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Drum is published monthly by 4 the issue male homosexuals for the entertain- 5 news ment and information of othed 11 books male homosexuals. 13 -. gay moments "If a man does not keep in advertising pace with. his compan- ions, perhaps it is because 14 . ... fiction: my he hears a different drum- - last inclination mer. Let him step to the 19 . .. male prostitution music which he hears, however measured or far in ancient greece away." 35 . .. the adventures of -Henry David Thoreau harry chess 38 dear drum 41 . .. classified photo and art credits: Clark P. Polak, editor Covers: Bob Anthony; Page 2, Issue Number 28 Jay Mitchell Studios, Box 2223, Phila. PA 19103; Page 10: Dean January, 1968 Pages 14, 19 and 21: Dolphus Smith, Jr.; Page 18: Models Studio; Subscriptions: $7.00 for" 12 issues] Page 22: Neil Edwards, Box 12852, Memberships: $10.00 per year, include. 12 issues of Drum, and the newsletter, J, Phila. PA 19108; Page 24: Jet; For Members Only, and membership in Page 29: United Press International the Janus Society of America, a homo- and the Denver Post; Page 32: VIP phile organization working for hoino~ sexual civil liberties and social rights; Studios; Pages 35, 36 and 37: A. Ufe Membership: $100.00. For mern] Jay; Page 43: Athletic Model Guild, bership subscriptions and information! write: Drum, 34 S. 17th St., Phila.' 1836 W. 11th si.. Los Angeles CA PA 19103. 90006. All unsolicited manuscripts and pho- tographs given the closest possible at tention, but Drum cannot assume lia-" Photographers generally supply bility for their safe return. catalogues of their models at $1.00 Advertising rates upon request. to those wishing additional photo- Entire contents copyright©bY Drum Publishing and Clark P, Polak,.1967. graphs. (] • the Issue upon them for speakers to uni- news versities (Drum's Clark P. Polak, appearing for the Homosexual Law Reform Society, was invited to At this writing, 1967 is near its schools as diverse as Bucknell, end. It has been a great year for Lutheran Theological Seminary, RFFORMS individual as "unsuitable" for Fed- sex. If things continue in their Penn, Rider, State University of. Detroit: Homosexual acts be- eral employment. current direction, it might even be tween consenting adults would no "There have been, and undoubt- New York at Buffalo and Temple.) . I legal some day soon. More invitations than can be longer be criminal under a pro- ably are today," the A CL U policy The Supreme Court, probably filled easily come from church posed revision of Michigan's crimi- statement said, "in the vast stretch- . unwillingly and through the default groups, radio and television stations nal laws. The revision has been es of government service, men and, of lower courts and society as a and men's fraternal organizations advocated by a 60-memb.er com- women who perform their duties whole, seems to have become the {where' Polak, at least, reports just mittee of judges, lawyers, police competently, and in their private chief source of moral legislation, about the only major resistance to officials and clergymen who had hours engage in different kinds of albeit legislation by court decree, what he has to say. "After all," worked with a jurisprudence com- sexual activity-- without any harm- in America today. That's an un- he explains, "they join the Shriners mittee of the State Bar' of Mich- ful impact on the agency that happy state of affairs, but a state specifically to assert their mascu- igan. According to the chairman of employs them." that those who believe in a measure linity-their fezzes and sequined the committee, Circuit Judge -Special to Drum less of official restraint of matters gowns not withstanding." Horace W. Gilmore, the proposed sexual can profit from. At year's end, the Society's legal revision would represent the first Washington: The Senate has The Court seems to be taking batting average stands one won wholesale change in Michigan's voted to keep the private Iives of the position that something some- (Val's Bar)' one lost (Boutilier's de- criminal laws since pre-Civil War Federal employees private. Legisla- where is probably obscene and that portation case) and one still up for days. A primary aim of his com- tion that would ban requirements they would know it if they saw it, grabs (the test of Miami's antiho- mittee, Judge Gilmore explained, that Government job applicants but they just haven't seen any real mosexual bar ordinance): was to bring the law in tune with submit to questioning about sex, obscenity in a long time. They also If the number of paperbacks and mores and social attitudes in Mich- religion and personal relationships found, in the famous Connecticut magazines (let's not call them "nud- igan today. was passed and sent to the House. birth control decision, that sex, ist") containing photos of male Other laws that would be done Under one exemption to the the hetero kind at least, can be had nudes is any indication of a social away with are those which make privacy measure, the Central In- for pleasure alone. change, the statistics must speak for it a crime to incite Indians to telligence Agency and the Federal Network television discovered themselves: Trojan Book Service re- violate a treaty with the United Bureau of Investigation would be that there is sex in the sixties (the ports no less than 60-and proba- States, using the name of a former permitted to use lie detectors and 1960's, that is) and that there are • bly closer to 75-paperbacks with president to advertise liquor and psychological tests during job in- even homosexuals. Hollywood via primarily or exclusively male homo- dueling. terviews--provided the director or no less a star than Marlon Brando sexual themes were copyright in -The Detroit News, Sept. 7 his aide found the tests were re- also discovered homosexuality- 1967 and, which ever figure be ac- quired to protect national security. almost. There was no prediction as to curate, the total is at least twice New York. City: The American The love that dare not speak its that of 1966. Magazines containing Civil Liberties Union, charging that the bill's possible success in the name spoke it in at least 1,964 male nudes numbered lessthan 100 there is "widespread harassment House. newspaper and magazine articles in 1966 and were so numerous as to and intimidation of homosexuals," -New York Times, Sept. 15 during the 12 months ending No- be uncountable in 1967. has advocated, in a policy state- vember 30, 1967 -an increase of Year's end is traditionally a time ment, that laws penalizing homo- London: Writes Gillian Free- 10% over the previous 12 month's for predictions. Surveying the sure- sexual conduct between consenting man: "I did some research on ho- 1,785-a tabulation of the number fire unpredictability of 1967, how- adults should be abolished. mosexuality and a national news- of clips received through Drum's ever, the only reasonably safe bet The ACLU also rejected .the paper asked me if I would gather clipping service indicates. is to say, like the weather, change is position of the Federal Govern- together a group of homosexuals to Homophile leaders throughout inevitable and we're going to have ment that evidence of homosexual talk uninhibitedly about the (pass- the country report heavy demands plenty of it. conduct was sufficient to class an age of the Wolfenden) Bill. The re- o rn sultant assembly were all agreed a public advisory committee will and high school classes, a group of southeast Alaska coastal city were that it would have little or no hold public hearings on the rec- experts gathered on the North- indicted by a special grand jury on effect on them personally since ommended changes. western University's campus and charges of procuring and operating they had never made love other -San Francisco Chronic/e, Ju- told each other how they were a house of prostitution. The chief than in private and they weren't ly 13 doing with their individual sex .pleaded innocent to the charges. pederasts. What they did feel was classes.Said one: instruction about i-The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer, that to a very small degree they GREECE sexual techniques should be strictly Sept. 17 avoided on the ground that "such would be relieved of social stigma The regime which ousted Chry- which would make it easier, not so sostomos during an anti-homosexu- talk implants desires to experi- San Francisco: In response to a much for them, but for their par- al purge (Drum 25) conducted the . ment." growing volume of complaints, po- ents were they to know the truth. purge with little open display of Said another: "You can't in- lice swept through the Tenderloin All felt that whereas their fathers force. It did not go in for mass clude birth control information" district and arrested 23 prostitutes would be shocked and take it, roundups and arrests. Soldiers or and another: "Sex without respon- and 14 male homosexuals "dressed egotistically, as a reflection on their police would merely corner some- sibjlitv is wrong because it leaves as girls." The homosexuals were own virility, mothers would be one alone at night, beat him severe- out the commitment." charged with trespassing-into the more sympathetic and understand- ly in an alley, then let him go. On homosexuality: "All of us lobbies of hotels whose managers ing. One mother who did know Cru ising was stifled with an edict were once homosexual. As we grew had complained. Both homosexual :.