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.··. ~f]q ...~ ~~WiS LoPRli4S{t WIN~, : M ~ AN ANALt~!?nmo,eimpo,tant f\U1 ?t\ttD The August 14th special A key factor in the election ft A On Augu st 15, at 5 :15PM, election for State Senator was was the turnout by areas . While two car loads of policemen in- easily won by Michael LoPresti only 830 votes were cast in the f 11,Mf ~L.!,;f elud ing tw o detectives and two Jr. of East Boston. With a total Back Bay-Beacon Hill area , 12,539 ;-;;;, agent s of the city licensing board of 7,069 votes, he topped his were cast in East Boston. The seized th e film TRAP OR TRI CK power of East Boston was out of Follow ing the recent Supreme nearest rival, Emanuel "Gus" at th e South St ati on Cinema. proportion because the people Court decision on pornography, Serra, by almost 1,555 votes . Th e film was seized on the there are more politically organized the Art Cinema Thea tre was coerced Mike Amato, who secured the grounds that it was of fe nsive and turn out to vote . to change the schedule of films support of several gay organi ­ and obscene to th e mo rals of The significance of LoPresti's from gay or iented porn to soft - zations including HUB, received the comm unity . Staff members win is somewhat mixed in terms core stra ight porn. John Fowler, only 743 votes, placing fourth in of the Sou th Stati on Cinema re- of importance to the gay com- spokesman for the Cinemas , stated a field of seven candidates . po rted tha t the members of the munity . Lo Presti stated to that shortly before the ruling they LoPresti won by heavily pol ice de partment, all plain GCN that he would support gay were planning to get more involved carrying East Cambridge, Winthrop, clothe smen, were brusque, rude issues, but would not introduce in the gay community . What they and the North End, and by running and offens ive to staff and patrons them or campaign on a gay plat- hoped to do was to offer gay or- a close second in Boston's Back using such derogat ive terms as form because "it would be a po- ganizations the use of one of their Bay-Beacon Hill (carried by Ama­ "faggot " and " qu eer." to). and East Boston (won by tential disaster for me to do so. large lounges for meetings and to As the Sou th St ation 0 nema Serra). It (gay rights) is not a popular show films of educational value . had not violated any licens ing Amata's gay support was de­ issue." The results seem to have Mr. Fowler last week proposed regulations , the theatr e was able cidedly beneficial in the Back proven LoPresti right, at least an all-night, midnight to dawn to remain op en. Th e fil m TRAP until gays are as polically effective movie festival Sept . 14 and 15 Bay-Beacon Hill area where much OR TRIC K had ceased playing as East Boston. If LoPresti honors with all proceeds going to the of the Gay population is cente.ed. wh en it was co nfiscated. The his word (there is not much reason Gay Community Center . Current - The fact that this was the only film will serve as evidence when to believe otherwise ; he was candid ly it is not known wh ich four films ward he carried emphasizes this, the manag eme nt is brought to and was not looking for support), and shorts will be shown , but the as well as pointing out his decided trial. gays may be able to count on one plan is to show all of the mov ies weakness in other areas , even his Several weeks befo re, the more vote on key gay rights legis- at d ifferent t imes and order in the home ward of East Cambridge. vice squad att emp te d to seize lation in the next session . A two separate theatres in the Art His gay platform may have cost th e film BEHIND THE GREE N Barney Frank he's not, but not Cinema . him some votes in these areas, but DOOR , a po rnographic straig ht Louise Day either . Free refreshments will be served his great lack of recognition seems film, at th e Art Cinema. Th e throughout the night . film had already bee n sent back Stay tuned for comple te list ing to th e distributor when policemen of mov ies and times ! made their abortive raid.

As reported in an earlier issue Allison, a cast member of A':, you of GCN , Allison Mitchell, the COMING OUT, stated that her woman who was physically current involvement in the gay 4:,I-IALL LOVE! trown out of Fathers Three, a community is much more mean ing­ gether as one but still separate On Sunday morn ing, Augus t straight bar, for "obscene " ful than the time that would have and unique, and that you shall 19th , app rox imately 25 peop le, dancing with a woman, has de ­ been wasted in court . live together as long as you both straight as we ll as gay, assem bled cided to drop the assault and shall love." in a sunny spo t un der the arbor battery charf:lt!s. Rev. Gibson stated that marrying in the Arno ld Arbo retum to wit­ Allison's big day in court turned RUMMA~E two people is a very personal ness a spiritual un ion between out to be her introduct ion to the Last Saturday another rummage thin g for him; he will not marry Frank DiRusso and Andy Geo rgou ­ bureaucracy that is the jud icial sale was held on the front steps just anyone ·· gay or straight . lis. The service, performed by the system . After wa it ing one hour of the Meet inghouse . The fine Knowing the individuals well Rev. Randa ll Gibson, did not have for acknowledgement of her weathe r drew a good crowd and enou gh to be sure that they are any legal sanct ioning but was con ­ presence, she approached a court netted $192 for CSMH . Items on serious, and that they do love side red tw o people making a com­ off icer and inqu ired as to what sale ranged from old books and each other, are important con ­ mitmet to each other. When in­ was going on . Explain ing the records to watercolors and a siderations to him . He also coun ­ terv iewed , Frank and Andy stated situat ion to the off icer , she dis­ rock ing cha ir. sels gay people on why they want that they wanted to do somethi ng covered that the defendants had The Meet inghouse rummage to marry at all now, when even extra spe cial to show people the not even been subpoenaed . Giving sales will be he ld every tw o weeks straight society is starting to re­ depth of the ir love . several minutes thought to her fo r an indef inite period . consider this institution . The two men were united by d ilemma , she dec ided that she d id If you have any saleab le items It is encouraging that the Ar­ Rev. Gibson, a Unitarian Univer­ not want to spend the rest of her to do nate fo r fut ure rum mage boretum is still a place where salist mini ster, in a short ceremony life in the halls of just ice . sales, please drop t hem off at love can bloom in spite of its by the fo llowing quote : "I de ­ the Meet inghou se. recent sordid history . clare yo u are a couple, living to· REACT!:! :-.~-:f .: •· - ~ V .:~ '1✓ .. Goy Community News was born out of optimism of s~ei' g a unified, happy, active, glorious gay community. We were nourished by the en ­ thusiasm of groups and p•~P,.le to the idea of our _own newsp0P,e [- We continued with the support of our readers and the advice of many_ e!~ ents of the community. Now we .hove reached a criticol point . }Z-~:·.,i- The newspaper direly needs to expand to eight pages for , "ode-quote GayCommunity News coverage, but unless more people become involved in its productiop ,-even is publ ishe d weekly through the sponsor - the present size and quality ore threatened. The small group whp hove tt ~~/~:d9cha~~:t t~t;;;~i~i~:t~:gv':~~~e~ THE POINTER SISTERS produced the first ten issues is almost burnt out. Many of us h(,!v-e been of events ond news of interest to the Blue Thumb BTS 48 putting 40 or more hours o week, unpaid, into this effort . If you ho ..- ea few Greater Boston gay commun ity, as well hours o week, you ho -ve the time. Few of us knew anything obou ~ . · ~spa per as stimulotion of event oriented opin ion You all remember the Supremes be · ten weeks ago , so experience is no e~cuse'.'lt comes down to pr f.oriti es. If you within the community . fore Diana Ross left to extend her News ond opinions reflected in "RE­ talents on her own? Well, the emerge nce really wont to do something, you find the time. ACT !". the editoriol column , represent of the Pointer Sisters (Anita, Ruth, June The question is, do you WANT to do something-ore you optim istic the mojority view of the editorial board. and Bonnie) have started to be recog· enough to see o community-ore you willing to give of yourself for it? Signed lette rs and columns reflect the nized as a counter culture, future super· view of the author only . The materiol in star group of the seventies. Maybe WE ore just too optimistic. You can't imagine the down it would be to this paper does not necessorily represent find out. · · ,· the views of the Chorles Street Meeting­ The Po inter Sisters on the front house . Comments, cr iticisms ond infor­ cover sit in their outrageous 1940's motion are olway s welcome from our drag (which I'm sure every one of us reoders . thinks is the ul.timate in camp) in front of a table, wi,th a bouquet of real First closs non-profit organization post­ ag e paid at Boston , Moss . Subscriptions flowers . Bonnie's hat amazes me as ore $1.50 for IO issues ( note : see form) . to how it stays or, her head. On the REACTION-S: back cover, June (the youngest Pointer Address for subscriptions, address To the Editor, 18 yrs. old) , is faced right and even Camp-drag-eonism , for all the pretentions of being a dramati zation of envy and changes , letters to editor, contributi ons , though her mouth is shut, you -can comments , etc .: GCN , c/o Charles flattery of women projects woman hatred and also pressures women to conform Street Meet inghouse , 70 Charles St., Bos ­ tell by the jowls alone she 'd give to life styles that meet the approval of the masculinist mentality . ton , Moss . 02 114. Telephone ( 617) 523- Aretha a good run for her money . The rape scene in "Rita's Digest" is a reinforcement of the roles women and 8729. Now open the album cover! How men are supposed to play. The man as rapist, sadist, aggressor, enjoying inflicting fab ulous! The four of them in plat­ pain, and the woman, as victim, masochist , servant and enjoying her subservi ent Advertis ing is accepted from all bus iness­ forms of death, tacky gowns, and es, non -prof it orgon izoti ons , ond individ­ position . uals ot the following rotes : $2 .00 per col ­ "reflections of." The assumption that camp is humorous is a dangerous assumption. At who 's umn inch for personals and non -profit or ­ But now let 's hear about their music . expense is something funny? Hopefully, not at the expense of our gay and st_raight ganizot ians ; $3.00 per column inch for Know n mostly for their back-up music sisters who have been the victims of the same masculinism that gay men have . prof it mak ing businesses . with Taj Mahal and Sylvester, these If by chance the straight press were to publicize a column written by a hetero · four girls do succeed in their first al­ sexual stereotyping and aping gay men in the traditional fashion that society has GCN STAFF burr.. "Yes , We Can Can" int roduces (child molester, unreliable, limp wristed, etc .) the male dominated movement would them . Written by Allen Toussaint, this EDITOR : Ian Johnson be up in arms over the misrepresentation . song has a muscular wah -wah treat­ ADVERTISING : Ginny Collins Just as a straight man has no right to speak for, as, or against gay peopl e, th en ment and dron ing vocals . "Ca n Can" ART/LAYOUT: Mike Rubinstein, no man, gay or straight has the right to define women. Camp/the degradation of seem to have the most air play and is Marty Wander women/sadistic humor, is a remnant of our male supremacy . It is our way of a definite must at all the discos and CIRCULATION : Dee White keeping women and each other in the places society has assigned to us . dances . Th e impressive thing about DISTRIBUTION : Joe Martin, Dave As a gay male, I am personally offended by the appearance of Rita's Digest the Point ers is they all sing well . Like Peterson, Tom Morganti because camp is also a way of presenting gay men to our straight oppressors who "Cl oudburst ," they sing/talk so fast PRODUCTION EXPEDITOR : Tom enjoy believing that we are scatter -brained, soft, masochistic , non -revolution ary, you can hardly under stand what they're Morganti and thus pose no threat to him. saying. SUBSCRIPTIONS : Ellen B. Davis, And I' m offended because our sister s who are fighting the patriarchy (as we "Jada" is another so ng written by Jennifer Gibson should be also) have been stepped on again by naturally a man . the Pointers themselves . There is a TREASURER : Bill Canf ield To be unaware of the fact that we as gay males are hurting our allies is worse line in "Jada" about a fella drivi ng up WRITE RS : Ellen B. Davis, Ian Johnso , than doing so out of awareness . Awareness is much more controllabl e. in a Volvo, that is quite clever, but Tom Morgant i, Jared D. Goldfine The printing of Rita 's Digest is just one more example of the movem ent's the "ooohs" that follow this line are failure to be a liberation movement that would encourage the changing of elements flawless. of our own mentality · that are harmful to ourselves and to other oppressed groups . Other good songs on the album in­ It is also an assertion that the gay cause has become a civil rights issue encouraging clude : " Old Songs," "That 's How I anyone to do whatever he or she wishes to do no matter who is hurt, all in the Feel," "Sugar," " Pain s and Tears" and NOTICE name of "gay unity" and "open -mindedness ." . " Naked Foot." The glorification of someone else's slavery is not freedom . We offend women , There will be a special meeting "Wang Dang Doodl e" really isn't we offend each other, and the man goes on uncondemmed . on Tuesday, Sep t . 4 at 8PM at them and this song is saved by the We campaign and vote for him, we socialize with, and dehumanize each other the Ch arles St . Meet inghouse, 70 Hoodoo Rhyt hm Devils whose music is in his exploitative bars, baths, etc . and we want him to acc ept and love us . Cha rles Street , Boston , to organize nothing short of fabulous. Let's stop hitting each other and get at the cause of our hostility towa rd each This being the Pointer's first other/ourselv es. a gay switchboard task force . There album, they seem to have created a lush I am not striking out at the man who wrote the article (who is a gay brother) is a need in the gay community for sound . Initially hearing them, they but I am asking him to stop striking out at oth ers. a phone to cover the area left un · sound somewhat like the Andr ews covered by the defunct Gay Phone . Sisters (there were three of them; th e Danni el T. Greco . l,, Pointers are four) and Bette Midler. The phone, to be operated by vo l­ But after playing them three or four unteers to cover crisis situations , times, you 'll realize their style is their give community information , and own . To the Editor , rap and referrals , is desperat e ly Th e whole album is a relief from Th e "Mzzz. Rita Digest " column in No . 8 was an insu lt to wom en and gay needed . All int eres ted peopl e what 's being drummed into us these days and rn a year or so, the Pointer men, and has undercut all efforts to unite gay men and women . are urg ed to att end . Sisters will be well on their way. Right now , a self-defense class for gay men and , theoretically , all women , has started at CSMH . Very few women have come to meetings and classes, because at first women's groups weren't called and, later, because of the huge majority of men there . Th is article just about kills any chance of more wom en coming . Already, the Women's Center has thrown the paper out , justifiably so . Th ere is no room in a gay paper for sexism disguised as camp or satire, and there is no \II ft~~~a~~~~150fo~~, room in th e gay liberation movement for oppress ive att itudes that chain us to a dead and rotting past . None of us have the right to mess over other people 1n '1l (15Cents a copyl Amounts rn excess of $1 50 will be cons idered I the name of freedom . That the Man's game . - ld onat rons (desperate ly needed) . Mailed in pla,n envelope , list kept The job of a gay communi ty paper should be to un ify gay people, not divide ~ I strict ly conf ident ial Check or Money Order only payable to us. GCN must imme diately print a retraction and an apology to all women and ~ Gay Community News or GCN. 1 the gay community . Dave Carver Gay Caucus of Youth Against War & Fasc ism a: :~~ ======---~~ ~~~~ :.::.~~~~~ - ~: .~~ - ~~~~~ I ED. NOTE : First, GCN has decided to continue the Rita Column . To date , one ..J :) Mail to GCN , Charles Strttt Meetinghouse , 70 Charles Street, I woman and several men have vo iced the ir objections. We feel that the questions raised are healthy to the community and should be discussed - th is was one of ftt... cf) -~ton . ~ss . 02114 A Rita's goals , as discussed last week . Secondly , it is hardly object ive to blame Rita for any problems in the self-defense classes . Thirdly, to our knowledge , the Women 's Center's decission was based on sales and had nothing to do with Rita . ... ------No women's group has made any protests . To the Editor, Th e follow i ng letter was sent to Dr . Jerry Brown of Baylor College of Medicine , Housto n, Texas . ffitDU\ by Loretta Lotman ffit5Sft6t Dear Dr . Brown : R_!;.c~t ly one of the Boston da i lies quoted you , in a UPI d ispatch , about the SCARt3OROUGH UN -FAIR Scarborough screened audience ques · recen t mass murder i n Texas : "The actual murder was part of the syndrome of " We've given the faggots the ir t ions, specif icall y stat ing tha t " too homo sexuali ty , sex ual abuse and eventual homicide , which essentially must be fa ir share of air t ime." A q uote from much time" had been given to homo · carr ied ou t . They all add up ·· you d_on't have one without the other ." These the inimitable , am iable Chuck Scar· sexua ls. Back on th e air , one Gay fe marks I f ind personally offensive as a homosexual. borough , pretty -boy anchorman of Med ia A ction member tr ied to co untPr As a human being I d eplore these k illings . They were the product of a man so Chann el 7's news and moderator of Scarborough 's earlier remarks . T he repressed and tw ist ed that he could not express his natural sexual and emotional MASS . REACTION . Th is stat em ent "bl ond Bo mbshell " of Ch . 7 would f eel ings toward oth ers. Dean Allen Corll was a pathetic man driven to wreak his was mad e over a month ago to som e bro o k no con tro versy . " T ake tlw gYilt and sel I-hatr ed upon the objects of his affection . gay men who appeared on MASS . mic ro phon e awa y f ro m t hat man , take _ Your com men ts o n the k illings have been the most irresponsible I have read REACTION , an " op en forum " que s· it way!" he shou ted . We had no way so far , t houg h th e med ia is not noticeably more enlightened . You play upon the tion and answ er show between an of k now ing w heth er ou r sound was cut an ti -homosexu al bigotry that infects this society, and may help stir hysteria for aud ience and station newsmen . Last o r no t . It made no differ ence; Scar · anoth er w i tchhunt to " get the queers ." If you think my fears are exaggerated, week, I wat ched the attitude in ac· borough made h is po int clearl y in f ro nt please reme mber Joseph McCarthy's campaign against the "Communist homosexuals " tion from th e studio, and it was the of a hell of a lot of peo ple. in t he State Depar tm ent , wh ich led to the dismissal of several hundred employees . slickest , sick est put -down of the gay Th is is an o pen f orum? Co me off Or ' read THE BOYS OF BOISE , recounting a small town 's hysteria . commun ity I'v e seen i n local media . it ! Th ere is noth ing o pen abou t it. I was try i ng to mak e a point about Using Co rll to d iscred it homosexuality is as logical as using Jack the Ripper to We were pre-screened , censored and media cov erage of the Houston horrors· d iscredit het ero sexual ity . Several years ago it was Charles Manson that the mass int im idated , even thou gh th e aud ience that we are not child molesters , per · med ia used to con de mn th e hippies . And now us. This is commonly called guilt was giv en cart e bl anc he to ask q uL'St Ion s by associatio n. verts and murderers ; that the gay com · and chall enge any t hing said on th e sho w . munity is concerned about th ese in · Chuck Scarbo ro ugh is a sli ck med ia Sinc erely, ferences i n media cov erage of the megaloman iac who has th e ski ll and story . desir e to manipul ate MASS . R EACTIO~ I First, Scarborough put down my ~o hn Ky per to suit his stand ards. He is op en ly statements with som ething about "lessons to be learned " from the mass bi ased against homo sexuals ·· and In a murder . He then effectiv ely put down newsman , that is inexcusable. HI! is To th e Ed itor , further statements by me, other mem · visible every night to hu nd red s of bers of the group (all of ~. were asked thou sands of people ; w e have no com · " We sat and talked of revolution to identify ourselves as members of parabl e access. We must rP.ly on t ell-!· ju st like two l iberals in the sun phon e calls and angry lett ers to bri ng Gay Media Action before the program). w e talke d of wom en's liberation our case b efore the stat ion . And th e and even a co -member of the panel, a11d how th e hell w e could get things done hope that som ewh ere, someone BIG David Brudnoy . Brudnoy , a con · w ell . w ell well , oh w ell. .. " at Channel 7 is listening . servative civil libertatian, wanted to John Lennon Let 's hear it for the censor . make some pro -gay comments, a MEDIA NOTES : Catch 44 on homo - fact well known to the other A SMALL PLEA : A LITTLE REMINDER sexuality, Fr iday , August 24 , 8 :30PM . panel members . They all shouted him • £ Whjl e sipping on e of those cooling drinks at the Meetinghouse Cafe, gazing at Channel 44 . State Senator Chet At kins down . Y th e incessant flow of faces and cars and fire engines on Charles Street, I complained on Gay Way , Thursday , August 23 at 9 , During the commercial , safe from to my fr iend Jan that so few gay people were performing any work for what is WBUR-FM. the prying eyes of hom e viewers , popul arl y term ed "th e movement (gay) ." Be it volunteering at the cafe of the Meet ing house , work ing on the- campaign of a pro-gay candidate for whichever ppl rtica l off ice, court -watching or in some other way helping a law firm with gay · r.elated cases, aiding in the drafting of gay rights legislation, lending a hand to Elaine Nobl e's "Gay Way " radio program, channeling energy into the Daughters of Bili ti s o r th e Homophile Union of Boston or this periodical or whatever, the PIPYous-1 wor k of a lot of gay people for the benefit of other gay people remains des­ perat ely needed . Jan responded to my complaint .by saying that it perhaps never by David DeNeef occur s to people that their aid is desired, need~d and truly essential to any kind The August 30 edition of "Rolling areas rather than collapse under its of gay liberation movement . As for that I can· only add that work of any amount Stone" reviews what this year 's gay own weigh_t_. ______most certa i nly can b e used. Should one feel the urge, the names and telephone pride rally and, in retrospect, what four WBCN's COMMUNITY REPORT . num be rs of th e various gay organizations in the Boston area are listed on the last years of the movement has accomplished aired on Aug . 12 and 14 , dealt w i th page of the Gay Community News . Your help will be appreciated . in New York . Writer Tom Burke is violence against gay persons . A pl ea condescending and is eager to pin the was made for blood and mon ey do · Joe Mart in tragedy in the New Orleans bar on a nations during a report on t he fir e "patron's jealous lover who surrepti· in a New Orleans gay bar . tiously distributed gasoline about the Police were interview ed . They stairway and then tossed a match ." felt that no new surge of violenc e EX CE RPTS F ROM THE JOURNAL OF Burke feels that Gay Liberation has was being dir ected against gays. Re• MZZ Z . RITA DIGEST spawned little more than pointless ports to the police of attacks on gays, speaking engagements by members of however , were seen to be coming in the Gay Speaker's Bureau ; a lot of use­ Aug ust 20th more frequently . less and hopeless demands ; and a lot of this at length . I don't mind criticism Several indiv iduals gave personal petty bitchery . Journal , if it is properly phrased and typed . I accounts of viol ence dir ect ed agai nst The fairly disastrou s rally at Wash­ T onight af ter carefully plaiting my told all present that if they felt my them . ington Square is accurately describ ed hair, and pu tt ing on the cute tweed column was that degrading I would The Septemb er issue of PLAY · but Mr . Burke seems to find it mo re suit (t he one I got at Born -With -It and gladly stop writing for the paper and BOY features a rath er enlight ened necessary to give Gay Liberation a Tel l-Her fo r t he rash of court appearan · we decided that it was alright for the Playboy Panel on " the New Sexual funeral, since he seems to fell that ces tha t I have been mak ing of late) I present time . I thanked them for such Lifestyles ," Memb ers of th e panel it has done all that it can . He do es grabbed my horn -rim s and rushed down a pleasant evening and left for home . 0 include lesbian act ivist , Mad elin e not seem to be aware that gays may to a staff meeti ng o f th e GCN . After the way home I ran into an_old class­ Dav is and gay m inister, Troy Perry , be capable of learning from their mi s­ inq uiring abou t everyon e's health we mate from the Brenda Lee Academy of both of whom talk ext ensiv ely about takes and that the movement may be pro ced ed to discuss w hat a d i ff erence Beauty Culture and invitee him home th eir vi ews of sexual l iberat ion . abl e to grow and expand into new in th e Editor 's feat ures since shavi ng for a little Dottie , Chris and Phyllis off wha t I had t hought was facial d irt, (McGu ire) and a raspberry facial . After but in real ity was a beard . Th at cute much heavy petting I stood up to assistant edito r was presen t and kept rearrange myself and as you might have undr essi ng me wi th thos e wo lf 's ey es guessed it , (ready?) the adhesive of h is. I got so fl ushed that I had to holding my plate in melted and my FOCUS ON: remov e muy suit coat an d blous e (luck· teeth fell out onto his lap . Some Boston D O B is a women 's another, support one anoth er, Hy I had on a clean und ergarm ent) . people are so rude he left before I organization formed in October and help create a better life for That cu te Ellen was also th ere and mad e had a chance to reset my plate and 1969 as a chapter of the oldest all gay people . Boston DOB is me feel quite at ease w i th bei ng in the expla in! one of these groups . same room with two o f Bo sto n' s most lesbian organizat ion in the country notorious bac helors and all . Anoth er (Daughters of Bilitis was founded DOB offers many act ivitie s for negat ive piece of mail had been received in 1955 in San Francisco . Bilit is members and non -member s. Th e concerning my col u mn and we d iscussed was a lesbian poet in Pierre Louys' most regular happen ings are th e The Songs of Bilit is.) The Boston Tuesday night 7:30 raps where chapter is now , as are all the all women are invited to sha re chapters, autonomous . 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