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TEX \S GAY TASK FORCE
THIS NOT£ JS NOT LFGAL. TF..\'DER
STORY OH PA~ THREE
PORN LAW HITS AUSTIN
Travis County prosecutors spent five
years attempting to determine a "community
standard" in pornography cases . It was an
exercise in futility. Now, armed with a
tougher state pornography law, County Attorney
Jim McMurtry is trying again.
On November 16, police arrested Roy Stambaugh
at the Pleasure Shoppe, 603 W. Oltorf
St., and Fred Dougherty at the Adult Theatre,
3401-A N. IH 35, on sealed indictments. One
case deals with picture magazines and the
other with sexual devices, which are included
for the first time under the new state
statute. The county will also try to prove
a case against a corporation distributing
obscene material, another new provision.
Although the decision here has been to
first test community standards, that hasn't
been the case elsewhere, McMurtry said. "In
other jurisdictions ... they are seizing
everything in the stores, and when they are
a
restocked, they're raided again ." The biggest
crackdowns have been in Houston and Dallas .
McMurtry said the last three obscenity
trials in Austin resulted in mistrials , with
the 18 jurors on the three panels split 9 to
9 on the issue. When the jury on the last case
in 1977 deadlocked, Travis County prosecutors
gave up. The cases "are very time consuming-for
preparation and for the courts. They're
different from what our attorneys are usually
trying so we have to invest about 100 hours
of attorney time to prepare for one," McMurtry
said . So, he advised Police Chief Frank Dyson
he would recommend no more arrests or trials
until society, the law, or distribution procedures
changed.
some things have changed in the past 2 1/2
years, McMuetry believes. "The material is
as offensive now as it was then, but the shops
have moved out, closer to the neighborhoods.
And, I.think society has changed . A few years
ago, society was more interested in preserving
individual liberties, but now it is more concerned
with its own protection. The initial
thrust of our effort will be to test the community
to see if they're willing to tolerate
this type of thing."
McMuertry is well aware of the difficulties
in finding a jury that will return a guilty
verdict. "Most people living in Austin moved
here from somewhere else, bringing their own
ideas. We have a large Mexican-American and
black community with their own idea of obscenity.
We have a large population of welleducated
people and a larger liberal population
than anywhere else in the state. Then
there's a large segment of religious people,
and they are by and large interested in imposing
morals through the law. We have people
with no religious beliefs, including the
world's leading atheist."
"But we don't have anybody who is your
typical Austinite. And when you don't have
people of similar backgrounds, it's difficult
to determine a community standard--if
not impossible~ Still , he's going to try.
The new state law defines as "obscene"
any material or performance that:
--the average person, applying contemporary
community standards, would find that
,taken as a whole appeals to the prurient interest
in sex and lacks serious literary,
artistic, political and scientific value;
--depicts or describes patently offensive
representations or descriptions of ultimate
sexual acts, normal or perverted, actual
or simulated, including sexual intercourse,
sodomy and bestiality.
--shows or describes patently offensive
pictures or descriptions of masturbation,
excretory functions, sadism, masochism lewd
exhibition of the genitalia, aroused m~le or
female genitalia, covered maJe genitals in a·
discernibly turgid state, or any device
designed and marketed for the stimulation of
genitals.
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GAY MEDI A
On October 14 , 1979 , a minimum of 125,000 lesbians and
gay men marched on Washington. The WASHINGTON POST e s t i mated
25 ,000 marchers . The AUSTIN AMERICAN- STATESMAN
"covered" the March wi th a single inside photo and a
two-line caption . CBS News had stories they considered
more important that ni ght . They devoted 3 minutes to a
Berkeley frisbee class and never mentioned the March . This
is typical of the treatment homosexuals have always received
from the strai ght media.
The practice of descr i bing media as "a mirror held up
to society" is falli ng by the wayside. We now recognize
the media as a searchlight, which illuminates only the
place where its operators point it . On the occasions when
that searchlight has been trained on homosexuals , it has
almost always been focussed on mass murders , lurid
political sex scandals or child sexual abuae .
During the Elmer Wayne Henley trial , an Austin news
director gave this response to a complaint about a news
broadcast : "I feel arguments can be made for and against
using the phrase , ' homosexual torture death plot '. It is
a tool to sum up some of the pertinent facts in the case .
I agree there is nothi ng homosexual or heterosexual about
murder , but was not the torture in the Houston murders
homosexual in nature? Possibly the phrase is an oversimplification
that could offend a segment of the community.
However , I do believe to tell the story of one of the
largest mass murders on record , one should mention the
homosexual aspects of the case . . . . As for the news
media never using the phrase , ' heterosexual murders ,' I
would say we abbreviate it as ' sex murders ' . "
This attitude is typical of a straight media person .
I am sure that the majority of news people sincerely want
to report the news fairly and accurately. But many of them
have no perception of the bias inherent in the type of
reporting they are doing on gay issues . In this case , the
division of sexuality into "heterosexual" and "perverted"
and the myth of the "homosexual child killer" are not
even questioned.
The way news is reported does mirror society ' s atti-tudes
. News people are just as much a product of our homophobic
society as anyone else. Reporters have their own
personal prejudices , and constantly face social pressures
, as well. When KTBC ran a 5-part series on the
Austin gay cor:ununity recently, the president of Capital
City Savings withdrew all his bank ' s advertising on the
station because "I didn ' t want to support anything pro-homosexual.
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The only way there will be gay news which is not sensationalized
, distorted , suppressed, or ignored is for
us to publish it ourselves. This is happening . Gay newspapers
have appeared in many cities , usual~Y supported by
volunteer labor and persona: funding . There are now a
handfui of national and international gay magazines . The
.lational Gay Broadcasting Service in Houston is now distributing
gay programs national:y . A wire service, the
International Gay News Agency, has started operations .
But these are sma:l beginnings and most of the work is
still ahead .
CONNJi:CTIONS is proud to be a part of this effort ,
but we need your help . In order to provide a forum for
lesbians and gay men in Austin , we must have input, and
we must encompass more of the community we .:.n our diversity
are . Our editorial policy is open to all . We welcome news,
fiction , essays , letters , black- and- white photos , poetry,
drawings , and organizational events . We need reporters,
artists , advertising representatives, columnists, layout
people, and distributors . We need advertisers, because
putting out a "free" paper is still expensive . We need you .
Please help . For all of us . -- Jim Olinger
CO.INEC~IONS December 1979/Jan~ary 1980
HUllAN RIGHTS ADVOCATES
by Kathy Deitsch
The Human Rights Advocates, the legislative lobby
project for the Texas Gay Task Force, are concerned
about the upcoming special legislative session. House
Speaker Bill Clayton has said recently, "The Governor
has assured me that he plans to call a Special Session
of the Texas Legislature. Although he has not told when
he will make the call, he has said it will include
initiative and referendum, electronic surveillance
(wiretapping), and tax relief measures." The HRA Legislative
Committee has determined that our lobby should
be present to protect lesbian/gay interests if a
Special Session is called.
There ·s a popular saying in and around the Capitol
in Austin, "No person's life, liberty or property is
safe when the Texas Legislature is in session." Du.:-ing
the 1979 session, the Human Rights Advocates were instrumental
in averting legislation which would have
increased harassment of gay and lesbian bars by forbidding
"sexually oriented conduct", such as same-sex
dancing and drag shows, removing a rider in the general
appropriations bill which denied campus gay organizations
use of university facilities, foiling attempts to
make gays scapegoats in floor debate on child pornography
and child sexual abuse, and bringing police harassment
and brutality experienced by the lesbian/gay
community to the legislators' attention.
The governor is not required to give advance notice
of a special session call. Therefore, our community
wou d have no time to raise money for a lobby presence
after the call. It could come as early as January, 1980,
although '!arch or September--months which would put
the most l! ·ess ire on the legislators--are, politlcal]y,
more likely. A special session is limited to 30 days,
but another can te ca::.led immediately after the first.
GAY lRANfAN~ FAOINO DEPORTATION:
THERE I~ A WAY OUT
Iranian lesbians and gay men who face deportation~
be able to use their homosexuality as a defense to remain
in the United States. Because of the executions of gay men
in Teheran ear::.ier this year, openly gay students may assert
they would be in danger by returning to Iran because of
their sexual orientation. Anything that can establish
politicaL refugee status may be succe,ssful to delay or defeat
deportation under these circumstances .
Unlike the Immigration and Naturalization Service, and
more recently the State Department, regulations that bar
entry into the United States because of an individual's
homosexuality, any alien already in the country who has
passed through immigration is entitled to limited statutory
procedural safeguards. Hearing examiners, furthermore,
have stayed deportation of homosexual aliens in the
past where political refugee status was determined .
The International Gay Association will work with local
American groups to assist those lesbian and gay Iranian
students to secure legal counsel at their hearings. If a
student is nevertheless deported from the United States ,
or feels it impossible to raise her/his homosexuality as
an issue during a publi c hearing, then the International
Gay Association will attempt to locate through its European
member associations another host country.
Interested gay students should contact the Laison Office
in ijashington at (202) 234-6268. Your identity will
be kept strictly confidenti al. If you are an attorney who
could volunteer your services during this emergency , please
call t he Liaison Office . (IGNA)
The HRA is attempting to raise enough money to pay off
the last session's debt and budget $6000 for the
Special Session presence.
'lhe Human Rights Advocates have been organizing
"Lobby Nights" in Texas bars. The first one took place
in Houston on October 6, 1979, It netted approximately
$2200 toward the elimination of the 66th session debt.
Lobby Dollars were traded for actual dollars. Those
purchasing the Lobby Dollar were encouraged to mail it
back so their name could be added to the HRA constituency
network. More fund raisers are planned.
The upcoming year is going to be very hectic politically
with the candidates and their campaigns for
office, the political party conventions and the actual
May primary and the November general election. Decision
maktrs statewide look upon the lesbian/gay
community as a growing force in Texas politics. Texas
is considered to be one of the best organized states
in the nation, being one of the two states that has
been able to fund a lobby program for a full legislative
session.
The National March on Washington served notice to
legislators that the lesbian/gay community is a force
to be reckoned with in the 1980 1 s. Some 2500 to 3000
Texans participated in the March, and approximately
100 of us visited 20 of the 26 members of the Texas
Congressional delegation. Many of the Texas legislators
had never spoken to an open gay or lesbian
constituent before the visits October 15.
It is vital that we join together in the 1980
elections and say very clearly, and very strongly,
NO MORE DISCRIMINATION. We are everywhere and we
intend to be an influential force politically on all
levels . We urge your help in our continuing to have
an effective voice in Austin.
• Metropolitan Community
Church
Pastor: Rev. Candace Naisbitt
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Sunday Services: 12:00 noon and 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday Prayer and Communion: 7:30 p.m.
Bible study: Tuesday 7:30 p.m.
Rap group on all subjects: Tuesday 8:30 p . m.
Counseling: Monday - Thursday by appointment
Pot luck supper: January 19, 1980, 7:30 p.m.
REACHING OUT TO THE GAY COMMUNITY OF AUSTIN
81• E. 8th ST., AUSTIN, TEXAS 78701
(512) •TT·TT•7
CONNECTIONS December 1979/January 1980 3
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V.D. clinic
In th::.s iss1e I would like to report back to you,
the Gay co::-.:'. ... r.ity, the results of the blood- drawing effort.
The re2ponse to this blood- drawing project has
been m~ch tetter than any past attempts at this kind of
effort. The openness anu support of the Austin-Travis
County ::ei;._~h I,epartr.-,ent and the Gay Nurses Alliance has
rr.aae tr.is ros.;;ible. '.-le, from both sides of this project,
have Leer, o·,., r.ihe lmed !
7he tArn- around time for your results have been im-proveu
ty ~ore than a week by the second week of drawing
bloou. : .;5..·.'e you an example to show you how this is
accomplished.: the Gay llurses A::.liance draws the blood
specimens on Saturday night at some location within the
gay CO[L~mity. : myself take the specimens to the state
lab early tJ,onday morning to be run, and results are returned.
to the Austin/Travis County Health Department by
·,,reJ.nesJ.ay afternoon. The results can be obtained by
cal.in~: 47,-6581, Extension 307 or 309, Other questions
or complaints can be referred to the VD counselors at
EXT . 2 34, or to myself at 837-11425 after 5 pm weekdays,
and anytime Saturday or Sunday. ~he results by any other
process takes 10 days and up to two weeks in most cases.
So getting your blood drawn at any of the locations
covered Friday nights is a better deal than going down
to the VD c~inic yourself .
VD TEST RESULTS ARE IN
We, with the volume of testing we are doing are,
in fact, coming up with a few positive tests. The confidential
nature of, and respect for all persons involved,
in every level from testing to reporting is good to
remember. Everybody should be glad to know this so they
can be treated--free, and confidential as well. Many
people are aware of the possibility of exposure to
syphilis by usually anonymous contacts, and get periodic
blood tests at 3 month or 90 day intervals. Such a
practice of being retested on a continual basis is very
wise--especially if you are sexually active with more
than one person, or if the person you are involved with
is sexually active with others .
NOT EVEN YOUR LOVER KNOWS
by Larry Palmer
false- positive reading , simply because I had the disease
once. I want to remind you that if you ever have had
syphilis , PLEASE let us know when you had it , and your
telling us will save you from being treated for a falsepositive.
I look forward to the day vaccines are fully
developed and used , and society quits puni shing people
for communicable diseases. In the meantime , if you come
up with a false- positive , only further lab testing will
indicate a new infection.
PERSONEL EXPERIENCE
Larry Palmer
I am a gay nurse . I was a gay patient.
"I" pronouns are hard for me to use, and laying
cards on the table, even harder. A sexual gamble with
a 20%- -that ' s right, a 20% increase in syphilis rates
in Texas from last year to this year- -makes a more
likely bet. A skin rash, stage two in syphilis symptoms,
may be mistaken for some other kind of skin rash.
In 1974 I was treated by my private doctor for a soap
allergy. Later on, on my own, I correctly diagnosed
myself with a blood test; I had syphilis . The reason
I am concerned, as president of the Gay Nurses Alliance
is that I have had a personal experience with this
disease , but more than the disease I am concerned
with. People ' s attitude toward venereal disease is very
important. I was in a hospital twice last year: eight
days for hepatitis , and four months later for surgery
for another medical problem--so you might say I learned
much as a patient that I never knew as a nurse . Experience
has helped me to understand health care from
both sides .
SERIOUS SETBACK FOR HOMOSEXUALS IN NORWAY
(IGNA) The Norway Committee for Criminal Law , evaluating
existing penalty codes and ruling out bills in consideration,
has made a negative decision on a bill to
give homosexuals judicial protection from discrimination.
For years Norwegian gays have been struggling to
obtain legal defense from discrimination. Both gay organizations
and individuals made great efforts to reach
this goal.
On the last Gay uiberation Day in Norway there were
demonstrations by gays in the capita' demanding gay
rights and they were extensivP. y carried by the press.
I don't want to open the door of moral judgment; my
report is not concerned with this . This process is not
intended to separate lovers, cause ill or mixed feelings
in any involved persons. All your special considerations
can be worked out if you cooperate. Chances are, if you
are con+a•ted by the Health Department, you were exposed
to a positive case and need to be treated. Everything
l:.eing c.:ir.f idential, none of the Heal th Department personnel
car te • you w!'.o name:l. you as their contact. I mysE' lf
woull ike. to see this super-charg€J issue, or if you
wi.l, XF.osive iss'le, Jefused. We don't punish people
for •e++ing a ,oml'.!or. cold, mu.~ps, measles, chicken pox,
or even hepat:tis ,which can also be sexual::.y transmitted).
We on.y tnink it's funny if someone we know gets VD . We 11, '
I don't think it is so funny. For your sake, or your
iover's, the disease should be treated.
One thing to remember is that r.ot all positi·,e results
mean that one does have syphilis. Let me explain. I was
on~ of the positives on the fir?t list of the bloods
drawn, but I·wasn ' t the only positive on the list . With
a past history from 1974, I always will be run with a
!-lost people thought a gay rights bi.::. would be
enacted, especially si~ce a bill that outlawed discrimination
against persons because of religious, racial or
ethnic reasons was passed by the committee.
Proponents of the anti-gay discrimination bill contend
it was not passed simply because two elderly, permanent
members of the committee, both well-known lawyers , stated
it would violate freedom of speech. Two specialists , one
a sexologist and one a lawyer who testified before the
committee , strongly disagreed. The legislatio~ wi l l now
be taken to the Ministry of Justice .
4 CONNECTIONS December 1979/January 1980
PHONE COUNSELORS NEEDED
This message is for people who would like to do telephone
counselling at Gay Community Services . I want, to
encourage you to volunteer as a phone counselor and :co
discover all over again how good it feels to help someone
else. We all have a need to be of service to our
fellow human beings. Gay people and some straights,
most of whom you will never meet face- to- face, call GCS
daily at 477- 6699, seeking advice , help, or encouragement
.
Let yourself experience the joy of being helpful to
a stranger. Help strengthen the gay community in the
Austin area. Feel the excitement of entering the world
of someone just coming out, or of encountering some new ,
colorful sister or gay brother.
Troy Stokes does his part by recording the taped GCS
message which answers the hot line number when a c0unselor
is not on duty . The University Y does its part by
providing rent-free office space for the gay counseling
center. Frank, Larry, Michael, and David do their part
by staffing the phones Tuesday through Friday evenings.
Would you like to do your part? We have telephone
shifts open on Saturday, Sunday , and Monday nights from
6 to 10 pm. We make referrals to bars, bookstores, gay
groups, baths, churches; and to doctors, counselors,
and lawyers . We listen to people who need someone to
whom they can talk anonymously over the phone . We share
our life experiences and observations with people who
feel lonely or who feel frightened of gayness--their
own or ours.
In short, we often help people put the pieces together
again and find solutions in a fragmented, estranged
world.
OUT OF TOWN, OUT OF STATE
·If'< you'iv-e ever visited e, new city alone, you can
appreciate the graciousness and convenience of having a
free gayline that you can call to ask where the bars
and baths are. Austin offers that service to visiting
lesbians and gays , thanks to Troy , Frank, Larry, David,
Michael , Wayde, and the other volunteers from the gay
community who work to provide this referral service .
Recently, I received a call at GCS from a young man in
a downtown hotel who was visiting Austin for a week . He
wanted to know where he could meet other guys like himself.
He was here from Guatemala. A couple of months
ago I took a call from a lesbian and her lover visiting
here from Venice , California. They asked if we have any
womens ' bars in Austin , and they were delighted when I
told them yes, we do , and referred them to the Hollywood.
People can find our phone number easily because "Gay"
is our first name. Lots and lots of Austin area teenagers
, most of them gay, call GCS just to have another
gay person to talk to . They don ' t even have to know any
other gay people to find help from Gay Community Services
. All they have to do is look in the "G" section
of their phone book . Many of you Connections readers
came out through Gay Community Services. And for those
of us who did not have a gay hotline to call when we
were coming out , think how much easier for us it would
have been if there had been one! What a shame and a
waste it would be if Austin decided to allow the GCS
hotline to go down the toilet out of sheer neglect .
Yes , Gay Community Services has been, and continues
to be, a great name . We ' ve been offering our phone
counselling service for 4½ years. And yet , we are actually
hu~ting for volunteer phone counselors right now.
You can help us to continue to provide gay hotline
services for the Austin area. Your help is urgently
needed. Now. You can be a part of the helping hand we
give others by volunteering to be a GCS ph~ne counselor.
Lonely, closeted people just learning to deal with
their gayness need you. Gay teenagers need your attention
and encouragement. Out- of=town visitors need
directions and information about the local scene. People
who want to learn about gayness or who want to find out
other ways to meet people, need you.
Help make our volunteer phone counselling center more
of a solid success, instead of being a marginally effective
outfit, open little more than half the nights of
the week.
THE BATTLE GOES ON
You see, Gay Community Services is one of those
things that everybody is glad to know we have in our
city, but that hardly anyone is going to lift a finger
to help with. We're glad GCS is there; knowing it's
there makes us feel warmer and more secure. GCS is like
the Salvation Army . We feel good, knowing the Salvation
Army is there, caring for needy people, but we ourselves
aren't about to get involved and actually give our time
and energy to assist with the work of the Salvation Army.
Well, folks, we Austin lesbians and gays have our own
self- help community service agency, and it's called Gay
Community Services. And unless some more of us do involve
ourselves with our community agency, that warm,
contented feeling of knowing it's there , may disappear,
because Gay Community Services might well go down the
tube.
SPEAKING OF HOMOPHOBIA
We GCS activists fought the straight men of the
University Y Executive Board to get to keep our large
green GCS sign in place above the Sommers Rexall Drug
sign at 2330 Guadalupe. We won that battle; the women
and a few others outvoted the men of the Joint Executive
Committee in late September, 1979. The GCS sign stays
where it is, instead of being removed, as the men of the
Executive Committee had ordered. Now we GCS people face
the dilemma of having only a little over half of our
phone shifts filled. Our leaders are frazzled and discouraged.
Won't you help us?
Think about giving one evening of your time each
week to be a GCS telephone counselor . We especially
need lesbian and third-world gay phone counselors. All
we have are gay white males! Help us fill those empty
phone shifts and those vacancies that always occur around
Christmas and New Years . Call the GCS office
coordinator , Wayde Frey, at 474-1660. Wayde will discuss
being a phone counselor with you, introduce you
to the peer counselor's job , show you the office layout
, go through the referral files with you, and help
you get started as a GCS volunteer.
The added irony here is that I am imploring people
to do something that is so enjoyable, once you've done
it! The GCS phone counselor experience can be a thrilling,
rewarding way to spend an evening. People need
you, and you can help give them the reassurance or
information they need. Sometimes the phone doesn't
ring for a long while, and sometimes there are lots of
prank calls . But more and·more lately, it's serious
gay callers who call us up . They won't have anybody to
help them on Saturday, Sunday, or Monday nights unless
you lesbian and gay Connections readers volunteer to
be there when they call.
Anybody out there still reading this? Anybody out
there going to respond to this article by volunteering?
I'm waiting to hear from you.
CONNECTIONS December 1979/January 1980 5
TEX'S COLORADO STREET BAR
As I walked to.ard the newly painted two-tone gray
buildir.g at ~at Colorado, I could hear the sounds of ha.~mers,
saws, j~ckhan.mers and al. kinds of power tools. They
have been working day and night for months, transforming
an old warehokse into Tex's Co:orado ~tree: Bar.
Insiae, it looked like I had stepped into an apartment
comp.ex under construction. ~t.L~ber, pipes, power tools,
mac .. .:.nes an:i workers were everywhere. The old warehouse
.a!: tee!'! gutted, leaving one cavernous two story space.
A t al cony ar;:,una the entil'E' rerimet<"r is nearing completi
-.. r, raised platform b neat!o it, ·•hich will enclose
•r aar.c ~l or fil_in~ most of tne roow has been started,
as n 1,e. :;e,era~ cars. The "inisr.ed double staircase taking
Uf tre ~vu+n wall waits for a per~aner.t sta~e to be built
in fr.J-:t c." _:_ +. ':'!'le mair, entrance ~tands at t:1e other end
of :'le bu.:. lair:-.;, openiLg into a lar·e courtyard off the
a 1 y. A lar~e ~atio is b<"in· bu.:.lt nere. The stairway
to tt,e- taso1ent is b~ocked off. It will be renovated and
o_i:,er e-d later as "a surprise".
ii , iling is a maz of electrical connections. But
it wiil soon be hidaen by a grid hoiding hundreds of
lig!-ts. be club will boast a 64-channel, computerized
light J,stem which offers more than 3000 different light
combinations. It can respond to sound vibrations and is
capable of being reprogr8Jllllled to change the light show
at will.
Disk jockeys are Kerry Jaggers of Dallas and Austin's OPEN
own David Drake. They will be playing the latest disco
and dance- rock from New York, California and everywhere. If you were there, you ' ll know what I mean when I tell
"If we think a song is ready for Austin, we'll play it as you that all the studs in Austin and the surrounding counmuch
as they want." try were there under the roof of Tex ' s Colorado Street Bar
Manager ~ark Williamson promises many weekly and night- ' on opening night.
ly surprises and specials for Tex's patrons, such as bar I was still a block away when I started feeling it .
drinks as low as 35 cents. Even though there will be no There was an energy in the air you could cut with a knife.
plans for regular drag shows, there will be a SPECIAL The very sidewalk was pulsating with ·t .
9
treams of hot
EVENT NIGHT once a month which is set aside for shows men were converging on the newly gleaming gray building
with "dazzle and brilliance . " Mark says the philosophy at 404 Colorado. The crowd sept vibrations, sweeping me
behind Tex's Colorado Street Bar is simple: "W~ don ' t into the alley, through a courtyard with trees decked with
intend to be the only gay disco in Austin. Just the , winking lights, past a sign saying, "Excuse the mess, it
best." 1 takes a little longer to be best", and I was THERE.
- -Ron Moss i Energy was at a fever pitch. Giant speakers pulsed
THANKS AUSTIN!
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TEX'S COLORADO STREET BAR
WOULD LIKE TO THANK AUSTIN
FOR COMING TO OUR OPENING.
rlease bear with us while we're finishing up!
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•o• COLOIADO STU fl
J every subtlety of bass through the room. A superb treble
blended with excited shouts. Imaginative dances were already
being performed on the floor. Strobes flashed to
the beat. Racing spotlights and colored flashes mutated
into a cooling rainlike haze, which suddenly changed to
rythmically pulsing reds, whites and blues; seemingly
endless variations, some spectacular, some subtle. All
exciting.
Tex ' s combines that distinctive Austin feel with the
best of Los Angeles-Sunset Boulevard ambiance. Drinks
were on the house and everybody was getting down on the
dance floor, stripping themselves of restricting tight
shirts and other clothes . Muscled bodies gleamed under
the lights. Imaginative dancers rendered movements which
revealed much skill. A cool heat attenuated each throbbing
beat.
This bar is definitely for those into heavy action,
those who know the beat of LA streets, Sunset Boulevard
stretched into the depth of imagination . It's for those
who have sauntered down more than one dark boulevar& with
full expectation that someone will answer their expecta-
1,.. ____________________________ _. tions. Tex ' s may also be for lovers--but beware. The mood
6 ~ONNECTIONS December 1979/January 1980
may well capture you, and who knows where or with whom
you ' ll be when it does?
Houston--move over . Your bars are only imitations.
Dallas-- forget it . One hot bar and home of heavy action
has moved to Austin-- the heart of LA-TEXAS.
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The movie ad in the newspaper for Why Not?
appeals to a certain element, as a friend of
mine once put it. The picture of the two men
kissing certainly attracted my attention, no
doubt about t hat.
This film is not another version of Women
in Love, however. There ' s not much brooding
inthis film . The characters are kooky, quirky
individualists and lovable eccentrics who have
happy- go-lucky attitudes toward life, exemplified
in the words of the picture's title .
Although there are beautiful and tende:- love
scenes between the two men in the picture, this
film is not particularly a homosexual love
story. Why not? Because the people in this
menage- a - four are not homosexuals. They 're not
bisexuals . They ' re not heterosexuals. They're
just--people . Got that? I didn ' t think so.
Let me try to explain . Louis and Fernand live
with Alex and Sylvia. Louis and Fernand are men .
Alex and Sylvie are women . Louis and Fernand are
lovers. So are Fernand and Alex and Louis and
Alex . So are Fernand and Sylvie . Now do you get
it?
A rich comedy and a study of relationships
are two of the ways I would describe this film.
The main characters have a rare gift for living
life , every moment . They are by turns loony ,
exasperating, intense , and wonderful . I envy
them their talent for living life to the fullest
and I envy them for their cockeyed optimism . None
of your anqst or existentialist despair here ,
thank you . Fernand , Louis , and company are in
love with life and in love with each other . They
work , they suffer , they survive , and they pay
their rent . They attract friends like a flame
attracts moths . Society may call Fernand and
Louis faqs, but all four characters persist in
their unconventional living arrangements , and
thrive on one another ' s company . Alex and Sylvie
have tender scenes in the film which only hint
at a lesbian relationship as a possibility for
them .
Fernand , Louis , Alex , Sylvie, and the other
characters in this film are neither "immoral "
nor " amoral " as Rex Reed , Judith Christ, and
other gay/straight/whatever film critics have
suggested in the straight media . Rather , these
people are in love with life, are in love with
each other , and are fulfilling themselves in
a profound way that most of the rest of us only
think about or dream of. The fact that the
screenwriter and the director of this film do
not pigeonhole or categorize these characters
according to sexual orientation, is what makes
this film a breakthrouqh and what makes it such
a special cinematic event . This is cinematic
entertainment at its very best at the level of
being a genuine work of art , because it shows
us the truth about what we are and about what
we can be .
Why Not? is a French film with English subtitles
, rel eased by New Line Cinema in 1979 .
Though it is no longer playing in Austin , it
is a film well worth looking forward to when
it returns for another engagement in Austin .
See it .
---Wayde Frey
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LAMBDA SLIDES SHOW MARCH
on Tuesday , November 27 (the anniversary of the assas- The sound is difficult to understand in spots--and some
sination of Harvey Milk), Austin Lambda gave a slide presen- of the slides are less than perfect in quality . But auditation
of the National March on Washington for Lesbian and ence response was a prolonged and thunderous applause--and
Gay Rights . The presentation was held at the Gaslight rightfully so. The slides, taken primarily by amateur
Theatre on~- 4th Street . About 100 people attended. photographers, are beautiful visions of the event. The
Response to the presentation was extremely positive and sound , recorded from the midst of the 200,000-person
Austin Lambda is planning a second showing in January . Ten- crowd by a hand-held microphone, is the e~ement which
tative plans are to hold the show again at the Gaslight, lifts the presentation from the level of a good home-this
time on Tuesday, January 15 at 8 pm. Watch for pos- show to an artful immersion into the experience of the
ters announcing final plans. March . As one viewer put it , "The sections that were dif-
The 45-reinute presentation , involving 210 slides and a ficult for me to understand added to the sense of immediacy
sound- track, was a month in the making . The creators of for me--like being in the middle of such a crowd--it made
the show, Michael Fernandes and Cherese Campo , gathered the event very present . " Everyone seemed to agree that the
slides and assorted tapes from among the 200 Austinites presentation was more than a viewing . It succeeded in
who went to the March on Washington in October. Over 400 bringing home the experience.
slides were loaned to Lambda for the presentation , from The original slides have been duplicated and returned to
which the final 210 were chosen and assembled into the the people who donated them. Austin Lambda now can offer
story as it is presented. More than three hours of unedited
tape was sorted through and edited into a 45-minute
so'..IIld track which attempts to portray in sound what the
slides present visually.
the presentation permanently--and hopefully will do so in
the future to college classrooms , civic groups, and others
who would learn from the experience.
No one should miss the January showing. Many of us will
be back for seconds .
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8 ,l comtEt:~10Ns· Decemoer 1979/January 1980
LESBIANS AND THE LEFT
In the past decade, the relationship between lesbians
and the left has been uneasy. In 1972 when the New American
Movement, a socialist organization of which I am a
member, made gay liberation part of its political principles,
many leftists were dismissing gay liberation as
merely a personal struggle. Some even called it reactionary.
At that time, many lesbians who wanted to change the
entire society were convinced the left was hopelessly
dominated by men who would never even support feminism,
let alone lesbianism.
The tension also exists for anyone who tries to advocate
both. When I am talking to someone outside the movement,
trying to link socialism and lesbianism means combining
the unpopular with the taboo. Small wonder people
feel uneasy in our political statements about joining
the two. In 1972, organizers of a Washington anti-war
march worried that a group of lesbians would turn people
off. By 1977, some participants in a Chicago march
against Anita Bryant worried about the presence of a
group called "Gay Socialists."
Although I expect this tension to continue, there are
some encouraging signs. There are fewer parts of the left
that don't support gay liberation today. The left has
come around, I believe, because lesbians and gay men refused
to listen to criticisms of the early 7O's al have
built a strong and progressive movement. Groups 1· e the
New American Movement and individuals who have st ed
within the left have also argued for support of gay
liberation. And Ms. Bryant herself has probably helped
by making the connection between right-wing politics and
opposition to gay liberation so explicit.
I believe the struggles for lesbian rights and many
~! the insights... o,! ,.iesb.ian feminism should be an important,
integral part of the larger struggle to transform
society, of a socialist revolution. I want to outline
here why I think it is important, at this point in history,
and in this country. I am making a crucial assumption:
that a revolutionary struggle that ·does not include
a commitment to feminism is not worth waging.
While all socialist revolutions have had sweeping
changes in the status of women as goals, and most have
put some of them into practice, none has ever included
rights for lesbians. There are reasons why lesbianism
(and gay rights generally) has come to the fore in the
U.S. at this time, and I believe those very reasons make
the struggle for lesbian rigbts a crucial part of a
socialist strategy.
In the past century, ordinary people have been encouraged
by the media and by the circumstances of their daily
lives to find fulfillment through their private, personal
lives. (Eli Zaretsky, in Capitalism, the Family, and
Personal Life gives an excellent description of how this
has happened.) As capitalism in the U.S. has developed
and life has become more complex, people experience less
and less ability to be creative or effective in the world
as a whole. At work, even executives in the corporate
world feel as much like cogs in a machine as blue-collar
workers (or cogs without a machine, in the case of the
unempioyed:) More and more, we are told by T.V., popular
songs, and psychotherapists, we can find fulfillment,
happiness and ourselves in our personal lives. In the
195O 1 s, the focus of most of this alleged happiness was
the family; by the mid-sixties it had switched to sexual
relationships, People are bombarded with the message that
, . \
by Judy MacLean
a satisfying sex life is the key to the good life, and
_that it is achievable, for one and all, if only certain
products ~~used, or certain the~~ies aEplied, : _
The feminist movement provided the great insight that
the personal is political. As Shulamith Fierstone showed
iU The Dialectic of Sex, love relationships between men
and women repeat the same patterns--patterns perpetuated
by the ways men and women are raised and enforced by
unequal access to power over our lives. Our misery as
women is shared, and it is not our fault as individuals.
It is political in that it stems from the power relationships
that are the basis of how our society is organized.
And so the way to change our situation is through political
changes in the society as a whole, not through
changes in ourselves. Of course, we will be transformed,
too, in the course 'of the struggle, by our very act of
trying to change the world.
'From Sidonie G. Colette's Claudine a Nco/e (1905?).
So, we find ourselves impaled upon a contradiction.
We are supposed to find freedom and happiness in our
sexual lives; in fact, our every move has been choreographed
long ago. It is inevitable that with all the
propaganda about sexual freedom that some women would
actually try to seek some. And for some women, this
means violating the heterosexual norms. Surely one of
the most basic kinds of sexual freedom is the freedom
to love another woman, to build this realm of personal
happiness with someone who hasn't been programmed to
oppress you.
A hundred years ago there were probably just as many
women with inclinations 'toward lesbianism as there are to-
1ay. But in a society that downplays sexuality, that
doesn't preach fulfillment through sexual relationships,
many women probably ignored those inclinations. Of course,
some never did. But it is the contrast today, between a
keyed-up culture, where sexuality is almost always the
backdrop and where it is held as a panacea, and the reality
of what many of us would do with real sexual freedom
which makes the contradiction acute.
continued on page 16
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CONNECTIONS Decemb~r 1979/January 1980 11
GJ>ROSGE
Dear Wayde and Jim,
I am writing to you in this manner because even
though I am not an active participant in any of the gay
functions or societies, etc., I am nevertheless gay. I
first stumbled onto your information bureau while thumbing
through the pages of a phone directory. I start~d
out this letter with one goal in mind, to mix, to mingle,
to meet. Right now, I have no outside contact with the
gay community, events, gatherings,whatever. How~ver; I
am particularly interested in a sort of Black writers
club based in New York City called Jemima since I am a
writer by hobby and would enjoy receiving literature by
others.
This letter will be difficult for me since this is
the first time I have attempted anything of this nature,
The twenty- four years I have lived on this earth I have
lived out my life in celibacy and at other times in
sheer hypocrisy, knowing even in my childhood where my
sexual preferences were concentrated. I was paralyzed
between the two worlds of conformity and plain freedom,
ridiculed as I knew it would be. Since, for me , there
had remained for years only one person whom I truly
cared about who also did not care for me, I saw no
reason to make my life even more troubled by announcing
to the world my differences. Thus I am a recluse, starved
out by loneliness and yet fed up with it.
Desperation beckons one to strange acts, wakening me
at even stranger hours of the night to pace the floor,
to drum my fingers upon the table. In that time, I am
allowed other freedoms such as the one that had forced
me to at last confront my situation or at least the
reasons for my being alone. I knew all those reasons but
none had merited investigating until I discovered a truth
about myself as I worked on a book entitled, IF YOU
TOOK A CHANCE WITH ME, to be hopefully completed by
February. I believe that all truths are like that, faceless
and retrievable only in times of our greatest needs
for them. In relating this discovery to you, I must also
tell you about Julie.
Now I sometimes wonder why it is the nature of humans
to cling so dearly to past pains, whether real or
imagined, the years most certainly would have eroded
them away. I think we hold on to them so that we can call
ourselves the martyrs for ever having suffered them. And
then there are the slaves to it that insist on carrying
the weights over and over again so that future weights
cannot be placed upon them. But quite selfishly, I've
always felt that mine was a different case. True, it
hurted as all injuries do, but because there were the
ever increasing years separating me from the one I loved
I held onto this particular pain, the true substance of
my life and the most certain way I have of keeping my
memories of Julie intact.
I am now 24 years old but even while in school I never
debated whether what I was feeling for her was real or
merely something I had conjured up out of my wildest
fantasies though I was aware that there were many other
bigheaded people walking around that would have rather
crudely explained them away for me. I simply loved her,
however simple love may be. I simply cared about her,
cried when she cried, laughed when she laughed no matter
how bad things were going for me. It seemed as though
everything she felt had been instantly transmitted to
me, some sort of empathy, telepathy. Who can understand
the mechanism of the mind that inspires one to love? I
12 CONNECTIONS December 1979/January 1980
can say that she was attractive, impulsive, different,
but none of these provides any clues, because there are
negative sides to her nature as there are in all of us,
the complete individual being the result of such a
balance. At this point, I shall abandon my definition of
love, knowing that for all of those that have truly
loved no further explanation is necessary. And yet there
are some people out there who will never comprehend, no
matter how many foreign languages, .hand symbols, or cue
cards you may use in the vain attempt to convey your
message .
11
•• she talked about it with me for awhile, chanting
philosophies she probably thought were very wise, but
the only statement that stands out in 11\Y meoory is her
statement that no woman could do anything for her. 11
My mother is one of those people. Some eight years
ago she discovered an anonymous letter I had written to
Julie, she talked about it with me for awhile, chanting
philosophies she probably thought were very wise, but
the only statement that stands out in my memory is her
statement that no woman could do anything for her. I
remained silent, knowing that the slightest sound would
have touched off an already volatile subject. It is
taboo for her to discuss anything that acknowledges her
or myself as sexual beings, much less homosexual. I suppose
her doctrine was of a sexual nature but at the age
of 15 I knew precious little about sex per se and was
much too concerned about the spiritual aspects of my
feelings to care less. I was mute and defenseless against
her words but my mind cried out, 11I don't love her because
I thought that Julie could do something for me!
Rather I wanted to be and do everything I could for her."
Apparently, my mother thought little of my commitment
to this attitude because she expected me to stop
"looking" at her and all feelings would simply vanish.
Later she had transformed into a different being, no
longer my mother but an alien creat'.l.re full of stares
and doubt. I cannot speak of the thousands of sensations
that raced through my body as I endured the underlying
resentment. It was a very difficult period for me. Time
passed and when my difference did not resurface, I guess
she felt that it was safe for her to be my mother again
and we got along fine.
My only consolation in those times rested in an untarnished
faith that someday Julie and I would be together.
I believed this if ever I was to believe in nothing
else! My letters to her continued, anonymously, of
course . . . I have no remembrance of their contents,
though I am quite sure of the topic. So now you may ask,
if this woman meant so much to me wasn't she alone worthy
of my coming forth to reveal mysel[,
To answer this, I must review the relationship we
shared. We were buddies, partners in mischief in school .
She was always the more daring and I followed her around
to keep her out of more t~ouble. With words I could detail
her every facial, bodily feature but when I say her
name , one which I have become addicted to , I can only
think of the energy she emits whenever she enters a
room. Everyone is af~ected by it. There is an odd chemistry
to this woman. At times she could be wonderfully
tender, a sort of childlike innocence envelops her and
at other times she is earthy enough to be one of the
boys. corrim11ed on ~ Je I~
Immediately I recognized what was happening to me .
I began to feel very large, my mind seemed to encompass
the universe, my heart pulsated frantically whenever she
was somewhere near, and when she would leave the room I
could return to normalcy. Again my heart could regulate
its pumping, my hands could stop trembling and I wouldn't
have to stutter into another explanation for the reasons
fo~ my sudden paralysis . I think she sensed my uneasiness,
in fact enjoyed it because she would ask me wnat
was wrong and then touch my face, my neck or my hand
with her fingertips . Once she declared rather flippantly
that she uas in love with me but by then I had become
so starved for words that it no longer mattered how they
were delivered. A mixture of embarrassment and excitement
brushed on my face as I turned to see if other
people had heared. But Julie didn't seem to care if
other people heard or not. I saw and loved in her as
few people have, a fine rebellion against anything that
confines her nature to predictability. The second time
she uttered the words on another o~casion it was more of
a confession. She said the words, I love you, softly and
far away as if she read them from a distance. And it is
to this day that I have never come closer to believing
her than I did then. But I said something real stupid
just to race over that moment like: "Don't you have
enough love at home?"
She collapsed inwardly, mumbling something she didn't
know I heard, "That's what you think." This marked the
beginning of a turning point for the both of us. There
had been a time in our lives when you could not see one
without seeing the other , but now we had become so much
like strangers that even a glance risked displaying too
much familiarity. Several months later, Julie was
pregnant.
Seeming decades passed before I was able to sift out
those obscure ashes of emotions; those that dealt with
Julie and those that dealt with this new world I was to
face without her. Like most fools who think they can
drown a fire with gasoline, I dealt with it by randomly
takin~ a heterosexual relationship which seemed to pacify
a society that would rather have me go through the
r.iotions of a meanlngless male-female relationship than
demonstrate the true love "or the one I had chosen or
any other such absurd sentiments for that matter. I
-,tood for this kind of shit for as 4ong as::: could until
I Cina y shouted to this system of things to ~ust
g<t of•' my ass ! And it did.
~ sti' ~ared for Julie and now that she was the
on y unobtainable thing in my life I wanted her even
more . But that was not possible. Thus I was left in a
handicapped state of mind. I am lesbian, alohe, and yet
nothing Jess than Julie will do . Chances are I could
have found a reasonable degree of happiness with another
woman but I would have no part of it . For some reason I
fel"t that by daring to love anyone else it would lessen
the dimensions of, the depths of what I had felt for
Julie . Time progressed and I spotted her in various
pla •e.~, d, wntown, concerts, standing in front of her
mother ' s touse. Undetected, I hurried away. On my 21st
bir 0.hday suddenly began to realize that time was passing
me by all the while I waited on it . And so, I was
going to step out of this closet and slam the door behind
me !
But there is the problem of being able to scrutinize
it all under the lens to see the mere microscopic good
that could come from this. If she accepted me then we
would go somewhere to live happily ever after but if
she did not, then what was there for me to hope for,
to fantasize about . Being told to go away is much harsher
than living your •life out never knowing what could have
been.
I began to realize a couple of things that were not
revealed to me at first. One: the very secret of my
being able to remain in love with her for so long probably
lies in the fact that our relationship had ended
before it ever had a chance to get started; that had
she been mine to love in the beginning it would have
been over between μs by now and I could have gotten on
with my life to fiqd som~one else. Secondly, in wanting
to giv~ myself rea$ons to abandon this project, I told
myself.that the only reason I still pursued her is because
l refused to admit that I had only wasted time
being shackled and bound hand and foot to this woman.
Rather than ending it all here and starting over again
elsewhere, I chose to waste it all.
I found her in a hospital bed from some minor injuries
received after being involved in an automobile
accident . We strolled over the bygone years and I took
pA~t in a campaign to get her away from the cigarette
habit. In my absence and in secrecy, flowers were sent
to her room and other gifts. While congratulating myself
for being so bold, I was unaware that she was busy
piecing together an old mystery, the identity of that
person who had written those letters, who had remembered
her birthday each year. Then with only half- suspicions,
she asked if I was the culprit who was doing these
things for her. And without much skill in lying, I said
no.
Ferhaps she believed me, perhaps not. At any event,
I was not spared the silent ridicule in her eyes. The
room was filled with her cold uneasiness as she summoned
her male friend to her side to protect her from
this pervert; the same guy she always complained treated
her so cruelly. I was crushed. She never felt that
way with me before and I was the same person I was
years ago when we first met. I think I could have handled
simple rejection, but the way she looked at me as
if I were something grotesque, not human , is more than
I can bear. I said at the last reserves of what was
left of me, "But I only loved you, ,Tulie," knowing that
it was nowhere near all the things I could have said.
I knew that her present situation was not working out
for her and i~ she only TOOK A CHAN~E WITH ME we cou~d
fly . I walked out, leaving ~.y sanity with her.
Now some people may think tr.at it is all very noble
and yet just plain crazy to love someone this long
beyond all that which has happened. Sometimes I must •
confess that this seems to be true. My mind comes and
goes nowadays . But who can say which is reality and
which is schizophrenia or for that matter which is normal
and which is abnormal. They are but two sides of
the same coin . Constantly I have wrestled with the
verdict and I have decided to go on loving her anyway.
continued on page 1g
CONNECTIONS December 1979/January 1980 13
AI TAILINIA
FCR ALL SIGNS: That lightness of the body aspect which
carried you the past period now deepens in a somewhat introspective
tranquility. Climactic factors do not cause
this introspection, for those south of the equator who
preser,tly are enjoying the near height of summer are also
affected . This introspection does not derive from a melancholic
humour , but from a far more affective region: the
region of the mind , the spirit, as it dwells within our
inner proto- cosmos. The body as real- being comes as a result
of a juncture between Uranus and Virgo. Likewise
Venus has moved into sixth house affairs , splaying itself
on the same cosmic "line" as Crab Nebulae . The body,
therefore , feels heivier, more substantial. Our bond with
the plasmic membrane called Earth deepens.
Al<~ L'S: J f prime importance for you this month is
care a,~ par.:per of your most prized, beloved possession :
y lr uy . The stresses engendered by cleavage of L,ma and
~r5 akes body-active joys a necessity. Pay attention to
$Upposedly mundane chores . But remember what your body
needs . A martial arts regimen, or simply jogging , will
1o the trick. Unusual~y rigorous sexual activities may
reqJire a balancing out of bodi~y flows. Get into it .
~...:.:.:_E:;.;.;c: Remember January 12. This day is extremely important,
because Uranus moves into the sway of SagittarL.
1s. Adopt a reconciliatory attitude toward "the evil
nes" and use the energy created by anger to sweep negativities
away. A little more attention to rest will bring
Joy when sensual possibilities appear before you on the
.Lt . Exercise daily this period. Let it al. flow .
A ._S: .he 8th looms ahead. It promises what few hclllla.'1s
can ee.: an ecstasy of the spirit, transcendent blisss .
.he lFaviness of your body as it feels itself a part of
a L around it will bring outpourings of joy issuing from
tr so.ar plexus . By the 8th, the cycle changes . Luna
co.ntera~ting Venus' actions in sixth house affairs will
r q~ire a different method of getting it out and in. Lover
=-:'-"-'"-"-~-: Time evolves into a more natural state, less
~ir e""r than a:1 affecti.·e discourse between spirit and
o ~ r proto- cosmos. Saturn ' s movement into fourth house
irs bespeaks a turbulence to be seen in your relawi
th persons met. ~Jars' I!lOvement into the third
q r .:.r. :::a~es a!'! evocati·1e anger necessary . Fighting as
r~ wi~l, interestingly enough, bind you to Earth.
et .:t e;o.
seventh house of marriage may not be open to
JO as a result of the Uranus-Virgo juncture. Nevertheless,
they do promise fruitful interaction with others
who feel the spirit f~owing . Daily, disciplined exercise
wi.l be beneficial. Flexibility and strength are necessary
for you the interactive Gemini. The center of being,
your being, gives meaning to your strength. Don ' t
forget your center. Give it and it will give you.
14 CONNECTIONS December 1979/January 1980
by Ray Kernislo ,f'k~'
CAPRICORN: A caprice guides your actions this period
because of your innate willingness to act with spontaneous
invention. On the 6th, an unlikely acquaintance will
speak to you words which will appear as a riddle. It will
not occur by accident . It is the Uranus-Virgo cleavage
which opens up to you new intimations of meaning . Rooted
as you are in Earth , do remember the difference between
reality and invention. Much physical exercise will benefit
you . Make peace with your bed , as it is influenced
by Mars .
CANCER ; On the 13th a turn- around will occur which will
be extreme~y advantageous to your inner spirit . Ma:rs and
Libra together inspire in your being a quickening o~ liveliness
as a result of the awakening of your real self.
Financial affairs may not improve much, and yet the spirit
engendered by exercise wi.l suffice for the present . ~he
sensual, the purely physiolo•ica , wi.l render introspection
into a more pleasurable activity . Move out beyond.
SAGITTARIUS: Saturn links up with Crab in fifth house
affairs . Therefore plan with expertise any ~orthcoming
business ventures. On the 4th, the 9th, and the 16th, are
times best for moving on. Re oc·it.ion or re-evaluation o•·
old for:ns of living may be most fruitfu if pursued thi~
period and not the next .
,EC : Vir6o moving into second house affairs :::eans more
attention to daily patterns. On the 11th and the ~th a
person previously unknown will e"lter. pen doors wide.
Financial affairs will take an upswin". Friend and 'over
relations wi.l improve . Spirit ano flesh are cojoined.
~: Physical being has ar intimate tie with the cos-mic.
1,armic utterances proceed from the pulsations of the
body. You may be inclined to forget that as your busy
schedu~e on~y increases. llew pursuits in art, _;_r, general
culture, are ne~essary--but so is the body . On tre 16th
expe~• rommunication from a mysterious one.
~ - ~na inspires c'eavage between independence as
idu a.,u intimacy as need. Romantic possi bi 1 ·ties, as a
resu.Lt, rL.ay not bE> so war::tly welcomed . :::n any case, tt,c~
ey tr.is period ~s self-satisfaction and return to your
booy. On the 8th and the 13th ~he Joy of bodily returr
wi.l triumph over any unneeded introspectory doubts . Your
spinal column as it is affected by :una, is the key to
your past and future .
SCOR PT : The comine; zenith_ of Lunar influences means
that the purely sensational', the feelings comprising inner
being, must at the same time be directed by the body
into a more active plunge .into depth . On the 7th an encounter
with another will result in an ecstatic reappraisal
of what being actually is. Let it explode, but direct
it into being. It all will be good.
DECEMBER
by Dianne Draper
December--
The last month of the year
the nativity we assign to Christ ,
A Ho1y Season and a Gift-Giving Spree
all rolled up in one
Celebration.
It ~omes, replete with Santa and Three Wise Men,
Their gift-bearing camels vying
with a reindeer sleigh full of trains and dolls,
Basebal.s :md games, jewelry, and
something-- for someone--who--has--everything-Gi~
ts far more acceptable than gold for a journey,
or myrrh-and-frankence~se, incense-instilling perfumes
~or future sanctuary and shroud
December--
the last month of the year,
and the most frantic, at times-Gift-
bearing replaces Heart-Giving,
cedar, pine, and other small green trees replacing
that small manger
as the focus of our adoration
and joy.
THOUGHTS
by George Stojcevic
I love men as I love
the sweet strength of spring,
the quiet song of the lute ,
the brash roar of the storm ,
it is a love that sweeps ,
runs free,
and it is both very right
and very natural . ..
I reach out to caress his hard , lean body-stroke
the soft shadow of his ~highs- -
let my tor.gue explore the sweetness
of his coc-k,
my fingers at play along every line-and
I am filled with joy ,
with love ;
pulsing through my very core
with the power of our sex- I
am proud of my manhood ,
our manhood;
I walk with head up and laugh
those who are afraid to love ,
to cry,
to live
and be whatever they will be ,
I love men and
I am a man . .... .
and pity
POETRY
LOVE AND DENIM BLUE
by George Stojcevic
Eyes that dance, smile, frown,
follow me along the hillside path,
tracing ~;y every step,
my every curve;
I glance his way
He smiles, hands planted firmly
on smooth young hips clad in soft denim blue;
Closer I move taking in his hair,
dark sand,
his chin,
naked and clean,
his shoulders loose and
narrow,
He steps forward with sureness,
I tremble, he is like a dream,
a dream in denim blue;
His hand encircles mine ,
arms lock , lips brush , we press
tighter and our tongues search in
sweet hunger ,
We move into the br ush and
fall on uncut grass ;
denim falls like autumn leaves,
flesh meets flesh and my
lips move from lips to chest to
his cock standing strong ,
We merge , we mate ,
and we lay spent , arms entwined , his hair
loose on denim blue . ... .... ... .
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LESBIANS AND THE LEFT
by Judy MacLean
Yet the reason marriages (and heterosexual relationships
generally) continue to be troubled is not just that
one half has been trained to oppress the other. Our most
intimate relationships are forced to carry so many burdens--
economic and emotional security in an increasingly
hostile environment, adventure, fun, a place of rest and
fulfilm.ent, personal growth-- no wonder the fragile craft
of life founders and sinks. Because we have no other way
t0 ... u_fi__ these needs, we try to fulfil- them in our
"Wnen I ar:; :alxing to someone O1..tside the movement,
try·r)f" to _lr.k socialism a~d lesbia~ism means
comb :..n.i...11€'. the ill1popular with the taboo."
persona: lives. But we never quite make it; under capitalism
our intimate lives are like a bed without enough
covers; an arm, a leg, or even a whole person is always
out in the cold. And this can be as true for lesbian
relationships as heterosexual ones.
The difficulty in creating good personal relationships
is a social one. It comes about because our need for a
loving co=unity--a ~ommunity that works together to provide
basic things like food, shelter, safety, health care,
security in old age, and less tangibly, good vibes and
support around us all--is systematically denied.
You can glimpse a shadow of what the fulfillment of
this need would feel like . At demonstrations, when thousands
come together with shared goals and commitment,
the exhilaration we feel is a ghost of the feeling we
would get if our society, with its its millions of people
and vast wealth, were organized around the goal of caring
for each other. In crises, like power failures, people
often report feelings of happiness and exhilaration in
spite of the inconvenience . People see the interrelatedness
of their lives and pull together. It is the belief
in something like community love that has inspired
revolutionaries the world over to brave all kinds of
hardships, and even death.
Building a "women's community" or a "lesbian community"
is an attempt to come to terms with these needs, and
to provide a support system around personal love relationships.
But such a community, outside the society, doesn ' t
have the material resources to really meet its members'
needs, and much bitterness results . To really create a
loving community of the kind I am talking about requires
political power. We can only create it by transforming
the whole society; such a transformation is what a struggle
for socialism must be about. When a socialist movement
becomes stronger in the U.S . , it will involve our
co~ir.g to terms with our long- suppressed need for loving
social relationships . I don't mean to dismiss attempts
to bui:d a lesbian community. They are not substitutes
for struggling to change society as a whole . But such
atte~pts at co=unity can be very nourishing, supportive
places, where many of us gain strength to keep doing
what we'i;e~doing.
I want to conclude by talking about the importance of
winning reforms for lesbian rights for lesbians , for
all women, and for the revolutionary movement . --
16 CONNECTIONS December 1979/January 198o
continued from page 9
First , gay rights is a matter of human rights, of
basic freedom . The fear of discovery most lesbians live
with, the lack of rights to jobs, to custody of children
to any kind of legitimacy , can corrode our lives . For
lesbians and gay men, civil rights are urgently necessary.
Reprinted
Winning rights for lesbians can also help all women .
Being a lesbian is tied up in complex ways with personal
autonomy for women, with making choices instead of being
chosen, with living a life, however precarious, independent
of men in one fundamental, intimate way . By returning
control of a very intimate aspect of our lives to
women, the struggle for lesbian rights can make us
stronger. Any reform that gives us more control can
strengthen us, but especially one in a personal area
about which .we all, at one time or another, feel anxiety
A reform like lesbian rights, which gives us a ~easure
of control over an area of personal, painful, and often
unacknowledged oppression, can give us strength to meet
other challenges. Those whose daily experience tells
them they have no control do not set out to change the
world. Much as male leftists have accused us of conservatism
, I'm not sure they are happy about the prospect
of women within their ranks (and outside of them) becoming
sure of what they want, becoming uppity. But it is
necessary, if we want a socialist revolution that really
reorganizes society to meet human needs, that one half
of humanity feels strong and vocal enough to define
goals. It ' s the only way for a socialist revolution to
really make the meaningful changes we all need
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That which the dream shows is the shadow
of such wisdom as exists in man,
even if during his waking state he may
know nothing about it .... We do not
know it because we are fooling away
our time with outward and perishing
things, and are asleep with regard to
that which is real within ourselves.
---Paracelus
What is a dream? Some seem totally trivial, like
the idle meanderings of a brain off-duty, and it is not
surprising that skeptics say they are best forgotten.
But others cannot be so easily dismissed.
Usually dreams seem in some way to reflect things
which have preoccupied our minds during the previous day
or two. Or they may be fantasies, secret desires, or unspoken
passions. Or they may be somewhat of hogwash.
Even so, all dreams, no matter how way-out and bizarre
they seem to be, either have something to say--a message,
an omen--, or they may help you through some difficulty.
Some people think they are going through a rough time
because of nightmares, when in reality the dreams are
trying to help you through a rough time in your daily
life.
Have y~u ever thought of keeping a dream diary? It
could be fun and it could also help you through your
trials and tribulations. I will explain in our next
issue how to decode your dreams and use them to solve
problems. Right now, I'm going to give you a fP.w tips
on how to keep a 1ream diary:
1) Pick up a spiral notebook at your local grocery
store and a pen or pencil (a must!)
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2) Always keep it by your bed when you do go to
sleep (some of us don't go to sleep even if we go to
bed early). This is valuable in case you wake up and
want to write a dream down because some of us have a
hard time remembering dreams. You might want to use a
recorder.
3) Always date your page or tape in advance.
4) Encourage your dreams by means of suggestion
of prayer.
5) Beware of procrastination.
6) Never dismiss a dream if it seems too trivial
to record.
7) Describe your dream as fully as possible.
In preparing your diary, use the first page as a
title page with your name and date. On the second page,
write a brief summary of yourself, so if you wish anyone
to read it, he can understand why you dream this or
that.
Starting in the February issue I will be interpreting
dreams. If you wish to have me interpret a dream
for you, just send it, or bring it into the Gay Community
Services office. Leave your name and number or
address so I can answer those which don't get printed.
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:onnections Calendar Dec. 21, 1979- Feb. 2, 1980
DECEMBER 1979
Fri. Jee. 21 Gay Community Services office closes for
the Christmas holidays . Will reopen Wed.,
Jan. 2, 1980, at 6pm.
Sat. Dec. 22 7:30pm, Christmas Party, Metropolitan
Community Church of Austin, 614 E. 6th
8pm, Hoe-down and vegetarian pot-luck
supper sponsored by Austin Lambda at the
Zilk~r Clubhouse. $2 cost-donation. Bring
a non-meat dish. Plates/utensils provided.
10pm, ( No VD Screening tonight)
Sun. Dec. 23 8pm, Dignity liturgy, St. Edwards Oblate
Community Ha~l, Pete C., celebrant
Mon. Dec. 24 11pm, Candlelight Christmas Eve Service,
Metropolitan Community Church of Austin
(MCCA)
Sat. Jee. 29 lOpm-:2 midnight, Free VD Screening by
Gay Nurses Alliance and Austin-Travis
County Health Department at the Austin
Country, 705 Red River
uw .. Jee. 30 8pm, Dignity liturgy, location uncertain,
Laurie R., celebrant
Mon. Dec. 31 11pm, Candlelight New Years Eve Service,
MCCA
JANUARY 1980
*Actditiona: Austin ~a..T.bda activities for lesbians for
January unavai~able at Connections press-time. Call
Lambda at 478-8653 for a complete calendar.
**Also, additional activities will be scheduled at
MCCA during January. Call 477-7747 for more information
Wed. Jan. 2 6pm, GCS office reopens for the new year
7-8:30pm, Austin Lambda Gay Men's EventPlanning
Committee. Open to all gay men.
Thu. Jan. 3 Austin Lambda sign language class (in
progress) Austin Lambda office, 1304 W. Lynn
Sun. Jan. 6 lOam- noon, Austin Lambda Steering Committee
, 1304 West Lynn
8pm, Dignity liturgy, 1706 Rabb Rd., Austin,
Pete C. , celebrant
~on. Jan. 7 8-10 pm, Austin Lambda Gay Men's Awareness
workshop. Open. ($1 non-sponsors) . (Jan.
subject: Relationships)
lOpm- 12 midnight, Free VD Screening by
Gay Nurses Alliance and Austin-Travis
County Health Dept. at the New Apartment
Lounge, 2828 Rio Grande
Tues. Jan. 8 7- 8:30pm, Austin Lar.ibda Concerts and
Wed. Jan. 9
Social Events Committee. Open.
7-8:30pm, Austin Lambda Lesbian Event-
Planning Committee. Open to all lesbians .
Thu. Jan . 10 Austin Lambda Sign Language Class
18 CONNECTIONS December 1979/January 1980
Fri. Jan. 11 7:30-9pm, Austin Lambda open house--for
persons wishing to drop in--refreshments
8pm, GCS Rap Group, University Y Auditorium,
2330 Guadalupe
Sat. Jan. 12 lOpm-12 midnight, Free VD Screening by
GNA and A-TCHD at the Private Cellar,
709 East 6th
Sun. Jan. 13 7:30-9:30pm, Austin Lambda General Meeting
for all sponsors and interested friends
on the subject of MOVING TO A ~ARGER
FACILITY BY APRIL 1.
8pm, Dignity liturgy, 737 E. Oltorf,
Laurie R., celebrant
Mon. Jan. 14 8-lOpm, Austin Lambda Gay Men's Awareness
Workshop. Open. ($1 non-sponsors)
Tue. Jan. 15 8pm, SLIDE PRESENTATION OF NATIONAT MARCH
ON WASHINGTON FOR LESBIAN AND GAY RIGHTS.
Set tentatively at Gaslight Theater, ~14
West 4th St. (See article, page 8 )
Wed. Jan. 16 8pm, GCS GENERAL BUSINESS MEETING, ;;.;s
office. Plans for formalizing membership
in GCS wil: be discussed and we hope to
elect a Membership Secretary.
7-8:30pm, Austin Lambda Gay Men's EventPlanning
Committee. Open.
Thu. Jan . 17 Last Austin Lambda Sign Language Class
in series
Fri. Jan. 18
Sat. Jan. 19
8pm, GCS Rap Group, University Y Aud.
4pm, Austi~ Lambda Gay Men's MiniRetreat:
at ranch house near Austin;
pot-luck supper, viewing of Word is Out;
followed by dance. Call Austin Lambda
for more info.
7:30pm, Pot Luck Supper, Metropolitan
Community Church of Austin, 614 E. 6th
lOpm-12 midnight, Free VD Screening by
Gay Nurses Alliance and Austin-Travis
County Health Department at Mr. Peepers
Bookstore, 213 East 6th
Sun . Jan. 20 lOam-12 noon, Austin Lambda Steering Committee,
1304 West Lynn
8pm, Dignity liturgy, 7904 Peaceful Hill
Lane, Austin
Mon. Jan. 21 8- lOpm, Austin L81!1bda Gay Men's Awareness
Workshop
Tue. Jan. 22 8pm, Austin Lesbian Gay Political Caucus
meets at Austin Lambda , 1304 West Lynn
Wed. Jan. 23 7- 8:30pm, Austin Lambda Lesbian Event-
Planning Committee
Thu. Jan. 24 Therapy Group (Austin Lambda) for Gay
Men. For information call 478-8653
Fri. Jan. 25 Deadline for application for Austin
Lambda male coordinator
Sat. Jan. 26 lOpm- 12 midnight, Free VD Screening by
FAMOUS NOVELIST GAY
by Johannes Werres
(IGNA) Thomas Mann, the most famous German author of
the twentieth century, a Nobel Prize winner, is shown to
have been homosexual according to his "Day Books" (1918-
1921) , published in Germany in 1979.
Mann's predilection was for youths, thus providing
some clarification of the autobiographical nature of
Death in Venice, one of his best-known books. However,
apparently the author never engaged in real homosexual
activities, remaining homoerotical instead.
The "Day Books" also indicate that Mann fell in love
with his son, Klaus Mann, who was also tiomosexual.
C A L E N D A
GNA and A-TCHD at Club Austin baths,
308 West 16th
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Sun. Jan . 27 Interviews for new Austin Lambda male
coordinator
7-9pm, "GAY RIGHTS AS A CONTEMPORARY
SOCIAL ISSUE," 1980 Lay Academy, University
United Methodist Church, 2409 Guadalupe,
Austin . No cost. Pre-registration
requested by Wed . , Jan . 9. Rev. Gary
Reutninger, coordinator. (Other issues
to be considered Jan. 13- Feb. 3 include
desegregation, women in crisis, and
rights of the elderley. )
8pm, Dignity liturgy, 1908 Willow Creek
#101, Austin
Mon. Jan . 28 8-lOpm, Austin Lambda Gay Men's Awareness
Workshop
Wed. Jan. 30 7-8:30pm, Austin Lambda Gay Men ' s EventPlanning
Committee
Thu. Jan. 31 Austin Lambda therapy group for gay men.
Call 478-8653 for information.
Sat . Feb. 2 lOpm-12 midnight, Free VD Screening by
Gay Nurses Alliance and Austin-Travis
County Health Dept. at the Stallion Book- ,
store, 706 East 6th
WEEKLY EVENTS I Sunday
f. ,
"'Ihe room was filled with her cold uneasiness as she
sumrroned her male friend to her side to protect her
fran this pervert; the saire guy she always complained
treated her so cruelly."
cil:l I really have a choice? Do any of us? It is the very
nature of love to last forever, unrequited or otherwise.
Because of this discovery, I am complete, yes, immortal.
Someday this typewriter will cease to function. In time,
the paper I have written on will crumble to dust. Only
a century or more will completely eradicate the present
generations that exist on this earth today. Like anything
that is fragile and requires nourishment, reader
and author both will cease to exist. Only one thing is
withstanding through life's heartaches and persecutions.
And that is love. Had I TAKEN THE CHANCE with Julie
' when she first made her daring advances which in my
youth I was not able to decode, I would have never known
the things that I know now.
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Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Friday
12 noon and 7:30pm, worship services at
Metropolitan Community Church of Austin
61~ Eas~ 6th '
1pm, Holy Trinity Church of Austin liturgical
service, 1606 S. Congress
8pm, Dignity liturgy. (gay Catholics) See
Calendar above fo1· weekly location.
8pm, Lambda Alcoholics Anonymous, All Saints
Episcopal Church, 209 West 27th
7:30pn, Bible Study, MCCA
9pm, ~ap Group on various topics, MCCA
7 :30pm, Prayer and Communion Service, MCCA
8pm, CCAA bowling, Brunswick Capitol Bowling
Center, 5700 Grover . 60¢ shoes, 90¢ a game.
8pm, Lambda Alcoho.ics Anonymous , 1614 East
6th
8pm (during university semesters) Gay Community
Services rap group, University Y Auditorium,
2330 Guadalupe, upstairs.
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AD SECTION
looking for a ROOMATE aged 18- 25. Write me a
letter and tell me a little bit about yourself .
Please give your phone number and send a picture
if possible. I will acknowledge all letters by
calling you on the phone . (Box 269).
GAY CARPOOLER WANTED. Alternate days driving or
paying for gas . 8- 5 shift . From 183 and Lamar to
East 7th or downtown . Reliable only. 837- 4425 .
HOLY TRINITY CHURCH OF AUSTIN. Liturgical service
Sunday 1 pm. David Charles, worship leader .
1606 S. Congress, 447- 7359
ROOMATE WANTED for 2-bedroom, 2-bath apartment .
$137 . 50 plus½ electric . Graduate student would
prefer nonsmoking , masculine , good- looking grad
student , early 20 ' s to early 30 ' s . No fems ,
fats , or weirdos . Into music , jogging , and
tennis . If interested , call 385- 2186 after
6:00 pm.
ROOMATE WANTED for 2-bedroo~ house in North
Austin . $120 plus½ bills . Furnished. Washerdryer
, plus babygran~ piano. Large yard for
pets. Smoking toba~co or other herbs allowed.
I am 25 , someone within 5 years of that age
preferred. One-half block from city bus. Call
Scott at (work) 453-9406 until 3, (home) 451-
0770 after 9.
PIANOS TUNED IN THE AUSTIN AREA. Call Jayson
Carver at 443- 4100 .
Do you have a BLIND frien1? Could he/she use
our servi ces? PRINT TO BRAILLE COMMUNICATIONS.
1900 Burton Dr . #115 , "Austin , Tx. 78741.
443- 4100
Affirmati on Class offers fellowship for United
Methodist lesbians and gay men. 9:45 am Sundays ,
Room 320 , University UMC , Austin . Call 474- 1660
for information .
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