Dallas Voice (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 23, Ed. 1 Friday, October 7, 1994 Page: 1 of 48
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The Community Newspaper for Gay and Lesbian Dallas
DAY. OCTOBER
VOLUME
NUMBER
Local events mark National Coming Out Day observance
Record number
participate in
LifeWalk ‘94
Walk benefits AIDS effort
at seven local agencies
By Tammye Nash
STAFF REPORTER OF DALLAS VOICE
Although it didn’t reach its goal of
$499,000, LifeWalk ‘94 was a great
success, according to organizer Lee
Heck.
The fourth annual event, a 10K
walkathon to raise money for Oak
Lawn Community Services’ AIDS
programs and six other local AIDS
service organizations, exceeded both
the total number of walkers and the
total funds raised in LifeWalk ‘93, Heck
noted. “We didn’t meet our goal, but
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Nearly 4,000 people registered to participate in LiteWalk ‘94, held last Sunday.
Proceeds benefit the AIDS programs at Oak Lawn Community Services and six
other local agencies.
Comedy Central’s
2nd gay special
Out There IIairs Oct. 11
By Tammye Nash
STAFF REPORTER OF DALLAS VOICE
Amanda Bearse is a lesbian.
Although she never hid that fact, she
also didn’t advertise it. Now, however,
she’s definitely advertising in recognition
of National Coming Out Day.
Bearse plays Marcy D’Arcy, the
Bundys’ next-door neighbor in Fox TV’s
popular sitcom Married . . . With
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Amanda Bearse
Sports tourneys —
It’s a gay menage a trols
for Texas-OU Weekend!
By Scott Mackey
STAFF REPORTER OF DALLAS VOICE
For most local sports buffs, the
Columbus Day weekend marks the
annual college football super-hype that
has always marked Texas-OU Weekend
in Dallas. But' for gay and lesbian
athletes, the weekend brings three
invitational tournaments, and hundreds
of athletes, to town — in volleyball,
bowling and tennis.
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Saturday bus tour kicks
off activities culminating
in 2 events on Tuesday
By Tammye Nash
STAFF REPORTER OF DALLAS VOICE
Dallas will join cities around the
country in celebrating National Coming
Out Day with events starting Sunday,
Oct. 9 and culminating on National
Coming Out Day, Tuesday, Oct. 11. The
theme for this year’s NCOD activities is
“Coming Out in the Workplace.”
On Sunday, the Dallas Gay and
Lesbian Alliance is sponsoring the
Freedom Ride, a day-long bus tour
stopping in seven East Texas towns for
rallies focusing on coming out. Gary
Bellomy, who helped coordinate the
tour, explained that the main purpose of
the tour is to show support for gays and
lesbians in rural areas.
“In the last year, I’ve been getting a
lot of calls and a lot of letters from gays
and lesbians in East Texas who feel very
isolated,” said Bellomy, co-chair of
DGLA’s social justice committee. “They
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METRO: Essay contest for RfSD
students; Support group offered
for youth; Victory Fund training
workshop scheduled...................
TRAVEL: Unless you’re into
gambling, Las Vegas may not be
your idea of an ideal vacation
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FILM: A review of Comedy
Central’s Out There II and
interview with co-producer; A
review of Ed Wood ~....................
CALENDAR: Events scheduled
over the next ten days;
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Vercher, Dennis. Dallas Voice (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 23, Ed. 1 Friday, October 7, 1994, newspaper, October 7, 1994; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth616343/m1/1/: accessed June 9, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.