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Bay Area Gay Liberation (BAGL), a newly The Crutaderis a free peoples newspaper, published by Randy, who was just a young man, came formed group which has more non-gay causes West Coast Gay Liberation as an alternative voice to the to San Francisco a few years ago to escape the than gay ones, has a couple of interesting commercial publications which now exist! 1 'id l’( )W 1 1 1 M Kl 1 1 hateful oppression of the smali town of people running the show, or should I say, All articles In the Crusader are the opinions of the Missoula, Montana, and the non-understanding helping to lead or guide the show. writers, and do not reflect the opinion of West Coast Gay parents he left behind. One is Claude Wynne, formerly of New Liberation's Crusader necessarily. The Crusader does not ila ì^anòa? K( M I\1 id 1 (. \ 1 .d ', 1 Here in San Francisco, he found happiness York City. This person joined the GAA (Gay censor articles contributed to the paper, and invites all with a few friends, and he was creating a whoie Activists Alliance) of that City a couple of years people to contribute articles for publication.. ^ \ \ 1 U \ \ ( 1 ( < ) new life for himself. But Randy, unfortunately or so ago, and proceeded to become quite big The Crusader champions the cause of all oppressed iFuniia ll|p (Spnter? took the poor advice of a doctor who advised in the Third World Caucus, which is right on. minorities in a seemingly neverending fight to end the It is a multi-purpose service center, created to help those Randy to change his lifestyle to which Randy Except that a serious split concerning "racism many Iniustices which exist in society today. who cannot help theselves and to help those others who can seemed quite happy, and a week after doing as occured, and while most of the proud blacks All funds over the cost of printing go to the Helping help themselves and are willing to do so. The Center provides the doctor advis^, Randy became extremeiy and other Third Worlders walked out of GAA, Hands Community Center, and the newspaper is depend a drop-in Center, with free help of varying kinds. The Center despondent, and took his own life. refusing to be “oreos” or “unde toms," Claude ent upon advertising for the major portion of its revenue. does not dispense money....the Center is not always able to Randy was a very fine person, and a person chose to stay on. To have the Crusader maiied to your home or office costs help all who ask for help....but will do the best to help you who tried so hard to help other people. We here Claude Wynne worked with John O’Brien, a $6 per year. Address ail Inquiries to: Crusader, 225 Turk help yourself. We have maps, medical information, director very well known member of the communist ies, drug abuse counselling, meetings for alcohol addicts, at the CRUSADER miss Randy deeply, and Street, San Francisco, California 94102. Phone number, shall miss his poetry. God bless you Randy for group, the SWP (Socialist Workers Party). (415) 771-3366. literature on alcohol addiction, a community bulletin board, free coffee and tea, chess and checker games, plenty of all the nice times we shared together GAA proceeded to become very heavy Support the peoples paper, the ‘voice of We.st Coast Gay reading material, a free lending library, religious activities, a The staff of the CRUSADER and laden with SWPers, and YSAers (Young Liberation!’ meeting place for various community groups, swift assistance The Staff of the Helping Hands Center Socialist Alliance which is the youth of the Staff for those under arrest, legal referral assistance, very limited SWP), and now, after Morty Manford, a very Jerry Salazar, Jr. employment placement and housing referrals. weak...... * president, led GAA ...... * into chaos, the V PSWI Bruce Ebby rDWTlETTl and YSA people took full control of the GAA Jim Boyd-Robertson today in New York City. Mark Owens/Brother Bizarre The Center houses the Old Folks Defense League, a senior The other person in BAGL you should Randy Johnson citizens legislative rights lobbying group. Also houses the Gay MEMORIAM know about, who welds considerable influence, Lee Raymond named Steve Ginsburg Liberation Front/West Coast, and the North of Market-Down 2 1 st ST. BATHS is the highly personable Howard Wallace, who Bill Brooks town Police Community Relations Council, and many other 21st STREET o a ran for the Board of Supervisors on the SWP functions. SAN FRANCISCO coalition back in 1973. Howard is highly Grand Duchess II 2 8 5 - 3 0 0 0 Contributors Who Runs the Center'. The Center is sponsored by the In Memory... articulate and an excellent speaker. Howard Gay Post of New York - Staff Orthodox Episcopal Church of God and is staffed by claims that he is no longer a member of the of San Francisco Socialist Workers Party. 100% volunteers from various walks of life, and is co-ordinated “MAYOR” BILL BRANDHOVE PASSES OVER Because of Gene Carter’s failure to uphold by the GLF/WC. Then another Trotsky communist group, Editor-in-Chief "Mavor.” Bill Brandhove the duties of the title of Grand Duchess II, he Rev. Raymond Broshears Who Funds The Center: The Center receives it's money on age 57, died of a heart attack while visiting the I.S. (International Socialists) have members has been relieved of the title and privileges. a purely donation basis and some from the Church. The friends in Long Beach on February 16th. in BAGL as well. And together, perhaps this Is Lee Raymond, the runnerup in the contest, Associate Elditor Center does not receive national, state, county or city funding. Mayor Bill was with the Marine Cooks and one of the reasons why BAGL spends so much who was named Royal Princess to the Grand The Mockingbird The Center relies upon the generosity of the people. Stewardsas Union for many years. Bill met many time concerning itself with non-gay causes. Duchess, now will be elevated to the post of What Are The Hours: 12 Noon til 10 PM Monday thru different people over the years and used his Just a little something you all oughta know. Grand Duchess II so as to fulfill the duties until Photography Saturday and later or earlier depending upon special meetings contacts to help his friends. Bill was the kind of Flash Storm II the next contest this fall. Exactly That Productions or functions, and on Sunday for religious activities. The a politicai person who really knew people in Lee said he will have a small court, Richard Way land telephone is a 24 HOUR HOTLINE you can call for assistance City Hall, law enforcement, and in most consisting of people he knows he can count on Billy Brooks when the Center is open or closed. government agencies. He was what one friend Homosexuals Massacred m to work with him for the various community Rules For Use Of Center: 'Be cool,' not loud, and most called “a real arranger.” He helped many gay CWle... functions. Advertising Manager certainly not rude. And don’t come in while under the businesses over the years get various permits The title. Grand Duchess, is a camp title Billy Brooks influence of drugs or alcohol, and no dealing! No pimps or that they were having difficulty getting, and DECLARATION OF THE HOMOSEXUAL LIBER and is used by the holder to create good will, such crap allowed! Person on desk is in charge and must be was a good friend to so many hundreds of ATION FRONT IN ARGENTINA. and to hold functions to help organizations and shown respect. Respect for the rights of others, that’s where it peopie. It is not enough that, in the wave of terror unleashed individuals in need. it is at! Mayor Bill Brandhove was a real catalyst, by the military junta in Chile after September 11, 1973, NO DRUGS OR ALCOHOL and a real warm understanding human being thousands of workers, students, and patriots have been who will be missed by all his friends and murdered for dissenting politically from the sinister Rev. Ray Broshears, Editor of CRUSADER and associates here. projects of General Pinochet. It has affected all those who Director of Helping Hands Center, at work. Hal Call told the CRUSADER that, “He was in their daily or social lives are not in agreement with the a great friend to so many gay people. He will be "order" which he intends to impose, "order” traced in the greatly missed.” image of the Holy Inquisition. Thus, the homosexual h e e t ô P ? Don Black {Foxhole Tillie] told the community in Chile, like the rest of the population, has CRUSADER that, “Bill Brandhove was a fine been repressed in the cruelest possible way. A known man and a real fine gentleman who we all shall homosexual from Santiago (32 years of age and of National m iss.” -tr Uruguayan nationality) called "LolaPuñales, ’’was raped, tortured, castrated and riddled with bullets by a group of Gay Task Force Take a Friend along soldiers. Dozens of homosexuals have come to the same Operation Concern Ex tragic end. Acts such as these are now habitual in Chile. The corpses are left for several days in the street in order (NGTF) STILL NOT VERY NATIONAL AND to intimidate the population and plant terror. To have a STILL DOESN’T SPEAK FOR SAN FRANCISCO pands Programs and beard or long hair, to wear red or uses a miniskirt are GAY PEO PLE...... HOW LONG WILL THE causes for arrest. To the Chilean military, these are NATIONAL MEDIA BE BLIND TO THIS FACT, Fund Raising Times. subversive acts. OR IS THE NATIONAL MEDIA JUST PLAIN If, indeed, Pinochet’s coup has no precedent in the STUPID? A.B.C NETWORK WINS AWARD FOR Chairperson of Operation Concern, Ron "democratic" history of this country for it massive THE YEAR! Ross, informed the CRUSADER that Operation meaisures of repression, the murder of homosexuals in The National Gay Task Force (NGTF) is not Chile is not new. The same methods were used by the the least bit national in membership or Concern has expanded their programs in leadership, and it doesn’t even keep in contact MV several directions. government of General Ibanez in the fifties: hundreds of homosexuals were cast into the sea tied to stones. A boat with 5% of the gay groups in America. The Ron Ross said that now that Jim Stoll has full of homosexuals was sunk in the Pacific. Common NGTF is the biggest shuck since P.T. Barnum moved their mental health program in the knowledge, in which these events remain alive, affirms was around, and recently the NGTF made a Pacific Medical Center, he now handles that afterwards Ibanez had a son who was a homosexual. super-ass of themselves and an even bigger ass forty-four cases a week himself, and that he has Without doubt, the only flower which grows in the of the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) taken on volunteer counsellors who work at the garden of Fascism is the flower of death and terror. We Television network, with that “homo-special" Pacific Medical Center. He pointed out that homosexuals are subversive: we love life, we cultivate with David Frost, who really should go back to Now at favorite bar, liquor aod V Stoll hopes to soon have a part-time paid the imagination, we detest authoritarianism, we believe England. in the unity of man, we desire a system founded on Ron Gold and Bruce Voeller have been assistant so that the many waiting cases can be snowing the New York national media outlets handled. freedom which is the only one in which we will be respected, we reject “order” because it is a synonym for with claims of being so big, so broad, when in grocery store, ACME BEER io Six-Pack Chairperson Ron Ross stated that Op reality they are but a handful of people who are eration Concern will open their fund raising oppression. Pinochetism is a sea of blind, well-ordered worms. making dollars $$$$$$ with their NC3TF “trip." drive on April 1st, as they need $15,000 for this We are called to repudiate the bloody coup in Chile Ron Gold, a super-huckster type out of next fiscal year, due to the expansion of the and to work to help the refugees, prisoners and New York, with his Nu-Yawk accent, and all his first ever, gay mental health program. combatants. We call upon the homosexuals of Chile to phoney bazzazz has really snowed some of the Circus-Circus will be held as usual in July, take an active part in the resistance, together with the media people, but when Gold came to San with Hector Navarro as the chairperson of that Francisco, he flopped flat on his face, for he others who are repressed, and upon Latin American only impressed the likes of Elmer Wilhelm and event, and before that, Ross said that other homosexuals and homosexuals throughout the world to Paul Hardman. Others, who have deep types 'of fundraisers will be held and that give every possible aid. The death of “Lola Punale.s” points out to us once again that to be a homosexual is a perceptiortion could see right through this auctions will not be held until September and huckster. and didn’t buy anything he had to only if needed. Last year Operation Concern manifestation of human affirmation and dignity which the fascists cannot tolerate. The most daring flower of “ sell,” so he went back to New York with had a month of fund raising auctions in July in Santiago has been scattered in his own blood. Yesterday; nothing. addition to Circus-Circus. grace, happiness, coquettishness. Today: each oppres.sed And now, militant women’s supremist have B .A .R .’s Camp Awards Show will be held person can recognize himself in that unrecognizable body. moved in on NGTF and are bullying Gold and as usual this summer and the proceeds from Today: a promise, a sorrow which staunches our tears the other men around, which is far out! It was that event will go to Operation Concern, and makes us determined to struggle toward victory. only a matter of time before this happened. So, according to B.A.R. editor Bob Ross and Lola, your body, pecked by the hideous fowl of the now anything that NGTF does will be with a Operation Concern’s Ron Ross (they are totally Pinochetistas held a butterfly of dreams and kisses with a 90% women’s view, and to hell with the gay unrelated). silver ribbon that they could not find. We know it. Your male. shroud shall be our banner. 1 Not one of the San Francisco organiza The CRUSADER urges all gay people to tions has joined the ngtf and let us hope it support this g a y mental health program, (“Tha'nx to SOMOS, Boh Roth & translator... token from Gay Post] stays that way. Operation Concern. AKK (turnstile incarceration) wherein inmates are released, MIRI I IKH KN I.ONC— Ñho»ii .it I.» N«m. 6 7 3 -7 4 0 6 p.m. commit additional crimes and then are re-imprisoned. Prat proposes programs funded through Foundation 9 9 0 Post at Larkin grants that will prepare prisoners to function pro t950-l975 ductively when released to civilian life. When elected. Gene Prat proposes to conduct the Z H 2 2 25ÛL CINEMATTACHINE duties of Sheriff in a systematically effective, pragmatic anniversary and humane manner, without seeking additional financial 9 f support from the taxpayers of San Francisco. * ^4 Inc. .1 «h,. •f iK* SEVEN COMMITTEE ,,*,^,4. « , , ROYAL PALACE M A T T A C H IN g • tyhatt. ft M«ft«
225 Ûlurk &trppt ■V His present work has been inspired by pressuring \ n c l financial circumstances and he has been pro ducing works with obvious differences by E3 pa comparison of past renderings. One of his recent drawings titled, "Knowing the Not Knowing," characterizes Mark's inability to relate to equations and mathematical term B ination and rationalization. It is Symbolized by a howling, exhausted, agony filled face, with eyes looking upward toward a compass, a triangle, the E p ] B p ] number zero itself and a ruler which is numbered with twelve zeros rather than the numbers one through twelve. All these objects are draped with &an IPramiaro cobwebs as they appear to float outwardly. A silver (415) 626-3903 spoon representing the bourgeois feeding and nourishment of the mind waves notionally to the rn-33B6 drawings left trailing a smokey appearing form of applied ink connecting face and spoon in a mystifying exposure. Mark's signature, (a work of ®ppn 12-iaÇJB. art in itself) is sketched on the lower left hand side E a E3 iMomrs of the drawing. Mark is more than just an artist as he is Unniiaji tljru g>aturòfflE3 «m O U ESTO CO philosophically imaginative and interested in the progressive future of talented artists who are seeking ultimate self perfection in the develop and unusual ment of their work. As a gay he seeks total B B liberation and morah equalization of all people regardless of their preference for sexual gender. single items Mark someday hopes to be able to offer some thing to the Artist as an Artist and to people in general as a sexual liberator and humanitarian. Mark Mulleian's future has strong possibilities Open Tuesday — Saturday for greater success than he has known in the past. Noon to 6pm With a growing following of people and a developing surrounding source of intellectual, hopefully Artistic Liberation and people Liberation 3903 - 18th Street at Sanchez can be accomplished and stabilized in our time. San Francisco, Ca. 94114 Mark is also a writer when properly inspired, although the most critical of viewers have found it difficult, if not impossible to sufficientlv observe, dissect, and understand Mark's uncomparable Special Gay Business Guide Photo by JOHN DAVID HOUGH talent for combining his unusual realistic yet to San Francisco Mark Mulleian modern times. Many critical viewers have found it abstract awareness of ideology and self-created Restaurants and Bars difficult if not impossible to sufficiently observe thought, is it not unusual that the following poem Royal Falce, 335 Jones Street ...... 474-1067 by Dean Classbrook, |r. and understand Mark's uncomparable talent for should reflect the same profound character. Casa de Cristal, 1122 Post Street...... 441-7838 There are few people in our times who stand combining his unusual realistic, yet abstract "What are you thinking about^ Those eyes F.S., 1121 Polk S tre e t...... 441-7798 out as symbolic beings of genius. Misled awareness of ideology and self-created so there like early morning mist’ barely Mint, 1942 Market S tre e t...... 861-9373 competitive energies and the practicing of compositions. embraced inside by a low burning light. Yacht Club, 2155 Polk S tre e t...... 441-8381 individual political strategies have forced the Collectors of his Art have found it necessary Chilling Warmth I feel as I bare my eyes Jackson’s, 2237 Powell Street ...... 362-2696 strength and intellectual powers of personalities of to come back time and again so Mark could upon yours. Piercing words of spears Club Dori, 427 Presidio...... 931-5896 Fickle Fox, 842 Valencia...... 826-3373 talent and constructive offerings to be suppressed explain his works. People who are familar with his breaking through, seeking to know. With 527 Club, 527 Bryant Street ...... 397-2452 into depressing, empty non-progrssiveness. Genius painting and ink renderings most likely understand words I ask, "What are you thinking about?" Le Domino, 17th & Florida...... 626-3095 has been lost to the creation of polluting spiritual the statements I Have thus so far made. My heart beats fast. Cold, chill chilling Badlands, 4121 - 18th S treet...... 626-9320 greed and defiance of intellect itself. Mark has sold paintings to Elton John, Thomas draft upon my back. Finger tips wedded This short writing deals with the genius and Szazs and Representative Boggs of Texas, and warm by wax and smouldering charred wick Cafes beauty of an Artist who has had the fortune of other collectors throughout the United States. that beholds that of which I asked. Those Hamburger Mary’s. 1582 Folsom Street...... 861-9223 overcoming the obstacles of the circumstantial Shirly Temple Black, Janis Joplin, William Ball & thoughts that are no more. I shall never Los Cazos, 525 Castro S tre e t...... 626-7193 environment I have described in the preceeding Vincent Price have visited Mark at Frank Gallery know, those thoughts that passed." paragraph. His name is Mark Mulleian and he has where he had been living with his lover Ron Raz Mark's writing is somewhat fragmented Bars - Taverns - Saloons for the last five years. Windjammer, 645 Geary Street...... 441-8330 accomplished his feat without commercialism, yet obviously, however, that is not an accidental style Tool Box, 2097 Market Street...... 863-7226 his talent has been recognized and is respected by During the past two months of the new year, of writing. Feeling is Mark's goal and if that means Boot Camp, 1010 Bryant S treet...... 626-0444 people throughout the Northwestern hemisphere. Mark has been devoting most of his time to the the butchering of the English language for self- Stud, 1535 Folsom S tre e t...... 863-2980 His media coverage has been wide spread creating of some of his most unusual pieces ever. satisfaction, he will with only the slightest Folsom Prison, 1898 Folsom Street...... 861-9223 throughout the United States and at times reaches indication of hesitation. Peg’s Place. 4737 Geary Blvd...... 668-5050 as far as Europe and Canada. As an obvious non-conformist, Mark's nature Gangway. 841 Larkin Street...... 885-4441 At the present time, however, Mark is dictates the simple will that he is nothing other Kokpit, 301 Turk S tr e e t...... 775-3260 confronted with finanical difficulty although he is than himself. Mark's greatest frustration is Red Lantern Saloon, 180 Golden Gate Ave...... confident that soon this will be overcome. knowing when he is not thinking his own, Phoenix. 1035 Post S treet...... 441-8418 Recently Mark sat four days and nights on the originally constructed idealic entities, when Trapp, 72 Eddy S treet...... 362-3838 corner of 17th and Douglass here in San Francisco, speaking from a collective form of Non-physical Rendezvous, 567 Sutter Street ...... 781-3949 status. Corner Grocery Bar, 4049 18th S tre e t...... 863-9463 with his 8 by 12 foot painting of the Crucifixion Eagle Creek, 1884 Market Street ...... 863-3323 titled, "Spring Crossing," and a 9 by 13 foot If understanding Mark's poetry is difficult, Midnight Sun, 506 C astro...... 861-4186 painting called, "Revelation." The occurance took ‘W perhaps a relief of your own frustration could be Mistake, 3988 - 18th S treet.... ; ...... 861-1310 place when Mark and overextended storage of a J l - possible by the understanding of the following Pendulum, 4146 18th S treet...... 863-4441 graciously loaned garage space. After being simple, yet mystifying philosophical sayings. The Buzzby’s, 1436 Polk S tre e t...... 474-4246 turned down by several Universities, Churches and first being, "Sorrow is but a pasing shadow that I House of Harmony, 1312 Polk 885-5300 Museums and with pressure to remove the bare behind me when I am passing in the way of New Bell. 1203 Polk S treet...... 775-6905 painting the only alternative was to temporarily light," and the second being, "The kiss of light N’Touch, 1548 Polk Street ...... 441-8413 I'i upon the wisper of the inner, while the outer 2097 Market Cabaret, 936 Montgomery ...... 788-3365 move the paintings where exposure would Bradley’s Corner, 900 C ole...... 664-7766 hopefully work for itself and after three days and sleeps." Again some defiance of conforming to the 863-7226 Lucky Club, 1801 Haight Street...... 387-4644 nights of cold weather, news coverage brought "proper" is evident responsive interests from as far as Boulder Creek Meeting Mark is simple Almost every Baths and soon Mark accepted storage space in a nearby ‘A k weekend he spends some time at the Rendezvous. San Francisco Dave’s, 100 Broadway...... 362-6669 garage, although he would prefer they be shown Dancing is Mark's way of releasing excess energy Bath’s, 3244 - 21st Street...... »... 285-3000 publicly. he builds up during the week He can usually be Castro Rock. 582 C astro...... 863-9963 Extreme complexity is evident in Mark's identified by a red ruby sewn on the upper thigh of paintings when one studies them from all artistic his Levi pants and his Moroccan coin necklace. He Gay Groups spectrums. Techniques of texture, color, form, and is friendly and willing to talk to most anyone. Open 6am everyday S.I.R., 83 Sixth S treet...... 781-1570 the super-imposing and application of mystical Don't be surprised if he gets into a heavy Helping Hands Center, 225 Turk...... conversation Given a subject of controversial Gay Liberation Front...... 771-3366 imagery, illusions and religious conceptions for Come And Enjoy which no other artist of recent or past history can nature, he can carry on without losing his own UNDER ARREST? Call u s !...... 771-3366 boast of accomplishing are incorporated into some interest or the interest to the people he speaks of the most profound and estranged paiting of Photo by F. BARBANTE. Jr. with. □ » Hotrp o f M ÿ b î (ínaot ICibrration Hoir? o f HÎMt (íoaat Olag îûihpratto«^ IHE Ö l r w H a i i r r Brother Bizarre crowd was tremendous, and the crowds at the a crock ...they belong with the jailbird after the 6 â l t d P ' 8 By Mark Owens WINDJAMMER nearly fainted when the infamous kinda stories they both tell. drag Miss Gay California, PATSY, appeared in RON WILLIAMS and HENRI and working with Big Editorial For those of you who read the Bay Area Reporter, I jockey shorts, and as a contestant too! one another , one what!!!? Is-it true?....that REBA am known to you already: for the rest of you, I am Mark RICK of the WINDJAMMER is celebrating his is going to "tie the knot soon with a DON’T SUPPORT FILTH MONGERS AND Owens, otherwise known as Brother Bizarre. The origin 21st birthday again, on April Fools Day at that DEALERS IN DEFAMATION of such a pseudonym, which I have used for three years leatherman?"...is it true....that CHARLOTTE nearly now, is difficult to explain at best, and I can't exactly say place...it is his 30th 21st birthday party! ne_arly swooned when she saw the Sugar Loaf? is Too many times people complain to me VOU buy the LOS CAZOS? why I feel comfortable using it. Suffice it to say that, to And what is this rumor that the self-glory it true...that TONY L. of the HoH is putting his act that they don’t like reading all the filthy words my mind at least, it is a personification of the And I have another one on HECTOR "X" happy MARK CALHOUN who has such an inflated together?...right on TONY!...and it is true, that a in the Data Boy bar publication out of Los NAVARRQ, the Dowager President of S.I.R., “just ptolitical/realist beliefs I hold, and will be the name that I ego that he doesn't even speak to most of his ole former S I R. semi-official still has hundreds of Angeles, published by Saul Sufron and David will use in future writings to express those beliefs. But, what were you and JON JON doing in the "social friends, and now works at the DUDE. dollars in bad checks all around!!!!...... and it is Hodgson. Well, there is absolutely nothing as witnessed by the usage of my real name, it is not a title room" of the ROUNDUP? I mean, really! And I It is prestige for older bar owners and true that ASSEMBLYMAN RICHARD ALATORRE, which I can do about the language which which I will hide behind while casting my stones (as some have another record for you, JOHN OLSON of "tenders" to have young lovers? Just look about who is backed by the Toklas branch group in Los appears in their “paper," nor the various well knowns are rumored to be doing, and others doing DAVE'S BATHS and a volunteer at SIR was seen in the city and look at some of the lover-trips, Angeles was not present when the consenting defamatory articles they publish. outright). a room with SIXTEEN MEN doing something particularly on Polk and on Geary! adults sex bill was passed!....and it is true that For a person to deny each of the libelous But, if I alredy have a column in another paper, ...... really John! BILL McWILLIAMS the famous expert on attorney B.J. BECKWITH sent a letter to the matters appearing in the Data Boy only makes why am I writing; here? I have a special reason for this: LENNY MOLLET, the Godfather of Folsom mexican food, now has a taste for oriental food I matters worse; for there are too many people "Brother Bizzare's Gaze" is a satirical look at Gay society attorney for DAVID B. GOODSTEIN, owner of the in the city, but behind each article, there are great, hear...will that muscle bound bar owner never Advocate, which had David "boiling"...and in with low minds who like to believe the worst significent ideas that I’m trying to get across. Many of stop, I mean after all, he is from Tennessee and is a behalf of Rev. Ray Broshears, who the Advocate about other people because they have a low these ideas I wish to express, minus the facade of satire. I .stud, so why not pick some nice young southern owner threatened for writing about him (quoting opinion of themselves. Most people just suffer chose the Crusader for this purpose, to present you with boys, Americans.. him). through the printed indignities. the options that are behind each article I write. Each MAXINE, who was that young chile you were And is it true that the B.A.R. is going into If the libel is against an influential person, article I write here is a supplement to the one in BAR, playing with at the NEW BELL the other night, that Denver too?...just love the news about them that person should use their influence to and vice versa. I invite you to read both papers; why not? a certain bartender from another bar was trying to opening a Los Angeles office...that should put fata change that paper for the better. I know of one They’re both free, anyway! make it with?...... And back at the WIND advertiser who got tired of being called names Introductions having been completed, let us move on boy where it belongs, joining Action and Compass to purpose and motivation. I am uninvolved in any formal JAMMER, that boy Gary Johnston...... talk and a few others....at last, a decent clean in the Data Boy and cancelled his advertise ment. This is probably the best way to clean up aspect of our so-called “Gay Liberation Movement," about pushy!!!!...he and fata-boy ought to get it publication comes to Los Angeles. (even though I am a member of SIR and do work at together. And LARRY (Lady Leah), you should be a paper of filth, lies and defamation. Helping Hands Center), and to be quite frank about it, I So happy to hear that CHRIS left the TOOL ashamed of what you are doing to the heart of the In the case of brand “S" newspaper, there am repulsed by the bar/royalty trip and all the BOX...he was much too innocent to work there flying nun...and BOB WIGGINS, darn you, look are no filthy words which abound as in Data egomaniacs who perpretrate it. Due to this non with KENNY and BILL BAILEY...the latter being the other way just once in a while. STEVE Boy, but it does have its distortions, lies and involvement. I view the Gay scene from a unique angle - very naughty. What is a TOOL BOX, well....it sure GINSBURG is working at the Helping Hands defamation. Ask any good attorney. Here too, one with a total lack of scruples for anything or anyone. isn't like the old Fourth and Harrison one, but it is Center as volunteer on Monday nites, would you many choose just to suffer through in silence. In other words, there are no sacred cows in my book. most interesting, especially the "tool box" of believe?....and MARK OWENS too?...and who is With both of these papers, the readers pay My one real motivation -- well no, there are two, KEN! the bills by patronizing the bars which actually -- one of them is a desire to say “Gay Liberation” THE MOCKINGBIRD "STRIKES" AGAIN...ANI the cute chickie on the early afternoon shift KEN RICE, the new office manager of SIR, is named MICHAEL from Michigan?...hope he isn't advertise. We do not suggest that you boycott and really mean it, instead of having to put quotes around THE FEATHERS FALL ON THE FOLLOWING Street (Bryant Street), went all the way to New any of the advertisers in any publication; the phrase all the time. What I see in San Francisco is not PERSONS* AND OTHER STUFF ON THE NO-NO Orleans to Mardi Gras and spent a great deal of much much to nicely-kold accoording to the private property of the flying nun....I want to liberation at all; what it really is is more along the lines of many...but none can fault him for his efficient "touch" him, ever so gently! however, let them know that you are disgusted a “Gay Ahnnialation" movement. Every new group that PEOPLE....DECIDE FOR YOURSELF* WHICH IS time on his knees...they do have such lovely old with the various items which appear in those WHICH. HERE IT GOES FOR THIS ISSUE....I churches there you know...and by the way, was work tho!....but, being soooo nicely is not nice at DON CAVALLO and the FICKLE FOX both comes down the line seems compelled to build up a fast publications, and ask them to use their thought we just had an "empress" race, I mean, ROY of the P S. in one of them, for I heard you all, really! look like they have been redecorated...if you don't rep by denouncing all of the other existing groups, the NICK of the TRADING POST who sells NAZI believe it, just take a look. influence to help bring about higher standards. latest of this sort being BAGL. Our primary goal in life afterall, just who is this flaming red FLAMED... were seen kneeling with him around somewhere?... apparently is to make ourselves our own worst enemies. and LENNY, I do like those Sunday afternoon items, is about the rudest person in town But, when you want to see some children We must remember, that copies of these looks nice, and like really red royalty. I went to a publications find their way into the hands of The editor of the Sentinel does a red-paint smear on the party at GANGWAY to celebrate "Lithuanian brunches at the 527 which is on Bryant Street according to BILLY, an ad salesprerson and worth looking at, go to the CASA de CRISTAL, and "friend?" (maybe lover) of MARK OWENS!...well heterosexual people. Do such obscenities as editor of the Crusader. One gossip columnist has a Liberation Day," and who did I ^ee, but Mr. (527), and I think MONTY should get a gold star for look closely at CARLOS and VICTOR, now these mad-on at another gossip columnist. Gay socialists Lithuania himself, Joe Roland wearing a Mexican BILLY, what can you expect form a person who two are a real beautiful wholesome sight...then slip appear in Data Boy, create a good image for the his fine cooking...and what is REBA doing behind gay community? I think they do not. against Gay capitalists against Gay conservatives shirt. Si Si Señor! And what about Shane and Susie sells NAZI ITEMS and that sadistic stuff!? through the adjoining door and just see a sight, the bar?...much too classy for that place! And When city officials and police officials see against Gay liberals against Gay royalty against Gay of the GANGWAY...they can't even spell Lithuania And what formerly well-known attorney who MARCUS,, that is a sight! And say HELLO to the leathermen - and all the while, the fascists that we are when in New Orleans, LENNY spent all his time at distorted items in brand “S ,” do you think it when a poor spelling columnist calls them! the TRAVIS, and BOURBON CLUB and never saw was once with a government funded agency likes nicest person just about anywere, DIXON, alias supposedly “on guard" against sit back watching us to have sex with a big hand? Heaven only knows, is Polk Street Sally. does the gay community any good? Certainly destroy ourselves, and laugh their heads off! THIS IS At the NOB HILL I saw Clif Newman with a one second of the big parade! not! sparling number that set this ole heart to piddy Another hot item, since GEORGE MENDEN he gay or what?....Do you need plants?...well, if And listen, if you haven't done so yet, do it NOT WHAT I CALL LIBERATION! This is why my first pattering ..lucky boy! even you don't need them, you should drop into now, join the new Democratic Club, the HARRY S. The papers should reflect the views of the column, "BAGL 1984" was written with more on the HALL vacated his seat at the .99 movies, it seems gay community, and obscenities, libel and MICHAEL GRIFFIN of the DUDE, watch out, DAVID SCHUYLER'S Plants & Things at 243 Türk TRUMAN DEMOCRATIC CLUB , would you be subject to follow. that SANDY KING has taken his place...and by the Street, just a half block from thé home of defamation reflect only a very small percentage And my second motivation? Well - it’s Mark Twain. for a man in black is lurking about seeking the way, BILL McWILLIAMS, what were you doing, lieve???...Harvey Milk, Jose, Hal Call, Rev. Ray SWEETLIPS . free parking too, and it's open from Broshears and Charlotte Coleman all in the same of the gay community. Let us hope that that In his last book. The Mysterious Stranger, Twain heavenly company of LARRY SWABBIE!....And going into that place in the City of the Golden brings up the idea that guns and bombs are not, nor will someone else at the DUDE better watch out for a 10:30 til 6:30, Monday thru Friday...nice nice, and Club?., give Ray a call at his office for information small number will someday get their house in Gate, and with someone named Jones too? order also and become a credit to the gay they ever be, our Ultimate Weapon. It’s not some great far opposite reasons, liars are never appreciated. so is DAVID....just love his one salesperson, she about joining this alternative to the "other" one. MICHAEL GRIFFIN of the DUDE has a quote community. Urge the writers for all papers to and terrible thing that is going to be invented someday; Pills, and booze, that is the scene of too many used to be cashier at the Crest Theater for years...a After all, this one is a real DEMOCRATIC club. No as a matter of fact, it’s right here under our very noses - for all his admirers, "the only thing big on me is my use their real names, and not phony ones. gaytenders ..let us hope that the acts are cleaned ass", nasty, nasty, but working with RICHARD real sweetie. support for Republicans!!!!! the most potent and devestating weapon mankind has Honesty really is the best policy! I ☆ up before "tillie" does it for us. NOVAK and the X-Bird, I guess it would rub off. And speaking of the LIPS, everyone must go Well kiddies, that just about wraps things up ever known. HECTOR "X", sweetest man this side of The hottest item really in town, is the item and help hang SWEETLIPS on April 1st and for now, don't forget to attend the Sgt. Elliot Laughter. 2nd...until you have attended a HANGING OF Blackstone Testimonial Dinner that the gay Think about it. It’ll knock you for a loop, but I’m Divisadero Street, served himself up well as an that-BOB ROSS is doing his best to keep under certain you’ll agree. Remember your childhood days, auctioneer at the ex-Crape....just love the digs he covers....covers?...whose BOB?...yours?...is the SWEETLIPS you haven't seen anyone hung!....SEA communities are giving him in mid-April...it is a FOOD # 2 has some very interesting pictures of biggie, with Perry George as the chairperson, and smears...(the CEI^TER will not carry their papers when you were taunted by the other children. It wasn’t made at a certain party named MIKE CARINGI. .. note about BOB ROSS waking up in his New the words that hurt you so much as it was the sight and you all know MIKE CARINGI don't you?...if you Orleans Mardi Gras hotel and finding DARIMUS, BILLY, the CRUSADER advertising manager... Hector Navarro, Bob Ross, Larry Littlejohn, Ron and that is why their columnists bad-mouth the sound of other children laughing at you, wasn't it? It was don't you are lucky!....if you do, you are lucky the "ex" of Paul Bentley in his bed...ROOM! naughty, naughty...but soooooo nice! Ross and a ton more of people on that Committee CENTER). with me. Maybe that was why I was so turned on to Art also , figure that one out kiddies! Honestly BOB, did you have to go all the way to Well, what is this junk about some of the that is setting it up..contact Perry or the And by the by, good taxi cab service can be Hoppe, and chose satire as the style of writing I would And speaking ot MIKE CARING!, I saw New Orleans for him? potential advertisers complaining about the coordinator. Rev. Ray Broshears for info on the had at the CITY CAB, that is what the use for my colum in BAR. Laughter has a was of purging someone hovering around his hunky partner What "south of Market" bar owner appears to alledged high rates of San Francisco publications? affair and how you can be of help! WINDJAMMER and HELPING HANDS CENTER evils better than angry words or hostile actions, and I C HRIS the TRUCKER...such a lovely boy, much too be very hot for the younger owner of a bar located ...well, dears, if you wish to advertise in SCAB Don't forget the Easter Walk this March 30th both use., give them a try, they "go further!"....and want to get the Gay scene to start laughing at itself in this manner. If we can laugh at ourselves hard enough to lovely to go with MIKE. And while running about, I at 645 Geary Street?...some people like country publications printed in Los Angeles, fine, but (Easter comes early this year), which will begin speaking of cabs/taxis, who is that "person" who happened into LA KISH, you know, • the remember, the unions are getting busy, busy...and with a noontime til 2 PM Brunch at S I R., 83 Sixth writes that nasty gossip column for the Kalendar start saying, “Shit, you mean WE did all those crazy boys, but not me, he is much too tame. things?’’, then we’re halfway there. leather-queen star of the auction at the auction for Who was the handsome stud who escorted your San Francisco BIG THREE, Bay Area Reporter, Street, and the "Walk" will begin shortly after two and says he is a cab driver and goes around letting the Tavern Guild Community Center Building Vector and Crusader, are all published at a UNION o'clock...with Empress IX Frieda leading a "walk" air out of the tires of drivers he doesn't like...at So ■ that, in a nutshell, is the basic idea of “Brother LEE RAYMOND, the Regent Grand Duchess, home plant. Bizarre’s Gaze”: satire yes, but thought-provoking lund?...such a camp ..but darrrrrrrling, don't you the other night (LARRY WHO?) after the special to various bars, and Empress X Doris taking some least that is what he said in his column last Just love the way Folsom Street has gone to reading as well. Who knows? Somebody might actually think that a blonde wig is like a black wig on BILL show at the RENDEZVOUS celebrating it's 13th of his court to the Laguna Honda Hospital, and week ..Dennis Charles, I thought you said you take it -seriously: someday, we might even start to unite PLATH? anniversary? I understand the stud not only saw hell...if the bars would offer something besides distributing Easter gifts to the aged. All this didn't want or like fata boy smear columnists?... as one in the cause of Gay Freedom and really start Speaking of BILL PLATH, just love his LEE safely to the door, but carried the new Grand "raw" stuff and "highs", maybe they could information comes from the HOUSE OF THE double-standards darling??? liberating ourselves. Heck, we might even able to have a breast of chicken at the ROYAL PALACE , and Duchess across the threshold!...do I hear wedding compete, after all, times are changing...but some GOOD FAIRIES (San Francisco's newest social Well, I just saw big PETER DECKER passing by Gay Liberation movement yet! just where did EMPRESS I JOSE come up with such bells?...hope not, for Larry’s sake! old men don't ever accept change...(this goes for "group"), and from the dowager Good Fairy I, and I want to have a conference with him, so I will “Nothing is sacred, and nobody is above suspicion; "lookers" as Chris and Michael?. JOSE gets all the Have you heard the fantastic NEW SOUND all on Folsom except Heidi and her STUD and Hector Navarro "X", and the current Good Fairy, sign off for now. grief, here comes MARK The GAZE falls upon all. and none shall be spared." HAMBURGER MARY'S and CISSY'S SALOON) But GARNDER I. The weekend Good Fairy, Ed Emon OWENS with the biggest head I have ever Lost in the Frost. choice ones darn it! I know, right Bill? SYSTEM at the world famous BOOT CAMP?...they Brother Bizarre And this is a Mockingbird exclusive....DAVE just had it installed and it is heaven, heaven, dew whay way down on Folsom Street is the had nothing to say!....but Hector said the Brunch, seen...curse you BOB ROSS for running his MONROE of ACME BEER?...his birthday is on drop inn and have a listen. And speaking of the PRISON ..you know?...they still have it together $3 to non-SIR members and $1.50 to SIR members. column ..and to think that the dictator of this rag Saturday March 22nd...well SIR, how about BOOT CAMP, I have a prediction about the owner, tho. guess that is due to the hard work of It should be a fun affair, with HECTOR hosting. wouldn't run that kissy article he wrote Vox Clamatis in Deserto... remembering a friend and the whole commmunity the latino kid, BILL McWILLIAMS ...BILC, it seems RICHARD. THE HOUSE OF GOOD FAIRIES. .1 wonder if?????, camp-knocking the bejabbers out of B.A.G.L Is DICK of the BOOT CAMP planning on (Babbling Antagonists Cone Looney) in the last My soul cries in anguish, though no sound escapes my too!., any who, happy birthday Dave Monroe on that you made a New Year's resolution that you oh well, with those guys, anything is possible lips. your 2.Sth birthday...you hunk you! And, dear were not going to ever get hitched again, but the entering the Chubby Mr. Leather Contest that is And later on that day at SIR, or should I say issue of B A R .....and when MARK comes in ...well, going to be held in the near future at a Bryant I gambled fur life's highest stakes only to have fate rake Mister AL HANKEN, just what were you doing in Mockingbird predicts, that within the next three night, Mr. Gay San Francisco, PETER DECKER is I can't begin to describe to you what happens in the chips. Street bar...he really should loose some weight, for the FOLSOM PRISON'S upstairs dungeon? hanky months, the hitch will be tied. ..but it won't be with hosting another fun-fund raiser. There will be a around the CRUSADER! Every chip was a year of my freedom, crime was the panky! some guy who holds on to you like something a he is getting close to the size of fata boy, and who "bar" at both occasions. Oh yes, don't forget, GAY Til next time, you ail hope I can my PETER name of the game, and fate dealt all the cards, also played looks at a fata boy?! SANDY KING and BILL McWILLIAMS of the part of you...after all BILL, people were beginning ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS meets each Wed DECKER and stay healthy or get healthy, and them as they came. Everytime i thought i had a winning BOOT CAMP were seen in the old COVERED to wonder if you had an operation attaching that The games people play...at a certain hotel on nesday evening at 8 PM at the fantastic HELPING support HELPING HANDS CENTER! harul, i would "cheek" as they say, only to have fate raise Market Street, which is near the Strand Theater, WAGON the other night.....nothing between them young latino to you, after having watched his HANDS CENTER, which does need your coin to The MOCKINGBIRDS the bet and take the pot away. tho, but it did appear they bad something between behavior at the SIR Presentation Awards. they have a certain person, maybe two, who just keep operating. HELPING HANDS CENTER has PS: Big Beautiful Bouncing Baby Bette Bonko of I laughed at the odds against me, thinking of only what luv to "stir", and of course they only do it under could be won, betting heavy on every hand and losing one them and others SANDY is so butch! and BILL, And back to the WINDIAMMER . at the first many good functions going on there, so support the P S. will not longer be there after March was that another latino?__good grief, why don't EVER Jockey Short Contest held at that place, the the "influence" of something ..and when sober, HELPING HANDS CENTER with kind words and 28th, but becomes general manager of the by one. Now the game is over, i've not one chip left to they raise their hands and cry "innocentia!"...what gifts, and to hell with fata boy and brand "S" Rendezvous. □ bet, alone in this prison cell, with a life time to regret! by James Melton \ / Unirp 0f mp0t doaat ICtb^ratinn 1 0 3 a \ n o f W tBt Cooot Ctb^ratton 11 Auction at Naked Grape Brings Out The Stars, SISAK & STACK HONORED But Little Money, Yet PCR HONORS SFPD All Had A Ball EXECUTIVE BOARD OF POLICE COMMUNITY RELATIONS CIVILIAN UNIT HONORS SFPD The February fundraiser at the Naked LINE-OFFICERS Grape brought in but $131.00 for the Helping In a change of pace action, an award was Hands Center, but that total lifted to $231.00 presented to Sgt. William Sisak and Sgt. after Bob Ross purchased all the remaining Thomas Stack for their over twenty-five years of items on the table at then end of the auction, loya| dedicated service to the citizens of San for the B.A.R., the largest gay publication in Francisco. the bay area. Both Sgt. Sisak and Sgt. Stack have had Hector Navarro, Mike Caringi, both ru little but bad news and brickbats thrown at mored to be planning to seek the post of them the past few months as a result of the Emperor IV, were guest auctioneers, as was the star-chamber Federal Grand Jury hearings and editor of KALENDAR, Dennis Charles, known trial. The method of operation of the Grand Jury to millions as, Vera Charles. La Kish, as system has been under fire from all quarters, as beautiful as ever, assisted as did many others. a person being questioned by the investigating Preent were; Doug DeYoung, president of attorney and jury, is NOT ALLOWED to have an "Peter Brandon, exactly as ne was wnen ne was S .l.R .; Gardner the Good Fairy; H.L. Perry, attorney with them. And as a result, many arrested, at the conclusion of a performance of Dowager Grand Duchess; Tammy Lynn, Miss people have been railroaded to jail with little or “And Puppy Dog Tails", in Atlanta." Gay San Francisco; Ron Ross, chairperson of no real evidence being presented against them, Operation Concern) Bond Shands, former and oft times just the word of other people Gay Play raided officer of SIR; Don O’Brien, producer of the against them. Such was the case of Sgt. Sisak 40-40’s Revue; Naomi; Rev. Bob Humphries who was convicted by the words, no evidence, Friday, Jan. 31st, found nude men being and Jerry Salazar. of two well-known convicted felons, who said taken from the Metropolitan Community he took a couple of cases of booze as a "bribe.” Theater on North Highland Avenue in Atlanta, It was a truly fun evening to help bring to Georgia. They were cast members and the an end the long history of the Naked Grape, Thusly, their word, with no evidence, brought director of the gay play And Puppy Dogs Tails which has closed and the bar re-opened as the about a perjury conviction against the Sgt. which has played in San Francisco, Chicago Tool Box. ☆ Sisak, and twenty-five years of meritorious and New York, before coming to Atlanta. service as a policeman goes down the drain. This performance was a benefit for the IFtrCBHILLONEKA. The civilian arm of the Police Community M.C.C. (Metropolitan Community Church) of 729 QlJEM Relations Unit in executive meeting, passed a Atlanta, and the Theater is in the Church Dlal-A-Model? Or Dial-A building, which the Atlanta Police Depart OliA^lTY MALE VISUAL EROTICA •> •> resolution commending the two officers, after having been requested to do so by the Rev. ment’s Vice Squad came into to watch the Prostitute? Which Is It? entire play (hope they learned something), and Sexism...sexploitation runs rampant with Raymond Broshears who is chairperson of the Downtown-North of Market PCR Coalition. All at the end, arrested director Michael Deveraux in San Francisco’s gay community, and one of and the star, Peter Brandon. the most evil trips we have is the "Pim ps,” present with the exception of a representative from the Northern Station district voted in favor Playwright, David Gaard was agast at the those who have “catalogs” of "boys” for long incident, pointing out that the play had run in standing “clients” or even new ones. A pimp, of the commendations. Several people spoke Chicago and New York with no incidents according to Captain Jerimiah Taylor at a and said that our Line-officers, the one on the whatsoever. Gaard said that the ACLU was recent executive board meeting of the Police beat, deserved our fullest support for their going to represent them in the matter, as this Community Relations Councils, “Is one of the service. was a constitutional issue. trys to work in m ^e dominated organizations and is swamped lowest people on earth,” when the subject of In the meantime, the play has moved to prostitution was brought up. It was noted that no charges were brought by the male-sexist dominating attitudes. Now, in this case against Sgt. Stack, who now is assigned to Los Angeles, where it is playing at the After what does the sister do. does she stay and take more of their A few years ago, there were many, many headquarters company, which is the Hall of Dark Cabaret down in Chief Davis-land. Gaard supremist crap, or does she drop out or go out and get it “male model” agencies, and most all of them said that the play has improved considerably SEXISM together with another? On that, I am at a loss, for myself. I are out of business now, with an exception or Justice. since it first appeared in San Francisco in 1969 would go and get a new group together, one which would work Letters two, as the police busted them all. by Tim Michaels and that the play would most likely be moving to raise the feminist consciousness of our gay brothers, but, I To Rev. Ray of Helping Hands Center and all readers of some, like the still operating “Dial A Model" to the gay mecca in early springtime. would continue to keep close contact with the male groups and the Crusader (and non-readers): Agency, which is operated by Alan Stanford, Nob Hill Theater Gives The many many different factions within the San Francisco work in coalition with them on projects of mutual concern. But The play was the first major theatrical work Bay Area gay communities need some strong examination. recording secretary of the Gay Freedom Day to use homosexuality as af dramatic device, never do what D.O.B. has done, go off into a "huge closet" of Parade Committee, which meets oft times at Long has it been held that we must have "unity," meaning, women’s supremacy, for that is no better than the male elitists This is an open letter to whom it may concern: A Big Helping Hand to rather than as a tract tb stalte the misery and one mind, one soul, one direction, ore group, and one leader. Iviy thanks and love to Rev. Ray Broshears and all staff the home of,_the parade Chairperson, William unhappiness of the gay world. Donn Teal, in his do. Edward BeardemphI at 12 Sharon Street, claims To this, most everyone has said "hell no, we won’t go," at The gay woman has to look at her own prejudices with gay members of the Crusader and Helping Hands Center for Helping Hands Center book The Gay Militants stated that And Puppy least that road. Then we have had the broad coalitionists, who men. Like the attacks, always the attacks upon men doing helping me while in San Francisco. I enjoyed my stay but that he was arrested for prostitution back in Dog Tails is a fine show that should be enjoyed have tried to bring groups into a coalition body, this too has those days, but was found innocent. Stanford ’’drag,’ the transvestite and transsexual who are forever now its time for me to move on. Good luck In everything Clif Newman, owner of the Nob Hill Thea- by anyone who has ever loved.” ■.? been rejected due to the emotionally weak gays fearing that being vilified by unthinking sisters. Are they in drag? Well, if you do for you do it in the interest of all the gay people in now claims that his male model agency, the stronger-willed gays would dominate, and in the few cases they are then so is the sister who is wearing what is called California. Dial-A-Model is operating strictly legitimate, ther, longtime supporter of the Helping Hands it has been tried, true enough this came to pass, witness the male apparel! That’s right, if the gay male is sexist and I have heard a lot of oad things about the Rev. Broshears but, some of the ads sound a bit enticing. Center, came to the aid of the ever financially old Gay Coalition of 1971 of Gay Sunshine Collective. Emmaus mocking women as is the claim of the D.O.B.ers and their but I’ve seen a lot of good. I only believe what I see, never Agencies like UNIVERSAL MODELS, troubled Center with a large donation back in Jose’s “Tosca” A House, Gay Liberation Front (old GAA). Community of St. alike thinkers, then so is the gay woman a sexist and mocking what I hear. When I first came to San Francisco Rev. Ray which were busted, were nothing but big January just at the end of the month. John the Beloved (Rev. Bob Richards’ old group). Community men by the wearing of what is known as male clothing! Think found me a job and I am thankful for that. It was hard at pimps, sexploiting young males who needed Smash Hit at the of the Love of Christ (Bishop Michael Itkin), and a few other The CRUSADER commends the Nob Hill that one over very carefully before you arrive at any final first and now its even harder for me to say good-bye to all money and were willing to do anything to get it, Theater owner for his generosity, and his scattered groups. Try as they may, the paranoid filled weak conclusions...... let she or he who is without sin throw the first including paying their pimps rather large groups let paranoia run away with them and the coalition died, the people who helped me when I needed It. Thank you, humankindness. Just as this act of charity “Royal Palace.” stone! percentages. A recent bust on lower Nob Hill but only after having done one positive act, that of jointly Rev. Raymond Broshears, Jim Boyd-Robertson and all happened, the director of the Center had fallen Sexism is something which we have to deal with in the who are with Helping Hands and the Crusader. Thank you resulted in a “male model agency” being broken The first Empress of San Francisco, picketing the now infamous S.l.R. Law Reform Dinner for gaycommunity if splits and differences are ever to be up by the arrests, and the “male madam” - a ill, and managed to help put together the last Willie Brown, thus ending the reign of S.l.R. as the "Big again and good-bye—may God stay with you always in issue of the CRUSADER, and then fell critically Dowager Empress I Jose, a San Francisco resolved. And, we cannot resolve our differences by excluding everything you do. young blackperson, charged the models more daddy” gay group, and the beginning of the end of Browns others who are not like us or who are not "proper,” we must than half their “fee” for their “modeling ill, and was not able to thank Cliff Newman institution, produced and starred in his own "snow machine.” communicate as Mister Marcus always cries, and then does eprvippc ** personally. As many know, the director, who is version of the great opera Tosca on Sunday Even S.l.R., and others of the elitist groups tried to work in Love you March 2nd, and brought the house down. If the just the opposite. Pat Miller WHAT IS THE ANSWER? also the editor of our paper, nearly died from a coalition, but it was always an uneasy truce at best. And with To develop communication is not the easiest thing in the author of Tosca were alive today, he would, as advent of the Goodstein-machine, it ended, in complete Who knows just what the answer to the most serious throat infection, which closed off world to do either. Some of us are too caught up in our own sexploiters is. But, with the growing unemploy does the star of the opera, Tosca, do himself in. division, with Tavern Guild withdrawing from;tbe Center run little petty games to communicate with one another. Like the his throat and he could not even drink water, let by S.l.R., and financial disaster for S.l.R. under Goodstein- ment rate, it appears that the agencies are alone eat. After several injections of penecillen, This colorful and entertaining performance brother who is offended by the outrageous and radical and DIRTY HOUSE? DIRTY WINDOWS? growing too. It has been suggested that if any influence of anti-drag shows, brought S.l.R. to its knees in bizarre behavior of a Ray Broshears. He offends me he finally recovered after three and a half complete with nice sets and scenery was financial ruin, which was later changed after the ouster of the DIRTY BASEMENT? DIRTY KITCHEN? of the men wish to use their body in this way or constantly, but yet, he is doing a tremendous work for all of DIRTY STORE WINDOWS? DIRTY CAFE weeks. The Center had to close for three days performed after the Sunday afternoon brunch. Goodsteinites from S.l.R. (Foster, Fitch, Duke) etc. us, even tho I am at a loss to understand just what he is doing that way, they do it individually and for Jose told the CRUSADER that he would be Splits within coalitions are common, for personality is the W ALLS? JUST PLAIN DIRTY? just before he returned due to their inability to and why he is doing, but he is doing. I have learned to themselves, and knock these vulture-like male performing operas such as this on a scheduled real issue and not the problems at hand. Most everyone is Well, if that be the case and you want model agency owners or go to work. Maybe operate for a prolonged period without Ray. communicate with him and have had several productive talks things cleaned, give us a call at the Help basis, and that you should call the ROYAL deathly afraid that someone might get more publicity than with him and even more non-productive talks with him. I even open a collection agency for a parade Ray lost well over 40 pounds, and was quite they will out of any joint venture. Alas, the tremendous ing Hands Community Center, 771-3366, PALACE, formerly the 1001 Nights, for dates communicate with Broshears because he knows what is going weak upon returning to thge Center. But, we, ego-mania of the eliti.sts, and also within the radical and we have plenty of people who are quite committee. and times. They will always be on Sundays. on. and if he doesn’t know, he tries to find out. I don’t like anxious to work and will be happy to help like Ray, thank Clif Newman for his generosity gayliberalionist ranks as well. him. but, I like what he stands for. and that is independence, If you have not been to the Royal Palace The women arc mourned by many for their absence in the you with your work. No set prices, you pay and thoughts. gaypride personified. A person who while wearing that damn what you feel is reasonable, remembering The Staff of the Crusader since Jose became the manager, you should, gay community activities which are dominated by the activism white collar will slug someone when they put down a sister or that it sez in the Bible, "a laborer is worthy for it has really perked up, and the delicious of the gay males. This could be topped and doubled if gay brother in a violent way. He at least stands for something! of his/her hire! ’’ City-Wide Police and dinners they serve there daily, are a real feast, women were inclined towards activism, but the simple truth, a Conferences on what is wrong with the gay community are So. if you need assistance with your clean truth which the gay women refuse to own up to. is that damn and at very reasonable prices. The chef is Bill not going to solve anything except feed the egos of people who ing. give us a ring at the Helping Hands Gay Community Sem Editor named Plath, well known cook, and former owner of few women want to be involved in anything except their own want to say they have done something towards unity, yet will Community Center. No sex trips please! private lives. Oh yes, I can hear it now from some of the not do anything in a positive direct way to end sexism and Helping Hands will give you a helping HOUSTON — Howard Erickson of Minneapolis has been the Orpheum Circus and Opera Club. Bill now women, the screaming the wailing and gnashing of the teeth inar To Be Held racism within the gay community. hand with your cleaning; call us at 771- appointed editor of CONTACT, effective Feb. 1, serves as vice-president of S.l.R . If you want to denouncing this truth, but to hell with it, it is the truth. Just as there is a need for more discussion amongst 3366. At the February meeting of the Executive Publisher Henry Parker announced. have a good time and really enjoy yourself, I Daughters of Bilitis is just one large closet, as the women ourselves to end male supremacist attitudes, there is also a Board meeting of the civilian arm of the Police Erickson is the veteran of 1Z years in newsF>aF>er strongly recommend the ROYAL PALACE, 335 refuse to go out and do battle with the pig-males who are need to discuss the female supremacist attitudes which are journalism, most recently with the Minneapolis Tribune, running things. And then when other men who sincerely Community Relations unit. Dr. Ludwigsen Jones Street. Tell Jose the Mockingbird sent nearly as bad as the male supremacist trip. appointed Mrs. Mary Jane Scharff, the from 1967 until 1974. you! desire to help or cooperate with D.O.B. try to. they are met by The college gaypersons, they are on a supremacist trip in Parker described the new editor as one of the the same old tired story, "We don’t want to get involved with many ways, as they feel they are head and shoulders above ADVERTISE IN THE CRUSADER coordinator of the civilian unit, to be the country's rrtost experienced professionals in gay the men, as we are against drag-queens, we are against the the street-people, and look down upon street-people’s work, YOUR DOLLARS GO FURTHER chairperson of the Seminar. journalism. 'royalty trip’ we are against male dominated organizations, Parker said the naming of Erickson is the latest in a ADVKRTISE IN THE CRUSADER just as the bar-queens look down upmn the works of the gay Mrs. Scharff, at the request of Rev. Ray YOUR DOLLARS GO FURTHER etc. etc. etc. and etc!' The same old worn record is playing on civil-righters. and how the closet-high-life queen looks down Advertise in the CRUSADER as your advertisement is sure to Broshears, member of the Executive Board, has series of expartsion moves at CONTACT, which Parker the D.O.B. record player. upon them all as trash. Yes. supremacy runs rampant be seen here, for the CRUSADER is the West Coast’s most sent questionaires to all gay groups and said has experienced rapid growth since its founding 13 Advertise in the CRUSADER as your advertisement is sure to If the groups are male dominated, or male oriented, it is controversial publication. Not everyone will like it. but they throughout the gayworld, and it is not going to be .solved months ago. "We are already No. 2 in circulation among be seen here, for the CRU.SADER is the West Coast’s most because the women don’t participate. That is a fact also. So. if have to read it to know what is going on. influential individuals in the gay community, overnight, but we can begin to work to end classism and asking them how they felt the Seminar should gay newspapers, and our goal is to become No. 1 in the controversial publication. Not everyone will like it, but they you don’t participate, then a person forfeits their right to sexism now. in our daily lives, by getting our own act quality and depth of our news coverage," the publisher complain. But, then on the side of that coin, there is the have to read it to know what is going on. together, each of us! be conducted. said. woman who knocks herself out and really gets in there and Tim Michaels Bmrg nf Wtst Qlgaat <Ìai| SIthgratinn Bntrip n f W^Bt Cnaßt (Sag Slibpratimt is 1971-1975...Four Arrested Gay Asks For UNDER ARREST? Years of Unfulfilled W itness SAN FRANCISCO- Arthur Evans, a Gay activist recently arrested for leafleting, is asking for community support in his Promises By Sheriff attempt to have a section of the city's municipal code CALL US! 771-33GB declared unconstitutional. (or/nr hawA have someonecnmonno elseolcfk call):ralli' v « 1 ' Richard Hongisto Evans was arrested in the Haight-Ashbury district on February 17th for posting leaflets for Bay Area Gav In 1971, Richard Hongisto, a former cop in Liberation. The leaflet was entitled "Are you tired of being pushed around by the police?" and called for a 771-3366 the San Francisco Police Community Relations demonstration at City Hall in protest against police Unit, came forth to the gay community, i.e., harassment of Gays and other minorities. Larry Littlejohn, Jim Foster, Bill BeardemphI, Evans was arrested by Sergeant Frank Watts of the Park and made all sorts of promises to help gay Precinct and charged under section 675 of the municipal -»t»® *■'''«»** people if they helped him to become sheriff of code, which outlaws leafleting by posting leaflets on public poles. Evans claims that the taw is unconstitutional, saying. San Francisco County. Hongisto played upon "So many people post leaflets, it's impossible for the cops to his longtime relationship with Sgt. Elliot enforce this law evenly. Instead, what they do is bust people Blackstone to gain support from gay people. All who put up leaflets they don't like. They were very upset sorts of vague promises were made by about my leaflet since it was aimed at them. This law is being used to suppress free speech." Hongisto about appointments of known gay Evans wants to prove in court that a discriminatory people to positions under the Sheriff's control. pattern exists in the enforcement of this law. He is urging Hongisto, widely identified with the radical people to come forth as witnesses who have seen police leftist element in San Francisco, even used observe people putting up non-controversial leaflets without Gene Prat arresting them. He also wants to get in touch with anybody red, white and blue as his campaign colors, so as to cover over this tie, as moderate and who's been harassed by the cops for putting up political sheriff's department has nothing to do with law leaflets. ° conservative gay people would never buy the enforcement. The post of Sheriff of San Hongisto of the Haight-Ashbury days, and Francisco should be filled by a person of high peace marches and demonstrations. intelligence and with a good deal of admin HONGISTO’S BIG LIE istrative experience. The sheriff must be an The newly elected sheriff promised to meet administrator, not a cop! And that is why this with all San Francisco people, he promised to year 1975 will find people contesting for the communicate with all gay groups. The sheriff post of Sheriff who have administrative ex promised much particularly to such groups as perience, and who have college degrees; this is Alice B. Toklas Memorial Democratic Club, what the post of Sheriff calls for. For the Sheriff which was headed by Jim Foster. The sheriff became a "hack” for the Foster-Toklas group, must know how to deal with budgets, must and the sheriff took the non-partisan sheriff's have an understanding of how to prepare a job out of non-partisanship and placed it line-item budget himself, and not have others do it for him. squarely in the Democratic party camp by the The sheriff must have studied psychology many appearances he made for Democrats. so that he can deal with the problems of the Hongisto refused to answer letters from inmates of the jaii at San Bruno, and to have gay groups which did not see "eye-to-eye” with proper facilities established to deal with the the Foster-Toklas group. Hongisto refused to various situations that arise at such a facility. meet with any gay person or group which did And a person of administrative experience not have the "blessing" of the Foster-Toklas would be able to deal with the Board of group. Hongisto refused to act upon letters of Supervisors and would know how to secure complaint about male rape at San Bruno. funds outside of City Government, thus not Hongisto refused to respond to letters telling of burdening the taxpayer even more. inmates going into San Bruno non-drug And an administrator would not be like an addicts and coming out hooked on heroin. ex-cop, he would have programs established at BOOT CAMP Hongisto, in plain words refused to keep any of which would help the person in the county jail, This is a photo of David Evans, 24 years the campaign promises made to the gay to better themselves so that they would not be old, and born in Tacoma, Washington, who is a community with the exception of the Foster- returning to jail. An administrator would see to bartender. Bill, a former U.S. Navy man, is our Toklas group, which, although of homosexual- choice for “Bartender of the Month." If you run it that the proper personnel are placed in the into David, tell him you saw his photo in the orientation, are not concerned about gay proper places. people generally. CRUSADER. WHO IS SUCH A PERSON? WHY NO GAY APPOINTMENTS? This is an excellent question, just why The person who comes to mind, is Gene hasn’t Sheriff Richard Hongisto ever appointed Prat, who was the former administrative City V.D. Clinic Still an up-front homosexual to a PAY POSITION in assistant to the former president of San Francisco State University, Dr. Hayakawa. his administration? The sheriff of course does Gene Prat is 36 years old, has considerable “Harasses” Accused not answer his mail, except to the Fostes-Tok- experience which could only benefit the post of las group, so the rest of the gay community will Persons...Ouster of Dr. probably never know why Hongisto has not Sheriff. He knows the problems of the post of Sheriff, inside and out. As he has done kept this promise. considerable study on the post of sheriff for the Braff and Staff Urged. Oh, the sheriff will say, "I have gay people past year, and Gene Prat impresses all who The City V.D. Clinic at 250 Fourth Street, working as volunteers in my department!” Big meet him as the man who has the answers. He deal! But, why not put some, like several on the near Folsom Street, still is harassing and most certainly will not be abrasive to the Board threatening persons accused by infected payroll? Perhaps the sheriff is really just what of Supervisors as has Hongisto. You don't he has appeared to be the past few years, one persons as having had contact with them attack the people who vote the money, you sexually. This evil practice was quite bad big walking case of homophobia. work with them to "iron out” problems. Sure, he courts gay votes, for votes, several years ago, and in recent weeks it has Gene Prat, who looks far younger than his resumed once more. Staffers of the City V.D. regardless of who the person is, is still a vote, age of 36, has the knowledge of many years and puts the person in office if he or she gets Clinic will send out cards and make phone calls beyond. And, most of all, ifor us a gay people. to whomever one of the V.D. infected-clients enough of them. So, Richard Hongisto has Gene Prat understands the situations which we buried his homophobia long enough to smile, accuses of having had sex with. Certain say nice words, look concerned when answer as gay people face in jail situations, and Gene mentally ill and mentally defective individuals ing questions, and laught at jokes. Even going Prat would not be a Hongisto, and be a will list the names and addresses of persons into gay bars and shaking hands, and having politician. Gene Prat would be a sheriff, and an they have a hate or dislike for, knowing that the administrator. V.D. workers will harass the hell out of them people like Jim Foster, Duke Smith and Frank WOULD HE APPOINT GAY PEOPLE TO Fitch, hang around to give him his token gay until they come into the Clinic and have an ADMINISTRATIVE POSTS? examination. And that method of examination representation. In an interview with Gene Prat, he did not WILL GAY SAN FRANCISCO BUY THE itself is quite degrading. give us the namby-pamby answers that The cry goes back years about this most “HONGISTO SMILE” AGAIN? Moscone gives out with, he flatly said, that he This is comething which cannot be unethical practice, which does not really do would appoint any qualified gay person with anything to help control V.D., but turns many answered by a flat yes or no, but it does appear administrative experience to posts in the that he has lost a great deal of his gay people off of having examinations, for after all, sheriff’s department, and that he knew of why should you let a City agency, the Public supporters by his messing up of the jails, and several right now. So, it appears that Gene Prat by his failure to communicate with the gay Health Department know who you are having is the person we as gay perople have been sex with and where they live or work. It is none community in general as he did before he looking for, for a real non-political sheriff. became sheriff. Many people have seen through of the City’s damn business. But, it is the And more importantly, he is the person individual’s responsibility to let anyone they the Hongisto "bull-larkly” line, and will reject that all the people of San Francisco have been him. have had sex with, know about the fact that looking for, for a hell of a long time to be they have come down with V.D. WHO WILL GAY SAN FRANCISCANS AND Sheriff of San Francisco County. * SAN FRANCISCO IN GENERAL HAVE AS AN The demand for the ouster of Braff and his ALTERNATIVE TO HONGISTO? entire staff of rude-crude people grows, and ADVERTISE IN THE CRUSADER with a new Mayor coming up this fall, the Well, one thing. Inspector Bill Bigarani of YOUR DOLLARS GO FURTHER the San Francisco Police Department's Sex chances for the ouster of Braff are excellent. Detail, who traditionally runs for sheriff Advertise in t)ie CRUSADER as your advertisement is sure to For this is little chance that Braff will ever wearing his bright blue suit and white shoes, is be seen here, for the CRUSADER is the West Coast's most change the method of operation of the City V.D. not going to be elected to anything. The controversai publicatoin. Not everyone will like it, but they Clinic, and little chance that warm, concerned Inspector is a nice guy, but, the sheriff's job have to read it to know what is going on. qualified medical personnel will ever be hired to does not call fora law enforcement person. The work under Braff. 1 4 H0trp o f HIpHt Coaot (l^ay Htbpratton Vnirr of Hrat Caaat Cibrratian ig 'Downtown San Francisco’s Unique Gay Thoughts At Large...... Community is a Reai Community. G fM S C m by Randy Johnson, columnist When one thinks of downtown San Dining at the Royal Palace is a super treat, TIm liritHéclMl NEWS^^r I would like to get a few things off my 6INSBUR6 M s Francisco, they think of many things and with excellent food by Bill Plath and fine m ind...so if you could care less...please finish some not too nice. But, downtown is a really entertainment by an organist or by the fabulous ‘^KjUtcaUdH It blows my mind away that the Naked here! But if you are interested...here it goes. nice place to live and to work in, and most Jose. And at the Royal Palace, you will run into Grape has changed its name to the TOOL BOX. I am writing in this newspaper because, certainly to visit, to go to a bar, theater or dine “star” and “star” or celebrity. From big gay *^taie€n€d." No bar, no leather bar can ever equal the (and I don’t know whether to thank or kill him) at one of the nice places. business owners of all types to empresses, gay It’s 1975, years after the advent of Gay superiority of the old Tool Box at 4th and Ray Broshears, along with good friend Lenni Hall Call of the Cinemattachine-Adonis liberationists. The Royal Palace is a treat. NEWS FROM EVERYWHERE Liberation at the Stonewall gay riots in New Harrison. The name should have been Lynn (who started me in the field of emceeing) Down on Turk Street is the Landmark, near copy righted and no bar should be able to use stated recently that our downtown was KINGS REVIEWS York City in June 1969. This year our freedom have been encouraging to me over the years. I something like Casper, Wyoming; it is small the “meat-rack” so one can run in to have a and our gay power seem assured by the the name or use the value of the name. And is have written columns in various publications, and everyone seems to know everyone and you cool-one while cruising. Further up on Turk you P P't PISH statements and actions of two new (?) there anyplace near the new Tool Box where and I cannot forget how I got into writing see to run into someone you know, endlessly, will find the Club Turkish Baths, located next to LEATHER SCENE movement happenings, one an organization, you can park a car or motorcycle? columns, for one day when I was working at the and you know, he is so right. the Blue and Gold with it’s fine country music the second a publication. Unfortunately I (we) The new parade committee doesn’t seem defunct Grubstake I, Ray Borshears came in the and friendly people. While further west on Turk, SUSY'S PRAG SCENE have seen and heard all this garbage before, to be very new, except for one face. The door and greeted me with “ How’d ja like to write one can stop in at the Helping Hands Center Tkc LESBIAN UFE and bluntly I don’t put much stock in or hold committee is composed so far of the same a column?” and see just what is going on in San Francisco HOMOPHILE USTINGS much hope for either of them due tp their people from last year, three which work on the Thinking he was kidding, I jokingly said and chat with the Flying Nun, if he isn’t too PUVTHING OF THE MONTH actions, etc., since their birth. Its the same Sentinel - BeardemphI & Thayer & Johns; plus “sure,” and here I still am! And I really enjoy one already Randy dear??], and I most certainly busy. Then a hop down, one can stop by David tired re-runs with a few new names and pretty Charlotte of the Mint(“T/70se drunken les this method of communication, and if I didn’t, I have nothing against men wearing dresses or Schuyler’s Plants and Things for respite, and PERSONALS faces. The two are BAGL (Bay Area Gay bians," again, Bill?), Richard Boxer of Pacific wouldn’t be doing it, really! wanting to be a woman, as I get in a dress, but I enjoy the lovely plants he has on sale and PLUS OTHERS Liberation) and the new (?) Advocate. Center (whose East Bay fair is usually the best At times we all get disapointed, but, who perhaps buy one and take it home to make it a I went to the first BAGL meeting, was event of the entire week) and Alan Stanford. am most happy t be the way I am and keep what O h£ ^ ‘TtaHoMoi doesn’t?...also , we get a little (?) ego, and a I have got, all of it! lot nicer. Also, you can take a plant to turned on by the energy of the 200 plus gay men You know “Miss Stanford" don’t you? Her little carried away and we all say too much Everyday there are things to do. Some Sweetlips who is just a half-block away on Turk (mostly from the Castro area) and the numbers first name is Sally. Sally Alan Stanford, the sometimes, and not enough other times. But, times there are so many things to do that I am at Leavenworth, at the world famous Kokpit and of gay women there. But the meeting bogged madam of the oldest male whorehouse in San as they say (who is/are they?) "that’s life!”!!! join the PPM Club. Francisco. A rightwinger like Thomas Edwards doing four or six things at once. That is if you O N L Y $6.00 for 12 Big Issues down in the usual semantics and rhetoric, The times in San Francisco are plentiful, follow all the bar functions and community You can skip a block away to the Red Lantern sprinkled with heavy doses of socialism. And (and no, 1 wouldn’t vote for either for Dog for whatever first come into your mind. The activities. For if you want to be involved, there and watch Perry Spink, and Rose Buckely in SAM PLE COPY - 50 cents now after a few more meetings, they are Catcher). We wonder what kind of deal Alan bars, baths, sex, fun, and getting involved! are so many things to become involved in. You action. You can enjoy some nice films and mailed in a plain envelope involved in supporting a number of non-gay worked out with the SFPD when they supported Whatever you want, you have got it here. But can’t make all of them, by by heaven you seem books at the Cinemattachine at 384 Ellis, just causes, including the Inez Garcia, the him for office in the Eureka Valley PCR. I’ve once you are involved, watch it !....it ’s a small to, and then you know why you have to call our three blacks away on Ellis, and look at Jim if REGIMENT c/o Gallery Three Farmworkers & Gallo (though Chavez is heard it before, “You help us, we will help you.” town we have here, and by getting involved, landlord and say, “ my rent will be a bit late.” nothing else. Then run on down and dance your Post office box 247 Grand Central Station notoriously anti-gay) and that woman in North Alan’s whorehouse was busted at least twice, if you do have a creditable job, you have only For being involved takes money. Who ever said ’’buns” off at the Nickelodeon on Mason, New York, NY 10017 Carolina. The gay actions so far seem to be but he didn’t go to jail. Hmmmmm. Watch this just begun, and hopefully I have. Remember, money was the root of all evil was right on! betwen Ellis and Eddy. Then pop on downtown nothingness; a demonstration against the one, he can throw shit twice as far as anyone, we are all in this together. But enuff of that. The times are a bit ruf for and say hi to Lincoln and Bobby Allison at the SFPD about brutality in the Castro last Labor as he will also roll up in it. This would mean, bringing to the minds of us all, but we will make it through! Friends are old Trapp. It is a trippy trip. Day (6 months ago); plus trying to unionize gay Yes, and Harvey, your last BAR article on the society at large, bisexual, heterosexual, all plentiful, health fine, and I have no complaints, If you want to see more film s, run inot the restaurant workers. The demonstration only the gay groupies was right-on. How true. races, colors and creeds, and you yourself, as a even if it sounded like I did. I was just thinking Powell Theater, near Eddy on Powell and had about a dozen gays in it, another 100 Already persons like Jim Foster are out homosexual, that we gay people are not "dirty outloud in this column, not complaining. I am ‘ afterwards, you can stop by the King’s Court g a y people were there from the Haight and the promising the gay vote to certain politicians, ole men” or " men wanting to be women" more than happy with the way things are, and Barber Shop and Bob Cramer, Emperor III, will White Panther Party doing their own trip. BAGL even though they have never delivered before. (although there are those, and in New York are going to be. “clip” you nicely. won’t endorse candidates for office, even Lets give Alice B. Toklas a good shove off the State now, welfare has to pay for the sex I’ve been running for an office or title so A visit, when downtown, to the Wind though they seem to have the most number of Golden Gate Bridge, we are sick and tired of the changes according to the court ruling). We are much that I have to sigh a breath of relief that I jammer, on Geary near Jones is a must. Such people at any meeting, and they’ve blasted all same old Foster shit with politicians. Lets get proud people, warm people, real people, and a didn’t get them, when you look at the work the nice boys, Ron, Jim and the April Fools’s Day ■ b e r o t o r the other groups as worthless (which may be the statements and promises in writing this viable part of San Francisco. boy, Rick. Then you can skip down and say people are having to do who won. BOX 631-A. DETROIT. Ml 48232. 12 istues $4. true, but....). Well, maybe they need some time. We have proven time and time again that But, I enjoyed the posts that I ran for, and I hi-lo to Sheila at the Roadrunner, after having more time to get it together...? Congrats to Steve Edwards, Mr. Acme. At we can tackle difficult jobs and overcome. Look have proven that I am capable of seeking the stopped in at the Hob Nob. And visit the And then there’s the new Goodstein long last, a contest winner with a beautiful at within our own community, at the many posts and running a good race. And I may just Homey Owl nearby for leather and chains. Advocate. Yuch!! It appears to be 75% body and a beautiful Head. However, 5 years difficult jobs tackled and have been well done, be seeking some new post or even titie soon, If you are still in the mood for dancing, advertising, much entertainment shit (a la BAR ago Grenier wouldn’t touch the gay community such as by S .I.R ., Tavern Guild, Helping and will keep on doing so until I succeed, and drop into the Bojangles at Eddy and Larkin, and & Kalendar & Sentinel) little activist news, a here with a ten foot pole and now they offer us a Hands, Pride Foundation and the various really prove myself. Failure breeds success. afterwards for some quiet and nice people, flip tong obituary on Howard Brown (who had only dildo in exchange for our booze money. switchboards around town. These jobs well Thanks to all of you who came out and into Toties and have one, with VooDoo. Contact been out of his closet for a year). Will there be With 6 or 7 publications available at bars done and still being done all add to the were so generous with your time and money at Yes, Downtown San Francisco’s gay IN TUNE WITH GAY AMERICA any news on radical gay happenings, about already, (Crusader, BAR, Kalendar, Sentinel, credibility of the gay community as a whole. It’s the Tavern Guild Community Center Building community is much like Casper, Wyomning, for Check out the new Lavender U catalog. demonstrations,jmc or anything that hurts the new Vector, Advocate and Gay Sunshine) do we also proven by the jobs some of our people Fund auction at the Nickelodeon several nights it seems that you always see someone every probably the best looking catalog of theirs so gay Goodstein image of gays in suits and ties, need the Data Boy [Fata Goy] gossip rag, with hold, and that some will finally get at places ago. Enjoyed seeing you all and had a great half block or so that you know. far. A good way to meet people outside of the with pissy jobs in pissy houses and lots of such noted columnists as Fat Shirley (all 300 that would not usually hire gay people. That’s time. You can have the Castro, the Polkstrasse, bars. money (see their recent questionaire)? It pounds of her (it) and aging queen Harold good! I wish to point out that I just luv dirty ole Thanks for your time, and see you around for if you want warmth and community, visit, What’s with Achvah-Jewish Gay Union? A appears that Goodstein is moving the paper to Louisa Perry (in fact. I’d like to nominate Perry men as I’ll be getting there soon [editor’s note: soon! * work, iive or patronize the Downtown Gay group I formed 2V2 years ago, has gotten to be super right wing conservative San Mateo for the Guineas Book of World Records - "The o really? Ju st what makes you think you aren't Randy Johnson Community. 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