San Francisco M ay 1976 Issue 28 A NEWSPAPER WITH NEWS
REACHING MORE QRASSROOT GAY AMERICANS !” THAN, ANY OTHER PUBLICATION “Cnsiding for instice and eqnalit; ! MCG Pastor Asked to R esign Amidst controversy over handling of the Fund of the MCC (Metropolitan Community Church), the District Coordinator, Rev. Ralph Gordon and the Board asked Rev. John Barbone of MCC-SF to resign as pastor for the good of the Church. In a sermon Sunday April 25th, Barbone did resign, but Church Treasurer, Doug DeYoung, asked him to not resign. The Congregation concurred that Barbone had taken steps beyond his authority, and also requested his resignation. ______Dissension Rips Gay P arade Freedom Vf speech and participation is NOT one fit- 1 K j » ^ of the principles practiced by the Gay rT Day Parade Committee. True to the Beardemphl ?7adi?Io„._tr., = do» 15 allowed for »"1^ "agree with him and his "puppets , parade Chai m person Randy Elfred, and David Sentinel reporter. Dissension has ripped the parade since Beardemphl changed the gay fair site from Golden Gate Park to, first; was opposed by area residents, mostly then by residents of Lafayette Park, and laje by the SFPD when Beardemphl tried narade and fair at the Embarcadero Plaza. Then Mfred--Beardemphl announced the Duboce Park, that small strip of land north ot Market by Franklin Hospital, the women Gav Freedom Day Parade Committee, Liane Estelle, a"d tie Troasuier Elmer Wilhelm, »long with do - ens of others, protested Beardemphl s FINAL de decision. Beardemphl has yet to parade meeting this year, but ?ing it through his puppet Randy photo by EDDIE VAN Now. late word has it that Ron Lanza, have offered to return OLIVER A dventure Studios Park as in past years for the Gay Fair after This the issue "they" said Segaidiess of what site is chosen, it is obvious CONTENTS would never come out! Here it that little freedom of participation is a is for your examination!11!i!_ in the Gay Freedom Day Parade Committee, all the decisions^re made at 12 Sharon Street home of TENDERLOIN HOOKERS BALL ... Pictures, etc. Page 6 LAPD RAIDS MARK IV, 40 BUSTED--- Page X-1 Pullout Bill Beardemphl and the S STONEWALL DAY RALLY JUNE 26th...... Page FIRE! SOME BARS UNSAFE SEZ BAGL...... Page IT’S SO LONELY SEZ GOODSTEIN...... Page IV Jimmy WINS Jimmy Carter has won in the FORAN DROPPED BY DEMOCRATS...... Page 2 State of Pennsylvannia and it CLUB BATHS FINED..MORE TO COME...... Page 5 g obvious that he is going to THE MOCKINGBIRD 5 SARA SERPENT... Page X-3 Pullout win the Democratic nomination. S.I.R. FINANCIAL TROUBLES...... Page ® That is the position of the Rev. SUPREME COURT HURTS US GAYS BAD...... Page 5 r Ray Broshears, pr^esident of the Harry S Truman Club which endorsed MOSCONE TELLS POOR TO STARVE...... Page 9 Jimmy Carter for President. __ KLASSIFIED ADZ...... Page X-4 Pullout OLD FOLKS LUNCHEONS CONTINUE...... Page NO VOTE...ON DISTRICT ELECTIONS...... Page 3 DOUG DeYOUNG THE MONEY MAN...... Page 2 InEWSWEST Editor Jailed! ODE TO OLIVE SIPPLE...... JEANNE BARNEY, editor of the NEWSWEST was jailed DEMONSTRATIONS SET FOR NEW YORK CITY.... .Page 11 in a raid on the Mark IV (see pul lout section). and has now been arraigned for pandering. She has Yes, we have 16 full pages of the CRUSADER had her home and office searched by the Los Ange- for you once again. Help us to L supporting our few advertisers, or by donating Police Department. Freedom of press? dollars to insure a FREE PRESS in our Ci y. GAY CRUSADER 3 CHIEF GAIN SUPPORTS GATS AS POLICE OFFICERS.. . . Gay Parade The Chief of Police in San Francisco, Charles Gain, came out in favor of gays as police officers and when questioned June 27... concerning gays now on the police force who were in the "closet", he urged them to come out of the closet, for he supported having gaypeople on the San Francisco Police De Columnist Womens partment . Chief Gains statement was greeted with tremendous support from San Francisco's gay community and opposition from some 1E.X Cathpbra Contin- of San Francisco's homosexual community. . . .namely the aide by ISaytmmb igent Set to Senator Milton Marks (R-SF), Harold "Duke" Smith of the Alice B. Toklas Memorial Democratic Club. Other members of FORAN BUYS VOTES___ISN'T IT TIME TO GET RID OF Mayor Moscone has proclaimed Gay Pride Week the the Toklas Club echoed Duke Smith's anger at Chief Gain's THE "BUYERS"? John Francis Foran, who the HST last week in June 1976 and Gay Freedom Day June statement. Most all gay leaders agreed that the homosexual Democratic Club dumped as a "carpetbagger" is 27th. A first for San Francisco. group's anger was due to the fact that the Chief made the about the best example of a do-nothing politi Last year's Gay Freedom Day Parade had an atten statement in favor of Gaypeople on the police force at the cian in the California Legislature. He is sur dance of over 10,000. This year, EVEN more are Harry S Truman Democratic Club instead of their Toklas passed only by Willie Brown, who both of the expected to celebrate in the Gay Parade starting Club. gay Democratic Clubs would NOT ENDORSE. at 12 Noon at Pine and Polk Street on Sunday.... Chief Gains statement drew favorable support from Sheriff The voters are waking up, the police strike was June 27th. Richard Hongisto who has already hired an up-front gayman the perfect result, and now the BIG BOSS labor Liane Esstelle has worked hard to encourage the as a Deputy Sheriff. Supervisor Bob Mendelsohn also gave strike. Voters are going to start throwing women everywhere to come out for at least that the Chief of Police strong support. His statement was people like Foran and eventually Brown, out of day and participate in the parade. There will Chief Gain, Ray Broshears, Tom Edwards greeted with hostility from Supervisor Dianne Feinstein office, and elect grassroots honest officials. be a Women's Contingent at the very begining of and the Police Officers Association (POA). This may not be the year, but hopefully, the the parade for those very up-front lesbians. The POA held a press conference, and attacked the Chief voters of the Sixth Senatorial district will Those in their closets will not be represented and stated in effect that by wanting gays on the SFPD not be awed by the money Foran and his buddy this year. hurt their morale and pride by embarassing them. Leonadokis are spending to keep John Foran in Open meetings are held every other Sunday, where Over tha nation. Chief Gain has been hailed in various Sacramento watching out for their law firm's we encourage responsibility from both lesbians daily newspapers as "forward and progressive", and as best interests. and gay men for the parade and its creation. "showing the way in police reform". For further information, call Liane after 1 PM Gay reaction across the nation was as in San Francisco, CAROL SILVER AS CITY ATTORNEY? YOU HAVE TO BE Mondays thru Fridays at 626-9703 or call Peter overwhelmingly favorable, with a few homosexual persons KIDDING! She should at least get married! at 928-6071 in the mornings. In the evenings, oppose to Gain's statement. (a paid political advertisement call Elmer Wilhelm at 543-3900. The Harry S Truman Democratic Club held their monthly luncheon at the Casa de Cristal and *P.S. Resturants on DOUG deY0UNQ...of SIR & MCC, AND NOW, CONTROL Polk Street, and the Chief brought his lovely wife to LER OF THE CDC.... OH, WATCH THOSE SHIFTS OF TRUMAN CLUB the luncheon which pleased everyone. BANK ACCOUNTS.... ! Noted critic of Chief Gain, Thomas M Edwards was prese When this writer learned that Doug Deyoung of Dumps Foran! nt at the luncheon and seemed to enjoy the entire affa voter registration fraud? fame, and later of ir. Edwards is an extreme conservative and a Nixon Re The Harry S Truman Democratic Club at it'i the SIR Building Fund shifting fame, and now of pub 1 i can. the MCC Building Fund shifting fame, had been April meeting, withdrew their endorsement Edwards and Truman Club president Broshears are very named Controller for the California Democratic of John Francis Foran, in the 6th State friendly even tho several worlds apart politically.____ Council (CDC), I was elated. For if anything Senatorial race, and endorsed his foe. Bill Schumacher. The Club gave as the will help end the last bit of credibility that CDC has, this will surely be it. reason, Foran's continued "pork-barrel' I am not saying that Doug DeYoung is dishonest politics, and his opportunism on gay issues which resulted in a legislati- Election Plan Hurts Stonewall Day far f rom i t. _ ve disaster for gays last fall. But, why is it that with two organizations that he is connected with, funds have been shifted ^ Bill Schumacher was endorsed due to Gay V o t e ! ,,,,, Rally June 26 at without membership approval, and DeYoung appoi •■=• his background and strong positions, districts chosen by a predominately het ntees in SIR have proven to be somewhat less a regarding senior citizens, etc.______erosexual group called San Franciscans than honest, meaning Ken Rice! for District Elections, who held meetings City Hall If there is a jinx connected with DeYoung, and in which well over ninty percent of those in attendance were heterosexuals, and thus Saturday, June 26th, the day I strongly believe that there is, then his new before the gay parade, the appointment as Controller of CDC could mean the Bill they arrived at the above map. Gay Liberation Alliance is one of the groups putting end of that faltering body. DeYoung and Adria The districts as outlined above splits the gay vote all over the City and preven together a rally and rock concert across the street make quite a losing team. Oh yes, add Fred from City Hall in the Civic Center Plaza (Polk Street Harris to that and you have a real trio! ts the election of a gay Supervisor. Schumacher Several of the organiziers of the group side). This is to commemorate the anniversary of the riots BOARD OF pUCATION E LECTIONS . . . . No v emb e r will are vehemently anti-gay, some being Marx ist Communist sypnathizers who believe which began at the Stonewall bar on Christopher Street. find us with a most important e1ection...for And marches all across the nation are set for the next the Board of Education. Two people have alrea has that homosexuality is the zenith of deca MAY nth dence of a capitalist society. They are day on Sunday June 27th. dy announced, MARY HELEN ROGERS and GENE PRAt. The San Francisco Stonewall Day Rally will center on Both Mary and Gene have been supported by this not enlightened like their socialist sisters and brothers. the rights of gay women and the rights of gay Third reporter in other elections, and I cannot see one thing World persons (latino, blacks, pan-asians, chícanos, Anyway, they are trying to gain signatures any good reason why they should not be elected Indians to the Board of Education. GOOD FOLKS! for district elections in the districts outlined above, which cuts the Polk gay A rock band will play on the stage brought in for the money event, and the Recreation and Parks Department has al area into -the three areas, diluting the THE CDC REPUBLI CANS. . . .Why is it that the Cre ready granted permission for the GLA to hold the event. dentials Chairperson for the CDC is an employee gay vote. The same goes for the Castro, as they threw the Castro gay vote into Various speakers will be presented during the afternoon of Republican Milton Marks, and "soul" brother event, which will be the most diverse event in the his to Republican Marks...Mr. Duke Smith! STRANGE! can’t buy several directions. When you see a petition, the GLA (Gay Lib tory of the gay liberation movement in San Francisco. eration Alliance) urges you to refuse to All groups who wish to have speakers or participation FOSTER COULDN'T DELIVER FOR MENDELSOHN OR FOR sign it, for if you do, you help sign away in any way, please contact the GLA at 771-3366. AGN0S...IS he losing his "control" or has he Call for an end to 200 Years of Gay Oppression! lost his influence in Toklas! The great gay People • any hope for a gay Supervisor. leader-pawn of David B Goodstein just couldn't bring home the bacon for either Agnos or Mendel VOTE MAY nth San Francisco’s one and only sohn. This should show them just what Foster can't do. We call know how little he can do! State Senator S i d o K presents the best POLLS SHOW MILK AND AGNOS ABOUT EVEN___ Despite Some people say the efforts of yours truly to show the real Harvey Milk, , public is still about even on Bill in exciting gay novelties, 1 I IH I’Ol K SI R1 1 I we’re on top. he and Agnos. I of course support Agnos for S \N H< \N( IS( O the 16th Assembly seat, and with a change in his magazines, and films. ( M I TORNI.\ <)4 If)'» Others say the bottom. campaign strategy, Agnos could win in a walk. ' Ih U '.l'l'll Siiti.,'! .liul I’' ".I I Schumacher on \ 7 l)'\YS, H.I m. to 2.1,m. Subscribe and find out But...Goodstein, Peet, and DeYoung add up to defeat unless.... ! Oh yes, Elaine Noble did which end you like! stay with Ms. Jo Daly (Goodstein) and Elaine is i has given people part of the Goodstein political machine. You should have asked me first Art, not Richie Ross. This ad paid for by d c S a C o K a choice. the Truman Demo. Club \ “It’s So Lonely On The Front lines!] Supreme Court Deals Serious "It's so lonely on the front lines" was DAVID BERTHAM GOODSTEIN's now infamous words, when he spoke of all he and other "responsible" persons were doing in the Gay Liberation movement. FACT:David Goodstein has Blow to GAY Rights! never been a member of any recognized GAY LIBERATION group! MARCH 29, 1976___A DAY THAT WILL BE REMEMBERED AS THE DAy'THE FACT:David Goodstein's plush home in Atherton, Californiai the Beverly SUPREME COURT GAVE THE "GREEN LIGHT" TO THE STATES, TO TAKE A Hills of northern California, could hardly be considered the "frontlines' PEEK INTO YOUR BEDROOMS___AT LEAST IN 37 STATES, AND MAYBE, of any movement for freedom and equality, let alone the CALIFORNIA! The Virginia sodomy laws have been upheld by the Gay Liberation movement. United States Supreme Court, and i.n effect gives the States FACT:David Goodstein is a capitalist of the goriest the right to legislate your bedroom activities. order, and the Gay Liberation movement was found In 37 other states, this further "enslaves" homosexuals and ed by dedicated socialist-oriented persons! gaypeople to laws which should have been ruled unconstitu David Goodstein, who makes money $$$$$ off of tional. Homosexual conduct could become illegal in Califor homosexuals with his ADVOCATE newspaper, held nia, should the Family Lobby be successful in gaining the re two conferences recently. One was in Chicago, quired amount of signatures to place on the ballot, a refer and was called the ADVOCATE INVITATIONAL CON endum which would repeal the Brown Bill, which gave limited sexual rights to FERENCE, and a "rump" conference in San Franci homosexi^als in California. The Family Lobby claims that they have the required sco, called the GAY ACADEMIC SYMPOSIUM at State amount of signatures and will be presenting them to the Secretary of State's University. Any resemblence between these two Office in the near future for validation. meeting and a Conference on Gay Liberation, And passage of such a referendum to repeal the limited gay rights given by the was purely accidental. Both were WHITE MIDDLE- Brown Bill, is almost certain. Those who reside in the gay ghetto of San Franci- CLASS oriented. Both discriminated against those S C O , for the most part, are not conscious of the high anti-gay sentiment which is whom the organizers considered "spoilers" or "ob ¡»^rampant in other parts of California. structionists", which meant people like...... "Most all gay rights experts feel that those who engineered the challenge to the Bishop Mikhail Itkin of New York; Morris Right of Virginia laws, did a very poor job, and thusly delt the gay rights movement a very Los Angeles; Mark Seigal of Philadelphia; Fr. Rob serious setback. The Supreme Court is Nixon's revenge upon the nation! ert Clement of New York; Howard Wallace of San Fran cisco; Dennis Trubini of Philadelphia; and our edi PROTEST THE SUPREME COURT DECISION! tor, Rev. Ray Broshears. SATURDAY, .MAY 8th.... March from Castro at 12 Noon, down DEMONSTRATION Market Street to Civic Center, will rally at Both conferences were very limited in' the types of persons invited to speak or attend in a participatory City Hall at 1:30 PM. Sponsored by the Coali role. Just as Goodstein openly controlled the Chicago Against SUPREME KOOKS tion Against Supreme Court Oppression. fiasco, he defacto-contro11ed the GAY ACADEMIC SYMPOSIUM, a's the organizers "cowtowed" to Goodstein's lackeys! And, David Goodstein spoke at the SF State meeting! The NGTF (National Gay Task Force) which CLUB BATHS Fined is another of Goodstein's "front-groups" has the task of putting together the Good stein-founded "Gay Rights National Lobby, Yptfor another Discrimination group of lawsuits joins the long GRNL as the lobbiest group wants to be known . as, so closet queens can donate by list of discrimination charges against the simply making a check out to the initi ^ enator Cranston have been ignorea (or des CLUB BATHS at 201 Eighth Street in San Francis troyed?) . als.... is to be firmly controlled by co . Goodstein people. And the GRNL EXCLUDES.. Gay leaders all over the nation were enraged at Three young males were refused admittance to "gay radicals, transvestites, transsexuals, etc." the way the GRNL was established. Discriminating the south of Market steamery, owned by Hawaiian The GRNL is almost, a complete MCC (Metropolitan against transvestites and ''transsexuals, and gay Village, Inc. and managed by Dale Bentley, ear Community Church) operation as of now. And MCC radicals. lier this month. is another of Goodstein's close allies. The non The GRNL will use their offices to try and dis Bobby Bartlett and Jerry Hallinan, both who Christian Goodstein virtually controls some MCC credit with legislators, those persons on the live in the Polk/Larkin area, were not allowed officials with his ADVOCATE empire. Goodstein-hate list (defacto). And that is one in because they wore- rings and one smelled of Adam DeBaugh and Roy Birchard both MCC persons, more reason that true gay persons should not gi perfume. The third, Richard Schwartz, also a are heading up GRNL. Gary Aldridge of Senator ve any money to GRNL. resident of the Polk/Larkin area, was asked to Alan Cranston's Office, is deeply involved. Add GRNL to the Goodstein-influed or controlled leave simply because he was with the other two. Proving that Cranston will make a deal with the list or organizations ...NGTF, S.I.R., Alice B. "THIS IS A BATH HOUSE FOR MEN", they were told, devil to gain a vote. Aldridge is a fool and an Toklas Democratic Club, Hollywood Hills Democra according to Schwartz. "Well, don't I look embarassment to Senator Cranston. He is also tic Club, Lambda Dem. Club Christopher'Street like a man?" the bearded Schwartz asked. rumored to investigate certain persons for some . Demo. Club, San Diego Demo. Club, Whitman-Radcl- "Well, you're with the other two, so we can't of Goodstein's allies, to further dis-credit all yfee Foundation, Acceptance House, MCC-SF, MCC- let you in," was the reply. who oppose Goodstein's ways! Aldridge uses the LA, MCC-D.C., MCC-NY, MCC-Chicago, MCC-Miami, The case is being handled by Gay activist and name of Senator Cranston, according to reports, and many many more. Goodstein, the government's writer, MARK JOPLIN, working in conjunction "man" is solidifying his control of the Gay S.F. Reform Democrat Club with attorney Richard Gayer. when he makes these highly unethical investiga tions. Complaints about Aldridge's behavior to Liberation movement... using MONEY $$$$$$$$$$$! Gayer recently won the first victory against (written by Galen O'Brien and others) Endorses AGNOS! the Club Baths, when the Courts, under Judge The gay dominated, SF Reform Democratic Club has made their endorsements, and according to the Club Charles Goff, awarded BAGL-member, Hank Wilson President, Elmer Wilhelm, the endorsements went $250 in damages, steming from discrimination along with little dispute. from Club Bath employees. Popular community organizer, and former Aide to Wilson was refused admittance because he was Assemblymember Leo McCarthy, Art Agnos, received wearing a BAGL t-shirt. M HAYDEN For U. the nod over Milk. This marks the third gay Club Other discrimination suits are being handled by to fail to give Milk a full endorsement, and due the GLA (Gay Liberation Alliance), including to his failure to identify with the gay community. one concerning Clarence "Loretta Love" Austin, ^^..We must In addition to Agnos, the Club endorsed Leo McCar who was discriminated against by Club Bath Senate employees on March 9th. thy for reelection in the 18th Assembly District; MJ pledge ourselves Fred Furth for State Senator in the 5th District; John Foran for State Senate in the 6th District; EDITOR'S N0TE:a recent issue of BAR magazine to put VOTE DEMOCRATIC John Burton and Phillip Burton for reelection to had a story by Paul Hardman which can only be categorized as pro-discrimination, as Hardman an end to all Congress in the 5th and 6th districts; Jerry Brown for President of the nation; and no endorsement and BAR have sought in recent weeks to discre social, for Willie Brown, the second gay group to witlfhold dit the GAY CRUSADER and editor, in their atte JUNE 8,1976 end-orsement of Willie; and no endorsement for the mpts to expose racial discrimination in the Gay economic, U.S. Senate race. Election day is June 8th. community. Hardman lives in an all white and ______wel 1 - to-do a-rea of the City! legal and THIS ADVERTISEMENT PAID FOR BY THE The GAY CRUSADER shall continue in it's holy Harry S Truman Democratic Club crusade to stamp out racism and injustice in psychological COME San Francisco and northern California, and no GAY PEOPLE FOR TOM HAYDEN: amount of pressure, physical violence by any oppression AND Larry Eppinette Markalan Joplin person/business, will halt this crusade. of gay people..." Rev. Ray Broshears Ms. Elisa Rleigh IS THAT CLEAR! ray broshears, editor Mike Delaney Hal Wagner *' WE MAY BE THE LAST OF OUR SPECIES; Ms. Leonore Cautrelle A1 Alvarez LICK IT THEY’VE JUST PASSED SOME REAL TOUCH HOUERTISE With Us Roy Harnetiaux Jim Boyd-Robertson 1007 MnrUet St. SODOMY LAWS V. . CALL US AT 771-3366 to place an advertisement. The GAY CRUSADER gets resul ts. . . al 1 positive!! SAN FRANCISCO1976
,___Oiio^Ti TV PalT-Prki»ri4is Moma D^/^L- on/4 T*o To D a ^ at* EDDIEPhotographer VANEDDIE VAN took at these picturesthe at theTENDERLOIN Annual Tenderloin Hooker's Queen MotherHOOKER’S IV of California, Mama Peck BALL and Ta Ta Peter. Many celebri Ball, at the California Hall on Polk Street. The event was out together by ties were present, including Mike Caringi, Melvina, Shirley and Missy! a n o d e t o OLIVER SIPPLE Burwell C. Petirod Furth gives MOSCONE by S.I.R. Floundering Oliver Sipple spent many long days Living quietly among San Francisco's gays, Tells Poor To No one thought he would amount to much ... in Stormy Financial labor bossesi Politicking, bartending, drinking and such. Starve! Until, one day, Oliver Sipple went to meet Red Sea... support ! by Rev. Christopher Stone The visiting President on Powell Street. At a special April 21 meeting of the Fred Furth, candidate A few months ago, well befo By chance he stood near Sara Jane Moore. Society for Individual Rights (SIR), for the State Senate re the election» we started (The radicals thought she was merely a bore President Larry Eppinette revealed in the 5th District is a little campaign against Or possibly an agent of the C.I.A. that the Society feels they have enough evidence giving strong support George Moscone with the slo- Paid to spy all around the Bay.) to present to the SFPD, that will result in a to the labor bosses, MOSCONE IS A PHONEY"! I confess we really did And so to prove her committment real Felony arrest warrant for their former office man- Crowley, Mazzola and n't have too much evidence that he was, since he She pointed a gun with potential to kill. agers, Ken Rice and Harry Leishure. Evankovich in the City hadn't won against whats-his-name. But a recent Brave Oliver knocked her arm doAvn During the meeting it was revealed that Rice's strike. front page story in the Sunday CRAMINER would in And the bullet fired hit only the ground. apartment in the Tenderloin's swank Central Towers The elderly and the dicate that our prescience, as usual, was far The media broadcast the story whole; which he shared with lover Harry Leishure (also disabled have suffered more radar-accurate than we pre-supposed. They told of Oliver's being gay but bold. missing) was officially declared vacated on April terribly during this The EXAMINER which located in one of the poorest However, it proved to be a very sad day Bob lUenddsobn * * environs o.f the City, nannered the headline with 19, and that a three person crew from SIR (Bob illegal strike period. when the Sipple family heard he was THAT way. Ross, Doug deYoung, and Duane Walcott) were allow Supervisor Bob Mendelsohn, Furth's opponent, it's usual middle-class glee: "City to ^lash we They thought of him as an ex-marine; ed passage into the apartment, for the purpose of has opposed the labor bosses all the way, and lfare rolls, tighten rules." According to the They could never accept him as a queen; j.retreiving stolen SIR records. Among the records he is supported for the Senate by gay leaders report, most of the 9,000 people, including The family thought that a gay was wealc; found, were receipt books from VECTOR (a SIR pub unemployed women, ex-convicts, unemployed youths With Oliver no longer would they speak; lication), cancelled checks, SIR membership recor temporarily or permanetly disabled person, un No matter how long he would wait; ds, VECTOR financial records and uncancelled che employed older persons, and some mentally dis They would refuse to communicate; cks amounting to $60, among others. These were The House of St. James wishes to turbed people, who are costing the taxpayers For they did not care for the gays all found in a file cabinet, also taken from SIR money, will be AXED FROM THE ROSTERS of the SF That live around San Francisco Bay. headquarters. thank the Gay Community Welfare (Social Servies) Department, and shunted Oliver Sipple was advised by Mr. Wahl, So far, evidence indicates that Rice did indeed for the nomination and the onto Federal S.S.I. (if they are lucky). Near An attorney some activists believed not so tall "steal" about $2000 worth of checks addressed to the end of the EXAMINERS story, there is an un They thought, a liberated gay-person he was not SIR and VECTOR, a figure which could possibly go AWARD for Hair Styling conscious piece of humor as one of the City's Though about the closet he knew a lot. as high as $5000 as new evidence is uncovered. As social workers is quoted as decrying Marin Coun Fear not, Oliver Sipple, I will file a suit far as Leishure is concerned, existing evidence Salon of the Year. ty's practice of busing their welfare cases into Against the media for lots of loot. concluded that the "Angel" probably stole nothing San Francisco. The the EXAMINER states how San We will hold a press conference and tell all; more than what little petty cash SIR had at the Francisco is going to bus them all to the Social You will speak and so will Wahl. time he and Rice disappeared. '7/iUWii/ Sl.'-}wics Security Department office on Golden Gate, as if Oh Oliver! Oliver! shining bright! Surprisingly, it was revealed to the less than 50 all the poor and disabled were some sort of ball Like a tiger in the night! SIR members present at the meeting, that not even in a pinball game called, "run-around". All How can you retreat into the closet, dear? a MISSING PERSONS complaint had been filed by SIR this proves that NOBODY under the Gilded Itali- When you may be Time Magazine's man of the year to date, and Eppinette said that would be done. ante Dome downtown really cares about the LUMPEN As'well as retreiving the stolen records, Ross, de (the poor), and don't even really live in our finis Young, and Walcott made note of Rice's personal world. Phoney Moscone does not even get a qualm records which included checking account numbers. in his chubby tummy as he devours the fat-free Composed on the occasion of reading the letter credit cards, and Ken Rice's three Society Secur- lunches with the Magnins, Swigs, and other such of Magda K. Jensen (Time Magazine), 12/1/75, ity cards. Also Rice's "400 Publications" items. fat-cat wealthy moguls who have George and their proposing 0. Sipple as Time's Man of the year. MJ other little puppets (Molinari, Tamaras, Gonza les, VonBeroldingen) saying how undesirable the piEI^IIEElEEElUEillEEltóJUEElJSlEÍiJlHf poor are. The SF Chamber of Commerce said, "The City has become a haven for people who do not want to contribute and our political leaders are often rushed into social programs which have the effect of encouraging more non—contributors to move here. This must be stopped." Contributors??? We will contribute a free cham ber pot for each chair at their next meeting!!!! What the people, the lumpen should do about all this, is to organize, and prepare for the 1977 Supervisorial elections, and oust the a.nti-human Supervisors who go along with Phoney Moscone. Right now, that includes VonBeroldigen, who is a phoney women's liberationist...setting there in her Supervisor's seat, with at least an inch of disgusting makeup on, smeared from end to end with lipstick. She must be one of those to be ousted in sending a message to Moscone to listen to ALL THE PEOPLE, and not just the few wealthy ones who seemingly control you, and to the sad RD gay-clique which surrounds him. __ Anniversary Party FREITAS Freaks Out on REFUSES TO TAKE ACT rd Voter Fraud ION IN deYOUNG CASE! o/û iiS i-d Both the BAY GUARDIAN and GAY CRUSADER newspapers May 23 have been trying to force District Attorney Joe Freitas to take action in the thousands of voter IS ntnv m(| i (imTlc. fraud cases. SPECIAL GUESTS pffcctivi;, skin l.iyi'Miii) |)ior,(;ss The CRUSADER has let Freitas know that a civil that can tfimove most imattiactive skin bloniistuis, suit is being planned to force his Office to ar.nt! scats, and many uthm f.iciai damaycs and impei fections. do their duty....punish those guilty of voter GUEST BARTENDERS fraud. For more infoimation, call oi write to: Former S.I.R. president, Doug deYoung is one of those on the list that Freitas refuses to take The COUNTESS Of CEDAR ALLEY action on. The Secretary of State's Office is looking into the matter of Freitas refusing to prosecute those persons who have violated the and KENNY. JIM, BRUCE, and BEVERLY-SUNSET 209 Post Street, No. 1202 law . m e d ic a l CENTER San Francisco. CA 94108 The CRUSADER staffers have obtained depositions 9201 Siins.-t Blvrl . Mn 718 from various persons on Noe Street and in Belmont maybe. DOROTHY KILL A-GALLON V. iHollv.vi.iOft. CA 90009 '415)421 1787 (213) 550 8361 California, regarding the comings and goings of Doug deYoung, yet Fretias refuses to act. WHY??? pipj;d]p|[p]:'pjrtr: pIlFJipipili.-illpliltaip [djp!|FlipPHp)JPJi[d GAY CRUSADER 11 10 GAY CRUSADER Demonstrations Set For FIRE! PENDULUM BURNS...NEW ORLEANS New York Convention! TYPE DISASTER NARROWLY AVERT The NATIONAL COALITION OF GAY ACTI ED. BAGL "eyes" other bars to VISTS plan for a massive demonstra shape up. DOES YOUR BAR HAVE tion in NEW YORK at the DEMOCRATIC ONE EXIT ONLY? IF DOES--- Party's National Convention. YOU COULD BE BURNED ALIVE. President of the Coalition is Morty Man- Since the burning of the popu- ford, who told a press conference in New York, R_ fX IH B lar Castro bar, concerned gay that the Coalition expects upwards of 20,000 citizens, BAGL (Bay Area Gay Alliance), have been gay persons to demonstrate at the Convention. taking a closer look at various bars safety stan The Coalition has as it's emblem, the inverted dards . pink triangle, the symbol that homosexuals had In a recent BAGL flyer, the MIDNIGHT SUN was the to wear when in Hitler's concentration camps bar under discussion. The flyer claims that the in Germany. bar has a legal capacity limit of 50 people only. Manford criticized the Democratic and Republi Yet, on weekends, there are as many as 150 cramed can parties, for their "callous disregard of together in the tiny bar. Gaypeople's fundamental human rights and our The Midnight Sun has no backdoors, and a fire at status as second class citizens". the front of the bar could result in dozens of "Acquiescence to rejudice and inequality cor- persons being burned alive. The bar does NOT have rods the spirit of America today", Manford a sprinkler system, and has fire extinguishers be said. "That is why we shall don the PINK TRIA hind the bar. But, even a sprinkler system will NGLE--- which homosexuals in Hitler's death [not deal with smoke inhalation, panic, trampling. camps were forced to wear for identification Ib a GL has made it clear to the owners that they purposes--- as we rally forth to demonstrate. want to resolve this problem within the gay commu It is a reminder of our persecution in history nity, and not take it to the Fire or Police Depar as well as a badge of our fight against dis tments . crimination today." BAGL has meetings of their Committee on Rights West Coast GAY activists are making plans to Within the Gay Community, to discuss these problem attend and demonstrate at the Convention. In items, at the San Francisco Gay Community Center, Los Angeles, Morris Kight and Gerry Parker are 32 Page Street each Monday night at 7:30 PM. making plans there. In San Francisco, a few [The GLA (Gay Liberation Alliance) has made compla have stated they will attend, including Rev. ints to various bar owners about exceeding their Ray Broshears. fire limit, and having only one door. Broshears said, "We want to let them know that Several of the Polk and Tenderloin bistros have not all gaypeople are Auntie Marys like Jim been the target of the GLA, as they violate the Foster and Harvey Milk, that there is still law clearly. alot of fight left in us, and that 200 years The GLA co-chairperson, Ms. Elisa Rleigh has said of gay oppression must end now!" that BAGL should be commended for their flyer on For more information, contact Ray at 771-3366 the Midnight Sun, and urges all gaypeople to get or write to the National Coalition of Gay Acti "on the back" of any bar which violates the fire vists, P.O. Box A-711, Grand Central Station, capacity and tell them to shape up, or lose your New York, NY 10017 business. REMEMBER THE UPSTAIRS LOUNGE/ OLD FOLKS DEFENSEn—— — n— LEAGUE i w — LUNCHEONS— ■■■ ■■ SENIOR LUNCHEONS CONTINUE....ELDERLY MOST APPRECIATIVE FOR AIDE! The luncheons, sponsored by the Orthodox Episcopal Church's, OLD FOLKS DEFENSE LEAGUE, an older citizens assistance organization, are on a regular basis once more, held every other week at the Odd Fellows Hall fourth floor dining hall, 7th and Market Street. At the luncheon on the 7th of April, State Assembly candidate. Art Agnos showed up to talk with the small gathering. Art is shown below handing out literature. Art was a member of the Commission on Aging. Pictured below is volunteer Brian Lee, dancing with Ms. Rosslyn Adler one of our nicest members of the League. Entertainer Mel Carrillo is shown helping our cook Will Gary prepare the meal. Rev. Ray Broshears is director of the League and works tirelessl> to bring about a better life for the elderly or old folks as he calls them and himself. ^ , „u Lee Raymond, well known for his charitable activity, took the pictures, and also helped to serve food and candy to the elderly. These luncheons are costly... ..and that is why financial help is needed, as well as donations of food. Donations for the luncheons have been hurt because of dishonest telephone solici tors under the direction of U.S. Missions and Bob Humph ries are calling around and using the League's good name to pick up money for his pocket. Humphries and his gang are having an event at the California Hall the day of the Gay Parade in an att empt to "ripoff' more funds, but from the gay community this time. The only telephone for the League is 771-3366, and the only solicitations are those done by League volunteers. If you want to help us with funds or food, call today. Old Folks Defense League at 771-3366. 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THE TRUTH ABOUT GAY SEX ON THE MEAT RACK IqAyTilviES Vour saxual activity Is what makes you gay. And that's why Gaytimas talks so frankly about San Franc isco's famous MEAT RACK, the area of 17620 Sharmsn Way, #10 sex. We explore all aspects of the gay lifestyle, Van Nuyt. CA 91406 but we focus on gay sex. Mail the coupon with Market St reet around Mason Street, has picked your check or money order todayl c n e c k one; up in rec ent weeks. Tradit ionally, th e area Nama . FIRST CLASS RATES THI RD CLASS RATES' Stiers, etc ., and is □ 12 lssues/$ 12.00 □ 12 issues/$9.89 has been the hangout for hu A ddrai Q 25 lssues/$24.00 □ 24 issues/$16.00 still tod ay. At one time, a gay group was go- Q Sample copy/$1.25 ing to tr y and have the are a declared a "pulic C it y _ Foreign orders add S3.00 to First Class Rates. service" spot, due to the " services re ndered"! Stata . . Z ip . I certify by my signature that I am 18 or over: When down there last, I saw Michael He ndrickson ^nd Grant Pinole hanging ar ound...and everyones (sign here) favorite Miss Tina. Saw Sheriff too. So* nice!! 1— r ' \ GAY CRUSADER GAY CRUSADER S B R I I Bee'S JADETTE Mc Donald is in a rage .... someone has [accused him of having ISEBPEMT' made those evil buttons ’greetings snake LOVERS! ^ about_beloved_Emma_Mae^ And to all queen snakes, beware! SARA SERPENT is ELMON CLIFTON, also known as C.T.C., RICHARD OF slithering her slimy way SAN FRANCISCO, RICHARD ELMON, and THELMA DIRT, into the yellow pages is now known as DIRTY DICK. Take a bath darlink of the GAY CRUSADER. and maybe you wouldn't smell. Such a title ioi" a_cglumni^in_|uch^a^'^respected’^^ scandal _sheeeit^ There will be no sanct uary for all QUEEN ROSEMILK, such a nice name, is the name that the SNAKES, who in their CZARINA de COMA, MELVINA is using nowadays, wny. cunning and guile, pretend to be leaders of the Community. Jy§l = ii^-iSi§fel^ = n = = = = S = = = = i ======I want to assure Rev. Ray, however, tha ^ BRIAN LEE, from North Carolina, is becoming a 1 at all like that wicked cousin of mine.. .. .tnar very well known figure on Polk Strasse. He is 'old Serpent who seduced Eve in the fruit garden. seen sometimes at the POLK GULCH, with that sin That old snake is an outcast even in our family.. ful wanton man/boy/chi Id LANCE ALEXANDER. ..he gave Eve a raw deal...talk about treac ery. QUEEN_MOTHER_DOROTHY_'^mothers'^_them_both^_|e§cn^ Of course, there are some q u e e n - snakes-in-the- ELMERWILHELM and HENNY PUMAR the Duchess Do- grass today, that make even that nasty cousin re Street, have been seen together quite a oit. mine, look good. Could it be that something is "blowing in ^oe Looking around, for various species of snakes, wind"? Take better care of your back Elmer, I was shocked (my fangs almost fell out) to lea by the way is_also_kngwn_as_RITA_RAMP]______^____, rn of so many deadly and venomous types slink ing and slithering about. ^^^¡^"¿^^^‘¡'¡rCLUB"FRISCO DISCO is open at Look at the TAVERN GUILD---there are two diff #60 Sixth Street, just a half block off of Mar erent tvoes trying to take the helm of this ket Street^^_BEAyTIFUL^PLACE^^^Thankyou^Mr^^B^^^ bitciy iSnch... naLly CARNATION COTTONMOUTH and and that B.A.R.-SNAKE (who cooks up a mean brew). And just around the corner on j place called the LICK IT. the Market Street Ice On that famous Board of Directors, they have none cream Station^^^Owned^and ope-^ed_by other than LETHAL LUSCIOUS and SWEETFANG of the SNAKEPIT. Such charming company of reptilian denizens of boozeland. Or, is it the land of
CRISTAL did what? No, I don't believe it, ^ SARA also looks at fellow columnists. KISH the if_SHIRLEY_told_me]^^Dick^is^to^^ sweetyfor^that^ COBRA, reminds me of the spitting cobras a get you from a distance. TOM AVILA has been Ken Carpenter of the HOUSE OF ST. JAMES (that's known to feed the innocents to fellow venomous his body beautiful the current ad for the House varmints. And,' as for SCORPIOKS of St. James) wants everyone to know that you canlt_rape_the^wiinng^^^Is^that^an^invitation^^^ will eat them too--- so watch out DELANEY, SARA has her glassy eye on you, you devil. Ch¡nie¡'¡^¡h¡'RENDEZVOUS. . ... J immy Schramm . is And this JOKERETTE is not funny--- now the new assistant manager--- .shocking. Fo jokes must come from snake pit too o he was one of the most popular waiters in the ine. And PERRY the VIPER just makes me X^wn and bistgry_of_the^*PiS^^^Gogd^lu9k^Jimmy4^^^^^^^,==, look for another rock to crawl under. MACUS WATER MOCCASIN (who loves « ^ t e r sports) winds ¡ ¿ ¡ a k i n g of the *P.S., manager ROY, wants all to his serpentine way around FOLSOM, j^K kSow that the *P.S. had their = old snake juice and biting young on Easter Sunday. Put that in your BAR and eat (also called THELMA DIRT) better watch out who U e steps on--- it might be ^°^gt Pat^ Have you ever seen hunky little Terry of LE remember MISS FLYING NUN ^M ockingbird) ..St Pat SALON’ If you haven't, you have missed a mouth- rick didn't get rid of all the snakes, 'cause I “ u Sorry'^we can't say the same for Ray from am still around, and I've had my fangs sharpened recently. There is no antidote for my poison. Oregon (outer space), and P " “ f, P i ”"”»;' 1, , is_almgst^true^when^it^comes^tg^Lyle^Idimple|l^^ It gives one a truthful shock that lasts for ever' And, as for that GARDEN SNAKE GOODSTEIN, Lesbian women are screaming "sexism" at Bill who could squeeze a Boa Constrictor to death^^. Beardemphl and his "stooge" Randy Elfred remember what the wise man said. Oh what a tan Gav Freedom Day Parade Committee. Seems the gled web we weave when first we practice to de- Sant « r e a p running things...and ccivc.** 1 ** Whatevgr^happened^tg^theJ’Spirit^of^StgDiw^ SARA understands that certain snakes are lining Phyllis of the *P.S. went to Reno and lost $$$$ u^for an "emperor" campaign. HSSSSSSSS! At some and spent the night in the Bridal Suite with den of iniquity, where various ^ ^ ’ Larry^Cas^s and Faye-Roy and many others. My my (was it the Golden Rivet?) a meeting was held to pl^t strategy for EMMA MAE VON VIPER ( - f snakes) to unleash her venom in full force th David"^f”N5ith~CaroIina, working TRADE for a day, is not in love with Miss Bloss om.__Only_Michelle^and^Shirley^III^are^^^^^^^^^^, ^hei^has been alot of SIDEWINDER activity over ^^¡^¡¡icindy, Isabell. and Mia are all Pi^/ing Heard^a delicious rumor that a past president of practical jokes on Phil. What that man has to the SERPENTS bike club is going to throw ^imse do_to put up with_thgse^girl into the emperor-rat-race. ®^^^"cOBRr^he go well together. There is tlie KING COBRA the di:%i;rorp3irouicH;snfoo^ m L t deadly of all. as well as MEDUSA with snakes for hair (thank you MELVINA of COFFINLAND). I think MEDUSA is an appropriate name tor an Protest on Polk Street Lpinss, except for REEA RATTLESNAKE. Responsible merchants on Polk Street are pre SICK & LAME What a variety there is in the ® paring a protest to halt the arrival of a porno hungry, I slithered my way into the TOAD HAL book store and massage parlor, next door to the looking for juicy toads to eat, NEW BELL SALOON. find? Most all human seemed so ri-gid t The purchaser of the property has a porno book umed that they had already been bitten So I store (straight) on Powell Street, which is a cHTRrFr"""EmDresi'iil. fell and hurt leg and is then went to the BADLANDS, as looked like it known tourist trap. Some comment has been made DENNIS of pR«» was right up my alley. I sure like their friend on the "quality"? of the Powell Street store. ly bartenders...but why are they always smili g. When it was learned that he purchased the store Guess they have plenty of ^^^^e-repel lant^there^ between the NEW BELL and the AMERICAN FLORISTS, J-MICHAEL___brilliant manager Leave’ SARA must find a rock to crawl under. u t c c s SS' some residents and merchants began to investi broke knee in a |^sAL0N on Polk St ■STmning myself too long in this episode. HISSSSS. gate, and felt that such an operation would not tu d lO 864-4711 cards and letters for him at LE SALON on help the nice environment of Polk Street. ELASSIFIED ADZ "COME & LICK IT".... at the Market Street Ice Cream Station.... 1007 Market Street. OpenSamtil 8 pm. 626-8199. Just around the corner from the CLUB FRISCO, and a block from the MEAT RACK! ATLANTA ESCORTS.... Youngman Incorporated. 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