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FIGHTING FOR OUR LIVES

EDWARD I. KOCH

MAYOR

AN AIDS

NEW YORK

HENK

At a June Federal Building rally for AIDS funding, candidates David Rothenberg (second from left) and Jerry Nadler (second from right) prepare to address the crowd.

Contents

Vol. 5, No. 21

Issue 124

FEATURES

PRIMARIES

DEMOCRATS ON THE RECORD In a first-ever gay and lesbian survey of local candidates, the Native joined with WomaNews in an effort to pin-down incumbents and hopefuls alike. By Carol Walter

THE GAY EXPERIENCE WRIT LARGE

David Rothenberg, on his way to being the city's first openly-gay councilperson, says homosexuality is, by definition, multi-issued. By David France

IT'S THOM FOR A CHANGE New York's gay judge talks with

the Native about his experiences, his friends, and his hopes for reelection.

By Gregory N. Ullman ... AIDS

A CDC-DESIGNED DISEASE By not properly investigating or categorizing IVand non-IV-drug abusers, CDC has misrepresented the AIDS caseload.

By Ann Giudici Fettner...

ON THE COVER: Dancers in Pagan Place, at the Palladium. By Joseph Modica.

BIRTH OF AN ANTIBODY UNDERGROUND

As the science around the HTLV-III antibody tests changes, civil rights protections look, to some, like governmental paternalism. By Randy Shilts

ONE GOOD SLAP DESERVES ANOTHER

September 2-8, 1985

COLUMNS

Donna Binder

LETTERS

CARBON COPIES

STONEWALLING

By Charles L. Ortleb.

.23

MEDIA WATCH

By Sean Lawrence NATIVE HOME

Native readers, provoked to action by an article entitled, "S/M And the Myth of Mutual Consent," respond.

By James L. Yassky.

NATIVE GUIDES

Edited by Dee Sushi,

.25

Myriam Weisang, and

Michael Lassell

AROUND TOWN

LIMOSCENES

An investigative photo-journal of New York's night-life demimonde. By Joseph Modica

By Tom Gates..

.37

BOOKS

.30

By Ann Giudici Fettner, Terry

LEMONS AND LIMELIGHTS

Miller, and Glenn Person

Nightclubs go fast-food, as the

FILM

Limelight opens a Chicago branch. By Richard Laermer

By John Morrone and Joel

Weinberg..

.41

THEATER

By Michael Sommers and Terry

Helbing

CABARETS

By Michael Shepherd

.44

.6 MUSIC

By Matthew Stadler

COCKTAIL ASTROLOGY

By Michael Jay

.47

CLASSIFIEDS

SECOND SECTION

.55

FOR LOVERS ONLY THE PERSONALS

.58

.20

NEWS

NATIONAL NEWS

Edited by Matthew Stadler NEWS

By Barry Adkins, Judy Van Handle, Sarah Schulman, and Bill Baumer ..8

This issue was edited by David France while Patrick Merla was on vacation.

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NEW YORK NATIVE/SEPTEMBER 2-8, 1985