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JIM FOSTER & THE DEMOCRATS.......................................................................4 GAY MOVIE HOUSES..................................................................................................8 LESBIAN/WOMAN....................................................................................................... 13 SIR CENTER BURNS.................................................................................................. 14 CALL OR WRITE: YOSEMITE P A R K .........................................................................................................18 SODOMY CAN BE FUN.............................................................................................20 POLITICS AND GAY L IB .........................................................................................28 Travel Arrangements planned with YOU in mindt THE GAY PA R A D ES..................................................................................................34 A "D O LLY " LESSO N .................................................................................................38 FEATURES EDITOR COMMENTS..... ;......................... 6 LETTERS ....................................................................................... 10 D A TELIN E.......................................................................... 11 T R A V E L............................................................................................................................. 18 yackson Travel Service DR. 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[Under Jim’s image appeared in print, Hear Gay Delegates JIM FOSTER, GAY ACTIVIST.] You are to present a minority report, which Gay Delegate calls upon the Democrat Party to recog­ An Address By life is like for all oppressed people, per­ nize the role of gay people in American James Foster haps because we realize how an oppres­ society. sive society attempts to control those Mr. Foster, why are you introducing Mr. Chairman, Assembled Delegates. who are different from the white, this motion here at the Democratic con­ My name is Jim Foster. I am a delegate to affluent, male, heterosexual power struc­ vention? the Democratic National (invention ture. Foster: Because of the reform moves in the Democratic party, it has made it from the Fifth Congressional District of There are many forms of oppression possible for gay people to be represented California. that gay people face in this country. Per­ at a national political convention. We, of Political Chairman Foster I am also the Political Chairman of haps the worst forms of it are the real and course, recognizing that the party was The Society for Individual Rights, the imagined fears with which gay people live being reformed, took advantage of the nation's largest gay rights organization. every day. These fears stem from the opportunity to become a part of that As such, I am here tonight, not only rep­ reform. Becomes First Up-Front Gay resenting the 1,200 members of the Announcer: What kind of reception have Society or the thousands of gay men and you had from other Democrats here? women who live in the Fifth Congress­ Foster: Oh, fine. By and large, very fine. ional District, but the twenty million gay Announcer: Do you think that your at National Convention women and men who are looking for a motion is going to carry? Foster: I would hope that it would carry. political party that is responsive to their There are many people who will support needs. the motion in principle but who are con­ By Lawrence Spears McGovern stand was written by a local Following the rejection of the gay Due in large part to the reform of the psychologist and SIR member, Ron Lee, minority plank by the delegates, Foster cerned about what you might call “prag­ Democrat Party, I and other members of Several million homosexuals (and and a member of Gay Rap. It was signed won 100% support from the entire matic policy.” others) stayed up during the Democrat and reaffirmed by McGovern on more 271-person California delegation for the gay liberation movement are able to Announcer: Speaking of “pragmatic Party’s convention to see and hear a his­ than one occasion. broader equality for homosexuals. participate in the process of choosing policy,” Senator McGovern’s staff has let torical first — two homosexuals .openly - The minority plank was defeated but For many months Foster had been those who will represent us all. But the it be known that your minority report is discussing their homosexuality and the the majority statement did broadly campaigning for McGovern in California issues associated with gay liberation are a “hot potato” and they don’t want any­ oppression of homosexuals to a national include homosexuals. It reads: “ Amer­ and he worked with others in Los Angeles not partisan issues. They are not Demo­ thing to do with putting it into the party political convention. Jim Foster, Political icans should be free to make their own to receive statewide Democratic Party crat issues or Republican issues. They are platform. What do you say about that? Chairman of The Society for Individual Foster: I hadn’t heard that from the choice of life styles and private habits support for homosexual equality (May not conservative issues or radical issues. Rights and Madeline Davis of Buffalo, without being subject to discrimination Vector). In April of this year, SIR’s Fos­ Senator. New York, were allotted time to address They are HUMAN issues. As such they Announcer: People around the Senator or prosecution.” Foster states, “We cer­ ter lobbied city supervisors and received deserve support from all people, regard­ the convention as supporters of a minor­ tainly have a much better chance of would like to agree with you but they near-unanimous support for city employ­ less of their political philosophy. ity plank on homosexual liberation. m aking some gains nationally under ment rights for homosexuals. just don’t think that it should be part of Both Foster and Davis were aware of We, the representatives of the the platform. Kathy Welch, a McGovern delegate some flaws in the minority plank and national gay community, are here to pre­ knowledge that for a person to love an­ Foster: Of course, if that is their opinion from Ohio, presented the majority plank Foster made it clear that he would Clide Methodist sent you with a statement which concerns other of the same sex is at variance with they are entitled to it. I have assurances su p p o rt S en ato r George McGovern, arguments in opposition to Foster and society's expectation. that many, many Democrats who support Davis. She went too far, according to Fos­ the rights of America's gay citizens . a regardless of whether McGovern sup­ Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon, in their George McGovern also support gay liber­ ter, and the New Jersey delegation and statement, which if you affirm and in­ ported