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...Isoventionism, Part II After two days of intense talks between Robert Oakley, President Clinton's new envoy in Somalia, and aides to General Mohammed Farrah Aidid, forces loyal to Aidid released Michael Durant, the American helicopter pilot they had held for 11 days, as well as a Nigerian peacekeeper held captive since last month. President Clinton and Aidid both claimed that no deal had been made for the prisoners' release, although the move coincided with a new willingness on the part of Oakley and Clinton to include Aidid's faction in efforts toward a political solution to Somalia's problems...
...took my seat. There was a golden pole on a stand at one side of the stage. I tried not to speculate about what it was going to be used for. “You came to see naked ladies, right?” founder and tour manager Annie Oakley called out as the show began. The audience whooped. I chewed nervously on the end of my pen. I was there for the art. First on the program was the World Famous *BOB*, a burlesque dancer whose legendary breasts have been featured in books, films, and television series. She warmed...
...Oakley won his seat in 2001. Born to a meatpacking family in tiny Davis, Okla., he came to Dallas 25 years ago, and his little contracting company grew successful in part by building many of the gay venues along Cedar Springs Road. Not that Oakley was a gay activist; he spent most of his time courting business interests, and he hardly ever mentioned his sexuality, although he has been out of the closet for 30 of his 54 years...
...most of their adult lives, Oakley and Valdez never had to pretend they were straight, and for the most part, Dallas didn't care--or didn't ask. But as they have assumed more powerful roles, their sexuality has occasionally seemed like an encumbrance. Oakley has woken up at 4 a.m. worried that a single "tacky mail piece" emphasizing his sexuality could keep him from the mayor's office. He had had one of those nights when we met for breakfast, and he spent the meal nervously doodling on napkins and periodically asking me to turn my recorder off. Oakley...
...trick for Oakley will be to win over African Americans whose churches may preach against gay equality. Oakley will lose if black voters stay home. But even if he does lose, the culture war in Dallas is, arguably, over. Cosmopolites of various stripes--new-rich arrivistes, coastal transplants, the arts community--control not only the city but much of the suburban county. To get a feel of old Dallas, the one I remember from the '80s, you now have to leave Dallas entirely--for the exurbs...