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From Around the Region, the Country & the World
cast responsibility to their communities
would cave in to pressure to censor
from the Christian Broadcasting Net

PFLAG Responds to
Attacks by Right
Tulsa, OK - Parents, Families and

work."

Friends ofLesbians and Gays(FFK AG),

KHOV, the CBS affiliate in Houston,
Texas and KHTV,a Houston indepen

has met with harsh attacks on its Project
Open Mind television advertisements
in Tulsa, Oklahoma and in Houston,

dent station, who had accepted the ini
tial advertising buys, also pulled the

Texas. Project Open Mind challenges

advertisements from their schedules

anti-gay hate speech and addresses its
harmful impact on lesbian and gay

The spots never aired on either station.

Americans, their families and friends
and society atlarge.The ads show scenes
of Rev. Pat Robertson, Jerry Falwell

Oklahoma has also put the ads "on

and others speaking vehemently against
homosexuality. These clips are inter

demning hate speech. Project Open

spersed with shots of gay and lesbian
bashings and inferences that this hate
speech has a direct connection to the
high rate of lesbian/gay teen suicides.

after receiving the letter from CBN.
At the time of this release,TCI Cable of
hold."

Mitzi Henderson said, "We are con

Mind was created to challenge all hate

speech that is currently being spoken by
those who consider themselves moral
leaders in our society, and to show the

In a letter addressed to all television

potential tragic consequences of such

general managers in Project Open
Mind's target cities of Tulsa, Atlanta
and Houston, Pat Robertson's Chris

anti-gay rhetoric. America needs to

tian Broadcasting Network (CBN)
threatened to "seek judicial redress"
against all stations airing the television

hold its leaders accountable to a higher

standard oftolerance and acceptance of
their fellow human beings. The ads are

a wake-up call to tolerant, fairminded
Americans that this kind ofhate speech

advertisements, "to the maximum ex

in their communities is harmful to their

tent permitted by law,including injunctive relief and monetary damages."

lesbian and gay family members and
neighbors.

When Tulsa NBC affiliate station KJRH

"The religious and political leadersfea

consulted its attorneys and decided to

tured in the television advertisements

air the ads,CBN then issued a memo to

are unfortunately only representatives
of those who bring insidious anti-gay

the station that said"we hereby demand

that you immediately air a retraction
and public apology to Pat Robertson
and CBN."

KJRH discontinued its

airing of the ads, citing its concern
about the "creative content" of the ads.
"This is censorship, pure and simple,"
said PFLAG President Mitzi Henderson.

"We are saddened and angered that
television stations who have a broad-

rhetoric into our culture every day or

political gain. There is no justifiable
context for the demonizing and

marginalization of gays and lesbians,

or any group of American citizens.
PFLAG says it will continue to try to
find stations in these and other cities
who will air the ads.

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Task Force Applauds

therefore be used in the most ethical

Research But Warns

ensure that the studies are not used

of Consequences

against any individuals or groups."
In the past. Right Wing organizations

Washington, DC — Biology may
influence sexual orientation according
to a recently released study. The study,
based on DNA analysis of gay brothers,
contributes to a growing pool of re
search that suggests some biological
link between genetics and sexual orien
tation. The National Gay and Lesbian
Task Force (NGLTF) welcomes stud

ies into the complexities ofhuman sexu

ality. Regardless of the scientific ori

gins of homosexuality, however,
NGLTF calls for an end to discrimina
tion based on sexual orientation.

Dean Hamer,a molecular biologist with
the National Cancer Institute, reports
that the study found a hereditary predis

position to homosexuality in some men.
Hamer suggested that the genetic mate
rial in one segment of the X chromo

some may increase the probability of
homosexuality in some men.
"The Hamer study is an important addi

tion to the growing body of evidence

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indicating a biological basis for homo
sexuality in some people," said Beth
Barrett,NGLTFspokesperson."And it

shows that homosexuality is anaturally
occurring and common variation among
humans — a fact that gay, lesbian and

ways and precautions must be taken to

have claimed that homosexuality is not

genetically based and some groups
therefore encouraged "reparative
therapy" to "cure" gay people of their
"abnormal behavior." However, upon
release of the LeVay brain study four

years ago.Rev.Lou Sheldon,an anti-gay
activist with the Traditional Values

Coalition, insinuated that if homosexu

ality were proven to be biologically
based, he believed medicine and sci

ence should seek to genetically alter
lesbian, gay and bisexual people.
"We know that the Right Wing will use
any research results against lesbian,
gay and bisexual civil rights, because
theirs is not a movement based on seek

ing the truth but on perpetuating big
otry," Barrett said."Our movement,on
the other hand, wants to end discrimi
nation against gay,lesbian and bisexual

people,regardless ofhow or why sexual
orientations vary."
For further information about the scien

tific and ethical questions surrounding
biological research,contactthe National
Organization of Gay and Lesbian Sci
entists and Technical Professionals,
(818)791-7689.

bisexual people have known all along."
"Regardless of the origins of homo
sexuality, however, discrimination

based on sexual orientation is always
wrong and mustend,"Barrettsaid."This
is especially true to avoid potential ge
netic engineering ifscience should ever
discover a gene responsible for homo
sexuality."
"Studies of human sexuality are not

conducted in political and social vacu
ums," Barrett noted,"The results must

Walls ofSilence
Denver,CO - In November the Denver

School Board heard arguments for and

against plans to display an informa
tional poster in the district's 10 high
schools. The poster advises lesbian/

gay and questioning youth that they
may contact the Gay, Lesbian and Bi
sexual Community Services Center of
Colorado. Students would be provided
with additional assistance from school

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In most classrooms across the nation,

cus on the Family, said: "The poster's
intent is clear: It is meant to promote

an informational vacuum deprives and

same-sex romance among teens."

degrades lesbian and gay youth. Text
books either ignore or demean homo
sexuality. Teachers seldom challenge
homophobic harassment. Students are

services, John Leslie, and superinten
dent, Irv Moskowitz seem supportive.

counselors.

left to fears rather than facts, torment

instead of tolerance. Testifying before
the Denver School Board, one parent
described this climate as a "wall of
silence."

However, according to the "Rocky
Mountain News,"several parents have

criticized the poster's message as "an
intrusion on families," an assault on

the "true authority of parents," and "an
improper role for the district."
The staunchest opposition has come
from Focus on the Family, a
Colorado-based group of the Christian

Right. In a letter to school board mem
bers, James Dobson, president of Fo

Both the district's director of student

Moskowitz told parents he understood
"the horrors" gay students often face in
silence. "We will be on guard," he told
parents of gay children, "You've cer
tainly touched us."
Encourage Denver to take the first step
toward educational equity and a cur
riculum that is fair, accurate and di
verse. Write to: All Members,Denver

Board of Education, 900 Grant Street,
Denver, CO 80203, tel. 303-764-3211,

fax 303-764-3216. Copy your corre
spondence to: Letters to the Editor,
"Rocky Mountain News,"400W.Colfax
Avenue, Denver, CO 80204, fax
303-892-2568, send your e-mail to:

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A Monthly Listing Of Special Events All Around The Area
FORT WORTH - The Tarrant

DALLAS - Dallas Rainbow NOW

County Lesbian/Gay Alliance will
hold its Sixth Annual New Year's Eve

holds their meetings on the first Tues
day of each month at 6:30pm in the

Benefit Gala entitled Fort Worth For

YWCA on the third floor of the

mal '95: BlackTietoBlue Jeans.The

Women'sResourceCenter(4621 Ross
Ave.).For more info,call the Hotline at
(214)948-1144.

event will be held at the Radisson Plaza

Hotel (815 Main St.) in the Grand
Crystal Ballroom on December 31
beginning at 8pm. Proceeds will ben
efit a variety of non-profit organiza

HOUSTON - The Houston Gay and
Lesbian

Parents

will

hold

a

tions. Tickets range in price from $50

non-alcoholic,family New Year's Eve

per person with no seating guarantee,to
$1000foreight tickets,a reserved table,
a hotel suite, a full page ad in the pro
gram and a bottle of champagne (there
are also other options in between).Tick
ets must be purchased in advance and
can be paid for by check. Visa or

Party as their January Family Activ
ity.The HGLP Support Group meets
on the second Tuesday of each month

(December9&January 9)in the MCCR
Library downstairs. For more info on
HGLP,call(713)980-7995.

Mastercard.. Rooms are available at a

SAN ANTONIO - A study,tentatively

discounted rate for those attending the

entitled "Cuentos 'de Las Otras':

benefit. For more information or to

Cultural Aspects Affecting the Com

make reservations, call the Tarrant

ing Out Experience of Chicana Les

County Lesbian/Gay Alliance at(817)

bians and Bisexuals" is looking for

877-5544.

lesbian and bisexual Chicanas to par

ticipate. Participants will be asked to
HOUSTON - Team Houston will host

attend an in-depth interview.Confiden

a Countdown to Amsterdam Party

tiality will be strictly enforced. Sub
jects will not be identifiable. If you are

onPriday,December8th from 9pm-2am
at Heaven(800 Pacific). There will be
lots of great drink specials.If you inter

interest,contactGina at(210)949-3167,

Monday-Thursday 8am-4:30pm orFri
days 8am-1 lam.

ested in participating in the '98 Gay
Games, join Team Houston now by
calling (713)935-1060. It is important

HOUSTON - The Houston Area

tojoin early and identify in which sport
you are interested in competing.

free services for women and their chil

Women's Center provides a variety of
dren. Services include an emergency

shelter for battered women, a 24-hour

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Hotline, peer counseling and other as

more information about the festival,

sistance. Lesbian women are encour

aged to use their services or to volun

events, or about working or
non-working vacations, call (601)

teer their time.For more information or

344-1411 or write P.O. Box 12, Ovett,

to volunteer, call (713)528-2121. The

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pionship round in Division 5 of the
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Texas

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P.O. Box 856, Lubbock, TX 79408

women's and co-ed Spring teams.New
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the club's beginners clinic. For more

submissions

info, call the Oak Lawn Soccer Club
at(214)942-9537.

of each month.

Deadline for
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Camp Sister Spirit in Ovett, Missis
sippi. The festival is co-produced by
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Dear
Answers to your questions about love,
RELATIONSHIIPS & PERSONAL PROBLEMS

Dear Agnes,
I know this will seem ridiculous after

some of the problems you hear and deal
with,but here goes. My lover and I have

an on-going fight this same time every
year. She thinks it's ok to spend a small
fortune on Christmas and the holidays.
I don't see any problem except that her
idea of spending and mine are totally

(in my opinion) care less except to
come drink free booze and eat.They are
not what I classify as "real" friends.
That is all I have been able to talk her

out ofthough! The gift 1 ist has stayed in
tact. I am at a loss. I just do not under
stand why anyone would put them
selves through such financial hell year
after year. Maybe you can say some

different.

thing that will get her attention. I feel

She will drag out her credit cards, all of
them, and go on a wild spending spree
over the holidays and take until June or
July to pay them off. The first year we
lived together it took her until the fol
lowing Christmas to pay offall the bills.

like running away from home every
year at Christmas.
SPENDING SPREE

Dallas, TX

Dear Spree,

Then she took the cards out and did it all

Christmas is a time for giving, but you

over again. She makes payments all
year to pay off her spending for the
holidays.
I have begged her to cut back. For six
months, at least, she cannot do any
thing or go anywhere because she is too

can put yourself into the poor house all
year over holiday spending.
Talk to her about how she finances

Christmas. You might suggest review

ing the Christmas list. Some people will
willingly agree not to exchange gifts.

broke to even take a weekend off be

Review what you are spending on ev

cause of her extravagant spending over
the holidays.

erybody and cut back on the size gifts
you are giving. Lastly, the payments

The first year we lived together(the one

made on credit cards could be put into a

it took a year to pay off)she threw a big

savings account and the credit cards

party for all "our"friends that cost over

would not have to be used at year end.
The catch is that you have to watch

seven hundred dollars.Then she bought

all her family and friends Christmas
gifts. Halfthese people don't even give
her a gift and ifthey do it is not anything
near as nice as what she gives them.
I wouldn't complain about her spend
ing as much ifshe could afford it, but to

yourself and not spend the savings ac
count and charge up your credit cards.
I assume the credit cards are in her
name, and short of making some

progress on changing her ideas on how
much to spend and how to finance the

make payments for six months after

spending you are probably fighting an

wards is not affording it.

uphill battle.

This is causing some big fights. I did
talk her out ofthe Christmas party after
the first year. Most of the people who
came to the party she only sees once a
year anyway.They never call and could

Dear Agnes,

My lover of ten years has suddenly
made some really strange decisions.
The first was about eight months ago.

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She started writing day and night.It was
suddenly like she said to hell with ev
erything else. She was going to write

and anything else that was going on in
her life or mine was off. She quit

sleeping regular hours, she wouldn't

frightened for both of us. I don't know
what to do any more. Nothing I say or
do matters.

WRITER'S CORNER

Taos, NM

come out of the study to eat, in fact,

Dear Corner,

often she just wouldn't eat. The only
thing she did was get up in the morning

You can sit her down and talk to her

about what you see going on. It may or

and go to work.

may not help especially since you are so

She got a small article published and
this really sent her over the edge. Two

close to the situation. Do not be

months ago she marched in and an
nounced that she was quitting work so
she could dedicate herself fulltime to

her writing. We had a huge fight. I told
her it was nearly impossible to make a
living writing, and that we could not
make it financially without her check.
She threw a fit and quit work anyway.
We are in terrible financial shape and,
for the life of me, I cannot make her
understand that I feel abandoned and

confrontal, but do be specific. Explain
that you see herlocking herselfup to the
exclusion of eating and sleeping, quit

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responsibilities. Tell her you feel aban
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deadline on what she feels would be a

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GAY WINTER
TRAVEL
Gay Places to Stay
& Gay Things To Do
In Colorado & Northern New Mexico

Supreme Court, the boycott of Colo

em New Mexico town of Taos. The
following should give you some ideas

rado is off (for the moment) and with

for your winter getaway.

winter coming on, you arc ready to hit
the slopes. Whether it's skiing in Aspen

TAOS

With Amendment 2 in the hands of the

or partying in Denver, you will want a

Taos is a town of narrow streets, quiet

gay friendly place to stay, and you'll

courtyards and lots of adobe. In addi
tion to skiing at Angel Fire,Red River,

want to know about local gay attrac

tions. Also included here is the North-

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Dec.

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Sipapu and Taos Ski Valley, the area

Tiehack/Buttemiilk), to intermediate

also offers many other attractions.These

(Aspen Highlands and Snowmass), to

include the Taos Pueblo, Rancho de

expert at Aspen mountain. Aspen is full

Taos and countless art galleries.

of hotel, but there are two standouts for

Taos offers the Ruby Slipper

include private baths and private en

the gay traveler. Hotel Aspen
(800-527-7369),a gay-friendly hotel in
the heart of Aspen. Rates range from
$69-$295 per night during winter. The

trances and some rooms have their own

hotel offers some rooms with private

(505-758-0613), a lesbian owned bed
& breakfast with seven rooms.All rooms

fireplaces. They offer a full breakfast
from December through March and an

expanded continental breakfast through
out the rest of the year. Rates are from
$75-$95 per night for two ($85-$105
during the Christmas holidays).

Jacuzzis,a heated pool and great views.

The Aspen Bed & Breakfast Lodge
(800-36-ASPEN)is a bed and breakfast
with private baths and a large gay &
lesbian clientele.

Aspen doesn't have any gay bars,how
ever it is a fairly open community and

you will be welcome most anywhere.

ASPEN

The Aspen Gay and Lesbian commu

The Aspen community is very
gay-friendly and
boasts an

nity recommends The Tippler on Tues
day and Thursday nights and Club Soda

anti-discrimination ordinance that in

on Friday and Saturdays.

cludes"sexual orientation." Aspen as a
whole voted resoundingly against
Amendment 2 and welcomes all gay
travelers with open arms. The Aspen
Gay and Lesbian Community Organi
zation (970-925-9249) hosts Gay Ski
Week during the first week ofFebruary
every year. This year's Gay Ski Week

If you would like more info on gay
Aspen, you can find their on-line site at
http://www.aspenonline.\aspengay or

call the Gay and Lesbian Community at
the number above.

COLORADO SPRINGS

will be held January 27th-Feb 3rd. The

Yes,Colorado Springs does have a very

week includes skiing (obviously), par

high concentration of religious right
organizations and an anti-gay reputa

ties and lots of other activities. Pack

ages for Gay Ski Week are available by
calling Aspen Reservations at

800-872-7547. You'11 need to call early
as accommodations in Aspen are hard

tion,but this is still a tourist town which
welcomes all kinds. It has a strong gay

community that has become stronger

since the passage of Amendment 2. As

multiday tickets to all four mountains.

one bar owner told me, we don t really
have the 'bashers' here. What we have
are the 'love your neighbor' types who
won't assault you physically.Just don t

The slopes here go from beginner (at

listen to their radio shows."

to get.

There are four ski resorts within easy
reach of Aspen and skiers can get

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Attractions around Colorado Springs
include the usual outdoor activities as
well as Pike's Peak and The Garden of

the Gods (home of the Red Rocks

Amphitheater). Cripple Creek with it's
mining town atmosphere and low stakes
gambling is about 40 miles away.
As for places to stay, The Hearthstone
Inn(719-473-4413)is a lesbian owned,
non-smoking bed & breakfastfeaturing
23 rooms (some with working fire
places), a full gourmet breakfast and
rates ranging from $78-$140 per night.

with easy access to the slopes and the
owner of The Great Escape

(303-349-1201) bed & breakfast tells
me the town itself is gay friendly and
welcoming of everyone. The Great Es
cape offers winter rates of$55-$95 in a
beautiful Victorian home.

DENVER

(800-354-0989)is a gay owned bed and

A cosmopolitan city with a western
feel, Denver offers lots of gay places to
stay and gay things to see and do. The
Mile High Bed & Breakfast
(800-513-7827) is 6 blocks from the

breakfast about 20 minutes from Colo

gay bars and offers great rates of$39-$49

The

Pikes

Peak

Paradise

Inn

rado Springs with a view of(you guessed
it) Pikes Peak. Rates range from

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$85-$ 150 per night with a $15 discount
if you mention you are gay or lesbian.
The Inn is a replica of a Southern Man
sion and offers a full breakfast(break
fast in bed is available) and even wel
comes your toy breed dogs or declawed
cats if you make prior arrangements.
As for bars, you can visit the Hide &
Seek Complex, a 24 year-old gay and
lesbian gathering place featuring four

GET AWAY TO SAN ANTONIO

The Painted Lady

different bars with different music and

atmospheres and a restaurant under one

roof (719-634-9303). If you are look

ing for women only, try True Colors
(719-637-0773).

Visit one of the four most

For more information about Colorado

Springs' gay community and events,
call the Lesbian & Gay Community

charming cities in the country.
And stay at one of the most elegant

gay guesthouses in Texas."
Walking distance to The River Walk
and clubs • Breakfast basket • VCRs •

Center at(719)471-4429.

Over 200 movies • Phones with private
lines/answering machines • Microwaves
• Refrigerators • Coffee makers

CRESTED BUTTE

Call for reservations or more information.

Crested Butte is an old mining town

210-220-1092

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YE/!

AUSTIN EVENT SCHEDULE
SUNDAY •DECEMBER 10
Painted Ladies &
Illusions of the Stars Preview Show
FRIDAY • DECEMBER 15

Annual Children's Christmas Show

With Emcee Karen D'Angeio
Proceeds to Benefit Skyward Bound Ranch
SUNDAY • DECEMBER 17

Texas Capitol Centerfolds
Look for Painted Ladies & Texas Capitol Centerfolds
Returning in January!

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Volleyball League

Karaoke • Happy Hour All Night• $2 Frozen Ritas
THURSDAYS

Steak Night • Liquor Promos
FRIDAYS

TGIF Party 5pm-9pm • $2 Draft/75C Refills
SATURDAYS
PINK PARTY!

No cover til 9pm

No cover all night if you have pink hair!
SUNDAYS

Voileyball League • Football(audio & video)
Gourmet Burgers at 6pm

Dec.'95/Jan.'96 • Dimensions • Page 19

Whata Woru),
What A Worth
TRACKING HOLIDAY TRADITIONS
BY Nancy Ford
Once again, like a straight woman with

and me,) rich and poor alike shaped

something to prove, the holidays are
right on top of us.

mistletoe sprigs into boughs and fes
tively draped the garlands throughout

Time to haul out the holly,string up the
popcorn and,if necessary, start invent
ing clever retorts as to why a lovely girl

their homes. Natalis Soils Invicti and ^

like you hasn't found herself a husband
yet. But before you take advantage of

that mistletoe dangling over your holi
day pucker portal, you might want to
take a look at this parasitic plant's fam
ily tree.
According to Charles Panati's Extraor
dinary Origins of Everyday Things,

mistletoe was a plantofhope,peace and
harmony for second-century Druids.
They derived its namefrom mista,mean
ing"dung,"since the evergreen is propa
gated by seeds in birds' excrement. No

Saturnalia(honoring Saturn,the god of
agriculture,) were celebrated annually
on the 25th of December as far back as

753 BC. That's Before Christ. Get it?

December 25 didn't officially become
Christmas until more than three centu

ries after the recorded birth of Christ,

when the holiday was changed by those

always-alert Christians also interested
in enjoying an automatic week's vaca
tion at the end of the year.

As time passed, it became tradition for
pagan guests to embrace their pagan
hosts under the mistletoe. (Hi! Merry
Natalis Soils Invicti! Come on in! You

The Druids celebrated the advent of

didn't park behind Stonehenge,did you?
They tow.")Twigs of mistletoe outside

Winter by burning mistletoe as a sacri

a house welcomed weary travelers, not

fice to their gods. Evidently, zoning

unlike an all-natural neon VACANCY
sign. The plant became so famous as a

shit!

restrictions regarding open fires weren't
a problem in Druidania. Sprigs of the
plant were also hung in their homes to

symbol of goodwill that enemies who

ensure a year's good fortune and famil

required to call a temporary truce, dis

ial peace. I'm thinking the Menendez

arm

family could have used a little more
greenery around their house, and a few

fore John met Yoko.Guess it's hard for

less ski sweaters.

During the pagan Roman festival of
Natalis Soils Invicti, the birthday of
Mithras,{the Invincible Sun God to you

met under a mistletoe-laden tree were

themselves and give peace a chance.
All this nearly two thousand years e

a persons lips to yell "Charge!" when
they're busy kissing. I'm thinking that
hanging a little mistletoe around Bosnia

couldn't hurt.

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Around the fourth century, the Church
forbade the use of Mistletoe in any
form, in attempts to squelch its idola
trous associations to the pagan Druids.
"We'll have none of that love stuff in

our church," we can almost hear these

pre-Inquisitioners insist. As a substi
tute, the Church suggested holly. The
sharply pointed leaves were to symbol
ize the thorns in Christ's crown and the

red berries drops of his blood,and thus,
became a Nativity tradition. Yep —
blood and thorns — now that's cheery.
For Scandinavians, mistletoe belonged
to Frigga, goddess of love. The custom
ofkissing underthe mistletoe is thought
to be rooted in this romantie associa

tion. Powerful little plant. Leave it to
the Scandinavians. One wonders if per
haps those ancient elves might not have

been drying and smoking a little
pre-Amsterdamian 'toe themselves.

Now when your overly-eggnogged boss
pulls you under the mistletoe during

first of each year "to return all bor

rowed farming tools and household
utensils and to pay off outstanding
debts."

Well, bully for them. Keep in mind that
this balancing-of-accounts tradition
began many, many centuries prior to
the tradition of unbridled holiday credit

card abuse. Keep in mind,too,that if all
of us suddenly paid off all of our out
standing debts, thousand of phone col
lectors all over the globe would be
thrown into the chasm of unemploy

ment.To prevent world-wide economic
collapse,I suggest that this is one reso
lution that begs to be broken.
Regardless of whose traditions you
choose to employ — ancient or un
tested, pagan or Christian — may your
holiday season be filled with light and
love,and may the New Year bring each
of you all the joy you desire. In other
words, make the Yuletide gay.

®

your office party and slobbers,"How
about a little Christmas kiss?" Feel free

to reply,"No friggin' way man," then
call your attorney.
With or without benefit of mistletoe,

Nancy Ford is a Houston-based come
dian and frequent contributor to the
gay and lesbian press. She accepts gra
tuities.

the ancient Babylonians are the folks
responsible for the

tradition of making

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Gay Winter Travel

and lesbian literature, studies and peri

continued from page 17

odicals. They even offer mail order.
Call (303) 832-6263 for more info.

per night. The Victoria Oaks Inn

There are also many other gay-owned
and gay friendly bars, restaurants and

(303-355-1818) is gay owned and cen
trally located to the heart of Denver's

businesses in the Denver area. For more

gay community.It is convenient to shop

infomiation, call the gay, Lesbian, Bi
sexual Community Center of Colorado

ping, museums, and downtown Den

ver. Rates range from $50-$85 per night.
Denver has many bars — those of inter

at (303) 832-1250 or e-mail to
glbcscc@tde.com.

est to lesbian women travelers include:

Club Alternative (303-892-1704); Ms.
C's (303-322-4436); Three Sisters
(303-458-8926);
(303-572-1710).

The

Elle

(303-894-0600) offers breakfast and

lunch seven days a week and features a
heated outdoor patio. The Devine Cafe
(303-333-8463) specializes in South
western cuisine. Other restaurants in
the

Denver

Keystone is a planned community cen
tered around a man-made lake and lo

If you'd rather eat than party, you can
check out one of Denver's gay owned/
friendly restaurants. The Bistro

clude

KEVSTONE

Sandwich

(303-333-8463), the Footloose Cafe

(303-722-3430) a popular happy hour
gathering place,and the Denver Detour
(303-377-4563).

cated in the Copper Mountains close to
Breckcnridge and Vail. It offers the

Tanrydoon (800-850-1956), a gay/les
bian bed & breakfast in the skiing hot
spot of Colorado. Winter rates range
from $60-.$95 and include a full,
home-cooked breakfast and one free

night on a seven night reservation.
Shuttle buses take skiers from Key
stone to three different resorts ranging

depending on your skill level.
So now that you know where to stay and
what to do, it's time to wax those skis

Denver also boasts a great lesbian/gay
bookstore. Category Six Books at 1209

and get ready to hit the slopes. Enjoy!

E. 11 th is a three story collection of gay

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

Holiday
Reading
List
This month, we'll take a look at several

themselves still together in their home

books for your holiday reading. All are

and with two young lesbians moving

available through your local women's
bookstore or by mail.For info on order

into their space.
Tliis is a fun book although the ending

ing by mail, call Inklings Bookshop
(Houston) at (800) 931-3369 or (713)

leaves you wanting more.

521-3369.

Faint Praise: a Jane Lawless Mystery

by Elien Hart
Miss Pettibone and Miss McGrow
by Brenda Weathers

Seal Press, Hardback, $20.95

When a well-known television person

Naiad Press,Inc.,paperback,$ 10.95

ality meets with an untimely demise, a

When a young lesbian couple,Tess and

sinister series of events begins to un

Ellie, open a bed and breakfast, they

fold. The action starts at Minneapolis'

discover that the house is already in

famed Foshay Tower, but quickly

habited by a pair of closeted lovers
from another generation. Miss Gillian

spreads to entangle the Twin Cities in a

Pettibone and Miss Anna McGraw were

Jane Lawless, and her irreverent side
kick, Cordelia Thorn take on the resi

web of deceit and fear.

lovers when touring with an all-girl
use band during World War II. Their

dents of Linden Lofts, each of whom

affair was discovered and they were

has suspicions connections to the de

shipped home,disgraced and disowned

ceased.

by all who knew them.

Faint Praise is a witty and fast-paced

Now they are dead and surprised to find

book. I highly recommend it.

Dec.'95/Jon.'96 • Dimensions•Page 23

The First Time Ever

Love Stories by Naiad Press Authors

Naiad Press,Inc.,paperback,$14.95

From babydyke crushes to blistering
passion, every lesbian remembers the
moment of revelation when she was

first awakened by another woman's
touch. This collection includes stories
from Claire McNab, Penny Hayes,
Diane Salvatore, Karin Kallmaker and

Dorothy Tell.

If you like short stories, you'll like this.
A much better book than either The
Erotic Naiad or The Romantic Naiad

story collections.

Joining the Tribe:
Growing Up Gay & Lesbian in the '90s
by Linnea Due
Anchor Books, paperback, $12.95

and for all.

This is a great thriller.It makes all those
revenge fantasies you've ever had pale
in comparison.

Found Wanting:
Women,Christianity & Sexuality

by Alison R. Webster
Cassell Books, paperback
A serious lesbian/feminist critique of

Christian teachings about sexuality.
Found Wanting is an interesting read.
The book focuses mainly on how the
Church has idolized a particular hetero
sexual ideal which ignores the experi
ence, desires and needs of women.
Alison R.Webster is a graduate in The

ology and Religious Studies and knows
the Church from the inside-out. A very
interesting book.

This is a truly moving book which tells
the tale of gay and lesbian teenagers all
over the U.S.From the closeted culture
of a Midwestern women's college to

the gay teen culture on the west coast,
these are the stories of what it is really
like to be a lesbian or gay teenager in

for the lesbian, gay and

this country.

feminist communities.

Books, music and more

Recommended for parents ofgay teens,
counselors or anyone who has a curious
mind.

Payback

Inklings

by Celia Cohen
Naiad Press,Inc., paperback,$10.95

Senator Darlene Christmas is the young
est of a rich and powerful(and ruthless)
family that has controlled Mason

County, Louisiana for generations.
Former high school classmates Jess
Marceau and Mamie Todd learned the

1846 Richmond Ave.

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plan to bring the Senator down once

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Poetry
From Our Readers

Quiet Moments
Only during rare qiuet moments,
I close my eyes and sit alone.
As warm summer breezes gently brush my face,
memories of you cross my mind.
In my mind, I see your smile.
I hear your laughter.
In my heart, I feel fragments of the love
We once had for each other.

Love you now deny.
I endlessly wonder
How what I thought was love.
Ended so bitterly.

Your carelessness towards my needs.
My anger towards your carelessness.
Our time together was so short.

I didn't realize, that a person could pass so quickly
Through another person's life.
As you passed through mine.
The emotional whirlwind left behind

Engulfs me to this day.
As the gentle breezes embrace my face,
I remember quiet peaceful times

Of sharing each other's lives and loving each other.
I miss you. I love you.
You have closed me

Out of your life forever.

The silence left by the void
Of not having you in my life.
Makes me realize

That you are really gone.
Sandra A. Meros

San Antonio, TX

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ARE

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Webster's defines greed as "wanting
more than one needs or deserves" or

2. For Christmas, you expect:
a. the love of your family and friends

"having too strong a desire for food and
drink; gluttonous." This is the time of
year when both definitions are defi

b. gifts that are about equal to what you

nitely at the forefront. Are you greedy?

c. lots of expensive gifts from every

Answer the following questions to find

one.

and not much more.

give.

out.

3. When it comes to food dur

1. During the holidays you:

ing the holidays, you:

a. buy lots of expensive gifts for every

a. don't eat or drink any more than at

one.

other times of the year.

b. try to be frugal without being stingy

b. eat and drink more than usual, but try

with time or money.
c. buy the smallest gifts you can get
away with giving.

to control it.

c. overeat and drink too much and pay
for it later.

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4. You expect to get your way:

learn to ask for what you want every

a. sometimes.

once in awhile.

b. about half of the time.

41-56 points

c. all the time.

5. When you don't get your
way, you:

a. get on with life.

You strike a happy balance. Although
you give generously to those whom you
love, you also expect them to give in
retum. You are good a compromise and

b. try to compromise without giving in

understanding when situations arise that

too often.

prevent you from getting what you want.

c. pout and throw a fit.

57-72 points
6. When there is only one piece
of your favorite cake left and

someone else wants it, you:
a. let them have it.

Greed is your middle name. You want
everything for yourself and get upset
when you don't get exactly what you
want. You need to learn the fine art of

b. offer to share it.

c. hide it so you can have the whole
thing for yourself.

compromise.Giving is a two-way street.
If you always take and never give,even
tually people will stop giving you any

thing.

Scoring

qp

Give yourself points as follows:
4 points for each "A" answer.
8 points for each "B"answer.
12 points for each "C" answer.

If you scored:

24-40 points
Greed is not

your problem.

^uCCfiCCing S^CCOf

In fact, you

your yraveC9{eeds!

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in the other di

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and letting oth
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Horosscope
What's in the stars for you this month?

ARIES

CAATCER

DECEMBER: Pay attention to your
own needs before you tend to everyone
else's or you'll finish out the year feel
ing cranky and exhausted. Be sure to
make plans well ahead of time to avoid
last minute mixups.JANUARY:News
or gossip you hear may not be reliable.

DECEMBER: Your routine at work

Keep in touch with those who can keep
the story straight. Money and personal
problems that have been plaguing you
lately take a turn for the better.

could be dragging you down.Be sure to

get out and enjoy holiday preparations
and the social activities of the season.

This will help relieve the stress you've
been feeling on the job. JANUARY:
The recognition you've been seeking at

work comes your way and makes you
feel great — but, don't spend your
money before you get it!

LEO
TAURUS

DECEMBER: You may feel torn be

DECEMBER:A friend may need your
support, but don't get so involved that

tween obligations and fun. Everyone
seems to want a piece of you right now.

you make her problems yours. Try to
wrap up holiday preparations by the
14th since your energy levels won't be
nearly as high for the remainder of the

Don't feel put upon, enjoy the lime

month. JANUARY: Your ambitions

haven't diminished, they may just be
headed in the wrong direction. Reas
sess your financial and career goals to
get you back on track.

light. Be careful with a new romance—
it may not be all that you expected.
JANUARY:Holiday spending has put
you in a bind and you might have to cut

back on expenses and travel plans this
month. Focus on home and family
matters.

VIRGO

GrEMII$l

DECEMBER:An old love may resur

DECEMBER: You may have a ten
dency to make play too much like work

face, but don't be fooled. You have

during this holiday season. Even if you
are feeling swamped,give yourselftime
to relax and enjoy the season. JANU

ARY: All the extra effort you've put
into your job could start to pay off.
Keep social activities to a minimum,

grown while she remains rooted to the
past. Put your emotional ties to her
behind you and move on with your life.
JANUARY: It's a good idea to avoid
either borrowing or lending money this
month. A change of direction could be
in the works—beflexible but sensible.

family interests should come first right
now.

LIBRA
DECEMBER: An unusually heavy
workload in addition to all the holiday

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activities can keep you really busy. A

AQUARIUIS

sense of humor will help you get

DECEMBER: You could get so in
volved in other people's needs that you
forget your own.Friends and family are
especially demanding right now, but
you must remember that you can't be
all things to all people. JANUARY:

through. Watch your finances carefully
as you may run into problems after the
14th. JANUARY: Money matters get

back on track early this month. Turn on
the charm and you can attract love and
good fortune. Enjoy social events.

Don't be so anxious to make a break in
a current relationship. You may regret

SCORPIO

it later on. You could be torn between

DECEMBER: Avoid eavesdropping

work and pleasure.If you handle it right
you could find yourself with a raise or

and prying — you may hear something
you don't want to hear. Don't lend
money or valuables to a friend, pay
back could be a problem. Your serious
mood lifts Just in time for Christmas
festivities - enjoy! JANUARY: Don't
base all your plans on one financial
deal. Spread yourselfout for protection
and security. Pay attention to details,
both on the job and at home.

SAGrTTARIUS
DECEMBER:You may have been so
wrapped in work and home affairs that

you haven't had time to socialize. Get
out now and take advantage of all the
social activities surrounding the holi

promotion.

PISCES
DECEMBER: Don't encourage an

acquaintance who's been flirting with
you. Be nice, but don't give in — both
of you could end up being embarrassed.
Be careful with your money since your
gift list may grow at the last minute.
JANUARY: You may not see eye to
eye with a higher-up on the job. A

compromise is possible if you set your
mind to it. Romance may pop up where
you least expect it.

days. JANUARY: Turn on the charm
and you mightjust attract Ms. Wonderfull An optimistic mood colors the
whole month and brings you good luck
at work.

Check It Out!

CAPRICORA
DECEMBER: Take care of old busi

ness during the first part ofthe month to
make way for some great new changes
coming your way. Good deeds you've
done in the past will be repaid by year's
end. JANUARY: New projects are

highlighted in '96. Your attention re
turns to the business of advancing your
career and monetary interests.

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Thb Dirbctort
A Listing of Service Organizations, Businesses & Clubs
ALBUQUERQUE,NM (area code 505)
organizations
Sister Source Cooperative & Lesbian Resource Line
144 Harvard SE*268-2116

Affirmation *P0 Box 225831 75222 * 948-1546
AIDS Resource Center -P.C. Box 19071275219
Asians & Friends * PO Box 9142 75209 *392-3339

Cathedral of Hope MCC•5910 Cedar Springs Rd * 351-1901

Community Church & CoPege of Divine Met^yscs
4001 Live Oak #401 *826-7110. ExL 401

Congregation Beth El Binah * P.O. Box 191188 75219*497-1591

AMARILLO,TX (area code 806)
organizations

CouptesMetroDailas*POBox803156 75380*5045775
Dallas Gay and Lesbian Alliance

Lesbian/Gay Aliance-POBox3361 79105•373-5725

P.O. Box 190712 75219 * 5284233• FAX 522-4604

MCC of Amarilo • PC Box 1276• 372-4557

Dallas (Bay/Lesbian Historic Archives * P.O. Box 190712 75219 * 821-1653
Dallas(Say Youth (3roi^ * 300 Turtle Creek Plaza #116* 307-7203
Dallas Names Prqect• PC Box 190869 752185869 *(214)5205EWS

ARLINGTON,TX (area code 817)
organizations
Gay/Lesbian Association of UTA
P.O. Box 19348-77, UTA St 76019•794^140

Trinity MCC•331 Aaron Ava.Sle 125 • 265-5454

AUSTIN,TX (area code 512)

Dallas Outdoors • P.O. Box 35474 75235 * 2785270
Dallas Tavern Guild * 3900 Lemmon Ave.#220 * 6285292

Dignity/Dallas * PO Box 190133 75219• 2264101
Foundation for Human Understanding •5284233

Gay/Lesbian Gardeners • PC Box 190552 75219 * 3395787
GLAAD/Dallas• P.O. Box 190712 75219 * 526<aLAD

Grace FeDowship in Christ Jesus• 2727 Oak Lawn • 5282811
IfisbianAjay Democrats of Texas * 5215342 ext. 229
LesbiaryGay Political Coalition * P.O. Box 224424 75222•8289882

clubs

Lesbian Resource Center *1315 SkSes * 8215999

Nexus-305W.5ltl -472-5288

Lesbian Visionaries * PO Box 191443 75219 •521-5342 X 844

organizations

UL(Lesbian Info Line * 521-5342 exL 298
SPROUTS(coming out group)♦ 521-5342 exL 256

Attmaboo (Methodist)- 7403 Stioat C(eel< - 451-2329

TWIGS (the wymn in gay society) * 521-5342 ext 269

Austin LatinrVa Lesbian/Gay Organization
PC Box 1350 78787* 2805107

The New Vision (newsjoumal)* 521-5342 exL 255

Austin Lesbian/Gay Political Caucus• P.O. Box 822 78767•474-0750
Center for Battered Women • (Lesbian Group)3855181 or 928-9070

Metroplex Republicans * P.O. Box 191033 75219 *9415114
Oak Lawn Community Senrices 4300 MacArthur * 5205108
Oak Lawn Symphonic Band - P.O. Box 190973 75219 *9881761

Gay/Lesbian Student Association at UT Austin

PFLAG/Dallas * Helpline 5586640

458-3971 *80X27576X38 Union 78712-7338

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

Lesbian/Gay Rights Lobby * PO Box 2579 78768•474-5475
Lesbian Mothers - Karen * 339-8508

Seventh-Day Adventlst Kinship *4181358
White Rock Community Church • 722 Tenison Mem. Rd • 3280043

Live Wire Productions • PO Box 141202 78714

Womyn Together * 39^ Cedar Springs *5284233

Metropolitan Community Church • 1100 Springdale Rd.* 9205660
Oasis Ministiy• 5555 N. Lamar Blvd.#L101 •441-9191

P-Flag (Parentstfriends Lesbians/Gays)* 331-8446
Sapphfire! * Lesbian Social Group * 4505659

Meeting Address * 825 E. 531/2 SL, Ste E103
MailingAddress*20l W.Slassney.Ste. #321 78745-3156

DENTON,TX (area code 817)
crganizations
COURAGE,Lesbian Gay Student Org.

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Houston Gay Poirlical Caucus• P.O. Box 66664 77266•521-1000
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P-Flag (Parents/Friends Lesbians/Gays)•944-4323

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MelropoBtan Community Church Of The Resurrection

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Integrity/San Antonio

Women's Softball League * 6431 Pineshade •868-6256

PO Box 150006 70212 • 684-4920

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River City Living Metropolitan Community Church

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202 Holland 78212 *822-1121
Lambda Students Center * 1140 W. Woodlawn Ave.

Lubbock Lesbian/Gay Alllarx:« & Wild WikJe West Prod.

LISA (Lesbian Information SA)• 82B-LISA (5472)

P.O. Box 64746 79464 * 7914499

SAIGA - San Antonio Lesbian/Gay Assembly • 733-7300

MCC Lubbock *5502 34th SL*792-5562

SALSA ■ San Antonio Lambda Students Alliance

P-Rag (Parents/Friends Lesbians/Gays)•799-8529

PO Box 12715 78212* SALSA Une 736-4329

South Plains AIDS Resource Center(SPARC)

San Antonio AIDS Foundation

4204-B50th SL 79413• 1-80O627-7079 * 796-7068

PO Box 120113 78212-9313
San Antonio Tavern Guild •822-2823

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PO Box 1021 • Evanston, IL 60204

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AIDS Action Council * 729 Eighth St S.E. Suite 200

AIDS Resource Center of Texhoma• 813-1272 or 800-52&6381

Washington. DC 20003 *(202) 547-3101

Alliance tor Ule•PO Box 1695 75091 •892-9049

AIDS 800* 1-800-221-7044

HIV/AIDS Services •PO Box 169575091 •463-7258

Conference For Catholic Lesbians

PO Box 436, Planetarium Station * New York, NY 10024

WAC0,TX (area code 817)

GLAAD/USA * 80 Varick St. #3E * NY. NY 10013
Hate Crime Line * 1-800-347-HATE

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Gay & Lesbian Parents Coalition International(GLPCI)
PO Box 50360. Washington. DC 20091 •(202) 583-8029

P-Fag (Parents/Friends Lesbian&fCSays)•750-7211

Lesbian Mothers' National Defense Fund

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

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National Gay Alliance for Young Adults, Inc.

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PO Box 190426 * Dallas, TX 75219 •(214)307-7203
National Gay/Lesbian Clearinghouse

666 Broadway 4th Floor * NY. NY 10012
National Gay/Lesbian Task Force

1517 U Street NW * Washington D.C. 20009 * 202-332-6483
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cast responsibility to their communities
would cave in to pressure to censor
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PFLAG Responds to
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Tulsa, OK - Parents, Families and

work."

Friends ofLesbians and Gays(FFK AG),

KHOV, the CBS affiliate in Houston,
Texas and KHTV,a Houston indepen

has met with harsh attacks on its Project
Open Mind television advertisements
in Tulsa, Oklahoma and in Houston,

dent station, who had accepted the ini
tial advertising buys, also pulled the

Texas. Project Open Mind challenges

advertisements from their schedules

anti-gay hate speech and addresses its
harmful impact on lesbian and gay

The spots never aired on either station.

Americans, their families and friends
and society atlarge.The ads show scenes
of Rev. Pat Robertson, Jerry Falwell

Oklahoma has also put the ads "on

and others speaking vehemently against
homosexuality. These clips are inter

demning hate speech. Project Open

spersed with shots of gay and lesbian
bashings and inferences that this hate
speech has a direct connection to the
high rate of lesbian/gay teen suicides.

after receiving the letter from CBN.
At the time of this release,TCI Cable of
hold."

Mitzi Henderson said, "We are con

Mind was created to challenge all hate

speech that is currently being spoken by
those who consider themselves moral
leaders in our society, and to show the

In a letter addressed to all television

potential tragic consequences of such

general managers in Project Open
Mind's target cities of Tulsa, Atlanta
and Houston, Pat Robertson's Chris

anti-gay rhetoric. America needs to

tian Broadcasting Network (CBN)
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against all stations airing the television

hold its leaders accountable to a higher

standard oftolerance and acceptance of
their fellow human beings. The ads are

a wake-up call to tolerant, fairminded
Americans that this kind ofhate speech

advertisements, "to the maximum ex

in their communities is harmful to their

tent permitted by law,including injunctive relief and monetary damages."

lesbian and gay family members and
neighbors.

When Tulsa NBC affiliate station KJRH

"The religious and political leadersfea

consulted its attorneys and decided to

tured in the television advertisements

air the ads,CBN then issued a memo to

are unfortunately only representatives
of those who bring insidious anti-gay

the station that said"we hereby demand

that you immediately air a retraction
and public apology to Pat Robertson
and CBN."

KJRH discontinued its

airing of the ads, citing its concern
about the "creative content" of the ads.
"This is censorship, pure and simple,"
said PFLAG President Mitzi Henderson.

"We are saddened and angered that
television stations who have a broad-

rhetoric into our culture every day or

political gain. There is no justifiable
context for the demonizing and

marginalization of gays and lesbians,

or any group of American citizens.
PFLAG says it will continue to try to
find stations in these and other cities
who will air the ads.

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Task Force Applauds

therefore be used in the most ethical

Research But Warns

ensure that the studies are not used

of Consequences

against any individuals or groups."
In the past. Right Wing organizations

Washington, DC — Biology may
influence sexual orientation according
to a recently released study. The study,
based on DNA analysis of gay brothers,
contributes to a growing pool of re
search that suggests some biological
link between genetics and sexual orien
tation. The National Gay and Lesbian
Task Force (NGLTF) welcomes stud

ies into the complexities ofhuman sexu

ality. Regardless of the scientific ori

gins of homosexuality, however,
NGLTF calls for an end to discrimina
tion based on sexual orientation.

Dean Hamer,a molecular biologist with
the National Cancer Institute, reports
that the study found a hereditary predis

position to homosexuality in some men.
Hamer suggested that the genetic mate
rial in one segment of the X chromo

some may increase the probability of
homosexuality in some men.
"The Hamer study is an important addi

tion to the growing body of evidence

1

indicating a biological basis for homo
sexuality in some people," said Beth
Barrett,NGLTFspokesperson."And it

shows that homosexuality is anaturally
occurring and common variation among
humans — a fact that gay, lesbian and

ways and precautions must be taken to

have claimed that homosexuality is not

genetically based and some groups
therefore encouraged "reparative
therapy" to "cure" gay people of their
"abnormal behavior." However, upon
release of the LeVay brain study four

years ago.Rev.Lou Sheldon,an anti-gay
activist with the Traditional Values

Coalition, insinuated that if homosexu

ality were proven to be biologically
based, he believed medicine and sci

ence should seek to genetically alter
lesbian, gay and bisexual people.
"We know that the Right Wing will use
any research results against lesbian,
gay and bisexual civil rights, because
theirs is not a movement based on seek

ing the truth but on perpetuating big
otry," Barrett said."Our movement,on
the other hand, wants to end discrimi
nation against gay,lesbian and bisexual

people,regardless ofhow or why sexual
orientations vary."
For further information about the scien

tific and ethical questions surrounding
biological research,contactthe National
Organization of Gay and Lesbian Sci
entists and Technical Professionals,
(818)791-7689.

bisexual people have known all along."
"Regardless of the origins of homo
sexuality, however, discrimination

based on sexual orientation is always
wrong and mustend,"Barrettsaid."This
is especially true to avoid potential ge
netic engineering ifscience should ever
discover a gene responsible for homo
sexuality."
"Studies of human sexuality are not

conducted in political and social vacu
ums," Barrett noted,"The results must

Walls ofSilence
Denver,CO - In November the Denver

School Board heard arguments for and

against plans to display an informa
tional poster in the district's 10 high
schools. The poster advises lesbian/

gay and questioning youth that they
may contact the Gay, Lesbian and Bi
sexual Community Services Center of
Colorado. Students would be provided
with additional assistance from school

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In most classrooms across the nation,

cus on the Family, said: "The poster's
intent is clear: It is meant to promote

an informational vacuum deprives and

same-sex romance among teens."

degrades lesbian and gay youth. Text
books either ignore or demean homo
sexuality. Teachers seldom challenge
homophobic harassment. Students are

services, John Leslie, and superinten
dent, Irv Moskowitz seem supportive.

counselors.

left to fears rather than facts, torment

instead of tolerance. Testifying before
the Denver School Board, one parent
described this climate as a "wall of
silence."

However, according to the "Rocky
Mountain News,"several parents have

criticized the poster's message as "an
intrusion on families," an assault on

the "true authority of parents," and "an
improper role for the district."
The staunchest opposition has come
from Focus on the Family, a
Colorado-based group of the Christian

Right. In a letter to school board mem
bers, James Dobson, president of Fo

Both the district's director of student

Moskowitz told parents he understood
"the horrors" gay students often face in
silence. "We will be on guard," he told
parents of gay children, "You've cer
tainly touched us."
Encourage Denver to take the first step
toward educational equity and a cur
riculum that is fair, accurate and di
verse. Write to: All Members,Denver

Board of Education, 900 Grant Street,
Denver, CO 80203, tel. 303-764-3211,

fax 303-764-3216. Copy your corre
spondence to: Letters to the Editor,
"Rocky Mountain News,"400W.Colfax
Avenue, Denver, CO 80204, fax
303-892-2568, send your e-mail to:

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FORT WORTH - The Tarrant

DALLAS - Dallas Rainbow NOW

County Lesbian/Gay Alliance will
hold its Sixth Annual New Year's Eve

holds their meetings on the first Tues
day of each month at 6:30pm in the

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HOUSTON - The Houston Gay and
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Party as their January Family Activ
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Cultural Aspects Affecting the Com

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bians and Bisexuals" is looking for

877-5544.

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more information about the festival,

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Dear
Answers to your questions about love,
RELATIONSHIIPS & PERSONAL PROBLEMS

Dear Agnes,
I know this will seem ridiculous after

some of the problems you hear and deal
with,but here goes. My lover and I have

an on-going fight this same time every
year. She thinks it's ok to spend a small
fortune on Christmas and the holidays.
I don't see any problem except that her
idea of spending and mine are totally

(in my opinion) care less except to
come drink free booze and eat.They are
not what I classify as "real" friends.
That is all I have been able to talk her

out ofthough! The gift 1 ist has stayed in
tact. I am at a loss. I just do not under
stand why anyone would put them
selves through such financial hell year
after year. Maybe you can say some

different.

thing that will get her attention. I feel

She will drag out her credit cards, all of
them, and go on a wild spending spree
over the holidays and take until June or
July to pay them off. The first year we
lived together it took her until the fol
lowing Christmas to pay offall the bills.

like running away from home every
year at Christmas.
SPENDING SPREE

Dallas, TX

Dear Spree,

Then she took the cards out and did it all

Christmas is a time for giving, but you

over again. She makes payments all
year to pay off her spending for the
holidays.
I have begged her to cut back. For six
months, at least, she cannot do any
thing or go anywhere because she is too

can put yourself into the poor house all
year over holiday spending.
Talk to her about how she finances

Christmas. You might suggest review

ing the Christmas list. Some people will
willingly agree not to exchange gifts.

broke to even take a weekend off be

Review what you are spending on ev

cause of her extravagant spending over
the holidays.

erybody and cut back on the size gifts
you are giving. Lastly, the payments

The first year we lived together(the one

made on credit cards could be put into a

it took a year to pay off)she threw a big

savings account and the credit cards

party for all "our"friends that cost over

would not have to be used at year end.
The catch is that you have to watch

seven hundred dollars.Then she bought

all her family and friends Christmas
gifts. Halfthese people don't even give
her a gift and ifthey do it is not anything
near as nice as what she gives them.
I wouldn't complain about her spend
ing as much ifshe could afford it, but to

yourself and not spend the savings ac
count and charge up your credit cards.
I assume the credit cards are in her
name, and short of making some

progress on changing her ideas on how
much to spend and how to finance the

make payments for six months after

spending you are probably fighting an

wards is not affording it.

uphill battle.

This is causing some big fights. I did
talk her out ofthe Christmas party after
the first year. Most of the people who
came to the party she only sees once a
year anyway.They never call and could

Dear Agnes,

My lover of ten years has suddenly
made some really strange decisions.
The first was about eight months ago.

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She started writing day and night.It was
suddenly like she said to hell with ev
erything else. She was going to write

and anything else that was going on in
her life or mine was off. She quit

sleeping regular hours, she wouldn't

frightened for both of us. I don't know
what to do any more. Nothing I say or
do matters.

WRITER'S CORNER

Taos, NM

come out of the study to eat, in fact,

Dear Corner,

often she just wouldn't eat. The only
thing she did was get up in the morning

You can sit her down and talk to her

about what you see going on. It may or

and go to work.

may not help especially since you are so

She got a small article published and
this really sent her over the edge. Two

close to the situation. Do not be

months ago she marched in and an
nounced that she was quitting work so
she could dedicate herself fulltime to

her writing. We had a huge fight. I told
her it was nearly impossible to make a
living writing, and that we could not
make it financially without her check.
She threw a fit and quit work anyway.
We are in terrible financial shape and,
for the life of me, I cannot make her
understand that I feel abandoned and

confrontal, but do be specific. Explain
that you see herlocking herselfup to the
exclusion of eating and sleeping, quit

ting her Job and ignoring her financial
responsibilities. Tell her you feel aban
doned. See if you can get her to set a
deadline on what she feels would be a

reasonable time frame for some of her

work to sell. Explain that you cannot

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GAY WINTER
TRAVEL
Gay Places to Stay
& Gay Things To Do
In Colorado & Northern New Mexico

Supreme Court, the boycott of Colo

em New Mexico town of Taos. The
following should give you some ideas

rado is off (for the moment) and with

for your winter getaway.

winter coming on, you arc ready to hit
the slopes. Whether it's skiing in Aspen

TAOS

With Amendment 2 in the hands of the

or partying in Denver, you will want a

Taos is a town of narrow streets, quiet

gay friendly place to stay, and you'll

courtyards and lots of adobe. In addi
tion to skiing at Angel Fire,Red River,

want to know about local gay attrac

tions. Also included here is the North-

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Dec.

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Sipapu and Taos Ski Valley, the area

Tiehack/Buttemiilk), to intermediate

also offers many other attractions.These

(Aspen Highlands and Snowmass), to

include the Taos Pueblo, Rancho de

expert at Aspen mountain. Aspen is full

Taos and countless art galleries.

of hotel, but there are two standouts for

Taos offers the Ruby Slipper

include private baths and private en

the gay traveler. Hotel Aspen
(800-527-7369),a gay-friendly hotel in
the heart of Aspen. Rates range from
$69-$295 per night during winter. The

trances and some rooms have their own

hotel offers some rooms with private

(505-758-0613), a lesbian owned bed
& breakfast with seven rooms.All rooms

fireplaces. They offer a full breakfast
from December through March and an

expanded continental breakfast through
out the rest of the year. Rates are from
$75-$95 per night for two ($85-$105
during the Christmas holidays).

Jacuzzis,a heated pool and great views.

The Aspen Bed & Breakfast Lodge
(800-36-ASPEN)is a bed and breakfast
with private baths and a large gay &
lesbian clientele.

Aspen doesn't have any gay bars,how
ever it is a fairly open community and

you will be welcome most anywhere.

ASPEN

The Aspen Gay and Lesbian commu

The Aspen community is very
gay-friendly and
boasts an

nity recommends The Tippler on Tues
day and Thursday nights and Club Soda

anti-discrimination ordinance that in

on Friday and Saturdays.

cludes"sexual orientation." Aspen as a
whole voted resoundingly against
Amendment 2 and welcomes all gay
travelers with open arms. The Aspen
Gay and Lesbian Community Organi
zation (970-925-9249) hosts Gay Ski
Week during the first week ofFebruary
every year. This year's Gay Ski Week

If you would like more info on gay
Aspen, you can find their on-line site at
http://www.aspenonline.\aspengay or

call the Gay and Lesbian Community at
the number above.

COLORADO SPRINGS

will be held January 27th-Feb 3rd. The

Yes,Colorado Springs does have a very

week includes skiing (obviously), par

high concentration of religious right
organizations and an anti-gay reputa

ties and lots of other activities. Pack

ages for Gay Ski Week are available by
calling Aspen Reservations at

800-872-7547. You'11 need to call early
as accommodations in Aspen are hard

tion,but this is still a tourist town which
welcomes all kinds. It has a strong gay

community that has become stronger

since the passage of Amendment 2. As

multiday tickets to all four mountains.

one bar owner told me, we don t really
have the 'bashers' here. What we have
are the 'love your neighbor' types who
won't assault you physically.Just don t

The slopes here go from beginner (at

listen to their radio shows."

to get.

There are four ski resorts within easy
reach of Aspen and skiers can get

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Attractions around Colorado Springs
include the usual outdoor activities as
well as Pike's Peak and The Garden of

the Gods (home of the Red Rocks

Amphitheater). Cripple Creek with it's
mining town atmosphere and low stakes
gambling is about 40 miles away.
As for places to stay, The Hearthstone
Inn(719-473-4413)is a lesbian owned,
non-smoking bed & breakfastfeaturing
23 rooms (some with working fire
places), a full gourmet breakfast and
rates ranging from $78-$140 per night.

with easy access to the slopes and the
owner of The Great Escape

(303-349-1201) bed & breakfast tells
me the town itself is gay friendly and
welcoming of everyone. The Great Es
cape offers winter rates of$55-$95 in a
beautiful Victorian home.

DENVER

(800-354-0989)is a gay owned bed and

A cosmopolitan city with a western
feel, Denver offers lots of gay places to
stay and gay things to see and do. The
Mile High Bed & Breakfast
(800-513-7827) is 6 blocks from the

breakfast about 20 minutes from Colo

gay bars and offers great rates of$39-$49

The

Pikes

Peak

Paradise

Inn

rado Springs with a view of(you guessed
it) Pikes Peak. Rates range from

continued on page 22

$85-$ 150 per night with a $15 discount
if you mention you are gay or lesbian.
The Inn is a replica of a Southern Man
sion and offers a full breakfast(break
fast in bed is available) and even wel
comes your toy breed dogs or declawed
cats if you make prior arrangements.
As for bars, you can visit the Hide &
Seek Complex, a 24 year-old gay and
lesbian gathering place featuring four

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The Painted Lady

different bars with different music and

atmospheres and a restaurant under one

roof (719-634-9303). If you are look

ing for women only, try True Colors
(719-637-0773).

Visit one of the four most

For more information about Colorado

Springs' gay community and events,
call the Lesbian & Gay Community

charming cities in the country.
And stay at one of the most elegant

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Crested Butte is an old mining town

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Whata Woru),
What A Worth
TRACKING HOLIDAY TRADITIONS
BY Nancy Ford
Once again, like a straight woman with

and me,) rich and poor alike shaped

something to prove, the holidays are
right on top of us.

mistletoe sprigs into boughs and fes
tively draped the garlands throughout

Time to haul out the holly,string up the
popcorn and,if necessary, start invent
ing clever retorts as to why a lovely girl

their homes. Natalis Soils Invicti and ^

like you hasn't found herself a husband
yet. But before you take advantage of

that mistletoe dangling over your holi
day pucker portal, you might want to
take a look at this parasitic plant's fam
ily tree.
According to Charles Panati's Extraor
dinary Origins of Everyday Things,

mistletoe was a plantofhope,peace and
harmony for second-century Druids.
They derived its namefrom mista,mean
ing"dung,"since the evergreen is propa
gated by seeds in birds' excrement. No

Saturnalia(honoring Saturn,the god of
agriculture,) were celebrated annually
on the 25th of December as far back as

753 BC. That's Before Christ. Get it?

December 25 didn't officially become
Christmas until more than three centu

ries after the recorded birth of Christ,

when the holiday was changed by those

always-alert Christians also interested
in enjoying an automatic week's vaca
tion at the end of the year.

As time passed, it became tradition for
pagan guests to embrace their pagan
hosts under the mistletoe. (Hi! Merry
Natalis Soils Invicti! Come on in! You

The Druids celebrated the advent of

didn't park behind Stonehenge,did you?
They tow.")Twigs of mistletoe outside

Winter by burning mistletoe as a sacri

a house welcomed weary travelers, not

fice to their gods. Evidently, zoning

unlike an all-natural neon VACANCY
sign. The plant became so famous as a

shit!

restrictions regarding open fires weren't
a problem in Druidania. Sprigs of the
plant were also hung in their homes to

symbol of goodwill that enemies who

ensure a year's good fortune and famil

required to call a temporary truce, dis

ial peace. I'm thinking the Menendez

arm

family could have used a little more
greenery around their house, and a few

fore John met Yoko.Guess it's hard for

less ski sweaters.

During the pagan Roman festival of
Natalis Soils Invicti, the birthday of
Mithras,{the Invincible Sun God to you

met under a mistletoe-laden tree were

themselves and give peace a chance.
All this nearly two thousand years e

a persons lips to yell "Charge!" when
they're busy kissing. I'm thinking that
hanging a little mistletoe around Bosnia

couldn't hurt.

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Around the fourth century, the Church
forbade the use of Mistletoe in any
form, in attempts to squelch its idola
trous associations to the pagan Druids.
"We'll have none of that love stuff in

our church," we can almost hear these

pre-Inquisitioners insist. As a substi
tute, the Church suggested holly. The
sharply pointed leaves were to symbol
ize the thorns in Christ's crown and the

red berries drops of his blood,and thus,
became a Nativity tradition. Yep —
blood and thorns — now that's cheery.
For Scandinavians, mistletoe belonged
to Frigga, goddess of love. The custom
ofkissing underthe mistletoe is thought
to be rooted in this romantie associa

tion. Powerful little plant. Leave it to
the Scandinavians. One wonders if per
haps those ancient elves might not have

been drying and smoking a little
pre-Amsterdamian 'toe themselves.

Now when your overly-eggnogged boss
pulls you under the mistletoe during

first of each year "to return all bor

rowed farming tools and household
utensils and to pay off outstanding
debts."

Well, bully for them. Keep in mind that
this balancing-of-accounts tradition
began many, many centuries prior to
the tradition of unbridled holiday credit

card abuse. Keep in mind,too,that if all
of us suddenly paid off all of our out
standing debts, thousand of phone col
lectors all over the globe would be
thrown into the chasm of unemploy

ment.To prevent world-wide economic
collapse,I suggest that this is one reso
lution that begs to be broken.
Regardless of whose traditions you
choose to employ — ancient or un
tested, pagan or Christian — may your
holiday season be filled with light and
love,and may the New Year bring each
of you all the joy you desire. In other
words, make the Yuletide gay.

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your office party and slobbers,"How
about a little Christmas kiss?" Feel free

to reply,"No friggin' way man," then
call your attorney.
With or without benefit of mistletoe,

Nancy Ford is a Houston-based come
dian and frequent contributor to the
gay and lesbian press. She accepts gra
tuities.

the ancient Babylonians are the folks
responsible for the

tradition of making

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Gay Winter Travel

and lesbian literature, studies and peri

continued from page 17

odicals. They even offer mail order.
Call (303) 832-6263 for more info.

per night. The Victoria Oaks Inn

There are also many other gay-owned
and gay friendly bars, restaurants and

(303-355-1818) is gay owned and cen
trally located to the heart of Denver's

businesses in the Denver area. For more

gay community.It is convenient to shop

infomiation, call the gay, Lesbian, Bi
sexual Community Center of Colorado

ping, museums, and downtown Den

ver. Rates range from $50-$85 per night.
Denver has many bars — those of inter

at (303) 832-1250 or e-mail to
glbcscc@tde.com.

est to lesbian women travelers include:

Club Alternative (303-892-1704); Ms.
C's (303-322-4436); Three Sisters
(303-458-8926);
(303-572-1710).

The

Elle

(303-894-0600) offers breakfast and

lunch seven days a week and features a
heated outdoor patio. The Devine Cafe
(303-333-8463) specializes in South
western cuisine. Other restaurants in
the

Denver

Keystone is a planned community cen
tered around a man-made lake and lo

If you'd rather eat than party, you can
check out one of Denver's gay owned/
friendly restaurants. The Bistro

clude

KEVSTONE

Sandwich

(303-333-8463), the Footloose Cafe

(303-722-3430) a popular happy hour
gathering place,and the Denver Detour
(303-377-4563).

cated in the Copper Mountains close to
Breckcnridge and Vail. It offers the

Tanrydoon (800-850-1956), a gay/les
bian bed & breakfast in the skiing hot
spot of Colorado. Winter rates range
from $60-.$95 and include a full,
home-cooked breakfast and one free

night on a seven night reservation.
Shuttle buses take skiers from Key
stone to three different resorts ranging

depending on your skill level.
So now that you know where to stay and
what to do, it's time to wax those skis

Denver also boasts a great lesbian/gay
bookstore. Category Six Books at 1209

and get ready to hit the slopes. Enjoy!

E. 11 th is a three story collection of gay

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

Holiday
Reading
List
This month, we'll take a look at several

themselves still together in their home

books for your holiday reading. All are

and with two young lesbians moving

available through your local women's
bookstore or by mail.For info on order

into their space.
Tliis is a fun book although the ending

ing by mail, call Inklings Bookshop
(Houston) at (800) 931-3369 or (713)

leaves you wanting more.

521-3369.

Faint Praise: a Jane Lawless Mystery

by Elien Hart
Miss Pettibone and Miss McGrow
by Brenda Weathers

Seal Press, Hardback, $20.95

When a well-known television person

Naiad Press,Inc.,paperback,$ 10.95

ality meets with an untimely demise, a

When a young lesbian couple,Tess and

sinister series of events begins to un

Ellie, open a bed and breakfast, they

fold. The action starts at Minneapolis'

discover that the house is already in

famed Foshay Tower, but quickly

habited by a pair of closeted lovers
from another generation. Miss Gillian

spreads to entangle the Twin Cities in a

Pettibone and Miss Anna McGraw were

Jane Lawless, and her irreverent side
kick, Cordelia Thorn take on the resi

web of deceit and fear.

lovers when touring with an all-girl
use band during World War II. Their

dents of Linden Lofts, each of whom

affair was discovered and they were

has suspicions connections to the de

shipped home,disgraced and disowned

ceased.

by all who knew them.

Faint Praise is a witty and fast-paced

Now they are dead and surprised to find

book. I highly recommend it.

Dec.'95/Jon.'96 • Dimensions•Page 23

The First Time Ever

Love Stories by Naiad Press Authors

Naiad Press,Inc.,paperback,$14.95

From babydyke crushes to blistering
passion, every lesbian remembers the
moment of revelation when she was

first awakened by another woman's
touch. This collection includes stories
from Claire McNab, Penny Hayes,
Diane Salvatore, Karin Kallmaker and

Dorothy Tell.

If you like short stories, you'll like this.
A much better book than either The
Erotic Naiad or The Romantic Naiad

story collections.

Joining the Tribe:
Growing Up Gay & Lesbian in the '90s
by Linnea Due
Anchor Books, paperback, $12.95

and for all.

This is a great thriller.It makes all those
revenge fantasies you've ever had pale
in comparison.

Found Wanting:
Women,Christianity & Sexuality

by Alison R. Webster
Cassell Books, paperback
A serious lesbian/feminist critique of

Christian teachings about sexuality.
Found Wanting is an interesting read.
The book focuses mainly on how the
Church has idolized a particular hetero
sexual ideal which ignores the experi
ence, desires and needs of women.
Alison R.Webster is a graduate in The

ology and Religious Studies and knows
the Church from the inside-out. A very
interesting book.

This is a truly moving book which tells
the tale of gay and lesbian teenagers all
over the U.S.From the closeted culture
of a Midwestern women's college to

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Quiet Moments
Only during rare qiuet moments,
I close my eyes and sit alone.
As warm summer breezes gently brush my face,
memories of you cross my mind.
In my mind, I see your smile.
I hear your laughter.
In my heart, I feel fragments of the love
We once had for each other.

Love you now deny.
I endlessly wonder
How what I thought was love.
Ended so bitterly.

Your carelessness towards my needs.
My anger towards your carelessness.
Our time together was so short.

I didn't realize, that a person could pass so quickly
Through another person's life.
As you passed through mine.
The emotional whirlwind left behind

Engulfs me to this day.
As the gentle breezes embrace my face,
I remember quiet peaceful times

Of sharing each other's lives and loving each other.
I miss you. I love you.
You have closed me

Out of your life forever.

The silence left by the void
Of not having you in my life.
Makes me realize

That you are really gone.
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San Antonio, TX

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2. For Christmas, you expect:
a. the love of your family and friends

"having too strong a desire for food and
drink; gluttonous." This is the time of
year when both definitions are defi

b. gifts that are about equal to what you

nitely at the forefront. Are you greedy?

c. lots of expensive gifts from every

Answer the following questions to find

one.

and not much more.

give.

out.

3. When it comes to food dur

1. During the holidays you:

ing the holidays, you:

a. buy lots of expensive gifts for every

a. don't eat or drink any more than at

one.

other times of the year.

b. try to be frugal without being stingy

b. eat and drink more than usual, but try

with time or money.
c. buy the smallest gifts you can get
away with giving.

to control it.

c. overeat and drink too much and pay
for it later.

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4. You expect to get your way:

learn to ask for what you want every

a. sometimes.

once in awhile.

b. about half of the time.

41-56 points

c. all the time.

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a. get on with life.

You strike a happy balance. Although
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love, you also expect them to give in
retum. You are good a compromise and

b. try to compromise without giving in

understanding when situations arise that

too often.

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c. pout and throw a fit.

57-72 points
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Greed is your middle name. You want
everything for yourself and get upset
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b. offer to share it.

c. hide it so you can have the whole
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What's in the stars for you this month?

ARIES

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DECEMBER: Pay attention to your
own needs before you tend to everyone
else's or you'll finish out the year feel
ing cranky and exhausted. Be sure to
make plans well ahead of time to avoid
last minute mixups.JANUARY:News
or gossip you hear may not be reliable.

DECEMBER: Your routine at work

Keep in touch with those who can keep
the story straight. Money and personal
problems that have been plaguing you
lately take a turn for the better.

could be dragging you down.Be sure to

get out and enjoy holiday preparations
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The recognition you've been seeking at

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TAURUS

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DECEMBER:A friend may need your
support, but don't get so involved that

tween obligations and fun. Everyone
seems to want a piece of you right now.

you make her problems yours. Try to
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14th since your energy levels won't be
nearly as high for the remainder of the

Don't feel put upon, enjoy the lime

month. JANUARY: Your ambitions

haven't diminished, they may just be
headed in the wrong direction. Reas
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get you back on track.

light. Be careful with a new romance—
it may not be all that you expected.
JANUARY:Holiday spending has put
you in a bind and you might have to cut

back on expenses and travel plans this
month. Focus on home and family
matters.

VIRGO

GrEMII$l

DECEMBER:An old love may resur

DECEMBER: You may have a ten
dency to make play too much like work

face, but don't be fooled. You have

during this holiday season. Even if you
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grown while she remains rooted to the
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family interests should come first right
now.

LIBRA
DECEMBER: An unusually heavy
workload in addition to all the holiday

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activities can keep you really busy. A

AQUARIUIS

sense of humor will help you get

DECEMBER: You could get so in
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especially demanding right now, but
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through. Watch your finances carefully
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SCORPIO

it later on. You could be torn between

DECEMBER: Avoid eavesdropping

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Thb Dirbctort
A Listing of Service Organizations, Businesses & Clubs
ALBUQUERQUE,NM (area code 505)
organizations
Sister Source Cooperative & Lesbian Resource Line
144 Harvard SE*268-2116

Affirmation *P0 Box 225831 75222 * 948-1546
AIDS Resource Center -P.C. Box 19071275219
Asians & Friends * PO Box 9142 75209 *392-3339

Cathedral of Hope MCC•5910 Cedar Springs Rd * 351-1901

Community Church & CoPege of Divine Met^yscs
4001 Live Oak #401 *826-7110. ExL 401

Congregation Beth El Binah * P.O. Box 191188 75219*497-1591

AMARILLO,TX (area code 806)
organizations

CouptesMetroDailas*POBox803156 75380*5045775
Dallas Gay and Lesbian Alliance

Lesbian/Gay Aliance-POBox3361 79105•373-5725

P.O. Box 190712 75219 * 5284233• FAX 522-4604

MCC of Amarilo • PC Box 1276• 372-4557

Dallas (Bay/Lesbian Historic Archives * P.O. Box 190712 75219 * 821-1653
Dallas(Say Youth (3roi^ * 300 Turtle Creek Plaza #116* 307-7203
Dallas Names Prqect• PC Box 190869 752185869 *(214)5205EWS

ARLINGTON,TX (area code 817)
organizations
Gay/Lesbian Association of UTA
P.O. Box 19348-77, UTA St 76019•794^140

Trinity MCC•331 Aaron Ava.Sle 125 • 265-5454

AUSTIN,TX (area code 512)

Dallas Outdoors • P.O. Box 35474 75235 * 2785270
Dallas Tavern Guild * 3900 Lemmon Ave.#220 * 6285292

Dignity/Dallas * PO Box 190133 75219• 2264101
Foundation for Human Understanding •5284233

Gay/Lesbian Gardeners • PC Box 190552 75219 * 3395787
GLAAD/Dallas• P.O. Box 190712 75219 * 526<aLAD

Grace FeDowship in Christ Jesus• 2727 Oak Lawn • 5282811
IfisbianAjay Democrats of Texas * 5215342 ext. 229
LesbiaryGay Political Coalition * P.O. Box 224424 75222•8289882

clubs

Lesbian Resource Center *1315 SkSes * 8215999

Nexus-305W.5ltl -472-5288

Lesbian Visionaries * PO Box 191443 75219 •521-5342 X 844

organizations

UL(Lesbian Info Line * 521-5342 exL 298
SPROUTS(coming out group)♦ 521-5342 exL 256

Attmaboo (Methodist)- 7403 Stioat C(eel< - 451-2329

TWIGS (the wymn in gay society) * 521-5342 ext 269

Austin LatinrVa Lesbian/Gay Organization
PC Box 1350 78787* 2805107

The New Vision (newsjoumal)* 521-5342 exL 255

Austin Lesbian/Gay Political Caucus• P.O. Box 822 78767•474-0750
Center for Battered Women • (Lesbian Group)3855181 or 928-9070

Metroplex Republicans * P.O. Box 191033 75219 *9415114
Oak Lawn Community Senrices 4300 MacArthur * 5205108
Oak Lawn Symphonic Band - P.O. Box 190973 75219 *9881761

Gay/Lesbian Student Association at UT Austin

PFLAG/Dallas * Helpline 5586640

458-3971 *80X27576X38 Union 78712-7338

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

Lesbian/Gay Rights Lobby * PO Box 2579 78768•474-5475
Lesbian Mothers - Karen * 339-8508

Seventh-Day Adventlst Kinship *4181358
White Rock Community Church • 722 Tenison Mem. Rd • 3280043

Live Wire Productions • PO Box 141202 78714

Womyn Together * 39^ Cedar Springs *5284233

Metropolitan Community Church • 1100 Springdale Rd.* 9205660
Oasis Ministiy• 5555 N. Lamar Blvd.#L101 •441-9191

P-Flag (Parentstfriends Lesbians/Gays)* 331-8446
Sapphfire! * Lesbian Social Group * 4505659

Meeting Address * 825 E. 531/2 SL, Ste E103
MailingAddress*20l W.Slassney.Ste. #321 78745-3156

DENTON,TX (area code 817)
crganizations
COURAGE,Lesbian Gay Student Org.

Walertoc Counseling Center * 507 Powell 78703 * 322-9654
Texas Human Rights Foundation • P.O. Box 49740 78765 * 479-8473

P.O. Box 5067 76203 * 382-3813

AIDS Legal Assistance 1-8095285417
The Treehouse(Lesbian Mothers Support Groi?))

P-Rag (Parents/Friends Lesbians^tSays) * 367-1491

607 Nueces SL 78701 *477-5822

ATHENS,TX (area code 903)
organizations
P-Flag (Parents/Friends Lesbians/Gays) * 6755326

BANDERA,TX (area code 210)

Harvest MCC• 5900 S.Stemmons 76205 * 1500497-HMCC

DRIPPING SPRINGS,TX(area code 512)
accommodations
Reaeation Plantation • Campground * HCCI box 48A 78620 * 8945567

EL PASO,TX (area code 915)
organizations
Lambda Service5*P0 Box 31321 79931-0321 *24 hour line 562-OAyS

accommodations

MCC B Paso * 916 Yandell •542-1227

Desert Hearts Cowgirl Club • Women's Guest Ranch

P-Rag (Parents/Friends Lasbiaiis/Gays) - Spanish & English •5914664

HC 3. Box 650 78003 * 796-7446

DALLAS,TX (area code 214)

FT. WORTH (area code 817)
organizations

businesses

Agape MCC - 4615SE IjDop 820 - 53S6002

Business Deiivefy Systems * 14902 Preston Rd.75240 •733-1108

clubs
the Moon-5039 Willis-e2&A471

Affirmation (Methodist)•4787837

Imperial Court de Fort Wodh/ArHngton •8781555 or 5387188
Lesbian/Gay PoKica)(^oalifon of TarTant County * 263-9006 or 8680326

P-Rag(Parents/Friends Lesbians/Gays)•498^7/498-4855

Sue Bien's - 3903 Cedar Springs - 5590707

RESPECT *828 Hardwood Rd* Hurst TX 76054

organizations

Tarranl County L/G Alliance •3327 Winlhrop. Suite 243 76116•7635544

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property of the Cei iler
HOUSTON,TX (area code 713)

NEW ORLEANS, LA (area code 504)

businesses
Inklings Bookshop • 1846 Richmond ■ 521-3369

club & accommodations
Chariene's * 940 Elysian Fields • 945-9328

Atternative Visions • 52&6223

clubs

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK (area code 405)
organizations

Ranch •9218 Buffalo Spdwy.•666-3464
Ms. Bs•9208 Buffalo Spcfwy.•666-3356
XTC•9212 Buffalo Spcfwy.•666-3356

Oasis the Community Center

organizations

2135 NW 39th 73112 * 525-AIDS

Heriand Sister Resources, Inc.

AIDS Foundation •3927 Essex Lane •623^796

2312 NW 39th 73112*521-9696

AIDS HOTUNE • do Switchboard • 529^11

Gay/Lesbian Students UnivefSfty of Houston •4800 Calhoun •529-3211
Gay/Lesbian Switchboard *P0 Box 66591 77266 * 529-3211

SAN ANGELO,TX (area code 915)
organizations

Houston Gay & Lesbian Parents * 980-7995

Houston Gay Poirlical Caucus• P.O. Box 66664 77266•521-1000
Integity * P.O. Box 66008 77260^• 432-0414
Kingdom Community Church'614 E. 19th •862-7533

P-Flag (Parents/Friends Lesbians/Gays)•944-4323

Concho Valley Gay/Lesbian Alfiance
P.O. Box 750 76902 * 653-2956

Lambda ALANON • 1214 Joanne • 521-9772

Lesbian/Gay Students-Univ. Houston Gear Lake •2700 Bay Area 77058

SAN ANTONIO,TX (area code 210)

LTN Houston • Lesbian Teacher Network
PO Box 1835 ■ Bellaire. TX 77402•52943211

businesses

MelropoBtan Community Church Of The Resurrection

Affirming Solutions * 1602 NE Loop 410, Ste. 102 * 828-6486

19l9Decatur*861-9l49

clubs

Montrose Counseling Center • 900Lovett#203 77006*6200037
Montrose Pool League/BIBiards * PJ 8630482

Bonham Exchange * 411 Bonham • 224-9219
Nexus San Antonio * 8021 Pinebrook • 341-2810

The Movie Oub * 867-9454

P-Flag(Parenls^riends Lesbians/Gays)* 867-9020

organizations

PWA Codition - Houston * 1475 W.Gray #163•522-5428

Deaf Rainbow * 804-1904 TTY

The Women's Group * 529-5871
Womynspace* P.O. Box 980601 77098-0601

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

Women's Softball League * 6431 Pineshade •868-6256

PO Box 150006 70212 • 684-4920

P-Rag (Parents/Friends Lesbians/Gays) * 822-4135
River City Living Metropolitan Community Church

LUBBXK,TX (area code 806)
organizations

202 Holland 78212 *822-1121
Lambda Students Center * 1140 W. Woodlawn Ave.

Lubbock Lesbian/Gay Alllarx:« & Wild WikJe West Prod.

LISA (Lesbian Information SA)• 82B-LISA (5472)

P.O. Box 64746 79464 * 7914499

SAIGA - San Antonio Lesbian/Gay Assembly • 733-7300

MCC Lubbock *5502 34th SL*792-5562

SALSA ■ San Antonio Lambda Students Alliance

P-Rag (Parents/Friends Lesbians/Gays)•799-8529

PO Box 12715 78212* SALSA Une 736-4329

South Plains AIDS Resource Center(SPARC)

San Antonio AIDS Foundation

4204-B50th SL 79413• 1-80O627-7079 * 796-7068

PO Box 120113 78212-9313
San Antonio Tavern Guild •822-2823

NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Affirmation: United Methodists for Lesbian/Gay Concerns

SHERMAN,TX (area code 903)

PO Box 1021 • Evanston, IL 60204

organizations

AIDS Action Council * 729 Eighth St S.E. Suite 200

AIDS Resource Center of Texhoma• 813-1272 or 800-52&6381

Washington. DC 20003 *(202) 547-3101

Alliance tor Ule•PO Box 1695 75091 •892-9049

AIDS 800* 1-800-221-7044

HIV/AIDS Services •PO Box 169575091 •463-7258

Conference For Catholic Lesbians

PO Box 436, Planetarium Station * New York, NY 10024

WAC0,TX (area code 817)

GLAAD/USA * 80 Varick St. #3E * NY. NY 10013
Hate Crime Line * 1-800-347-HATE

organizations

Gay & Lesbian Parents Coalition International(GLPCI)
PO Box 50360. Washington. DC 20091 •(202) 583-8029

P-Fag (Parents/Friends Lesbian&fCSays)•750-7211

Lesbian Mothers' National Defense Fund

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

List Your Business In The

National Gay Alliance for Young Adults, Inc.

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PO Box 190426 * Dallas, TX 75219 •(214)307-7203
National Gay/Lesbian Clearinghouse

666 Broadway 4th Floor * NY. NY 10012
National Gay/Lesbian Task Force

1517 U Street NW * Washington D.C. 20009 * 202-332-6483
Parents & Friends of Lesbians and Gays (P-Flag) * l-800-4-FAMiLY
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work."

Friends ofLesbians and Gays(FFK AG),

KHOV, the CBS affiliate in Houston,
Texas and KHTV,a Houston indepen

has met with harsh attacks on its Project
Open Mind television advertisements
in Tulsa, Oklahoma and in Houston,

dent station, who had accepted the ini
tial advertising buys, also pulled the

Texas. Project Open Mind challenges

advertisements from their schedules

anti-gay hate speech and addresses its
harmful impact on lesbian and gay

The spots never aired on either station.

Americans, their families and friends
and society atlarge.The ads show scenes
of Rev. Pat Robertson, Jerry Falwell

Oklahoma has also put the ads "on

and others speaking vehemently against
homosexuality. These clips are inter

demning hate speech. Project Open

spersed with shots of gay and lesbian
bashings and inferences that this hate
speech has a direct connection to the
high rate of lesbian/gay teen suicides.

after receiving the letter from CBN.
At the time of this release,TCI Cable of
hold."

Mitzi Henderson said, "We are con

Mind was created to challenge all hate

speech that is currently being spoken by
those who consider themselves moral
leaders in our society, and to show the

In a letter addressed to all television

potential tragic consequences of such

general managers in Project Open
Mind's target cities of Tulsa, Atlanta
and Houston, Pat Robertson's Chris

anti-gay rhetoric. America needs to

tian Broadcasting Network (CBN)
threatened to "seek judicial redress"
against all stations airing the television

hold its leaders accountable to a higher

standard oftolerance and acceptance of
their fellow human beings. The ads are

a wake-up call to tolerant, fairminded
Americans that this kind ofhate speech

advertisements, "to the maximum ex

in their communities is harmful to their

tent permitted by law,including injunctive relief and monetary damages."

lesbian and gay family members and
neighbors.

When Tulsa NBC affiliate station KJRH

"The religious and political leadersfea

consulted its attorneys and decided to

tured in the television advertisements

air the ads,CBN then issued a memo to

are unfortunately only representatives
of those who bring insidious anti-gay

the station that said"we hereby demand

that you immediately air a retraction
and public apology to Pat Robertson
and CBN."

KJRH discontinued its

airing of the ads, citing its concern
about the "creative content" of the ads.
"This is censorship, pure and simple,"
said PFLAG President Mitzi Henderson.

"We are saddened and angered that
television stations who have a broad-

rhetoric into our culture every day or

political gain. There is no justifiable
context for the demonizing and

marginalization of gays and lesbians,

or any group of American citizens.
PFLAG says it will continue to try to
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Task Force Applauds

therefore be used in the most ethical

Research But Warns

ensure that the studies are not used

of Consequences

against any individuals or groups."
In the past. Right Wing organizations

Washington, DC — Biology may
influence sexual orientation according
to a recently released study. The study,
based on DNA analysis of gay brothers,
contributes to a growing pool of re
search that suggests some biological
link between genetics and sexual orien
tation. The National Gay and Lesbian
Task Force (NGLTF) welcomes stud

ies into the complexities ofhuman sexu

ality. Regardless of the scientific ori

gins of homosexuality, however,
NGLTF calls for an end to discrimina
tion based on sexual orientation.

Dean Hamer,a molecular biologist with
the National Cancer Institute, reports
that the study found a hereditary predis

position to homosexuality in some men.
Hamer suggested that the genetic mate
rial in one segment of the X chromo

some may increase the probability of
homosexuality in some men.
"The Hamer study is an important addi

tion to the growing body of evidence

1

indicating a biological basis for homo
sexuality in some people," said Beth
Barrett,NGLTFspokesperson."And it

shows that homosexuality is anaturally
occurring and common variation among
humans — a fact that gay, lesbian and

ways and precautions must be taken to

have claimed that homosexuality is not

genetically based and some groups
therefore encouraged "reparative
therapy" to "cure" gay people of their
"abnormal behavior." However, upon
release of the LeVay brain study four

years ago.Rev.Lou Sheldon,an anti-gay
activist with the Traditional Values

Coalition, insinuated that if homosexu

ality were proven to be biologically
based, he believed medicine and sci

ence should seek to genetically alter
lesbian, gay and bisexual people.
"We know that the Right Wing will use
any research results against lesbian,
gay and bisexual civil rights, because
theirs is not a movement based on seek

ing the truth but on perpetuating big
otry," Barrett said."Our movement,on
the other hand, wants to end discrimi
nation against gay,lesbian and bisexual

people,regardless ofhow or why sexual
orientations vary."
For further information about the scien

tific and ethical questions surrounding
biological research,contactthe National
Organization of Gay and Lesbian Sci
entists and Technical Professionals,
(818)791-7689.

bisexual people have known all along."
"Regardless of the origins of homo
sexuality, however, discrimination

based on sexual orientation is always
wrong and mustend,"Barrettsaid."This
is especially true to avoid potential ge
netic engineering ifscience should ever
discover a gene responsible for homo
sexuality."
"Studies of human sexuality are not

conducted in political and social vacu
ums," Barrett noted,"The results must

Walls ofSilence
Denver,CO - In November the Denver

School Board heard arguments for and

against plans to display an informa
tional poster in the district's 10 high
schools. The poster advises lesbian/

gay and questioning youth that they
may contact the Gay, Lesbian and Bi
sexual Community Services Center of
Colorado. Students would be provided
with additional assistance from school

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In most classrooms across the nation,

cus on the Family, said: "The poster's
intent is clear: It is meant to promote

an informational vacuum deprives and

same-sex romance among teens."

degrades lesbian and gay youth. Text
books either ignore or demean homo
sexuality. Teachers seldom challenge
homophobic harassment. Students are

services, John Leslie, and superinten
dent, Irv Moskowitz seem supportive.

counselors.

left to fears rather than facts, torment

instead of tolerance. Testifying before
the Denver School Board, one parent
described this climate as a "wall of
silence."

However, according to the "Rocky
Mountain News,"several parents have

criticized the poster's message as "an
intrusion on families," an assault on

the "true authority of parents," and "an
improper role for the district."
The staunchest opposition has come
from Focus on the Family, a
Colorado-based group of the Christian

Right. In a letter to school board mem
bers, James Dobson, president of Fo

Both the district's director of student

Moskowitz told parents he understood
"the horrors" gay students often face in
silence. "We will be on guard," he told
parents of gay children, "You've cer
tainly touched us."
Encourage Denver to take the first step
toward educational equity and a cur
riculum that is fair, accurate and di
verse. Write to: All Members,Denver

Board of Education, 900 Grant Street,
Denver, CO 80203, tel. 303-764-3211,

fax 303-764-3216. Copy your corre
spondence to: Letters to the Editor,
"Rocky Mountain News,"400W.Colfax
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FORT WORTH - The Tarrant

DALLAS - Dallas Rainbow NOW

County Lesbian/Gay Alliance will
hold its Sixth Annual New Year's Eve

holds their meetings on the first Tues
day of each month at 6:30pm in the

Benefit Gala entitled Fort Worth For

YWCA on the third floor of the

mal '95: BlackTietoBlue Jeans.The

Women'sResourceCenter(4621 Ross
Ave.).For more info,call the Hotline at
(214)948-1144.

event will be held at the Radisson Plaza

Hotel (815 Main St.) in the Grand
Crystal Ballroom on December 31
beginning at 8pm. Proceeds will ben
efit a variety of non-profit organiza

HOUSTON - The Houston Gay and
Lesbian

Parents

will

hold

a

tions. Tickets range in price from $50

non-alcoholic,family New Year's Eve

per person with no seating guarantee,to
$1000foreight tickets,a reserved table,
a hotel suite, a full page ad in the pro
gram and a bottle of champagne (there
are also other options in between).Tick
ets must be purchased in advance and
can be paid for by check. Visa or

Party as their January Family Activ
ity.The HGLP Support Group meets
on the second Tuesday of each month

(December9&January 9)in the MCCR
Library downstairs. For more info on
HGLP,call(713)980-7995.

Mastercard.. Rooms are available at a

SAN ANTONIO - A study,tentatively

discounted rate for those attending the

entitled "Cuentos 'de Las Otras':

benefit. For more information or to

Cultural Aspects Affecting the Com

make reservations, call the Tarrant

ing Out Experience of Chicana Les

County Lesbian/Gay Alliance at(817)

bians and Bisexuals" is looking for

877-5544.

lesbian and bisexual Chicanas to par

ticipate. Participants will be asked to
HOUSTON - Team Houston will host

attend an in-depth interview.Confiden

a Countdown to Amsterdam Party

tiality will be strictly enforced. Sub
jects will not be identifiable. If you are

onPriday,December8th from 9pm-2am
at Heaven(800 Pacific). There will be
lots of great drink specials.If you inter

interest,contactGina at(210)949-3167,

Monday-Thursday 8am-4:30pm orFri
days 8am-1 lam.

ested in participating in the '98 Gay
Games, join Team Houston now by
calling (713)935-1060. It is important

HOUSTON - The Houston Area

tojoin early and identify in which sport
you are interested in competing.

free services for women and their chil

Women's Center provides a variety of
dren. Services include an emergency

shelter for battered women, a 24-hour

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Hotline, peer counseling and other as

more information about the festival,

sistance. Lesbian women are encour

aged to use their services or to volun

events, or about working or
non-working vacations, call (601)

teer their time.For more information or

344-1411 or write P.O. Box 12, Ovett,

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info, call the Oak Lawn Soccer Club
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of each month.

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Answers to your questions about love,
RELATIONSHIIPS & PERSONAL PROBLEMS

Dear Agnes,
I know this will seem ridiculous after

some of the problems you hear and deal
with,but here goes. My lover and I have

an on-going fight this same time every
year. She thinks it's ok to spend a small
fortune on Christmas and the holidays.
I don't see any problem except that her
idea of spending and mine are totally

(in my opinion) care less except to
come drink free booze and eat.They are
not what I classify as "real" friends.
That is all I have been able to talk her

out ofthough! The gift 1 ist has stayed in
tact. I am at a loss. I just do not under
stand why anyone would put them
selves through such financial hell year
after year. Maybe you can say some

different.

thing that will get her attention. I feel

She will drag out her credit cards, all of
them, and go on a wild spending spree
over the holidays and take until June or
July to pay them off. The first year we
lived together it took her until the fol
lowing Christmas to pay offall the bills.

like running away from home every
year at Christmas.
SPENDING SPREE

Dallas, TX

Dear Spree,

Then she took the cards out and did it all

Christmas is a time for giving, but you

over again. She makes payments all
year to pay off her spending for the
holidays.
I have begged her to cut back. For six
months, at least, she cannot do any
thing or go anywhere because she is too

can put yourself into the poor house all
year over holiday spending.
Talk to her about how she finances

Christmas. You might suggest review

ing the Christmas list. Some people will
willingly agree not to exchange gifts.

broke to even take a weekend off be

Review what you are spending on ev

cause of her extravagant spending over
the holidays.

erybody and cut back on the size gifts
you are giving. Lastly, the payments

The first year we lived together(the one

made on credit cards could be put into a

it took a year to pay off)she threw a big

savings account and the credit cards

party for all "our"friends that cost over

would not have to be used at year end.
The catch is that you have to watch

seven hundred dollars.Then she bought

all her family and friends Christmas
gifts. Halfthese people don't even give
her a gift and ifthey do it is not anything
near as nice as what she gives them.
I wouldn't complain about her spend
ing as much ifshe could afford it, but to

yourself and not spend the savings ac
count and charge up your credit cards.
I assume the credit cards are in her
name, and short of making some

progress on changing her ideas on how
much to spend and how to finance the

make payments for six months after

spending you are probably fighting an

wards is not affording it.

uphill battle.

This is causing some big fights. I did
talk her out ofthe Christmas party after
the first year. Most of the people who
came to the party she only sees once a
year anyway.They never call and could

Dear Agnes,

My lover of ten years has suddenly
made some really strange decisions.
The first was about eight months ago.

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She started writing day and night.It was
suddenly like she said to hell with ev
erything else. She was going to write

and anything else that was going on in
her life or mine was off. She quit

sleeping regular hours, she wouldn't

frightened for both of us. I don't know
what to do any more. Nothing I say or
do matters.

WRITER'S CORNER

Taos, NM

come out of the study to eat, in fact,

Dear Corner,

often she just wouldn't eat. The only
thing she did was get up in the morning

You can sit her down and talk to her

about what you see going on. It may or

and go to work.

may not help especially since you are so

She got a small article published and
this really sent her over the edge. Two

close to the situation. Do not be

months ago she marched in and an
nounced that she was quitting work so
she could dedicate herself fulltime to

her writing. We had a huge fight. I told
her it was nearly impossible to make a
living writing, and that we could not
make it financially without her check.
She threw a fit and quit work anyway.
We are in terrible financial shape and,
for the life of me, I cannot make her
understand that I feel abandoned and

confrontal, but do be specific. Explain
that you see herlocking herselfup to the
exclusion of eating and sleeping, quit

ting her Job and ignoring her financial
responsibilities. Tell her you feel aban
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deadline on what she feels would be a

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work to sell. Explain that you cannot

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GAY WINTER
TRAVEL
Gay Places to Stay
& Gay Things To Do
In Colorado & Northern New Mexico

Supreme Court, the boycott of Colo

em New Mexico town of Taos. The
following should give you some ideas

rado is off (for the moment) and with

for your winter getaway.

winter coming on, you arc ready to hit
the slopes. Whether it's skiing in Aspen

TAOS

With Amendment 2 in the hands of the

or partying in Denver, you will want a

Taos is a town of narrow streets, quiet

gay friendly place to stay, and you'll

courtyards and lots of adobe. In addi
tion to skiing at Angel Fire,Red River,

want to know about local gay attrac

tions. Also included here is the North-

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Sipapu and Taos Ski Valley, the area

Tiehack/Buttemiilk), to intermediate

also offers many other attractions.These

(Aspen Highlands and Snowmass), to

include the Taos Pueblo, Rancho de

expert at Aspen mountain. Aspen is full

Taos and countless art galleries.

of hotel, but there are two standouts for

Taos offers the Ruby Slipper

include private baths and private en

the gay traveler. Hotel Aspen
(800-527-7369),a gay-friendly hotel in
the heart of Aspen. Rates range from
$69-$295 per night during winter. The

trances and some rooms have their own

hotel offers some rooms with private

(505-758-0613), a lesbian owned bed
& breakfast with seven rooms.All rooms

fireplaces. They offer a full breakfast
from December through March and an

expanded continental breakfast through
out the rest of the year. Rates are from
$75-$95 per night for two ($85-$105
during the Christmas holidays).

Jacuzzis,a heated pool and great views.

The Aspen Bed & Breakfast Lodge
(800-36-ASPEN)is a bed and breakfast
with private baths and a large gay &
lesbian clientele.

Aspen doesn't have any gay bars,how
ever it is a fairly open community and

you will be welcome most anywhere.

ASPEN

The Aspen Gay and Lesbian commu

The Aspen community is very
gay-friendly and
boasts an

nity recommends The Tippler on Tues
day and Thursday nights and Club Soda

anti-discrimination ordinance that in

on Friday and Saturdays.

cludes"sexual orientation." Aspen as a
whole voted resoundingly against
Amendment 2 and welcomes all gay
travelers with open arms. The Aspen
Gay and Lesbian Community Organi
zation (970-925-9249) hosts Gay Ski
Week during the first week ofFebruary
every year. This year's Gay Ski Week

If you would like more info on gay
Aspen, you can find their on-line site at
http://www.aspenonline.\aspengay or

call the Gay and Lesbian Community at
the number above.

COLORADO SPRINGS

will be held January 27th-Feb 3rd. The

Yes,Colorado Springs does have a very

week includes skiing (obviously), par

high concentration of religious right
organizations and an anti-gay reputa

ties and lots of other activities. Pack

ages for Gay Ski Week are available by
calling Aspen Reservations at

800-872-7547. You'11 need to call early
as accommodations in Aspen are hard

tion,but this is still a tourist town which
welcomes all kinds. It has a strong gay

community that has become stronger

since the passage of Amendment 2. As

multiday tickets to all four mountains.

one bar owner told me, we don t really
have the 'bashers' here. What we have
are the 'love your neighbor' types who
won't assault you physically.Just don t

The slopes here go from beginner (at

listen to their radio shows."

to get.

There are four ski resorts within easy
reach of Aspen and skiers can get

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Attractions around Colorado Springs
include the usual outdoor activities as
well as Pike's Peak and The Garden of

the Gods (home of the Red Rocks

Amphitheater). Cripple Creek with it's
mining town atmosphere and low stakes
gambling is about 40 miles away.
As for places to stay, The Hearthstone
Inn(719-473-4413)is a lesbian owned,
non-smoking bed & breakfastfeaturing
23 rooms (some with working fire
places), a full gourmet breakfast and
rates ranging from $78-$140 per night.

with easy access to the slopes and the
owner of The Great Escape

(303-349-1201) bed & breakfast tells
me the town itself is gay friendly and
welcoming of everyone. The Great Es
cape offers winter rates of$55-$95 in a
beautiful Victorian home.

DENVER

(800-354-0989)is a gay owned bed and

A cosmopolitan city with a western
feel, Denver offers lots of gay places to
stay and gay things to see and do. The
Mile High Bed & Breakfast
(800-513-7827) is 6 blocks from the

breakfast about 20 minutes from Colo

gay bars and offers great rates of$39-$49

The

Pikes

Peak

Paradise

Inn

rado Springs with a view of(you guessed
it) Pikes Peak. Rates range from

continued on page 22

$85-$ 150 per night with a $15 discount
if you mention you are gay or lesbian.
The Inn is a replica of a Southern Man
sion and offers a full breakfast(break
fast in bed is available) and even wel
comes your toy breed dogs or declawed
cats if you make prior arrangements.
As for bars, you can visit the Hide &
Seek Complex, a 24 year-old gay and
lesbian gathering place featuring four

GET AWAY TO SAN ANTONIO

The Painted Lady

different bars with different music and

atmospheres and a restaurant under one

roof (719-634-9303). If you are look

ing for women only, try True Colors
(719-637-0773).

Visit one of the four most

For more information about Colorado

Springs' gay community and events,
call the Lesbian & Gay Community

charming cities in the country.
And stay at one of the most elegant

gay guesthouses in Texas."
Walking distance to The River Walk
and clubs • Breakfast basket • VCRs •

Center at(719)471-4429.

Over 200 movies • Phones with private
lines/answering machines • Microwaves
• Refrigerators • Coffee makers

CRESTED BUTTE

Call for reservations or more information.

Crested Butte is an old mining town

210-220-1092

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YE/!

AUSTIN EVENT SCHEDULE
SUNDAY •DECEMBER 10
Painted Ladies &
Illusions of the Stars Preview Show
FRIDAY • DECEMBER 15

Annual Children's Christmas Show

With Emcee Karen D'Angeio
Proceeds to Benefit Skyward Bound Ranch
SUNDAY • DECEMBER 17

Texas Capitol Centerfolds
Look for Painted Ladies & Texas Capitol Centerfolds
Returning in January!

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Volleyball League

Karaoke • Happy Hour All Night• $2 Frozen Ritas
THURSDAYS

Steak Night • Liquor Promos
FRIDAYS

TGIF Party 5pm-9pm • $2 Draft/75C Refills
SATURDAYS
PINK PARTY!

No cover til 9pm

No cover all night if you have pink hair!
SUNDAYS

Voileyball League • Football(audio & video)
Gourmet Burgers at 6pm

Dec.'95/Jan.'96 • Dimensions • Page 19

Whata Woru),
What A Worth
TRACKING HOLIDAY TRADITIONS
BY Nancy Ford
Once again, like a straight woman with

and me,) rich and poor alike shaped

something to prove, the holidays are
right on top of us.

mistletoe sprigs into boughs and fes
tively draped the garlands throughout

Time to haul out the holly,string up the
popcorn and,if necessary, start invent
ing clever retorts as to why a lovely girl

their homes. Natalis Soils Invicti and ^

like you hasn't found herself a husband
yet. But before you take advantage of

that mistletoe dangling over your holi
day pucker portal, you might want to
take a look at this parasitic plant's fam
ily tree.
According to Charles Panati's Extraor
dinary Origins of Everyday Things,

mistletoe was a plantofhope,peace and
harmony for second-century Druids.
They derived its namefrom mista,mean
ing"dung,"since the evergreen is propa
gated by seeds in birds' excrement. No

Saturnalia(honoring Saturn,the god of
agriculture,) were celebrated annually
on the 25th of December as far back as

753 BC. That's Before Christ. Get it?

December 25 didn't officially become
Christmas until more than three centu

ries after the recorded birth of Christ,

when the holiday was changed by those

always-alert Christians also interested
in enjoying an automatic week's vaca
tion at the end of the year.

As time passed, it became tradition for
pagan guests to embrace their pagan
hosts under the mistletoe. (Hi! Merry
Natalis Soils Invicti! Come on in! You

The Druids celebrated the advent of

didn't park behind Stonehenge,did you?
They tow.")Twigs of mistletoe outside

Winter by burning mistletoe as a sacri

a house welcomed weary travelers, not

fice to their gods. Evidently, zoning

unlike an all-natural neon VACANCY
sign. The plant became so famous as a

shit!

restrictions regarding open fires weren't
a problem in Druidania. Sprigs of the
plant were also hung in their homes to

symbol of goodwill that enemies who

ensure a year's good fortune and famil

required to call a temporary truce, dis

ial peace. I'm thinking the Menendez

arm

family could have used a little more
greenery around their house, and a few

fore John met Yoko.Guess it's hard for

less ski sweaters.

During the pagan Roman festival of
Natalis Soils Invicti, the birthday of
Mithras,{the Invincible Sun God to you

met under a mistletoe-laden tree were

themselves and give peace a chance.
All this nearly two thousand years e

a persons lips to yell "Charge!" when
they're busy kissing. I'm thinking that
hanging a little mistletoe around Bosnia

couldn't hurt.

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Around the fourth century, the Church
forbade the use of Mistletoe in any
form, in attempts to squelch its idola
trous associations to the pagan Druids.
"We'll have none of that love stuff in

our church," we can almost hear these

pre-Inquisitioners insist. As a substi
tute, the Church suggested holly. The
sharply pointed leaves were to symbol
ize the thorns in Christ's crown and the

red berries drops of his blood,and thus,
became a Nativity tradition. Yep —
blood and thorns — now that's cheery.
For Scandinavians, mistletoe belonged
to Frigga, goddess of love. The custom
ofkissing underthe mistletoe is thought
to be rooted in this romantie associa

tion. Powerful little plant. Leave it to
the Scandinavians. One wonders if per
haps those ancient elves might not have

been drying and smoking a little
pre-Amsterdamian 'toe themselves.

Now when your overly-eggnogged boss
pulls you under the mistletoe during

first of each year "to return all bor

rowed farming tools and household
utensils and to pay off outstanding
debts."

Well, bully for them. Keep in mind that
this balancing-of-accounts tradition
began many, many centuries prior to
the tradition of unbridled holiday credit

card abuse. Keep in mind,too,that if all
of us suddenly paid off all of our out
standing debts, thousand of phone col
lectors all over the globe would be
thrown into the chasm of unemploy

ment.To prevent world-wide economic
collapse,I suggest that this is one reso
lution that begs to be broken.
Regardless of whose traditions you
choose to employ — ancient or un
tested, pagan or Christian — may your
holiday season be filled with light and
love,and may the New Year bring each
of you all the joy you desire. In other
words, make the Yuletide gay.

®

your office party and slobbers,"How
about a little Christmas kiss?" Feel free

to reply,"No friggin' way man," then
call your attorney.
With or without benefit of mistletoe,

Nancy Ford is a Houston-based come
dian and frequent contributor to the
gay and lesbian press. She accepts gra
tuities.

the ancient Babylonians are the folks
responsible for the

tradition of making

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Gay Winter Travel

and lesbian literature, studies and peri

continued from page 17

odicals. They even offer mail order.
Call (303) 832-6263 for more info.

per night. The Victoria Oaks Inn

There are also many other gay-owned
and gay friendly bars, restaurants and

(303-355-1818) is gay owned and cen
trally located to the heart of Denver's

businesses in the Denver area. For more

gay community.It is convenient to shop

infomiation, call the gay, Lesbian, Bi
sexual Community Center of Colorado

ping, museums, and downtown Den

ver. Rates range from $50-$85 per night.
Denver has many bars — those of inter

at (303) 832-1250 or e-mail to
glbcscc@tde.com.

est to lesbian women travelers include:

Club Alternative (303-892-1704); Ms.
C's (303-322-4436); Three Sisters
(303-458-8926);
(303-572-1710).

The

Elle

(303-894-0600) offers breakfast and

lunch seven days a week and features a
heated outdoor patio. The Devine Cafe
(303-333-8463) specializes in South
western cuisine. Other restaurants in
the

Denver

Keystone is a planned community cen
tered around a man-made lake and lo

If you'd rather eat than party, you can
check out one of Denver's gay owned/
friendly restaurants. The Bistro

clude

KEVSTONE

Sandwich

(303-333-8463), the Footloose Cafe

(303-722-3430) a popular happy hour
gathering place,and the Denver Detour
(303-377-4563).

cated in the Copper Mountains close to
Breckcnridge and Vail. It offers the

Tanrydoon (800-850-1956), a gay/les
bian bed & breakfast in the skiing hot
spot of Colorado. Winter rates range
from $60-.$95 and include a full,
home-cooked breakfast and one free

night on a seven night reservation.
Shuttle buses take skiers from Key
stone to three different resorts ranging

depending on your skill level.
So now that you know where to stay and
what to do, it's time to wax those skis

Denver also boasts a great lesbian/gay
bookstore. Category Six Books at 1209

and get ready to hit the slopes. Enjoy!

E. 11 th is a three story collection of gay

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

Holiday
Reading
List
This month, we'll take a look at several

themselves still together in their home

books for your holiday reading. All are

and with two young lesbians moving

available through your local women's
bookstore or by mail.For info on order

into their space.
Tliis is a fun book although the ending

ing by mail, call Inklings Bookshop
(Houston) at (800) 931-3369 or (713)

leaves you wanting more.

521-3369.

Faint Praise: a Jane Lawless Mystery

by Elien Hart
Miss Pettibone and Miss McGrow
by Brenda Weathers

Seal Press, Hardback, $20.95

When a well-known television person

Naiad Press,Inc.,paperback,$ 10.95

ality meets with an untimely demise, a

When a young lesbian couple,Tess and

sinister series of events begins to un

Ellie, open a bed and breakfast, they

fold. The action starts at Minneapolis'

discover that the house is already in

famed Foshay Tower, but quickly

habited by a pair of closeted lovers
from another generation. Miss Gillian

spreads to entangle the Twin Cities in a

Pettibone and Miss Anna McGraw were

Jane Lawless, and her irreverent side
kick, Cordelia Thorn take on the resi

web of deceit and fear.

lovers when touring with an all-girl
use band during World War II. Their

dents of Linden Lofts, each of whom

affair was discovered and they were

has suspicions connections to the de

shipped home,disgraced and disowned

ceased.

by all who knew them.

Faint Praise is a witty and fast-paced

Now they are dead and surprised to find

book. I highly recommend it.

Dec.'95/Jon.'96 • Dimensions•Page 23

The First Time Ever

Love Stories by Naiad Press Authors

Naiad Press,Inc.,paperback,$14.95

From babydyke crushes to blistering
passion, every lesbian remembers the
moment of revelation when she was

first awakened by another woman's
touch. This collection includes stories
from Claire McNab, Penny Hayes,
Diane Salvatore, Karin Kallmaker and

Dorothy Tell.

If you like short stories, you'll like this.
A much better book than either The
Erotic Naiad or The Romantic Naiad

story collections.

Joining the Tribe:
Growing Up Gay & Lesbian in the '90s
by Linnea Due
Anchor Books, paperback, $12.95

and for all.

This is a great thriller.It makes all those
revenge fantasies you've ever had pale
in comparison.

Found Wanting:
Women,Christianity & Sexuality

by Alison R. Webster
Cassell Books, paperback
A serious lesbian/feminist critique of

Christian teachings about sexuality.
Found Wanting is an interesting read.
The book focuses mainly on how the
Church has idolized a particular hetero
sexual ideal which ignores the experi
ence, desires and needs of women.
Alison R.Webster is a graduate in The

ology and Religious Studies and knows
the Church from the inside-out. A very
interesting book.

This is a truly moving book which tells
the tale of gay and lesbian teenagers all
over the U.S.From the closeted culture
of a Midwestern women's college to

the gay teen culture on the west coast,
these are the stories of what it is really
like to be a lesbian or gay teenager in

for the lesbian, gay and

this country.

feminist communities.

Books, music and more

Recommended for parents ofgay teens,
counselors or anyone who has a curious
mind.

Payback

Inklings

by Celia Cohen
Naiad Press,Inc., paperback,$10.95

Senator Darlene Christmas is the young
est of a rich and powerful(and ruthless)
family that has controlled Mason

County, Louisiana for generations.
Former high school classmates Jess
Marceau and Mamie Todd learned the

1846 Richmond Ave.

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tor is crossed.Together,they hatch up a
plan to bring the Senator down once

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Poetry
From Our Readers

Quiet Moments
Only during rare qiuet moments,
I close my eyes and sit alone.
As warm summer breezes gently brush my face,
memories of you cross my mind.
In my mind, I see your smile.
I hear your laughter.
In my heart, I feel fragments of the love
We once had for each other.

Love you now deny.
I endlessly wonder
How what I thought was love.
Ended so bitterly.

Your carelessness towards my needs.
My anger towards your carelessness.
Our time together was so short.

I didn't realize, that a person could pass so quickly
Through another person's life.
As you passed through mine.
The emotional whirlwind left behind

Engulfs me to this day.
As the gentle breezes embrace my face,
I remember quiet peaceful times

Of sharing each other's lives and loving each other.
I miss you. I love you.
You have closed me

Out of your life forever.

The silence left by the void
Of not having you in my life.
Makes me realize

That you are really gone.
Sandra A. Meros

San Antonio, TX

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ARE

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Webster's defines greed as "wanting
more than one needs or deserves" or

2. For Christmas, you expect:
a. the love of your family and friends

"having too strong a desire for food and
drink; gluttonous." This is the time of
year when both definitions are defi

b. gifts that are about equal to what you

nitely at the forefront. Are you greedy?

c. lots of expensive gifts from every

Answer the following questions to find

one.

and not much more.

give.

out.

3. When it comes to food dur

1. During the holidays you:

ing the holidays, you:

a. buy lots of expensive gifts for every

a. don't eat or drink any more than at

one.

other times of the year.

b. try to be frugal without being stingy

b. eat and drink more than usual, but try

with time or money.
c. buy the smallest gifts you can get
away with giving.

to control it.

c. overeat and drink too much and pay
for it later.

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4. You expect to get your way:

learn to ask for what you want every

a. sometimes.

once in awhile.

b. about half of the time.

41-56 points

c. all the time.

5. When you don't get your
way, you:

a. get on with life.

You strike a happy balance. Although
you give generously to those whom you
love, you also expect them to give in
retum. You are good a compromise and

b. try to compromise without giving in

understanding when situations arise that

too often.

prevent you from getting what you want.

c. pout and throw a fit.

57-72 points
6. When there is only one piece
of your favorite cake left and

someone else wants it, you:
a. let them have it.

Greed is your middle name. You want
everything for yourself and get upset
when you don't get exactly what you
want. You need to learn the fine art of

b. offer to share it.

c. hide it so you can have the whole
thing for yourself.

compromise.Giving is a two-way street.
If you always take and never give,even
tually people will stop giving you any

thing.

Scoring

qp

Give yourself points as follows:
4 points for each "A" answer.
8 points for each "B"answer.
12 points for each "C" answer.

If you scored:

24-40 points
Greed is not

your problem.

^uCCfiCCing S^CCOf

In fact, you

your yraveC9{eeds!

may go too far

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in the other di

rection — giv

ing everything
and letting oth
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tage of your
generosity.
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Horosscope
What's in the stars for you this month?

ARIES

CAATCER

DECEMBER: Pay attention to your
own needs before you tend to everyone
else's or you'll finish out the year feel
ing cranky and exhausted. Be sure to
make plans well ahead of time to avoid
last minute mixups.JANUARY:News
or gossip you hear may not be reliable.

DECEMBER: Your routine at work

Keep in touch with those who can keep
the story straight. Money and personal
problems that have been plaguing you
lately take a turn for the better.

could be dragging you down.Be sure to

get out and enjoy holiday preparations
and the social activities of the season.

This will help relieve the stress you've
been feeling on the job. JANUARY:
The recognition you've been seeking at

work comes your way and makes you
feel great — but, don't spend your
money before you get it!

LEO
TAURUS

DECEMBER: You may feel torn be

DECEMBER:A friend may need your
support, but don't get so involved that

tween obligations and fun. Everyone
seems to want a piece of you right now.

you make her problems yours. Try to
wrap up holiday preparations by the
14th since your energy levels won't be
nearly as high for the remainder of the

Don't feel put upon, enjoy the lime

month. JANUARY: Your ambitions

haven't diminished, they may just be
headed in the wrong direction. Reas
sess your financial and career goals to
get you back on track.

light. Be careful with a new romance—
it may not be all that you expected.
JANUARY:Holiday spending has put
you in a bind and you might have to cut

back on expenses and travel plans this
month. Focus on home and family
matters.

VIRGO

GrEMII$l

DECEMBER:An old love may resur

DECEMBER: You may have a ten
dency to make play too much like work

face, but don't be fooled. You have

during this holiday season. Even if you
are feeling swamped,give yourselftime
to relax and enjoy the season. JANU

ARY: All the extra effort you've put
into your job could start to pay off.
Keep social activities to a minimum,

grown while she remains rooted to the
past. Put your emotional ties to her
behind you and move on with your life.
JANUARY: It's a good idea to avoid
either borrowing or lending money this
month. A change of direction could be
in the works—beflexible but sensible.

family interests should come first right
now.

LIBRA
DECEMBER: An unusually heavy
workload in addition to all the holiday

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activities can keep you really busy. A

AQUARIUIS

sense of humor will help you get

DECEMBER: You could get so in
volved in other people's needs that you
forget your own.Friends and family are
especially demanding right now, but
you must remember that you can't be
all things to all people. JANUARY:

through. Watch your finances carefully
as you may run into problems after the
14th. JANUARY: Money matters get

back on track early this month. Turn on
the charm and you can attract love and
good fortune. Enjoy social events.

Don't be so anxious to make a break in
a current relationship. You may regret

SCORPIO

it later on. You could be torn between

DECEMBER: Avoid eavesdropping

work and pleasure.If you handle it right
you could find yourself with a raise or

and prying — you may hear something
you don't want to hear. Don't lend
money or valuables to a friend, pay
back could be a problem. Your serious
mood lifts Just in time for Christmas
festivities - enjoy! JANUARY: Don't
base all your plans on one financial
deal. Spread yourselfout for protection
and security. Pay attention to details,
both on the job and at home.

SAGrTTARIUS
DECEMBER:You may have been so
wrapped in work and home affairs that

you haven't had time to socialize. Get
out now and take advantage of all the
social activities surrounding the holi

promotion.

PISCES
DECEMBER: Don't encourage an

acquaintance who's been flirting with
you. Be nice, but don't give in — both
of you could end up being embarrassed.
Be careful with your money since your
gift list may grow at the last minute.
JANUARY: You may not see eye to
eye with a higher-up on the job. A

compromise is possible if you set your
mind to it. Romance may pop up where
you least expect it.

days. JANUARY: Turn on the charm
and you mightjust attract Ms. Wonderfull An optimistic mood colors the
whole month and brings you good luck
at work.

Check It Out!

CAPRICORA
DECEMBER: Take care of old busi

ness during the first part ofthe month to
make way for some great new changes
coming your way. Good deeds you've
done in the past will be repaid by year's
end. JANUARY: New projects are

highlighted in '96. Your attention re
turns to the business of advancing your
career and monetary interests.

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Thb Dirbctort
A Listing of Service Organizations, Businesses & Clubs
ALBUQUERQUE,NM (area code 505)
organizations
Sister Source Cooperative & Lesbian Resource Line
144 Harvard SE*268-2116

Affirmation *P0 Box 225831 75222 * 948-1546
AIDS Resource Center -P.C. Box 19071275219
Asians & Friends * PO Box 9142 75209 *392-3339

Cathedral of Hope MCC•5910 Cedar Springs Rd * 351-1901

Community Church & CoPege of Divine Met^yscs
4001 Live Oak #401 *826-7110. ExL 401

Congregation Beth El Binah * P.O. Box 191188 75219*497-1591

AMARILLO,TX (area code 806)
organizations

CouptesMetroDailas*POBox803156 75380*5045775
Dallas Gay and Lesbian Alliance

Lesbian/Gay Aliance-POBox3361 79105•373-5725

P.O. Box 190712 75219 * 5284233• FAX 522-4604

MCC of Amarilo • PC Box 1276• 372-4557

Dallas (Bay/Lesbian Historic Archives * P.O. Box 190712 75219 * 821-1653
Dallas(Say Youth (3roi^ * 300 Turtle Creek Plaza #116* 307-7203
Dallas Names Prqect• PC Box 190869 752185869 *(214)5205EWS

ARLINGTON,TX (area code 817)
organizations
Gay/Lesbian Association of UTA
P.O. Box 19348-77, UTA St 76019•794^140

Trinity MCC•331 Aaron Ava.Sle 125 • 265-5454

AUSTIN,TX (area code 512)

Dallas Outdoors • P.O. Box 35474 75235 * 2785270
Dallas Tavern Guild * 3900 Lemmon Ave.#220 * 6285292

Dignity/Dallas * PO Box 190133 75219• 2264101
Foundation for Human Understanding •5284233

Gay/Lesbian Gardeners • PC Box 190552 75219 * 3395787
GLAAD/Dallas• P.O. Box 190712 75219 * 526<aLAD

Grace FeDowship in Christ Jesus• 2727 Oak Lawn • 5282811
IfisbianAjay Democrats of Texas * 5215342 ext. 229
LesbiaryGay Political Coalition * P.O. Box 224424 75222•8289882

clubs

Lesbian Resource Center *1315 SkSes * 8215999

Nexus-305W.5ltl -472-5288

Lesbian Visionaries * PO Box 191443 75219 •521-5342 X 844

organizations

UL(Lesbian Info Line * 521-5342 exL 298
SPROUTS(coming out group)♦ 521-5342 exL 256

Attmaboo (Methodist)- 7403 Stioat C(eel< - 451-2329

TWIGS (the wymn in gay society) * 521-5342 ext 269

Austin LatinrVa Lesbian/Gay Organization
PC Box 1350 78787* 2805107

The New Vision (newsjoumal)* 521-5342 exL 255

Austin Lesbian/Gay Political Caucus• P.O. Box 822 78767•474-0750
Center for Battered Women • (Lesbian Group)3855181 or 928-9070

Metroplex Republicans * P.O. Box 191033 75219 *9415114
Oak Lawn Community Senrices 4300 MacArthur * 5205108
Oak Lawn Symphonic Band - P.O. Box 190973 75219 *9881761

Gay/Lesbian Student Association at UT Austin

PFLAG/Dallas * Helpline 5586640

458-3971 *80X27576X38 Union 78712-7338

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

Lesbian/Gay Rights Lobby * PO Box 2579 78768•474-5475
Lesbian Mothers - Karen * 339-8508

Seventh-Day Adventlst Kinship *4181358
White Rock Community Church • 722 Tenison Mem. Rd • 3280043

Live Wire Productions • PO Box 141202 78714

Womyn Together * 39^ Cedar Springs *5284233

Metropolitan Community Church • 1100 Springdale Rd.* 9205660
Oasis Ministiy• 5555 N. Lamar Blvd.#L101 •441-9191

P-Flag (Parentstfriends Lesbians/Gays)* 331-8446
Sapphfire! * Lesbian Social Group * 4505659

Meeting Address * 825 E. 531/2 SL, Ste E103
MailingAddress*20l W.Slassney.Ste. #321 78745-3156

DENTON,TX (area code 817)
crganizations
COURAGE,Lesbian Gay Student Org.

Walertoc Counseling Center * 507 Powell 78703 * 322-9654
Texas Human Rights Foundation • P.O. Box 49740 78765 * 479-8473

P.O. Box 5067 76203 * 382-3813

AIDS Legal Assistance 1-8095285417
The Treehouse(Lesbian Mothers Support Groi?))

P-Rag (Parents/Friends Lesbians^tSays) * 367-1491

607 Nueces SL 78701 *477-5822

ATHENS,TX (area code 903)
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P-Flag (Parents/Friends Lesbians/Gays) * 6755326

BANDERA,TX (area code 210)

Harvest MCC• 5900 S.Stemmons 76205 * 1500497-HMCC

DRIPPING SPRINGS,TX(area code 512)
accommodations
Reaeation Plantation • Campground * HCCI box 48A 78620 * 8945567

EL PASO,TX (area code 915)
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Lambda Service5*P0 Box 31321 79931-0321 *24 hour line 562-OAyS

accommodations

MCC B Paso * 916 Yandell •542-1227

Desert Hearts Cowgirl Club • Women's Guest Ranch

P-Rag (Parents/Friends Lasbiaiis/Gays) - Spanish & English •5914664

HC 3. Box 650 78003 * 796-7446

DALLAS,TX (area code 214)

FT. WORTH (area code 817)
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Agape MCC - 4615SE IjDop 820 - 53S6002

Business Deiivefy Systems * 14902 Preston Rd.75240 •733-1108

clubs
the Moon-5039 Willis-e2&A471

Affirmation (Methodist)•4787837

Imperial Court de Fort Wodh/ArHngton •8781555 or 5387188
Lesbian/Gay PoKica)(^oalifon of TarTant County * 263-9006 or 8680326

P-Rag(Parents/Friends Lesbians/Gays)•498^7/498-4855

Sue Bien's - 3903 Cedar Springs - 5590707

RESPECT *828 Hardwood Rd* Hurst TX 76054

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Tarranl County L/G Alliance •3327 Winlhrop. Suite 243 76116•7635544

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HOUSTON,TX (area code 713)

NEW ORLEANS, LA (area code 504)

businesses
Inklings Bookshop • 1846 Richmond ■ 521-3369

club & accommodations
Chariene's * 940 Elysian Fields • 945-9328

Atternative Visions • 52&6223

clubs

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK (area code 405)
organizations

Ranch •9218 Buffalo Spdwy.•666-3464
Ms. Bs•9208 Buffalo Spcfwy.•666-3356
XTC•9212 Buffalo Spcfwy.•666-3356

Oasis the Community Center

organizations

2135 NW 39th 73112 * 525-AIDS

Heriand Sister Resources, Inc.

AIDS Foundation •3927 Essex Lane •623^796

2312 NW 39th 73112*521-9696

AIDS HOTUNE • do Switchboard • 529^11

Gay/Lesbian Students UnivefSfty of Houston •4800 Calhoun •529-3211
Gay/Lesbian Switchboard *P0 Box 66591 77266 * 529-3211

SAN ANGELO,TX (area code 915)
organizations

Houston Gay & Lesbian Parents * 980-7995

Houston Gay Poirlical Caucus• P.O. Box 66664 77266•521-1000
Integity * P.O. Box 66008 77260^• 432-0414
Kingdom Community Church'614 E. 19th •862-7533

P-Flag (Parents/Friends Lesbians/Gays)•944-4323

Concho Valley Gay/Lesbian Alfiance
P.O. Box 750 76902 * 653-2956

Lambda ALANON • 1214 Joanne • 521-9772

Lesbian/Gay Students-Univ. Houston Gear Lake •2700 Bay Area 77058

SAN ANTONIO,TX (area code 210)

LTN Houston • Lesbian Teacher Network
PO Box 1835 ■ Bellaire. TX 77402•52943211

businesses

MelropoBtan Community Church Of The Resurrection

Affirming Solutions * 1602 NE Loop 410, Ste. 102 * 828-6486

19l9Decatur*861-9l49

clubs

Montrose Counseling Center • 900Lovett#203 77006*6200037
Montrose Pool League/BIBiards * PJ 8630482

Bonham Exchange * 411 Bonham • 224-9219
Nexus San Antonio * 8021 Pinebrook • 341-2810

The Movie Oub * 867-9454

P-Flag(Parenls^riends Lesbians/Gays)* 867-9020

organizations

PWA Codition - Houston * 1475 W.Gray #163•522-5428

Deaf Rainbow * 804-1904 TTY

The Women's Group * 529-5871
Womynspace* P.O. Box 980601 77098-0601

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

Women's Softball League * 6431 Pineshade •868-6256

PO Box 150006 70212 • 684-4920

P-Rag (Parents/Friends Lesbians/Gays) * 822-4135
River City Living Metropolitan Community Church

LUBBXK,TX (area code 806)
organizations

202 Holland 78212 *822-1121
Lambda Students Center * 1140 W. Woodlawn Ave.

Lubbock Lesbian/Gay Alllarx:« & Wild WikJe West Prod.

LISA (Lesbian Information SA)• 82B-LISA (5472)

P.O. Box 64746 79464 * 7914499

SAIGA - San Antonio Lesbian/Gay Assembly • 733-7300

MCC Lubbock *5502 34th SL*792-5562

SALSA ■ San Antonio Lambda Students Alliance

P-Rag (Parents/Friends Lesbians/Gays)•799-8529

PO Box 12715 78212* SALSA Une 736-4329

South Plains AIDS Resource Center(SPARC)

San Antonio AIDS Foundation

4204-B50th SL 79413• 1-80O627-7079 * 796-7068

PO Box 120113 78212-9313
San Antonio Tavern Guild •822-2823

NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Affirmation: United Methodists for Lesbian/Gay Concerns

SHERMAN,TX (area code 903)

PO Box 1021 • Evanston, IL 60204

organizations

AIDS Action Council * 729 Eighth St S.E. Suite 200

AIDS Resource Center of Texhoma• 813-1272 or 800-52&6381

Washington. DC 20003 *(202) 547-3101

Alliance tor Ule•PO Box 1695 75091 •892-9049

AIDS 800* 1-800-221-7044

HIV/AIDS Services •PO Box 169575091 •463-7258

Conference For Catholic Lesbians

PO Box 436, Planetarium Station * New York, NY 10024

WAC0,TX (area code 817)

GLAAD/USA * 80 Varick St. #3E * NY. NY 10013
Hate Crime Line * 1-800-347-HATE

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Gay & Lesbian Parents Coalition International(GLPCI)
PO Box 50360. Washington. DC 20091 •(202) 583-8029

P-Fag (Parents/Friends Lesbian&fCSays)•750-7211

Lesbian Mothers' National Defense Fund

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

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PO Box 190426 * Dallas, TX 75219 •(214)307-7203
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National Gay/Lesbian Task Force

1517 U Street NW * Washington D.C. 20009 * 202-332-6483
Parents & Friends of Lesbians and Gays (P-Flag) * l-800-4-FAMiLY
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