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cant others, our partners should be considered
“family,” and to do otherwise is an insult to
gays and an inaccurate portrayal of our lives
and loves. Contact: Brian Toolan, Managing
Editor, Philadelphia Daily News, PO Box 7788,
Philadelphia, PA 19101; fax: (215) 854-5691;
e-mail: dailynews.opinion@phillynews.com.
Recalling transgender films
In anticipation of the release of the critically
acclaimed film Different for Girls, the San Fran
cisco Chronicle featured a September 6 article
on the history of transsexuals in film. “Bum,
the modest secretary in Differentfor Girls, isn’t
the first big-screen transsexual, but she’s one of
the first whose gender reassignment and surgi
cal history weren’t treated with freakish curios
ity,” it begins. Going back to “the dour biopic”
The Christine Jorgensen Story in 1970, the ar
ticle notes that “the movie manages to be si
multaneously dull, lurid and embarrassed by
itself.” It discusses Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde, a
1971 movie about a transgender serial killer,
but fails to mention the far more popular Si
lence of the Lambs (1991). Along with the works
of John Waters and Rainer Werner Fassbinder,
PBS’ Tales of the City (1994) and John Lithgow’s
Oscar-nominated performance as Roberta
Muldoon in The World According to Garp
(1982), it describes Terence Stamp as “demure
and poignant” in The Adventures of Priscilla,
Queen ffthe Desert (1994).
As audiences around the country discover
Different for Girls, which opened September 12
in limited release, the Chronicle’s placement of
the films in a historical context gives the multi
layered film even greater depth.
Thank the San Francisco Chronicle for this
brief history of film representations of trans
sexuals. Contact: Jerry Roberts, Managing Edi
tor, San Francisco Chronicle, 901 Mission St.,
San Francisco, CA 94103-2988, fex: (415) 896-
1107; e-mail; chronletters@sfgate.com.
Ford exec has good Fortune
The September 8 issue of Fortune magazine
features “My Life As A Gay Executive,” a pow
erful personal reflection by openly gay former
Ford Chief Financial Officer Allan Gilmour.
In the introduction. Fortune writes, “Gays and
lesbians who aspire to top corporate jobs find
they must leave their sexual orientation at home
because disclosure could injure their careers....
How Gilmour’s [closeted] homosexuality af
fected his success at Ford can only be guessed
at,” noting he was passed over for CEO twice
even though he was the candidate of the out
going CEOs. Gilmour describes his own slow
discovery of his sexual orientation and explains
that he understands why corporations avoid
openly gay hires from high-profile jobs: “Com
panies don’t want executive personality being
discussed; they want the products to be dis
cussed.” As he began to attend more gay events,
he “was concerned about general chitchat or
rumors. Being gay complicated my life,” he says.
While still closeted, he became connected to
the community by establishing a trust for les
bian and gay causes under a different name and
visited gay places like San Francisco and
Provincetown. “Seeing how gay people lived
and played in places like this would surprise
people who are anti-gay. Our world is not that
much different from the straight world,” he
says. “What worried me most about coming
out was the eflPea on Ford,” he admits. “I was
afraid of being a diversion away from the busi
ness of Ford. I’d be a lightning rod. I was also
afraid in a personal sense that I would be
marginalized.” After he retired, he came out and
now supports corporate nondiscrimination and
domestic partner policies.
Thank Fortune for publishing this solid and
intimate article. Contact: John Huey, Manag
ing Editor, Fortune, Time & Life Building,
Rockefeller Center, New York, NY 10020-
13931; fax: (212) 765-2699; e-mail: fortune-
letters@path-finder.com; website: http://
pathfinder.com/boards/fortune.
Positive outlook in Miami
As a part of “Oudooks,” a new regular Aft-
ami Herald column about “gay and lesbian life
in South Florida,” openly gay staff writer Steve
Rothaus wrote a September 18 article, “Com
munity makes political efforts challenging for
gays and lesbians.” Comparing the political
dynamism of San Francisco with the two-de-
cades long struggle to try to pass a Dade County
human-rights ordinance, Rothaus notes, “A big
difference between Dade and San Francisco,
according to Jorge Mursuli, co-chairman of
Safeguarding American Values for Everyone,
Dade’s leading gay-rights group: Tn Miami, you
have a very intolerant Latin community. I think
it’s unfair to stereotype any community, but in
this case, I think the majority of leaders in the
Hispanic community clearly communicate in
tolerant behavior or take intolerant positions,’
said Mursuli, who is Cuban American. Another
major reason many Dade gays don’t get involved
politically, said Mursuli: They live in the same
town as their relatives.” Rothaus also spoke with
lesbian activist Sue Sponnoble, whom he
quotes, “We need to learn how to bridge cul
tural gaps. I would ask that the Latin and Latina
people in our community work together to do
ftom the grassroots up community education.
Is it painful? Absolutely. But we must be in
control of our own lives.”
So far, other “Outlook” articles by rotating
columnists have included a discussion of
fundraising challenges for community
churches, cyberspace, school support groups
and issues in naming one’s partner. Commend
the Miami Herald for what promises to be an
outstanding regular column. Contact: Larry
Olmstead, Managing Editor, Miami Herald,
One Herald Plaza, Miami, Florida 33132; fax:
(305) 376-8950; e-mail: heraldedit@aol.com.
Radio station comes out
On National Coming Out Day (October
11), public radio station KUNM 89.9 FM in
New Mexico will feature an entire day’s worth
of programming focusing on lesbian and gay
issues, people and music. Locally produced
shows will address topics such as gay marriage,
parenting, and politics and issues within the
Hispanic and Jewish lesbian and gay commu
nities. Interviews will feature lesbian and gay
luminaries Urvashi Vaid and Michelangelo
Signorile. The “Folk Music USA” show will
focus on lesbian and gay folk musicians and
the day will end with a disco dance party.
Thank KUNM for their programming hon
oring our community and encourage local sta
tions to do the same. Contaa: Richard Towne,
General Manager, KUNM - 89.9 FM, Onate
Hall, UNM, Albuquerque, NM 87131-1011;
fax: (505) 277-8016. T
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