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Dimensions : v.9: no.1(1995:July.)
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Dimensions was a lesbian lifestyle magazine published in Lubbock, TX from July 1986 until the end of 1996. Content includes national news, poetry, book reviews, advice columns, and horoscopes.
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Visions Publishing Co.
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1995-07
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Dimensions
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Visions Publishing Co.
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Chambers, Kelly
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1990-1999
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Volume 9, Issue 1
July 1995
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Volume 9, Issue 1 •July 1995
Feature
CYBERSEX 15
Tin; Coffee Ceeb
Lesbian Literature, Music, Movies & More 23
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Are You A People Person? 26
What A Worth, What A Worth
Humor by Comedian Nancy Ford 20
Moothet Features
7 News • 10 What's Goin' On
13 Dear Agnes *25 Poetry
28 Horoscope* 30 Directory
33 Classifieds • 35 Graffiti
Dimensions is published by Visions Publishing Co., P.O. Box 856, Lubbock, TX 79408, Phone(806)797-9647. Opinions
expressed by columnists do not necessarily reflect those of Dimensions or its staff. Publication of the names of any person
or organization is not an indication of sexual orientation. Subscription rates: 6 mos. $15.00, lyr. $24.00. Payment must
accompany all subscription orders. Copyright ©1995 Visions Publishing Co. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or
in part is strictly prohibited.
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number. We reserve the right to edit letters as we feel necessary. The writers name will be withheld if so requested.
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DIMENSIONS
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Office Hrs:
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July 1995 • Dimensions • Page 5
Empower
Yourself!
The Experience Workshop
July 14,15 & 16
Dallas, Texas
Originally created in 1978 as a workshop to empower members of
the gay community. The Experience has grown and developed
over die years to include not only lesbians and gays but anyone
seeking to enhance the human experience, regardless of their
sexual orientation.
For more infonnation call:
214/350-2890 or
800/966-3896
The Experience, Inc. is a nonprofit 30l(cX3)educational cofponlion.
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Page 6 • Dimensions *3017 1995
The Itows
From Around the Region, the Country & the World
heterosexual,"said Dr.Dee Mosbacher,
NGLTF Denounces
NGLTF board member and producer,of
Sportscaster's
the documentary film "Out For A
Change: Addressing Homophobia in
Comments
WASHINGTON, D.C. — CBS
Women'sSports.""Wright'scomments
sportscastcr Ben Wright, who is
covering the McDonald's Ladies
Professional Golf Association(LPGA)
Championship in Delaware told a local
newspaper that "lesbians in the sport
clearly identify the connection between
homophobia and sexism that women
hurt women's golf." Wright added in
his interview with the Wilmington
News-Journal, "When it gets to the
corporate Icyc), that's not going to fly.
They'Ve going to a butch game and that
furthers the bad image of the game."
He then went on to say that"women are
handicapped by having boobs...it's not
easy for them to keep their left arm
straight, and that's one of the tenets of
the game.Their boobs get in the way."
Wright denies making any of the
comments attributed to him and Valerie
Helmbreck of the Wilmington New.sJoumal stands by her story.
"Lesbians don't hurt women's golf —
Ben Wright hurts women's golf, and
his own profession as well,"said Robin
Kane, spokesperson for the National
Gay and Lesbian Task Force(NGLTF).
athletes face."
"The professional sports world is perhaps
the most anti-gay workplace in
America," Kane added. "We've seen
fewer gay and lesbian people come out
in profe.ssional sports than in the military,
where there isanexplicitanti-gay policy.
That indicates the level of homophobia,
fear and bigotry that pervades the
profession. Wright'scomments only add
to that atmosphere."
LPGA officials denied seeing any
"evidence of lesbian activity," and one
official also wondered why Wright
hadn't mentioned "Male players who
fool around on their wives," implying
that lesbianism and infidelity were
equatable "wrongs."
The NGLTF Activist Alert(^ysjlhat
"The LPGA missed an opportunity to
publicly support women golfers and
female athletes everywhere against
lesbian-baiting and sexism that pervades
"Such outrageous and demeaning
women's sports. Instead, the LPGA
comments certainly raise questions
about Wright's ability to cover
women's sports fairly."
"This is just one more example of how
validated homophobia and sexism,
further alienating women athletes and
fans of all sexual orientations."
homophobia in sports hurts all women
athletes,
whether
lesbian
or
July 1995• Dimensions• Page
7
Dallas Gay Alliance
Produces Video
DALLAS — The Dallas Lesbian and
Gay Alliance (DGLA), in a direct
challenge to the rhetoric of"The Gay
Agerida" and "Gay Rights/Special
Rights," has produced a video entitled
"In Our Own Words: Dispelling the
Stereotypes." Featuring more than two
dozen gay and lesbian individuals, this
video refutes the stereotypes being
promoted by the far right.11 provides an
accurate,positive,and hopeful message
of better understanding.
John E. Wimberly, Chair of DGLA's
Police Projectand a memberofits Board
of Directors, organized the production
of this video after recognizing the need
for a training video for the Dallas Police
Department. After much effort by
Wimberly and Susan Gore, a diversity
training specialist, the department
agreed to include it in their training
programs for all current personnel and
in promoting better understanding by
providing truthful information about
gay and lesbian people."
The eight minute video features 28
different gay and lesbian individuals,
ranging in age from their teens to their
seventies, who represent a broad
spectrum of races, religions and ethnic
groups. Also included are a deaf woman
speaking in sign, a gay man in a
wheelchair, and a lesbian mother with
her daughter.They address a number of
issues, including teen suicide, hate
crimes, family values, and AIDS.
"In Our Own Words: Dispelling the
Stereotypes" is available by sending
$13.00 per video (including shipping
and handling) to: Dallas Gay and
Lesbian Alliance, P.O. Box 190712,
Dallas, TX 75219, or by contacting
DGLA at (214) 528-4233 or at e-mail
address dgla@aol.com.
ATTN: Teciino-Quivers
new recruits.
"While the catalysttoproduce this video
Worldwide
was.The need, at the Dallas Police
Department,the video was made with a
In conjunction with this month's article
broader audience in mind," said
the following information:
The newly updated "Gay/Lesbian/
Wimberly."Ifcan be very useful in any
sensitiV ity op diversity training program,
becayse it presents a far more accurate
image of who we really are, in all our
diversjty, rather than. the/negative
about lesbians on the Internet, we offer
Bisexual Internet Resource Guide" is a
comprehensive listing that covers
everything from newsgroups to WWW
pages. For details, contact: Phillip
stereotypes that the far right continues
Mason, 403 Stringtown Road,
to, promote,"
DGLA is marketing this video to
Williamsburg,KY 40769-9727,e-mail
phillip@iglou.coni.
corporations, human resources
The Queer Resources Directory can be
personnel, government agencies,
reached at qrd@vector.casti.com.
churches and all other groups interested
Lesbian Avengers of Berlin has
established a World Wide Web site.
Page 8 • Dimensions •July 1995
Internet users can access the site at
constitutional liberties and democratic
http://\v ww.cs.ucl.ac.uk/students/
values in new
communications
zcacsst/LA.html.
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computer and
technologies."
You can subscribe to the GayNet-Digest
Contact: CDT, tel. 202-637-9800, e-
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mail info@cdt.org.CDT also has World
Wide Web site at http://www.cdt.org/.
The National Gay and Lesbian Task
Force can be e-mailed at ngltf@aol.com.
should consist of: subscribe gaynetdigest.
The Center for Democracy and
<S
Technology (CDT) is a non-profit,
public interest organization advocating
public, policies
that "advance
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What's Goia' Oa
A Monthly Listing Of Special Events All Around The Area
HOUSTON - Twenty Something is a
group of young adults ages 20-29 who
meet each Thursday to discuss issues
concerning lesbians,gays and bisexuals.
For meeting location and more
information, call (713)531 -9396.
DALLAS - Oak Lawn Community
Services (OLCS) will hold Buddy
Project Training on July 21 & 22. If
you would like to be a buddy to someone
with AIDS/HIV, call (214) 520-8108,
extension 153. OLCS's Candy
Marcum Institute will hold it's Fourth
Wednesday Speaker Series on the
26th, call De'An Olson at (214) 5208108, extension
132 for
more
information. And, last but not least,
OLCS will hold a Tropicana Party on
advantage to Joining now is that
Unigiobe First Choice Travel is
offering a great incentive plan to get
team members to the Netherlands.
Between now and August 1988, you
can eam dollar credits each time you
and your friends travel and make
arrangements through Unigiobe. At the
end of this time, you will be able to
apply your credits toward the cost of
your ticket to Amsterdam. You will
also be able to offset part ofthe expense
for Gay Games V by participating in
Team Houston activities. You can eam
points that will be applied to travel
costs. If you want more info on Team
Houston or the travel incentive plans,
call the Team Houston Hotline at(713)
935-1060.
the 29th.For this one,call Jeannie Parent
at(214)520-8108, extension 121.
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SAN ANTONIO - A support group for
Gay Men,Lesbiansand their Families
is held every 2nd Monday from 7-9pm
Southeastern New Mexico has got it's
own lesbian/gay organization!
at the Jewish Family Service building
(1931 NW Military Hwy. #202). For
SEGALA,the South Eastern Gay &
more info, call (210) 349-5481.
EASTERN
NEW
MEXICO
Lesbian Association of New Mexico
is a small (but growing) organization
and is looking for new members. For
more information, write to: SEGALA,
P.O.Box 1192,Lovington, NM 88260.
HOUSTON - Team Houston is already
preparing for the 1998 Gay Games V
to be held in Amsterdam. Membership
in Team Houston is $25 and is good
through Gay Games V. One big
Page 10• Dimensions •July 1995
HOUSTON - Lesbian and Gay
Voices, a radio show featuring
community activists who produce a
magazine format radio show happens
every Friday from 6pm-8pm on KPFT
90.1 FM. The show features many
segments including interviews with
community and national leaders, news
from This Way Out, womyn's music
and reviews of lesbian and gay cultural
events. For more info, call (713)526-
Day weekend,September 2&3. This is
KPFT or FAX (713)529-1223.
the only soccer tournament for lesbians
(and anyone willing to be mistaken for
OF INTEREST TO ALL
one) in the world. In addition to the
soccer games, FOB features a variety
of daytime activities and events as well
A Poetry/Short Story contest is being
sponsored by Southern Women's
Words Quarterly. A $100 prize and
as evening entertainment,dance parties
publication will be awarded in each
category. Authors will retain
copyrights. Stories should be a
and an awards ceremony. For more
info, call Tara at(510)428-1489^^
maximum of 1500 words and may be
on any topic relating to women..
Enclose a $5 fee for each entry.
Deadline for entries is July 31, 1995.
Send entries and SASE for winners list
to: Southern
If you have
Women's Words
Quarterly, Attn: Dianne Tait, Box
32294, Raleigh, NC 27622. Qualified
non-winners will also be published.
information for
What's Goin' On,
please sencd it to us!
The First International Gathering
Deadline for
By and For Old Lesbians is being
planned for August 1996 in Minnesota
submissions
is the 20th
(exact time and place to be announced).
Old Lesbians Organizing For
Change (OLOC) defines "old" as
women 60 and older. If your partner is
of each month.
under 60,she is invited and can attend
special "under 60" sessions. For more
information
OLOC
or
on
the
Conference, write
to: OLOC, P.O.
Box
980422,
Houston,TX 77098
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Dear Ao]^s»
Answers to your questions about love,
RELATIONSHIIPS & PERSONAL PROBLEMS
Dear Agnes,
I need help! Three years ago I had an
affair with a woman Til call Jane who
worked in my office. It lasted about
three months and then we went our
separate ways. I haven't cheated on my
lover before or since (we've been
together almost seven years).
I believe in the old saying that "What
you don't know won't hurt you."If you
are telling the truth about this being the
only affair and it having ended three
years ago, I see no reason why you
should hurt your lover by telling her
now.
Your only options are to have a friend
The problem is that Jane recently went
to work for the same company my lover
you trust(or your secretary if you have
one)call your lover's office and ask for
works for and the two of them have
Jane and then transfer the call to you —
become friends. 1 am quite sure that
or look in your lover's address book
Jane doesn't realize that this woman is
and .see if she has Jane's home phone
number. Otherwise, you'll Just have to
take your chances.
my lover since they never met when
Jane and I were seeing each other.
Now, my lover has been talking about
inviting Jane and her new lover over for
dinner and 1 don't know what to do. 1
think I should warn Jane before she just
shows up on our doorstep and discovers
There is one other possibility to consider
— that your lover has already mentioned
your name to Jane and she is Just as
concerned about this dinner as you are.
me there, but 1 don't know how to go
about it. I've managed to postpone this
She may think you don't know which
"Jane" she is and may be as afraid to
show up on your doorstep as you are to
dinner for awhile, but I think it is
have her there.
inevitable at this point.
What should I do? Jane has an unlisted
Dear Agnes,
home phone number (I know because
I've already tried calling information)
I have a big question that I don't know
how to handle. I Just came out to myself
and I'm afraid to call her at work since
the receptionist in my lover's office
about a year ago. I was married for
twelve years and have custody of our
knows my voice.
three children(ages6,8& 1 1). Although
Do you have any suggestions about
how to handle this? I'm at a complete
my ex-husband is being very
loss.
understanding about the reasons for our
divorce, I haven't told my children the
FEELING TRAPPED
real reason behind it all.
FT. WORTH,TX
Dear Trapped,
Although I usually don't advocate lying,
I am not now and have never been in a
relationship with a woman.I did have a
brief affair with a friend/neighbor in the
year before my divorce,but my children
July 1995• Dimensions • Page 13
never knew about it.
So here's my question — should I tell
my children I'm a lesbian? I'm not sure
at what age they will be able to handle
this information. Should I wait until I
have a lover or will that only make it
more traumatic? Please help. I don't
want to harm my kids by not telling
them,but I'm just not sure how or when
to go about it.
NEWLY GAY
around — including them.Be very firm
about the fact that just because you are
Dear Gay,
gay doesn't mean you don't love them
There is no one answer to your questions.
There are many things to take into
consideration, including their ages and
temperaments, your personal situation
with your parents, friends, etc., and
societies prejudices. You must weigh
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may already suspect and be relieved
when it is finally out in the open.
You didn't indicate the sexes of your
children,but it is important to remember
that if you have boys,they may feel that
you are rejecting them too. In other
words, they may think that since you
are a lesbian, you don't want any males
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all this against your need to be honest
and the fact that your children may be
blaming themselves for your divorce.
Take into consideration that your kids
and want them around.
Support from a lesbian mother's group
or an open-minded therapist could be
beneficial for both you and the kids
during this difficult period.
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SnHHiNiinwiiioiiiiiii
CYBERSEX
WHAT IS IT?
WHERE IS IT?
&WHYAMI
DOING IT?
By Dona.Juan8
I consider myself to be an average All
American lesbian. I guess if there is
such a thing, I'm it. I have my lover of
15 years, home,dogs,job and the other
usual activities going on, work, TV,
O.J. trial and bed. No visits to the bars
every night, or in the past year for that
fact. Happy, contented home life.
Nothing overly exciting.
I believed I should buy a computer to
become more literate and well-rounded
in my Job. Bought top of the line
hardware with the pre-loaded software
for every conceivable connection to
On-Line Services. Have it all. America
V figure this wouldbe agoodplace tofind
new friends & sec what is happening in
the American Gay Community.
As I announce my arrival with the usual
salutation of"Hello," I see that people
send me instant messages(IM's)which
flash on my screen and I can answer
them back without the people in the
"room" seeing it. Great. Private lines.
Then soon,I getIM's from User's with
such names as Hardlover, Eatuup. The
messages are gross, explicit and can
only be compared to an obscene phone
call. Most I ignore by clicking cancel.
Then I think, let's have some fun and
On Line, Prodigy, CompuServe with
begin to answer back with witty
direct access to the Internet.
comments. Now I am rolling. This is
fun. I can say all the things I ever
wanted to say and have the barrier and
So,here I go — onto America On Line
— finding that there are tons of chat
rooms you can enter and talk with people
on an on-going basis. They type and
you see it, you answer them back and it
all scrolls on the screen in front of you.
Amazing, instant communication at
your finger tips. A phone call with the
world. Instead of 3-way calling, we
now have billion-way calling. As I
browse the room names,I also see there
are an endless number of chat room for
Gays & Lesbians ... intriguing. OK,I
cloak of anonymity. No one will ever
know who I am. Wonderful.
As I watch the exchanges in the public
rooms, I see that anyone can enter
seeking their personal desires or
expressing their hatred,fears and loves.
A virtual coming-together of all types
in one small 14" wide screen sitting on
my desk. I gallantly take up the sword
and begin to fend off the Gay Bashers,
saving everyone in the room from cuts
July 1995 • Dimensions • Page 15
and baiises. I find I have comrades in
my imagination run wild. She is
arms standing beside me and that we
have become an army of defenders. We
are fighting the world every day trying
to save us from despair and restoring
peace and love. Soon they leave. We
becoming real. I can see that she is
having fun as well. I join in and lighten
the room up with my added comments.
have defeated the enemy and once again
continue our journeys with swelled
hearts. We are heroes.
As I read the chatter scrolling up the
screen I instantly pick up on the banter
of one particular user: Lar. This person
is generally cutting up, bantering with
others and making jokes. I like this
person's wit, humor & satirical
comments. I begin to talk to Lar and
also see that she is trying to get women
in a PRIVATE room. OK I think, this
mustbe where the Cybersex takes place.
I begin to try to talk to other women on
the screen to get them to go with Lar and
we eventually get a couple of users into
I begin to start setting the mood,lighting
candles in the room, singing soft love
songs, preparing the oils.
As I begin to type, my two new friends
begin to respond by telling me what
they are doing.Laughing,crying,joking,
exploring and feeling lonely. I can feel
the power of what I am saying to them
by provoking images in their minds of
things that are totally imagined. I am
soaring and dancing on the phone line
like a bird as free as the wind. I am
giving them my thoughts, my dreams,
my imagination. We begin to conclude
our rendezvous and I feel the emptiness
that will be left when they are blipped
from my screen.
I begin to realize the power they have
a Private room. I wonder... is this OK?
also exuded onto me. I am left wanting
I begin to think if I don't like what I
read,I can escape with a quick click of
and wondering, as if I have fallen in
love,as ifa woman who hasjust breezed
the mouse. What could be harmful?
past me caught my eye and is gone in a
Can they come through the screen and
grab me around the neck? I don't think
so. Only in my mind.
With Lar leading the way,I see that she
is exploring and trying to find out about
flash,leaving me alone and sad because
our"private room" visitors. I am struck
I will never see or know her again.I feel
the emptiness and wonder if I over
stepped the boundaries. I try to tell
myself I am being foolish and stupid.
This was supposed to be fun and
still be her personality flowing up the
different.Instead,I was doubting myself
screen. I begin to see as well that she is
telling our ladies that she is touching
them. Describing in detail how and
where.I see this is soft and not vulgar in
any way. Soon one of our visitors
disappears from the screen. I assume
and wondering how this was going to
jYie. I now wanted to know the
person on the screen. How was my
Lover going to take this? I was not
hiding because she was beside me all
she was not interested in our banter. I
the while. I slept and dreamed of
windows flashing before me,
begin to think I will see what occurs. I
anonymous women waling around in
sit back and watch to learn the ways of
Cybersex. Even as she talk with the
User,I can see and feel her coming out
of my screen, becoming real to me
instead of the anonymous name on the
screen. I can also see that she is making
every possible effort not to come across
as vulgar ordirty. My heart pounds.I let
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my head. I awoke and realized that I
needed to get a grip as soon as possible.
Having the world at my fingertips was
very powerful stuff. This was no
ordinary phone call. I decided that I
wanted to let this person into my life
and to share with her. I signed on again
the next night.
It was not long after wandering the
rooms that she appeared again. Thank
well. An on-line program was held and
you goddess for delivering her to me.
believe it? Janis Ian sitting on my desk.
This is becoming more and more
We went private again, this time only
the two of us, but with my Lover beside
me watching. I began to find out who
she was, where she was & what was
we could ask Janis questions. Can you
powerful each day.
I felt better. I began to become excited
about each day.The trees were greener,
going on in her life. As we exchanged
the flowers more aromatic. I was
information,it became obvious that we
were somehow connected. Our lives
actually going to bed later and sleeping
later. I wanted to heal myselfand others.
were very similar. We began to mirror
My words were more important than
each other, thinking the same thoughts
and the conversation flew. My lover
ever before. I was becoming aware of
how I could intensify my impressions
on others by a choice of plain,everyday
began to see as well that there was a
special person on the other side of the
monitor and that a relationship was
forthcoming. We again signed off and
the emptiness returned.
I began to wonder(again, if I had over
stepped the bounds. It was too late. I
now knew this person and she had
become a part of my soul. The
connection was definite, strong and
powerful. I felt she was my soul mate.
I was not willing to risk my relationship
with my Lover,but 1 wanted to keep my
computer relationships so I could
awaken my sleeping brain. These
weren't actually real were they? I didn't
feel like I was compromising my Lover
because she was there with me at all
times. Lover and I discussed it and I
believe she is seeing this how I see it. I
immediately begin to things of what
things I could do to spark our
words. The AOL had become my
therapist and Lar was making me more
aware every day.
Lar and herloverare now regular visitors
to my desk every day. We have called
each other on the phone nearly every
day. We are planning a rendezvous
Labor Day in Florida. The possibilities
are endless as we plan things we will do
and imagine how it will be.There isfear
that we can't relate to one another in
person,but,ifthat happens I willgo into
the next room and pass her notes. And
we will be soaring again.
Maybe it is sad that you can find such
happiness one-line.
The possibilities are boundless. You
can become whatever you want to be
for the day. You can reach the stars and
come back again. It is people. It is love.
relationship and put
more excitement
into it.
My goodness,I even
found
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I could see her words
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What A Woru>,
What A Worth
DEEP IN THE HEART OF TEXAS
BY NANCY FORD
This summer marks the 14th anniversary
of my arrival in Texas. Fourteen years
— isn't that the latex anniversary?
A refugeefrom the economic oppression
penalties to perpetrators ofcrimes based
on ethnicity, religion and sexual
orientation, was recently defeated in
the Texas Legislature.Thatsame month
of the Rust Belt. I joined the thousands
and thousands of other hopeful Yankee
of our new Governor George Bush Jr.
ourfriends in Austin,underthe direction
emigres to the Lone Star State in the late
80's, seeking fame, fortune and good
tan.Fourteen years ofHouston sun later,
(the Son that Won),passed a law making
I am considered somewhat infamous,
things out.
Nonetheless, that doesn't mean I don't
appear much too well-fed to perpetuate
the starving artist syndrome, and need
to moisturize daily.
Texas is famous for a lot of things —
big money, big sports teams, big hair:
very appealing to one who had
previously been known as a lowly
Buckeye. What bright, pioneering
Ohioancame up with thatego-smashing
idea — that a small, hard,round, bitter,
inedible nut was an image anyone would
want to identify with? That's not a state
it okey-dokey to carry a concealed
handgun.Somehow,inTexas,this evens
love living here, where the stars at night
are big and bright. All I had to do was
spend 36 hours in Indianapolis last
month performing at a Gay Pride gig to
be reminded that Texas is truly one of
the most entertaining, diverse and
breathtakingly beautiful places into the
world — lots to see, lots to do.
As you plan your summertime travels,
you may want to refer to the following
listofrecommendations toenhance your
symbol,that's my Job description. Give
vacation expeditions. Clip and keep it
me a symbol to latch onto that is self-
in your wallet next to your Triple A
esteem building,like a star,or the legend
card.
of Pecos Bill. Then watch me pack my
U-Haul....
TEXAS DO'S
Fourteen years after my Northern
- Sure, Six Flags
Exodus, Texas has also become
Houston is no Disney WoriO'
legendary as one ofthe nation's leading
gay-bashing states. Hard to believe that
tequila-based cocktail, this
our big, somewhat backward state still
Mindbender combines the romance ot
upholds its sodomy laws, and eight —
The Tunnel ofLove with the thril s o a
roller coaster — much like lesbian life
itself. It's designed to look damned
close to a ruin/pyramid I had climbed in
the touristy undergrowth ofChichenitza
count 'em,eight — men violently lost
their lives here in 1994 specifically
because they were gay.The Hate Crimes
Bill, which would have increased
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i, is
home to the Mayan Mindben ^
a few years ago, sans benefit of cotton
where it will be appreciated.
candy vendors.
Sight seeing in Austin? After you've
checked out the imported aureola-pink
tile of the Capitol Dome (the only one
of it's kind), head slightly north to
Hamilton Pool. Many,many years ago,
before the Texas Hill Country became
an epicenterfor"natural girls"in hiking
—Don'tignore speed limits,especially
as huge multi-lane interstates trickle
down into two-way traffic. These little
Bubba Burgs are long on barbecue and
religious clogging organizations, but
short on hospitality — especially to
speed offenders with pink triangle or
rainbow bumper stickers.
boots and slouch socks,a gigantic cave
imploded upon itself, forming one of
the most beautiful natural waterfalls in
the state. This area has been preserved
as a Wildlife Reserve, and is one of the
most romantic sites in the Southwest.
Pack a picnic and a poetry book.
—Atthe risk ofmorbidity,artsy camera-
bug types on a budget should visit
Glenwood Cemetery, located at 2525
Washington in Houston. Eccentric
— Don't spit on the floor. I don't care
what you've heard about Lone Star
Lesbians — it's simply not done in
polite company.
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comedy Improv show each Thursday
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9200 Buffalo Speedway In Houston. Can
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reservation.
Texas billionaire Howard Hughes is
buried there,and it's also home to some
of the most impressive memorials and
monuments in the country.Look for the
"family" section, including unmarked
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memorial to "Two Women".
— Both Gallerias in Dallas and Houston
and San Antonio's River Center over
the River Walk are excellent meccasfor
shop-a-holics. Not only are these retail
havens great places to queer-fashion
watch, but they are also some of the
safer public places in Texas where you
America's schools are filled with gay men
and lesbians: students, teachers, princi
pals, coaches and counselors who face
enormous challenges each day. Dan Woog
interviewed nearly three hundred people
in this timely exploration of the people,
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The Coffee Cefb
Lesbians In The Arts • Books, Music, Movies, Etc.
This Month, Tasha Sumner Introduces:
Greener
Than Grass
by Jennifer Fulton
Someone
to Watch
by Jaye Maiman
than Grass by Jennifer Fulton (author
of Passion Bay,Saving Grace and (as
Cassie is the niece of the woman who
owns the apartment and has come to
Melbourne to find aJob.Cassie needs to
Rose Beecham)the Amanda Valentine
earn money to help her mother through
We'll start this month with Greener
Mystery Series).
Documentary filmmaker Blair Carroll
has come to Melbourne, Australia to
work on a new project. She has Just
broken up with her lover of twenty
years and thought a foreign project m ight
the drought that is devastating their
sheep ranch. She has found work
booking reservations in the offices of
an escort service (although she hasn t
told anyone what her Job really is).
Although there is a major difference in
be Just the thing to help her get over it.
their ages and Blair comes from New
She has borrowed a supposedly empty
York and Cassie from the Australian
Outback, they get along remarkably
apartment from a friend for a month,
but when she arrives she find a young
well. Each is attracted to the other but
woman asleep in her bed.
both are sure that the other has no
July 1995 • Dimensions • Page 23
interest.
manages to convey an entire personality
Greener Than Grass is one ofthe best
in afew,well-chosen words.We tolerate
lesbian romances I've read in quite some
time. The ending left me grinning to
myself for hours and wishing for an
immediately available sequel. Jennifer
K.T. because Robin loves her, we also
Fulton is one of the best and most
entertaining writers on the Naiad Press
can't stand the sniveling, whining
Lurlene.I highly recommend Someone
to Watch even if you haven't read the
previous Robin Miller Mysteries.
roster.Her books are alwaysentertaining
Both GreenerThan Grass and Someone
and often thought provoking. This one
definitely deserves two thumbs up.
to Watch are available at your local
Next we'll look at Someone to Watch,
bookstore or by mail for $10.95 from
Naiad Press Inc., P.O. Box 10543,
Tallahassee, PL 32302. Please include
the fourth in the Robin Miller Mystery
15% postage and handling. Complete
Series by Jaye Maiman.
catalogs are available upon request.
Robin Miller, a former romance writer
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turned private detective, is hot on the
trail of a singer who has supposedly
conned a New York bar owner. While
she is trailing the con artist in
Provincetown, she gets a frantic call
from K.T.,her lover. K.T.is asking her
to help clear her best friend, Lurlene
(who Robin can't stand)ofsuspicion in
the murder of her photographer
boyfriend.
Robin returns to New York and began
Books, music and more
for the lesbian, gay and
feminist communities.
an investigation into the murder when
both K.T. and Lurlene disappear. As
Robin looks forK.T.,she alsodiscovers
some secrets about the murdered man
Inklin^i
and finds an interesting connection
between him, an ultra-right-wing
politician and a prominent gay activist.
Someone to Watch follows in the
footsteps of the previous Robin Miller
Mysteries. In Robin, Jay Maiman has
created a very human heroine. Robin is
a headstrong woman with a roving eye
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You've seen them—they are the women
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don't like to shock or disappoint
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4.1 believe in honesty at all costs.
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7. When I have to tell someone "No",
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8. People with strong opinions make
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I try to be as nice as possible.
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when I want to.
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Horoscope
What's in the stars for you this month?
ARIES
Your work life and home life could be at
odds during the first part ofJuly. Give equal
time to both to avoid problems. After the
10th you'll have time for social outings that
give you the opportunity to meet new friends.
Stay in the background at work around the
17th. Co-workers can be touchy right now
and it won't take much to set off a
confrontation. Someone you consider a
friend could be hinting at a more serious
relationship toward month's end.
15th someone you were kind to in the past
could repay you by giving you a boost up the
career ladder. Towards month's end you
may find that money just slips through your
fingers. Leave your checkbook at home to
keep your spending in check.
EEO
A long-term goal you've been working
towards for some time can be reached during
July. The secret is to relax and let things
follow their own course. An argument with
a loved one after the 17th could be cleared
TAURUS
Avoid arguing over who's to blame for a
problem during the first part of July. Set
your sights on solving it instead of fingerpointing. Someone in power is watching
you around the 16th. A bold career move
could pay off now. Pay attention to the
advice of a loved one towards month's end.
It could mean the difference between success
and failure. If you need help handling a
situation don't hesitate to ask for it.
GEmAI
Although practical matters are at the
forefront during July, it won't hurt to let
your hair down a bit and get away for a short
vacation. After the 17th you may have put
yourpersonal concerns aside and concentrate
on taking care of conflicts that arise in your
family. Don't put your trust in someone you
met recently — trust your old friends to
steer you in the right direction on an
up in no time if you are willing to
compromise. Your personal appeal is at a
peak towards month's end. Use it to further
career interests and make new friends.
VIRGO
A promotion or an increase in pay could be
in the works during the first part of July.
Added responsibilities may wear you down
at first, but you'11 bounce back soon enough.
After the 17th a long-standing family feud
could erupt into fireworks.Try to stay out ot
the way and don't pass judgement. Your
involvement will only make things worse.
To avoid conflict, try to divide your time
evenly between work and home towards
month's end.
eebra
important decision towards month's end.
You may have to give in on an ongoing
argument to maintain a relationship during
the first part of July. After the 9th you'll
CAACER
higher-ups at work.A good impression now
could put your career on the fast track! Your
have a chance to prove your worth to the
\ou may be feeling a bit restless during the
first part of July. A change of scenery could
social life also picks up after mid-month,
be just the ticket to lift your spirits. After the
energy to take care of a dispute at home
but don't overdo it. You'll need all your
towards month's end.
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{SCORPIO
you could get emotional and say things you
don't mean to someone close to you.
Romance is in the air and a serious
commitment could result during the first
two weeks of July. After the 14th the focus
PISCES
will switch to career matters. It will pay for
you to keep a watehful eye on a competitive
co-worker who may be undermining your
efforts.Towards month's end you may have
Home and family responsibilities may be
weighing you down during the t"irst week of
July. Make time to get away, if only for'a
to put career on the back burner once again
night, to lift your spirits. A creative proj^
begun around the first of July couldjDa^y off
as you focus on a family problem that needs
big later in the month. Your timing is gttat
resolving.
and your ideas are on target.Take advantage
of this to boost your career,improve your
jSAGrrrARius
linanees and put some."zing''. in: yburldve
life.
Money and partnership matters could be
under stress during the first part of July.
Take your partners wishes intoconsideration
before you act to avoid emotional upset.
Plans you've had in the making for some
time could come to fruition if you play your
cards right. After the 15th you should start
"tooting your own horn"at work. Your boss
may not not ice what great work you've been
doing if you don't point it out!
CAPRICORA
Although the focus wijl be on home and
family during the first week of July, you
may find yourself away from home ntbre
than you'd like due to business and social
activities. Things will settle down'aftcr the
14th and allow you to (finally,) locus on
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problems that need your attention at home.
You'll be itching to get out of town during
the last part of the month, but.it isnTifl the
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that you can get away early next month.
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The
Oirectory
A Listing of Service Organizations, Businesses & Clubs
ALBUQUERQUE,NM (area code 505)
organizations
Sister Source Cocperalive & Lesbian Resource Line
144 Harvard SE-268-2116
AMARiaO,TX (area code 806)
organizations
Lesbian/GayM(ance-POBox9361 79105 - 35&4219
MCC of Amailo•PO Bo* 1276•37245S7
ARLINGTON,TX (area code 817)
organizations
Gay/Lesbian Association of UTA
organizations
Aftmialion •PO Box 225831 75222•948-1546
AIDS Resource Center •P.O.Box 19071275219
Asians & Friends•PO Box 9142 75209•392-3339
Caftiedral of Hope MCC•5910 Cedar Springs Rd.•351-1901
Community Oiurcti 4 Colege of Divine Met^ysios
4001 Live Call #401 •826-7110. Ext.401
Congregation Belti B Binah •P.O. Box 191188 75219•497-1691
Couples Idetro Oaltos •PO Box 803156 75380•604-6775
Dallas Gay and Lesbian Alliance
P.O. Box 19071275219•528-1233 * FAX 522-4604
Dallas(Bay/Lesbian Historic Archives• P.O. Box 190712 75219 •821-1653
Dallas Gay Youth Grocp * 300 Turtle Creek Plaza #l 16•307-7203
Dallas Outdoors•P.O. Box 35474 75235 * 276-5270
Ddlas Tavern Guid * 3900 Lemmon Ave.#220 * 526-5292
Dignity/Dallas•PO Box 190133 76219 * 2264101
Foundation for Human Understanding •5284233
P.O. Box 19348-77. UTA Si 76019 * 794-5140
TrinityMCC*331 Aaron Ave..Ste 125 * 265-5454
(Bay/LesbianGardeners-PCBox 190652 75219*3390787
AUSTIN,TX (area code 512)
Grace Feiowship in Oirist Jesus•2727 Oak Lawn * 528-2811
Lesbian/Gay Demoaats of Texas•521-5342 ext. 229
LesbianABay Political CoaEtion • P.O. Box 224424 75222 * 828-9882
clubs
Nexus-306W.sttl •472-5288
organizations
Affinnation (Methoifct)•7403Shod Creek •451-2329
Austin Latino/a Lesbian/Gay Organization
PO Box 1350 78787• 280«107
Austin Lesbian/Gay Political Caucus• P.O. Box 822 78767 •474-0750
Center for Battered Women • (Lesbian Group)
3854181 or 928-9070(hotline)
(Bay/Lesbian Student Association at UT Austin
4S&<3971 * Box 275 Texas Union 78712-7338
GLAAD/Dalas•P.O. Box 190712 75219 * 526GLAD
Lesbian Re^rce Center • 1315 Skies•021-3999
Lesbian Visionaries•PO Box I9l443 75219•521-5342 X 844
UL(Lesbian Info Line * 521-5342 ext. 298
SPROUTS(coming out group)* 521-6342 exl 256
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heterosexual,"said Dr.Dee Mosbacher,
NGLTF Denounces
NGLTF board member and producer,of
Sportscaster's
the documentary film "Out For A
Change: Addressing Homophobia in
Comments
WASHINGTON, D.C. — CBS
Women'sSports.""Wright'scomments
sportscastcr Ben Wright, who is
covering the McDonald's Ladies
Professional Golf Association(LPGA)
Championship in Delaware told a local
newspaper that "lesbians in the sport
clearly identify the connection between
homophobia and sexism that women
hurt women's golf." Wright added in
his interview with the Wilmington
News-Journal, "When it gets to the
corporate Icyc), that's not going to fly.
They'Ve going to a butch game and that
furthers the bad image of the game."
He then went on to say that"women are
handicapped by having boobs...it's not
easy for them to keep their left arm
straight, and that's one of the tenets of
the game.Their boobs get in the way."
Wright denies making any of the
comments attributed to him and Valerie
Helmbreck of the Wilmington New.sJoumal stands by her story.
"Lesbians don't hurt women's golf —
Ben Wright hurts women's golf, and
his own profession as well,"said Robin
Kane, spokesperson for the National
Gay and Lesbian Task Force(NGLTF).
athletes face."
"The professional sports world is perhaps
the most anti-gay workplace in
America," Kane added. "We've seen
fewer gay and lesbian people come out
in profe.ssional sports than in the military,
where there isanexplicitanti-gay policy.
That indicates the level of homophobia,
fear and bigotry that pervades the
profession. Wright'scomments only add
to that atmosphere."
LPGA officials denied seeing any
"evidence of lesbian activity," and one
official also wondered why Wright
hadn't mentioned "Male players who
fool around on their wives," implying
that lesbianism and infidelity were
equatable "wrongs."
The NGLTF Activist Alert(^ysjlhat
"The LPGA missed an opportunity to
publicly support women golfers and
female athletes everywhere against
lesbian-baiting and sexism that pervades
"Such outrageous and demeaning
women's sports. Instead, the LPGA
comments certainly raise questions
about Wright's ability to cover
women's sports fairly."
"This is just one more example of how
validated homophobia and sexism,
further alienating women athletes and
fans of all sexual orientations."
homophobia in sports hurts all women
athletes,
whether
lesbian
or
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7
Dallas Gay Alliance
Produces Video
DALLAS — The Dallas Lesbian and
Gay Alliance (DGLA), in a direct
challenge to the rhetoric of"The Gay
Agerida" and "Gay Rights/Special
Rights," has produced a video entitled
"In Our Own Words: Dispelling the
Stereotypes." Featuring more than two
dozen gay and lesbian individuals, this
video refutes the stereotypes being
promoted by the far right.11 provides an
accurate,positive,and hopeful message
of better understanding.
John E. Wimberly, Chair of DGLA's
Police Projectand a memberofits Board
of Directors, organized the production
of this video after recognizing the need
for a training video for the Dallas Police
Department. After much effort by
Wimberly and Susan Gore, a diversity
training specialist, the department
agreed to include it in their training
programs for all current personnel and
in promoting better understanding by
providing truthful information about
gay and lesbian people."
The eight minute video features 28
different gay and lesbian individuals,
ranging in age from their teens to their
seventies, who represent a broad
spectrum of races, religions and ethnic
groups. Also included are a deaf woman
speaking in sign, a gay man in a
wheelchair, and a lesbian mother with
her daughter.They address a number of
issues, including teen suicide, hate
crimes, family values, and AIDS.
"In Our Own Words: Dispelling the
Stereotypes" is available by sending
$13.00 per video (including shipping
and handling) to: Dallas Gay and
Lesbian Alliance, P.O. Box 190712,
Dallas, TX 75219, or by contacting
DGLA at (214) 528-4233 or at e-mail
address dgla@aol.com.
ATTN: Teciino-Quivers
new recruits.
"While the catalysttoproduce this video
Worldwide
was.The need, at the Dallas Police
Department,the video was made with a
In conjunction with this month's article
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corporations, human resources
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HOUSTON - Twenty Something is a
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meet each Thursday to discuss issues
concerning lesbians,gays and bisexuals.
For meeting location and more
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Day weekend,September 2&3. This is
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Dear Ao]^s»
Answers to your questions about love,
RELATIONSHIIPS & PERSONAL PROBLEMS
Dear Agnes,
I need help! Three years ago I had an
affair with a woman Til call Jane who
worked in my office. It lasted about
three months and then we went our
separate ways. I haven't cheated on my
lover before or since (we've been
together almost seven years).
I believe in the old saying that "What
you don't know won't hurt you."If you
are telling the truth about this being the
only affair and it having ended three
years ago, I see no reason why you
should hurt your lover by telling her
now.
Your only options are to have a friend
The problem is that Jane recently went
to work for the same company my lover
you trust(or your secretary if you have
one)call your lover's office and ask for
works for and the two of them have
Jane and then transfer the call to you —
become friends. 1 am quite sure that
or look in your lover's address book
Jane doesn't realize that this woman is
and .see if she has Jane's home phone
number. Otherwise, you'll Just have to
take your chances.
my lover since they never met when
Jane and I were seeing each other.
Now, my lover has been talking about
inviting Jane and her new lover over for
dinner and 1 don't know what to do. 1
think I should warn Jane before she just
shows up on our doorstep and discovers
There is one other possibility to consider
— that your lover has already mentioned
your name to Jane and she is Just as
concerned about this dinner as you are.
me there, but 1 don't know how to go
about it. I've managed to postpone this
She may think you don't know which
"Jane" she is and may be as afraid to
show up on your doorstep as you are to
dinner for awhile, but I think it is
have her there.
inevitable at this point.
What should I do? Jane has an unlisted
Dear Agnes,
home phone number (I know because
I've already tried calling information)
I have a big question that I don't know
how to handle. I Just came out to myself
and I'm afraid to call her at work since
the receptionist in my lover's office
about a year ago. I was married for
twelve years and have custody of our
knows my voice.
three children(ages6,8& 1 1). Although
Do you have any suggestions about
how to handle this? I'm at a complete
my ex-husband is being very
loss.
understanding about the reasons for our
divorce, I haven't told my children the
FEELING TRAPPED
real reason behind it all.
FT. WORTH,TX
Dear Trapped,
Although I usually don't advocate lying,
I am not now and have never been in a
relationship with a woman.I did have a
brief affair with a friend/neighbor in the
year before my divorce,but my children
July 1995• Dimensions • Page 13
never knew about it.
So here's my question — should I tell
my children I'm a lesbian? I'm not sure
at what age they will be able to handle
this information. Should I wait until I
have a lover or will that only make it
more traumatic? Please help. I don't
want to harm my kids by not telling
them,but I'm just not sure how or when
to go about it.
NEWLY GAY
around — including them.Be very firm
about the fact that just because you are
Dear Gay,
gay doesn't mean you don't love them
There is no one answer to your questions.
There are many things to take into
consideration, including their ages and
temperaments, your personal situation
with your parents, friends, etc., and
societies prejudices. You must weigh
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You didn't indicate the sexes of your
children,but it is important to remember
that if you have boys,they may feel that
you are rejecting them too. In other
words, they may think that since you
are a lesbian, you don't want any males
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all this against your need to be honest
and the fact that your children may be
blaming themselves for your divorce.
Take into consideration that your kids
and want them around.
Support from a lesbian mother's group
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CYBERSEX
WHAT IS IT?
WHERE IS IT?
&WHYAMI
DOING IT?
By Dona.Juan8
I consider myself to be an average All
American lesbian. I guess if there is
such a thing, I'm it. I have my lover of
15 years, home,dogs,job and the other
usual activities going on, work, TV,
O.J. trial and bed. No visits to the bars
every night, or in the past year for that
fact. Happy, contented home life.
Nothing overly exciting.
I believed I should buy a computer to
become more literate and well-rounded
in my Job. Bought top of the line
hardware with the pre-loaded software
for every conceivable connection to
On-Line Services. Have it all. America
V figure this wouldbe agoodplace tofind
new friends & sec what is happening in
the American Gay Community.
As I announce my arrival with the usual
salutation of"Hello," I see that people
send me instant messages(IM's)which
flash on my screen and I can answer
them back without the people in the
"room" seeing it. Great. Private lines.
Then soon,I getIM's from User's with
such names as Hardlover, Eatuup. The
messages are gross, explicit and can
only be compared to an obscene phone
call. Most I ignore by clicking cancel.
Then I think, let's have some fun and
On Line, Prodigy, CompuServe with
begin to answer back with witty
direct access to the Internet.
comments. Now I am rolling. This is
fun. I can say all the things I ever
wanted to say and have the barrier and
So,here I go — onto America On Line
— finding that there are tons of chat
rooms you can enter and talk with people
on an on-going basis. They type and
you see it, you answer them back and it
all scrolls on the screen in front of you.
Amazing, instant communication at
your finger tips. A phone call with the
world. Instead of 3-way calling, we
now have billion-way calling. As I
browse the room names,I also see there
are an endless number of chat room for
Gays & Lesbians ... intriguing. OK,I
cloak of anonymity. No one will ever
know who I am. Wonderful.
As I watch the exchanges in the public
rooms, I see that anyone can enter
seeking their personal desires or
expressing their hatred,fears and loves.
A virtual coming-together of all types
in one small 14" wide screen sitting on
my desk. I gallantly take up the sword
and begin to fend off the Gay Bashers,
saving everyone in the room from cuts
July 1995 • Dimensions • Page 15
and baiises. I find I have comrades in
my imagination run wild. She is
arms standing beside me and that we
have become an army of defenders. We
are fighting the world every day trying
to save us from despair and restoring
peace and love. Soon they leave. We
becoming real. I can see that she is
having fun as well. I join in and lighten
the room up with my added comments.
have defeated the enemy and once again
continue our journeys with swelled
hearts. We are heroes.
As I read the chatter scrolling up the
screen I instantly pick up on the banter
of one particular user: Lar. This person
is generally cutting up, bantering with
others and making jokes. I like this
person's wit, humor & satirical
comments. I begin to talk to Lar and
also see that she is trying to get women
in a PRIVATE room. OK I think, this
mustbe where the Cybersex takes place.
I begin to try to talk to other women on
the screen to get them to go with Lar and
we eventually get a couple of users into
I begin to start setting the mood,lighting
candles in the room, singing soft love
songs, preparing the oils.
As I begin to type, my two new friends
begin to respond by telling me what
they are doing.Laughing,crying,joking,
exploring and feeling lonely. I can feel
the power of what I am saying to them
by provoking images in their minds of
things that are totally imagined. I am
soaring and dancing on the phone line
like a bird as free as the wind. I am
giving them my thoughts, my dreams,
my imagination. We begin to conclude
our rendezvous and I feel the emptiness
that will be left when they are blipped
from my screen.
I begin to realize the power they have
a Private room. I wonder... is this OK?
also exuded onto me. I am left wanting
I begin to think if I don't like what I
read,I can escape with a quick click of
and wondering, as if I have fallen in
love,as ifa woman who hasjust breezed
the mouse. What could be harmful?
past me caught my eye and is gone in a
Can they come through the screen and
grab me around the neck? I don't think
so. Only in my mind.
With Lar leading the way,I see that she
is exploring and trying to find out about
flash,leaving me alone and sad because
our"private room" visitors. I am struck
I will never see or know her again.I feel
the emptiness and wonder if I over
stepped the boundaries. I try to tell
myself I am being foolish and stupid.
This was supposed to be fun and
still be her personality flowing up the
different.Instead,I was doubting myself
screen. I begin to see as well that she is
telling our ladies that she is touching
them. Describing in detail how and
where.I see this is soft and not vulgar in
any way. Soon one of our visitors
disappears from the screen. I assume
and wondering how this was going to
jYie. I now wanted to know the
person on the screen. How was my
Lover going to take this? I was not
hiding because she was beside me all
she was not interested in our banter. I
the while. I slept and dreamed of
windows flashing before me,
begin to think I will see what occurs. I
anonymous women waling around in
sit back and watch to learn the ways of
Cybersex. Even as she talk with the
User,I can see and feel her coming out
of my screen, becoming real to me
instead of the anonymous name on the
screen. I can also see that she is making
every possible effort not to come across
as vulgar ordirty. My heart pounds.I let
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my head. I awoke and realized that I
needed to get a grip as soon as possible.
Having the world at my fingertips was
very powerful stuff. This was no
ordinary phone call. I decided that I
wanted to let this person into my life
and to share with her. I signed on again
the next night.
It was not long after wandering the
rooms that she appeared again. Thank
well. An on-line program was held and
you goddess for delivering her to me.
believe it? Janis Ian sitting on my desk.
This is becoming more and more
We went private again, this time only
the two of us, but with my Lover beside
me watching. I began to find out who
she was, where she was & what was
we could ask Janis questions. Can you
powerful each day.
I felt better. I began to become excited
about each day.The trees were greener,
going on in her life. As we exchanged
the flowers more aromatic. I was
information,it became obvious that we
were somehow connected. Our lives
actually going to bed later and sleeping
later. I wanted to heal myselfand others.
were very similar. We began to mirror
My words were more important than
each other, thinking the same thoughts
and the conversation flew. My lover
ever before. I was becoming aware of
how I could intensify my impressions
on others by a choice of plain,everyday
began to see as well that there was a
special person on the other side of the
monitor and that a relationship was
forthcoming. We again signed off and
the emptiness returned.
I began to wonder(again, if I had over
stepped the bounds. It was too late. I
now knew this person and she had
become a part of my soul. The
connection was definite, strong and
powerful. I felt she was my soul mate.
I was not willing to risk my relationship
with my Lover,but 1 wanted to keep my
computer relationships so I could
awaken my sleeping brain. These
weren't actually real were they? I didn't
feel like I was compromising my Lover
because she was there with me at all
times. Lover and I discussed it and I
believe she is seeing this how I see it. I
immediately begin to things of what
things I could do to spark our
words. The AOL had become my
therapist and Lar was making me more
aware every day.
Lar and herloverare now regular visitors
to my desk every day. We have called
each other on the phone nearly every
day. We are planning a rendezvous
Labor Day in Florida. The possibilities
are endless as we plan things we will do
and imagine how it will be.There isfear
that we can't relate to one another in
person,but,ifthat happens I willgo into
the next room and pass her notes. And
we will be soaring again.
Maybe it is sad that you can find such
happiness one-line.
The possibilities are boundless. You
can become whatever you want to be
for the day. You can reach the stars and
come back again. It is people. It is love.
relationship and put
more excitement
into it.
My goodness,I even
found
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I could see her words
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DEEP IN THE HEART OF TEXAS
BY NANCY FORD
This summer marks the 14th anniversary
of my arrival in Texas. Fourteen years
— isn't that the latex anniversary?
A refugeefrom the economic oppression
penalties to perpetrators ofcrimes based
on ethnicity, religion and sexual
orientation, was recently defeated in
the Texas Legislature.Thatsame month
of the Rust Belt. I joined the thousands
and thousands of other hopeful Yankee
of our new Governor George Bush Jr.
ourfriends in Austin,underthe direction
emigres to the Lone Star State in the late
80's, seeking fame, fortune and good
tan.Fourteen years ofHouston sun later,
(the Son that Won),passed a law making
I am considered somewhat infamous,
things out.
Nonetheless, that doesn't mean I don't
appear much too well-fed to perpetuate
the starving artist syndrome, and need
to moisturize daily.
Texas is famous for a lot of things —
big money, big sports teams, big hair:
very appealing to one who had
previously been known as a lowly
Buckeye. What bright, pioneering
Ohioancame up with thatego-smashing
idea — that a small, hard,round, bitter,
inedible nut was an image anyone would
want to identify with? That's not a state
it okey-dokey to carry a concealed
handgun.Somehow,inTexas,this evens
love living here, where the stars at night
are big and bright. All I had to do was
spend 36 hours in Indianapolis last
month performing at a Gay Pride gig to
be reminded that Texas is truly one of
the most entertaining, diverse and
breathtakingly beautiful places into the
world — lots to see, lots to do.
As you plan your summertime travels,
you may want to refer to the following
listofrecommendations toenhance your
symbol,that's my Job description. Give
vacation expeditions. Clip and keep it
me a symbol to latch onto that is self-
in your wallet next to your Triple A
esteem building,like a star,or the legend
card.
of Pecos Bill. Then watch me pack my
U-Haul....
TEXAS DO'S
Fourteen years after my Northern
- Sure, Six Flags
Exodus, Texas has also become
Houston is no Disney WoriO'
legendary as one ofthe nation's leading
gay-bashing states. Hard to believe that
tequila-based cocktail, this
our big, somewhat backward state still
Mindbender combines the romance ot
upholds its sodomy laws, and eight —
The Tunnel ofLove with the thril s o a
roller coaster — much like lesbian life
itself. It's designed to look damned
close to a ruin/pyramid I had climbed in
the touristy undergrowth ofChichenitza
count 'em,eight — men violently lost
their lives here in 1994 specifically
because they were gay.The Hate Crimes
Bill, which would have increased
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home to the Mayan Mindben ^
a few years ago, sans benefit of cotton
where it will be appreciated.
candy vendors.
Sight seeing in Austin? After you've
checked out the imported aureola-pink
tile of the Capitol Dome (the only one
of it's kind), head slightly north to
Hamilton Pool. Many,many years ago,
before the Texas Hill Country became
an epicenterfor"natural girls"in hiking
—Don'tignore speed limits,especially
as huge multi-lane interstates trickle
down into two-way traffic. These little
Bubba Burgs are long on barbecue and
religious clogging organizations, but
short on hospitality — especially to
speed offenders with pink triangle or
rainbow bumper stickers.
boots and slouch socks,a gigantic cave
imploded upon itself, forming one of
the most beautiful natural waterfalls in
the state. This area has been preserved
as a Wildlife Reserve, and is one of the
most romantic sites in the Southwest.
Pack a picnic and a poetry book.
—Atthe risk ofmorbidity,artsy camera-
bug types on a budget should visit
Glenwood Cemetery, located at 2525
Washington in Houston. Eccentric
— Don't spit on the floor. I don't care
what you've heard about Lone Star
Lesbians — it's simply not done in
polite company.
<S
Nancy Ford performs her popular musical
comedy Improv show each Thursday
night,8;30pm at Ms. B's at Plaza 9200,
9200 Buffalo Speedway In Houston. Can
(713)686-3484 for Information and
reservation.
Texas billionaire Howard Hughes is
buried there,and it's also home to some
of the most impressive memorials and
monuments in the country.Look for the
"family" section, including unmarked
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memorial to "Two Women".
— Both Gallerias in Dallas and Houston
and San Antonio's River Center over
the River Walk are excellent meccasfor
shop-a-holics. Not only are these retail
havens great places to queer-fashion
watch, but they are also some of the
safer public places in Texas where you
America's schools are filled with gay men
and lesbians: students, teachers, princi
pals, coaches and counselors who face
enormous challenges each day. Dan Woog
interviewed nearly three hundred people
in this timely exploration of the people,
places and progi-ams that make the '90s
such a crucial decade in American
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can feel secure about holding your
money in your hand as you sip an iced
cappuccino.
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The Coffee Cefb
Lesbians In The Arts • Books, Music, Movies, Etc.
This Month, Tasha Sumner Introduces:
Greener
Than Grass
by Jennifer Fulton
Someone
to Watch
by Jaye Maiman
than Grass by Jennifer Fulton (author
of Passion Bay,Saving Grace and (as
Cassie is the niece of the woman who
owns the apartment and has come to
Melbourne to find aJob.Cassie needs to
Rose Beecham)the Amanda Valentine
earn money to help her mother through
We'll start this month with Greener
Mystery Series).
Documentary filmmaker Blair Carroll
has come to Melbourne, Australia to
work on a new project. She has Just
broken up with her lover of twenty
years and thought a foreign project m ight
the drought that is devastating their
sheep ranch. She has found work
booking reservations in the offices of
an escort service (although she hasn t
told anyone what her Job really is).
Although there is a major difference in
be Just the thing to help her get over it.
their ages and Blair comes from New
She has borrowed a supposedly empty
York and Cassie from the Australian
Outback, they get along remarkably
apartment from a friend for a month,
but when she arrives she find a young
well. Each is attracted to the other but
woman asleep in her bed.
both are sure that the other has no
July 1995 • Dimensions • Page 23
interest.
manages to convey an entire personality
Greener Than Grass is one ofthe best
in afew,well-chosen words.We tolerate
lesbian romances I've read in quite some
time. The ending left me grinning to
myself for hours and wishing for an
immediately available sequel. Jennifer
K.T. because Robin loves her, we also
Fulton is one of the best and most
entertaining writers on the Naiad Press
can't stand the sniveling, whining
Lurlene.I highly recommend Someone
to Watch even if you haven't read the
previous Robin Miller Mysteries.
roster.Her books are alwaysentertaining
Both GreenerThan Grass and Someone
and often thought provoking. This one
definitely deserves two thumbs up.
to Watch are available at your local
Next we'll look at Someone to Watch,
bookstore or by mail for $10.95 from
Naiad Press Inc., P.O. Box 10543,
Tallahassee, PL 32302. Please include
the fourth in the Robin Miller Mystery
15% postage and handling. Complete
Series by Jaye Maiman.
catalogs are available upon request.
Robin Miller, a former romance writer
<S
turned private detective, is hot on the
trail of a singer who has supposedly
conned a New York bar owner. While
she is trailing the con artist in
Provincetown, she gets a frantic call
from K.T.,her lover. K.T.is asking her
to help clear her best friend, Lurlene
(who Robin can't stand)ofsuspicion in
the murder of her photographer
boyfriend.
Robin returns to New York and began
Books, music and more
for the lesbian, gay and
feminist communities.
an investigation into the murder when
both K.T. and Lurlene disappear. As
Robin looks forK.T.,she alsodiscovers
some secrets about the murdered man
Inklin^i
and finds an interesting connection
between him, an ultra-right-wing
politician and a prominent gay activist.
Someone to Watch follows in the
footsteps of the previous Robin Miller
Mysteries. In Robin, Jay Maiman has
created a very human heroine. Robin is
a headstrong woman with a roving eye
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Poetry
From Our Readers
COMMITMENT
Commitment. Something we, at first,
Swore to.
We were going to be together even
in death.
You 95. Me 91.
Then, you broke our commitment.
Said you couldn't handle the intensity.
You wanted to be free.
You became free.
You now have another who wears
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You became free to moke another commitment.
I wonder when my freedom will come.
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Person?
You've seen them—they are the women
that always seem to be surrounded with
people. They love social activities and
make new friends with ease. Are you
one of them? Or,do you find it difficult
to keep old friends, much less make
new ones? Answer the questions below
to find out if you are a"people person".
don't like to shock or disappoint
anyone.
4.1 believe in honesty at all costs.
The truth, no matter how much it
hurts, is always better than a lie.
5.1 like to play "hard to get" with
lovers and friends.
ANSWER THE FOLLOWING
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6.1 have alot of friends I can call on
in time of need.
1.1 think there is some good in
everyone, no matter how bad they
may appear at first.
7. When I have to tell someone "No",
2.1 am not comfortable at big,
8. People with strong opinions make
crowded parties.
me nervous.
3.1 am a very dependable person. I
9.1 know I've got faults, I know what
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I try to be as nice as possible.
they are, and I don't mind admitting
them.
10. I don't like to do favors, no
matter how small, for people I am not
close to.
will and you are rarely willing to put
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find and keep friends. Although it is
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harder to win you over, it is well worth
the effort. You are a devoted friend.
11.1 have a very hard time choosing
a gift for anybody.
11-20 points
12. 1 think my life has been alot of
You are very good at making new
friends,but you tend to be very selective.
You may seem "standoffish" until you
fun and very educational, even the
bad parts.
13. I can always impress someone
are comfortable, and may keep an
emotional distance even with close
when I want to.
friend. You can be charming and
charismatic, but generally will not go
14. I don't care for people who talk
find friends. You wait for them to come
too much.
to you.
15. If I meet someone 1 want for a
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I've "got" them.
You are truly great at making friends.
People love to be around you.You have
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Horoscope
What's in the stars for you this month?
ARIES
Your work life and home life could be at
odds during the first part ofJuly. Give equal
time to both to avoid problems. After the
10th you'll have time for social outings that
give you the opportunity to meet new friends.
Stay in the background at work around the
17th. Co-workers can be touchy right now
and it won't take much to set off a
confrontation. Someone you consider a
friend could be hinting at a more serious
relationship toward month's end.
15th someone you were kind to in the past
could repay you by giving you a boost up the
career ladder. Towards month's end you
may find that money just slips through your
fingers. Leave your checkbook at home to
keep your spending in check.
EEO
A long-term goal you've been working
towards for some time can be reached during
July. The secret is to relax and let things
follow their own course. An argument with
a loved one after the 17th could be cleared
TAURUS
Avoid arguing over who's to blame for a
problem during the first part of July. Set
your sights on solving it instead of fingerpointing. Someone in power is watching
you around the 16th. A bold career move
could pay off now. Pay attention to the
advice of a loved one towards month's end.
It could mean the difference between success
and failure. If you need help handling a
situation don't hesitate to ask for it.
GEmAI
Although practical matters are at the
forefront during July, it won't hurt to let
your hair down a bit and get away for a short
vacation. After the 17th you may have put
yourpersonal concerns aside and concentrate
on taking care of conflicts that arise in your
family. Don't put your trust in someone you
met recently — trust your old friends to
steer you in the right direction on an
up in no time if you are willing to
compromise. Your personal appeal is at a
peak towards month's end. Use it to further
career interests and make new friends.
VIRGO
A promotion or an increase in pay could be
in the works during the first part of July.
Added responsibilities may wear you down
at first, but you'11 bounce back soon enough.
After the 17th a long-standing family feud
could erupt into fireworks.Try to stay out ot
the way and don't pass judgement. Your
involvement will only make things worse.
To avoid conflict, try to divide your time
evenly between work and home towards
month's end.
eebra
important decision towards month's end.
You may have to give in on an ongoing
argument to maintain a relationship during
the first part of July. After the 9th you'll
CAACER
higher-ups at work.A good impression now
could put your career on the fast track! Your
have a chance to prove your worth to the
\ou may be feeling a bit restless during the
first part of July. A change of scenery could
social life also picks up after mid-month,
be just the ticket to lift your spirits. After the
energy to take care of a dispute at home
but don't overdo it. You'll need all your
towards month's end.
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{SCORPIO
you could get emotional and say things you
don't mean to someone close to you.
Romance is in the air and a serious
commitment could result during the first
two weeks of July. After the 14th the focus
PISCES
will switch to career matters. It will pay for
you to keep a watehful eye on a competitive
co-worker who may be undermining your
efforts.Towards month's end you may have
Home and family responsibilities may be
weighing you down during the t"irst week of
July. Make time to get away, if only for'a
to put career on the back burner once again
night, to lift your spirits. A creative proj^
begun around the first of July couldjDa^y off
as you focus on a family problem that needs
big later in the month. Your timing is gttat
resolving.
and your ideas are on target.Take advantage
of this to boost your career,improve your
jSAGrrrARius
linanees and put some."zing''. in: yburldve
life.
Money and partnership matters could be
under stress during the first part of July.
Take your partners wishes intoconsideration
before you act to avoid emotional upset.
Plans you've had in the making for some
time could come to fruition if you play your
cards right. After the 15th you should start
"tooting your own horn"at work. Your boss
may not not ice what great work you've been
doing if you don't point it out!
CAPRICORA
Although the focus wijl be on home and
family during the first week of July, you
may find yourself away from home ntbre
than you'd like due to business and social
activities. Things will settle down'aftcr the
14th and allow you to (finally,) locus on
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problems that need your attention at home.
You'll be itching to get out of town during
the last part of the month, but.it isnTifl the
cards. Tend to personal obligations now so
that you can get away early next month.
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Your finances could be a bit tricky early in
July. You'll need a lot of planning and a
little luck to smooth out money matters this
month. Job demands will keep you close to
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away for fun and relaxation if you will put
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The
Oirectory
A Listing of Service Organizations, Businesses & Clubs
ALBUQUERQUE,NM (area code 505)
organizations
Sister Source Cocperalive & Lesbian Resource Line
144 Harvard SE-268-2116
AMARiaO,TX (area code 806)
organizations
Lesbian/GayM(ance-POBox9361 79105 - 35&4219
MCC of Amailo•PO Bo* 1276•37245S7
ARLINGTON,TX (area code 817)
organizations
Gay/Lesbian Association of UTA
organizations
Aftmialion •PO Box 225831 75222•948-1546
AIDS Resource Center •P.O.Box 19071275219
Asians & Friends•PO Box 9142 75209•392-3339
Caftiedral of Hope MCC•5910 Cedar Springs Rd.•351-1901
Community Oiurcti 4 Colege of Divine Met^ysios
4001 Live Call #401 •826-7110. Ext.401
Congregation Belti B Binah •P.O. Box 191188 75219•497-1691
Couples Idetro Oaltos •PO Box 803156 75380•604-6775
Dallas Gay and Lesbian Alliance
P.O. Box 19071275219•528-1233 * FAX 522-4604
Dallas(Bay/Lesbian Historic Archives• P.O. Box 190712 75219 •821-1653
Dallas Gay Youth Grocp * 300 Turtle Creek Plaza #l 16•307-7203
Dallas Outdoors•P.O. Box 35474 75235 * 276-5270
Ddlas Tavern Guid * 3900 Lemmon Ave.#220 * 526-5292
Dignity/Dallas•PO Box 190133 76219 * 2264101
Foundation for Human Understanding •5284233
P.O. Box 19348-77. UTA Si 76019 * 794-5140
TrinityMCC*331 Aaron Ave..Ste 125 * 265-5454
(Bay/LesbianGardeners-PCBox 190652 75219*3390787
AUSTIN,TX (area code 512)
Grace Feiowship in Oirist Jesus•2727 Oak Lawn * 528-2811
Lesbian/Gay Demoaats of Texas•521-5342 ext. 229
LesbianABay Political CoaEtion • P.O. Box 224424 75222 * 828-9882
clubs
Nexus-306W.sttl •472-5288
organizations
Affinnation (Methoifct)•7403Shod Creek •451-2329
Austin Latino/a Lesbian/Gay Organization
PO Box 1350 78787• 280«107
Austin Lesbian/Gay Political Caucus• P.O. Box 822 78767 •474-0750
Center for Battered Women • (Lesbian Group)
3854181 or 928-9070(hotline)
(Bay/Lesbian Student Association at UT Austin
4S&<3971 * Box 275 Texas Union 78712-7338
GLAAD/Dalas•P.O. Box 190712 75219 * 526GLAD
Lesbian Re^rce Center • 1315 Skies•021-3999
Lesbian Visionaries•PO Box I9l443 75219•521-5342 X 844
UL(Lesbian Info Line * 521-5342 ext. 298
SPROUTS(coming out group)* 521-6342 exl 256
TWlGS(thewymningaysodety)*52l-5342exl269 , n
Oak Lawn Community Services 43(X} MacAnhur•5206108
Oak Lawn Symphonic Band *P.O.Boxl90973 75219*986-1751
PFLAG/Dallas• HepSne 5566640
Imperial Sovereign Royal(Bourt of D^as
Lesbian/Gay Rights Lobby - PO Box 2679 78768*474-5475
P.O. Box 190464 75245 * 521-8446
Lesbian Mothers - Karen • 339-8608
Womyn To^er•3920 Cedi Springs *5284233
Live Wire Productions•PO Box 14120278714
Metropoitan Community Church •1100 Springdaie Rd.* 9294660
Oasis Msiistry •5555 N. Umar Bhd.ftLlOl •441-9191
P-flag (Parents/Friends Lesbians/Gays)•331-8445
Sapphfire!• Lesbian Social Groi^)•4504659
Meeting Address•825 E.531/2Si.Ste E103
Maiing Address•201 W.Stassney.Ste.#321 78745-3156
Seventh-Day Adventist Kinship *416-1368
DENT0N,TX(area code 817)
organizations
COURAGE.Lesbian Gay Student Org.
P.O. Box 5067 76203*382-3813
Waterloo Counseling Center •607 Powell 78703 * 322-9654
Havest MCC•5900 S.Stemmons 76206 * 160(M97-HMCC
Texffi Human Rights Foundation • P.O.Box 49740 78765*4796473
AIDS Legal Assistance 1-800-828-6417
P-Flag (Parents/Friends LestxansfGays) * 387-1491
The Treehouse(Lesbian Mothers Support Grocp)
607NuecesSt. 78701 *477-5822
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The New Vision (newsjournal) * 521-5342 exl 255
MetfoplexRepublicans •P.O.Box 191033 75219 *941-8114
DRIPPING SPRINGS,TX(area code 512)
accommodations
ATHENS,TX (area code 903)
organizations
P-Rag(Parents/Friends Lesbians/Gays)•6766326
BANDERA,TX (area code 210)
accommodations
Desert Hedts Cowgirl C^ub• Women's Guest Ranch
HC 3. Box 650 78003 *796-7446
DALLAS,TX (area code 214)
Recreation Plantation *(Bampground * HCOl box 40-A 78620•694-0567
EL PASO,TX(area code 915)
organizations
Lambda Services • PO Box 31321 79931-0321 •24 tiour line 562-GAYS
B Paso•916 Yandell •542-1227
P-Rag (Parents/Friends Lesbians/Gays) • Spanish SEngish *591-4664
FT. WORTH(area code 817)
organizations
Agape MCC•4615 SE Loop 820•6355002
businesses
Affirmation (Methodist)•4757837
BusinessDelivefySyslems-14902Preston Rd.75240 •733-1108
CJ Publication Co.• 1209 NW Hwy,,Ste 265• Gartaid 75041
imperial Court de Fod Wortti/Ariington •8751565 or 5357188
Lesbian/Gay PoKical(SoaKon of Tarranl County 2659006 or 8650326
P-Flag (Parents/Friends Lesbians/Gays)•498-5607/4984855
RESPECT •828 Hardwood Rd.• Hurst. TX 76054
clubs
Sue EBen's * 3903 Cedd Springs•5690707
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Tanail County L/G Alliance •3327 Winlbrop. Suite 243 76116•7655544
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operty ot tn?. Ceiit-cr
HOUSTON,TX (area code 713}
NEW ORLEANS, LA (area code 504)
businesses
tr&liQgs Bookshop * 1846 Rldnand * 821-Q9D
Ghartene^ • 940 Bysian Relcfa * 94frSS39
club & accommodations
Ai&naliva Visions •525-8223
clubs
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK (area eotte 40^
organizations
Randi•9213 Bctfa'o Spitoy.•eSMd
Us. Bs•9206 Buffalo SfxJwy. ■ 0B64W
XTC•9212 B'uSa'o Sptt/;y.•e»33S0
Oasis the ComrmjnAy Csitsr
organizations
2135NW391h 73112'ffiS-ADS
Herland Sisler RsBosces. bs.
ABB Foundaton •3927 Essas Lans ■ 6aJ«B8
2312 NW 39th 73112 • S2l-«e8
ABS HOrUNE • do SwTdiSoaa•S29® 1
Qaylestiian Sludenls Universllifsl Honstii•AeODCaaw
Qa^LesbianSviilchboard-PO 03x66591 77SB6*I»W1
KBElm Gay & Lesbian Paienls•M>-7Sa5
Hooaon Gay Po.®c2l Caucus•PCi Baxe5ffl« Ttm• W-HOO
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NRgdoffl Communily Cfiurch •614 E IStti•899^683
LhMb ALANON • 1214 Joarme• ®1-«772
lolBi/Qay Skidents-Uoiv. Houston Qea Lte•2700
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organizations
P-FTag (ParerOsfliMB UsblBiaQfge) • 94443ZJ
Concho Vatey(3^6s3iaiAOam
PXTSbx^TOOOe*
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LTM Hnision • Lesbian Teacher NsiisBik
ro Sox 1635• Beflaira, TX 77402•3298211
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businesses
h^npolSan Community Church0The taueeolon
Affirming Sokdans • 1602 NE Loop 410, SM. 102
1919 Decalur-861-9149
clubs
Iftmbese Counseling Center• 900LovettSS3 77006'9S<XS7
UomrosB Pool League/SIiiards •PJ 8636r^
TteLSiuie Club ■867-9454
jxflag (Parenl^riends Lesbians/Gaysj • 687-caiD
PVW\ Ccalilcn - Houston • 1475 W. Gtr^ 6183 • VMMI
Bmham Exchange ■ 4mo«lmi • 224-8219
Nexus San Anlunio • 8021 TMook • 341-2618
organizations
Deaf Rainbosv • 804-1904 TTY
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organizations
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PXX 60x64746 79464 • 79V4499
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MOC UmxSt • 5502 34th St. • 792-S582
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LISA (Lesbian Marmallai SA) • 8@iISA (6472)
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heterosexual,"said Dr.Dee Mosbacher,
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Comments
WASHINGTON, D.C. — CBS
Women'sSports.""Wright'scomments
sportscastcr Ben Wright, who is
covering the McDonald's Ladies
Professional Golf Association(LPGA)
Championship in Delaware told a local
newspaper that "lesbians in the sport
clearly identify the connection between
homophobia and sexism that women
hurt women's golf." Wright added in
his interview with the Wilmington
News-Journal, "When it gets to the
corporate Icyc), that's not going to fly.
They'Ve going to a butch game and that
furthers the bad image of the game."
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handicapped by having boobs...it's not
easy for them to keep their left arm
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athletes face."
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equatable "wrongs."
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Dallas Gay Alliance
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DALLAS — The Dallas Lesbian and
Gay Alliance (DGLA), in a direct
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Agerida" and "Gay Rights/Special
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"In Our Own Words: Dispelling the
Stereotypes." Featuring more than two
dozen gay and lesbian individuals, this
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accurate,positive,and hopeful message
of better understanding.
John E. Wimberly, Chair of DGLA's
Police Projectand a memberofits Board
of Directors, organized the production
of this video after recognizing the need
for a training video for the Dallas Police
Department. After much effort by
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training specialist, the department
agreed to include it in their training
programs for all current personnel and
in promoting better understanding by
providing truthful information about
gay and lesbian people."
The eight minute video features 28
different gay and lesbian individuals,
ranging in age from their teens to their
seventies, who represent a broad
spectrum of races, religions and ethnic
groups. Also included are a deaf woman
speaking in sign, a gay man in a
wheelchair, and a lesbian mother with
her daughter.They address a number of
issues, including teen suicide, hate
crimes, family values, and AIDS.
"In Our Own Words: Dispelling the
Stereotypes" is available by sending
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Dallas, TX 75219, or by contacting
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about lesbians on the Internet, we offer
Bisexual Internet Resource Guide" is a
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stereotypes that the far right continues
Mason, 403 Stringtown Road,
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DGLA is marketing this video to
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A Monthly Listing Of Special Events All Around The Area
HOUSTON - Twenty Something is a
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meet each Thursday to discuss issues
concerning lesbians,gays and bisexuals.
For meeting location and more
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is held every 2nd Monday from 7-9pm
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EASTERN
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HOUSTON - Team Houston is already
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to be held in Amsterdam. Membership
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HOUSTON - Lesbian and Gay
Voices, a radio show featuring
community activists who produce a
magazine format radio show happens
every Friday from 6pm-8pm on KPFT
90.1 FM. The show features many
segments including interviews with
community and national leaders, news
from This Way Out, womyn's music
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events. For more info, call (713)526-
Day weekend,September 2&3. This is
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the only soccer tournament for lesbians
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OF INTEREST TO ALL
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A Poetry/Short Story contest is being
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Words Quarterly. A $100 prize and
as evening entertainment,dance parties
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category. Authors will retain
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Dear Ao]^s»
Answers to your questions about love,
RELATIONSHIIPS & PERSONAL PROBLEMS
Dear Agnes,
I need help! Three years ago I had an
affair with a woman Til call Jane who
worked in my office. It lasted about
three months and then we went our
separate ways. I haven't cheated on my
lover before or since (we've been
together almost seven years).
I believe in the old saying that "What
you don't know won't hurt you."If you
are telling the truth about this being the
only affair and it having ended three
years ago, I see no reason why you
should hurt your lover by telling her
now.
Your only options are to have a friend
The problem is that Jane recently went
to work for the same company my lover
you trust(or your secretary if you have
one)call your lover's office and ask for
works for and the two of them have
Jane and then transfer the call to you —
become friends. 1 am quite sure that
or look in your lover's address book
Jane doesn't realize that this woman is
and .see if she has Jane's home phone
number. Otherwise, you'll Just have to
take your chances.
my lover since they never met when
Jane and I were seeing each other.
Now, my lover has been talking about
inviting Jane and her new lover over for
dinner and 1 don't know what to do. 1
think I should warn Jane before she just
shows up on our doorstep and discovers
There is one other possibility to consider
— that your lover has already mentioned
your name to Jane and she is Just as
concerned about this dinner as you are.
me there, but 1 don't know how to go
about it. I've managed to postpone this
She may think you don't know which
"Jane" she is and may be as afraid to
show up on your doorstep as you are to
dinner for awhile, but I think it is
have her there.
inevitable at this point.
What should I do? Jane has an unlisted
Dear Agnes,
home phone number (I know because
I've already tried calling information)
I have a big question that I don't know
how to handle. I Just came out to myself
and I'm afraid to call her at work since
the receptionist in my lover's office
about a year ago. I was married for
twelve years and have custody of our
knows my voice.
three children(ages6,8& 1 1). Although
Do you have any suggestions about
how to handle this? I'm at a complete
my ex-husband is being very
loss.
understanding about the reasons for our
divorce, I haven't told my children the
FEELING TRAPPED
real reason behind it all.
FT. WORTH,TX
Dear Trapped,
Although I usually don't advocate lying,
I am not now and have never been in a
relationship with a woman.I did have a
brief affair with a friend/neighbor in the
year before my divorce,but my children
July 1995• Dimensions • Page 13
never knew about it.
So here's my question — should I tell
my children I'm a lesbian? I'm not sure
at what age they will be able to handle
this information. Should I wait until I
have a lover or will that only make it
more traumatic? Please help. I don't
want to harm my kids by not telling
them,but I'm just not sure how or when
to go about it.
NEWLY GAY
around — including them.Be very firm
about the fact that just because you are
Dear Gay,
gay doesn't mean you don't love them
There is no one answer to your questions.
There are many things to take into
consideration, including their ages and
temperaments, your personal situation
with your parents, friends, etc., and
societies prejudices. You must weigh
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words, they may think that since you
are a lesbian, you don't want any males
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CYBERSEX
WHAT IS IT?
WHERE IS IT?
&WHYAMI
DOING IT?
By Dona.Juan8
I consider myself to be an average All
American lesbian. I guess if there is
such a thing, I'm it. I have my lover of
15 years, home,dogs,job and the other
usual activities going on, work, TV,
O.J. trial and bed. No visits to the bars
every night, or in the past year for that
fact. Happy, contented home life.
Nothing overly exciting.
I believed I should buy a computer to
become more literate and well-rounded
in my Job. Bought top of the line
hardware with the pre-loaded software
for every conceivable connection to
On-Line Services. Have it all. America
V figure this wouldbe agoodplace tofind
new friends & sec what is happening in
the American Gay Community.
As I announce my arrival with the usual
salutation of"Hello," I see that people
send me instant messages(IM's)which
flash on my screen and I can answer
them back without the people in the
"room" seeing it. Great. Private lines.
Then soon,I getIM's from User's with
such names as Hardlover, Eatuup. The
messages are gross, explicit and can
only be compared to an obscene phone
call. Most I ignore by clicking cancel.
Then I think, let's have some fun and
On Line, Prodigy, CompuServe with
begin to answer back with witty
direct access to the Internet.
comments. Now I am rolling. This is
fun. I can say all the things I ever
wanted to say and have the barrier and
So,here I go — onto America On Line
— finding that there are tons of chat
rooms you can enter and talk with people
on an on-going basis. They type and
you see it, you answer them back and it
all scrolls on the screen in front of you.
Amazing, instant communication at
your finger tips. A phone call with the
world. Instead of 3-way calling, we
now have billion-way calling. As I
browse the room names,I also see there
are an endless number of chat room for
Gays & Lesbians ... intriguing. OK,I
cloak of anonymity. No one will ever
know who I am. Wonderful.
As I watch the exchanges in the public
rooms, I see that anyone can enter
seeking their personal desires or
expressing their hatred,fears and loves.
A virtual coming-together of all types
in one small 14" wide screen sitting on
my desk. I gallantly take up the sword
and begin to fend off the Gay Bashers,
saving everyone in the room from cuts
July 1995 • Dimensions • Page 15
and baiises. I find I have comrades in
my imagination run wild. She is
arms standing beside me and that we
have become an army of defenders. We
are fighting the world every day trying
to save us from despair and restoring
peace and love. Soon they leave. We
becoming real. I can see that she is
having fun as well. I join in and lighten
the room up with my added comments.
have defeated the enemy and once again
continue our journeys with swelled
hearts. We are heroes.
As I read the chatter scrolling up the
screen I instantly pick up on the banter
of one particular user: Lar. This person
is generally cutting up, bantering with
others and making jokes. I like this
person's wit, humor & satirical
comments. I begin to talk to Lar and
also see that she is trying to get women
in a PRIVATE room. OK I think, this
mustbe where the Cybersex takes place.
I begin to try to talk to other women on
the screen to get them to go with Lar and
we eventually get a couple of users into
I begin to start setting the mood,lighting
candles in the room, singing soft love
songs, preparing the oils.
As I begin to type, my two new friends
begin to respond by telling me what
they are doing.Laughing,crying,joking,
exploring and feeling lonely. I can feel
the power of what I am saying to them
by provoking images in their minds of
things that are totally imagined. I am
soaring and dancing on the phone line
like a bird as free as the wind. I am
giving them my thoughts, my dreams,
my imagination. We begin to conclude
our rendezvous and I feel the emptiness
that will be left when they are blipped
from my screen.
I begin to realize the power they have
a Private room. I wonder... is this OK?
also exuded onto me. I am left wanting
I begin to think if I don't like what I
read,I can escape with a quick click of
and wondering, as if I have fallen in
love,as ifa woman who hasjust breezed
the mouse. What could be harmful?
past me caught my eye and is gone in a
Can they come through the screen and
grab me around the neck? I don't think
so. Only in my mind.
With Lar leading the way,I see that she
is exploring and trying to find out about
flash,leaving me alone and sad because
our"private room" visitors. I am struck
I will never see or know her again.I feel
the emptiness and wonder if I over
stepped the boundaries. I try to tell
myself I am being foolish and stupid.
This was supposed to be fun and
still be her personality flowing up the
different.Instead,I was doubting myself
screen. I begin to see as well that she is
telling our ladies that she is touching
them. Describing in detail how and
where.I see this is soft and not vulgar in
any way. Soon one of our visitors
disappears from the screen. I assume
and wondering how this was going to
jYie. I now wanted to know the
person on the screen. How was my
Lover going to take this? I was not
hiding because she was beside me all
she was not interested in our banter. I
the while. I slept and dreamed of
windows flashing before me,
begin to think I will see what occurs. I
anonymous women waling around in
sit back and watch to learn the ways of
Cybersex. Even as she talk with the
User,I can see and feel her coming out
of my screen, becoming real to me
instead of the anonymous name on the
screen. I can also see that she is making
every possible effort not to come across
as vulgar ordirty. My heart pounds.I let
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my head. I awoke and realized that I
needed to get a grip as soon as possible.
Having the world at my fingertips was
very powerful stuff. This was no
ordinary phone call. I decided that I
wanted to let this person into my life
and to share with her. I signed on again
the next night.
It was not long after wandering the
rooms that she appeared again. Thank
well. An on-line program was held and
you goddess for delivering her to me.
believe it? Janis Ian sitting on my desk.
This is becoming more and more
We went private again, this time only
the two of us, but with my Lover beside
me watching. I began to find out who
she was, where she was & what was
we could ask Janis questions. Can you
powerful each day.
I felt better. I began to become excited
about each day.The trees were greener,
going on in her life. As we exchanged
the flowers more aromatic. I was
information,it became obvious that we
were somehow connected. Our lives
actually going to bed later and sleeping
later. I wanted to heal myselfand others.
were very similar. We began to mirror
My words were more important than
each other, thinking the same thoughts
and the conversation flew. My lover
ever before. I was becoming aware of
how I could intensify my impressions
on others by a choice of plain,everyday
began to see as well that there was a
special person on the other side of the
monitor and that a relationship was
forthcoming. We again signed off and
the emptiness returned.
I began to wonder(again, if I had over
stepped the bounds. It was too late. I
now knew this person and she had
become a part of my soul. The
connection was definite, strong and
powerful. I felt she was my soul mate.
I was not willing to risk my relationship
with my Lover,but 1 wanted to keep my
computer relationships so I could
awaken my sleeping brain. These
weren't actually real were they? I didn't
feel like I was compromising my Lover
because she was there with me at all
times. Lover and I discussed it and I
believe she is seeing this how I see it. I
immediately begin to things of what
things I could do to spark our
words. The AOL had become my
therapist and Lar was making me more
aware every day.
Lar and herloverare now regular visitors
to my desk every day. We have called
each other on the phone nearly every
day. We are planning a rendezvous
Labor Day in Florida. The possibilities
are endless as we plan things we will do
and imagine how it will be.There isfear
that we can't relate to one another in
person,but,ifthat happens I willgo into
the next room and pass her notes. And
we will be soaring again.
Maybe it is sad that you can find such
happiness one-line.
The possibilities are boundless. You
can become whatever you want to be
for the day. You can reach the stars and
come back again. It is people. It is love.
relationship and put
more excitement
into it.
My goodness,I even
found
Lite
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I could see her words
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DEEP IN THE HEART OF TEXAS
BY NANCY FORD
This summer marks the 14th anniversary
of my arrival in Texas. Fourteen years
— isn't that the latex anniversary?
A refugeefrom the economic oppression
penalties to perpetrators ofcrimes based
on ethnicity, religion and sexual
orientation, was recently defeated in
the Texas Legislature.Thatsame month
of the Rust Belt. I joined the thousands
and thousands of other hopeful Yankee
of our new Governor George Bush Jr.
ourfriends in Austin,underthe direction
emigres to the Lone Star State in the late
80's, seeking fame, fortune and good
tan.Fourteen years ofHouston sun later,
(the Son that Won),passed a law making
I am considered somewhat infamous,
things out.
Nonetheless, that doesn't mean I don't
appear much too well-fed to perpetuate
the starving artist syndrome, and need
to moisturize daily.
Texas is famous for a lot of things —
big money, big sports teams, big hair:
very appealing to one who had
previously been known as a lowly
Buckeye. What bright, pioneering
Ohioancame up with thatego-smashing
idea — that a small, hard,round, bitter,
inedible nut was an image anyone would
want to identify with? That's not a state
it okey-dokey to carry a concealed
handgun.Somehow,inTexas,this evens
love living here, where the stars at night
are big and bright. All I had to do was
spend 36 hours in Indianapolis last
month performing at a Gay Pride gig to
be reminded that Texas is truly one of
the most entertaining, diverse and
breathtakingly beautiful places into the
world — lots to see, lots to do.
As you plan your summertime travels,
you may want to refer to the following
listofrecommendations toenhance your
symbol,that's my Job description. Give
vacation expeditions. Clip and keep it
me a symbol to latch onto that is self-
in your wallet next to your Triple A
esteem building,like a star,or the legend
card.
of Pecos Bill. Then watch me pack my
U-Haul....
TEXAS DO'S
Fourteen years after my Northern
- Sure, Six Flags
Exodus, Texas has also become
Houston is no Disney WoriO'
legendary as one ofthe nation's leading
gay-bashing states. Hard to believe that
tequila-based cocktail, this
our big, somewhat backward state still
Mindbender combines the romance ot
upholds its sodomy laws, and eight —
The Tunnel ofLove with the thril s o a
roller coaster — much like lesbian life
itself. It's designed to look damned
close to a ruin/pyramid I had climbed in
the touristy undergrowth ofChichenitza
count 'em,eight — men violently lost
their lives here in 1994 specifically
because they were gay.The Hate Crimes
Bill, which would have increased
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home to the Mayan Mindben ^
a few years ago, sans benefit of cotton
where it will be appreciated.
candy vendors.
Sight seeing in Austin? After you've
checked out the imported aureola-pink
tile of the Capitol Dome (the only one
of it's kind), head slightly north to
Hamilton Pool. Many,many years ago,
before the Texas Hill Country became
an epicenterfor"natural girls"in hiking
—Don'tignore speed limits,especially
as huge multi-lane interstates trickle
down into two-way traffic. These little
Bubba Burgs are long on barbecue and
religious clogging organizations, but
short on hospitality — especially to
speed offenders with pink triangle or
rainbow bumper stickers.
boots and slouch socks,a gigantic cave
imploded upon itself, forming one of
the most beautiful natural waterfalls in
the state. This area has been preserved
as a Wildlife Reserve, and is one of the
most romantic sites in the Southwest.
Pack a picnic and a poetry book.
—Atthe risk ofmorbidity,artsy camera-
bug types on a budget should visit
Glenwood Cemetery, located at 2525
Washington in Houston. Eccentric
— Don't spit on the floor. I don't care
what you've heard about Lone Star
Lesbians — it's simply not done in
polite company.
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Texas billionaire Howard Hughes is
buried there,and it's also home to some
of the most impressive memorials and
monuments in the country.Look for the
"family" section, including unmarked
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America's schools are filled with gay men
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The Coffee Cefb
Lesbians In The Arts • Books, Music, Movies, Etc.
This Month, Tasha Sumner Introduces:
Greener
Than Grass
by Jennifer Fulton
Someone
to Watch
by Jaye Maiman
than Grass by Jennifer Fulton (author
of Passion Bay,Saving Grace and (as
Cassie is the niece of the woman who
owns the apartment and has come to
Melbourne to find aJob.Cassie needs to
Rose Beecham)the Amanda Valentine
earn money to help her mother through
We'll start this month with Greener
Mystery Series).
Documentary filmmaker Blair Carroll
has come to Melbourne, Australia to
work on a new project. She has Just
broken up with her lover of twenty
years and thought a foreign project m ight
the drought that is devastating their
sheep ranch. She has found work
booking reservations in the offices of
an escort service (although she hasn t
told anyone what her Job really is).
Although there is a major difference in
be Just the thing to help her get over it.
their ages and Blair comes from New
She has borrowed a supposedly empty
York and Cassie from the Australian
Outback, they get along remarkably
apartment from a friend for a month,
but when she arrives she find a young
well. Each is attracted to the other but
woman asleep in her bed.
both are sure that the other has no
July 1995 • Dimensions • Page 23
interest.
manages to convey an entire personality
Greener Than Grass is one ofthe best
in afew,well-chosen words.We tolerate
lesbian romances I've read in quite some
time. The ending left me grinning to
myself for hours and wishing for an
immediately available sequel. Jennifer
K.T. because Robin loves her, we also
Fulton is one of the best and most
entertaining writers on the Naiad Press
can't stand the sniveling, whining
Lurlene.I highly recommend Someone
to Watch even if you haven't read the
previous Robin Miller Mysteries.
roster.Her books are alwaysentertaining
Both GreenerThan Grass and Someone
and often thought provoking. This one
definitely deserves two thumbs up.
to Watch are available at your local
Next we'll look at Someone to Watch,
bookstore or by mail for $10.95 from
Naiad Press Inc., P.O. Box 10543,
Tallahassee, PL 32302. Please include
the fourth in the Robin Miller Mystery
15% postage and handling. Complete
Series by Jaye Maiman.
catalogs are available upon request.
Robin Miller, a former romance writer
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turned private detective, is hot on the
trail of a singer who has supposedly
conned a New York bar owner. While
she is trailing the con artist in
Provincetown, she gets a frantic call
from K.T.,her lover. K.T.is asking her
to help clear her best friend, Lurlene
(who Robin can't stand)ofsuspicion in
the murder of her photographer
boyfriend.
Robin returns to New York and began
Books, music and more
for the lesbian, gay and
feminist communities.
an investigation into the murder when
both K.T. and Lurlene disappear. As
Robin looks forK.T.,she alsodiscovers
some secrets about the murdered man
Inklin^i
and finds an interesting connection
between him, an ultra-right-wing
politician and a prominent gay activist.
Someone to Watch follows in the
footsteps of the previous Robin Miller
Mysteries. In Robin, Jay Maiman has
created a very human heroine. Robin is
a headstrong woman with a roving eye
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Person?
You've seen them—they are the women
that always seem to be surrounded with
people. They love social activities and
make new friends with ease. Are you
one of them? Or,do you find it difficult
to keep old friends, much less make
new ones? Answer the questions below
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don't like to shock or disappoint
anyone.
4.1 believe in honesty at all costs.
The truth, no matter how much it
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7. When I have to tell someone "No",
2.1 am not comfortable at big,
8. People with strong opinions make
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me nervous.
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9.1 know I've got faults, I know what
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I try to be as nice as possible.
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10. I don't like to do favors, no
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You may seem "standoffish" until you
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are comfortable, and may keep an
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when I want to.
friend. You can be charming and
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too much.
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Horoscope
What's in the stars for you this month?
ARIES
Your work life and home life could be at
odds during the first part ofJuly. Give equal
time to both to avoid problems. After the
10th you'll have time for social outings that
give you the opportunity to meet new friends.
Stay in the background at work around the
17th. Co-workers can be touchy right now
and it won't take much to set off a
confrontation. Someone you consider a
friend could be hinting at a more serious
relationship toward month's end.
15th someone you were kind to in the past
could repay you by giving you a boost up the
career ladder. Towards month's end you
may find that money just slips through your
fingers. Leave your checkbook at home to
keep your spending in check.
EEO
A long-term goal you've been working
towards for some time can be reached during
July. The secret is to relax and let things
follow their own course. An argument with
a loved one after the 17th could be cleared
TAURUS
Avoid arguing over who's to blame for a
problem during the first part of July. Set
your sights on solving it instead of fingerpointing. Someone in power is watching
you around the 16th. A bold career move
could pay off now. Pay attention to the
advice of a loved one towards month's end.
It could mean the difference between success
and failure. If you need help handling a
situation don't hesitate to ask for it.
GEmAI
Although practical matters are at the
forefront during July, it won't hurt to let
your hair down a bit and get away for a short
vacation. After the 17th you may have put
yourpersonal concerns aside and concentrate
on taking care of conflicts that arise in your
family. Don't put your trust in someone you
met recently — trust your old friends to
steer you in the right direction on an
up in no time if you are willing to
compromise. Your personal appeal is at a
peak towards month's end. Use it to further
career interests and make new friends.
VIRGO
A promotion or an increase in pay could be
in the works during the first part of July.
Added responsibilities may wear you down
at first, but you'11 bounce back soon enough.
After the 17th a long-standing family feud
could erupt into fireworks.Try to stay out ot
the way and don't pass judgement. Your
involvement will only make things worse.
To avoid conflict, try to divide your time
evenly between work and home towards
month's end.
eebra
important decision towards month's end.
You may have to give in on an ongoing
argument to maintain a relationship during
the first part of July. After the 9th you'll
CAACER
higher-ups at work.A good impression now
could put your career on the fast track! Your
have a chance to prove your worth to the
\ou may be feeling a bit restless during the
first part of July. A change of scenery could
social life also picks up after mid-month,
be just the ticket to lift your spirits. After the
energy to take care of a dispute at home
but don't overdo it. You'll need all your
towards month's end.
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you could get emotional and say things you
don't mean to someone close to you.
Romance is in the air and a serious
commitment could result during the first
two weeks of July. After the 14th the focus
PISCES
will switch to career matters. It will pay for
you to keep a watehful eye on a competitive
co-worker who may be undermining your
efforts.Towards month's end you may have
Home and family responsibilities may be
weighing you down during the t"irst week of
July. Make time to get away, if only for'a
to put career on the back burner once again
night, to lift your spirits. A creative proj^
begun around the first of July couldjDa^y off
as you focus on a family problem that needs
big later in the month. Your timing is gttat
resolving.
and your ideas are on target.Take advantage
of this to boost your career,improve your
jSAGrrrARius
linanees and put some."zing''. in: yburldve
life.
Money and partnership matters could be
under stress during the first part of July.
Take your partners wishes intoconsideration
before you act to avoid emotional upset.
Plans you've had in the making for some
time could come to fruition if you play your
cards right. After the 15th you should start
"tooting your own horn"at work. Your boss
may not not ice what great work you've been
doing if you don't point it out!
CAPRICORA
Although the focus wijl be on home and
family during the first week of July, you
may find yourself away from home ntbre
than you'd like due to business and social
activities. Things will settle down'aftcr the
14th and allow you to (finally,) locus on
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problems that need your attention at home.
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the last part of the month, but.it isnTifl the
cards. Tend to personal obligations now so
that you can get away early next month.
MOVIES, DINING GUT,
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Oirectory
A Listing of Service Organizations, Businesses & Clubs
ALBUQUERQUE,NM (area code 505)
organizations
Sister Source Cocperalive & Lesbian Resource Line
144 Harvard SE-268-2116
AMARiaO,TX (area code 806)
organizations
Lesbian/GayM(ance-POBox9361 79105 - 35&4219
MCC of Amailo•PO Bo* 1276•37245S7
ARLINGTON,TX (area code 817)
organizations
Gay/Lesbian Association of UTA
organizations
Aftmialion •PO Box 225831 75222•948-1546
AIDS Resource Center •P.O.Box 19071275219
Asians & Friends•PO Box 9142 75209•392-3339
Caftiedral of Hope MCC•5910 Cedar Springs Rd.•351-1901
Community Oiurcti 4 Colege of Divine Met^ysios
4001 Live Call #401 •826-7110. Ext.401
Congregation Belti B Binah •P.O. Box 191188 75219•497-1691
Couples Idetro Oaltos •PO Box 803156 75380•604-6775
Dallas Gay and Lesbian Alliance
P.O. Box 19071275219•528-1233 * FAX 522-4604
Dallas(Bay/Lesbian Historic Archives• P.O. Box 190712 75219 •821-1653
Dallas Gay Youth Grocp * 300 Turtle Creek Plaza #l 16•307-7203
Dallas Outdoors•P.O. Box 35474 75235 * 276-5270
Ddlas Tavern Guid * 3900 Lemmon Ave.#220 * 526-5292
Dignity/Dallas•PO Box 190133 76219 * 2264101
Foundation for Human Understanding •5284233
P.O. Box 19348-77. UTA Si 76019 * 794-5140
TrinityMCC*331 Aaron Ave..Ste 125 * 265-5454
(Bay/LesbianGardeners-PCBox 190652 75219*3390787
AUSTIN,TX (area code 512)
Grace Feiowship in Oirist Jesus•2727 Oak Lawn * 528-2811
Lesbian/Gay Demoaats of Texas•521-5342 ext. 229
LesbianABay Political CoaEtion • P.O. Box 224424 75222 * 828-9882
clubs
Nexus-306W.sttl •472-5288
organizations
Affinnation (Methoifct)•7403Shod Creek •451-2329
Austin Latino/a Lesbian/Gay Organization
PO Box 1350 78787• 280«107
Austin Lesbian/Gay Political Caucus• P.O. Box 822 78767 •474-0750
Center for Battered Women • (Lesbian Group)
3854181 or 928-9070(hotline)
(Bay/Lesbian Student Association at UT Austin
4S&<3971 * Box 275 Texas Union 78712-7338
GLAAD/Dalas•P.O. Box 190712 75219 * 526GLAD
Lesbian Re^rce Center • 1315 Skies•021-3999
Lesbian Visionaries•PO Box I9l443 75219•521-5342 X 844
UL(Lesbian Info Line * 521-5342 ext. 298
SPROUTS(coming out group)* 521-6342 exl 256
TWlGS(thewymningaysodety)*52l-5342exl269 , n
Oak Lawn Community Services 43(X} MacAnhur•5206108
Oak Lawn Symphonic Band *P.O.Boxl90973 75219*986-1751
PFLAG/Dallas• HepSne 5566640
Imperial Sovereign Royal(Bourt of D^as
Lesbian/Gay Rights Lobby - PO Box 2679 78768*474-5475
P.O. Box 190464 75245 * 521-8446
Lesbian Mothers - Karen • 339-8608
Womyn To^er•3920 Cedi Springs *5284233
Live Wire Productions•PO Box 14120278714
Metropoitan Community Church •1100 Springdaie Rd.* 9294660
Oasis Msiistry •5555 N. Umar Bhd.ftLlOl •441-9191
P-flag (Parents/Friends Lesbians/Gays)•331-8445
Sapphfire!• Lesbian Social Groi^)•4504659
Meeting Address•825 E.531/2Si.Ste E103
Maiing Address•201 W.Stassney.Ste.#321 78745-3156
Seventh-Day Adventist Kinship *416-1368
DENT0N,TX(area code 817)
organizations
COURAGE.Lesbian Gay Student Org.
P.O. Box 5067 76203*382-3813
Waterloo Counseling Center •607 Powell 78703 * 322-9654
Havest MCC•5900 S.Stemmons 76206 * 160(M97-HMCC
Texffi Human Rights Foundation • P.O.Box 49740 78765*4796473
AIDS Legal Assistance 1-800-828-6417
P-Flag (Parents/Friends LestxansfGays) * 387-1491
The Treehouse(Lesbian Mothers Support Grocp)
607NuecesSt. 78701 *477-5822
'
The New Vision (newsjournal) * 521-5342 exl 255
MetfoplexRepublicans •P.O.Box 191033 75219 *941-8114
DRIPPING SPRINGS,TX(area code 512)
accommodations
ATHENS,TX (area code 903)
organizations
P-Rag(Parents/Friends Lesbians/Gays)•6766326
BANDERA,TX (area code 210)
accommodations
Desert Hedts Cowgirl C^ub• Women's Guest Ranch
HC 3. Box 650 78003 *796-7446
DALLAS,TX (area code 214)
Recreation Plantation *(Bampground * HCOl box 40-A 78620•694-0567
EL PASO,TX(area code 915)
organizations
Lambda Services • PO Box 31321 79931-0321 •24 tiour line 562-GAYS
B Paso•916 Yandell •542-1227
P-Rag (Parents/Friends Lesbians/Gays) • Spanish SEngish *591-4664
FT. WORTH(area code 817)
organizations
Agape MCC•4615 SE Loop 820•6355002
businesses
Affirmation (Methodist)•4757837
BusinessDelivefySyslems-14902Preston Rd.75240 •733-1108
CJ Publication Co.• 1209 NW Hwy,,Ste 265• Gartaid 75041
imperial Court de Fod Wortti/Ariington •8751565 or 5357188
Lesbian/Gay PoKical(SoaKon of Tarranl County 2659006 or 8650326
P-Flag (Parents/Friends Lesbians/Gays)•498-5607/4984855
RESPECT •828 Hardwood Rd.• Hurst. TX 76054
clubs
Sue EBen's * 3903 Cedd Springs•5690707
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Tanail County L/G Alliance •3327 Winlbrop. Suite 243 76116•7655544
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HOUSTON,TX (area code 713}
NEW ORLEANS, LA (area code 504)
businesses
tr&liQgs Bookshop * 1846 Rldnand * 821-Q9D
Ghartene^ • 940 Bysian Relcfa * 94frSS39
club & accommodations
Ai&naliva Visions •525-8223
clubs
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK (area eotte 40^
organizations
Randi•9213 Bctfa'o Spitoy.•eSMd
Us. Bs•9206 Buffalo SfxJwy. ■ 0B64W
XTC•9212 B'uSa'o Sptt/;y.•e»33S0
Oasis the ComrmjnAy Csitsr
organizations
2135NW391h 73112'ffiS-ADS
Herland Sisler RsBosces. bs.
ABB Foundaton •3927 Essas Lans ■ 6aJ«B8
2312 NW 39th 73112 • S2l-«e8
ABS HOrUNE • do SwTdiSoaa•S29® 1
Qaylestiian Sludenls Universllifsl Honstii•AeODCaaw
Qa^LesbianSviilchboard-PO 03x66591 77SB6*I»W1
KBElm Gay & Lesbian Paienls•M>-7Sa5
Hooaon Gay Po.®c2l Caucus•PCi Baxe5ffl« Ttm• W-HOO
•P.a Box 66008 77266-6008•A3M4M
NRgdoffl Communily Cfiurch •614 E IStti•899^683
LhMb ALANON • 1214 Joarme• ®1-«772
lolBi/Qay Skidents-Uoiv. Houston Qea Lte•2700
SAN ANGELO, TX (area (K)de 915)
organizations
P-FTag (ParerOsfliMB UsblBiaQfge) • 94443ZJ
Concho Vatey(3^6s3iaiAOam
PXTSbx^TOOOe*
Am 77011
LTM Hnision • Lesbian Teacher NsiisBik
ro Sox 1635• Beflaira, TX 77402•3298211
SAN ANTONIO, TX (area code 210)
businesses
h^npolSan Community Church0The taueeolon
Affirming Sokdans • 1602 NE Loop 410, SM. 102
1919 Decalur-861-9149
clubs
Iftmbese Counseling Center• 900LovettSS3 77006'9S<XS7
UomrosB Pool League/SIiiards •PJ 8636r^
TteLSiuie Club ■867-9454
jxflag (Parenl^riends Lesbians/Gaysj • 687-caiD
PVW\ Ccalilcn - Houston • 1475 W. Gtr^ 6183 • VMMI
Bmham Exchange ■ 4mo«lmi • 224-8219
Nexus San Anlunio • 8021 TMook • 341-2618
organizations
Deaf Rainbosv • 804-1904 TTY
The IWbraen's &oup • 5295671
Dignity.'San AnMe • 202 KL SL Mary^ ■ 3400632
IMegrityfSsn Antaaio
Wbn^iiBpace ■ P.O. Box 050601 770S66601
WteerCs SoM League • 901 nnediaD •IMM
Pnag (PareitsiFiteids LesbianefQayit - 8234136
SOHA (Sex or HelaUcnshlp AdiScts AnmymiMt SMm gmp ■ SDM
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organizations
UjtJtuck LesbuTiCay A'ijrce & W.1d V^?d9 West Proct
PXX 60x64746 79464 • 79V4499
Cnuuiiity Outreach Center & Oatreach AA fta.&Thu«. 9 Spn# * H
PiAaS' 762-1019
MOC UmxSt • 5502 34th St. • 792-S582
^^tSRls/Frie?^ Les&WCays} * IWSfd
PC Box 150006 78212-684-4930
Rhrer City IMig Idekcpatian CcnWiily OucA
2D2Honan(l 78212 - 822-1121
Lambda Sludanis Cealer • 1140 W. WcocOam An*.
LISA (Lesbian Marmallai SA) • 8@iISA (6472)
SALGA - San Antoito Lesbianeay Assembly • 733-7300
SALSA - San Antsaib Lanbda a*le.ns ABance
POBoxlSnS 70012-OAltAUK736-4329
San Ammto ACS FaaadaOai
POBci 130113 TOtlMtlS
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heterosexual,"said Dr.Dee Mosbacher,
NGLTF Denounces
NGLTF board member and producer,of
Sportscaster's
the documentary film "Out For A
Change: Addressing Homophobia in
Comments
WASHINGTON, D.C. — CBS
Women'sSports.""Wright'scomments
sportscastcr Ben Wright, who is
covering the McDonald's Ladies
Professional Golf Association(LPGA)
Championship in Delaware told a local
newspaper that "lesbians in the sport
clearly identify the connection between
homophobia and sexism that women
hurt women's golf." Wright added in
his interview with the Wilmington
News-Journal, "When it gets to the
corporate Icyc), that's not going to fly.
They'Ve going to a butch game and that
furthers the bad image of the game."
He then went on to say that"women are
handicapped by having boobs...it's not
easy for them to keep their left arm
straight, and that's one of the tenets of
the game.Their boobs get in the way."
Wright denies making any of the
comments attributed to him and Valerie
Helmbreck of the Wilmington New.sJoumal stands by her story.
"Lesbians don't hurt women's golf —
Ben Wright hurts women's golf, and
his own profession as well,"said Robin
Kane, spokesperson for the National
Gay and Lesbian Task Force(NGLTF).
athletes face."
"The professional sports world is perhaps
the most anti-gay workplace in
America," Kane added. "We've seen
fewer gay and lesbian people come out
in profe.ssional sports than in the military,
where there isanexplicitanti-gay policy.
That indicates the level of homophobia,
fear and bigotry that pervades the
profession. Wright'scomments only add
to that atmosphere."
LPGA officials denied seeing any
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official also wondered why Wright
hadn't mentioned "Male players who
fool around on their wives," implying
that lesbianism and infidelity were
equatable "wrongs."
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publicly support women golfers and
female athletes everywhere against
lesbian-baiting and sexism that pervades
"Such outrageous and demeaning
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about Wright's ability to cover
women's sports fairly."
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validated homophobia and sexism,
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7
Dallas Gay Alliance
Produces Video
DALLAS — The Dallas Lesbian and
Gay Alliance (DGLA), in a direct
challenge to the rhetoric of"The Gay
Agerida" and "Gay Rights/Special
Rights," has produced a video entitled
"In Our Own Words: Dispelling the
Stereotypes." Featuring more than two
dozen gay and lesbian individuals, this
video refutes the stereotypes being
promoted by the far right.11 provides an
accurate,positive,and hopeful message
of better understanding.
John E. Wimberly, Chair of DGLA's
Police Projectand a memberofits Board
of Directors, organized the production
of this video after recognizing the need
for a training video for the Dallas Police
Department. After much effort by
Wimberly and Susan Gore, a diversity
training specialist, the department
agreed to include it in their training
programs for all current personnel and
in promoting better understanding by
providing truthful information about
gay and lesbian people."
The eight minute video features 28
different gay and lesbian individuals,
ranging in age from their teens to their
seventies, who represent a broad
spectrum of races, religions and ethnic
groups. Also included are a deaf woman
speaking in sign, a gay man in a
wheelchair, and a lesbian mother with
her daughter.They address a number of
issues, including teen suicide, hate
crimes, family values, and AIDS.
"In Our Own Words: Dispelling the
Stereotypes" is available by sending
$13.00 per video (including shipping
and handling) to: Dallas Gay and
Lesbian Alliance, P.O. Box 190712,
Dallas, TX 75219, or by contacting
DGLA at (214) 528-4233 or at e-mail
address dgla@aol.com.
ATTN: Teciino-Quivers
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The newly updated "Gay/Lesbian/
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Bisexual Internet Resource Guide" is a
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stereotypes that the far right continues
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DGLA is marketing this video to
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A Monthly Listing Of Special Events All Around The Area
HOUSTON - Twenty Something is a
group of young adults ages 20-29 who
meet each Thursday to discuss issues
concerning lesbians,gays and bisexuals.
For meeting location and more
information, call (713)531 -9396.
DALLAS - Oak Lawn Community
Services (OLCS) will hold Buddy
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you would like to be a buddy to someone
with AIDS/HIV, call (214) 520-8108,
extension 153. OLCS's Candy
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advantage to Joining now is that
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Between now and August 1988, you
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the 29th.For this one,call Jeannie Parent
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Gay Men,Lesbiansand their Families
is held every 2nd Monday from 7-9pm
Southeastern New Mexico has got it's
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HOUSTON - Team Houston is already
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HOUSTON - Lesbian and Gay
Voices, a radio show featuring
community activists who produce a
magazine format radio show happens
every Friday from 6pm-8pm on KPFT
90.1 FM. The show features many
segments including interviews with
community and national leaders, news
from This Way Out, womyn's music
and reviews of lesbian and gay cultural
events. For more info, call (713)526-
Day weekend,September 2&3. This is
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the only soccer tournament for lesbians
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OF INTEREST TO ALL
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A Poetry/Short Story contest is being
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Words Quarterly. A $100 prize and
as evening entertainment,dance parties
publication will be awarded in each
category. Authors will retain
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and an awards ceremony. For more
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maximum of 1500 words and may be
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information for
What's Goin' On,
please sencd it to us!
The First International Gathering
Deadline for
By and For Old Lesbians is being
planned for August 1996 in Minnesota
submissions
is the 20th
(exact time and place to be announced).
Old Lesbians Organizing For
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women 60 and older. If your partner is
of each month.
under 60,she is invited and can attend
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Dear Ao]^s»
Answers to your questions about love,
RELATIONSHIIPS & PERSONAL PROBLEMS
Dear Agnes,
I need help! Three years ago I had an
affair with a woman Til call Jane who
worked in my office. It lasted about
three months and then we went our
separate ways. I haven't cheated on my
lover before or since (we've been
together almost seven years).
I believe in the old saying that "What
you don't know won't hurt you."If you
are telling the truth about this being the
only affair and it having ended three
years ago, I see no reason why you
should hurt your lover by telling her
now.
Your only options are to have a friend
The problem is that Jane recently went
to work for the same company my lover
you trust(or your secretary if you have
one)call your lover's office and ask for
works for and the two of them have
Jane and then transfer the call to you —
become friends. 1 am quite sure that
or look in your lover's address book
Jane doesn't realize that this woman is
and .see if she has Jane's home phone
number. Otherwise, you'll Just have to
take your chances.
my lover since they never met when
Jane and I were seeing each other.
Now, my lover has been talking about
inviting Jane and her new lover over for
dinner and 1 don't know what to do. 1
think I should warn Jane before she just
shows up on our doorstep and discovers
There is one other possibility to consider
— that your lover has already mentioned
your name to Jane and she is Just as
concerned about this dinner as you are.
me there, but 1 don't know how to go
about it. I've managed to postpone this
She may think you don't know which
"Jane" she is and may be as afraid to
show up on your doorstep as you are to
dinner for awhile, but I think it is
have her there.
inevitable at this point.
What should I do? Jane has an unlisted
Dear Agnes,
home phone number (I know because
I've already tried calling information)
I have a big question that I don't know
how to handle. I Just came out to myself
and I'm afraid to call her at work since
the receptionist in my lover's office
about a year ago. I was married for
twelve years and have custody of our
knows my voice.
three children(ages6,8& 1 1). Although
Do you have any suggestions about
how to handle this? I'm at a complete
my ex-husband is being very
loss.
understanding about the reasons for our
divorce, I haven't told my children the
FEELING TRAPPED
real reason behind it all.
FT. WORTH,TX
Dear Trapped,
Although I usually don't advocate lying,
I am not now and have never been in a
relationship with a woman.I did have a
brief affair with a friend/neighbor in the
year before my divorce,but my children
July 1995• Dimensions • Page 13
never knew about it.
So here's my question — should I tell
my children I'm a lesbian? I'm not sure
at what age they will be able to handle
this information. Should I wait until I
have a lover or will that only make it
more traumatic? Please help. I don't
want to harm my kids by not telling
them,but I'm just not sure how or when
to go about it.
NEWLY GAY
around — including them.Be very firm
about the fact that just because you are
Dear Gay,
gay doesn't mean you don't love them
There is no one answer to your questions.
There are many things to take into
consideration, including their ages and
temperaments, your personal situation
with your parents, friends, etc., and
societies prejudices. You must weigh
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You didn't indicate the sexes of your
children,but it is important to remember
that if you have boys,they may feel that
you are rejecting them too. In other
words, they may think that since you
are a lesbian, you don't want any males
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all this against your need to be honest
and the fact that your children may be
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Take into consideration that your kids
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SnHHiNiinwiiioiiiiiii
CYBERSEX
WHAT IS IT?
WHERE IS IT?
&WHYAMI
DOING IT?
By Dona.Juan8
I consider myself to be an average All
American lesbian. I guess if there is
such a thing, I'm it. I have my lover of
15 years, home,dogs,job and the other
usual activities going on, work, TV,
O.J. trial and bed. No visits to the bars
every night, or in the past year for that
fact. Happy, contented home life.
Nothing overly exciting.
I believed I should buy a computer to
become more literate and well-rounded
in my Job. Bought top of the line
hardware with the pre-loaded software
for every conceivable connection to
On-Line Services. Have it all. America
V figure this wouldbe agoodplace tofind
new friends & sec what is happening in
the American Gay Community.
As I announce my arrival with the usual
salutation of"Hello," I see that people
send me instant messages(IM's)which
flash on my screen and I can answer
them back without the people in the
"room" seeing it. Great. Private lines.
Then soon,I getIM's from User's with
such names as Hardlover, Eatuup. The
messages are gross, explicit and can
only be compared to an obscene phone
call. Most I ignore by clicking cancel.
Then I think, let's have some fun and
On Line, Prodigy, CompuServe with
begin to answer back with witty
direct access to the Internet.
comments. Now I am rolling. This is
fun. I can say all the things I ever
wanted to say and have the barrier and
So,here I go — onto America On Line
— finding that there are tons of chat
rooms you can enter and talk with people
on an on-going basis. They type and
you see it, you answer them back and it
all scrolls on the screen in front of you.
Amazing, instant communication at
your finger tips. A phone call with the
world. Instead of 3-way calling, we
now have billion-way calling. As I
browse the room names,I also see there
are an endless number of chat room for
Gays & Lesbians ... intriguing. OK,I
cloak of anonymity. No one will ever
know who I am. Wonderful.
As I watch the exchanges in the public
rooms, I see that anyone can enter
seeking their personal desires or
expressing their hatred,fears and loves.
A virtual coming-together of all types
in one small 14" wide screen sitting on
my desk. I gallantly take up the sword
and begin to fend off the Gay Bashers,
saving everyone in the room from cuts
July 1995 • Dimensions • Page 15
and baiises. I find I have comrades in
my imagination run wild. She is
arms standing beside me and that we
have become an army of defenders. We
are fighting the world every day trying
to save us from despair and restoring
peace and love. Soon they leave. We
becoming real. I can see that she is
having fun as well. I join in and lighten
the room up with my added comments.
have defeated the enemy and once again
continue our journeys with swelled
hearts. We are heroes.
As I read the chatter scrolling up the
screen I instantly pick up on the banter
of one particular user: Lar. This person
is generally cutting up, bantering with
others and making jokes. I like this
person's wit, humor & satirical
comments. I begin to talk to Lar and
also see that she is trying to get women
in a PRIVATE room. OK I think, this
mustbe where the Cybersex takes place.
I begin to try to talk to other women on
the screen to get them to go with Lar and
we eventually get a couple of users into
I begin to start setting the mood,lighting
candles in the room, singing soft love
songs, preparing the oils.
As I begin to type, my two new friends
begin to respond by telling me what
they are doing.Laughing,crying,joking,
exploring and feeling lonely. I can feel
the power of what I am saying to them
by provoking images in their minds of
things that are totally imagined. I am
soaring and dancing on the phone line
like a bird as free as the wind. I am
giving them my thoughts, my dreams,
my imagination. We begin to conclude
our rendezvous and I feel the emptiness
that will be left when they are blipped
from my screen.
I begin to realize the power they have
a Private room. I wonder... is this OK?
also exuded onto me. I am left wanting
I begin to think if I don't like what I
read,I can escape with a quick click of
and wondering, as if I have fallen in
love,as ifa woman who hasjust breezed
the mouse. What could be harmful?
past me caught my eye and is gone in a
Can they come through the screen and
grab me around the neck? I don't think
so. Only in my mind.
With Lar leading the way,I see that she
is exploring and trying to find out about
flash,leaving me alone and sad because
our"private room" visitors. I am struck
I will never see or know her again.I feel
the emptiness and wonder if I over
stepped the boundaries. I try to tell
myself I am being foolish and stupid.
This was supposed to be fun and
still be her personality flowing up the
different.Instead,I was doubting myself
screen. I begin to see as well that she is
telling our ladies that she is touching
them. Describing in detail how and
where.I see this is soft and not vulgar in
any way. Soon one of our visitors
disappears from the screen. I assume
and wondering how this was going to
jYie. I now wanted to know the
person on the screen. How was my
Lover going to take this? I was not
hiding because she was beside me all
she was not interested in our banter. I
the while. I slept and dreamed of
windows flashing before me,
begin to think I will see what occurs. I
anonymous women waling around in
sit back and watch to learn the ways of
Cybersex. Even as she talk with the
User,I can see and feel her coming out
of my screen, becoming real to me
instead of the anonymous name on the
screen. I can also see that she is making
every possible effort not to come across
as vulgar ordirty. My heart pounds.I let
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my head. I awoke and realized that I
needed to get a grip as soon as possible.
Having the world at my fingertips was
very powerful stuff. This was no
ordinary phone call. I decided that I
wanted to let this person into my life
and to share with her. I signed on again
the next night.
It was not long after wandering the
rooms that she appeared again. Thank
well. An on-line program was held and
you goddess for delivering her to me.
believe it? Janis Ian sitting on my desk.
This is becoming more and more
We went private again, this time only
the two of us, but with my Lover beside
me watching. I began to find out who
she was, where she was & what was
we could ask Janis questions. Can you
powerful each day.
I felt better. I began to become excited
about each day.The trees were greener,
going on in her life. As we exchanged
the flowers more aromatic. I was
information,it became obvious that we
were somehow connected. Our lives
actually going to bed later and sleeping
later. I wanted to heal myselfand others.
were very similar. We began to mirror
My words were more important than
each other, thinking the same thoughts
and the conversation flew. My lover
ever before. I was becoming aware of
how I could intensify my impressions
on others by a choice of plain,everyday
began to see as well that there was a
special person on the other side of the
monitor and that a relationship was
forthcoming. We again signed off and
the emptiness returned.
I began to wonder(again, if I had over
stepped the bounds. It was too late. I
now knew this person and she had
become a part of my soul. The
connection was definite, strong and
powerful. I felt she was my soul mate.
I was not willing to risk my relationship
with my Lover,but 1 wanted to keep my
computer relationships so I could
awaken my sleeping brain. These
weren't actually real were they? I didn't
feel like I was compromising my Lover
because she was there with me at all
times. Lover and I discussed it and I
believe she is seeing this how I see it. I
immediately begin to things of what
things I could do to spark our
words. The AOL had become my
therapist and Lar was making me more
aware every day.
Lar and herloverare now regular visitors
to my desk every day. We have called
each other on the phone nearly every
day. We are planning a rendezvous
Labor Day in Florida. The possibilities
are endless as we plan things we will do
and imagine how it will be.There isfear
that we can't relate to one another in
person,but,ifthat happens I willgo into
the next room and pass her notes. And
we will be soaring again.
Maybe it is sad that you can find such
happiness one-line.
The possibilities are boundless. You
can become whatever you want to be
for the day. You can reach the stars and
come back again. It is people. It is love.
relationship and put
more excitement
into it.
My goodness,I even
found
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I could see her words
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What A Woru>,
What A Worth
DEEP IN THE HEART OF TEXAS
BY NANCY FORD
This summer marks the 14th anniversary
of my arrival in Texas. Fourteen years
— isn't that the latex anniversary?
A refugeefrom the economic oppression
penalties to perpetrators ofcrimes based
on ethnicity, religion and sexual
orientation, was recently defeated in
the Texas Legislature.Thatsame month
of the Rust Belt. I joined the thousands
and thousands of other hopeful Yankee
of our new Governor George Bush Jr.
ourfriends in Austin,underthe direction
emigres to the Lone Star State in the late
80's, seeking fame, fortune and good
tan.Fourteen years ofHouston sun later,
(the Son that Won),passed a law making
I am considered somewhat infamous,
things out.
Nonetheless, that doesn't mean I don't
appear much too well-fed to perpetuate
the starving artist syndrome, and need
to moisturize daily.
Texas is famous for a lot of things —
big money, big sports teams, big hair:
very appealing to one who had
previously been known as a lowly
Buckeye. What bright, pioneering
Ohioancame up with thatego-smashing
idea — that a small, hard,round, bitter,
inedible nut was an image anyone would
want to identify with? That's not a state
it okey-dokey to carry a concealed
handgun.Somehow,inTexas,this evens
love living here, where the stars at night
are big and bright. All I had to do was
spend 36 hours in Indianapolis last
month performing at a Gay Pride gig to
be reminded that Texas is truly one of
the most entertaining, diverse and
breathtakingly beautiful places into the
world — lots to see, lots to do.
As you plan your summertime travels,
you may want to refer to the following
listofrecommendations toenhance your
symbol,that's my Job description. Give
vacation expeditions. Clip and keep it
me a symbol to latch onto that is self-
in your wallet next to your Triple A
esteem building,like a star,or the legend
card.
of Pecos Bill. Then watch me pack my
U-Haul....
TEXAS DO'S
Fourteen years after my Northern
- Sure, Six Flags
Exodus, Texas has also become
Houston is no Disney WoriO'
legendary as one ofthe nation's leading
gay-bashing states. Hard to believe that
tequila-based cocktail, this
our big, somewhat backward state still
Mindbender combines the romance ot
upholds its sodomy laws, and eight —
The Tunnel ofLove with the thril s o a
roller coaster — much like lesbian life
itself. It's designed to look damned
close to a ruin/pyramid I had climbed in
the touristy undergrowth ofChichenitza
count 'em,eight — men violently lost
their lives here in 1994 specifically
because they were gay.The Hate Crimes
Bill, which would have increased
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-
i, is
home to the Mayan Mindben ^
a few years ago, sans benefit of cotton
where it will be appreciated.
candy vendors.
Sight seeing in Austin? After you've
checked out the imported aureola-pink
tile of the Capitol Dome (the only one
of it's kind), head slightly north to
Hamilton Pool. Many,many years ago,
before the Texas Hill Country became
an epicenterfor"natural girls"in hiking
—Don'tignore speed limits,especially
as huge multi-lane interstates trickle
down into two-way traffic. These little
Bubba Burgs are long on barbecue and
religious clogging organizations, but
short on hospitality — especially to
speed offenders with pink triangle or
rainbow bumper stickers.
boots and slouch socks,a gigantic cave
imploded upon itself, forming one of
the most beautiful natural waterfalls in
the state. This area has been preserved
as a Wildlife Reserve, and is one of the
most romantic sites in the Southwest.
Pack a picnic and a poetry book.
—Atthe risk ofmorbidity,artsy camera-
bug types on a budget should visit
Glenwood Cemetery, located at 2525
Washington in Houston. Eccentric
— Don't spit on the floor. I don't care
what you've heard about Lone Star
Lesbians — it's simply not done in
polite company.
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Nancy Ford performs her popular musical
comedy Improv show each Thursday
night,8;30pm at Ms. B's at Plaza 9200,
9200 Buffalo Speedway In Houston. Can
(713)686-3484 for Information and
reservation.
Texas billionaire Howard Hughes is
buried there,and it's also home to some
of the most impressive memorials and
monuments in the country.Look for the
"family" section, including unmarked
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memorial to "Two Women".
— Both Gallerias in Dallas and Houston
and San Antonio's River Center over
the River Walk are excellent meccasfor
shop-a-holics. Not only are these retail
havens great places to queer-fashion
watch, but they are also some of the
safer public places in Texas where you
America's schools are filled with gay men
and lesbians: students, teachers, princi
pals, coaches and counselors who face
enormous challenges each day. Dan Woog
interviewed nearly three hundred people
in this timely exploration of the people,
places and progi-ams that make the '90s
such a crucial decade in American
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— Don't visit Vidor or Tyler. These
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Capitols of Texas. Spend your hardearned vacation money someplace
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femmes fatales. Through poetry, essays, short fic
tion, and photography. The Femme Mystique ex
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The Coffee Cefb
Lesbians In The Arts • Books, Music, Movies, Etc.
This Month, Tasha Sumner Introduces:
Greener
Than Grass
by Jennifer Fulton
Someone
to Watch
by Jaye Maiman
than Grass by Jennifer Fulton (author
of Passion Bay,Saving Grace and (as
Cassie is the niece of the woman who
owns the apartment and has come to
Melbourne to find aJob.Cassie needs to
Rose Beecham)the Amanda Valentine
earn money to help her mother through
We'll start this month with Greener
Mystery Series).
Documentary filmmaker Blair Carroll
has come to Melbourne, Australia to
work on a new project. She has Just
broken up with her lover of twenty
years and thought a foreign project m ight
the drought that is devastating their
sheep ranch. She has found work
booking reservations in the offices of
an escort service (although she hasn t
told anyone what her Job really is).
Although there is a major difference in
be Just the thing to help her get over it.
their ages and Blair comes from New
She has borrowed a supposedly empty
York and Cassie from the Australian
Outback, they get along remarkably
apartment from a friend for a month,
but when she arrives she find a young
well. Each is attracted to the other but
woman asleep in her bed.
both are sure that the other has no
July 1995 • Dimensions • Page 23
interest.
manages to convey an entire personality
Greener Than Grass is one ofthe best
in afew,well-chosen words.We tolerate
lesbian romances I've read in quite some
time. The ending left me grinning to
myself for hours and wishing for an
immediately available sequel. Jennifer
K.T. because Robin loves her, we also
Fulton is one of the best and most
entertaining writers on the Naiad Press
can't stand the sniveling, whining
Lurlene.I highly recommend Someone
to Watch even if you haven't read the
previous Robin Miller Mysteries.
roster.Her books are alwaysentertaining
Both GreenerThan Grass and Someone
and often thought provoking. This one
definitely deserves two thumbs up.
to Watch are available at your local
Next we'll look at Someone to Watch,
bookstore or by mail for $10.95 from
Naiad Press Inc., P.O. Box 10543,
Tallahassee, PL 32302. Please include
the fourth in the Robin Miller Mystery
15% postage and handling. Complete
Series by Jaye Maiman.
catalogs are available upon request.
Robin Miller, a former romance writer
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turned private detective, is hot on the
trail of a singer who has supposedly
conned a New York bar owner. While
she is trailing the con artist in
Provincetown, she gets a frantic call
from K.T.,her lover. K.T.is asking her
to help clear her best friend, Lurlene
(who Robin can't stand)ofsuspicion in
the murder of her photographer
boyfriend.
Robin returns to New York and began
Books, music and more
for the lesbian, gay and
feminist communities.
an investigation into the murder when
both K.T. and Lurlene disappear. As
Robin looks forK.T.,she alsodiscovers
some secrets about the murdered man
Inklin^i
and finds an interesting connection
between him, an ultra-right-wing
politician and a prominent gay activist.
Someone to Watch follows in the
footsteps of the previous Robin Miller
Mysteries. In Robin, Jay Maiman has
created a very human heroine. Robin is
a headstrong woman with a roving eye
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Person?
You've seen them—they are the women
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make new friends with ease. Are you
one of them? Or,do you find it difficult
to keep old friends, much less make
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don't like to shock or disappoint
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4.1 believe in honesty at all costs.
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1.1 think there is some good in
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7. When I have to tell someone "No",
2.1 am not comfortable at big,
8. People with strong opinions make
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me nervous.
3.1 am a very dependable person. I
9.1 know I've got faults, I know what
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I try to be as nice as possible.
they are, and I don't mind admitting
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You are very good at making new
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You may seem "standoffish" until you
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when I want to.
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14. I don't care for people who talk
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You are truly great at making friends.
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Horoscope
What's in the stars for you this month?
ARIES
Your work life and home life could be at
odds during the first part ofJuly. Give equal
time to both to avoid problems. After the
10th you'll have time for social outings that
give you the opportunity to meet new friends.
Stay in the background at work around the
17th. Co-workers can be touchy right now
and it won't take much to set off a
confrontation. Someone you consider a
friend could be hinting at a more serious
relationship toward month's end.
15th someone you were kind to in the past
could repay you by giving you a boost up the
career ladder. Towards month's end you
may find that money just slips through your
fingers. Leave your checkbook at home to
keep your spending in check.
EEO
A long-term goal you've been working
towards for some time can be reached during
July. The secret is to relax and let things
follow their own course. An argument with
a loved one after the 17th could be cleared
TAURUS
Avoid arguing over who's to blame for a
problem during the first part of July. Set
your sights on solving it instead of fingerpointing. Someone in power is watching
you around the 16th. A bold career move
could pay off now. Pay attention to the
advice of a loved one towards month's end.
It could mean the difference between success
and failure. If you need help handling a
situation don't hesitate to ask for it.
GEmAI
Although practical matters are at the
forefront during July, it won't hurt to let
your hair down a bit and get away for a short
vacation. After the 17th you may have put
yourpersonal concerns aside and concentrate
on taking care of conflicts that arise in your
family. Don't put your trust in someone you
met recently — trust your old friends to
steer you in the right direction on an
up in no time if you are willing to
compromise. Your personal appeal is at a
peak towards month's end. Use it to further
career interests and make new friends.
VIRGO
A promotion or an increase in pay could be
in the works during the first part of July.
Added responsibilities may wear you down
at first, but you'11 bounce back soon enough.
After the 17th a long-standing family feud
could erupt into fireworks.Try to stay out ot
the way and don't pass judgement. Your
involvement will only make things worse.
To avoid conflict, try to divide your time
evenly between work and home towards
month's end.
eebra
important decision towards month's end.
You may have to give in on an ongoing
argument to maintain a relationship during
the first part of July. After the 9th you'll
CAACER
higher-ups at work.A good impression now
could put your career on the fast track! Your
have a chance to prove your worth to the
\ou may be feeling a bit restless during the
first part of July. A change of scenery could
social life also picks up after mid-month,
be just the ticket to lift your spirits. After the
energy to take care of a dispute at home
but don't overdo it. You'll need all your
towards month's end.
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{SCORPIO
you could get emotional and say things you
don't mean to someone close to you.
Romance is in the air and a serious
commitment could result during the first
two weeks of July. After the 14th the focus
PISCES
will switch to career matters. It will pay for
you to keep a watehful eye on a competitive
co-worker who may be undermining your
efforts.Towards month's end you may have
Home and family responsibilities may be
weighing you down during the t"irst week of
July. Make time to get away, if only for'a
to put career on the back burner once again
night, to lift your spirits. A creative proj^
begun around the first of July couldjDa^y off
as you focus on a family problem that needs
big later in the month. Your timing is gttat
resolving.
and your ideas are on target.Take advantage
of this to boost your career,improve your
jSAGrrrARius
linanees and put some."zing''. in: yburldve
life.
Money and partnership matters could be
under stress during the first part of July.
Take your partners wishes intoconsideration
before you act to avoid emotional upset.
Plans you've had in the making for some
time could come to fruition if you play your
cards right. After the 15th you should start
"tooting your own horn"at work. Your boss
may not not ice what great work you've been
doing if you don't point it out!
CAPRICORA
Although the focus wijl be on home and
family during the first week of July, you
may find yourself away from home ntbre
than you'd like due to business and social
activities. Things will settle down'aftcr the
14th and allow you to (finally,) locus on
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problems that need your attention at home.
You'll be itching to get out of town during
the last part of the month, but.it isnTifl the
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that you can get away early next month.
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The
Oirectory
A Listing of Service Organizations, Businesses & Clubs
ALBUQUERQUE,NM (area code 505)
organizations
Sister Source Cocperalive & Lesbian Resource Line
144 Harvard SE-268-2116
AMARiaO,TX (area code 806)
organizations
Lesbian/GayM(ance-POBox9361 79105 - 35&4219
MCC of Amailo•PO Bo* 1276•37245S7
ARLINGTON,TX (area code 817)
organizations
Gay/Lesbian Association of UTA
organizations
Aftmialion •PO Box 225831 75222•948-1546
AIDS Resource Center •P.O.Box 19071275219
Asians & Friends•PO Box 9142 75209•392-3339
Caftiedral of Hope MCC•5910 Cedar Springs Rd.•351-1901
Community Oiurcti 4 Colege of Divine Met^ysios
4001 Live Call #401 •826-7110. Ext.401
Congregation Belti B Binah •P.O. Box 191188 75219•497-1691
Couples Idetro Oaltos •PO Box 803156 75380•604-6775
Dallas Gay and Lesbian Alliance
P.O. Box 19071275219•528-1233 * FAX 522-4604
Dallas(Bay/Lesbian Historic Archives• P.O. Box 190712 75219 •821-1653
Dallas Gay Youth Grocp * 300 Turtle Creek Plaza #l 16•307-7203
Dallas Outdoors•P.O. Box 35474 75235 * 276-5270
Ddlas Tavern Guid * 3900 Lemmon Ave.#220 * 526-5292
Dignity/Dallas•PO Box 190133 76219 * 2264101
Foundation for Human Understanding •5284233
P.O. Box 19348-77. UTA Si 76019 * 794-5140
TrinityMCC*331 Aaron Ave..Ste 125 * 265-5454
(Bay/LesbianGardeners-PCBox 190652 75219*3390787
AUSTIN,TX (area code 512)
Grace Feiowship in Oirist Jesus•2727 Oak Lawn * 528-2811
Lesbian/Gay Demoaats of Texas•521-5342 ext. 229
LesbianABay Political CoaEtion • P.O. Box 224424 75222 * 828-9882
clubs
Nexus-306W.sttl •472-5288
organizations
Affinnation (Methoifct)•7403Shod Creek •451-2329
Austin Latino/a Lesbian/Gay Organization
PO Box 1350 78787• 280«107
Austin Lesbian/Gay Political Caucus• P.O. Box 822 78767 •474-0750
Center for Battered Women • (Lesbian Group)
3854181 or 928-9070(hotline)
(Bay/Lesbian Student Association at UT Austin
4S&<3971 * Box 275 Texas Union 78712-7338
GLAAD/Dalas•P.O. Box 190712 75219 * 526GLAD
Lesbian Re^rce Center • 1315 Skies•021-3999
Lesbian Visionaries•PO Box I9l443 75219•521-5342 X 844
UL(Lesbian Info Line * 521-5342 ext. 298
SPROUTS(coming out group)* 521-6342 exl 256
TWlGS(thewymningaysodety)*52l-5342exl269 , n
Oak Lawn Community Services 43(X} MacAnhur•5206108
Oak Lawn Symphonic Band *P.O.Boxl90973 75219*986-1751
PFLAG/Dallas• HepSne 5566640
Imperial Sovereign Royal(Bourt of D^as
Lesbian/Gay Rights Lobby - PO Box 2679 78768*474-5475
P.O. Box 190464 75245 * 521-8446
Lesbian Mothers - Karen • 339-8608
Womyn To^er•3920 Cedi Springs *5284233
Live Wire Productions•PO Box 14120278714
Metropoitan Community Church •1100 Springdaie Rd.* 9294660
Oasis Msiistry •5555 N. Umar Bhd.ftLlOl •441-9191
P-flag (Parents/Friends Lesbians/Gays)•331-8445
Sapphfire!• Lesbian Social Groi^)•4504659
Meeting Address•825 E.531/2Si.Ste E103
Maiing Address•201 W.Stassney.Ste.#321 78745-3156
Seventh-Day Adventist Kinship *416-1368
DENT0N,TX(area code 817)
organizations
COURAGE.Lesbian Gay Student Org.
P.O. Box 5067 76203*382-3813
Waterloo Counseling Center •607 Powell 78703 * 322-9654
Havest MCC•5900 S.Stemmons 76206 * 160(M97-HMCC
Texffi Human Rights Foundation • P.O.Box 49740 78765*4796473
AIDS Legal Assistance 1-800-828-6417
P-Flag (Parents/Friends LestxansfGays) * 387-1491
The Treehouse(Lesbian Mothers Support Grocp)
607NuecesSt. 78701 *477-5822
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P-Rag(Parents/Friends Lesbians/Gays)•6766326
BANDERA,TX (area code 210)
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Desert Hedts Cowgirl C^ub• Women's Guest Ranch
HC 3. Box 650 78003 *796-7446
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Recreation Plantation *(Bampground * HCOl box 40-A 78620•694-0567
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Lambda Services • PO Box 31321 79931-0321 •24 tiour line 562-GAYS
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Agape MCC•4615 SE Loop 820•6355002
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Affirmation (Methodist)•4757837
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CJ Publication Co.• 1209 NW Hwy,,Ste 265• Gartaid 75041
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RESPECT •828 Hardwood Rd.• Hurst. TX 76054
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Sue EBen's * 3903 Cedd Springs•5690707
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1919 Decalur-861-9149
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Iftmbese Counseling Center• 900LovettSS3 77006'9S<XS7
UomrosB Pool League/SIiiards •PJ 8636r^
TteLSiuie Club ■867-9454
jxflag (Parenl^riends Lesbians/Gaysj • 687-caiD
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PXX 60x64746 79464 • 79V4499
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PiAaS' 762-1019
MOC UmxSt • 5502 34th St. • 792-S582
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Lambda Sludanis Cealer • 1140 W. WcocOam An*.
LISA (Lesbian Marmallai SA) • 8@iISA (6472)
SALGA - San Antoito Lesbianeay Assembly • 733-7300
SALSA - San Antsaib Lanbda a*le.ns ABance
POBoxlSnS 70012-OAltAUK736-4329
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