Bay Area Reporter, Volume 24, Number 3, 20 January 1994

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VOL XXIV NO. 3 JANUARY 20, 1994 395 NINTH ST., SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94103
Dr. Sandra Hernandez
Talks with the Bay Area Reporter
by Dennis Conkin sometimes labels help me: healthcare delivery speed.
I’m also a devout Catholic,” Her goal, she said, is to
Newly appointed director she told the Bay Area Re¬ “develop an efficient system
of the San Francisco Depart¬ porter. to meet health care needs ear¬
ment of Health, Sandra Her¬ Among her first goals as ly on.” At the moment, she
nandez, M.D., resists labels. director of the city’s largest admitted, “There’s no ques¬
An outfront lesbian, a self- bureaucracy — an agency with tion that we are ten years be¬
described Chicana and Mexi- an estimated 6,000 employees, hind the times. That’s a seri¬
cana who is a primary care a system of district health ous understatement for peo¬
physician and AIDS health¬ centers, an acute care and ple we are serving.”
care expert, as well as a pub¬ geriatric hospital, and numer¬ Hernandez said that the Dr. Sandra Hernandez, new head of the SF Health Department,
lic health administrator, Her¬ ous outpatient clinics operat¬ city’s public healthcare sys¬ meets the press following her January 12 swearing-in.
nandez won’t be pigeonholed ed in conjunction with UCSF tem must provide quality ser¬ (Photo: Rick Gerharter)
into any convenient stereo¬ Medical School, plus a budget vices for a culturally diverse
type. of more than $600 million dol¬ community with a variety of ment must streamline the A graduate of Tufts School
“Yes I’m all those things lars annually — is to begin to needs, in an efficient health¬ way it delivers those services, of Medicine who did her med¬
and proud of it, but some¬ bring the cumbersome Health care delivery system. And, in ways that cost it less with¬ ical residency at University of
times labels hurt me and Department up to public she says, the Health Depart¬ out a decrease in quality. (Continued on page 16)
The Exceptions to the Rule:
Do Some People
'Shrug Off HIV?
by Dan Medynski vise new anti-AIDS strate¬
gies? Why do these individu¬
Important breakthroughs als have a short-term com¬
in science and medicine fre¬ partmentalized antibody re¬
quently occur by studying sponse to HIV which is con¬
and characterizing the unique, fined to the urinary tract?
the freakish, or the exception¬ There is no accompanying
al among normal, natural phe¬ blood serum antibody re¬
nomena or organisms. Indi¬ sponse or evidence of infected
viduals who test positive for T-helper (CD4+) cells, no
New kids on the block antibodies against HIV by matter which biomedical
Western blot (WB) analysis of technology is used to detect
Paul Pendergast (left), president of the GGBA; Lauri Irving (center), founding member of Gays
urine samples, but who re¬ their presence serologically.
and Lesbians of African Descent for Democratic Action; and management consultant Mike
peatedly test negative in
Fredrickson (right) were three of the four members of the lesbian and gay community sworn blood serum ELISA and WB Antibodies to HIV in the
in January 14 by Mayor Frank Jordan as members of the 27 -person San Francisco Commis¬ tests (H. Urnovitz and others, urinary tract
sion on National Service. See story on page 13. (Photo: Jane Phiiomen cieiand) Lancet 342: 1458-1459 [1993]) Biomedical researchers
are both exceptional and have begun to unravel and
lucky: while they ve been ex¬ answer these intriguing ques¬
Huge Quake Shocks posed to HIV, they did not — tions. According to Dr. Dave
within a year’s time — sero- Robeson, President of Ca-
convert to positive status, nor lypte Biomedical Corporation
did they display any symp¬ in Berkeley, where the WB
Lesbian and Gay L.A. toms of AIDS. urine analysis test was devel¬
These observations raise oped, “Antibody responses
several interesting questions: limited to the urinary tract
do these individuals possess are not unique to individuals
by Karen Ocamb Agnos; several Federal Emer¬ living in the Valley were an unusual or elevated form exposed to low titers of the
gency Management Agency damaged, as were homes and of natural immunity that al¬ AIDS virus:' individuals suf¬
A huge 6.6 bomb of an (FEMA) officials; and fire, po¬ apartments of gays living in lows them to effectively and fering from urinary tract in¬
earthquake struck Southern lice and sheriff department of¬ West Hollywood and Silver- quickly eliminate the virus fections by particular microor¬
California at 4:31 a.m. on ficials, about the subsequent lake — just “over the hill” from their bodies without in¬ ganisms have antibody re¬
Monday, January 17, leaving disaster to the already hard- from the epicenter. Antique fection of T cells and sponses confined to the uri¬
43 dead and thousands hit L.A. population and econ¬ stores and decorator show¬ macrophages? Is there a way nary tract ‘compartment.’
wounded, homeless, and omy. rooms along La Cienega and to harness and mimic their “The mechanism in the
painfully powerless. By mid¬ Although Northridge and Melrose Avenue were show¬ immune system’s biochemical case of HIV is more complex
morning of the next day, the surrounding Valley was cases of broken glass and properties to halt or slow and not fully understood: an¬
scientists had counted 500 af¬ the epicenter for the quake, dreams. down the progression to tibodies to HIV in seroposi¬
tershocks, decreasing from a open lesbian City Coun- AIDS in HIV positive asymp- tive individuals can be detect-
5.7 magnitude with one a cilmember Jackie Goldberg’s Center vs. epicenter I tomatic individuals and de¬ (Continued on page 18)
minute at 2.0 or better, ac¬ 13th District was also hard The Gay and Lesbian
cording to open lesbian Cal¬ hit. Goldberg was particularly Community Services Center
Tech seismologist Dr. Kate angry to discover that uneth¬ in Hollywood suffered dam¬ Inside
Hutton, who provided vital ical landlords had leased un¬ age and was forced to close
information for the media. safe apartments in unsafe for a day, although a skeleton
denBty Cmlinidto-anf tehrando ond ecPlraerseid¬ banudil dLinagtisn oto fsaemveilriaels A, armnde nhiaand sctya fdf rroepm-iani ncerdis ifso”r “seitmuaetrigoenns¬, Bartalk. . . .40 Letters ..7
Los Angeles County a disas¬ allegedly threatened them according to a message from- Calendar .42 Mr. Marcus.44
ter area. Mayor Richard Rior- with a legal morass if they executive director Lorri L. Jean
dan and the Los Angeles City complained. One future sce¬ AIDS Project Los Angeles Classifieds.23 Obituaries.20
Council heard testimony from nario suggests Goldberg also closed for a day to clean
Housing and Urban Develop¬ working with open lesbian up the “superficial damage” GLAAD.11 People/Personals... 47
ment Secretary Henry Cis¬ Roberta Achtenberg, Under¬ done to the dental clinic, the
neros; Transportation Secre¬ secretary at HUD, to investi¬ Necessities of Life program, Guest Opinion .6 Sports & Fitness. . . 38
ttharey m Forsetd trriacvoe lPeden far e(etwhraeyes oinf griagthet s pvoisosliabtiloen sf.e deral civil aflnodo rst, hea cc“omrdeisnsg” too n spoofkfeics¬e HIV Watch..19 Wayne Friday.9
the world had collapsed); for¬ Individual homes and busi¬ person Dean Licitra.
mer San Francisco Mayor Art nesses of lesbians and gays (Continued on page 17)
First of Two Sections
Bankruptcy Community News
The Annual Health Dept.
If you have Budget Battle Begins Again
more debts than
you can handle> by Mike Salinas future, as cuts in AIDS pre¬
we can help. vention services now will cre¬
Mayor Frank Jordan fired ate very expensive illness and
the first shot in San Francis¬ death later,” Lewis told the
Law Offices of co’s 1994-95 budget war by Bay Area Reporter.
calling for a $10 million to Only days before Jordan’s
AUGUST
$15 million cut for the Health suggestions were released the
Department, but full staffing mayor was embarrassed by
BULLOCK
of the Police Department. the selection of Sandra Her¬
According to United Press nandez, M.D., to run the
415558-9222
( ) International, Jordan’s $1 bil¬ Health Department by the
lion spending plan also in¬ Health Commission. The
cludes a $6 million increase week before, Jordan had en¬
Free Consultation for the Fire Department and dorsed Florence Stroud for
Convenient Civic Center Location $4 million more for Municipal the post, an endorsement the
Railway maintenance. The commission ignored in a 6-1
mayor also wants to spend $6 vote.
YOU’LL LOVE IT million to complete construc¬ Noah Griffin, Jordan’s
tion of the new County Jail. press secretary, denied the
SMOOTH forT hthee prHopeaolstehd Dcuetp ianr tfmunednst pbyro pthosee dm acyuot r’ws acs uprrreonmt pdtiesd¬ Mayor Frank Jordan.
AND SO WILL HE! mhaesm dbrearws no f ftihree Bfroomar ds oevf eSrua¬l pcoamrtmfiteunrte. with the Health De¬ still in the process of antici¬
pervisors. “Frank Jordan is not a vin¬ pating what the Governor’s
FREE CONSULTATION “If the Health Department dictive man,” he told the Bay budget means for the city,
FOR PERMANENT finds ways to economize, we Area Reporter. “Frank Jor¬ and I don’t think we’ve exact¬
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CALL ductions,” Supervisor Carole Francisco.” Although the Health De¬
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REGISTERED ELECTROLOGIST said she was opposed to crease in the budget for the city wants to cut the $120 mil¬
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ing who we’re not taking care Unfortunately, Griffin said, lion this year, according to
of.” such an increase won’t be pos¬ Health Department spokes¬
Jim Lewis of ACT UP San sible this fiscal year with the ci¬ person Wendy Ho Iwata.
Francisco said the proposed ty’s worsening budget crunch. However, Iwata acknowl¬
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To Success - mayor of San Francisco The city’s deficit is project¬ wpahretmree ntht ew cilals hb-es traalplopweded deto¬
Let It Open Your Doors would see fit to cut services ed to be as much as $150 mil¬ keep any revenues remaining
to those who are starving and lion this year, down from last after costs this fiscal year and
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short-sighted policies will also den. the city’s general treasury
9 8 6 - 4 5 3 4 have disastrous effects in the “It could change. They’re fund. T
4 9 0 POST ST
AT UNION SQUARE Wilson Unveils
SUITE 520
Richard A. Barrera, D.D.S SAN FRANCISCO
His '94 Budget
MARK DEMIN, LICENSED ACUPUNCTURIST
PHYSICIAN OF CHINESE MEDICINE
by Marghe Covino dental services, medical sup¬
■ SERVING THE CASTRO SINCE 1983 B.A.R. Capitol Correspondent plies, non-emergency medical
■ WORK COMP/PERSONAL INJURY/ transportation, psychological
HEALTH INSURANCE WELCOME SACRAMENTO - Gover¬ and chiropractic services —
nor Wilson’s proposed 1994-95 $2.5 billion of health and wel¬
General medicine, with emphasis on state budget is balanced. fare costs will be shifted to al¬
health maintenance through diet/acute Some critics say it is balanced ready hard-pressed counties
& chronic pain/HIV/detox therapy. on the backs of the poor and under his plan. In addition,
the sick, children, and the Wilson proposes to eliminate
415-252-9040 medically indigent. “He’s healthcare for undocumented
done it again,” said Robert residents of California.
Rios, lobbyist for the LIFE Rios is outraged that Wil¬
AIDS Lobby in Sacramento. son’s proposed budget holds
Legal Question? “Once again Wilson has no increases for AIDS line
picked up his budget axe and items. There is no provision
• Personal Injury • Motor Vehicle Accidents snweeudnsg ofi t Caatl ifothrne iahnse.a”l thcare pforre veandtdioitnio endaul caHtiIoVn , toers tcinarge, Governor Pete Wilson
• Insurance Claims • Business Law “This budget makes tough in the budget. “The AIDS
choices,” Wilson told re¬ pandemic continues to devas¬ in bank and corporate taxes;
'• Landlord-Tenant Disputes porters at a press briefing on tate California, while our $1.20 billion in insurance tax;
the new budget on Friday, Governor apparently thinks $1.57 billion in liquor,
January 7. In fact, most of its a problem not worth men¬ cigarette, estate and all other
those choices involve pro¬ tioning. It’s more than short¬ state taxes and fees; and $1.7
posed deep cuts in welfare. sighted. It’s lethal,” Rios said. billion in anticipated federal
No Charge For Initial Consultation Beginning January 1, 1995, AIDS Budget Lobby Day fund recoveries.
_(41 5) 398-0298_ families with an able-bodied is scheduled for May 16 this The budget will be allocat¬
The Russ Building, 235 Montgomery Street, Suite 700 adult would have their grants year, so that citizen lobbyists ed to local schools at $18.77
Son Francisco, California 94104 reduced by 15 percent after can go to the Capitol to at¬ billion; health and welfare at
they have been in the Aid To tempt to protect AIDS fund¬ $14.28 billion; $4.46 billion for
Showplace Design District Dependent Children program ing. housing, transportation and
for six months. Able-bodied However, this budget of highway projects; $3.95 billion
Chiropractic adults who have been in the $55.35 billion represents a 1.7 for prisons; $4.64 billion for
AFDC program for two years percent — or $942 million — in¬ higher education; $1.7 billion
& Psysiotherapy would be dropped altogether crease over the current fiscal for parks, fish and game and
under Wilson’s plan. Approx¬ year. It is $1.13 billion below other resources programs;
imately 60 percent of the 2.7 the $56.48 billion the state $729 million would be allocat¬
863-OUCH million families in the welfare was spending until the reces¬ ed for consumer protection
program have been on AFDC sion-forced spending cuts of a programs; $577 million for en¬
Free Exam With Ad for more than two years, ac¬ year ago. The budget is com¬ vironmental programs and
Dr. David Mahon cording to state budget offi¬ prised of $20.38 billion from $6.24 billion for other state
cials. personal income tax; $15.82 programs.
312 Kansas @ 16th In addition to eliminating billion in sales tax; $7.29 bil¬ In this proposed budget
Sliding Scale for PWAs certain benefits for persons lion in gasoline and other mo¬ there is no provision for new
on MediCal — including adult tor vehicle fees; $5.12 billion taxes. ▼
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Saturday, January 15, saw the presentation of this year's crop of royal wannabes. Anita Mar¬ Travel Trends
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for empress. Emperor candidates (left to right) Michael Coin, Chuck Adkins, Robb Esmond,
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The Blue Eyed Bandit
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called “Blue Eye Bandit.” Buf¬ Buffleb, according to vic¬ “I got a strange call that he
fleb, a German national ac¬ tims who reported his alleged had been in a car wreck and 431 Castro Street, San Francisco, CA 94114,
cused by several local gay modus operandus to the Bay was in the hospital.” [phone], [phone] (Fax)
men of theft, was arrested in Area Reporter last fall, After checking all local
A complete travel center
the Castro Saturday, January would meet people either in hospitals without success for
14, and booked on three bars or other gay venues. Af¬ the tourist, the man waited
felony and two misdemeanor ter befriending his victims by two or three days, he said, SEX, RELIGION and POLITICS
counts at the Hall of Justice telling them he was a Ger¬ without receiving word from
by San Francisco police. man tourist who was down Buffleb. Instead, he heard
Buffleb was arrested on on his luck, he would alleged¬ from another man who Seminars on issues about sex, religion, and politics by, for and about Gays,
felony charges of burglary, ly steal from them. He was claimed to have been similar¬ Lesbians, Bisexuals and their community, sponsored by the First
Congregational Church of San Francisco.
credit card forgery, and pos¬ referred to as the Blue Eyed ly duped by the individual.
session of stolen property, Bandit, not because of the col¬ “Then I checked. Several January 11th and The Bible and Homosexuality, and the real Christian
plus misdemeanor resisting or of his eyes, but because he hundred dollars had been 25th (Tuesdays): message: dispelling myths, learning truths, arming
arrest and assault on a police had distinctive “eye liner” of stolen out of my checking ac¬ ourselves against Bible-bashing, and playing the
officer. Two of the felony that color tattooed to his lids. count and there were some game of those who would harm us.
charges were dismissed, and One gay man allegedly lost checks missing. There were January 20th Responding to the Religious Right: learn the myths
he was rebooked by the Dis¬ $200 in stolen checks to Buf¬ other things, jewelry and (Thursday): about lesbian, gay, and bisexual persons being
trict Attorney’s on misde¬ fleb, plus an undetermined clothes. I was shocked as hell. disseminated by the Religious Right and the tactics
meanor stolen property and amount of jewelry and other I feel kind of silly,” he said. used in doing so. Be able to debunk these myths
resisting arrest and assault items. Buffleb had been stay¬ The case against Buffleb is when they are encountered in the church, workplace,
charges. ing with the man for several under investigation by the Po¬ All seminars at home, or other settings.
7:30 p.m.
Because the charges were weeks after meeting him in a lice Department’s Fraud Bu¬ First Congregational An Open & Affirming congregation of the United
reduced from felonies to mis¬ bar in the Castro but one reau. Anyone who was vic¬ Church Church of Christ, a mainline Protestant denomina¬
demeanors, Buffleb was cited night last November he failed timized by Buffleb should call Bradford Chapel tion: began ordaining gays in 1972.
and released on the charges. to return. Fraud Inspector Phil Tam- Post & Mason Streets Convenient parking at the Sutter-Stockton Garage.
The Bay Area Reporter “I met this guy down in murello at 553-1521. ▼ San Francisco More information: 392-7461.
has asked the District Attor¬ the Castro. He needed a place
Accident Kills
SOMA Bar Owner
Lesbian and Gay
by Dennis Conkin psychedelic, disco, punk, new Christian Activism
wave, funk, and other musical
James Henry Fleckenstein, phases.
45, long-time owner of San in the 90's with
Francisco’s renowned Stud It was through Flecken-
Bar, died following an acci¬ stein’s hard work that he be¬ Daniel Stohler
dental fall from his Wisconsin came the Stud’s co-owner, of¬
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condition that if he succeeded change; taking the battle to the Religious Right's own backyard and winning it with
FraFnlceicskcoen isnt e1in97 m3 oavfteedr tob eSinang ilna riitmy parnodv ipnrgo ftihtaeb iblaitry’ st hpaotp hu¬e their own weapons. Dan Stohler is just one teacher in a movement of lesbian and gay
hAoinr orFabolryc ed isscehragregaendt , asa nadn wIt owulads gae t gpamarbtilael foewwn ewrsohuipld. potAlu ckm ecmeloerbiraalt insegr vFilceec kaennd- CChhrriissttiaiannitsy awsh ao wweiallp onno olfo onpgperre sasilolonw a gtahien stR leelsibgiiaonuss aRndig ghat ytso. manipulatively use
quickly became a manager at make, and fewer would make stein’s life will be held at Dan will lead a workshop on this subject Saturday, January 29 from
Hamburger Mary’s, a popular successful, but he did so with Hamburger Mary’s, located at 10am to 1pm at 1268 Sanchez at Gipper (Bethany United Methodist Church).
South of Market diner. In his characteristic good humor. 1582 Folsom Street, on Mon¬ There is a $5-10 donation at the door to cover costs of advertising and Dan's trav¬
1976, he became a co-owner day, January 24 from 7 p.m. eling expenses, though no one will be turned away for lack of funds.
of the Stud, a pivotal South Fleckenstein also owned Dan Stohler is a founding member of the Pasadena Chapter of Evangeliccls
of Market gay dance bar that Sam’s, a popular Lake Tahoe Fleckenstein is survived by Concerned Western Region. This event is sponsored by Evangelicals Concerned-Son
Fleckenstein once described drinking establishment, and family in New York and nu¬ Francisco Bay Area. EC is prc^goy/lesbian AND pro-Christian! To get more information
as “a pretty good party bar” the Hamburger Mary’s locat¬ merous friends in the Bay and to RSYP, coll the EC-SEBA hotline at 415/621 -ECWR (3297).
that has evolved through ed on Laihaina, Maui. Area. ▼
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Saturday, January 16, was and a place where heterosex¬ women had sought police pro¬
a beautiful day for an outdoor uality is radically enforced ... tection an average of five
barbecue. Beginning at noon, even if that enforcement en¬ times before taking action
at the corner of Virginia and tails exposing a child to sexu¬ themselves.”
Shattuck streets in Berkeley, al molestation.” (Parsons de¬ Police had been sum¬
then at Telegraph and Du¬ livered Tyler Bottoms into moned to the Bobbitt resi¬
rant, Lesbian Avengers and the custody of his maternal dence at least five times,
friends took advantage of the grandmother, whose boy¬ which is not the only parallel
sunshine and the street traffic friend is known to have sexu¬ Rudman sees between the
to offer passersby “barbecued ally abused Sharon Bottoms.) Bobbitt case and those she
penis.” As the group gave out worked on at the Clearing¬
The al fresco chef, Katie weenies, fact-sheets, and fact- house. “Legally, a great deal
Hern of the Avengers, reports plates, and chanting things depends on the concept of
that about 20 people accepted, like “Yes means yes, no ‘imminent danger.’ When a
then consumed, the juicy means no, or else that penis woman does something like
gifts. “The onlookers seemed has got to go,” Lisa Rudman, Lorena did, people might say,
to enjoy it; the women tended a participant from Women ‘Well, she didn’t do it while
to be amused. The men were Against Imperialism (WAI) he was beating her.’ But with
a little more guarded; I’d say, observed an apparently het¬ a 90-pound woman up against
‘Barbecued penis, sir?’ and erosexual quartet approach: a 200-pound Marine, she’s not
they might say, ‘Already have “The two women laughed, going to be able to do any¬
one!’ Only one guy said any¬ slowed down to watch, and thing to protect herself then.
thing negative.” the men started walking more It’s clear she feared for her
The truncated members quickly.” life. If she had been killed by
were actually franks — the Rudman found the mo¬ him, as she feared — as was a
healthy lowfat turkey variety, ment emblematic, she told real possibility — we would
even — and the women were the Bay Area Reporter. “This never have heard of her. It’s
actually taking advantage of has captured the imagination chilling, that it wouldn’t have
the humor subgenre that’s of women. Not just cutting off even been news.”
COSMETIC AND PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY sprung up around the Bob¬ a man’s penis, but resisting, Rudman feels that having
bitts to disseminatefacts. The fighting back. Women are John’s trial complete before
Michael W. Blevins, D.D.S. pieces of information, written fighting back all the time and Lorena’s began is likely to pre¬
on picnic paper plates as well it’s not reported: we’re pre¬ judice opinion fatally against
& Associates as flyers, reflected the all-too- sented in the media as victim¬ her. When the verdict is final,
serious situation battered — ized and that’s what men see. however, WAI is planning a
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[phone] whose residency status de¬ ed; I don’t think it was good women are going to meet at 5
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people can assemble. We were
to support Sharon Bottoms, repercussions, about maybe
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away. “We want to keep the with doing to one another, ac¬ response rather than just in¬
Eliminate superfluous hair—anywhere Bottoms case in the public cording to Rudman, who dividually shouting at the TV”
on the face or body: shoulders & back, eye. We were barbecuing worked with the Marital and Call WAI at [phone] to
penis and scrotum, buttocks, arms/legs, John Wayne Bobbitt’s penis in Date Rape Clearinghouse, find out more. Lesbian
chest, abdomen, perineum/rectal areas, effigy, but with a special would boggle the mind if per¬ Avengers also plan to join in at
nape of neck, brows, and beard shaping. guest appearance by the penis petrated by a stranger. “Peo¬ Montgomery BART. They can
Electrolysis is a safe, sterile process for of Judge Buford Parsons! We ple, even progressive people, be reached at [phone].
permanent hair removal but it does take wanted to show what a farce seem to find violence more While the nature of the
time. Fall & Winter are ideal to prepare the justice system is in Vir¬ acceptable in marriage. In the San Francisco women’s ac¬
for next Spring & Summer. Call today for ginia — what ‘family values’ U.S., another woman is mur¬ tion is as yet unspecified, a
a complimentary consultation. there really mean.” dered by her male partner ev¬ large crowd of women
While Hern acknowledges ery 11 days. Every 1.3 sec¬ demonstrating in Lorena Bob-
that Virginia isn’t the only onds another woman is raped. bitt’s home country of
ACCEPT ONLY THE BEST place Neanderthalism reigns, But women who are found Ecuador last week committed
CASTRO VILLAGE ELECTROLYSIS the Bobbitt-cue began at the guilty of murdering their hus¬ themselves to a very specific
CHUCK JOHNSON ARCY ALEXANDRE Virginia corner to focus on bands serve sentences 80 per¬ response, as reported in the
821-1113 the state as “a place a man cent longer than men who San Francisco Chronicle. If
can rape his wife with im¬ murder their wives, and 40 she is found guilty, they vow
7I2A CASTRO ST.. SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94114 punity, a place where chil¬ percent of women in prison to cut off 100 U.S. men’s
dren can be taken away from are there for killing or injur¬ penises. ▼
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Community News William F. Owen, Jr., M.D.
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ing with a couple of women surgery — twice — to repair the
A San Francisco man will friends,” Assistant District At¬ injuries, and now faces a third
be sentenced on Tuesday, torney Chuck Haines told the operation.
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On Monday, January 10, to the door, and was ap¬ moments later, he arrested San Francisco, Ca., 94103
24-year-old Timothy Rayford proached by the defendant, Rayford.
entered his plea in San Fran¬ who made derogatory re¬ After Rayford was arrest¬
cisco Superior Court, admit¬ marks to the victim stating ed and posted bail, he and an
ting to an assault on a Sacra¬ that ‘this is not the Castro.”’ accomplice robbed two banks
mento gay man who he en¬ Rayford then struck the in Contra Costa County. He
countered at the Jack-in-the- victim across the face with a was convicted of those crimes,
Box on Seventh and Market 30-inch dowel rod, shattering for which he is currently serv¬
Streets in San Francisco last facial bones, Haines said. ing a five-year state prison
May. The victim, whose name sentence. V
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national press attention after John and Evelyn Hole of Wa¬ [phone]
an ugly incident in which an pakoneta, brothers Tom and Voicemail)
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“open wounds” and ordered shelter, where he was beaten
them covered. Holless had and robbed. He was re-hospi¬
also given himself an intra¬ talized one day later, after he
venous infusion through an suffered a grand mal seizure
implanted catheter. at the Chicago home of a JRSVP SeaSpirit
Observers to the incident friend.
said that Holless had no open “The whole thing was like
wounds on his face and the a nightmare. He ended up in
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to a small trailer by both San¬ work space and a waiting
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Pat Robertson's
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Our hearts and prayers go out to those in Southern Califor¬
nia. Remember that lesbians and gays are among those earth¬
quake victims seen on television, and not just in West Holly¬
wood. Those are lesbian moms and gay kids among the others
in the shelters, and brave lesbians and gays helping with the Guest Opinion
rescue and the subsequent health emergencies, and serving the
meals, and so forth. Combating False Helplessness
It’s a fortunate thing that the quake happened so early in
the day and so late in the winter. If it had been 6 p.m. during
the holiday shopping season, the carnage would have been by Martin Delaney, Project Inform medical or statistical explanation for this, since noth¬
much worse. ing has really changed. All that really shifted, it
The survivors of those who died are probably not cheered [A note by the Project Inform staff: “Michael seems, are the attitudes of the infected — a powerful
to hear Pat Robertson on the 700 Club attributing the deaths Botkin’s January 6 B.A.R. column (AIDS: The Year swing from an attitude of hope to one of hopeless¬
to America’s dead fetuses, as we hear he did with ghoulish in Review) seriously misled readers about Project In¬ ness. The most likely culprit is the mood of despair
glee 24 hours after the disaster struck. Theology aside — Pat form, a national AIDS treatment organization. Pro¬ that surfaced at the Berlin International AIDS Con¬
Robertson deserves to spend eternity with the God he profess¬ ject Inform did not “implode” in ’93, our “entire paid ference — a mood that has been almost gleefully am¬
es to believe in — his statement is stupid on the surface and staff’ did not “resign” (far from it! — staff morale is plified by some sources within the community. For
creepy somewhere beneath that. Fewer than 50 are known to very high), we have not been “pursuing back room some it was an opportunity to gloat because their
have died in the Northridge quake, which is a fraction of the deals with the pharmaceutical companies,” and we most-hated therapy took a few knocks at the confer¬
death toll that would mount if abortion were criminalized have not been “quiescent.” Our hotline received al¬ ence. For others it was perhaps just a good way to ex¬
again. Of course, those deaths would be of women. Wanton most 55,000 calls, outreach work to people with AIDS press dissatisfaction with the political and scientific
women; sexual women. Robertson is perfectly willing to sac¬ improved with over 40 Town Meetings locally and response to AIDS, always a worthy target. But what
rifice them and pretend their bloody deaths aren’t worth con¬ nationally, our advocacy and public policy work — es¬ came across to people was a chorus of gloom: “No¬
sidering. pecially the Immune Restoration Think Tanks and body’s doing anything,” “Treatment doesn’t work,”
The statement is stupid, too, of course: he knows abortions the Future Directions in AIDS Research meetings “Nothing helps, nothing matters.” Such messages
don’t cause earthquakes. We’d feel better if we thought he was (considered essential by a broad spectrum of commu¬ wreak havoc on the minds of those who already see
stupid enough to believe his own statements; if that were the nity activists, researchers and policy makers) — has their lives hanging by a thread. Consciously or uncon¬
case he might be harmless. Instead, he is cynical enough to been stronger in 1993 than any other year. sciously, for some it was the last straw.
think his followers will believe him, which is dangerous, and “The staff, volunteers, and donors at Project In¬ Unfortunately, not all people have the luxury of
some of them are, which is terrifying. form deserve better reporting. More importantly, peo¬ being able to indulge themselves so freely to make a
Robertson made the analogy in a way to imply the earth ple with AIDS need better, more accurate reporting. political point. For many, hope is a precious commod¬
shifted to coincide with the anniversary of Roe v. Wade, but “With the support of the B.A.R. we offer the fol¬ ity that must be guarded jealously. For now, hope is
the quake missed that important date by several days. It hap¬ lowing comments about AIDS, hopelessness, and the perhaps the most potent therapy available against
pened, in fact, on Martin Luther King day, as if to reinforce media from Martin Delaney, Pi’s Founding Director. AIDS, while hopelessness remains its most destruc¬
the significance of that peacemaker’s birth — and the absence If you have questions about Project Inform, or ifyou tive pathogen. When the spirit gives up, the body
of his vision, which is very much needed today. We long for would be interested in working on any ofseveral pro¬ soon follows. Rage may be an adequate alternative
the days when his was a voice that was heard and followed, jects, call us at [phone]. Our next Town Meet- for some, but it doesn’t work for everyone. As a
just as we do for the days when “Reverend” was truly an hon¬ ingin San Francisco is Wednesday, January 26. Call friend with AIDS said the other day, “I don’t need the
orable honorific, as it was for Dr. King. All too often, that title the P.I. Treatment Hotline for details, [phone].”] press or anyone else telling me how awful things are.
is now worn by the likes of Robertson, the very embodiment I’m already struggling with all my might to keep my
of King’s spiritual antithesis. The community lost one of its most brilliant and own despair under control.”
vociferous AIDS activists recently with the death of Being sensitive to one another’s hopes doesn’t
The “Reverends” who work to divide their flocks there Jesse Dobson. Dobson created and administered a mean overlooking real problems, but it does require
would do well to emulate the great Dr. King’s philosophy and program called Project Immune Restoration, which a sense of balance and a commitment not to overstate
give up their grabs for power. Besides, if fame is what they’re focused research attention on restoring the immune the negative. AIDS research has so far failed to pro¬
after, they should remember that King’s name will last forever, systems of people in late-stage AIDS. Because of his duce a therapy that can reliably slow or prevent the
long after the last person stops caring about the 700 Club’s rat¬ work there has been a worldwide surge of both lab¬ course of disease in all patients, and we are already
ings. oratory and clinical investigations into this critically fighting for something better. But we can’t overlook
King, certainly, would have been among the loudest voices needed area. More than almost anyone I can think of, the fact that the average life span with this horrible
condemning the activities and tensions now rising in Ovett, Dobson showed that a single person can make a last¬ disease has more than doubled in recent years and
Mississippi. Just because there is no update on the situation ing difference in the fight against AIDS. His efforts that a significant portion of those infected are alive
this week in the B.A.R. doesn’t mean we have stopped think¬ will benefit all those who have survived him. and well after 15 years, some with and some without
ing about it — and we don’t want the White House or the Jus¬ It is sad to note a puzzling increase in AIDS-relat¬ therapy. Important new treatments such as protease
tice Department to forget either. Nor for that matter, should ed deaths since midsummer. In San Francisco the inhibitors and immune-based therapies are showing
the wretched Les Aspin or Sam Nunn be allowed to ignore monthly toll recently reached a sudden all-time high, real promise in early testing. No one has the right or
the problem. We still believe the citizens of Ovett were influ¬ far higher than earlier in the year. There is no purely the moral license to take hope away for any reason. T
enced in no small part by the military’s insistence that some
people shouldn’t have to live with gay people — or, put another SPORTS & FEATURES EDITOR CONTRIBUTING WRITERS A division of
way, that gay people shouldn’t be allowed to live with anyone Roxxie Rosen Dianne Aaronson, Rene M. Astudillo, Benro Enterprises, Inc.
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sioJnasn.e t Reno needs to be reminded, too, that there is an un¬ CAJLiEmND APR rLoISvTeINnGzS aEnDIoTO R MPJihcimihliap eC lC oCau.m gBhpoebtnekolilnu, ,r D,N eMann.nRci.ys CCBooovnuikntiiolni,e , r, tspieosreovmre tsea nsthtte ew orhrigi wchhht ittcohh ee adpdiutv boelrir strhiesejeers cb tiel alleingeyav lea isdt veisem ri¬ns
pleasant situation brewing that needs her attention. PHOTOGRAPHERS Tim Farrell, Michael Flanagan, which might result in legal action against
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Letters 20 years of
Perverted Suggestions Board Boo-Boo
helping people
Like the Berlin Wall, the Homo Wall, recently con¬ In haste to meet your Dec. 16 issue deadline, I. A.
structed by right wing kkkristians, will someday come Kisselman made some basic errors in the headline and
down and the restoration of the family can begin. story about the AIDS Emergency Fund which may like you
Education is the key. give the unfortunate impression that a new seven-
As a child growing up in the First Baptist Church member board is elected annually by our
oHrefep A recnsayemtnotewe dnt ,op Meafiucselsf,i islloslvi peap,n tido, l Ie tlroea anrrcneepe, dlka ianc delon tet hsaseb, oelumatw pJ.ea sthHuyse,. organization. TGhaeyr a&p yL eAssbsiaonc iatesL k A Ain d&e pleensAbdnie aannst spposrcyiivcaahtitooeln op goriafsc tgtsi aciyne
cuenpdtearnsctea.n Tdihneg ,“ as ocl”a ckei,n rde aosfs aucrcaenpcte, ,n coot mthfeo r“te a xn,d” eaxc¬¬ boTahrde oAfI dDirSe cEtmoresr.g Reantchye Fr,u thnde sheavse nno bt oinasrtda lmleedm a bneerws (formerly Goy Men's Therapy Center) iA 561-1404
cept you. ybooua rnda amt oedu rw Deerec eemlebceter db otoa rtdh rmeee-eytienagr .t Terwmos c ounrr ethnet Long-Term, Committed Group Therapy
With maturing years, I have put away belief in the
members, Lance Henderson and Kay Tsenin, will Offered via Gay & Lesbian Therapy Associates:
supernatural, but I am ever mindful that Jesus Christ
leave the board this month as their terms expire. Four¬
spoke of love and inclusion. Who (whom?) did he seek
Wouht?o W dihdo hdeid t hhreo cwal lo uunt toof h tihmes teelfm? pWleh?o did he reject? Steteenp hoethne Mr dciNreecilt owrhs oc ownatsin rueeel teoc tseedrv teo. aT nheewse o innec-lyuedaer oGnrgoouipnsg H-rM en's CroupT s i OpMen ing°s
On the subject of homosexuals, the religious fun¬ term in December and Victor Newman, Rick Salinas Freak Down the Wall
and Dennis Wade, reelected in October. Darrell J. Yee,
damentalists are speaking with the voice and mind
of Satan. Evil, sin, exclusion, prejudice, intolerance, our longest-tenured member, joined the board in 1985.
bigotry, divisiveness. Their position is one that will i Strong, mature, upfront, humorous, assertive —
not last for they do not speak as Jesus would have These distinctions are important because the A.E.F. t for individuals making real progress in therapy
spoken. And Satan is enjoying every second of all the is administered by a “working board” whose
discord he is causing. This truly is a David vs. Goliath volunteer members oversee all aspects of the agency’s Rodney G. Karr, Ph.D. 931-1934
struggle. David and fellow young Hebrew hunk operations. Continuity of board personnel is essential; Licensed psychologist with 20 years experience
Jonathan had time together after David’s victory over management can’t just be turned over to a new board
Goliath. Later, after the death of Jonathan, David each year. Seven people could not begin to run the
lamented: “I am distressed by you, my brother organization; authorized board strength is now 25 EXPERIENCE & REALLY CARING are what set US apart!
Jonathan; very pleasant have you been to me; your love members.
to me was wonderful, passing the love of women (II
Samuel 1:26).
The fundamentalists still think that sexual orien¬ Most of the newly-elected board members have
tation is something of a choice. The ones who think already been associated with the AIDS Emergency
this conveniently forget that they themselves, Fund as volunteers — one for more than five yers. We
heterosexuals, did not have a choice and never made are grateful for their willingness to undertake the con¬
a choice. They first were blinded by faith, and now siderable responsibilities of board membership. Their
they are blinded by Satan. diverse skills will further strengthen the AIDS
Did Jesus ever exclude anyone? Did he say: “Do unto Emergency Fund board.
others as you would have them do unto you? Dennis Wade, Secretary
Even the kkkristians’ Exodus International and AIDS Emergency Fund
other such perverted suggestions are an attempt to San Francisco
edify their homophobia
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I was very impressed by their appearance on the gle against homophobia. [phone]
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Judell says: “Some have said that in the age of AIDS,
Back in the 1970s, Professor Sally Gearhart wrote Bianchi proffers an insane point of view.” He apparent¬
a now-famous article in which she berated gay men ly agrees with whoever those “some” are. He does not
for their clonish and shallow ways, a truth that has himself discuss these issues or articulate any argu¬ We Think Your
csuhsapnegcetd. I creocnaslild tehraatb tlhye sairntcicel et hpee eavdevde mnte oaft tAhIeD tiSm, eI mdisemnti sisne s s“ucprepaotirvt eo pfe othpilse ”c aosn clelsuss itohna.n Rsaanteh,e cri,t inhge Life Insurance Should
bheecr apuesrec eI psteionnsesd. that she was generally accurate in Pinagu tlh Ley dnidsec’uss tsaisotne, ihne je mwaeklreys aths ee vtiitdleen hcee .c Bhoys teri vfoiarl ihzi¬s Improve Your Life. When you’re
Now, I also have my own observation to offer, but report of our discussion an apt characterization of the living with AIDS, you can’t afford to be without
in regard to lesbians. Lesbians (unlike gay men) have thinking of at least one of us.
an unfortunate apathy toward their so-called opposite the money needed to pay your day to day
sex (and I don’t mean as sexual objects, either,
although the cause is based on the shallowness of sex¬ In evaluating the merits of my work, Judell relies expenses. Expenses like medical care, prescrip¬
uality, but) toward men as people, constituting one- on a quote taken from a telephone interview with a
half of the human race. Note, I did not use the word critic of my photographs who finds them “vapid, soft tion drugs, housing and travel. That’s why you
“hate,” the result of real or imagined causes. I am refer¬ porn fantasy.” Because it is addressed to the gay com¬
ring to the rudeness, the general unloving and munity, this critic finds it “manipulative.” Characteriz¬ should turn to Life Benefactors, Inc. We’ll buy
didiisorteiscp aencdt stehlaf-td e“faepaatitnhgy ”b eicnaduiscea,t iens .t hTe hhiusm aapna tsheyn seis, einxgp meryie mncoet isvoems, eh etr suatyhs ,a “bIot’us tn hoot mabooeurto htiicm f etreyliinngg otor your life insurance policy from you. So with one
it creates a kind of insanity to cut — or attempt to cut trying to present that to us.” In answer, I say this — lump sum cash payment, you’ll have the finan¬
one’s self off from the human interchange of half the I am grateful to be a gay man. I am grateful to be con¬
population, merely out of respect to sexual preference. nected in friendship and love to men and women who cial resources you need. Our service is quick,
Making this attitude even more absurd is the fact I have found to be strong, tender, free-spirited, witty,
that in actuality — and on another level to which we sexy, playful, loving and — as a result — beautiful. I completely confidential, and involves jnst a sim¬
may all elevate one day — gender does not exist have tried to portray and celebrate these qualities in
beyond illusion. Even the Biblical, conservative Saint my photographs. I also know that for those who do ple application process. For more information,
Paul agreed with that. not see what I see, my words are probably impotent.
But I write anyway, hoping that we all will eventual¬ call Kit Carson at BenefiCtOrS, IllC.
Steve Hunter ly see something good in ourselves reflected back to
San Francisco us from these images. Perhaps this hope is my greatest Life Benefactors, A viatical settlements company
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Ed. Note: St. Paul said a lot of things, a very, very Tom Bianchi
long time ago. He’s dead. San Francisco
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Letters
Personal Injury > Christian Fascists Just Like Nancy
Business Law
I encourage every gay and lesbian to go and see the The liquor license for the Lone Star Saloon is up
Litigation movie, Schindler’s List.It is a frightening and chill¬ for review before the Alcoholic Beverage Control. I
Employment ing account of where fascism took this planet more was very surprised to see the number of people pre¬
than half a century ago. sent at the meeting. I was shocked to see that hardly
discrimination More important, though, it should serve as a very any Lone Star patrons, if any at all, showed up — con¬
clear and graphic warning of where the Lou Sheldons sidering the circumstances. Ralph Jacks would have
and other Christian fascists want to take our nation. been there but he was busy delivering meals for Open
Make no mistake, the Lou Sheldons and Pat Robert¬ Hand. The Lone Star’s license is being questioned due
sons in this counry are not just interested in denying to the practices of “some of the friendliest people in
us our rights — they are working night and day to deny San Francisco.” The neighbors are fed up with the
us the very right to exist. defecating and urinating as well as the “misused drug
Goldstein & Gellman We must never forget that fascism will arrive in this abuse.”
Attorneys at laW country holding a bible or wearing the uniform of our Come on “friendliest.” You patrons are threatening
military, or both. When religion and fascism wed with your favorite bar and hangout. Not to mention the new
the military, as it already has in many parts of this na¬ owners’ investment! I have to thank the new owners,
100 Van Ness tion such as Colorado Springs, the results are obvious. especially Mr. Steven Watson, for their fortitude and
21st Boor •s See the film. Then ask yourself: “Is that my future?” perseverance and tremendous dedication in continu¬
It doesn’t have to be if each of us decide to do ing a grand tradition. I have spent many a “friendly”
San Francisco,
Call Jeffrey Qibson something — anything — to help and protect our com¬ evening there, enjoying nights that are reminiscent of
California munity! nights spent at the Ambush which was located right
94102 415-621-5600 Patrick A. Tifer across the street.
San Francisco You patrons, comrades, bikers and bears are respon¬
sible! You are responsible for your conduct when you
leave that place. What did you say?! If you drive home
drunk and, God forbid, injure someone or worse, kill
How About Lunch? someone, the bar is liable for serving you too much
alcohol! No, friendly people, life should be liberty
A Critic Who Cares
without license.
A New Concept in Dating For The responsibility is up to each and every one of us.
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START THE NEW YEAR RIGHT Thomason speaks with conviction, authority and street is just plain, well, stupid! Used rubbers? You us¬
understanding. His (tell it like it is) review of IPuritani, ed good sense to put it on your extremity — use the
Ar you looking for a new way to meet quality people? Nov. 23, 1993, was a milestone. good sense of your other extremity, your brain and
Tired of the bar scene and personal ads? Unlike many opera critics, he seems to care — care properly dispose of it, period!
MEET SOMEONE NEW OVER LUNCH! personally for the integrity of the music and thereby If you see anyone pissing or doing anything wrong,
conveys his passion brilliantly to others in both his stand up for your interests and just say “No!”, just like
It’s easy and won’t interfere with your busy schedule written and pre-o pera lectures. Nancy. Our community is our own worst enemy.
We make all the arrangements, matching you with a The I Pu ritanireview was proof of the Bay Area So find out when the next hearing/meeting is and
compatible partner. You just show up! Reporter’scommitment to uncompromising integrity get out there and show your support. Remember what
For more information in which a spade was called a spade and accountability happens when complacency settles in... Oregon, Col¬
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tention. accused of; if we have learned nothing in our strug¬
Thomas Taffel gles, if we choose to stay home and rather wait for a
Nazarian And Associates San Francisco beer bust than a march, We don’t see this problem at
other bars in the area, do we?
Investigations I believe we can be respectful of the neighbors of
the Lone Star and be supportive too... or will one too
many beer busts and the need to make snow yellow
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dinosaur?
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for my travel fund were a big success. Thank you! San Francisco
Is The Person You Love/Care For Being The amount raised ($1551) was more than I expected
and it is really appreciated. The funds will be spent Now and Zen
Honest & Sincere Too? on trips to the U.S. and some destinations in Europe.
Special thanks to Mr. Marcus who made it all possi¬ The following letter was sent to David
The Truth Could Save Your Life! ble and to IMSL. ’92 Blair and IML ’92 Lenny Broberg Schneider, Shambhala Publications, Inc.,
Call Us For Help for doing the honors. 300 Massachusetts Ave., Boston, MA. 02115:
842 Folsom SL #216 J.JAMES NAZARIAN [phone] meI rw Gorualydl ainls To hliokren ttoo nth, aMnrk. EInatsetr Bnaatyi oLneaalt Mherr. RDarunmdy¬ StrI eaemt Z wenr,i tanbgo uyto uIs staon s Dtroornsgelyy’ sc lrifitei.c Aizse a y foriuern bdo aonkd,
San Francisco, CA PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR [phone] Wright and their friends who prepared and furnish¬ student of Issan, I find the biography so distorted and
94107 24 HOURS Visa-MC-AmX ed the food. And to Patrick Batt and Jerry Roberts for filled with misrepresentations, it is difficult to
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ing raffle tickets; Don Thompson for beercup sales; perience. My remarks are most applicable to sections
RECLAIM YOUR Mercury Mail Order and former International Mr. of the book that pertain to Hartford Street Zen Center.
Drummer Ray Perea and Mr. San Franisco Leather First, you have completely marginalized the gay
YING ROW GrAelgs oB tyhfaienlkd yfooru tthoe Bir.A c.hRe.c, kDs.e smodus, Inc., the San cwoemll mknuonwity, mina ynoyu rg daye smcreipnt iaonnd o fle thsbaita cnesn tgearv. eA tsi myoeu,
Francisco Eagle (Terry) for their gift donations, the energy and money to create a practice place for our
Renslow Family Enterprises and Jim Conner, Rich community. I am offended and angered that, besides
Wilton and Steven Arthur. I would have loved to see Issan, you only mention heterosexual males as con-
Judith and Deb pouring beer! I sincerely appreciate ributing anything to the Zen Center, including Steve
SERRRMONTE OLDS, PONTIAC, 6MC all of the above and others who worked their asses off Allen, Mike Jamvold and Richard Baker. In fact,
to make the effort a success. Congratulations also to because of these particular heterosexual men’s closed-
Rick Treadwell on winning the 150 t-shirts and Greg minded, dysfunctional and authoritarian attitudes,
Pennington who was lucky enough to win the custom and their abusive behavior toward gay practitioners,
leather San Francisco Eagle vest. I look forward to Hartford Street Center was greatly harmed. Also, as
UUe also sell NISSAN, ISUZU, MITSUBISHI, & DODGE meeting all of you soon and best wishes for a Happy a matter of record, we did not ask Issan to come to the
New Year. center to be our leader. We asked him to come because
Great Selection Of Neui Cars, Henri Ten Have we wanted to live and practice with him as an equal,
International Mr. Leather 1993-94 since he cared so much about the gay community.
Trucks, find Utility Vehicles Amsterdam Without the contributions and hard work of so many
gay people, Issan would have remained in Santa Fe.
Also Many Used Vehicles To Choose From!!! There are several other such errors in your version of
events that reinforce the idea that we regarded Issan
as some enlightened master. He did not consider
Please Call Lee UUarbiniton himself that nor did those of us who asked him to prac¬
415 997*4634 tice with us at the Zen Center.
* Write to 'B.A.R/ I also find that your book relies heavily on sensa¬

The Bay Area Reporterwelcomes your letters tionalism — Issan’s drag background, drug taking, etc.
600 Serramonte Boulevard, Colma to the editor. The fact is, he is not unique in this area. Many gay men
Letters must be signed; anonymous letters will have had similar experiences. Your puritanical,
(10 min. from toum off 280 fuuy) not be published. Please include your mailing ad¬ heterosexist attutude makes all this activity seem
dress and telephone number so we may verify your lurid and titillating and you have used it to sell the
letter—this information will not be published. book. It is very much an adolescent reaction to sup¬
nmc l In order to print as many views as possible, we posed outrageous behavior. Issan’s training, long time
ask letter writers to be brief. To promote diversi¬ practice and compassion are what we appreciated
ty in the Open Forum, we favor letters from about him — his solid commitment to take care of his
writers who do not appear frequently, over own and the lives of those who worked with him.
repeated correspondence from a single author. And lastly, I find it truly ludicrous that a heterosex¬
Get Your Next Car We prefer that letters be typewritten and double¬ ist male should write a biography about a gay man,
spaced. Handwritten letters will befconsidered for exploiting him and the gay community while
publication only if clearly legible. minimalizing Issan’s gayness and marginalizing gay
From Us. Letters may be edited for le ngth or other appro¬ men and lesbians. It sickens me to know that you are
priate considerations. BA R.reserves the right to making money exploiting us.
refuse publication of any letter._ David Sunseri
San Francisco
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talk-show host Rush Lim- Kathleen could only find right-wing fanatics, even ter¬ You’ll prefer who we refer!
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abode is “a strategic location he blasted what he termed to “become a woman.”
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The Outer Limit
Pussies on Parade
I
by Rachel Pepper place was certainly packed, cause we picked up every
mostly with folks who looked pamphlet in sight, including
t started out as just an¬ like their cats were probably ‘‘A Guide to CFA Cat
other Sunday morning. called Peaches and Precious, Shows,” which is full of this
We woke up late, had not Skin-Man and Junior- type of charmingly useless in¬
our fix of chocolate Bones. We were, we realized, formation.
croissants and lattes, and pe¬ in a definite minority. Biggest freaks
rused the weekend paper to¬ Although we didn’t really
gether. Not content to simply Of course, aside from all
gaze lovingly into each other’s the anorexic cats, my studly
eyes while we stirred our little girlfriend and I were the
frothy foam, we scanned the It was a biggest freaks there. But I
Pink Pages looking for the white-trash didn’t care. It was a white-
chance to do “something dif¬ trash beach party without the
ferent.” beach party sand — every queer’s fondest
dream and worst nightmare.
without the Dodging some little girls who
Commentary
sand — every couldn’t help but stare at
Catherine’s “tomboy ” hat (and
Then it appeared before queer's her in it), I slipped my hand
us. An announcement about a fondest into hers and slurped down a
cat show being held that day! disgustingly delicious hot dog,
No matter that we already dream and ready to wander up and down
have a house full of cats. Or worst the aisles.
that the show was taking As with any show of this
place in San Jose. Newly nightmare. kind, there were many booths
equipped with a truck and set up to display all the mer¬
bolstered by our caffeine high chandise: special mechanisms
and a tank full of gas, we set for ridding cat boxes of poop,
out for an adventure in kitty know it at the time, cat shows castle-shaped cat houses, and
land. are no new phenomenon. The every kind of cat toy imagin¬
Now you may think us first took place in 1871 at the able. Pedigreed creatures —
weird to attend such an event, Crystal Palace in London. By Burmese, Tonkinese, Siam¬
and you’d probably be right. 1906, the Cat Fanciers Associ¬ ese, and Javanese — sat primly
But you put two cat-loving ation was formed. This orga¬ in their decorated cat cages
dykes together for long nization, the largest cat reg¬ and waited for their big mo¬ Chin up, darling. This fluffy feline was just one of the contes¬
enough and this is the sort of istry in the world, produces ment, while their owners fed tants showing her wares at the Cat Fanciers Association show
trouble they’ll get themselves over 360 cat shows a year, at¬ them baby food and cooed ro¬ in San Jose. (Photo: Catherine Murty)
into. Though we didn’t see tracting a total of 83,000 con¬ mantically in their little mite-
any other dykes there, the testants. We know this be¬ free ears.
The main event, of course, you can net Tm gonna come
was the judging, which took back a Harley-riding motorcy¬
place in several individual cle momma. None of this
rings, where skilled members scrounging around in the
of the Cat Fanciers Associa¬ junkyard to find parts for my
tion put the poor creatures beat-up old Honda. Nothing
through various trials to de¬ but the best will do for me
termine the best-in-show. Af¬ and my Harley, and I’ll roar
ter tickling each cat with a up and down this city’s hills
feather, then spinning the fe¬ like the pistol-packing brat-
lines around in the air and packer I truly am at heart.
displaying them in contortion¬
ist positions designed to show I’ll also keep a mint-green
off their mouths, ears, eyes, Norton in the garage for
butts, bellies, and tails, the when I’m feeling really funky
winners were announced to and a little red Matchless that
much applause from the I’ll talk to when I’m feeling
crowd. kind of blue. It won’t matter
if the Matchless runs or not,
Next time, we decided, just as long as I get to own
2323 MARKET ST. + SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94114 + [phone] we’d primp up Timmi and one. Ah, material possessions,
enter her in the Household aren’t they divine?
Pet division. Enough free- If you think all I’ve been
loading! It’s time to make at doing is attending trade
least one of the little buggers shows with suburbanites,
earn its keep for a change. you’d only be partially right.
tfanghce CALL 1-800-200-9959 By the time we’d over¬ The truth is that I may be
dosed on nuclear families and moving soon (more on that
AT THE CORNER. OF pussy paraphernalia and de¬ next time), and I’ve actually
cided it was time to go, we been spending many a night
CHURCH & MARKET ST/Sf found ourselves the proud holed up in my apartment,
owners of five new catnip excavating my life’s belong¬
toys and a subscription to a ings. It’s been easy to tune
Private silly magazine called Cat Fan¬ out the world, especially since
cy. At least we didn’t come my girlfriend’s off trekking
home with any more cats. It’s around Portugal somewhere.
nice to know I have one iota Still, I’m trying to keep up
INSTRUCTION of will power left. on all the local news, and the
most scandalous story I’ve
heard lately is this: Seems a
We Teach 7 Days Hanging with the hogs queer-friendly straight girl
A WeekI On a roll, the next week¬ who worked the makeup
induction Beglners, end we went to the Interna¬ counter at Nordstrom’s here
tional Motorcycle Show at the in town was fired for making
Intertnedafee &C Cow Palace. If I’d thought the up a drag queen. Not only
AdvancedI crowd in San Jose had been that, but the counter in ques¬
bad, I was mistaken. At least tion was selling MAC make¬
at the cat show, there were no up, a company created by gay
/ houi & i/2 Atm Sawn.) Open qMow! men pawing their spritz-head men who donate much of
girlfriends while they looked their profits back to the gay
through nudie biker calen¬ community.
u :n ,m in a^’miViiiTi^-.^i i ,y ....... dars. According to Odyssey
11 11 But hey, I got to sit on a magazine, Nordstrom’s deci¬
*Yr bunch of brand new bikes, sion to fire this woman, Juli¬
most of which I could even ette, was apparently due to
SUPER touch the ground on. And some sort of complaint. Pussy
GAY ONLY $3.50 PER ISSUE, wwhoartth wmhaidlee wthaes thweh eoxleh itbhiitn ogf Tcootut roeft tteh ei ss tcoarleli (ncga lfl otrh eai rd rcaugs¬-
INCLUDING POSTAGE AND old Triumphs, Harleys, BSAs, tomer service at 243-8500 to
COMICS HANDLING. SPECIFY ISSUE and Indians on display in a whine), and urges all who use
NO. & QUANTITY DESIRED. special roped-off section. MAC’s products to call them
MAIL TO: These bikes, all in cherry con¬ (1-800-387-6707) and urge them
#20 3G9A5Y N CINOTMHI CSTS . dition, were enough to bring to sell their wares elsewhere.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94103 tears to more than a few eyes. After all, if you’ve got to wear
Ours included. makeup, you may as well be
In my next reincarnation, politically correct about it! ▼
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