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YWCA/YMCA, 2330 Guadalupe, Austin, Tx. 78705. The Coordinating
Council of GCS includes:
Art Morris ..... ..... . . ......... .. . . .... General Coordinator
Bob Prewitt ...... .. . . ... . ... . ........ .. Office and Peer Counseling
Coordinator
Kelly Kay .. ... . .. • ....... . ....... . ..... Publications Coordinator
Troy Stokes •. . •.•......... . ...•........ Media Coordinator
Phil Conrad .•.•••••••................•. Finance Coordinator
Peter Graham .•• . • • ••............. . ..... Speakers Bureau Coordinator
STAFF
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EDITOR
Kelly Kay
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CONTRIBUTORS
Kathleen Cabble
Harvey Neville
Georg Stojcevic
Troy Stokes
Carr Strong
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ADVERTISING
REPRESENTATIVE
Georg Stojcevic
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CONTRIBUTIONS & LETTERS for the December 1978
issue of GAY AUSTIN should be mailed or delivered
by November 15 to the GCS offices:
2330 Guadalupe, no. 7
Austin, Texas 78705
OPINIONS expressed herein are those of the
writer or editor, and not necessarily those
of Gay Community Services nor the advertisers .
The publication herein of any individual ' s
name, portrait or photograph is not an indication
of that individual's sexual orientation.
All contents copyright 1978 by GAY AUSTIN.
Reprints allowed when credit is given to
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VIEWPOINT
Gay Strategy at the Polls
by Troy Stokes .......... . ... ... 3
NEWS
local .......................... 6
State .......... . ............... 7
Nati ona 1 ...................... 10
Gay Celebrities Raise Money in Texas
by Ke 11 y Kay ... . ......•........ 4
Finding the Right Man:
the Mr. Gay Austin contest . .... 8
ARTS
Poetry by Georg Stojcevic .................. 12
A Friend of the Family
photographs by K. Cabble . ..... 14
Calendar ........ . ................... . ...... 16
Classified ............. . ...... . .... back cover
GCS got a new image with a l i ttle help from some
friends. Story Page 3.
COVER PHOTO of the Mr. Gay Austin contest by
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By TROY STOKES
SINCE GAY COMMUNITY SERVICES is part of the
University Y, a tax-exempt charitable institution,
it cannot endorse candidates for political
office. But we can and do assert
that it is in our interest to inform ourselves
and make the best choice -- even though
we might not be enthusiastic about any of the
choices .
I maintain that a gay Democrat should not "go
fishing" or "sit this one out" -- but should
cast his or her vote for the party's gubernatorial
candidate, John Hill. It is true and
unfortunate that Hill has not made the kind
of pro gay rights statements which we would
like. It is also true that Texas Democrats
at the 1978 convention in Fort Worth failed
to pass -- after debate -- a resolution cal~ing
for the repeal of State Penal Code Section
21.06, which makes homosexual intercourse between
consenting adults in private a misdemeanor
offense .
I was unhappy about this' . After all, I
started fighting 21.06 while it was still
in the drafting stages, before it became law.
But consider the alternative to Hill and the
Democrats. The Republicans considered no gay
rights resolution, and, in fact, passed a
resolution calling for the firing of gays
teaching in t he public schools.
So far, this argument is beginning to resemble
an appeal to go with the candidate who
throws you a crumb, rather than the one who
kicks you in the teeth . My lover often says of
such sit ua tions, "dry shit is better than wet
shit. " Once you ge t pas t all this creative
writ ing, t here r emains t he dull but no less
obvious fact that we take what we can get -even
if we don't like it .
There is another fact as well . Precinct delegation
size at the county and state conventions
is based on the turnout for the Democratic
nominee for governor . For every 25
votes, 1 delegate goes to the county convention;
for every 300 votes, one delegate goes
to the state convention. For this reason it
is probably in your interest to vote for Hill.
Take my precinct as an example. Precinct 334
is in a liberal west campus neighborhood. It
has passed gay rights resolutions several
times. It will continue to do so. If my
friends and I can turn out the vote for Hill,
we can increase the size of our delegation
which clearly strengthens the gay rights
cause .
You may live in a conservative neighborhood .
Or you might be a Republican. If so, your
strategy would be different from mine . The
important thing is to investigate the situation
and devise some strategy for promoting
your own civil rights -- or, as Mr. Clements
is fond of saying, you have to have a 'playun'
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The governor's race is not the only issue on
November 7. There is the Senate race as well
as Proposition Six out in California. The
Senate race doesn't offer much of a choice on
the gay rights issue, but it is interesting
that bot h candidates, Republican Tower and
Democrat Krueger, are stopping just short of
calling each other faggots. Krueger dwells
a t length on Tower's size, his t aste in European
suits and his womanizing . Tower , in turn ,
ment ions t he fact that Krueger doesn't talk
like he's from Texas and says that Krueger
knows nothing about the institution of marriage
since Krueger is a bachelor .
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GAY COMMUNITY SERVICES
experienced a longawai
t ed day Sept. 30
when the organization
mounted i t s new green
and white sign alongside
t he University Y
sign at t he GCS headqua
r ter s above Sommer s
Drugs at 2330 Guadalupe.
Designed and constructed
by Tommy Connell, the 10
foot l ong s i gn gives GCS
unprecedented visibility
and presence .
It was wort h the wa i t.
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Gay celebrities
By KELLY KAY
FORMER PRO F00TBAIL PI.AYER Dave Kopay, former USAF
Sgt. Leonard Matlovich, feminist aut:h:>r Del Martin
and Metropolitan Cormunity Clrurch founder the Rev.
Troy Perry made a whirlwind ftmdraising tour for
the Texas Gay Task Force (TGTF) and the It> On Six \
Comnittee Oct. 11-13.
Dinners and receptions in San Antonio, Austin, Lubbock
and Dallas made approxim3.tely $12,000, half of .
which will go to It> On Six, the C'.alifomia effort l
fighting the Briggs Initiative, propose<l leeislation/
which\olOUld force the firing of all public school
teachers in C'.alifornia who are gay or who advocate ,
the gay lifestyle. \
The other half of the proceed3 will be used to ftmd
TGTF's lobbying effort during the upcan:ing session
of the Texas Legislature.
According to Kathy Deitsch, TGTF mxlerator, $8,000
in pledges of $500 and Sl,000 was also raised, with
many of the donors stipulating that their total gift
benefit the task force's legislative lobby.
rESCRIBIN:; SAN A.l'UONIO as the "em::>tional high" of
the tour, Deitsch said that it was in Austin, however,
that the llDSt !lDney was raised -- just under
$5, 000. About $4, 000 was raised in Dallas, and
about $3,000 in San Antonio.
In Austin, nearly 150 people attended the Thursday,
Oct. 12 $25-a-plate dinner at the ~lity Inn on
South IB-35. During the dinner, several posters designed
by artist Steve Akin -- and all autographed
by Matlovich, Martin, Kopay and Perry -- -were sold
by auction for amrunts varying from $15 to $50.
Perry served as auctioneer. Before the dinner Bunch
Brittain of the Austin Cow.try hosted an open-bar
cocktail reception for the four guests of horor.
ALlHXIli ID !}\'IBS HAVE been set, Deitsch says that
TGTF will invite to Texas another personality, possibly
non-gay, to continue the ftmdraising effort.
Deitsch says the only real fault with the October
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raz• se money for
The Rev. Troy Perry at the Austin fundraiser
for No On Six and the Texas Gay
Task Force.
tour was that no straight gay rights advocate was
included am:ing the celebrities. She feels that a
non-gay w::iuld draw support for the task force's
effort from the s£_raight coommity.
TGTF has set a goal of $25,000 to fund its legisla-
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tive lobby during the next session of the state legislature.
'Ihe lobby will concentrate on repealing
Section 21.06 of the penal code (the sodomy law),
and on preventing descriminatory legislation, such
as California's Proposition Six (the Briggs Initiative).
MATLOVIQ{, MARTIN, PERRY and Kopay also rriade an
appearance in Houston during their Texas tour, but
proceeds form benefits held there are to be split
between No On Six and the l-buston Gay Political Caucus
(rather than the TGTF legislative lobby). HGPC
treasurer Bob Lockett said profits from the Houston
events arrmmted to $7, 000.
HGPC's half, $3,500, which will be used for the caucuses
general operating expenses, should be exhausted
bu the end of Noverrber, Lockett said.
According to Deitsc~. several people present at the
Houston benefits also inade donations to TGTF.
Dave Kopay shared personal experiences
with the audience at the Austin benefit
dinner .
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AUSTIN LESBIANS FORM LOCAL NLFO CHAPTER
An Austin chapter of the National Lesbian
Feminist Organization (NLFO) has been
formed. The group has discussed activities
such as political action centered around
Lesbian issues, social events and special
programs for Lesbians, an outreach program
and a speakers' bureau.
The national organization grew out of a
spring conference for Lesbians held in
Los Angeles.
The Austin chapter will announce meetings
in the Our Time Has Come newsletter and
through posters at WomenSpace and the Common
Woman Bookstore.
GCS ELECTS NEW OFFICERS
Gay Connnunity Services elected officers
at its September meeting. Reelected as
General Coordinator, chief officer of GCS,
ls Art Morris. Reelected as Publications
Coordinator and editor of Gay Austin is
Kelly Kay.
Troy Stokes, former Finance Coordinator,
was elected as Media Coordinator. The
new Finance Coordinator is Phil Conrad.
The new Speakers Bureau Coordinator is
Peter Graham and the new Office and Peer
Counseling Coordinator is Bob Prewitt.
Serving as secretary of the group is
Scott Lind.
GAY WRITERS/POETS COLLECTIVE TO FORM
A gay writers/poets collective is being
formed in Austin as an alternative to
existing "straight" writers groups.
Organizer Georg Stojcevic says, "As
gay writers we have the unique challenge of
all oppressed minority groups, that is to
reach out in our struggle and make our voices
heard. We need all our gay brothers and sisters
who write to join together and instead
of one small voice there will be a larger,
stronger voice."
Stojcevic may be contacted at 451-2282 or
by leaving a message at the GCS sw~tchboard ,
477-6699.
WOMEN/SPACE is a counseling and information
center for the women of Austin. It provides
a variety of services for women such as
walk-m counseling, legal and medical and birthcon
t rol information, and information about
community resources. WOMEN/SPACE also
coordinates mp !Jroups and consciousness-raising
groups Phone 472-3053.
news
READERS PRESENT HOMOSEXUAL LIT FROM JAPAN
DO SEI AI (Same Sex Love) in Japane se literature
will be the topic of a public r eading
Sunday, Nov. 5 in the University Y audi t orium,
2330 Guadalupe above Sommers Drugs.
Professor Roy Teale of the Oriental Languages
Department of UT, and Randy Conner of t he UT
English Department, will read from the works
of Yukio Mishima, Japanese novelist and playwright.
Lynn Burson, who recently completed a twoyear
Mombusho Fellowship for literature
study in Japan, will read from her new
translation of SEI SHOJO by Yumiko Kurahashi .
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Yukio Mishima received instant fame when he
turned to writing after beginning his career
as a corporate lawyer. He has written many
works in several genres, including the novel
THE SAILOR WHO FELL FROM GRACE WITH THE SEA.
Mishima died of dismemberment at the hands
of friends in a group suicide pact in 1970.
Yumiko Kurahashi is a contemporary writer
who studied briefly in the U. S. and who draws
heavily from American films and culture. She
is currently working with the literary magazine
WAVES. SEl SHOJO is a novel of love and
incest.
Sunday's program will begin with an open reading
for local authors at 7:30 p.m. The event
is sponsored by Texas Circuit and the City of
Austin, and is the first of a new season of
Downtown Li t erature Series performances . A
$1 donation is reques t ed a t Lhe door.
GAY RALLY TO BE HELD AT UNIVERSITY NOV. 10
A r ally celebrating Freedom of Self-expres~
ion on Campus ( f or Gays ) will t ake place
~ov. 10 at noon on the UT Union Patio. The
speeches and music will be sponsor e d by the
Lesbian/Gay Al l iance at the Univer sity. The
rc lly will focus on t hr eats to that f reedom
like the Briggs ' initiative which will be
voted on in California Nov. 7.
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GCS DISCO DANCE PLANNED FOR NOV 10
Gay Community Services will sponsor a disco
dance in the University Y auditorium on Nov.
10. The dance will run from lOpm until 2am .
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Glffmi\TORIAL CPIIDIDA1E HILI.. rfffS WITH TGTF
Menbers of the Texas Gay Task Force met with Democratic
gubernatorial candidate Jolm Hill Oct. 21
at his hotel suite in Austin.
According to TGTF nnderator Kathy Deitsch, the meeting
offered no surprises. TGTF already knew that
Hill, if elected governor, will neither lead nor put
together an effort to repeal the Texas sodomy law
(Section 21.06 of the penal code), which makes private
consensual lurosexual acts between adults illegal.
But, Deitsch said, Hill is willing to wrk with and
learn frcm the Texas gay coom.mity. Hill realizes
that he is rot knowledgeable about the problems of
gay Texaas and has expressed an intention of beccming
better info~d. Deitsch said.
While Deitsch was overall pleased with the results
of the meeting with Hill, other neibers of the TGTF
delegation were less enthusiastic.
Im Austin TGTF neiber said that due to the meeting
he could ro longer support Hill, and ~d vote in
Noverrber for the Raza Unida candidate. '!he, TGTF menber
was upset due to a last minute ~e in the location
of the meeting initiated by Hill s staff, and
due to the apparent fact that Hill's staff did rot
infonn the candidate of the meeting until less than
an h:lur before it was to take place.
Deitsch ccmielted that TGTF could offer neither
mmey nor personpower to Hill's caI!'q)Clign, and should
therefore expect little, if .anything, in return. She
said that as a wh:>le the Texas gay ccmrunity is politically
very naive and has a lot to learn. She
CJAY STRAlEGY AT Tif POLI..S
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None of this gives any clear indication of
which is the better candidate. It says only
that each will use the tactic of impugning
his opponent's masculinity. In short, it is
an appeal to bigotry in the electorate.
As for Proposition Six, this is a referendum
question on the California ballot. It is populism
in the vein of Proposition 13 . This one
calls for the firing of any public school
teacher who publicly expresses any positive
sentiments about gay life or gay people . Gay
rights advocates in California predict a narrow
victory for our side.
My own view is that this is wishful thinking.
I feel that Proposition Six will pass by a
margin of 60% to 40%. If this should be the
case, my feeling is that our time would be
best spent in finding our brothers and sisters
who are hurt by this display of prejudice,
and surrounding them with love.
stressed a need for patience ("it takes nnre that I
ever imagined"), persistence and participation.
GAY DEMOCRATS READ~ VISIBLE AT CONVENTION
Lesbian/Gay Dem:>crats of Texas wve their way through
a political process never before tackled by Texas gay
delegates during the State Dem:>cratic Convention in .
Ft. Vbrth, Sept. 14-16. The gay caucus had begun its
wrk last February and by May 6, the gay vote was
identified to a greater extent than ever before.
Dem:>cratic and Republican precinct conventions saw
resolutions introduced related to gay people and individuals
supportive of those resolutions elected as
delegates to senatorial district conventions. In lmgust,
SODE 50 openly gay and lesbian delegates and
alternates met to plan for the State Dem:>cratic Convention.
Eventually, llO elected gay/lesbian delegates
and alternates trade themselves known to the
caucus, all in varying stages of openness about
their lifestyle.
Elected to party ccmn:ittees to serve te:ip:>rarily at the
convention were Janna Zumrun, Austin, Resolutions;
Bettie Naylor, San lmtonio, Rules; and a lone rural
delegate (cannot name) on Nalri.nations. Many supporters
iol&e elected to the State Dem:>cratic Executive Ccmni.ttee.
The caucus was fortunate to have one of its CM1
elected by his district to serve on the party's governing
board (SDEC).
The Lesbian/Gay Dem:>crats' primary goal at the convention
was to pass a resolution supporting repeal of Section
21. 06 of the Texas Penal Code. If such a resolution
wuld have passed, it "'10Uld have reccmnended that
the Texas Legislature at its next meeting nove to decriminalize
all consensual sex acts between adults.
Thus far, nineteen states have re:ooved such restrictions.
!he sexual/ affectional preference resolution was heard
by the Resolutions Ccmni.ttee and failed in a 15-9
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ERIC BT.ANCHETTE BECAME the third Mr
Austin Oct. l at the Austin Country
Runner was Ed Renner. Sa1'mly Loehr
cond R_ -n£rup .
Gay
First
was Se-
Blanchette went to Dallas to represent Austin
in the state contest a week later. But the
Mr. Gay Texas title was won by Rick Price of
Houston, who was sponsored by Numbers.
The high point of the Austin contest occurred
during the underwear modeling, when emcee Ms
Ricki revealed the contestant's equipment by
spraying wa~er on their undies.
Besides underwear, other categories of competition
included a personal interview with the
judges, swimsuit modeling, and self-expression.
At the end o' the contest each of the eigh~
entrants was given a question to answer.
Asked "Wha• is the secret to success for gay
marriages?" Blanchette said that they must
be kept open and free to be successful. Hearing
his answer, the audience hissed
Finding the Right
The Mr. Gay Austin Contest
THE WINNERS ,
First Runnerup Ed Renner (1),
Mr. Gay Austin Eric Blanchette (c)
and Second Runnerup, Sannny Loehr.
PHOTOGRAPHS BY HARVEY NEVILLE
Watersports
Man
Show and tell was the name of the
game when Ms. Riki aimed her water
sprayer during the underwear comnetition
of the Mr. Gay Austin Contest.
Some entrants, like the con-testant
below at left, seemed surprized
at their discoveries. Others
just smiled away, leaving the target
perfectly still for Riki's
roving aim.
november 1978
Ed Renner descends from the stage in his
moistened jockstrap--courtesy of Ms. Riki.
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vote . Caucus 1llE!IbeI"s :imrediatel y DDVed with a mirority
report wch was the report finally heard on the floor
Jf the convention. Lesbian/Gay Caucus leaders spoke
.<lth Lt. Gov. lt>bby, Cllairman of the c.onvention, to
arrange that the report 'INOUld be re.ad on the convention
floor. The caucus was granted ~ spokespersons, Ed Cogburn
of J:buston and Arm Lee Roy of Dallas.
The final action on the mirority report was that it was
tabled. li:Jwever, caucus 1llE!IbeI"s had accoot>lished rore
than ewr before -- high visibility, participation in
all levels of convention activities, and education of
delegates and alternates wch was accoot>lished through
the process of getting the caucus' resolution on the
floor of the convention for a hearing.
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NATIONAL GAY SWITCHBOARD OPENS
A toll-free national gay hotline went into
operation Oct. 1.
Officially known as the Gay National Educational
Switchboard, the hotline is available
from 2 p.m. until midnight every day,
365 days a year. The number to call for the
hotline is 1-800-227-0888.
According to the Human Rights Foundation,
sponsor of the line, at least one male and
one female will always be available to answer
the line.
The new switchboard is intended for anyone
seeking accurate information about gay sexuality
and gay lifestyles, and for anyone
confused or upset by her/his gay feelings.
The switchboard is headquartered in San
Francisco.
French Cuisine, Courtyard, & Bar.
Open 8 a.m. until 2 at night.
314 Easr 6rh St.
november 1978
ERA RATIFICATION DEADLINE EXTENDED ..-- • ~ 11'-1 60 to 36 vote the U.S . Senate gave
1ts ~ fiod of approval to extension of the
deadline for ratification of the Equal
Rights Amendment. Already passed by the
House of Representatives, the bill went
from the Senate to the President's desk
for signing.
The new deadline is June 30, 1982. To become
constitutionalized, the ERA must be ratified
by three more state legislatures by this date.
The old deadline was March 22, 1979.
HOUSE AXES KENNEDY'S CRIMINAL CODE REFORM
The U.S. House of Representatives voted to
kill Senator Edward Kennedy's controversial
legislation to reform the U.S. criminal code.
Opponents of the measure, including many
gay rights groups as well as the American
Civil Liberites Union, had warned that the
bill would have given police and other enforcement
officials broad powers and would
reduce freedom of speech and assembly, and
the right to privacy.
VOELLER RESIGNS TASK FORCE POST
Bruce Voeller, one of the founders of the
National Gay Task Force in 1973, has announced
his resignation from the co-executive directorship
effective January 1, 1979.
Voeller reportedly resigned in order to devote
more time to personal projects, including the
writing of several books, both fiction and
non-fiction.
Voeller will also be the only pro-gay spokesperson
on a nation-wide debate team which includes
California Sen. John Briggs, Mike
Thompson of Anita Bryant's Protect America's
Children, Barry Farber, Conservative Party
candidate for New York City mayor, and a
psychiatrist who opposes the gay lifestyle,
Dr. Voth of the Menninger Clinic.
GAY ACADEMIC UNION CONFERS IN LA
The fifth national conference of the Gay
Academic Union is scheduled for November
26-28 at the University of Southern California
at Los Angeles. The conference
theme--"Who We Are"--aims to focus attention
on the goals of the GAU : to foster
gay-related research and educational outreach;
to provice support groups for academics
and professionals; to end job discrimination
against gays and women.
Keynote speakers at the convention will
be Kate Millet (Sexual Politics, Sita)
and Don Clark (Loving Someone Gay~
A wide variety of panels and workshops in
all academic disciplines will be presented
along with a film festival, an art exhibit ,
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t he a t rical productions , and organizational
caucus e s .
Also included among the activi t i es is an
awards banquet, at which t he f i r s t s cholarship
awards will be presented t o those
students chosen as "having pot ential t o make
a significant contribution to t he gay community
in research, training , community serv ice,
scientific, or artistic endeavor."
Registration for the conference i s $15 for
members and students, $25 for non-members.
Further information is available from P.O.
Box 927, Hollywood, California, 90028.
KUNST FORCES REVOTE IN DADE COUNTY
Miami gay rights activist Bob Kunst has
succeeded in collecting more than 18,000
signatures of registered voters to force
a second referendum on a proposed gay
rights ordinance.
According to the Dade County Charter,
commissioners must either pass themselves
or put before the voters any petition with
10,000 or more voters' signatures.
The proposed ordinance, covering mental and
physical health ~ervices, as well as social
services, is considerably broader than a
similar measure defeated by a 2-1 margin in
June 1977.
BERKELEY PASSES TOUGH GAY RIGHTS ORDINANCE
The Berkeley, Ca City Council has unanimously
approved the toughest and most comprehensive
gay rights bill in the country. The
Council voted for the second time to enact
the ordinance which forbids discrimination
on the basis of sexual orientation in
housing, employment, use of city facilities
and services, credit, education, and services
from retail outlets.
Violators of the new law could be forced to
pay up to $400 in damages, as well as attorneys'
fees and other court costs.
There are now 32 cities in the country with
gay rights ordinances . Four counties have
also passed anti-discrimination measures.
ANN ARBOR REJECTS MICHIGAN AG'S
RULING ON ANTI-DISCRIMINATION MEASURE
Ann Arbor's broad based anti-discrimination
ordinance remains in effect despite the state
attorney general's ruling that the measure is
not legal. City Attorney R. Bruce Laidlaw disagreed
with Attorney General Frank J. Kelley's
finding that state law preempts local governments
from enforcing civil rights laws .
Earlier this year, the 1970 ordinance was replaced
wit h an even more comprehensive meas ure.
Ann Arbor' s rights ordinance prohi bits discrinination
i n housing , employment and publ ic
a ccommodations based on sexual or i entation ,
GAY AUSI'IN discovered this drawing of
trans-honophobe Jorn Briggs in the San
Francisco Crusader (it originally appeared
in the Los Angeles Timas) . Briggs
was drawn after the operaticn.
race, color, religion, national origin, sex,
age, marital status, physical limitations,
education, association, pregnancy , source of
income and family responsibilities.
Ann Arbor City Attorney Laidlaw maintained
that the attorney general's ruling ignores
the home rule prcisions of the constitution.
Laidlaw said that those provisions "have
been construed as giving local governments
ample power to regulate all matters which
the local legislative body deems to be of
local municipal concern."
GAY CENTER RECEIVES FEDERAL FUNDING
The Regional Employment and Training Consortium
of San Diego County has awarded $18,370
to the Gay Center for Social Services for two
full-time positions under the federally
funded CETA program.
One of the positions will be used to organize
internal projects at the center . The
second position involves researching and
writing educational materials to be used by
other social service agencies for in-service
s t aff training.
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ED IN MJRNTI{;
'1y man .
reaches down fingers touchlllg,
dawn sings as colours
shfft change, digress,
long hungry reaching fingers
soft srrooth hunters
from a fading velvet dark;
fuming bre.aks as I rise
to fingers gentle,
smile reaches across the lines
of youth on the face of
my man ........ .
LOVE AND DENIM Bll.lE
Eyes that dance, smile, frown,
follow me along the hillside path,
tracing my every step,
my every curve; I 11 I
I glance his way . t1!
1
, ••
he smiles, hands planted fiimly .
on srrooth young hips clad in soft demm blue;
Cl0 er .:.. rrove taking in his hair,
dlrk s<.md,
Ii chin,
naku.J <.mc.l clean,
his dhoulders loose and
narrow,
he steps forward with sureness,
I trcrrble, he is like a drean,
a dream in denim blue
His hand encircles mine,
ann=; lock, lips brush, we press.
tighter and our tongues search m
sweet hunger,
we r:ove into the brush and
fall on uncut grass;
denim falls like auturn leaves,
flesh m:!E!ts flesh and my
lips rrove from lips to chest to
his cock standing strong,
I
Poetry by
Georg
Stojcevic
arts
we merge, we mate,
and we lay spent, arm5 entwined,
loose on denim blue .•.........
his hair
L..,__ _ __ Drawings by David Dole
OOE PUJS CR: ~ US
Yester day you found me lost,
wandering in tears and violent idiocy;
you did not laugh at me,
you did not walk away,
you said that I was great,
that I mattered,
that I was mister right;
and you wanted me for at least
a thousand years ...
Today I find I am mre in love with you
than I ever thought I could,
maybe fairy tales do cane true, .
we are not perfect but we are learnlllg,
and growing and loving ...
Lovers are what lovers are,
you give, I give,
we live Dl.lSic, books, paintings, films, rainy
afternooos
sprawled on the floor with the Times,
bright sunny rrornings and bagels and slices of good
ripe
cheese and sweet white wine and tears, and laughter,
and rrost of all we live
with each other ...
Yesterday, today,
and rrostly tamrrow,
our fingers touching, hands
held, eyes bright with dreams, with hopes,
TIDstly its torrnrrow with us ...
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A VERY FINE MAN INDEED
c.all out your love by light of day,
do not wander in a closte of shadows ;
(he looks so f ine indeed)
kiss with nei ther fear nor shalre,
his rotmded lip so sweet
errbraces mine, our tongues
like strong hard animals
press, stroke , hold as even
our bodies ireet in open passion --
c.all out your lolle
as flesh ireets flesh on linen
fields of dreams desire,
(he is so fine, so fine)
do not wander hidden;
be proud of your love and let
closet shadows keep their
own coopany - -
ire, I' l l keep to l ove and this
very f ine man indeed . . .. .. .. .
IBOUGHTS
I love I!EI1 as I love
the sweet stength of spring,
the quiet song of the lute,
the brash roar of the storm,
it is a love that sweeps,
nms f r ee,
and it i s both veri right
and very natural ...
I reach out to caress his hard , lean body -stroke
the soft shadow of his thighs --
let my tongue explore the sweetness
of his cock,
my finger s 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 and pity
those who are afraid to love,
to cry,
to liv-and
be whatever they will be,
I love rren and
I am a man . • . ..•
PASSm;
Winds tear back the grey pages of the dawn,
reveal faces of crystal ~rint,
the silent traces of rolling dew
on the ~ald spears of grass;
look out the broken windows hazy eye,
observe the changes of each
distant lonely hour,
errpty without prani.se - -
a requiem upon the trorning .....
Candles once,
now puddles of semi-firm coloured wax
on a table with two dirty glasses,
all that now stands,
since your faded cloak
pushed its way through
the night's forgetful door .. . . .
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A FRIEND
Della (Gwen Rodgers), the maid, tries to
comfort Joanne (Jane Herrick), who fears
her marriage has fallen irreparably apart.
OF THE
Last month Center Stage presented
Nick Wilkinson's play "A Friend
of the Family." The play concerns
a middle-aged couple in Austin -an
alcoholic woman and her distant
husband -- who suspect that the
young male tenant of their garage
apartment, a Longhorn cheerleader
and their best friends' son, is
gay.
Not only do they discover that the
young man is straight, but also
that their own daughter isn't.
The play is understandably very
emotional, and it includes many
difficult moments shared by many
gay people -- and their parents
-- when confronted with being gay .
But Wilkinson's depiction is an
optimistic one. The challenge of
the daughter's lesbianism becomes
the missing element for pulling back
together a family on its way to
total disintegration.
FAMILY
The parents are forced to communicate
with each other in ways they
thought they never could again.
And each member of the family finds
a new appreciation for the others,
as well as for the new friend of
the family -- the daughter's lesbian
lover.
At left, Joanne taun t ingly accuses
Stuey (Hal Shelton) of being gay
while her husband Ma r t in (Bunch
Brittain) waits for Stuey ' s reaction.
Above, Joanne promises her
daughter Andy (Jessie K. Jones)
that she will try to understand
and to accept her gayness.
Disgusted with bis wife's
drinking, Martin strikes
her upon discovering that
november 1q78 15
she is alreadv drunk before
noon on Thanksgiving
Day.
The cast ' s performance was more
than adequate. Especially outstanding
were Jane Herrick as the
mother, Hal Shelton as the young
cheerleader, and Jessie K. Jones
and Robin Laven as the lesbian
lovers.
Bunch Brittain of the Austin Country
made his theatrical debut with
a solid performance as the stern
but loving father.
-- Kelly Kay
photos by Kathleen Cabble
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MONDAY-SATURDAY
Happy Hour at the New Apartment, 4-8pm
MONDAY
TUESDAY
Lambda AA, 209 W. 27th St., 8pm
Pool Tourney with prizes, free beer
1-11:30pm, the New Apartment
Lesbian rap group (open), Womenspace,
7:30pm second and fourth Tuesdays of
the month
Free beer 10-llpm, Austin Country
THURSDAY Showtime, 10:30pm, Austin Country
FRIDAY
SUNDAY
Womenspace programs and discussion;
coffee at 7:30pm, program at 8pm;
see weekly topics in calendar
Rap group (open), Gay Colllllunity Services,
8pm.
Happy hour, noon-8pm, the New Apartment
Volleyball sponsored by GCS and the Capital
City Athletic Association, 5-7pm, Ramsey
Park, W. 44th at Rosedale.
Metropolitan C01T111unity Church services,
noon arftl 7:30pm; choir rehearsal, 2pm;
614 E. Sixth St.
Holy Trinity Church service, lpm, 408
W. 23rd St.
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november
Womenspace: Career and Resume Preparation
Workshop, Janet Lenz of the UT Career Choice
Information Center, 8pm, 2330 Guadalupe
Weight-training Workshop with Nautilus instructor
Rick, 4pm, 2005A Iroquois; free beer
Election Day ·
University Y staff party, 4pm, 2330 Guadalupe
GCS Coordinators Council meeting, 7pm, 2330
Guadalupe
10 Freedom of Self-Expression Rally, noon, UT Union
patio; gay entertainment sponsored by the UT
Lesbian/Gay Alliance
Womenspace: Music with Sandra Dancer, 8pm,
2330 Guadalupe
Disco Dance with Casey Jones, location to be
announced. Call 477-6699 for info
15 GCS general monthly meeting, 8pm, 2330 Guadalupe
Deadline, letters, contributions, classifieds for
the December issue of Gay Austin
17 Womenspace: the Morning-After Pill, Austin Women's
Collective, 8pm, 2330 Guadalupe
19 Lesbian Feminist singer/composer Teresa Trull,
7:30pm, Hogg Auditorium, UT
24 Womenspace closed for Thanksgiving holidays
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other Austin newspapers just can't match. To help
you communicate with the gay corrununity, we include All ads must be submitted and paid for by t he pub-a
Classified s ection. As an additional service, lication deadline which is the 15th of each month
you can remain anonymous and we will assign a num- prior to publication.
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male--neat & nonsmoking--no pets. $125/mo plus ~
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l'All HHS FOR!\ TO: GAY cm111U:HTY SERVI CES (Clas s ifieds), 2330 r.uadalupe,
. Aus •fn, lx. 78705 ; or drop ft oft at t he GCS office betwf'r>n 6·0'l and 10:00 r.m. daily •
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