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Compiled By Jack Nichols George W. Bush for Church Van Driver
Rev. Jerry Falwell—Memoradum, November 3 Vatican Secrets Concern within the Roman Catholic Church about the number of priests who have died of AIDS-related illnesses is growing, as is evidence that the death rate exceeds earlier estimates. Judy L. Thomas—“ Concern grows over AIDS rate among priests”—Kansas City Star, November 5 Robert De Niro Sings for You
I would like to draw your attention to the release of the film Flawless by
Joel Schumacher starring Robert De Niro & Philip Seymour Hoffman which opens
in the UK on 24th November.
It's a upbeat dramatic comedy of the relationship which develops between an ex-cop stroke victim (De Niro) and a drag queen (Hoffman) who he goes to for singing lessons as part of his rehabilitation. Liz Hills--Publicity & Marketing Officer--Optimum Releasing, November 2 Anti-Gay Newspaper Ads by God The last time I checked, the Almighty wasn't taking out newspaper display ads. You'd never know that, though, from a recent 2-by-4-inch ad in The Oregonian. "TO PLEASE GOD," it reads, "VOTE YES ON Measure 9." Karen McCowan—" God calls us to say no to 9" Eugene Register-Guard, October 30 Hey, Romeo! Juliet is a 14-Year Old Boy!
Stephen Buttry—" At Heart of Marriage Debate Are Ever-Changing Traditions" Omaha World-Herald, November 5 Honest Gay Priest Became a Bouncer For the last year in Los Angeles, Garrick has been supporting himself with odd jobs. For several months he worked as a security guard for the Tonight Show. "I threw out a couple of drunks one night," he said. He was living in a motel until he found an apartment in Sylmar. Family and friends have helped support him and finance his play with gifts and loans. Mary Rourke—“ At Odds With Church Over Sexuality”-- Los Angeles Times, November 4 32 Activists are 'Queers for Nader'
Bill Andriette, Writer, The GuideBoston, MA Steve Ault, Queer Activist Brooklyn, NY Tommi Avicolli-Mecca, Tenant/Affordable Housing Activist San Francisco, CA Lucrecia Bermudez, Lesbian Immigration Activist San Francisco, CA Reid Condit, Construction Specifier San Francisco, CA Richard Cornwall, Writer and Activist San Francisco, CA George DeCarlo, Progressive Green Activist Berkeley Heights, New Jersey Jim Eigo, Writer and Activist New York, NY Steve Filandrinos, Queer Activist San Francisco, CA Gerald A. Gerash, Attorney at Law Santa Monica, CA Rick Gerharter, Photographer San Francisco, CA Catherine Green, Teacher and Artist Rockford, IL Larry Gross, Professor and Writer Philadelphia, PA Jeff Harris, Architect, Activist, Writer Seattle, Washington Edward Hougen, Publisher, The Guide Boston, MA John Iverson, AIDS Activist Oakland, CA Bob Kohler, GLBTQ Activist New York, NY Rachel Levitsky, Teacher, Poet, Activist Brooklyn, NY Bruce Mirken, Freelance Journalist San Francisco, CA Mike Merrigan, Queer Activist San Francisco, CA David Pasquarelli, ACT UP San Francisco San Francisco, CA Michael Petrelis, Queer Activist San Francisco, CA Marc Salomon, Green Party candidate Board of Supervisors, District 6 San Francisco, CA Patricia E. Sharp, Scientist Rockford, IL Dan Stephen, Queer Activist Broomfield, Colorado George Stewart, Queer Activist San Francisco, CA Stuart Timmons, Author and Activist Los Angeles, CA Scott Tucker, Writer and Activist Philadelphia, PA Wayne Turner, ACT UP Washington, DC Washington, DC French Wall, Editor, The Guide Boston, MA Dan Wentzel; Green Party candidate in NY 8th Congressional District New York, NY Phil Willkie, Queer Activist San Francisco, CA 'Queers for Nader' List-- November 5 He's Got No Friends in Pennsylvania A jazz singer billed as a guest artist in Washington Community Theater's latest production has been asked not to return to the stage after performing a pro-gay song and distributing gay literature…Patrick Arena sang his original song, "Little Gay Baby," and supplied literature for a local chapter of Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbian and Gays at WCT's Wednesday and Thursday night performances of "Toast of the Town."… Arena, 49, recently moved back to his native Washington from New York City…Community theater members objected to Arena's using the stage to make political statements. Its president, Lorry McMahon, said Arena was asked not to return Friday after he repeated his performance Thursday. Christie Campbell—“Guest artist strikes sour note with pro-gay song at community theater”-- Washington County Observer-Reporter, Pennsylvania, November 4 We've Got Some Friends in Pennsylvania Students, teachers, guidance counselors and clergy spoke out overwhelmingly in favor of the existence of the Gay/Straight Alliance, a Haverford High School club that seeks an environment of tolerance among gay and straight students, at last night's meeting of the township school board. More than 100 township residents, many of them students, attended the meeting. Twenty-one people defended the group while three criticized it… The club's existence was questioned following the Oct. 11 arrest of a student, Ryan Schlembach, 18, over the posting of a sign in the cafeteria advocating violence against gays. Mark Stroh—“Many back Haverford High club at meeting following hate arrest”— Philadelphia Inquirer, November 3 Another AOL Scandal
Deborah Asbrand—“ Media Grok: AOL and the Bungled Donation”— The Industry Standard, November 2 |
We Baptists call this a great testimony.... A DUI 24 years ago... Met and
married a sweet Christian girl the next year... Billy Graham led him to Christ
shortly thereafter... At age 40, became a teetotaler and hasn't had a
drink in 14 years... Served two terms as Governor of our second
largest state... Reads his Bible and prays with his family... Bottom
line: A perfect candidate for deacon or Sunday School teacher... or
driver of the church van.
If Romeo and Juliet were trying to wed in modern-day Nebraska, rather
than in the Italy of Shakespeare's imagination, they could not obtain a
license. She was only 14, and the minimum age for marriage in Nebraska is
17. However, literature's most romantic pair defied a custom of their own
time and culture: Marriage was not a pact between passionate lovers, but
between families, and the Capulets and Montagues would never agree to such a
match…Though actors who played Juliet in Shakespeare's day would have been
male, the story was about a match between a male and a female, as marriage
traditionally has been in nearly all circumstances.
Pupils in PR 101 are taught that one of the surest ways to quash a
bad-press headache is to admit the problem as soon as possible and get it off
the headlines. Witness the suddenly contrite WorldCom CEO Bernie Ebbers' use
of this strategy in today's media. But when the media began reporting that
America Online honcho Steve Case and his wife forked over $8.3 million to
support a parochial school affiliated with a staunchly anti-gay ministry, the
couple took the first train to Denial -- and now what started as a small
story is getting national play.
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