ski ▁wasn ' t ▁about ▁to ▁end ▁up ▁just ▁your ▁average ▁Dead ▁White ▁Male , ▁although ▁d / q / p ▁does ▁qual ify ▁as ▁a ▁" gre at ▁book ." ▁ ▁Dam ski ' s ▁last ▁column ▁for ▁Wind y ▁City ▁Times ▁was ▁published ▁May ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 9 9 5 . B ill ▁Zwe cker , ▁" Z we cker ' s ▁People ": ▁" G ay ▁Column ist ▁Out ," ▁Chicago ▁Sun - Times , ▁May ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁notes ▁a ▁final ▁column ▁is ▁to ▁come ▁out ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 5 , ▁but ▁this ▁has ▁not ▁been ▁located ▁( J on - Hen ri ▁Dam ski ▁Archive ) ▁ ▁Out lines ▁and ▁Night lines ▁( 1 9 9 5 – 1 9 9 7 ) ▁Dam ski ▁announced ▁his ▁column ' s ▁re - emer gence ▁in ▁Night lines ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁A ▁new ▁week ly ▁column , ▁" Que er ▁Th ought s ▁and ▁M ini - E ss ays ," ▁began ▁on ▁July ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁in ▁Night lines , ▁and ▁J HD ▁continued ▁on ▁a ▁month ly ▁basis ▁in ▁Out lines , ▁its ▁sister - public ation ▁with ▁the ▁July , ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁issue . ▁Night lines ▁and ▁Out lines ▁were ▁edited ▁and ▁published ▁by ▁T racy ▁B ain , ▁an ▁al umn us ▁of ▁Gay Life ▁and ▁Wind y