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MORE THAN A NEWSPAPER San Francisco, (415) 441-0560 VOL. 3, NO. 3, JANUARY 30,1981 Los Angeles, (213) 657-7498 NEXT DEADLINE. February 6, 1981 INSDE: QUENTIN KOPP inthelMO’pg^ THE MAMLUKES pgH. PraVATE fVVRTIEis and” the ABC,therules.pg5,j L. A. CALENDAR pg 26 if-a and more... : ^ *■ PHOTO BY JIM MOSS EDITO RIAL contad MASTHEAD The opinions expressed in THE VOICE arc TO THE VICTOR portunity to get to know and work those of the individual contributors. The with you. The times we have shared, appearance, whether in editorial copy or The old saw “ lo the Victor floes the Spoils” is all too true in politics. Even so, your friendship and advice will re photographic representation is not to be there should be some room for statesmanship after a politician actually gets main as some of my best memories construed as indicative of sexual orienta tion or preference. elected. of the Administration. It would seem to me that when the voting public elects anyone to office, espe I am sure our paths wilt cross Editorial & Business Offices cially in a local election, it is not an absolute mandate to do whatever the victors again and we will have the opportun 1782 Pacific Avenue want. It more often means that the victor was perceived as being the better of the ity to recount the good times and San Francisco, Ca. 94109 available choices. There is seldom the intention to give any political victor carte renew our friendship. I am relocating (415) 441-0560 blanche. to Los Angeles to continue my work THE VOICE is published every two weeks All factions, within any community, want their aspirations recognized, if not in government. by Paul D. Hardman & Associates. fulfilled. None expects to be totally ignored. Best wishes in the future and 1 In San Francisco, for example, Dianne Feinstein won election to the office of hope we can stay in touch. A CONTROLLED CIRCULATION permit Mayor; as victor she deserved to dispense the rewards. Along with the right and has been applied for and is pending at the Sincerely, San Francisco Post Office. the privilege, there is also a duty. There is a duty to find the very best to serve the E. .\llison Thomas start at the head. Copyright 1981, all rights reserved. No public, especially in crucial areas of service. Political hacks are expected to be Staff Assistant to Anne Wexler rewarded by giving them some jobs to perform; surely not all of them. p ^ t of this publication may be reproduced There is an observable pattern of promoting people with limited ability to without written permission of the publisher. Dear Mr. George; Subscriptions, $20.00 for one year (26 sensitive appointments where they rise only to the limits of their own obvious Your column in the January 14 issues). Non-subscription copies available limitations. The operative concept here being limits. issue of the Voice was one of the at 11.00 each. THE VOICE is supported Starring: JEAN JACQUES PRIVATE In the short run the rewarding sycophants merely because they arc syco more outstanding pieces of writing by advertisers and is distributed free of phants, serves to gratify the ego of any politician, and without ego we would have that 1 have come across in today’s charge in the San Francisco Bay Area and no politicians. In the long haul, even the victorious politician must come to realize the Greater Los Angeles Metropolitan wr.h Ryider Jones, Alkar an<d Dave King Gay press. It was warm and sensi Area. that he or she will be judged on performance in office, and the results of that per tive. form ance. THE VOICE was founded in 1979 by Paul ■ D. Hardman. 1 If the conduct of the office is such that the public is dissatisfied, then the once Sincerely, victorious politician will not sec victory again. The voting public will seek and find Dork Gorham PUBLISHER alternatives. More often than not, voters vote against a candidate than for one. Paul D. Hardman The second time around should prove harder than the first for the foolish poli tician. Dear Editor; ASSISTANT EDITOR Politics required that the victor be perceived as the best, if re-election is the Needless to say, I am an aware Perry A. George object. The perfection that the victor is spiteful; petty, and foolish can prove individual in the gay community and CALIFORNIA ADVERTISING devastating at the polls. The voters distaste of cronyism is also a sure way to ulti therefore read ALL gay publications, & CIRCULATION MANAGER mate defeat. attend fund-raising activities, go to E. Lee Clifton It is, of course, expected that one’s friends be rewarded. Failure to do that the bars, baths, discos, after hour places and generally enjoy my off- ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR would ajso bring about voter rejection. To exclude all good judgement, and refuse Donald McLean to sec virtue among those who did not, or, in good faith, could not support the duty hours in this most wonderful victor, is to do the public a marked disservice. of ^1 cities. A RTS Sc ENTERTAINMENT During the past few weeks, voters in San Francisco have expressed sharp criti After Uving here two years, I Ariel, Donald McLean, Antonio Mejias- cism of Mayor Feinstein for her failure to appoint gay men to commissions and have a good understanding of what Rentas, Ray Nelson, Mike Scott, Kcny boards in the city. is going on; who are the leaders; who Stewart, Knute Stiles If it were a matter of fact that only the best are selected and appointed and are the followers; which bars treat CARTOONISTS Bruce Billings & Gary Ostrum they just happened to be women, or straight, who could complain? But that is not their customers the best; which rest plus fhe observable fact, at least to those who have raised the issue. aurants serve the best for the fairest FOOD EDITOR From the very beginning of the current administration, there has been a ten price; etc. ad infinitum. Maricttc Gordon dency for the Mayor, wittingly or otherwise, to appoint the same people to every 1 truly enjoy reading your paper PHOTOGRAPHER commission or post that becomes vacant; too often the same women. Gay men and the BAR as well. I love Perry Mick Hicks have not even been put on lesser commissions, not to any extent that is. George’s sarcasm when he chastizes HEALTH someone, someplace, or something. It is this perception of discrimination against gay men that has brought the Paul D. Walker, Ph. D. open hostility to the attention of the local media. Since I have recently acquired a PRODUCTION EDITOR Perhaps it is not the fault of the Mayor.,.perhaps it is the fault of the entire taste for the leather scene (not all E. Lee Clifton spoils system as it has developed, at the local, state and national level. the B&D, W/S, etc.), I am highly Our good Governor in California, for example, “Jerry” Brown, not only has aware of the ‘personalities’ in that TYPOGRAPHER access to the spoils system, he is in a position to let others share in his spoils and group. 1 must say the Prince de Lea Can Casaircs let them hand out appointments to his commission. ther holds his own with his sarcasm CONTRIBUTING WRITERS The recent formation of a Governor’s Commission on Privacy saw the selection and wit; his war with Mister Marcus Ariel, Bruno Bereshnoy, E. Lee Clifton, HOTTER THAN HELL and appointment of numerous people throughout the state. Some were good ap- in B.A.R. is a flawless example of Cal Coburn. Bob Damron, Morgan Ellis, pointmenU, some were not, but few were more than politically inspired oppor two columnists being at odds and Evelyn Freedman, Perry A. George, tunities to exercise the power of appointment regardless of the consequences. yet not trying to destroy each other Mr. Gloves, Mariette Gordon, Paul D. Fortunately, the representatives from San Francisco just happen to be good in print. It’s just enough not to be Hardman, Thomas E. Horn, Esq., choices. .. ri- o boring; it’s just enough to be amus Supervisor Quentin Kopp, Prince de The same thing can be expected of President Reagan at the national level, ing; it’s just enough to be the subject Leather, Mark Lipinski, Long Beach and perhaps with more serious consequences, since the impact is greater on all our of conversation at a dinner party Daryl, Senator Milton Marks, Bob lives. or dinner date; I love it. McCarthy, Donald McLean, Antonio However,^it is at the local level where most voters have the most influence. Mr. Gloves is educational, but I’m Mejias-Rentas, Steve Prokasky, Senator Local politicians arc more responsive to individuals. Local politicians may even be not that deep into the leather scene. David Robert, Mike Scott, Keny Stewart, more responsive to sound advice. If so, perhaps the Mayor of San Francisco will I am a TOP, youngish (28) leather Cheryl Thompson, Paul A. Walker, Ph.D. Find It in her own best interest to appoint competent gay men to positions of man who enjoys the masculine responsibility, and permit the city to enjoy the wealth of Ulent which is available scene, cameraderie and hot sex. I THE VOICE LOS ANGELES and willing to serve. have a sense of humor and do not (213) 657-7498 If not, I would certainly expect popular vote-getters like Supervisor Richard take “wearing” leather as a badge of Hongisto to run for Mayor. superiority. I find more compas LOS ANGELES sion, intelligence, socio-economic ADVERTISING Sc CIRCULATION stability and caring with men of lea ther and I revel in it.