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Title: Gay Era (Lancaster, PA)

Date: November 1978

Location: LGBT-001 Joseph W. Burns Periodicals Collection

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people where they work, live and wor­ the Rev. James Littrell. Citing Mayor CULTURAL FESTIVAL GRANT ship. In addition, the PGTF, along Rizzo's "career built on racism and SURVIVES CUTj with other gay organizations in the hate," the Philadelphia Gay Task Force city, seeks to make the state and announced that it had joined the. RESTRICTIONS VOWED city governments more aware of and "Stop Rizzo Coalition," a city-wide more responsive to the human needs coalition organized against the char­ PHILADELPHIA — At their Septem­ of gay men and women. ter change for Philadelphia which ber 7 meeting here, the Pennsylvan­ "Our goal is to make Philadelphia would allow Mayor Rizzo to run for ia Council of the Arts decided to a safe and satisfying place for gay a third term as mayor. retain their initial $1000 grant to people to live and work alongside "Gay people must know that all the the Gay Cultural Festival, which has our neighbors," Littrell said upon talking of 'protecting our right to come under attack by several state embarking on his new post as PGTF choose' is just an attempt to confuse legislators. Only five council mem­ coordinator. "We ask all Philadel­ the issue. Rizzo is the issue. And bers voted to reconsider the prop­ phians who believe in human rights, Rizzo means hate, a call to turn osal, according to 1978 Spring fest­ who believe in equal opportunity back the clock and force blacks back ival coordinator David Fair, 26. for all without regard to race, to the plantations and gays back to However, on September 7, Senator class, sex, or sexual preference, the closets." John Stauffer!R-Chester)introduced to join with us in this critical "Gay people know Rizzo," Littrell a bill that would curtail the coun­ task." said. "We know him from the days when cil's freedom to allocate its near­ The Philadelphia Gay Task Force, he used to grab headlines by bashing ly $3 million in public funds for comprised of four lesbians and four our heads in center-city clubs and artistic and cultural projects. The gay men, was formed last spring with have us arrested because we had dared bill would require that groups re­ a grant from the Christian Associa­ to love. We know him from the contin­ ceive the endorsement of their mun- tion of the University of Pennsylvan­ uing police harassment of gay people nicipality — in the case of Phila­ ia. Littrell's employment is the where they live and congregate. We delphia, the city council—before ap­ first in what are expected to be ma­ know him from the lies about 'support­ plying for art council grants. jor steps in charting a new direc­ ing everybody's rights', while at the Other restrictive bills are ex­ tion for gay men and lesbians through­ same time he campaigns for fear and a- pected to be introduced during this out the city. gainst the right of all minorities legislative session. Fair explained Littrell, until recently Chaplain to the same protections and guaran­ that he "is trying to organize ef­ of Hobart and William Smith Colleges tees that all of our citizens must en­ forts to defeat this bill. We must in Geneva, NY, is no stranger to the joy." . ally with cultural organizations be­ Philadelphia area. He attended West­ "Gay people come from all ethnic,, cause they, too, will suffer from town School in Westtown, PA, and backgrounds, all races, all colors, this political pressure." taught there from 1965 to 1967. Littrell continued. "But we are Thereafter he acted as Director of brought together by our common op­ Christian Education at the Church of pression as gay people. We align our­ St. Martin-in-the-Fields in Philadel­ selves with all those the Mayor has phia. He received his Divinity de­ chosen to hate. Philadelphia needs gree from the Philadelphia Divinity an atmosphere and a commitment to jus­ School in 1970, and spent some sum­ tice if our struggle for human rights mers working as a cook at the famous is to succeed, and Rizzo has.chosen Melrose Diner. After graduation, he to sacrifice that principle in his founded Voyage House, Inc., an alter­ quest for power." . . native youth project in Philadelphia, Littrell said that the PGTF would and served as its Executive Director work to defeat the charter change for three years. with other Coalition groups and the "I welcome the chance to use my Walt Whitman Democratic Club, an experience as a gay person, as an or­ organization of gay Democrats. ganizer, fundraiser, and minister in an effective way for lesbians and gay men," Littrell said. "I'm determined that men and women share the challenge as equals. Gay men, and I speak as one, need to realize that we can't op­ pose the injustices of an Anita Bry­ ant, and at the same time, treat wom­ PRIEST HIRED TO LAUNCH en somehow as inferior. Justice, like GAY RIGHTS CAMPAIGN God, has no color, class, sexual pre­ ference, or sex," Littrell noted. PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia "I see my task as helping to make Gay Task Force (PGTF) announced the that claim come true in Philadelphia," hiring of the Rev. James H. Littrell, Littrell concluded. an Episcopal priest, to head up a broad-based campaign in Philadelphia OPPOSES CHARTER CHANGE to insure civil rights for lesbians "We urgently call on all lesbians and gay men. The object of the new and gay men in Philadelphia to come effort is to work with other repre­ out and register to vote against the sentatives of the gay community to effort to change the charter," said obtain equal opportunity for gay 3 other Florida defendants, under pen­ ment after it was first proposed by RIZZO AND GAY RIGHTS? alty of perjury, "failed to disclose the totalitarian military junta. The and falsely denied" contacts in Cali­ When Mayor Frank L. Rizzo launched law also claims to control venereal fornia. The appeal brief also charged his bid for a third term September disease. Since the Greek government Bryant "and the corporation made num­ 11, he was asked by the Philadelphia is at present engaged in a large pub­ Gay News his opinion on gay rights. erous fundraising appeals to San Fran­ lic relations campaign to achieve mem- cisco and California residents." Rizzo said, "I want everyone to have berhsip in the European Economic Com­ civil rights — including homosexu­ The brief stated that Anita Bryant munity, they are vulnerable to civ­ als." Rizzo, however, would not say "is represented by one of the wealth­ il rights challenges. iest, largest, and most powerful law whether he supported a gay rights The representatives formed the In­ firms in California... and that Bry­ ternational Gay Association as a re­ ant's lawyers unfairly hindered dis­ sult of the newly-imposed legisla­ covery of these facts." tion. The stated purpose of the or­ The brief also indicated that the ganization is to combat the oppression motives for the actions by Bryant were that gay men and lesbian women suffer for profit. It pointed out the unfair­ all over the world, and maximize the ness of Hillsborough's mother and his effectiveness of gay organizations by friend Jerry Taylor, as plaintiffs, coordinating political action on an being represented by an attorney do­ international level. The group will nating his time. According to the also establish an information center brief, discovery of the facts in the to distribute information on gay mat­ lawsuit has been "severely hampered" ters to promote a wider knowledge of by lack of funds. suppression and political pressures. The brutal slaying of Robert Hills­ Robert Mehl, a member of the Bu­ borough caused a mounting tide of pub­ reau President's office of the Nation­ lic indignation at the time. Police al Gay Task Force, was assured by the officials and San Francisco Mayor committee of support for gays in Cal­ George Moscone decried the action. ifornia in their struggle against the ATTORNEYS FILE CLOSING BRIEF Three days before the arrests in Briggs Initiative, the anti-gay leg­ the case, about 3,000 people attended islation specifically directed a- IN $5 MILLION SUIT AGAINST funeral services for the slain gay gainst homosexual teachers. Support ANITA BRYANT man. Speaking to the press at that for gays in Ireland has been agreed to time, Hillsborough's mother said that by the IGA delegates. Efforts will be SAN FRANCISCO, CA — The attor­ her son's death is "going to bring made to raise money for an important neys for the plaintiffs in the so- more people closer. It's going to constitutional trial against the At­ called Hillsborough suit, have filed make more people understand homosex­ torney General of Ireland brought by the closing brief in the lawsuit a- uality as I do now. My son's blood is David Norris of the Campaign for Ho­ gainst Anita Bryant and her co-de- on her (Bryant's) hands." mosexual Law Reform. fendants in the case. The suit, filed — Gay Community News Body Politic, the Canadian gay in federal court in June 1977, newspaper prosecuted for publishing charged Bryant and her Florida organ­ a feature story on pedophilia, is re­ ization Save Our Children, Inc., a- INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION questing moral and financial assist­ long with California State Sen. John FORMED IN LONDON ance from the Association in their Briggs and four others, with a con­ case against the state government. spiracy to deprive Robert Hillsbor­ COVENTRY, ENGLAND — Representa­ The IGA will have a split base lo­ ough and Jerry Taylor of their civil tives from 11 international gay or­ cation. The Secretariat, which will rights. ganizations met here to discuss Greek handle information and emergency ac­ The $5 million suit charged that legislation outlawing homosexuality. tion, will be in Dublin and the of­ Bryant and the others conspired to The bill, which refers to homo­ fice which will handle financial incite the beating death of Hillsbor­ sexuals as "obscene people who are a matters will be in Amsterdam. ough. The gay man was savagely beaten shame even to dogs," was recently re­ The newly formed organization is to death by four men outside his Mis­ introduced by the Karamanlis govern- appealing to "all gay and lesbian sion District home on June 22, 1977. organizations to affiliate." Witnesses, including Taylor who was Memberships and affiliations are also beaten, claimed the four men we are being handled by the Office of the shouted "faggot, faggot" and the alive Treasury for the group in Amsterdam. suit alleged the men also shouted, The meeting in Coventry agreed that "Here's one for Anita." and 100 Dutch guilders would be the min­ In January of this year, John Cor­ imum annual subscription. Larger and dova was found guilty of second de­ Ivell wealthier groups are being asked to gree murder in the killing of Hills­ anol contribute more. Subscriptions may borough. Cordova was given a sentence be sent to IGA, c/o COC, Fredericks- of five years to life. A 16 year old plein 14, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. was found guilty of assault and an­ The International Gay Associa­ other suspect was granted immunity tion Secretariat can be reached c/o from prosecution after turning in ev­ every CHLR, Box 931, Dublin 4, Ireland. idence against his companions. Thom­ — Gay Community News as Spooner, the fourth person accused in the killing, awaits trial. court/?/ The suit filed after the Hillsbor­ HOLTZMAN HOUSE BILL ON NAZI ough killing was dismissed by a fed­ CRIMES DOESN'T INCLUDE eral judge because the Florida defend­ ants, led by Bryant, had "lacked suf­ WAR AGAINST GAYS ficient contact" with California to NEW YORK — Persecution of homo­ give the court jurisdiction. sexuals has been omitted from Con­ The latest brief filed by the at­ gresswoman Elizabeth Holtzman's torneys in the case charged that af­ bill to deport Nazi war criminals fidavits filed by Bryant and the cpf from the United States, and to de­ ny entry to such persons, according munity to attempt to amend it was Rev. Roy Richard, pastor of the local to David Thorstad, spokesperson broken". "The gay community," Thor­ MCC. The notice was received from for the coalition for lesbian and stad continued, "regards the pers­ the Bishop Walter Sullivan on Sunday, gay rights. The bill has passed the ecution of homosexuals in Nazi Ger­ July 23 who told the church that it House Judiciary Committee without many as a subject of the utmost ser­ would be the last time the members any amendment being included to add iousness—especially today, when could meet there for worship. Rich­ "sexual orientation" as one of the voices are being raised in America urging the same fate. We, after all, ard said that the group had been grounds for action against war meeting in the church with the com­ criminals. were the first victims of the Nazi plete authorization of the parish When the bill was first submit­ policy of genocide. As early as 1933, thousands of homosexuals were round­ council and Bishop Sullivan. ted more than two years ago, Thor­ Richard, who found it remarka­ stad, who was at that time presi­ ed up and herded into concentration camps. "Indeed, the 'final solution' ble and unusual that they were meet­ dent of the Gay Activists Alliance, ing in a Catholic church at all, told elicited a promise from Holtzman of to the Jews was first carried out against homosexuals. Today holocaust Ga.y Community News (Boston), "Sulli­ Brooklyn's 16th District that she van told me that because the church would amend her bill when it came curricula are being added to many school study programs, yet any ment­ is conservative and that since we are up before the House Immigration Sub­ part of the National Gay Liberation committee to include a reference to ion of the homosexual holocaust is being left out of them entirely. Movement, we had to leave." He added crimes against homosexuals in ad­ that "The parish and the Bishop knew dition to the original categories of about our presence there but they race, religion, or national origin. decided to change their mind." In response to a recent query, Bishop Sullivan denied that he Holtzman indicated, in a letter to knew of the meetings and told GCN, Thorstad, that unsuccessful efforts "That is inaccurate. I had no idea were made to amend the bill to in­ they were occupying the building clude "sex" and to broaden it to and neither did the parish until I cover any alien engaging in perse­ received a letter from the group at cution for any reason. But no effort which point I ordered.them out." was made to add the words "sexual Sullivan said the real reason for not orientation". allowing MCC to meet in the church According to Holtzman, the chang­ was because of differences in denom­ es were rejected, "primarily on the inations. He said that he had reser­ advice of the Justice and State De­ vations about a Protestant group u- partments which felt that they would sing a Catholic church as a place of go beyond the substantial body of case law and other precedents now worship. He also said that his second available to guide the administration concern was that the "leadership of of the bill. The departments stated the MCC group has an emphasis on the that the concept of persecution on gay lifestyle which is contrary to the basis of race, religion, nation­ Catholic moral principles. al origin or political opinion is "We have taken public positions one which has become accepted and supporting the human rights of all understood both in the United States people irrespective of sexual prefer­ and throughout the world. "They not­ ence, and we do have Dignity (the gay ed that virtually identical lang­ Catholic organization) chapters in uage already appears in two sections Richmond and Norfolk under Catholic of the Immigration and Nationality auspices," Sullivan said. Act, and was a part of both the Dis­ According to MCC's headquarters in placed Persons Act of 1948 and the Los Angeles, the Tidewater MCC was Refugee Relief Act of 1953, under the only church in the country being which refugees were admitted to this hosted by a Catholic church. country afterWorld War II..Similar MCC EVICTED FROM CATHOLIC Following the eviction, the group language appears in the United Nat­ CHURCH IN VIRGINIA secured meeting space in Suite 202 ion's Convention and Protocol on the of the Janaf Office Building located Status of Refugees and in the multi­ TIDEWATER, VA — The Bishop of in the area's shopping center. The lateral agreements which served as the Archdiocese of Richmond has or­ activities will continue in their the basis for the Nuremberg war crim­ dered the Metropolitan Community new location at the same designated es prosecutions." Church here to stop utilizing the times. "We are disappointed," Thorstad facilities at St. Mary's Catholic stated, "not only that homosexuals Church. The group has been meeting were left out of this bill, but also in the church since April. because a promise made to our com­ Verbal notice was received by GIOVANNI’S ROOM

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-c S o E £ Anita Bryant State Sen. John Bnggs 4.Seattle Mayor Charles Royer Bob Kunst SEATTLE'S ANTI-GAY INITIATIVE tiative 13," the mayor said. Ethics (SOME). Even after Police Of­ City council members were also ficer David Estes demanded that the SEATTLE, WA — Numerous gay and not going to sit back and accept the City Council apologize for its re­ straight organizations are fighting proposal without opposition to it. marks, the City Council members re­ Initiative 13 which would repeal Se­ Council member Michael Hildt said, fused. attle's anti-discrimination ordi­ "I believe this measure stems from When the SOME organization saw nance for gay people in the mty. e darkest side f human behavior that it would get nowhere with the The repeal effort was launched City Council members, it chose to at­ two city police officers, David Fa •;VWTl tack the City Clerk of Seattle, Wayne and David Estes. The two officers ounciVmem^er Jeanette Williams Angevine. The group charged that formed the anti-gay Save Our Moral said the issue "goes right to the Angevine, who is gay, used his office Ethics (SOME) and have been working heart of what makes our city livable to "cast doubts" on the initiative. diligently for the protective claus­ — the fact that everyone lives well Though most members of other city es to be repealed. toqether." John Miller, another mem­ councils would shudder at such force The orgainzations opposing the ber of council, added that the real aimed at an unpopular minority group repeal effort, thus far, are Citizens issue "is whether we are going to such as gays, Seattle's council mem­ to Retain Fair Employment and the have a city free of discrimination bers have held their ground. One Seattle Committee Against Thirteen or a city which condones discrimina­ such reassurance was City Clerk Wayne (SCAT). tion against an unpopular group." Angevine's recent announcement to Also at stake is the Office of As can be expected, the mayor and open his candidacy for City Council Women's Rights, which hears cases City Council came under criticism in Seattle. related to discrimination based from the leaders of Save Our Moral The lines have been drawn so clear­ on sex and marital status. Initia­ tive 13 would move the Office s en­ forcement powers to the Department of Human Rights. Women's groups in the city are also participating in the opposition to the initiative. Since the battle has begun oyer gay rights in Seattle, the City Coun­ cil and the mayor of this city have voiced their opposition to the anti- gay Initiative 13. When the City Council accepted the initiative for the November ballot, it did so only after voicing its opposition to it. The City Council chose this method since state law prohibits the body from officially discussing such pro­ posals after accepting them. Since this is the method for lo­ cal governments in the state of Wash­ ington, city council members and the mayor took the opportunity to voice their opinions before they legally accepted the measure. Seattle Mayor Charles Royer, long a supporter of gay rights, was ou - raged at the proposal. He said, we have a tremendous variety of ine styles and an environment in which people can live as they choose. Gay citizens are active in every part of our community. I am emphatically op­ posed to the changes proposed by Im- inaccurate information. 7 Archbishop Hunthausen said that he The opportunity for more open ly over the issue of gay rights here supports the efforts of the city to debate was hindered when Falk and that even the Rev. Raymond Hunthausen, "insure that the basic human rights Estes have consistently in the past the Archbishop of the Catholic Diocese of all its citizens are respected." refused to debate the question of in Seattle has given his support to He also stated that he opposed the gay rights in Seattle. "I am opposed the anti-initiative forces. efforts "because I feel it will en­ to public debates when you've got To top off the whole argument a- courage discrimination. The city's the upper hand," Falk said. bout gay rights here, one cannot dis­ ordinances do not say that the homo­ According to Estes in the Bay Area count the fact that the initiative sexual lifestyle is good, nor do they Reporter, "The majority of the drive was started by two police of­ forbid legitimate authority from act­ Christian community and the Jewish ficers- members of an institution ing against those individuals who are community is supporting us." He added which has fought the hardest against an immoral influence on others, young that "Humanism has crept into the allowing openly gay people to work in or old." churches. We are fighting to get this the field of protecting the public. The Archbishop continued, " How­ back out of the churches." With state­ David Falk, one of these police ever, all men and women have the in­ ments such as above, the anti-gay officers, has come under even harder herent right, under God, to live and forces should be glad that the offic­ attack from the black community for work in a manner befitting their dig­ ers are refusing to speak in public. his attacks upon them. Considering nity as human beings. I am convinced "There has to be absolute moral both Falk and Estes have called Ini­ that it is our duty to support the values and that means accepting ex­ tiative 13 "only the beginning" and city's ordinances which protect that planations in the Bible. We must expressed their desire to strike down right." fight against homosexuality, suicide, the city ordinances which prohibit ethanasia, and abortion,"Estes said. discrimination against all minorities, The usual arguments over homo­ Falk, who is a 14 year member of sexuality are also taking place here. the black community's recent attack the John Birch Society, was described upon the officers comes as no sur­ It can be assured that quotes from by fellow officers as a "real tough" biblical texts are warning residents prise. on the streets. Falk was also known Falk's recent attack by the black of the fire and brimstone that will well for his brutality toward acti- community was preceded by the shooting fall if they do not repeal the ordi­ vi sts-who held protests in the past death of a black youth in the city's nacenace. The most reassuring argument predominately black section. Hundreds can be made in support of the redli -anti-discrimination clause is that it of black and gay Seattle residents ;haf -Vote-; marched on police headquarters to pro­ has been in effect si nee 1974, with no The other police officer, David test the killing of the un-armed youth apparent difficulty in upholding the Estes, is hardly well liked by mem­ After the demonstration, Falk was ordinance. bers of minorities either. Estes transferred out of the district by Mayor was once suspended from the force Royer. The demonstrators have demand- for 30 days after the Chief of Po­ OH, CALIFORNIA ad that Falk be suspended from the po­ lice accused him of using illegal lice force. , . Oh, California, save thyself from The family of the slain John supercharged bullets. destruction. What began when the mud­ Rodney and the black community have Both Estes and Falk are outspoken slides were being used as a sign of in their anti-gay and anti-minority also demanded that Seattle Police God's wrath on the people of this Chief Vanden Wyer's statement that the feelings. According the the Bay Area state, has turned into a campaign to shooting was justified be withdrawed. Reporter, Falk is "proud" of his outlaw homosexual public school teach­ work on the police tactical squad. He ers and their supporters. John Rodney was shot by Officer stated, "We used to call (the squad) Falk, according to Rodney's mother, The Briggs Initiative, formally the queer detail because we worked while he was out for a walk. Police known as Proposition 6, will be voted on queers, prostitution, and narcot­ reported that Rodney was a "suspect" on by the voters of California on who had been "prowling" around Seat­ ics. The three are inter-related." November 7. The outcome of the vote Estes has said that he has worked tle's Rainier District. can spell either complete defeat for This was not the first time that on cases in which "there were at­ gay rights in the state or could set Falk has been criticized. He was tempts to persuade teenagers to be­ off a barrage of lawsuits in the transferred out of another district come homosexuals." The Seattle Gay courts which could possibly set a because of his "brutal ways" indeal­ Community's biggest hope is that precedent for the rights of gay peo- the citiznes will see through such ing with incidents in that district. pie. The public opinion polls in Cali- fornia show that voters are in favor of the anti-gay school worker Prop­ osition 6. Polls by Mervin Field As­ GENTLEMENS sociates, the Los Angeles Times, and the Concerned Voters of California (CVC) revealed that the so-called Briggs Initiative could pass in the SERVICES, INC. state. Field's California Poll shows that 61% of those questioned would massage * model • escort vote for Proposition 6, while 31% would vote against it. 8% of the 1049 adults polled by Field were un- GREG HILL decided. The Field question asked of the registered voters did not use the Service to your room or residence word "homosexual;" it does not ap- pear on the ballot in November. The Field poll said, 'TProposition „ 6 717-232-7685 would specifically prohibit hiring and requires dismissal of teachers and other school employees for so­ 202 North St. - Harrisburg, TZlOl liciting, encouraging, or promoting private or public sexual acts be­ costly to implement and it has the po­ 8 tween persons of the same sex in a tential for causing undue harm to you own monstrous ego," Shack told manner likely to come to the atten­ people." Kunst. "You have already polarized tion of other employees or students, State Senator John Briggs, author the county. You are only going to or who engage in such acts publicly of Proposition 6, has joined the band­ open wounds that have just began to or indiscreetly. How would you vote wagon of martyrs. His recent claim heal." • □- today on this issue?" was one regarding a threat to his life. Kunst expressed his disagreement According to the Times poll, which Briggs, in a press release, stated with Shack and his other detractors was conducted by the Public Response that he had learned from the State and has decried their "closet mental­ Associates, 49% are in favor of the Police, that a threat had been made ity." "I reject the closet gays who anti-gay proposal, while 41% oppose on his life. "I am not going to be worry about the fact that we lost it. The others questioned remained intimidated, and I will not be si­ last June. We didn't lose. We got the undecided. lenced. I will continue to provide issue out of the closet and people Meanwhile,there are ten organiza­ the leadership on important social are talking about it." tions working to defeat Proposition issues that the people of California Kunst told Gay Community News 6. The No on 6 Committee.is a state­ have come to expect from me," he pro­ (Boston) that people are "tired of wide organization based in San Fran­ claimed in his release. Anita Bryant." Complaining that the Counsel to the State Legislature, cisco. Other organizations working efforts in Dade County were the against the Initiative are the Bay Bion Gregory, said the language in "worst" in the history of the gay Area Committee Against Briggs Ini ti- the initiative violates due process movement, Kunst said, "We are the ative/No on 6, San Franciscans A- and free speech provisions of both only offensive campaign in the the gainst Proposition 6, A United Fund the US and California constitutions. to Defeat the Briggs Initiative, So­ The opinion was requested by Assembly history of the gay movement. noma County Residents Against Propo­ Speaker Leo T. McCarthy, D-San Fran­ "We are not on the defensive as we sition 6, Marin County No on 6, Hay­ cisco. were last year. We are getting the ward No on 6, San Mateo/Santa Clara Gregory specifically noted lan- signatures and we are telling the peo­ Committee Against the Briggs Initi­ auaoe in Proposition 6 that described ple to vote, not Bryant. We are not ative and Citizens United to Defeat "public. - ■ homosexual■ conduct"J. > «4-ll as H "advo-, compromising the issue of lifestyle the Briggs Initiative. ■ ca*iing or promoting of private or this time around. We are not asking In addition to the above organiza|~^| -pul-1/■■ ■ rfttevotE anybody for acceptance or endorsement tions, there have been numerous mail|_J| of our lifestyle... We don't need children.' that," Kunst said. ings by gay porno film makers in Cali­ Over 10,000 signatures were pre­ fornia such as Falcon. Gregory said the definition was too vague to meet a court test of due sented to the County Attorney in The Bishop of California has also Kunst's initial submission of a re­ come out against the Initiative. process of law and would inhibit free speech guaranteed by the First Amend­ quest for a referendum. Six thousand Bishop C. Kilmer Myers, while criti­ of those names were not accepted by cizing Proposition 6, attacked Anita ment. Gregory also said a teacher, gay the official because they were either Bryant while giving his sermon at the duplicates or were not registered to prestigious Grace Cathedral in San or not, who campaigned against the initiative could be subject to dis­ vote. Kunst was then given another 30 Francisco. Myers called Bryant "a days to collect the necessary, valid self-appointed, fundamentalist, evan­ missal. Teachers who publicly support­ ed gay rights could also be dismissed, 10,000 names. . gelist." the opinion said. Kunst expressed optimism that the Myers decried the."Hitier program names would be collected in time and of extermination" which "began with It also said that the measure does not provide explicit standards for that the referendum question would the homosexuals." school districts to evaluate charges be passed in November. "The reaction Because of his "understanding" of we are getting is quite phenomenal, the teachings of Jesus Christ, the and thus arbitrary and unequal en­ forcement of the measure was a possi­ he said. "We have received tremend­ Bishop said he was compelled to op­ ous support not only in the gay com­ pose any law or any initiative which bility. Gregory's opinion did not find munity but in the Latino community, dehumanizes mankind or men or women, in condominium complexes... no mat­ or imperils their responsible freedom. that Proposition 6 would violate con- situtional guarantees of equal pro­ ter where we go. Former California Governor Ronald Kunst said that 70% of the gay com­ Reagan has also come out against the tection of the law or an individual s right of privacy. munity supported his effort for a Initiative. Reagan issued a state­ gay rights ordinance. "I feel we are ment declaring that the measure was — Compiled from reports by qoing to do it." unnecessary. Reagan said that the Gay Community News (Boston) Not only will Kunst be trying to measure "has the potential of in­ and Gaysweek (New York) get a measure that would prohibit fringing on basic rights of privacy discrimination in housing and em­ and perhaps even constitutional ANOTHER VOTE IN DADE COUNTY ployment based on sexual and affec- rights." Reagan continued in his tional preference, creed, political statement, "It is cumbersome and has MIAMI,FL — Gay activist Bob Knust affiliation, state of pregnancy, potential for real mischief. For ex­ has begun an effort to place a new personal appearance and lifestyle, ample, it would require that if a com­ anti-discrimination ordinance on the but he is also seeking three other plaint is filed against a teacher, a November 7 general election ballot in referenda questions. . full public hearing must be held by Dade County. Last year, voters over­ One question would establish nude the school board. What if an over­ whelmingly rejected an ordinance in beaches, another would establish wrought youngster, disappointed by the referendum vote which launched free bus service for the disabled, bad grades, imagined it was the teach­ Anita Bryant onto the public stage. persons on welfare and persons older er's fault and struck out by accusing There has been much vocal opposi­ than 65. The last issue Kunst is the teacher of advocating homosexual­ tion to Kunst's move in the national hoping to have on the ballot is the ity? The school board, sitting — in gay movement. Ruth Shack, the Metro establishment of a commission to effect — as a court, would have to Commission member who drew up the re­ study victimless crimes, such as pro­ judge the matter in public. Innocent pealed ordinance, angrily attacked stitution and homosexuality, to de­ lives could be ruined. Under present Kunst when he brought his proposal termine if those acts should be de­ law such matters can be investigated before the Commission last month. criminalized. first to see if they have any merit. Shack stated that she was "appalled "Proposition 6 is not needed to — Jim Marko at what I see here today. Gay Community News protect our children. We have that "You don't speak for anyone but legal protection now. It would be very This advertisement paid for by: Three Center Square, Maytown, PA The Railroad House, Marietta, PA and Marietta's Gay Community. EledioN ResuLts

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I'd particularly like to active but we gays expose ourselves to a great number of people who do It is miraculous that after their thank the fifty people who did walk record of steady losses around the from the Town Park to and around the not care to tell us about their medi­ cal histories; they merely want to country these itinerant promoters fairgrounds. The strength, dedica­ — along with a few of California's tion, and courage of these people is get it on, get off and leave without expecting to see us again. So, we own supply of gay grafters — should to be admired. They are indeed a have enough confidence to try to credit to the gay community and the must protect ourselves. More de­ tailed information can be obtained inflict their botched and broken human rights movement. stratagies on our community. But the This was a first for Bloomsburg, from the Clinic at (717) 291-3111 and from the Pennsylvania Department of regrouping in Laguna Beach was clear­ and I'm sure we had an impact on the ly for this purpose: "To provide the community and the thousands of people Health which issues pamphlets obtain­ able at the Clinic. I urge you to opportunity for sharing of informa­ who were at the fan'r. tion and techniques," and "to adapt I also regret any inconvenience consider having tests for VD at your earliest convenience. Remember, you many of the printed materials used" to anyone who may have traveled to in the earlier catastrophies to our Bloomsburg on Monday to picket. Most can have VD and have no symptons at situation here. Naturally, the "No on of those who were there on Sunday FIT. 6" forces here will want to take in- could not return on Monday. Consider­ Peace of Mind, the example of these ing the number of people who said they struction from R. Dennis Alexander losers. For it is precisely their re­ would be there Sunday, and did not Lancaster, PA jected message that we must avoid in show, I did not feel that I could al­ devising our own strategies. low my brothers and sisters to set (Ed. Note: The following open letter themselves up by picketing in was received by us from the Homosex­ What this roving band of corn salve such small numbers on Monday. „ ual Information Center in Hollywood sellers ouqht to do is return to their To those who said they could not which has the primary task of deci­ own cities where they can join in the be open enough to be seen at Blooms­ phering information for the gay com­ serious work needed to establish sex­ burg, I understand. munity. The letter regards the re­ ual freedoms there. For example, in To those gays who said that they cent National Gay Task Force confer­ 1970, Kansas enacted strict moral leg­ would be there and did not show, I ence on "Referenda Leaders and Cam­ islation that prohibits sex acts be­ say that you show a complete lack of paign Managers" which took place in tween persons of the same sex which responsibility and total disregard California preceding the November 7 is perfectly legal when performed by for your fellow gays. The next time Briggs Initiative which would outlaw persons of the opposite sex; the law you wonder why something isn't being homosexual teachers from the public has a built-in gender-based discrimi­ done, you shouldn't have to look far school system.) nation that is unconstitutional. In for the answer. New York "consensual sodomy" is still An Open Letter, a crime. Florida law proscribes "devi­ In Pride, ate" sex acts — whether in a hetero­ An outfit of uncertain reputation Gary Norton sexual or homosexual context. Thus, New York calling itself the Nation- Williamsport, PA in "gay rights" advocates in these back­ Gay Task Force has been wrong so al __ ward states should employ what talents often about so much that additional Editor, Gay Era, they have to repeal these and similar proofs become boring. The most re­ Recently I had the opportunity, cent example of its exercise in bad oppressive statutes. In California since 1976, the homo­ though not the necessity, to use the judgement occured in Laguna Beach VD clinic facilities at St. Joseph sexual has enjoyed the same protection where it held a meeting last month under the law as the heterosexual. Hospital, Lancaster. There were no "to assist in the upcoming campaign symptoms, just a malaise that I might Moreover, the sexual freedom move­ against the Briggs Initiative in ment here is perfectly capable of have one of the host of venereal di­ California" (proposition 6 on the No­ dealing with Briggs and the initia­ seases, added to the fact that I had vember ballot). It may sound like a tive. Even so, we would normally wel­ not been checked in over 6 months. I good idea, but, as it turns out, the called the Clinic, was reassured that come all the constructive help we can gathering was made up of a bunch of get. In the present instance, however, every detail would be handled with punk drunk pugilists who have been professionalism (which it was) and we must reject the offer if we wish previously polished off by Anita to avoid ending up on NGTF's growing drove on out. It's located in the e- Bryant in Miama, St. Paul, Wichita, mergency room at the hospital and casualty list. the male attendants on ambulance call perform the tests on men while female patients are taken care of by women qualified to do the work. No sermons were preached...an air of calm pre­ vailed. Since this is an arm of Operation Venus, no fees were involved so I had the entire series performed: blood test and samples taken from throat, anus and penis. Of course some dis­ comfort was experienced but no big problems arose, and it was good news the next Friday to hear that all tests were negative. I encourage all gay people to have these tests at least every 6 months, preferably every 3 \ 400 NO. SECOND ST. HADD1SBUDG. PA.

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ALASKA GAY RADIO more than it bargained for when it Teeters, 48, worked for the Feder­ terminated its credit line member­ al Reserve Board from 1957 to 1966, ANCHORAGE — Alaska has its first ships to 10 "adult bookstores" on and in the Office of Management and gay radio program. Each Thursday at the East Coast recently. Budget, and has served as a senior 7 p.m. KSKA, FM 103 airs a 15 minute It seems the giant pay-later ad­ fellow at the Brookings Institute, gay news program. vocate just did not like the kind of a senior specialist at the Library The prgram, which is aired on the business the "skin" stores were do­ of Congress, and since 1975, as chief National Radio outlet, is called "Gay ing so it canceled credit memberships economist for the House Budget Commit­ News Review." It is put together by at stores in Maryland, North Carolina tee. the Alaska Gay Community Center. and Washington, DC. Master Charge re­ She will fill a term ending in portedly told the X-rated bookseller, 1984. 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A ON A CLEAR DAY... better enforcement strategy, it suggested, might be confinement of LOS ANGELES — What started out prostitution to specific locations as a joke has turned into one of the or higher fines for those arrested. hottest selling fad items in southern — Gay Community News TERENZIO California fashion history. They're ADVOCATE ARCHIVED AT BOSTON U VIOLINS BOSTON — Boston University's Christmas special "Twentieth Century Collection" will soon become the home of the archives All guitars of the Advocate, North America's oldest and largest gay periodical. 25% off Dr. Howard B. Gotlieb, curator of the collection which is housed Gift Special in the Special Collections Depart­ GERMAN CARVED ment of the Mugar Library, said WOODEN FIGURES that the material to be received Limited Supply will include business records, the files, correspondence and other pap­ 23 North Prince Street ers dating back to the beginnings Lancaster, Pa. 17603 of the Advocate a decade ago. He (Across from Fulton Theatre) said that the personal papers of 394-1137 the paper's publisher David Good- stein may also be included, but olic Church, is an affront to the gos­ 17 pel of Jesus Christ as well as those STEINEM SCANDAL who have worked so hard to protect life." ST. PAUL, MN — Archbishop John R. Roach has reprimanded a parish priest — Gay Community News for allowing Gloria Steinem to preach at St. Joan of Arc Roman Catholic GAY SEMINARY STUDENT WINS Church in Minneapolis. Roach called the appearance of the publisher of LEXINGTON, KY — David Vance, a gay student who completed his requirements Ms. magazine a "scandal." Steinem gave the homily at two for his Master of Divinity at the Lex­ Masses, saying that women will have ington Seminary of the Christian no power until they have control over Church (Disciples of Christ), has won their own bodies. In reprimanding his case in this area's Circuit Court Rev. 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