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By Rosalie N kbob tribution ot literature at the an signatories on a 1980 newspaper nual Cay rally. ad misrepresenting the provisions Claude Fletcher, who used In spite of an opinion by City of proposed Oay Rights Mea the defeat of local Gay rights Attorney Logan that gay litera sures A&B. ordinances as a springboard ture is protected by the First G G G Amendment, Fletcher and Ryden to catapult himself into a San A minor candidate who lost Jose City Council seat in nonetheless voted against issuing a rally permit. out on June S was Shirley Hen- 1980, has been tumbled from Prior to running for dty office, . drickson, running for county office by a political newco Fletcher had served as county Board of Supervisors in District mer. *.. • < chair of a referendum petition 5. Fletcher lost his re-election drive in 1976 to attempt to repeal Hendrickson garnered only bid in.District 10 (Almadén the Willie Brown Consenting 3,6SS votes, compared to 2S,114 Valley) by a 3-2 margin to Adults Law. for Betsy Bechtel and 23,306 for • • • Dianne McKenna. Bechtel and dentist Bob Putnam on the McKenna will face a runoff in JuneSbidlot:' " Also going down to defeat on November. Fletcher’s defeat will give the June 5 ballot was MPBicipal Hnodrickson was active in 1979*^ local Gay men and . Lesbian Court Judge Edwin 8- Pearce 11, in lobbying-egaiiist Oay women something to who lost his bid for a Superior ' Old forming a committee called celebrate at this year’s Gay' Court seat by a 3-1 margin to “ Democrats Against the Sexual Pride Week festi^ties sche Judge James ^ewart. Orientation Ordinances.” Stewart’s election leaves a mu • • • duled for Sunday, June 17 at nicipal court vacancy to be filled St. James Park in downtown by ^ v . Deukmejian by appoint In Southern California, candi Claud« FUtcher Photo by TedSahl San Jose. ment. date Andrew Martin drew only In 1981, following his election Pearce, who was rebuked by 40,878 Democratic votes com for Gay civil rights bill AB-1 as cratic candidate Tom Metzger, a pared to 39,407 Republican votes to the City Coundl, Claude the county Fair Judicial Election his reason for challenging the Ku Klux Klan leader, Agnos cast for incumbent Ed Davis in Fletcher and his Bible-toting col Practices Commission for mak incumbent. asked his party to repudiate Mar league, Councilwoman Lu Ry- ing “misleading statements” the State Senate District 19 prim “ 1 was shocked and surprised tin and withhold its financial ary balloting. den, attempted to ban the dis- about Stewart, was one of the to find a man who has been a support. Martin dted Davis’ Senate vote community leader such as Ed Agnos referred to the Califor Davis fighting for the rights of nia Democratic Party 1984 Plat homosexuals to serve as role form, which states: models for our developing chil “liie California Democratic dren,” Martin told the press. Party reasserts its vigorous sup “ Tliese people like to call port for the addition of sexual themselves gays, but I don’t con orientation to the categories pre PROPOSITIONS sider them gays. To me, the word viously protected by the 1964 is sad,” Martin opined. “ A large Civil Rights Act — sex, religion, part of this senate district is rural, race, and national origin — and ASB ' and the word they use is queer." to anti-discrimination legislation Assemblyman Art Ag^ios, au in housing, employment, the thor of AB-1, has sent letters to armed forces, immigration, legal California Democratic Party offi services and public accommoda cials asking them to withhold tions.” their support for Martin. Martin and Davis will face Comparing Martin’s candidacy each other on the November to the 1980 campaign of Demo- ballot. G San Jose Gay Pride Rally Stars Linda Clifford Linda Clifford, dynamic popular vocalist, will be the star attraction at the 1984 San Jose Gay Pride Rally on June 17. Clifford has been in the popular music Held for several years. Her debut LP album Linda included the national chart single “Long, Long, Winter.” Her (c)' record album If My Friends Could See Me Now in TO VOTE NO cluded the title track and “ Runaway Love.” The Singles earned her recognition as the top female R&B vocalist in WROPOSmONS A & B a number o f 1978 awards. Lawyers For An Informed Electorate Her two latest LP’s, I ’m Yours (which includes two CyriR Ash James M. Gifford GordnerF Holmes number 1 dance records “Shoot Your Best Shot” and Ernie Atwood Nazarlo A. Gonzales WiMamR.Moms “Red Lights”) and I ’ll Keep On Loving You, demon RobertH Bohn ThomosR Hanford EdwinB Pearce I strate Clifford’s ability, intensity, and growth. Frank E Bondonno Rey Hasson Archies Robinson Richard Cooper JamesW Sholer Linda Clifford combines beauty, style, personality, outstanding talent and versatility; and the results have PaxJforbylawyersfor AntntormedFtectofote 777N IstStreet S J CA brought her recognition as one of today’s top vpcalists. • I Jr'«» • « t util
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bigotry, Kennedy remarked, “ I port of the President’s office, the Gay students over the past twenty Stanford President told somebody about my sche Dean’s offices, and the Dean of years, expressed concern that dule today which is fairly compli the University Chapel. Kennedy has yet to support inclu cated with alumni events.” Questions for the Future sion of a sexual orientation clause attends GLAS reception To the sounds of laughter and “But what changes are in the nondiscrimination policy after the San Jose Rally... A special champagne reception ity, vigor, innovation, and a lot of groans from the crowd, Kennedy happening now?” the Gay alum of the university. featuring Stanford University courage to convince people that a continued, “ They looked at my nus continued. “ Where are the Despite the addition of such President Donald Kennedy, band of crazy students in a schedule and said, ‘Why are you Gay Studies foundations for re clauses at over 40 major univer alumnus Andrew Lisac, and Jeff rickety old building had someth going there?' pointing to this search and teaching? Where are sities, Kennedy has been cool Williams, current spokesperson ing positive and valuable to say. reception at GLAS.” the coalition groups between towards any addition to the Stan for the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Stressing the need for Kennedy replied, “ I am going Gays and other minorities? ford policy. at Stanford (GLAS) was held on community service, Lisac stated, there for two very good reasons,^ Where is the sanctification of Some invited guests chose not May 11,1984. ‘Many people who worked hard the less important of which is that Gay relationships? to attend on the basis of Ken The reception was the first time at GLAS during that time are 1 am President of the whole “ It has been almost ten years nedy’s position. a Stanford President had spoken now doctors, attorneys, artists, university and not just some parts since we asked the university to Speaker Andrew Lisac stated before the group. The event also fundraisers, or what have you. of it. take a stand against (the use of after the reception, “ We received marked the first time a high- Not only are they still very in The second good reason is that Gays as scapeegoats) those who advance warnings from suppor ranking university official had volved in Gay civil rights, they 1 have friends there.” gloat in their own hatred and ters of GLAS in the Stanford participated in one of the activit are also now involved in other Rich Gay History bigotry. community who were none to ies during the annual Gay and kinds of public service.” ‘We need Gay alumni groups pleased about including Kennedy “ We have a rich history,” said in the celebration. Lesbian Awareness (GALA) He concluded that GLAS had one Gay alumnus at the recep to place pressure and money on Week. raised awareness about Gays in tion. “ We constructed examples the right spots. “The prevalence of sexual bi Speaker Andrew Lisac offered school and in society. for society at large in freedom, “ These are the things we must gotry on this campus is a very (personal anecdotes about the de GLAS spokesperson Jeff Willi networking among Gays across fight for, and fight hard, for sensitive issue. Some perceive the cade of achievements, and com ams congratulated his fellow stu the nation, and methods of orga otherwise we simply acquiesce to problem as worsening. pared Kennedy’s “ new ideas” dents for organizing the well- nizing. We changed the institu bigotry overall.” They cite incidents of job dis crimination at the career place approach to that of the early attended 1984 GALA Week tions we had been so long afraid Controversy events. ment center, the defacement of campus activists. of.” Many of the Stanford deans, “ Ten years ago a couple of Williams stressed the need to Stanford has pioneered a range faculty, alumni and students who Continued on page 8 people in this crowd started what fight for a fuller agenda of issues, of services pertaining to Gay have given valuable support to was to become Gay and Lesbian and risked embarrassing Stan students and has had a long, ford University President Ken Awareness Week. It took creativ- history of Gay activism beginning ' CATJhUOa AVAILAWke S')- nedy by addressing these issued A Taste of Leather's New in the 1930’s. ACCUÌAC IN M A lfA S directly. ACWfUaCTURI RIRCI JACRITS In 1965, the Sexual Rights Hours/New Catalog ANAi eiVICfS JAC PACS “ Some battles have been won. Forum registered as a voluntary Our N tw SATURDAY HOURS are AIW IA N 0 9 JOCKSTRAPS AUOfO CASSI n i s R fV R iacs Aour Qf Still, we need a nondiscrimina student organization, the earliest from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM iAoats IIATHIR 6AM1IRT9 tion policy. We need protection • A l l STRI TCniRS ICUSTOMMAOII your known organization of university NEW '84 CATALOG (32 Pages- M in lEATNIRRie« Til Qf •laW A SAllS IIATHIR ROM in housing and employment. Ulti students to publicly advocate Gay Over 600 items) FREE W ITH THIS •imeaoios lU S R IC A N n mately we need an atmosphere in AD. (When ordering Catalog by mail, •O a v NAANESICS MAO MORITWHIST 9AR0 civil rights in the U.S. »••V jiw iia r MASAJES which we can reintegrate our I please send $3 for postage •oon MASKS The student homophile league • a i m MASSAStRS selves with the community as a was set up at Stanford in 1968, 'fOLSOMl 4 handling) lucaiis MOUTH C0MP0RTI2IR Poblishcr •WMINSTICMNi MOUTHeUAROS whole, but with one difference, becoming the first chapter on the •urmues N O V IlT liS Our Projects, Inc. CAltNOARS that we are completely out of the P A O O IU Editor West Coast and the third in the CAn PERIOOtCAlS closet.” A TASTE CATIIIPROOS POLICI lOUfPMiNT Rosalie Nichols nation. CNAMS PORTAOll TOniT OF LEATHER CMASTITV H I T PUMPS Entertainmenl Editor Stanford President’s Remarks Del Martin and Phylis Lyon, C llT O R A l STWUlATOaS RISTRAMTS DEPT. "YP" e o e « RHI
be noted that every major Guest Editorial legal, medical, educational The use of power and psychological association Supreme Court Bigotry in the U.S., as well as the I by Rev. Lan> Übrig AFL-CIO, has gone on record Power comes from many sources; some power comes from our IN A DECISION very much And since he “ lied,” he that gay and lesbian prople educational attainments, some from family position, job respon in character with its many does not have “ good charac should have full civil rights sibilities, personal appearance, the style of our communications, or other reactionary rulings, the ter” and can’t become a and that there is nothing the level of our communications skills. U.S. Supreme Court has citizen! either sick or criminal about A great deal of power is related to the amount of wealth one upheld a federal law denying Even for the Nixon-Reagan such expressions of sexual possesses. Undoubtedly, a certain measure of the power possessed by citizenship rights to gay and appointed majority of justices preference. our President comes from his ability to communicate in a convincing lesbian people on the fantastic that’s pretty far out. Then Coming on the heels of this style. grounds of “sexual deviation.” again, it’s worth recalling that disgusting decision by the Power is, to many people, a negative term that evokes images of In this specific instance, the when he was a young Birchite Court, it is very timely that fear and the possibility of its misuM. Court rejected the appeal of lawyer in Arizona, Judge there will be a large march for There is a certain dynamic in our society which convinces people Richard John Longstaff, a William Renquist was lesbian and gay rights in San that they do not have any real power on the one hand, while ad gay man originally from Bri arrested for assaulting a Francisco on July IS, and that monishing them to gain power in order to be of worth on the other. tain, who has been barred Chicana woman who was one of the main demands of | As Gay men and Lesbians become more powerful in our society; from becoming a U.S. citizen waiting on line to vote, this action is the elimination as they occupy more positions of decision making and control more by a Texas court because he claiming she was “not a of Immigration and of our resources-they become more and more uncomfortable with , “ failed to show good moral citizen.” - Naturalization Service restric the exercise of power. This discomfort comes from two basic tenets of our culture’s character.” The flip side of such ugly tions, including racist laws teaching: that power is to be used, and that one who has power The federal district court in bigotry is the open-arms against undocumented Latin should wield it over those who do not have power. Texas reached this conclusion treatment Washington gave to workers. In the end it is the It is very easy for those with power to bow to the urge to use it, to solely on the grounds that Mr. all those Nazi collaborators, struggle for these rights, and test their power by contending with others. Longstaff had replied “ no” awarding them citizenship not the pronouncements of a j The temptation is to gauge the strength of one’s power by conten when asked two decades ago ' without delay for “ the good decrepit court, that will ding with another over an issue, to get into some modest battle to by immigration officers if he fight” they carried on against decide the future. just get the feel of the game, so to speak. had “a psychopathic person the USSR, Jews, Gypsies, — fVorkers World, June 7 1 We joust with one another to strengthen our skill at fighting. You ality.” The Supreme Court homosexuals and other the see, we have all been raised to fight; fighting is the name of the game, has concluded that Richard Supreme Court has decided because winning is victory. Longstaff lied to the Im lack the required “moral Subscriptions to Workers World \ We fight so that we can win - that is to say, that we can have our migration Service about not character.” weekly newspaper are HO a year at: way. being “ psychopathic” since, On the specific merits of Workers World, 46 West 21 Street, Virtue, in our culture, consists in having one’s way, and in en after all, he is gay. the Longstaff case, it should New York, N Y lOOIO. suring that having our way will continue as long as possible - ideally, until the end of our lives.' The game goes like this: I have power, and 1 choose to contend with you because you have power, too. Fifth S.F. Bathhouse Closes If I win - and I certainly intend to win, or I would not have entered the battle-then I must be better than you, and therefore more By Michael Heiqubt and Rick Osmon "Right.” VUtCPA Wire Service You are not necessarily "wrong” — I would never want to make that judgement - but my winning proves that I am clearly more right. The San Francisco bathhouse drinking too much, which many demand our death.” The problem with this logic, if we think about it, and if it is logic, controversy has claimed one times leads to unwiM decisions The Sutro staff refused to close is that more often than not we really regard it as true. more business as its latest victim. about the kind of sex one has. quietly; instead they mounted “ a It is the American way, and we have baptized it with the waters of This time, however, nongay We have also waited for each and party to end all parties,” a 48- a kind of temporal religion. men and women - as well as gay every GGBA (Golden Gate Busi hour celebration. But it is in the ultimate conclusion of this line of thinking that^he men - will be turned away from a ness Association) member to fin Featured among the exotic problem lies. local establishment. ance and implement a powerful dancers and raffle winners was a It means that we have defined and ensured life as the process of The lO-year-old Sutro Bath ad campaign concerning AIDS.” San Francisco person with AIDS, doing battle; we have invested all value in power, and in the use of House, the city’s only co-ed bath- • Jones feels that some indivi Paul Castro, who urged the audi power to subdue all of Creation! house, closed its doors June 3rd. duals in the lesbian and gay ence to enjoy sex but to observe Where can we go from this point? We could go in the opposite Owner Bill Jones spoke with community have created a great risk reduction guidelines. direction and say that not having power is a virtue; we could reject all sadness about the closing, “ We deal of trouble. Meanwhile, San Francisco city traditional definitions of power and seek to divest ourselves of have won every battle: sexism, “ We are angered to think how officials continue to struggle with wealth, pretend we have no influence, ignore the resources at our economics, community homo hard we have tried to cooperate, their attempts to regulate bath disposal. phobia, fire, theft, police and and have even gone beyond what house activities. This is an option that has been explored, one of anti-leadership, health department harrassment, was required, and then to have The baths and clubs still in anti-power, anti-production. the herpes scare, and the AIDS our own politically-ambitious, business in the city await new It stresses ideas such as “ big is bad,” “ little is good,” “ leadership panic. We have won the battles, self-proclaimed ‘gay leaders’ guidelines from the city’s Depart is treacherous,” and so on. In my opinion, it doesn’t work either. but have lost the war.” point their fingers at us and ment of Public Health. ■ So what does work? Let me suggest an alternative. Power in itself Jones credits “ political hys is not bad. i teria and political abuse” ' for All of us have a certain amount of power that comes from simply intimidating and scaring away his being human. patrons. half the al
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Reception Pat Norman to address Health Conference T.D .’s lucky 13 Continued from page 2 Apuzzo at Community activist and public Lesbian and Gay Health Con responsibility is coordination of health services for lesbians and by Ted Sahl George Segal’s ‘Cay Liberation’ health care administrator Pat ference and the 3rd AIDS Forum. Norman will be keynote speaker Norman, coordinator of gay men. They said it would be the picnic sculpture in March, and the dis March Norman created the un turbing knowledge that many in at the 1st International Lesbian Lesbian and Gay Health Services of the year! and Gay Health Conference, to for the San Francisco Depar precedented Department of That was an understatement if fluential staff members are con Ginny Apuzzo, executive be held In New York City. tment of Public Health, became Lesbian and Gay Health Services I ever heard one. tinuing to hide in their closets. director of the National Gay “ The real point of this recep Convening at the same time the first openly gay city employee in San Francisco in 1978. ■ T.D.’s held their 13th annual Task Force, has agreed to speak and place will be the 6th National in the country whose principal picnic at Saratoga Springs- a tion, in my view, was to counter at the National March for despair, to reinvigorate the peo party of some 1700 men and Lesbian/Gay Rights, Sunday women - disco music, barbecue ple who have worked the hardest July ISth in San Francisco. over the years for open Gay men steaks, chicken, beer and cokes, “ Ms Apuzzo is both a dynamic it was all there. and Lesbians, and to spur them speaker and an extraordinary ac on to greater accomplishments.” Whafs On Your A^nda? For a few, the sun was for sit tivist for Lesbian and Gay ting in and tanning. . . the pool New Era Rights. was packed with bodies. . . lot’s “ We are entering a new era,” “ We are very pleased that she of diving by olympians (or just said Lisac. “ We have set up the will be able to address our rally,” plain show offs). Gay Studies Foundation, a group said Paul Boneberg, National The beer and cokes never stop we hope will unite students, facul March co-chair. ped pouring. . . the vibes were ty, and alumni in an effort to in Support for the National Mar great and I shot lots of pictures clude more Gay-related courses ch is growing across the country, and got lots of hugs from friend’s and lectures in the academic en- with endorsements coming in What can 1 say, you should’ve virorunent. But we tteed assistance, daily. been there! ■ both in organization and funding. The National March is seeking “ 1 am very excited about the sponsors in the amount of $2S., possibilities because students and supporting Angels in the come to Stanford from all over amount of S100. the world. If we can focus on We already have a large num what we do best, and that is to ber of sponsors, with a goal of provide students with a rigorous 1,000 nationwide. Help us meet intellectual framework with these goals! which they can make decisions in Send your donations to society, then I hope our activities National March for Lesbian/Gay Silver Fox does it again! will greatly influence the leaders Rights, 2301 Market St., Ste. A, of tomorrow. • S.F.941I4. ■ by Ted Sahl When you’re hot, you’re hot! The guys and gals at the Silver Fox held a second auction to benefit the local AIDS Foundation. Supreme Court refuses to The people were out of sight. Over and over again people suc cessfully bid on an item only to return it to be auctioned off again. hear naturalization case The evening was a great success; far surpassing the $1S(X) they (San Francisco, CA) The U.S. for gay people to enter the U.S.” raised at the first auction. Hold on to your hats! This group bid and Supreme Court announced that it Noting that the Supreme raised over $3200 for the AIDS Foundation. will not review a lower court Court’s decision paves the way You are cordially invited every Can you top this? Darlene Lutz, a beautiful person and one of a decision denying a gay man the for the government to deport Wednesday between 4 & 8 pm, kind, donated her face to be covered with a pie - thrown by Dennis right to become an American Longstaff, Jean O’Leary, NGRA Andrews - an event that raised $270.00. citizen. executive director, said: “ We in to join us for fun, frolic & What a night! You should’ve been there. ■ The decision signals the end of tend to keep fighting this issue. complimentary refreshments an eight year struggle by Richard “ There is no rational reason R.S.V.P. not necessary, black tie optional Longstaff, a resident of Dallas, for excluding Lesbians and Gay Texas. men from American citizen Longstaff is represented by ship.” National Gay Rights Advocates, Longstaff, a British im - 1 9 8 3 - Skating for AIDS the San Francisco based public migrant, came to the U.S. and I WiNlnt-silav I Thurs
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Santa Clara St. (between 3rd &4Ü1) | by Ron Schmidt It kept getting in my way as I by Dot James The Ides of March bode ill for penciled notes. around the world and by the year ( ) Caesar in 44 B.C. and, until The Rose is that way, but then The Gondola Room with its ’round bounty of our own 408 286-6275 recent years, for all of us who these women add a dimension, a movable roof opened to a Golden State.” must render annually unto him particular poignancy to lines like, beautiful San Francisco sky is Luncheon dishes are very Palo Alto only one of several dining areas, reasonable; prices range from via IRS, but for seven to ten •‘It’s. .. the soul afraid of dying 230 Hamilton Avenue women ranging from their early that never learns to live.” including a second floor for $4.50 for soup and salad to $8.50 twenties to late forties, last Mar There is a profound awareness, banquets or backgammon, at for the “ Veal Whim du’Chef.” I ch 15 marked the beginning of listening, watching, that these Marne’s Palazzo. I ordered the “ Chicken a la (415) 321-2846 mid-Saturday commitments to seven are committed to the pur In the evening, with the roof in Doge,” at $7.95, and was very the cause of harmony and growth suit of that process-learning to place, the Gondola Room pleased with both the portion and as the San Jose IVomen’s live. becomes the site for cabaret en the quality. Chorus. “ Very nice! That’s how it tertainment in this marvelous The chicken was seasoned with 11:00 a.m. passersby at Billy should sound every time we sing a woman-owned-and-operated res herbs rather than salt (not my DeFrank Community Center at phrase.” Smiles-the kind that taurant. thing) and served with fresh Recycle Bookstore 86 Keyes in San Jose are readily spring from deep satisfaction. A lot of work has gone into vegetables and herbed rice. snagged on the warmups wafting Connie Hill’s eyebrows lift making over this former Italian Three wines were offered as specials that day; cocktails were new & used books & records from inside out to the busy street with the discovery that she has restaurant where I recently spent W e Buy. Sell & Trade Quality Books & Records by the ah-ah-ah-ah-ahhhs are been singing Amelia’s part, but a wonderful spring afternoon also available, of course. clearly definable as beyond the she laughs as do the others. lunching. Dinner prices at Marne’s range phone for our buying hours pale of usual intersection inter “ I think we should link arms Much of its former charm has from $6.95 to $13.95. I been retained, such as the murals Th entrees include: Chicken course. when we sing,” she says-and C om e in and browse through our line of Dover publications The curious can penetrate the they do. \yest coast women’s depicting an Italian palazzo in the Vera Charles (plum breast of center’s inner chambers, drawn Festival letters her sweatshirt. Gondola Room, (in case you are chicken “ sauteed with julienne by the promise of that musical “Concentrate on following wondering, there really is a gon cucumber and Roma tomatoes” ), scale stringer into a backroom me,” Serra urges. “ Even if we do dola in a “ canal” in that room!). Seabass Champagne (a fillet of f O u r P a p e r R e a d e rs: where the atmosphere is its it wrong, we’ll do it wrong The restaurant is Marne's fresh 'Seabass, sauteed and Palazzo in recognition of Auntie finished with a Champagne Chive people and any reluctance Continued on page 17 . _ _ , ... dissipates in a series of solid Marne’s philosophy: “ Life is a sauce” ). Liver a la ^bcock (“ a I bring in this coupon for 10% off. 1 chords. U M riP'^ banquet, but most poor suckers traditionally delicious grill of Comfortably clad in everything are starving to death.” liver, bacon and onions”). $ov« 10% Coupon • Sovo 10% Coupon • Sovo 10% Coupon • Sovo 10% Coupon from Hawaiian prints and Levis The ambience of Marne’s im Canard Grille du’Chef, Boeuf to sweatshirts and fatigues - with pressed me the minute I walked Manhattan, Vegetable Saute’ and through the door and into the Pore Countess d’Gooch Violence more traditional slacks and Continued from page 8 blouses intermixed - five women, lounge area which offers seating (medallions of pork with fresh at the bar or at small tables pears and Sauce Zinfandel” ). •Police and court involvement their mouths fixed on round lAIMFi ' restaurant to their list of places to area). surrounded by huge, wonderfully Barbara Daitch, one of the •Political analysis of battering sounds, eyes intent on the go in San Francisco. Marne’s Palazzo, 389 Bay at coaxing of corduroy-coated con comfortable, leather chairs. owners,- makes it clear that Mason, San Francisco, (415) 986- among lesbians Auntie Marne’s influence is Marne’s is a restaurant for The afternoon I was there, in •Community response. ductor Suzette Serra, climb the ÍPK.IAI.Í fact, there were more men en 4553. Open everyday except scale to the keyboard accom- visible throughout; posters and everyone who delights in a Monday. Lunch served from Acceptance of an article is not photographs from the play and pleasurable dining experience. joying their business lunches than based on writing ability. Papers painment of Glenda Choate women. 11:30 to 2:30; dinner from 5:30 to engendering the best from the im m h f film, waiters and bartenders But she adds: “ If two women 10:30. Sunday brunch. Full bar. should be typed on 8'Axl 1 paper, dressed in charcoal and pink, a want to come here and hold han Reservations are advisable on double-spaced, 10 pages, upright’s deep-chambered chor weekends. (A tip: ask to be VISA/Mastercard accepted; no ds, and that’s only teasers. terrific mural behind the Gon ds while they dine, that’s fine. personal checks. $5 minimum pw maximum, and submitted by dola Room’s bar caricaturing the And if a straight couple comes seated in “ Ito’s Gallery,” the August 31 to; Arkansas Women’s Tall and willowy, Chaote plushest and most intimate dining person. glows with an infectious smile as cast. in and doesn’t like it, they can Project, 1601 Dennison, Little her graceful fingers graze the Marne’s cuisine is “ California leave.” Rock, Arkansas 72202. keys, the blue notes on her black Eclectic, inspired by her travels Gay men, too, should add this tee shirt, fabric imprints of her skill. “ Instrumental voices,” she believes, “can be very em powering,” and it is that sense- IMMH F' empowerment - that emanates from this composer/pianist even in offering suggestions, remin âüFfT^ ding the conductor, “ I’m taller In the spirit of UNITY &. MORE IN 84 than you!” That fact carries no threat to lAIMFi! . TAIMFi FRFÂ1 fRWr PAj authority. Indeed, the San Jose Women’s Chorus exudes a war iPSOAL’iU...... Certification toPailici potion 1984 mth that mutual respect and pleasure make possible both for A IM K fRWr P A them and their audience. 1A1ME4 FRF'W flW B tufi» They laugh a lot, these women, Gav Pride Week Celebration and they sound, for their few (jOBt: numbers, exquisitely soft or This is to certify that terrifically powerful depending upon the coaxing gestures and JMMFi FRFiH TO)tT encouraging voice of their con ductor: “ Perfect! Forte!... Forte!” or “ No, see, I didn’t stop you...When 1 go like this, ífKI/4-^UPKbF then you stop.” There is a dramatic sense about the diminutive, purposeful Serra, lAlMFi FRF« fW t is entitl0(d to participate in the haif-off prices of a room * or a iocker * a woman who knows what she is about. iFEÜAP-iUPRKtCîüBI on Sunday June 17,1984 from 12noontiil 12 midnight She has performed vocal solos at Tapestry ’n’ Talent, the In terlude, and at SJSU’s Women’s IMMK FRFiH proti PWWJMMH Coffee House in a two woman sonata. THE WATERGARDEN “ It is important,” she believes, m .\H ^ ^UFRbF âPPfF W, “ for women to have direction and for women’s voices to be Recreation Center and Baths heard.” |AlMFÍF«^flWPí®g She is honing this collection of Cover Ï women’s voices for their debut at iPKlAt-’il) Sponsored by: The management and staff of the Watergarden San Jose’s Gay Freedom Day 5pm Rally in St. James Park on June in ceiebratlon of Gay Pride Week 1984 17. i Ju ne Rehearsal of The Rose Sunday Th« Wot«rgar actors stumbling over chairs in the dark, their effort saved this classic Photo: Max lUMmrri from being called Arsenic and Old Shoe.______■_ fights, and far-off places. seems altogether too emotionally fail to work because the style, Theatre Review Wright, unfortunately, is even involved in the plot. This role what there is of it, doesn’t This Year self-conscious about his cape and plays best by being entirely non remember the “hippy” youth hat. committal. fulness which gave birth to the The two fathers, Morris The piano accompaniment by show. If the actors could just A heavy handed Ridgeway (Bell) and Don Mc- Patricia. Finlay is first rate, lighten up a little bit, this could Why Not The Clung (Huck), are good fun and almost making us believe that the be quite a pleasant show. shine especially in their “ Plant a harp, percussion and bass called “ The Fantasticks” continues “Fantasticks” at S.C.T. Radish” numlKr. for in the score are truly there. at the Saratoga Chamber Theatre Wes Finlay is a pompous aging The direction by Wes Finlay is in the Azule Mall, weekends Biggest? by Rick Rudy evidence) and lives up to that actor Henry, and Steve Trinwith the source of the weightiness of through July 8. H “ The Fantasticks” by Tom unhappy stereotype. El Gallo a delightful Mortimer who the play. The staging is static and Jones and Harvey Smith is the represents the lure of the forbid “ dies” with classic exaggeration. the interpretation of the lines longest funning off-Broadway den; abductions, rape, word The Mute, Grace Kirkendall, much too grave. The comic lines show in history. It has been filling the small Greenwich The Village theatre in New York since 1%0, but may not be so fortunate at the Saratoga Chamber Theatre San where it opened on May 25. 9 I The small play is truly a period gem, with the hippy innocence “Afriendly healing experience. and instinctive distrust of the Francisco destructive “ real world.” The Boy and Girl fall in love through their fathers’ connivance, but Lesbian/Gay must fo through the fire of • 1/2 hour appointments “ reality” to prove their true commitment to each other. If this • soothing music sounds heavy, it needn’t be; but • theropeutio massage Sunday. □ 24 June 1984 □ 11:00 A.M. Freedom Day Parade it was this time. The Boy, Matt, is played by Matthew Lrahy, an actor of con • spinal manipulation siderable skills and with a very In order to make this years Parade and Celebration the biggest and pleasant singing voice. Leahy, • beautitul handpainted tantasy environ however, is too old, or, more to 8 most successful ever, the San Francisco Lesbian/Gay Freedom Day the point, plays the Boy too old. ment ot ocean, mountains c plains The Boy must be spontaneously Parade Commitee needs your help! poetic, and the humor must come • insurance welcome * x-ray not required from his naivete. Leahy is too For starters we need: 200 Regular Safety Monitors " Shapespearean. by appointm ent only The Girl, Luisa, is portrayed 100 Beer Vendors by Caryn B. Hartglass in a light and dreamy eyed state which is much more to the purpose. Her PAUL COKE 40 Trained Medical Monitors clear soprano is Ttne for this role. The crucial, pivotal role of El DOCTOR OF CHIROPRACTIC CERTIFIED MASSAGE PRACTITIONER 20 Trained Cliildcare Workers Gallo is stiffly and awkwardly played by David B. Wright. He is PLEASE GALL NOW to volunteer! an opera singer (although oc 4117 El Cam ino Real Palo Alto, CA 94306 casional flat notes were in (415) 857-1221 June"l3'■l She tapps her head, winking, Grade 1 and at 18 was a member by Kurt; Erichsen Sounds of the Jackson Symphony in IVIURPHY*S MANOR In the offing. Continued from page 12 “Keep that vision in your heads.” Jackson, Mississippi. Out of the shadows.. .into the light together.” Moments later a 2001 kind of Preferring trumpet and sax, \Vaich this, Meg. "nTey t«l«hs«d I'm coming to gou Is this some M h ile s h e claim to b e a It WÌ»? Vcah, all mg by Rou Schmidt More laughter. She turns her c a r e f u lly * la id melodic mantra moves toward a Kathy writes her own music as mg press con^rence todag- todag to warn gpnl truth / dorfl Lesbian, she is rea#y a member In his 1976 introduction to' GAY AMERICAN HISTORY, Jonathan head to listen with her left ear, powerful and exciting crescendo. well. plans to lose! o f the truth about/ know about, of the Aftvw/ Majoril^f a n d * Katz wrote: “ We have been the silent minority, the silenced eyes closed. She nods. “ Breath. . Serra assigns breathing on a Her love of outdoors connec 'Good evening I’m Sid Jao>bs)( Meg O ’Kieefe and S i d ? once in office intends to hove minority - invisible women, invisible men. . .For long we were a .two__ three.. . ’’ staggered basis to insure, unin ted her with other women around )<3nd I represent the h e r M a ^ r a l all people run out of town people perceived out of time and out of place - socially unsituated, Amelia King breathes on cue, terrupted, the rise and fall of the campfire who loved to sing attentive to Serra’s moving hand. iQ dg Communitg. c a m p a ig n . without a history - the mutant progeny of some heterosexual union, their choral energy. and had beautiful voices. Kathy freaks. Our existence as a long o p p res^, long resistant social group “ Singing to me means recap Claire Mix grins, inhales, “ I decided to coordinate them. was not explored. We remained an unknown people, our character turing earlier years in Hawaii’’ ran out of breath.” The chorus, which is not ex defamed. Tlie heterosexual dictatorship has tried to keep us out of where she was a vocal soloist and “ It’s hard work,” Serra replies, clusively Lesbian, “ is an outlet tß} sight and out of mind; its homosexuality taboo has kept us in the dancer. and Mix nods. A singer and for women who want to par dark. That time is over. The people of the shadows have seen the A medical social worker now, songwriter, herself, she perfor ticipate. . . a place we can go and 9 light; Gay people are coming out - and moving on - to organized ac she works with AIDS patients. med a one-woman show in the sing, as well as socialize.” tion against an oppressive society.” The Women’s Chorus is a way same room the previous night. Her plan includes using the of becoming involved in the Gay She knows it is hard work, but original work of each member \ u Eight years later a national theme. UNITY AND MORE IN ‘84, community in San Jose so she can she sees the goal as worth the ef who composes. binds together our Gay and Lesbian Pride Celebrations like han feel a part of it, experiencing the fort. “ I’ve never done anything like dclasps from coast to coast, yet too many of us remain in the “ creative and joyful parts of “ Women’s music-music with this, (but) I knew who to ask. 3/ congenial, talented founder of okay.” Liedermann. It is she who suggests how the San Jose Women’s Chorus. “ Oh, that’s interesting.” music moves her: “ Women She has played a wide variety But what is right on is Hart’s holding hands under the full Next day at noon, witness the metamorphosb of St. James Park into of musical instruments since closing comment, “ What I’m the GAY FREEDOM DAY RALLY OF SANTA CLARA moon.” doing right now in life is trying to l ^ w s i c k js t watch, Meg. He'H talk about my VALLEY. That’s June 17. Jon Snell of Desperados confirmed that Young adults 14 to 25 meet from 1 to 3 p.m. Sundays at the Billy find out what kinds of things I is o u r fy c e o f a press conference And valcrs Linda CHjford headlines the entertainment with Liedermann coining DeFrank O nter. Special. We were all there once needing support... enjoy.” |l2 £ \ always seem to fellow \A/S~| p. I societfj, Meg? , back for more. San Jose Women’s Chorta launching their debut and mostly not getting it. More subtle dissidence. in- debut but they certainly don’t sound like it and...are you ready? San Jose’s M.C.C. worships at Grace Baptist Church, 484 E. San ner person sort. The Four Skins o f Castro Station! Fernando, ^ndays at 6 p.m. DIGNITY ((3ay and Lesbian Catholics Rally revelers will have much Desperados’ and their friends) celebrate liturgy second and fourth Saturdays also to celebrate this June 17, not the East Bay Lesbian/Gay Food and Beverages will abound with 15 to 20 booths representing at 6 p.m. at Campus C^hristian C ^ter, lOth and San Carlos. San least of which is this new source “Star” many Oay/Lesbian organizations, answering questions, providing Francisco’s Dignity moved to its new home at St. Boniface on of Gay and Lesbian Pride-the Celebration June 17th byTcdSaU ' information. The draw b expected to number 2,500 to 3,000 Golden Gate, June 10. 5:30 p.m. is their new time. They plan, San Jose Women’s Chorus. Joining the paráde of stars ap celebrants, according to raUy coordinator Jeff Hirsch. -VOLUN however, their GAY & LESBIAN FREEDOM DAY EUCHARIST Interested women should call (Berkeley, CA) NAMBLA (The While this day is the traditional pearing at Desperados. Pamela TEERS, needed still to serve as MONITORS, can contact Mark at the parade site, June 24. That will be pageantry with purpose. Suzette Serra (408) 448-0327 or Nonh American Man Boy Love kickoff of International Stanley sang “ This is Hot,’’ “ I Fechner through Billy DeFrank Center 293-4525. VOLUNTEERS (415) 547-1730 get you details. Glenda Choate (415) 327-5096 or Association) and Lesbian Separ- Lesbian/Gay Pride Week for the Don’t Want to Talk About It,” are also needed to help set up beginning at 6:30 a.m. (GASP!) If you Following that., if you are so inclined, reserve your curb for San Fran show up at 11 a.m. Saturdays at tists - a match made in heaven? Greater Bay Area, more impor and her ctinent number one hit, can’t commit yourself in advance, you’re still welcome to show up. cisco’s GAY AND LESBIAN PARADE. . .and in all of these Billy DeFrank Community Cen Hardly! tantly, it is the chance for the “Coining Out of Hiding.” The price tag on thb year’s rally tops out at $10,000 with the effort, celebrations, back in the light, BE PROUD! ■ ter for rehearsal. ■ These are just two of many East Bay community to come This lady was so exciting, it at thb point, $2,500 shy. (Contributions can stiU be mailed to GAY widely varied organizations that together, to take pride in the was difficult to keep the men and FREEDOM DAY RALLY COMMITTEE (GFDRC), Billy were represented by booths at the commitments and accomplish women from jumping, up on the DeFrank Community Center, 86 Keyes, San Jose 95112. Further 1983 East Bay Lesbian/Gay ments of its many component main stage just to touch her. costs were significantly defrayed by a tremendously successful buf- Celebration. parts. The audience kept screaming, fet/tea dance at Dcsr>erados following T.D.’s June 3 picnic. Some of the other booth Thus far, a wide variety of “ More! More!’’ after she had holders included: Gay American groups and craftspeople, have sung one encore (and a long one GAY FATHERS, remember, gather after the gala at both Bilb, the Indians; The East Bay Lesbian reserved booth space for this at that). Everyone was high with location for which Mrill be avidlable at their information booth. and Gay Democratic Club; year’s celebration. The booth fee the excitement of Pamela Pacific Center; The Gay Men’s is a sliding scale of $15 to $35. Stanley...including yours truly— On the Subject of relatives. . .(Chuck and Dorothy Abrahamson of Health Collective, Dignity East For more information call (415) wow! You should’ve been there. • San Francisco’s PARENTS, FAMILY AND FRIENDS OF GAYS Bay, as well as Greenpeace, and 547-0602. ■ are assisting Verda Lindbergh of Palo Alto in the formation of a several other groups. peninsula chapter. Meetings happen third Thursdays at the Old The 1984 celebration is Firehouse on the Stanford (Campus. (415) 854-3378 b your infor scheduled for June 17, at Willard mational number. Two Los Altos High School senior classes slated (Ho Chi Minh) Park in Berkeley. these special persons to discuss homosexuality on June 8. If you’ve As in past celebrations, one of heard the Abrahamsons speak, you’ll know that’s progress. the major strengths of this years event is the presence of many BOOZE and BEVERAGE are unfortunate synonyms in the literature segments of the East Bay HMS of most celebrations...but they need not be. For some of us, they Lesbian, Gay and progressive can’t be if the celebration b to have meaning. Aicohoiics presents community. Anonymous meets Sundays at 10 a.m, at Billy DeFrank. Help is available anytime with a phone call. . .that’s 293-4525. With the myth about quiche dispelled, the war still to wage concerns Perrier and Calistoga. . .REAL MEN AND REAL WOMEN DO DRINK Networking THEM! There are over 50 Gay and Lesbian organizations in the June 18 to 24 marks the parameters of the 8th San Francisco Lesbian South Bay Area. Long Island Iced Tea S'! .60 and Gay Film Festival at the Roxie and Castro. (415) 861-5245 gets A Gay Pride Celebration The South Bay Gay Fathers are you a complete festival schedule and ticket info. sponsoring a function where all the organizations can get Should you, in the midst of all the celebrating, find yourself short a Free Style Dance Contest together, meet each other and fourth for Bridge.. .or even a first, second, and third but would like learn who we are and what we are Don'T FORGET .. FREE BUFFET to be a fourth, there’s only good news for you. Johnie Staggs (408) doing. 289-1088 and Darrell Basset (408) 749-9868 need Party, Chicago or The function will be: ALL Duplicate players.. .with a lean toward the latter category. Dial with Thursday June 21st. ORGANIZATIONS NET The Tournament of Champions your level and most available time. WORKING PICNIC, to be held Saturday, August 18 at the San sponsored by You heard it wrong here second; the first time was correct and so is Judging from 8:30 to 11:30 pm Jose Historical Museum Park this; SANTA CRUZ’S LESBIAN/GAY PARADE happens JUNE (next to Kelley Park) from 11 TWENTY THIRD, not the 3rd as reported last issue. Regrets to the a.m. to S p.m. H.M.S. &The South Bay Eight Ball League salt-sprayed set. The YWCA in that resort community is the setting Tickets to the event will be sold for cosexual poetry readings June 20. Call 476-3309 or KZSC 429- PRIZES AWARDED AT 1 2 p,m , in advance for $4 each or at the Wednesday, June 20th 7 p.m. 4036. 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Quepos, Costa Rica together.” dead on Monday.” “ Guilt is instilled in the people A number of the locals know Kistler is contacting the Na from the time they are babies,” they want to go out and be with By Joseph McQuay, News Editor tional Gay Task Force and Mexi Kistler said. “ The church indoc another man, but the church- can publication Paz Y Liberación The Weekly News, Florida trinates them completely by the instilled guilt keeps them from ViaGPA Wire Service for Spanish-written materials time they’re seven years old, and acting naturally. which might dispel some of the there’s no other information Locals also are very shy about myths among his gay neighbors Quepos, Costa Rica — Imagine i They opened in 1978, serving a source, so they don’t know any their bodies. Costa Ricans take town where nude beaches are the mixed clientele, up to half of better.” and employees. public showers with a swim suit “ The whole fear is based on north and smoking marijuana is whom are gay. Gay tourists at Kistler’s hotel and underwear on, and won’t an acceptable public act, yet the “Most of the customers and love returning to Costa Rica ignorance,” he said. “ 1 figure if 1 urinate in a public restroom for can get them something which natives are petrified to think locals know that the two of us are because most of the young men fear of exposing their privates. about, much less commit a ho gay and it used to be the talk of they can read, study and unde are very attractive physically. Al “ It’s so ertuy. There’s a nude rstand maybe the situation will mosexual act. the town, but now nobody thinks though a sleepy port town of only beach here and the people have improve a bit.” ■ That’s the kind of frustrating about it,” he said. 10,000, Quepos has a number of been smoking dope since the time backdrop where Garth Kistler is “ They found out we don’t the locals who are often just of the Indians, but sex is a only crisis confronting the state. trying to establish a gay resort have two heads, that we’re regu “ two drinks away from being different thing,” he said. hotel. lar people who pay our bills and “We are also plagued with the gay.” The worst time is Holy Week, demogogues, especially those Kistler. originally from Harris run a decent business. “ There is a mixed disco, but by which Kistler called a “ week of burg, Penn., built the Hotel La “ But a lot of people are still who promotol the defeat of AB- 2 a.m. all the women have gone absolute stupidity. They even seal 1, the Gay rights bill recently Mariposa (the butterfly) about very curious about it. They can’t home and it’s only guys dancing the juke boxes because the people six years ago. imagine two guys coming down, vetoed by default.” with each other on the floor. And are told if they play any music Risk reduction guidelines were After living for some time in living together and opening a we know they go home during this week, they will be Nicaragua and exploring the U.S. hotel in a small town that hasn’t developed, as were numerous East Coast and Haiti for a hotel even discovered potato chips. I suggestions for encouraging men site, he and a partner visited guess I am a pioneer of sorts.” AIDS Symposium; who engage in homosexual activ Costa Rica. Costa Rica has the freest de ities to avoid high-risk behaviors. “ When I lived in Nicaragua, I mocracy and happiest people of More than two dozen used to visit San Jose, Costa any country in Central America, Beyond AIDS Awareness community observers from San Rica, for a holiday. I liked the said Martin Casey, a Miami free Francisco, New York, Los An efforts have to include an effec beaches and the people at nearby lance writer who often covers By Michael Heiquist geles, and Boston initiated their tive use of the media to get across Quepos (a rocky 3-'/z hour drive stories in the region of Banana own set of guidelines related to Editor's Note: The following the message that those at high 3S miles from the capital), so we Republics. the setting of AIDS public policy article is reprinted from the San risk of contracting AIDS need to started looking around.” The government is very un- and to future AIDS symposiums. Francisco Bay Guardian by adopt behavior changes. Dr. Dennis MeShane, secretary Nine months later, they bought obstrusive — giving its citizens permission o f tlu author. property on the Pacific Ocean, the chance to govern themselves. Brown criticized Dr. Silverman of the American Physicians for for not being present at the and took three years to construct Homosexuality is completely le Human Rights and an AIDS Speaker of the House Willie symposium, “ He needs to be the 10-villa gal — no laws agains sodomy specialist based at Stanford Me Brown called for a decided shift educated: he needs to move bey dical Center, declared to the unit, which features a central appear on Costa Rican books. beyond “ AIDS awareness” pro Yet the people remain very ond his very narrow kind of coniteners of the symposium, complex, swimming pool and grams andinto stepped-up educa view.” dining area. cautious alraut displaying any “You have not gotten a good tion efforts for behavior change Silverman has been criticized cross-section of local and na to limit the alarming rise in by several observers for his han tional representation.” numbers of AIDS diagnoses in dling of the bathhouse controv Further criticism came from the state. ersy. the representative of the Gay NGTF files suit against Brown made his comments The Speaker also tOok a jab at Men’s Health Crisis project in May 11th at a symposium of Governor Deukmejian. Noting New York (Tity, Frederico Gon Department of Defense medical and behavior change spe that Mayor Dianne Feinstein zales, who said, “ We have been cialists sponsored by the Univer asked him to extend her greet in the vanguard of efforts to deal try." sity of California and funded by (New YoiV) The National Gay ings, Brown related that no such with AIDS. You did not consult One of the named plaintiffs in money received from the state weloome came from the Gover with our organization at all.” Task force Tiled a class action suit the lawsuit, Lilli M. Vincenz, had government.’ challenging the policy of the nor. Brown said he would “ over Stan Hadden, legislative aide her military service characterized In wide ranging comments that come the governor’s bad man to Senate Leader Pro-Tern David Department of Defense which as less than honorable because issues less than Honorable included barbs at Governor De- ners” and welcome the sympo Roberti (D-HoUywood), noted she engaged in homosexual con ukmejian and San Francisco De sium participants himself on be that their oHice, which has been Discharges to military personnel duct in a motel off of her military partment of Public Health Dr. half of the State of California. instrumental in efforts to gain who are separated from the U.S. base while she was off-duty. Armed Forces because of Mervyn Silverman, Brown ob Although opening remarks state funding for AIDS pro The suit seeks a court order served that, “ I am not sure we were delivered by the local sym homosexuality. requiring military departments to grams, was also not notified. The action was Tiled on behalf could get the state to provide any posium conveners, AIDS special Ed Morales, a San Francisco recharacterize to honorable the more money simply for AIDS ist Dr. Marcus Conant, and of NGTF by American Civil discharges of all the affected psychologist and Gay health education.” AIDS researchers Leon McKu- activist, noted that minority re Liberties Union attorney Bart veterans unless the military can Brown added that the state sick and Thomas C oat«, Brown presentation was originally over Stichman. demonstrate that homosexual legislators have been fully in was the only speaker to consider looked by the conference plan In the lawsuit. Tiled in U.S. conduct directly and adversely formed of the tragedies causal by the relationship between AIDS ners. Morales said calls to confer District Court in Washington, affected performance of military D.C., NGTF charges that more AIDS and also of the high costs public policy and civil rights ence planners by Speaker duties. of health care — estimated to be concerns. than 5,(XX) veterans have had In addition to Ms Vincenz, Brown’s office helped correct S70,000 per patient. “ Some of us are also conc that problem. their military service charac seven other veterans and a terized as less than honorable for “ There could be a serious crisis erned with civil rights,” Brown Observers suggested that other veterans organization have joined in county and state government,” remarked, “ You have to be aw conduct that did not affect per NGTF as plaintiffs in the class experts should include people formance of their military duties. Brown said, “ if the number of are that this is also a civil liberties with AIDS, community workers, action suit. AIDS diagnoses increased as ex issue.” Commenting on the Tiling, The plaintiffs contend that a and health activists, among Virginia Apuzzo, executive direc pected.” Brown’s statement underscores others. less than honorable discharge Epidemiologists have esti the notion that AIDS encom tor of NGTF, said; “ This action stigmatizes the veteran, making it The results of the symposium is one of a series of efforts by mated that San Francisco alone passes not only medical issues but will be compiled and edited as a difTicult to obtain employment in will have 400-600 new cases of also involves questions of govern NGTF against remaining gover civilian society. document of the proceedings. nment sanctioned discrimination. AIDS within the next 12 months. ment funding, public policy, and Symposium conveners agreed NGTF asserts that many of its Presently there are nearly 500 political motivations. “ The policy of granting less nearly 10,000 members are affec that the results should be submit than Honorable Discharges on cases in the city. Brown commented that “ even ted to the general public in “ town ted by the challenged military The Speaker told the specialists though California may project a the basis of sexual orientation is policy because they are currently hall” meetings before any further especially abhorrent in light of gathered at the two-day confer very liberal image, there are ele action related to the education members of the U.S. Armed For ence, “ Give us something that we ments of the ‘red-neck’ in the the dedication and pride with ces and, unbeknown to their program is initiated. • which gay men and lesbians havç can sell to our constituencies.” state and in the legislature.” commanding officers, are gay or Brown suggested that increased He noted that AIDS isn’t the served and are serving their coun- lesbian. ■ Klan marches Get yours by m ol.4and one for your friend loo) I OnBYBCBStt>BCi»