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Come join Jerry Falwell on the steps of-State
Capit
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ol! RALLY
withJerry Falwell
ANTI-GAY RALLY FOR AUSTIN
Riyht-,11.ng fundairentdlist preacher Jerry Falw(l: on th platfom. You c..ir.'t .is this ral~y."
,:i a".l!loonced h will J:x-- holding an "I LOvc. A":'erica" The rally is sched lC'rl for .l'ues ay, April 8, on th
Rally m Austin on the capitol steps on ~'uesday, April capitol steps in A..istin. 'l'he "I Love Arrerica" ::rusic
8 . In .l ll>tter .id lrcssed to pastor .ind aclnunistrators team will begir. at 10:00 a,m. The actual rally ,ull
f church schools he sc1ys , "I knc,,,, you want to be there begin at 11 : 00 a .m.
occause you b:.• 11 v in freedcm for our churches and An Aust in minister sent Falwell ' s letter to AMER-
::hr L tian schools dnd you stand wlth us in our fight CAN A'l'HEISTS leader Madalyn Murray O 'Hair , who sent
against alxJrtlon, harosexuality , pornography, and 1.n- copies to "all concerned groups," incl..1ding CXJ.-f:\1EC."IICY.'1S
::ru.,1on by the goverrurent. " she has written to the State Board of Control, which 1.s
Falw01l 's lC'tter continues, "We ::rust convince gov- the agency which gives per:n.ission to use ·the Capitol
nl!OC'nt leadC'rs that the Bible- believing churches and steps. She has also written to the I.R.S. to see if
th Christwn schools are a pcwerful force for gocxi in this blatantly politlcal activity is pemissibl"' with
•~ach state. And , they must w made to realize that woe money raised fran religioos contrib.ltions.
dl"C larye m r.unmr, growing rapidly - and we ,rill not O'Hair has also notified the local press and is
tc hurassed ! " investigating a possible injunction against the event.
''\vE" expect heavy rrolia news coverage. 1hJ.S rally She is asking local groups to attend a strategy :reetL"'lg,
;;ou ... l be grrntly ;i:;C'd of God (sic) tor the moral dir- "Nill you help us finance a suit to stop this :'.Ian?
x:t1on of 'I ~s and across the country. Ive pray that Woold yoo picket the rreeti.'19?11
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the rt.1111.es will be a m2ans of involving your people "You have the rights you sta'1d up for .. . ooly
in the need to draw this nation back to Go:!." that and nothing more. This man can cause difficulties
Falwell asi<s his readers to "Bus as rl'ill'lY of your for your group, for yoor rusmess , for the city of Aus)
e()ple as possiblc . You and your people are needed to tin . We don ' t need Christian r:oralists intrudL"'lg their
take a stand for Christianity and religious freedan." value systems into anyone ' s personal lives - nor do we
'"l'he total student l:xxlies of m:iny Christian schools need them to dictate to oor legislators the lat/S which
11ill attend. ~'he school officials have made this a will govern us . "
field day and will te visiting important places in the At press tirre , several individuals have a.'1.'1ounced
st.cite capital for educational reasons - tcfore and af- their intention to picket the rally. For nore 1nfcrr..a-t0r
th rullY-" tion, contact A."'1ERICA!' A'l'HEIS'l'S at 2210 Ha.'1cock Drive
"State lt.:.gislators will 00 mvit ,a to sit with yoo phonL' 512/458- 1244 , i.·:mxhatcly! '
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CO~NECTI ONS
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512/4 .; - 660
Ed1tor/Publisher . Jim Oli 1gcr
Graphics . . . . . Jon
Distribut~on . . . \foyc...t. Fn.y
1ypinJ . . . Wayut. Frey, Gtrry ,orr, reith Mdstalio
.ational Advertising Joe JiS1bato ,
666 6th Ave. , Ned York "y ·0010,212/242 - 6863
Contributors:
Poetry - Hektor , G. P . StuJcevic
Art - Do~ , Francisco , Kirby
Articles - J1:n Olingc,r , \1ayde Frey ,
Roy E . 1eele , Johannes Werres , Kathy
Deitsch , Daniel Curzon , Gerry Tarr ,
Rob Gips
Publications - 1he Alternate , TWI: ,
i.Halog , A..istin Lambda Newsletter
Photos - Jim Olinger
CONNEC1IONS is dedicated to providing a forum
for the lesbian/gay com:nunity of Austin and
1exas . Publication of the name or photograph
of any person or organization is not to be,
tak~n as any inuication of the sexual orienta~
ion of that pc,rson or organization .
CONNEC1IO~S w~lcornes unsolicited news and/or
featurt articles , phutograpns , drawings , and
pontry . If return or acknowledge~nnt is requested
, please enc:ose a stam~ed , selfaJdressed
t.nv~lope . CONNEC.IONS will not assume
responsibility for unsolicited material .
C~NNEC1IO.-s is a member of the International
Gay News Agency .
Pub:ish~d by Gay Community Services , a
progra~ of the Univ€rsity YWCA/YMCA , 2330
Guadalupe , Austin , 1exas 78705 . Telephone :
512/477 - 6699
Gdy co~:nunity Services Coordinating Council
F•~J- raising/Y liaison . . Dick Ehlert
:tember~hip/'Ireasurer . . . . . Lynn Aday
Office . . . . . .. ... . . Rob Gips
Speakers BureaJ . . ... . . 1roy Stukes
Publicati0n; . . . .. .... Jic Olinger
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HELP!
CONNECaIONS has a very serious problem.
.t'. 0~1 wh1ch has sunk many publications. We
have nu advertising :nanugcr . That means that I
must contact advertisers and sell the ads .
CONNECTIO~S is supportel entirely by advertising
. No ads , no paper . I '~ already publishiag
and editing the paper , as well as doing much of
th~ reporting . Since I also hold a full - time
Job , I simply don ' t have the time to do all my
present work and be advertising manager , too .
~hat's a full - ti~e job by itself .
Ne need a qualified individual to be our
advertising manager . The hours are a bit irregular
, but it can be lots of fun . Most of
the businesses you 'll be contacting are dlready
interested in advertising in lesbian/gay public ations
. There are bunches of hot leads , with
no- one to follow them up.
~o make the dea l a bit sweeter , CONNECTIONS
announces its first , and only , paid position .
Our advertising manager will get a real- live
com.~ission . It won ' t be i nstant wealth, but it
~ight pay for gas .
AJvertising experience is des i rable , but
certai nly not necessary . You must ha~~ a phone,
and car . The Job is impos sible without them .
.his is interesting , cha!lenging and very rewarding
work . You ' ll be helping providt.: a gay/
lesbian alternative to hostile or indifferent
straight media , and ~eet a l ot of i nteresting
people , too. For more informdtlon , contdct me
at 47 4-1660.
Please help
Jim Olinger
GOOD LUCK, LARRY
In th0 past year , an indiviJual in Austin ' i gay
ccr.rrunity has bcE>n very active in Gay Ccmru..,ity Services
, gay health care, and gay publication~ . Larry
PaL"'Cr , a regi~tercd nurse , organized the spcci~l
scremm;J program for syphilis through the Austinj'l'ravis
County dealth Deparr.ITCnr in Novemtcr of 1979 . _Out
of this progrd.~ , he instituted the Gay Nurses Allidnce
of Austin. .
Larry was a ~hone counselor for Gay ~amun1ty
service!:. and started tht.: GCS office' "f.!Celift" • HE:>
also spent mi:lnY ho.:.rr, hl'lping publi'-'h our lo.;d!. newsreqJ
Z lh" ...•. a,:NEX:'I'IOOS .
Larry hds r:"OVed to San FrancLSCO to fulfi:1 his
wilc..t.:.,t tantdsiC's and dc::;irc,s . Many organizdtions.
wi 11 miss the gay wit and h~ th....t he gem ratt.'rl . We
all th&U< hl.ffi for all the t.irre and work he hdS givC"n.
We hope thdt his TTOVe will 1::,,:- positive and,pro uctivc
and that tc continues hi., involvcrrent l.n a~l the areas
tl-at interest hL'll in son Francisco.
1hd!lks , Larry, and good luck!!!
Gay .;iJI"se.; Alliance of Austin
Gay Ccmrunity Services
CONNB:":Ia-lS Stdff
Austin/1'ravi, county Health Depararent
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NEW HOME FOR AUSTIN LAMBDA
CULTURAL CENTER
Austl.n LambJ.a -.;ult..rral center i1dS :11ved to this
building at 603 West .'Welfth . An open house and
houseJJarming for lhe new location will be held at
7p.m. on Saturday, April 19 . Refreshrrents will be
served. 'l'he new facility has a small paved parking
area in the back cm•J features several roans for
various actl.vitiE. . '\ust'rn Larnb:la Cultural Center
plans to incorp:..:a· as a non-profit organization
and to sec..k tax- •x, .npl.iOn with the IRS . 'l'he group
also seek~ to increase the n~r of its sI,JOnsors
to 200 1n order to function successfully .
Human Rights Adz1ocafes
PO Box 39406
San Antonio. Texas 78239
5121655 3724
YES! 1 believe In a professional approach to legislative
advocacy for gay c1v1t r ghts in Texas
PLfASE INCLUDE MY NAME ON THE LEGISLATIVE ALERT LIST
Nome _______________ _
Address ______________ _
C,ty/State __________ Z,p __
BRIEFLY
Gay teenagers at GCS have chosen not to :-reet as a
gay youth group on a regular basis , but to particl.pate in
the rap group and in other GCS activities along with everyone
else. We have had 4 or 5 high-school-age young
mm participating, so far .
Leadership of the Friday night rap group is being
shared by Dick Ehlert a"ld Lynn Aday.
'l'he GCS lesbia.'1 rap group set to begin Fe!J. 8 never
o o f th gramd. Conven r Da,m East rroved to San Frar.-
people have l..'1 c :m:.m:
~ .. , ;,,arry Paber, J
11 ay C iv1.s S O 1 t US 1n
S<ID Francisco. J f Jon ~ was pr si tmt
b.Y y <..1t U'l-l\ustin 1n 1970. H later JOr ec
'pm .:it the Creative Rapil Learnbg Cent , a U:nv :rsi
y Y pr03ra"t!. . CM Jeff has rrov to Sci."1 Fru..'1Cisco a!.
CCXOC' oot as a gay activis !
Richilrd Halpin of the CRLC told th~ Austin Gay Radio
Collective to chanJe the na,e of its radio program, 1·A
Different Druntrer ," because CRLC has a ·2- year-old proJect
called "Different Drurrrrers ." He fears confusion with the
radio program could hurt his grant applicaticms .
"l'he Different Drum," a leather bar, has opened in
Houston . \vatch out, Richard.
Dianne Draper , exhorter at r-CCA, is taking her "finals"
for her ministers licence.
Bunche Brittain is suing the Texas Alcoholic Beverage
Ccmnission.
Janna Zumbrun was reappointed to the Austin Human
Relations Ccmnission by vot of the City Council. Mayor
1'cClellan did not vote in favor of Janna ' s reappointirent.
Four lesbian and gay camunity leaders ans·,iered
phoned-in questions on a live television talk shCM, "Another
View," on KLRU-1V, channel 18, cable channel 8, on
Wednesday , March 26 at 7μn. 'l'he four were Vicki Hill,
Wayd~ f'rey , Scotty Scott and Michael Menefee.
Gerry 'l'arr reports that the Gay • urses Alliance of
Austin voted late in March to lx>ycott the 'l'ransarrerica
Corporation for releasing "Cruising" and "WL"1<1a,:s." 'l'ra"'sarrerica
subsidiaries include such canpanies as O::cidental
Life Insurance , Budget Rent- a-Car , Lyon Van and Storage,
and anything with '"I'ransa~ica" in its n ....'. !C.
GCS P~ONE COUNSELORS !EEDED
by Rob Gips
Gay Ca:rnunity Services currently ne<..'Cls volunteer
ounselors. Duties 111clude telephone and drop-L"l peer
camsel ng, as well as rw.kmq referrals to various ustin
service organizations , rosinesses and professionals.
I-le need mature- , service oriented, individuals to
\-.Qrk rem 6: oo to 1 o: oo PM one n 1.ght per ~k. Yoo' ~l
b:! perfornun.g a valuable service for Austin. Peer
cou."lseling is a lot of fun , too!
Interested lesbi sand gay men shct.lld telephone
the GCS office at 477""tJG99 any evening oou-ieen 6:00 zmd
1 o: 00 R·l for rrore rnforrnation.
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Gay
Nurses'
Alliance
By Gc-rry larr
1. Gay ·Jr.;e~ Al •• aace ot fa,st m h ld Lts first
L ·ul r-cc t.1.r, J c,r, F r,rJ.i.ry ~• , 1980 . D1.scus~1.on
Sl.J scr nlllJ f-•O:Jr<.U:" , th .uture led ler:c;hii,
o. , the 1 tt r of appr x::1a'" il.ll1 rE'CeivE'd frQTl the
·inx::tor of rh ~t m ruvi~ aunty Heulth Departrrent ,
th .md liunil.ty rnsu.rcll'lcc tor
Alli~c .
Wrry P..ilm:,,. , P.:. , C - fo...nd ~ of G::,W', , dl'l."100."'lCed
his plun; to :OVc to Sun Fr.i.ncL,co to further hL ex-p:
ri ::- u.. I catm.lI',ity ,iurk . GNAA t. . .i.nks Ldrry for ..ill
tlllP dr1 l ffor+- ,. g .. v to the Au"trn <Jay cll:m.ln.ty
...._.,,J ropes thi.i" hLS n, trnatiun n.'.ts his exp<..-c-t
dr .LOOS .
S LnC • ,·ldrch 15 , GNNI hcis expill1ued their S1D
cl mic.; . In add 1 '"or, to <.lrdvllng bl\JO'l to scrc~m for
yμ,ilu, , we ,nll ta.Kc .;ullc!I"e~ for gunorrh0a . Cultur
•c rr..iy Ix· t<.1r:c·n tron the throat , ur1;;thra , rectJ:n,
VdJU.d , or cervix. Pr1.v..1cy is provided. An individual
mdY lc-ct to have on1;; , two, or c1ll the tf'sts ccr.ipleted
free of charge.
R0ports will be av,.ulable the follo,,ing Wednesday
for syphilis and urerhrdl cJltures for gonorrhea . The
n,ports frcm throat , vaginal , cervical , or rectal cultires
for gonorrhed ar~ available in 7- 10 days .
Ldst ycdr , 'l'exas led the ndtion with the l argest
increase in the nu"'.'.b::>r of syphilis cdses . '!'here were
2 , 637 new Cdses of syphilis - d 24% inc rease . '!'here
Rre 88,943 new ci.L ·s of gonorrhcJ - a 5% in=ease.
'l'O date , GNM has drdvin over 330 blocd specim2ns
for .;yphilis (Nov. ' 7'!' - Mar. '80) , i.ll1rl have done ove>r
20 ~ultures for <JOOOrrhed (March '80 to present) .
Gi.,M will J:x• hokting SID (Sexually Transmitted
uiseaJ~) clinics dt the follCMing locations :
Sat . , April 12 - Stall1.v11 Bookstore - 10μ;s~2am
Mon . , April 2~ - New Apt . Lounge - 10μn- 2arn
S..it . , May 3 - /\ust1n Country - • Or;u.- 2a'll
Sat. , May 1 7 - nr. Peeper 's BoOkstore - 10μ:-.- 2a-n
Sat., ~lay 31 - PrivdtC Cellar - 10μn- 2am
Sat. , J;me 14 - Cl. .• b Baths - 10r;u.- 3d.:n I
'l'he Gay Nurses Alliunce of Austin thanks the Austin
J.Y camunity for th u "UI port c1nd the AustJ.n/'l'ravis
ounty HC'dlth Depart.rrent for the v- cooperution.
C' .JW)D ill D S'll\F'l'ED
t<1Ll1sheu thr ,.
t c • l'h n:.. -
\.r.m.mi 'f <..11...r~
b.CXXI , .ich llll
h i:,..n of l:.loo!
r tdU1 for on y ar .
..... y blooJ bun, or ha. -
socidt1.:m of
a.lk • dLL .dl 'l ..rr1.,yhu.l Progrdil\. 'l'h.
1 to partially or c-.r.pl tely r.egdte
blcv ch..u-gc.; .
al <lex..., not have tu be c1 m2:nber of
tc, JOjr, th bloo.1 fund , nor i 1t neccssMy for an
11i<.i dudl to J.r a I!U[IXr of the Blcxx:! Fund , or of t-K'.CA
to n.-cc>ivc th0 J:..loo.'l credits .
~CCA is proud to l:xc ablC' to offer another outreach
to our carr:wiity during a ti.'!'£! of need. For infomatioi·
or if you know of scrcone m our ccmrunity who needs to
receive blood , pledse contact »..'CA at 614 East 6th
Street., phone 477- 7747 , or call Chairperson Gerry 'l'arr
at 459- 5094.
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by ~rry 'ldrr
S'ID loes not discriminate; it U1Vdde you."'lg , old,
ri~h , ?XJr, gay, straight , f(.ffi;lle , or rrale . S'ID (Sexudlly
'lr..insmitted Di~eas0s) refers to many oerious
contaJ1 .:s infectior,s which ..u-e usually spread by
sexuJ.l -.:onta-.::t. An individudl can havf' an inft..--ction
ur, 1 not even know it.
Symptans_of S'ID may not d[lpcdr at all , or rray only
U' slight until severe canplications set in . even when
sy:rptcm~ dv appear , they often dis4uise themselves as
other medical problems .
STD can be treated and prevented with kno..1lcdge
of tht' infections , early rre<lica~ care a.'ld inm:..-<lidte
noti4icd.tion of individudl~ exposcxl to an infection.
Your private i:,hys1cidn can offer information <.L~d trC'at rren+-
of c.U1Y sexaalLy transmitted disease .
ror rro:-C' 1nfomat1vr. , or for str1ct~y confidentidl
fret: exa.'!lind.tion <lr :J free> treatm::nt , contact tr.e
AuStL~/'l'rdvis Coun+-y Health Dc>partr£'nt , 1313 Sabine
Street (behind Brc1ckf.'nndge Hospitdl) , or phone
474- 6581 . Parental consf.'nt is not re.J1..1red for minors
to rcc~ive th8se sE.:rv1ce~.
'I'hE Gay Nurc;es Allii.ll1ce of Aust m conducts S1D
clinic~ at various gay establishrrcnts throughout
/\us+-rn on alternating weekends . For locations i.ll1d
dates , call GNM at 453- 0816 , or see the events
Cd.lender . GNAA volunteers obtain spec i.rrens under
strict confidentiality to screen for syphilis and gonorrhea
. '!'his service is free of charge.
LESBIA.'-: RESEARCH
DALIJ\S, 'l'EXAS- (IGNJ\) - Ronda Carlson , a lesbian , is
conducting a national survC'y to detennine ho..1 lesbicl!lS
define themselves and their camunities. 'lraditionally ,
such research has teen conducted by non- lesbians.
She n0E'ds lesbians willing to canplete u lJl..lestion..
iirc. 'l'hh; rcquirci;; utxJut. 1 ".; t10Urs.
'l'he lJl..lestionnaires and all corre5pondence will be
kept strictly confidential , rut she hopes a distl.11-
ation of the results will eventually D' published .
It is not necessary to be "out.", either μiblicly
or to family and friends in ord£>r to participate. All
that is required , is the will ingness to tdke scrrc tirre
to explain what being a lesbian neans to you .
Ms. Carlson recc.:ntly canpkted a Master 's Degree
in Social i·:ork , dl1d this research ii:; a continuation of
a survey done for her thesis .
For a questionnair- ·, wr 1 · c : Rone la ,:ar !:;on ,
3014 :•lillmrr DrivP , Dallc.1 , 'E.xas 75228 .
I Metropolitan Community Church
614 E 8th ST AUSTIN. TEXAS 78701
(512) 477. 7747
Sl.JNDAY SERVICES WEDNE SDAV
·200 NOON ANq 30 PM 7 30 PM
REV CANDACE A "IAISBITT
Past r
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.u-- dY At.Jr il 3 , 7: J Op . m. Ma..indy 'l'hur day
!::as t r Sunday April 6 , 6 : 3 Ca~• Friday Servi-.;e
Easter Sunrise Service
::,aturady April 19, / :30p.m. IJc',tdils to be arrd!'lgc..'Cl
pot- lack dinner
lU<>sday ni(Jhts "1-.Jhat the Bible Says Al:x:,ut the
Second Caning" series , 7 :30p.m.
Rap group, 9:00p.m.
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HCM HEPA'l'I'l'IS AFFOCl'S GAYS
by .vayde Frey
Dr. Barry Hafkin , an MD anc.l a vrrologist with the
.cxas State Jepartment of Health , lectured on Hepatitis
Band how it affects the gay clX!mJJlity at the Health
Department on March 3 . 'l'roy Stokes and Ronnie Sa•,,ey
arranged the event. Carr Strong taped th0 lecture for
possible airing on "A Different Drurmer" on KU'l'-FM.
Eight people fran GCS or fran G'JAA attended , as well as
people fran the health professions generally. '!'he folla,
nng material is excerpted frcrn Dr. Hafkin 's lecture.
'!'here is no rrvedicine for hef}atitis at. present . Hepat1tJJ:;
is a S'IJ (s~xually transmitted disease . ) It can
also be transmitted non- sl'xually, such as fran eating in
an un-an1.tdry rt.!staurant. '!'he symptuns of hepatitis are
relais not f0eling ;,,ell) , anorexia (no appetite; , ab<
kminal pain in the liver area (hepatitis rreans inflarred
liver) , fev r , jaundice, dark urine, and white feces .
On percent of the people who contract hepatitis B die of
it.
F~vc to seven percent of sexually active gay males
crrc chronic carriers of hepatitis. 1'hey are like Typhoid
M,1rys . Chronic carriers have the hepatitis B infection
1.n thclr liver , rut it doesn 't shorten their life. '!'hey
have no hqXltitis antil.x:x:lies in their blocd.
If you have flagrant symptans of hep.:iti s , you 're
less likely o bc a chronic carrier. Frequen ly, · .he
only ,ymptcrn th chronic carrier has is malaise vmen he
fir t cont.ract~ the disE'ase .
If you huct hepatitis B anti recovered, you are i.-nnune
to it. A chronic carrier is infectious. Chronic
carri r who c.rre 111:Qut- disease trans!l'ission should warn
th~ir lover(w) , '!'hey should not asso::::iate with noncl.
rc,nic carriers. '!'heir lovE>rs ~hwld be either imnune
to h pat1t1.~ B or carriers thLm.e!.ves .
'I te'l if you're a chror,ic carrier, wait 6 rronths
yoo hav had hepa titis , , and hav a blocd t..'st to
.1£ yw =t.111 have the viru · in your blood. SCJOC' people
tak" up toμ Yf-i.lr to nJ th roc, 'lves f th' virus.
·o-:urrnuno-a s ay (RIA) mnchin eve -
, p. l SlnC( 9 7'::, . '11ns ma<.:hinc. <:dil ..,<;l :i your blood
ur h pat1+-1 an can tl•ll yoo 1f you 'v oeer. c.xposed
uh p.:ititis c.ll1J dr(; c<..miny da,m ,ath 1+- , if you're
irrm.m to hepatitis , or if y1J\A 1re a chrunic carrier .
.h RIA tPst can help yoo plan your llf , .
• hr ar several radio- umiuno-adsay machines in
ahJ dl1<l cl.I.Ilic.; in Austin. 'In mJChine costs ala.it
$25 , 000.00. Hopef..illy , Au trn wil::. ,Ql'Cday have a
·bl00-l scrcentng proJect to detect hepatitis L"l lesbians
an gay ,rn. Hepatitis blocxl scr0€'ning uf yays is
ix mg cond.1cted rrostly in places where l!Cdical reaearch
tv ai ,cuvc.r a vaccine for prevention of hepatitis is
going on and where there is a very lar~e gay population
. Unfortunately , Austin rret..ts neither of these
critC'r1a . ..he nearest cc:mnun1ty that does m..-et the.-n
is nooston , with its Baylor 1·1edical School.
PSYC'HIA'IRIC MANUAL
NE',v YORK- (IGlA) - There is a slight change in "cnphasis"
in th r .. ta ial al::o.It haroscxuality scheduled to appear
in th thirtl revision of the psychiatric profession 's
official Jiagncx.tic .ll'ld Stati.tical Manual.
1\c"::ording to Rol:crt L. Spit2 r, 'ha.irpcrson of th<>
Arrcri,an P ychiatric A. sociation 's J.aSk Force en Narenclc:
itu.l and Statistics , the m I m:mual will substitute
th catC'gory of " ;qo-dystonic H<.r.(Y.;cxuality" for "Sexucll
Or1 ntation Lsturbunce", which :as added when haro"
cxuality wa · irupIR.(l a a ,:,ntal du-order by the APA
in 1974.
'l'J-.(. n 1 cat ,qory i resC">rv I for those harosexualE.foi:
han ...:llill1':J.Lng sexual oril'ntatton"" is a persistent
concern. 4t "shocld l.::e avoided in cases whcr' thl.! ue,
ir to chn."lqc sexucl l or i ntat ions may b:! a brief, terr
rary ...'.1 1.fc tc:ition of <lr' in ivitluul' s difficulty in
adJu t1nq o u Of".-, awuren s of his or her harosexiul
tJ'lpuL, II
Ha-o. xuality per ..,c, thus rc...aair. no rrcntal is-ord
r , ordin to th APA .
TEA DANCE
AHO·
PATIO COOKOUT
5-10 PM
NICKLE BEER
DIME DRINKS
Plus "STICK IT OUT SPECIAL"
MIDNIGHT TILL 2 .AM
50¢ Bar Drinks and Canned Beer
5
6 CONNECTIONS
AUSTIN
LAMBDA
AUS1'~ L.A,MBDA CDtl'.i:.R OPI:.i."'<S
by Jim Olinger
Its looks arc nothing 5pccial: a rather fadect big
old ho.lse sitting next tc vikashrro's SeafooJ RestaurcU1t
on East Sv.th Street. A ... <.'!rgE' Family used to live hsre.
No,1, this quiet h.n::.ding i~ h<XT for a nuch larger an<l
very different fa'!li::.y . 1'1",is ... ~ the ne..w headqucrrters of
Aust:.r. :.a"lll::da Center , Inc. , wh •re thf: Austin chapter of
lesbian/gay A::.coholics Anonyrra..., is nw ireeting.
1'he Austin Ldr..b:ld ~enter (not to be confused with
the Aust::.n La7.b:la Cultural -:ent r, held its grand openl.
Ilg oo Saturday, Murch 8 . H~ver, Austl.Il Lamlxla A.A.
has ccen nceting tnere since tt,t: group tool< over the
house a ronth before. In that t.irre , the nw-nber of new
rrenccrs cc.ming in has amost doublen. Before that, the
group had been meeting tv.o n tghts a wc,k in local churches
, which wasn't really satisfactory. There had been
too many ti."l'Es when sareone needed 1llm:..-diate help and
had to be taken to a straight A.A. group, ·,lhich makes
many gay alcoholics extrcm2ly unccnfortable .
Lesbians , especially, seem to cc benefiting fran
th£' new center . The \o.Orell Is group (a group exclusively
for wcren r.eets once a we..-ek; all othcr ireetings are
r.ixed - see Events Calendar) has grown substantially.
waron foel rore canfortci.ble at the center , where they
on't have to v.arry al:out l:eing baugered by young
c;traight •n .
1he p.rrpose of Alcoholics Anonyrrous is very straig:.:
rd: to he::.p alcoholics stay ~ober. As one rteml::o:
, "i o t.:> A.A. ;:o k p my ll.f str:1icJhten~rl out,
..m r.Juy tn re~t uf y life. " Anot:1er said , "I
i ..1s ot alcohol.~m. Bt.t I kr,a,,.r that as lon;:1
ay .JE , I 'm not f •lu ,1 gly i.n 1 bar , erytng
r dl'1 I "Ot holdin,; Juts . k:,,., • ';;n equ.il ! l 'n
ve~ yon el L, .. ,nd JUS .. as -J:.xxl- lOOKlll(J ,
r - ur' forbidden to Jo
.hc.!y
olL.:1 t .; tr i..J..lt ion ,
r nga J Lr. any ws i.n s,.;
...r ... a..'nl:(.::i ·en • .r , Inc. ,
>r Itr.t t
~"ll:lld ./\. , t
' <.:Orp-Jrdt lvn,
1t all 11.n ln •
.::losc..t wt,_;, I start A.
got drunk in gay bars tv c..;OE,>e . " J y
dn ·c.ming QU 'I
,c, lu huv
made cc.ming out a ,:,mole lot easiE:r."
1'he Austin Larnl:xia A.A. rrenbers ~xtend the dcfinttioo
of "alcoholism" to incluoe Jr>pendencc on any
:hug. 1hey claim all mind-altc>ring chemicals an ad-
11ctive. It has l:een their experienc~ thut the individual
who only drinks alcohol is rare. Many people
,mo prefer other drugs ,,ill turn to alcohol when their
irug of preference is unavailable , or as a solution to
the hassles of illegal drugs . 1'hey quickly becane addicted
to alcohol . Prescription drugs are described
as "the second largest proble:n we face." Doctors often
~rescr1tc tranquilizers for the symptcrns of alconolism.
But "valium and librit.Lrn are equal to alcohol. 1'hey are
J..ist as harmful , " ooe rre!'.1ber states flatly .
ihe AustL~ Larnb:la Center, Inc. rremters are pleased
,nth their new location. "We think ,:,;e can develop the
space. 1his 1s a gcxxl location. It' s handy to the gar
carmunity on Sixth Street . It 's right off I-35 and 1t s
on J:::oth the Enfield and the Chicon ws routes , so it 's
easily accessible." 1'he group likes the wilding , w 7 doesn't feel tied to this location. ".ve ' 11 keep ~rking
wherever we go. We must , l:::oth for othE'r alcoholics and
for ourselves ."
• e,1 Austin La-nl:xia A.A. Center off lCCS.
1 403 East Sixth Street
473-0336 or 472- 2462
Legal Services in Civil and
Criminal Matters
DOUGLAS~ BEHRENDT
ATTORNEY AT LAW
11 ,,
Au .. in , 1 Xd
,ft lC 4 58-91 • 8;
l to .>r. t te £.u , 1-"
81 )2
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HJ-24b1
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CONNECTIONS 7
C( .- C-rrr ::,tron
t Dr u!ll1"C r " an<.! II.OU l<.t
lJroqram ..:ont im rl v Kl! - n ,, you c.m
i ts l:x•mJ Lroa lc:a.;t . Ha.1? By wriLnq
1..xp es"'intJ yoU1 uplJ(.)rt cf t!1e progra.11 to
.>roqrci: ..>irectur , l'l -1 , R.J.d10
~·CMTIUn1c.;a tion !3ui~c11m,1 l:l
:Jr,1ver~ity of 'l'E:xu <.1 tin
A ... --;t1n , Texas 78712
Y r l tcr of suplJOrt is c f.l('l.:la l ly n~eded due to
h• n 1 iv n<.1ture of "A Diff rent .>nu •.e r ." ·
r -
( /j FROM
_/ 'r/ll
C AIHO
Rodrisot
I BOLi
S.1h·ar "1 pos.s·,o,
lo ..-·1mo.
CAlllO
[
Qual m1,tuo•"IDC .._ n~
qua I m1stcro I
f 1011
S.ah-arvi Poss'10, sal\larv1 poss'10 .
lo v'amo.
Ah, Carlo!
('4~1 o m,d Jlo1>MJC,o
DuJ, \.ht ndl'o1lma infondcre
Jn1tH ..,olc\ll c \fX'mC'.
Jn,o nd Ltir ,u.:Lcmkrc
IU Jc1 d1 lillc:rl.t
dc,10 a ... ccnJuc , IC\.Cndcr ncl cor
IU JC1 d1 ltbc:rl.t
(,1uo.1mo m,1cm J1 \'1vc re
c J1 monre m,1cmc
( / } I v~r/ i//,.)
( AIU05
Rodn1ol
[IOI I
I c.an SJ \'C )OU,
1 IO'tlC you.
('AP:lfl$
[
~ hal a my\lCr)' hit been rc\ukd to me,
• KUCI thrcu r
f1ou
I can sa"c you. I can san you.
1 lo"e you.
Ah, Carlos!
( ARI o, and KOOltl<,O
Oh <.iod, "ho "1,hcd 10 iMlll
~
1
1:c~ua~~u~tl.n~~co~~l~~l~~r hc•rts
a Jc:'-1re for litx·rty ,
Thou mu,1 k1mJlc a Je\1re
for hticrl) tn our hearts
We '"car lo i. ... c
and die 1ogc1hcr.
r ( / ) FROM __)/)
,__ _ J d Cir '';:'f,, ,C~ }!/ _fl't '; l
V.1, \l' , uoi.
Tt:n( .1r m 'c CJrO,
afferrar Ja mia vcntura.
Addio, Orsini.
Addio, Genna ro.
Vcgli• a tc.
Ti rasslcura.
(,o, if )OU w1n.
l'<l li~c to try my luck,
to scaLe my fonune.
GENNARO
F~rewell, Orsini.
ORSINI
FareweJJ, Gennaro.
GENNARO
1k careful.
ORSINI
Be sure o f it.
<l.:X.,..
.;a_ s.et ~ u
tc, ldit~ Of
DrUIT?'llc II u."'lll
in what hP h
c,ver th c<ll,
IO IN
by y
1h AI,,rrl bro."! c<.1st :och fvr the prC,XJr.l!l\ L-1-
clu les "Gdys d."1 I th prrl 6 , L"'l Ihle.: K ..
Carp.: nt r tl."1 l ';ar ~= Edwards niscuss nu.11 tary s •rvrcc,
or l:oth Kr"Cn c.1nd gdy r-cr. . 'l'he..y aho hsc~ss the new
drc.1ft . ~ >ri~ · 3, tht.! progra'TI features Br.1c0 -:arpentcr
' stu 1y of "'l f' Guy .-.ed1a" anu i t s local a'1d natiO!'.- .
dl JJ1{la1.·t on gc1y people ar.d the r.iarketpl ace . Advertis rng
on,! qdy b.lyrng pc,.-.rer are also exa'nUlec1.
pnl 20 ta;ces a l ook dt the Austi~ Les bian Gay Pol_i~
icdl Caucus -md April 2 will brin'.;J "Gay '!'heres i-'1
Opera, Part II," d r sc-..issed by Steve Themas. Librettos
for the April 27 se..>g:rent on Don Carlos a"'ld Lucrezi a
&>rq1a ar0 prL...,ted bcl o.1 for your l istenL'1g convenience .
R1101uc,o
In 1crra, m cicl
1\0 111
cong,ungcrc n r,ul',.
ca pul, l.1 1u.1 b, ,n1.1
Ah1 D10 chc ncll'alma, tu.
ROUMl<,O
0 C.arlo a,c.:oha, la maJrc
l'.J\pcll.t • S,.tn U1u,to doman ,
IUIIO ella sa
Ah 1 la tcrra mt m.mca !
Carlo m10, a me por11 la man I
. . .
K c11>J!f,tl
0 11 C.trth, in llta\lCO
Hn111
Th) ,:C'IPdncss
i;,lp UOIIC u,
Oh God, Vrtho 'Al$htd, tic.
RODRIGO
Carlos, listen, your mother
..,,,II be ..,,~&Ung for )Ou at San Yuste tomorrow;
~~. ~"::'~~;::~~~~,
Carlos. 11vc me your handl
Jo morrO ma heto ,n core, I shall die, but happily.
chc. po1c1 co~, scrbar for so I have been able
alla Spagna un ~alvatorcl to preserve a saviour for Spa.n l
Ah! i.J1 me non 11 \Cordarl Ah, do not forect mc l
~~-~!r~~~ ~;~~!~ar l ~~:~~{:'1::1,'::!i to rc11n
eJ 10 monr per tc and 1 to die for )OU .
Ah! 10 morr6 ma l1eto 1n core, Ah, I shall die, but happily,
che potc1, cosi serbar for so I was able to preserve
all• Spagna un salvatorc! for Spain a saviour!
~~; r; ~:r:';;1 ~ ~n~ad~:
1
• ~~- ~~c n&~~~~r!~~ ;:;n& way under me ••
la m•no a me. a me. • . g1..,e me . . me • • your band •..
Ah! saha la F1andra- Oh. sa\.e Flandcn-
Carlo, add10 •... ah! aht Carlos, farc-.cll, . • ah •. ah l
(Rodr,10 dies, Carlos falls desptrattly o~tr Rodr11o's body)
Al fcstin vo' seguitan i.
Teco all 'alba p aniro.
Sia qua I vuolst
ii tuo demno,
esso f' mio; Jo giuro ancora,
M,o Gennaro!
Caro Orsino!
Tcco sempre,
o viva, o mo ra.
GENNARO
I shall follow you to the party.
ORSINI
I 'll leave with you at dawn.
ORSINI """ G ENNARO
\l-' hate-..er your destiny requi res,
so let it be,
for it is mine as ._eu, I S1"ear again .
O RSINI
My Gennaro!
G ENNARO
Dear O rsini'
O RSINI """ GENNARO
f orc\- er w uh you.
in life as in death,
..,
(They embr11ce .,,J up11r11/e; then eoch slops, •nd Ibey com1 b11cl, logelh~r.)
Qua l due fiori a un solo stelo,
qua I due frondc a un ramo sol.
like two flowers on a sangJe stem,
lokc two lea,es on a sing le bough.
Ah! Non posso abbandonani !
Ah! Non 10 luciar ti vo'!
No,no.
No.no.
GENNARO
Ah! I cannot leave you.
ORSINI
Ah! I can no1 lea vc you.
GENNARO
No, no.
Oas1N1
No,no.
Noi vcdremo sercno ii ciclo-
0 sarcmo curvari al suol.
I Ah! Mio Gennaro, ecc.
Caro Orsino, ttc.
ORSINI
We shall behold the clear sky together-
GENNARO
Or, together, bent do .. n to the ground.
ORSINI
I Ah! My Gennaro, e/C.
GENNAaO
I Dear Orsini, '1c.
8 CONNECTIONS
G.c.s. BENEFIT SUCCESSFUL
On Sunday, March '6 , n, :.ir ly f 1 vc- hu.-::dre<l people
era~! into the Austin ~OU."'ltry for the first benefit
-hOd C'ver pcrfonrcd for Guy CQ!Fi nity S(.!rvices of Aust1J1 .
G.~ . .:3 recE.1ved the Country ' ... entire door reckpts .
• ex' _ ' loru lo Str t Bar duna+-cd th' door fran their
SUOOtly s+- . Pulrick 's . -Dane , clo ed tlt 10 :00 PM Su."'!day
, u. l urg ¥1 tr. ir {-,dtr n_, tu JO to the benefit.
+- ,1 fr :rn th t,J( bar l.S ai,£-,rOXl!l'at.2ly $1300.00 .
all p~of1t ," says G.C.S .
;ro~ 1a ... u!:::out 1 , 370 . 00 ,
r ooth b..ir, , ':ht! :ioney frcrn
11 L ,J · .. ti LrJ<J nr 1 nry ' :rys <.ln<I J.11 londt ions .
<.1lr ady fA11.d Ol. S450 . 0C o nterwmers a"Yl
'l_ pr >h:.lbly ..:1: d110ther $100 1n indivilu<.1: expens , .
,nll tx_, <.1::out $800 . "
l...n f v U· rrorwy in l 1d r tx1Ytn9 the indivLluals
i<ltl:riu::.s for tr(.! r ently canpletea off1c
r .o u .. m, u 1gmcn+-ir. J the G. ' . S . librury anJ sc-tt1ng
ui, <.1 fund to pay t lephon b1 lls <.ln<l uff ice exp,::.;nses .
P an· ,1111 be dc>c1 cd rn 70n J •tail a+- the next GCS
b "'lll rreetinq or, Wed . , Apr i .. '6 .
Er,tC' t,:nnment 1I1Clud tl .he Bl<mdscn;;w S1c- rs ,
I ktor ' ., "Joto.;"unu tl spec1<.1 l tlfJIX drill!<..:• by 1 ~k!rs of
B th r ' Follies.
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· G.~.S. fund- raising coordmutor Jick Ehlert
CONNECTIONS 9
Gay ccmnurnty Services "has not ruled out legal they ~iere never volunteers . h·e approached them and
. action" in its dispute with three of the pcrfonrers at they asked for pay , even though it was a token fee .
the March "6 G.C. S. l:cnefit . G.C.S. officers allege But 'l'ragcdy , Rikki and Sabrina volunteered. I felt
that $125 . 00 given to \vaync Carroll (1'ragedy A.'1I1) , they lied to get that :roney. "
Rol n .. ul"'tE..:. 1',iiss· Rikki) and Kenneth Bro,111 (Sabrina) Later that night , \-layne Carroll and Roo Caredy
was obtained by deceit. 'l'he pcrforrrers claim it was contacted G.C.S. Because of Ji.-n Clinger's rudeness,
their regular pay. they said , Carroll was demanding his $50. 00 contrib..!-
1\ccording to 'l'roy Stokes , G.C. S. representative tion back and Caredy was asking for his "custanary"
at the Austin Country door , "l\J:x)ut halfway through the fee of $100. 00. (An Austin Country spokesman states
show, Rod Caredy told me 'l'ragedy , Rikki , and Sabrina Caredy is not paid as "sha.-, manager . ") Dick Ehlert
wanted to take sane of the rroney fran the door and give later gave Carroll $50 .00 out of his o,m rroney .
it rock at the end of the show. I told him to -talk to A meeting retvRen the G.C.S. Coordinating council
G.C.S. fund- raising coordinator Dick Ehlert , since he 'd and the perfor.:-ers produced no positive results . Anger
been running the show up to then. Later , Dick carre back over Esther's Follies receiving payment and Jim Clinger ' s
and we counted out $325 .00 and he took it backstage. I rudeness were cited again by the pcrfonrers as reasons
reroc.mlx>r watching it going out and thl.nking , ''!hat ' s th for not returnL"1g any rroney . Rod Caredy stated, "Ive
last we ' 11 ever see of it. '" Ehlert took the rroney bac didn ' t lie. When we got that rroncy we had every in-c
tagc and gavt' it to Rod Ccm:xly . tention of giving it back." Roland Hunter (Rikki)
l\ccordmg to Ehlert , \vayne Carroll approached him said , "We never discussed rroney." G. C. S. membership
near th~ h~1nnin<J of the sho.-J and told him it would coordinator Lynn May said, "'!'hey agrC'CJ to do it for
look good 1f the performer!; gave G. C. S rroney in public . free . I bc lieve sareone who agrees to do s~th111g .
"He s,lld , 'Pay us off arnl we ' ll give- it ruck at the end shouldn ' t change their agreerrent in the middle of a
of the show. '" Later , the three [X'rforncrs learned tha Job. If they weren ' t happy about volunteering their
Esther 's Follies were being paid ancl they becanr upset . services , they should have told us before the night .
They decided to keep the rroncy c1s "pay" and make what- of the show. "
ever individual contr ibution thc-y wished. Carroll do- G.C.S. volunteer lvayde Frey said he felt that the
nutC'<I $50 . 00 of his money . Ile had t:ar l 1er donated $7 . 0 a<..:tiOn!; of Carroll, Hunter , and Bro..m constitut(..>d
m tips . "ripping off the audience , " bc>cause those rn the au<l-
G.C. S . trcasuier Jim Olinger kurne<l ulx:>ut the irnce had C?er: infonocd that they were paying a $2.00
1rn:i le>nt the> nt.xt J.ay . "I wa • tulidny to 'Iroy Stokes cover to JO to l nefit Gay Co.cm.mity SE'rv1ces, not to
dlout tht u:.n •fit rronf'y dnd he. suddLnly a ked , ' ,,hat pay salari •s for ft.>male i.~..;onators .
ub.,ut thi $32"> .00 that w..is tdkcn o. t? ' d .... said, lv:.cor mg tv G.C.S. speaker 's run"' ..:-o:.rd111ator
' Whc.lt $3-5 .00? ' r c.: .. illc l DiCK Eh~ rt d."ld ask >d hL"" 'l'roy StokE'S , "I hav not ruled out legal c.1ct10n" 111
.'!1J.t hc1ppcn I. 'l'hrn I cont..,·t I 'Iraq ly mn Carro:!). th disput. Pl.ms wi~l lx. fir,allzeu early in Af,_l.l.
, cl..i !" thc>y ma le> it cl<'& to D.c~ th.:.t th rroney "; e have d w:ry goad case am] I'm surt~ WE.' 1 ... win," he
l l t., th J.I n,qu ... ..ir EX1Y uncl th.:it (d,'h pc forrocr aid . "I fc 1 'M' shoul errphasizc that th'2' A ,tL"1
JOUl l I ·i how much , if ..iny, he- JOUl i <..:ontr· tc to Country i not involved rn thi£" disput m .my ay.
·.c.s." It ' s strictly ix't\-X'Cn G.C. S . anl th~ pee f rm: "
thc1t point , the J.1 CJ ·_,i0n lx:..:...in.. very (a+- 'CT . lvh(m o.1sh.-d dOO...t .i.rw.ediate pld!l., c ncf.:rni.ng
"I t I" d , ' Ollnqe> uy . "· dyn ' story rill't.>ctiy 'l'rd f'dy Ann, M ;s P..ikki and Sabrin;;i , Jim Olinyer resfX)n-
·OJ. ui · I whc1t D1.c;k ,me! lroy y h y wuc> tol I. ac,d , "We 11 , WC' sure aren ' t going to thimk t for o-
And i lookP<. like thc-y Jot thdt roney by deci21t . It natmg their .,crvices . "
u,. n ' make- 3I'Y J1fforc-n<..:e wh..it Wt. chd with Esther's;
FINANCIAL DISPUTE FOLLO W5 [3ENEFIT
'lJ :0 OF m E.SIA'l'IO.'-: FOR. SEX' A"! \·,I'l'H RE'IAADED MA,.,_ __
! ,1 Ld,1 S0ug1.t
.1 r 1i.ll1t o ·
ant Bob Hl,]'" , r y
<..1 i.nJ c1 ::.~w th ... t we 1
cU1 u.ct "rrole tdt i r.,"
who ·a W, "G1.v me aa_• txx.ly . "
'l'h t'M:l officf'rs Wl.!: ::1 to tdk
fran su--:h putients. '!'heir ::.~w, 1t pu
on the right guarn,nteed by Cullfornic1 ' -on entir.q
adults law and ¼O.Jld prevent an ddult f1cri qiv.mg consent
"by reason of lunacy or other unsoundnf'ss of mind
whether temporary of permment. "
'.:.'he law v.UUld cover adults w1.th "1-'roblems adrec1dy
well-docurrented by professional people ," Carlson explained
.
Fondling and masturb:ilion of a deveJopnentally disabled
adult--no.-J, at most a misderreanor , should re made
a felony "in the snese of a child rrolest, " Carlson said.
In other ~iords , such people WCA.lld be denied consenting
sex with others.
PRO~Y I'•r-lIGRA'IION BILl., I:'l'l'OODUc.:ED
in n~ r x
I ry all
ol ly on
tation, 11 \-.Qr s th u ic
Willi . Do. gld .... , ' .u 11 l.)_ t.dnt.:muunt
to $ yin thdt Sappto, i...eor..u-Jo l.11Ci
• rent
Miehe lang.., lo, -'!Or~ Gi le , dI1d J?('r 1ar,s ev~n
Shakespqarc, \-Jere they to cane to life: again ,
would IX! d~ unLt to vi.sit our shores "'
. 'I'he Gay Riqhtv ~ational Lobby urges people.to write
their. Representatives to support this legislation. GR"U,
lobbyist Steve Endean said, "l·lhilE' it is rrerely a rratter
of c~ sense to end the outdat.t.rl po~icy of barring
~esbians and gay rren fran entry, the political rE'al1ty
is.that ~twill oo very difficult to secure passage of
this legislation--and constituent pressure l.S the key."
' ..
10 CONNECTIONS
Par l.i Leighton and Hektor Munoz of
"Jotos" WCM the crCM:1 at the Benefit
March 16
Doug Dyer and Leonard Lantz of Esth0r 's
Follies perform a lovers- brcaking-Jp
skit
'l\•.o Blundscrew SistC'rs harrronizc at the
Austin C'ount.ry. '!'hey are Shannon Sedwick,
left , and Dee Lewellen , right.
CONNECTIONS
!Ulyot CMolc> ,:...,,Cl0llc.1J1 (played by 'lt:rrj
Gdl1a,1ay of Esther 's Follies) gre>etr; the
crOl-rl: ''I would hc.lV(' brought my loy , b.lt,
we.:.l , y know how it is~"
Je f of Tex 's Colorado Street Bar , right ,
cU1d Lee , left , at Tex 's Saint Patricks
Day 'l'- Dancc for G.C. s .
'l\.lo happy peopie at the G.c.s . benefit
uavid Perkoff of Esther 's Follies
accanpanics Blandscrew Sister Dee
Lewellen.
11
j
12 CONNECTIONS
SEA'I'ILE- (I GNAJ - Davi ;,tC , t.. '•lorrron p:111..;e off l.Cer
who fooght agamst gay in th l mtiatl.w iJ battle
here, has presented a bill attacking so:any ( a:s le fined
by the bill ' s author) , child prostitution , .md
pornogr aphy using solany to the state legislature.
Althoogh t his sounds like three bills , Estes insist:B
that these i ssues arc so closely related they should
be consi dered m one bill.
'l'he bill proposes that "persons cnga;ing in ucts
of sooany rn the stat· of \•/ashmyton .;hc1ll be considered
crrot10nally r rrcntally <l1 t u-!x.....-1 u."11 not criri.nal. "
Althoogh it is not m: ,ti nro i.n the> b1.ll itc.,clf , JCcordmg
to cr:c .. ,sl tt r , st b.. 1 i , 0 s th:.it pcopl • ,lho
engc1ge in acts of ,olany .r. ~I: lx J.J.Vln :rental health
ca.re at statL' 'Xpcns , ol nt<.1rily 1f thc>y agree , mvoluntur
i!y 1.f try do not .
Under section 2 of th b1 1 1.t ,IOU! I be illegal
"for iil'.Y pr i v<.1t 1.n IJ. v 1. I u.l , <.1 J· r.cy , group, corporation ,
bJsines. , cc.:rnp..u:y, ur n n- r rofit or Jr.12ut.J.on to sell
or <listnwtc and/or nun fact r , for rrofit , any
r:atcr1ul that encouraq , .:idvcx.:s1tc·., or promotes acw
of solany.
If pu _ _;cv! , this Lill ,.oul I forbi l cmy governrrcnt
c.1gency or any org.m1zJt ion thc.1i- n ..' Cel.Vt!., Joverrurent
s .. ·,port of ,my kir, I fr ..i ivocatir.q rights for sexual
,.l'.'1 ~it-1
An th f
ny lJ , ir.
Jahr appr XlilU~ 1¥
m: J un to a votP of
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L. en ..:once>rned
trc.1 y 1 i-O ge:neratE.: so
..is.:h roc :b._ r of Conyr s., that thE.:y will
ow non-h ... cr.ir::1ndt1on 1.-qislatior
:1 l mto supporting anti- ;ray
tt..it an, intr0-1uceu L"'1 Congress.
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':Gl'F LEADER A!::cJOUNCES t:A'l'IONAL CONVEN'l'IO.°" PROJEX::'l'
Speaking at the February general rrecting of the
Caucus, Charles Brydon , Co-executive Director of the
National Gay '!'ask Force (NGI'F) , announced the establish~
nt of the National Convention Project as follows :
"1980 is a presi dential e l ection yea.r ... it is the
year in which Gay rights will be an issue which no serious
candidate for office can iynore. '.!he strength of
the issue in , 'ew Hampshire a.n<l elsewhere in New England-
ho11 important it will be seen by candidates and the
political pros \'lhO run the Cilrnpc1ign- -depends largely on
Gay people and their friends here tonight . You and your
associates ootside the big cities rrust get involved in
the grassroots process--like Project 80--that elects
<lelE'?Cjatcs to the Dem:Jcratic and Republican c01vent1ons.
Gay delegates and non-Gay delegates , ccmnitted to wpport
of a Gay n.ghts plank in both party platfonns , ITllSt
bC' sent to the national conventions in Detroi t and New
York .
"'.l'o ussist in this [.>ro.:ess , NGI'l-' anti the Gay Righ~
National Lobby have Joined forces to fonn the National
Convention ProJect. 'lhls project is the hrst nationwide
attempt to build an effe<.;tivc Gay voice in the
gra ... ::.roots of Arrcr ican Politics . i.hc gool of the project
is a nationc.11 platfonn plank ccmnitting ti!(' Derrocrati..:
and Rlpubli<.:an puritc.:s to st..u-.d up for th( bi.1<1.c
rights of Lesbians and Gay iren . he prvjl'(.:t will .ork
to.varc! that goal ty hclpin4 local qroups : ( 1 , to in-fl
cns.:0 th Gay rig, ts tancls of r,rt ider tial candidate>.
througt. 10..~..;lly g :1,ratcd ·.ind1. llte> torun:. : '2J to lc.bby
the pld>-fom writinq prO,:l! to c.ffoct a Gay rq.
plank; (3) to el ·t op: :1 r,., bic.1rJ an I 1;'-'y ,i •ll,qatP t
t ..:on ent1.ons an.I , 4 i to t<.1bli h Gay pr r ·c
..1t t-h convt:it1.or._ .
"'I'h1 car,I,..,iqn , \'lhi..;h nn t Ix.. r ... g,'<l a>- the loca~
1 wl, w~ll ,.JLvc Gay pc'Opl a ·I.an· to show tlr :.at
thd K' c.lr• an effoc:tivC" politt ·al for c that "ill'C· ..i -
, t many 1 ,.,, <lnct h.1t lfc ur ·arx!Lh o lex. km, .ll
for ours lvc s and e,,(;h ot , ,.. . 'I'he iqn.i.hc.:am:, of .. hi
pro Jt ·t <.:annot b · ov._,. Wtc<l. In Ic:Ma , .., antlidat '
fvr" a.r. other a_;t•on kd to th L lC"C·L.on of 20 ;'-'Y
le! Jat and Gay right pluttorr. r o · t ion. i11 lf- 1,>r -
ro th tc.1t~ . If t, i can h ppcn 1 ul
I0\-1a , 1• w~' 1 tupp..n ...r.ywherL.: pcopl c.tn -: l' in-1 1:.0 x:ir
'I 1.""£" 1. 0,1: 'l'he re r.:ir · will nuk the ffc r>- ror
tr,c.1n \'JOI'. th the tlJT'C arid 0n ryy ! "
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GAY RIGH'lS iI0:,,'1 WJ3BY
Your
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CONNECTIONS 13
"l·ORALI'l'Y" MARCH 00 \vASHINGl'ON BODES ILL FOR GAYS
WASHING1'0"1 , D. C. - ( IGNA) - A national March on Washington
for "rightE"OUsness and rrorality" has been set for April
29, 1980 . '!'he "Washington for Jesus" march by "One
Nation Under God," may have serious implications for the
gay rrovem•nt , as well as for other human rights rrovements .
'!'he organizers goal is 1 million IXX)ple for thL
event . Iniurm.....J sources indicate that well over 100 ,000
persons have already made reservations . lvith their massive
fmancial resources and extensive television and
ra io pro:Jrams available to them, it is likely that the
march organizers ,,ill reach their goal . '!'he lvashington
events will be televised by the "Christian Broadcasting
NctvJOrk und the "Praise 'l'he Lord" Net-.-JOrk .
"For once> ," organizers say, "the city of Washington ,
D.C. wJ.11 not be the site of a derronstratioo , a march,
or a protest. Instead , it will be blessed with a oncein-
a- lifetim:' cc>lebration of the> Lordship of Jesus
.·hr ist. All hongh organJ.zers claim this is not a political
event, they do plan to "visit all l'OC'l11bers of
Congr~ss in the love and the name of the Lord. " state
coordinators are also organizing grassroots involverrent
by Cong~essional districts and city/coonty coordinators
by precu1cts .
Many foar that the rally 's organizers will attempt
to ~se the co~e~ of a religious event to try to urpose
theJ_X '('trl polie1ts on elected officals . Material ooing
<lisscm1nated ab.Jut the event clearly disregards the separat1~
n of ~hurch and stat'e. 'l'h0 goals arc to:
Fra>re l..iws~ statutes , and ordinances that are
in harrrony w1 th God 's \-.'ord. Repeal those
rulings , laws , statues and ord111ances whi<.:h
have offrn led Him."
It th n n\.l!OC'ratcs sJch things as hcxrosexJality ,
ivor~e, pornography , fornication , abxtion , and "human-g
contrary to thP p · s is
r.at Lun ,Ii.ls found rl an I against th clear cCl11l1ill1 :lrrent of
th iur l o Gcx1.
RtSIS:. " ASIIINGl'ON FOR JESCS"
by Katr.y De1t.;ch
concern
a ~over
said:
RES'l'RCXl'-1 SEX LEADS '10 RESIGN!\LIO.'JS
I OLYMPIA, NASHINGl'ON- (IGNA) - A legislator' a state offical
, and the president of the Olympia Bre.,ing Co.
were arrested Feb. 14th in a pubLc n. troan here and
charged with lev.ti harosexual conduc' ..
Police Chief John Wurner saiJ thL: arrests foll~
a tvJ0- ,1eek surveillance of a restroan <J11 Capital Lake,
I which is in the shado.-1 of the Legislative Building .
An undercover agent lurked in the facility and then
jarreste<l the three suspects .
Representative Eric Rohrbach, Republic,m fro::
Nomandy Park, resig:ied fran the sl:dte legislature.
But he vX;nt on the floor of the Hoose on February 18tt.
to say , "I am not a ha:r::>sexual . Charges m:lde agai..-:st
me last week, -,1111.ch have been expanded upon by the
media , have caused rre untold personal cmbarrassn-cnt und
irreparable damage ."
Rohrbach told a hushed group of leqislators: "I
stand before yoo innocent of these cnarges. • . . Unfortunately,
I probably stand convicted already in
many people 's minds ."
"Because of this , it ,JOUld oo <lifficult , if not
impossible, for rrc to effectively serve my constituents .
Mary Kay , my fiancee , and I plan to be married and I
must think of her and oor future. "
"I have also serioosly considered my responsibilities
to this legislative bo.ly. I am prood of the v.0rk
I have acccmplished as a ::embc'r of this legislature.
I thank all of you fo yoor personal pport, b..lt I
11Ust, in light of the foregoing, s..11:r.u t my irTo:h..itc
resignation."
'l'hc second arr sted man, :..,eopold "Rick" Schmidt,
resigned as president of the Olyrpia Br wi."lGI C . ,
of t±e nation 's lar e t brewl!lY caipanlC'..,, ~·1tm, health
reasons .
'he third ron , an Gregori -, a t.dt oft.1.ci
m the state 's Burea of Al ·ohol and Substcm · , Abu ,
sutmitte<l a letter of resignation to th Deμrrt.ncnt of
Social and Healtr service . He asked to oc igned
to ur,other position vcn if it meilll& dem::>tioo
decrease> in salary.
'!he boss , Glen
and gave Gregonoo
sy tern r lation ,
place· for hllll. r.r ri
for ::ore than 20 y ar .
'lr.c Ari'cri ·an attitud that irr
co t a per on h1 Job, .1,; ta"lchng :uty,
.md hi self- pect ·or tin
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"Look. has eating beefsteak turned me into a lesbian? Has it
turned your father into a lesbian? Now eat!"
JGNA
Bl.Jl..:KS Af,D \•.'HITES
SAN FRA.lllCISCO-(IG\A) - A new support group for g.;iy rren
1 ..ind their friends called Block clJld 1·/hite Men '1'03ether,
was organized recently in San Fnmcisco.
"Black rocm .mo are pri."'111.r 1ly attracte<i to Whites,
drld White men who are primarily attracted to Blacks,
have specidl intercc;ts and needs which are often OVC'rlookcd
, even derided, by the Gay c;crrrnuru ty at large,"
..i spokesman for Blffl' said .
He added: "It 's t.ll!C that such ..;pccial Gay people
held l ttcr access to each other to share idvas and
canpanionship."
'!'he groop focls that terms like "Black" and
"White" arc inadequate, and v.ould be the last to excludf'
anyone on the basis of color, such as Asians or
Puerto Ricans. Mcrnbcrship is open to anyone who idenifies
with the gro..ip 's goals.
Bh!·fi' μ.iblishcs a newsletter for its rrcmbcrs
throoghOOt the United States and Canada. Write:
m-r.11', 279 collmgv.o:xl, sun Francisco, CA 94114.
CONNECTIONS 15
"lll 1.. ; J.,S" '!..OSED : , SN, FRA.l\R:ISCO
'lhe rrovi "l.'1I1do,1s" Hill not IX' released in San
Francisco !3dy Ared or t.ortherr. ca ... !fornia, .r anscim..r ic
Vice President of Corporate Relations Jane H..ill announced
last wJck .
"It :::.s a purely econanic decision," she insisted ,
not influenced by nationwide derronstrations opposing
"Windows" and "Cruising", another United Artists ('l'ransarreri
ca subsidiary) r e l ease.
"Winda...rs" is al:xJut a lesbian who falls in love with
a straight lt.QT\an and attempts to "turn her gay" by hiring
a man to terrori ze end rape her .
The decision not to release "Windows" in the Bay
Area and Northern California is a victory! But United
Artists and its holding canpany 'l'ransM.erica cootinue
to make huge profits by exploiting waren , misrepresentiny
lesbians and sensationalizing viol ence against wo-m:
m . ·
'lhe lie of "Winda,,s " is tripl e - layered:
* not only sensati onal izing violence and sexual assualt
against 1•.orcn tut bl aming another ¼Qllall for it-another
variation on the therre of bl aming the vi ctuns
for viol ence rren perpetrate against ~.a;iE•n.
* supporting the myth that l esbianism i s a sick and
psychotic reaction to mi stre atrrent by men--i .e ., les-
• bi ans are man haters , not v.orcn lovers . Suggesting
lesbian love i s attack and death. Attempting to divide
the waren 's rroverrcnt a long the line of sexual orientat
i on . Further insisting that lesbians are our to seduce
innocent and unsuspecting straight waren into their
"maliqnant lifestyl e ."
* suggesting that waten 'who do att cnpt to break fran
traditional roles are r i sking a horrenda..s fate .
"Wind0.·15" and "Crui sing" further illustrate the
inteyral nature of 1•ianan hatred and harophob1a . They
reprG...,ent the saroc attack on f rccdan zmc.l equal ity.
In th San f'rclJ1c i s,.;o Bay Ared , after concerted prcst.
3 , " ·ruistnq" turned in th~ lo,~t receipts of any
I arC'a in t .;ountry. .hi ...,ugg(.;sts ti ~, ntrary to
i,JOpular li0 f , pL·k t do no~ n,~, ·a ily 11 t1..:kct
.h<' l·,cn:-ri' Le.• bian and Gay ~lalc. '1 11 Right Movc rrents
...re Yee f~lly lil~r~.i.ny puol~~ a ;.irto.es of
wr str;.iggl<' for L'qllali~y. I"l "l;' "'.do:~" and "Cnu.::: mg",
an ~ of corpor.ite A'"X'r ka 11..1.,; ..ittcl'l'flted to unJenninc
this pr0:1ress by misrepresenting ·,Jl'.lOC!n, lesbians and -,ay
men , setting us up for "legitimized" attack .
'lhese two films are being released in camunities
and states where voting on the Equal Rights Amendrrent
and local ordinances forbidding discri:nination against
lesbians and gay rrcn is no,1 taking place. 'lhis can only
have a deleterious effect. Can there cc any doubt atout
the i,JOlitical siqnifica~ce of these pictures?
(fr011 the San Francisco Coahticr Against the Movie
"Winda.•,s". For rrore information, write the Coolition
c/o Wanen Against Violence L~ Porn0:1raphy
and the Media (\'ll\VP!'l.'.~1) at the lvaren ' J Buildlilg,
3543- 18th Street, SF., Ca. 941'0. )
S1RAYI~.:G HUSBA"iD KILLED
JOHAll.'N'ESBURG- {IGNA) - A fem:ile doctor told a JOha"lnes-
1:urg Magistrate 's Court, that she shot her husband dead
when she cau~ht him in lx..><l with another man .
Dr . D•srree Joyce Smith, 32 , saiJ she shot the
other man , a., well , wt did not kill him.
She pleaded guilty to murder of her hu,:;baiu , Cecil ,
as well as to atteI!!ptcd rurder . But the magistrate
entered a Plea of not guilty for her .
"CRUI SING" PRYI'ES'l'
by
Daniel Curzon
SA.I\/ FRANCISOJ- (IGNA) - 'lhe controversial rrov1e "Curislilg , "
s t arring Al Pacino, opened on schedule at the St. Fru.ncis
'Iheatre in downto,m San Francisco and at several nE'igh-
1:xJrhood l ocati ons .
A derronstration was held at the St. Francis on Feb.
15 , organized by the Stop the Movie "Cnusing" Ccrrll'ittec.
Approximately 200 pickets circled lI1 front of the
!::ox office , tut they did not physicall y prevent c~starers
fran b.lying tickets . 'lhe protesters carried signs with
such rressages as S'IDP AN'I'I ~ VIOLENCE . 'Ihey cha"lted
and occasionally shouted at patrons approachmg the box
office.
Spokespersons for the Ccm:u.ttee a~aled to theatre.
a.·mers and managarent not to sho,; the fiL'll and to the
public not to patrooize it.
'Ihe Ccmnittee states : "Despite critical panmn<J of
the film and c01plaints that our protests only advertL;e
and make a hit of an othen-use flop , v-".:! cannot m any
my tolerate this kind of aggression and nttack on our
ccrnmunity."
Various speakers assaile:1 the rrovie . Supervisor
:1~ry Britt condenmed it for its violence, dnU Supervisor
Carql Ruth Silver said, ".ransam::>rica taKes out
their profit ir. the blcxx! of those who will lx tra :'led
by this rrovie." Sh,'.! called for a l:xJycott of 'l'rc.ln .lllCr-
1.;-'l 's proluct~ .
Severd: scuffles occJI'red during th d3TOJ1straticr .
At one point, a m:::n wa::; shouting anti-gay rc.!!11drk'" an a
wanan tried to ~ite hllll. ~ .v ca"T'era ~- then
turned on the iron , cxc1tmJ him even rrore .
tried to block the nearest 'IV ca.r:era. A!· a n.: 1 , the
Cd...'"rramm canpla1I1C'Ci vocifl!I"ously about censor ,hiE, of
the ne ,s .
At aiffer :1t tim:.., lI1 th 2Il0!1s~rdti-X. t: pi.;kets
and their ciUpporter ble,, whistlE' to ctrdr.U~iz '"t rr
point uD'.JU'" tnc po_sibl violent r per~ussion fran th0
film. 'Ihc whistles are or limrr1ly ...... t.'Cl •'i gay t.lreltt'n<
Yl \-.rith .:i.t.ta~ks on th, ::.tret?t.
A note of levity wa · u I cd to thL prota.st men sa; _,
of ~h ' pis;k0ts not ic San Francis. .-.. o •ilyor Dianne F 1I1-
,te...r. pymq on th ;,;nonstrdtion frcn u p ivat partm:-
nt ucro:: s th strC'C t . Denonst.rutors stuted 1av11 .:; t::,
her , although s. c ....... ·uppcx;E'd to ~ hid len, am c llcd
for her to ccn:' cut a."ld JOlil them. "Out lilto the tree
Dunne! " they said. --
BEN ONNECTIONS
• ,1 f Mar+-, n Sh r!lkl!1 ' B rI , playing at- th,, ~
·.JOl 'o, ,;ye
:..ix , left , played by Pichard Gen•, anl i,.udy, n.ght,
fran the Broa !way i:,!.ay "BENI'. "
unublc, to form...-
th...n the cti.nq ,
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CONNECT JONS 17
VILLAGE PEOPLE IN TROUBLE appear on ti,'-' sarrc sho.-, as the. ' Y t another million
will think , 'If they really v~re fagaots , they \-JOUld
never appear on a sho.·1 1•1ith Anita Bryart, she hates
faggots . " '
'!'he Village People are experiencing severe diff1cult1es
1n their attempts to sell the> group to
strai':]ht audiances . At the sam:: tJ.rnC , gay consumers ,
angered by the band ' s attempts to reject them, are
abandoning '!'he Village Peoph . ..n troves . The group nuy
b2 on the verge of breaking 1~ , lue to internal conflicts
over the new marketing tr,1tegy.
It l:x..,gan \-Jhen the VP , who!;;e producer is Jacques
Mornli had intended as a dis,~o group to play in the
thc.'n-yrawi.ng gay discos , J:x...::ame too successful as a
..;rossover act. As the level of interest frcm gay
dancers was peaking , sarel:x:dy notked that the major
U.S. record- ruying public (middle-class 14 to 18 yearolds)
was starting to line up to see them.
'111e net1 marketing stratcqy was simple: re- package
+-J:. qroup c;o it \·.OUld be acceptable to middle-Arrerican
parents. '!'he Village People l:x..,gan sy ,tematically denylnlJ
the group night be gay, wa. gay , had gay llCITll:x?rs ,
h 1 J, audianccc- , or had anything at all to do with
g 'Y • Jacques Morali clairrcd he had b...'C'l' "rr1s--quoted"
ir 1 ,l lirg Stone rntervi,..,, wh0r0 he said he held cre:--
l-L'U cJ gay hmd b... ·au::;e he wa& gay himself . "Can ' t
::,top the Mu..;i·", a rrulti-million motion picture loodol
w.1.th "J.oy-:11 ... ~:-yirl-loscs-girl-gcts-girl- back"
;.ibplots and all gay refcren..:c.r carefully l-"<"lited out,
was fi.lrrcd . 'Ihey made il series of "<.:lean-,.;ut , all- Arreri<;
an" television specit1ls , includin(J two appearances
with Bob Hope .
The Village People '& all- tirre lo,.r was their apparcm<.:
c on a Dick Clark television c;pccial which also
featured Anita Bryilllt . Dick Clark was the rebel of the
1950 's who is now safely gro.-m up and respectuble be<.:
ause the parerts of the 1970 '~ 't!Crc his fans t:',.o decad,-.
s ago. You <.:an alrrost hear the strategy session:
"A million parents will l:c saying '\·:ell , if he has them
on his sho,1 , they can 't lx too l:x1d . ' Another million
will say, ' If they really were faggots , Anita wouldn ' t
EASTER SUNDAY
T-DANCE
5PM
Followed By
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Group members are seriously split over the dici sion
to go after the middle-Arrerican dollars . Cons1.....'l..lCLion
¼Orker LJavic.1 HoJo, 1-Jho wants the clean-cut inuqe , and
macho man Glenn Hughes , viho prefers the gay fws , are
no lontJer speaking, except to fight . Lean sir1ger Victor
\~illis , has left to pursue a solo career .
'!'tu: latest altum, ";:,ive and Sleazy" has b...~ a big
flop , ca.pared to past sales . Insiders feel it was too
racy for middlc- :::lass straight consurrers. And forrrer
gay fans , justifidbly angry at b:ing ripped off , will
no longer have anything to do with "The C'loset People."
,nute>rial fran 41·:r and '!he Alternate)
•
"JOIDS" ':0 BE PERFO~
"Jotos," which delighted the·G.C .S . h:nefit audience
, will be performed in its entirety for three
nights in April. Profits will l:c donated to Gay ·
Corrrnunity Services of Austin .
'l'hC' production , ,,Jhich writer/director Bektor Munoz
descriws as a "gay takeoff on Saturday .'ight
Live," will re presented on April 17 , 18 , and 19 at
Juarez ~..nr, ,ln Institute, 715 E. 1st (just \-~st of
I - 35) a· 8 : 15μn. Admission will be $3 . 00 .
"J s " ("Queers") stars Frank Hernandez , Yvette
Almazan , Jessie , Yvonn::? Cerna, Diana Soliz , and Hekto
Munoz . Munoz , vJho wrote , produced, d rrected , and
choreographed the shCM, is a professional actor vJho
has ¼Orked with the Afro- Arrer ican Players . He performed
scenes fran "Jotos" at the G.C. S. benefi t
March 16 with local dancer and artist Panel a Geight on .
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le A L E N D A R
APRIL 1980
':'hu Apr 3 6:30μn , meeting for people intf'rested in
l:.x..>caning Austin Laml:rla Cultural ccrdinators
7:30μn , Maundy Thursday Gcxx:l Friday Service
a Metropolitan Commmity Church of
l' ,stin
Sun Apr 6 6:30am, ,aster Sunrise Service, Metropolitan
~armuniLy Church of Austin
12 noon -12: 30μn, "Gays and the Military, "
gay radio program, KU'l'- .EM
Mon Apr 7 6:30μn, Austin Laml:rla Cultural planning collective.
Open meeting
Sat Apr 12 6:30μn, Austin Laml:x:la AA covered dish dinne
1 O: 30μn, free S'.'D screening by Gay Nurses
Alliance of Austin and Austin-Travis
County Health Dept. at the Stallion
Bookstore
Sun Apr 13 1 Oam - noon , Austin Laml:rla Cultural coordinators
meeting
12 noon - 12:30pm, '"I'he Gay Media," both
local and national , gay radio program,
KU'l'- .EM
7 - 9pm, Austin Laml:x:la Cultural staff meeting
l'led Apr 16 7pm , Austin Laml:rla Cultural lesbian potluck
supper , 1104 Blanco. Video of
Holly Near concert
8μ-r., Gay Carmunity Services general rosiness
meeting , Universi•y Y office
Munoz, Frank Hernandez, Yvette ALrraza::,
Dia'1a Soliz, Yvonr.e Cerna, zmd
JE'sse.
Fri Apr 18 12 midnight, Gay . 'urses Alliance of Austin
~ting at 1501 Ullrich
Sat Apr 19 7μu, Open tlouse and t1ousewarnung at new
Austin La--nl:x.ia CUltura ... Center location,
603 lvest .\.,elfth. Refresh::ents.
7: 30pn, potluck supper at ~1etropoll tan
Ccr.munity Church of Austin
Sun Apr 20 12 noon - 12:30p:n, "Austin :.Csbian Gay Politica:
Caucus," gay radio program,
KU'l -FM
Mon Apr 21 6:30pm, Austin Laml:x:la Cultural planning
collective
1 Opn - 2am, fret? S'I'D screening by GNAA and
A-'ICHD at the New Apartment Lounge
'I\.le Apr 22 Austin Lesbian Gay Political Caucus reeting
. The topic is "Voter Registration.
" Time and place to be announced.
Call 477-6699 for nore info.
Wed Apr 23 7:30 - 9:30pm, Austin Laml:rla Cultural ¼'Orkshop
for lesbians on Jealousy
Fri J\pr 25 8pm, Slides of National March on Washington
at Austin Laml:rla Cultural. $1.00.
;:,at J\pr 26 8μn, Austin Larnlxl.a AA birthday night for all
AA groups. Sobriety birthday celebrants
are the guest speakers.
Sun Apr 27 10am - 12 noon , Austin Laml:rla cultural coordinators
meeting
12 noon - 12: 30pm, "Gay 'l'hernes in Opera -
Part II," gay radio program, KU'l -FM.
See librettos, page
3pm, Austin Laml:rla cultural gay men's potluck
supper and volleyball, north
end of Pease Park
~hu }\pr 17 through Sat Apr 19 - 8: 15μn , "Jatos," at
Juarez Lincoln , 715 East First. $3.00
at the door. Proceeds over expenses
go to benefit GCS. Caredy written ; :Fri May 2 2pm, Eeyore 's Birthday Party in Pease Park,
sponsored by the University Y. Wear
produced, directed, and choreographed a cost u.-re . 1 by Hektor Munoz. Starring Hektor 1
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Carmunity Services
12 noon and 7:30μ-r., ¼'Orship services at Metropolitan
Cc:rnnunity Church of Austin
1pm, liturgical service , Holy 'I'rL'"lity Church
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3pm, Austin Laml:rla AA Step 12 group
8pn, Dignity liturgy. Call 477-6699 for
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8pm, Austin La'l\l:rla AA Monday group
8-1 Opn, Austin La1lh.la Culturai gay ren' s
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7:30μn , Bible study, MCCA
7:30-9pm, Lesbian Mother support group,
Austin Larnlrla cultural
9FID, rap group on various topics , M::CA
6:30r:rn, Austin Laml:rla AA waren together
rreeting
7:30pm, prayer and cc:mrunion service, M2CA
8 and 9:30μn, Austin La'":'h.la AA prC'sents fibs
on alcoholis~
8-1 Opn, Austin Laml:rla cultural lesbian awareness
group. $1 donation asked fran
non- sponsors
8pm, Austin Lar.hla AA steps study group
8μn, Gay Camu.mity Services rap group, University
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8pm, CCA/\ l:x:,,1ling, Brunswick Capitol Bowling
Center , 5700 Grover
8μn, Austin La.'nbla AA Friday group
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