6 pm. For more info, contactthe Archives at (212) 874-7232.Through May 11.

THE BALLROOM presente Julian ClalY,"a self-effacing comedian who creates a8urreali8tic fantasy world with his

. crossed-dressed Ziggy Stardust per-sona, fast-paced barbs and sly doubleentendres." $15, plu8 a two-drink mini-mum. 253 W. 28th St Tu-Sa at 9 pm,Fr and Sa at 11:15 pm, and Su at 3 pm.Reservations: (212) 244-3005. April 21through May 12.

MUSICAL THEATRE WORKS pres8ntsCol,n. Colla,a: TwoMu,lcal, AboutCol,tt. by Tom Jon .. and HarveySchmldl The two parts focus on Coletteas a young girl discovering per art andas an old woman, looking back on herlife, and does not cover up her lesbianaffairs. $20. The Theatre at st. Peter'sChurch. 54th Street and LexingtonAvenue. Contact theater for show times:(212) 688-6022. Through May 19.

lfaSTICKY MIKE'S FROG BAR presenteDavid Simpatico a8 Vinny "Mr. Lucky"Rocco in Cualcad. of SUfi. This"peyconeurotic extravaganza" confron18homophobia, prejudice, violence, para"noia and musical comedy. $8 plus atwo-drink minimum. 6-8-10 GreatJones St., at Lafayette st. Thursday,except May 15, at 9 pm. Reservations:(212) 581-6032. Through May 23.

BLUE ANGEL THEATER pre8entsPa,.ant, New York's nightiy,audienceparticipation, musical beauty contest$40 and up. 323 W. 44th SI. Tu-Fr at8:30 pm, Sa at 7:30 and 10:30 pm andSu at 3:30 and 7:30 pm. Reservations:'(212) 262-3333. Through May 26.

THEATRE-AT-224-WAVERLY-PLACEpre-sents Homollxual Actl, a series of 12short plays, including seven world pre-mieres and three New York premieres.They are: Robert Patrick's Ludwig andWagner, The Family Barand The Way WeWar, Daniel Culion's S&M. Celebrities inHelland One Mans Opinion; Carl Morse'sAnnunciation and Fairy Fuck-In, or A call

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•to the Statlls; Robert Chesley'sSomebody's Little Boy; Victor Bumbalo'sShow. Bil Wright's Mother Father LoverMalT, and Rich Rubin's That AI PacinoLook. $20. We-Fr at 8 pm, Sa at 7 and 10pm, Su at 3 and 7 pm. llckelB: (212) 564-8008. Through May 26.

bEIGHTY-EIGHTS presents Sara Zahn,perfonning Both Sides of Bemstein. $10.228 W. 10th st. Thursdays at 8 pm.Reservations: (212) 924-0088. ThroughMay 30.

THE GLINES present Evan Brldenstln."HI,h-Strun, Qu,".~a comedy in which"David loves Greg, Greg loves Sally, Sallyloves Bruce and Bruce loves David."Directed by Leille Ironl. Starring John.Carhart III, Suzanne Cryer, Dane Halland Malt! Leydorf. $15. 39 Grove St, atBleecker. We-Fr at 8 pm, Sa at 6 and 9pm and Su at 7 pm. Reservations: (212)869-3530. Through June 9.

THE CARNEGIE HALL MUSEUM presentsits Inaugural ExhlblUon, featuring mem-orbilia of gay Russian composer PeterlIylch Tchalkcmky. Included in the exhi-bition are pages from Tchaikovsky's origi-nal manuscripts, some of his diaries andletters, and letters to him. 881 SeventhAve., at 57th Street 11 am to 4 pm. ,info:(212) 903-9750. Through June 30.

THE CASTILLO CULTURAL CENTER re-presents Jamel Chapman'l Our Youn,BI,ck M.n Ar. Dying ,nd NobodyS•• ms to Car., a look at some of thosemen whoee lives and deaths are reflectedin drug-abuse, crime, police-brutality,alcoholism, poverty and AIDS statistics.$20. 500 Greenwich St, suite 201. Th-Saat 8 pm and Su at 3 pm. Reservations:(212) 941-5800. Through Aug. 31.

THE WPA THEATRE presentsR.d SCI,..on Suns.t, a new play by and starringCharles BUICh, creator of VampireLesbians of Sodom and Psycho BeachParty. Directed by Kenneth Elliott.Starrring Ralph Buckley, Roy Cockrum,Andy Halliday, Julia Hallton, MarkHamilton, Judith Hannn, ArnlaKolodnar. 519 W. 23rd St Tu-Th at 8 pmand Su at 7:30 pm-$22. Fr and Sa at 8pm and Su at 3 pm-$26. Reservations:

. (212) 206-0523.

CHERRY LANE THEATRE preeents Davidstavanl' Th. Sum 01Us. Starring RobartLahalng and Nell Maffln. Directed byKevin Dowling. By the writsr of BreakerMorant, this play is about a father whotries to help with his son's gay relatio!,-ships while looking for a new wife. 38Commerce St $27.5D-$32.50. Tu-Fr at 8pm, Sa at at 7 and 10 pm, Su at 3 and7:30 pm. (212) 989-2020.

THE FRIENDS OFALICE AUSTEN HOUSEpresent Allca AUltan: Tha Larky Lila.From her blo, Alice Austen sounds likethe Gertrude Stein of Staten Island. Visither house, now a museum, and see pic-tures that she took of upper middle classmen and women. 2 Hylan Blvd. StatenIsland. Th-Su. 12-5 pm. Info: (718) 816-4506. Th rou'gh December.

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Burdulls, Alicia Svlgalnnd lorin Sklamberg.Sapphlre, a poetand perlormance artist, Is also.scheduled to appear. Sen.Helms Is not expected to be on hand lor the lestlvltles. $10.Sixth Avenue-and 8th street. Brooklyn. May 3. 8 pm. Inlo: (718)832-3828 or (718) 598-5725.

ABC NO RIO presents Its 11th Anniversary Benellt Weekend.The weekend Isll.lled with drag perlormancel, music and danc-Ing, slides, magic shows, an enormous 111mand video lestlvaland an auction. The names on hand are too many to list here;lor c~lete details on the gala, see Individual listings underMay • 56 Rlvlngton St. 8 pm. Inlo: (212) 254-3897.

lWo chances to see two great (and vaally dlfterent) performers:PS 122 presents Reno and Dlamanda Galas In a benellt lor theSpanish edition 01 Women, AIDS and Activism, wrlOen by theACT UP/NY Women and AIOS Book Group. Both perlormers willbe presenting all new material. $10. 150 First Ave., at 9thStreet. May 3 and 4. 10 pm. Reservations: (212) 477-5288.

OK, so H's a liOle expeilslve, but It's ,~(nth It: H's THE KITCHEN,and Hs Filth Annual Spring Beneln. Featuring performances bySuzanne Vega, Robert Ashley and Elizabeth Streb. Expectappearances by a host 01downtown, avant-garde and queer artligures, InlcudlngNan Goldin, Charles Atlas, John Kelly, KarenFinley and many others. $15 and $25 tickets are availablethrough Tlcketron at (212) 947-5850 or through the Kitchen.$1DO, $350 and $500 tickets are only available through theKnchen at (212) 255-5793. Town Hall. 123 W. 43rd St. 7:30 pm.Info: (212) 255-5793.

A 18IIOn In Morse code: PIA PRODUCTIONSpresents Dlsella"BSand Admissions: Fireworks From Five Plays by Carl Morse.Featuring scenllsfrom ImpoINe to My Butchen. Shootout, or HeDI,d for "auty, Minimum wage, RBShand Blood In CincinnatiandTh, Sunshine Stat,. $12. Thellter at 224 ,Waverly, between Penyand Wtial11th streets. May 6 and 7. 8 pm. Inlo: (212) 691-8599.

sents Cllant Orientation and HIV/AIDSEnUUamanl Womhop, providing resourceinformation for all clients. An RSVP is neo-essary for the latlBr workshop. ACQC.97-45 Queena Blvd., suite 1220. Rago Park.Both events happen from 6:30-8:30 pm.Info: (718) 896-2500 or (718) 896-2985for the hearing impaired.

WOMEN ABOUT Ganeral Meeting. Forcomplete details and to join WomenAbout. call (212) 642-5257.

GAY ACTIVIST ALLIANCE IN MORRISCOUNTY presents WOmyn'1 Natwolt! andMan'l Rap Group at 7:30 pm, before theirGaneral Medng at 8:30 pm. Tonight's die-cussion concens "Avoiding LegalNightmanls." FrancineA. Gargano, an attor-ney, will reveal how ·homophobia insinu-ates itself into our lives and creates legalhavoc ... and what to do about it." 21Normandy Heights Rd. Morristown, NJ.Info: GAAMCGay Helplint!: (201) 285-1595.

ACT UP Genaral Maetlng. Cooper Union.Fourth Avenue at 7th Street 7:30 pm.Info: (212) 564-AIDS.

DANCE THEATER WORKSHOP .presenteHII/HII and Hal1/Hel1. Aret on the pro-gram: Du.tt, a collaborative duet byIrana Hultman and Vicky Shlck.Then it'sSodomlta Warrlol1 by Chazz Daan andKurt Fulton, a "mini-epic which exploresthe facets of contemporary gay male cul-ture and the tenuou~ relationship to thestraight society it lives within." $12 orTDF. DTW's Bessie Schonberg Theater.

219 W. 19th St. 8 pm. Reservations:(212).924-0077. [Ses April 30]

THE CLUB AT .LA MAMA presentsNatasha Feart .. a Llidar in her musicalplay, The Hat-Cheqk Girl. With GeorgOsterman, Chrll Tanner, L.. Simplon,Evan Helnamann, Tom Judlon, MazeoGllchrfll, JaII,.t Geiger, Suzy Wllllaml,Carol Sittig, Michael Salmonl andDavid Fallbarg. Directed by CoreyDOl1on. "Ufe Is seen from a coatroom insongs which are filled with painterlyimages, colors and sentiments." $101$8for members. 74A E. 4th St. 8 pm.Reservations: (212) 475-7710.

THE STONEWALL BOXING CLUB pre-eents Boxing and the Warrlor'l Path, aworkshop for gay and bisexual men.Instructor. Kan Albright. The fundamen-tals of boxing will be taught, and therewill be opportunities for boxing with pro-tective gear. No prior experience nesded.$10.135 W. 14th St, 2nd floor. 8:1&:-10pm. Info: Irv at (212) 472-4494.

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BRONX LEBANON HOSPITAL CENTER,FORDHAM UNIVERSITY and BRONXCOALITION FOR CHILDREN OF PEOPLELIVING WITH AIDS present Children 01LOll: Issues affecting the children ofpeople living with AI DS. The one-dayconference will feature keynote speakerValeria Spann, executive director of theNew York AIDS Consortium. FordhamUniversity. Bronx. For complete details:

Ms. Haynes at (212) 90.1-2460..

THE NETWORK OF BUSINESS AND'PRo-FESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS presentsSprfng Fling, a party and benefit forJheMinority Task Force on.AiDS. $55 beforeApril 231$70 after. Tavern on the Green.6:30-9:30 pm. Info: (212) 517-0771.

AIDS CENTER OF QUEENS COUNTY pre-sents an HIV Forum and discu8siO.n ofAIDS iS8uee. ACQC. 97-45 Queens Blvd.,suite 1220. Rego Park. 6:30-8:30 pm.info: (718) 896-2500 or (718) 896-2985for the hearing impaired.

OPEN CIRCLE presente Celebrate theGod/de .. , a full moon celebration. $2donation. The Center. 208 W. 13th St7-7:30 pm (please arrive early):

DANCE THEATER WORKSHOP presentsHII/HII and Hel1/Hel1. Firet on the pro-gram: Du.tt, a collaborative duet bylrane Hultman and Vicky Shlck.Then it'sS040mlta Warrlol1 by Chazz Dean andKurt Fulton, a "mini-epic which exploresthe facets of contemporary gay male cul-·ture and the tenuous relationship to thestraight society it lives within." $12 orTOF. DTW's Bessie Schonberg Theater.219 W. 19th st. 8 ·pm. Reservations:(212) 924-0077. [See April 29] ,

LOVE CREEK PRODUCTIONS presentsGay and Lesbian Pel1pectlval, a minione-act festival. Tonight's productions:Approprl,t.ly Youn by Chai1el Harrll,Jr. Directed by Valora Braun. With ,LoriBrown, Raphael Ladarman, GloriaVernick. B.,nl. by Phil Hln ... Di~ectedby Jim Hlilgartner. With Marie Andrauand Steve Groff. My Hero by ·Paul

. "Sambol. DireCted by Winnie Troha: WithFrank Marino and DO,uglal May. Tb.Word Is Out by ·K.illyM8Itarlon.Directed by Jenny M,rtal. With Jam ..Beaird, Patricia Hlcok, Matlha.wStewart. Vito on the B'!lt:b by SamuelSchwartz. Directed btSharon Fallon.With Kandel D. Smith and DuatyaWlnnllord. $10. Westbeth Theatre Center.151 Bank St 8 pm. Reservations: (212)769-7973. [See May 1 and 2]

LAVENDER HEIGHTS Speaker Series pre-sents Paula EHelbrlck, legal director of .Lambda Legal Defense and EducationFund. $7. The Cornerstone Center. 1-78Bennett Ave., one block west. of Broadwayat 189th Street 8 pm. (212) 304-2471.

,CELLBLOCK 28 presents Uncut Night. If.you're uncircumcised, just show it at thedoor and get a dollar off admission. 28Ninth Ave., between 13th and 14th streets.Doors open 8 pm. (212) 733-3144.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 1

DANCEGIANT STEPS in cooperation withVISUAL AIDS DAY WITHOUT ART pre-sentss May Day AIDS Tribute forNational Dance Week '91. Meet at theStaten Island Ferry at 12 o'clock mid-night, 12 noon, and again at 12 midnightInfo: (718) 773-3046

WOMEN ABOUT presents Book 01 the. Month DllCu8110n. This month's book: APlace at the Tableby Enilch Conicke. Forcomplete details and to join WomenAbout. call (212) 642-5257.

THE COMMlmE ON DIVERSITY EN-HANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATIONALBROADCASTING CORPORATION pre-eents an Opln "llIIng. The EducatlonalBroadcasting Corporation owns andoperat" Channel Thirteen. 356 W. 58thSt 12 pm. Info: (212) 560-3007.

AIDS CENTEROFQUEENScouNTY pre-lents Strlll MIlIIglment, a workshopon meditation relaxation and otherstrese-management activities. ACQC.97-45 Queens Blvd., suits 1220. Rago Park.6:30-8:30 pm. Info: (718) 896-2500 or(718) 896-2985 for the hearing Impaired.

SIMON WATSON GALLERY presentsKelly Ind Ronnll Cutrone'l Lo".• plt.Lor., an Installation of livingAmerican nudee. The thres couples onegay male, one lesbian and one heter08ex-ual-lay on an American flag and kissand cal"888to love songs from the '50s tothe '90s. 241 Lafayette St., betweenPrince and Lafayette streets. 7-10 pm.Info: (212) 925-1955.

LOVE CREEK PRODUCTIONS presentsGay and Lllblan Parlpeell"l, a minione-act festival. Tonight's productions:Apprtlprl.t./, You" by Chari .. Harrll,Jr. Directed by Valora Braun. With LoriBrown, Rlphael Ladarmln, GlorliVll'lllcII. ' .. n/. by Phil Hln ... Directedby Jim Hllltaltnar. With Marla.AndraWiand Iten Grolt. M, Hero by Paul51mbo!. Directed by Winnie Troha. WithFrank Mlrlno and Do.gllI May. Th.WOI' /, ollt by kelly Mlltarlon.Directed by Jenny Marlel. With Jam ..Ballr~, Patricia Hlcok, MatthewSte.art. IIlto on the ' .. ch by Sam.,1Schwlrtz. Directed by Shlron Fallon.With Kindel D. Smith and DUltyeWlnnllord. $10. Westbeth Theatre Centsr.151 Bank St8 pm. Reservations: (212)769-7973. [See April 30 and May 2]

THE LESBIAN AND GAY TEACHERSASSOCIATION BUllne .. Milling. TheCenter. 208 W. 13th St8 pm. Info: (718)258-4102 or (718) 626-4699.

A DIFFERENT LIGHT presents DavidTrinidad, reading from his book, HandOver Heart. 548 Hudson st. 8 pm. Info:(212) 989-4850.

ACT UP's POLICEVIOLENCE WORKINGGROUP presents a Fund-Ral .. r for theCIn11Hennelly defense fund. Go-go girlsand boys featured. $H10 sliding fee.The Bank. 225 E. Houston Sl, at EssexSl10 pm. Info: (914) 632-7264.

THE EAGLE presents Movie Night:Pat:tnc H./,,,,,. "This tense psychologi-cal thriller follows a young couple wliobuy and restore a large old Victorianhouse in plctureeque San Francisco.Becaule the mortgage payments aresteep, they rent out two apartments Inorder to make ends meet. Then, theirworet nightmare comes true when one ofthe new tenants turns out to be a psy-chopath." The Eagle. 142 Eleventh Ave.,at 21st Streel 11 pm. (212) 691-8451.

THURSDAY, MAY 2

THE SOCIAL SERVICES, HEAL:THANDAGING COMMlm 'of Community Board

#2 present a Public Hearing concemlnga proposal to Increase the caseload ofcaseworkers at the Dlvl810n of AIDSServices by th ree cases per worker. TheCentsr. 208 W. 13th St. 6-9 pm. Info:(212) 979-2272.

AIDS CENTEROFQUEENSCOUNTYpre-sents Care,lnrl Forum, focusing onclients supporting HIV-p.ositive lovedones. ACQC. 97-45 Queens BlVd., suite1220. Rego Park. 6:30-8:30 pm. Info:(718) 896-2500 or (718) 896-2985 forthe hearing Impaired.

QUEER NATION W.. kly Milling. TheCenter. 208 W. 13th St. 7:30 pm. Info:(212) 9788-8720 .

LESBIAN AND GAY NATURALISTS OFNEW YORK present Exotic Fllh ofMldagalcar, a slide presentation andlecture. Presented by the Natural HistoryGroup. The Center.208 W. 13th Sl8 pm.Info: (212) 242-0999.

LOVE CREEK PRODUCTIONS preeentsGay and tllblln Pe"pectlnl, a minione-act festival. Tonight's productions:Apprtlprl.t./, You" by Chari .. Harrll,Jr. Directed by Valora Braun. With LoriBrown, Raphael Laderman, GloriaVamlele. '.,n/.by Phil Hlnll. Directedby Jim HIII.artnar. With Marla Andmnand Sten Groff. M, H,,, by PaulSambol. Directed by Winnie Troha. WithFrank Marino and Douglll May. TheWDld /, Out by Kelly Mllterlon.Directed by Jenny Martel. With Jam ..Beaird, Patricia Hlcok, MatthewStlwart. IIlto on Ih. ' .. ch by SamuelSchwartz. Directed by Sharon Fallon.With Kendel D. Smtth and DuiyaWlnnllonl. $10. Westbeth Theatre Centsr.151 Bank Sl 8 pm. Reservations: (212)769-7973. [Ses April 30 and May 1]

GAYWOMEN'S ALTERNATIVE presentsBlancha WI.. an Cook, Ph.D. The hieto-rian, professor, journalist,writer andbiographer will present her book,Recl'f!ating a Woman IIUfe; Issues of Sexand Power, in the Writing of BestFriends; Eleanor Roosevelt and HerCircle, Volume I. For women only.Refreehements served. $5. TheUnivereallst Church. Central Park Westand 76th Street. 8 pm. (212) 595-8410[GWA meets the firet Thursday 01 everymonth from Octboerto June.]

FRIDAY, MAY 3

TliE EMPIRESTATEPRIDEAGENDApre-sents March on Albany W.. klnd.Today's event is a Video and FilmFaillval, featuring Silence = Death andRights and Responsibilities. For completedetails, contact the Pride Agenda at (212)727-1291. [Ses May 4-7]

THE ANSWER IS LOVING WomenTalking Women'l Talk: The Good OldDays "and what that means. The oppres-sive know your place, limit-setting andboundaries and the acceptance ofchange." $10. 1964 E. 35th Sl Brooklyn.7:45-10 pm. Info: Ruth Berman andConnie Kurtz at (718) 998-2305.

TliE PARKSLOPEMETHODISTCHURCHprelents Laura Wetzler In J"" H,'m,

HuMad. , Rad/ca/ oul of M., anevening of original story songs. Featurigthe musical talents of Robin Burdulls,Alicia 8,IIaii and Lorin Sklamberg.Sapphire, a poet and performance artist,is also scheduled to appear. $10. SixthAvenue and 8th Street Brooklyn. 8 pm.Info: (718) 832-3626 or (718) 596-5725.

BODYPOSITIVEpresents a Friday NightGay 80clal, for all HIV-positive individu-als and their friends. Middle CollegiateChu~ch. 50 E. 7th St.; off Second Ave.8-10 pm. (212) 721-1346.

ABC NO RIO presents its 11thAnnlvenary lieneflt W.. kend. Tonightfeatures MO's Brenda and Glennda, OJMill Undentooll, a Slide show by TomHoldorf, magic by The Graat Fredd!nnland perlormances by Edgar Oliver,Ph"'y, Diane Torr, Robin Goldlmlth andothere. $7. 56 Rivington Sl 8 pm. Info:(212) 254-3697. [See aiso May 4 and 5)

PS 122 presents Reno and DlamandaG.lal in a benefit for the Spanish edition01Women, AIDS and Activism, written bythe ACT UP/NY Women and AIDS BookGroup. Both performers will be present-ing all new material. $10. 150 Firet Ave.,at 9th Stresl 10 pm. Reservations: (212)477-5288. [See May 4)

SATURDAY, MAY 4THEEMPIRESTATEPRIDEAGENDApre-sents March on Albany W.. kand.Today's events are a Lesbian and GayTown M.. Ung and a Gala Dance atWalhlngton Park.. Lakehoull. It's also aspecial night at Albany's lesbian and gaybare. For complete details, contact thePride Agenda at (212) 727-1291. [SeeMay 3-7]

ADODI NEWYORK presents a One-DaySpI'Ing Retreat. Adodi is "an organizationof gay and bisexual men of African her-itage that promotss growth and providessupport in response to the needs of ourcommunity." The workshop features 13workshops on topics ranging from "GayFather/Stralght Son, Straight Father/GaySon" and ·Working Relationships BeforeThey Work You." The keynots speaker IsDr. Billy Jon.. , New York City's commis-sioner of mental health. Lunch is pro-vided. $25. Union Theological Seminary.100 Claremont Ave, near 120th Streetand Broadway. 8 am to 6 pm. Info: (212)868-1388 or (718) 625-6093.

SPRINGTOHEALTli DAYpresents a fair.Free spinal exams and stress survey.Cholesterol screenings also available.Rain date is May 5. Dr. Adam L.~Nachmias, chiropractor. 433 Ninth St.Park Slope, Brooklyn. 10 am to 3 pm.(718) 832-7300. '

AIDS CENTEROFQUEENSCOUNTYpre-sents Dllclollng Your HIV StatUI. Shareexperiences and learn new strategies.ACQC. 97-45 Queens Blvd., suite 1220.Rego Park. 11 am to 1 pm. Info: (718)896-2500 or (718) 896-2985 for thehearing impaired.

SOUTHERNERS presents Brunch atWlllon'l Bakery. A meal will run around$6. 1980Amsterdam Ave., at 158th Street.12 pm. RSVPby May 1 to (212) 674-8073.

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INTEGRAL YOGA INSTITUTE presentsHalha Yoga Clall. Hatha Yoga refere tothe physical postures, deep relaxationand breathing practices which revitalize ,and strengthen the body and calm themind. This class is especially for thosewho are HIV-positive. IYI. 227 W. 13th

•Sl12-1:30 pm. (212) 929-0586.

AMERICAN GAY AND LESBIAN ATHE-ISTS Monthly Maallng. AGLA is a non-profit, educational organization dedicatedto preserving separation between stateand church and upholding the civil rightsof lesbian and gay atheists. The Center.208 W. 13th Sl 1-3 pm. Info: Dial-A-GayAtheist at (718) 899-1737.

WOMEN ABOUT presents an Art. Musicand Dlnnar Evening. For complete detailsand to join Women About, call (212) 642-5257.

THE NEW SCHOOL presents AutoCansorshlp: The Chilling Enact, a sym-posium moderated by Nor .. n AlbMackay of the New School's media stud-ies department. Speakere include Donn.DaMae, author of Liberty Denied;Richard Curry, author of Freedom atRisk; Edith Tlgar, discussing the FCCbanning 01AHen Ginsberg and NormanMailer, and upcoming PEN and NPRcases; Leanne Katz. executive director ofNCAC;Chari .. Rambar, author of The.End of Obscsnity; Mlckl MeG.. , curatorof On the Wall at Artist's Space; andBarbara POllack, an artist and lawyer.The sympoelum will include Pollack's lat-est work. $15. May Theater. 66 Fifth Ave.,at 13th Sl1-4 pm. Info: (212) 741-5690.

THE EAR IN presents Kevin Killian andDodle Ballamy, reading from their work.Killian Is the author of Shy, BedroomsHaw Windows and An:tic Summer. He isalso working on a biography of the poetJack Spicsr with Lew Ellingham and, withMark Ewart, a sex novel for children enti-tled Secret Garden. Bellamy's mostrecent book is Feminine Hijinx. She isworking on a book-length project, TheLette18 of Mina Harke. 326 Spring Sl Forcomplete details, call (212) 226-9060.

NEWYORK CITY GAY MEN'S CHORUSpresents1ba May Concert, featuring theChamberChoir. Featuredwill be works byByrd, Mendelssohn,Schubert, V.Williams,Distler and world premieres by directorDean X. Johnson and Chamber ChoirmembersTonyShenton and Edgar Colo...Hernandez. The program will include aguest appearance by Phllane Wanelle ofLa Gran Scena Opera Company. $8. st.Peter's Episcopal Church. 20th Street,betWeenEight and Ninth avenues. 3 pm.Info: (212) 691-7590.

NEWJERSEYLESBIANAND GAYCOALI-TION presents Gel Togather '91. featur-Ing the Third Annual Lesbian and GayAchievement Awards, plus Raven Hall,dinner, a cash bar, music and more.Vegetarian dinners arranged uponrequest. Wheelchair accesible and ASLinterpreted. $30. Ramada RenaissanceHotel. Three Tower Center. EastBrunswick, NJ. 6-10 pm. Info: (201)359-0344.

DIXON PLACEpresents Lisa Kron, per-

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fo~lng elementlln !he life of the lesbiansupemova: eating, sleeping and tap danc-Ing. Aleo on the program for the night:Hlntll Hilihorn and Miry PIII,mo. $6or TDF. 37 E. lsI SI., betwesn Arst andSecond avenues. 8 pm. (212) 673-6752.

ABC NO RIO presents its 11thAnnllllliry B,neflt Wttt.nd. Tonightfeature,. a marathon film and videoextravagania with wor1<sby Cirl Mlc ... 1OlOrg', P,t,r Crlm.r, J.ct Wlt,r.,MlrII Z.ro and othere, inclduing experi-msntal shorte and underground cla88lcscurated by Lpa Acl,rno. In the svenlng,live bands will perfonn. $7. 56 RivingtonSl Videos start at 12 pm, and the bandestart at 10 pm •. Info: (212) 254-3697.[Ses also May 3 and 5]

PS 122 presenta R.no and DI.m.nd.0.111 In a benefit for the Spanish editionof Women, AIDS and Activism, written bythe ACT UP/NY Womsn and AIDS BookGroup.' Boih performers will be present-ing all new material. $10. 150 Aret Ave.,at 9th SI. 10 pm. Reservations: (212)477-5288. [See May 4]

SUNDAY, MAY 5

THE EMPiRE STAlE PRIDE AGENDA pre-eents Mlrch on Alblny Wllklnd.Today's evsnts include a M.rch fromWllhln"on PlrIIlo thl Ittl' Capllol ••Rilly .t th' C.pltol •• n Aprel-Rilly,Hudlon Rlllr Crulll and an Inter-faithS,rvlc •• For completl details, contact thePride Agenda at (212) 727-1291. [SeeMay 4-7]

-WOMEN ABOUT prssents a Tour ofInwood Park. For complete details and toloin Women About, call (212) 642-5257.

DIXON !,LACE presents Cornelul E.dyand Sllih Schulm.n, reading from theirwor1<s.Eady currenUy holds the endowedchair In literature at the University ofAlabama in Tuscaloosa. His books ofpoetry Include Victims of the LatestOanes emtl, The Gathering of My Name,Kartunes and Boom Boom Boom.Schulman's books include People inTrouble, After Delores, and Empathy, tobe published in 1992. $5 or TOF. 37 E.1st St., between Firet and Secondavenues. 7:30 pm. (212) 673-6752.

ABC NO RIO presents Its lllhAnnlllll.ry B.n.III Wtttend. Tonightfeatures an auction with work fromdozens of artists, auctioned by Gil ScoltH.roln, David Hubberm.n and RobinGoldlmlth. $7. 56 Rivington Sl Preview

, at 6 pm, and auction at 8 pm. Info: (212)254-3697. [See aito May 4 and 5]

MOSAICBOOKS presents Cheryl Clarllaand Jlcqu.lln, Woodlon, reading poetryand fiction. 167 Ave. B, at 10th Streel4pm. Info: (212) 475-8623.

LESLIE AND MICHELLE present Neil'lfor Weimen. Jazz and dining upstairs.Dancing to music by OJ Johnny Dynelldownstairs. $10. 246 W. 14th St. 5-10pm. Info: (212) 675-1567.

MONDAY, MAY 6

THE EMPIRE STAlE PRIDE AGENDA pre-

een1B Mlrch on Albany W.tbnd. Today isL.. blln Ind GlY Lobby DIY. In thelIV8IIing, ife a Gay-II BentIIt PerfonnanctI'" AWI",I ca"mony. featuring lesbianperformance artiet Holly H.g_ For c0m-plete details, contact the Pride Agenda at(212) 727-1291. [See May 4-7]

AIDS CEN1ER OF QUEENSCOUNTY pre-88nts Natrltlon,lnt.nr.ntlon SIIII'II ••with H.I.n Ollnl, a nutrition educator.ACQC. 97-45 Queens Blvd., suits 1220.Rego Park. 6:30-8:30 pm. Info: (718)896-2500 or (718) 896-2985 for thehearing impaired.

SOUTHERNERS EXlculill Commltt.eMttUn. at 7 pm. Routins busine88. Allwelcome. Then, at 8, it's Ihe AnnUliM.mb.r.hlp Millin •• You musl be apaid member to vote. Agenda wil includethe election of Stlering Committee mem-bere. Ths Center. 208 W. 13th SI. Info:(212) 674-8073.

ACT UP G.nelll Msllln •. Cooper Union.Fourth Avsnus at 7th Street. 7:30 pm.Info: (212) 564-AlDS.

IN OUR OWN WRllE Wrller" Worlllhopfor lesbian and gay writere. Workshopsare held on the first and third Mondays ofthe month. Please bring work. TheCenter. 208 W. 13th Sl 8-10 pm. (212)620-7310.

THE KITCHEN presents lte FIfth AnnualSpring B.n.ln, featuring perfonnances

by Suzlnn. V•••• Robert Alhl.y andEllzab.lh St"b. Expect appearances by ahost of downtown and avant-garde artfigures, inlcuding Nln Goldin. Chlrl ..Alia •• John Killy. Kar.n Finley andmany others. $15 and $25 tickets areavailable through licketron at (212) 947-5850 or through the Kitchen. $100, $350and $500 tickets are only availablethrough the Kitchen at (212) 255-5793.Town Hall. 123 W. 43rd Sl 7:30 pm. Info:(212) 255-5793.

PIA PRODUCTIONS presentl 0/#",,,,,IInti Atlm/,,/on,: Flr •• orlll From FillPlaYI by Carl MOil •. Featuring scenesfrom Impo/itB to My Butchers, Shootout. orHe Died for Beauty, Minimum Wage. Fleshand Blood in Cincinnati and The SunshillflStat/J. $12. Theater at 224 Waverly,between Perry and West 11th streets. 8prn.lnfo: (212) 691-8599. [See May 7]

THE KITCHEN preaente Top Slorlll, anevening of readings from the new CityLighte anthology Top Top Storie •. Withreadings by Glen O'Brl.n. Con.t.nceDeJon •• Donna Wyazomlalltl. AlcherlSlrau. and others. Curated by IrlSilverberg. $6/$1 for members. 512 W.19th St., between Tenth and Eleventhavenues. 8:30 pm. Info: (212) 255-5793.

TUESDAY, MAY 7

THE EMPIRE STAlE PRIDE AGENDA pre-sents March on Alblny We,tend. Theweekend concludes with more lobbying.

For complete details, contact the PrideAgenda at (212) 727-1291. [See May <Hi]

ACT UP SPANISH COMMUNICATIONSCOMMITTEE presents a Bllln.ualCommunity Forum on AIDS. The forumis designed primarily for Spanish-speak-ing people who have HIV or AIDS, whoknow someone who has HIV or AIDS orwho think they may have contracted HIV.Community Room. 660 Southern Blvd.Bronx. 10 am to 12:30 pm. Info: MoleesAgosto at (212) 956-8020, MichaelRohrer at (212) 533-0073 or Andy Velezat (212) 929-0169.

AiDS CENlER OF QUEENS COUNTY pre-eents an HIV Forum and discussion ofAIDS l88ueS. ACQC. 97-45 Queens Blvd.,suite 1220. Rego Park. 6:30-8:30 pm.Info: (718) 896-2500 or (718) 896-2985for the hearing impaired.

GAY MEN'S HEALTH CRISIS presentl aHllllh Semlnlr: B.n.lII. Information.129 W. 20th St., third floor. 7 pm. Formore information, call the GMHC hotlineat (212) 807-6655. TOO (212) 645-7470for the hearing impaired.

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ME (Arts and Entertainment. 555 Fifth Ave., 10th floor., NYC 10017. (2121661-45001 CCTV (Rick X. P.O. Box 790, NYC 101081 GIS (Gay BroadcastingSystem. Butch Peaston. 178Seventh Ave., suite A-3, NYC 10011.(212)243-15701GCN (Gay Cable Network. Lou Maletta. 32 Union Square East, suite 1217.(2121477-42201 GUB (Gay and Lesbian Independent Broadcasters. (2121473-16891GMHC (Gay Men's Health Crisis. Jean Carlomusto. 129W. 20th St, NYC l00l!.(2121807-7517) RB PROD (Robin Byrd Productions. P.O.Box 305, NYC 10021.(2121988-29731 WAlC-TV (77 W. 63rd St, NYC 10023 (2121456-77771 WlAI-FM (505 Eighth Ave., 19th floor, NYC 10018 (2121279-0707) WCBS-TV (51 W.52nd St., NYC 10019. (2121975-4321) WNBC-TV (30 Rockefeller Plaza, NYC10112. (2121664-44441 WNET-TV (356W. 58th St, NYC 10019. (2121560-30001WNYW-TV (Fox. 1211 AV/AM, NYC 10036. (2121556-24001 WPIX-TV (220 E.42nd St, NYC 10017.(2121949-11001 .

MONDAY, APRIL 2911:00 AM MAX A Chorus line Adapted from Michael Bennett's musical.1:30 PM WUSB 90.1 FM 11IeWord Is Out Marc Gunning hosts a weekly

lesbian, gay and bisexual variety show.2:00 PM WUSB 90.1 FM Lavender Wimmin News, songs and music pro-

duced by women for women.2:30 PM WUSB 90.1 FM 11IisWay Out More queer news.4:00 PM WNBC-TV Phil Donahue Scheduled topic: transsexualism. CH 4.8:30 PM Manhattan Cable 11IeBrenda and Glennda ShowCH 179:00 PM GBS Out in the!lJ's: community news, discussion, interviews.. BO Cable, CH 56 (1:00)9:00 PM GCN Gay USA Paragon Cable. CH C/16 (:30)11:30 PM Tomorrow/Tonight live: entertainment; Manhattan and Paragon

Cable, CH D/17 (I :00)Midnight CCTV 11IeCloset Case Show. K10set K1ips; Manhattan /Paragon

Cable, CH C/16 (:3O) .

TUESDAY, APRIL 304:00 PM WABC-TV Oprah WinfrsyScheduled topic: homosexuality. CH 7.

Repeated at 7 pm on CH 55.4:00 PM WNBC-TV Phil Donahue Scheduled: Patti Davis, Ron and

Nancy's daughter. Call and ask her about Ron, Jr. CH 4.9:00 PM WCBS- TV The AccusedWrth Jodie Foster,in her Oscar-winning

role as a rape victim. Rumor has itthat Ms. Foster isn't the only dykeinthism~ie.CH1 .

10:00 PM RB PROD 11IeRobin Byrd Show. male and female strippers;Manhattan Cable, CH V/35 (1:00)

11:00 PM GBS Outin the 90S. news, information and interviews;Manhattan/Paragon Cable, CH C/16 (1:00)

Midnight WNET- TV Family Values The program focuses on the SanFrancisco lesbian community's efforts to help PWAs. CH 13.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 19:30 AM WBAI 99.5 FM Ghosts in the Machine This radio show is hosted

by OutWeek Features Editor Victoria Starr. 15 hours.3:30 PM WNET- TV Slim Goodbody The program answers questions chil-,

dren ask about AIDS. Rebroad'cast at 4:45 pm. CH 13.4:00 PM WABC-TV Oprah WinfreyScheduled topic: teenage sexuality.

CH 7. Repeated at 7 pm on CH 55.5:00 PM WNET- TV Stop AIDS A selection of student-produced videos

from a high school AIDS education video contest CH 115:30 PM WNET- TV AIDS or Eightysomething? A discussion about AIDS

for teenagers. CH 13.5:45 PM TMC Victor/victoria Women pretend they're men, and straight

people pretend they're gay. Repeated at 3 am.6:30 PM WNET- TV live Wire Uve discussion on AIDS. CH 13.8:00 PM WNET- TV 11IeAge of AIDS The three-hour program includes

AIDS: Facts Over Fears, a student-produced video; Degrassi·High, astory about a young man whose ·sumer sexual adventure has left himHIV-positive'; Paul Wynne's Journal, concerning a San Francisco TVreporter's personal story,of coping with AIDS; AIDS in the Barrio, alook at AIDS in the Latina/o community; and Diana's Hair Ego: AIDSInfo Up Front, about a cosmotologist in South Carolina who provides,

AIDS info to the black community through her beauty parlor. CH 13.9:00 PM 11IeStephen Holt Show The third annual Hunk Month features'

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4:00 PM WABC- TV Oprah Winfrey Scheduled: Contestants from the LHJOprah lookalike contest (one of whom is a pre-op transsexual.) CH 7.Repeated at 7 pm on CH 55.

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MondayPrivate Eye. (Marc Berkley's ~ool Komrads.

Strippers, dowtrtown crowd, students, pro-fessionals. 2-4-1 drinks till midnight .$7) 12W 21 St (212) 'JJ)6-7772.

Pyramid (Michael T. presents New York Nights.Alternative music with OJ Bad Taste. $1)Pyramid. 101Ave. A. (212) 420-1590.

Tuesday• Clit Club (Drink specials till midnight Lesbian

erotic videos and slides. $3 before mid-nightJ$5 after.) Pyramid. 101 Avenue A. (212)420-1590.

• ~Club Edelwei •• (TVs, TSs, gays, bi's'i sin-gles, couples; Tuesdays are especially forlesbians, but everyone is welcome.) 167W.29th St (212) 868-6989.

Danceteria (Chip~Duckett's Gay Tuesdays.Doors open at 10 pm. ) 29 E. 29th St Info:(212) 353-8775.

• Grand Central (Women's night) 210 MerrickRd. Rockville Centre, 1I. (516) 536-4800.

.Jack Ofticer'. Club (OJ Craig presents cruising,bruising, drinking and carousing. $3) 505 E.6th St, between avenues A and B.

Roxy (John Blair'S 'Muscle onWheels;' Gayrollerskating. Doors open at 8 pm. Variedcover.) 515W 18 St (212) 645-5156.

Wednesday~Channel 69 (Drag Extravaganza, with Linda

Simpson. Go-go stars, OJ Dany Johnson.Sexy, upbeat, East Village fag and dykecrowd. $5.) Pyramid. 101 Ave. A. (212) 420-1590.

The Building (Dallas' The Boys' Room. Housemusic, downtown crowd, go-go boy.s.$71$10.) 51 W.26th St (212) 57~189O.

The Bunkhou.e (Club Trash, a night of WORE-alternative music, with Freddie and OJKamakazie. No cover.) Montauk Highway.Sayville. (516) 567-BUNK.

• Excalibur (Ladies Night. $1 drinks.) 10thStreet andJefferson behind football sta-dium. Hoboken, NJ. (201) 795-1161.

~Limelight (Disco 2000, with Michael Alig andLarry Tee. Doors open at 10 pm. $10.) SixthAvenue at 20th Street (212) 807-7850.

~Limelight (Queer U. DJs Andy Anderson andKeoki. $5/$10) Sixth Avenue at 20th Street(212) 807-7850.

• Cadillac Bar (Gini DeSantis presents PureParty Production Dances for Women. Freebuffet from 6-8 pm. Renee Cooke, bar-tender. $5.) 16 W. 22nd St, between Fifthand Sixth avenues.

• Privete Eyes (Shescape Afterwork Party from5-10 pm. 2-4-1 drinks before 7. $5 before 7pm!$7after.) 12 W. 21st St Shescape: (212)645-6479. Private Eyes: (212) 206-7772.

Private Eye. (YMVA Night. Students, profes-sional and women. $7.) 12W. 21st St (212)206-7772.

Sliver Lining (2-4-1 drinks.) 175 Cherry Lane.Roral Park, LI. (516) 354-9641.

Stutz (2-4-1 drinks.) 202 Westchester Ave.White Plains, NY. (914) 761-3100.

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ThursdayThe Bank (For fags, it's Sperm Bank, with host-

ess Hapi Phace, DJs Craig Spencer andVictor Anonymous? For dykes, it's Egg Bankin the Jodie Foster Lounge. Guest DJs and

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hot and sleazy girl action. $10/$7) 225 E.Houston St, at Essex. (212) 505-5033.

~Copecabena (Susanne Bartsch. last Th of themonth. Iffy door) 10 E. 60th St., at FifthAvenue. (212) 755-6010.

Dancataria (Coming May 2. Shescape presentsEvery Thursday for Girls. Guest DJs. Doorsopen 6-11 pm. $5 before 7/$7 after.) 29 E.29th St (212) 645-6479.

Excalibur ($1 drinks.) Located at the corner of10th Street andJefferson behind footballstadium. Hoboken, NJ. (201) 795-1161.

Hatfiald'. (2-4-1 drinks, female impersonators.)126-10 Queens Blvd. Kew Gardens; Queens.(718) 261-8484.

Mora Man (Tony, Keith and Dominic present OJTommy Richardson, go-go boys, videos, bil-liards. $101$7 with invite.) 239 Eleventh Ave.(212) 518-328l

• Pyramid (Dee's Dyke Bar for dykes and dykehags. OJ Mike of Bensonhurst $5) Pyramid.101Ave. A. (212) 420-1590.

Stingray'. (New club, new sound system,everything else is a surprise. No covertonight) 641W. 51stSt (212)&64-8668.

FridayABC (Chip Duckett presents OJ Merritt and

dancing in the ballroom and balcony. $101$7w. invite.) 17 Irving Place at 15th Street

The Bank (Nightmare on Wax: Alternative musichosted by lee Chappell and Michael T. OJRalph Duncan. Mixed crowd. $10/$7.) 225 E.Houston St, at Essex. (212) 505-5033.

• elit Club (Jocelyn & Julie present Clit ClubWest With go-go girls and lesbo videos. $1drinks between 8 and 9 pm. Doors open at 8pm. $5) 432W 14th St (212) 406-1114.

Columbia Dances (First Friday dances. 10 pm to2 am.) Columbia University Earl Hall. 116thStreet at Broadway. Daytime phone: (212)854-3574.

• Hatfiald'. (Women's night) 126-10 Queens•

,Blvd. Kew Gardens, Queens. (718) 261-8484.

*Loony Bin (Hosted by Page and Don. OJPatrick Butts. 'Deviant' crowd. $5.) Pyramid.101Ave. A. (212) 420-1590.

Maa Culpa (For men, with dancing, video andlive entertainment $7/$10.) 47 W. 20th St(212) 807-7840.

Maat on Friday (Xclusive performances at 1:30am. OJ Nobody's Pussy. $5.) Pyramid. 101Avenue A. (212) 420-1590.

• Millannium (Ladies Night.) 1770 New YorkAve. (Route 110) Huntington, L1. (516) 351-1402.

Parallal (Uncoln Palsgrove IV, Scott Currie andChauncy present Satyricon. FeaturingMatthew Kasten's beauties. OJ JohnnyDynell. $12.) 229W. 28th St (212) 563-9292.

Privata Eyll (YMVA Night, for students and pro-fessionals.) 12W. 21st St (212) 206-7172.

Stingray's (Free before 10 pm. $7 after.) 641 W.51st St (212) 664-8668 .

• Visions 56-01 Queens Blvd, Woodside,Queens. Info: (718) 846-7131. Club: (718) 899-9031.

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SaturdayTha Qank ( Controversy. OJ Patrick Butts. Drag

queens, drinking and dancing. $15/$10/$7.)225E. Houston St, at Essex. (212) 505-5033.

Barafoot Boogie (A party for adults and kids.2nd and 4th Saturdays of the month. Smoke-and alcohol-free. May 13 is 'Oldies Night.'8:30 pm to 12:30 am. $5/kids free.) 434 SixthAve., 4th floor, between Ninth and Tenthavenues; (212) 857-5152.

Canter (2nd & 4th Sat, 9 pm to 1 am, $8. OJ PeterArden.) 208W. 13th St (212) 620-7310.

• Cantar ('Women & Friends.' Every firstSaturday. Next is April 6. OJ Gini DeSantis. 9pm to 1 am.) 208W 13 St (212) 620-7210.

• Clit Club (Erotic lesbian videos, slides and go-go girls.) The Pyramid. 101 Ave. A. (212) 420-1590.

Club West End (Michael Fesco's Saturdays.12-9 am) 547W. 21stSt

Columbia Dancas (Third Saturday dances withOJ Karin Ward. 10 pm to 3 am. $5.) ColumbiaUniversity Earl Hall. 116th Street atBroadway. (212) 629-1989.

419419 N. Highway, Southampton, LI. (516) 283-5001.

Love Zona (dancing & performers) 70 Beach StStaten Island. (718) 442-5692.

.Girl Saturdays (Shescape presents SaturdayNights for Women. With go-go girls anll aguest OJ. $8 before 10:30/$10 after.) 20/20. 20W. 20th St., between Fifth and Sixthavenues. (212) 645-6479.

Maat (OJ Aldo Hernandez. Go-go boys, videosand a slide show. $5) 432 W 14 St

Paranal (John Blair and The Athletic Complexpresent New York's hottest go-go boys. OJTommy Richardson. $15.) 229 W. 28th St.(212) 563-9292.

~Roxy (Locomotion. Gay men, straight women,some lesbians.) 515 W. 18th St., betweenTenth and Eleventh avenues. (212) 645-5156.

.Silver Lining 175 Cherry lane. Roral Park, LI.(516) 354-9641.

Sound Factory (Mixed crowd but mostly gay.Serious House music. No alcohol. Doorsopen at 11 pm.) 530 W. 27th St., betweenTenth and Eleventh avenues. (212) 643-0728.

Stingray's ($8.) 641W. 51st St (212) 664-8668 .

Thl! World (Christina Vista and Junior Vazquezpresent an after-hours party. Doors open atmidnig~l254 E. 2nd St, at Avenue C.

Sunday ,Th. Bank (Herbal Tea Dance. Early evening

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dancing and drinking. OJ .Victor. Free fruit.free admission from 4-7 pm. $5 till 11,1225 E.HQuston St, at Essex. (2121505-5033.

Th. Bank (Pump, hosted by David Leigh, withOJ Michaal Fierma n. Free admission withChelsea Gym 10. $7/$10.1225 E. Houston St,at Essex. (2121505-5033.

Th. Building (Dallas' The Men's Room. Stu-. dents, professionals. Go-go boys and 60-foot ceilings.151 W. 26th St (212)576-1890.

• Clit Club (Jocelyn and Julie's Tea Dance. 6pm to 12 am. $5.1432 W. 14th St

• Crazy Nann,'s (Sunday evening Tea Dance.Free before 9 pm/$5 after.121 Seventh Ave.South. (2121366-6312.

~RJCKI (DJs Craig and Victor. Industrial, house,bass, soul and disco. Downstairs, theLesbian Luv Lounge. OJ Lori E. Seid andguests. $5.1 Pyramid. 101 Avenue A. (2121420-1590.

16Th. Highwa, (Presented by Tony, Keith andDominic of More Men. $7/$10.1113 Jan. St(2121 924-JANE.

• K.n,'s (OJ Moaning Lisa spins the records·for dancing dykes. Doors open at 8 pm. $3.146 Bedford St (2121929-9322.

Monst.~ (Sunday Tea Dance lit 4 pm.ISO GroveSt at Sheridan Square. (2121924-3557.

Paran.1 (Michael Fesco presents Sunday TeaDance. Open bar 5-7 pm. Complimentaryhor~ d' at 7. Go-go boys. $6.1229 W. 28th St(2121563-9292.

• SOBs (leticia Montalvo presents The lustHouse. First Sunday of the month, beginningJune 1. OJ Marlow. $5.1204 Varick St., atHouston. (2121243-4940.

Every Night (or alm.ost)• B.drock (Lesbian club, closed Mo and Tu.1

121 Woodfield Rd. Wefit Hempstead, LI. (5161486-9516.

~Club Edelweiss (Tuesdays are for lesbians,but it's open to all Tu-Su.1167 W. 29th St(2121868-6989.

419419 N. Highway (Rte 271. Southampton, LI.(5161283-5001.

Grand Central 210 Merrick Rd. Rockville Centre,LI. (5161536-4800.

Magic Touch (Anglo/Latin/AsianI73-13 37th Rd.Jackson Heights, Queens. (7181429-8605.

Monster 80 Grove St, at Sheridan Square. (2121924-3557. .

• Pandora's Box Sheridan Square &; 7thAvenue. (2121242-1408.

The Pyramid (Look under daily listings for indi-vidual parties and themes. Also check GoingOut for special events.ll0l Ave. A. (2121420-1590.

Spectrum (Look under daily listings for individ-ual parties and themes. Coors served.IS0264th St., at Eighth avenue. Bay Ridge,Brooklyn. (7181238-8213.

• Tad's (Night club and restaurant. Mostlywomen, but men are OK.I 2 Georges Rd.New Brunswick, NJ. (2011545-8990.

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Eagle's Nest, 142 Eleventh Ave. (21st.StI691-8451Lavender and Lace, atthe Vault, 28 Ninth Ave.,255-6758 (Fr, 7-11 pm andSu,:HI pm, womenl

,Private Eyes, 12W. 21st St (bet Fifth and Sixthavenuesl206.7770Rawhide, 212 Eighth Ave., (21st Stl, unlistedSpike, 120 Eleventh Ave., 243-!1688

West VillageBadlands, Christopher and West streets, 741-9236Boots &; Saddle, 76 Christopher St, 929-9684Crazy Nanny's 21 Seventh Ave. S., 366-6312(womenlD.T.'s Fat Cat 281W. 12th St,243-9041

Pandora's Box, 70 Grove St (Seventh Ave.1242-1408 (womenl . . '.

Dugout. 185 Christopher St, 242-9113Eighty-Eights, 228W. 10th St, 924-Q088

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Keller's, 384West SVChristopher, 243-1907Kelly's Village West, 46 Bedford St,929-9322Marie's Crisis, 59 Grove St, 243-9323

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The Monster, 80 Grove St (Seventh Ave.I924-3558New Jimmy's 53 Christopher St, 463-0950Ninth Circle, 139W. 10th St, 243-9204Sneakers, 392 West St, 242-98ll .Two Potato, 145 Christopher St, 242-9340

Ty's, 114 Christopher St, 741-9641Uncle Charne's, 56 Greenwich Ave., 255-8787

TribecaAltar, 161W. Broadway. 571-7272.G-spot,50 Warren St, 219-2588 (Fr and Sa, womenl

West Side.Candle Bar, 309 Amersterdam Ave., 874-9155Cat's, 730 Eighth Ave., 221-7559Doli't Tell Mama, 343 W. 46th St, 757-0788Genis, 360 W. 42nd St, (Ninth Ave.I967-0059

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East VillageThe Bar, 68 2nd Ave., (4th St)674-9714Pyramid, 101 Ave. A, 420-1590Tunnel Bar, 116 1st Ave., (7th St) 7n-9'J:11.

Brooklyn(a.... code 718)After Rve Plus, 5 Front St, 852-0139Spectrum, 802 64th St, (Eighth Ave.), 745-9611,

~weet Sensations, 6322 20th St, 435-2580

Queens(area code 718)Breadstix, 113-24 Queens Blvd., Forest Hills, 236-0300

Friend's Tavern, 78-11 Roosevelt Ave., JacksonHeights,397-7256 .Hatfield's, 126-10 Queens Blvd.,Kew Gardens, 261-8484Hideaway, 87-36 Parsons Blvd., Jamaico,657-4885

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Pal Joey's, 2457 Jerusalem Ave., N. Bellmore, 785-9301Silver Uning, 175 Cherry Lane, Ne\(ll Hyde Park,354-9641 . '", -

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Comel Noshl Schmooze I Meetother Jewiah bisexual (andallies) and 8hare your interestsat a -show- and-tell." SecondFriday of each month, 8pm atThe Community Canter 208 West13th Street, Part of the NewYorltArel Bisexual Network. formora info. Call (201)440.3902.

BISEXUAL INFORMAnON"COUNSEUNG SERVICE-INC.

A professionally staffed, non-profit organization for bisexu-als, their families and partnelll,facing problems of a psycho-lOgical or medical kind. We alsowork with those in doubt abouttheir sexuality. Confidentiality isprotected by law. For informa-tion phone:-(212) 496-9500

BISEXUAL PRIDEDISCUSSION GROUP

Topical discussions on issues ofinterest to the community in acongenial atmosphere, fol-lowed by an informal dinner ata friendly local restaurant.Every Sunday, 3:00- 4:30pm atthe Community Centsr 208W. 13Street, NYC. Part of the NawYorltArea Bisexual Networlt._

BISEXUAL WOMEN'SSUPPORT GROUP

DiSCUSSion &CR Group meetseverY 2nd & 4th Wednesday,8:30 - 8:00 pm at tha CommunityCentar, 208 Wast 13th Street,Part of NYABN.

BIWAYS NEW YORKMonthly social events for theBisexual community and friends.Can NYABNfor deta~s of upcom-ing evanIB. (212)459-4784

BIPAC (BISEXUAL POUTICALAmON COMMITTEE)

~olitical action on issues ofimportsn ce to the Bisexual /Les-bian/Gay community. Monthlymaeting! potluck hald 8:00pm onfourth Thursday of the month atmembers homes. Call NYABNfor this month's location. 1(212)459-4784

BISEXUAL YOUTHInformalsocial'& support groupfor Bisexual kide/youth. Monthlymeeting/potluck lunch held1:00pm on fourth Sunday of themonth at members homes. CallNYABN tot thiS month's location.This group is Plrt of the New YorltAraaBis8XUal NatworL,

BLUS-BRONX lESBIANSUNIlm INSISIBIIfOOO

Is an active, visible, multicul-tural membership organizationthatia addressing the socii Iand political needs of the BronxLesbian community. Regularmeetings, the 3rd Fri, 8:30-8 pmC 208 W. 13 th St and the 2ndWed, 8:3D-8pm at One FordhamPlaza, Bronx. Call Usa 212-829-9817 (English) or Miriam 212-409-2692 (Spanish))

BODYPoSITMIf you or your lover has testedHIV+, we offer support groups,seminars; public forums, refer-ence library, referrals, social

activities and up-to-datenational monthly, ·THE BODYPOSITIVE· ($2!iIyear). (212) 721-1348. 2095 Broadway, Suite 306,NY,10023

BROOKlYN'S lESBIAN ANDGAY POUTICALCLUB LAMBDAINDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS

L.I.D. endorses and works forcandidates in local, state andnational elections, lobbies for leg-islation, and conducils communityoutreach through street fairs andmeetings on special topics. Joinus. 338 Ninth St., Suite 135 Brook-lyn, NY11215 (718) IJII5.8482

CENTER FORANTI-VlOlENCEEDUCAnO",,",OOKLYNWOr.BfS MART1ALARts

a non-profit organization teach-ing self-defense and learats for 17years. 5 week courses in nlf-defense for women. Communityworltsh0Pl in self-defense. Ongo-ing cla8888 in karsts & tsi chi forwomen. COUllles& workahops inSD for lesbians & gay men. Slid-ing fee scale according toincome. Call for more info. 718-788-1n5. 421 5th Ave., Brooldyn,NY11215.

CIRCLE OF MORE UGIIT,Spiritual support and sharing in agay/lesbian affirmative group.West-Parlt Presbyterian Church185West 88tIi Street Wed: wor-ship service 8:30 pm, program7:31.Marsila(212) 304-4373 Char-lie(212) 891-7118.

cOMMUNITY CClUt.!SEUNGCENTER

.Gay Affirmative Psychotherapyfor Individuals, Couples andGroups by licensed clinicalsocial workers and psycholo-gists. Special experience e inaddictions, stress management.depression, career counseling,relation.hip concerns, AIDSanxiety and coming out issues.Sliding fee scale. Insuranceaccepted. Village location. Forimmediats appointment. cs1l212-353-2888. A staff member willreturn your cail within 24 houlII.

COMMUNITY. HEALTH PROJECT208 West 13th Street, NYC,NewYorlt10011For Appointments andInformation (212) 875-3559(mNoice)PROVIDING CARING,SENSITIVE AND LOW COSTHEALTHCARESERVICESTOTHELESBIANANDGAYCOMMUNfIY

COMMUNITY HWTHPROJECr. HEAIJlIINFORMIr

DON UNE FORTEENSDo you have questions aboutyour health? Your Body? ComingOut? Safer Sex? Feel like youhave no one to tslk to? Not anymorel Now you can call theHOTT-LiNE. 212-255-1517The

Teen HOTT-LiNEfor Healthl CallMonday to Thursday, 7pm to9pm. At other times, leave a mes-sage and we'll call you backl

COMMUNITY RESEARCHINmATIVE. NY (CRI)

The Community Research Ini-tiative of New Yorlt ("CRI NY" isa not-for-profit, community-based center for AIDS and HIV-related clinical research. Cre-ated in 1981 by people withAIDS and their physicians, CRINYtests promising experimen-tal treatments which manyrestore or stabilize immuneunction, and treatments andpreventions for AIDS and HIV-related opportunistic Infec-tions.There is no change forparticipation in CRI studies.Many laboratory tests andphysicals are provided free ofcharge to participants. Childcare' can also be provided. AllIdentifying information is keptconfidential. Call (212)481-1050

CONGREGAnON BETHSlMCHAlTORAH

NY's Gay and Lesbian Syna-gogue Services Friday at 8:30pm!)l Bethune Street For info. call:(212) 929-9498.

CONGREGAnONB'NAI JESHURUN

Monthly Spiritual Gatherings andfree catsred festive luncheons forall People With AIDS, their loversand families. Program includesmusic and discussion led by ourRabbis. Call(212)7'01-7f!OO

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DIGNITY-BIG APPlE -,A community of Lesbian and GayCatholics. Activities include Utur-gies and socials every Sat, 8:00pm, at the Center, 208 W. 13Street, NYC.Call(212)819-1301.

DIGNITY NEW YORKLesbian and gay Catholics andfriends AIDS Ministry, SpiritualDevelopment The Cathedral Pro-ject Worship Sarvices & Social-Sun. Eves. 7~St. John's Epis-copal Church 218West 11th StreetCWave~2179 '"' ,:,,,

DROP-IN COME OUTRAP GROUPS

For L.sbi.ns and BisexlialWom.n. Fridays starting April5th 8:30-8:30 p.m. For Gay .ndBi.. xual Men. Saturdays start-ing April 8th 11:30 a.m.-l:30 pm*$5.00 Donation R.p Group forLabiln .ndBi-S.xuill Wo_n.ver 40 1st $ 3rd Saturday 8-8p.m. *$5.00 Donation Rap GIlIUpfor L.. bian .nd Bi-Sexu.1Wom.n Every Saturday 2:30-5:00 p.m. *$5:00 Donation RapGr.up for g.y .nd Bi-S.xu.1Man Every Sunday 2:30 - 5:00p.m. "$5:00 Donation

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, EDGEEDUCAnON IN A DIS-'ABLED GAYENVIRONMENTFor the physically disabled Les-bi,n and Gay Community. P.O.Box 305 Village Station, New,

York. NY 10014,

THE RFTH NEW YORKlESBIANAND GAYEXPERIMENTAL" "',..RLM fHTlVAL

will be held at Anthology Film inSeptember 1991.. Submissionswill be accepted until,June 3D.Please send your 18 or Super - 8prints or vidllo transfer(only filmwill be show at th!! festival) withreturn postage to Jim Hubbar,503 Broadway, Rm 503, NewYor,k, NY 10012 Early applica-tions and premieres will begiven priority. For further infoplease call (2121925-5883.

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FRONT RUNNEllSA running club for lesbian andgay, athletes,of all abilities. FunRuns of 1-8 miles held every Satat 1Dam and Weds. at 7pm inCentral Park and every Tues. at7pm in Prospect Park.l:or infor-mation: call (2121724-9700.

GAYAFRICAN AMERICANS OFWESTCIlUTER(THE G.A.A.I

is a community based supportgroupfoJmed in WestchesterCounty. Various, activities areplanned for the coming months.Call 914-378-97Z7for more info.

GAYFATHER'S.FORUMA support orga.nization for gayfather's, their lovera. and othersin chi.ld-nurturing situations.M,onthly meetings include apotluck s.upper, support groups,on varied s,pecia,lized topics,speakers, and, sociali~ing.Me8t-ings: 1st Friday each I119nth,7pm,at The.Center, 208 W•.13th St.,. ~

West of 7th Ave. Contribution: $8.Bring a main CQurse for·4 pllople(or pay a $5 food charge.1 Forinformation call:'212-979-7541 or212-288-3238

GlAAD-GAY & LESBIANAWANCEAGAINSJ,DEFAMA11ON80Varick Street, NYC10013 (2121986-1700 GlAAD combats homo-phobia in the madia and alse-where by promoting visibility ofthe lesbian and gay communityand. 'organizing grassrootsrasponse to anti-gay bigotly. Doyou hava 30 minutes a month tofight homophobia7Join the GIAADPhona TreelCaR (212"9811-1700forirlfonnation. .

GUB-GAY AND lESBIANINDEPENDENTBlOADCASTERSGay and Las.bian IndllpandantBroadcastars' invites you to tuneimo OUTlOOKS on WBAI-NY, 99.5FM avary othar Sunday, 7:30-8;3Opm and join us lIVaryTuesdayat 7:30pm to'9pm to become amember of GLIB. No experienceneedeil. 505 Eighth Avenue, NY,'NY 10018 Attn: Outlooks or callMack, Allan. (2121473-1889.,

GAY& lESBIANHEALTH CONCBINS

An"office of the NYC Dept. of

HII.alth, provides liokages batwnNYCHeal!h a Human Svcs, andthe Lesbian a Gay commun,ity,focusing in ALLhealth concerns;resource.information for healthservices consumars andproviders. 125 Worth Street, Box67, New York. NY 10013. For infocall (2121!i88-4895. ,

, .GAYMALE.SIM ACTMSTS.' ,

Dedicated to safe and responsibleSIM sin,ca 1981. Open meetingsw/prograri1s on SIM techniqu8J,\ifaatyla issues, political and socialconcerns.· Also spacial '8Vents,speakers bureau, work.ahops,demos, affinity' groups, newslettsr,more. GMSMA - Dept. 0, 498AHudson Street, Suite 023 ,NYC10014.(2121727-9878.

G~(GAYMENOFAFRICAN DESCENT)

80 Va rick, Street, NYC '10013 asupport group of Gay Men ofAfrican Descent dedicated toconsciou!lness-raising and thedevelopment of the Lesbian andGay Community. GMAD is inclu-sive ,ofAfrican, African-Ameri-can, Caribbean and HispaniclLatino men of color. Meetingsa re held; weekly, on. Fridays. Forinfonnation, call 71&-802-0162.

,GAYMEN'S HEAJ]".H,CRISIS HQTUNE

FOR INFORMATION,ONSAFERSEXAND HIV-RELATEDHEALTHSERVICES, AND FOR INFORMA-TION ON ONE-TIME, WALK-INAIDS COUNSELING SERVICES212-807-&&55 212-645-7470 TDD(For~iIeari.. lmpllillldl Mon.-Fri.lo::llam.1II 9 pm. 1.2:011113:00

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GAYSTAMl' .COUEcrIONOne of.the .collections on exlJibit

• •• •will be Alternate Lifastyla8.outof the C108et. This is the, onlygay/le8bian stamp c911ection ofits kind.,.lt ~aswon \I goldawa rds so fa r. For informationon GLHSC, send a ,SASE to:GLHSC, P..O. Box 230940, Hart-ford, CT 08111;1-0940 ..

..,GIRTH&MIRTHCWBOFMWYORK

Social cJub for heavy. ch.ubbygaY,men /It, their admirers.Monthly sqcials at the ·Center",weekly bar nights Thursdays atth.e ·Cllelsea,Transfer", monthlyFat Apple Review, bi-monthlyF.A.R penpal •. For more infonna-tion call Ernie at 914-899-7735 orwritl!: GaMINY, Dept'O, P.O.Box10, PeI,lIam, NY10803.

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HEAL - (Health Ed,.clltionAIDS Liaisonl .

Weekly info. and support groupfor treatments for'AiDS which donot compromise the immuneayatem further, including alterna-tive and holistic approaches.Wed 8pm.;l08 W. 13th St. (2121874-HOPE.

HERRAGE OF.PRID£.INC.Organizers of·New York's Les-bian and Gay Pride, events: theMarch, the Rally and the Danceon the Pier. Call (2121 691-1n4

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for meeting schedule or moreinformation. 208 West 13thStreet, NY,NY10011•.

. ,INSTRUTE FORlESBIAN AND

GAY.YOUTH.Counseling, diopin c8l1l8r (Mf.3-8pml, rap groups,Harvey MilkHigh School, AIDS and safer sexinfonnation, rafarrals, professionaleducation. (2121833-8920 (voicel(2121'833-8928mfor deaf... . .

HISPANIC ilNITEQ GAYS;'lES-. BIANS

Educational,service~, politicalaction, c9uns,elipg and socialactivi!iaS~ Spamsh and Eng6sh byand for the La1inoLesbian and GayConmunity. Genarsl meetings 8:00pm 4th Thursday of avery month at2IIl Wast 13th Street Call 201-853-7824 orwrita H.U.Gi.. P.O.Box 228Canal Street Sbltion, NOw York, NY10019.

IDENmY HOUSENow in our 2OII;I ..yaar, V\(II providepeer counseling,therapy refer-rals and grQups, for the lesbian,gay and bisexual cO(l1munity.Call u. at (2121243-8181 •.Visit usat 544 8th Ave.,.between 14th-15th Straels, ftIIanhl!nl!n. ,',

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INlERNAnONAL GAY&lESBIAt,I HU~ RI.GHTS

COMMISSION , 'works to focus tha spotlight ofworld opinion on the oppressionof gays ~nd Il18bians ,throughouttha world, Currently organizingan Inti symposium on, Gay andLesjlian issuesJo be held, inMoscllW and ~enin-grad in July1991, in addition to Il)any otherexciting projects. For more info.write IGLHRC, ,297!! FC!lsomStre,et, SF CA 9,\110, .or c,all(4151847-0453.

INSTRUTE FORHUMANIJEN11IY Ie, ..

New York's'nC!n-profitlesbianand gay psych.othll.rapy center.Lic,ansed PSVJlh.oIogi~, paycllia-triats, and clinicalsoci~1 workers.Sliding s1:ale flies. Insuranceaccepted. Individual, couple, andfamnytheraJiY ..Variety of Men'sand WOnlen~s groups formingcontinuously. 118W. 72nd Street212-799-9432 .'.

,, .Itm,GRlTYINY '

Leabian and Gay ~pi~copaliansand mends. Eucllaris~ and pro,.gl'8fll every Thursil~y, 7:30pm. St.Luke's ,Church, Hudson andChristopher Sts.INFO: P.O. Box5202. NYNY10185(718172IJ.3Ii4

ICLGHKOREAN WBIANAND GAY~ORGANlZAnONI

Is a group of lesbian an.d gayKoreans who are com(l1itted tosupporting each other, creatingpositive visibility and con-fronting anti-lesbian and gaybias within the Korean commu-nity. For more info,mation callGene (212I4n-8558

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LAnNO GAYMEN OF NEW. YORIC(LGMINYI

Is dedicated to conscloulness-

raising, educatio,n, support andempowerment for Latino gaymen. We are inclusive of Latinogay min of all nationalitia., col-ors and ag8s. Wa meat waeklyand publish a monthly calenderof events.,.For more informationcall (7181834-8785 or write toP.O. Box 7108 Grand CentralStetionN,Y., N.Y.10163.

lAMBDA LEGALDER:NSEAMI B)UCIU'ION RIND

Precedent-setting litigationnationwide for lesbians, gaymen and people with AIDS.Membership ($40 and upl inc.newsletter and invitations tospllcial events. Volunteer nighton Thursd,ays. Intake calls: 2-4pm Mon thru Fri (2121996-8585.

LAVAlESBIANS ABOUT

VlSUALARTCall for slides for Lesbian Artists'Exhibition, Gay a Lesbian Com-munity Center, NYC. For moreinformation, send SASE to :Miriam Fougere, 118 Fort GreenePlace, Brooklyn, NY11217.

lESBIAN AND GAYADULT E!)UCATORS

Meetwith'other I!!sbians andgays who work in adult educa-tion as teachers, administrators,counselors,tutors, etc., to dis-CUllSissues such as, coming outto steff·and studenta, materialsand curriculum, workshop andconference participation. Wemeet the first Friday of everymonth at 8:00 pm at the Lesbianand gay Community Cente~ 208West 13th Street Call Bryna Dia-mond at (2121932-7902 (dayslforinformation ,

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THE lESBIAN AND GAY.. .. BIG APPLE CORPS

Get your instrument out of thecloset and come IIlay with us.Symphonic, Marching, Jazz, Dix-ieland, Rock, RuteEnsemblesand Woodwinds. 123 West 44thSt Suite 12LNew York. NY10038(2121889-2922.

LESBIAN & GAY COMMUNnvSERVICES CENIER

208 West 13th. Street New York,NY 1001.1 (2121820-7310 9am-llpm everyday. A place forcommunity organizing and net-working, social services, cul-tura) programs, and .ocialevents sponsored by the Centerand mora than 150 community

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lESBIAN AND GAYWORNElWORK

An organization of Lesbians andGays wllo are active in theirlab9r unions working ondomestic partnership benefitsand AIDS issues. For moreinformation call (2121923-8890.

lESBIAN AND GAYRIGHTS PROJECT

of the Am.rican Civil Lib.rti ••Union KNOW YOUR RIGHTSIWE'RE EXPANDING THEM (2121944-9800, ext. 545

lESBIAN & GAYTEACHERSASSOCIAnOIll- NYC

The LGTAhas been in existencesince 1974. We promote .theneeds and rights of GaytLeabianeducators, students and. Pl!r"ents. We re currently in ac\ivenegotiations with the Bo~rd ofEducation concerning the multi-cultural curriculum, sensitivitytraining of guidance councilors,social workers, and teachers,and many other issues. We al~ohave a friendly workingrel~tion-ship with thl[l U.F.T. For moreinformation call (718182&-4699-(7181598-1884

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OFRATBUSHBrooklyn's social organizationfor both gay men and lesbians.P.O. Box 108, Midwood StationBrklyn, NY l1Z30, (7181859-9437

lESBIAN HERSTORYARCHIVESP.O. Box 1258 New York, NewYork 10118212/874-7232Since1974, the Archives has inspired,shaped and reflected Lesbianlives eV,erywhere. Call toarrange a visit ono volunteerforThursdayworknighta.

UFEUNETHE ~nQNALWBIAN ANDGAYTOll-FREE SERVICE.

1-800-UFE 6&1

LOST PEER SUPPORTSERVICES (lJISSI

Lost Peer Support Service~, anew program to provide,counsel-ing and support to the lesbian,gay and bisexual commullity ofGreater Westchester, is planningita. first volunteer training. Thoseinterested in becoming gro.upfacilitetors and peer counselorsshould ca II the Lost switchboa rdat (9141 948-4922 for furtherdeteils. EXperience and begin- 'ning volunteers welcomed,

LONG ISlAND ACT-UP, .M881STuesdays at8pm at 181PostAve. in Westbury, NY.Support us·for change on Long lsIand.Mamngaddress: .POBox51(Wastbury, NYll!i!1l. 516-338-4862.

LSM _.is a support and infonnation groupfor lesbians and bisexual womeninterested in fantesy, role-playing,bondage, discipline, 81M, fetishes,alternate gender identities, C98-tumes and so forth. Membershipis available only to women 18years and older. Actualexperi-ence is not required but genuine ,interest and an opal1 mind are. Forinforma1ion please write: P.O.Box993, Murray HmStation, New York.NY10156

MAllANAJHA: RIVERSIDERSFOR lESBIAN,lGAY CONCERNSMonthly program meeting onsecond Sunday for gay/lesbianChristians and friends. Educa-tional, political, and SOCialactivi-ties scheduled, 12:30 p.m. River-side .Church, 490 Riverside Drive,Sunday worship 10:45 a.m •• Forinfo.,call (2121222-5900 (ext. 2901

MEN OF AU COLORSTUGE11IBI NY

A multi-racial group of gay inenagainst racism. Meetings evaryFriday night at 7:45 at the Les-bian and Gay Community Ser-vices Centar,208 W. 13th StreetFor more info. call: (212) 245-8388or(212) 222-8794.

METROPOUJAN TENNISGROUp(MTG)

Our 200 member lesbian andgay tennis club includes play-ars from beginning to tourna-ment lavel. Monthly tennispartias. Winter indoor league.Coma play with usl For infor-mation: MTG, Suite K83, 498-AH~dson St., New York, NY10025. (718) 852-8582.

MOCA (MEN OF COLOR AIDSPREVENTIONPROGRAM.)

Providas s.ter sex and AIDSaducation information to gayand bisexual Men of Color;coordinates a natwork ofpeer-support groups for gaysnd bisexual Men of Color inall 5 boroughs of Naw YorkCity 303 Ninth Ave, New yor1t,NY10001or call (212) 239-1798.

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NATIONAL GAY ANDlfSBIAN TASK FORCE

is the national gra8SrootB polit-ical organization for lesbiansand gay men. Membership is$3OIyear.lssue-oriented pro-jects addre88 violence,sodomy Isws, AIDS, gay rightsordinsncas, families, madia,atc. through lobbying, educs-tion, organizing and directaction. NGLTF 1517 U StreetNW, Washington, DC 20009.(202)332-8483.

NEW YORK ADVERTISINGAND COMMUNICAnONS

NE1WORKNYACN is the community'slargest gay and laabian pro-fessional group, welcoming allin communications and thairfriends. Monthly meetings, 3rdWed 8:30pm at the CommunityCenter. Members' newsletter,job hotline, annual directory.Phone (212) 517-11380for moreinfo. Mention OutWeek forone free newslettar.

N.Y. FEMMESSupport and discu8Sion groupfor laabians who self identify asFemme and are primarily

\ attracted to butch women. Formembership information callLi8S(212)829-9817.

N.v. WOMEN"S SOFJBAUGUILD

For experienced, 88riOU' Soft-ball Players, Coaches andManagers. We play mod/fastpitch weekends in Manhattanand Queens. Try-outs beginFeb. 11 thru April- or untilfilled. (212) 255-1379 Janet

NINTH STREET CENTERSince 1973, a community dedi-cated to demonstrating that ahomosexuallifastyle is a ratio-

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nal, deairable choice for indi-vidual. dissatisfied with therawarda of cORVentionalliving.Psychologically - focu888d rapgroup., Tues., Sat, 8 to 10 pm.peer counselling available. 319E. 9 Street, New yort, NY10003,for info call (212)22&-5153.

NORTH AMERICANMAN/IIOY LOVE

ASSOCIAnON (NAMBlAIDedicated to sexual freedomand especially interested ingay intergenerationel rela-tionships. M\lnthly Bulletinand regular chapter meetingson the firat Saturday of eachmonth. Yearly membershill is$20; write NAMBLA. PO Box174, Midtown Station, NewYork, NY 100'1~ or call (212)807-8578 for information.

NORTHERN UGKfSAIlBI~

Improving Quality of Life forPeople with AIDS/HIV. THEAIDS MASTERYWORKSHOP:Exploring the possibilities of apowerful and creative life in !heface ofAIDS. CaD(212)255-8554

NYC GAyal.ESBlANAN11-VlOllNCE PROJECT

Counseling, advocacy, andinformation for survivors ofanti-gay and anti-lesbian vio-lence, sexual assault domesticviolence, and other types ofvictimization. All seMcn freeand confidential.24 hour hot-line (212)807-0197

PARENTS/RIIENDS OFlfSBIAN AND GAYS

Let P/FLAG help you and yourfamily deal with the upheaval ofyour coming out Our meetingsa re free: monthly on the 4thSunday, at 3:00 pm, in DuaneChurch,201 Wast 13th. Info? caDJeanne,212~

PEER COUNSBJNG FOR SUR-VIVORS OF BIAS ASSAULT.DOMESTIC VIOlENCE AND

SEXUAL ASSAULTTha Naw Yerk City Gay andLa.bian Anti-Violanca Pro-jact (AYP) is offering freepeer counseling for lesbiansand gay men who are sur-vivors of biss a8Sault" domas-tic violance and sexualassault. Trained volunteerpeer counselors will be avail-a ble from & to 8 PM avaryWednesday alid Thunday atthe AYP offi ce., 208 We.t13th Str •• t AVP offers freecounseling, advocacy andinformation and referrals tosurvivors of bias .. sault,domestic violence and sexualassa ult Call (212) 807~97 formolll infonnation.

PEOPLEwmtAIDS COAUTION

(212) 532~1-800-828-328CVHotline (212) 532"0588Mondaythru Friday lOarn-8pm Meal pro-grams, support groups, educa-tional and referral services forPWA's and PWArc's.

PEOPlf wmt AIDSIEAIJH GROUP

Underground buyer's clubimporting n.ot-yet-approvedmedications and nUlrilionalsup-plements. 31 West 28th St 4thRoor (212)!i32-D280

PINK PANTHER PATROLComll1unity streat patrol inEast and West Village dedi-cated to deterring violentcrime against gays and les-bians. For info and meetingtime for Weat Village, call212-475-4383. for East VillagePatrol info, call 212-248-8588.70 A Greanwich Ave., Box107, NYC10011

PROFESSIONALS INRLMIVIDEO

338 Cana.1Straet, 8th Roor, NYC10013212-&15-3351

QUEER NATIONQueer Nation is a multi-cul-tural direct action group dedi-cated to fighting homophobia,queer invisib~ity, and all formsof oppression that any queersmight face. Anyone can sug-g88t an a ction and shouldcome to meetings prepared toorganize and implement it QN,208W. 813th St, New York. NY10011. Call 212-978-8720 formeeting info.

SAGE:ISENIOR AmON

IN A GAY ENVIRONMENT)Social Service Agency. pro-viding care, activitin, a edu-cational services for gay &lesbian senior citizens. Alsoserves over 180 homeboundseniors & older PWA's .208West 13th St NYC,001" (212)741-2247

SETHIAN GAYS,lESBIANS AM) BlSBtUALS

For al of us intarested in raach-ing out to Bach other in exuber-ance to spontaneously exploreand expand upon the SatlVJanaRoberts ·Philosophy· as itrelates to our livas, personally,sexually and politically. Call AI(212)725-1289,x282

SUNDANCE OUTDOORADVENTURE SOCIETY

A non-profit club offering Out-door activities for every S88-80n including hiking, biking,akiing, water activities andother outdoor activities for theGay/Lesbian community. Forinformation or complimenteryNewslettar call (212) 598-4728.

TASKFORCEANNOUNCEMENTS

Worrien's HIVSupport Group at349 East 149th Straet Room,809,on Thursdays 11:00 -12:30. Thisis an on going closed group forwoman who are HIVinfected.2-3 individual consolations arerequired before admittanceinto group. No fee. For furtharinformation cill Donna Berschof Planned Parenthood/HUB at(212)585-5001

TASK FORCEANNOUNCEMENT

The legal Action Centerlocated at 153 Waverly Place,NY,NY 10014, has. begun twonew programa. All their ser-vices are freB. The HIV/AIDSLegal Service Project provideafree legal .. rvice8 to peoplewith HIV/AIDS.Their scope ofservice is wide, encompassingchild care and custody, dis-crimination, ,housing. healthyhealth planning, confidentialityand employment. TheHIV/AIDSAgancy Training andAssistance Project p.rovidestechnical a8Sistsnce to publicand private agencies aboutlegal and policy isau88 onHIV/AIDS and drug abuse.They provide training, individ-ual consultations, and modelpolicy guidelinn, among otheritems. If you have any furtherquestions, please contact Ms.Catherine 0'Neil at (212)243-1313. Th. A.. ociation ofNun •• in AIDS Calli (ANAC)has monthly meetings withspeakers and networking.opportunities. For meeting info,plB88e contact Janet Vac-cariello at (212)340.8724

THE OUlllEACH USING COM-MUNAL HEAUNG (TOUCH)

Community volunteers provid-ing a Wlekly buffet supper forthe Brooklyn AIDS commu-nity. TOUCH meet8 Mondayeves. 5pm to 8:3Opm- at down-town Brooklyn Friends Meet-ing Hou8e (110 SchermerhornSt near Boerum Place). Lim-

. ited transportation may bearranged. Info: (718) 822-2758.TOUCH welcomes contribu-tions of funds, food and volun-tean.

UlSTER COUNTY GAY ANDlfSBIAN AWANCE

Meets first and third Mondayof each month at 7:30 pm atthe Unitarian Church onSawkill Road in Kingston. ForInformation, call 914-82&-3203

UNIT"eNEEDS YOU to become a partof itl Organizers for GayGames IV, to be held in NewYork in 1994. Olympic-stylesports and cultural event i8largest in world. Theme isINCLUSION,everyone isneeded. SUPPORT THEGAMES by volunteering, join-ing or making a donation. Call212-732-3812 or write UNITY'94, PO Box 202, NY,NY10038.

VISUAL ARTS PROJECTIn Honor of AJ1istic Vi.ion

Effected by A.LD.s.The Visual Arts Projects isinteraated in documantingand collecting art work(slides) by th08e people whohave AIDS or Arc. It is theProject's intention to not jU8tfOCU8on AIDS but on 80me-one' wor1t and artistic vision.Wa are interested in raceivingresponaas from those people

in the following diaciplinaa-painting, drawing, sculpturing,iIIu8tration, architecture andenvironmentel deaign, interiordesign and graphic daaign.Should ba intere8ted pleasecall Eric Strauss at (718) 855-8491

WHAMI-WOMEN"S HEALtHACTION AND MOBIUZAnON.A direct action group commit-ted to demanding. securing anddefending absolute reproduc-tive freedom and quality healthcare for all women. We meet&VeryWed. at 8:30pm at 105, E22nd Street" 4th floor. 212-713-5988Mailing address: WHAM I,PO Box733, NYC10009

WOMENS ALTERNATIVECOMMUN CENTER (WACC)A non-profit" Lesbian commu-nity center serving Queens,Nassau and Suffolk Counties.Thurs. night weekly discus-sion groups. 8:30 pm, for otheractivities please contect us at518-483-2050.

ATTEN110N WOMEN SOFT-BAll PLAYERS

There is a Manhattan softballleaguB looking for players;

e8pecially experienced pitch-ers.lf interested please callMary at (718)3n-7279 Hopeto hea r from you soon.

WRESTUNG FOR GAYSalfSBIANS

Watch the men of the knightswrestling club inaction everySunday at 7:30 PM at the GAYCENTER.The club also con-duct training cla8Ses on alter-nate Saturdays afternoon (tst& 3rd Saturdays for men 2nda 4th Saturdaye for women)for more information plea8ecall: 718-839-5141

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with "Silence = Death" and "I~.ightsand Responsibilities"

Saturday, May 4: 0 Lesbian and Gay Town Meetingo Gala Dance at Washington Park's Lakehouseo Special night at Albany's lesbian and gay bars

Sunday, May 5: 0 March from Washington Park to State Capitolo Rally at the State Capitolo Apres.Rally Hudson River Cruise• Inter-Faith Service

Monday, May 6: 0 Lesbian and Gay Lobby Day-How to Lobby Workshops -Appointments made for you if registered in advanceo Gay-Ia Benefit Performance and Awards Ceremonywith lesbian performance artist Holly Hughes.

Tuesday, May 7: 0 More lobbying

For more information contactThe Empire State Pride Agenda at 212/727-1291

For traVf'llhotd info. contact the Pride Weekend's official travel agent. Capital Travel. at 1_800_800_9009.

AINoUICEIEITSHOR11CULnJRlSTS

Personal and professional network-ing for lesbian and gay Horticultur-ists. Write LlATRIS International PO. Box 1336 Davis, CA 95617-1336

Ministry toPersonsWithAIDS.

Call Tony or Bill at theChurch of St. Francis

212-&95-1500

TERRY (JAPANESE)Formerly of 57th and 2nd Avenue andHotel Sutton. Please contact Bill in FtLauderdale. BiII-1402 E Las OIgasBlvd, #810 Ft Lauderdale FI,33301

ROOMMATE WANTEDin beautiful Brooklyn Heights duplex.

Huge kitchen, bath, LR, study,upstairs sitting room, 4 working fire-places, roof access. YOUR ROOM:12'Xl7', working fireplace, woodfloor, tin ceiling, walk-in closet

$550/mo + security. Includes lieatShare w/2 women (7181785-8329 or

weekdays (2121337-1200.Ask for Colleen.

APARTIEIT SHAREAPT. TO SHARE

GW seeks GW roommate to share2Br park Slope Apt $500/mo. +$500 Dep. + 1/2 Uti/Cable.

Spacious, Sunny, must see IIVery near 2,3,0,0 trains718-230-3575 Avil. 4/1/91

APARTIEITCIEAIIIG

WORD IS OUTfor the best apartment cleaning--

Call...WORD OFMOUTH APARTMENTCLEANERS reliable/responsible/efficient Tel. 212-645-9197

ATTORNEYSANTHONY SANTONI

Attorney at Law, Real Estate; CO-OP/Condo Closing- Bankruptcy; Incor-porations; Wills. '!1E. 28th Street. Suite

700, NYC (2121447-0636

ACCIDENTS &MEDICALMALPRAC"nCE

Free Consultation incl. weekends/eves,BANKRUPTCY $495*. NAME CHANGE$75*. Incorporate $50*. WilislEstates$75*. Closing $295*. Immigration LawCollection /corp.litigation on contin-

gency. A. Robert Holman III, Attorney atLaw * from +costs. 24 hours (5161746-11161151 Kellum PI., Mineola, NYAMEX

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CONTRACTORSARTHUR LOVEJOY

LICENSED ELECTRICAL Contractorrepairs and New Instaliations.Commer-cial and Residential.Courteous, Profes-sional ServiceAvailable Eves. and

Weekends.(7181782-4735

COUNSElIlGCAREERCOUNSEUNG

Find the right work for you IExperienced Executive Counseloroffers action-oriented consultation.

Justin Hecht. MBA(212) 242-2424

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DATING SERVICE FOR GAY MEN1-800-2-FINO-US EXT2Weeknights 7-11 PM

WOMAN BODYBUILDERTraining/Posing Videos,

Photos for saleFor info send SASE to:

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AWARENESS Call Ross Jacobs

TRAINING (212) 929-0661

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HElP lilTEDFUNDRAISING ASST. P/R.

for Brooklyn AIDS Task Force.boro-wide education & social service

agency. BA or Associate dipl;Word Perfect 5.0; DBase III or IV;gd. phone manner. $8-$101hr = bens.Send Itr and resume to David Birman.

BATF.22 Chapel St.Bklyn NY 11201. EEOC

, LESBIAN/GAY RIGHTS JOB •.National lesbian and gay rights group

has 2 positions available.Admistrative Assistant

with good writing skills. knowledgeof Word Perfect 5.0. and commit-

mentto lesbian/gay rights.Salary $20.000+. great benefits.

Legal Program Assistant .with paralegal experience. excellent

writing skills, Word Perfect 5.0knowledge, and commitment to

lesbian/gay rights.Salary $24,000+, great benefits.

Send resume indicating which job issought by May 6, 1991 to :

Paula Ettlebrick, Lambda LegalDefense & Education Fund, 666Broadway, NY, NY 100012.Women/people of colorencouraged to apply.

TEMP LEGALWord Processors/Secretaries

Wordperfect 5.0/5.1Minimum 80 wpm! 1 yr. legalGllzelle Personnel

689-6220

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Call 212-869-0656for free consultation, no obligation!145W. 45th Street, Ste. 1007, NYC 10036 Call Today!

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HELPIIITEIADMIN DIRECTOR

AIDS buyers club seeks independent,highly organized person to manageinternal agency functions: inventQrycontrol, shipping/receiving benefits,MIS, publications, bookkepping, etc.Strong computer (wP, DB, spread-sheet), admin/mgmt background req.Writing skills, fam w/AIDS activism/politics a plus. Salary $3O-35K.

Reply before 10 May to:PWA Health Group, 31 West 26thStreet, NYC, NY 10010. EOE/AA

ART DIRECTOROutWeek, the Lesbian and Gay NewsMagazine, seeks full time art directorto oversee all design aspects of 116page publication. Must have exten-sive CD"erdesign and mllgllzineexperience. Quark, Illustrator andother design programs also neces-sary. Send resume and letter to Mr.Rotello, OutWeek, 159W. 25 St, NYC

10001, or Fax (212) 337-1220.

BElPIIITEIMARKETING MANAGER DIAL OUT

CORPORA nON,a leader revolutionizing the ~Iecom-munications information industry,

seeks highly motivated, creative indi-vidual to research, develop and

implement marketing plan. Our ser-vices include: factual infor-

mation,directory assismnce, voicemail, entertainment, teleconferenc-ing, adult & dating services. MBA inMarketing required with mastery offollowing disciplines: strategic mar-keting, services. marketing, new prod-uct design, management, research,segmenmtion, pricing, advertising.Two years experience plus in enter-

minment or service marketingrequired. Excellent benefits. Resumewith cover letter (include salary

requirements) to: Ms. Fjeld, Dial OutCorporation, 159W. 25th Street, 7th FI,New York, NY79 10001. Dial Out is alesbian and gay owned corporation.

ALL STARMoving & Storage, Inc.

1befinest serofce available at the most reasonable rate

Local & Long Distance • Modern Equipment • 7 Day ServiceLicensed Piano Movers • Experienced Courteous Personal318E.11 St., NY,NY Licensed and Insured(212)254-2638 Dot# 12364

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,ZUMBA. ..THE MUCH SOUGHT AFTER, I I----------~HARD TO RND PRODUCT IS NOWAVAIlABLE IN THE UNITED STAlES.This Yohimbine herb and Lecithinbased vimlity booster importedfrom Germany, conmins 6 otherpowerful herbs form around theworld know to stimulate desire

and sexual performance, vigor andphysical stamina. Tested to strictGerman Government standards.$25.95 Visa/MC, check, mo,Worldwide Health Products,

5525 Canyon Crest Dr., Suite 71-310,Riverside, CA,92507, Order 1-800-288-9230, Free catalog of other unique

products upon request

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HELPlilTEDPUBLIC AFFAIRS ASSOCIATE

To edit and produce newsletter andpromotional materials, draft press

releases and place articles, staff pub-lic forums and maintain library forAIDS research center. Minimum of

three years public relations or report-· ing experience, excellent writing,communications and organizationalskills and ability to meet deadlinesrequired. Knowledge of AIDS issuesdesirable. Please submit writing sam-

ple, resume and salary history.

DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANTOrganized individual with ability to

meet deadlines, work under pressure,· needed to provide clerical support.'. handle data entry and acknowledg-ments, coordinate special e~ents.

Must have excellent communicationsand organizational skills,

writing ability.Please submit resume and other

materials to: CRI,31 West 26th Street.New York, NY 10010. Indicate job

interest on outside of envelope. NOCALLS PLEASE. -

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HEAL1H.DlSABIUIY INCOME

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INVESTMENT MANAGEMENTAND PlANNING

High Net worth individuals Smaller: Retirement Plans $450,000 Minimum

Phone 212-713-5489

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The Introduction Service for Professionally-Oriented Gay MenServing the Tri-State Area Since 1985

Call for a free brOchure Mon. - Fri. 7 pm • 11 pmIn NY,N.J & CT (212) 580-9595

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MOlERS, UlelSe~TIRED OF HOMOPHOBIC MOVERS?Try Brownstxme Brothers instead.Professional and reliable. SelVingthe Gay Community 15years.

Sensitive, fun people who get the jobdone right with no bullshit UcensedDOT 10166.Insured. Reasonable

storage rates. Pianos, ArtAntiques,Moving Supplies. Mention Outweekfor Special Discount Free Estimates.

426 E.91, Call 289-1511.

TREATYOURSELFI.·Sweet man with great hands· seeksclients for nude nonsexual vigorousSwedish/Esalen massage. $50 an

hour. CA certified.Gary 212-228-2243. Serious onlyl

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Bodybuilder or model with goodphysique. Contact Studio Roma at

212-989~7709

WATERISLAND~REISLANDTired of the Pines? Take a share in abeautiful 3 bedroom, 2 bath bayfronthouse with fireplace. (212) 242-5380

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'PAINTING 'lEAl ESTATEPAINT JOB

Intelligent and ·skilled BrazilianPainter with Exp. in Eletr. wiring andcarpentry is back in town and lookingfor work. Fernando (212)594-2647

PHOTOGIAPHY

PUBliCATIONSUVING A GOOD UFE WITH AIDS

Based on over 7 years of Iiving.Send$9.95 to T.M. Publications P.O.Box310743Tampa, FL 33680Allow 4-6

weeks for delivery.

PIINTING

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DISTINcnVE DECO APARTMENTSFully renovated apartments in the artdeco district of Miami Beach. Perfectfull time residences or the best inaffordable second homes. VINTAGEPROPERTIES,1601Jefferson Ave.,

Miami Beach, FL33139. (305) 534-1424.

PHOTO STUDIO SHAREWith easy-going guy. 2,000 sq. tt. 24-hr access in Photo District Nice dark-room, small office. Good for still-life,portrait or location. Call (212)741-1711

GAY RESORT FOR SALEPlay host to thousands of gay men

and women. Fife's Resort. just north ofSan Francisco in th spectacular Rus-sian River gay resort area is for sale.Imagin life as owner of this world

famous resort The opportunities andrewares are endless. $1,750,000 forthis completee sucessful business onfifteen beaurtiful acrees nestled

amongst the redwoods and wineries.Call Sonoma Properites at (707) 527- .

5211 for details.

SITUATIONS 'WANTEDstationerynewslettersbroct)uresmenus

postcardsformsposterscatalogsadstype

practical graphics135 w. 20th 51, 3rd floor, ny. ny 10011LM/C 212 - 463 - 7800 VISA I

SECURITY PROFESSIONALI am expo in access control, securityADM, CClV & Security operations. Iam also available to supervise your

private security needs.Ivan Keith (718)692-2129

SUMMEl RENTAlFIRE ISlAND PINES

Spectacular Pool House. 4 bedrooms,4 1/2 Bathrooms, Hot Tub, Pool,

Deluxe Kitchen, Fully equipped; Full &Half shares; May 3rd. to Oct 6th.

Bill (718) 855-2114

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May 18 to Sept 8Cute charmiI,lg individualcabins. Tastefully decorated.Air Conditioned. Across fromGay Restaurant and Disoo

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516-537-1160

'HEIAPYGAY AND LESBIAN CONCERNS -

Depression, Fears, AA. Issues, CarePartners Anxieties. I can help.

Licensed for Insurance C.S.w. Thera-pist, Upper West Side 212-362-7664

GROUPS CURRENTLY FORMING:-Women's Coming - Out Group

- Men's 'Exploring Sexual Identity'Group- Bereavement Group- Gay Male Couples' Group

Institute for Human Identity(212)799-9432I

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WOMEN'S THERAPYISUPPORT GROUP .

The right group can be as empower-ing as private therapy. 4 women form-ing group want two more dynamic,creative members. We'll hire our owntherapist/facilitator. For more infor-

mation, call 212-535-1716----~~~--~--~COMPASSIONATE, CARING

THERAPIST.Supportive individual & couple ther-apy by institute-trained licensed

psychotherapist Help with relation-ships, gay identity, dealing with yourfamily, and living in the age of AIDS.Sliding fees. NY and NJ offices:(212) 769-8796 or (201) 567-2445.

ARI FRIDKIS, C.S.W.

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/' Maybe weC8l1hefp. To leam mor~about our free confidential

rasean:h programs call us at Cot-\... nelllk1Iv. Medcal Center.

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GERALD LEVINE, PHD.

Licensed ClinicalPsychologist

Individual, Group,Couples Therapy

Interactiona Men'sGroup Forming

West Village location 'Fees based on sliding scale

For Infonnatlon call

(201) 854-8161

PEARLMD - PSYCHIATRIST

Help with• Relationships • Depression• Self-Acceptance • Addictions• Anxiety • Disorganization •. .,

724-5188135West 70Ih Street

'IflAP'GAY MEN'S WORKSHOPS• Assertiveness Training •

• Self - Esteem Improvement·Monthly /4 session Low Fee

+ Psychotherapy Groups WklyIndividual and Couples Therapy

Dr. Mark Williams 212 - 691-6161Union Sq. Office / Free ConsultCertified /20 yrs experience.

David Lindsey Griffin,C.S.W., C.A.C_

GayAffirmative Therapy

FEEl BAlED ON THE ABILITY TO PAYMember. NY state Federation of Alco-

holism Counselors, Inc.Member. NY Slate Society of ClinicalSocial Work Psychotherapists, Inc.

Gay& LesbianIndlvlduallCouples

- Stress and Anxiety- Alcoholism & DrugAbuse- Sexual Compulsion

- ACOAand CODAIssues- Coming Out -

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212/582-1881 914/338-6456

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24-HOUR CRISIS UNEProfessional help is just aphone call away NOWI

Depression - Anxiety - AIDS-relatedmentaVemotional problems - Other

psychological problems.1-800-444-9999

THE OPEN QUEST INSTITUTEIn our community since 1978

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to transformation. Hypnotherapyhelps you tap your tkepest innerresources to modify negativehabits, enhance self~,deal with problems and

live successfully.

CERTIPIED PSYCH01Hl!RAPIST/HYPNOlHERAPIST

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Groupsfonmdng:~ecouples, men's, and

women's

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sliding scale feeinsurance accepted

Competent & CompassionatePsychotherapist

Stewart M. Crane. ACSW•

Individual,Couple, Group Therapy

* FEAR OF INTIMACY*AIDS ANXlm* DEPRESSION* ACOA ISSUES* COMING OUT

New Men's Therapy Croup Forming

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Offices: Greenwich Village 212/645-0646Teaneck. New Jersey 201/83&-4206

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PfICHAEL A. PANTALEOC.S.W., C.A.C.

Indlvldual,Couple/Group Therapy

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MONTREAL • QUEBECChasseur Guest House. ExclusivelyGay. Downtown Free Local Gay Mapserve ..yourself breakfast till noon

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DISCOUNTED AlRUNE TICKETSPlanning to go to Rio, Paris, Nairobi,or anywhere else in the world?

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AUNTlE'EM'S FARMRomantic Bed and Breakfast in theCatskills, especially for lesbians andgay men. Created for couples but alsowell suited for groups. For info call91.4-439-4237; or write Rd.2, Box 455

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Outweek, the National Lesbian andGay Weekly Magazine seeks Circu-lation and Subscriptions Manager tocreate new promotions and oversee'current distribution. Broad knowl-edge of direct mail solicitiation witha minimum of two years subscrip-tion/marketing experience required.Send resumes together with lettercovering salary history and require-ments and why you want to join Out- .week. To: Offices of the Publisher,Outweek Publishing, 159West 25th

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HOT TORSOAthletic bodywork from boyish 150#5'9" '21 yo with very muscular build anda nice tan line. Clean cut and friendly.Also available with Damon. Noon to 4

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6 FT BLONDE DANCERSwedish or Tantric Massage

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MASSAGEYoung German Man gives Massagecall Mark beeper 212-713-9339

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