Anti-Gays Lose Elections 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 GAY PRIDE WEEK JUNE 1 7 /2 4 PRIDE WEEK JUNE 1 7 /2 4 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.