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

Instep Magazine- Issue Excerpts
 
Volume 10, Number 11 -- June 2-16, 1993
Cover image
 

 

 
Cover story: PrideFest issue
+ Masthead
(page 2)
 
Ad: BESTD Clinic salutes Pride
(page 3)
 
Queens turn tables on bashers: gay bashers attacking drag queens leaving La Cage (Goldie Adams, Joanne Cassidy and K.C. Ray), are surprised to be hit back. The two white men in their 20s are charged with battery.
In an unrelated story, three skinheads are charged for anti-gay slurs outside Esoteria nightclub.
(page 10)
 
Ad: Cold Sprint Park housing fair
(page 11)
 
Photo: MAP/ Milwaukee AIDS Project's 10th AIDS Candlelight Memorial
(page 14)
 

(page 15)
 
Ad: Commitment '93, Hawaiian Luau theme dance at Kenwood Church
(page 16)
 
State news: ACT UP disrupts speech by Dr. Fauci;
Gay faculty and staff confer at UW-Madison
+ Ad: Financial planning by Ralph F. Navarro
(page 17)
 
State news: Interfaith conference of Greater Milwaukee opposes Pentagon ban;
UW's teaching Assistants Assoc. can't bargain for partner's benefits;
Brookfield mother sues about Boy Scouts' anti-gay discrimination
(page 18)
 
Ad: CCF/ Cream City Foundation saultes MLGPC/ Milwaukee Lesbian/ Gay Pride Committee
(page 19)
 
Group Notes: New health advocacy coalition forms: "By Any Means Necessary", focusing on health care needs of African-American gays and lesbians;
MAGIC Picnic (Madison Area Gay Interim Committee) celebrates 20 years
(page 20)
 
Ad: BESTD Clinic: "Once you've got it, there's no getting around it" (AIDS)
(page 21)
 
Group Notes, cont.: GMMA/ Greater Milwaukee Maritime Association begins 4th season;
+ Photo: Cream City Foundation recent Casino Night
(page 22)
 
Ad: Lutherans Concerned Milwaukee
(page 23)
 
Group Notes, cont.: New organization "AIDAY" to help families impacted by AIDS;
Queer Television program from 1992 Pride celebration to be replayed on public access cable;
Brand New Queer program, new gay community cable program, with hosts Michael Lisowski, Melloney Nelson and Dan Fons
(page 24)
 
Ad: SoulMates Inc., non-discriminatory dating site, opens Milwaukee location
(page 25)
 
Group News, cont: MACT/ Men Of All Colors Together group forms in Milwaukee; BESTD Clinic seeks volunteers;
+ Ad: LAMM/ Lesbian Alliance of Metro Milw. Education Fund encore performance of "Last Summer at Bluefish Cove"
(page 26)
 
LesBiGays of Color panel discussion;
MG/LRC (Madison Gay/Lesbian Resource Center) publishes 5th edition of guide;
+ Ad: Metropilotan Community Church, photo of Pastor Rev. Lew Broyles
(page 27)
 
The Arts: Cream City Chorus presents "We, The People";
Fest City Singers present "Boyfriends";
LAMM/ Lesbian Alliance of Metro Milw. Education Fund encore performance of "Last Summer at Bluefish Cove"
(page 28)
 
Ad: Fest City Singers present "Boyfriends"
(page 29)
 
Miller Lite Ride for the Arts 13th year;
Artist Tom Pawzun creates poster series to benefit ARCW/ AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin
(page 30)
 
Ad: Cream City Chorus presents "We, The People"
(page 31)
 
PrideFest 93 Opening Night, Saturday June 12, Country Western dance kicks off with "Sing Out & Dance With Pride" concert;
"Moments In History" interspersed with music at Saturday concert
(page 32)
 
Ad: The Blue Lite bar, Sheboygan
(page 33)
 
Pride Parade: Bigger and Better; route drastically changed to "our neighborhood"
+ Ad: Rockford bars, lounge, motel
(page 36)
 
Pride Parade, cont.: floats to bne on display after the parade;
Join the "Proud Crowd"
+ Ad: Runway 51 bar, Janesville
(page 37)
 
PrideFest 93: Food, drink, shuttle
+ Map of Parade route
(page 36)
 
Ad: Club 94 bar- American Playboys All Male Revue
(page 37)
 
Gay, Lesbian & Bisexual Veterams of America honored as Grand Marshalls of Pride Parade
+ Ride the Shuttle!
(page 38)
 
Ad: Photos of the Triangle bar staff
(page 39)
 
Madison's United selected for Service Award;
Stonewall Stage offers a wide variety;
Loey Nelson, Carnival Strippers to perform
(page 40)
 
3B's bar: Pride Beer Bust, Car Wash & Cook-Out
+ Photo: Shoreline Dancers
(page 41)
 
Complete PrideFest Schedule
(page 42)
 
First annual Lesbian/ Gay Pride Dance & Fundraiser, Womyn's Cultural Community Center
(page 43)
 
Performers, cont. from pg 40;
Road Damage (formerly the X-Cleavers) brings reggae to Main Stage
+ Ad: M&M Club restaurant
(page 44)
 
Road Dame/ Reggae cont.;
Boyland to debut on Main Stage;
+ Ad: Kathy's Nut Hut, daily schedule
(page 45)
 
Bay City Chorus to perform Sunday;
Madison choral groups, Womonsong, and Mixolydian, to perform at PrideFest;
new Milwaukee duo Sears and Rowbuck to perform
(page 46)
 
Chicago's 'Smart Answer' on stage;
+ Ad: Loose Ends bar under new ownership, remodeled
(page 47)
 
Ad: PrideFest '93, incl. Wanted: Volunteers
(pages 48+49)
 
Steppin' Out: Runway 51, ACT UP, Rod's, Cream City Foundation, Wings/ Club 3054 (Madison) 3rd anniversary
(page 50)
 
Steppin' Out, cont.
+ Ad: The Ballgame bar
(page 51)
 
Calendar
(page 52)
 
Ad: Wreck Room bar, Sunday Sports Madness
(page 53)
 
Calendar, cont.
(page 54)
 
Ad: YP/ Your Place bar, daily specials schedule
(page 55)
 
Calendar, cont.
(page 56)
 
Ad: Vuk's Place bar, benefit for softball team + daily specials
(page 57)
 
Leather Worlds column
+ Ad: BJ's bar, Forward in Pride
(page 62)
 
Photo: Pam Meyers at 'Cheeks and Chaps' blowout at Rod's bar, Madison
+ Ad: The Other Place bar and restaurant
(page 63)
 
Second annual National Lesbian and Gay Book Month
(page 64)
 
Ad: BoysTown nite club
(page 65)
 
Book monht, cont.
+ Ad: Webster's at Prospect bookstore
(page 66)
 
Mary Shafer to sign books in Delavan(page 67)
 
Photo: Club 94 FolliesGirls, fundraiser for SEWAP (Southeastern Wisconsin AIDS Project)
+ Ad: Station No. 2, The Eastern Connection
(page 68)
 
Photo: The New Bar's Dating Game
+ Ad: SASS
(page 69)
 
News briefs, cont.;
Pro-choice group seeks support for clinic defense
(page 70)
 
Pro-choice groups defend clinics;
+ Ad: Pivot Club, Appleton celebrates Pride weekend
(page 71)
 
Ad: Wings and Club 3054, Madison
(pages 72+73)
 
Jock Shorts: Golf
+ Photo: Hot tub at Wings anniversary, Madison
(page 76)
 
Jock Short, SSBL, cont.
+ Ads: Bottom Line Travel, and Thomas E. Martin, Attorney
(page 77)
 
The Gay Side, by Tom Rezza: A Pride Wish List
+ Ad: Horizon Travel
(page 78)
 
Comic_ Neighbors
(page 79)
 
Photo: Mr. Windy City, David Wilshire, joins Simply Divine at The New Bar
+ Classifieds
(page 80)
 
Classifieds, cont.
(page 81)
 

 
Ad: Club 219, Forward in Pride: Miss Gay-WI USA At-Large contest, and American Playboys Male Dancers
(page 96/ back cover)
 

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Last updated: November-2010.