************************************************* The week of 7/31/95 on T H I S W A Y O U T the international gay & lesbian radio magazine * In NewsWrap: Zimbabwe gay group is banned from the country's international book fair even as it holds its first-ever international human rights conference seminar ... a government edict removes programs "propogating homosexuality" in Bulgaria ... Austrian lesbigay group plans to "out" four of the country's 16 Roman Catholic bishops ... Ryan White (AIDS) Care Act passes in the U.S. Senate over vocal objections of North Carolina's homophobic Jesse Helms ... a suspicious fire destroys the offices of "Echo", the most widely-distributed queer publication in the southwestern U.S. ... and several other stories; * Soka Gakkai International, the largest Buddhist organization in the U.S., recently announced that it will conduct religious marriage ceremonies for same-gender couples. We hear from some gays and lesbians who've been seeking enlightenment through Buddhism; * Lesbian and gay characters continue to proliferate on U.S. movie screens, and all four U.S. TV networks and several cable outlets will have lesbian and/or gay characters in at least one of their regular programs in the new season. We have a rundown of some of the latest "queer doings" in showbiz; * Two delegates to the upcoming Beijing Women's Conference in September talk about prospects for lesbian networking in a country that's not exactly known for its human rights record ... ... and more! ==========================*============================= --------- ===> NewsWrap <=== --------- [Compiled and written by CINDY FRIEDMAN, with thanks to Brian Nunes, Jason Lin, Greg Gordon, Bill Stosine, Graham Underhill and Ron Buckmire] GALZ, GAYS AND LESBIANS OF ZIMBABWE, HELD ITS FIRST PUBLIC SEMINAR THIS WEEK IN HARARE AS PART OF AN INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS CONFERENCE THERE. BUT THAT MILESTONE WAS OVERSHADOWED BY A GOVERNMENT DIRECTIVE DENYING GALZ PARTICIPATION IN THE ZIMBABWE INTERNATIONAL BOOK FAIR. IRONICALLY, THE BOOK FAIR HAD ALSO CHOSEN A HUMAN RIGHTS THEME THIS YEAR. ZIMBABWE'S DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION BORNWELL CHAKAODZA SIGNED THE DIRECTIVE, WHICH EXPRESSED THE GOVERNMENT'S "SHOCK AND DISMAY" AT THE BOOK FAIR'S PLAN TO INCLUDE GALZ. THE ORDER THREATENED TO WITHDRAW GOVERNMENT SUPPORT FROM THE BOOK FAIR IF GALZ PARTICIPATED, CLAIMING THAT ALLOWING THEIR EXHIBIT WOULD LEGITIMIZE HOMOSEXUALITY. AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL AND ZIMBABWE'S OWN HUMAN RIGHTS WATCHDOG ZIMRIGHTS WERE BOTH QUICK TO CONDEMN THE GOVERNMENT'S ACTION, WHICH ZIMRIGHTS CHAIR REGINALD MATCHABA-HOVE SAID "GOES AGAINST THE GRAIN OF FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION AND ASSOCIATION." THE BOOK FAIR BROUHAHA UNDERSCORED THE MESSAGE OF THE SPEAKER AT GALZ' SEMINAR, SOUTH AFRICAN JUDGE EDWIN CAMERON, WHO URGED ALL AFRICAN NATIONS TO ADOPT CONSTITUTIONAL PROTECTIONS FROM DISCRIMINATION AND HARRASSMENT BASED ON SEXUAL ORIENTATION. HE SAID, "CONSTITUTIONAL PROTECTION IS NOT ONLY SOCIALLY NECESSARY -- IT IS A MARK OF CIVILIZATION ... A NECESSARY BEACON TO OUR CONTINENT AND THE WORLD." SOUTH AFRICA IS THE ONLY COUNTRY IN THE WORLD WITH EXPLICIT CONSTITUTIONAL CIVIL RIGHTS PROTECTIONS FOR GAYS AND LESBIANS, WHILE ZIMBABWE STILL CRIMINALIZES HOMOSEXUAL ACTS BETWEEN CONSENTING ADULTS. [REUTERS NEWS SERVICE and ASSOCIATED PRESS] HOMOSEXUALITY IS ALSO A TARGET FOR CENSORSHIP IN BULGARIA, AS PART OF A NEW GOVERNMENT CAMPAIGN FOR MORALITY IN TELEVISION. IVAN GRANITSKI, CHIEF OF BULGARIAN STATE TELEVISION, ANNOUNCED JULY 25TH THAT HE'D DRAFTED AN AGREEMENT WITH PROSECUTOR GENERAL IVAN TATARCHEV TO CENSOR PROGRAMS THEY BELIEVE HARM PUBLIC MORALS AND NATIONAL INTERESTS. HE SAID THAT "PROGRAMS PROPAGATING ... HOMOSEXUALITY ... WILL BE TAKEN OFF THE AIR", ALONG WITH THOSE FEATURING VIOLENCE, PROSTITUTION, DRUG ADDICTION, AND GAMBLING. THE FIRST TWO PROGRAMS HE BANNED WERE A ROULETTE-STYLE GAME SHOW AND A SOMEWHAT TITILLATING BEAUTY CONTEST. FOR MOST OF RURAL BULGARIA, THE STATE BROADCASTS ARE THE ONLY TV AVAILABLE. [REUTERS NEWS SERVICE and ASSOCIATED PRESS] BUT IN AUSTRIA, GAYS AND LESBIANS HAVE THEIR OWN PLANS FOR THE MEDIA: HOSI, AUSTRIA'S GAY AND LESBIAN ACTIVIST ORGANIZATION, ANNOUNCED ITS PLANS TO IDENTIFY AS GAY MEN 4 OF AUSTRIA'S 16 ROMAN CATHOLIC BISHOPS. IT'S BELIEVED TO BE AUSTRIA'S FIRST "OUTING". HOSI SPOKESPERSON KURT KRICKLER SAYS THE GROUP IS "JUST TRYING TO SHOW THAT BISHOPS CAN BE GAY, TOO". HOSI IS TRYING WHAT KRICKLER CALLED "A MORE DRASTIC APPROACH", AFTER 15 YEARS OF CAMPAIGNING TO EQUALIZE AUSTRIA'S AGE OF CONSENT LAW FIZZLED. PARLIAMENT SHELVED THE ISSUE IN JUNE. AUSTRIA'S AGE OF CONSENT FOR SEX BETWEEN MEN IS 18, FOUR YEARS HIGHER THAN FOR HETEROSEXUAL ACTS. EARLIER THIS YEAR, THE CARDINAL OF AUSTRIA, HANS HERMANN GROER, ISSUED A STATEMENT THAT THOSE WHO HAD HOMOSEXUAL RELATIONS, AS WELL AS THOSE WHO HAD SEX OUTSIDE OF MARRIAGE OR ABUSED CHILDREN, WOULD NEVER ENTER THE KINGDOM OF GOD. THAT SPURRED JOSEF HARTMANN TO CHARGE THAT HE'D BEEN MOLESTED BY GROER, WHEN HARTMANN WAS A SCHOOLBOY AND GROER HIS TEACHER. GROER HAS NOT YET DENIED THOSE ALLEGATIONS. [REUTERS NEWS SERVICE] U.S. AIDS ACTIVISTS BREATHED A SIGH OF RELIEF THIS WEEK AS THE U.S. SENATE PASSED THE REAUTHORIZATION OF THE RYAN WHITE CARE ACT BY AN OVERWHELMING 97-TO-3 VOTE, DESPITE THE OPPOSITION AND HOMOPHOBIC RHETORIC OF REPUBLICAN JESSE HELMS. HELMS NARROWLY WON PASSAGE OF A VAGUE AMENDMENT TO PROHIBIT FUNDS TO BE USED FOR PROGRAMS THAT DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY "PROMOTE HOMOSEXUALITY", ONLY TO SEE IT REPLACED BY PASSAGE OF A MILDER AMENDMENT BROUGHT BY FELLOW REPUBLICAN NANCY KASSEBAUM. KASSEBAUM'S AMENDMENT STILL PROHIBITS FUNDING PROGRAMS THAT PROMOTE SEXUAL ACTIVITY GENERALLY, BUT PROTECTS DELIVERY OF MEDICAL AND SUPPORT SERVICES TO GAYS AND LESBIANS. HELMS FAILED WITH TWO AMENDMENTS SEEKING TO RESTRICT SPENDING ON AIDS, BUT WON WITH ANOTHER TO GIVE FEDERAL EMPLOYEES THE OPTION TO AVOID AIDS TRAINING IN THE WORKPLACE. THE BILL WILL NEXT BE CONSIDERED IN THE HOUSE. [REUTERS NEWS SERVICE and ASSOCIATED PRESS] IN ARIZONA, A JULY 26TH FIRE DESTROYED THE HOME OFFICE OF "ECHO", THE MOST WIDELY-DISTRIBUTED GAY AND LESBIAN PUBLICATION IN THE SOUTHWESTERN U.S. THE BLAZE LASTED 11 HOURS AND DESTROYED FOUR OTHER BUSINESSES AS WELL. AUTHORITIES ARE CONVINCED IT WAS A DELIBERATE ACT OF ARSON, BUT CURRENTLY LACK HARD EVIDENCE TO DECLARE IT A HATE CRIME. HOWEVER, THEY'RE INVESTIGATING A "SUSPICIOUS" PHONE MESSAGE USING SKINHEAD JARGON THAT WAS CALLED IN TO "ECHO"'S VOICE MAIL AT ABOUT THE SAME TIME THE FIRE WAS SET. "ECHO" PUBLISHER BILL OROVAN IS HOPEFUL HE CAN GET THE NEXT EDITION OUT ON TIME. ["ECHO" PRESS RELEASES] THE GLOSSY U.S. LESBIAN MAGAZINE "DENEUVE" HAS BEEN PUBLISHING FOR 4 YEARS, BUT IT WAS ONLY IN MID-JULY THAT FRENCH MOVIE STAR CATHERINE DENEUVE FILED A LAWSUIT AGAINST THE PUBLICATION FOR TRADEMARK INFRINGEMENT. THE LAWSUIT WAS FILED IN BOTH FRANCE AND LOS ANGELES, AND AT LEAST ONE ATTORNEY BELIEVES THE ACTRESS HAS A GOOD CHANCE OF WINNING. ALTHOUGH THE MAGAZINE OFFICIALLY REFUSED TO COMMENT ON THE CASE, ITS EXECUTIVE EDITOR, KATIE BROWN, CLAIMS THE TITLE ACTUALLY REFERS TO THE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF'S FIRST GIRLFRIEND. CATHERINE DENEUVE WON A SPECIAL PLACE IN THE HEARTS OF LESBIANS WITH HER GROUNDBREAKING SEX SCENE WITH SUSAN SARANDON IN THE VAMPIRE MOVIE "THE HUNGER", AND, ASIDE FROM THE LAWSUIT, HAS MADE A NUMBER OF ACCEPTING COMMENTS ABOUT LESBIANS AND GAYS IN RECENT INTERVIEWS. [INSIDE MEDIA] IN AUSTRALIA, THE NEW SOUTH WALES EQUAL OPPORTUNITY TRIBUNAL HAS RULED THAT A HEALTH INSURANCE PROVIDER MUST OFFER FAMILY COVERAGE TO A GAY MALE COUPLE AND THEIR SON. ANDREW HOPE AND WILLIAM BROWN OF NEWCASTLE ARGUED SUCCESSFULLY THAT N.I.B. HEALTH FUNDS LIMITED HAD VIOLATED THE STATE'S ANTI-DISCRIMINATION ACT BY REFUSING THEM FAMILY COVERAGE IT WOULD HAVE ROUTINELY OFFERED TO A HETEROSEXUAL COUPLE, MARRIED OR NOT. MOST OTHER HEALTH INSURERS IN NEW SOUTH WALES ALREADY RECOGNIZE SAME-GENDER COUPLES. [THE MELBOURNE AGE and SYDNEY STAR OBSERVER] CZECHOSLOVAKIA'S FAMILY LAWS WILL BE UNDERGOING MAJOR REVISION THIS YEAR, AND TWO LEADING POLITICIANS THERE HAVE COME OUT IN FAVOR OF ESTABLISHING REGISTERED PARTNERSHIPS FOR SAME-GENDER COUPLES. PARLIAMENTARY LEADER MILAN UHDE GAVE CAREFUL CONSIDERATION TO THE LEGISLATION PROPOSED BY THE GAY AND LESBIAN ORGANIZATION SOHO AND FORWARDED IT TO TWO COMMITTEES. MINISTER OF THE INTERIOR JAN RUMI TOLD SOHO'S MAGAZINE, "REVUE", "THERE'S NO REASON WHY GAYS CAN'T MARRY." [SOHO REVUE] AND WHILE THE RECENT APPROVAL OF DOMESTIC PARTNER BENEFITS FOR EMPLOYEES BY THE COLORADO-BASED COORS BREWING COMPANY RAISED SOME EYEBROWS, SINCE COORS' FOUNDING FAMILY HAS STRONGLY SUPPORTED HOMOPHOBIC RIGHT-WING ORGANIZATIONS, COSTA RICA'S AMERICANA BREWERY HAS A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW. A SPOKESPERSON FOR THE MILLER BREWING SUBSIDIARY HAS EXPLAINED THAT AMERICANA WON'T ADVERTISE IN COSTA RICA'S GAY MAGAZINE "GENTE 10" BECAUSE IT WOULD PLACE THE COMPANY "IN A NEGATIVE LIGHT". [ASSOCIATED PRESS and REUTERS NEWS SERVICE] THE CANADIAN UNION OF PUBLIC EMPLOYEES CHALLENGED THE COUNTRY'S INCOME TAX AUTHORITY IN COURT THIS WEEK TO PROVIDE DOMESTIC PARTNER PENSION BENEFITS FOR THE UNION'S OWN EMPLOYEES. REVENUE CANADA HAS SO FAR REJECTED THE BENEFITS PLAN, MEANING THE UNION COULD LOSE ITS TAX-FREE STATUS IF IT'S IMPLEMENTED. THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES ARE CANADA'S LARGEST UNION, AND THE DECISION COULD HAVE IMPLICATIONS FOR PRIVATE PENSION PLANS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. A RECENT DECISION BY THE CANADIAN SUPREME COURT DENIED PENSION BENEFITS TO THE LONGTIME GAY PARTNER OF A RETIRED PUBLIC EMPLOYEE, AT THE SAME TIME AS IT AFFIRMED THAT CURRENT CANADIAN CIVIL RIGHTS PROTECTIONS DO COVER GAYS AND LESBIANS. [TORONTO GLOBE & MAIL] THIS WAS THE FIRST YEAR TO FEATURE GAY AND LESBIAN PRIDE EVENTS IN ALL TEN CANADIAN PROVINCES. IN MID-JULY, 5,000 PEOPLE TURNED OUT FOR PRIDE IN OTTAWA, THE CANADIAN CAPITAL. IN LATE JUNE, 75 PEOPLE MARCHED THROUGH NEW GLASGOW IN NOVA SCOTIA. AND ON JULY 2ND, TORONTO'S 15TH ANNUAL PRIDE PARADE WAS PERHAPS THE LARGEST CELEBRATION IN NORTH AMERICA, WITH 50,000 MARCHERS AND A CROWD VARIOUSLY ESTIMATED FROM 600,000 TO ALMOST 750,000. [PHILADELPHIA GAY NEWS] AND FINALLY ... HERE'S A NEW LOW IN THE "FEAR OF FRUITS" DEPARTMENT: OSTENSIBLY IN DEFENSE OF CULTURAL VALUES, WHICH HOLD THAT IT PROMOTES HOMOSEXUALITY, THE PARLIAMENT OF IRAN HAS ACTED TO PROHIBIT THE SALE OF... SEEDLESS WATERMELON. [GAY RADIO INFORMATION NEWS SERVICE/Sydney, Australia] ===========================*============================ =* B O N U S *= QUEER SHOWBIZ REPORT [Compiled and written by GREG GORDON and LUCIA CHAPPELLE] IN AN EFFORT TO SQUEEZE EVEN MORE MONEY FROM THE ALREADY PILLAGED NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS, CONSERVATIVES IN THE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES RECENTLY CITED $15,000 GIVEN TO A CALIFORNIA ARTS CENTER AS A RATIONALE FOR CUTTING ANOTHER TEN MILLION DOLLARS FROM THE NEA BUDGET. THE GRANT-FUNDED SERIES AT HIGHWAYS FEATURED HUMORIST MARGA GOMEZ' SHOW "NOT FOR REPUBLICANS". PROPONENTS OF THE FUNDING CUT FAILED TO CONVINCE THEIR PEERS THAT GOMEZ' SATIRICAL COMMENTS ON "PAIN, REGRET, SELF PITY, DOOM AND SEX WITH NEWT GINGRICH'S MOTHER" PROVIDED SUFFICIENT JUSTIFICATION FOR THE AMENDMENT. HOWEVER, A 40% CUT IN NEA SPENDING FOR NEXT YEAR IS ALREADY BUDGETED, AND THE CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN AGAINST WHAT FLORIDA REPRESENTATIVE CLIFF STEARNS CALLED "THINGS THAT ARE JUST TOO LURID TO TALK ABOUT" GOES ON. IF ENTERTAINMENT OF A MORE PROGRESSIVE BENT IS "NOT FOR REPUBLICANS", THEN THE AMERICAN ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT-CONSUMING PUBLIC SEEMS TO BE "NOT FOR REPUBLICANS" EITHER. FOR EXAMPLE, OFF-BROADWAY HIT "THE ONLY THING WORSE YOU COULD HAVE TOLD ME..." CONTINUES TO DRAW AUDIENCES AND RAVE REVIEWS. OLYMPIC DIVER AND GAY ACTIVIST GREG LOUGANIS WILL BE TAKING OVER THE ONE-MAN SHOW WHEN ITS CREATOR, DAN BUTLER - "BULLDOG" ON NBC'S FRAZIER - RETURNS TO HIS TV ROLE. AND SPEAKING OF THEATRE, PAUL RUDNICK'S POPULAR PLAY, "JEFFREY," MAKES ITS SCREEN TRANSITION IN EARLY AUGUST, WITH A HIGH-POWERED CAST INCLUDING STEVEN WEBER, PATRICK STEWART, SIGOURNEY WEAVER, OLYMPIA DUKAKIS AND NATHAN LANE. OTHER MOVIES WITH QUEER THEMES OR CHARACTERS ACHIEVING REASONABLE COMMERCIAL AND CRITICAL SUCCESS RECENTLY INCLUDE "THE INCREDIBLY TRUE ADVENTURES OF 2 GIRLS IN LOVE", "BOYS ON THE SIDE", "CLUELESS", AND "AN AWFULLY BIG ADVENTURE". ON THE SMALL SCREEN, POSITIVE GAY AND LESBIAN CHARACTERS ARE ALSO PROLIFERATING. PRODUCER-WRITERS MARC CHERRY AND JAMIE WHOOTEN, WHOSE CREDITS INCLUDE "THE GOLDEN GIRLS" AND "THE FIVE MRS. BUCHANANS," CAME OUT TO A GATHERING OF TELEVISION CRITICS WHEN THEY PROUDLY ANNOUNCED THAT THEIR NEW FOX SITCOM, "THE CREW," WOULD FEATURE A GAY FLIGHT ATTENDANT AS ONE OF ITS FOUR MAIN CHARACTERS. FOX ALSO PROMISES AN EXPANDED ROLE FOR THE GAY VIOLIN TEACHER IN THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED FAMILY DRAMA "PARTY OF FIVE." THE BIG THREE NETWORKS ARE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE TREND, WITH NBC CONTINUING A LESBIAN COUPLE AS OCCASIONAL "FRIENDS" ON THE SHOW OF THE SAME NAME. MARTIN MULL ALSO CONTINUES HIS GAY CHARACTER ROLE ON ABC'S "ROSEANNE". NBC'S SATURDAY KIDS' SHOW, "SAVED BY THE BELL," BOASTS AN EPISODE STARRING LESBIAN STAND-UP COMIC LEA DELARIA NEXT SEASON, AND A POSSIBLE MIDSEASON SERIES, "SEVENTH AVENUE," HAS A MAJOR ROLE FOR GAY ACTOR WILSON CRUZ, LAST SEEN ON THE ABC DRAMA "MY SO-CALLED LIFE". THE NEW TV SEASON ON CBS WILL INCLUDE "COURTHOUSE", WHICH FEATURES A LEADING CHARACTER IN A LESBIAN RELATIONSHIP. ON CABLE, "DROP THE DEAD DONKEY", A BRITISH SITCOM NOW AIRING ON COMEDY CENTRAL, ALSO INCLUDES A RECURRING LESBIAN CHARACTER. AND, ALTHOUGH IT'S PAID PROGRAMMING NOT PRODUCED BY VH-1, THE OUTSPOKEN AMANDA BEARSE OF "MARRIED...WITH CHILDREN" HOSTS "FREESTYLES" ON THAT CABLE CHANNEL THIS SUMMER. INTERESTINGLY, AN AD FOR THE PREMIERE EPISODE IN TV GUIDE MAGAZINE AVOIDED USING THE "G" AND "L" WORDS, DESCRIBING "FREESTYLES" RATHER OBLIQUELY AS "A SHOW ABOUT FREEDOM...WITH STYLE". THE BEST RECORD FOR POSITIVE GAY AND LESBIAN PROGRAMMING ON AMERICAN TELEVISION IS PROBABLY HELD BY HBO. LAST YEAR, THE CABLE NETWORK PRESENTED "MORE THAN FRIENDS: THE COMING OUT OF HEIDI LEITER," THE STORY OF A HIGH-SCHOOL SENIOR WHO COMES TO TERMS WITH HERSELF AND TAKES HER GIRLFRIEND TO THE PROM. THIS YEAR'S WIMBLEDON COVERAGE ON HBO FEATURED COMMENTARY BY MARTINA NAVRATILOVA, AN HONOR NOT USUALLY OFFERED TO OUT OF THE CLOSET ATHELETES. COMEDIAN GARRY SHANDLING ANXIOUSLY RECRUITED OPENLY-GAY "KIDS IN THE HALL" ALUMNUS SCOTT THOMPSON FOR A CONTINUING GAY ROLE ON THE FOURTH SEASON OF "THE LARRY SANDERS SHOW." LAST, BUT NOT LEAST, HBO WILL EXAMINE THE WHOLE SUBJECT OF QUEER PORTRAYALS WITH THE DEBUT OF "THE CELLUOID CLOSET," A DOCUMENTARY BASED ON THE LATE AUTHOR/ACTIVIST VITO RUSSO'S SEMINAL HISTORY OF HOMOSEXUALITY IN THE MOVIES. SO, IF THE REPUBLICAN-DOMINATED U.S. CONGRESS STARTS TO FEEL OUT OF PLACE AT HOME, PERHAPS THEY SHOULD CONSIDER MOVING IN WITH BRITIAN'S NATIONAL HERITAGE MINISTRY. THE LATEST WORD INDICATES THAT THE OVERSEER OF BRITISH ARTS POLICY WILL DRAFT A CLAUSE OBLIGING THE BBC TO "AVOID OFFENDING GOOD TASTE AND DECENCY" IN THE FUTURE -- AND IT'S ANYONE'S GUESS WHAT THAT COULD MEAN. [Sources for this report included THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, THE WICHITA EAGLE, THE PHILADELPHIA DAILY NEWS, THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE, U.S.A. TODAY, GLAAD/SAN FRANCISCO and REUTER NEWS SERVICE.] ************************************************* Some "THIS WAY OUT" operating expenses are funded by grants from THE C.P. ESTES GUADALUPE FOUNDATION and THE ADVOCATE, the award-winning national gay and lesbian newsmagazine, and by individual donations from listeners worldwide. 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