NOVEMBER 1973 “Whatapieceofworkismui!” $1.00 HEADV AT¥«EIÆ S -4, TO HAM F o r ^ 3 1 0 . 0 0 • D eparture ■ D ecem ber % ID 'S'* e s c o r t e d b y - PE:TER BESSttL ITINERARY: Depart San Francisco via United A ir Lines at 2:00PM. Arrive Los Angeles at 3:08 PM. Motor- Friday. December 7 coach transfer provided to THE BILTMORE HOTEL. Evening performance o f CA VALLERIA RUSTICANA by Mascogni and I PAGLIACCI by Leoncavallo. Depart Los Angeles by motorcoach at 11:00AM fo r Long Beach and visit to Saturday, December 8 Three hours o f leisure to browse and shop. Return to your hotel a t approximately 4.00 PM. Evening performance o f IL BARBIERE d i SEVIGLIA by Rossini. Sunday, December 9 Morning at leisure. Matinee performance o f MANON by Massenet. Evening performance o f / PURITANI by Bellini with Beverly Sills. Mondav December 10 Motorcoach transfer provided to the airport in time to depart Los Angles via United A irU n ^ Monday. December w ^an Francisco at 11:00 AM. An earlier return flight may be arranged for those who so desire. INCLUDED IN PRICE: ROUND-TRIP JET TRANSPORTATION SAN ^ R^NCISCO/LOS ANGELES/SAN F^^^^ MOTORCOACH TRANSFERS BETWEEN AIRPORT/HOTEL/AIRPORT FOR ABOVE m o t V^r c o a c h % a n s f e r s b e t w e e n h o t e l / o p e r a h o u s e / h o t e l f o r a l l PERFORMANCES. ^ HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS WITH PRIVATE BATH FOR THREE NIGHTS. SIGHTSEEING TOUR TO THE QUEEN MARY. ORCHESTRA SEATS FOR ALL OPERA PERFORMANCES. refund is cancellation is p rio r to November 20. responsibility - This tour is operated by Jackson Travel Service and K K H ! acting only as agents for transporm ion departure. ONLY A LIMITED NUMBER OF SPACES AVAILABLE For further information Contact: PETER BESSOL - 928-2501 or 861-1330 Travel Arrangements planned with YOU in mind/ yackson Travel service ALL HOME YARDAGE STORES OPEN SUNDAY 12 - 5 1607 JACKSON at POLK STREETS SAN FRANCISCO. CA 94109 • TELEPHONE 928-2501 ^A|y^g^NCISCO^3245^eaiÿ^221^40^OAKLAND^32^igjdwaj^ji^835;44g^ A VOICE FOR THE GAY COMMUNITY NUMBER 11 VOLUME 9 PUBLISHER coûtent/ The Society for Individual Rights Page 6 Page 29 83 Sixth Street Letters to the Editor The New Puritans San Francisco, California 94103 From New Zealand to Illinois readers are letting their opinions by Kevin P. Norton (415) 781-1570 known. Undrcumsized circumcized Young gay liberationists have nothing on the old New England Puritans when it comes to forcing their ethics on all who will Editor listen even to a point of violence. It's their way or no vwy. Richard Piro Page 9 Norton discusses the destructive bigotry of such an approach. Managing Editor Books Bill Ridenhour by Michael Austen Alt Director From a paragraph in a text on abnormal psychology, homo­ Page 32 Jean Goldman sexuality now commands entire books. Critic Austen investi­ I Love You, I Love You Associate Editors gates one such text as well as Patrick Dennis' 3D. by James Brannan James Armstrong, Photography An erotic short story with a devastating ending which will leave Jerry Disque, News few of us untouched with the harsh realities of tricking. Noel Hernandez, Gay Theatre Page 13 David Melnick, Poetry Restaurants Pravda, Illustrations by Ambrose Contributing Editors The Neon Chicken sets a new high standard for imaginative Page 35 Don Clark seasoning, fresh vegetablery, and coffee approaching adequacy. The Insider Report of S.I.R. Activities Richard Amory by Mike Newton Michael Austen Kevin P. Norton Page 15 Michelle Newton Dear Don Jon Comines Page 36 John Paul Hudson by Don Clark, Ph.D. James Brennan Clinical psychologist. Or. Clark, presents his "one loaf of bread" Prison Marriages Tom Sewring theory as cause for the breakup of so many gay marriages. by Murrel O. Morey Duke Smith Where do prisoners go to be alone? How are "marriages" Ralph Moreno accepted by the authorities? The inmates? Prisoner Moray has Gary Menger Page 19 written a moving and intensely personal account of the subject. Murrel O. Morey Photograph by James Armstrong Review: The Museum of Erotic Art Norman Chun «dltorlol David Goodstein by Michael Austen Joan Tarimore Since private stashes of pornography have now moved from the Page 39 Photography closet to the coffee table, Austen suggests that this museum’s Poetry The difference between crisis and disaster is that those in James Armstrong primary function is liberation of our visitors from Duluth. by Ralph Moreno crisis live to tell and those in disaster don't. Exposure of the John David Hough Society for Individual Rights' internal money problems in both Dana Reid, Open Lens the Gay and straight press have led the harbingers of doom Richard Boetger Page 20 Page 40 Craig Anderson into Elysian Fields of delight. Like vultures, they salivate over Eddie Van Gay Theatre The Gay Resort by Noe! Hernandez by Gary Menger every scrap of bad news. "VECTOR has folded!" they cawed Vector Chairman and then flapped their wings and flew in search of fresh Ferris Lehman Three winners kept the town cheering last month; Plaza Suite, While "straight" resorts blast their sexist ads throughout the Dames at Sea, and the Michael Owen Show at Cabaret. nation's Sunday Supplements, the new rural gay resort simply meat. Publications Chairman goes about its business of providing quiet, dignified surroundings Reluctant as we are to disappoint anyone with good news, Bill Plath be the first on your block to know that VECTOR is alive and Bar Circulation for its guests seeking their own thing. Two such resorts are Max Clements, San Francisco within easy access to San Francisco and their "thing" discussed. well and growing almost faster than we are able tp cope with. Page 22 Joseph Sicari, Los Angeles In addition to the initiation of a national advertising/pro- Display Advertising Zodiac Analysis motional campaign in such publications as The New York Rates upon Request by Jon Comines Times Sunday Magazine and A fter Dark, a massive Los Angeles (415) 781-1570 If you understand a LIBRA you've got our respect. If attached promotion/distribution project led by Managing Editor Bill to one accept our sympathies. Printed by: Bar, Bath, Restaurant Guide Ridenhour, has proven effective and requests for subscriptions G. Howard, Irx:. The only COMPLETE guide to gay entertainment offered in (415) 626-3100 J) and selling outlets are pouring in daily. Northern California Our combined September/October issue was in support of Articles represent the viewpoint of the writers Page 23 and are not necessarily the opinion of the S.I.R.'s financial crisis and by limiting that issue to 36 pages Society for Individual Riÿits . Copyrighted Cover Man 1973 . Application for second-class entry is we were able to present a considerable contribution to the The superb photographic artistry of Richard Boetger combined pending at the Post Office, San Francisco, Calif- solution. Immediate plans call for increasing our monthly to nia. with the personal comments of entertainer, Paul Venterstein— Page 46 VECTOR Classified 72 pages. BOWKER SERIALS BIBLIOGRAPHY DATABASE: produce a new kind of centerfold; a body with a mind. VECTOR - US-ISSN-0042-2959 Folded? Hell, we're too busy to even consider bending overl Your Private Mail Scr^'ice Damn near miraculous! ,\M to 7 PM MON. - S.^T. After not having checked out Vector in some time, I happened to pick up your John Wayne and Marlene Dietrich Do you want to take a vote? Or just NATIONAL RENT-A-BOX August issue and ! want to tell you that the improvement strikes me as damn near The Inter-Club Fund of San Francisco look up some handsome, uncut models? 340 Jones Street • San Francisco 94102 miraculous! All contributions seem to me would like to introduce itself. I.C.F. is a I think that today, a few rugged natural to range in quality between highly com­ committee formed of representatives of types would suggest more virility than \VL Rl t FIVE. FORW ARD. HOLD VFAIL petent and highly superior, and I'm de­ 10 clubs and 4 independents of the the present run o f just-like-the-guy-next- K i l l in ' h lf^rams. pan els via R t'A . VPS. lighted to obsewe lots o f good intentions leather/western community. Our purpose door we've been getting. If I'm wrong, viv. Also. ilU'iils may call in Jor report now complemented by good talent, wider is to provide funds to persons in need be­ we'll fight it out w ith Polaroids at 20 on their mail. interests and very attractive presentation. cause of illness or injury. Since March of paces. 775-9644 Hannibal's letter saddened me. For a 1972, I.C.F. has given over $3,100. K. S. bunch of people who require plenty of Last year approximately 550 guests Berkeley, California attended our CASUALTY CAPERS and appreciation we surely don’t excel at this year we expect even more. A t our appreciating. I found his Amsterdam CELEBRITY AUCTION (to be held early piece most clever, entertaining and infor­ next year) we will offer items donated by mative. I hope he may be persuaded to PRINTS AND THINGS Lily Tom lin, Pearl Bailey, Marlene Die­ continue his talented travel reporting. trich, Bob Hope, John Wayne, Senator I might mention that the enclosed DISCOUNT CUSTOM Kennedy, Senator McGovern, Bella Ab- check and membership application break zug and Carol Burnett, to name a few.