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WHERE'S
THE BEEF?!
Date for 21.06 Appeal Approaching
By Don Ritz
The Fifth Circuit Court of
Appeals in New Orleans has
scheduled April 17 as the dat.e for
oral arguments to be presented in
the case of Baker us. Wade.
Buchmeyer said that if the law
had not been struck down, it
would allow the state to intrude
"mto the private lives and bedrooms
of heterosexuals and regu-
1 ate the intimate sexual
relationships of married couples
and single males and females."
Barber said that both sides will
be given 30 minutes to present
their cases.
Barber explained that the
mam issue of the case is that the
former Texas law was a violation
of the 14th Amendment to the
U.S. Constitution, in that the law
was a violation of equal protection
to the right of privacy.
CLARA
The Baker us. Wade case was
originally presented in 1974 to a
U.S. District Court in Dallas by
Don Baker, former Dallas Gay
Alliance president. The case con•
t.ested Section 21.06 of the Texas
Penal Code, commonly called the
"homosexual conduct" law. The
suit was filed against Henry
Wade, Dallas District Attorney,
as well as all other district attor•
neys in Texas.
Section 21.06, put in effect in
1974, made it illegal for persons
of the same sex to engage in oral
or anal sex in the privacy of their
own homes.
District Court Judge Jerry
Buchmeyer ruled the statute
unconstitutional on August 17,
1982.
In his decision, Buchmeyer
wrote, "This statute makes criminals
out of more than 700,000
individuals in Texas who are
homosexuals, although they did
not choose to be, and who engage
in private sexual conduct with
other consenting adults."
Buchmeyer stated that the
Texas law was actually harmful
in that "the anxieties caused to
homosexuals-fear of arrest, loss
of jobs, discovery, etc.-can
cause severe mental health problems."
In November 1982, one day
before the gubernatorial elec·
tions. Governor Mark Whit.e, who
was Texas Attorney General at
the time, filed for appeal of the
decision.
In 1983, the newly elected
Attorney General, Jim Mattox,
dropped the appeal. However,
Danny Hill, District Attorney of
Pott.er County (Amarillo), funded
by a group calling itself"Dallas,
Doctors Against AIDS," picked
up the appeal.
Jim Barber, the attorney
representing Don Baker. said
that after the oral arguments are
made in the appellate court. it
may take six to eight months
before a decision can be made.
Barber ..aid that Hill's case
will probably be represented by
Dallas attorney Charles Bundren,
who will probably attempt to
introduce the AIDS epidemic and
supposed venereal disease problems
in the gay community as
evidence.
Barber said that a brief has
been filed to strike this information
as evidence in that none of
the information had been introduced
in the original trial and
that the information is hearsay
,lspecificaly, information presented
out-of-court, not as testimony).
Gay activist Don Baker said
that although he is named as
plaintiff in the case, the case does
not belong to him. Baker said,
"This is the dat.e when all gay
men and women (in Texas) will
go to court. It's not a matter of my
rights, but of our rights."
"'°' L..I :st i r, / !:3 St. r, "'°' r, t c:> r, i c:> C3 St. y C:::: c:> m m L..I r, i t y
April 13, 1984 Issue .11 Published Every Other Friday
San Francisco Official Fights to Close Gay Baths
Ry David I.ambit•
lnt••rnatu>nal Ga, Nt-\\-8 At:c•nc·y
SA1' FRA1'CISCO-Th" threat by San
Frunc1sco's dirl'<'tor of public health to
close the city's 14 gay stenm baths and to
restrict ncti~ities ut adult bookstores and
privnt,• sex clubs has kirked off an angry
debatl' in thi. gay community over how to
copt• with the All)S health crisis, while at
thP sum,• llmt• prt•serving the political and
lifestylt• gums of thn post-Stonewall gay
lilwration movement.
The political crisis touchl'd off this week
stemM from a long-drawn-out battle
b1•twem opposing gay political factions
over wh1•ther the estimated 5 percent or so
of gay men who use the gay bathhouse,;
for multiple s<·x encounters are responsi•
ble for the increa ing number of AI OS
cases reportl'd in San Francisco.
The first salvo in the week's bathhouse
wars was launched by ,·eteran activist
Larry Littlejohn, who announced he was
trying to place a measure on the
November election ballot requiring the
Board of Supervisors to make it illegal for
patrons to havt• M'X at the baths. Littlejohn.
11 !(UY dPputv sheriff nnd founder of
th<• Pride Foundut10n, dednrt·d that he
hudn 't ht·t•n to th,• bntbs himself for quite
somtt ltmf1
•
" I stopp,,d two yei1rs 11go wht·n I i:ot a
]ov!'f and the\' began lo b1•com1 boring for
me No" I cl,; not have 11 !(Iver but I st11y
away ht•caus,• I would be exposed toAII>S.
You c11nnot t<'ll "ho has it, und mult1plP
con tacts increase the possi hih ty of gt•tt Ing
Jt" h" said
Immedialt reaction to lh<' I.ittlajohn
ballot pro11osal was sh11rply divided
G11y Supervisor H11rry Britt gaw publi(·
h.,alth director Silverman a petition with
the i,ugnatun•s ~f 60 guy leaders urging a
"tempornrv closl'" to all businesses
"intended to facilitat.e anonymous, high•
volume, high risk ~exual bt>havior_''
Reportedly, Supervisor Rritt and lead
ers of The Harvev Milk Gav Democratic
Club were conct•r°ned that passage of the
ballot proposition would mean a permanent
bathhouse shutdown, while an action
by the public health dir,-ctor could later be
rescinded Also Britt and Milk Club lead•
ers wne belit•ved to feel that the Littlejohn
close-the-baths ballot measure might
threaten Britt's relection to the Board in
thos1• parts of the city where anti-gay sen•
timent has been fanned by fear of AIDS.
At a meeting of the Harvey Milk Club,
gay activist Gerry Parker leveled a blast
at Littlejohn. "You have given the Moral
Sex Banned in
SF Baths
Sexual activity in San Francisco's bathhouses
was ('en sored by the city, the Asso•
ciated Press reportt·d this week.
Pubhc Health Director Mervyn Silverman
unnounc,•d Monday that city inspectors
will bt• touring the baths to ensure
that sexual activit~ is not taking pln<'e
The limitat10n to nonsPxual activit\ tn
thP huths was II n•sult of an AIDS scar<'
called bySilv,•rman "'ont•ofthcmostcom
plex ht'lilth can• probl,•ms' tn thtH'lt) "AP
rt•1mrtt,d
Silwrman said that banning sPxual
acti,ity m th,· baths would not ehmmate
AlllS
•vrh, re's al" aye gomg to be a numbf•rof
peuplt• out to kill themselves," Silverman
saul ,vl'hen•'s nothing we can do for
them"
MaJority and the right Wtnlt the i:;asoline
they have been "anting to fuel the names
th11t will annihilate us."
All along, one of the key players in the
AIDS bathhouse debate has been health
director Silverman.Up until this week Silverman
has steadfastly resisted sugges•
tions that he close the baths: "The exa<'t
causr or caust•s of AIDS is presently
unknown, and be,:ause the facilities of
most bathhouses do not present a public
health hazard, I feel it would be inapprop•
riate and, in fact, illegal for me to close
down all bathhouses and other such places
that are used for anonymous and multiple
sex contact.•. It is my behef that we
would insult the inteligence of many of our
citizens and it would be an invasion of
their privacy to take such an action "
On the heels of the Milk Club meeting,
rumors began to circulate that Dr. Silver·
man was shifting his position m response
to what he was said to believe was a growing
concensus among 11ay leaders to close
the baths.
Dan Turner is a person with AIDS who
has bel'n dose to the see-saw struggle
among i:ay leaders. "Dr Silverman has
lwen a r1•;1l gem-he n•all\' listens Thurs·
day night h,• attmded II community meetmg
and began to reahw that thne was
consid, rnhJ,, sentmwnt to give the bath•
house O\\ n«>rs II Int more time to get their
act tog, thu
Turner says that the next da) at the
publi<' health departmtnt, Dr Silurman
conferred with Sun Francisco Ma,or
lhanne FPmstcm and later with ga) lead
t•r , "hilt• mPmbers of the media cooled
th,·ir hel'ls "aitmg for the expect(!(!
announ('<•ment closing the baths Turner
says that Silverman told them thatMaJor
Feinstein had urged htm not to act until he
knew all the ramifications, legal and otherwise
Turner quotes the pubhc health director
as saying, "T don't have all the ducks in
my pond"
A stra" , ote of the go) leaders present
advi,ed S1herman to give bathhouse
O\\ ners time to implement some safe sex
measures m their clubs. These would
indude tht' clo~mg of orgy rooms and
"glory holes." the mandatory dispensing
of <'ondoms to patrons at check-in time, the
placing of condoms m every cubicle. with
attendants walking through the halls dispensing
additional condoms. It was also
suggested that San Francisco clubs follow
the pra<'tice of some Ne"' York bathhouse
and replace Ori::)' rooms with "masturbation
parlors," while providing bnght.er
lighting and a more social atmosphere in
the baths.
Dan Dumer thinks that San Francisco
bathhouse owners ha,e about two weeks
to demonstrate that the\' can reform them•
selves, or t>Jse face a- mandaton shut
down. -
Cure for AIDS
on Horizon?
Doctors at Son Francisco General Hospital
are gomg to immrdmtely begin testing
a nc" drug on AIDS patlents "hich they
hope w,11 signth a miracle breakthrough
m treatment of the dise.asc
Called Interlukm 2, the drug is a labora
tocy produced form of a natural protein.
The drug v.a effocU\c in ammal, v,ith
cancer and AIDS, and the FDA finally
appro, rd of its u e for human,
2 THE STAR/ APRIL 13, 1984
LGDT Endorses Doggett Over Krueger
By Don Ritz
Lesbian Gay Democrats of Texas (LGDT)
held a strategy and endorsement meeting
in Austin at the Travis County Court
House on Saturday, March 24.
Discussion of strategy and plans for the
Democratic State Convention, to be held
in Houston in June, and endorsement of
U.S. Senate and presidential candidates
were the main topics of discussion.
LGDT voted not to endorse any one of
the three remaining Democratic presidential
candidates (Hart, Mondale, Jackson).
Al Calkin from Dallas stated, "All three
of the remaining candidates have
responded verbally and in writing. They
are all three pro-gay. Perhaps in certain
counties there may be a difference in who
needs to be supported. We won't have a
candidate who is not pro-gay rights. We
can create a problem for those trying to
become delgates (if we endorse one candidate)."
Another LGDT member said that he
didn't believe that any one of the presidential
candidates had to be supported in that
the gay vote probably could not put any
one candiate "over the top" on its own.
A concern of being able to gain cooperation
of the state party officials at the state
convention was raised, should a candidate
be endorsed who was contrary to the
desires of the party officials.
Peter Brooks of Dallas said, "The power
brokers themselves are probably too
divided. They may not be unified themse]
vee."
An LGDT screening committee recommended
the endorsement of Lloyd Doggett
in the U.S. Senate race.
Doris Taylor, co-chair of LGDT, said
that all five of the senatorial candidates
were mailed questionnaires by LGDT.
However, only Doggett and Bob Krueger
returned the questionnaires and
expressed interest in LGDT's endorsemenL
Both candidates, or their representatives,
were invited to attend the LGDT
meeting. Libby Doggett, the candidate's
wife, was present. Krueger's campaign did
not send a representative.
Libby Doggett said, "I want to speak to
you about what I think is the most important
thing-Lloyd as a person. When he
3ees injustice or discrimination, it really
gnaws at him. That's the whole basis of
his career. He's been in the state senate for
11 years. He's been on the side of the consumer,
women, minorities, the handicapped.
He's a fighter.
"Some people may accuse him of grandstanding
or playing to the media. Well, he
does. When he sees something wrong, he
wants people to know about it, and the
best way to let people know is to play to the
media.
"Lloyd has said, 'Civil rights can have
no qualifiers.' That's exactly what he
means.
"Some people have tried to say that we
can't win, but we have the grass roots
organization. We have the momentum.
We've raised more money than any of the
other candidates. Lloyd has received all of
the endorsements that have been madefarmworkes,
women's groups, nurses,
Sierra Club, AFL-CIO, Young Democrats,
Black Democrats, UAW, NOW, Texas
Women's Political Caucus, Dallas, Houston
and Austin Gay Political Caucuses
and others.''
Although the LGDT screening committee
recommended Doggett, he did not
receive its unanimous endorsement.
Making a majority recommendation,
Jana Zumbrun of Austin said, "LLoyd
Doggett has a 99.6 percent attendance
record for floor votes. We need someone
who will be there and will be effective.
"Some will say that we shouldn't consider
someone who is not a front runner,
but we know what can happen to front
runners.
"No one ever thought that Ann
Richards would win as state treasurer. No
one thought that Bob Bullock, Jim Hightower
or Gary Mauro would win. Progressives
have won in this state in the past.
"Some will question why Doggett did
not offer us his support when the Moral
Majority proposed its referendum in Austin
to make it legal to discriminate against
gays. We requested his endorsement and
he did not give it. Now he believes that he
was wrong. However, that does not reflect
on his support of gay and lesbian rights.
"As for Krueger, I'm not at all satisfied
with his explanation for why he voted for
the McDonald Amendment. Had he have
admitted ignorance or had he have said he
was voting the way his constitutents
wanted, these would be different issues
and each could be viewed differently.
Rather he was so seated that he was afraid
that his constituents might think that he
way gay. When speaking to Texas
Women's Political Caucus, he had to say
five different times that he was not gay,
'
even though the question had never been
raised. When he spoke to the Austin Gay
Political Caucus, he held up his wedding
band to say that he was not gay. He's
afraid. Doggett has never been."
The McDonald Amendment, which
Krueger voted for, was proposed by the
late Larry McDonald (D-Ga.). The amendment
would have amended the Legal Services
Corporation appropriations bill to
cut off all funds for law suits that gay men
and women filed advocating homosexuality
as a legitimate lifestyle.
Edra Bogle of Denton gave a minority
report suggesting that LGDT make a coendorsement
of both Bob Krueger and
Lloyd Doggett.
Bogle said, "Perhaps Krueger's greatest
strength and weakness is that he's an aca- ·
demic. Krueger is not a lawyer, so he must
spend a lot of time researching each issue
and what its implications are before making
a commitment. Krueger has refused to
make commitments on issues that he has
not researched . ..
"Regarding his vote on the McDonald
Amendment, he has said he was sorry. But
he has not said he would do it differently.
However, he has shown his support by
hiring gay men and women on his staff.
"He does support us. He answered his
questionnaire as positively as his opponent.
Krueger is economically conservative,
as are many gays. Therefore, we
should co-endorse both Bob Krueger and
Lloyd Doggett."
A motion was made to endorse Lloyd
Doggett alone, and passed overwhelmingly.
Mad1o Mmpttffa BlllBI SUndaJS
N]O'Offl) 'II 7 Pmfflm
JOIN THE HOT MEN
OF SAN ANTONIO
OUT ON THE PATIO
Congratullations to cme of ourr grreal
patio ffiJ~ MARCIAL IL~ on
winning •~ Gay San Antonio
Here's Hart's Response to Gay Questionnaire
NEW YORK-Senator Gary Hart (D-Co.),
re£ponding to the "84 and Counting" questionnaire
issued by a coalition of national
lesbian and gay organizations expressed
Kupporl for "prohibition of discrimination
on the grounds of sexual orientation;" said
he would extend the mandate of government
civil rights agencies to include questions
of anti-gay/ lesbian bias; and
announc<'CI that he would issue a general
executive order banning discrimination
against lesbians and gay men in the fed eral
government.
Virginia M. Apuzzo, executive director
of the National Gay Task Force, saw par•
ticular promise in the Colorado Senator's
statement that "military employment
should not he restrictf'<I because of sexual
orirntation J>{'r se."
Apuzzo commented, "While I am d1sappointf'<
I that Hart, like formt'r Vice Presi•
dent Mondale, chose to raise the issue of
hlackmail in the context of gays and lesbians
in tht• military, Hart's conclusion is a
strung ont•, 11nd Wt' hope it represents n
solid commitment to eliminate this
governm~nt-sponsored bias,"
Howi•vt•r. Apuzzo expressed disappoint•
ment that Hart hos not become cosponsor
of the lt•sbian /gay civil rights hill in the
U.S. Senate (S.4:lO).
"One mt•asure of the commitment of
candidutl'!!," she observed, "is to see what
thev have done in arenas where they
alri•udy havt' tht• power to influenct'
events. Yet Hart has never cosponsored
S.-130, which would prohibit employment
discnmination, even though he responded
that he would support legislation 'along
the lines' of S.430," she said.
Rut, despite many answers that
appear<'CI to be positive, Apuzzo expressed
disappointment that "there were several
art'aH that wt-rf' so vaguely worded as to be
the political t'Quivalent of 'the check is in
the mail.' The Senator's responses indi<
·at e<:I a n N!d for continuing d ial()ffUe with
American Soap
By Am a nda B. Recondwith
Awards? Or Just
Torts for the Tarts
Amanda os iust a wreck this week, Dear Fans,
after flying all the way back to Callfomla to see
what she hoped would be a fabulous Academy
Awards program, and then fonding that ,t was
the most droll event so far this year. That ,s the
forst tome Amanda has ever applauded a atage
aet over the performers on ,t. We thought we
were Just going to die when Herb Albert got up
there and played Maniac from Fluh Dance on
hos little trumpet• And those dancers' All that
hooting and whooping neariy made Amanda's
hair curl. Whole they g,rated and spas1,cally
Jumped around like epileptics, Amanda
couldn't help but be thankful for the wonders
of modern mul pedal
Of course, the worst thong of all was Frank
Sinatra, literally fumbling hos way through the
whOle program We have never thought 01'
Blue Eyea was actually blind. but with the
,ncredoble doffoculty he had on reading the cue
cards, he's either blond or ,11,terate
The Academy 1s so rem1n1scent of the Soviet
Politburo because they are a// powerful. and
very old' We know that people eventually grow
older, but the geriatric entertainment was star•
11,ng The best thong was see,ng the dresses on
the actresses And why ,s 11 that with all the
money on the world. people like Irena Cara still
look like they've been starving on a street
corner for the last eight years? Hollywood
fa hlon anticipates the geography by creating
dresses that look hke they·ve already been
soiled and shredded by the falling wreckage of
a maior earthquake' There were many questions
Amanda had to ask
Did Cher not smile during the whole evening
because she was angry over no.t getting Best
Supporting Actress. or was she 1ust hiding her
teeth?
D,d SIHy Spacek really kick Gene Kelly
back stage because he had said that she
IOOl<'ed like a'cauntry qltl wr.apped m p/aiflc.•
Was Johnny Carson really miserable
the lesbian /gay community that will
make him more re.;ponsive to our con•
cerns.''
The questionnaire was part of "84 and
Counting," a voter registration and education
campaign by NGTF in conjunction
with the National Association of Gay and
Lesbian Democratic Clubs, the National
Coalition of Rieck Gaye, the Huma n
because of painful Jock Itch?
And WhO was that incredibly articulate and
intelligent tmy woman who won Best Support•
mg Actress tor her role on The Year of Living
Dangeroualy?
Oh well, another year, another strange
Academy Awards Amanda talked to Shirley
Maclain• and found that she was truely happy
about her Oacar. She felt 11 was really due her,
especially since she didn't won anything for
worn-, Tim" S...en.
Robert Duvall was totally smug about his
wonning the Best Actor award. He has this big
thing about Country W"tern singers We
think there may be something going on
between him and WIiiie Nelson. Amanda's
lnend, Dyan Cannon, said once that poor W1I·
lie spent 1ust hours ,n front of a mirror, greas·
,ng his haor with buffalo lat and tying 11 onto
braids She said 11 made the love scenes so
earthy. She also says that D!Mlll has been
seen on the baach. putting a strange substance
on hos skin for a tan, and rumor has 11
that II IS also buffalo fat! HMMMM.
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Actually, Dea, Fans. this whole week has been
a real low tor telev1s1on Have any of you
bothered watching the story of George
Waahlngton? Amanda nearly sank e panty
when she saw that Patty Duke Aatln was play·
ing Martha Waahlngtonll What 1s this country
coming to? I mean. Patty ,s a hne actress, but
the wife of one of the Adams Family playing
the wife of George Washington ,s almost too
frightening Then, of course. we have a Char•
lie'• Angel playing George's lil&-long lover We
could almost see her ,n her horizontal hoop
skirt, straddling and whopping a gun out of her
corset and yelling, "Freeze, or I'll powder your
wig with lead!" The whole movie moved w,th all
the excitement of snail sex. except for one part
where they showed the Huaaal'I tracking down
the Patriot• and bayonet mg them to death with
lots of screams and grunts and gurgles It was
totally disgusting. and the change from comatose
banality to lovod violence was moat
disagreeable.
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Amanda talked to her friend Joan Colllna, who
said that she really enJoyed her v,s,t with Bar•
bare Wall81'1. JI turns out that Barbara 1s really
~u,1e 11111eq Pl'tSOI) atte1 all, al)d w9,11!d yo)f
believe that her speech ,mped,ment 1s a ruse•
It's true' She told Joan that the reason she talks
Rights Campaign Fund, and the Gay
Rights National Lobby.
Questionnaires and briefing papers cov•
ering a broad range of i~sues important to
the gaylle8bian community-from antidiscrimination
policies to health care, and
access to administrations and
campaigns-were sent to 11 presidential
can didat.. ei,rh t of w h om reeponded.
with a lisp ,s so she could be hired way back
when women couldn't get work easily as
anchorpeople. She heard that her network had
already hired a Black woman, so she threw all
that shoe polish away, then she heard that they
had already hored a woman ,n a wheel cha1r.
and she was terribly d1sappo1nted to find that
she couldn't return the one she had bought
Well, the only minority the network hadn't
hired was someone w,th a /lsp. and that's hOw
she got where she 1s today! Of course. once
she got on. the rest was easy
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Amanda would like to know of Jane Fonda ,s
really that together Barbara told Joan, who
told us, that before the interview, Jane had
been dressed 1n leather breeches, with some
strange gas-mask device on her head. protest•
ong the chemical warfare between Iran and
Iraq. Then, she went up to change for the interview
and came down looking like a liberal Cali•
fornia politician's wife. You know Shiny
bouncy ha,r, big white eyes, glossy lops, peasant
dress, into aerobics and gardening and
raising kids, etc etc.
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Well, ,twas nice getting out of Cahforn,a anyway
Things there are 1ust far too we,rd for
Amanda Everywhere we turn out there, there
,s some camera pointing at us Life there 1s
nothing but acting. and the whole state ,s a
stage Kind of a universal three dimensional
fantasy, complete with avocado d,p. Granola
bars. roller skates, and occasional earth tremors
to remind everyone of their mortaftty
- o -
So we returned to Texas to drink on another
form of more tangible reality
Shrinks Say
Savers Mindless
People are Just as intnested in saving a
pt•nny a, on savin.: a dollar, say~ Ps:,·chol"
il) 1,,da, That'" what ti l\'ev. York tire
company fuund nut when II made an error
on 118 munthl, !'oupon maihni:
lnstt'ad of n huck discount, the couJ)On
(tfft•reil only 11 <'{'lit 'l'ht-'~llnlf' hambet of
ne" c·ustomt'rs still came in
APRIL 13, 1984 / THE STAR 3
Austin Soap
By Tututu Divine
Sippin' Mint Juleps
with the Help
Ho, hum• Such a boring week Just got back
from LA The Academy Awards were simply
droll. I've never been so bored on my hie. Did
you notice that even the musical director
Quincy Jones left on the middle of the show?
That's the forst time I've ever applaued a stage,
and we're not talking about the people on It
And, my dears. I thought Divine was vain, but
Frank Sinatra wouldn't even use his glasses to
read the cue cards. Then maybe he's rust get·
tong senile! So much tor "doing II my way •
No sooner I had 1ust thrown the hat box
down after returning from my v1s1t, but Agatha
came shrieking onto the room, with tons of gos·
sop I had to g,ve her a hot of poppers to get her
to control herself
Frank~ I think she had JUSt had too Much to •
drirk at the Backstreet Bas,c·s happy hour
• l Jim, bartender at Uncle Charlie's grand
opening last month
Either that. or she had maxed out on cruising
at The Crossing, where David 1s celebrating
his first year Or was that the Green Parrot?
She was slobbering so-on that little way she
has-that I really couldn't understand her.
Knowing Agatha. she probably hit all three ,n
the same night
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By the next morning. Agatha was her old self
again. She told me Myra and Davey are still
doing ,t right at Austin's Alternative with many
shows and events being planned for this
spring. It has to top the Oscars My god1
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As a matter of act. the hOttest actress was not
on L.A, but right here Jimmy James was doing
Marilyn Monroe at Oz while the stars on the
west coast were doing Jimmy James.
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Tome out• Wait at monute1
Agatha iust slipped me a note She was suck•
1ng on a m,nt Julep and didn't want to break the
flow
Yes Here 11 ,s •·To Jim at Dirty Sally's
Thanks aga,n1 All my love· S1gned-O.M
Hmmmm? QM? Quinton Mart,n Wasn't he a
hot telev,s,on producer?
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I'm suddenly very high- and sleepy Can you
get a contact high off mint fuleps? Bye
Republicans Need
to Change Image
Senator Paul Laxalt has warned his fe_llow
Republicans they'd better shake their
country club image, but he's having some
problems getting his point across, reports
the Washin.-rton Post .
Writing in a magazine called Repub/1-
cons Abroad, Laxnlt ,aid, "We've got this
unfortunalt! image that most Republicans
ride around m Mercedb-Renzes and eat
quiche."
Unfortunately.9fthe 24 JJhotogra~h, m
the maganne, 11 "ere of Repubhrans
weJSrini: tuxedos.
4 THE STAR/ APRIL 13, 1984
A Weekend in the Country
By Ed Martinez contribute to that atmosphere. There is a
When the traffic gets terminally bad, the music room feat~g a grand piano,
s_mog, the panhandlers, the angst of city numerous fine antiques, and period pieces
life and the general hassle of living in a collect~ by the owners over the years. The
city get to be just really too much, take effect 1s one of comfortable chic, almost
heart! There is hope and a solution: El totally unexpected this far out in the midRanco
Vista, a gay guest house just 80 die of central Texas.
miles southwest of Dallas, located on 55 Most of the guests at El Rancho Vista
completely isolated acres just made for come from Texas, but by no means all of
getting away from it all. them. The advertising for the guest house
El Rancho Vista is the brainchild of appears regularly in The Advocate, HonMurray
Brosius, a dropout from life in the ctio, Mandate and similar gay publicafast
lane in Dallas. After a career in the tions.
military and the executive suite, Murray In _addition to the guest house, which
finally decided that there must be more to remains open full-time only in the warm
life than nine-to-five and another IRA. months approximately Memorial Day
After traveling to Puerto Rico on vaca- throughLaborDay,BrosiusandGutierrez
tions for over 20 years, Murray hit on the conduct a gay travel agency, named ERV.
idea of copying the idea of gay guest Tours are conducted each year, usually
houses, which are prevalent on that Amer- at l~ast one group to Puerto Rico and to
ican island in the Carribean. vanous other parts of the world. This
In 1975, he bought the acreage that is summ~. thl: agency is sponsoring a tour
now El Rancho Vista and sU;lrted from to _Mexico v1a Los Angeles on a Cunard
scratch building the present facility. First ship.
came a modular home, then a large den The average stay is over the weekend,
with a hugh fireplace, then a jacuzzi, then but ma!ly guests elect to stay longer. One
a pool and cabana, then additional guest guest hk~ th_e place so much that the
rooms in separate cottages. o"'.'?lers bullt h!m an efficiency on the pre-
All of the construction was done by Bro- mises, and he hves there year round. There
sius, with the help of Mario Gutierrez, his are also' "regulars," those living nearby
lover. Mario and Murray met on one of ~ho frequ~nt El Rancho Vista in the evenMurray's
trips to Puerto Rico, and they ings for ~inner. and casual visits. These
have been together at El Rancho Vista for are long-tune friends of the owners.
several years. Mario considers Texas his Brosius loves the life he lives. "If I had
home now. . . $~00 thousand, I wouldn't do one thing
The guest house 1s isolated from nearby different from the way I Jive now."
towns, the cloeest of which is Glen Roae. Many of the guests are repeaters, 75 per-
Lota of mountain cedar surrounds the cent of them, in fact.
compound, affording privacy even from "Everybody has his own image of what
th~ n~t ~eighbor. Entering the main the ranch is going to be like," Murray said.
building, which also serves as the owners' One problem that occasionally arises is
residence, there is an aire of elegance, sur- that prospective guesta picture the place
prising this far out in the boondocks. The as a sort of S&M baths on the prairie. Brofurnishings
and the attitude of the owners sius tries to screen inquiries about El Ran-cho
Vista to minimize that sort of client
knowing full well that disappointment i~
likely to result. Although romance does
Club Bath Counsel
Claims Move to
Shut Down Baths
Political
Craig Patton, general legal counsel of the
Club Bath Chain, reported this week that
"The decision by Dr. Silverman to regulate
or potentially close the baths in San
Francisco was entirely political rather
than a health decision.
"Lees than a month ago, Dr. Silverman
stated in a meeting before Mayor Feinstein
that no credible evidence exists to
link the baths to the incidence of AIDS.
This action is a political, discriminatory
and unlawful act directed at gay people,"
he said.
"For this reason, CBC condemns and
opposes it and will vigorously support any
effort to reverse it," Patton concluded.
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Books
ing of the mo,·e toward something like a
gay movement m mid 19th centur, England.
In tracing German gay history from
Ludwig (the "mad" king of Bavaria \\ho
built grand ca,tle and funded\\ egner) to
Rohm (Hitler's openly homo~exual s1dckfrk),
he well tells the stor~· of Prin<-e
Eulenburg, fnend of the Keiser- this
story, virtually the discovery that the German
Emperor's mllmate friends were gay
The rt'moval of Eulenburg, et al., in 190,
fixed the course for Germany's disastrous
march to two world wars ·
It is typical ofth,s sort of history as the
stories of great men that the author
ignores entirely the work of Karl Ulrichs,
dancers, and Chichenn, an anstocrat who
became Lenin's skilled Commisar for Foreign
Affairs until after the Genoa Conference
and the Treaty of Rapallo.
His discussions of Eminent Victorians
is fine, if too brief, and here at least we get
a bmid eona0f social anal.}·sio amid the
stones of eminent 1nd1v1duals and a trac-
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8 THE STAR/ APRIL 13, 1984
Fort Lauderdale and Key West
Create Atmosphere of Almost
Sinful Indulgence and Ease
By Joe Baker
It's been nearly four years smce Anita
Bryant sold the mansion, picked up the
kids, ditched her husband and trotted off
to Alabama.
The former orange Juice queen and gay
nghts foe didn't affect gay tourism much
while she lived in Florida. And since she's
been gone, a "Sunshine State" vacation
for gay travelers has only gotten better.
Florida may be straight America's
favorite vacation spot, but it is also fast
becoming the winter vacation capital of
gay men and women.
For gay travelers, the favored spots are
the Gold Coast and Key West. The Gold
Coast stretches along the southeastern tip
of the state, and includes the large cities of
Miami, Fort Lauderdale and West Palm
Beach. Key West is the tip-toe of the Uni•
ted States, dipping into the clear warm
turquoise mix of the Atlantic Ocean and
the Gulf of Mexico.
Add the beauty and marvels of the Gold
Coast and Key West together and you get
enough cosmopolitan life, sand. sun, surf
and suds to appeal to even the most hardto-
please gay tourist.
Of the 40 million Flonda visitors each
year, an estimated 13 percent to 20 percent
of them are gay. That's a lot of gay men
and lesbians to share miles and miles of
beaches and rays and rays of sunshine
with.
It had been three years since I moved
from Florida to Texas when I returned to
the "Sunshine State" in March, so I was
especially eager to see how my home for
five years had changed and if gay tourism
was indeed on the increase.
As my Republic Airlines jet started its
descent tnto M1anu International Airport,
I looked out over the blue and green wat('rs
of the Biscayne Bay and the Atlantic
Ocean and realized ho" land•locked I've
felt hving the past few years in Dallas.
The Trinity River just can't compare.
Like most gay travelers to South Flor•
1da, I was splitting my ,·acation between
Fort Lauderdale and Key West. Although
both are popular gay resorts, the character
Tuo ieu:s of the Buh setting in Key " e t
of the two places 1s quitP different.
Fort Launderdale is a playground or
merry-go•round. It never stops. Key West
is laid-back and mellow. But that doesn't
mean it's retirement city. It's a different
type of action. It's a variety show of geography,
relaxation, freedom, charm and
romance. Stop the world, I want to get off
m Key West.
Fort Lauderdale was intense when I
lived there, and I soon found out that it is
even moreso today. Beaches by day and
bars by night. The city created the six-day
weekend. and the partying-straight or
gay-never seems to stop.
More than 20 years ago, the movie
"Where the Boys Are" started it all and
thousands of young and old people have
been flocking to the beach resort-fast
becoming a large city-ever since.
Spring Break, of course, is the big time
for the college crowd, and I found myself
right smack in the middle of all the madness.
I think I'm getting too old for all that
craziness. but I sure gave it my best shot.
This past year producer Alan Carr was
in Fort Launderdale filming an updated
version of "Where the Boys Are." When it
hits the screens, the city better be ready for
the new onslaught of tourists.
Yup, Fort Lauderdale is still where the
boys are. Thousands of gay ones. (And
gay girls, too.) I was surprised to see the
number of gay bars had more than
doubled to nearly two dozen since I moved
three years ago.
There's also now nearly a dozen gay hotels
and guest houses, and a half dozen or
so gay restaurants. There's also a good
number of other types of gay-oriented
businesses, and hundreds of straight budl·
nesses that don't care what the sexual
onentation of your money is.
The gay beac!l in front of the Marlin
Beach Hotel stall boasts ofhavtng some of
the best looking m('n nnd women in the
world tanning their bodie•. And whe.n the
sun sinks behind downtown Fort Lauder•
dale's emerging skyline every afternoon,
the place to be is still the Marhn Beach's
popular tea dance.
EntertaminR the crowd at Key West
sunset
Other top nightspots are The Copa,
Backstreet and the Rooftop. The Copa has
remodeled for the 1000th time-and each
time it has gotten more lavish and electric.
The Rooftop gets a more middle-aged
crowd, while Backstreet is attracting a
'Fort Launderdale
is a playground or
merry-go-round. It
never stops. Key
West is laid-back
and mellow.'
considerable number of straights these
days No matter, thoul(h,everybody miX('S
well. A new pool, patio and outside market
area of specialized boutiques and s hops
has turned Backstreet into one of the larg•
est gay entertainment complexes in the
•
Travel
country. And while I'm on the subJed of
bars and dancing, I can't forget my old
favorite haunt- Tacky's. What's it like?
Think about its name, and let your imairi•
nation run wild.
Although I enjoyed my stay in Fort
Lauderdale, the highlight of my trip was
my Journey down the Florida Keys to Key
West.
Key West: "The Island for All Seasons."
"The Last Resort " "The Southernmost
C'ity." "Margaritaville."
It has been known by many names, and
has been "owned" by many peoples- a
tiny Florida island of coral rock where
diversity and a laid-back lifestyle are
prized.
From its beginning. Key West has been
populated by those whose lifestyles dem•
onstrated independence of thought and
action.
Pirates, exiled tories, sailors, shrimpers,
fishermen, 60's hippies, drug smugglers,
artists, writers, Cu bans, socialites. They
all found a permanent or temporary home
on this island paradise at one time or
another.
Now, it's our turn. And what a perfect
place for a vacation or a weekend get-a•
way anytime of the year.
Gays have been coming to Key West for
decades, findinir the island's "Live-and•
let-live" philosophy ideal. But they have
now moved into the mainstream as a dom•
inatl' force in the social, business and pol•
itical lives of the city. Last year, an
oJ>('nly-gay man was elected mayor
Gays were the first to contract "restora•
lion fever" and are responsible for moving
it into epidemic proportions. Lovely old
homes are sportinir fresh looks, and irutted
buildings are turning into quaint shops
and restaurants that rival those anywhere.
The Key WeJ<t Business Guild is one of
the largest gay-oriented "chambers of
commerce" in the countrv, and has been
the drive bi·hind tuminir the island into a
prosperou" and romantic place for gay
men and lesbians to get away from home
or to even call home.
It has worked hard to mold II climate
attractive to iray travelers 11nd residents.
The pern·ntage of Key West 's iray
population varies depending on who you
ask Jl-tavor Richard Hcvman estimatl'&
thnt 15 percent of the uiland's 25,000
residents 11r~ gay Somf' female inhabit·
ants, like a salesgirl at a lo<'al gift store,
put 1t at 70 percent of the entire male
population
But no matter how many gays actually
hve on the island, it is the gay tounst who
is ('ourted by both gay and straight busi·
nesses. The Key We.st Chamber of Com
mercc estimates gay tounsm nt about 20
percent of the island's total visitors. Last
'The gay beach in
front of the Marlin
Beach Hotel still
boasts of having
some of the best
looking men and
women in
the world ... '
vear one million vncat1onPrs ~,sitl-d the
9 s11u11r1•-m1le island- trans lating into
200,000 iray tourists.
No wonder homosexuals are cons idered
an important segment of thf' Key We.st
economy
But let's baC'ktruck for II minute and talk
about gettinir to this tropicul island
The Florida Keys arf' 11 150-mil<~long
chain of islands, dangling off the IIOU•
then tern tip of the state Connected hy
th .. s pe<·tacular Ovnseas Highway, lhP
driv,• to Kev West nt the vPrY end of thp
Keys will take you over nenrly -10 bndges,
one apt ly nnmed the S,•wn Mile Uridgc•
Just the two of us
If you've never driven to Key West, you
really should do it at least once. Maybe
even twice. It's beautiful, and a driving
thrill. Driving down from Miami is quite
simple: Once you leave the mainland,
don't head right or left; just head south
until you reach "The Last Resort."
Some vacationers always fly to Miami
and then rf'nt a car to drive to Key West.
but having made the drive a half dozen
times in my life, the next time I will fly one
of the commuter mrlineR that serve• th(•
island. For the main rea~on , I can't wait to
get there
One(• on the island, relax-have a Pina
Colada and settle into the laid·back lifes•
tyle. The restaurants and bars are great
and varied, and every lodging place offers
something different. It might be a couple
of upstairs rooms in someone's quaint, little
Conch house or a full-•ervice guest
resort or compound.
There's more than 50 gay places to stay.
Everybody's pocketbook can be accommodated.
My favorite place is the Lighthouse
Court, a compound of restored Conch
houses nestled in lush tropical foliage. It
has it all: old charm, modem facilities,
pool and jacuzzi, health club, bar, restaurant.
Another favorite of mine is the Lime
House, a smaller and more subdued guest•
APRIL 13, 1984 / THE STAR 9
Pen Pal Scams
Ripping Off
Gay Men
SAN FRANCISCO (IGNA) - Some gay
men, seeking to help other gays behind
bars, have recently found themselves the
victims of some scams involving altered
postal money orders. San Francisco Postal
Inspector Mike McKim says that about
20 San Franci~cans have reported being
taken by the scheme,;. McKim explains
how the scams usually work. A prisoner
will ask a "pen pal" to cash a post office
money order at a bank and give the money
to a friend of the convict's outside the prison.
Invariably the money orders have
been altered to give them a higher value.
''The Postal Service finds out about it
when we get the altered money order from
the bank." said Mc!Gm. The bank will
charge the customer for the altered
amount and, by then, the money the victim
gave to the convict's friend is long
gone.
One victim lo,;t $20,000 in the scam and
national totals of the swindles are in the
hudnrds of thousands of dollars.
Letters from prisoners usually fill a
page of the Bay Area Reporter, San Francisco's
largest gay newspaper, and the
page often carries a warning that readers
may be "exploited" by their prison pen
Soaking up rays at Lighthouse Court pals. •
house. Owners Vern and Bill will pamper right before your very eyes. Applause,
you like royalty. A friend also recom- please. And the hundreds of spectators do.
mends the Sea Isle and The Pines. Ahh, Key West. It really is an atmos-
Paul Lorch, BAR editor, said he knew
some readers had been victimized, but
that mOBt of the writers are just asking
What's there to do in Key West besides phere of almost sinful indulgence and "for another chance."
lying poolside soaking up rays and drink- ease. Like Ernest Hemingway said.
ing Pina Coladas? The world-famous "Reach into the past for a little peace and "Some of the&e people are good people-
Duval Street awaits your inspection and solitude." they're kids in for drug busts," he said.
strolling; Old renovated homes, museums, Dam right, I'll be going back. Time and " It's pretty obvious you shouldn't go cashth
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rants and bars. ing check• for pn90nen,."
Ride a bike, snorkel in the blue Gulf, fish
or try your hand at sailing. For night-time
entertainment, there are dozens and
dozens of fine refitauranls to chose from.
Enjoy a leisurely dinner under the stars
and watch the Key West world stroll by.
Then dance the night away at The Copa or
the Monster. A good cruise bar isl Saloon,
while Michael's attracts a piano-bar
crowd.
The real Key West begins when the sun
goes down. A man strolls by with an
iguana on a leash, Mimes, jugglers, acrobats
and magicians perform their feats.
Some people keep time to banjo pickin',
while others celebrate the jungle beat of
congo players. Peddlers sell homemade
banana bread and brownies.
You are watching the Mallory Square
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• IN 1 WEEK: Good Fnday, Apr
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• IN J WEEK: Fiesta opens San
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• 1.V 1 WEEK: !',at1onal Gay
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Atlanta
• IN 1 WEEK : Easter, Apr 22
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Apr 24, Commissioner's Court,
Cou.rthouse Annex
• IN 2 WEEK S: Fiesta climaxes,
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• IN 11 WEEKS: Cinco de Mayo,
H1Span1c Hentage Day
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party preanct conventions, May
5
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•IN 4 WEEKS: Mothers Day,
May 13
• IN 4 WEEK S: 7th Annual
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honoring U.S. Rep. Gerry Studds
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• /.V 5 WEEKS: Texas Senatorial
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• IN 6 WEEKS: Lone Star 5,
May21>~
• 1:1; 6 WEE.'KS: Integrity
Southern Regional Conference,
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Convention, Moy 25,28, Los
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• IN JO WEF.KS: 15th
anniversary of Stonew11U Riots,
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marking the beginning of the
modern gay rights movement
• IN 11 WE'EKS: Lesbian and
Gay Bands of America concert,
Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles,
June 29
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Pride Parade. Santa Monica
Blvd., West Hollywood, July I
• IN 13 WEEKS: Democratic
National Convent10n, San
Francisco, July 16-19
• IN 17 WEEK S: "Hot Men,
Hotlanta," annual raft race down
Chattahoo<·hee River, Atlanta,
Aug.3-6
• IN 17 WEEKS: 21 06 Fre<'dom
Celebration, Dallaa. Aug I 7-19
• IN 17 WEEKS: Castro Street
Fair, Aug. 19, San Francisco
• IN 17 WEEKS: Republican
National Convention opens,
Dallas, August 20
• IN 18 WEEKS: ''Series R," Gay
World Series Softball Tournament
opens Memorial Park, Houston,
Aug. 26-31
•IN 22 WEEKS: opening of
Texas Freedom Feetival, Dallas,
Sept. 16-23
• IN 23 WEEKS: Texas Fn-edom
Festival event. Human Rights
Campaign Fund Dinner, Dallas.
Sept, 22 (tentative)
• IN 211 WEEKS: Texas Freedom
Festival event: Texas Gay Pride
Parade and Rally, Dallas
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For Frid..,, April 13 ttN/14 through TIHJr_,,.y. April 19 1tJIU
ARIES-If you're m a relat1onsh1p that has been heavy on the physical
(but nowhere in terms of real commun1catIon), now's the time to make ti
happen. Get out of bed and talk. Who ts th,s person who knows everything
about your body, but very little about your soul?
TAURUS-You'll know you're onto something good, but only after a
direct confrontation with that person who's bugging you You'll work It
out. Say what needs to be said. and the problem vanishes. making room
for some interesting developments in the fun-and-games department
GEMINI-In the midst of having a lot on your mmd and a mtlhon things
to do. a sexy soul who won't take no for an answer waltzes (or maybe
Jumps) 1nto your hie. You're not at all ready for th,s comphcat1on, but it's
too good to miss We should all have such problems
CANCER- This 1s not going to be your typical weekend You may find
yourself with people you didn't expect to meet. or perhaps the day's
ntual will be changed somehow A Scorpio or an Aquarian could pop up
and make It a sexy weekend
LEO-A tried and true relationship that felt safe and good-but a l1t1Ie
tired-gets a strong shot of new feeltng and energy You feel like you're
having a new affair with the one you've been on love with so long.
Something old becomes someth,ng new
VIRGO-Emotional tides are high. Move with those waves. not against
them. Let their beauty and strength move you to shore An old memory
might take you under for a moment, but lhe sun·s shining, and you'll get
right back on Body and soul surfing? Something like that
LIBRA-Your fantasies may be oh. so appealtng. but don't get lost ,n
them Your partner has a special need for you nght here on earth, not up
In the clouds Stay In touch Ask questions Gr,,e answers Be there
Reach out
SCORPIO-Whoever needs help should apply to their nearest Libra
The bonds of fnendsh,p are strong, tied lovingly tighter as you are able
to extend yourself and give those you love exactly what they need Boy,
you've got a way about you
SAGITTARIUS-The stars 1nd1cate great progress In your career th,s
week Be careful with taking tnps as you might fall Also walch out for
those wild nver rapids. You figure 11 oul
CAPRICORN-Oh, you dreamer. you• Don't you 1ust love your hopes
and dreams and fantas,est It's e week for getting earned away by a whim
or a beaullful temptation It's a t,me for carefree fun and silltness Laugh,
and keeping on faughmgI
AQUARIUS- The main thong nght now Is commIttment You have a
real need to define the boundanes of a relaltonsh1p Your partner will be
pleased. so don't hold back on discussing this. and any important
related matters. Do a lot of talking. hstening, commun1catong
PISCES-Be conservatr,,e Be cautious Don't rock the boat Thongs
are a bit shaky now, especially et work and on the money front, so ltfe will
require a lot of care to keep things on an even keel You can do ti. Give a
ltttle overtime. Keep plugging at ti
• tt84 V0JC£ PUBL SH ~ COMPANY
12 T HE STAR/A PAIL 13, 1984
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