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Photographed by Ira Cohen Outspoken (Editorial) 4 Letters 6 Sotomayor 6~ Stonewall Riots (Natalie) '7 GAY THROUGH THE AGES 34 Jennifer Camper 8 Gabriel Rotello Reminisces with Charles Henri Ford about Gay Life 40 Years Before Stonewall Nightmare of the Week 9 Blurt Out 10 Commentary (Katz) 30 Look Out 44 Out of my Hands (Ball) 46 Gossip Watch 47 'iM 'f~ Going Out Calender (X) 64 WILD WOMEN OF SONG r~_ 38 Bar Guide 68 Community Directory 70 Classifieds 73 THE CHOIRBOYS 42 Personals 80 Mark Chesnut Does Grand Central with the Gay Men's Chorus Crossword (Greco) 98 LOVING THE LIPSTICK SET 48 Liz Tracey Stands Up for the Femme Nation THE TRULY TIRED QUEER 49 Pettit and Signori Ie Investigate the New Aftliction Banning NAMBLA Q he board of New York's Lesbian and Gay Community Center voted recently to deny use of the Center's facili- ties to NAMBLA, the North American Man Boy Love Association. Use of the Center's space had been Trequested by NAMBLA for a poetry reading featuring Allen Ginsberg. In justifying the denial, the Center issued a statement that "it was not in the best interest of the Center" to allow the poetry reading to take place. In our opinion it was not in the best interests of the community or the Center to ban the reading. In matters of freedom and free speech, a basic principle holds that it's precisely how we respond to the least popular atti- tudes and beliefs that determines how free we really are. It's no challenge for a SOCietyto allow free speech to the popular, the bland or the mainstream. The real challenge is how we respond to groups like NAMBLA,whose agenda many find incomprehen- sible or abhorrent. For lesbians and gays, the principle of respect for diversity is especially compelling because much of society considers us to be incomprehensible and abhorrent. While we hope that with education and openness society will eventually come to a differ- ent conclusion about homosexuality, many may always condemn and oppose us. It's therefore incumbent on us to show by exam- ple how a free and tolerant people deal fairly with those whose sexuality offends the majority. Some have contended that because the sexual activity advo- cated by NAMBLAis illegal, we're justified in banning the group from our presence on legal grounds. But the fact is that homo- sexual behavior itself was once illegal here, and still is else- where. For gays, illegality itself is no excuse to condemn others, often quite the opposite. None of this is to promote or oppose the goals of NAMBLA. There are powerful arguments on both sides of that equation. Opponents level serious charges of child abuse, racial exploitation and inherent morals offenses against NAMBLA's philosophy., Defenders point to the almost universal history of intergenera- tiona! sex in human SOcieties,and argue that if one rejects the idea that sex is evil or damaging, and accepts the reality of childhood sexuality, arguments against consensual man-boy love melt away. Despite the fascinating implications of these arguments, gays and lesbians who come down firmly against the goals of NAM- BLA are vastly in the homosexual majority. They are aware that one of the chief weapons used against us by homophobes is that we are all child-molesters, and they are justifiably eager to dis- avow that image. But banning a group like NAMBLAfrom the commons is far too harsh a method of disavowal. In this, as in all other cases of sexual difference, how we act is far more telling than what we say. 'Y 4 OUT~WEEK December 17, 1989 N FEDERALTAX. N lATE TAX. NO CITY TAX. 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Standing quietly Please remember that more LETTERS during a homily to protest than one MCC church has content that one finds been firebombed in this. a morally offensive does not country founded in part on strike me as disruptive. the principle of respecting Religious Right endorse none of these tac- although some New York differences of conscience. I would like to respond tics, it should be pointed out, I church authorities have dis- But more to the point. to your editorial, "Gays and believe, that there is a signifi- agreed with this view. the right to worship is as fun- the Church" ("OutSpoken: cant difference between the A$ for aggressively trying damental as the most basic OutWeek, Dec. 3). (I am an first action and the latter two. to interrupt a religiousservice. of gay rights-the right to openly gay member of a Peacefully picketing such action strikes me as express love, physically or Lutheran congregation in houses of worship:? Sure. being. simply stated, wrong. otherwise. to the consenting Manhattan that is lesbian- Where better'to give witness Anyone contemplating adult for whom one feels and gay-supportive.) to matters of conscience? it should first know that it is that love. regardless of gen- While I applaud your This tactic seems fully in illegal under New York State der. Gay rights and freedom encouraging members of keeping with the spirit of the law. Thisstatute. not inciden- of religion are identical in our community to challenge civil rights struggles of the tally. protects worshippers one respect: they both religious hierarchies when 60s, and not unlike Martin belonging to gay- and les- depend on the guarantee of their policies are demonstra- Luther's nailing of the theses bian-positive denominations freedom of cbnscience. bly harmful to us, I think fur- to the church door. (such as the ReligiousSociety I fail to see how our ther discussion of strategy But blocking entrances of Friends, the Unitarian-Uni- community would gain if. in would be profitable. and disrupting services versalistAssociation. the Unit- the continuing pursuit of Your editorial refers to deprives others of their Con- ed Church of Christ and the basic human rights for our- "picketing cathedrals: stitutional right to the free predominantly lesbian and selves. we started denying "blocking church entrances" exercise of religion. gay Metropolitan Communi- them to others. and "disrupting services: In this matter of disrup- ty Church) from disruptive Ronald Najman While you specifically tion there are important dis- assaults by homophobes. Brooklyn 6 OUT..-WEEK December 17. 1989 Hay Wire Iyst in bringing greater con- the moment. " That only we The way this question was Re: Charles Barber's sciousness and helping ourselvescan then "hear the phrased immediately puts article "Louise Hay at Town many people open up to mess we've gotten ourselves the. person asked on the Hall" (OutWeek, Dec. 3): the joy that is possible, even into-absent of community, defensive-it's the kind of Firstof all, you don't send in trying times and in the friends, lovers, doctors, questLort the straight press someone who hates the the- midst of personal crises. activism, family or society-is asked over and over from ater to critique a play. Your David Spencer d kind of personal fascism. obvious bias severely limited Philip Bell Jesus Christ doesn't fall your qualifications to critique James Busby short of my expectations: . Louise Hay's lecture. In igno- Manhattan remember his call to rance, you went looking to rip activism: "I am come to Louise Hay apart. You have Charles Barber responds: send fire on the earth, • quite the right to your point of view, Firstof all, I don't "hate different from Hays' "I wrap although your point of view is the theater," although I'm myself in a cocoon of love, very cynical and jaded. Even startled to find even Hay's and I am safe.• JesusChristwould have fallen fans acknowledging the short of your expectations as crass entertainment mecha- More on Martina a healer.
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