History of Gay and Lesbian Life in Wisconsin - Print Media - InStep Magazine

Instep Magazine- Issue Excerpts
 
Volume 7, Number 14 -- July 19 - August 1, 1990
Cover image
 

 

 
Masthead and Table of Contents; cover story: new artist Jim Buckett of Madison
(page 2)
 
Ad: In Warm Memory of Rodney Scheel, from Ron Geiman and InStep
(page 3)
 
News: World Gay Confab Breaks Records: U.S. discovers ILGA/ International Lesbian and Gay Association, NGLTF involved
(page 4)
 
ILGA/ NGLTF article continued;
+ Warning: Attacks in Juneau Park, gay man robbed and raped
(page 5)
 
ILGA/ NGLTF article continued;
Washington DC: Gay legislation update
(page 6)
 
Gay legislation update cont.;
+ Marvin Liebman, founder of modern conservative movement, comes out as gay;
+ Wis. Court of Appeals rules OK for publications to reject gay advertising
(page 7)
 

 

 
In Memoriam: Rodney Scheel, 1951-1990:
owner of Madison's popular Hotel Washington complex
(page 16)
 
Rodney Scheel, continued;
+ ads: STD Specialties Clinic, Tom Martin Attorney at Law, and Connecting Point computers
(page 17)
 
Photos: top: King Productions title holders: Kayla St. John, April May, Tania Michaels, TaTa Lamour, Saymone, Brittany Morgan
bottom: Pat De Roma, Wade of King Productions, April May, Tania, TaTa, and Jimmy King
(page 18)
 
Ad: King Productions presents Miss Gay Wisconsin -USA Pageant
(page 19)
 
Group Notes: Final preliminaries for Miss Gay Wis.-USA; >br> Meeting to discuss Keep Hope Alive (KHA) diet plan for HIV/AIDS patients
(page 20)
 
Ad: C'est La Vie, John Clayton's annual birthday bash
(page 21)
 
Keep Hope Alive (KHA) diet plan for HIV/AIDS patients, cont;
AIDS legal articles swanted; International gay penpals; Couples weekend in Minnesota
(page 22)
 
Letters: Christopher Fons of ACT UP- Milwaukee on Senator Jesse Helms and Philip Morris's Marlboro products; Erv Uecker of BESTD Clinic on gthe death of Bernie Schutten
(page 23)
 
Letter: Earl Bricker on recent fundraisers for MASN/ Madison AIDS Support Network;
+ Health: Expanded access to AIDS/ HIV medication ddC
(page 24)
 
Health, cont: Foscarnet shows promise to treat CMV retinitis
(page 25)
 
Photos: Triangle celebrates its 2nd anniversary; owner Al with staff and customers
(page 26)
 
Ad: Triangle bar
(page 27)
 

 

 
Photos: Hunter and the Headliners strippers at Club 219
(page 32)
 
Steppin Out: Pivot Club tribute to Fabulous Fifties; Partners hosts Win Lose or Draw; La Cage, Miss Gay Cosmopolitan- Wisconsin USA; New Bar drag show with Miss Karlotta and Miss Kelly; Triangle 2nd anniversary; JoDees crowns Dimitria Francais as Miss Gay Racine; Janesville's New Leaf crowns TaTa Lamour Miss Southern WI; Rod's 11th anniversary week; parties at Wreck Room and Ballgame.
+ Ad: Rod's Christmas in July party
(page 33)
 
Photo: Cheri Becker and her staff at Madison's Club 3054;
Steppin Out cont: Partners; New Bar; Club 94; Club 219; Nitengales; Rods; Ballgame, Club 3054; Wreck Room; Pivot Club
(page 34)
 
Ad: Ballgame's Christmas in July party
(page 35)
 
Two Winners for Miss Gay Continental Wisconsin: Tiffany Thomas named actual winner after an error in counting declared Fantasia the winner;
+ Steppin Out: Rod's anniversary Rod is "under the weather" (Rodney passed away days later); Club 219l; First AIDS Walk Wisconsin
(page 36)
 
Photos: Miss Gay Continental Wisconsin preliminary: Paula Sinclair, Fantasia, Tiffany Thomas, Aja.
(page 37)
 
Photos: Rod's bar, Madison, 11th anniversary 11-day party (Rod, Hotel Washington complex owner Rodney Scheel, died 5 days later)
(pages 40-41)
 
Darla's View: Unity = Success: a discussion of how controversy strengthened Milwaukee's Pride Parade and PrideFest, and National Coming Out Day
(page 42)
 
Ad: Mick's Alternative bar
(page 43)
 
Photos: Partner's Win, Lose or Draw
(page 44)
 
Ad: Partners hosts Alexandra Billings of Shante, with Jay Browfield
(page 45)
 
Photos: Bonnie Bitch hosts La Cage's Sunday night drag show; regulars including BJ Daniels and Vanessa
(page 48)
 
Inside Out, by Yvonne Zipter: lesbian perfectionists
(page 49)
 
Inside Out, by Yvonne Zipter: lesbian perfectionists, concl.
(page 50)
 
Jock Shorts: six teams from SSBL/ Saturday Softball Beer League compete in St. Louis, Triangle Trojans triumphant; C'est La Vie challenges Wreck Room to a "Beer Game"
also, the Madison's Dairy Queens lesbian soccer team forced to change their name to Bovine Babes
(page 51)
 
Photos: Club 94 hosted King's Miss Gay Kenosha WI USA contest; Jimmy King, Mania Michaels, Bouji, and Wade
(page 54)
 
Ad: Nation's Hottest phone sex line
(page 55)
 

Credits: All cover images and text from In Step copyrighted;
Thanks to William Attewell for permissions to reproduce select items.
Artwork of Tom Rezza reproduced with his permission.
Page design and format by Don Schwamb.
Last updated: November-2011.