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may 15. 199ä ’ . to be let alone is the mast comprehensive of and the right mast valued by civilized people.” lion-a-year industry. It remains to be seen whether smaller producers will follow the lead ers. “There will be no exceptions here,” insists Vivid’s David Schlesinger. “This is permanent— until AIDS is gone.” Industry insider Michael Louis Albo, editor of Hustler's Erotic Video Guide, worries, however, that the current urgency of HIV concern among adult-film stars—and their employers—will fade. “If I was a betting man, I would bet that it will last three months and then it’s back to busi ness as usual,” Albo says. — Justice Louis Brandeis Rogers & Rodz Attorneys at Law career, and they want to encourage other gays and lesbians to do the same,” Swanda tells the Bay Area Reporter. hot in the rm The NGPA is offering two $1,500 scholar for eedle xchange ships for student pilots to pay tuition and flight training costs at colleges with accredited avia n the face of concrete evidence that needle exchange programs help curb the spread of tion curriculums or in professional pilot training HIV, the Clinton administration has refused to programs certified by the Federal Aviation Administration. allocate federal dollars to support the programs, For a scholarship application or more infor while simultaneously acknowledging the validi mation, write to NGPA-EF, P.O. Box 2010-324, ty of the evidence. South Burlington, VT 05407-2010. The schol arship application deadline is July 31. A S Criminal defense by a former judge, state and federal prosecutor, and state and federal public defenders Call for brochure 506 S.W. Sixth Avenue, Suite 900, Portland, OR 97204 (503)294-9998 A N E I P rogressive T raditions ong-standing cultural pillars and hallowed acres of tradition, Ivy League universities are weaving gay men and lesbians into their fab ric. But unlike past official brushes with the sex ual minority community—be it Sexual Deviance Psychology 101 or Greek Lyrical Poetry—the queer community’s new ambas sadors will have less to do with dusty academia than with anxious freshman and underage drinking. Harvard’s Lowell House has recruited a les bian couple as housemasters. At Yale, a gay man is moving into the dormitory dean’s apartment at Trumbull College, and he’s bringing his part ner with him. Professor Diana Eck, the new Harvard housemaster, says her partner of 20 years will split her time between Harvard and her own teaching position in New Jersey, The Associated Press reports. everybody^ about financial security. . . Financial planning is a long-term client-advisor relationship built upon two-way communication. By listening to you, I can understand your individual needs, concerns and goals. L Trying to do his part to counteract the administration’s stance, businessman George Soros announced April 23 he’ll donate $1 mil lion to finance needle exchange programs, Reuters reports. According to government figures, of the 652,000 U.S. AIDS cases reported to date, near ly 40 percent are linked to injecting illegal drugs. Needle exchange programs are supported by the American Medical Association, the National Academy of Science, the National Institutes of Health and most patient advocacy groups. Soros, who also gave $1 million in 1997 for the same purpose, called on private donors and local governments to provide program funding if the federal government continues to refuse to do so. Upon making his donation Soros said, “It has been scientifically proven, and the federal government agrees, that making syringes readily available to addicts reduces the spread of HIV and does not encourage drug use.” Meanwhile, politicos—such as Barry McCaffrey, head of the Office of National Drug Control Policy—who defend the ban on fund ing the programs, criticize needle exchange as sending the wrong message to young people. “We know what it’s like in the culture gener ally,” admits Eck. “There are many people who are still very uncomfortable with this issue, so I’m sure that will be the case here.” While she may be bucking tradition in one sense, Eck insists she’ll continue the 68-year-old custom of being host to a weekly housemaster’s ky ings and ueens tea. Peter Novak, the Yale appointee and a grad n an attempt to make the skies a little friend uate student of the drama school, is grateful to lier, the National Gay Pilots Association has created a scholarship program for lesbians and play a part in an evolving tradition. “1 think it’s a great new era in being able to gay men interested in careers as pilots. “Piloting is one of the last strongholds of provide role models that have not been avail able at this level before,” says Novak. “We’ve homophobia,” says NGPA Executive Director been welcomed and it says a lot about the Yale Ron Swanda. community and how tolerant it is, especially ‘The best way to change that sad fact is to within the administration.” bring more gays and lesbians into this career field. Many NGPA members have found great ■ Compiled by Will O’B ryan ■ satisfaction in their choice of piloting' as a S K Q I listen. 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