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VOL 11 NO. 20 AUGUST 19,1994
FEATURES
Jann Gilbert
Jesse Helms runs
amok
PHOTOGRAPHER
Linda Kliewer
Meg Grace
The N. C. senator is adding
discriminatory riders to a
slew o f new bills
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World news
GRAPHIC DESIGN
Israeli Parliament lends
unprecedented support to
pride celebrations;
queer life is booming in the
Baltic States
Rupert Kinnard
COPY EDITOR
Kelly M. Bryan
FORMATTER
Fred Allemann
(P- 4)
TYPESETTER
National news
Jann Gilbert
Landmark ENDA hearings
begin in the U.S. Senate;
Olympics flee
Cobb County, Ga.
DISTRIBUTION
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OFFICE MANAGER
(pp. 5-12)
Aaron Bong
Local news
CONTRIBUTORS
Martha Allen
Aaron Bong
Jessica Dubey
Jann Gilbert
Dale Reynolds
Bob Roehr
Rex Wockner
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Philanthropic groups
invest in pride;
attorney David Allen is
investigated
editorial
(pp. 16-17)
New trouble
As recent violence derails the anti-abortion movement,
its leaders are looking toward another target
COLUM NS
Out there
Self-defense course teaches
women to stand up fo r
themselves
(pp. 14-15)
T
by Ariel Waterwoman
ave you been following the news concerning the
blood turn cold. These are people who bring violence and
recent murders at the Pensacola, Fla., abortion
divisiveness into every community they touch. Does this sound
clinic? As a woman and former health worker for
familiar? The ‘‘tu rf’ wars between the newcomer hate groups
an abortion provider, this violence touches me
and the established hate groups should be interesting.
personally. Almost every weekend the clinic
It is appalling to think that the abortion protesters are now
where I worked was surrounded by anti-abortion going
protesters
to pool their resources and join with other hate groups to
who were screaming in the faces of women attempting to enter
try to destroy our queer communities. Having been at it longer,
the building. We had to check the inner offices twice a day for
they have much better communications and networking abili­
bombs. After one came in the mail, we had to train office
ties than small potatoes like Lon Mabon.
workers to identify letter bombs. Our staff meetings were often
Can organizations whose primary focus was targeting abor­
consumed with strategies on how to best protect ourselves from
tion clinics effectively make the switch to a new target group?
attack. Valuable time and energy were lost from the real work
When I think about Operation Rescue’s typical tactics of
of providing abortions and supporting women through a poten­
barricading businesses, intimidation and threats of violence, I
tially painful experience.
wonder how its strategies will change. Will the newly rede­
These murders may prove to be the last gasp for the anti­
signed hate groups stick with direct confrontation and vio­
abortion movement. The Oregonian reported Aug. 10 that the
lence? Will they bring about more teen suicides by targeting
leadership in the anti-abortion movement is moving on to
children? Will they join the neo-Nazis who plan to blow up gay
bigger and better causes. Randall Terry, the co-founder of
and lesbian bars? Where is the attack going to come from, and
Operation Rescue, has named the next group to target, and it is
what will it consist of? More legislative attacks targeting our
us.
civil rights will be shot down in the courts.
Terry is described in the article as being a “charismatic
The speculation is endless. Whatever these new forces
speaker with a well-documented taste for the limelight.” He is
decide to do, we need to face it head-on with all the ingenuity
moving on to attacking queer rights in an attempt to keep the
and resources available to us. The irony of “pro-life” groups
donations and media coverage happening.
targeting the well-being of human—queer— life should not be
What this will mean to the gay, lesbian, bisexual, trans­
lost in this discussion.
sexual and transgender communities is a whole lot of trouble.
1 guess the burning question is: Would the “pro-lifers”
Juswhinkmg about T tiry ’s ability to rally protesters makes my
support aborting lesbian or gay* fetuses? ■ ■ • -
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ARTS
Cinema
The director and star of
The Adventures o f Priscilla,
Queen o f the Desert
talk about lip-synching
and lycra
(p. 24)
Profile
Paul Monette talks about
life with AIDS
and his latest book,
Last Watch
o f the Night
(pp. 26-27)
Aural gratification
An eclectic mix o f CDs strokes
the imagination
(p. 28)