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THE NEW VISION
"We must destrolJ the mlJths once
and for alt...
shatter them.
We must continue to speak out and
most lmportantllJ most lmportantllJ et/erlJ 9a1J person must
come out.
As difficult as It It,
IJOU must tell 1Jour Immediate
famillJ,
IJOU must tetl 1Jour relatitles, IJOU
must tetl lJOUr friends,
if indeed thelJ are IJOUr friends,
IJOU must tell 1Jour nei9hhors1 IJOU
must tell the people IJOU work with,
IJOU must tell the people in the
stores IJOU shop In...
Once thelJ realize that
we are indeed their children, that
we are Indeed et1er1Jwhereet/er1J m1Jth1
et/erlJ lie,
et/erlJ Innuendo
will he destrolJed
once and for all. 11
HartlelJ Mille
Stoekyard Stampede at
s•are t•e Vision
Dallas Life Magazine [August
30, 1992] reports that c l o g . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ,
dancing is a combination of
square dancing and tap dancing.
"It's roots are multi-ethnic:
Scottish, Irish, English, Dutch,
German, American Indian and
African." Webster says that the
clog dance is one in which clogs
are worn to beat out the rhythm
and defines clogs as shoes with
a wooden heel. No matter how
you define it, clog dancing is the
rage these days with classes
springing up all over.
You will have an opportunity to
see for yourself what clog dancing is all about when the Fort Cloggers Fort Worth Stockyard Stampede: (front,
Worth based troupe, Stockyard left to ~ight) Curtis Thom'}s, Mike Baxter, ~rdel/
Stampede, entertains us with Chau, Jimmy Polley. (Behind): Roger McC/mtock
their nimble clog dances (and
teaches the brave ones among us to clog dance!) at the Share the Vision meeting
on Friday, October 9.
The cloggers will "step out" at 7:30 p.m. in the Activity Center of the Dallas Gay
and Lesbian Commurnty Center, 2701 Reagan. There is no admission charge.
The Texas Supreme Court will hear arguments in the lawsuit sponsored by the Texas
Human Rights Foundation challenging the constitutionality of statute 21.06 of the
Texas Penal Code on January 5, 1993. Known as the "sodomy law," 21.06 makes
it a misdemeanor, punishable by a $200 fine, for consenting adults of the same sex
to engage in "deviant sexual intercourse". The law applies to both males and
females.
Two lower courts have struck down the statute as unconstitutional, most recently
the Third District Court of Appeals in Austin in March 1992. Attorney General Dan
Morales appealed the District Court's decision to both the Texas Supreme Court and
the Court of Criminal Appeals. The Court of Criminal Appeals declined to hear the
case, saying it did not have jurisdiction because no one had been prosecuted under
the law.
Although no one has been prosecuted, this case is critically important. The "sodomy
law" has been used as the basis for much discrimination against us. (The Dallas
Police Department, for example, refuses to hire homosexuals because we - with
21.06 on the books - are breaking the law.)
October 11
National Coming Out Day
Take Your NeJtt Step!
Three of the nine justices who sit on the Supreme Court are up for reelection this
fall. THRF Director of Development Suzy Wagers observes, "We are urging everyone to get out and vote in November. It is important for people to realize that,
as far as this particular case is concerned, this is it." Court costs are currently $60,000
and are expected to exceed $100,000. THRF desperately needs your help to fight
this battle. Donations to THRF can be made to P.O. Box 49740, Austin, TX 78765.
For additional information, call (512) 479-THRF.
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LIBERTY
Oct. 2: An Evening with JoAnn Loulan. 8 p.m. at the Margo Jones Theatre in Denton, Texas. Call 898-3801 for details. (Free!)
Oct. 2-4 : Lone Star Women's Music Festival in Austin. Call 512-9290002.
Oct. 4: 1992 LifeWalk in Dallas, 1:00 p.m. Call 520-8108.
Oct. 4: Lynn Lavner in Concert at MCC in Dallas, 6:30 p.m. Call 5266221.
Oct. 9: Share the Vision Meeting sponsored by Lesbian Visionaries, featuring the Fort Worth Stockyard Stampede Clog Dancers at 7:30 p.m. in
the Activity Center of the Dallas Gay and Lesbian Community Center,
2701 Reagan.
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Oct. 10: Booksigning with Warren Blumenfeld, 2-5 p.m. at Crossroads
Market in Dallas. Second annual Leap of Faith sponsored by First Unitarian Universalist Church. (See announcements.)
Oct. 10-11: Great Gathering of the Goddess in Austin, an event of
Womanspirit. Call 512-477-6002.
Oct. 15-18: Sixth Annual Conference of Hispanic Women's Network,
Harvey Hotel, Dallas. Call 464-2832.
Oct. 16-18: Herland Fall Retreat at Roman Nose State Park (See announcements.)
Oct. 17: Dianne Davidson in concert, sponsored by Pleiades Productions,
Inc. (See ad in this issue.)
Oct. 23-Nov. 1: Austin Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, Dobie Theatre
in Austin.
Oct. 25: Austin AIDS Walk for Life presented by AIDS Services of Austin. Call (512) 451-2273 .
Oct. 31 : Women's Arts & Crafts Fair, MCC in Dallas. Great Annual Yard
Sale held along with the fair at the church. Call 526-6221.
Nov. 6-8: Beyond Vanilla Workshop, presented by the National Leather
Association at the Dallas Gay and Lesbian Community Center. Call metro
817-267-7227.
Cffif'.BRt\TIHG ~Fc,E eomPt\NY OY WomEH
A wonderful catalog of women's products is out just in time for your holiday gift
ordering (l-800-937-1193). Not onir does it have great gifts for women - Gertrude
Stein Pillows, "Women who Dared' cards, trivet art, coffee mugs, t-shirts, sweats,
caps, nightshirts, and safety products - but wonderful gifts for children like Safari
Baby Color Dolls. Children can actually color the dolls and then they can be laundered for a new canvas. And the profits go to help women whose lives have been
shattered by rape and domestic violence.
The Company of Women was started in 1987 by Melinda Little as a for-profit business to help support the Rockland Famill'. Shelter in Spring Valley, New York. The
business is still operated out of Melinda s home and is expected to reach $1 million
in sales this year. Eighty-one percent of the profits go to the family shelter and Little
owns the rest.
The catalog is unique in that it gives statistics about violence against women and
provides a toll free hotline number for women in trouble (l-800-333-7233). It also
features products made by women which help to empower them to become independent. At a time when manY. shelters and services are closing their doors for lack
of funding, the Rockland Family Shelter is expanding it's services due to the growth
of this mail order business. We salute you, Melinda Little, and The Company of
Women!
The New Vision
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A quality bookstore for
lesbians & gay men
"If you haven't discovered lesbian &
gay literature & culture,
you're missing the best part ... "
1014-B North Lamar Blvd
in Castle Hill Plaza behind Sound Warehouse
Austin1 TX 78703
512495 9737
Mail order desk
8008281279
The New Vision •
Editor, Layout
Linda Haines
Co-Editor, Advertising
Paula Matthies
The New Vision is a monthly publication
of Lesbian Visionaries, Inc., P.O. Box
191443, Dallas, Tx 75219, a non-profit,
membership organization that welcomes
all who support the Lesbian Community.
Deadline for submission of articles, ads,
ideas and comments is the first Monday of
each month.
All submissions must
include name and phone number for
verification, but names are omitted upon
request. Opinions expressed in The New
Vision are those of the authors and do not
necessarily reflect the policies of Lesbian
Visionaries, Inc. Publication of the name
or picture of any person or organization in
The New Vision does not imply anything
regarding the sexual orientation of such
persons
or
members
of
such
organizations.
FOR ADVERTISING RA TES:
CALL PAULA (214) 406-9123
The New Vision C 1992 Lesbian Visionaries, Inc.
Visionary
"... the manifestation of a
combined set of technical
skills, layered into a very
special human being
who possesses an
extraordinary natural
blend of intelligence and
imagination."
October, 1992
Le4>ians and the Myth of lndu,;ion
by L.B. Brumage
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The lesbian community is particularly guilty of self-righteousness and hypocrisy when it comes to the issue of inclusion. Not that I don't admire the vision of lesbians transcending the bounds of racism and general stupidity. But the reality
is that we are all part of the same human race, all subject to
the same nasty socializations. So let's stop pretending that we
are somehow superior, color-blind and all-inclusive.
The T-Shirts are black, 100% preshrunk cotton "Fruit of the
Loom" brand shirts. The Visionaries logo and the words
"Share the Vision" are lavendar with white shadow, and the
triangle is bright pink. (The back of the shirt is undecorated.)
Sizes: M, L, XL, XXL. Sizes M and XXL are limited.
Lesbians use the word "inclusive" a lot, almost as if they had
invented it. But lesbians, like everyone else, only "include"
what they like. If they don't like your politics, your birth sex
(transexuals), your sexual expression (leather dykes); forget
it! Women of color and other minority women are faced with
the same prejudices inside the communio/ as they are in the
"90% world' . Lifstick lesbians are battling it out with bull
dykes on nationa television about who the real lesbians are.
(Now there's a lovely picture of inclusion for the whole world
to see!)
We exclude bisexuals and accuse them of "sitting on the
fence". Some separatist groups take this woman-only concept
to Nazi-like proportions. Lesbian opinion and taste is expected to be homogenized through some filter of politicalcorrectness (sorry girls, no more erotica!). We want to exclude men from our lives because they "come in and take
over". (Although I've yet to hear any dialogue about our responsibility for the role we play in letting them take over.
Lesbian, heal thyself1)
We pay a lot of lip service to the concept of inclusion. We
make sure everybody gets an invitation (okay, almost everybody!). And still there are women in our community who are
disenfranchised and demanding to be heard. Are our attempts
at inclusion merely tokenism or somehow politically motivated? Do we really mean it or are we just trying to look good
for the cameras?
Debi, (/.), and Jennie, SPROUTS coordinators, model
Visionaries' Share the Vision T-Shirts.
Visionaries T-Shirts can be purchased at Crossroads Market
($12.50) or at Visionaries' "Share the Vision" meetings
($10.00). They can be ordered by mail for $15.00. To order
by mail, send check or money order for $15 along with your
name, address, and size desired to LV T-Shirts, P.O. Box
191443, Dallas, TX 75219.
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Military Newspapers
Support Gays in Military
We could all use a few lessons in compromise. Standing at
opposite ends of an issue screaming at one another will solve
nothing. We need to shake our leaders up (or get different
ones!). It's time for some solutions, not more civil wars. So
let's just cut the crap, drop the "politically-correct" banter, and
make some real changes. Women have tremendous power
when they work together and an equally devastating power
when they work against one another. If mclusion is the goal,
let's take the energy that is wasted on defending this myth of
inclusion and put it into making inclusion a reality.
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Like all communities, we have our differences. That will
never change (and I for one wouldn't want it to change). But
we also have a choice. We can find ways to make our differences the bridges between us and our future. Or we will
make certain that those differences remain the walls that separate us all.
Army Times and Air Force Times, newspapers independent
of the military, but whose readership is predominantly military, printed an editorial on August 24th in support of lifting
the ban against homosexuals in the military.
The editorial points out that the old argument that gays pose
a security risk is acknowledged to be invalid even by Dick
Cheney, Secretary of Defense. The editorial also makes the
point that the argument that gays might make others uncomfortable by subjecting them to unwanted sexual overtures is
also true of heterosexuals who subject others to unwanted
sexual overtures. "Any unwanted sexual overture, regardless
of the sexual orientation of those involved, constitutes sexual
harassment and is barred by regulation."
Lesbian
Visionaries
214-528-2426
The editorial comments that the military was a leader in racial
integration and that "sexual preference is no more legitimate
than that based on race, gencler or religion".
Lesbian Info Line
P.O. Box 191443
Dallas, TX 75219
[from The PRIDE newsletter, published bv
the Pride Committee of Houston, September, 1991]
The New Vision
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October, 1992
As we reported last month,
the entire AIDS Memorial
Quilt will be on display in
Washington, D.C., October
9-11. This is only the second
time ever that the Quilt in its
entirety has been displayed.
The first time was the first
National March on Washington in 1987.
The Quilt numbers over 20,000 panels,
each three by six feet. If placed end to
end, the panels of The Quilt would
stretch a distance of over 22 miles. On
display, it will cover an area greater
than the combined size of 10 football
fields. The display this month will require approximately 5,000 volunteers to
lay it out, monitor it, handle the more
than 300,000 expected visitors, and
clean up afterwards.
Where is "The Quilt" kept? It is stored in the NAMES Pro•ect Workshop in San Francisco.
Who sews all these panels together? Who takes care of
them? Volunteers.
Where does the donation money go? All donations go back
into the local community for direct services for People With
AIDS (PW As) or famihes.
Does everyone who died of AIDS have a panel? No, for
every panel made, there are fourteen other people who have
died.
Isn't this morbid? Not to people who have been touched by
the AIDS epidemic. It is our way of remembering our loved
ones, and fighting back to make sure our loved ones are not
•ust ignored. The Quilt evokes many emotions -- tears, laughter, sorrow, joy, release -- it is an individual feeling/response.
{Thank you, Fort Worth/Tarrant County Names Project, for
assing on the above information . For information on
making a panel, volunteering, or making a tax-deductible
donation, call (817) 33-NAMES or toll-free 1-800-221NAMES.J
Frequently Asked Questions About
The Quilt
Do females have panels? Yes! There are panels for women,
children and men.
'Women's Programming is proud to present
tfie
Are all these panels for gay people? No, they are not. Anyone can contract HN -- anyone who receives blood or blood
products, children born to a mother with HN, or anyone engaging in unprotected sex.
3ra Ylnnua{
'Womens
Who makes panels? Anyone -- family, friends, parents, lovers, co-workers, church organizations, school organizations,
neighbors, people who never knew anyone with AIDS yet
were moved by compassion to do something.
.fZLrts & Crafts
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Why the size of individual panels? 3 feet by 6 feet is the
average grave size.
How did "The Quilt" begin? In November 1985, Cleve
Jones got the idea when he saw friends taf ing the names of
people who had died of AIDS onto a wal in San Francisco
following a peaceful demonstration march. He watched the
taped pieces of paper fall off the wall and wanted a more permanent way to remember friends.
Saturaay, October 31st
Why a Quilt? Quilts are traditionally warm, heart touching,
personal items that invoke a warm response. The NAMES
Project AIDS Memorial Quilt is an expression oflove -- love
felt toward a loved one who has died of AIDS.
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The New Vision
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October, 1992
New Movie ComP,any
Custody Battle
Geena Davis, star of A League of Their Own" has formed
a production company, Genial Pictures, to develop works by
women and roles for herself. Lesbian director Jan Oxenberg
will be doing a film with Geena.
A lesbian mother was recently awarded custody of her two
and one-half year old son by a Travis County (Austin) jury.
The child will continue to live with the woman and her domestic partner who is an Austin policewoman. The jury, consisting of nine women and three men. voted 10-2, with two
of the women casting the dissenting votes.
[from Deneuve, October, 1992]
[from Dtmenaiona, September, 1992]
Body Builders
Congrats to Dallas lesbian body builders, Danney D'Alexandris and Donna Jean Macey for taking first and second
places at the North American Gay and Lesbian Body Buildmg Championships held in Dallas on August 29th. Muscles,
muscles, everywhere ...
Violence on Campus
Thinking about goingoack to college? Be aware that rape
and sexual violence is now the number one security concern
on U.S. college campuses. Congresswoman Susan Molinari
ofN.Y., who is co-sponsor of a bill to help stop campus assaults, states, "It is ttme to make college a place of learning
for young women rather than a place of fear!"
[from the Dallas Voice. September 4. 1992]
Urvashi Retires
[from New Woman, August, 1992]
Urvashi Vaid, the executive director of the National Gay and
Lesbian Task Force, has resigned her position to pursue research and writing. Her advice to the next person who seeks
the job with NGLTF? "Have a thick skin ano have a big heart.
Have a huge heart oflove because it's a very bitter andbostile
world. It's a world that hates our guts."
Improving Women's Lives
Are you tired of women getting the short shrift, but don't
know how to fight back? A new book entitled, How to Make
the World a Better Place for Women--in Five Minutes a Day.
by Donna Jackson. editor-at-large of New Woman (Hypenon, $7.95), will give you some great tips on how to do
something to improve the lives of women.
[from J'he Advocate, August 13. 1992]
More Movie 'N ews
Rumor has it that Lily Tomlin and Jane Wag!}er are fighting
to regain the rights to the film, "Search for Signs of fntell1gent Life in the Universe," before it can be sold. Orion Pictures has filed bankruptcy.
Naturally Brown
A new cofored cotton fiber developed by a woman, Sally
Fox, and patented under the name of "Fox Fibre" will be
introduced this fall by Levi's Naturals for Women. The new
brown colored cotton fibre contains no polluting dyes. It has
been naturally grown as brown colored. Levi's plans to
introduce natural green-colored jeans in 1993.
[from Denevve, October, 1992]
Earthshaking Parade
Mother Nature was rooting for the Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Pride Parade this year. It seems that two sizable earth-
[from New Woman, September, 1992]
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Connections Bookstore, Agape MCC
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in Dallas:
Curious Times, CrossRoads Market, Renaissance & Romance,
in Denton:
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The New Vision
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October, 1992
What would you wear?
24%: Birthday Suit; 24%: Tuxedos; 16%: Leather;
16%: Lace
Who would perform. the Ceremony?
24%: My Cat; 19%: Priestess; 19%: Cher; 10%: My Therapist
How would you kee~ sex alive?
25%: Imagination; 211/o: Videos/sex toys; stay romantic/ take
exotic trips/ have sex all the time each received 12%
What's the worst thing about lesbian marriage?
33%: Boring!; 24%: No legal rights; 11 %: Society's attitudes
and one couple said, "You start to look like each other!"
Wedding Bell Blues
Local Chnstian radio announcer Jack Chambers ripped up the
wedding announcement of lesbian couple, Sara Strandtman
and Karen Umminger, which appeared in the July 13th Austin
American Statesman and declared, "This is an outright frontal
attack on the most holy institution -- the institution of marriage!" Statesman pubhsher Roger Kintzel replied, "Jack, the
times they are a-changin'. Gays and lesbians are a part of society, they are a part of the diversity of Austin." Sara encourages more couples to come out .rublicly because she says, "the
more old stereotypes will fall.
[from The Advocate, August 25. 1992]
Liz&AIDS
Elizabeth Taylor's criticism of the Bush administration regarding its travel and immigration restrictions against people
with AIDS has been fierce: "President Bush, Mr. Quayle,
Senator Helms, your policy is wrong--dead wrong--and you
know it. Wake up and join the family of civilized nations!"
Full Service Hair Salon
[from Positively Aware. Summer, 1992]
Lesbian Foster Parent
3920 Cedar Spring
Dallas. Tx 75219
Ph. (214) 528-9600
Sharon McCracken, openly lesbian, was recently licensed as
a foster parent by the State of Florida. Officials believe she
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Concentrate on Your
Business, Not Your Books.
News ... from all over continued from page 5
quakes shook Southern California on the morning of June
28th and officials considered canceling the parade. However,
the parade was allowed and thousands marched despite the
rattle of aftershocks. Lesbian seismologist Kate Hutton said
that the fault pattern caused by the quakes formed a giant
lambda symbol. "It's a little unusual," says Kate, "Faults are
more often perpendicular and usually straight. This was not."
{from The Advocate, August 25, 1992]
New Writer
Keep your eyes open for future novels from Lesbian author
Jennifer DiMarco. Jennifer is an 18-year-old Seattle woman
who wrote her first lesbian novel at age l Oand has since selfpuhlished 7 others! Jennifer has won several writing awards
and literary critics say her works have "star quality."
Full Service Tax,
Bookkeeping
& Payroll
[from The Advocate, July 30, 1992]
Will You Marry Me?
On Our Backs [September/October, 1992] asked,
"What does the 'Dyke on the Street' think about Lesbian
Marriage?"
99%: "Great"· 1%: "It's insane"
What kind of bachelorette party would you have?
39%: a Sex party; 2%: a "butch affair" -cigars/cards/beer
Where would you go on your honeymoon?"'
43%: Hawaii/tropical island; 17%: Amsterdam
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October, 1992
murder was committed on January 11, 1992, but the details
are just starting to leak out. The news coverage will be sensational since four teenage girls are charged with torturing
and burning alive a 12-year-old lesbian. (Goddess help us
all!)
/from The Advocate. September 22. 1992]
Individual, Group, Couples and
Family Psychotherapy, Hypnosis,
Psychological Assessment and
Consultation.
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DGLA Membership Drive
The Dallas Gay and Lesbian Alliance wants you to have a
voice in the affairs of our community by joining the DGLA.
If you join during the month of October 1992, you will be
eligible for several great prizes generously donated by community organizations and businesses. Watch for flyers about
this event at the Community Center and businesses in the
area. A drawing for prizes from among those people who
join in October will be held at the DGLA General Membership meeting on Monday, November 9th.
Women's Issues
"Coming Out"
Relationships
Abuse and Recovery
Parenting
Domestic Violence
Gail A. Rekers, Ph.D.
Michal Anne Pepper, Ph.D.
Community Of C•~•>
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Counseling Psychologists
6750 Hillcrest Plaza Dr., Suite 320, L.B. 10
Dallas, Texas 75230
(214) 233-1050
White Rock Community Church
invites you to
News ... from all over continued
FaH Field Day &- Fair
is the first known lesbian woman to be licensed as a foster
parent. The state still restricts lesbians and gay men from
adopting. In fact, it restricts homosexuals from even applying
for adoption which attorney Fran Tetunic calls bizarre because "tbere's no mention of homicidal maniacs or child molesters or rapists or any other group" being restricted.
[from The Advocate, September 22, 1992;
and Mom's Apple Pie, Fall '92]
Lesbian Moms
Some New York clinics and doctor's offices are now requiring lesbians and single women to submit to psychological
screening (at their own expense) before they can begin alternative insemination.
begiming
[from Mom's Apple Pie, Fall, 1992]
Sunday,
Lesbian ... Not
Gloria O'Dell, a Democratic candidate for Senator in Kansas,
has filed a complaint against Topeka fundamentalist minister
Fred Phelps Sr., for falsely calling her a lesbian and carrying
signs that read "Gays Are Worthy of Death". Gloria refused
to respond to the charges during her campaign against Phelps
(whom she defeated soundly in the primaries), but Phelps has
continued to attack her after his defeat and Gloria has had
enough!
October 18
722 Tenison Memorial Road
Dallas, Texas 75223
(214) 320-0043
You are welcome at
White Rock Community Church
{from The Advocate, September 22, 1992]
Sunday Services
Sunday Evenings
Wednesday Bib1e Study
Lesbian Grief
Be prepared for more bad press for lesbians ... we have a
gruesome murder involving five teenage girls involved in
lesbian activity coming to us from Madison, Indiana. The
The New Vision
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October, 1992
l lfK a.1 :•llriitillll'lll
by Donna Ludlum
I can only imagine that after the last
camp was struck, after the last RV
rolled through the front gates and womyn's teet no longer tread that earth,
that the land and the wind continued to
echo with the sound ofwomyn's laughter, womyn's music and womyn's
voices. Because Michigan is magic.
The 17th annual Michigan W omyn's
Music Festival was held August 11-16.
It was my second and, certainly, not my
last. If you have never attended a womyn's music festival, it is way past time
for you to discover the wonder and joy
of being on womyn's-only land. Speaking only for myself, although I have
heard these same sentiments echoed by
others, I find the land the safest place
I have ever been. Is it the absence of
men? Is it the positive enerizy that each
womon brings? I think it 1s a little of
both. Let me tell you what this festival
is like.
Many womyn opt to come on Monday,
the first day the land is opened. (Officially, however, the festival begins on
Tuesday.) Since you and all your sisters throughout this country (and from
other countries, as well) have decided
to come on Monday, you line up on the
dirt country road that leads to the front
gate of (drum roll, please) M IC H I
GA N ! (yea!) You turn off your engine, you remove yourself from your
vehicle and get to know your neighbors. (Ours were from Toronto.) Don't
worry, within a couple of hours, you'll
be inside. You'II have signed up for two
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a stint in the little 4- JO year old boys'
camp - which is separate from the womyn 'scamping area). You also will
have removed all your gear from your
car and be waiting on a shuttle (a bus,
a flatbed pulled by a tractor, a van, or
a pickup driven by the gorgeous
Keven). Onto that shuttle goes you and
your gear (with the help ofwomyn you
don't even know - yea!). You will be
dropped at the shuttle stop nearest the
camping designation you prefer (ours
was chem-free, Bread and Roses).
Ok, you're in Michigan. Now bow do
you meet womyn? (If you haven't met
any by now, better take those blinders
off because womyn are everywhere
just waiting to be met!) You meet womyn on your workshifts, you meet womyn at any of the many workshops that
are provided from Tuesday through
Sunday. You meet womyn at Sober
Support where 12-step programs are
the order of EVERY day. You meet
womyn watching movies at the Acoustic Stage on Monday and Tuesday
nights. Join the chorus, join the band.
(Take your instrument!) You meet womyn at the P.Orta-janes (the cleanest
portable facilities I have ever experienced). Topless womyn, naked womyn, fully clothed (ab, c'mon) womyn .. . (It has been a wonderful
experience for me to be topless around
7500 lesbians and not have one bad incident or comment made - except from
my camping buddettes - thanks,
friends.) And, you meet womyn in line
for the showers. Now, here you can't be
shy. The showers are open-air and
hung off a swingset frame (one shower
does have a curtain around it). When
you are about fifth in line, you strip naked and with soap, washcloth, and
shampoo in band, wait for your turn.
(yea!)
Music starts on Wednesday. (This is
why you may want a watch.) Music on
the Day Stage starts at noon; music on
the Acoustic Stage starts at 4:00 p.m.;
music on the Night Stage starts at 8:00
.m. (Music and womyn? When I die,
want to go to Michigan!)
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Ob, I can't forget the meals. Ummm
ummm, tofu ... enough said. No, seriously, the meals are provided (provided
you like vegetarian). A sample fare
would be: breakfast - granola, yogurt,
fruit, bread and peanut butter; lunch salad, fresh veggies, fruit, bread and
peanut butter; supper - tofu-and-something or rice-and-something, fresh veggies, fruit, bread and peanut butter. Ob,
and honey ... Is your mind screaming,
what about sugar and caffeine? Well,
for those folks less dietetically enligbt8
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ened, stands sell ice cream, coffee, sodas, donuts. (Personally, while on my
parking shift in the RV area, I begged
fresh meat from some kind-hearted womyn. If you look as pathetic as I did,
it works.)
For your friends who have been unfortunate enough to be left at home, the
Crafts area provides a place to purchase
souvenirs. What a wonderful place to
go and find incredible things made by
talented, loving, friendly, happy womyn.
What have I forgotten? The Chorus
W omyn singing - their voices drifting
through the trees? Mozart on woodwinds floating in the air? The sound of
womyn playmg volleyball? Laughter
(last year I was surprised at the fact that
I didn't hear ANY arguments)? And,
last year I awoke one morning at about
3:00 a.m. to the sound ofwomyn who
were, obviously, going home. The were
singing "Leaving On a Jet Place". After
a few lines, they started laughing. And
then they broke into a chorus of
"You've Got a Friend" ...
And, then, there is Jan from Seattle.
There are Jennifer and Heather from
Toledo. Katie is from Boston. Mary is
from Ireland, lives in London and is
staying in New Jersey for a couple of
months. Jackie is from Champaign, Illinois. Janet (ob, I love Janet) is from
Rhode Island. Rhonda is from Madison, Wisconsin and never knew I
wanted to marry her.
And, damn, now I'm crying. Because I
miss it. But, I know that somewhere,
even now, near Hart, Michigan on 623
acres ofland, the wind is fairly bursting
with the loving sounds of womyn their laughter and their music and their
voices. I know. Because Michigan is
magic.
October, 1992
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most half of the nation's work force. Are we making
progress at all? The number of women in managenal positions increased 3.5% from 1983 to I 991. That's less than onehalf of one percent each year.
A Unique Mix of Stuff to Digest
By Paula Matthies
Did watching the Republican Convention make you as angry
as it did me? But what a hysterically funny moment for gays
and lesbians when George came strolling out to !P"eet Barbara to the strains of "The Best of Times is Now from the
madcap gay musical, La Cage aux Follies! Does George
have a "Secret Little Fairy" helping with his campaign?
Quote from George Bush from the book, Political Babble:
The l .000 Dumbest Things Ever Said by Politicians: "I have
opinions of my own--strong opinions--but I don't always
agree with them." (We don't either, George!)
We all know that Dan Quayle cannot spell, but does George
Bush understand the meaning of words? He recently vetoed
a bill (HR 2507, primarily a women's health bill for breast
cancer research) with this statement, "It is not necessary to
increase support for research targeted at women's health
needs. Great progress is being made in the area of women's
health." (Breast cancer has taken more lives than AIDS since
1980 ... currently 46,000 in America per year. This is
progress?)
[Statistic from New Woman. August, 1992]
Also from New Woman [September, 1992]: less than 5 percent of top management positions of America's largest corporations are held by women although women make up al-
In Southern California women are starting to wear peachcol~red ribbons to show support for women with breast cancer Just as people show support for those with AIDS with a
red ribbon. Let's get the peach colored ribbons started all
over Texas!
[from Lesbian Uprisings! August. 1992]
Didn't you adore the statement by Republican religious
leader, Pat Robertson, about the Equal Rights Amendment?
"(The ERA) is not about equal rights for women ... it is about
a socialist, anti-family political movement that encourages
women to leave their husbands, kill their children, rractice
witchcraft, destroy capitalism and become lesbians.
[Wire Reports, Dallas Morning News. August 26. 1992]
It seems more likely to me that guys like Pat Robertson
would make women want to become lesbians!
I love the name of t~e new women's festival held recently
in Amsterdam, Holland. It's called, "Finger in the Dyke
Women's Music Festival" ...YES!
{from Lesbian Uprisings!, August, 1992]
How do you feel about "outing"? I think it stinks ... unless
the person is working against gay and lesbian people. The
Advocate .recently "~uted" Congressman Jim McCrery, a
conservative Republican from Shreveport because of his voting record against gay and lesbian issues. Three men have
signed affidavits that they have had sex with the Congressman. Jeff Yarbrough, Editor in Chief of The Advocate
stated, "Ifhe is engaging in homosexual sex and voting dow~
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broadcast on Sunday, SeP-tember 5th, but he did a great job.
Hang in there, Steve, we re all in your comer!
Overheard on Lambda Week(v: Fifteen guys from the group,
Outrage, donned nuns' outfits and invaded morning mass at
Westminster Cathedral in London to protest the recent homonhobic Vatican document. They weren't prepared for these
1' sisters"!
Carolyn Dunbar, M.A.
Psychotherapist
BankAmerica Corporation chickened-out on us and now is
funding the Boy Scouts. (Do I hear the sound of gays & lesbians cutting plastic?)
{from the Dallas Voice, September 4, 1992J
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Kudos to country music star Garth Brooks, who blasted the
Republicans about their "family values" propaganda, saying,
"I think the Republicans' big problem is that they believe family values are June and Ward and 2.3 children. To me it means
laughing, being able to dream. It means that if a set of parents
are black or white, or two people of the same sex, or if one
man or one woman acts as a parent, that the children grow
up ha~py and healthy: that's what family values are." Buy
Garth s new album, The Chase!
{from the Dallas Voice, September 4, 1992]
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issues and bills that would make life for gays and lesbians
easier, then he's being a hypocrite ... It merits him being
dragged kicking and screaming out of his little closet."
{from the Dallas Morning News. September 1, 1992}
Remember the Stone Age man, named "Iceman from the
Similaun", discovered buried in glacier ice in the Alps last
year? His body, carbon-dated at 5,477 years old, is so well
preserved that tatoos are visible on the skin. and his colorful
two-piece outfit made of woven hair and a pair of matching
moccasins are still in good shape. Scientist have now discovered semen in bis anus and intestines indicating that he had
recently had sex with another Stone ~e man.
!from The Guide, September, 1992, The Advocate, September 22, 1992, and the Dallas Times Herald, September 26,
1991}
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Jerry Falwall says that he received a container of urine injected with HIV through the mails. He blames the group,
Queer Nation for sending the package. Queer Nation denies
it, but thinks it was a good idea. Reports are that Falwell's
Liberty University, founded in 1971, is $73 million in debt
and is facing bankruptcy (It couldn't happen to a nicer guy!)
{from The Advocate, September 22, 1992}
The July, 1992 issue of Th e Guide reports that Ed Savitz,
the "sicko" gay man arrested in Philadelphia for having sex
with teenage street hustlers, was voted by his high school
class to be "the kid most likely to become a Supreme Court
justice." Sorry, Ed ... Clarence Thomas got the job first!
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a mother. She is a high school graduate employed
as a clerical worker. She likes seafood appetizers,
salad, steak, potatoes, and... broccoli!
(George, your out of step again!)
Are you in a solid, committed
relationship? Do you and your partner
want to learn more effective
communication skills?
And speaking ofbroccoli .. . scientists at Johns Hopkins University and Mount Sinai Medical Center now believe that
broccoli contains the most powerful anti-cancer compound
ever detected. It's called Sulforaphane. It's also found in
brussel sprouts (yuck!J, cauliflower and carrots.
{from New Woman. September, 1992}
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Ever wonder about the song "Yankee Doodle Dandy" ?
"... stuck a feather in his hat, and called it Macaroni!" Do you
imagine little sticky pieces of noodles stuck to his hat? Well,
according to Blanche Poubelle of The Guide [July. 1992],
macarom in this song does not mean pasta. It was a style of
dress and behavior in the late 18th century. Macaronis were
men who dressed in the finest clothes, carried looking
glasses, and were effeminate ... spiritual ancestors of our pisselegant drag queens!
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p.m. Sundays) will miss the velvet voice of Bill Travis and
the witty humor of Alonso Duralde who devoted many
years to providing gay and lesbian programing to the Dallas
Metroplex. Thanks Guys! The new host for Lambda Weekly
is Steve Walters. Steve was a little nervous for his first
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Smorgasbord continued from page 11
(Why am I writing about men? Isn't this a women/lesbian
column?)
I was very disturbed to read the article entitled, "What Price
Political Correctness?" by Tammye Nash [Dallas Voice,
Septemher 4. 1992] about Naiad Press' treatment of Houston
author Deborah Powell ( Bayou City Secrets and Houston
Town). From the article it appears that Naiad publisher, Barbara Grier is into her own brand of censorship. This controversy certainly warrants further investigation by lesbian
readers ....
I'm not ready ... for k.d. Lang as a "lipstick-laden femmefatale, poured into a low-cut, floor-length gown wearing a
gigantic bouffant hairdo"! Check out her new video,"Miss
Chatelaine" ... you're in for a shock!
[from The Advocate, August 13, 1992]
Mattel's newest toys for Christmas are Ren and Stimpy
dolls based on the Ren and Stimpy Show cartoons on the
Nickelodeon cable network. The new dolls will make undignified noises of intestinal distress when their midsections are
squeezed. (Some of their other toys will be equally disgusting.)
[from the Dallas Morning News, September 1, 1992]
Speaking of disgusting ... Melissa Etheridge made some of
us lesbians gag when she flirted with Dave Letterman in a
recent appearance ... guess she's decided to do the "straight"
and narrow ....
[from Deneuve, October, 1992]
From the television and movies set...
Candice Bergen thanked Dan Quayle for helping Murphy
Brown to get her EMMY. I can't wait for the new season
of Murphy Brown to start. I believe Dan Quayle is in for
some major "Murphy-Barbs" .
Cheers to Cher who recently stated about her son, "Elijah
thinks Chastity (her lesbian daughter) is a weirdo. I've tried
to explain to him that love between two women can be just
as meaningful as love between a man and a woman."
[from The Advocate. September
22,1992]
The biography, Blue Angel: The Life of Marlene Dietrich,
reveals that the late singer/actress was bisexual... but had a
definite preference for women. The criteria for her lovers?
They haa to be less famous. (Guess Marlene and Garbo
never made woopie. )
[from On Our Backs, September/October, 1992]
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Rumor has it that Lily Tomlin and Jane Wagner are fighting
to regain the rights to the film, "Search for Signs oflntelligent
Life in the Umverse," before it can be sold. Orion Pictures
has filed bankruptcy.
[from Deneuve. October, 1992]
Sandra Bernhard fans can see all of her in the nude layout
of the September issue of Playboy ....
[from The Advocate, September 22, 1992]
"Demi Moore attended a Hollywood fundraiser with two interesting looking women... Imagine Barbara Bush as a lesbian... wouldn't she wear birkenstocks and overalls? Hillary
Clinton? ... definitely a corporate dyke.
[from Deneuve, October, 1992]
It's nice to have friends like Roseanne and Tom Arnold. Tom
heard about Oregon's proposed ballot Measure 9 which is designed to legalize discrirrunation against Oregon gays and lesbians, and called up his friend, Gus Van Sant, the gay director. They are making a commercial to help defeat Measure 9
which is on the November 3rd ballot. "When we heard about
(the pro~osed measure) we couldn't believe it," bellows Tom
Arnold. 'It's Bullshit!" The commercial, which will be shown
in Oregon this October, will be informative but laced with
creepy humor ... like "Nazis marchin_g by and stuff," says Tom.
[from The Advocate, August 25, 1992]
On the home front... Candace Marcum, Dallas psychotherapist, kept the audience laughing at the DGLA general membership meeting on Monday, Sept. 14th, as she discussed the
"Happy, Healthy Homosexual". Ask her to tell you her "Matador' story! Thanks for a real fun time, Candy.
3514 Cedar Springs Rd. • Suite 300-C • Dallas, 1X 75219
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From Laurie Eiserloh
Deb Elder, new President of the Dallas Gay and Lesbian Alliance and a long-time community leader, was honored at a
reception at Sue Ellen's on September 9th. Various community leaders "roasted" Deb as they recalled some of her past
exploits. Will Deb's face remain a permanent shade of hot
pink?
Executive Director/Lobbyist,
The Lesbian/Gay Rights Lobby of Texas:
The Allan G. Calkin Fund, the research and education
branch of the Lesbian/Gay Rights LobbY. of Texas, has issued a statewide call for resumes to bmld the pool of potential candidates for appointments to state boards and commissions.
Dennis Vercher, editor of the Dallas Voice, recalled the
night of Feb. 4, 1988 when Deb and other members of Lesbian Visioniaries christened him and two other gay men
(Bill Hunt, and Don Baker) as "Honorary Lesbians" for
their unfailing support of the lesbian community of Dallas.
Dennis said that he was really happy to receive the award...
primarily because as a lesbian he would be able to have multiple orgasms .. . and he was extremely disappointed that it
didn't work! Deb responded, "Oh, I'm so sorry, Dennis, did
. we forget to tell you about the candles? Every lesbian knows
that you must have candles to have multiple orgasms!"
During her term of office, Governor Ann Richards will make
over 4,000 appointments to state boards and commissions
which regulate everything from the statewide university systems to the coordination of statewide health care. Persons
appointed to these boards and commissions set public policy
and are considered appointed state officials. It 1s imperative
for lesbian/gay people to be appointed to a significant number of these government posts.
Until next month .... keep your candles burning!
A list of appointments important to the lesbian/gay community has been sent to LGRL members across the state. Additional copies of this list will be made available at LGRL
events and at interested lesbian/gay businesses. If you are
interested in a state board or commission, if your business
is interested in receiving copies of the list, or if you would
like to make a tax deductible donation to the Calkin Fund
to help support this project, please contact the Calkin Fund
at P.O. Box 2579, Austm, TX 78768.
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<.Happy 1lirthday
to
"<"£he ..9lmazon"
It is fitting in the "Coming Out" month of October that we
wish happy birthday to a woman who lived all her life as
an "out and proud" lesbian! In fact, she considered that...
"Being other than normal is a perilous advantage."
The Lesbian/Gay Rights Lobby of Texas is offerin& marriage certificates for lesbian and gay people. Each certificate
is mdividually numbered and State Representative Glen
Maxey and Laurie Eiserloh, Executive Director of LGRL,
will personally sign each certificate. They are sealed with
the House of Representatives state seal. These certificates
are not actual legal documents, (gay/lesbian marriage is not
legal in the state of Texas), but rather a certificate that recognizes your commitment to one another. Each union is entered in the LGRL registry of marriage. Marriage certificates
may be used by those who are already united and by those
who intend to unite. If you would like a marriage certificate,
please send your names as you would like them to appear
on the certificate and $30 to LGRL, P.O. Box 2579, Austin,
TX 78768. Please include a return address. Delivery will be
in one to four weeks.
Natalie Clifford Barney, was born October 31, 1876 in Dayton, Ohio, but lived most of her life in Paris. Natalie Barney
is probably one of the two most famous lesbians of all time
and certainly the most notorious. She was rich (worth about
a billion dollars by today's standards), talented, outspoken,
witty, intelligent, free-thinking, free loving, and downright
outrageous! Barney mocked heterosexuals, particularly men,
and was an outspoken feminist since childhood. Two of Natalie's favorite targets for attack were marriage and religion.
Original sin to her way of thinking was not all that "origmal"
and she "hoped that all those "right thinking" Christians
could be replaced by people who think, presumably for
themselves. ' (Hear! Hear!)
"Df D had one ambition, it was to
{from A Feminist Perspective, a monthly column from the
Lesbian Gay Rights Lobby, written by Laurie Eiser/oh, Executive Director]
make my life itself into a poem."
Natalie Clifford Barney
Natalie Barney had many, many affairs with well known
women (Renee Vivien, Dolly Wilde, Romaine Brooks)
throughout her long life. She was still attractive to women
and sexually active in her late seventies when she began an
affair that lasted until she died in 1972 at the age of96 years.
In fact, Romaine Brooks broke off her relationship with 70+
year old Natalie because of Natalie's roving eye.
LAURA SIRI HUTCHESON M.Ed.
Psychotheropist
Natalie Barney was called the "Amazon of Letters", but few
people in this country have read her writings because she
chose to write in French. Finally a new English translation
of her work is available for lesbian readers. The information
and quotations in this article are from this new book, A Perilous Advanta~e. edited and translated by Anna Livia, New
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Your voice flowing with liquid sex appeal,
:.drawing and painting featherlight tremors on my sc_alp.
~Oblivious you were, to the overheated telephone wrres
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Alter living in San Diego and Washington, D. C.. Ke/h now
calls Austin her home.
by Jewelle Gomez
(Firebrand Books, $9.95)
Reviewed by Maria Hopewell
Jewelle Gomez was a double winner at this year's annual
Lambda Literary Awards. Her first novel, The Gilda Stories,
won for both Lesbian Fiction and Lesbian Science Fiction/
Fantasy.
Gomez's lesbian vampire heroine strides across time listening to the sounds of the world and trying to add her own
voice. She learns that immortality is not sunple. The Girl, a
runaway slave, meets Gilda, a white female who could talk
without speaking. They meet at night in the root cellar of the
farmhouse that Gilda owns and where the Girl is hiding.
"Woodard's was the most prosperous establishment in the
area and enjoyed the patronage of some of the most esteemed
men and women of the country. Gilda employed eight girls,
none yet 20, who lived in the house and worked hard liours
being what others imagined women should be.11
Gilda is a vampire. She is also the madam of a brothel in
Louisiana, circa 18 50, and has an Indian female lover named
Bird. Bird manages the house and teaches the Girl to read
in English and French. Then Gilda offers the Girl the life of
a vampire, not that the word is ever spoken. They, Bird and
Gilda, choose the Girl as their "daughter.11 Then Gilda leaves
for the true death. "She asked to rest, free from the intemperate demands of time. Often she'd tried to explain this burden to Bird, the need to let go." And so, with the true death
for Gilda, the Girl is named Gilda and her adventures begin!
Gilda travels to San Francisco of the l 890's to stay with Sorel
at his hotel that has gambling rooms. Here she meets "family," for Sorel and his lover Anthony are also vamrires and
have much to teach her. Gilda meets the beautifu Eleanor
who bewitches all she meets for the thrill ofit. Eleanor lives
through deception and the thrill of conquest. Gilda is a challenge, an equal and a mystery to Eleanor. They have trips
to the dressmaker and opera and to Mt. Tamalpa1s and a final
power struggle that is not to be missed.
Poetry is selected from submissions from our readers. Mail
your typed poetry along with a brief bio to:
TPP Editor
P.O. Box 191443
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Gilda's next adventures are in Rosebud, Missouri in the year
1921 with a young black widow whom she desires but does
not feel right about introducing to vampire life. We next journey with Gilda to Boston of 1955 where she is a beautician
in her own shop in the South End.
LEE LYNCH IS DELIGHTFUL!
With her neon, multi-blue tie,
white shirt, jeans, and butchy
friendliness, author Lee
Lynch delighted the crowd of
about 30 women at Crossroads Market in Dallas as she
talked about and read from her
newest novel, Morton River
Yallcy_ on Saturday, September 12th in Dallas. Lee also
spoke passionately about the
movement in her home state
of Oregon to allow discrimination against gays and lesbians. She encouraged all gays
and lesbians to "come out" of
the closet and fight for our
rights! Watch for future novels entitled, Cactus House and
Annie Heaphy which Lee currently has 10 the works.
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Book Review continued
This is my favorite section of the book. I loved all the people
she meets, especia~ly Toya, a young hooker whom she helps
escape from he~ violent and abusive P.imp. Gilda and Bird
are finally reuruted after decades of bemg separated: "Gilda
closed her eyes, not thinking of Bird's rejection years before
but of the woman who had loved them both, who'd brought
!hem together, then !,lken the true dea!~-" Their love making
1s very tender_. magical and mental. <11lda and Bird do succeed m rescuing the young Toya, but I don't want to give
away how, just that it is very exciting and takes a lot of energy to fight another vampire - an evil one!
Then we have Gilda working in an off Broadway theater in
I ~71 with more interesting people from the theater world.
Gilda finally creates a "brother" for herself and Bird, Sorel
and Anthony. We then move on to New York of 1981 with
very contemporary lesbians, with Gilda writing songs. Fi~ally, we fast forward to two places in the future on this contment.
So many stories, so many people, sure to be a favorite novel
f~r pe~ple wh~ enjoy an excellent read. For those who enjoy
h1stoncal ~tones, _con~t:mporary and futuristic stories, this
novel has 1t all with Gilda as the "thread" that holds it all
together. I highly recommend The Gilda Stories. What a
wonderful character Gilda is, a black lesbian vampire with
heart and conscience that I wish "mortals" had!
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Thanks to Minnie Mouse & friends
A lesbian and gay support group has been formed at the Burbank Studios of the Walt Disney Company with the backing
and support of Executive Vice President for Law and Human
Resources, Sanford M. Livock. Acknowledge their support
by writing Sanford M. Livock, Executive VP for Law and
Human Resources, The Walt Disney Co., 500 South Buena
Vista St., Burbank, CA 91521-1030.
Uram
Pauline Bart founded the first Women's Studies course at the
University of California in 1969. She is the authorofa series
of books and papers which have guided other researchers and
contributed to our understanding of rape. incest, pornography and sexual harrassment. Her newest book, Violations:
The Bloody Foo!£rints, is due out in January. To contribute
to Professor Bart s legal battle, write Don't Kill the Messenger Fund, 4669 N. Manor Ave., Chicago, IL 60625. Or express your dismay directly to the University by writing the
Director of the Women's Studies program, Stephanie Riger,
at Women's Studies Program, MIC 360, University of Illinois
at Chicago, Box 4348, Chicago, IL 60680; or calf (312) 9962441.
We want your body...
If you've been sitting around saying, "I'd like to P.et involved
in doing something for the community, but I don t know what
to do!" Here's your chance:
GLAAD Tidings by Donald Suggs and Josh Machleder,
This Week in Texas. September JO, 1992}
Don't Kill the Messenger
1992 Dallas Lesbian and Gay Film Festival,
Dec. 2-6, 1992
Pauline Bart, one of the founding mothers of university
Women's Studies and a tenured full professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Illinois at Chicago,
is no longer allowed to teach courses in Sociology or
Women's Studies because of an informal complaint made by
one male student. The student charged "sexual harrassmeot"
when Professor Bart confronted him with the fact that other
students had stopped coming to her Gender and Society class
because he intimidated the women and verbally abused other
students, claiming that rape and incest do not exist. The University is pressurmg Professor Bart to take early retirement.
Dallas held its first Lesbian and Gay film festival in 1990
but the festival fell through the cracks in 1991. A small inexperienced committee has formed and we are determined
to bring some excellent films to Dallas for this year's festival.
Because of homophobia from many theaters and the high
cost of theater rental, we will transform the Dallas Gay and
Lesbian Community Center at 2701 Reagan into our very
own theater for this event. Volunteers are urgently needed:
<T I. to help write descriptions of the film selections for the
program;
<T 2. to sell advertising in the film festival program;
er 3. to help secure donations of flowers and concession
items;
<T 4. _to distribute_ flyers about the festival and film programs
at maJor community events;
<T 5. to distribute flyers, posters, and programs at businesses
clubs, and community centers in the D/FW area;
<T 6. to help with creating, writing, and distribution of press
releases and advertising;
er 7. to represent the film festival at local clubs: to conduct
drawings, raffles, etc. to give away free passes to the festival
as a means of advertising the event;
<T 8. to take tickets, work concessions, and clean up during
the five days of the festival;
A united and
dedicated us ...
Please call Paula at 406-9123 if you would like to volunteer
to assist with the film festival.
andyour brain ...
"The politics worth having, the relationships worth having, demand that we delve
still deeper."
Women's Think Tank
Adrienne Rich
The Women's Health Program of the Nelsoo-Tebedo Clinic
is holding a Think Tank and Planning Meeting on Tuesday,
October I 3th at 6:30 p.m. The meeting will be to discuss
strategies, outreaches and educational programs to target
women's health issues. If you have ideas and would like to
be part of a dynamic and energetic grour of women, please
attend the meeting! The Think Tank wil be held at the Gay
and Lesbian Community Center, 2 70 I Reagan at Brown. For
more information, call Debbie Trott (214) 528-2336; or Ila
Davies (214) 521-5131.
Dallas Gay and Lesbian Alliance
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Dallas, Texas 75219 o 214-528-4233
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Dallas
Tickets to the Lone Start Women's Music
Festival, October 2- 4, are available at the
gate for the still low price of$75. Staged on
the hanks of the nuadalupe River near New
Braunfels, LSWMF will feature numerous
local talent as well as nationallly known entertainers. For information, call LSWMF at
(512) 929-0002.
The second annual Women's Arts & Crafts Festival, an opportunity to showcase women artisits and the arts and crafts created by women, is
Saturday, October 31st at the Cathedral of Hope
Metropolitan Church, 5353 Maple.
Women's Arts & Crafts
LSWMF
L~ Lavner in Concert
T?,e Cathedral_of Hope Metropolitan Commumty Church will feature Lynn Lavner in concert
~n Sunday? October 4th at 6:30 p.m. Advance
tickets ava1lable at the church are $ I 0. Tickets
at the door will be $12. For information call
(214) 526-6221.
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The Walk
The AIDS Services of Austin (ASA) will
host the fifth annual "From All Walks of Life
'92" on Sunday, October 25th. The walk is~
pledge drive to raise funds for AIDS services.
Last year over 3,500 people participated in
the walk and raised $178,000.
Leap of Faith
Warren Blumenfeld, Boston author of Homolifobia, How We All Pay the Price, will greet
s readers and autograph books on Saturday,
October I 0, from 2-5 p.m. at Crossroads Market
in Dallas. That evening he will be a guest lecturer at the second annual Leap of Faith sponsored by the First Unitarian Universalist
Church. Tickets for the lecture are available at
Curious Times and Crossroads Market for a $3
donation. _Mr. Blumenfeld will also speak Sunday mommg at 9:45 a.m. at the First Unitarian
Universalist Church. The church is located at
Preston and Normandy, just north ofMockingbrrd.
Newsletter & Phone Line
The Capital City Community Center, a gay
and lesbian group for Austinites, has recently
started two new projects - a newsletter and an
l"l,-,,.d7'autoi:nated p~one line. The group hosts commumt meetmgs each second Saturday from
3-6:()( p.m. at the downtown Austin Public
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Film Festival
The Austin Gay and Lesbian
Film Festival will be October
23rd through November 1st at the
Dobie Theatre. The opening performances will benefit the Capital City Community Center. Ar• misted Maupin, author o f ~
' J the Moon, will speak at tliefes/ , tival on November I st and be
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available to autograph his book at
a booksigning at Liberty Books
.,.. that same day.
Turtle Creek Chorale
The Turtle Creek Chorale will launch their 13th
season with a concert at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center on October 18 and 21 . In
addition to the new Lay Family Concert Organ,
the evening will feature works of four Dallas
coml?osers: Simon Sargon, Jane Marshall, Anne
Albntton and Kris Anthony, as well as Leonard
Bernstein's exquisite Chichester Psalms sung in
Hebrew. For information, call 526-3214.
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October, 1992
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Announcements conrinuedfrom page 17
Pink Triangle welcomes all athletes in the north Texas area
to join them in participation in "Unity '94: Gay Games" to
be held in New York. For information and a copy of their
newsletter, write P.O. Box 190712, Dallas, TX 75219.
Hispanic Womens Conference
About 500 Hispanic women will gather in Dallas on October
15-18 at the Harvey Hotel for the sixth annual State Conference of Hispanic Women's Network. The group was founded
in 1987 to advance the educational, cultural, social, legal and
economic well-being of all Hispanic women. For information
about registration and exhibits, call Ms. Garza Fracchia at
464-2832.
Lesbian Parenting
The women of Oak Lawn Community Services are offering
a workshop for lesbian parents and women considering motherhood on Saturday, October 17th, from 9:00 a.m. to noon.
Tickets are $15 at the door. For information, call (214) 3615437.
Chocolate?
LifeWalk '92
The National Leather Association of Dallas will present a
"Beyond Vanilla" Workshop at the Dallas Gay and Lesbian
Community Center, 2701 Reagan on November 6-8. The
workshop is to educate women and men about leather, S&M,
safer sex, etc. To register, call Artemis at metro (817) 2677227.
The 1992 LifeWalk kicks off in Dallas at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 4th from Lee Park, Lemmon Avenue at Turtle
Creek. Participants should check in at noon. For information
on LifeWalk '92, call OLCS at (214) 520-8108.
HIV Testing
The Nelson-Tebedo Community Clinic offers anonymous
and confidential HIV testing and counseling for women every
Wednesday from 5-7 p.m. For information, call the Clinic at
(214) 521-5131.
Film Festival
The Dallas Lesbian and Gay Film Festival will reel off on
December 2-6, 1992 at the Dallas Gay and Lesbian Community Center, 2701 Reagan. Want to help with this fun event?
Call Paula at (214) 406-9123.
New Volleyball League
A co-ed volleyball league is being formed for Monday evenings in October and November by the Cathedral of Hope
Metropolitan Community Church. Each team consists of
three men and three women plus substitutes. Teams may be
independent or may be sponsored by an organization or private business. For mformation on the league, call the church
at (214) 526-6221.
Great Annual Yard Sale
The Cathedral of Hope Metropolitan Community Church,
5353 Maple, will host its annual yard sale on Thursday and
Friday, October 29-30th. Pickup service is available for furniture and appliances. For information, call (214) 526-6221.
SDA Kinship
Lesbian Mothers Support Group
SDA Kinship is a support group for gay and lesbian SeventhDay Adventists. Meetings are held m members' homes. For
information, write P.O. Box 38454, Dallas, TX 75238. In
Dallas, call (214) 3 73-8484 or statewide call toll free 1- 8004GA Y-SDA.
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The first gathering of the Lesbian Mothers Support Group
will be a potluck picnic at Lee Park on Sunday, October 18
at 3 p.m. Bring your kids, lawn chairs, blankets, games and
your ideas for the group. For more info, call Carolyn Dunbar
at 526-5088.
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Announcements conrin~d
Denton
The Denton Area Lesbian/Gay Alliance (DALGA) consists
of more women than men, welcomes straights, and does volunteer work hand-in-hand with several Denton social help
agencies. As a gay group working with the straight commumty, DALGA hopes to present an image of gays as just normal people and break down the negative stereotype many
straight people hold. The group meets every Monday at 7:30
p.m. at Recycled Books, 200 N. Locust.
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Fort Worth
Concert
Pleiades Productions is proud to p. resent Dianne Davidson in
concert on Saturday, October 17th, 8:00 p.m. at Orchestra
Hall, 440 I Trail Lake Drive in Fort Worth. Opening for Ms.
Davidson will be The Therapy Sisters. Advance tickets are
$13 at Connections Bookstore and Agape MCC in Fort
Worth; at Curious Times, Crossroads Market, and Renaissance & Romance in Dallas; and at Athena's Attic in Denton.
Tickets at the door are $16.
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Theatre, 310 I W. Lancaster in Fort Worth through October
10th. Tickets are available through Rainbow-TicketMaster,
(817) 332-CASA or metro (214) 647-5700.
Houston
Softball
The Houston Women's Softball League is participating in a
Fall seven-week season. For information on joining the
League, write 19327 Bristle Star, Katy, TX 77449.
Marti B. Kranzberg, Ph.D.
WAC
Licensed Clinical Psychologist
The Women's Action Coalition is a non-hierarchical, democratic women's group which advocates a direct action response to issues affecting women. To become a part of this
group or for more information, call (713) 528-5858.
(214) 528-1815
Mellis Schmidt, Ph.D.
HIPYHouse
Gay and lesbian teens who have been rejected by their families are being accepted into the Houston Institute for the Protection of Youth, tentatively named "HIPY House". The residence, currently under renovation, already houses four youth
and remodeling plans are underway to house four more. The
organizers of HIPY House report that due to word-of-mouth
alone, there is already a waitmg list. They hope to get government assistance to help with the costs. HIPY could use donations of clothing and furniture as well as money. Donations
are tax-deductible. Call (713) 942-YUTH.
Licensed Professional Counselor
(214) 522-2654
Psychotherapy,
Training &
Consultation
Music
HeartSong invites women who love to sing to join
them at rehearsals every Monday night from 7-9 p.m.
For information, write P.O. Box 980243, Houston,
TX 77098-0243, or call (713) 667-2932.
4054 McKinney • Suite 212
Dallas, Texas 75204
Mental Health Services
The Women's Program of the Montrose Counseling Center
offers affordable mental health services to women. Tliey meet
every second and fourth Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. For information, call (713) 529-0037.
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Beaumont
The Lambda Women's Support and Social Group is a support
network offering discussion. referrals and social activities.
For information, call 736-1439.
LESBIAN MOTHERS
Support Group
Women's Retreat
Herland Sister Resources in Oklahoma City announce their
Fall Retreat to be held at Roman Nose State Park, Watonga,
Oklahoma (about one hour west ofOKC) on October 16-18.
The featured entertainer for the Saturday evening get-together will be Judy Fjell. Pre-registration fees, which are
based on annual income, range from $15 to $40; on-site registration is $10 more. Registration includes cabin space, Fnday night supper, and brunch on Saturday and Sunday. Participants are requested to bring a dish for the Pot I ,uck dinner
on Saturday Night. To pre-register, call (405) 521-9696.
First gathering
October 18th
3:00pm
Potluck Picnic at Lee Park
Corner of Hall & Lee
Lesbian Magazines
Dyke Review, a quarterly lesbian magazine is available by
subscription by writing 584 Castro St., Suite 456, San Francisco, CA 94114.
Weird Lesbo Artist/GirUock is a new lesbian magazine consisting of articles, photos, cartoons, graphics, etc. Subscriptions, $12.00, are available from ROX-a-Tronic, 2060 Third
St., Berkeley, CA 94710.
Bring your kids, lawn chairs, blankets,
games and YOUR IDEAS for this group.
For more information call
Carolyn Dunbar
526-5088
{from Le6bianLine, Sept., 1992]
March on Washington
The March on Washington, scheduled for April 25, 1993,
will host its next National planning meeting in Denver on
October 3-4. For information, call 1-800-832-2889. Region
6, which includes Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana and Oklahoma
needs volunteers to help mobilize the one million people who
will attend the March. To volunteer for this worthy cause,
call the Region 6 MOW Committee at (214) 528-4233 .
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Education Benefits
Announcements rontinueJfrom pag• ,,
Need help going back to school? The
American Association of University
Women offers scholarships and fellowships ranging from $2,500 to $9,000 to
women entering graduate study or advanced research. For information, write
them at 1111 16th St., NW, Washington. D.C. 20036. The Business and Professional Women's Foundation also offers scholarship help to women with financial need. Write
them at 2012 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Washington, D.C.
20036
women Against Violence Everywhere
WA VE, a grouP. which focuses on endmg violence against
women and chtldren, meets at the First Unitarian church,
5200 Fannin at Sourthmore. For more information, call (713)
867-9117.
New Teen Magazine
Positive Choices is a new gay and lesbian teen/young adult
magazine being formed. Wnters, poets, cartoonists, health
professionals and just about anyone else with something to
share are invited to submit their work to Jimmy Brown, c/o
Perfect Scents, 6330 Windswept Ln., #74, Houston, TX
77057 or call (713) 785-2659.
{from New Woman, September, 1992]
LMNDF
Lesbian Mothers National Defense Fund offers personal and
emotional support to lesbian mothers, their supporters, and
professionals. Their 24-hour voice mail service is (206) 3252643. They offer various publications and publish a quarter]y
newsletter, Mom's Apple Pie ($15.00). Write them at P.O.
Box 2 I ~67, Seattle, WA 98111.
SOLs
(Slightly Older Lesbians) Lesbians Over Age 50 (LOAF)·
meets for social and educational fellowship every third Sunday atthe Metropolitan Multi-Service Center, 1475 W. Gray.
For information, call (713) 661-1482.
San Antonio
ti
TRI HOPE is a support group for gay, lesbian and bisexual
youth under 22 years of age who are questioning their sexual
orientation. Activities include social events, speakers, films,
meetings and alternative proms. For more information, write
P.O. Box 681906, San Antonio, Tx 78268, or call (512) 6907710.
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(Freeport/Houston area) Brazoria County Friends is a network of friends who meet periodically for fellowship retreats. For information on the next gathering of Brazoria
County Friends, call (409) 848-8407.
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[Ed. note: The following press release is from the Conference for Catholic
Lesbians regarding the Vatican letter to U.S. Bishops released June 25th.
The Vatican letter recalls and reiterates passages from a similar document
issued in 1986 and states. among other things. that "the proper reaction to
crimes committed against homosexual persons should not he to claim that
the homosexual rnndition is not disordered. When such a rlaim is made and
when homosexual activity is consequently condoned. or when civil legislation is introduced to protfft behavior to which no one has any conceivable
right. neither the C'hurch nor society at large should be .surprised when other
distorted notions and practices gain ground. and irrational and violent reactions increase." The letter goes on to state that since homosexuality is "intrinsical~y disordered". the state has the right to restrict the rights of homosexuals just as it does with the mentally ill - "to protect the common
good". The letter also states, "There are areas in which it is not unjust discrimination to take sexual orientation into account, for example. in the consignment of children to adoption or foster care. in employment of teachers
or coaches. and in military recruitment."
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by Rustie Hill
As of this writing, the Seventh Day Adventist Church does
not allow gays or lesbians to have membership in their denomination. I'm gay, and for twenty years they were happy
to have me among them. Now, they are outraged I would
even be at church.
As we go to press. CCL is planning a protest demonstration at the Vatican
Mission to the United Nations on September 19th. For more information
about CCL, contact Ann Marie Mills, Public Relations Chairperson at (607)
432-9295.J
The Conference for Catholic Lesbians
Saddened by the Vatican's Anti-Gospel
Values
The pastor of the church called me. He would have been okay
if after the first forty minutes of the conversation, he would
have just said goodnight. But being a man, he just couldn't
accept my arguments with grace, so he kept on going. Most
Seventh Day Adventists are shy, retiring, non-aggressive
types. I wasn't born adventist, I have some worldly notions
and I honestly don't know many lesbians of my age who
aren't used to demonstrations and fighting for their Rights.
The Collective for the Conference for Catholic Lesbians
stands in strong opposition to the June 26, 1992 Vatican
document, informing U.S. Bishops of their obligation to actively discriminate against homosexuals.
Some of his arguments: If I am an Adventist, I wouldn't be
gay. Ifl wanted to stay an Adventist, I would stop being gay
and stay away from Kinship. [SDA Kinship is the gay/lesbian
group of Seventh-Day Adventists.]
This request of Bishops, coming from the office of the General Secretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the
Faith, is blatantly anti-Gospel because it actively promotes
discrimination and violence against homosexuals. This sanctimonious document exemplifies the writing of a person or
persons filled with internalized hatred and self-loathing. It
clearly demonstrates both a dysfunctional and irrational
thinking process and systems. A system which is unable to
utilize the clear scientific data indicating that homosexuality
is not disordered.
My reaction is one of shock. I am hurt, but at least I've
stopped wanting to poof the whole SDA Church into oblivion. Now I'm just happy I don't have to go in drag anymore.
If I go back to the straight SDA Church, I'll go in my suits,
and damn the heels. The battle is lost; but, one battle does
not a war make. I will win back my membership in the SDA
Church. What makes it so important to me? I am an Adventist. I believe in their principles. I believe I have a Right to
worship God, be gay, be an Adventist, and be ME!
{For in[ormation ahout SDA Kinship, call Rustie, the
Womens Coordinator, at (214) 360-0374.]
It becomes clear that the fundamentalist Fascist regime has
begun to disguise itself under the pretense of Religion. It
seems significant to us, in this election year, in this time of
numerous ethical and moral dilemmas, that we must not
waste our precious energies and time on such clearly AntiChristian teachings. We must not allow ourselves to be
scapegoats for a political showdown.
JUDITH CANNON, PH.D.
We call on Catholics to be wary of such seduction. We must
double our justice seeking efforts and urge our friends and
family members to express their reject10n of these false
teachmgs. As stated in the Vatican II letter of 12/7/65, Chapter 2, No. 26, "We accept that all persons have the right to
food, clothing, housing ... the right to act according to the dictates of conscience ... and rightful freedom, even in matters
of Religion". It seems unfortunate that the Vatican is so
clearly unable to see the right side of justice.
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SHAR £ TH£ V1S10N: Women Learn About Menopause
Lesbian Visionaries' Share the Vision meeting on September 11th was attended by 41 pre-menopausal and post-menopausal
women and one pre-pre-pre-menopausal woman (everybody's sweet baby, Allison Dunbar). What a great meeting! Dr. Karen
King, therapist Ila Davies and Rev. Brenda Hunt of Agape MCC in Fort Worth not only gave us some excellent information
about menopause, but also entertained us with a lively and enjoyable presentation. We are grateful to Rev. Brenda Hunt for
filling in for Rev. Carol West who was called out of town on an emergency. Rev. Hunt had very short notice, but cheerfully
drove from Fort Worth in heavy traffic to assist us. Thanks a million, Brenda!
Panelists at the September
11th Share the Vision meeting were (I. tor.) Dr. Karen
King, Ila Davies, and Rev.
Brenda Hunt.
Some of the things we learned at this meeting on menopause are:
1. Find a woman doctor and ask her lots of questions.
2. Find out the facts about menopause and treatments for menopausal sym_ptoms for yourself.. .there are lots of good sources
for information including books, and free pamphlets (drop a note to Visionaries or call the LIL line (214) 528-2426, and
we will send you a resource list).
3. Are you suffering from P.M.S.? Call the P.M.S. Access Hotline, l-800-222-4PMS.
4. You may develop P.M.Z. after menopause ...that's Post Menopausal Zest - a new positive outlook on life and more involvement in your world during the last third of your life.
Note to Readers: Visionaries constantly receive letters and phone calls from lesbians wanting to know the names, addresses,
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such doctors who would like referrals of lesbian patients, please call Paula at (214) 406-9123. Thanks.
Letters
with the review. I'm sure that they were used because they
were convenient, but they're misleading. On one side was the
drawing of an electric guitar, even though an electric guitar
appears only on one song on the entire recording. The graphic
of a woman on the other side is objectionable. As a feminist,
one of the things that angers me is the image of the "perfect
woman" that is so often presented in the media. We are all
supposed to be thin, have big breasts, and wear high heels
-- Just like the woman in the picture. In reality, we come in
all sizes and shapes and that's one of the things I sing about.
So, it's particularly ironic that this graphic appears in conjunction with a review of my recording.
I'm sorry if all of this seems harsh. I really do appreciate that
you published a favorable review, but I felt that it was important that I say something I felt so strongly about. This is
not a negative comment on your publication. Thanks for taking the ttme to consider my concerns.
Jamie Anderson
from our readers ...
Dear Visionaries,
Thank you for publishing the review ofmy latest recording,
"Center of Balance." [August, 1992} It always helps our tiny
lesbian-positive company when reviews are written about our
recordings. I'm happy that Brimm, the reviewer, enjoyed
"Center of Balance.'
There are, however, a few inaccuracies in the review. It
states, "'Center of Balance' speaks of many lesbian experiences, from love to lust." That's a rather limited range -- the
recording is also about anger, humor, happiness, and so much
more! For instance, there's "No Closet", a gay/lesbian coming
out song. "All of Me" is a humorous song about body image,
and "Looks Can Kill" is also about body image but it's presented seriously.
I'm glad that Brimm enjoyed "Loretta and Bernadine." However, the women in the story may not have been lovers as
Brimm states. The song is a true story about someone in my
family . Nowhere in the song do I say that they are lovers,
just that they lived together for many years. Simply, they are
family to each other and that has many meanings. Of course,
I'd be delighted if they had been lovers, but I don't know that
for sure.
Another thing that concerns me are the graphics included
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hair, ana approx. 135 lbs. Consider myself to be intelligent,
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30 or over. My passions include shop ing, decorating,
music, dogs, arts and crafts, and flowers. also enjoy travel,
dining out, bowling and movies. I'm attractive, petite,
feminme, shy, conservative and sincere. Non-smokers only.
Please describe yourself and send photo if possible.
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Information
Special Groups for Women
Dallas Voice (newspaper): 754-8710
Denton Gay/Lesbian Information Line: (817)382-6187
Gayline: Help line, nightly, 7:30-Midnight, 368-6283
Gay/Lesbian Yowtg Adults (GYLA) Ino Line: 621-7440
Lambda Weekly: Gay/Lesbian radio, Swtdays, KNON
Radio, 89.3 FM
KYRO TV News Magazine: Cable Access Ch. 19B,
526-KYRO
Lesbian Information Line (LIL): 528-2426
First Friday Ft. Worth (FFFW): Socializing/networking
group meets 7-10 PM, first Friday, (811)599-6008
Lesbian Book Club: Meets once a month, just for fun.
Sheila, 331-5513
Lesbian Resource Centre (Womyn for Womyn: A
Woman's Space): Lending libr~, Friday night
dinners, dances, sports, 1315 Skiles, 821-3999
Little Feather Productions (women's music): 372-2796
MCC Women's Coffeehouse: Games, entertainment,
open mike, refreshments. 2nd Saturday, 7 PM,
526-6221
North Texas Women's Sports Association:
Ft. Worth, Arlin_gton - (8 I 7) 73 8-0 I 74
Dallas - 986-6185
SPROUTS: Social support "coming out" group for
women. Leave name & number on LIL, 528-2426
Tuesday Night Discussion Group: 1st & 3rd Wednesday, 7 PM, Lesbian Resource Centre, 821-3999
Umojas Hermanas United Sisters/Lesbians of Color:
943-8750
Women's Chorus of Dallas: Lory, 902-9999
Counseling Centers
& Recovery Programs
Alcoholics Anon. (Lambda Lesbian/Gay group):
327-8000
Charter Counseling Center of Mesquite (addiction,
HIV): 289-5400
Counseling Co-Op: 521-6677
Commwtity Outreach Center (Ft. Worth):
(817)335-1994
Legacy Coooseling Center: 520-6308
Oaklawn Community Services: 520-8108
Pride in Recovery Program, Charter Hospital of
Grapevine: (817)481-1999
The Centre on Turtle Creek: 739-6644
Other Community Resources
BiNet (discussion/support for bisexuals): 504-6612
Coalition for Lesbiari/Gay Student Groups: 621-7605
Couples Group: 526-6221
Courage (UNT Student Organization): (817)382-3813
Dallas Gay & Lesbian Alliance: 521-5124
Dallas Gay & Lesbian Archives: 821-1653
Dallas Gay & Lesbian Community Center:
2701 Reagan, 528-4233
Extra Mile Awards (for women): Lory, 902-9999
Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation
(GLAAD): 526-4523
Gay/Lesbian Parents Coalition (Gay/Lesbian parents with
children): Gerry, 259-4127
Gay/Lesbian Yowtg Adults (GLYA): 528-4233
Lesbian/Gay Rights Lobby of Texas (LGRL): Laurie
Eiserloh, lobbyist, Austin (512)474-5475
Lesbian/Gay Political Coalition: 828-9882
Mid-Cities (Lesbian/Gay) Social Club: PO Box
211104, Bedford, TX 76021
National Leather Association/Dallas: 642-7881
Parents/Friends of Lesbians/Gays (PFLAG): 556-6640
Pleiades Productions: (817)924-4757
Routh Street Women's Clinic (insemination info):
748-8611
Silver Sabres (drill & performance group): 521-8616
Singles Group (for women & men): 526-6221
SMU Student Organization: 987-4997
Tarrant Cowtty Lesbian/Gay Alliance, P.O.Box 11044,
Ft. Worth, TX 76110
Team Pegasus (Gay/Lesbian sports): 821-1653
Texas Human Rights Foundat10n: Suzy Wagers,
(512)479-8473
T.R.U.S.'t. (Teens of Lesbian/Gay parent):
Vicki 528-9191
UTA Student Organization: Metro (817)794-5140
Women's Health Project: 521-5131
Churches/Religious Organizations
Affinnation (United Methodist): 528-4913
Church of the New Covenant (Richardson): 495-2972
Community Church of Religious Science: 358-3992
Congregation Beth El Binali (Jewish): 497-1591
Dignicy/Dallas (Catholic): 226-4101
Grace Fellowship: 528-2811
Holy Trinity Community Church: 827-5088
Integrity (Episcopal): 520-0912
Lesbian/Gay Umtanan Universalists: 528-3990
Lutherans Concerned: Metro (214)251-1800
Metropolitan Community Churches MCC)
AGAPE MCC (Ft. Worth): (817 535-5002
Cathedral of Hope MCC (Dallas : 526-6221
Harvest MCC (Denton): 1-800-457-4622
Trinity MCC (Arlington): Metro 265-5454
Oak Lawn Church (New Thought): 4100 Maple Ave.
SDA Kinship (7th Day Adventist): Rustie, 528-5187
White Rock Community Church: 320-0043
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Women's Bars
Buddies: 526-8720
Jugs: 521-3474
Desert Moon: 828-4471
Sue Ellen's: 380-3808
Ropers (Arlington): Metro (817)467-5628
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October, 1992