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S8l [] New subscription [] ReneWal [] New subscription [] Renewal Gift card to read: Gift card to read: .... , Providence ashin "s .., F nny Lesbians ews Vol. 11, No. 25 (617) 426=4469 ©GCN, 1984 January 14, 1984 Radical Feminists Vo Civil Libertarians Minneapolis Mayor Vetoes AntioPorn Law By Sharon Page MINNEAPOLIS, MN -- As Fraser’s veto c~ps a h6tly- Council must now vote to sustain lutionary" and "making women’s a context that makes these condi- GCN went to press, Mayor Don debated campaign for the measure or override the veto. An override history,’.’ the amendment adds an tions sexual." Fraser vetoed a landmark amend. which pitted radical feminist ad- requires nine votes. The Council extefisive subsection to the civil Other sections of the ame~ad- ment to the Minneapolis civil vocates who assert that "por- may take up the isstie at its next rights Ordinance protecting against ment declared trafficing -- the rights ordinance that. would have nography is the theory, rape is the session on Jan. 13. discrimination on the basis of race, production, sale or distribution of declared certain kinds of porno- practice" against civil libertarians Bob Knight, a mayoral ad- sex, affectional preference, etc. pornography, including the for- graphy to be a violation of and feminists who dispute that ministrative aide, told GCN that Pornography is declared to be "a mation of private clubs for this purpose -- to constitute dis- women’s civil rights and instituted claim and oppose the measure on although letters to the Mayor’s of- form of discrimination on the procedures for redress against its the grounds of censorship: After rice ran about 50-50 on the basis of sex" and is defined as the criminatiqn, against women. producers and purveyors. Drafted two days of public hearings, the measure, phone calls in the past "sexually, explicit subordination Libraries and univer.sities which by nationally-known anti-porno- amendment passedby a 7 to 6 vote day "were heavily in favor of a of women, graphically depicted~, carry pornography for the pur- graphy activists Catharine in the final session’ of the outgoing veto. Many ~+omen-called who whether in pictures or word~, that pose.s of study were specifically ex- MacKinnon and Andrea Dworkin city Council. The ’new Council identified themselves as feminists als0 include" one or more of nine empt from this provision. and narrowly approved by the City which took office.on Jan. 3 is ex- who were very frightened by the Categories in which ’ "women are The meas~ure provides for rd- Council on Dec. 30, the amend- pected to be less supportive of the amendment citing it as giving a presented as sexual objects, things dress of grievances through civil ment would have marked the first measure. false sense of security. Some voic- or commodities, or...who?es by. action against the producers or embodiment into law of the At a press conference on Jan. 5, ed concerns about t~he law reintro- radical feminists’ view of porno- Mayor Fraser announced his deci- ducing the concept of rape as a graphy. Supporters plan to re- sion to veto the measure and sexual crime, n6t a, crime of introduce the measure to the reiterated his request that’the City violence, which women have Council, vowing to keep it "very Council give further analysis to the worked so hard to overcome." much alive." issue before taking action. The Hailed by supporters as "revo- Obstructive Suit Dismissed Path t reme Clear Uplinger Case By Bob Nelson BUFFALO, NY -- The Buffalo and the solicitation statute.should. the court. Uplinger’s attorney, District Attorney, Richard Ar- therefore be reinstated..’ William Gardner, told .GCN that cara, has failed in his attempt to Enter Attorney General Robert he is optimistic the court would remove a brief filed by the New Abrams who filed aft ,amicus uphold the s~ate court;s opinion. York State Attorney General in curiae,’ or friend:of-[iie-court, "I’m aware that this is a very con- Andrea Dwm’kin the case of a gay man charged with brief in the case, .in.h.is capacity as servative court, but irhas not been nature 0r..’:~edUCed to body i~arts purveyors’woman, showing of Pornography .that. it precipi- bY any soliciting for sodomy. The deci- protector of the constitutionality as bad on free speech and sex Or...penetrated by objects or sion, rendered Dec. 30 in Erie of state laws. (Other such briefs issues as it might have been," animals," ’who "enjoy pain or ta}ed an attack~ against he?, .that County Supreme Court, dismissed were filed by Lambda. Legal noted Gardner, who also pointed humiliation, or...experience sex- she was coerced into a porno- Arcara’s suit against the Attorney Defense and Education Fund; the out that D.A. Arcara was the one ual pleasure in being raped," or graphic performance, or simply General and cleared the way for Center for Constitutional Rights, who brought, the appeal. are presented in "scenarios of that its existence causes offense. the U.S. Supreme Court to hear an the American Civil Liberties "Remember, we don’t have any degradation, injury, abasement, After review by the city’s Civil appeal brought by Arcara in the Union and the Arn’erican choice." t6rture, shown as filthy or in- Rights Commission, a claim could case, People v. Uplinger. The na- Psychological and Ps)chiatric -- filed frord New York ferior’, bleeding, bruised or hurt in Continued on page 6 tion’s highest court is scheduled to Association.) Abrams’ brief con- hear th case on Jan. 18. tended that "the right to privacy in Robert Uplinger, the defendant, sexual matters including the hob, es was originally found guilty of freedom to make sexual choices, R chester soliciting for sex from an under- would be unduly burdened if per- cover cop in !981 and was fined sons are denied the access to excer- $100 in Buffalo City Court. How- cise the right discreetly." Pass ever, Uplinger’s attorneys con- In addition, Abrams’ brief By Janice h’vine tended that since the state’s argued that since gay sex acts were ROCHESTER, NY -- With the thing," Skeet said. "We were received tt~e approval Of all ’coun- sodomy law had been overturned legal, individuals in New York do inaclvertent assistance of virulent beginning to realize that we had a cihnembers except Vice Mayor the year before in People v. have a constitutional right to invite anti-gay opposition, gay or- lot of support and we began to John Curran :who told GCN that Onofre, there was no basis for others to participate in such acts. ganizers here were able to effect think that this was the time to go he thought the,section which pro- criminalizing solicitation for But Abrams also noted that the passage of a city council resolution for legislation." hibited discrimination by private sodomy,- now a legal act. Court of Appeals had erred in banning discrimination on the Gay organizers in the city vendors who contract with the city The New York State Court of striking down the solicitation basis of sexual orientation. In a 7 believe that the Council victory "was not enforceable." Curran Appeals, the state’s highest court, statute in its entirety, since there to l vote on Dec.