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PAGE 6 T Q-Notes T January 9, 1999 Vol. 13, No. 17 - January 9, 1999 Mailing Address: PO Box 221841 Charlotte, NC 28222 Phone-. (704) 531-9988 Fax-. (704) 531-1361 E-mail-, editor@q-notes.com Website: http://www.q-notes.com Publisher & CEO Jim Yarbrough Editor David Stout Associate Editor Dan Van Mourik Arts Editor Brian D. Holcomb Typesetter Dan Van Mourik Administrative Assistant... Brian M. Myer Personals Brian M. Myer Advertising Sales Jim Yarbrough National Advertising Representative Rivendell Marketing Company, Inc. (212) 242-6863 Contributing Writers: Peg Byron, J. Lynn Davidson, Alan Gassman, William Horn, Rob ert Marcus James, C. Lichtenstein, Paula Martinac, Brian M. Myer, Danny Reed, Joe Small, David Stout, Juli Treadway, Dan Van Mourik Q-Notes is published every other week in Charlotte, NC by Pride Publishing & Typesetting. 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Index Articles Court decisions yield opposite outcomes for gay parents 1 Freedom to Marry Day in February 8 Journey explores spiritual pathway .... 1 NC AIDS Alliance may dissolve 4 NC considers change in HIV testing 4 Nat’l youth conference at UNC-CH 4 Navy cannot rubber stamp discharge .• 1 Shepard' case and the legal system 1 Features G&cL Film Series returns 16 Listen up: 10 great albums from ’98 16 Q-Culture Recommends 17 Red Line is anything but thin 16 Columns Classifieds 20 Community Cards 23 Curbside 26 GLAAD Notes 12 Lesbian Notions 8 Money Matters 22 News Notes 3 Out and About 26 Out In Hollywood 17 Out In The Stars 18 Personals 24 QFYI 14 Advertising Deadlines Issue Date Deadline January 23 Mon., Jan. 11 February 6 Mon., Jan. 25 February 20 Mon., Feb. 8 Support Our Advertisers They keep Q-Notes free for you 300 Stonewall 13 Klutts Property Management ..18 Adult Video Stores 19 Jeffrey Grant Koenig, Attorney ....9 The Alternative 11 Leah’s Bookkeeping & Tax Service ..23 American Express Financial 10 Leather Center 11, 23 The Arcade 27 Legends ....2 The Back Door 28 MCC Charlotte ....5 The Brass Rail 22 Tom Martin, Massage Therapist ..23 Michel Brown, Financial Investments. 23 The Masquerade ....9 eSA Real Estate 14 Menu by Melissa ..23 Cafe Dada 12 Bruce Moyer, Professional Counselor. ..23 Calhoun House 15 Joe O’Connor, Realtor ....7 Carolina Funeral & Cremadon Center ..4 Oleen’s ..18 Carolina Video Source 25 OutCharlotte Film Series ..17 Central Station 10 Parkview Video & News ..14 Charlotte Business Guild 17 Personal Photography ..23 Charlotte Repertory Theatre 16 Pink Fairy Travel ..25 Cheyenne Cattleman’s Club 15 Positive Living Resources ....7 Jeff Childs, Broker/Realtor 23 Priscilla’s ..21 Classic Images Salon 23 Q-Notes Online ....9 Cosmos Cafe 12 Queen City Antiques ..22 The Cove ..8 Ray’s House Maintenance ..23 The Crystal Room 13 Carol Reinard, Realtor ..18 Flying Colors 20 Scorpio Lounge ....3 Georgetown Body Works 26 Scott Lawn & Landscaping ..10 Good or Days 12 Sharon Memorial Park ..15 Good Year Tire 23 Sir Speedy Printing ..26 Lisa Griffin, Family Therapy ..7 Joel Smith, Hair Designs ..26 Tony Hall, Realtor 23 Southern Center for Law ..23 Rick Hendrick Honda 10 Fred Strickhouser, Piano Tuner ..23 Home Resources Company 23 Subway .. 12 Kim Honeycutt, MSW 23 Summit Painting Service ..23 Individual Benefits, Viatical Services. ..8 Time Out ..14 J&B Cleaning Service 23 Triangle East Cosmetic Surgery ....7 J&W Cellular & Pager ..4 Tutto Mondo ..12 Journey 11 Vinson Washburn, Realtor ..11 Ken, Massage Therapist 23 White Rabbit Books & Things ..16 You may be smiling now, but... ...Republicans have not gone av/ay ...in spite of the rumors, the AIDS crisis is not over ...same-sex marriage is still illegal ...gold lame still has not come back into fashion ...Congress doesn’t like us ...Ellen’s out and Will doesn’t date ...gay hate crimes are on the rise ...a gay couple cannot adopt you ...stereotypes persist '...we still need a gay sports hero ...the Pope is still Catholic ...and gays continue to fight among themselves. Are you listening to me? “AN V. '-f.'/ -/ - *-« editorial 10 Great Events of ’98 Reaction to Mat thew Shepard’s death. The outrage, media response and coast-to- coast memorials that followed the brutal beating death of Uni versity of Wyoming student Shepard proved that Ameri cans have advanced in their understanding of sexual orientation and the potential for dis crimination and violence it portends. Voters reject the Gang of Five. The politi cal landscape changed overnight when Mecklenburg County voters dumped right- wing extremists (with the lone exception of Bill James) in favor of moderates who support arts funding and diversity. McVeigh sinks the Navy. Chief Petty Of- letters Up in smoke I am writing to you from the “underground,” as one of millions who are disenfranchised by the current sociopolitical climate in the United States. Although I am not behind bars, I am a political prisoner in my own country, as my private behavior is dictated by laws which I did not participate in creating, and I am governed by officials who were elected in a political pro cess fueled by money and handshakes. My di rect democracy is limited to voting on irrelevant local ordinance propositions, and my ideas are not reflected in most corporate-owned media sources. I am grateful for the First Amendment rights I have and I am morally compelled to exercise them, struggling against apathy, cyni cism and nihilism. Federal legislators recendy subverted democ racy by refusing to tally the election results on Initiative 59, after nearly 70 percent of Wash ington DC voters decided to allow medical marijuana in their district. By appealing to a constitutionally specious law which forbids them to spend any money on relaxing mari juana policy, our legislators are playing politics while cancer, AIDS, glaucoma and spin^ cord- ficer Timothy R. McVeigh was discharged from the Navy after they illegally secured his private user profile from Internet provider America OnLine to prove that he is gay. A federal judge ruled that the Navy blatandy violated “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, Don’t Pursue” guidelines and ordered the sailor reinstated. McVeigh subse- quendy retired with full benefits. Georgia sodomy law overturned. In 1986, Georgia Attorney General Mike Bowers suc cessfully defended his state’s sodomy law be fore the US Supreme Court, severely wound ing the gay rights movement in the process. In 1998, Georgia’s State Supreme Court found the statute to be unconsdtudonal in a 6 - 1 vote. For good measure, Maryland and Rhode Island also removed their sodomy laws in ’98. Judge Ray Warren comes out. This event generated a ton of media interest and provided a wonderful oppormnity to discuss a number of complex issues such as coming out in middle age and the place for gays within the NC Re publican party. Lesbian takes the Hill. In November, Wisconsin’s Tammy Baldwin became the first openly-gay, non-incumbent candidate ever elected to Congress. Baldwin broke through a barrier by proving that voters will support a qualified, out candidate. See EDITORIAL on page 18 injury patients are suffering. They refer to le galistic obligations, but the past decades have demonstrated that some officials are willing to break the law when it serves their economic and political interests. If conservative Republicans want to “get government off our backs,” they could start by hopping off the back of the quadriplegic spinal cord-injury patient I provided personal care to. I personally witnessed the benefits of medical marijuana on this Vietnam veteran. He experi enced painful spasms from retracted tendons and atrophied muscles, but after using mari juana the spasms completely subsided for the remainder of his physical therapy. It does not serve the cause of justice to deny relief to the sick, or to deny voters the right to democratic due process. When will our government pri oritize compassion and democracy over pater nalistic control and arbitrary morality? — Christopher Jon Largen Denton, TX Bench review Your interview with Judge Warren is one of the most thoughtful and inspiring pieces I have read in any publication in a long time. Thank you for the way you handled the interview. I have personally been out for a very long See LETTERS on page 14 Subscribe! 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 clasis) or $15 (3rd class). To subscribe, mail this form to Q-Notes, PO Box 221841, Charlotte, NC 28222. 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