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GAY PEOPLE'S CHRONICLE July, 1991
Vacations, parties, and art to be auctioned at Garden Party
An impressive list of auction items has been collected for the upcoming Garden Party benefiting the Lesbian-Gay Community Service Center.
The second annual Garden Party will be held on Sunday, July 21, at the historic, turn-of-the-century home of architect Charles Frederick Schweinfurth, 1951 E. 75th St. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the mansion has been restored by Richard Van Petten and Dale H. Smith.
Highlights of the donated auction items include two vacations-one at a luxury
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first official report noting the existence of a mysterious infection among five gay men coming down with pneumocystis carinii pneumonia. It wasn't until June 5, 1981, that the Centers for Disease Control published its first alert about the unusual development.
The doctor who reported the five first official cases, Dr. Michael Gottlieb, told a National Press Club luncheon in Washington that perhaps "only 20 to 30 percent of gay men are aware of their [HIV antibody] status.
Gottlieb applauded the gay community for its "remarkable progress" in educating itself about how to avoid contracting HIV infection.
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"Unfortunately," Gottlieb added, “studies show that gay men are becoming overconfident about the need to use safe sex. Today, the latest CDC statistics show that, as of April 30, there have been 174,893 cases of full-blown AIDS re-
oceanfront condominium in Nag's Head, N.C., and another in Key West-and works of art donated by several area artists and photographers. Also included is a collection of antique American glass donated by Shaker Square Antiques, a variety of jewelry and craft items from local artisans, and a large assortment of compact discs from Albert Petrak.
Floyd Fike, head of the auction committee, has put together a series of "Night on the Town" packages-dinners for two at Sweetwater's Cafe Sausalito and other restaurants combined with tickets to per-
ported. While more than 90 percent of the early cases were identified as gay men, gay and bisexual men today account for only 59 percent of cases. Heterosexual transmission accounts for almost 10,000 cases today the same number reported as the overall total of AIDS cases nationwide at the end of 1984. Marking the 10th anniversary this week, Rep. Gerry Studds (DMass.) noted that the rate of infection among heterosexuals is now three times that of gay men.
"We have slowed the increase of the disease among some groups, including gay men," said Studds on the floor of the House June 4. "It is now expected that, by the year 2000, heterosexual transmission will predominate in most industrial countries."
But while the first wave of infection among gay men has slowed, said Nieri, the San Francisco Health Department study demonstrates that a "second wave" of the AIDS epidemic is underway in the gay male community.
"The AIDS epidemic is not over at all,” said Nieri. "There's a whole new generation being infected." ▼
formances by the Cleveland Orchestra, the Cleveland Play House, the Ohio Chamber Orchestra, and Cleveland Public Theatre. Benefit-goers also can bid on a pair of Producers' Passes for the 1992 Cleveland International Film Festival, and can choose from three catered dinner parties in private homes, and a Lake Erie sailing party for four.
The event begins at noon with light refreshments and a silent auction, continuing with a buffet brunch at 12:30 p.m. and a live auction at 1:30 p.m., conducted by auctioneer Evelyn Hayes. A number of
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Central Conference of American Rabbis debated a report by its Ad Hoc Committee on Homosexuality and the Rabbinate. In the winter 1990 issue of Reform Judaism, an article titled, "Our Invisible Rabbis," states, "The report itself does not attempt to define the nature or causes of homosexuality, citing the lack of unanimity in the scientific community on this subject. Nevertheless, the report suggests that even without such a clear definition, a religious response to homosexuals can be formulated."
Conservatives can also be truth-seekers, as the article states: "Some Conservative rabbis, in fact, have supported the CCAR's action. Rabbi Dov Peretz Elkins, spiritual leader of Park Synagogue in Cleveland, one of the largest Conservative congregations in the country, declared in the Cleveland Jewish News: 'I am in total agreement with the CCAR statement. The decision should be a model for other religious movements.'
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prominent restaurants and caterers have donated food for the Garden Party brunch, including Beppy's, Creative Catering, Lu Cuisine, Massimo da Milano, Simply Elegant, Top Shelf Catering, and Truffles.
Tickets are priced at $25, or $50 for Patrons. Patrons are treated to a private tour of the interior of the restored Schweinfurth home before the auction. Proceeds from the event will support the Living Room and other important Center programs and services.
For more information, contact the Center at 522-1999. V
2:46 p.m.-A huge man in a gray suit and matching Stetson emerged from the building and shouted, "James Hawk, you are being called." They gave him five minutes to speak. As he stepped out the door, the voting began, and took only ten minutes. They moved for his discontinu-
ance.
In his remarks to the press he said, “The world is my parish. I'll go back to Nashville and continue my service. It's very sad to have grown up and known these people and loved them all my life. But there is not a respect and true acceptance here. Because I am gay they can't accept me." The experience was very painful for him. Active in his church since boyhood and four years of seminary, he was not just losing a job, he was losing people he loved.
The 'good ole boys' in power can reject him, but Jim Hawks is a United Methodist minister. Destroying an eagle's nest does not make the bird less of an eagle. Because Jim represents the body of his church in every way, he is a part of that group standing in the middle. His eloquence and visibility are our greatest asset. A warm and generous person with many gifts, he will continue to challenge people, like those 600, and some he will move to change.
All You Men and Women, It's Time to Unite for a Marvelous, Wonderful Night...So... Come Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are for the 1st Annual Lesbian Gay Community Service Center TALENT SHOW
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