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VOLUME 3, NUMBER 1 JANUARY 1988
I PRIDE IN PRINT I
TO ADVERTISE: 339-0679
BEST BETS
New Beginnings For
Bowling
Coliseum Lanes
Jan. 4,9 pm
Comedy Crown Pageant
Scorpio
Jan. 17
NTE at Oleen’s
Jan. 16
MCSP Benefit at Scorpio’s
Wed., Jan. 20,1988
Congressman Barney
Frank to speak
CaU 339-0679 or 525-6128
Jan. 27
Cabaret at Charades
Performers call 535-8395
Jan. 21
INSIDE
“Isn’t That Special”
Welcomes New Bowlers,
page 3
New Women’s Column,
paged
Burroughs Welcome to
Lower AZT Price, page 5
The Other Year in Review,
page 8
INDEX OF
MONTHLY FEATURES
Best Bets 1
Business Cards 8
Calendar 2
Civilized Behaviors 5
Classifieds 8
Editorials 7
Health: To Your Health... 4
Organizations 2
Publishers’Box 2
Queens’ Cuisine.... 7
Social Highlights 7
Women’s: The Soft Spot... 4
1987
The Year In Review
by Dean Gaskey
Q-Notes Staff
Wow. What a year, 1987 had every
thing. It had drama, suspense, in
trigue, even a good plot for a soap
opera in Fort Mill, S.C. But, alas, mine
is the serious look at the year.
Without a doubt the bipest story
for 1987 was AIDS, the disease that
gay persons have been dealing with for
years, has come home to the popula
tion at large. I think heterosexuals are
finally beginning to realize that AIDS
is not a gay disease, but a human
disease.
Seems that .you can’t pick up a
straight newspaper anymore without
seeing an AIDS sto^ on page one. But
the encouraging thing is that the sto
ries aren’t doom and gloom, but are
telling of major advances in the treat
ment and the closing in on a possible
cure for this disease. For that I am
thankful.
Gay people have dealt with this
disease for years and have dealt with it
with grace and dignity. Maybe the rest
of the world can learn something from
us.
As AIDS passes out of the gay
spotlight in to the press at large, the
largest gay story of the year has to be
the march on Washington.
The sight of 600,000 people gath
ered in one place, at one time, with
one thing on their minds, has got to
make a statement to the nation, and
make a statement it did. It was the
largest demonstration in U.S. history,
rivaling the Poor Peoples march. The
Vietnam Peach March, even the Civil
Rights march with Dr. King.
It was a march that embodied the
soul of our people; it was a cry from
our people to be recognized as an
integral thread in the fabric of the
American tapestry. The Washington
march also embodied the causes of the
other famous marches that came be
fore it. The plea for equal rights for all,
peace among all nations, the respect of
the dignity of all God’s children.
There was one event that will go
down in trivia history. Question: when
was the only time that the U.S. Su
preme Court building closed to the
general public during regular office
Dear Readers:
By Dean Gaskey
Q-Notes Staff
With this edition of Q-Notes, you
will notice several changes, the most
notable is the change in the mast
head and the addition of index and
editors’ best bets boxes on page one.
With the addition of these boxes we
hope to make it easier for you to find
your favorite articles, and to see at a
glance the best things happening in
Charlotte and the surrounding area
for the month.
Inside you will notice changes also,
primarily the addition of standing
columns on health, a new column
entitled “The Soft Spot,” which will
deal with issues and things of interest
to Charlotte’s lesbian community.
In the future we hope to bring
more special interest standing col
umns to the pages of your newspaper.
Remember, this is your newspaper,
and we encourage your thoughts and
comments. Don’t hesitate to write us
at the address listed in the publisher’s
box in the oi;ganization section on
page 2.
We look forward to serving you in
the future. The best is yet to come!
hours? Answer: during the Gay Peo
ples’ march on Washington in October
1987.
And except for those people who
meant to get arrested at the Supreme
Court there were no arrests during the
march. That speaks to the dignity and
grace of our people. As the saying goes,
“We are a gentle, angry people.”
See 1987, page 3
Scott Wins
Mr. Gay U.S.A.
By Dean Gaskey
Q-Notes Staff
For Kevin Scott, the road to the Mr.
Gay U.S.A. started in June when he
entered QCQ’s Mr. North Carolina
Hotlanta contest. But for Kevin, the
long hours and hard work are nothing
new.
After graduation from high school, he
attended probably one of the toughest
academic universities in the nation, Bob
Jones University. While at the univer
sity, he was a double major. But hard
work has paid off for Kevin — the titles
just keep piling up.
Kevin, with a 40 inch chest and 30
inch waist, built into a 5’9”, 160-pound
frame, would turn heads anywhere he
went. But on stage, he’s even more
impressive.
■ Winner Mr. N.C. Hotlanta con
test in Charlotte
■ 1st Runner Up: Mr, Gay All-
America in Oklahoma City
■ Winner: N.C. Gay All-America,
Raleigh
■ Winner: Mr. South Central
U.S.A. Nashville, Tenn.
■ Winner: Mr. Gay U.S.A, in
Houston, Texas.
Not bad for a boy from Wisconsin.
“After seeing how successful I could
be in QCQ’s contest, I felt that I could
compete nationally,” Kevin said in a
recent Q-Notes interview.
He competed for four days in Hous
ton, Texas, winning both the talent and
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Kevin Scott, Mr. Gay U.S.A.
swimsuit competition before clinching
the title. It looks like he knows what he’s
talking about.
Kevin, at 25, still has lots of time and
lots of energy to put into his dream to
manage restaurants. And you can bet
that if he manages half as well as he
competes, he’ll be a top manager for
years to come.
Congressman Frank
Addresses Gay Issues
By Dean Gaskey
Q-Notes Staff
If you’re a devoted watcher of C-
Span, the public service Satellite Net
work for the U.S. House of Representa
tives, Barney Frank needs no introduc
tion. He’s a man with a command of the
English language, not heard often
enough in Washington. When he
speaks, often it is an impassioned plea
for fairness for all people, whether they
are midwest farmers or a ghetto welfare
mother.
Barney Frank is what could be called
a centrist, espousing neither the left nor
the right in his ideology. And the posi
tion has gained him respect on both
sides of the aisle in Washington.
Frank will speak here in Qiarlotte on
January 27th at a location to be an
nounce. Details are sketchy as of press
time, but plans are to have a free sp^h
followed by a private reception with a
minimal charge (somewhere around
$5).
If you’re interested in attending what
could be the most interesting event of
the year, contact John Quillin at the
Gay and Lesbian Switchboard or Jim
Yarbrough of QCQ at 339-0679.
Folks, if you need your activist bat
teries charged up to make it through the
winter, for a little invested time and
$5.00 you can’t go wrong with the
Frank speech. Hope to see you there.
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Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass.