AR so. the news monthly .JUNE 1977 for southern gays vol.4 "o.S ANITA BRYANT WINS page 1 \I. D. MYTHS & FACTS page11 .JOAN CRAWFORD page 9 RAMBLING THROUGH GAY TENNESSEE pege12 GYPSY FEET IN THE LAND OF THE INCAS pege10 pAIOE GAY DAy CELEBRA1"ION PARADE .JUNE e5~h ATLANTA II 5.1 FrtlClsco Fire Chi,f Wants Gays San Francisco fire police and firemen into d"p3ltment chief Andy day-to-day contact with Casper has gone on th.. neighborhoods they THE BAR "ecord favoring the serve, The Chief said inclusion of gay he would not allow the news monthly .JUNE 1977 f,,'eflghters in his "teamwork to be af- department. Chief feeled by someone else VDL.4 NO.5 Casper also stated he because of their beliefs for southern gays would put an end to any 0" pl'eferances:'adding ha"I'assment of gay "It doesn't make any fi"efighters by their co- diffel'ance to us whether wo"kers if it came to a firefighter is straight his attention, The chief of gay," said he could forsee no When asked about ...-eat problems in gay possible objections by fi"efigbters co-residing st"Bights to sleeping in with 0.00.- gays, the same qoarters as Referring to h's gays, Casper stated he I'emarks as "the offjci~l seal'ved ~llh "Ma!'lY" policy" of his depart- Ray men 10 the ~armes ment Chief Caspe In W,W,II and There stated.'" want the fir~ w,"",en't th?t ,many dcp:lI'tment to reflect p 0 llems, 'd 11kI' to the community, That's I o~k ,?t ,t the same wa';! the cntire community of he c, He added that ,t San Francisco; all the ~vould be wrong to minorities women and "ssume that .t IS always J!.avs."· 1 J•• ays m~kinf]; advanct=:s 'The community t.o straIghts when It "elations concept' Is could Just as well be the , . IS a 0 other way around, "As Cited by S~n F, ancl.sco 10nl( as there's no in­ t.mn.d Matlovleh Anita Ikranl J'" C 2' •• Pol,lce Ch ef Cha, II'S tC"ference on either side Gam, Both the.Pollce with the other person's dept. and the fll,e dept. dil(nity it's no Mia_iVolers Repeal Gay Righls place emphaSIS ,on p"oblem," Miami - An exceptionally 89,562 the area, con- at an electIon night ' csult of the campail!Jl. publIC educatIon Conside";ng women large tumout of voters sidered one of the most gathering, "when you "We have unified the P"OI(,'amS whIch bnng becoming firefighter'S, in Dade County F1a, liberal in the country, walk out of here tonight I!ay community aDd Chief Casper said he repealed the county's repealed the January you go out of here with b''Ought national at- New York City saw a "biological five month .old or- Comr,nission ..ac~on your Mads high and tention to the issue." problem" not present dma,!ce, bannmg the banmng dlscrlmmatlon your sboulders back aDd Anita Bryant, who B. Fire Kills 9 when talking about two d,scnmlDahon of gays. based on "affectlonal or you be proud that your led the ordinance repell males. Nine men were 8 a CDIIIIt 01 JIIZ,31' to sexual preferance." gay." fiRht because sbe felt it killed an ten were Dade county Jaclt. CamDeIJ in- would allow arty mor­ spokesman have called dicated that the Dade hom • ..16 10 ''I1IIlat ning fire that destroyed (or renewed support and County Coalition will be their sexual li(estyles to -the Everhard Baths in umt~ ID. the gay com- investigatinl!. the our cbildren", was Marn.auan. Tbe munlty In the wake of possibilities of Roing ecstaticwhen &be beard fi 1'1', which waa the vote. "Don't let th"oulm federal court to the election results. A anyone put you down," , eve"se the decision. He Save OUr Children Inc. discovered shortly Fo~e before 7 a.m. on May said former Air st,essee! the benefits spokesperson said, 25, started when a Sgl. Leonard Matlovlch that have come as a "Anita danced a jig." maltress fire, thought to bave been extingUished ea rlier, reignited. Beca use many UlliYersity Gay s Face Texas Ban patrons signed in under ,\ustln, TX. - A bill 150 lesbians and gay in Kansas. false names, iden- introdUCed into the men were in the Hawaii and Con­ tification of the Texas legislature would audience. neticut deleated gay deceased proved to be ban bomosexual The Texas bill is one rights bills and Penn­ difficult. Irving Fein, H__ Wei", Sal. 8.1.. NeWIt orRanizations at state of many recenl actions sylvania has pencIin£ a owner of tbe building, supported universities. in a continuing proposal fo ban estimated that there Introduced by Rep. Clay nationwide anti-gay Homosexuals from had been 80 to 100 men Smothers of Dallas, the backlasb. holdinR certain state in the bathhouse when Atlalta Vice Delles Eltrapllelt bill is in, part a Both Arkansas and jobs. the fire broke out. 'I don't tolerate shows as well as response to a dISpute at Idaho re-instated Sodomy reform that "Tuesday night was entrapment or en­ Cypress Street right Texas AlcM University sodomy laws after would single out gays Is always a good night in ticement and constantly now he explained over whether or not to repeal caused in­ under consideration in tbis place." remlDd my men of because of public grant rl'COllnition to a dignation among some, Arizona and Missouri. Raymond Walsh, 20, this," said Vice Squad pressure. But the campus RaY group. ci tizens. The Arkansas The Supreme Court said, he was awakened Lt. B.L. Neikirt in his general attitude toward Texas AU officials law specifically recently declined to by the heat and saw an first open meeting with gays is changing. refused to recDllllize the describes gay sex acts review a lower court orange glow under his tbe gay community. "There are some /1:"oup, and the Gay Stu­ out lails to mention acts decision supporting a door. "I opened the "But if I give you the people in the police dent ~V1ces Organlza,­ between men and MISS. State University door and saw the room opportunity to commit a force who wouldn't give tioo has filed 8, lawsuit. women heretolore in­ student newspaper's across the hall all in crime I haven't en­ you the time of day if At a hearIng recently cluded as sodomy. refusal to print an flames, I started to trapped you. The crime they knew you were with the House Com­ Sodomy repeal was advertisement by the panic and ran into the is already in your homosexual. This sort of mittee 00 State Affairs, defeated in Oklahoma Mississippi Gay orgy room and yelled to mind.. .1 didn't put it thing has to change but Smothers and died in committee Alliance. everybody to wake up." there." it takes time." said, "Somebody has to Michael James, 29, Speaking before a A sixleen year Jll?lice introduce this added, "All you could forum of the Christian vet"ran Neiltirt fIelded legislation. If ., ,.. hear was people Council for the questions from thoese homosexuality is not IIolIton- Represen­ leclive in tbe com­ hollering, 'This way Advancement 01 Gay who attended the inmoral- and I believe it tative Elaine Noble: the munity she serves aDd down, this way out'. People, Neikirt insisted m"nthly forum at the is- then it certainly is first openly gay person likes it there. Con­ Fire Commissioner that the Vice officers MCC Atlanta. He said abnormal." elected as a state rep. cemilll! the high salary, John T. Hagan said that will not suggest a thar he had no evidence Members of the has declined tbree obII' said "A sign of the buildings had been criminal act to an in­ of orgaDlzed erime in Texas AlcM Corps clad positions to serve in a success for me is no..t ordered to install a dividual. "But if the city's gay in military uniforms high Washington post. makinA $48,000 and sprinkler system but someone walks up and businesses and testified aRainst the bill. The three jobs were workinR for a top had not completed the says,'What do you like' suggested that while he A gay attorney and an within ACTION. allency. , think tbat's job. "In all we might say 'Anything' knew 01 no gay officers openly gay English Noble said she felt the wronA approaeh to probability," he said, "a and see what happens." on the force he didn't teacher at the that Washington and the things. What would I do sprinlder system would Police are paying a think that nomosex­ University of Texas at mentally there were with tbe money? Buy have helped ." lot of attention to tbe uality 'would cause an Austin also testified "not ber style." Sbe aDother leD speed bookstores and peep- officer to be fired. against the bill. Over feeJa sbe is more ef- bike!" 2 • THE BARB. J....., 1977 (,\'~~"F.\' \Nll Dr. seared and we are sick N University of Missouri heterosexual, not Rpnee Richards, the because we dId not ATIONAL NOTES urologist and plastic homosexual." Harvey t, anssexual who was expect the Ir,.,taton to surgeon. ended his commentary ,pfused admission in the last so long." The . CALIFORNIA· There has by pointinJ/; out /hat "To - .S. Open last year, has Senator concluded by /(olng to bemade. But Brando's bookcase, been no increase in males who pl'efer other Sll ned a contract with asking, "Will our next it's beginning out there thank you, according to child molestation in males, the differance is th<> Cleveland Nets to step be to remove WIth the ordinary parish the writers of "Glad seven states which have as si/(nificant as the play for the World parents who are ~ay priest who is at a loss You Asked That".