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\ : » (ima 19.1998 16J CELEBRATING OUR 25th YEAR DJANGO C O M PA C T DISCS, RECORDS, TAPES, VIDEOS WE DEAL IN ALL TYPES OF MUSIC OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK J S T m Î Î w 1111 SW STARK 227*4381 ¡_Bring in jh is ad_for_20% OFF_your purchase Stark & 11th Downtown) g " t o y ------------------------------------------------ Lesbian Health Support Program " B everly H ills W arns C ruisers he Orlando City Council made a final deci sion June 1 allowing roughly 720 rainbow flags to fly from city light posts during June to honor queer pride month, reports the Orlando Sentinel. The decision caused controversy not only in Florida— where 300 people crowded into Orlando City Hall to hear the flag ruling— but managed to prick some ears as far away as Virginia Beach, Va., home of Pat Robertsons Christian Broadcasting Network. According to a June 11 press release from the Human Rights Campaign, during the June 8 broadcast of his show, The 700 Club, Robertson said: “1 would warn Orlando that you’re right in the way of some serious hurricanes and 1 don’t think I’d be waving those flags in God’s face if 1 were you. This is not a message of hate; this is a message of redemption. But a condition like this will bring about the destruction of your nation. It’ll bring about terrorist bombs; it’ll bring earth quakes, tornadoes and possibly a meteor.” Robertson’s remarks, which also lambasted the June 6 Gay Day at Walt Disney World just outside Orlando, have the potential to incite violence, warns HRC. everly Hills authorities, worried their parks will get a bad rap following George M ichael’s arrest for committing a lewd act in a public restroom in the city’s W ill Rogers Memorial Park, are stepping up security. Stephen Miller, director of the Beverly Hills Recreation and Paiks Department, knows some of his parks’ restrooms are listed on Internet sites that catalog sex cruising spots and is aggressively tackling damage co n trol, the Los Angeles Times reports. “Somebody who wants to com e here based on what they see on the Internet can be assured that they’re going to spend a little more time than they planned in Beverly Hills— a lengthy police stay, so to speak,” Miller warns. Jon Davidson, a supervising attorney at the Lambda Legal Defense Fund, however, is crying foul. He cites a double standard when it comes to heterosexual indecency, pointing to straight couples who park along Mulholland Drive for intimate interludes. Whereas mainstream culture might hold nostalgia for Lover’s Lane, Davidson sees simple discrimination: “W hen was the last time that police staked out Mulholland?,” he asks. “We believe police are applying a double standard and are targeting gay men for arrest for conduct for which heterosexual men are not arrested.” T BUY ▲ SELL A TRADE NEW ▲ USED D ecision H as D eep I mpact on P at R obertson Sisterbands provides educational, emotional and economic support to help and encourage lesbians 50 and over to have regular health exams including screenings for breast and cervical cancer. TELL YOL/R. PARTNER., LOVER., SISTER, FRIEND LESBIAN HEALTH IS IM PORTANTTO L/S ALL! CALL 223-8299 FOR MORE INFORMATION Sisterhands is a partnership of the YWCA Encoreplus Program, Phoenix Rising Foundation, All Women's Health Services and the Multnomah County Breast & Cervical Cancer Program. 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It is our mission to bring integrity and trust into the real estate profession while creating tremendously satisfying and fulfilling lifelong relationships with the people in our community. \H/i AM P & itU + J .'4 A U tVhS& Vt R u t io n . ' sually, an autographed Newt Gingrich cal- endar is about as valuable as a W hite House shot glass or a hag of peanuts from Air Force Two. But, when such a calendar is mistak enly donated to the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force for the group’s second annual Capital Pride Auction, then followed by a statement from Gingrich’s office denouncing the organiza tion and insisting the calendar was offered with out his consent, its value rises markedly. “We were originally dubious of the worth of such a liberally distributed item,” admits Kerry Lobel, NGLTFs executive director, “but the speaker has just significantly increased its value.” Pulling in a $1,900 hid, the calendar pack age, which included the correspondence from Gingrich’s office, earned more for the NGLTF than any other item on the block at the June 6 auction. Another Georgian, Garrith Xavier-Carey of Atlanta, who made the winning hid states, “Contrary to the reputation Newt Gingrich gives Georgia, our state is at the forefront of pro- gay and pro-lcshian issues. 1 thought it fitting to bring the calendar home to Newt since he was so generous to give it to us.” .J. Irving, an openly transgendered activist, has joined the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force’s board of directors. She is the first openly trans person to serve on the board of a national sexual minorities civil rights organiza tion, reports the Bay Area Reporter. Irving, of Oakland, Calif., was a founding member o f Lesbians and Gays of African Descent for Democratic Action and has been involved with both the Harvey Milk Democratic Club and the Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Community Services Center. Irving told the Reporter that in her new posi tion she plans to advocate for people of color, young people and lower-incomc populations. “I’m really looking forward to increasing the visibility of people o f color and to reaching out to those who can’t afford the high ticket events,” Irving said. “We need to reach out, instead of expecting them to come to us.” Irving described her working style as less maverick than enabler: “I’m not a leader, just a worker. I’m more like a doorman, holding the door open so that others can come in.” L N avy and A O L S ettle with M c V eigh he U .S. Navy and America Online have reached settlements with a decorated sailor who was investigated by the Navy after he post ed a member profile in which he described him self as “gay.” According to a June 12 New York Times News Service report, under the Navy agreement Master C h ief Petty O fficer Timothy R. McVeigh, 36, will retire from the military with full benefits and with tens of thousands of dol lars to pay his legal fees. T he Navy had originally sought to discharge McVeigh without benefits, despite 18 years of T v