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PAGE 6 ▼ Q-Notes ▼ January 20, 2001 Vol. 15, No. 18 - January 20, 2001 Mailing Address: PO Box 221841 Charlotte, NC 28222 Phone-. 704-531-9988 Tvzr. 704-531-1361 E-mail: editor@q-notes.com Website: http://www.q-notes.com Publisher & CEO Jim Yarbrough Managing Editor Clay Ollis Associate Editor Lainey Millen Administradve Asst Brian M. Myer Advertising Sales Jim Yarbrough Distribution Mgr Jackie Eskew National Advertising Representative Rivendell Marketing Company, Inc. 212-242-6863 Contributing Writers: Nancy Coleman, Doug Derwiler, Bryce Eberhart, Rachel Gold, Rob ert Kirby, Charlene Lichtenstein, Lainey Millen, Barry Miller, Brian M. Myer, Clay Ollis, Steve Ralls, Brad Salavich, David Scondras, Ronda Shouse, David Stout, Lee Stausberg, Trinity, Sloan Wiesen Q-Notes is published every other week in Charlotte, NC by Pride Publishing & Typesetting. 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Index Articles Boy Scouts to lose meeting space on Chapel Hill/Carrboro campuses 1 First legal same-sex wedding held in Canada 1 Fund hosts national gay and lesbian leaders for summit 1 GLSEN calls on Bush nominee Paige to combat harassment 19 PFAW report says Ashcroft too extreme for Attorney General 1 PlanetOut names top ten movies 17 Features CDC urges states to collect names for HIV stats 3 Community Center kick-off celebration a real KO 1 Hotline goes bi-coastal to meet GLBT community needs 4 Lifetime TV airs movie on FL court custody battle 16 Showtime miniseries: the real Thing. 17 The winter blues and post-holiday depression 5 Columns Anatomically Incorrect...... 15 Community Cards 18,19 Curbside 6 ePlay.i 1 20 News Notes 12 Out and About 22 Out in the Stars 23 Poll Question 5 QFYI 23, Reason for Hope 21 Tell Trinity. 9 Viewpoint 6 Advertising Deadlines Issue Date Deadline Feb. 3 Mon., Jan. 22 _ Feb. 17 Mon., Feb. 5 March 3 Mon., Feb. 19 Support Our Advertisers They keep Q-Notes free for you Alyson Thomas Productions 14 Atlantic Shores Resort 10 B. B. Collins Fashion Design 18 Behavioral Change 12 Benedictions 16 Blue Ridge Trust 7 The Brass Rail 20 CSA Real Estate 19 Carolina Funeral & Cremation 22 Center for Positive Living 4 Central Records 19 Central Station 14 Charleston Beach B&B 19 Charlotte Gay & Lesbian Film Series 17 Charlotte Realty Group 5,8 Jeff Childs, Broker/Realtor 18 Connection Dating Network 19 The Cove 4 The Cove II 4 Connie DeVersa, Mercedes-Benz 19 The Cripple of Inishmaan 16 Doug Detwiler, Psychotherapist 18 M. A. Dixon, Law Office 18 Equality Mortgage Services 19 Edwin G. Farthing, Attorney 18 Ricki Geiger, Psychotherapist 18 Georgetown Body Works 3 Genesis 2 Good OF Days 15 Good Year Tire 19 Lisa Griffin, Family Therapist 22 Hair Club for Men and Women 12 Human Rights Campaign Gala Dinner . 13 Independence News 14 Insomnia 10 InTouch Body Therapy 7 J & W Communications 24 Jemsek Clinic 7,18 Klutts Property Management 21 Jeffrey Grant Koenig, Attorney 20 Leah’s Bookkeeping & Tax Service 18 Liaisons 9 MCC Charlotte 15 Markham Landscape Products 18 Menu by Melissa 19 New Life MCC 19 Joe O’Connor, Realtor 3 Parliament Social Club 20 Parkview Video & News 23 Posh Pets 12 Q Queen City Antiques 8 Carol Reinard, Realtor 18 Sharon Memorial Park 15 Joan Simpson, Psychologist 18 Sir Speedy Printing 20 Sleepy Poet Antique Mall 23 Joel Smith, Hair Designs 18 Summit Grandview Apartments 7 Scott Thompson, Hair Design 19 Thrailkill Counseling 18 ■Tile Impressions 19 Timberfell Lodge 7 Time Out 3 The Tradesmen Leather/Levi Club 19 Trish Works 19 Unitarian Universalist Church 8 Andy Vernon, Realtor 18 Connie Vetter, Attorney 19 Nan Walker, Counselor 19 Vinson Washburn, Realtor 7 White Rabbit Books & Things : 17 viewpoint Time to put on our marching shoes George W. Bush is heading to Washington, and now is the time for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender activists — arm in arm with all so cial justice activists — to be visible and vocal. Right now is the mo ment when our move ment must demand ex actly what we want — and we must do it in a way that is powerful. I concede that Bush will sit in the White House, but I concede no power to his politics. The stench of this election will remain in the voters’ consciousness. At one moment in time I might have thought the best we can muster in a Bush administration is to hold the line. I thought we’d dig our heels in the turf and pre vent our progress from slipping a decade or so. I don’t think that anymore. I now believe the movement must again re affirm the power of local organizing. Let us make sure that every person in every city of the country has an opportunity to be politically active. Let us blanket this country with town hall meetings, rallies, protests, pickets, and cam paigns. Let us demand that our voices as social justice activists be heard in every part of the media — on talk shows and call-in shows and in print. Among the many lessons that the Florida vote miscount ought to teach us is the power of local leadership. Who ever imagined the im portance of the election boards? Every one of us ought to think about running for an office, being appointed to an office, or helping some one else capture an office.The next major elec- letters Dear Editor: As a regular business visitor to Charlotte, and former Secretary of the Jacksonville Gay Pride Committee, I was very bothered by the fact that I was refused entrance to The New Brass Rail on Monday evening, December 18 2000, for their advertised Beer Bust. After be ing admitted on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday with no problem, I can only surmise that this particular doorman/bartender was reacting negatively to my skin color and using any ex cuse to support his exclusionary policy. I’m sure the Brass Rail, like all other bars, has the right to refuse service to anyone, but I wasn’t inebriated and I knew where this guy was coming from. I’ve been there before., It didn’t matter that I was a visitor from Jacksonville, Florida. It didn’t matter that I’d met the owners and was gladly admitted on all prior visits and that I tipped the bar generously. It didn’t matter that I had friends waiting for me inside the bar on that Monday night. It didn’t matter that, at this Levi Bar I was dressed in Levis, an Eagle T-shirt, a Letterman’s jacket, a biker’s cap, and donning eye glasses packaged in a 6', muscular 190# frame ... or that I was a Computer Consultant. It only mattered that I was black, and that’s all. “Oh, it wasn’t that!”, I hear you all proclaim. tion is 23 short months away, and I expect to campaign for social justice every single one of those months. Recently, I was invited to the Vice President’s residence for a holiday party. I encountered a number of GLBT insiders there — from party activists to donors. We should all take a good look; it will be some time before we’re truly invited back in. And that’s not necessarily a bad thing. First, we must not give up on the federal level. Advances are possible under a Republi can administration. After all, such breakthrough legislation as the Ryan White Care Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act were signed into law by George W’s father. Of course, it is important to note that these advances only came after national protests were organized, many by ACT-UP. Again, it is time to take to the streets! Second, we need to take all of the power that the movement amassed inside the beltway and unleash it at the community level. The power of our movement lies in activism — or ganized, strategic activism in every state. Third, it made some sense to compromise when we had friends in the White House. Our movement made practical decisions in an ef fort to win whatever gains were in our reach. But even President Clinton acknowledges that themost famous compromise of all — the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” military policy — was an abject failure. And so now, our opponents — and some times, even our friends — will urge upon us compromise. They will urge us to accept nar row possibilities of progress. But now is the time to be truly visionary, if we are not going to put out an agenda that will truly challenge ho mophobia, nobody else is going to do it for us. Coalitions are forming and major protests are on the way. Thank goodness, it will feel empowering to take off our tuxedos and put on our marching shoes. ▼ — Elizabeth Toledo Washington, DC [The writer is the Executive Director of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force.\ But it clearly was. How do I know? After driv ing 20 miles to get there, and being turned back, I called the bar from my hotel room. He didn’t recognize my voice. I told him that I was just turned away, and he assumed I didn’t bring my ID with me and that was the reason I was de nied entrance. When he said that, I decided to write this letter. Of course I had brought my identifica tion with me, and I wrote my name down onto the guest list. His actions showed that he only saw that I was black, and that, from his per spective, I could not possibly add any ambi ance to the place. ■When I told him over the phone who was speaking, he blurted and stuttered out any and every excuse he could think of to justify his ig norance, fear and prejudice. Im just doing what the Owner wants,” he peevishly excused. Baloney. Or, “This is a membership only bar!” Yeah, right. How about for out-of-towners? And of course he didn’t offer to sell me a member ship, either. I wonder why? Now c’mon, Charlotte. I know this is the South, but I am quite surprised that this could occur in such an ‘enlightened’ place. The Brass Rail needs to mention in their newspaper ad that. Warning: The bartender/doorman can refuse admittance to anyone for any reason in cluding bias and prejudice. “Why, then don’t you take your business elsewhere,” I hear you ask? Well, it’s pretty ob- See LETTERS on page 10 Subscriptions are by 1st and 3rd class mail in sealed envelopes mailed in Charlotte, NC. Subscription rate for one year (25 issues) is $52 (1st class) or $28 (3rd class). Subscription rate for six months (12 issues) is $25 (1st class) or $15 (3rd class). To subscribe, mail this form to Q-Notes, PO Box 221841, Charlotte, NC 28222. Make checks payable to Q-Notes or provide credit card information below. 25 issues: □ 1st class, $52 □ bulk, $28 • 12 Issues: □ 1st class, $25 □ bulk, $15 Name Address City, State, Zip ^ Credit Card (circle one): MasterCard Visa Discover American Express Card Number:^ Exp. Date: Signature ^
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