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VOLUME 4 NO. 1? DECEMBER 1973
RASTELLINI FOUND DEAD
On :>,;ovember 7. Edward A.
Rastellini was founddead at ::'v!CI
Bridgewater. He was imprisoned
since 1968 on sodomy charges.
Eddie was apparent!~- killed by a
fello\\ inmate(s). The coroner·s
report revealed that Eddie died
of more than 20 stab wounds. He
was in a protective custody block
(at his own request) and was killed
in a recreation area.
Investigation is underway by
the Plymouth County D.A. 's office
under the direction of Lieut. De tee.
Robert Zullas (State Police Detective).
A question of negligence
on the part of prison officials has
arisen and Eddie's family is planning
to press charges against the
State.
Eddie was convicted in 1970 of
Mass. Gen. Law Chapter 272 Sec.
35a .... .CNNAT\.:RAL AND LASCIV!
Ol:S ACT WITH A CHILD OF 16
OR l:NDER; and Chapter 272, Sec.
34 ..... ABOMINABLE AND DETESTABLE
CRl::'v!ES AGAINST NATl:
RE. He was sentenced to 5 years
on the first count and 5 to 15
years on the second count. This
was his second' 'crime against nature"
offense and therefore was not
eligible for parole until 5 years
had been served. He had already
served 2 years of his sentence
while a waiting trial at the Suffolk
County Jail.
The point stressed by everyone
that this reporter interviewed was
the "child" Eddie "was caught in
the act with" in June of 1968 was
a 16 year hustler with whom Eddie
was friends and that no money had
been exchanged. It is generally
tielived by outside parties who
were involved with Eddie that prison
guards and administrators
were responisble for creating the
impression and spreading the rumor
among inmates that Eddie was
in for child raping. This combined
with homosexuality usually creates
hostile feelings among inmates.
After conviction in 1970, Eddie
was sent to Walpole Prison where
fellow inmates twice set his cell
on fire.
In October 1970 he was sent to
Bridgewater State Prison for psychiatric
examination and remained
there for 2 years.
Pleas for help went out to the
Homophile Union of Boston (HUB).
who had no facilities for legal aid
at the time, and to the Mass. Civil
Liberties Union, who refused to
take the case.
It was not until Walpole again
threw out the welcome mat in preparation
for Eddie's parole hearing
that FAG RAG put him in touch
with Attorney Richard Rubino (Spring
'73).
Eddie arrived at the parole
hearing and was confronted with
the former probation of
eddie's
ex-Jover. Eddie had had numerous
clashes with him. The officer disqualified
himself but Eddie appeared
quite upset and apparently left a
bad impression. The psychiatric
report received by the parole bo-ard
was not overenthusiastic about
release. Before a decision was
reached. riots al Walpole caused
the sudden removal of Eddie and
H others in his cell block to MCI
Bridgewater. Parole was denied.
Time was serYed completely on the
.. acts with a minor charge". Eddie
was in for the "unnatural
act'' of sleeping with another man.
In an interview, his sister stated
in amazement " I can't understand
why Eddie was never granted parole.
He had a job and a place to
lh·e. Yet he was never granted
parole."
GCN's Dennis Thomas, who
corresponded with Eddie since
1970 found him to be "a sensitive,
bright, well-meaning person." Charlie
Shively who also corresponded
with Eddie was impressed by
the "positive change in Eddie's
attitude during his contact with
Gay Liberation."
In july '73 Marilynn Haft, head
of the Sexual Privacy Project of
the ACLl.i was contacted for help
with parole procedures. The people
from F@G RAG had contacted her.
No answer was received.
Rep Barney Frank has sent a
letter to Prison Commissioner
Frank Hall asking for "a thorough
and complete investigation into the
murder of Eddie Rastellini. It is
my job, not yours, to wipe this
vicious law off our statute books,
but as long as we continue the
barbarous practice of imprisoning
people for engaging in voluntary
sexual activity, your burden as
Commissioner of Correction will
be greater than it ought to be,
and special steps obviously have to
be taken to protect people jailed
for homosexuality from violence
within prison.
"I urge you to make special
efforts to provide a full airing of
the facts of this case- - -not just
those immediately incident to the
murder, but those leading up to it,
including the reasons, if any, for
Mr. Rastellini's failuretowinparole
and for his transfer from Walpole
to Bridgewater.
"Beyond this I would very much
like to know the Department's
policy in dealing with men imprisoned
for sodomy or related offenses."
Throughout history Gays have
been burned at the stake, decapitated,
hanged, murdered, robbed,
imprisoned, castrated, disgraced,
spat upon, and entrapped by the
police. Psychiatrists called us sick
Men of the church called us sinners
Hitler tried to annilate us. We
have been the unwilling victims of
lobotomy and aversion therapy.
Yet we exist. Millions of us.
UNCOMFORTABLE
IN GAY BARS?
How many of you readers have
been uncomfortable in Gay Bars?
Have you ever had the temperature
soar up to 90 or plunge down to the
60's or S0's? Have you ever been
a customer when the music(racket)
has been turned up so loud that you
could not get the bartender to hear
your order? Have you been with
lights so low and gloomy that you
have been unable to count money or
the bartenders have been unable to
see to mix drinks?
All of these offenses happen
every night and many more. Have
you ever asked for relief on any
of these discomforts from the bartenders
or bar operators? If so,
what response did you get? Occsionally
did you get compliance
with your request, and more usually
did you get a go to Hell, insolent
response, such as F.U.,
with more of the whatever offense
inflicted? This high handed position
of the bartenders is more than
contrary to good business practice
and does lose business. What these
bartenders/ bar operators can not
seem to learn is that the custoner's
comfort IS the customer's BUSINESS,
and much more so than the
proprietor's. Most bartenders
can't be told anything and remain
pleasant.
Now, do you know of any straight
bars that would permit overflow
of w .c. and urinal waste to
pour out over the bar room floor
and out to the street, off and on
for several years? Do you know
any straight bars who never clean
their latrines for several years to
a point where you have to hold
your nose upon entering?
Does the gay scene need this
type of inconsideration from our
profiteers? Of course not, we are
paying the freight.
On with the bar operator's
scene. A number of them get to
feeling successful and stop any and
all bartending behind the bar of
their goodselves , and come in only
occasionally sezted at tables, and
more often than not, drunk.
In several of the bars there is
no mirror to comb hair in the boy's
rooms. In some more there are not
also in the girl's rooms. In several
other bars, the lights are so
dimmed that one can not see to
comb hair nor to do anything else
properly such as to see to try
to aim to hit the plumbing connection.
In 3 local bars which do
have mirrors in the boy's room,
the lighting is such tat one can
not see one's goodself in the mirror,
due to the horizontal lighting
reflected in the mirror from behind
This brings up a big problem,
"horizontal lighting". Practically
all of the bar operators take it
upon themselves to inflict horizontal
lighting upon the gays as if
they know all about lighting and
don't even know the elementary
principles of lighting. Generally,
the bar owners are hostile toward
any suggestions of improvemt!nt.
Any and all studies of lighting
including the most elementary of
same demonstrate that lighting for
all animals should be from overhead,
NOT HORIZONTAL. The bit
is simple; the light should not be
shining in the vieser's(customers)
eyes to obstruct his vision: It
should be directed instead on to
what he is looking upon, being the
rest of the room, and tricks. This
requires overhead lighting, not
horizontal lighting which both,
blinds all animals, and annoys them
Sometimes in bars persons are
annoyed by 3rd degree horizontal
light in near black darkness and
leave the bar without knowing why
they were feeling uncomfortable.
Amateurish, cheap, sleazy decor
is tolerated by the gays perhaps
because so many gays consider
being gay indecent and adopt
a shabby life style and behavior
to match. However gays do take
more notice of shabby service in
the bars. Here is a sequence
that you can find every night at
most of the bars. Customer walks
up to bar to get a drink. Customer
is unable to get bartender's
attention while he passes close
several times and goes to wait
on newcomers. Next time bartender
comes close customer tells
bartender for the 4th time what
he would like. Bartender hears this
time but does not acknowledge by
so much as a batted eyelash, or a
nod and goes on to take more drink
orders, which he fixes and then
brings customer's drink.Customer
pays bartender who returns with
change. Customer puts out his hand
for change to be dropped in his
palm, but bartender dodges the
hand and reaches around and drops
change on bar. From the flat bar
top customer is obliged to pick
up each coin separately. In this
case customer did not think a tip
was deserved and bartender flew
off too fast ot have one handed
him anyway. This customer was
standing, and a tip left on the bar
would have gotten mixed with other
crowded seated customer's change
lying along the bar.
The main moral of this story
is that no bartender is ever too
busy to nod, wink, wave or acknowledge
that he has heard an order
before turning away.
Listed here is a barowner's
tip list of things that annoy customers,
listed in descending order
of importance.
Loud music
dim and gloomy lighting
temperature extremes
poor service
warm beer
overflowing plumbing
underworld connections
out of stock brands
forced purchase double drinks
harsh horizontal lighting
threatening owner
foul desposition owner
[
gun carrying in bar
felonious owner
drunk owner
hustlers allowed
no nearby parking
no tiolet paper
11 no towels
long latrine lines
non-usable or missing mirror
poolplaying allowed crowded nights
insolent employees
dirty premises
frozen beer
no wastebasket in restrooms
unstable seating
excess bass on juke box
non-Houston owner
feuding owner
noisy air conditioners
dark stairs
The bar people also do have a
number of things on their side.
One is hot checks. The customer
has no rights who does not cover
same. Another is the customer
who gets violent, gets loud and
demonstrative, gets drunk and places
drinks on tab and doesn't pay.
"IN TOUCH"
At last! Gays now have a quality
magazine of their own. IN
TOUCH, Volume 1, number 1 (Octob.
ir) is 8 x 11 inches and 58
pages of well-written articles and
excellent photography.
Of particular interest is the
article on Richard Thomas (JohnBoy
of THE WAL TONS) and the
provocative photos of muscular
Paul Behus. Also there is an informative
article on Rock and
Roll (rock and rogue) musicians.
The article pulls no punches in
revealing the private sex life of
today's idolized musical groups.
Very interesting!
In addition, there are book
reviews, ·poetry, movie reviews
and much more.
Gays have been ripped off so
many times that it is small wonder
many of them are reluctant
to send money through the mails.
One need not fear IN TOUCH.
Send $1.00 for a review copy to
256 South Robertson Blvd., Beverly
Hills, California 90211. In only
a few days you'll receive a beautiful
magazine. Do so and you'll
always want to keep IN TOUCH!
NEW PENAL
CODE
I have just received a finagled
copy of the new Penal Code, and so
far from what little time I have
had to study it, I find it to be a
very workable document and a
much greater improvement, on the
whole, over the hodge-podge that
we had previously. For the most
part the language is clear so that
people of average intelligence and
time to study it carefully could
probably understand it.
So far, I have noted some interesting
things:
Sec. 42.01. Disorderly Conduct.
(a) A person commits an offense
if he intentionally or knowingly
(10) exposes his anus or genitals
in a public place and is reckless
Cont 'd on pg 5
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MOMMA E\ A
3ob Cappell
Anybody who was Gay and alive
ten years ago in Dallas, just coming
out or whatever, met this wonderful
woman named EV A when
she first started working at what
was then called Ken's Kitchen
at Lemmon and Mckinney.
Now called the Trio Coffee Shop
this place was home to hundreds
living in the area. Gays, normally
unhappy without friends , and many
dis liking their own home-cooking
found a touch of both here and in
due time this became the place to
go. Not just to eat, but to meet.
Back at that time, the curfew
for bars was 12 o' clock and when
the bars emptied, there was little
else to do, or for that matter nowhere
else to go. And so, at some
times this coffee shop was literally
orrun by Gays.
Management viewed this with
alarm and did its level best to
limit the number of us at one
time, but insults and slow service
had no effect on many of us,
and instead of diminishing our
number it slowly increased. Not
that we were in love with the spot
it was just that there was no where
else to go most times, and for
the many younger gays without a
car it was the ONLY place with-in
reach by foot. '
During this early period, the
management had problems with
the waitresses who refused to
serve our kind, and these poor
gals had good reason .... think ascending
on this coffee shop at
12/1 o'clock in the morning, all
demanding IMMEDIATE SERVICE
and camping, cutting up, grabassing,
cussing-discussing,etc.,
... well it freaked these poor gals
right out of their thin little heads
and they would quit one right after
another.
To help the problem, a portion
of the coffee shop was designated
for Gays, this as a consession to
us at the time, and it looked as
though that would work. Bringing
us to the real beginning of our
story.
MOMMA EVA was assigned to
handle this 'dangerous territory'.
And with the courage of a lineback,
Eva encountered the Gays.
At first the queens parlayed bets
on how long Eva would last, and
set out to 'wreck' her by talkof
love affairs, etc., you know
the bit; while Eva firmly planted
herself before the tables and
waited to take orders. Along with
the orders, she took abuse and
insults .... for slow service, wrong
orders, etc., not really her fault
but never managed to lose con
trot of her temper. Usually at
the hour of madness, there was
only one cook and eveings, the
only business came after the bars
would close. And at this hour,
after the bars had poured many
drinks of the empty waiting gullets,
rank and filthy language was
used against the coffee shop and
personnel, including Eva.
But none of that worked. At
least Eva refused to let the kids
know how she felt about it. In
stead, she set about on a plan
of her own .... to win these kids
over. And for all the abkse she
took, she returned her warm and
cheerful smiles, camped back and
through her passive attitude won
first our respect, then our love.
The management Wd~ u,1i:"l'P)
with o,ir busine~~- and af1er she
tamed us down a little, h,, rassl'c
E'.a each time we became un
ruh. but you could hear a prn
drop in that pl,1('C whenever her
boss called he I o, c r for a talk -
ing-to ... and lots of Stoney glare~
hit the owner between the. e:1:es
for many minutes after, behevmg
he had Eva on the carpet for
something we may have done.
The owner was more concerned
for the tranquility of the three
or four straights in the place
than the fifty or sixty of us.
So Eva's first yearx at the
coffee shop weren 't easy one. As
time wore on, however, Ev'.1 won
for herself a certain plac~ m our
collective heart, a certain rapQ9rt
or karma, if you will. ....
an<l'became the mother to us
all! And we her brood. And by
this time, the onl;r person we
would tolerate service from was
Eva. On the night each wee~ she
had off. 1hc place was hke a
mortuar).
Momma Eva treated her broode
with love and understanding, often
listening to problems which went
way beyond her comprehension at
first but listened patiently anyway,'
knowing that 'talk' was the
most important outlet to a lot of
us, and she wanted to listen, and
help, if she could.
As time passed, she began to
know each of her patrons by name
and had coffee ready when they
hit the front door ... for the kids
who preferred nick-names, she
called them by these. She knew
her brood, and often times, when
the restaurant was overflowing
with a capacity crowd and the
Gays were forced to sit in another
section of the place, Eva would
slip over to the other side where
'hostile waitresses' were serving
us and Make sure all went well.
Parenthetically, let me say this
right now. Eva \\asn't going after
TfPS ... she was going after her
KIDS'.
Hardly a bar operator missed
dropping by to meet and see this
wonderful woman, and as the bar
scene grew, and petty squabbles
would break out between some of
the owners, Eva never took sides.
She would only admonish the operators
for not getting along. But
left this to be the only place in
town where competitors could go
and find no favoritism. And in
some few cases even arranged for
one or two feuding operators to
meet there for coffee to discuss
tn!' i)rnblem and perhaps even
resolve it.
Eva heard a lot in that place,
too, but never used her mouth to
'tattle' on anyone. Lovers looking
for missing lovers would come in
search of their mate, and there
would be Eva to console. BUT ...
if that other party had left not
five seconds ago, she would never
tell. That's her style. ~
I don't know how Eva managed
to survive in that period ... what
little salary she earned she used
to bring up her family. From ·
lousy little tips, she gave most
of that away to the teeny-boppers
who were always broke. And to•
the. c;ays who'd lost a job, or to
a hot check writer to keep him
,ut of jail. ~"d ,c,r a huflctrect
,tnl· r reasons. But dear Eva was
ii must always good for a 'touch'.
we never will be able to count
he number of tabs she was forced
to pick up when kids who were too
broke to pay for the meal and too
proud to ask for he\p just upped
and left without payrng ... many _of
these times, Eva was faced with
her own financial burdens and at
no time did she ask any of us for
help. SOMEHOW she managed to
find the money, pay the tabs, and
go on about her work.
Eva was always there. Even
.., nen she had serious problems
., 1th her legs and fee_t, and the
cruel pain virtually crippled her,
she went to work eve_ry day, ~ever
complaining, delivering service as
though nothing was wrong. She
couldn't afford to quit working as
her doctor had ordered, and be'
"", who'd look after her ~ay
. ,,, And while she was trying ,
, , , , e on probably less than
,11 " week, she still managed
, ,u •n1111gh tip money to con-
""' P support the many
111~ l,d~, who needed a 25CHERE
uung kids who needed a 25¢
here or 50¢ there, or help paying
rent. And in a way, it was good
that the more affluent Gays tipped
Eva well. .. .it gave her more money
to help her kids. Veeery little
of those loans repaid. And while
swarthed in bandages from ankle
to hip, Eva still made time to sit
and listen to our petty gossip and
what, in genuflection, seems like
very petty problems. But to Eva,
our problems were quite important.
She is one of those remarkable
women who must have been borne
of sainted stock. A woman with a
heart made of pure gold. A lady
bred in poverty but styled for silk
and lace. A woman whose true
love for life embraces everyone
she meets. A pioneer and a loud
voice for gays LONG before it
became 'fashionable' to kno" a
Gay. When it soiled other~ t,. t,,with
us , eva somehow made "
seem clean.
The Trio Coffl'e ,hop " ,1,11
there in Dallas, toda). and e, er.,
day, Eva reports to work ' li tllt•
more tired than she ,m'-·1 11,•hl'<
but her age h"' 111 .. ,.,. , n,
more poise and grace The Lme,
in her face sho\\ sign, of sadness
only at moment, but the winning
smile seems to cause these to
vanish and instantly you sense the
real woman behind her smile.
Her son has grown up and is
married; she is the proud grandmother
of three beautiful young
one~. These three children will
never know the love Eva has given
us, but they will somehow sense
the legacy Eva leaves with them,
and I'm certain without a quiver
of doubt that Eva's son, daughterin
-law, and the grandbabies, will
have somehow inherited the love
for people Eva displays.
Eva remembers the Gay underground
days in Dallas, when it
was fashionable to laugh at the
'fairies' and it wasn't safe to go
to bars; and past those hostile
years MOMMA EVA brought up
her brood, man) to be successes
in many fields. And the wonderful
thing is, she hasn't forgotten
one of her .kids. [·ve seen her
R 1_0
' · -~ ~!- eyes S\-\l•IJ Lear~ "11t:11 »t:
.older-one, come back to say hello
and watched the pain in her
fa~e sho\\ when she waves goodbye.
Eva h ,,nl) a waitress at that
coffee shop. but somehow, when
you're there. you· re enveloped in
the feeling n's her own home.
One interesting footnote, is the
sweatshirt floating around town ,
in large quantity , displaying an
illustration of Momma Eva, worn
by many people proud to be a part
of her brood. It was a shock to
see the first one, but not really
surprising. For my part, a monument
should be risen in the shop
parking lot with her likeness atop,
inscribed ... I'm straight ... but I'm
for GAYS ... because they're people
too ... this has been her credo. All
along.
It would not be true, perhaps,
to say that without Eva or the
Gay people, there would not _be
a Trio Coffee shop. But one thmg
IS certain, without Eva. there probabal)
wouldn't be any Gay veople
there· either.
This woman must surely be the
most loved and respected in Big
'D', AND IF LOVE CAN EXPRESS
ITSELF WITH LONGEVITY, Eva
most certainly will live to be the
oldest woman in the world. She
will probably remain at t_hat coffee
shop as long as she 1s physically
able. We can all hope she
remains happy there. But we can
also band together to remind her
that wwelove her too, by patronizing
what must be a very understanding
employer, and ~ee that
her position there remains secure
for as long as she desires.
I may be wrong, but I believe that
as long as Gay money is S!)ent in
that establishment, Eva will remain
there. And the establishment
deserves our patronage.
□□ I'm proud to have known thi•
beautiful and courageous lad~ all
these years. And if Dallas Ga~
Life has one precious gem for
all the world to view, it is the
story of MOMMA EVA ... a love
story.
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about whether another may be
present who will be offended or al- {
armed by his act.... I
(c) For purposes of this section, ;
an act is deemed to occur in a public
place ... if it produces its offensive
or proscribed consequences
in the public place ....
to which the public or a substanThe
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The offense is a Class C Mis-[
demeanor. 'Public place' is further
defined in sec. 1.07 as "any place
tial group of the public has access / -
and includes, but is not limited\,
to streets, highways, and the com-
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orderly conduct section would not
apparently apply to the interior
of a private residence to which
the public does not generally have
access. It is also very interesting
to note that only the anus and genitals
are specified. As far as this
section is concerned, a woman who
is topless apparently could not be
convicted here if this section is the
only offense.
sec. 21.08. Indecent Exposure.
(a) A person commits an offense
if he exposes his anus or any
part of his genitals with intent to
arouse or gratify the sexual desire
of any person, and he is reckless
about whether another is present
who will be offended or alarmed by
his act.
(b) An offense under this section
is a Class C misdeneanor.
Note again that there is no
mention of the breasts. Apparently
topless women are not indecent
expo3ure. (Compare the two recent
rulings in Oklahoma in which
judges ruled that women's breasts
are "a public phenomenon" and
threw out a couple of cases of
I! lewd conduct on indecent exposure
charges.)
Sec. 21.06 Homosexual Conduct.
(a) A person commits an offense
if he engages in deviate sexual
intercourse with another individual
of the same sex.
(b) An offense under this section
is a Class C misdemeanor.
In Sec. 21.01. item (1), one reads:
" Deviate -sexual intercourse
means any contact between any
part of the genitals of one person
and the mouth or anus of another
person." No mention of hands!
All that is covered is oral-genital
and anal-genital contact. Manualgenital
and genital-genital are not
covered. (Incidentally, the pronoun
'he' is defined elsewhere to be
generic and includes any individaul
so this section is not sexually discriminatory
as might otherwise
appear at first glance.)
Also of interest, non-consenting
'deviate sexual intercourse' is
a class 11 felony under Sexual
Abuse, and it specifies "whether
the other person is of the same
or opposite sex". It appears to me
from my reading of this section
( 21.04 ) that homosexual rape in
prisons is covered here and would
be a felony.
Complete copies of the new
Code, with tables and index and
with the revised wordings of numerous
sections of the 1965 Texas
Code of Criminal Procedure- -fascinating
in itself to read- - are
available at 3 dollars post paid
from: West Publishing Company
Box 2239 Kansas City, Missouri
64142.
(this is the company that many
states use to print official documents
and bills.)
Write for: Vernon's Texas
Session Law Service, Laws 1973, ·
63rd Legislature, Regular Session,
Chapter 399: TEXAS PENAL CODE
with Tables and Index.
COULTOUR made our ownflightarrangements. side._ Th_e only wa:l:' to really see
Frankly 1 <lidn 't want to fly to th'; ~1ty 1s by walking. Gorgeous
A Go Go Miami to meet the tour and then bu_1ldings. All ofthem ... ol~andnew
- fly to P.C. Aside from the ex- alike. In the commercial area
haustion it would have cost an we were damn near trampled. All
Hy BUZZY B. of DALLAS extra $60.00 per person. Money of the city's _500,000 must h_ave
better spent on hooze ... boys. We been out shopping at thesametime
□□□The COULTOUR to the Isle chose Braniff via Houston and (except between 12 an~ q _We were
de _O:o in August was fabulous / New Orleans to Panama city. _Be able to _walk several blo~ks bE;-
thnlhng. Our first notice was fore you scream about Braniff, fore being trampled again. Fm
a brochure from Colt Studio. Ad- they may be slow getting off the ally, around 4:30 we returned !O
vertised as 'ATROPICAL ISLAND ground but their service was ex- our hotel frazzled. The mam
RESERVED JUST FOR YOU' _ cellent. And our luggage got to body of our tour was due and to
it sounded like what I was Jo~k- Panama when we did. And - - assuage my apprenshion 1 read
i~g for - no phones, no pollu- in the same three pieces they book, _sn~cked,_ a_nd ~inally nag-t10n,
no hassle and good com- started in. ged Bill into_ s1ttm~ m the lobby
pany. After reading-and discuss- Panama City is a Jong seven- to await the incoming group. We
CORRECTION CORRECTION teen miles from the airport; I were mainly worried that the tour
?any. After reading and discuss- thought we were being driven into members would _be comprised of
mg the descriptive literature my the country wildes to be raped, 80% grabby aunties and only 20%
friend and I signed up, That was robbed, or murdered but the fan- hunky young things. You know what
\1arch. Between then and August tasy was short-lived as the city I mean. Despite the late hour and
ve obtained our passports, small- lights soon began to appear. Far flight fatigue (some has _been on
,ox vaccinations (required) and to the hotel was nominal com- a plane since early morning from
amma globulin (optional)for hep. pared to U.S. AIRPORT to CITY N.Y.C.), wesawthatourfearswere
• ou really don't need pills for FARES in the U.S. And for a unfounded. These were really a
·Montezuma's Revenge' because four a.m. arrival the activity in hunky bunch of studs. .
the drinking water in Pa~ama City the streets was almost unbeleiv- After a brief cocktail party and
•~ purified to U.S. standards. able - cars and people - every orientation by Hanns Ebensten of
Coming from Gatun Lake in the
American controlled Panama Can
al, this water's o.k. Just don't
eat seafood in Panama City. Raw
sewage is dumped into the bay ....
Yeach!!
where. But we did'nt look around Hanns Ebensten Travel, Inc., an~
long. We collapsed! our host on the_ island, Denms
□□□The next morning (Saturdai Barton, we were introduced as ae
we went walking a Jot. Down the group to the MAIN CHEFSof th
waterfront. Through the public San Blas Islands where we were
markets. All sorts of mundane CONTINUED OH PG 9
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FIG LEAF?
Did Adam really wear a fig
leaf? If he did, he had problems.
Dr. Thomas Smith, a British doctor
wore one himself as a test
of the old story, and reported
that a fi3 leaf has a --well it's
rough on the underside - -like sandpaper,~
·-·-·-·-"-·-·-·-·-.. -·---... The tight-assed good (?) fo!k
of Sioux Falls have exposed their
tight-assed stupidity for all the
world to see.
either. So they decided to display
the statue from the back side.
(the front faces the railroad yards,
where there being only a few passenger
trains nowadays, only the
brakemen are likely to see DAVID
as Michelangelo intended.)
However even DAVID'S beautiful
butt is too much for some citizens
of Sioux Falls. Some want
to add fig leaves, others are holding
out for boxer shorts. Thank
God for the good (?) people of this
heart-of-America, apple pie town.
Just think how many innocent children
have been saved!
It seems a Dakota born indus- It's certain that while in Big D
trialist spent $350.000 for an ex- you're going to visit the new club,
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act replica of Michelangelo's DAV- the SPEAKEASY, whose owner's
ID, surely one of the most beaut- face is seen in the photo alongside
iful treasures the civilized chris- this column; in the photos, you will
tian world possesses. The original see a large mural which is a photo
has been unashamedly standing in taken directly from the wall at the
Florence for centuries. Thousands Sundance Kids, a lounge on Maple
no millions, of tourist and Italians where you will want to stop and
have admired this necked beauty. meet some very nice people; the
But apparently the good folk of ones who run it ... the ones who
Sioux Falls just aren't ready for patronize it.
this . (Will they ever be?) The gal at the keyboard, is in
The citizens didn't want to re- the Mark Twain, relieving the
ject this valuable gift, on the other pianist for a few moments.
hand they didn' t want to gaze upon The teeny photo is Miss Speak-
I~DA-VI-D'-s -m-a-scu-li-ne- -sp-le-nd-or --ea"sy- Halloween, 1973. Bobby.
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literally guests of the Cuna Indians.
After this, many called
it a night. We we(!t to a casino
and some went 'LOOKING' alread;
An hour later everyone was tucked
in for the night.
At seven the next morning,
(Sunday)our baggage was put out
front for us ready to be taken
to the airport.
Our tour of P.C. started at
8:30 a.m. We four were about to
regale others with our sightseeing
when we found ourselves in a section
we hadn't seen. Our last
stop before flying out was the Panama
Canal. Impressive and unchanged
since 1913 except for the
donkey engines which moves vessells
through the locks.
Arattle bang race through town
to the city airport, dodging those
hundreds of mini-taxis and their
insane drivers and inattentive ped-esftrians
is one memory I'D LIKE -
TO FORGET. The airport has
local flights only during daylight
hours. No landing lights. If you've
ever flown in a 6 - 8 passenger
single or twin engine job, you'RE
in for a surprise. They are very
sturdy, albeit somewhat less com -
&turdy, albeit somewhat less comCORRECTION
LAST 4 lines!
sturdy, albeit somewhat less comfortable
than a big plane, and
at 4000 feet this will bring from
your guts courage you never suspected
you had ... especially in the
rains.
The airstrip at ailigandi looked
like an ant trail from up where
we sat. When we were almost
down to it, it looked more like
a garden path. When we finally
landed, it was like a plowed field.
God the hankies and smelling salts
... those pilots are like bush pilots
flying ANYTHING ANYWHERE!
□□□ At the terminal, a 6x9 asbes
tos-roofed shed, we--were askedis no electricity. None of your
for a donation to improve the gadgets will work. If you can' t
airstrip. Honey, I was ready to stand being barefooted,shirtless,
give them everything I .. had! We and otherwise bare, or rough it
finally composed ourselves and some, FORGET ABOUT GOING.
lined up for the motoi· canoe- This ain't for you! Strictly down
ride to our island, Islandis, the to basics. We didn' t need the
isla de Ora. With eight of us f?lder?l we thought we could not
in that little cayuea (canoe)we hve without.
got just a 'LITTLE' wet. THE We_ stepp~d onto the dock at
WATERIS VERY CLEAN AND Islandia to fmd_ that most ~four
CLEARhere, and not briny.The !uggage was ~till at the airport
ride over, took us only 20 min- m Panama Ci~y . Err~n, a Colt
utes. Such simple beauty ... We model, never ~d g~t h!s luggage.
would enjoy this new place for It was lost m Miami. Fortun-nine
days. And we were READY ~tely,_ th~re were several then
FOR AN EXPERIENCE! Just ~is size. .
Smee our swimgear wasn't
there, I got down to my nylon
briefs and jumped in .... l could
not stand waiting anothe r minute,
the water looked loo di vine , and
□□□At this point, let me say tha·
this is not a trip for the 'ladies'
WHO MUST spend hours prepar
ing faces , hair, and clothes, before
being seen in public. Honey,
the hassle is left at home. Whar
you didn't bring, you don ' t have
and can't get. Well almost. There
il wa~~
CONTINUED OH PG 17
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Birds,,ng .. . she's hard tu l'atl'h. i
.-\lmo~1 alv.a) s. she spots me lift- .•.,'
ing the ,·amera and then pose!>:but j
I caaught a few l'andids anyway. !!fl
Pass 1n Revue
In Dalla s . one of the fun thin~s
PASSI~G I~ RE\TE
by Bob Cappell
In Dallas. one of the fun things
to do. is take candid photos of the
people I know around tov.n. and do
mv best to l'atl'h them off guard
and then hope the pktures will
turn out o.k .. bel'ause. unlike the
fabulous photographer Wood)· Keas
m)· l'la im to photos is that of a
lu l'ky amatuer.
But I also like to tag stories to
some of the photos I take. and in
a ll fairness . most of them are really
of people CAl.GHT off guard.
For example: when I'm using a
fast speed film in my camera. with
a fast - flash. I usually take the one
pkrure with their knowledge .. ...
the second. is one they really
didn ·1 expect'.
Down below. here. ~-ou' II see
Ronnie Sue. :-;ow in his case. I was
at his bar just after his show began.
and Ronnie had surveyed the
room looking for a better crowd,
and his reaction is obvious. He
wasn ·1 happy. but he thought about
"better times" I'm sure. Later,
of course. the place filled up. But
I just COCLDN'T show him then,
he looked too HAPPY.
You all know Sally. Well, he
practically DARED me to take the
photo. and I had to wait until he
turned away before I grabbed him.
The piani st at the Mark Twain,
(top. second from right) wasn't
falling asleep from the Hurricane
set in front of him, he was simply
trying to pick up the "key" .
The picture of Dave (THE VILLA)
v.·as taken just AFTER he decided
I v.·asn ' t EVER going to take
it ... doesn 't he look a little disgusted?
There's nobody·cuter than
Arthur (SPEAKEASY)when he's in
the process of making a drink for
someone. You can see he really
studies the situation.And Cindy
Yo11·11 notil'e a shot of Buddy. ~
(SPEAKEASY)l had just gotten ..
through telling him I was only ad- ·'./
jusdng tht> l'amera. v.hile he v.as •1•
saying: ··Don't you take a pil'ture ,,i
of me looking like this ... I look fit
awful!..·· So I took it! ~
The pkture of the TROPHY j
winner (MISS MARK TWAIN) was ~
taken while he was genuinely and /,
happily des<'ribing how he won, ii
~-hile I was " supposedly" adjust- !
mg the camera. I
And the dancer, well he was .,.
just ' 'showing" me the pose he ;a;
uses at TEX .L\NO .JOE'X ,:
Anyway, taking the pix is a Jot ~
of !un and I enjoy it. I hope you ~
do too. :,:;
OPEN SEASON ~
FOR COPS ON
GAYS I I
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I was down town one night and
saw two men and their girl friends
drive round and round the block
where one of the gay bars is
located. Anyone coming out of the
bar or walking down that side of
the street were harrassed by gestures
and lewd names.
On one of their rounds around i
the block two of the gay boy ' '
were walking toward their car and i
these boys in the pick-up called ... ,
them names and one of the gay .;\
boys answered back. The two guys ~
jumped out of the truck and ass- •.··,
aulted the ones on the street. One
of the gay boys was wearing glasses 9· ·
which were broken in the incid- •'_'_,'.
ent. It wasn't much of a fight but .,
the guys in the pick-up kept up
their harassment one even pulling
a pocket knife. The boy whose
glasses were broken broke clearly
away and called the police. The
police arrived heard the charges,
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l111nJl·dialcl.1 afLt· •· wt· l,..-:i1 -~d
our ')ohio. picturc~qucl,> named
·\10:. "l.\"IS'i'A ' (OTHERSWERt:
\ ,\:\1 ED MER VISTA, THE IIILTON
T Iil, ANNEX,etc.), WEexchanged
,.,,e money for beads - those
11me snap-apart plastic one~ -
which we used in place of money.
Four for a dollar. For example,
beer - three beads; cigarettes
- two beads; mixed drinks - five
beads. That may sound high. but
ice, liquor, etc., had to be flown
in daily at a charter price each
day of $126.00 plus the basic cost
of the item.
After the swim we were ready
for our first cocktail hour. Oh
yes, we did dress - - beads, short
shorts, and bare feet. We were
getting to know our fellow tour
members better by now and found
them to be from many areas in
eluding South Africa, Tangiers,
Canada, australia, France Brazil
Mexico, HOUTON, L.A. ' '
□□ □At dinner, so many messkits
were not there that we ate on the
china provided by management.
The rest of the week we ate out
of our kits and washed them each
use.
The food was tasteful but the
tours were the main attraction.
We caught several tours where
we visited Achutupu and Ailigandi
where we viewed pre-Columbian
culture_; the Cunas are becoming
recognized as the makers ofmolas
- a reverse applique design in
brightly colored cottons. In the
States, Neiman-Marcus sells them
for $50. to $175.00 each, depend
ing on the quality of workmanship.
In the islands of course, they sell
for a pittance. Of course there IS
THE AIR FARF
□□□The jungle safari was offered
daily in the mornings (no guns) and
we walked about 4 - 5 miles in
and back. A breath-taking exper
ience. No, Dorothy, no lions, or
tigers .... they were way out back
in the jungle. We saw one little
It didn't move. We did!
All types of tropical fruits were
on hand. No Comment. Limes,
oranges, bananas, coconuts, along
with mangos, papaya, and cocoa
beans. We could pick them, but
did not. Except each was able to
taste the pulp from the cocoa pod.
VERY SWEET. The beans are
too bitter to be eaten raw.
The climax of our safari was
a skinny dip. The river, which we
crossed several times on its meandering
way tin search of the sea
is spring fed , cold, and delicious.
No tropical germs . You know what
cold water does to you. it was
strictly 'little me' aftder my first
plunge.
The scheduling for lunch, etc.,
is routine and th meals are light.
Natura lly, -one may swim and
sunbathe at any time during the
day. He must be mindful of the
little sea urchins which dot the
lagoon floor, and always of the
coral. Other than that, splash away!
One may also grab a 'quickie'
in his bohio if roomates arr
on tour or just out for awhile.
Most of the time it wouldn't matti•
r anyway. - ----free-for-all!
□ □ □Several teenage boys came ove1
Several teenage boys came
over from Ailigandi village toplay
volley-ball with the gringos. They
are a very athletic people. The
Americans may be taller, but,
baby, they have lovely things going
for lhem.
There is also fishing and skin
diving. You can look for shells
and two ancient Spanish Galleons
sunk close by. Treasure?Who is
to know? Erron brought up an old
jug from one of the ships.
Since our island has two smaller
uninhabited islands within a
few yeards there was traffic. Privacy-
seekers for nude sunning and
swimming. Another island about
a mile south is also deserted. OPcorrection
CORRECTIO N CORR#
other littleislands. Just don run
aground on a cora I reef. It can be
treacherous. Coral can cut your
feet and legs to ribbons if you
fall in it.
By five, the siestas are over .'
as are baths in the cold-water
bohio stalls and so everyone gathers
in the cantina for happy hour
presided over by Garcia, our indian
bartender. Dinner was served
up by an ex-naval chef, with a
real knack for cooking delicious
dishes. One night we thought we
were dining on chicken and later
found we had eated IGUANA.
□ □□About Dennis Barton, our host
he has a fascinating background
and is wonderful with people. He
knows the legends, stories of the
area and patiently tells all. he ha,
in the year about our group and
was aware we were Gay. He had
had some misgivings before meet
ing us, but one night confessed
we were yhe most interesting,
intelligent group of people he had
met. F ;attery, maybe. But we believe
he was telling the truth .
He was still thinking about the
old myth regarding Gays, and we
weren't what he really expected.
Our group throoughly overwhelmed
from him head.
Drinking after dinner put us
in the mood for other things, and
strolling the beach by moonlight
is a delicious way to spend an
evening. The beach is a trippy
place after dark. For those who
have had their fill , there is the
quiet rustle of the palms and the
sizzle of the waves to induce
sleep. Many personss conversed
on the beach into the night ...
every night. At least that's what
they SAID they did. Despite what
some claimed, it is a BIT dif-·
ficult to 'CARRY ON' IN A HAM-"
MOCK!
FINAL REFLECTIONS:
'The ROOM With A View'. I have
a lovely picture of a blond friend
peeched on it. ROOM IS A TWOHOLE
PRIVY ON STILTS OVER
THE WATER AT ONE END OF
THE ISLAND. open on two sides
to the sea - - private to the island.
No Glory-hole. Marvelous
place to meditate. Private accomodations
in the bohios.
I have never see a group of
relative strangers, especially Gay
ones become a cohesive community
with such speed and grace.
We ate together, slept together,
shit, showered and shaved togeth coral
cuts, etc., but most importantly,
we laughed and played together.
We laughed at each other
and at ourselves. That' s a rare
quality we have forgotten in today's
mad rat-race.
For those of you who are waiting
your turn for peace and love,
you may obtain information on the
COULTOURSto Isla de Oro from:
The Colt Studio, P.O: Box 187
VILLAGE STATION .............. ... ..
NEW YORK CITY;N.Y. 10014.
ADJUNCT FOR THE PRECEDING
The tour these people have gone
on, is only one of many available
in the country. Many people have
the erroneous idea that such trips
are reser ved only for the wealthy
or have be a package a lready in
existence. This is not only not
the case, but it saddens one to think
of the many wasted times, people
have missed; the golden opportuni
ties awaiting those who have
the time to arrange their OWN
tours.
For example, a good travel agent,
can, without much t rouble,
advise you how to combine a tour
of your own that can be cheap,
easy to manage, and where you
can go at a fraction of the cost.
If such travelling interest you,
select an agency that does this for
its professional living, and then
find out from it what it can package
for you. And plan ahead now,
for a spring or Fall camping tour.
It's easier than you know. And
to prove, simply start using your
phone to get the agencies interested
in you. True, you'll have ti' to gather up a group, but it' ll work
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model, young, for· explicit shots.
Good pay. Call Jerry after 8:00
p.m. at 522-8088.
YOUNG, W/M - Blond, blue-eyedwants
to meet other males for
relationship. Rick, P. 0. Box 953,
Forney, Texas 75126.
DISCREET PHOTO SERVICE - For
your black & white film. Write or
send film to DISCREET FOTO's
Box U, 4615 Mt. Vernon, Houston
Texas 77006 for further informat_
i~n _a!_ld_ DF~C~ lj.s!. _ _ _ _ _ _
EL 1'.MQ;-:TEXAS" :-.,.!iay Liberation
-Forum --P.O."' Box 12493,
El Paso, Texas 79912.
WANTED young man from 18 to 26
to live in Rome, Italy, and hav~
true mate. Am willing to move to
another state if it will last for
a LONG TIME! Write to Roy S.
Dube - 5747 Goodwin, Dallas, Tex.
75206 or if in Dallas phone 821-
4967.
WANTED: OCCASIONAL -MAS.:
SEUR for felaxing, unhurried rubdown
by appointment. Send rates ,
phone number to];'. 0. Box 35125,
Houston 77035.
"YOUNG, W/M" - wishes to meet
other males. Photo brings quick
reply with a photo. Andy, P. 0.
Box 1538, Grand Prairie, Texas
75050
AIR CONDITIONING -
HEATING SPECI1u,IST
_For all your Heating and Air
Conditioning needs and service -
Call T. R. AT AIRLINE AIRE -
523-9540 Day or Night - Residential
or commercial.
PAMPER YOURSELF. Enroll now
for private lessons in classical
piano or singing with a professional
who is interested in your
progress. Telephone 723-3254.
FREE PHoro arrl brochures!
Nude Male :&auty in quality
selections1 books, photos,
films, slides; from popular
sources, Irrlicat~ over 18,
write - RAMON Dept, NJ1, Box
511, Artesia, Calif, 90701
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GAY COMMUNITY COUNSELING
SERVICE (Dallas) 826-2192
FORT WORTH - - God loves y"ou
and so do we. Join our Christian
Study Group (817) 838-9564.
\\ /M Professional. Legally mar,
,,d, clean cut. Desires to meet
, -ne, age to 45. Send photo please.
ii , 46F - Houston 77006
MALE MODELS - National fine
art photographer needs Houston
models for photographic portfolios.
Emphasis on neat, trim
build - - ballet or gymnastic experience
helpful; but not necessary.
No previous modeling experience
required. Applicants pai~
$20 for test photographs, percentage
of portfolio salE:s if accepted.
All art photographs - - no "porno".
Apply by sending recent photograph,
age, telephone and address
to PRIMUS PHOTOGRAPHY, P.O.
Box 19172, Housttn, Texas 77024.
All applicants will be contacted.
The MCC Thespian Players are
planning a performance monthly.
There are tentative plans to play
cities in Texas and the Southwest.
anyone wishing to audition for thee
calling, 521-8299 in Dallas.
New ERECTILE Cream . . . . .
instant action! Write: Box 4937,
Yuma, Arizona
PIK U SCENE(S) HEAVY - - -
Bondage, s/m, leather, w/s, chains
bits, & bikes. Lists many names
w/pixs, addresses. $2. Now. Lists,
Box 84, Pacific Palsds, CA 90272.
Also stud story or whip race
uses only $2.
28, CHINESE - I stand 5'9" tall,
slim built, with black hair and
brown eyes. I would like to write
W /M BISEXUAL - 37 - Discreet,
shy, oversexed - craves unusual
exciting experiences with under~
t.anding people. Box 13X, 4615 Mt.
\~e:n?n: ~~u~t?n_ 7_7~0~ ___ _
W/M - - - Now Hear This! -I
want to hear from gay males
over 35 -- It's not that I don't
dig younger dudes - - but I want to
exchange ideas etc., with those
nearer my own age. If you're
sincere and haven't found the Jover W /M Attractive, marriedprofess-you've
always been looking for, ional man. Lean, muscular, age
but didn't believe to exist, this 35. A beginner. Desires to start
might be Kismet. I'm 5'8" tall with and learn from another
and my weight is 140# and have married professional man, age
brown hair and eyes. 25-40. Write box R - 4615 Mt.
Send a letter telling me about you Vernon, Houston, Texas 77006 -
- - I'll take it from there _ - please include address and phone number
be candid and young in heart. If and brief details.
you've neveransweredanadbefore - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
but considered it __ andwer this SEEK Bl - Cple. or Guy. New
one. Respond with a snapshot and to Houston - Super discrete, at-
I'll do the same. Box A, 4615 tractive, seperat1>d from wife -
Mt. Vernon, Houston 77006 age 41, 6'1", trim 165 and well
Mt. Vernon, Houston 77006 hung with good body and more
- - - - - - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ than a one track mind. Digs getting
COLT STUD FOR YOU - Will it on both physically and mentally.
send fotos and 150 page story about If you're leary about ads that's
me in explosive masculine muscle good as I'm an ad virgin ad-scenes
for only $3.00 now. Mr. venturous enough to gry. Are you?
Colt, Box 84, Pacific Palisades, Willing to exchange photos. Reply
CA 90272. Hurry now for unique Box S, 4615 Mt. Vernon, Houston,
poses. Texas 77006 ----------------
NEED A -ROOMMATE - t~ - sh;r; - LOV~ W_ANT~D. for long lasting
0 h e or apartment and cut relationship. W1lhng to settle down
Y ur om . . . to a free and honest person. I'm
your cost ofhvmg- WnteGaymate 37 years old 5'10" - Spanish -
Inc. Box T, 4615 Mt. Vernon, young at heart - Please send photo
Houston, Texa_s 7~006 address and phone to P. 0. Box
for your apphcation. All_ requeSts 1883 Waco Texas 76710.
answered promotly and discretely. _ _ '_ _ _, _ _ _ _ ______ _
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QUIERO qualified instruction in
Spanish conversation and grammar
in exchange for excellentinstruction
in piano or singing. Write
TMT, P. 0. Box 35125, Houston,
77035.
POWERFULLY ENDOWED STUD
Champion Marine wrestler body,
I plus wild action for you. All ways,
ruggedness you will want to awe.
Pictures and curiously satisfying
story $2. Savnite #10, 6515 Sunset
Blvd., Rm 202, Hollywood, CA
90028. Turn it on now.
Filmmaker doing GLORY HOLE
movie. Seeking men well endowed.
Identity anonymous if necessary as
camera focus is the GLORY HOLE.
If interested send details to -
RODGERS, P. 0. Box 66856, Houston
77006. Technicians needed,
too.
PHOTOGRAPHER will shoot any
thing that you are big enough to
do, or will print anything that
you shoot. P. 0. Box 23232, Houston,
Texas 77028.
MCC NOW MEETS- 6:30 on Sunday
evening at 2211 Kipling Apt. A..
Call 522-4446.
and meet gay guys 23-35 years ~-------------of
age, with hairy and well built
YOUNG AND HUNG W /M , blond,
blue-eyed, 5'11" tall, and 145 lbs.
Seeks relationship. Rick, Box 953,
Forney, Texas, 75126 or (214)
body. Will send photos to guys 522-9117.
who will write to me. - TAN
WANG SENG, P. 0. Box 817 -
Cebu City J-317, Philippines
HEi!RiJ-e
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NUNTIUS
PUBLISHED MONTHLY
ll'.>USTON, TEμ5
Editor - Phil Frank
Associate Editor - Steve Jonsson
· Advertising-production/ Bob Cappel/
4.,1:, ML VERNON
. HOUSTON; TEXAS 77006
524-5612
STUD STATIONERY! Send for details-
sample. Must be 21 and sign.
Festive Enterprises, 3909F Cole
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Letters to Editor
Dea r Editor:
We want to thank you and your
staff for continuing to send us
copies of your paper. As the only
" homosexual" information center
in the world we get reques ts for
information on homosexuality and
the movement and need to have our
library complete with material
from as many groups, geographical
areas, etc. , as possible. We
believe that such publications as
yours do a service to the commby
letting others know of new
groups , etc . Many publica tions do
not do this since they, unfortunately
, do not s upport the whole
movement, but only those g roups
that conform to thinking political
or religious thinking. I have per~
onall~ for years had to be patient
with each new young gay lib
leader that wanted us to conform
to his or her thinking. Only this
year a young lady tha t I had urged
a college professor to invite to
speak to his class, because no
other group existed for women,
took up the class time and latter
the professor's time putting down
me and the center. The fact that
many of the new self-appointed
leaders come from the Socialist
Workers Party might have something
to do with their fear of
freedom of thought in the movement,
since they have divided loyalties.
And the movement will have
to survive the promotion of charlatans
and exploiters by the newsmedia
and many college professors
who only know what Time or Playboy
knows-or says. The 99% of
the average 20 million Americans
who perform homosexual acts do
not get honest balanced coverage.
Even in the gay press. Our worldfamous
bibliography is used by the
thousands of college and public
librarians simply because there is
no other that is balanced and has no
political or social or religious
viewpoint to promote. Our directory,
which you received but have
not mentioned, also gives a listing
that is balanced and based on
existing groups.
You also got our last newsletter
which you did use in various
ways. Since you did not as
responsible editors and journalists
contact us, I will not force
any information on you, but someday
you may want to reexamine
your trust in government officials,
etc.
Sincerely,
William Edward Glover
for the Homosexual Information
Center (incorporated), a service of
the Tnagent Group, men and women
who have worked for over 20 years
in social service, civil liberties,
and education on the subject of
homosexuality.
Gentlemen:
Enclosed is $4.00 for 12 issues
of NUNTIUS. Send to address
below.
I am 45 years oldandhavebeen
gay since I was 13. I drank socially
without problems until I was
30 years old. I then contracted
the disease alcoholism. Alcoholism
is recognized as a disease
by all including the American Medical
Association. After 13 years
of uncontrolled drinking I went to
Alcoholics Anonymous and asked
for help. That was almost three
years ago, and I haven't had a
drink since. I have learned now how
to live without alcohol and scarcely
think about it anymore. I have
lear_ned to cruise the streets, bus
stations and bars all without alcohol
as a prop.
As you may know we in Alcoholics
Anonymous help ourselves
by helping others . There are no
dues or fees fo A.A. ; we are self
supporting through our own contributions
. A.A. members never never
never cha rge anyone any fees
whatsoever for helping other a lcoholics.
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Could Nuntius, as a public service
publish the following, maybe
in " TRAD'N TRICKS"
S,1l\ ~E
~PARTMENT
Gays get alcoholism too . To
learn how Alcoholics Anonymous
helped me in Dallas, call Lee B.
(214) 234- 2632.
478-0224
AUSTIN, TEX. I would use my full last name
but it i s contrary to the A.A.
Twe lve T r aditions to do so. That
is why we are Alcoholics Anonymous.
By theway "Gays get a lcoholism
... " is accepted good usagr
as alcoholis m is recognized as ,
disease. Thank you.
-t-MIX~D DRINK~f POOUt PA11o* DANCING
MR'ftNPff2~
I Am Respons ible ... When any
one, anywhere, r eaches out fo.
help, I want the hand of A.A. al
ways to be there . And for that;
am res ponsible.
~D · DON ·MA~t,,Y- AL,
:•&. ..,•. ...~ s• I. • • •• ~- ·r.· ~.·? ~:-~ P .S. For information on A,
see the telephone white pages undei
Alcoholics Anonymous. Enscose,
is an introductory pamphlet o
A.A. in Dallas we have the nuc leus
of a gay Alcoholics Anony mous
group. In addition there are
some 50 groups of A.A. in metropolitan
Dallas.
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·:.~!.~ . ·. -~··. . -~. • .· . •v -.· Dear Phil Frank;
I thought you'd like some news
from Winnie Tex and surrounding
towns. We are to have seen the
largest transectual in Texas ( I
think ) He' s 6' 2" wears a 12 shoe,
he used to work at the Exile. He's
.. f: .•.• .••. .... .., • ;.,.,- ..
now in Florida undergoing the 28 RIO
operations .. His name was Bobby 28 GRANDE
Mouton. Now his brothers says - ·- ·--•--·- •- ·- ·- ·- ·--·- ·- ·- ·---•- •- ·--·- ·--•-- ·•
it's Booby Mouton?
Check with Bob Beckmann or
Peter Pachece they are in the
Houston phone book.
Bobbys whole fanily, he says
must be gay. He has six brothers
and one no, now two girls .
There was a Rice festival here
in Winnie, and was it ever gay?
Hamshire is mostly a gay town too.
The Off Main in Beaumont is verry
active and popular these days
with the Drag shows (really good)
Sex liberation
found in study
Youes truly, FA B NEW YORK (UPI) - The
~ United States is in the midst
I of a "vast, profo11nd and unprecedented"
sexual libet•
ation movement, according to
a survey published in Playboy
magazine.
The survey said that premaritial
sex has become both
acceptable and widespread,
with the c h a nge most
noteworthy ln women.
The "social changes related
to sexual liberation have been
vast, profound and unprecedented,"
the survey said.
"Americans are more tolerant
of the sexual ideas and
acts of other .persons than
formerly and far, far freer to
envision various previously
forbidden acts as possible for
themselves.''
The survey was commissioned
by the Playboy Foundation
and conducted by the
Research Guild, Inc., a private
research organization.
It indicated that although
sexual attitudes 9f Americans
h a d gone through radical
changes since the Kinsey
study 25 years ago, the
changes have not destroyed
"institutions necessary to the
stability of society itself."
The survey inrjuded interviews
with 2,026 oersons over
17 - 982 men and 21,044
women - living in both cities
and suburbs. Seventy one per
cent of those surveyed were
married, 25 per cent single
and 4 per cent divorced.
In his sexual behavior study
a generation ago, Dr. Alfred
Kinsey reported that one-third
of single women. in his study
had Intercourse by the age of
25. The Playboy survey found
that about 75 per cent of
single women admitted premarital
relations before 25,
and said they were doing it
more frequently.
In other findings, 32 per
cent of the married men under
25 surveyed said they had
engaged in extrillJ!arital relations,
only a slight increase
over the Kinsey figures. However,
,24. per cent of wives under
~ admitted extramarital
affairs, a jump of about 15
per cent since Kinsey"s study ..
In contrast, the survey said;
"The great majority of people
still feel that love aod sex are
too closely interwoven to be
separable at will or for fun.
Anywhere from 80 to 98 per
cent of the men and women
in our study say that they or
their mates would object to
any kind of ex!l'0.marital sex
experience
ners.11
by their part-
In relation to this, more
than half of the divorced persons
interviewed said that extramarital
affairs caused
their marriages to break up.
Other findings included:
• Couples have, in general,
considerably increased the
variety of sexual techniques.
• Homosexuality did not
seem to have increased in incidence
since the Kinsey survey,
but "it has most definitely
increased in visibility." In
addition, about half of the
heterosexuals interviewed disagreed
with the statement
"homosexuality is wrong."
• There has been decline
i n the use of prostitutes
among single men in the 18-24
a g e r a n g e . In Kinsey's
sample nearly a third of the
single men between 16 and 20
resorted to prostitutes. The
Playboy survey sliowed only 3
per cent of single men resorted
to· prostitutes in the
past year.
• The statement "Sex ls
one of the most beautiful
parts of life" won a yes vote
from 90 per cent or more of
the men and women in every
age group.
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Perversion, Violence Traced
Porno and Crin1e Linked
San Antonio Express • Nov 14, '73
By DAVID TOMLIN
Of tile Express Slaff
Graad Jary Text Page 3A
A special grand jury report Tuesday traced
perversion and violence in San Antonio's pornography
trade and linked local adult movie
houses and book stores to national crime syndicates.
Last Friday the same panel capped nearly
three months of investigation wllh 34 mdictments
for conspiracy to distribute and exhibit
pornographic material.
Tuesday's report also criticized "respecta'
ble members of our community" for leasing
buildings for adult theaters and called for
tighter licensing procedures to restrict them.
~lajor findings in the report arc as follows:
• Eleven of 13 theaters that have operated
here and all local adult book stores are controlled
by state and national crime s~·ndicatrs,
at least one of them which "appears ,,. ~arc
definite Mafia connections."
• Officials of one national organization
planned a bombing assassination of a local
adult movie house compehtor.
• Male and female prostitutes, some of·
them teen-agers, have solicited business and
performed sex acts in some theaters.
• Films shown locally go beyond "the old
stag or party film" to show oral and anal
sodomy, sexual abuse of children. sex acts
with animals and "every form of moral
.depravity the human mind is capable of except
cannibalism."
• Local theaters have routinely violated city
health and fire safety codes and state corporation
laws.
The jury called for a lobbying effort in City
Council and the state legislature for la\\s
prohibiting the display and sale of obscene
material.
The report also asked City Council to review
its enforcement of licensing. health and fire
safety ordinances as they apply to adult book
stores and movie houses.
Dist. Atty. Ted Butler's office has reported
that its investigation in connection with the
grand jury probe has ·resulted in the closing of
eight of the theaters with others expected to
follow suit. •
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