| Letters to the Editor
• BLACKBALLED
We received this letter addressed to “LeftOut”
columnist Daryl Moore:
You’re a product of the new thought police.
Read the book by Tammy Bruce; maybe you’ll
understand that it’s OK to have an opinion.
Unfortunately, people like you only fuel the fact
that having an opinion means something cruel and
misleading. You should be ashamed of yourself
for making us feel blackballed and that our real
concerns and thoughts are unimportant.
Mark Becker
Altadena, California
• CONDOM-LESS
Nineteen years ago last month, my gay newspaper
partner Bruce Brockaway died of what we now call
AIDS. His was the first such death in Minnesota.
I live in Houston now, and just this month I checked
with the Montrose Clinic and the Montrose Counseling
Center to see if they had a supply of condoms
for high-risk groups like the young bucks at my
gay AA center. The answer was “No, see MCC!”
at the Montrose Clinic. The answer was “No,
see the Montrose Clinic!” at MCC. How sad!
I am convinced that the average salary of a low-level
outreach worker, maybe $25,000 a year, would save
more lives buying condoms in bulk. Are these institutions
more interested in creating jobs and salaries
for themselves than in saving lives?
Tim Campbell
Houston
Campbell is the former publisher of the GLCVoice
in Minneapolis
• OUR CONTRIBUTORS
Two OutSmart writers, D.L. (Deb) Murphy and Sally
Sheklow, have been nominated for Houston Press
Club Lone Star Awards. Murphy was nominated in
the feature category for “School’s
Out” (March 2002). Sheklow was nominated
in the column category for “Thanks for Sharing”
(January 2002). At press time, the press club
was to have presented the awards on May 31.
At the annual OutMusic Awards on June 1, music
contributor Gregg Shapiro will receive the OutMusic
Award for Outstanding Support, which recognizes
exemplary involvement by non-musicians in supporting
and furthering the work of GLBT musicians. For
more information, check out www.outmusicawards.com.
Houstonian JD Doyle received the award last year.
His article “Queer Rock!” appeared
in our October 2002 issue. Doyle is producer and
host of “Queer Music Heritage,” which
airs during “Queer Voices” on KPFT-FM.
He is also co-producer of “AudioFile,”
the monthly radio review that is part of “This
Way Out,” the internationally broadcast
magazine show. His website is www.queermusicheritage.com.
Josef Molnar should have been credited as copy
editor on the Houston Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
Guide, included in the May issue.
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