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TIME OF YOUR LIFE HOLIDAY!
$£
THAILAND
Round trip air, fully-escorted, 14
nite tourist class hotel, all
transfers, some meals and drinks.
$ 2 1 6 5 ppdo
17 departure dates to choose
from .
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HONG KONG SHOPPING
AND FOOD FESTIVAL
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MARCH 11-17. 1991
Roundtrip air from San Francisco, 5
nights first class accomodations, daily
American breakfast buffet, airport
transfers, hotel taxes, half day city tour
(optional), food festival tours (optional)
Good dom estic packages also
to Palm Springs and Key West
JAN. 5TH
at Columbia Theater
2021 SE Hawthorne
8pm
TVavel
656-4881
1 800 255-5387
Call travel
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TRAVEL ASSOCIATION
Tickets $7.50 in advance at
Artichoke Music and Ladd's
Editions
$10 day of the show
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national briefs
ATLANTA: Seven hundred ACT UPers
from 30 states protested at the Centers for Dis­
ease Control Dec. 3, demanding that the CDC
expand its list of AIDS opportunistic infections
(OI) to include OI’s that strike women more of­
ten than men. The activists say that the ‘sexist
nature of the OI list often leaves women with
AIDS unable to qualify for social security and
other benefits. Similar protests were held around
the country Dec. 1, World AIDS Day. CDC and
World Health Organization officials say they do
not believe that women with AIDS develop dis­
tinct AIDS-related infections.
NEW YORK: MTV banned Madonna’s
new “Justify My Love” video, which reportedly
includes bisexuality, cross-dressing and mild
sadomasochism. Madonna responded, “Why ùr
it that people are willing to go to a movie and
watch someone get blown to bits for no reason
and nobody wants to see two girls kissing or two
men snuggling?”
NEW YORK: GLAAD says Geraldo Rivera
recently did a program on “Rape, Racism and
Hate Crimes on Campus” without mentioning
the most violently attacked community in Amer­
ica—gays. “Aren’t you sick of this?” GLAAD
asks. Investigators News Group, 311 W. 43 St.-
Penthouse, New York, NY 10036, (212) 265-
8520.
BOSTON: The North American Man/Boy
Love Association held its 14th annual conference
Nov. 9-11 at the Lesbian and Gay Community
Services Center. Organizers praised the center
NEW YORK: GLAAD has set up a com­
for its “courageous decision” to let the group use
puter
network, GLAAD-Net, “to facilitate na­
its building, noting that an identical request last ^
tional
activism against anti-gay bigotry by allow­
year was denied by the New York Lesbian and
ing for increased and more efficient information
Gay Community Services Center.
sharing.” It will operate under the auspices of
CHEVY CHASE, MD: C. Boyden Gray, GayCom, a national network of gay computer
counsel to President Bush, used the word ‘fag’ bulletin-board systems or BBS’s. There is no
during a speech Nov. 1 at the Montgomery connect charge; modems should be set to 1200 or
County Republican Club. During comments 2400 baud, N-8-1. The number is (718) 849-
about the S & L crisis. Gray said that former 1614 or the nearest GayCom node. Callers
House Speaker Jim Wright had spread rumors should type “GLAAD” as their first name and
that a Federal Home Loan Bank Board examiner “INFO” as their second name. If the local BBS
“was a fag.” Write Gray at The White House, requires a password, type “GLAAD.”
West Wing, Second Floor, 1600 Pennsylvania
NEW YORK: The ACLU, AIDS Action
Ave., Washington, D.C. 20500; or call (202)
456-2632. GLAAD also requests calls to the Council, and American Foundation for AIDS
White House Media Relations office, which had Research offer a new pamphlet entitled The
“no comment” on the incident, (202) 456-7150. Americans With Disabilities Act: What It Means
For People Living With AIDS. The organizations
CHICAGO: Same-sex couples from Queer will also offer in-service programs to train AIDS
Nation and Citizens for Gay Action spent three workers about the ADA, which extended dis­
hours at the Cook County Marriage License abled federal protection against discrimination in
Bureau Nov. 23 repeatedly demanding that employment and public accommodations. ADA
clerks issue them marriage licenses. The clerks Eduction Project, ACLU, 132 W. 43rd St., New
said no, but activists scored a media coup, at­ York, NY 10036.
tracting nearly every news organization in the
SAN DIEGO: A former FBI agent who says
city. The protestors handed out flyers to hetero­
sexual couples. “Did you know that lesbians and he was fired for being gay is seeking other such
gay men are denied the privileges associated with former agents for a class-action lawsuit against
heterosexual marriage in every state of the un­ the agency. Frank Buttino is the first gay agent
ion?” the flyer asked. “Denied insurance rights, to challenge the FBI on the issue of sexual-ori­
hospital-visitation rights, and inheritance rights?” entation discrimination. Buttino may be reached
at P.O. Box 179142, San Diego, CA 92177.
DALLAS: GLAAD has convinced The Dal­
las Morning News to consider openly gay and
WASHINGTON, DC: Poppers, the liquid
lesbian students for its summer internship pro­ substance some gay men sniff during sex or
gram. Journalism students should apply before while dancing, will become illegal Feb. 27, re­
the end of January. Send a cover letter, r6sum6 ports the news service operated by journalist
and six clippings (both news and opinion writ­ Keith Clark. The ban was included ih the Om­
ing) to Bob Mong and Paula LaRocq, The Dal­ nibus Bill of 1990, which was signed by Presi­
las Morning News, P.O. Box 655237, Dallas, TX dent Bush on Nov. 29. Some AIDS activists
75265.
believe poppers contribute to the development of
Kaposi’s sarcoma among people with AIDS and/
LOUISVILLE: The Board of Aldermen or damage the immune system in general, but
Oct. 14 increased penalties for those who com­ this has never been proved. It was anti-poppers
mit crimes against people or property because gay and AIDS activists who led the drive to
they dislike another’s sexual orientation. It is the make thé substance illegal.
first pro-gay law ever passed in Kentucky. Op­
ponents argued that the law encourages a “homo­
WASHINGTON, DC: A report from the
sexual lifestyle” and Attorney General Fred U.S. Justice Department indicates that eight per­
Cowan labeled it as “unconstitutional.” Aider- cent of incidents reported to the new national
men were unswayed.
hate-crimes hotline involved attacks motivated
by hatred of homosexuals, reports the Blade.
NEW YORK: The United Nations will hear The free hotline was created after President Bush
the International Lesbian and Gay Association’s signed into law the Hate Crimes Statistics Act.
application for Non-Governmental Organization Phone 1 (800) 347-HATE. You don’t have to
status Jan. 21. I LG A will be represented by sec­ give your name or other identifying information,
retaries general Lisa Power of England and John but be prepared to provide details on the attack­
Clark of Australia, and by NGLTF head Urvashi ers, what kind of injury or property damage oc­
Vaid. Activists are concerned that the UN com­ curred, the method of the attack, whether it was
mittee that will consider the application includes reported to police, and the date, time and location
representatives from Cuba, the USSR, Chile, of the incident.
Bulgaria and Iraq—nations which are opposed to
jay liberation. ILGA asks that individuals not
lobby these nations without prior consultation
with ILGA. Power’s direct-dial telephone num­
ber is Oil 44 71 515 8703; Clark’s number is
011 43 1 505 5987.
- Compiled by Rex Wockner