g GAY PEOPLES UNION /MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN/ AUGUST 1973 BULLETIN 32 DIE IN BAR FIRE ARSONISTS STRUCK THE SAN New Orleans -- On Sunday night, Up Stairs Lounge because early FRANCISCO METROPOLITAN COM- June 24, a fire swept through the meetings of the group had been AT 2:40 A.M. Up Stairs Lounge, a gay bar in the held there before they found a MUNITY CHURCH French Quarter leaving 29 per- church. He had not gone with the JULY 27TH. $100,000 DAMAGE sons dead. As this issue of G.P.U. group that night because of a WAS REPORTED, BUT NO ONE WAS NEWS goes to press, three more tooth ache. Receiving a phone call INJURED AND NO CHURCH RECORDS have died of burns and eight are from one of the survivors, he WERE LOST. still hospitalized. Three or four rushed to the hospital, arriving in are on the critical list, barely time to offer aid and comfort as and pastor of the Atlanta church, clinging to life. Four bodies the victims were being admitted. said that he received a telephone remain unidentified and one, In another telephone in- call at about 11 o'clock. He caught identified, remains unclaimed, all terview, Rev. John Gill of Atlanta, the next plane to New Orleans and efforts to locate relatives have the District Co-ordinator of the arrived about 3 o'clock in the proved futile. South East United States, M.C.C. (CONTINUED ON PAGE 14) Among the dead is William R. Larson, 47 interim pastor of the local Metropolitan Community PRIDE WEEK 1973 Church Mission. In a telephone strations limited these events, but interview with G.P.U. NEWS, the press covered both demon- Lucien Baril, worship co- \ti strations as well as the picnic. ordinator of the mission said that Here are some comments on it is believed that 10 to 13 mem- each of the events. bers and friends of M.C.C. Several people attending the perished in the fire. "That Friday July 29th dance at the represents approximately one U.W.M. Union commented on the third of our membership," he constructive atmosphere, con- said. "We are still in a state of trasting it with other gay meeting shock." (CONTINUED ON PAGE 15) Baril explained M.C.C. arnammemt members were quite loyal to the Gay Pride Week in DEL MARTIN Milwaukee in 1973 was the most VICE SQUAD successful pride week ever held VISITS CITY here. A full 10 days of events Del Martin, nationally MEETS G.P.U. happened and some were prominent author and lesbian Efforts by the Police reasonably well attended. This feminist, attracted the best at- Relations Committee of Gay was primarily due to a full two tendance of Gay Pride week when Peoples Union to obtain an in- months of planning and she spoke on Sunday July 8 at The terview with the new Captain of preparation by the Gay Pride Church For All People. the Vice Squad in Milwaukee met Week Planning Group headed by Nearly 175 men and women with limited success on July 26. Joe Schuman. heard her say that, "We are the After several attempts during the The best attendance was for only minority group which has previous week to make an ap- the Del Martin talk which is had to fight like dogs for the pointment, the head of the covered in a separate article. The privilege of being a minority department, Captain Yahnke, next best attendance was for the group." finally agreed. dance and the picnic, showing the She talked about her 20 years The committee began the need for social events. Nearly as of working within the homophile discussion by asking the Captain many attended the two film movement, enduring its dominant to outline the feelings of his showings and the workshops male orientation. With the department concerning gay proving that people really are reawakening of the feminist issues. Arrests in Juneau Park, interested in meeting ideas as movement she got right into it and entrapment, and plain clothes well as people. worked for lesbian rights. She vice officers posing as gay The special awareness and declared, "If gay liberation customers in gay bars were personal freedom needed to happened tomorrow, lesbians (CONTINUED ON PAGE 24) participate in public demon- (CONTINUED ON PAGE 8) 2/gpu news/AUGUST 1973

reasons can be dealt with, as Del it is all old hat Martin so wisely said during it is all over my head editorial Pride Week, by realizing that it is not socially oriented each person comes to a gay group it isn't sufficiently business like Gay Pride Weeks have come for a different reason. Each is a small group dominates the and gone for this year. They have from a somewhat different social, discussions years now. Yet done so for several economical, political, intellectual, I feel pushed into speaking each year we hear of groups of etc. background. Each potentially all the members do is argue gay liberationists folding up their active member of a group is at a it doesn't act as a gay chamber tents and going out of business in different level of awareness of of commerce, better business various cities across the country. what it means to be a homosexual bureau, tavern league and Good They are not quiting because they or lesbian in this place at this Housekeeping Seal of Approval have succeeded and there is no time. So there are many obstacles it is racist and sexist and longer any need for gay to having a group which will be chauvenistic liberationist groups. right for al l people. it associates with leftists and They cease to function for There seems to be only one commies many reasons, and perhaps it way for any group to function and it is dominated by rightwing would be good to examine some of that way is not an easy one. The reactionaries them so that when the time comes way to succeed is to be able to it doesn't preach gay liberation next year to have gay pride realize that the goals that we all the chair person doesn't stop weeks, there will be groups seek are of a sufficient im- people who disagree with me from around to organize them and a lot portance that our individual of proud gay people participating. speaking differences of opinion are very anything that goes on in the gay indifference to the gay people to small by comparison. However, it community must be sponsored by their own oppression seems that few people can set GPU. burning out of the dedicated aside their personal perspectives Etc. ad infinitum ad nauseum. movers and raise their sights to the view I hope that you can read from open hostility from the outside of what is good for the gay intragroup factional fights these negative comments the community as a whole. impossible contradictions GPU is outside takeover by a political What everyone seems to want asked to settle. G.P.U. is an open group is a single, unified belief (for- personality cults and social organization. If you have mulated of course, by someone something that you really want to cliques else but to their own personal accomplish in gay liberation, you group does not tie into needs of liking) and carried forth by a can probably get it done in people strong, smoothly run and ef- G.P.U. If you feel that your each member is unwilling to fective organization in which they work around personal dif- dedication can not fit under the themselves participate only when G.P.U. umbrella, then don't say ferences. they feel that they can spare a few Basically all of these possible that G.P.U. has stopped you!. Get minutes. That is all that is wan- your thing together and start your ted! Just a gay lib utopia! Well, group and see if you can get G.P.U. NEWS is published own dream on brothers and sisters . . . to help you do your own by the GAY PEOPLES UNION others What is needed, however, to your own way. There is of Milwaukee, P.O. Box 90530, thing even begin to move down the long plenty of room in Milwaukee for Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202. road toward our liberation is a function. All material in the paper is several gay groups to large group of dedicated men and problems to be original and is not copyrighted. There are enough women who have read widely and approaches to If you wish to reproduce any dealt with and take well and who have spent a lot of for groups other than GPU. part of this paper, please note time putting their heads together. G.P.U. NEWS as the source. Look at the success of the Gay These people would realize that Pride Week Planning Group. If you wish to place an ad l iberation will only be possible in future issues, write to us at There was an ad hoc group whose thru a lot of work and a lot of having a the above address for rates and pride and dedication to tolerant forebearance. week of events held them together information. Yet we continue to hear with despite their personal differences, If you want counseling too much frequency that some and they accomplished a great about a homosexual problem person had decided to drop out of or would like to have a speaker deal. G. P. U. for some reason. So if you really want to do it, on the subject for your group, Sometimes they know why and what's stopping you? Certainly contact us at the above will tel l us about it. Some don't not G.P.U.! Don't just sit there address. but know why they drift away, and criticize, ORGANIZE! they do. Here are some of the Pessimism is such a waste of Yours in Liberation, reasons we've heard: time. If you feel you can't abide it is too political GPU, then get another group THE PUBLICATION it is not political enough going and follow Del Martin's COMMITTEE it is too intellectual adivce. But don't drop out! it doesn't have a philosophy by Alyn Hess AUGUST 1973 /gpu news/3

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woman torn between the three troubles are more oppressive Martin (CONT FROM to PG 1) will settle where she feels most that person than someone else's is would stall have problems as comfortable and most able to to them?" women." She further warned that make progress. "We are facing different every person and must come to the Since Ms. Martin is a lesbian diverse people. We can't expect various groups from their own mother and grandmother, she is togetherness. Let each person and level of consciousness and that especially concerned with the group do their thing, coming to "groups should not try to force heart rending problems of lesbian the issues from their own level of their members out of the closet." mothers who cannot have custody awareness." How out far front a person wants of their children and lovers at the Ms. Martin also attended to be a can only be an individual same time. Some who have been women's meeting on decision. Saturday playing the game of determining and the pot luck dinner just Ms. Martin before identified three which group is most oppressed her speech. She autographed her potential centers for gay women's have nominated the black lesbian book "Lesbian Woman" loyalties and and concerns: gay mother. Del said, "Such attempts discussed problems with several liberation, women's liberation, are futile! How and can anyone say lesbian mothers who were gay women's lesbian focus. A one person's heartaches and present.

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BEER BUST EVERY WEDNESDAY 8 P.M. to 2 A.M. • •• AUGUST 1973 /SIPu news/9 A Transvestite Answers A Feminist bs= A little over a month ago, them . . . in short, they seem Schlitz distributed a poster ad- generally to react resentfully to vertising their beer, featuring a situations, rather than mold their "Love American Style" - type own lives. You say you believe in beautiful woman with a bouffant "will," but how much will do jet-black shiny hairdo and all these people seem to have in this make-up to look "sexy." Dorothy, book? Can you really see this as a a co-worker of mine, attached the valid, fresh sort of life? Again, following note to the poster and you said promiscuity without any left it for me: "Shelia -- would this sort of standards didn't appeal to plastic woman image be anymore you (it shouldn't). But when excusable if this was really a homosexuals practice this kind of man?" A bit amused, I wrote in non-selective fucking, bravo! reply: "Honey, if this was a man, After all, it's only somebody else she'd have to have her shit a lot (and a man at that) that gets more together than any of us. emotionally hurt affer every one Believe me. (And I mean ANY of of these one-night stands, not us! )" Another note from Dorothy Sheila. And in spite of a fag's appeared on my desk! tough, oh s00000 wild 'n decadent Dear Sheila: First of all, anyone image they can hurt. If a man or with their shit together is con- woman is so tough that no pain stipated. Anyone who needs to SCHLITZ MALT LIQUOR gets through, I fear that the keep their hair in a helmet-like barriers are so high that no style is "constipated" -- im- a person, he/she is an image. This pleasure (probably sexual) can mobile, unable to move or func- image enables the real per- get through either. Remember tion as a real, relaxed human. A sonality to go into hiding (or that the mind as well as the body hair style like that is a very ef- conceals the fact that the person feels pain or pleasure, and that fective way of making sure your has no personality -- probably emotions can't be selectively body won't enjoy itself, and isn't more correct) because the repressed. A person either sex 50 per cent body pleasure? "image" says everything about represses all his emotions (good (Other 50 per cent, of course, is you and determines many of your and bad) or he accepts all of mental.) actions. This is basically feminist them. And isn't the need for a Getting your shit together movement thinking, so you should deep satisfying love an emotion? means playing an act in this be aware of it. As I remember, And Sheila -- I've been a Lou sense. The person who's into this you have put down your older Reed fan, and bought all his scene buys a lot of funny clothing makeup clad sister as being kind records, for 4-5 years. He's been and "gets it together" on his body, of a nowhere person. If people are around for 6-7 years. Where were not in his mind, where real bisexual, and the sexes are to be you and all the rest of his new togetherness starts. He "gets it judged equally, what exactly supporters then? Same man together" in his closet -- even makes her inferior to a tran- making the same music, but as Alice Cooper is a "closet" queen svestite? Why should I believe soon as he turned himself into a in this respect. Now, whereas you you? I don't believe in sex SEX-OBJECT, he gets the see this superficial, bought at the stereotyping or god, so why recognition I for one had felt he _department store image as im- believe a smear of makeup is deserved as a plain MUSICIAN. plying a together personality on a healthy on a man, but not a Can you really think he• doesn't man, you distain the woman who woman? know his music is of a secondary also relies on a closet full of funny, You're still trying to sweep interest to most of his newly expensive clothing or make-up mind fuck-ups under the carpet by acquired fans? Look. No success and lacquered hairdos as a changing the very deep and until he decided to shove (exploit) "dumb cunt", NOT A PERSON. painful personality problems of his image (need I add up your You very clearly stated that the fag into some sort of ultra-cool ass?) and all of a sudden he's Joplin's trouble was her "hippy hipness instead of realizing it's covered with a swarm of fruit chick" image, and that often neurotic and isolating. Read flies. Gee. A song about shaving means wild clothes. Cooper Rechy's "City of Night" again. legs. Started shaving yours yet? If dresses just as flashily, but his It's heartbreaking, not groovy. women aren't happy and satisfied clothing hangup is "groovy." This scene could only appeal to as hairless sex-objects, will a man The point you seem to be someone who is absolutely be happy as one? rather obviously trying NOT to terrified of communicating with I better add that I am, as understand is that anyone, man or other people. Yeah, they're real always, 100 per cent against woman, who must rely on a pre- good at insulting each other, in- persecuting gays. I am also trying packaged, endorsed by Vogue sulting themselves, cutting down to say that they should not per- magazine hairdo or clothing is not all the institutions that oppress secute themselves by adopting 10/gPu nelAIS/AUGU ST 1973

superficial roles, and going ga-ga makes you happy? WHO DO YOU resentfully to situations over distorted sex-stereotype rather LOVE??!!!) . . . their trying to than mold their own roles will only end up hurting lives." Where the appear straight and normal is do yoU mold a life average gay and keep her/him for yourself "constipated"! That's WHY when all you do is battle from being a more "real" person. op- he she is an image, becuz in your pressions day in and day I left the following note out? on own words "the imaage says Where does a black begin Dorothy's desk in reply: to mold everything about you and deter- his own life when he's alone Dear Dorothy: I was startled by mines many of your actions." among 200 KKKs, or a woman in a your heavy rap -- figured either When he she lets himself out of room with 50 men gawking at her you were extremely pissed (at the closet, dons the image of his tits and ass. They start at the me?) or really wanted to un- true identity for all to see and is bottom, that's where!! They band derstand what I was thinking. I not scared to say "This is my together and say fuck you don't know which -- maybe you lover", then he has a good start in everybody this is me and I'm aren't sure yourself. It took me a "getting his mind together." good. Rechy's world is as valid while to get my thoughts and I challenge any person who and fresh a life as a black reactions together. Let's not will not admit this in themselves, shouting out his SOUL or a wife make this a malicious encounter, such as "the woman who relies on splitting from her hubbie and kids but an educational one. OK? a closet full of funny, expensive and shouting her liberation. Where does one begin to get clothing or makeup and lacquered I don't really think gays his mind together when it is two hairdos", because I could never practice non-selective fucking absolute opposites? Finally I am be that . . . that which I was anymore than straights. Lot and beginning to try to reconcile a boy supposed to be . . . and I refuse to lots of gays go home from the bar within me I knew was there as far be identified with a woman like alone cuz everyone there was a back as when we kids dressed up that. I CAN'T BE! My older sister Gila monster, just like straights. to play cowboys and I knew it is inferior to a transvestite bec'uz You seem to think that's all gays couldn't be real for me cuz I was she can't relax, she's trying so do is get one-nighters. There's the girl who had to be pretty and hard to deny her inner humanity many more stable relationships dainty and fragile and take care and free-ness, to bottle up any among gays than that. Yet the of the kids and cook and wait for susceptibility to feelings -- while a rate of one-nighters is higher for my man to come to me. That transvestite at the very least, gays than straights becuz of all cowboy in me could only appear admits to himself his inner life the fear gays have of exposure, of as a dress-up, a pretend, but it and feelings, and, at the most, if being fucked over by straights was so real to me somehow that he comes out, he's left wide open telling them they're so sick for so finally I was completely lost in it for rejection by family and long they begin to wonder and scared someone might find friends, physical harm, denial of themselves about their world and out how deeply I felt it (at age 5 I use of public and private it's hard to have a lasting warm had a Davy Crockett birthday facilities, easy prey for others to love with a person you've been party. The climax was when I try and fuck his head over by branded from a child into thinking appeared. I was Davy Crockett saying he's sick, etc., -- all for the is sick and bad . . . someone you and I can still remember my thrill sake of relaxing with themselves, can never touch in public, you can at the moment) . . . and everyone being free and open and alive. never take home to mommy, you else thought we were just playing, You ask him to come alive to the can never admit is your lover. pretending, but I wasn't and it world so the world can kill him. (The two of you raise suspicion if was even more frightening, cuz I "Sweeping mind fuck-ups you buy a house together, you knew I wasn't. (When I was 15 I under the carpet by changing the can't take your lover to the office stuffed a rag into my underwear deep and painful personality party or on a business trip, you for my penis and walked around problems of the fag into ultra-cool can't adopt a child, and a million like that all day, dreading ex- hipness instead of realizing it's and five extra hassles if your posure.) neurotic and isolating!" Dorothy. couple is an older man with a 20- You say flagrant queens I couldn't believe you said that. year-old lover.) Who can have a project an "image enabling the The reason "FAGS" have deep "deep satisfying love" under real personality to go into and painful personality problems these conditions? hiding." What is the REAL is cuz people like you "realize (!) Six or seven years ago I was personality in this situation -- they are neurotic and isolating." shoving rags into my underwear -- when a man wishes to appear as a And then you ask them to mold that's where I was! Six or seven woman or a woman as a man? their own lives! The people in years ago Lou .Reed was probably Where do they begin to be real? Rechy have a hell of a lot more scared his fans would know him Where do they begin to relax with will than any straight -- the will to too well and that would be the end. this kind of opposition inside? To say fuck you to all the assholes "No success until he decided to keep inside the closet, to only who hate them so intensely, to say exploit his image" -- no success til dress up alone in a locked room, fuck you to the world of people he came out of his closet and gave hoping no one will ever see, afraid who think they're sick and say others like him the courage to do to open your mouth in regard to fuck you, I'm ME . . . a lot more the same and love and idolize him any topic coming close to your will than anyone else. But you say for it . . . for bringing out their secret (What is beauty? What they itost "seem generally to react lives to the public's attention as a AUGUST 1973 /gpu news/11 valid, good, warm life. Yes a song There is virtually no dif- found out that you were as scared about shaving legs -- just like a ference between men and women about phoning as I was! song about natural Afros or no except a genital one, and anyone So look where we are. I've got bras. (You'll never know if I who limits and bases his life on his another semi-nasty note in the shave my legs cuz I wear pants all genitals is in a very bad way. That drawer for you; forgive me. It's the time now!) is exactly why we have a feminist nasty because you're a fine Since you doubt men can De movement -- women were seen person, a fine woman, in my eyes. happy with shaved legs cuz you soley on the basis of reproductive You're also painfully like the don't think women can be, you can organs, and then just couldn't woman I was at your age. This come out of your closet and tell all take it any longer. But what are little fight we're having (which I of us how a man is to proclaim his the flashy gays doing but started) is mostly this age dif- total femininity or a woman her imitating all the moronic ference. I've lived through a great masculinity if not by images. You frivolities that accrued around deal of confusion as to what a want to claim your freedom by women in this unliberated stage? woman is and I've gone through a NOT shaving your legs -- so why Gays are maintaining the double- long period of wanting sexual can't a transvestite proclaim his standard era stereotyped woman, "hipness." Remember the by shaving his legs? I'm afraid and as a woman who is having one grossly insensitive (to your you're trying to press straight hell of a time becoming fully real feelings) way I was defending standards on transvestities which as a person, I cannot encourage your boyfriend's leaving you? just won't work . . . that's like this at all. Well, I was trying to defend whites judging the physical I would suggest you question myself and my desires for sexual beauty of blacks by how "white" your passivity, and so something hipness disguised as sexual their facial features, etc., are. about that. See someone if you freedom. I am so sorry, and I'm Since you're adding you're 100 have to. And also see if you can ashamed that I never apologized per cent against persecuting gays come up with any sort of "image" for my cruelty to you til now. I'm let me point out your use of of a HUMAN -- i.e., what makes a especially ashamed because I chauvinist language: "fruit person, rather than what is a man discovered a few weeks ago how flies", "fags", "sex objects", or a woman. What happens when wrong I was to think promiscuity "neurotic", "personality you discover that a man is tender, and little bitty orgies made me problems", "distorted sex- a woman aggressive; a man is anything special. My artwork did stereotype roles." It'd be nice if spiritual, a woman is intellectual? make me special, but I lost sight you could manage to do with that Why get hung up on changing your of this in my two year long language what you did with sexual orientation when no dif- resentment of my boyfriend for "nigger" and "chick." ference exists in reality? -- keeping me from my sexy 'n free Transvestites coming out, Dorothy image. And boy oh boy, did I want having their own songs and idols, But when I awoke that morning, I an image! I just couldn't believe I etc., will only "hurt" the average found this letter in my mailbox at was as good (smart) as he, no gay in the same sense women home: matter how much he told me I coming out (women's liberation) Dearest Sheila: I really feel was. Men are smart, powerful and will "hurt" the average' awful about the last couple days. productive, not women, thought I, housewife. You were my feminist friend. We deep down inside. Well, I finally (And double duty for all this if had have very similar problems got over that. BUT -- in the he's gonna pose for a Schlitz in relating to other women, even meantime I had lost 6 years poster!) feminists, so I really needed you during which I could have been That night Dorothy left this for me to talk to about women's issues. developing as a strong, self- to find at work the next morning: Knowing I wasn't the only woman confident, self-loving person. And Just a quick note. Only wrote that felt isolated from others of frankly, Sheila, I don't want to the way I did because you are my sex was also reassuring. You ever see another woman waste transparently a heterosexual seemed to be spunkier than I was her youth on self-hatred like I woman who simply cannot learn in many respects (biking up to wasted mine. I was so worried that a woman really doesn't have Terre Andre; camping on the about you that I just exploded. any lesser capabilities than a Mississippi) and I respected you So maybe it seems like I'm man. IF you were a lesbian as you for that. You were for me a direct, patronizing you, but it's just that are trying very hard to convince energetic person and good to I've learned some truths about yourself, I certainly wouldn't watch in action. When my myself that I have a hunch apply have said anything to you. Also boyfriend and I stopped by, you to you. Pretty fuckin' presump- might have kept my mouth shut if and I could grouse about our tuous, ain't I? Dunno if it matters you showed any interest in female men's super intellectualism -- I that I mean well. What I haven't homosexuals. As it is, you sit here needed to, because their brainy learned is that people have to in your "masculine" clothing talks made me feel very left out work thru their own problems. (pants, masculine? nowadays?) and inferior. We were great at Maybe in my mid-30's I'll finally typing and liking it. No wonder work -- when I felt confused about get that thru my thick skull. you are falling for this clothes some dumb office thing, you But til then, all I can say is makes the man bit. And I like you reassured me. You never put me that masculinity and femininity, too much not to say something. down at work, and finally I even (CONTINUED ON PAGE 14) 12 /gpu news/AUGUST 1973

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The Lonely Kiss by Roland Bourigeaud (1965) from The Other Face of Love by Raymond de Becker, reproduced with permission from Editions Jean-Jacques Pauvert, Paris. AUGUST 1973/gpu news/13

STARLESS COMING OUT BAR SCENE

Starless Lost -- I wandered toward you; Love was behind that door Lost faces everywhere, Aimless Pouncing on me Blurred I reached out Where I least expected to find it. In the jazz - moving smoke; My hand and into the darkness More wild than my imagination Blank, You took me. You tore at my heart Dead. Till all past loves seemed unreal. Light! (Fields somewhere -- a moment of light I watched you flash before me And in the sky You were Like a bullfight: Lost faces drifting in that deep darkness --- Beautiful, In sunlight and tears.) Reflected light in the mirror Cruel, That I held. Exciting, There goes "Careless Love" Dangerous And all that, Starless And uncertain -- You know . . I wandered from you; Always uncertain . . Or do you? Alone to grope through the darkness How could I have known Never mind . Love could be only an interlude Dance with me Lost Face -- No light reflected In your life; Back -- and -- forth In my dark mirror. That you craved emptiness you blur my memory Rather than fulfillment Of what I never had to remember; I am a moon For your quicksilver heart And let me without a sun; While casually you flitted Cry my inside tears to someone: I move starward In and out of my life. To you, through twilight winds -- Darling. Through floating nights I drift Though my love was powerless With my dark mirror . . . To fight the darkness inside you, LOOKING AT DESIGN Yours lit up a new part IN CERAMIC DISH Of my world forever . . . Perhaps that's why one's first Blue tears love for my Is never completely forgotten. love

Blue drops in my love's gift

POETRY Love drops by Jai Brett for my love

Warm tears in the stone gift

From my love. t4/gpu news/AUGUST 1973

right road. I hope that doesn't he's doing he can't get "hung up" Answers FROM PAGE 11 apply to us. on it. I think I know what I'm when taken as mental properties I felt I had to answer this doing and if things turn out badly, rather than physical conditions letter also: I'll know not to do it next time, must be dumped by anyone who Dear Dorothy: Your letter was right? So you're right . . . I gotta cares about people. "Femininity" unexpected and surprising. I live and learn . . don't we all? has been used too, too long to rip expected you to REALLY come I far from hate myself, off women and sensitive men, and down on me about the letter I left sometimes I fear it's too much the "masculinity" has been misused you. So your kind letter was more opposite. (I love it when I find out to the extent of ripping off the than welcome! women in the "femmy" scene whole world (men being the Dorothy, I don't feel I'm hate me!) But I'm not trying to corporation heads and war- getting hung up in any "sexual deny my "femininity", Dorothy, makers and women - hipness" (I'm not really all too I'm just trying to sneak up on it minority ecology oppressors). sure what that means . . .) or any thru the back door. The front door I'm not talking about individuals images. The reason I caught on so Avon lady approach didn't even so much as concepts (take fast to what I'm doing now is cuz I work. I'd like to get the best of "motherhood" as a concept and always needed to do it but never both worlds . . . what I'm trying to compare it to real mothers -- had the guts to. So now I'm trying do now is find out how to get them. concept has little to do with real it out for size and seeing how I feel -- Shelia mothers except to oppress and -- if it's a nowhere scene, forget it. I invited her to go to a straight bar deceive them). Seems I'm always going in and with me that weekend to talk and Yes, society's attitudes kill -- out of scenes . . . I guess that's drink, but she flatly turned me but it's all people they kill, not just how life is. For too long my down, saying obviously we've the obvious ones like blacks, boyfriend and I hid out with each "got our heads in different freaks and gays. They killed my other (I remember well how much directions, so why bother." We "Holiday Magic" sister, they I wanted to literally lock us up never spoke about this con- killed my superficially contented together in our place, board up the frontation, it had been executed mother and father, got your windows from the outside world entirely in writing. Ever since this sister(s) and almost got me and and save us from everything). exchange, over a month ago, she's two of my boyfriends. And it's The awakening came for me when been cold and offish to me. really strange -- like my parents a beautiful gay came up to me on Yesterday I came to the office to would maintain that their images the street in the fall of '71 and I visit her and she refused to even make them happy, and I know it's couldn't take time to even talk to acknowledge my presence, not a lie. The only thing a person can him cuz I was meeting my even to as much as look at me. I do to get "free" is JUNK ANY boyfriend on the bus and it was stood by the door a while and then KIND OF IMAGE. If coming a block away. And I knew left. "femininity" as concept is op- when I got on that bus and left that by Shelia Sullivan pressive for women, it is, by its beauty standing there that I'd 1) very nature, oppressive for men. never stop regretting that Fire (CONT FROM PG If "masculinity" as concept (fear moment. morning. Other gay leaders from of showing emotions, social But now that we're untangled Los Angeles, Washington D. C., irresponsibi l ity, hyper - and I have freedom, I want to and New York arrived on the competitiveness) is damaging to experiment in different things scene the following day to give aid men, it will damage women as I've always wanted to. I'm not a and assistance. well. These two are socially set lesbian. I don't want to be either. The second floor bar had been traps. Maybe a person hates his I've always thought of myself as a quite crowded during its regular trap, but will he be better off in a male homosexual (try and figure Sunday beer bust from 5 to 7 P.M., trap someone else just jumped out that one out -- I can't). I think the but the crowd had thinned to of because it was a killer? How reason I think that stems from my about sixty persons by 8 P.M., the many people convince themselves hate for the female scene. But I've time of the fire. Many were to stay in a trap just because they always had a soft spot in my heart gathered around a piano, singing tried to get into it so bad? What if for transvestite and gay men when a buzzer used by taxi the trap won't open when you becuz they seemed to me to be the drivers sounded at the door. want out? Ask a person with a most beautiful inside -- the most Someone opened the door and a prison record about that one. able to abandon stereo types sheet of flame entered the bar, I'm a wide-eyed dreamer, a which, for men, I think, is a lot igniting the ceiling and walls utopian thru and thru. And that is harder. I think they are one group immediately. why I am being such a bitch that knows better than anyone Someone shouted, "Fire," towards you right now. I so that there's no difference between and panic ensued as patrons tried desperately want for others the men and women. So I want to to escape only to be blocked by a peace-with-oneself that I'm swim around a little -- get to know false plywood wall. About 20 having such a hard time finding. some gays and transvestites, see persons were led to safety through And in life any detours take years if I can learn anything about the a little known rear exit by to get around. And sometimes a feelings I've had in these areas. Douglas "Buddy" Rasmussen, person can never get back on the As long as one knows what manager and bartender. Others AUGUST 1973 /gpu news/15 were trapped at windows with Council for Religion and the meet with the vice squad proved burglar bars, but some jumped Homosexual sponsored a worship futile. from windows without bars and service on Sunday evening. One Saturday evening Del Martin sustained severe fractures. person said of the ecumenical met with Milwaukee lesbians in At one point, Fire Supt. service: "Frankly, I came to the an informal atmosphere. (See William McCrossan didn't believe service because I felt I should, but another article in this issue about it was arson, but in a later press it turned out to be one of the this co-founder of Daughters of release he stated that "a flam- week's most important events for Bilitis and her speech on Sunday.) mable substance has turned up, me." Reflecting on the week as a indicating arson." According to The first workshop was on whole, Joe Schuman, Pride week M.C.C. spokesman Baril, the Monday and discussed external chairperson said, "I think the police and fire department are oppression. The group tried to Planning Group chose a very conducting a "cautious in- identify who is down on gay ambitious schedule and I am vestigation and I believe they are people, why, and ways they can proud that they brought it all off." sincerely trying to find out the get to us. The second workshop facts." At this point, however, the discussed internal oppression. results of the official investigation The discussion was led by Perry CYCLE CLUB have not been released. Baer who accused the group of Since Louisianna had no state being sexist in dealing only with CHANGES GEAR agency with funds for people's appearance and not with In January 1973 the following hospitalization and rehabilitation personality. ad appeared in the classified of survivors, a special fund has Paul Safransky addressed 20 section of G.P.U. NEWS: New been set up for this purpose. pec ple Tuesday afternoon on the Motorcycle Club Forming. Both Checks or money orders -- civic center plaza concerning gay cyclists and non-cyclists, both gay payable to the "National New people's employment rights. All men and women who would be Orleans Memorial" -- may be three T.V. news shows gave him interested in forming a motor- mailed to the Advocate, Box sympathetic coverage. His speech cycle oriented club should write . . 74695, Los Angeles 90004, who has was followed by a march and etc. agreed to act as custodian for the demonstration. Among those expressing funds. Trustees of the fund are the Tuesday night 50 people interest were three women. In Rev. Troy Perry, M.C.C., Los unfurled their lavender "gay May the club was formed as a Angeles, Morris Kight, Los power" banner at a gay-in at mixed motorcycle club whose Angeles, New York gay activist Juneau Park's fireworks. purpose was to "encourage Morty Manford, the Rev. John Wednesday a group watched members to get together to ride Gill, Atlanta, Lucien Baril, New the Schlitz Circus Parade with motorcycles." It was named Orleans, and Advocate publisher gay banners and slogans in Silver Star Motorcycle Club and Dick Michaels. evidence. one woman was elected to office. A call has also been issued for Two films and a video tape In early June the club played host blood. Donors may instruct their never shown in Milwaukee before to two Chicago clubs, one social local Red Cross Blood Bank that drew good crowds to each and one motorcycle. (See G.P.U. their blood donation should be showing on Thursday evening. NEWS July 1973) credited to "Holocaust Victims, Some of Your Best Friends, a By July it was apparant that Up Stairs Lounge, Charity general introduction to gay issues the direction of the club was Hospital, New Orleans." from the University of California changing. The women were ended with a plea for law reform. unable to attend the regular July Lavender was an in depth portrait meeting and several new men Pride of a Chicago lesbian couple. The attended this meeting, but in- (CONT FROM PG 1) video tape titled Ohio Gay Pride dicated that they did not wish to Week showed events there in 1972. join a mixed motorcycle club. places where they felt oppressed. Friday a picket line was They were interested in a leather Dancing to Phi l ShAm'alie's formed at the Public Safety and levi social club. At this point golden oldies was nice and easy. Building demanding an end to the picture gets a bit confused, but The Saturday rally talks police harassment. Attempts to shortly after that meeting the sparked spirited discussion women were approached and among the 25 in attendance. requested to resign. They refused, Perfect picnic weather insisting on a vote of the full brought several hundred women membership. On July 26 the vote and men to the Sunday G.P.U. o 0 O \ was 7 to 5 to reform the club as a picnic. People ate, drank beer male only leather and levi social (some of which was provided by V. D. club. Said one woman after the The Factory) and generally en- meeting, "I hope that your club lie.-YhjiutzdUC6)tfrttt works out, but joyed themselves. Believe it or .. D. c..Q.44„ e...„ 276_3e don't call your- not, the Milwaukee Sentinel wrote mr."4,it, at 8'4/ selves a motorcycle club around up the picnic as a "political' Shag our friends or you will be laughed event. right out of the place." 16/spu news,/ AUGUST 1973 THE FOX VALLEY • it isn't the same great an extent. by Mike Mann Al l iance membership In other developments, the requires a three dollar fee, but A gay in the Fox Valley may University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh persons are welcome to attend have many of the same problems student newspaper in the past several meetings to see if they and concerns as Gays anywhere year has devoted two cen- like it. Meetings are held on else, but lifestyles are different terspreads to Gays and the alternate Tuesday nights at here, and Gays are no exception. campus radio station produced a various members' homes. One thing is for sure, things have series with FVGA members that Newsletters are sent to members gotten better since the formation will be aired in the fall. Several prior to each meeting. Interested of the Fox Valley Gay Alliance Valley bars have become newly persons can obtain more in- (FVGA). popular among Gays, including formation about FVGA by writing About nine months ago, the the Brown Beam and the B and B to P.O. Box 332, Menasha, alliance has successfully begun to Tap in Appleton, and Mr. Lucky's Wisconsin 54952. create a real society among many Back Door in Oshkosh. One concern of members is Valley Gays. Members came Gays are also getting together the knowledge that there are from Fond du Lac, Oshkosh, on their own, with group parties many more Gays in the Fox Neenah-Menasha, Appleton and and picnics being held to beef up Valley who would benefit from the surrounding areas. The important the social life. Al liance. thing is the alliance has brought together a fragmented Gay Forum Special Issue onHomosexuality society for social meetings, rap sessions, parties, outings and The Wisconsin Psychiatric serious discussions. It's a far cry to an article titled: The Church as Institute, University of Wisconsin- from the days, not too long ago, Advocate for the Gay by Rev. Madison, regularly conducts when a Valley Gay often didn't Wi lbur C. Cain, Counci l on symposiums on topics of interest. know where to turn for help or Religion and the Homosexual and In an effo'rt to improve com- encouragement. pastor, Ebenezer Lutheran munications within the field of There is still a long way to go, Church, Milwaukee. mental health, the Institute though. Problems have come up Those interested in receiving a biannually distributes in- copy of this issue of Forum should for discussion at nearly every formation from their symposiums Wisconsin meeting. One concern is that write to: Forum, in the form of a magazine called Psychiatric 1300 attendance at meetings has Institute, Forum. The first Forum of 1973 is University Avenue, Madison, Wi averaged about 20, or only about devoted to a "symposium on 53706. one third of the active mem- homosexuality." In the words of bership. That may change now the editor, Lorna S. Banjamin, that the meetings are dealing with PhD: We decided to explore the issue Gallery Players more personal subjects. Another (homosexuality) further by devoting A new drama group now problem has been in deciding just an issue of the Forum to the theme of do two gay how far the group wants to go in homosexuality. Subsequent to the being formed plans to exposing itself or its members to decision I happened to serve as a plays this season. Gallery Players publicity. There is also a wide consultant on a case incidentally is meeting every Tuesday at 7:30 attitude range represented, as the involving lesbianism, and was im- PM in the Church For All People pressed by the apparent tenderness on the corner of 21st and group has carefully felt its way between these two women -- their through many issues. If members Highland. The first play is caring and lovingness surpasses that in the Band don't feel comfortable in a of many so-called "normal" scheduled to be Boys by Odd situation or event that comes up, heterosexual relationships. For me, in October, followed they don't participate. this observation underscored the need Couple in December. The Killing An example of a to re-examine old assumptions about of Sister George is planned for the subject. February and The Rainmaker breakthrough, however, is the Articles of the symposium present news feature series a Green Bay will end the season in April. a wide variety of facts and opinions interested in any aspects television station is working on. about Persons homosexuality. We hope the contact The series will feature FVGA readers feel they learn as much from of theatre work can members in discussions about the this series as we did. Gallery Players at P. O. Box 994, Gay life and problems, especially Some of the articles in the Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201. as they relate to the Valley. issue are titled: A Personal Actors should send resume and a Members have been reluctant to perspective of The Gay photo. volunteer for the filming, even Movement, An Overview of the though only silhouettes will be Lesbian Movement, On Being a GPU PHONE used, because the fear of Homosexual, Homosexuality: recognition is very real. The Variance or Deviance?, Legal 1.5273 anonymity enjoyed by large city Status of Homosexuality etc. In Gays is not shared here to as particular we draw your attention AUGUST 1973 /gpu news/11

LAST MONTH WE PRINTED SEVERAL POEMS BY CONSTANTINE CAVAFY IN OUR CENTER SPREAD. here Et there E> SEVERAL PERSONS HAVE ASKED WHY WE DID NOT PRINT HIS New York, N.Y. VERY FAMOUS POEM "DAYS OF A new lesbian group, Lesbian Sidney Abbott, who wrote 1896." WE ORIGINALLY PRINTED Feminist Liberation, has formed "Sappho Was a Right-On THE POEM IN JANUARY 1972,BUT itself out of the old Lesbian Woman" with her lover, Barbara REPRINT IT HERE AGAIN FOR Liberation Committee of New Love was the guest speaker at a THOSE WHO MIGHT HAVE MISSED York City's Gay Activist Alliance. recent University of Oklahoma IT. The circumstances surrounding Gay Campus Alliance conference. the new women's group formation Last year the group had a long are described by the Advocate as battle with University officials to DAYS OF 1896 very cordial with close co- get recognized. (see G.P.U. operation promised by both GAA NEWS, October 1972) He was utterly humiliated. An and Lesbian Feminist Liberation. ++ ++ erotic bent of his, Members of Portland, Oregon Gay People one sternly forbidden and most Union, as well as An 18-year-old student is others from the scorned fighting to re-enter Benson High Milwaukee gay community, (but innate nevertheless) there turned out in School here after his mother record numbers for was a reason for it: this year's removed him, about one year ago, Gay Pride Parade in the community was very when school officials "could not Chicago, June 24th. Two eight-foot gold and puritanical. guarantee" his safety. According lavender banners proclaiming "GPU" Little by little he lost the bit of to the Fountain, Tim Sullivan was were vividly evident throughout the festivities. money he had; asked to be removed after he told then he lost his position, and then student grievance committee a his reputation. that there should be an organization for gay high school He was getting close to thirty students like himself. To date, feedback without ever having finished Sullivan has met with little more Dear G.P.U. NEWS: a year at one job, at least that than school board side-stepping of Thought you might like to anyone knew of. the issue and is seeking legal have a picture of your youngest On occasion he earned his ex- reader, the Princess Shelia at 8 advice. + + penses from weeks. She is an anniversary The highly successful spy novel interventions that are considered present to Buddy and anxiously "Here There Be Dragons" by shameful. awaits each issue of your fine He became such a character that Robert Bentley is scheduled to be publication. made in to a Hollywood movie this were you seen with him BUDDY AND MATTHEW OF summer. The hero is a gay spy. GLENDALE often, you would probably be seriously compromised.

But this is not all of it; that would not be quite fair. Even more appropriate is the mention of his beauty. There is another aspect that puts him in a better light 00 and makes him seem sym- pathetic; makes him seem to be a very simple, genuine child of love who unquestionably placed higher than his honor, and his

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Above his reputation? But the community that was • so puritanical made stupid comparisons. 18/gpu news/AUGUST 1973 New Pornography Rulings Bear Watching The recent Supreme Court case. Many of the notables who always central to the culture, ruling on obscenity emphasizing stepped forward to testify in his depicting genital activities that local standards over national defense did not like him and had while usually forbidden by that standards is considered by some little use for his pornographic culture are in actuality somewhat to be "a major step backward" publication. They were, however, widespread. Pornography, and by others to be "an avoidance very worried about censorship. therefore, simply makes visible of establ ishing clear cut On the other hand, the anti- the act that is socially invisible. guidelines on smut." Obscenity intel lectual is interested in Doubts can also be cast on the definitions have always been preserving the status quo, theory that pornography is vague and the court's opinion believing that too much in- harmful to a healthy sex life. In requires that for material to be novation could damage social our society where sex education is banned, the depicted sexual acts stability. He feels that any sub- so deficient, pornography can have to be spelled out in state laws stantial change in the currently actually assume an educative or in opinions of state courts. approved set of values represents function. Several Scandanavian The issue of pornography, its a threat to the orderly operation countries have let down all public acceptance or non- of the whole system. Most anti- barriers to the production and acceptance and the controls of the intellectuals come from the distribution of pornography. They community at large over its middle class, who in our society have found that, after a short distribution is an important one to have a firm grip on the power period of time, the flow of such the homosexual community. Its structure. Thus, innovation for material subsides to about the importance lies not in the fact that social change threatens power. same amount previously being the homosexual subculture has a This theory offers an ex- distributed clandestinely. They set of values that include an ex- planation for the fact that the anti- have further witnessed an actual cessive interest in pornography. intellectual is frequently an avid drop in sex murders and rape. In spite of the shrill outcries of the reader of pornography in private Obviously pornography is not anti-homosexual, the fact while publicly damning it. A dysfunctional, but functional and remains that gay people have no traveling porno seller that I know if not rigidly controlled soon greater response or interest in tells me that his best customers in ceases to have the shock value of pornography than straights. The each city are members of the the forbidden. importance of the issue to gays police force. He says, "For some It sometimes seems that our lies in the fact that it is considered strange reason policemen are society is willing to use sex or to be a "moral" issue and fascinated by gay sex pictures." suggested sex for almost every decisions in this area reflect the We have all read about vice squad purpose except that of pleasure in prevail ing climate of opinion of officers "borrowing" sex movies the act itself. It is O.K. to use sex the tolerance or acceptance of from the local dealer, showing to sell almost any product made homosexuality in the mainstream them at the police smoker and by man, but sex for personal of our culture since then "busting" the dealer the next pleasure -- Never! Call the police! homosexuality is considered also week. All this brings us back to the to be a "moral" issue. It is also interesting to note question of policing the produc- One is sometimes led to that scholars tell us that the three tion and distribution of por- wonder if the whole battle over largest collections of pornography nography. Aside from the pornography is not really a in the world are located in the dilemma of deciding what is struggle between intellectuals Vatican Library, the Library of obscene and what is not, (various and anti-intellectuals. The Congress, and the Kinsey In- court rulings are at variance) primary interest of the in- stitute. Fortunately, or un- there remains the question of just tellectual is freedom to innovate fortunately -- depending on your who makes the decisions as to and thereby effect social change. personal point of view -- none of what is obscene. Evidently the His most effective weapon is the the three offer public access to the Supreme Court has thrown up its written word. Any controls by collections. All three institutions hands in dismay after grappling society on pornography smacks of are socially accepted and in- with the problem for several censorship which threatens his tellectual in nature; one religious, decades. 'In their wisdom, the freedom of expression and one governmental, and one judges have thrown the problem therefore his effectiveness as an scientific. back into the laps of state and innovator for social change. Pornography, l ike local governing bodies and courts. Looked at in this light, it is not homosexuality, has a long and The result will probably be a really a paradox for an in- varied history. It has appeared al welter of different laws none of tellectual who privately despises all times and in all cultures and in which will really be fully en- pronography to publicly defend its some cases has been lifted to high forcable. At worst we may see right to be produced and status in religious or state local censor boards and at best distributed freely. This is ceremonies. One very interesting sharply defined sets of laws which precisely what happened in the fact about both written and pic- leave room for freedom of ex- famous Ralph Ginsberg obscenity torial pornography is that it is pression. AUGUST 1973 /gpu news/19

The direction taken by society small community where people on the issue of pornography must are very conservative, but I think be watched closely by the gay that we should kiss openly and community because we are an hold hands whenever we feel like easily attacked minority. it. I don't want to create a spec- Therefore, public education about tacle, but I want people to un- our lifestyle must continue derstand and accept our love just because as straights grapple with as they do male and female love. this issue they will, hopefully, see I can't get through to Ray, NEW our situation more clearly. maybe you can convince him by Sam Edwards about how gay people ought to exist. Thank you very much. feedback With love and thanks, JO DEE'S R.T. (CONTINUED FROM PAGE 6) Marshfield, Wis. 2139 Racine St., Hwy 32 Editors Note: Dear R.T., Being liberated Dear fellow gay people, Racine's Gayest Club A friend is a wonderful thing, but let's face it some told me about your communities are simply not ready to wonderful organization and I accept open displays of affection between support you whole-heartedly. members of the same sex. When gay Open 6 P.M.Closed Monday The reason I am writing is people kiss or hold hands in public they are that I have a problem with my boy accused of "flaunting" their sexuality. We SATURDAY, AUG. 18 friend, Ray. We love each other suggest that you consider Ray's feelings. LIBERATED TOGETHER When and if you are both ready to accept very much, but when we are in ALL GIRL BAND public the flack that will surely come your way in Ray will not kiss me or your small community, do it. Until then, even hold hands. We both live in a keep cool. DANCING 10-1 AM

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Vice (CONT FROM PG 1) among tne topics discussed. II During the interview Captain calendar Yahnke repeatedly stated, "We Gay Peoples Union holds its kV are here to enforce the law and weekly meetings Monday at 911 that is what we will continue to E. Ogden starting at 7:30 P.M. do." with a half-hour social period. A spokesman for the com- Monday, August 6 - Regular mittee said that the Captain business meeting and showing .pppears to be a hard line, old of ONE ADVENTURE film. school cop and seemed unsure of Wednesday, August 8 - Talent himself when discussing gay show organizational meeting put all issues. He did say that his at 802 E. Kewaunee, 8:00 P.M. department had received hun- Monday, August 13 - Workshop dreds of annonymous complaints meeting to write a GPU public concerning the washrooms in the relations flier. your eggs park "because of the things going Tuesday, August 14 - Council on on in them." He refused to be Religion and the homosexual more specific and admitted that meeting at Pastor Cain's in one homosexuality itself was not home at 9:00 P.M. illegal, but that any homosexual Tuesday, August 14 - Mott the act is illegal. Hoople live concert at the basket. One representative of the Riverside Theatre, 7:30 P.M. committee discussed an incident Are you a little hard boiled over All the Young Dudes should of attempted entrapment which attend. what's happening in the commu- had occurred in a gay bar. The Wednesday, August 15 - nity? Feel like you're being Captain responded, "That is what Newspaper committee poached? You're not the only we are there for, to keep you meeting 8:30 P.M., 1623 E. one. So what are you doing about people from doing your illegal Kane Pl. it? You can't just sit around and thing." The committee expressed Sunday, August 19 - Jim Peck TV expect solutions to hatch all by its displeasure at vice squad of- show. Pastor Cain of CRH themselves. ficers pretending to be gay takes on a conservative customers, but the Captain Baptist minister from That's why we're here, and we refused comment. Janesville. need your help. You can't Incidents of arrests where Monday, August 20 - Law Reform: make it on your own and neither gays were manhandled and What do we want? What will can we. No matter.what you do or verbally abused were related. you be willing to do to get it? who you are, you've got something "To my knowledge nothing like Saturday, August 25 - Copy we need even if it's only your this goes on, but if I ever hear of deadline for September issue. support. So be a good egg. Join such a thing, the men involved Monday, August 27 GPU. And keep your sunny will be severely, reprimanded,- Revolutionary Effeminism vs. the side up. Captain promised. Gay Liberation. A discussion When questioned concerning on the Double F rim mm vim ism based vice squad training, Captain magazine available at Rubarb °send to: Gay Peoples Union, Yahnke admitted that there was Bookstore. Separate meeting I P.O. Box 90530 none dealing with the homosexual for newly out gay people at the Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202 community. When discussing same time. gang beatings of homosexuals, 'Enclosed is 0$2/one yea' the Captain said that these Monday, September 3 - Labor Day dues situations were hard to prove, - (No meeting) Picnic at I III $3/subscription to "but if you have witnesses, you Bradford Beach. What else? GPU News will have equal recourse under Bring music, dance, eat, etc. ❑ the law and should file charges Tuesday, September 4 - Regular I $5/both and go to court." C.R.H. meeting. I am over 18. Captain Yahnke declined an Monday, September 10 - Regular I invitation to send representatives business meeting. Special I NAME of the vice squad to attend a separate meeting for new and G.P.U. meeting stating that he did non-members at 8:00 not recognize the organization I ADDRESS Wednesday, September 12 - because its members commit Newspaper committee illegal acts. meeting, 8:30 P.M., 1623 E. CITY STATE ZIP All progress is initiated by challeng- Kane Pl. I .ing current conceptions, and executed Monday, September 24 - Potluck by supplanting existing institutions. L MIN EM MIN IIIMI —GEORGE BERNARD SHAW supper/Talent show.