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Volume 10, Issue 1

July 1996

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Volume 10, Issue 1 • July1996

Feature
Then & Now: A Short History of Women's Rights 13

The Coeeee Ceiib
Lesbian Literature, Music, Movies & More 20

How big a Bitch Are You?? 22

What A WoRTD, What A Woru>
Humor by Comedian Nancy Ford 18

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The
From Around the Region, the Country & the World

Anti-Lesbian Bias

Being Considered in
Slayings
Washington, DC - Attorney General

versation with an FBI official involved
in the case and from various statements

to the press by investigators that indi
cated the possibility ofanti-lesbian bias
was being prematurely dismissed. Ex

Janet Reno has assured the National

ecutive Director Melinda Paras issued

Gay and Lesbian Task Force(NGLTF)
that investigators are considering
anti-lesbian bias as a possible motiva
tion in the slaying ofJulianne Williams

the following statement in response to
the Attorney General's letter:

We are gratified and relieved that the
Justice Department is examining all
possible motives in the tragic murder of

andLollieWinans. In a letter to NGLTF
executive director Melinda Paras,Reno

Julie Williams andLollieWinans. With

stated investigators are "... pursuing all
motives, including the possibility that
the crime was motivated by the sexual

anti-lesbian bias is being seriously con
sidered, the Task Force is now able to

orientation of the victims."
Williams and Winans were found mur

dered in Virginia's Shenandoah Na
tional Park on June 1. Many in the

lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender
community and others familiar with the
nature of hate crimes fear the killings
could have been an anti-lesbian hate
crime. This fear stems from the fact that
the women, according to press reports

and friends of the women, were lesbi

ans; robbery was not involved in the
criine; and no other motive has appar

ently been established. Also,the Appa
lachian Trail was the site of the 1988
murder of Rebecca Wight. Wight was

murdered, and her partner, Claudia
Brenner, was seriously injured after

being shot because they were lesbians.

Attorney General Reno's assurance that

express confidence in the investigation
to our community and all involved in
the struggle against bias violence.
NGLTF will, of course, continue to

monitorthe investigation with vigilance.
We do not know ifJulie and Lollie were

killed because they were lesbians. We
do know, unfortunately, such a possi

bility is all too real. We also know it is
important that all hate crimes be identi
fied accurately and honestly by the
media and the criminal justice system.
Silence about such crimes feeds the

apathy and ignorance that often sur
rounds them. Silence around hate vio

lence and the possibility of such vio

lence also ignores the other victims of
these crimes - whole communities who

live in fear and danger as a result of
individual anti-gay attacks.

The Task Force contacted Attorney

Shirley Lesser of Virginians for Jus

General Reno by letter on June 7 when

tice, a statewide organization that ad
vances equal justice gay, lesbian bi

concerns were raised that the possibil

ity of a hate crime was not being seri
ously considered by investigators.

sexual and transgender citizens of the
Commonwealth of Virginia,issued the

These concerns stemmed from a con
July 1996 • Dimensions • Page 5

following statement in response to the
Attorney General's letter:

Virginians for Justice (VJ) is pleased
that Department of Justice listened and
responded in a timely fashion to our
concerns. Though individual investi
gators assured us that all possible mo
tives are being pursued, we are relieved
to have this officially confirmed by the
Attorney General. VJ will continue to

work closely with the Virginia State
Police and the investigative team to
ensure a quick resolution to this case.

Oregon Group Aban
dons Signature Drive
Portland, OR - The Oregon Citizens
Alliance, a radical right-wing group,
has announced they will abandon their
drive to gather signatures for another
ballotmeasure asking to write discrimi
nation into the Oregon Constitution.
The decision came as no surprise to
anti-discrimination advocates in light

of the US Supreme Court's ruling in
Romer v.Evans.The ruling struck down
a discriminatory measure(Amendment
2) passed in the state of Colorado.
"It's not often that Lon Mabon and the

OCA make our day!" declares Julie
Davis, Executive Director of Basic

Rights Oregon, an organization that
advocates basic legal rights for all Or
egon citizens. "While the high court's
ruling affirms our belief in the judicial
system, recognition of the legal rights
of all Oregonians won't happen in the
courts alone. We've got a lot ofeducat
ing to do throughout the state. Recent
surveys show that 80% of the public
doesn't know that IT IS CURRENTLY
LEGAL TO DISCRIMINATE
AGAINST GAY MEN AND LESBI
ANS IN OREGON.

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"The decision of the OCA to abandon

this year's pro-discrimination measure
is a good sign," says Eric Fishman,
Co-Chair ofBasic Rights Oregon Steer
ing Committee, "but it's important to
remember thatthe US Supreme Court's
decision in Romer didn't happen in a
vacuum. Numerous groups have been

working in Oregon and nationally orga
nizing, litigating and educating people
about basic legal rights."

Basic Rights Oregon will move for

ward aggressively with the planning
and implementation of a six-point pro
gram that includes:
The Fair Workplace Project - a state
wide educational program thatincludes

a fully produced seven minute video
featuring former Attorney General Dave
Fohnmayer, retired Oregon Supreme
Court Justices, Oregon business lead
ers and testimonials of local workers

who have experienced employmentdis
crimination telling the truth about their

experience in the workplace.
Changing the legal status of lesbians
and gay men in Oregon. Oregonians
can still be discriminated against in the

areas of employment, housing, public
accommodations and credit simply be
cause oftheir actual or perceived sexual
orientation. Neither the US Supreme

Court ruling in Romer nor the OCA's
decision to abandon its 1996 ballot box
attack have an effect in these areas. In

Oregon protections against discrimina
tion exist in only four Oregon Cities —
Ashland, Corvallis, Eugene and Port
land.Basic Rights Oregon will be work

ing with other organizations to change
Oregon law so that discrimination is no
longer legal anywhere in our state. This
will be done through a combination of

educational, legislative and electoral
efforts.

Continuing efforts to identify base of
supporters through voter identification

criminatory ballot measures including
those aimed at women's reproductive
freedom, immigrants, affirmative ac
tion and public education.
Basic Rights Oregon exists to advance
and protect human rights. It is building
the broadest possible coalition to counter
the activities of groups such as the Or
egon Citizens Alliance; and to defeat

calls, pledge card drives and outreach
work from Pendelton to Astoria, from

state fairs to church meetings.
Developing leaders and training local
or community organizers to assist with
Basic Rights Oregon's ongoing projects
on a statewide basis and identify and
train campaign workers.

attempts to deny basic rights through the
electoral process. The organization in
cludes a full-time professional staff and
a wide array of business, labor, educa
tion, religious, gay and lesbian organi

Building on existing coalition by ex
panding and strengthening relation
ships with other organizations, reli
gious institutions, businesses and other
potential allies.
Educating supporters about other dis

zations and more than 5,000 committed

volunteers throughout the state.

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What's Goia' Oa
A Monthly Listing Of Special Events All Around The Area

DALLAS - The Hope Counseling
Center is a non-profit program of Ca
thedral of Hope MCC offering indi

vidual, couples and family counseling
and Lesbian Support Groups facilitated
by licensed professional therapists. For
more information,call(214)351-5657.
SAN ANTONIO - The Gay and Les
bian Community Center of San An

groups for gay parents and their chil
dren and fun activities for gay families.
AMARILLO - The Amarillo Lesbian

Gay Alliance will hold its Queer Din
ner Club on Thursday, June 11th at
Los Insurgentes (Celia's) at 7:30pm
and on Thursday, July 18th at Italian
Delights at 7:30pm. Everyone is in

tonio has an immediate need for volun

vited to attend. For more information
aboutthe Dinner Club and other ALGA

teers to help at the Center, located at
923East Mistletoe,Community-minded

events, call the ALGA Information
Line at(806)373-5725.

individuals are asked to donate four

hours a week. Help is needed with of
fice work,fundraising,the Hotline,com
puter data entry and peer counseling.
For more information or to provide
assistance please call (210) 732-4300
and leave your name and phone num
ber,or drop by the office from noon to

OKLAHOMA CITY - Herland Sis

8 PM.

the 3rd Sunday of each month). To

ter Resources is looking for volunteers
to serve on the Board, keep Herland

open on weekends,improve the grounds
and building, write for the newsletter
and lots ofother tasks. All are invited to
attend the monthly meeting(4:30pm on

volunteer call (504) 521-9696 or stop
by 2312 NW 39th.
DALLAS - The Oak Lawn Soccer

Club is a lesbian/gay soccer club,field

OFINTERESTTO ALL

ing teams in local leagues and national

Mark your calendars now for the week

and international tournaments.They are

end of October 11-13 for the 2nd An
nual lYG National Youth Festival.

looking for players of all skill levels.
Call (214) 942-3566 or e-mail to:
astrojet@aol.com for more info.

This year's festival will be held in
Washington,D.C. where lYG will host
the first ever Gay Youth March on

HOUSTON - The Houston Gay and
Lesbian Parents Group will have

"Water Fun" days for their family ac

tivity on July 20th and August 11th.

Washington.The theme for this year's
conference is"Free 2b Me."The week
end will coincide with the Names

Project Foundation's display of the

They also have a new phone number
you can call formore information.(713)

entire AIDS Memorial Quilt on the

666-8260. The HGLP offers support

register, see the lYG web site at http;//

National Mall. For more info or to

July 1996 • Dimensions • Page 9

www.youth.org/loco/iyg or call (317)

tion, write P.O.Box 819,Provincetown,

541-8726.

MA 02657 or call (508)487-3684^

The 9th Annual Provincetown Har
bor Swim for Life and Mermaid
Brunch AIDS Benefit is scheduled for

Saturday, September 7th. This is a 1.4
mile open water
swim

to

benefit

AIDS and gay/les
bian organizations.
Many other activities
are planned for the
weekend including

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October 11, 12 & 13

Coumbus Day Weekend
Uendors,talent, volunteers &'Testi-goers"

call(210)796-7446
Join Hundreds of women on a rugged women's ranch, tucked

away in the woods in the beautifulTexas Hill Country and enjoy
mother nature, sisterhood and entertainment under the stars.

For ticket information and details leave your name,full address
and phone number for a discreetly mailed flyer. Make plans
now and bring all your girlfriends. Big discounts for early tickets.
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Dear
Answers to your questions about love,
RELATIONSHIIPS & PERSONAL PROBLEMS

This Dear Agnes Column appeared In the
first Issue of Dimensions In July 1986

does not work and further more, she

per day,or year,or decade and then they
just quit. In all likelihood, she will get
anotherjob in her field sometime in the
future without counseling. However,it

hasn't worked in a couple of years ex
cept for a bartendingjob here and there,

over again.

Dear Agnes,
I am ready to run away from home,My
lover is 40 years old and I am 39. She

mowing someone's lawn or doing small
maintenance jobs for friends. These
jobs of hers last from one to six months
and then there are long lapses in-between

when she does nothing until I throw a fit
and insist that we need the extra money.

Is there something wrong with her? I
can't imagine not having my own
money.It doesn't seem to bother her. I
work in a highly professional position
and it really irks me to come home and
find she hasn't done anything all day.I
know she is a bright woman and ca
pable ofhandling ajob. Up until 2 years
ago she was working as a professional

in herfield at$25,000 per year. One day
she threw a fit and just walked off the
job. This situation in driving a wedge

is probably just the same cycle starting
I strongly suggest counseling in this
instance. A person cannot grow to their
full potential unless they are willing to
take responsiblity for themselves and
the person they would like to become.
You will probably need to consider
counseling as a couple. You seem to

have built up a grudge about this situa
tion that will not be easily reconciled
and which will only hinder you lover's
progress towards independence.

Dear Agnes,
I have been living with a beautiful
woman for the past five years and we
have a wonderful life together except
for sex. I am a very sexual " person.
When we first started living together

between us and I'm not sure what to do

we were very compatible but for the

about it. I love her very much and I

past 2 years there has been a sharp

don't want to leave but I can't take it

decline in our sex life. I have tried

much longer.
Confused

talking to her about it but she seems to
avoid the question orjust tells me there
is nothing wrong with us. When we do

Dear Confused,

have sex, she takes the directors chair
and I find I don't enjoy it very much. I

The first thing on the agenda is to con

am at wits end, I cannot tolerate this

vince her to go to either a counselor or
a career counseling center. She appar

situation much longer. A two month

ently has problems dealing with the
reality of responsibility. Some people
can only take so much responsibility

should I do? What can I do?

holding period is now in effect. What

Deprived
July 1996 • Dimensions • Page 11

Dear Deprived,
It is normal for any relationship to go
into a sexual decline from time to time

due to stress, depression, or
pre-occupation with other problems.
There may be a problem in her life of
which you are unaware. Try talking
with her about other aspects of her life
(other than your relationship). Sex is
one ofthe hardest areas to discuss within

a relationship.Frequently, partners fear

talking about negative sexual seelings.
This fear is based on how your partner
"thinks" you will react. The fear you

to talk about her feelings. Counseling
for couples can help, provided you are
both willing to go and air your feelings.
Sex is certainly not the most important
aspect of a relationship but it is one of

them.

^

DO YOU HAVE
A PROBLEM?
Write To "Agnes" At:
P.O. Box 856
Lubbock, 7X 79408

might leave the relationship and/or seek
a new sexual partner.Explain to her that
you understand she may have these
fears and that you understand. This
approach could open her up and get her

or e-mail her at:
visions782@aol.com

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A short history of the woman's & flay right's movements of the
20th century that first ran in the April 1993 issue of Dimensions
There are those who believe that "you can't
really appreciate where you are going until
you understand where you've been."
As I write this, events leading up to the
historic '93 March on Washington for Les
bian, Gay and Bi Equal Rights and Libera

outside the home and beginning to domi

nate professions such as nursing and teach
ing. Out of 369 occupations listed in the
census of 1890, women could befound in all

but nine. Although the federal government
didn't give in until the '20s, many munici

tion are just beginning. The March itself

palities allowed women to vote in local

won't happen for another week. In the
midst of all the excitement, 1 thought this
would be an appropriate time to look at

elections as early as the 1900s and four

where we came from. So here it is — a short

history of both women and the lesbian/gay
community in the 20th century.

1900s # 1910s
At the beginning of this century women m
most states were the property of their hus
bands (or fathers, brothers or other close
male relatives) with no legal control over

their own earnings, children or property.
Women were not allowed to vote,one fourth
of the states did not allow wives to make

states (Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, and
Idaho) allowed women to vote in state and
federal elections. By 1914 six additional
states had given the vote to women.

Lesbians and gay men were isolated by a
largely rural population and homosexuality
was rarely mentioned outside the realm of
church or medical journals. There were a

few pockets of gay life in the larger cities,
evidenced by the opening ofSan Francisco's

first gay bar. The Dash, in 1908. By and
large, lesbianism was not thought to be
possible, thus the advent of "Boston Mar
riages", close "friendships" (with definite
romantic overtones)formed by middle class

contracts, and women could not enter into

business partnerships without male con
sent.

But,it wasn't all bad news. From 1890 until
the beginning of World War I, the womens
movement was alive and well. By 1900

twenty percent of women were employed

On August 18,1920,the Nineteenth Amend
ment gave women all over the U.S.the right
to vote. With this victory came a definite

July 1996 • Dimensions • Page 13

downturn in the Suffrage movement—with
no great cause to unite them and bring in
new members, women drifted from the
movement. The"New Woman" waited un

til later to marry,wore shorter skirts,smoked
cigarettes and generally had more freedom.

This explosion of women in the work force
gave lesbians the opportunity(many for the
first time) to make a comfortable living
without the aid of a man. Many women
discovered that they were lesbians during
this time.

The freer morals of the '20s brought in
creased freedom for women as well as ho

mosexuals. Many homosexual men had en

countered the relative freedom of gays in
large European cities during the first World
War and brought this expanded view back

to the States with them.The growing shift of
the population from rural to urban also helped
things along.

f 930S
TTie Great Depression brought severe set
backs to women's employment opportuni
ties. With fewer jobs to go around, many
women were forced out of the job market.
Those that did hang on to their jobs were
often faced with wage and hour cuts. When

an advertisement for 150jobs as soap dem
onstrators was advertised in St. Louis,over

1,000 women stormed an office building to
apply for the jobs.
Homosexuals were also affected by the
Depression. With urban areas being espe
cially hard hit, the small gay communities

The attitudes of Senator Joseph McCarthy
and the House UnAmerican Activities Com
mittee influenced both the women's and the

gay communities.The overriding conserva
tism of the decade did not allow for any
radical action by women's organizations.
Many women did not re-enter the work
force after World War II and the media

image of women shifted from "Rosie the
Riveter" to the perky housewife.
Persecution ofhomosexuals came into vogue
with massive military purges and fear of
communism. The early fifties saw the first
forerunners of our modem gay organiza
tions founded in California — West

Coast-One, Inc., the Mattachine Society,
and, in 1955, the first lesbian organization,
the Daughters of Bilitis. The groundwork
for the gay rights movement had been laid.

that had formed in the twenties were forced
to focus on economic instead of emotional

needs. As a result, they retreated further
underground so as not to lose hard earned

The advent of"the pill" and the civil rights
movement both played a role in bringing
feminism back to the forefront of national

jobs, apartments and family support.

politics in the sixties. More and more women
were moving into the work force out of
economic necessity. The National Organi

1940S

zation for Women was founded in 1966.

More than 6 million women went to work

content, they were translating it into action.

for the first time with the advent of World

The number of Lesbian and Gay activists

Women were not only expressing their dis

War II. In the media, women at work were

were growing all across the country. They

pictured as positive role models. Many state
governments repealed legislation that pre

were beginning to realize that maybe they
weren't the ones who had a problem, and

that only by changing the attitudes of those

vented women from working in "danger
ous" positions to encourage women to work
in war plants. Women were also seen in

Then in 1969,on Friday,June 27th, the gay

military uniforms.

movement erupted. The Stonewall Inn, a

Page 14 • Dimensions • July 1996

around them would they ever be accepted.

What A Worih,
Wh^ta Worth
BATHROOM HUMOR
BY Nancy Ford
Who would believe it? It's been ten

years since Dimensions hit the hot little
hands of the collective Texas lesbian.

Since that time, Tasha and the gang
have brought you pieces ofinformation
and enlightenment every month — po
etry and prose and newsflashes and
stuff that you might not miss until it's
not here anymore. With that in mind,I
would publicly like to thank Tasha and
her support system at Dimensions for
providing me with such an excellent

Undoubtedly, the success of Twister:
The Movie will result in a resurgence of
curiosity in Twister: The Board Game.
Introduced in 1966 by Milton Bradley,

the smelly,plastic tarp-with-dots prom
ised "to turn the human body into a vital
component of play." It was the most

popular new game of the 60s (not in
cluding playing Dodge Bullet at Kent
State,) and sold more than 3 million
units its first year.

And now, on to the funny stuff —

You may be wondering how I came to
be such an authority on such an inane
subject. First of all, it ain't brain sur

It's summer! Time for pool parties!

to me. These Twister facts and many

Time for the beach! Time for SPF 983!

more like them can be found in a fasci

Time to get out of the sun, and into a
cool, dark movie theater, which means

John's Bathroom Reader,published by

forum to communicate with you.

gery, which explains much ofits appeal
nating book dubiously entitled Uncle

— it's time for summer blockbuster

St. Martin's Press.

movies!

Love the book, hate the title. But I
swear, this book is really neat. It con

Being a Texas-transplanted biological
product ofthe Midwest(which explains
the excess com and ham in my DNA,)

I have decided to bypass at least one of

tains quick, one-or-two page bits of
information, obviously designed to be
absorbed in the span of a couple or so

this season's smash hits: Twister.

minutes,that might not ever come up in

Granted, I've never had a tractor fly
through my windshield,butI have lived

conversation. But then again, they

through plenty enough real-life torna
does as a child to balk at paying $7.50

might, and you want to be ready, don't
you? UJBR also contains the following
pearls which I couldn't resist passing

to sit through a fake one as an adult.

along to you.

I wish this Twister were a tribute to the

popular board game. Now, there's a

According to one survey,2/3 of men

childhood memory that bears replay
ing. More than just Candyland with

in America believe in love at first

choreography,the original Twister pro
vided millions of us less-than-

athletically-gifted children of the 60s
the semblance of physical exertion and
competition without the embarrassment
of wearing some dorky team uniform.

sight. Fine, but do these men have re
volving charge accounts with U-Haul?

In 1987,a 1,400-year-old still-edible
lump of cheese was unearthed in Ire
land. My question is, how was this
cheese determined to be "still edible?"

July 1996 • Dimensions • Page 15

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gay bar in Greenwich Village was raided by

the police — and patrons decided to fight
back. The fight moved into the streets and
was soon joined by people on the street and
from other bars in the area.

ment continues to gain momentum and win
small victories in States and municipalities
nationwide.

The eighties saw the birth of the AIDS
Quilt, Gay TV,National Coming Out Day,
the Gay Games,the first March On Wash
ington and the National Museum ofLesbian
& Gay History.

Feminism was growing steadily in both
numbers and appeal in the early seventies.
Women formed feminist theatre troupes,
rock groups and made feminist movies. Ms.
magazine went into publication. The Su
preme Courtgave women the right to choose
an abortion in 1973 with the decision in Roe

V. Wade.. By 1975, 32 of the required 38
states had passed the ERA amendment.
The San Francisco gay community held the
first Gay Freedom Day Parade in 1970 to
celebrate the anniversary of the Stonewall
riots. In 1972 the American Psychiatric
Association removed homosexuality from

iggos
Although we still have our share of prob
lems, both the women's and gay move

ments are making headway.The passage of
Amendment 2 in Colorado and the fight

over Proposition 9 in Oregon led to ever
increasing violence against gays in those
states.On the positive side,with the election
of Bill Clinton we have seen the first female

attorney general, and the first openly gay
cabinet appointees. Although Clinton s
"gays in the military" proposal was ex

fomialegalizedhomosexuality.Harvey Milk

tremely controversial with both the gay and
staight communities, at least it brought the

their list of mental disorders. In 1975 Cali-

was elected supervisor of San Francisco in

issue into the open.

1977 and was fatally shot by ex-supervisor

The second March on Washington hap-

Dan White in 1978.

penedon April 25,1993.Someestimate that

19SOS

In the past few years we have seen legisla
tion aimed at suppressing lesbian and gay
relationships and we have seen the Supreme

more than one million people attended.
Three of the bastions of almost exclusively
male domain were broken when Sandra

Day O'Cormor was appointed to serve on

Court overturn such legislation. We have
watched and waited to see if Icsbi

gay

the Supreme Court in 1981, Sally Ride

marriage will be made legal in Hawaii,an

became the first woman crew member of a
space flight in 1983 and Geraldine Ferraro

we will contine to watch to see ow t e
American public responds if it is-

became the first woman on a major party
presidential ticket. Women moved into the
medical and law fields and started their own

businesses in unprecedented numbers.More
and more women were winning elections at
all levels of government.
The gay community was(and continues to

be) hit hard by the onset of the AIDS epi
demic. Anti-gay violence increased as fear
of the disease grows. The Supreme Court
upholds the right of States to make sodomy
a crime with Bowers vs. Hardwick. Despite
these setbacks and hardships,the gay move-

Page 18 • Dimensions • July 1996

f

It's up to us. The future is what we make it.
Both the women's and gay community have

seen ups and downs over the past years
and that trend will surely continue far into

the 21st century. But, without the help and

support of us all, both will have a hard time
gaining recognition and support.

Wouldn't the plastic wrapper have dis
integrated by, say, around the time of
the Potato Famine? Speaking of which,
how did said cheese escape consump
tion during the Potato Famine? Has the
phrase au gratin no Irish/English
equivalent? And why would we listen

Travel Agent to Customer:"111 be happy
to help you with your flight reserva
tions to Dildo. Will that be one way or
two way?"

Road Comedian from Noisy Phone
Booth to Friend: "Can you speak up?
I'm playing Dildo and can't hear a

to anyone who would volunteer to eat a

thing."

1,4C)0-year-old lump ofanything? Most
importantly, why am I yammering on

■What is their high school mascot — the
Fighting Dildoes. the Flying Dildoes or
the Flaming Dildoes? for that matter, is
the plural dildoes or dildosl What is
their chief export? Do they celebrate
the Dildo Festival every summer or the
running of the dildoes in the spring? Do
they crown a Miss Dildo? How's the
tourist industry there? It frightens me
how muchIwant to visit. Just to get the

and on about this?

Elvis collected statuettes of Joan of
Arc and Venus de Milo.Let's think for

a moment about this, shall we? Joan's
arms were bound to her sides, and Ve
nus had no arms at all. Run, 'Cilia!

The average human being has seven

T-shirt.

sex fantasies a day. And at $2.99 a
Tarantula spiders have been known

minute, that's a lot of cash.

A shark lives for about 100 years.
Seldom, though, do they continue to

to live for over two years without
eating. Now we know why they're so
mean.

smoke cigars, drink martinis, chase

decades-younger women, or play Ve
gas will into their nineties. Long live

An average person laughs about 15
times a day.Ihope today finds you way

George Burns. Based on this criteria,

above average.

I'm not convinced ol' George wasn't a
lesbian.

Nancy Ford is a Houston-based writer
If a room contains 100 American

and comedian who does all her own

women, four will probably not be
wearing panties. If the room were in

stunts.

my neighbor
hood,four ofthe
women

will

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July 1996 • Dimensions • Page 19

The Coffee Ceiib
Lesbians In The Arts • Books, Music, Movies, Etc.
This Month, Tasha Sumner Introduces:

All

lUanted

AfHfiOOlTS JoNSS

Side Tracks
by Teresa Stores

The first book we'll look at this month

an instant success with the girls ofFalls

is All She Wanted by New York Times

City. "He" had many girlfriends and

bestselling author Aphrodite Jones.The

even became engaged to one woman.

book is an in-depth look at the circum
stances surrounding the murder ofTeena

some didn't. But when Brandon started

Brandon and two of her friends.

Twenty-one-year-old Teena Brandon
was living as a man in the town of Falls
City, Nebraska. She was on the run
from the law for forging checks and
hiding from her family. Brandon was
Page 20• Dimensions • July 1996

Some of these girls knew the truth;
to date Lana Tisdel, his luck ran out.
On Christmas Eve, two of Lana's

ex-boyfriends learned the truth about
Brandon's gender. They took her to a

deserted parking lot, beat and raped her,
and threatened her life if she went to the

police. Less than a week later, after the

with interesting characters. It gives an

police had put out a warrant for the two

intriguing look into the life of the

men's arrest, Brandon and two other

"hobo."

friends were found shot to death in an

Side Tracks is available from your

isolated farmhouse. One perpetrator is

local bookstore or by mail for $10.95

now on death row; the other is serving

from Naiad Press,Inc.,P.O.Box 10543,

three consecutive life terms for the

Tallahassee,FL 32302. Complete cata
logs are available upon request.

murders.

All She Wanted is based on exclusive

interviews with Brandon's family,
friends and the murderers. The book is

an intriguing look atone young woman's
turmoil about her sexual identity and
orientation and is well worth reading.
All She Wanted is available for $6.99

at bookstores nationwide and is pub
lished by Pocket Books, a division of

Simon & Schuster, the publishing op
eration of Viacom Inc.

Next, we'll look at Side Tracks by

Teresa Stores. The story begins in the
middle of the Great Depression when
Maxine McCarthy loses her New York
factory job and realizes she must leave
to avoid more beatings from her

step-father. Around the same time in
Florida, Josephine Lee wins a scholar
ship to a Northern College, but her
preacher father refuses to let her go,
insisting that she must marry and have

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July 1996 • Dimensions • Page 21

™ How Big A
Bitch Are You?
This Quiz originaiiy ran in the March 1987 issue of Dimensions
and is our most popular ever. Answer the questions and foiiow
the instructions to find out if you're a bitch!
l.You feel most irritable:

d. Silence is the fastest healer

(check as many as apply)
a. in the morning

5. The only reason you would be

b. at night

unfaithful to you lover is:

c. in late afternoon

a. Revenge!

d. before your period

b. You have the afternoon off
and nothing better to do

e. Mondays
f. during a full moon

c. Love

g.when you drink

d. Lust

h. 24 hourd a day, 365 days
a year

i. when you are hungry

6. During a fight with your lover,
you:

a. throw things

2. You are most bitchy with:

b. verbally abuse her

a. other bitches

c. Cry
d. Leave, slamming doors
all the way

b. people who have power over you
c. people you have power
over

d. lovers, friends, relatives

7. How would you rate yourself

3. When you someone tells you

(E-excellent, S-satisfactory, F-fair,

unsavory gossip about a friend, you:
a. dig for all the details
b. pass the news along to
everyone you've ever known

U-unsatisfactory)

c. refuse to discuss it

c. Sex life
d. Job or Career
e. Home enviroment

on the following?

d. wonder if they talk about you
behind your back
4. Do you agree or disagree with the
following statements?

a. The greasy wheel gets the
grease
b. Do unto others...first!

c. Understanding is the key
to forgiveness

Page 22 • Dimensions • Juiy 1996

a. Relationships with other
women

b. Appearance

f. Personality
g. Charisma

8. Your best friends lover, whom

you are very attracted to, asks
you out. You:
a. Turn her down

b. Turn her down and call

your friend to tell her about it
c. Go out with her and then call

If You Scored:

d. Go out with her and suggest an

106-74 points

affair

Bitchy? Yes! Manipulative? Of
Course! Everyone is fair game when
you're on the rampage. Mom,Dad,

9. Your lover is 2 hours late for your
birthday party. You:
a. Throw a drink in her face when she
comes in th door.

b. Hook up with the most attractive

the Boss, Friends, Lovers...all are a

target! Of course, you get lots of
respect, but you don't inspire much
affection. You can be very aggressive

woman at the party
c. Go ahead and party, after
all, it is your birthday

matter how small. You do have a

d. pout all night long

softer side but you don't let it show

10. You have problems with:

very much. If you did you might find
yourself with better relationships with

(check as many as apply)

everyone in your life.

if anything or anyone stands between
you and something you want, no

a. strong food cravings
b. migraines or headaches
c. an addiction to caffeine

d. an addiction to cigarettes
e. Insomnia

f. hinging on sweets

g. frequent bloating

73-41 points
You tend to keep your bitchy side to

yourself but when something triggers
your anger, watch out! Once you re

mad you let the chips fall where they
may and give no thought to the

consequences. This tendency to hold

Scoring

everything in and then explode can

Give yourself points as follows:
1. a-g 1 point, h-4, i-1

get you into trouble and you may feel

2. a-4, b-3, c-l,d-2
3. a-3, b-4, c-1, d-2

more than a little guilty once it s out
of your system. Don't worry, you ve

got to release tension somewhere an

4.AgreeDisagree

besides, life would be very boring

a

without an occasional emotional

4

1

b. 5

0

c. 2

3

d. 2

3

5. a-3, b-4, c-1, d-2
6. a-4, b-3, c-1, d-2

outburst!

40-10 points
You are the nice one. Too nice. You
let people walk on you until your own

7.E S F U

self-confidence falters and on come

a.l 234

the tears, buckets of them. Stand up

b.4 1 2 3
c.l 234

d.l 234
e.l 23 4
f.4 1 2 3

g-4 1 2 3
8. a-2, b-l,c-3, d-4

for yourself once in awhile, not only
will you feel better about yourself but
about everyone around you! You may
shock some people at first with your
new self, but they'll have much more
respect for you in the long run.

9. a-3, b-4, c-1, d-2

10. One point for each checked

July 1996 • Dimensions • Page 23

Horoscope
The following article on the Chinese Horoscope originally
ran In the second Issue of Dimensions In August 1986.
The Chinese Horoscope is not based on the
sun signs but instead, on the moon or lunar
years. Instead of the month of birth, these

Rat
The Rat may at first seem charming and fun
loving, but beneath this dashing exterior is

signs are based on the birth year. The cycle
is divided into 12 signs that change yearly.

stant recklessness.

THE YEARS & THEIR SIGNS

Year
1948
I960
1972
1984

Sign
RAT

1954 HORSE
1966*
1978
1990

a quick tempered agressiveness and con
You can always find a Rat at a sale "saving
money"on things she will never use. How
ever,the money "saved" is probably not her
own. She is often happier living off those
around her than making it on her own.
The Rat will be sentimental about anything

1949 BUFFALO

1955 GOAT

in her past. Honesty is her greatest asset.
The best romantic partners for the Rat are
the Dragon and the Buffalo. She should

1961

1967

avoid the Horse and the Cat.

1973

1979

1985

1991

Buffalo

1950 TIGER

1956 MONKEY

The Buffalo hides behind a plodding
1962

1968

facade, but underneath you will find a
quick and creative mind. She is the inspirer

1974

1980

of confidences but likes to be alone quite

1986

1992

1963

1969

often. She is likely to be engaged in the
fanatic pursuit of outdated ideals.
The Buffalo is subject to violent fits of
temper. It is best not to cross her. She

1975

1981

demands fidelity from a lover and will,

1987

1993

herself, remain faithful.

1952 DRAGON

1958 DOG

1964

1970

She is a hard worker and will prosper in
business and agriculture. She should avoid
careers in sales or politics.

1976

1982

The Buffalo will work best in romantic

1988

1994

1951

CAT

1957 ROOSTER

situations with the Rat and the Rooster. She

should watch out for the Monkey,the Tiger
1953 SNAKE

1959 PIG

and the Goat.

1965

1971

1977

1983

Tiger

1995

The Tiger is rebellious. She is the ring

1989

leader and always the first tojump into any
*The year of the Fire Horse occurs once
every 60 years in the year ofthe Horse. In
this century, the years 1906 & 1966 are the
only years ofthe Fire Horse.

situation. You would be well advised to

think things over before following her. Her
love of being on the edge often leads to her
downfall.

The Tiger likes to be the boss and hates to
take orders from anyone.

Page 24 • Dimensions • Juiy 1996

The Tiger will make a great boss,army chief
or possibly a gangster. Anywhere she is in
the lead suits her perfectly.
She will have good relationships with the
Horse, the Dragon or the Dog. She should
stay away from the Snake,the Monkey,the

sions where she must work too hard.
Snakes tend to have a "wandering eye
when it comes to affairs of the heart.

Buffalo and the Cat.

She will be happy with the Bufffalo and the

Cat
Cats are the happiest people. They are good
company and have a great many good quali
ties. However,they are also superficial and
that means their good qualities are superfi

Tiger.

She is lucky in money matters but she sjust
a little stingy.

She is fairly lazy and should avoid profes

Rooster but should avoid the Pig and the

cial also.

The Cat is a great party goer and hostess.
She has great taste in clothes and all other
material things. She loves to show off her
intelligence and culture.

She is not easily provoked.
She is adept at handling money and will
probably do well in any aspect of trade.
Politics are also good to the Cat.
She will prosper in relationships with the
Goat, the Pig and the Dog. She will be
unhappy with the Rooster, the Rat and the
Tiger.

Dragon

Horse

The Horse is tops in sex appeal.She lojes to
be around lots of people and is a wonderful
companion, but a bit of a gossip, e is
always popular.

She has a terrible temper and is very impa

tient. She can be immature and has a
tendency to be very selfish.

She can make it in any career involving

people(lots ofthem). She has the ability to
sway a crowd and does best in politics.
She will be happiest in relationships with
the Goat, the Dog and the Tiger. She
should stay away from the Rat.
•The Fire Horse occurs only every sixty

years (1906, 1966, 2026, etc...) and has all
these qualities but they are much more
pronounced.

The Dragon is direct and honest even at the

expense ofothers. She is also gullible. She
can be demanding because she expects
perfection in everything.

Goat

The Goat is a pessimistic womer. S e c^

also be elegant,charming & artistic.

She will be a success wherever she goes.
She is often loved but loves herself little.

always certain something better

She is in great demand as a lover but will
disappoint many lovers. Many Dragons

around the next comer.She has no
time and often irritates the peop e a

stay single all their lives because of their
self-suffiency.

She
often takeseven
advantage
her;sometimes
livingof
offthose
o e^ound
^

In love, the Dragon will work best with the
Rat, the Snake, the Rooster and especially

can adapt herself to living with the m

the Monkey. Bad times will come with the
Tiger and the Dog.

her with her lateness.

,„„nH

mum amount of security. She mevita y
leaves all major decisions to ot ers
life.

The Goat will do well in the ^s, as a
Snake

The Snake has greatintuition,almost a sixth
sense. She makes her decisions quickly and
sticks by them.

She keeps her pocketbook close to her and
gives her help in works rather than money.

carpenter or other craftsperson. owever,
she dreams of a rich lover so she oesn
have to work at all.

She will do well with the Cat, the Pig and
continued on page 31

July 1996 • Dimensions • Page 25

The Directory
A Listing of Service Organizations, Businesses & Clubs
ALBUQUEFtQUE,NM (area code 505)
organizations

AIDS Resource Center •P.O. Box 190712 75219

Asians & Friends•PO Box 914275209*392-3339

Sister Souite Coope(3^ & Lesbian Resource Line

Calheckal of Hope MCC * 5910 Cedar Spfiigs Rd•351-1901
CornmiJiity Churdi & Colege of Drviie Metaphysics

144 Harvard SE-268-2116

4001 Live Oak #401 * 826-7110, Exl 401

AMARILLO,TX (aea code806)
organizations

Date Gay and Lesbian Aiance

CcngnegationBethQBfiah*P.O.Box 191188 75219*497-1591
Couples Metro D^*PO Box 803156 75380•504-«775
P.O. Box 19071275219 * 528-4233•FAX 522-4604

L0stiianGayAiai<»>POBo*9361 79105»37J5725

DateGay/LesbianHistoricArchives*P.O.Box 19071275219 * 821-1653

MCC o( Amarib•PO Box 1276•372-4557

Date Gay Youth Gftwp•300 Turtle Creek Plaza #116•307-7203

ARUNGTON,TX (area code BIT)
organizations

Date Tavern Guld * 3900 Lemmon Ave. #220•526-5292

C«asNames Project•POBck 190669 75219<B69*(214)520-SEWS
Ddtas Outdoors•P.O. Box 35474 75235 * 276-5270

DjgnityyDalas * PO Box 19013375219* 2264101
Fbird^tion for Human Understancfrig•528-4233

GayA^ian Association of UTA

Gay/Lesbian Gardeners'PC Box 190552 75219*339^787

P.O. Box 19348-77. UTA Si 76019•794-5140
TrinlyMCC'331 Aaron Ave..Ste 125 •265-5454

GLAADDates* P.O. Box 190712 75219 *526-01^^

AUSTIN,TX (area code 512)
dubs
Nexus-305W.SIh •mslSB

organizations
Affiimation(MelhodBl)•7403 Shoai Creek•451-2329
Austii Latro'a LesbiarVQay Organiotlon

Grace Felowsh'p h Christ Jesus * 2727 Oak Lawn •528-2811

LesbiarVGay Democrats of Texas•521-5342 ext. 229
Lesbiarv'Gay Poitical Coafbon•P.O. Box 224424 75222•828-9662
Lesbian Resource Center•1315 Skies * 821-3999
Lesbian VBbnaiies * PO Box 191443 75219* 521-5342 X 844

UL(Lesbian Wo Line *521-5342 ext. 298

SPROUTS(coming out group)* 521-5342 ext. 256

TWIGS (the wymn in gay society)*521-5342 ext. 269
The New Vision (newsjoomal)•521-5342 ext. 255

POBox1350 78787 * 280^107

MetropiexRepiijIcans 'P.O.Box 191033 75219 * 941-8114
Oak Lawn Ccrrmunly Services 4300 MacArthur* 520-8108

Austin Lesbian'Gay Poftica!Caucus•P.O. Box 822 78767•4740750

Oak Lawn Synphonic Band * P.O. Box 190973 75219•966-1751

Centerfor Baflered Women* (Lesbian Group)385-5181 or 928-9070

PFLAG/Date * He^ine 5588640

GayA.e5bian Student Assodation at LIT Austin

Impenal Sovereign Royal Court * P.O. Box 190464 75245•521-8446

458-3971 *80x27516X331)00178712-7338

Seventh-DayAdrentistKrship *4181358
White Rock Conmunity Church *722 Tenison Mem. Rd•3280043
Womyn Together•3920 Cedar Springs *528-4233

Lssbiarv^Ric^Lobby *POBox2579 70768*474-5475
Lesbian Mothers-Karen *339-8506
Live Wke Productions•PO Box 141202 78714

Metropoftan Community Church * 1100 Springdaie Rd.* 929-3660

Oasis Ministry•5555 N. Lanar BW.#L101 •441-9191
P-Flag (Parents/Friends Lesbians'Gays)•331-8445
SapphfirBl•Lesbian Social Group * 4500659

Meeting Address*825 E.531/2 St.. Ste E103
Maiing Address•201W.Stassney,Ste.#321 78745-3156
Waterloo CoiJiselng Center *507 Powel 78703•322-9654
Texas Human Ri$^ Fouidation • P.O. Box 49740 78765•479-8473
AIDS Legal Assistance 1-8000280417
The Treehouse(Lesbiai Mothers Support Group)
607 Nueces St. 78701 *477-5822

ATHENS,TX (area code 903)
organizations
P-Rag (Parents/Friends Lesbians/Gays)*675-8326

DENTON.TX(area code 817)
organizations
COURAGE Lesbian Gay Student Org.
P.O. Box 5067 76203•382-3813

Harvest MCC•5900 S.Stemmons 76205•1-808497-HMCC

P-Flag (Parantsfriends Lesbians'Gays)•387-1491

DRIPPING SPRINGS,TX(area code 512)
accommodations
Recreefion Plantation •Campground* HC01 box 48A 78620*894-0567

EL PASO,TX(area code 915)
organizations
Lambda Services * PO Box 3132179931-0321 * 24 hour Brie 562-GAyS

BANDERA,TX (area code 210)

MCC B Paso•916 Yoidel•542-1227

accornirradations

P-F)ag (Parents/Friends Lesb'ians/Gays)•Spanish & English •591-4664

Desert HaaJts Cowgiil CU)•Women's Guest Rand)
HO 3,Box 650 78003•796-7446

FT. WORTH(area code 817)
organizations

DALLAS,TX (area code 214)

Agape MCC•4615 SE Ijxip 820•535-5002
AfBniiation (Melhotist)•478-7837

businesses

impedal Court de Fort Worth/Arfnglon•870-1555 w 535-7188

Business Detvery Systems•14902 Preston Rd.75240 •733-1108

l-^iaiVGay PoBcal CoaKon ol Tarant County•263-9008 or8800326

dubs

P-Flag (Parents/Friends LostkanstGays)•498-5607/498-4855

Suo Ellen's•3903 Cedar Spritgs•5590707

RESPECT •828 Hardwood Rd.•Hurst, TX 76054

organizations

Tarrant County ITG Allarco•3327 Writtirop,Suie 24378118•7838544

Atfrnatton•PO Box 22583175222•948-1546

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GROESBECK,TX (area code 817)

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK (area code 405)

accommodations

organizations

Raitow Rancii CEmpground•RL 2, Bo* 165 76642•a88675-7596

Oasis the Comminity Center

HOUSTON,TX (area code 713)

Heriand Sister Resources. Inc.

2135 NW 39th 73112•525-AIDS

businesses
hkfings Bookshop"1846 RicJitwnd*521-3369

dubs
•9218 Buffalo SfxXvy.•666-3464
Ms. Bs"9208 Buffalo Spdwy."666-3356

XTC•9212 Buffab Spdwy."666-3356

organizations
AIDS Foundation•3927 Essex Lane•6238796
AIDS HOTLINE "c^o Swtettxwti•5283211

2312 NW 39th 73112"521-9696

SAN ANGELO, TX (area code 915)
organizations
P-Flag (Parents/Riends Lesbians/Gays)"944-4323
Concho Valey Gay/Lesbian Afance
P.O. Box 750 76902•653-2956

SAN ANTONIO,TX (area code 210)

(3ay/Lesbian Students Unh/ersity of Houston"4800 CatxMjn•529-3211
GayA^ianSwitchboanJ"PC Box66591 77266"529-3211

clubs

Houston Gay & Lesbian Parents"960-7995

Nexus San Antonio "8021 Pinebrook" 341-2818

Houston Gay Poitical Caucus•P.O. Box 66664 77266"521-1000
htegrity" P.O. Box 66006 772666006"432-0414

Bonham Exchange "411 Bonham* 224-9219

organizations
Deaf Rainbow •804-1904 TTY

Kingdom Community ChufCh"614E 19th"862-7533

Digiity/San Antonio•202 N. St. Mary's•349-3632

Lantda ALANON"1214 Joanne"521-9772

Integrity/San Antonio

LesbjarVGayStudents-Unv. Houston Clear Lake "2700 Bay Area 77058

PC Box 150006 78212"684-4920

LTT4 Houston•Lesbian Teacher Netwoik

Gay & Lesbian Community Center*0 Box 15857 78212•822-3533

PC Box 1835" Bel^.TX 77402•5283211

MontroseCounseBigCenter" 701 Richmond 77006"5296037

Lesbian Gay Switchboard"733-7300
USA (Lesbian information SA)"828-LlSA (5472)
P-Flag (Parents/Friends LesbianaGays)•822-4135
River City Uvfig Church"202 HolltfKl 78212 "822-1121

Montrose PoolL0agua/BiliafdS"PJ 8636482

SALGA - San Antonio Lesbian/Gay Assembly

MetropoBan Community Church Of The Resurrection
19igDecatur"861-9149

The Movie Club "867-9454

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She will do well with the Cat, the Pig
and the Horse. No other sign does well
with the Goat, especially the Buffalo
and the Dog.

Monkey
The Monkey is the most mischevious
and fun of all the signs. She is a practi

094

^ Conler

^Jragon. She should stay

away from the Cat and other Roosters.

Dog
The Dog isa worrier—always on alert.
She is an introvert, extremely cynical
and very sharp tongued. She looks for
faults in everything.
She doesn't like to be around people
and gives the impression of being a
"cold fish" in the bedroom. She isn't

cal joker and can be very devious.

really cold, only lacking in confidence.

She will read everything that comes
within her grasp.She has agood memory
and remembers everything.
She is very inventive and has great
problem solving ability. She will lie, as

She is the most honest and faithful ofall

long as she knows she can get away

the signs. She can keep a secret to her
deathbed.

She will be happiest with the Horse,the
Tiger and the Cat. She would be wise to
avoid the Dragon and the Goat.

with it.

The Monkey will succeed in any

Pig

professioon. She has good chance of

You can trust a Pig in all matters. She is
a good sport, always understanding her

becoming famous,or at least well known
within her field.

own faults and those of others. She is

She will make a good partner for the

incredibly sincere.
She is a great companion and will be

Dragon and the Rat. She would be well
advised to stay away from the Tiger.

alot of fun once she lets her hair down.

booster

She can be very obstinate underneath
the deceptive appearance of compli

The Rooster is a boastful dreamer and

ance. Once she has come to a decision,

likes to be flattered. She speaks her
mind to the point of rudeness.
She likes to be noticed and may have a

She would do well to settle down with

tendency to dress flashily. She is very

nothing will change her mind.

the Cat but must stay away from the
Snake and the Goat.

conservative in politics and all other
areas of her life.

She is very independent and never con
fides in anyone.She loves to dream,but
fiae to her conservatism, has a very

limited imagination. She has a tenfianey to make promises that are bigger
Ifian she can keep.
Rooster has a reputation for being

^•^le to find money in the most unlikely
places.

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Anti-Lesbian Bias

Being Considered in
Slayings
Washington, DC - Attorney General

versation with an FBI official involved
in the case and from various statements

to the press by investigators that indi
cated the possibility ofanti-lesbian bias
was being prematurely dismissed. Ex

Janet Reno has assured the National

ecutive Director Melinda Paras issued

Gay and Lesbian Task Force(NGLTF)
that investigators are considering
anti-lesbian bias as a possible motiva
tion in the slaying ofJulianne Williams

the following statement in response to
the Attorney General's letter:

We are gratified and relieved that the
Justice Department is examining all
possible motives in the tragic murder of

andLollieWinans. In a letter to NGLTF
executive director Melinda Paras,Reno

Julie Williams andLollieWinans. With

stated investigators are "... pursuing all
motives, including the possibility that
the crime was motivated by the sexual

anti-lesbian bias is being seriously con
sidered, the Task Force is now able to

orientation of the victims."
Williams and Winans were found mur

dered in Virginia's Shenandoah Na
tional Park on June 1. Many in the

lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender
community and others familiar with the
nature of hate crimes fear the killings
could have been an anti-lesbian hate
crime. This fear stems from the fact that
the women, according to press reports

and friends of the women, were lesbi

ans; robbery was not involved in the
criine; and no other motive has appar

ently been established. Also,the Appa
lachian Trail was the site of the 1988
murder of Rebecca Wight. Wight was

murdered, and her partner, Claudia
Brenner, was seriously injured after

being shot because they were lesbians.

Attorney General Reno's assurance that

express confidence in the investigation
to our community and all involved in
the struggle against bias violence.
NGLTF will, of course, continue to

monitorthe investigation with vigilance.
We do not know ifJulie and Lollie were

killed because they were lesbians. We
do know, unfortunately, such a possi

bility is all too real. We also know it is
important that all hate crimes be identi
fied accurately and honestly by the
media and the criminal justice system.
Silence about such crimes feeds the

apathy and ignorance that often sur
rounds them. Silence around hate vio

lence and the possibility of such vio

lence also ignores the other victims of
these crimes - whole communities who

live in fear and danger as a result of
individual anti-gay attacks.

The Task Force contacted Attorney

Shirley Lesser of Virginians for Jus

General Reno by letter on June 7 when

tice, a statewide organization that ad
vances equal justice gay, lesbian bi

concerns were raised that the possibil

ity of a hate crime was not being seri
ously considered by investigators.

sexual and transgender citizens of the
Commonwealth of Virginia,issued the

These concerns stemmed from a con
July 1996 • Dimensions • Page 5

following statement in response to the
Attorney General's letter:

Virginians for Justice (VJ) is pleased
that Department of Justice listened and
responded in a timely fashion to our
concerns. Though individual investi
gators assured us that all possible mo
tives are being pursued, we are relieved
to have this officially confirmed by the
Attorney General. VJ will continue to

work closely with the Virginia State
Police and the investigative team to
ensure a quick resolution to this case.

Oregon Group Aban
dons Signature Drive
Portland, OR - The Oregon Citizens
Alliance, a radical right-wing group,
has announced they will abandon their
drive to gather signatures for another
ballotmeasure asking to write discrimi
nation into the Oregon Constitution.
The decision came as no surprise to
anti-discrimination advocates in light

of the US Supreme Court's ruling in
Romer v.Evans.The ruling struck down
a discriminatory measure(Amendment
2) passed in the state of Colorado.
"It's not often that Lon Mabon and the

OCA make our day!" declares Julie
Davis, Executive Director of Basic

Rights Oregon, an organization that
advocates basic legal rights for all Or
egon citizens. "While the high court's
ruling affirms our belief in the judicial
system, recognition of the legal rights
of all Oregonians won't happen in the
courts alone. We've got a lot ofeducat
ing to do throughout the state. Recent
surveys show that 80% of the public
doesn't know that IT IS CURRENTLY
LEGAL TO DISCRIMINATE
AGAINST GAY MEN AND LESBI
ANS IN OREGON.

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"The decision of the OCA to abandon

this year's pro-discrimination measure
is a good sign," says Eric Fishman,
Co-Chair ofBasic Rights Oregon Steer
ing Committee, "but it's important to
remember thatthe US Supreme Court's
decision in Romer didn't happen in a
vacuum. Numerous groups have been

working in Oregon and nationally orga
nizing, litigating and educating people
about basic legal rights."

Basic Rights Oregon will move for

ward aggressively with the planning
and implementation of a six-point pro
gram that includes:
The Fair Workplace Project - a state
wide educational program thatincludes

a fully produced seven minute video
featuring former Attorney General Dave
Fohnmayer, retired Oregon Supreme
Court Justices, Oregon business lead
ers and testimonials of local workers

who have experienced employmentdis
crimination telling the truth about their

experience in the workplace.
Changing the legal status of lesbians
and gay men in Oregon. Oregonians
can still be discriminated against in the

areas of employment, housing, public
accommodations and credit simply be
cause oftheir actual or perceived sexual
orientation. Neither the US Supreme

Court ruling in Romer nor the OCA's
decision to abandon its 1996 ballot box
attack have an effect in these areas. In

Oregon protections against discrimina
tion exist in only four Oregon Cities —
Ashland, Corvallis, Eugene and Port
land.Basic Rights Oregon will be work

ing with other organizations to change
Oregon law so that discrimination is no
longer legal anywhere in our state. This
will be done through a combination of

educational, legislative and electoral
efforts.

Continuing efforts to identify base of
supporters through voter identification

criminatory ballot measures including
those aimed at women's reproductive
freedom, immigrants, affirmative ac
tion and public education.
Basic Rights Oregon exists to advance
and protect human rights. It is building
the broadest possible coalition to counter
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calls, pledge card drives and outreach
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state fairs to church meetings.
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or community organizers to assist with
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attempts to deny basic rights through the
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What's Goia' Oa
A Monthly Listing Of Special Events All Around The Area

DALLAS - The Hope Counseling
Center is a non-profit program of Ca
thedral of Hope MCC offering indi

vidual, couples and family counseling
and Lesbian Support Groups facilitated
by licensed professional therapists. For
more information,call(214)351-5657.
SAN ANTONIO - The Gay and Les
bian Community Center of San An

groups for gay parents and their chil
dren and fun activities for gay families.
AMARILLO - The Amarillo Lesbian

Gay Alliance will hold its Queer Din
ner Club on Thursday, June 11th at
Los Insurgentes (Celia's) at 7:30pm
and on Thursday, July 18th at Italian
Delights at 7:30pm. Everyone is in

tonio has an immediate need for volun

vited to attend. For more information
aboutthe Dinner Club and other ALGA

teers to help at the Center, located at
923East Mistletoe,Community-minded

events, call the ALGA Information
Line at(806)373-5725.

individuals are asked to donate four

hours a week. Help is needed with of
fice work,fundraising,the Hotline,com
puter data entry and peer counseling.
For more information or to provide
assistance please call (210) 732-4300
and leave your name and phone num
ber,or drop by the office from noon to

OKLAHOMA CITY - Herland Sis

8 PM.

the 3rd Sunday of each month). To

ter Resources is looking for volunteers
to serve on the Board, keep Herland

open on weekends,improve the grounds
and building, write for the newsletter
and lots ofother tasks. All are invited to
attend the monthly meeting(4:30pm on

volunteer call (504) 521-9696 or stop
by 2312 NW 39th.
DALLAS - The Oak Lawn Soccer

Club is a lesbian/gay soccer club,field

OFINTERESTTO ALL

ing teams in local leagues and national

Mark your calendars now for the week

and international tournaments.They are

end of October 11-13 for the 2nd An
nual lYG National Youth Festival.

looking for players of all skill levels.
Call (214) 942-3566 or e-mail to:
astrojet@aol.com for more info.

This year's festival will be held in
Washington,D.C. where lYG will host
the first ever Gay Youth March on

HOUSTON - The Houston Gay and
Lesbian Parents Group will have

"Water Fun" days for their family ac

tivity on July 20th and August 11th.

Washington.The theme for this year's
conference is"Free 2b Me."The week
end will coincide with the Names

Project Foundation's display of the

They also have a new phone number
you can call formore information.(713)

entire AIDS Memorial Quilt on the

666-8260. The HGLP offers support

register, see the lYG web site at http;//

National Mall. For more info or to

July 1996 • Dimensions • Page 9

www.youth.org/loco/iyg or call (317)

tion, write P.O.Box 819,Provincetown,

541-8726.

MA 02657 or call (508)487-3684^

The 9th Annual Provincetown Har
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Brunch AIDS Benefit is scheduled for

Saturday, September 7th. This is a 1.4
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benefit

AIDS and gay/les
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Dear
Answers to your questions about love,
RELATIONSHIIPS & PERSONAL PROBLEMS

This Dear Agnes Column appeared In the
first Issue of Dimensions In July 1986

does not work and further more, she

per day,or year,or decade and then they
just quit. In all likelihood, she will get
anotherjob in her field sometime in the
future without counseling. However,it

hasn't worked in a couple of years ex
cept for a bartendingjob here and there,

over again.

Dear Agnes,
I am ready to run away from home,My
lover is 40 years old and I am 39. She

mowing someone's lawn or doing small
maintenance jobs for friends. These
jobs of hers last from one to six months
and then there are long lapses in-between

when she does nothing until I throw a fit
and insist that we need the extra money.

Is there something wrong with her? I
can't imagine not having my own
money.It doesn't seem to bother her. I
work in a highly professional position
and it really irks me to come home and
find she hasn't done anything all day.I
know she is a bright woman and ca
pable ofhandling ajob. Up until 2 years
ago she was working as a professional

in herfield at$25,000 per year. One day
she threw a fit and just walked off the
job. This situation in driving a wedge

is probably just the same cycle starting
I strongly suggest counseling in this
instance. A person cannot grow to their
full potential unless they are willing to
take responsiblity for themselves and
the person they would like to become.
You will probably need to consider
counseling as a couple. You seem to

have built up a grudge about this situa
tion that will not be easily reconciled
and which will only hinder you lover's
progress towards independence.

Dear Agnes,
I have been living with a beautiful
woman for the past five years and we
have a wonderful life together except
for sex. I am a very sexual " person.
When we first started living together

between us and I'm not sure what to do

we were very compatible but for the

about it. I love her very much and I

past 2 years there has been a sharp

don't want to leave but I can't take it

decline in our sex life. I have tried

much longer.
Confused

talking to her about it but she seems to
avoid the question orjust tells me there
is nothing wrong with us. When we do

Dear Confused,

have sex, she takes the directors chair
and I find I don't enjoy it very much. I

The first thing on the agenda is to con

am at wits end, I cannot tolerate this

vince her to go to either a counselor or
a career counseling center. She appar

situation much longer. A two month

ently has problems dealing with the
reality of responsibility. Some people
can only take so much responsibility

should I do? What can I do?

holding period is now in effect. What

Deprived
July 1996 • Dimensions • Page 11

Dear Deprived,
It is normal for any relationship to go
into a sexual decline from time to time

due to stress, depression, or
pre-occupation with other problems.
There may be a problem in her life of
which you are unaware. Try talking
with her about other aspects of her life
(other than your relationship). Sex is
one ofthe hardest areas to discuss within

a relationship.Frequently, partners fear

talking about negative sexual seelings.
This fear is based on how your partner
"thinks" you will react. The fear you

to talk about her feelings. Counseling
for couples can help, provided you are
both willing to go and air your feelings.
Sex is certainly not the most important
aspect of a relationship but it is one of

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A short history of the woman's & flay right's movements of the
20th century that first ran in the April 1993 issue of Dimensions
There are those who believe that "you can't
really appreciate where you are going until
you understand where you've been."
As I write this, events leading up to the
historic '93 March on Washington for Les
bian, Gay and Bi Equal Rights and Libera

outside the home and beginning to domi

nate professions such as nursing and teach
ing. Out of 369 occupations listed in the
census of 1890, women could befound in all

but nine. Although the federal government
didn't give in until the '20s, many munici

tion are just beginning. The March itself

palities allowed women to vote in local

won't happen for another week. In the
midst of all the excitement, 1 thought this
would be an appropriate time to look at

elections as early as the 1900s and four

where we came from. So here it is — a short

history of both women and the lesbian/gay
community in the 20th century.

1900s # 1910s
At the beginning of this century women m
most states were the property of their hus
bands (or fathers, brothers or other close
male relatives) with no legal control over

their own earnings, children or property.
Women were not allowed to vote,one fourth
of the states did not allow wives to make

states (Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, and
Idaho) allowed women to vote in state and
federal elections. By 1914 six additional
states had given the vote to women.

Lesbians and gay men were isolated by a
largely rural population and homosexuality
was rarely mentioned outside the realm of
church or medical journals. There were a

few pockets of gay life in the larger cities,
evidenced by the opening ofSan Francisco's

first gay bar. The Dash, in 1908. By and
large, lesbianism was not thought to be
possible, thus the advent of "Boston Mar
riages", close "friendships" (with definite
romantic overtones)formed by middle class

contracts, and women could not enter into

business partnerships without male con
sent.

But,it wasn't all bad news. From 1890 until
the beginning of World War I, the womens
movement was alive and well. By 1900

twenty percent of women were employed

On August 18,1920,the Nineteenth Amend
ment gave women all over the U.S.the right
to vote. With this victory came a definite

July 1996 • Dimensions • Page 13

downturn in the Suffrage movement—with
no great cause to unite them and bring in
new members, women drifted from the
movement. The"New Woman" waited un

til later to marry,wore shorter skirts,smoked
cigarettes and generally had more freedom.

This explosion of women in the work force
gave lesbians the opportunity(many for the
first time) to make a comfortable living
without the aid of a man. Many women
discovered that they were lesbians during
this time.

The freer morals of the '20s brought in
creased freedom for women as well as ho

mosexuals. Many homosexual men had en

countered the relative freedom of gays in
large European cities during the first World
War and brought this expanded view back

to the States with them.The growing shift of
the population from rural to urban also helped
things along.

f 930S
TTie Great Depression brought severe set
backs to women's employment opportuni
ties. With fewer jobs to go around, many
women were forced out of the job market.
Those that did hang on to their jobs were
often faced with wage and hour cuts. When

an advertisement for 150jobs as soap dem
onstrators was advertised in St. Louis,over

1,000 women stormed an office building to
apply for the jobs.
Homosexuals were also affected by the
Depression. With urban areas being espe
cially hard hit, the small gay communities

The attitudes of Senator Joseph McCarthy
and the House UnAmerican Activities Com
mittee influenced both the women's and the

gay communities.The overriding conserva
tism of the decade did not allow for any
radical action by women's organizations.
Many women did not re-enter the work
force after World War II and the media

image of women shifted from "Rosie the
Riveter" to the perky housewife.
Persecution ofhomosexuals came into vogue
with massive military purges and fear of
communism. The early fifties saw the first
forerunners of our modem gay organiza
tions founded in California — West

Coast-One, Inc., the Mattachine Society,
and, in 1955, the first lesbian organization,
the Daughters of Bilitis. The groundwork
for the gay rights movement had been laid.

that had formed in the twenties were forced
to focus on economic instead of emotional

needs. As a result, they retreated further
underground so as not to lose hard earned

The advent of"the pill" and the civil rights
movement both played a role in bringing
feminism back to the forefront of national

jobs, apartments and family support.

politics in the sixties. More and more women
were moving into the work force out of
economic necessity. The National Organi

1940S

zation for Women was founded in 1966.

More than 6 million women went to work

content, they were translating it into action.

for the first time with the advent of World

The number of Lesbian and Gay activists

Women were not only expressing their dis

War II. In the media, women at work were

were growing all across the country. They

pictured as positive role models. Many state
governments repealed legislation that pre

were beginning to realize that maybe they
weren't the ones who had a problem, and

that only by changing the attitudes of those

vented women from working in "danger
ous" positions to encourage women to work
in war plants. Women were also seen in

Then in 1969,on Friday,June 27th, the gay

military uniforms.

movement erupted. The Stonewall Inn, a

Page 14 • Dimensions • July 1996

around them would they ever be accepted.

What A Worih,
Wh^ta Worth
BATHROOM HUMOR
BY Nancy Ford
Who would believe it? It's been ten

years since Dimensions hit the hot little
hands of the collective Texas lesbian.

Since that time, Tasha and the gang
have brought you pieces ofinformation
and enlightenment every month — po
etry and prose and newsflashes and
stuff that you might not miss until it's
not here anymore. With that in mind,I
would publicly like to thank Tasha and
her support system at Dimensions for
providing me with such an excellent

Undoubtedly, the success of Twister:
The Movie will result in a resurgence of
curiosity in Twister: The Board Game.
Introduced in 1966 by Milton Bradley,

the smelly,plastic tarp-with-dots prom
ised "to turn the human body into a vital
component of play." It was the most

popular new game of the 60s (not in
cluding playing Dodge Bullet at Kent
State,) and sold more than 3 million
units its first year.

And now, on to the funny stuff —

You may be wondering how I came to
be such an authority on such an inane
subject. First of all, it ain't brain sur

It's summer! Time for pool parties!

to me. These Twister facts and many

Time for the beach! Time for SPF 983!

more like them can be found in a fasci

Time to get out of the sun, and into a
cool, dark movie theater, which means

John's Bathroom Reader,published by

forum to communicate with you.

gery, which explains much ofits appeal
nating book dubiously entitled Uncle

— it's time for summer blockbuster

St. Martin's Press.

movies!

Love the book, hate the title. But I
swear, this book is really neat. It con

Being a Texas-transplanted biological
product ofthe Midwest(which explains
the excess com and ham in my DNA,)

I have decided to bypass at least one of

tains quick, one-or-two page bits of
information, obviously designed to be
absorbed in the span of a couple or so

this season's smash hits: Twister.

minutes,that might not ever come up in

Granted, I've never had a tractor fly
through my windshield,butI have lived

conversation. But then again, they

through plenty enough real-life torna
does as a child to balk at paying $7.50

might, and you want to be ready, don't
you? UJBR also contains the following
pearls which I couldn't resist passing

to sit through a fake one as an adult.

along to you.

I wish this Twister were a tribute to the

popular board game. Now, there's a

According to one survey,2/3 of men

childhood memory that bears replay
ing. More than just Candyland with

in America believe in love at first

choreography,the original Twister pro
vided millions of us less-than-

athletically-gifted children of the 60s
the semblance of physical exertion and
competition without the embarrassment
of wearing some dorky team uniform.

sight. Fine, but do these men have re
volving charge accounts with U-Haul?

In 1987,a 1,400-year-old still-edible
lump of cheese was unearthed in Ire
land. My question is, how was this
cheese determined to be "still edible?"

July 1996 • Dimensions • Page 15

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gay bar in Greenwich Village was raided by

the police — and patrons decided to fight
back. The fight moved into the streets and
was soon joined by people on the street and
from other bars in the area.

ment continues to gain momentum and win
small victories in States and municipalities
nationwide.

The eighties saw the birth of the AIDS
Quilt, Gay TV,National Coming Out Day,
the Gay Games,the first March On Wash
ington and the National Museum ofLesbian
& Gay History.

Feminism was growing steadily in both
numbers and appeal in the early seventies.
Women formed feminist theatre troupes,
rock groups and made feminist movies. Ms.
magazine went into publication. The Su
preme Courtgave women the right to choose
an abortion in 1973 with the decision in Roe

V. Wade.. By 1975, 32 of the required 38
states had passed the ERA amendment.
The San Francisco gay community held the
first Gay Freedom Day Parade in 1970 to
celebrate the anniversary of the Stonewall
riots. In 1972 the American Psychiatric
Association removed homosexuality from

iggos
Although we still have our share of prob
lems, both the women's and gay move

ments are making headway.The passage of
Amendment 2 in Colorado and the fight

over Proposition 9 in Oregon led to ever
increasing violence against gays in those
states.On the positive side,with the election
of Bill Clinton we have seen the first female

attorney general, and the first openly gay
cabinet appointees. Although Clinton s
"gays in the military" proposal was ex

fomialegalizedhomosexuality.Harvey Milk

tremely controversial with both the gay and
staight communities, at least it brought the

their list of mental disorders. In 1975 Cali-

was elected supervisor of San Francisco in

issue into the open.

1977 and was fatally shot by ex-supervisor

The second March on Washington hap-

Dan White in 1978.

penedon April 25,1993.Someestimate that

19SOS

In the past few years we have seen legisla
tion aimed at suppressing lesbian and gay
relationships and we have seen the Supreme

more than one million people attended.
Three of the bastions of almost exclusively
male domain were broken when Sandra

Day O'Cormor was appointed to serve on

Court overturn such legislation. We have
watched and waited to see if Icsbi

gay

the Supreme Court in 1981, Sally Ride

marriage will be made legal in Hawaii,an

became the first woman crew member of a
space flight in 1983 and Geraldine Ferraro

we will contine to watch to see ow t e
American public responds if it is-

became the first woman on a major party
presidential ticket. Women moved into the
medical and law fields and started their own

businesses in unprecedented numbers.More
and more women were winning elections at
all levels of government.
The gay community was(and continues to

be) hit hard by the onset of the AIDS epi
demic. Anti-gay violence increased as fear
of the disease grows. The Supreme Court
upholds the right of States to make sodomy
a crime with Bowers vs. Hardwick. Despite
these setbacks and hardships,the gay move-

Page 18 • Dimensions • July 1996

f

It's up to us. The future is what we make it.
Both the women's and gay community have

seen ups and downs over the past years
and that trend will surely continue far into

the 21st century. But, without the help and

support of us all, both will have a hard time
gaining recognition and support.

Wouldn't the plastic wrapper have dis
integrated by, say, around the time of
the Potato Famine? Speaking of which,
how did said cheese escape consump
tion during the Potato Famine? Has the
phrase au gratin no Irish/English
equivalent? And why would we listen

Travel Agent to Customer:"111 be happy
to help you with your flight reserva
tions to Dildo. Will that be one way or
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Road Comedian from Noisy Phone
Booth to Friend: "Can you speak up?
I'm playing Dildo and can't hear a

to anyone who would volunteer to eat a

thing."

1,4C)0-year-old lump ofanything? Most
importantly, why am I yammering on

■What is their high school mascot — the
Fighting Dildoes. the Flying Dildoes or
the Flaming Dildoes? for that matter, is
the plural dildoes or dildosl What is
their chief export? Do they celebrate
the Dildo Festival every summer or the
running of the dildoes in the spring? Do
they crown a Miss Dildo? How's the
tourist industry there? It frightens me
how muchIwant to visit. Just to get the

and on about this?

Elvis collected statuettes of Joan of
Arc and Venus de Milo.Let's think for

a moment about this, shall we? Joan's
arms were bound to her sides, and Ve
nus had no arms at all. Run, 'Cilia!

The average human being has seven

T-shirt.

sex fantasies a day. And at $2.99 a
Tarantula spiders have been known

minute, that's a lot of cash.

A shark lives for about 100 years.
Seldom, though, do they continue to

to live for over two years without
eating. Now we know why they're so
mean.

smoke cigars, drink martinis, chase

decades-younger women, or play Ve
gas will into their nineties. Long live

An average person laughs about 15
times a day.Ihope today finds you way

George Burns. Based on this criteria,

above average.

I'm not convinced ol' George wasn't a
lesbian.

Nancy Ford is a Houston-based writer
If a room contains 100 American

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The Coffee Ceiib
Lesbians In The Arts • Books, Music, Movies, Etc.
This Month, Tasha Sumner Introduces:

All

lUanted

AfHfiOOlTS JoNSS

Side Tracks
by Teresa Stores

The first book we'll look at this month

an instant success with the girls ofFalls

is All She Wanted by New York Times

City. "He" had many girlfriends and

bestselling author Aphrodite Jones.The

even became engaged to one woman.

book is an in-depth look at the circum
stances surrounding the murder ofTeena

some didn't. But when Brandon started

Brandon and two of her friends.

Twenty-one-year-old Teena Brandon
was living as a man in the town of Falls
City, Nebraska. She was on the run
from the law for forging checks and
hiding from her family. Brandon was
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Some of these girls knew the truth;
to date Lana Tisdel, his luck ran out.
On Christmas Eve, two of Lana's

ex-boyfriends learned the truth about
Brandon's gender. They took her to a

deserted parking lot, beat and raped her,
and threatened her life if she went to the

police. Less than a week later, after the

with interesting characters. It gives an

police had put out a warrant for the two

intriguing look into the life of the

men's arrest, Brandon and two other

"hobo."

friends were found shot to death in an

Side Tracks is available from your

isolated farmhouse. One perpetrator is

local bookstore or by mail for $10.95

now on death row; the other is serving

from Naiad Press,Inc.,P.O.Box 10543,

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logs are available upon request.

murders.

All She Wanted is based on exclusive

interviews with Brandon's family,
friends and the murderers. The book is

an intriguing look atone young woman's
turmoil about her sexual identity and
orientation and is well worth reading.
All She Wanted is available for $6.99

at bookstores nationwide and is pub
lished by Pocket Books, a division of

Simon & Schuster, the publishing op
eration of Viacom Inc.

Next, we'll look at Side Tracks by

Teresa Stores. The story begins in the
middle of the Great Depression when
Maxine McCarthy loses her New York
factory job and realizes she must leave
to avoid more beatings from her

step-father. Around the same time in
Florida, Josephine Lee wins a scholar
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insisting that she must marry and have

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™ How Big A
Bitch Are You?
This Quiz originaiiy ran in the March 1987 issue of Dimensions
and is our most popular ever. Answer the questions and foiiow
the instructions to find out if you're a bitch!
l.You feel most irritable:

d. Silence is the fastest healer

(check as many as apply)
a. in the morning

5. The only reason you would be

b. at night

unfaithful to you lover is:

c. in late afternoon

a. Revenge!

d. before your period

b. You have the afternoon off
and nothing better to do

e. Mondays
f. during a full moon

c. Love

g.when you drink

d. Lust

h. 24 hourd a day, 365 days
a year

i. when you are hungry

6. During a fight with your lover,
you:

a. throw things

2. You are most bitchy with:

b. verbally abuse her

a. other bitches

c. Cry
d. Leave, slamming doors
all the way

b. people who have power over you
c. people you have power
over

d. lovers, friends, relatives

7. How would you rate yourself

3. When you someone tells you

(E-excellent, S-satisfactory, F-fair,

unsavory gossip about a friend, you:
a. dig for all the details
b. pass the news along to
everyone you've ever known

U-unsatisfactory)

c. refuse to discuss it

c. Sex life
d. Job or Career
e. Home enviroment

on the following?

d. wonder if they talk about you
behind your back
4. Do you agree or disagree with the
following statements?

a. The greasy wheel gets the
grease
b. Do unto others...first!

c. Understanding is the key
to forgiveness

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a. Relationships with other
women

b. Appearance

f. Personality
g. Charisma

8. Your best friends lover, whom

you are very attracted to, asks
you out. You:
a. Turn her down

b. Turn her down and call

your friend to tell her about it
c. Go out with her and then call

If You Scored:

d. Go out with her and suggest an

106-74 points

affair

Bitchy? Yes! Manipulative? Of
Course! Everyone is fair game when
you're on the rampage. Mom,Dad,

9. Your lover is 2 hours late for your
birthday party. You:
a. Throw a drink in her face when she
comes in th door.

b. Hook up with the most attractive

the Boss, Friends, Lovers...all are a

target! Of course, you get lots of
respect, but you don't inspire much
affection. You can be very aggressive

woman at the party
c. Go ahead and party, after
all, it is your birthday

matter how small. You do have a

d. pout all night long

softer side but you don't let it show

10. You have problems with:

very much. If you did you might find
yourself with better relationships with

(check as many as apply)

everyone in your life.

if anything or anyone stands between
you and something you want, no

a. strong food cravings
b. migraines or headaches
c. an addiction to caffeine

d. an addiction to cigarettes
e. Insomnia

f. hinging on sweets

g. frequent bloating

73-41 points
You tend to keep your bitchy side to

yourself but when something triggers
your anger, watch out! Once you re

mad you let the chips fall where they
may and give no thought to the

consequences. This tendency to hold

Scoring

everything in and then explode can

Give yourself points as follows:
1. a-g 1 point, h-4, i-1

get you into trouble and you may feel

2. a-4, b-3, c-l,d-2
3. a-3, b-4, c-1, d-2

more than a little guilty once it s out
of your system. Don't worry, you ve

got to release tension somewhere an

4.AgreeDisagree

besides, life would be very boring

a

without an occasional emotional

4

1

b. 5

0

c. 2

3

d. 2

3

5. a-3, b-4, c-1, d-2
6. a-4, b-3, c-1, d-2

outburst!

40-10 points
You are the nice one. Too nice. You
let people walk on you until your own

7.E S F U

self-confidence falters and on come

a.l 234

the tears, buckets of them. Stand up

b.4 1 2 3
c.l 234

d.l 234
e.l 23 4
f.4 1 2 3

g-4 1 2 3
8. a-2, b-l,c-3, d-4

for yourself once in awhile, not only
will you feel better about yourself but
about everyone around you! You may
shock some people at first with your
new self, but they'll have much more
respect for you in the long run.

9. a-3, b-4, c-1, d-2

10. One point for each checked

July 1996 • Dimensions • Page 23

Horoscope
The following article on the Chinese Horoscope originally
ran In the second Issue of Dimensions In August 1986.
The Chinese Horoscope is not based on the
sun signs but instead, on the moon or lunar
years. Instead of the month of birth, these

Rat
The Rat may at first seem charming and fun
loving, but beneath this dashing exterior is

signs are based on the birth year. The cycle
is divided into 12 signs that change yearly.

stant recklessness.

THE YEARS & THEIR SIGNS

Year
1948
I960
1972
1984

Sign
RAT

1954 HORSE
1966*
1978
1990

a quick tempered agressiveness and con
You can always find a Rat at a sale "saving
money"on things she will never use. How
ever,the money "saved" is probably not her
own. She is often happier living off those
around her than making it on her own.
The Rat will be sentimental about anything

1949 BUFFALO

1955 GOAT

in her past. Honesty is her greatest asset.
The best romantic partners for the Rat are
the Dragon and the Buffalo. She should

1961

1967

avoid the Horse and the Cat.

1973

1979

1985

1991

Buffalo

1950 TIGER

1956 MONKEY

The Buffalo hides behind a plodding
1962

1968

facade, but underneath you will find a
quick and creative mind. She is the inspirer

1974

1980

of confidences but likes to be alone quite

1986

1992

1963

1969

often. She is likely to be engaged in the
fanatic pursuit of outdated ideals.
The Buffalo is subject to violent fits of
temper. It is best not to cross her. She

1975

1981

demands fidelity from a lover and will,

1987

1993

herself, remain faithful.

1952 DRAGON

1958 DOG

1964

1970

She is a hard worker and will prosper in
business and agriculture. She should avoid
careers in sales or politics.

1976

1982

The Buffalo will work best in romantic

1988

1994

1951

CAT

1957 ROOSTER

situations with the Rat and the Rooster. She

should watch out for the Monkey,the Tiger
1953 SNAKE

1959 PIG

and the Goat.

1965

1971

1977

1983

Tiger

1995

The Tiger is rebellious. She is the ring

1989

leader and always the first tojump into any
*The year of the Fire Horse occurs once
every 60 years in the year ofthe Horse. In
this century, the years 1906 & 1966 are the
only years ofthe Fire Horse.

situation. You would be well advised to

think things over before following her. Her
love of being on the edge often leads to her
downfall.

The Tiger likes to be the boss and hates to
take orders from anyone.

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The Tiger will make a great boss,army chief
or possibly a gangster. Anywhere she is in
the lead suits her perfectly.
She will have good relationships with the
Horse, the Dragon or the Dog. She should
stay away from the Snake,the Monkey,the

sions where she must work too hard.
Snakes tend to have a "wandering eye
when it comes to affairs of the heart.

Buffalo and the Cat.

She will be happy with the Bufffalo and the

Cat
Cats are the happiest people. They are good
company and have a great many good quali
ties. However,they are also superficial and
that means their good qualities are superfi

Tiger.

She is lucky in money matters but she sjust
a little stingy.

She is fairly lazy and should avoid profes

Rooster but should avoid the Pig and the

cial also.

The Cat is a great party goer and hostess.
She has great taste in clothes and all other
material things. She loves to show off her
intelligence and culture.

She is not easily provoked.
She is adept at handling money and will
probably do well in any aspect of trade.
Politics are also good to the Cat.
She will prosper in relationships with the
Goat, the Pig and the Dog. She will be
unhappy with the Rooster, the Rat and the
Tiger.

Dragon

Horse

The Horse is tops in sex appeal.She lojes to
be around lots of people and is a wonderful
companion, but a bit of a gossip, e is
always popular.

She has a terrible temper and is very impa

tient. She can be immature and has a
tendency to be very selfish.

She can make it in any career involving

people(lots ofthem). She has the ability to
sway a crowd and does best in politics.
She will be happiest in relationships with
the Goat, the Dog and the Tiger. She
should stay away from the Rat.
•The Fire Horse occurs only every sixty

years (1906, 1966, 2026, etc...) and has all
these qualities but they are much more
pronounced.

The Dragon is direct and honest even at the

expense ofothers. She is also gullible. She
can be demanding because she expects
perfection in everything.

Goat

The Goat is a pessimistic womer. S e c^

also be elegant,charming & artistic.

She will be a success wherever she goes.
She is often loved but loves herself little.

always certain something better

She is in great demand as a lover but will
disappoint many lovers. Many Dragons

around the next comer.She has no
time and often irritates the peop e a

stay single all their lives because of their
self-suffiency.

She
often takeseven
advantage
her;sometimes
livingof
offthose
o e^ound
^

In love, the Dragon will work best with the
Rat, the Snake, the Rooster and especially

can adapt herself to living with the m

the Monkey. Bad times will come with the
Tiger and the Dog.

her with her lateness.

,„„nH

mum amount of security. She mevita y
leaves all major decisions to ot ers
life.

The Goat will do well in the ^s, as a
Snake

The Snake has greatintuition,almost a sixth
sense. She makes her decisions quickly and
sticks by them.

She keeps her pocketbook close to her and
gives her help in works rather than money.

carpenter or other craftsperson. owever,
she dreams of a rich lover so she oesn
have to work at all.

She will do well with the Cat, the Pig and
continued on page 31

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The Directory
A Listing of Service Organizations, Businesses & Clubs
ALBUQUEFtQUE,NM (area code 505)
organizations

AIDS Resource Center •P.O. Box 190712 75219

Asians & Friends•PO Box 914275209*392-3339

Sister Souite Coope(3^ & Lesbian Resource Line

Calheckal of Hope MCC * 5910 Cedar Spfiigs Rd•351-1901
CornmiJiity Churdi & Colege of Drviie Metaphysics

144 Harvard SE-268-2116

4001 Live Oak #401 * 826-7110, Exl 401

AMARILLO,TX (aea code806)
organizations

Date Gay and Lesbian Aiance

CcngnegationBethQBfiah*P.O.Box 191188 75219*497-1591
Couples Metro D^*PO Box 803156 75380•504-«775
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MCC o( Amarib•PO Box 1276•372-4557

Date Gay Youth Gftwp•300 Turtle Creek Plaza #116•307-7203

ARUNGTON,TX (area code BIT)
organizations

Date Tavern Guld * 3900 Lemmon Ave. #220•526-5292

C«asNames Project•POBck 190669 75219<B69*(214)520-SEWS
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DjgnityyDalas * PO Box 19013375219* 2264101
Fbird^tion for Human Understancfrig•528-4233

GayA^ian Association of UTA

Gay/Lesbian Gardeners'PC Box 190552 75219*339^787

P.O. Box 19348-77. UTA Si 76019•794-5140
TrinlyMCC'331 Aaron Ave..Ste 125 •265-5454

GLAADDates* P.O. Box 190712 75219 *526-01^^

AUSTIN,TX (area code 512)
dubs
Nexus-305W.SIh •mslSB

organizations
Affiimation(MelhodBl)•7403 Shoai Creek•451-2329
Austii Latro'a LesbiarVQay Organiotlon

Grace Felowsh'p h Christ Jesus * 2727 Oak Lawn •528-2811

LesbiarVGay Democrats of Texas•521-5342 ext. 229
Lesbiarv'Gay Poitical Coafbon•P.O. Box 224424 75222•828-9662
Lesbian Resource Center•1315 Skies * 821-3999
Lesbian VBbnaiies * PO Box 191443 75219* 521-5342 X 844

UL(Lesbian Wo Line *521-5342 ext. 298

SPROUTS(coming out group)* 521-5342 ext. 256

TWIGS (the wymn in gay society)*521-5342 ext. 269
The New Vision (newsjoomal)•521-5342 ext. 255

POBox1350 78787 * 280^107

MetropiexRepiijIcans 'P.O.Box 191033 75219 * 941-8114
Oak Lawn Ccrrmunly Services 4300 MacArthur* 520-8108

Austin Lesbian'Gay Poftica!Caucus•P.O. Box 822 78767•4740750

Oak Lawn Synphonic Band * P.O. Box 190973 75219•966-1751

Centerfor Baflered Women* (Lesbian Group)385-5181 or 928-9070

PFLAG/Date * He^ine 5588640

GayA.e5bian Student Assodation at LIT Austin

Impenal Sovereign Royal Court * P.O. Box 190464 75245•521-8446

458-3971 *80x27516X331)00178712-7338

Seventh-DayAdrentistKrship *4181358
White Rock Conmunity Church *722 Tenison Mem. Rd•3280043
Womyn Together•3920 Cedar Springs *528-4233

Lssbiarv^Ric^Lobby *POBox2579 70768*474-5475
Lesbian Mothers-Karen *339-8506
Live Wke Productions•PO Box 141202 78714

Metropoftan Community Church * 1100 Springdaie Rd.* 929-3660

Oasis Ministry•5555 N. Lanar BW.#L101 •441-9191
P-Flag (Parents/Friends Lesbians'Gays)•331-8445
SapphfirBl•Lesbian Social Group * 4500659

Meeting Address*825 E.531/2 St.. Ste E103
Maiing Address•201W.Stassney,Ste.#321 78745-3156
Waterloo CoiJiselng Center *507 Powel 78703•322-9654
Texas Human Ri$^ Fouidation • P.O. Box 49740 78765•479-8473
AIDS Legal Assistance 1-8000280417
The Treehouse(Lesbiai Mothers Support Group)
607 Nueces St. 78701 *477-5822

ATHENS,TX (area code 903)
organizations
P-Rag (Parents/Friends Lesbians/Gays)*675-8326

DENTON.TX(area code 817)
organizations
COURAGE Lesbian Gay Student Org.
P.O. Box 5067 76203•382-3813

Harvest MCC•5900 S.Stemmons 76205•1-808497-HMCC

P-Flag (Parantsfriends Lesbians'Gays)•387-1491

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Recreefion Plantation •Campground* HC01 box 48A 78620*894-0567

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BANDERA,TX (area code 210)

MCC B Paso•916 Yoidel•542-1227

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P-F)ag (Parents/Friends Lesb'ians/Gays)•Spanish & English •591-4664

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HO 3,Box 650 78003•796-7446

FT. WORTH(area code 817)
organizations

DALLAS,TX (area code 214)

Agape MCC•4615 SE Ijxip 820•535-5002
AfBniiation (Melhotist)•478-7837

businesses

impedal Court de Fort Worth/Arfnglon•870-1555 w 535-7188

Business Detvery Systems•14902 Preston Rd.75240 •733-1108

l-^iaiVGay PoBcal CoaKon ol Tarant County•263-9008 or8800326

dubs

P-Flag (Parents/Friends LostkanstGays)•498-5607/498-4855

Suo Ellen's•3903 Cedar Spritgs•5590707

RESPECT •828 Hardwood Rd.•Hurst, TX 76054

organizations

Tarrant County ITG Allarco•3327 Writtirop,Suie 24378118•7838544

Atfrnatton•PO Box 22583175222•948-1546

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OKLAHOMA CITY, OK (area code 405)

accommodations

organizations

Raitow Rancii CEmpground•RL 2, Bo* 165 76642•a88675-7596

Oasis the Comminity Center

HOUSTON,TX (area code 713)

Heriand Sister Resources. Inc.

2135 NW 39th 73112•525-AIDS

businesses
hkfings Bookshop"1846 RicJitwnd*521-3369

dubs
•9218 Buffalo SfxXvy.•666-3464
Ms. Bs"9208 Buffalo Spdwy."666-3356

XTC•9212 Buffab Spdwy."666-3356

organizations
AIDS Foundation•3927 Essex Lane•6238796
AIDS HOTLINE "c^o Swtettxwti•5283211

2312 NW 39th 73112"521-9696

SAN ANGELO, TX (area code 915)
organizations
P-Flag (Parents/Riends Lesbians/Gays)"944-4323
Concho Valey Gay/Lesbian Afance
P.O. Box 750 76902•653-2956

SAN ANTONIO,TX (area code 210)

(3ay/Lesbian Students Unh/ersity of Houston"4800 CatxMjn•529-3211
GayA^ianSwitchboanJ"PC Box66591 77266"529-3211

clubs

Houston Gay & Lesbian Parents"960-7995

Nexus San Antonio "8021 Pinebrook" 341-2818

Houston Gay Poitical Caucus•P.O. Box 66664 77266"521-1000
htegrity" P.O. Box 66006 772666006"432-0414

Bonham Exchange "411 Bonham* 224-9219

organizations
Deaf Rainbow •804-1904 TTY

Kingdom Community ChufCh"614E 19th"862-7533

Digiity/San Antonio•202 N. St. Mary's•349-3632

Lantda ALANON"1214 Joanne"521-9772

Integrity/San Antonio

LesbjarVGayStudents-Unv. Houston Clear Lake "2700 Bay Area 77058

PC Box 150006 78212"684-4920

LTT4 Houston•Lesbian Teacher Netwoik

Gay & Lesbian Community Center*0 Box 15857 78212•822-3533

PC Box 1835" Bel^.TX 77402•5283211

MontroseCounseBigCenter" 701 Richmond 77006"5296037

Lesbian Gay Switchboard"733-7300
USA (Lesbian information SA)"828-LlSA (5472)
P-Flag (Parents/Friends LesbianaGays)•822-4135
River City Uvfig Church"202 HolltfKl 78212 "822-1121

Montrose PoolL0agua/BiliafdS"PJ 8636482

SALGA - San Antonio Lesbian/Gay Assembly

MetropoBan Community Church Of The Resurrection
19igDecatur"861-9149

The Movie Club "867-9454

P-Fbg (Parents/Friends LesbiansASays)•867-9020
PWA CoaRicn - Houston" 1475 W. Gray #163•522-6428
The Women's Group"5296871

Womynspace"P.O. Box 960601 770983601

Women's Softbal League"6431 Pneshade"8686256

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organizations
LubbockLesblarVGayAiance&Wjidt^deWest Prod.
P.O. Box 64746 79464"791-4499
MCC Lil)bock"5502 34th St"792-5562

P-Fbg (Parents/Friends Lesbians/Gays)•7986529
South Pbhs AIDS Resource Center(SPARC)
4204^ SOIh St. 79413•1-008627-7079"796-7068

NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Affirmation: Unied Methocfstsfor Lesbiarv^ Concerns

P.O. Box 12614 78212"697-3266

SALSA -

Antonio Lambda Students Alliance

PO Box 12715 78212" SALSA Line 736-4329

Student Pride Soiree * PO Box 12715 78212"7364329
San Antonio AIDS Foundation
PC Box 120113 78212-9313

SHERMAN,TX (area code 903)
organizations
AIDS Resouce Centef d Texhodia•813-1272 or80(W256381
AiaicolorUl6.POBo*1695 75091-892-9049
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WACO,TX (area code 817)
organizations
P-Fleg (Pa6rts/Frie(*js Lesbians/Gays)•750-7211

PC Box 1021 "Evanston. lL 60204

AIDS Action Cound"729 Ei£^ St. S.E. Suite 200

Washington, DC 20003"(202)5473101
AIDS 800" 1-800-221-7044
Conference For Catholic Lesbians

PC Box 436, Planetarium Station • New York, NY 10024
GLAAD/USA"00 Varick St. #3E" NY. NY 10013
Hate Crime Line" 1-800-347-HATE

Gay & Lesbian Parents Coaritlon Intematlonal(GLPCI)
PC Box 50360, Washington, DC 20091 •(202)583-8029
Lesbian Mothers' National Defense Fund

PC Box 21567•Seattle. WA 98111"(206)325-2643
Lesbian Teachers Network(LTN)
PC Box 638•Solon. lA 52333

National Gay Alliance for Young Adufts, Inc.
PC Box 190426 "Dallas. TX 75219"(214)307-7203
National Gay/Lesbian Clearinghouse

666 Broadway 4th Roor• NY. NY 10012
National Gay/Lesbian Task Force

1517 U Street NW "Washington D.C. 20009•202-332-6483
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She will do well with the Cat, the Pig
and the Horse. No other sign does well
with the Goat, especially the Buffalo
and the Dog.

Monkey
The Monkey is the most mischevious
and fun of all the signs. She is a practi

094

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^Jragon. She should stay

away from the Cat and other Roosters.

Dog
The Dog isa worrier—always on alert.
She is an introvert, extremely cynical
and very sharp tongued. She looks for
faults in everything.
She doesn't like to be around people
and gives the impression of being a
"cold fish" in the bedroom. She isn't

cal joker and can be very devious.

really cold, only lacking in confidence.

She will read everything that comes
within her grasp.She has agood memory
and remembers everything.
She is very inventive and has great
problem solving ability. She will lie, as

She is the most honest and faithful ofall

long as she knows she can get away

the signs. She can keep a secret to her
deathbed.

She will be happiest with the Horse,the
Tiger and the Cat. She would be wise to
avoid the Dragon and the Goat.

with it.

The Monkey will succeed in any

Pig

professioon. She has good chance of

You can trust a Pig in all matters. She is
a good sport, always understanding her

becoming famous,or at least well known
within her field.

own faults and those of others. She is

She will make a good partner for the

incredibly sincere.
She is a great companion and will be

Dragon and the Rat. She would be well
advised to stay away from the Tiger.

alot of fun once she lets her hair down.

booster

She can be very obstinate underneath
the deceptive appearance of compli

The Rooster is a boastful dreamer and

ance. Once she has come to a decision,

likes to be flattered. She speaks her
mind to the point of rudeness.
She likes to be noticed and may have a

She would do well to settle down with

tendency to dress flashily. She is very

nothing will change her mind.

the Cat but must stay away from the
Snake and the Goat.

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areas of her life.

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limited imagination. She has a tenfianey to make promises that are bigger
Ifian she can keep.
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^•^le to find money in the most unlikely
places.

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Anti-Lesbian Bias

Being Considered in
Slayings
Washington, DC - Attorney General

versation with an FBI official involved
in the case and from various statements

to the press by investigators that indi
cated the possibility ofanti-lesbian bias
was being prematurely dismissed. Ex

Janet Reno has assured the National

ecutive Director Melinda Paras issued

Gay and Lesbian Task Force(NGLTF)
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We are gratified and relieved that the
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andLollieWinans. In a letter to NGLTF
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Julie Williams andLollieWinans. With

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motives, including the possibility that
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anti-lesbian bias is being seriously con
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orientation of the victims."
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and friends of the women, were lesbi

ans; robbery was not involved in the
criine; and no other motive has appar

ently been established. Also,the Appa
lachian Trail was the site of the 1988
murder of Rebecca Wight. Wight was

murdered, and her partner, Claudia
Brenner, was seriously injured after

being shot because they were lesbians.

Attorney General Reno's assurance that

express confidence in the investigation
to our community and all involved in
the struggle against bias violence.
NGLTF will, of course, continue to

monitorthe investigation with vigilance.
We do not know ifJulie and Lollie were

killed because they were lesbians. We
do know, unfortunately, such a possi

bility is all too real. We also know it is
important that all hate crimes be identi
fied accurately and honestly by the
media and the criminal justice system.
Silence about such crimes feeds the

apathy and ignorance that often sur
rounds them. Silence around hate vio

lence and the possibility of such vio

lence also ignores the other victims of
these crimes - whole communities who

live in fear and danger as a result of
individual anti-gay attacks.

The Task Force contacted Attorney

Shirley Lesser of Virginians for Jus

General Reno by letter on June 7 when

tice, a statewide organization that ad
vances equal justice gay, lesbian bi

concerns were raised that the possibil

ity of a hate crime was not being seri
ously considered by investigators.

sexual and transgender citizens of the
Commonwealth of Virginia,issued the

These concerns stemmed from a con
July 1996 • Dimensions • Page 5

following statement in response to the
Attorney General's letter:

Virginians for Justice (VJ) is pleased
that Department of Justice listened and
responded in a timely fashion to our
concerns. Though individual investi
gators assured us that all possible mo
tives are being pursued, we are relieved
to have this officially confirmed by the
Attorney General. VJ will continue to

work closely with the Virginia State
Police and the investigative team to
ensure a quick resolution to this case.

Oregon Group Aban
dons Signature Drive
Portland, OR - The Oregon Citizens
Alliance, a radical right-wing group,
has announced they will abandon their
drive to gather signatures for another
ballotmeasure asking to write discrimi
nation into the Oregon Constitution.
The decision came as no surprise to
anti-discrimination advocates in light

of the US Supreme Court's ruling in
Romer v.Evans.The ruling struck down
a discriminatory measure(Amendment
2) passed in the state of Colorado.
"It's not often that Lon Mabon and the

OCA make our day!" declares Julie
Davis, Executive Director of Basic

Rights Oregon, an organization that
advocates basic legal rights for all Or
egon citizens. "While the high court's
ruling affirms our belief in the judicial
system, recognition of the legal rights
of all Oregonians won't happen in the
courts alone. We've got a lot ofeducat
ing to do throughout the state. Recent
surveys show that 80% of the public
doesn't know that IT IS CURRENTLY
LEGAL TO DISCRIMINATE
AGAINST GAY MEN AND LESBI
ANS IN OREGON.

Page 6 • Dimensions • July 1996

"The decision of the OCA to abandon

this year's pro-discrimination measure
is a good sign," says Eric Fishman,
Co-Chair ofBasic Rights Oregon Steer
ing Committee, "but it's important to
remember thatthe US Supreme Court's
decision in Romer didn't happen in a
vacuum. Numerous groups have been

working in Oregon and nationally orga
nizing, litigating and educating people
about basic legal rights."

Basic Rights Oregon will move for

ward aggressively with the planning
and implementation of a six-point pro
gram that includes:
The Fair Workplace Project - a state
wide educational program thatincludes

a fully produced seven minute video
featuring former Attorney General Dave
Fohnmayer, retired Oregon Supreme
Court Justices, Oregon business lead
ers and testimonials of local workers

who have experienced employmentdis
crimination telling the truth about their

experience in the workplace.
Changing the legal status of lesbians
and gay men in Oregon. Oregonians
can still be discriminated against in the

areas of employment, housing, public
accommodations and credit simply be
cause oftheir actual or perceived sexual
orientation. Neither the US Supreme

Court ruling in Romer nor the OCA's
decision to abandon its 1996 ballot box
attack have an effect in these areas. In

Oregon protections against discrimina
tion exist in only four Oregon Cities —
Ashland, Corvallis, Eugene and Port
land.Basic Rights Oregon will be work

ing with other organizations to change
Oregon law so that discrimination is no
longer legal anywhere in our state. This
will be done through a combination of

educational, legislative and electoral
efforts.

Continuing efforts to identify base of
supporters through voter identification

criminatory ballot measures including
those aimed at women's reproductive
freedom, immigrants, affirmative ac
tion and public education.
Basic Rights Oregon exists to advance
and protect human rights. It is building
the broadest possible coalition to counter
the activities of groups such as the Or
egon Citizens Alliance; and to defeat

calls, pledge card drives and outreach
work from Pendelton to Astoria, from

state fairs to church meetings.
Developing leaders and training local
or community organizers to assist with
Basic Rights Oregon's ongoing projects
on a statewide basis and identify and
train campaign workers.

attempts to deny basic rights through the
electoral process. The organization in
cludes a full-time professional staff and
a wide array of business, labor, educa
tion, religious, gay and lesbian organi

Building on existing coalition by ex
panding and strengthening relation
ships with other organizations, reli
gious institutions, businesses and other
potential allies.
Educating supporters about other dis

zations and more than 5,000 committed

volunteers throughout the state.

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What's Goia' Oa
A Monthly Listing Of Special Events All Around The Area

DALLAS - The Hope Counseling
Center is a non-profit program of Ca
thedral of Hope MCC offering indi

vidual, couples and family counseling
and Lesbian Support Groups facilitated
by licensed professional therapists. For
more information,call(214)351-5657.
SAN ANTONIO - The Gay and Les
bian Community Center of San An

groups for gay parents and their chil
dren and fun activities for gay families.
AMARILLO - The Amarillo Lesbian

Gay Alliance will hold its Queer Din
ner Club on Thursday, June 11th at
Los Insurgentes (Celia's) at 7:30pm
and on Thursday, July 18th at Italian
Delights at 7:30pm. Everyone is in

tonio has an immediate need for volun

vited to attend. For more information
aboutthe Dinner Club and other ALGA

teers to help at the Center, located at
923East Mistletoe,Community-minded

events, call the ALGA Information
Line at(806)373-5725.

individuals are asked to donate four

hours a week. Help is needed with of
fice work,fundraising,the Hotline,com
puter data entry and peer counseling.
For more information or to provide
assistance please call (210) 732-4300
and leave your name and phone num
ber,or drop by the office from noon to

OKLAHOMA CITY - Herland Sis

8 PM.

the 3rd Sunday of each month). To

ter Resources is looking for volunteers
to serve on the Board, keep Herland

open on weekends,improve the grounds
and building, write for the newsletter
and lots ofother tasks. All are invited to
attend the monthly meeting(4:30pm on

volunteer call (504) 521-9696 or stop
by 2312 NW 39th.
DALLAS - The Oak Lawn Soccer

Club is a lesbian/gay soccer club,field

OFINTERESTTO ALL

ing teams in local leagues and national

Mark your calendars now for the week

and international tournaments.They are

end of October 11-13 for the 2nd An
nual lYG National Youth Festival.

looking for players of all skill levels.
Call (214) 942-3566 or e-mail to:
astrojet@aol.com for more info.

This year's festival will be held in
Washington,D.C. where lYG will host
the first ever Gay Youth March on

HOUSTON - The Houston Gay and
Lesbian Parents Group will have

"Water Fun" days for their family ac

tivity on July 20th and August 11th.

Washington.The theme for this year's
conference is"Free 2b Me."The week
end will coincide with the Names

Project Foundation's display of the

They also have a new phone number
you can call formore information.(713)

entire AIDS Memorial Quilt on the

666-8260. The HGLP offers support

register, see the lYG web site at http;//

National Mall. For more info or to

July 1996 • Dimensions • Page 9

www.youth.org/loco/iyg or call (317)

tion, write P.O.Box 819,Provincetown,

541-8726.

MA 02657 or call (508)487-3684^

The 9th Annual Provincetown Har
bor Swim for Life and Mermaid
Brunch AIDS Benefit is scheduled for

Saturday, September 7th. This is a 1.4
mile open water
swim

to

benefit

AIDS and gay/les
bian organizations.
Many other activities
are planned for the
weekend including

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uko^men's festiifiil
October 11, 12 & 13

Coumbus Day Weekend
Uendors,talent, volunteers &'Testi-goers"

call(210)796-7446
Join Hundreds of women on a rugged women's ranch, tucked

away in the woods in the beautifulTexas Hill Country and enjoy
mother nature, sisterhood and entertainment under the stars.

For ticket information and details leave your name,full address
and phone number for a discreetly mailed flyer. Make plans
now and bring all your girlfriends. Big discounts for early tickets.
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Dear
Answers to your questions about love,
RELATIONSHIIPS & PERSONAL PROBLEMS

This Dear Agnes Column appeared In the
first Issue of Dimensions In July 1986

does not work and further more, she

per day,or year,or decade and then they
just quit. In all likelihood, she will get
anotherjob in her field sometime in the
future without counseling. However,it

hasn't worked in a couple of years ex
cept for a bartendingjob here and there,

over again.

Dear Agnes,
I am ready to run away from home,My
lover is 40 years old and I am 39. She

mowing someone's lawn or doing small
maintenance jobs for friends. These
jobs of hers last from one to six months
and then there are long lapses in-between

when she does nothing until I throw a fit
and insist that we need the extra money.

Is there something wrong with her? I
can't imagine not having my own
money.It doesn't seem to bother her. I
work in a highly professional position
and it really irks me to come home and
find she hasn't done anything all day.I
know she is a bright woman and ca
pable ofhandling ajob. Up until 2 years
ago she was working as a professional

in herfield at$25,000 per year. One day
she threw a fit and just walked off the
job. This situation in driving a wedge

is probably just the same cycle starting
I strongly suggest counseling in this
instance. A person cannot grow to their
full potential unless they are willing to
take responsiblity for themselves and
the person they would like to become.
You will probably need to consider
counseling as a couple. You seem to

have built up a grudge about this situa
tion that will not be easily reconciled
and which will only hinder you lover's
progress towards independence.

Dear Agnes,
I have been living with a beautiful
woman for the past five years and we
have a wonderful life together except
for sex. I am a very sexual " person.
When we first started living together

between us and I'm not sure what to do

we were very compatible but for the

about it. I love her very much and I

past 2 years there has been a sharp

don't want to leave but I can't take it

decline in our sex life. I have tried

much longer.
Confused

talking to her about it but she seems to
avoid the question orjust tells me there
is nothing wrong with us. When we do

Dear Confused,

have sex, she takes the directors chair
and I find I don't enjoy it very much. I

The first thing on the agenda is to con

am at wits end, I cannot tolerate this

vince her to go to either a counselor or
a career counseling center. She appar

situation much longer. A two month

ently has problems dealing with the
reality of responsibility. Some people
can only take so much responsibility

should I do? What can I do?

holding period is now in effect. What

Deprived
July 1996 • Dimensions • Page 11

Dear Deprived,
It is normal for any relationship to go
into a sexual decline from time to time

due to stress, depression, or
pre-occupation with other problems.
There may be a problem in her life of
which you are unaware. Try talking
with her about other aspects of her life
(other than your relationship). Sex is
one ofthe hardest areas to discuss within

a relationship.Frequently, partners fear

talking about negative sexual seelings.
This fear is based on how your partner
"thinks" you will react. The fear you

to talk about her feelings. Counseling
for couples can help, provided you are
both willing to go and air your feelings.
Sex is certainly not the most important
aspect of a relationship but it is one of

them.

^

DO YOU HAVE
A PROBLEM?
Write To "Agnes" At:
P.O. Box 856
Lubbock, 7X 79408

might leave the relationship and/or seek
a new sexual partner.Explain to her that
you understand she may have these
fears and that you understand. This
approach could open her up and get her

or e-mail her at:
visions782@aol.com

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A short history of the woman's & flay right's movements of the
20th century that first ran in the April 1993 issue of Dimensions
There are those who believe that "you can't
really appreciate where you are going until
you understand where you've been."
As I write this, events leading up to the
historic '93 March on Washington for Les
bian, Gay and Bi Equal Rights and Libera

outside the home and beginning to domi

nate professions such as nursing and teach
ing. Out of 369 occupations listed in the
census of 1890, women could befound in all

but nine. Although the federal government
didn't give in until the '20s, many munici

tion are just beginning. The March itself

palities allowed women to vote in local

won't happen for another week. In the
midst of all the excitement, 1 thought this
would be an appropriate time to look at

elections as early as the 1900s and four

where we came from. So here it is — a short

history of both women and the lesbian/gay
community in the 20th century.

1900s # 1910s
At the beginning of this century women m
most states were the property of their hus
bands (or fathers, brothers or other close
male relatives) with no legal control over

their own earnings, children or property.
Women were not allowed to vote,one fourth
of the states did not allow wives to make

states (Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, and
Idaho) allowed women to vote in state and
federal elections. By 1914 six additional
states had given the vote to women.

Lesbians and gay men were isolated by a
largely rural population and homosexuality
was rarely mentioned outside the realm of
church or medical journals. There were a

few pockets of gay life in the larger cities,
evidenced by the opening ofSan Francisco's

first gay bar. The Dash, in 1908. By and
large, lesbianism was not thought to be
possible, thus the advent of "Boston Mar
riages", close "friendships" (with definite
romantic overtones)formed by middle class

contracts, and women could not enter into

business partnerships without male con
sent.

But,it wasn't all bad news. From 1890 until
the beginning of World War I, the womens
movement was alive and well. By 1900

twenty percent of women were employed

On August 18,1920,the Nineteenth Amend
ment gave women all over the U.S.the right
to vote. With this victory came a definite

July 1996 • Dimensions • Page 13

downturn in the Suffrage movement—with
no great cause to unite them and bring in
new members, women drifted from the
movement. The"New Woman" waited un

til later to marry,wore shorter skirts,smoked
cigarettes and generally had more freedom.

This explosion of women in the work force
gave lesbians the opportunity(many for the
first time) to make a comfortable living
without the aid of a man. Many women
discovered that they were lesbians during
this time.

The freer morals of the '20s brought in
creased freedom for women as well as ho

mosexuals. Many homosexual men had en

countered the relative freedom of gays in
large European cities during the first World
War and brought this expanded view back

to the States with them.The growing shift of
the population from rural to urban also helped
things along.

f 930S
TTie Great Depression brought severe set
backs to women's employment opportuni
ties. With fewer jobs to go around, many
women were forced out of the job market.
Those that did hang on to their jobs were
often faced with wage and hour cuts. When

an advertisement for 150jobs as soap dem
onstrators was advertised in St. Louis,over

1,000 women stormed an office building to
apply for the jobs.
Homosexuals were also affected by the
Depression. With urban areas being espe
cially hard hit, the small gay communities

The attitudes of Senator Joseph McCarthy
and the House UnAmerican Activities Com
mittee influenced both the women's and the

gay communities.The overriding conserva
tism of the decade did not allow for any
radical action by women's organizations.
Many women did not re-enter the work
force after World War II and the media

image of women shifted from "Rosie the
Riveter" to the perky housewife.
Persecution ofhomosexuals came into vogue
with massive military purges and fear of
communism. The early fifties saw the first
forerunners of our modem gay organiza
tions founded in California — West

Coast-One, Inc., the Mattachine Society,
and, in 1955, the first lesbian organization,
the Daughters of Bilitis. The groundwork
for the gay rights movement had been laid.

that had formed in the twenties were forced
to focus on economic instead of emotional

needs. As a result, they retreated further
underground so as not to lose hard earned

The advent of"the pill" and the civil rights
movement both played a role in bringing
feminism back to the forefront of national

jobs, apartments and family support.

politics in the sixties. More and more women
were moving into the work force out of
economic necessity. The National Organi

1940S

zation for Women was founded in 1966.

More than 6 million women went to work

content, they were translating it into action.

for the first time with the advent of World

The number of Lesbian and Gay activists

Women were not only expressing their dis

War II. In the media, women at work were

were growing all across the country. They

pictured as positive role models. Many state
governments repealed legislation that pre

were beginning to realize that maybe they
weren't the ones who had a problem, and

that only by changing the attitudes of those

vented women from working in "danger
ous" positions to encourage women to work
in war plants. Women were also seen in

Then in 1969,on Friday,June 27th, the gay

military uniforms.

movement erupted. The Stonewall Inn, a

Page 14 • Dimensions • July 1996

around them would they ever be accepted.

What A Worih,
Wh^ta Worth
BATHROOM HUMOR
BY Nancy Ford
Who would believe it? It's been ten

years since Dimensions hit the hot little
hands of the collective Texas lesbian.

Since that time, Tasha and the gang
have brought you pieces ofinformation
and enlightenment every month — po
etry and prose and newsflashes and
stuff that you might not miss until it's
not here anymore. With that in mind,I
would publicly like to thank Tasha and
her support system at Dimensions for
providing me with such an excellent

Undoubtedly, the success of Twister:
The Movie will result in a resurgence of
curiosity in Twister: The Board Game.
Introduced in 1966 by Milton Bradley,

the smelly,plastic tarp-with-dots prom
ised "to turn the human body into a vital
component of play." It was the most

popular new game of the 60s (not in
cluding playing Dodge Bullet at Kent
State,) and sold more than 3 million
units its first year.

And now, on to the funny stuff —

You may be wondering how I came to
be such an authority on such an inane
subject. First of all, it ain't brain sur

It's summer! Time for pool parties!

to me. These Twister facts and many

Time for the beach! Time for SPF 983!

more like them can be found in a fasci

Time to get out of the sun, and into a
cool, dark movie theater, which means

John's Bathroom Reader,published by

forum to communicate with you.

gery, which explains much ofits appeal
nating book dubiously entitled Uncle

— it's time for summer blockbuster

St. Martin's Press.

movies!

Love the book, hate the title. But I
swear, this book is really neat. It con

Being a Texas-transplanted biological
product ofthe Midwest(which explains
the excess com and ham in my DNA,)

I have decided to bypass at least one of

tains quick, one-or-two page bits of
information, obviously designed to be
absorbed in the span of a couple or so

this season's smash hits: Twister.

minutes,that might not ever come up in

Granted, I've never had a tractor fly
through my windshield,butI have lived

conversation. But then again, they

through plenty enough real-life torna
does as a child to balk at paying $7.50

might, and you want to be ready, don't
you? UJBR also contains the following
pearls which I couldn't resist passing

to sit through a fake one as an adult.

along to you.

I wish this Twister were a tribute to the

popular board game. Now, there's a

According to one survey,2/3 of men

childhood memory that bears replay
ing. More than just Candyland with

in America believe in love at first

choreography,the original Twister pro
vided millions of us less-than-

athletically-gifted children of the 60s
the semblance of physical exertion and
competition without the embarrassment
of wearing some dorky team uniform.

sight. Fine, but do these men have re
volving charge accounts with U-Haul?

In 1987,a 1,400-year-old still-edible
lump of cheese was unearthed in Ire
land. My question is, how was this
cheese determined to be "still edible?"

July 1996 • Dimensions • Page 15

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Pf opet ty of the Center

IVhere

Girls
Are.
San Antonio
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July 1996 • Dimensions • Page 17

gay bar in Greenwich Village was raided by

the police — and patrons decided to fight
back. The fight moved into the streets and
was soon joined by people on the street and
from other bars in the area.

ment continues to gain momentum and win
small victories in States and municipalities
nationwide.

The eighties saw the birth of the AIDS
Quilt, Gay TV,National Coming Out Day,
the Gay Games,the first March On Wash
ington and the National Museum ofLesbian
& Gay History.

Feminism was growing steadily in both
numbers and appeal in the early seventies.
Women formed feminist theatre troupes,
rock groups and made feminist movies. Ms.
magazine went into publication. The Su
preme Courtgave women the right to choose
an abortion in 1973 with the decision in Roe

V. Wade.. By 1975, 32 of the required 38
states had passed the ERA amendment.
The San Francisco gay community held the
first Gay Freedom Day Parade in 1970 to
celebrate the anniversary of the Stonewall
riots. In 1972 the American Psychiatric
Association removed homosexuality from

iggos
Although we still have our share of prob
lems, both the women's and gay move

ments are making headway.The passage of
Amendment 2 in Colorado and the fight

over Proposition 9 in Oregon led to ever
increasing violence against gays in those
states.On the positive side,with the election
of Bill Clinton we have seen the first female

attorney general, and the first openly gay
cabinet appointees. Although Clinton s
"gays in the military" proposal was ex

fomialegalizedhomosexuality.Harvey Milk

tremely controversial with both the gay and
staight communities, at least it brought the

their list of mental disorders. In 1975 Cali-

was elected supervisor of San Francisco in

issue into the open.

1977 and was fatally shot by ex-supervisor

The second March on Washington hap-

Dan White in 1978.

penedon April 25,1993.Someestimate that

19SOS

In the past few years we have seen legisla
tion aimed at suppressing lesbian and gay
relationships and we have seen the Supreme

more than one million people attended.
Three of the bastions of almost exclusively
male domain were broken when Sandra

Day O'Cormor was appointed to serve on

Court overturn such legislation. We have
watched and waited to see if Icsbi

gay

the Supreme Court in 1981, Sally Ride

marriage will be made legal in Hawaii,an

became the first woman crew member of a
space flight in 1983 and Geraldine Ferraro

we will contine to watch to see ow t e
American public responds if it is-

became the first woman on a major party
presidential ticket. Women moved into the
medical and law fields and started their own

businesses in unprecedented numbers.More
and more women were winning elections at
all levels of government.
The gay community was(and continues to

be) hit hard by the onset of the AIDS epi
demic. Anti-gay violence increased as fear
of the disease grows. The Supreme Court
upholds the right of States to make sodomy
a crime with Bowers vs. Hardwick. Despite
these setbacks and hardships,the gay move-

Page 18 • Dimensions • July 1996

f

It's up to us. The future is what we make it.
Both the women's and gay community have

seen ups and downs over the past years
and that trend will surely continue far into

the 21st century. But, without the help and

support of us all, both will have a hard time
gaining recognition and support.

Wouldn't the plastic wrapper have dis
integrated by, say, around the time of
the Potato Famine? Speaking of which,
how did said cheese escape consump
tion during the Potato Famine? Has the
phrase au gratin no Irish/English
equivalent? And why would we listen

Travel Agent to Customer:"111 be happy
to help you with your flight reserva
tions to Dildo. Will that be one way or
two way?"

Road Comedian from Noisy Phone
Booth to Friend: "Can you speak up?
I'm playing Dildo and can't hear a

to anyone who would volunteer to eat a

thing."

1,4C)0-year-old lump ofanything? Most
importantly, why am I yammering on

■What is their high school mascot — the
Fighting Dildoes. the Flying Dildoes or
the Flaming Dildoes? for that matter, is
the plural dildoes or dildosl What is
their chief export? Do they celebrate
the Dildo Festival every summer or the
running of the dildoes in the spring? Do
they crown a Miss Dildo? How's the
tourist industry there? It frightens me
how muchIwant to visit. Just to get the

and on about this?

Elvis collected statuettes of Joan of
Arc and Venus de Milo.Let's think for

a moment about this, shall we? Joan's
arms were bound to her sides, and Ve
nus had no arms at all. Run, 'Cilia!

The average human being has seven

T-shirt.

sex fantasies a day. And at $2.99 a
Tarantula spiders have been known

minute, that's a lot of cash.

A shark lives for about 100 years.
Seldom, though, do they continue to

to live for over two years without
eating. Now we know why they're so
mean.

smoke cigars, drink martinis, chase

decades-younger women, or play Ve
gas will into their nineties. Long live

An average person laughs about 15
times a day.Ihope today finds you way

George Burns. Based on this criteria,

above average.

I'm not convinced ol' George wasn't a
lesbian.

Nancy Ford is a Houston-based writer
If a room contains 100 American

and comedian who does all her own

women, four will probably not be
wearing panties. If the room were in

stunts.

my neighbor
hood,four ofthe
women

will

TRAVEL

probably not be

Vickie L. Butte

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The Coffee Ceiib
Lesbians In The Arts • Books, Music, Movies, Etc.
This Month, Tasha Sumner Introduces:

All

lUanted

AfHfiOOlTS JoNSS

Side Tracks
by Teresa Stores

The first book we'll look at this month

an instant success with the girls ofFalls

is All She Wanted by New York Times

City. "He" had many girlfriends and

bestselling author Aphrodite Jones.The

even became engaged to one woman.

book is an in-depth look at the circum
stances surrounding the murder ofTeena

some didn't. But when Brandon started

Brandon and two of her friends.

Twenty-one-year-old Teena Brandon
was living as a man in the town of Falls
City, Nebraska. She was on the run
from the law for forging checks and
hiding from her family. Brandon was
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Some of these girls knew the truth;
to date Lana Tisdel, his luck ran out.
On Christmas Eve, two of Lana's

ex-boyfriends learned the truth about
Brandon's gender. They took her to a

deserted parking lot, beat and raped her,
and threatened her life if she went to the

police. Less than a week later, after the

with interesting characters. It gives an

police had put out a warrant for the two

intriguing look into the life of the

men's arrest, Brandon and two other

"hobo."

friends were found shot to death in an

Side Tracks is available from your

isolated farmhouse. One perpetrator is

local bookstore or by mail for $10.95

now on death row; the other is serving

from Naiad Press,Inc.,P.O.Box 10543,

three consecutive life terms for the

Tallahassee,FL 32302. Complete cata
logs are available upon request.

murders.

All She Wanted is based on exclusive

interviews with Brandon's family,
friends and the murderers. The book is

an intriguing look atone young woman's
turmoil about her sexual identity and
orientation and is well worth reading.
All She Wanted is available for $6.99

at bookstores nationwide and is pub
lished by Pocket Books, a division of

Simon & Schuster, the publishing op
eration of Viacom Inc.

Next, we'll look at Side Tracks by

Teresa Stores. The story begins in the
middle of the Great Depression when
Maxine McCarthy loses her New York
factory job and realizes she must leave
to avoid more beatings from her

step-father. Around the same time in
Florida, Josephine Lee wins a scholar
ship to a Northern College, but her
preacher father refuses to let her go,
insisting that she must marry and have

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July 1996 • Dimensions • Page 21

™ How Big A
Bitch Are You?
This Quiz originaiiy ran in the March 1987 issue of Dimensions
and is our most popular ever. Answer the questions and foiiow
the instructions to find out if you're a bitch!
l.You feel most irritable:

d. Silence is the fastest healer

(check as many as apply)
a. in the morning

5. The only reason you would be

b. at night

unfaithful to you lover is:

c. in late afternoon

a. Revenge!

d. before your period

b. You have the afternoon off
and nothing better to do

e. Mondays
f. during a full moon

c. Love

g.when you drink

d. Lust

h. 24 hourd a day, 365 days
a year

i. when you are hungry

6. During a fight with your lover,
you:

a. throw things

2. You are most bitchy with:

b. verbally abuse her

a. other bitches

c. Cry
d. Leave, slamming doors
all the way

b. people who have power over you
c. people you have power
over

d. lovers, friends, relatives

7. How would you rate yourself

3. When you someone tells you

(E-excellent, S-satisfactory, F-fair,

unsavory gossip about a friend, you:
a. dig for all the details
b. pass the news along to
everyone you've ever known

U-unsatisfactory)

c. refuse to discuss it

c. Sex life
d. Job or Career
e. Home enviroment

on the following?

d. wonder if they talk about you
behind your back
4. Do you agree or disagree with the
following statements?

a. The greasy wheel gets the
grease
b. Do unto others...first!

c. Understanding is the key
to forgiveness

Page 22 • Dimensions • Juiy 1996

a. Relationships with other
women

b. Appearance

f. Personality
g. Charisma

8. Your best friends lover, whom

you are very attracted to, asks
you out. You:
a. Turn her down

b. Turn her down and call

your friend to tell her about it
c. Go out with her and then call

If You Scored:

d. Go out with her and suggest an

106-74 points

affair

Bitchy? Yes! Manipulative? Of
Course! Everyone is fair game when
you're on the rampage. Mom,Dad,

9. Your lover is 2 hours late for your
birthday party. You:
a. Throw a drink in her face when she
comes in th door.

b. Hook up with the most attractive

the Boss, Friends, Lovers...all are a

target! Of course, you get lots of
respect, but you don't inspire much
affection. You can be very aggressive

woman at the party
c. Go ahead and party, after
all, it is your birthday

matter how small. You do have a

d. pout all night long

softer side but you don't let it show

10. You have problems with:

very much. If you did you might find
yourself with better relationships with

(check as many as apply)

everyone in your life.

if anything or anyone stands between
you and something you want, no

a. strong food cravings
b. migraines or headaches
c. an addiction to caffeine

d. an addiction to cigarettes
e. Insomnia

f. hinging on sweets

g. frequent bloating

73-41 points
You tend to keep your bitchy side to

yourself but when something triggers
your anger, watch out! Once you re

mad you let the chips fall where they
may and give no thought to the

consequences. This tendency to hold

Scoring

everything in and then explode can

Give yourself points as follows:
1. a-g 1 point, h-4, i-1

get you into trouble and you may feel

2. a-4, b-3, c-l,d-2
3. a-3, b-4, c-1, d-2

more than a little guilty once it s out
of your system. Don't worry, you ve

got to release tension somewhere an

4.AgreeDisagree

besides, life would be very boring

a

without an occasional emotional

4

1

b. 5

0

c. 2

3

d. 2

3

5. a-3, b-4, c-1, d-2
6. a-4, b-3, c-1, d-2

outburst!

40-10 points
You are the nice one. Too nice. You
let people walk on you until your own

7.E S F U

self-confidence falters and on come

a.l 234

the tears, buckets of them. Stand up

b.4 1 2 3
c.l 234

d.l 234
e.l 23 4
f.4 1 2 3

g-4 1 2 3
8. a-2, b-l,c-3, d-4

for yourself once in awhile, not only
will you feel better about yourself but
about everyone around you! You may
shock some people at first with your
new self, but they'll have much more
respect for you in the long run.

9. a-3, b-4, c-1, d-2

10. One point for each checked

July 1996 • Dimensions • Page 23

Horoscope
The following article on the Chinese Horoscope originally
ran In the second Issue of Dimensions In August 1986.
The Chinese Horoscope is not based on the
sun signs but instead, on the moon or lunar
years. Instead of the month of birth, these

Rat
The Rat may at first seem charming and fun
loving, but beneath this dashing exterior is

signs are based on the birth year. The cycle
is divided into 12 signs that change yearly.

stant recklessness.

THE YEARS & THEIR SIGNS

Year
1948
I960
1972
1984

Sign
RAT

1954 HORSE
1966*
1978
1990

a quick tempered agressiveness and con
You can always find a Rat at a sale "saving
money"on things she will never use. How
ever,the money "saved" is probably not her
own. She is often happier living off those
around her than making it on her own.
The Rat will be sentimental about anything

1949 BUFFALO

1955 GOAT

in her past. Honesty is her greatest asset.
The best romantic partners for the Rat are
the Dragon and the Buffalo. She should

1961

1967

avoid the Horse and the Cat.

1973

1979

1985

1991

Buffalo

1950 TIGER

1956 MONKEY

The Buffalo hides behind a plodding
1962

1968

facade, but underneath you will find a
quick and creative mind. She is the inspirer

1974

1980

of confidences but likes to be alone quite

1986

1992

1963

1969

often. She is likely to be engaged in the
fanatic pursuit of outdated ideals.
The Buffalo is subject to violent fits of
temper. It is best not to cross her. She

1975

1981

demands fidelity from a lover and will,

1987

1993

herself, remain faithful.

1952 DRAGON

1958 DOG

1964

1970

She is a hard worker and will prosper in
business and agriculture. She should avoid
careers in sales or politics.

1976

1982

The Buffalo will work best in romantic

1988

1994

1951

CAT

1957 ROOSTER

situations with the Rat and the Rooster. She

should watch out for the Monkey,the Tiger
1953 SNAKE

1959 PIG

and the Goat.

1965

1971

1977

1983

Tiger

1995

The Tiger is rebellious. She is the ring

1989

leader and always the first tojump into any
*The year of the Fire Horse occurs once
every 60 years in the year ofthe Horse. In
this century, the years 1906 & 1966 are the
only years ofthe Fire Horse.

situation. You would be well advised to

think things over before following her. Her
love of being on the edge often leads to her
downfall.

The Tiger likes to be the boss and hates to
take orders from anyone.

Page 24 • Dimensions • Juiy 1996

The Tiger will make a great boss,army chief
or possibly a gangster. Anywhere she is in
the lead suits her perfectly.
She will have good relationships with the
Horse, the Dragon or the Dog. She should
stay away from the Snake,the Monkey,the

sions where she must work too hard.
Snakes tend to have a "wandering eye
when it comes to affairs of the heart.

Buffalo and the Cat.

She will be happy with the Bufffalo and the

Cat
Cats are the happiest people. They are good
company and have a great many good quali
ties. However,they are also superficial and
that means their good qualities are superfi

Tiger.

She is lucky in money matters but she sjust
a little stingy.

She is fairly lazy and should avoid profes

Rooster but should avoid the Pig and the

cial also.

The Cat is a great party goer and hostess.
She has great taste in clothes and all other
material things. She loves to show off her
intelligence and culture.

She is not easily provoked.
She is adept at handling money and will
probably do well in any aspect of trade.
Politics are also good to the Cat.
She will prosper in relationships with the
Goat, the Pig and the Dog. She will be
unhappy with the Rooster, the Rat and the
Tiger.

Dragon

Horse

The Horse is tops in sex appeal.She lojes to
be around lots of people and is a wonderful
companion, but a bit of a gossip, e is
always popular.

She has a terrible temper and is very impa

tient. She can be immature and has a
tendency to be very selfish.

She can make it in any career involving

people(lots ofthem). She has the ability to
sway a crowd and does best in politics.
She will be happiest in relationships with
the Goat, the Dog and the Tiger. She
should stay away from the Rat.
•The Fire Horse occurs only every sixty

years (1906, 1966, 2026, etc...) and has all
these qualities but they are much more
pronounced.

The Dragon is direct and honest even at the

expense ofothers. She is also gullible. She
can be demanding because she expects
perfection in everything.

Goat

The Goat is a pessimistic womer. S e c^

also be elegant,charming & artistic.

She will be a success wherever she goes.
She is often loved but loves herself little.

always certain something better

She is in great demand as a lover but will
disappoint many lovers. Many Dragons

around the next comer.She has no
time and often irritates the peop e a

stay single all their lives because of their
self-suffiency.

She
often takeseven
advantage
her;sometimes
livingof
offthose
o e^ound
^

In love, the Dragon will work best with the
Rat, the Snake, the Rooster and especially

can adapt herself to living with the m

the Monkey. Bad times will come with the
Tiger and the Dog.

her with her lateness.

,„„nH

mum amount of security. She mevita y
leaves all major decisions to ot ers
life.

The Goat will do well in the ^s, as a
Snake

The Snake has greatintuition,almost a sixth
sense. She makes her decisions quickly and
sticks by them.

She keeps her pocketbook close to her and
gives her help in works rather than money.

carpenter or other craftsperson. owever,
she dreams of a rich lover so she oesn
have to work at all.

She will do well with the Cat, the Pig and
continued on page 31

July 1996 • Dimensions • Page 25

The Directory
A Listing of Service Organizations, Businesses & Clubs
ALBUQUEFtQUE,NM (area code 505)
organizations

AIDS Resource Center •P.O. Box 190712 75219

Asians & Friends•PO Box 914275209*392-3339

Sister Souite Coope(3^ & Lesbian Resource Line

Calheckal of Hope MCC * 5910 Cedar Spfiigs Rd•351-1901
CornmiJiity Churdi & Colege of Drviie Metaphysics

144 Harvard SE-268-2116

4001 Live Oak #401 * 826-7110, Exl 401

AMARILLO,TX (aea code806)
organizations

Date Gay and Lesbian Aiance

CcngnegationBethQBfiah*P.O.Box 191188 75219*497-1591
Couples Metro D^*PO Box 803156 75380•504-«775
P.O. Box 19071275219 * 528-4233•FAX 522-4604

L0stiianGayAiai<»>POBo*9361 79105»37J5725

DateGay/LesbianHistoricArchives*P.O.Box 19071275219 * 821-1653

MCC o( Amarib•PO Box 1276•372-4557

Date Gay Youth Gftwp•300 Turtle Creek Plaza #116•307-7203

ARUNGTON,TX (area code BIT)
organizations

Date Tavern Guld * 3900 Lemmon Ave. #220•526-5292

C«asNames Project•POBck 190669 75219<B69*(214)520-SEWS
Ddtas Outdoors•P.O. Box 35474 75235 * 276-5270

DjgnityyDalas * PO Box 19013375219* 2264101
Fbird^tion for Human Understancfrig•528-4233

GayA^ian Association of UTA

Gay/Lesbian Gardeners'PC Box 190552 75219*339^787

P.O. Box 19348-77. UTA Si 76019•794-5140
TrinlyMCC'331 Aaron Ave..Ste 125 •265-5454

GLAADDates* P.O. Box 190712 75219 *526-01^^

AUSTIN,TX (area code 512)
dubs
Nexus-305W.SIh •mslSB

organizations
Affiimation(MelhodBl)•7403 Shoai Creek•451-2329
Austii Latro'a LesbiarVQay Organiotlon

Grace Felowsh'p h Christ Jesus * 2727 Oak Lawn •528-2811

LesbiarVGay Democrats of Texas•521-5342 ext. 229
Lesbiarv'Gay Poitical Coafbon•P.O. Box 224424 75222•828-9662
Lesbian Resource Center•1315 Skies * 821-3999
Lesbian VBbnaiies * PO Box 191443 75219* 521-5342 X 844

UL(Lesbian Wo Line *521-5342 ext. 298

SPROUTS(coming out group)* 521-5342 ext. 256

TWIGS (the wymn in gay society)*521-5342 ext. 269
The New Vision (newsjoomal)•521-5342 ext. 255

POBox1350 78787 * 280^107

MetropiexRepiijIcans 'P.O.Box 191033 75219 * 941-8114
Oak Lawn Ccrrmunly Services 4300 MacArthur* 520-8108

Austin Lesbian'Gay Poftica!Caucus•P.O. Box 822 78767•4740750

Oak Lawn Synphonic Band * P.O. Box 190973 75219•966-1751

Centerfor Baflered Women* (Lesbian Group)385-5181 or 928-9070

PFLAG/Date * He^ine 5588640

GayA.e5bian Student Assodation at LIT Austin

Impenal Sovereign Royal Court * P.O. Box 190464 75245•521-8446

458-3971 *80x27516X331)00178712-7338

Seventh-DayAdrentistKrship *4181358
White Rock Conmunity Church *722 Tenison Mem. Rd•3280043
Womyn Together•3920 Cedar Springs *528-4233

Lssbiarv^Ric^Lobby *POBox2579 70768*474-5475
Lesbian Mothers-Karen *339-8506
Live Wke Productions•PO Box 141202 78714

Metropoftan Community Church * 1100 Springdaie Rd.* 929-3660

Oasis Ministry•5555 N. Lanar BW.#L101 •441-9191
P-Flag (Parents/Friends Lesbians'Gays)•331-8445
SapphfirBl•Lesbian Social Group * 4500659

Meeting Address*825 E.531/2 St.. Ste E103
Maiing Address•201W.Stassney,Ste.#321 78745-3156
Waterloo CoiJiselng Center *507 Powel 78703•322-9654
Texas Human Ri$^ Fouidation • P.O. Box 49740 78765•479-8473
AIDS Legal Assistance 1-8000280417
The Treehouse(Lesbiai Mothers Support Group)
607 Nueces St. 78701 *477-5822

ATHENS,TX (area code 903)
organizations
P-Rag (Parents/Friends Lesbians/Gays)*675-8326

DENTON.TX(area code 817)
organizations
COURAGE Lesbian Gay Student Org.
P.O. Box 5067 76203•382-3813

Harvest MCC•5900 S.Stemmons 76205•1-808497-HMCC

P-Flag (Parantsfriends Lesbians'Gays)•387-1491

DRIPPING SPRINGS,TX(area code 512)
accommodations
Recreefion Plantation •Campground* HC01 box 48A 78620*894-0567

EL PASO,TX(area code 915)
organizations
Lambda Services * PO Box 3132179931-0321 * 24 hour Brie 562-GAyS

BANDERA,TX (area code 210)

MCC B Paso•916 Yoidel•542-1227

accornirradations

P-F)ag (Parents/Friends Lesb'ians/Gays)•Spanish & English •591-4664

Desert HaaJts Cowgiil CU)•Women's Guest Rand)
HO 3,Box 650 78003•796-7446

FT. WORTH(area code 817)
organizations

DALLAS,TX (area code 214)

Agape MCC•4615 SE Ijxip 820•535-5002
AfBniiation (Melhotist)•478-7837

businesses

impedal Court de Fort Worth/Arfnglon•870-1555 w 535-7188

Business Detvery Systems•14902 Preston Rd.75240 •733-1108

l-^iaiVGay PoBcal CoaKon ol Tarant County•263-9008 or8800326

dubs

P-Flag (Parents/Friends LostkanstGays)•498-5607/498-4855

Suo Ellen's•3903 Cedar Spritgs•5590707

RESPECT •828 Hardwood Rd.•Hurst, TX 76054

organizations

Tarrant County ITG Allarco•3327 Writtirop,Suie 24378118•7838544

Atfrnatton•PO Box 22583175222•948-1546

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GROESBECK,TX (area code 817)

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK (area code 405)

accommodations

organizations

Raitow Rancii CEmpground•RL 2, Bo* 165 76642•a88675-7596

Oasis the Comminity Center

HOUSTON,TX (area code 713)

Heriand Sister Resources. Inc.

2135 NW 39th 73112•525-AIDS

businesses
hkfings Bookshop"1846 RicJitwnd*521-3369

dubs
•9218 Buffalo SfxXvy.•666-3464
Ms. Bs"9208 Buffalo Spdwy."666-3356

XTC•9212 Buffab Spdwy."666-3356

organizations
AIDS Foundation•3927 Essex Lane•6238796
AIDS HOTLINE "c^o Swtettxwti•5283211

2312 NW 39th 73112"521-9696

SAN ANGELO, TX (area code 915)
organizations
P-Flag (Parents/Riends Lesbians/Gays)"944-4323
Concho Valey Gay/Lesbian Afance
P.O. Box 750 76902•653-2956

SAN ANTONIO,TX (area code 210)

(3ay/Lesbian Students Unh/ersity of Houston"4800 CatxMjn•529-3211
GayA^ianSwitchboanJ"PC Box66591 77266"529-3211

clubs

Houston Gay & Lesbian Parents"960-7995

Nexus San Antonio "8021 Pinebrook" 341-2818

Houston Gay Poitical Caucus•P.O. Box 66664 77266"521-1000
htegrity" P.O. Box 66006 772666006"432-0414

Bonham Exchange "411 Bonham* 224-9219

organizations
Deaf Rainbow •804-1904 TTY

Kingdom Community ChufCh"614E 19th"862-7533

Digiity/San Antonio•202 N. St. Mary's•349-3632

Lantda ALANON"1214 Joanne"521-9772

Integrity/San Antonio

LesbjarVGayStudents-Unv. Houston Clear Lake "2700 Bay Area 77058

PC Box 150006 78212"684-4920

LTT4 Houston•Lesbian Teacher Netwoik

Gay & Lesbian Community Center*0 Box 15857 78212•822-3533

PC Box 1835" Bel^.TX 77402•5283211

MontroseCounseBigCenter" 701 Richmond 77006"5296037

Lesbian Gay Switchboard"733-7300
USA (Lesbian information SA)"828-LlSA (5472)
P-Flag (Parents/Friends LesbianaGays)•822-4135
River City Uvfig Church"202 HolltfKl 78212 "822-1121

Montrose PoolL0agua/BiliafdS"PJ 8636482

SALGA - San Antonio Lesbian/Gay Assembly

MetropoBan Community Church Of The Resurrection
19igDecatur"861-9149

The Movie Club "867-9454

P-Fbg (Parents/Friends LesbiansASays)•867-9020
PWA CoaRicn - Houston" 1475 W. Gray #163•522-6428
The Women's Group"5296871

Womynspace"P.O. Box 960601 770983601

Women's Softbal League"6431 Pneshade"8686256

LUBBOCK,TX (aea code 806)
organizations
LubbockLesblarVGayAiance&Wjidt^deWest Prod.
P.O. Box 64746 79464"791-4499
MCC Lil)bock"5502 34th St"792-5562

P-Fbg (Parents/Friends Lesbians/Gays)•7986529
South Pbhs AIDS Resource Center(SPARC)
4204^ SOIh St. 79413•1-008627-7079"796-7068

NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
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SALSA -

Antonio Lambda Students Alliance

PO Box 12715 78212" SALSA Line 736-4329

Student Pride Soiree * PO Box 12715 78212"7364329
San Antonio AIDS Foundation
PC Box 120113 78212-9313

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organizations
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AiaicolorUl6.POBo*1695 75091-892-9049
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WACO,TX (area code 817)
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P-Fleg (Pa6rts/Frie(*js Lesbians/Gays)•750-7211

PC Box 1021 "Evanston. lL 60204

AIDS Action Cound"729 Ei£^ St. S.E. Suite 200

Washington, DC 20003"(202)5473101
AIDS 800" 1-800-221-7044
Conference For Catholic Lesbians

PC Box 436, Planetarium Station • New York, NY 10024
GLAAD/USA"00 Varick St. #3E" NY. NY 10013
Hate Crime Line" 1-800-347-HATE

Gay & Lesbian Parents Coaritlon Intematlonal(GLPCI)
PC Box 50360, Washington, DC 20091 •(202)583-8029
Lesbian Mothers' National Defense Fund

PC Box 21567•Seattle. WA 98111"(206)325-2643
Lesbian Teachers Network(LTN)
PC Box 638•Solon. lA 52333

National Gay Alliance for Young Adufts, Inc.
PC Box 190426 "Dallas. TX 75219"(214)307-7203
National Gay/Lesbian Clearinghouse

666 Broadway 4th Roor• NY. NY 10012
National Gay/Lesbian Task Force

1517 U Street NW "Washington D.C. 20009•202-332-6483
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She will do well with the Cat, the Pig
and the Horse. No other sign does well
with the Goat, especially the Buffalo
and the Dog.

Monkey
The Monkey is the most mischevious
and fun of all the signs. She is a practi

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^ Conler

^Jragon. She should stay

away from the Cat and other Roosters.

Dog
The Dog isa worrier—always on alert.
She is an introvert, extremely cynical
and very sharp tongued. She looks for
faults in everything.
She doesn't like to be around people
and gives the impression of being a
"cold fish" in the bedroom. She isn't

cal joker and can be very devious.

really cold, only lacking in confidence.

She will read everything that comes
within her grasp.She has agood memory
and remembers everything.
She is very inventive and has great
problem solving ability. She will lie, as

She is the most honest and faithful ofall

long as she knows she can get away

the signs. She can keep a secret to her
deathbed.

She will be happiest with the Horse,the
Tiger and the Cat. She would be wise to
avoid the Dragon and the Goat.

with it.

The Monkey will succeed in any

Pig

professioon. She has good chance of

You can trust a Pig in all matters. She is
a good sport, always understanding her

becoming famous,or at least well known
within her field.

own faults and those of others. She is

She will make a good partner for the

incredibly sincere.
She is a great companion and will be

Dragon and the Rat. She would be well
advised to stay away from the Tiger.

alot of fun once she lets her hair down.

booster

She can be very obstinate underneath
the deceptive appearance of compli

The Rooster is a boastful dreamer and

ance. Once she has come to a decision,

likes to be flattered. She speaks her
mind to the point of rudeness.
She likes to be noticed and may have a

She would do well to settle down with

tendency to dress flashily. She is very

nothing will change her mind.

the Cat but must stay away from the
Snake and the Goat.

conservative in politics and all other
areas of her life.

She is very independent and never con
fides in anyone.She loves to dream,but
fiae to her conservatism, has a very

limited imagination. She has a tenfianey to make promises that are bigger
Ifian she can keep.
Rooster has a reputation for being

^•^le to find money in the most unlikely
places.

will be happy with the Buffalo,the

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