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The Lady Baronessa Wins
Miss Gay America Amidst
Nashville Pollution
(The Tennessean, Monday, May press what will you say your r ea-
14, 1973) sons were for entering this page by
Douglad Monore ant?"
Clutching the winner's roses to "I love people," he replied.
his sparkling white evening gown "I love to entertain people, that's
here early Sunday morning, Miss why I chose the stage. Entering
Gay America of 1973 said his this contest gives me the ultieventual
goal is to undergo a sex mate in goals as a female imperchange
operation. sonator and that's to represent all
But for the immediate 12 months, of you."
he said he will travel throughout After the pageant's finale--in
the country representing the gay which the contestants and most of
community. the audience joined hands under
"IF I CAN change one straight flashing lights as a song called
person's mind, I'll be happy," " United We Stand, Divided We
said Carmelo Santiago, 24, of Chic- Fall" blared over the loudspeakers
ago, who is known professionally --the winner sat down with a few
as Lady Baronessa. reporters.
After Norma Kristie, the first Santiago said he wears women's
Miss Gay America, relinquished clothing only when he performs as
his crown to Lady Baronessa, the a professional entertainer, which
new titleholder told a cheering he does for a living. Asked why
audinece with tears welling in his he doesn't dress like that on other
eyes: occasions, he said, "Because I'm
"I will promise you this. I will a boy."
Here S(He) Is
represent you all the way." His usual dress is casual, with
The soft-spoken native of Puerto blue jeans. As for hobbies, he said,
Rico was crowned Miss Gay "I like to ski, ice skate, cook
America at the Glass Menagerie and dance."
about 1 a.m., chosen from 26 "Eventually, I'm going for my
other female impersonators after sex change," he said, indicating
Carmelo Santi ago, leh, known professionally as
"Lady Baronessa," smiles with tears in his eyes
after winning the second annual Miss Gay America
Pageant here. With Santiago is Jerry Peak, master of
ceremonies for the pageant which attracted 27 female
impersonators from across the country.
three days of competition. The the operation was still five or six plastic antennae. As the ins trufinal
evening dragged on for five years in the future. mental sound tr ack from the film
hours with the 10 finalists compet- His prizes for the title include "2001: A Space Odyssey" blasted
ing in evening gowns, sportswear a new Pontiac and $1 ,000. from the speakers , Inger dropped
and talent. Liquor flowed throughout the the cape to r eveal two huge but-
During a lull in the entertain- evening and the audience responded terfly wings.
ment, a member of the audience emotionally to the goings-on. And as two bikini-clad men in
who bore a striking resemblance A tall black contestant with an florescent paint popped on- stage,
who bore a striking resemblan enormous afro hair style, Lady the apparatus on Inger 's head lit
to pop singer Paul McCartney Nova, stunned the audience dur ing up like a Christmas tree and lights
to pop singer Paul McCartney the evening gown competition when on the butterfly wings began flashspoke
to a reporter about the fasc- he whipped off his cape to r eveal ing.
ination of men dressing as women. a $1,400 black velvet dress s tudd- The Pageant's chairman Jerry
"Every gay boy in some sense ed with hundreds of sparkling Peek, said th e contest will exwould
like to be a girl," said the rhinestones. The outfit was greeted pand next year and he eventually
21 year-old, who performs as a by appreciative screams and ap- hopes to have national television
female impersonator under the plause. coverage. The only problems be
name of Marlo. "Another thing The audience was shocked again encountered for the pageant, in its
is money. I can get $40 a night during the talent competition when second year, was the reluctance
for a performance. a semifinalist named Elizabeth, on the par t of local cha rit¼Js to
"You know, it must seem pantomiming the song " This Is accept donations from a benefit
strange for men wanting to dress My Life," suddenly ripped off his performance.
up like women, but it's just so red and silver gown to reveal a The Nashville Rescue Squad and
much fun." bare, distinctively male chest over the father of a 14-month-old boy
"It's a farce," said Wendy Lee,
25, holder of the Miss Southeastern
United States title. He was
disqualified, he said, .in a dispute
over his talent act - - an impersonation
of Carol Channing in
a kitchen, which involves breaking
things and "is pretty messy,'"
He refused to clean up after the act.
Peek, chairman of the pageant
and proprietor of a local gay bar,
bla sted charity organizations
which turned down offers of proceeds
from Sunday night's gay ·
benefit show.
" I believe,'' Peek said, " when
it comes to saving a life, a dollar
bill's a dollar bill."
Gay Money Trash
For Charity
Like mostotherbeautypageants, a pair of faded jeans. The aud- hospitalized with a digestive
the five semifinalists were asked ience was silent for an instant, problem finally agreed to accept The following appeared in one of
questions as they stood under then erupted into applause. the money. The father, Wayne the daily papers after "charity"
bright kleig lights on the stage in Another talent entry, a costume Wilson, was oneofthethreejudges. had refused money from the Miss
front of the mostly gay audience design presentation by Inger , drove While the Lady Baronessa said Gay America pagent in Nashville,
of more than 400 and a couple of the audience into another frenzy. "I'm ve ry happy," a couple of Tennessee.)
TV film cameras. Inger glided onstage with a long, contestants said they won' t be back by Frances Green
Lady Baronessa's question was: fuzzy green cape and a three-foot to Nashville for the pageant in Where does chairty get off?
"IC '"""Q'ij ii" •~ C 01\'M u N i"T'Y HU comes
NOTbiNG bUMAN is ALieN TO us
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from a contribution homosexuals
have taken part in?
Two relevant statements of concern
are being ·made here. How
rejected a homosexual is in our
society is evident when told even
his money is no damn good. The
self-renunciation by young men
who would parade in women's
clothing, too, is more a tarnishing
truth, than, as I suspect the
contest is, put-on. ·
could be simply that, and if they
chose, could drop a coin into a cup
out of the goodness of their hearts,
and have it accepted withoutahassle.
Publicity is involved here. What
contest doesn't have?
(Editor: Gay is good! Gay is gay!
Frances Green has a point but
who is whats judge?)
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Does an orphan child ask where
the money comes from? Does an
old person in a nursing home demand
to know the source?
No lesbian's money is refused
when she offer~ payment for merchandise
in stor es, no homosexual's
when he makes payments on
his automobile. It goes without saying
we are expected to pay.
A condition is being revealed to
us by men and women who prefer
to dress in the opposite-sex clothing.
The act is a violent statement
on their part: I am not fit
to live as I was born. A man is
a man, a woman is a woman, regardless,
and ought to, be allowed,
to remain so.
A society passes judgement on a
person; they, in turn pass it on to
themselves.
Gay is not good when dressed
in drag. Gay is offensive and ofin
drag. Gay is offensive and
fended. We're in dire need of an
education as to why this outlandish
occurrence happens. Naturally, no
one is forcing people to openly
display their inward voice of themselves.
Let us hope the day shall come,
and is forever on the horizon in
America, when men and women
by Nova Bernard
Despite the harrassment and
conduct of the Nashville people, I
must say that the Miss Gay
America Pageant was the peak of
my impersonating career.
The contest was the fairest
The contest itself was the fairest
with the exception of Miss Gay
Texas, that I have ever entered
and the contestants were the finest
I have ever worked with.
The chairman - Mr. Jery Peek
and Toni Doran made everyone feel
welcome to Nashville, Tennessee
despite the polutted atmosphere.
They worked vr
They worked very hard for this
contest and it proved to be far
greater than last years.
In all the contest was (ONE).
Never have I been so nervous
or afraid to compete. The impersonatiors
presented the best in
evening gowns, sports wear, beauty
and above all poise and talent.
I am eagerly looking forward to
next years contest and I hope to
bring back to Texas more than
my showing in the 1973 Miss
Gay America Pageant.
The winner of the Miss Gay
America title was the Lady Baronessa,
Chicago, Illinois, lstRunner-
up was Roski, Chicago,
Illinois. 2nd was Genie Dee, from
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Hollywood, California - 3rd was
Carmen Del Rio from Atlanta,
Georgia - 4th - Lady Nova from
Houston, Texas.
The title of Miss Congeniality
was awarded to Cookie LaCook,
New Orleans, La., now appearing
at the Greensleeve's in Houston,
Texas.
Lady Baronessa received$1,000
cash pius a 1973 Pontiac and/or
cash - Lady Baronessa took $3,000
instead of the car, $200 which she
gave to charity, and a trophy.
-st Runner-up received $1,000
cash plus 2 beautiful gowns and
a trophy, this was Roski from the
Baton, Chicago.
2nd Runner-up received $700
cash plus a beautiful gown and a
trophy, Genie Dee of Hollywood.
3rd Runner-up, $500 cash plus
trophy - Carmen Del Rio of Atlanta,
Ga.
Lady Nova of Houston, Texas was
the 4th Runner-up receiving $400
cash, trophy - She gave $50 to
charity.
Miss Congeniality Cookie LaCook
- $500 cash, trophy and she
gave $25 to charity.
ESCARGO
Antone's of Houston for year's
has had coverage in the press about
it's Escargo-eating contests and
this little-known eating orgy has
attracted hundreds each year to the
ranks of gourmets suckling this
delicacy.
In the Gayworld,J----P------,
himself a Gourmet of food (and
other things) recently gave an escargo
party at his home that would,
on a smaller scale, put to shame
the gluttons stuffing themselves at
Antone's. The guests devouring the
little snails did so with the grace
of ravenous queens in hot pursuit
of intended victims and must have
consumed the city's entire supply
that night. P- - - - - - may be only
one of several Escargo Fanciers
in Houston, but his prowess as a
Gourmet Chef will remain a badge
of honor as viewed by his many
guests.
Mr. Frizby Has
Second Birthday
The Hi-Kamp of Houston hosted
the owner, staff and members of
Mr. Frizby's, Houston original
Baths, for its second Anniversary
party. The Hi-Kamp, conveniently
located next door to this popular
establishment provided for its patrons
and those of the Hi-Kamp
an evening of entertainment, free
beer and liquor at two-for-one
prices. The show, dedicated
entirely to Frizby's, played to a full
house and brought almost unceasing
applause and laughter through-
LADY MOVA
out. The backdrop for the stage was
a cleverly designed mock-up of
Frizby's building,and was used to
create the hilarity by its associat- .
ion with the numbers mimed to
elicit the many thoughts pertaining
to the club; Wesley, the Baths'
manager,
manager, himself an extreme)y
warm and friendly personality and
one - time female impersonatQr
performed to the delight and amazement
of the audience in a
manner that can only be described
as grand.
In one scene, the stage prop:W\ls
turned around to reveal a mockup
of one of the rooms at the
Baths which adjoined a secon<I;
a cut-out between the two rooms'
was used by one of the perform,frs
during the "John-Marsha" skit,
to exemplify the "Glory-hole"
scene which literally tore the house
down, and uproariously funny and
certainly alluding to vulgarity, this
scene was actually just shaded
and done in excellent taste. Io
one act, "Whatever Lola Wants_
... " was performed with the help
of an innocent victim from the
audience who was dragged from his
seat and undressed (unwillingly)
almost entirely through the "Brute.
force" of what appeared to be a:
sex-crazed "Lola". •
The entire show was done iIJ1
a professional manner. The $~!
Kamp exemplified its courtesy to
the patrons throughout the show
by providing excellent table
service, keeping the flow of beer
constant. An excellent example to
Ted's popularity was the ap- .
pearance of many bar owners, and
the management of the new Club'
Baths, in support of this party.
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NORMA KRISTIE
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you for all who attended the Miss
Gay Texas Pageant how much all
of Houston enjoyed seeing you.
First Miss Gay America You are a great entertainer as
witnessed by thousands over the
past year.
SOMEONE
NEEDS
YOU
Dear Phil,
It was such a great pleasure to
see and talk with you and your
party during the Miss Gay Texas
Contest and I can truthfully say
that it ~as one of the most exciting
events that I have attended th~s
year. Your Miss Gay Te~as is
certainly capable of capturing the
crown of Miss Gay America.
Speaking of that contest, it will
be sponsored by the Watch Your
Hat and Coat Saloon Show Bar in
Nashville, Tennessee, from May
10th till the 12th with the final
benefit show on the 13th. The
entire contest will be at the Nashville
Music Center. The 60 contestants
will vie for $10,000 worth
of prizes, including cash, designer
gowns gift certificates and of
cours~ the 1973 Pontiac for the
winner'. The contestants will be
judged on a point system in all
realms of the three areas of competition.
These are Evening Gown,
Talent and Sportswear.
As far as my philosophy on being
,Miss Gay America, I just about
summed it up the night of the
Texas Pageant.
First, I believe that Miss Gay
America should be a representative
of our gay society both in
male and female attire. He should
be ready, willing, and able to
understand and apply this understanding
in relation to the majority
of citizens. He should be able to
explain his position to the majority,
and possess an ability to relate
with this majority.
He should not attract sympathy
for the gay minority, but should be
of such stature as to command
respect for our minority. He
should, more than anyone else, be
interested in all gay people no
matter what their "thing" might
be.
The example set by you as being
Miss Gay America for the year
1972 will continue if those following
hold the respect you have
for all American Gay.
In dealing with the hete_rosexual
society, he should be, first, cooperative.
He shoul~ _ask them_ to
understand his position of bemg
gay, and understand that the ~ay
minority is a basic, productive
society that can contribute something
to the world. Secondly, I
think that he should ask the majority
to accept the gay society . as
a productive society, but rea~ize
that this society's tastes as Just
a bit different. Then finally I think
that he should ask for a combination
of understanding and acceptance.
If this ~a~not be r_eached
by several indiVldual~ m the
majority, then let them Just forget
the whole thing, because the g~y
society will be no threat to their
moral values. Of course, there are
a few people in this majority who
cannot understand or accept, and
they are not going to leave the
gays alone. These are the few
who call the gay minority "queer".
Miss Gay America should be able
to handle them by saying that it
is just the opposite. These few are
the " queer" ones, and they are the
ones that need the psychiatrist.
, Phil, this is my philosophy and
I hope that I have answered most
all of your questions. I'm doing
my very best to live by what I
have said to many people and what
I have written here today, and I
am sure that if I do, my reign
as Miss Gay America, 1972, will
not come to an end in May, but
the tradition that began with Norma
Kristie will continue on for years.
Good Luck and Best Wishes
for a fine summer,
Dear Norma,
Norma Kristie
Miss Gay America
I first wish to thank you personally
for the nice letter and tell
Phil Frank
Editor
REWARD POSTED
The Houston Police Department
has posted a rewa: d of $2,000
for information leading to th_e arrest
of the per sons involved m the
killing of a Houston Police Officer
recently at the Silver Dollar. on
Westheimer . Anyone who may wish
to help the a uthor ities ma_y do _so
with full immunity and. identity
protection by conta_ctm_g any
Sheriff's officer, the Dis trict, ~ttorney's
office, the Houston F~re
Department, or the I:I~uston Pohce
Department. An additional rew~rd
is posted by the Housto~ 1:'ohce
Department for the c_onvichon of
the parties to the s laying.
Gene Howle and Lynn Ganey have
posted a cash reward. of $1,0~0 ·
to anyone with information le_a~ng
to the apprehension and conV1chon
of the parties guilty of as sault
upon them re~ently; such informat=
ion may be given th rough the_ Hous
ton Police Department or directly
to Howle or Ganey.
WITHDRAWN .
The $100.00 reward for the information
leading to the capture
of Lynn Hudspeth, posted by Frank
Caven of El Paso is wi~drawn;
Hudspeth was arrested m New
Orleans for possession _of a stolen
automobile and $3,100. m cash be·
longing to his former employer,
Frank Caven.
Are you tired of staring at the
bu
tube night after night? Nothing to
do in your spare time? Want to
make new acqμaintances and
friends? Attend exciting social events
sound like your bag? Then,
someone wants and needs YOU!
We at the Montrose Gaze Community
Center extend a friendly
invitation to you to join us , get
involved, and knock the everyday
nothingness out of your life.
Montrose Gaze is a non-profit
organization to help the gay community
in the Houston area. The
center is located at 504 Fairview,
phone 528-9069. We have an age
range from 16 to 78. No one is
left out in the cold with his TV
for company! We offer a variety
of activities for our members and
visitors. Among other things, we
have a color television, pool table,
a variety of gm
a variety of games, piano, stereo
and a large number of rooms m
which to carry on rap sessions.
Every Wednesday we have a
gener al rap session beginning at
7:30. New members are encouraged
to attend these meetings. Besides
our various activities, we
offer community services, and referral
services for those who ask
for it.
The Center needs people, money,
and you; however, if you can offer
no more than your presence, that's
fine. If you WANT to get involved
in radio, television, taking the
responsibility as doorman, or
working on a recreational or dance
committee - any service for the
gay community - we NEED and
WELCOME you! We are open every
night from 6 ti! 10. Please make
it a point to come by.
Marquis Cole
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Phone: (214) 826-0291
Sunday Services: 11:00 AM and 7:30 PM
Pastor: Rev. Richard Vincent
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Interi■ Pastor: Rev. David Carden
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MOTHER OF DALLAS from your won friendly neighborhood
Safeway store for having a
seizure over the produce? Eggplant
and okra - - no less!
Good things are happening too -
The dynamic duo Alice (AI) Morgan
and Ginger (Buddy) Rogers
are together again in a new business
venture which will probably
be open by the time this article
hits the bars. The location - near
the Glory Hole. The name, still
unknown but will fill you in as
truth comes to light.
At the Bayou Landing, Miss
Billy had a birthday and so did
Dennis. Would you believe 365
roses to one old puss? That was
one present :\fiss Billy got. Honey
the pollen count was so high in
the Tiki room, you expected the
Bartenders to start passing out
oxygen tanks to the customers!!
They were gorgeous though, and
Mother's just a jealous old bitch -
so' s someone else of that ha ram -
say what?
What kind of a bird don't fly?
Ask my good friend Alexandria!
Everyone knows it's a jail bird,
but she just flew to court, told
her story, (not all of it), and
won her case. She said she and the
DA did a little cha cha after the
case was dismissed. The moral of
this story is - - Justice will be
served, but a girl has to get out
(Mother sent a picture for her- Just wonder how much she pays of jail first. Thank you Alexandria
self and wouldn 't you know it the Detour for the space she takes for sharing Ella with me - she is
advertises where she ha ngs out. up?) terrific .
Speaking of confinement - Donna
Shared a barstool with Ronsue wouldn't be wearing the one you \l'.ae is away at finishing school,
for a show at the Encore on a are! An Alexandr ia dish!! but should be on the streets again
Wednesday night. Our onw Mr. Tina The En tree Nuit celebrated their soon. Then bring on the dancing
Lee from the Detour guested along No. 1 birthday this month, and so boys and the booze - it' s a hell
with some Kids from Ft. Wor th did good old Fred. May we all of a way to dry out, ain't it Sis?
the Supremes. Behind the bar to be around for the nest one----- Big Mable, alias Miss Manage-serve
us our numerie citrus - The night the last papers came ment at the Villa Fontana has had
Misses Ray and Joe. in Alexandria and I did the entire a bad month but has survived. Her
Bertina, I hear you've been ail- scene and that was the blast of the ego just needs a boost. She burned
ing - haven't seen you in days. month - - even her car caught on the blinker lights out on her car on
Maybe its the gout honey - you fire on the parking lot of the Great a recent trip to Lubbock, and had
realize a girl must use more American Hamburger place. no luck at all at Childress. Mother
caution as the years prog ress Honey, you think that didn't draw suggested to her that maybe
upward. I've quit stepping off the a c rowd? Mother's first paper mature, gray-haired matronly
curb unless I'm full of citrus or route at the tender age of 41 types with the frizzies just were
Old Charter!! J. Carroll - maybe years -- and it was almost a not in demand on the highways
we should share a citrus and visit disaster!!! and byways at that time.
the elderly once a week!!!! To all the girls in Oklahoma Congratulations to Pauline - on
By the way, for those of you City, Mother and The Lady of her first year at Nacogdoches -
who didn't know who Mr. Golda, the Lake plan to drive up in a few we knew her before she was a
the 2nd runner up in the Miss days. Tessie you best start pre- superstar -- and after I might
Texas P eagent was - it was our paring the minds of your sisters add!
Mr. Golda of the Supremes here for this. Visited with Louise (Walter) at
a t the Detour in Dallas. Ain' t she Has this month ever been a the Bon Soir a couple of times -
a doll? That girl can really shake bitch. Rain every day - - water once with the Salty Sisters from
it. everywhere and mother's lungs Salt Lake - which by the way
Monica darling - we know you're about to colapse. Can you imagine happened to be one of Miss Bren-
,,...n_ ot_ _tw_o _f_ace_d,_ _oth_er_wi_se_ yo_u ___th_e e_m_ba_rra_ss_me_nt_of_be_in_gb_arr_ed_ _ dnoaw's laliads tu pp ienr fyoer moladn hcoessp. itSalh ew iiths
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ONE leg in the air. She lost a
window in her apartment, but Mary
she found it with her leg in the
middle of it! How's that for a
Grade A Betty Davis?
This must cease - Mother has
l'a customer -- Be talking to you
next month!! Until then - thanks
to Ronsue for half a stool/ how
about half-a-Ken?
Mother of Dallas - -
The Brazos Bar
According to Bill, a partner at the
Brazos Bar in Houston, the place
is up for sale for $9,500. Bill explains
that the reason for the sale
is a very personal one and in no
way reflects the business' income.
All Bill explained, "every bar has
its price and mine has been on the
market for almost a year now. I
just think it's time to sell so I
can either
can either find a bigger place or
go into another business".
CONCERNING
GAY PRIDE WEE
Are you proud to be ga
'you are and you wish to e
other gay people get it tog
Gay Price Week contact any0
528-9069, or come by the , n
rose Gaze Community Center
Fairview, Houston. We are u
artists , poets, handscrafts
and those who work with cera
to come forth and help us ma
even better showing Gay
Week.
Gay Pride Week begins Ju
Montrose Gaze Community C
will be featuring an open
full of good artowk by gay ar
and craftsmen. We are mostp
to announce that Mr. Ronny W
will be speaking at the C
during this special week. W
proud of the people we air
have participating in making
Pride Week a better week fo
gay people; however, we are
tending an invitation to yo
add anything you feel you are
to show you are a proud gay
son.
Because Montrose Gaze
non-profit organization, we
depend on our gay communit)
support. Anything you would be
to contribute for the rummages
our art showing; or your gen
participation will be most welc
and appreciated. We are ope
any and all suggestions you
have concerning our activities
ing Gay Pride Week. We
any help you're willing to give
Your time and efforts will
greatly appreciated. Come by
Center to introduce yourself
your talents any day of the v.
from 6pm till 10 pm. I
Be proud to be counted! j
Marquis C;ile 1
RED ROOM
REGROUP
In a move which culmin
almost a full year of negotia
the owners of the popular Red R
have turned over control to
Cappell, as of May 1st. Cap •
a club operator in Houston
several years, originally bee
well known through Bev's CI~
private club which he turned
years ago in Dallas, and w
became Dallas' first and only~
mixed-drink dance bar. Prob
better known for the Aqau
in Dallas, Cappell operated
Aquarius as Dallas' largest ;
with the exception of Bev' s)i·
only mixed-drink / dance b
showbar which gave birth to
of Houston's and Dallas' b t
known show figures. Among I
places Cappell has operate
both cities are the Oddyssee
Painted Duck, the Tara,
Entree', the Mid-Towne, th
Boheme.
The coupling of the Red
with Bob Cappell was act ·
the brainchild of "Big Geo i
who for more than a year J
negotiated with Cappell to
over the lounge but who was
now unwilling to relinquish ,
trol and as a result of the
agreement Cappell will be
full operational control. i friendship between the two ow ,
of the Red Room and Cappe
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have joined forces before in other
ventures.
Cappell brings to the Red Room
a friendship with other bar owners
and managers that has existed
over the years in the HoustonDallas
area, which include such
places as the Bayou Landings.
the Farm House, the Hi-Kamp,
the Glass Stein, Mary's, the 900
Club, the Roaring 60's, the Bon
Soir, RonSue's, T.J.'s, the Encore
and LaCaja and several more in
Austin and elsewhere.
With the help of these and other
friends, Cappell intends to restore
to the Red Room the atmosphere
of a "Gay Bar" which provides
a neutral meeting ground for
operators and clientele and which
will cater primarily to conversational
people, as opposed to loud
discoteque establishments; although
there is also dancing, pool
table air-hockey, pinball, etc.,
the general tenor will be somewhat
hushed and upgraded. The new
operator plans occasional shows
which will be announced later,
planned to break up the "monot-
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ony", but plans primarily to
operate the lounge as a lounge
where mixed drink prices are
reasonable and where service will
be enexcelled.
The Red Room began as a small
intimate neighborhood lounge many
years ago and grew proportionately
with the Gay population to the size
of a good medium sized dance bar.
Many changes through the years
have kept the Gays charmed with
its differences in atmosphere, and
has now reached its peak in combining
almost all the features of
the many other lounges in Houston
in the smaller package.
The new Red Room will feature
a cocktail hour daily (except Sunday)
from 4-7 and Beer Busts
every Sunday. Outside of this, the
operator plans to tone down the
atmosphere and return the club's
reputation to that of a great place
to silently stalk or politely talk.
If Cappell' s flair for the unusual
still exists, then the Red Room
promises to be the most popular
and unusual lounge in Houston.
Why A Gay
Parade?
"What is accomplished?" "What
purpose does it serve?" "You
don't see heterosexuals marching
down the street carrying signs proclaiming
their sexual preferences."
"Why be a spectacle?"
"It only antagonizes straights."
These are some of the arguments
hurled at those busy making plans
for Dallas' second annual GAY
PRIDE PARADE. These critics
have their points. And sometimes
I wonder if it is worth all the work
and problems a gay parade in downtown
conservative Dallas causes,
But then I recall my own youth,
and my story differs little from
thousands of others. When I was
growing up, 1 had strange, vague
feelings that I was somehow different
from "normal" people. I
had never heard the word "gay"
or even ''homosexual,•• Frequently,
I had heard "Queer," "Fruit,"
" Fagget," "Fairy," and "Cocksucker."
When, eventually I did
learn the word " homosexual" I
also "learned" they were " ...
sick, extremly unhappy and
lonely." The only hope for these
"poor unfortunates" was to get
psychiatric treatment and become
"normal" - meaning heterosexual.
Ha. Are there no sick, unhappy,
lonely heterosexuals - - in approximately
the same numbers?
So this is why I march. I really
DON'T want to march as I don't
enjoy advertising my private life
in front of straights. But I must,
I need to help conteract centuries
of neurotic / psychiatric propoganda.
I need to help show the
world that I am GAY, PROLD,
HEAL THY and HAPPY.
Perhaps this is not the best way
to do it, I don't know. But until
someone comes up with a better
suggestion, this is the way I must
do it. One thing for damn sure:
hiding in closets will never accomplish
anything!
"Friendship consists in forgetting
what one ·gives and remembering
what one receives".
ALEXANDER DUMAS
DO YOU
AGREE???
(The material that follows is taken
from a brochure received recently
from the University of Western
Ontario Homophile Association,
London, Ontario, Canada. We feel
that it is very well written; and we
are fully in accord with the thoughts
expressed.)
The text follows:
HOMOSEXUALITY
Homosexuality is the capacity to
respond emotionally and physically
to another person of the same sex.
It is a real and genuine human
feeling, fully equal. to heterosexual
response. Itis shared by a great
many people of every personality
type and every docial position.
Homosexuality has existed as long
as man has and it has been regarded
in many various ways by
different societies; some societies
have viewed it as a pa rt of
"normal" behavior and other societies,
like our own, have regarded
it as "abnormal" behavior. It
would seem to depend upon the
nature of the society and not on
the nature of homosexuality.
Homosexuality is a fact of life.
Like all other facets of human
behavior, it must be dealt with
rationally and without bigotry and
prejudice.
We are living in an age that
is conscious of the personal freedom
and individual right to Jive a
fully honest life. Integrity begins
with each and every person--it
begins with YOU!
AWARENESS
Awareness of one's homosexual
tendencies may come at any age.
A person's response to this sudden
insight will vary depending
upon his strength of character of
self-concept. The person who is
aware of his homosexuality is
usually also afraid--afraid of exposure,
of social rejection, afraid
of being labeled sick or perverted.
It is only in the assurance of his
positive worth that the homosexual
can accept his feelings and live a
happy and satisfying life.
The Homophile Associations of
Ontario and other places were
formed and dedicated to giving
proof both to homosexuals and to
heterosexually oriented people of
the individual and collective worth
of persons regardless of their sexual
preference.
We are attempting to make people
AW ARE of the entirety of their
sexual responses. To assure
people that AW ARNESS of the
people that AW ARNESS of the
fullness of their Jives can only
make them better and more complete
persons. To make the general
public AW ARE of the incidence
of homosexuality. And finally we
are attempting to make people
AWARE that homosexuals will no
longer accept passively the hostility
of an ignorant society.
We have become at last AWARE
that GAY IS GOOD!
RATIONALE
Becoming aware of and accepting
one's homosexuality is a growth
process. But growth requires
energy. This process may therefore
bring new life if one has
the strength to grow or it may be
difficult if one does not have the
resourcefulness of character to
encourage growth in himself.
Homophile Associations provide
an atmosphere both academic and
social where the homosexual may
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meet others with his sexual preference
and where he may socialize
without the fear of "being
different".
Homophile Associations also
provide a forum where the curious
and interested may find communications
with the homosexual in an
open and positive interchange.
Homophile Associations act to
bring a personal and public acceptance
of sexual freedom. We
do not advocate promiscuity. We
insist upon the individual freedom
of each person to live his own private
life.
The need of every person to be
accepted for himself is our priority.
The right of each man to seek
out and to find a happy relationship
with his fellow men is our
aim. People must be encouraged
to find deep, personal, satisfying,
and responsible relationships. All
of us have the potential to love
- - all of us have the need to be
loved- -we must be free to love
freely. It is the QUALITY of your
relationship which matters, not
whether that relationship is between
two persons of the same or
opposite sex.
Studi
Storts Moy 22
ACTION
Once one has come to terms
with his homosexuality, it is time
to act. The homosexual must have
pride in himself and in his sexual
preference. The old days of fear
and cringing are over. The homosexual
admits his homosexuality
to himself AND TO OTHERS and
what's more--he is proud of it!
The Homophile Association promotes
gay pride with general meetings,
public debates and forums,
speaking engagements at schools,
churches, clubs, hospitals, etc.,
demonstrations and marches such
as the national march on Ottawa
of August 28, 1971, various social
activities, and private interviews
and discussions about the topic.
GAY RADIO
PROGRAM
Originally, T. Sanders, a very
active woman for the gay community
had a radio program on
Pacifica Radio, FM90, The gay
program, throughout 1972 featured
live and taped programs with the
purpose of enlightening the straight
WONDERING
community about gays. T. Sanders
recently turned the program over
to Chuck Berger for development
into a program of gays for gays.
The program will be every other
Sunday from 4 to 5 p.m. - May
27th is the next one scheduled.
The program will feature gay information,
gay entertainment and
about functions in the community.
Anyone wishing to donate talent
to the program "Out of the Closets,
Into the Streets" may contact
KPFT % this program.
Gaze Has
Easter Dinner
About forty people came to the
Montrose Gaze Community Center
on April 22 to enjoy Easter dinner.
Lots of women came to enjoy the
festivities.
After lunch, people went outside
to play volleyball on the lawn.
April 21, two members from the
center delivered .about 15 beauti-
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fully-wrapped Easter Baskets to
Texas Childrens Hospital.
In attendance for Easter ~er
were several members oflnteltity
Houston.
We of the center Work, Struggle
and hope for the best for the community.
Montrose Gaze, 504 Fairview
at Whitney - 528-9069 - is
open to all - give them a call or
drop by.
The Center gr~ slowly but
steadily and is being recognized
as a mark of stability in the
Gay Community of Houston. Right
now, they are in need of some
generout person to donate a power
lawnmower so that the lawn can
be put in shape - - anyone Iistenina?
Sunday dinners at the Center
are becoming more and more popular
- - call and check when the
next one will be and attend.
Donations by the Gay Community
are what is keeping this nonprofit
organization going. Have
you helped? Each month all at
the Center thank Mr. Dennis Sisk
for his generosity in making it
possible for them to remain at
this location by paying the rental.
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For the longest time the Houston Gays who had the urge to visit the
.ths found Galveston to be the closest convenience, and it wasn't
ti.I Ted opened Mr. Frizby's in Houston, that the Dallasite could
eet a Houstonite . . . in Houston. Now Houston has opened its
•cond baths, and i promises to be every bit as safe as Frizby's.
lllas too is scheduled for another, not that it has two already,
,tn seem to be doing well, therefore there seems to be room for
third. This all goes to prove a point. When an establishment is
>erated like a business, and when internal controls are enforced
ghtly, the authorities barely acquaint themselves with the existance
· '5Uch places. But when the baths, as any other Gay operation
icomes a nuisance to the public and force the authorities to take
>tice, you can rest assured the survival of that Gay enterprise
rngs precariously in the balance.
rngs precariously in the balance.
Dope, long a menace to bar owners, seems to be the same menace
, baths owners, but in Galveston, Houston, Dallas, through their
Nn devises for control, dape is virtually non existent. Sex is a
1ppening which through consenting partners may still be considered
Ji!gal wrong, but is lately viewed by jurists as something short of
jail crime, and ergo if kept controlled, and does not invite public
.tention, can for the most part be tolerated. Frizby's is to be conratulated
for having operated as the pioneer in Houston in the Bath
usiness. And becaust of his stringentcontrolsatFrizby's, no public
1tcry has arisen. No wagons have backed up to his door to lead
ex offenders. Frizby's should serve as an example to others who
ish to operate in this field, and to Ted, now celebrating the beginning
r his thirdyearinHoustonas "Mr. Frizby's", we offer the sincerest
est wishes for continued success. Congratulations to Frizby and
ompany.
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A LESSON TO BE TAUGHT
In the straight world, while bigotry seems to be fashionable
still, and while courts and associations fight for the equality of
individuals, it has almost become a laughable matter in our Gay
world. Blacks, Mexican-Americans, Whites, Jews, Italians, and
other minorities seem to have found a world in Gay life that has
none of the barriers. At any club you will find blacks with whites,
dancing or petting; Mexican Americans with protesto-whites living
together or making love as freely as though there were no cultural
difference. ·in Gay Society, it is acceptable to be Gay; regardless
of background or culture. Why then, can'tthe courts, "Lib Societies"
and others, send their emissaries into Gay life for the answer to
"equality". It would be instantly obvious that Gays represent "love"
and that there is little room in our lives for bigotry or racism.
Perhaps being homosexual bridges the gap, somehow. And while
places like the "Ghetto", River Oaks, "North Dallas" exist to the
straight world, they are only names to the Gay World that have no
meaning when people come together at the bars or parties. And if
a Gay lives in one of those "places", he leaves it behind when he
entertains himself with friends at the bars. And you can be sure that
when race riots plague cities across the country, it's treated as a
joke to Gays, who rub shoulders with the very protesters outside
the Gay world, and who bring about daily the only true homogenous
society. In Gay life, bigotry has no room. Maybe our social educators
can find tha key to harmony by spending a few nights at any Gay Bar.
If they're not afraid they'll lose their own bigotry.
Is Texas destined to become a state interested only in female
impersonators to the absolute dishonor of so many handsome boys
in the area? The publishers of this paper would wish that a realistic
contest be slated for the near future that would select the HANDSOMEST
men. Such a contest would certainly arouse more than a
passing interest in club patrons, and could, perhaps be staged on
neutral ground or at a club large enough to handle the job.
The man chosen for the title MISTER TEXAS and the other contestant
winners could easily reap more than a trophy as his reward,
for his future could lead to modeling and other things, whereas an
impersonator of females can look only to the Gay world for ace
eptance.
Such a contest is a must in Texas, and should be held with a view
to perhaps enlarging to a truly national contest, not merely the tool
for promotion of a ~lub or a newspaper, but an ernest attempt at a
Gay version of the Mister Universe contest. It certainly would not
hurt the Gay image in our world, and could produce evidence to a
naive public that not all Gays wear girls clothing.
This paper strongly urges you to write of your opinion regarding
this challenge, and should we receive the proper supp1Jrt, we feel
we can enlist the aid of Texas Gay Scene Operators to put across
such a contest.
Goos looking men and boys should be seen.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR ton has been to Austin to lobby
with Senators, in addition to talking
to ACLU.
The Texas Gay Coalition wants
to have names and addresses of a
few gays in each city in Texas.
When there is a gay rights bill
,or issue that needs representation,
a newsletter will be fired
off all over the state so that
individuals can write letters to
their Senators and Representatives
- - sort of a gay crisis hotline.
When a person gets the newsletter
he calls friends, who in turn cad
more friends. By helping each
other, we can get fantastic political
results.
CIRCLE OF FRIENDS
3834 Ross Avenue
Dallas, Texas 75204
Dear Friends,
Dallas is having its second GAY
PRIDE PARADE at 11 am, Saturday
June 30, 1973. Perhaps you
saw the first such parade last
year in person or on TV. The
parade is sponsored by the Circle
of Friends, Texas' oldest homophile
organization. The parade will
be. made up of various organizations
as well as individuals. We
will have floats, banners, cars and
hundreds of pe_ople carrying signs.
The parade will proceed up Main
and down Elm streets. Emphasis
is on Civil Rights.
One of the main purposes of this
parade is to call attention to the
fact that members of the homosexual
community are human too
and should be able to exercise the
same civil rights as any other
citize_n. We invite you to join us
in this parade and at the picnic
at Flag Pole Hill immediately
following. Bring food and drink for
yourself and a friend.
If you can't march, you can still
help sponsor the parade by your
check or cash donation. It was such
donations last year that made
donations last year that made it
possible to have a successful parade.
In this way everyone can
have a part in making it a success.
MAIL YOUR CONTRIBUTION TO:
Parade Committee
Box 5944
Dallas, Texas 75222
For additional information call
824-0770. '
Y mirs for human dignity and
equahty,
Chris McKee
Parade Chairwoman
Gay Liberation Arizona Desert
P. 0. Box 117
Tempe, Arizona
Dear Sisters and Brothers
Recognizing the need 'for increase_
d communication and cooper~
tlon between organizations
~orkrng for gay rights and liberat-
10n, Gay Liberation/ Arizona Desert
(GLAD) is sponsoring a SouthWest
Gay conference.
Open to_ the public, the con
ferenc_e will be held May 26-28
at_ Arizona State lniversity and
w1l I fe~ture workshops, films a
gay pnde parade, a tubing trip
dov:n. _the Salt River, and other
act1v1t1es.
Organizations are being invited
from Southern California, Arizona,
'.'lew Mexico, Texas, Colorado,
Nevada, and Utah.
1:he conference will be sharing
of ideas and experiences with the
emphasis on pooling resources increasing
solidarity, and working
together. The workshops will be
loose_ly structures and participa
tory rn nature.
R_egtstration forms will be mail~
d rn the nest few days. Suggest-
10ns and comments are welcome
~or more information, please
wnte to above.
Yours in the struggle,
GLAD
226-8242
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HOW CAN WE
HELP EACH OTHER
The Senate subcommittee has
recently finished its work on the
"homosexual clause" for the consensual
adults in private. They
have reduced it from a felony to
a misdemeanor \\ith a $200 fine.
This is a considerable gain for the
liberal faction on the ~ubcommittee,
in that there wasn't
but marginal liberality and support.
Senator Graig Washington is
working mostly for the reduction
and when the bill goes before full
committee, he will add an amendment
to have the consensual laws
stricken complete!}. From the
senate committee, the bill will go
to the house for a final vate.
The ACLU has a lobby on the
penal code and is active with the
homosexual clause. "Integrity,"
a Houston gay group has been working
with Ron Waters, a Representative
(although he isn't on the
subcommittee) favorable to gays.
The Gay Political Caucus ofHous-
•
(From the Channel, MCC of Dallas)
DEAR ANN LANDERS: I am
panicky and need your advice. I
just learned that someone who is
very close to our family is a
homosexual. I was shocked, to put
it mildly. He does not know that
I am aware of his deviation. I
could overlook it, except for the
fact that I am concerned about
our children.
We have two little boys. Will
uals have any special interest in
small children? Also, do you think
he might tr} to influence our little
boys against girls?
- Afraid.
tDb\R AFRAID: The percentage of
homosexuals who are child molesters
is actually smaller than
among heterosexuals. Your little
boys would probably be safer with
this friend than with a "funny"
heterosexual uncle.
DEAR READERS: your recalcitrant
editor thinks that the lade
(?) who wrote the letter to Ann
Landers has problems .. \nyone who
has to "overlook" a friend's gay
lifestyle obviously isn't much of a
friend. If the writer is as picky
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than the gay fellow ever
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GAY BROTHERS AND SISTERS
I hope you will say a little prayer
that Senator Washington (a heterosexual)
will be successful on
our behalf. Should we win this
victory, let us then work for the
civil rights of all mankind - -
not just gays.
On the otherhand, if we do nothing
WE WILLDE5ERVEWHATWE
GET.
Steve Jonsson
"There should be fences even
between friends. But they should
have great holes in them."
HABIB SHABIB
HE IS DEAD
Oh, lamentable day!
Death lies upon him like
an untimly frost upon
the sweetest flower of the field.
David Joseph Hennessy dies on
April 22, 1973 at the age of 22.
Born here in Houston on September
16, 1950, and a lifetime resident
of the city. Few knew this lad as
well as I but many were the people
who loved him. He was the victim
of a triffic accident in the small
hours of Easter morning.
Having lived with David for
five years I feel that his loss can
never be replaced. For it was
You And
Your Bike
Houston has recently effected an
ordinance covering the registration
of bycycles that requires all
two-wheeled bikes to be ridden on
public ways to be registered with
the Houston Fire Depa rtment.
The cost, one dollar, covers a
two-year period wherein the serial
number is recorded along with the
manufacturer's serial number and
kept on file; a decal is issued
and placed on the bike to certify
the registration. It is hoped that
this act will help curtail the rise
in bike thefts in this city, particularly
the more expensive five
and ten-speed variety. The Houston
Police Department is given the
authority to enforce this ordinance,
and will detain anyone riding an unregistered
bike.
your hostesses
Ricci & Rita
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FORT WORTH'S NEW ORGANIZATION
(the OPEN DOOR - April 1973)
A new organization has been
created for Fort Worth. It is called
AURA - Awareness, Unity
and Research Association. AURA
is a joint effort of straights and
gays to bring about social equality.
AURA is an educational organization
which hopes to make all
gays aware of the rights which are
common to all citizens, and of way~
to defend themselves against discriminatory
practices. It hopes tc
contribute to a social climate
where outmoded m} ths and taboos
no longer hinder free discussion
and objective evaluation of the
homophile subculture. AURA also
hopes to serve as a center of
communication. making the individual
aware of existing homophile
organizations and services.
The organization will alos research
and evaluate studies and
publications which deal with the
homophile subculture.
Chairman and founder of AURA,
Kent A. Cyr, has announced that
a meeting for prospective new
members will be held the later
par t of May . Dues are $10 a year
for Active Membe r s and $5 a year
for Associate Members.
Any person who would like to
join AURA, or would like more
0fo:mation concerning the organ-
1zat10n should write to:
AURA
Ken A. Cyr, Chairman
P. 0. Box 26063
Fort Worth, Texas 76116 or
call Ken at 838-2095.
David Hennessy who taught me Ken is a member of the Ameri-humility
and love. He was generous can Civil Libe rties Union and
to all and a true lover of mankind. serves as church clerk for Agape Ken A. Cyr, founder of • new organization
What he had done for everyone MCC. He has spoken several times aimed at bringing understanding and aware•
remains and no one can take that at area colleges on behalf of the ness to the Fort Worth community.
away. Life passes but love re- __c_ h_u_r_c_h·_----------------------------1
mains.
He worked for the Galmiche
Salon, he was a respected hairdresser
for his young age. His
following was large.
Watching his development it seemed
to come to full bloom almost
over night.
Each person that met David could
not help notice the personality of
this young man, and his zest for
living. In the spirit that he lived
let us live and be joyful.
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STARTING MAY 30
WAKEFIELD POOLE'S
Congratulations to SHOUT IT LOUD
The GLF at Kent University is
doing a great job of educating their
fellow students, faculty and general
public. Boldly, they print a small
but interesting newsletter monthly.
They frequently give dances in
which straights and gays dance side
by side. Also they conduct men and
women's rap sessions and sponsor
iorums.
Perhaps the most dramatic thing
they've accomplished was to demolish
the sexism that had existed
on the Men's Basketball Intermurals
by fielding a team of both
men and women called the Lavender
Menace. Their won-loss record
wasn't impressive, but they
were VISIBLE AS GAY PEOPLE.
And they had a lot of fun. They
also had a giant cheering section.
Now that basketball season is over,
these courageous young men and
women have entered a volley-ball
team.
Those wishing to contribute to
SHOUT IT LOUD! may write
Page 12
KGLF at Room 233: University
Center KSU: Kent, Ohio 44242.
This poem is from a recent publication:
I was searching - -
looking!
I was watching - -
learning!
I was listening-hearing!
1 was seeing - -
finding!
I was touching - -
feeling!
I was being - -
living!
I was loving - -
you!
I was --
T. D. Bean
Gay is Good
Gay is proud
Gay is here
SHOUT IT LOUD!
"My enemies are now so numerous,
I'm thankful for the friends
I've got - - however few" .
ALEXANDER GRAY
WHY ARE WE
LONELY?
I suppose because I'm an ancient
queen and because I have a good
ear, I get phone calls all the time
(usually at night when I have a
warm companion) from people who
are lonely and desperately need
someone to talk to. Of course I
wouldn't just rudely hang up and
hurr,y back to my friend, but I
cant t help but wonder - - why?
Oh,. I can see a young lad
finally awakening to the fact that
he's gay and needs some answers.
And I can understand someone from
a small town, new to Dallas and
doesn't know where or how to meet
people.
To those of age, I always keep
a handy list of gay bars by my
telephone and recommend these.
But many are a little timid about
going into a bar alone, knowing
no one.
To the young and the shy I say
the easiest and best way to get
to know a lot of good people;
people who are happy, successful,
proud, and un-hung-up about being
gay, is to attend the Metropolitan
Community Church. Any stranger
can walk into 3834 Ross Avenue,
and he isn't likely to be a stranger
long. There is something of
interest going on there almost
every night.
Some of the interesting things
coming up in May are:
1. COVERED DISH DINNER, May
6th at 5:30 pm. Anyone, church
member or not, can enjoy a feast
fit-for-a-king for just $1.50. If,
out of a hundred men and women
milling around, talking, laughing,
eating and drinking, one can't meet
some nice people who will eventually
become a lasting and loyal
friends, then one simply isn't trying,
or else is looking for a
" knight in shining armour." And
unless one is a "knight in shining
armour," too one best not be so
pickish!
2. On the 18th and 19th of May
there will be another delightful
MCC NIGHTS AT THE MOVIES.
These movies are always "choice"
and the intermissions are even
more so.
3. For those who wish to get
involved, to do something rather
than just complain , there is the
CIRCLE OF FRIENDS with meetings
on the 2nd and 4th Fridays
at 8:00 p.m.
4. A rapidly growing women's
organization, DAUGHTERS OF
BILITIS, meets the frist Friday
of the month at MCC 8:00 pm.
On the third Friday of the month
they meet at 2001 Bryan. Suite 290.
Houston offers the same op-portunities
(Perhaps More) at
the Montrose Gaze.
So dear lonely people, please
remember: all of us is lonely
sometimes, aren't we. Please don;t
expect instant happiness with the
mere ring of a telephone. Get off
your butts. GO \\ HERE THE PEOPLF:
ARE'
To, -Help
.Gay Priests
Roman Catholics are planning
to open a counseling center for
homosexual priests, brothers and
seminarians.
Location of the center, to be
called Renewal, Rest and Recreation,
is undecided. Rev. John F .
Harvey of Alexandria, Va., who is
organizing it, says the center will
focus on pastoral counseling and
help for gay clergymen.
He says he expects the program
to be in operation within a year.
Harvy says Catholics generally
are reluctant to acknowledge
homosexuals in the clergy. " Too
many people are threatened by
something which is so little understood,"
he says.
Establishment of the center is
officially approved by the Catholic
Church and will be listed in the
Official Catholic Directory, says
Harvey.
(Houston Chronicle -5/4/73)
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An AA's Birthday
During the past month the Nuntius
was invited to attend a "birthday"
party. The party was for AA's
that had been sober for one, two
or more years.
My understanding of this program
was greatly increased by
the brief time spent with this
group.
Herewith is a writing by one of
the "birthday" celebrants, a young
woman that was celebrating her
"1st" birthday of soboriety.
The search is yours and mine.
Each finds his way with help,
But yet alone.
Serenity is the goal.
It comes to those who learn to wait
and grow;
For each can learn to understand
himself and say, "I've found a
Joy in being I,
and knowing you;
a Knowledge of the depths I can
descend,
A chance to climb the heights above
my head."
The way is not so easy all the time.
Our feet will stumble often as we
go.
A friend may need to give others
some extra help,
as We once gave to others
When in the hour of fear.
This is no picnic path that we
have found;
But yet compared to other days
and other times,
It seems a better route.
We lost our way before;
In fear,
and guilt,
Resentments held too long.
Self pity had its way with us;
We found the perfect alibi
For all our faults.
We do not know what life may bring
From day to day
Tomorrow is a task not yet begun,
and we could fail
to pass its test
But this will wait,
While in today we do the best
We can.
Today we try to grow
Today we live,
We seek to know,
To give,
To share
With you.
--- (ZNS) - A magazin publisher
in England is organizing a "sex
fair" -- featuring male strippers,
nude all-girl wrestlin~teams, erotic
films and topless girl pop bands.
According to Reuters News
Service, publisher Nick Coles is
currently looking for a location
north of London to stage his sex
carnival. The show - - which will
feature an "orgy tent" and live
lesbian stage shows - - was shifted
away from the small village
of Forest Row after residents
there protested.
Coles says that, once a site is
found, he will build a stadium
which will incorporate sexy sideshows
and a love tent, which will
have foam rubber on the floor so
visitors can watch erotic films
played on the ceiling.
Page 14
"Better are the blows of a friend
than the false kisses of an enemy"
THOMAS A. BECKETT
THE TEEN SCENE
Often overlooked by operators
but never neglected are the teenagers
and under - 21s in Texas
who, were theyNewYorkers,could
frequent the Bars. This group of
people who now have the right to
vote, serve in the armed forces,
and who pay taxes as would their
adult conterpart find themselves
in the strictest sense of the word
a "minority."
But thankfully, Friday and Saturday
nights when the curfew takes
over and the liquor and beer is
put away such Houston and Dallas
bars ;s the Farmhouse, T.J.'s
the Bayou Landings open their
doors to these young people for
two hours of dancing and coke
drinking.
The parents of such young adults
who ofe ,,
who often send "rescue-money
to the runaways who find themselves
better treated in other
selves better treated in other
states should encourage Texas
legislators to drop the drinking age
to 18 years; San Francisco and
New York and other exotic cities
would quickly lose their appeal to
these young adults whose only
desire is to be able to dance and
socialize some time before 2:00
a.m. and if not in school, per-haps
even mid-week. These under
21' s may be kiddies to society,
but to the Gay World are adults
and should be treated so.
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was an old residence, was being
demolished and the Detour had
plans for rebuilding that portion
of the saloon and enlarging the
facilities.
It is understood that the damage
was extensive to the rear of the
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of the bar they feel
that the front will be in operation
real soon.
This fire was anaccidentandnot
as so many in the past "suspected
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MADAM Fl!RTERLIZER
Madam Ferterlizer, "Mother of
Dallas Drag'' has been hospitalized
and is in serious condition.
Madam Ferterlizer has been
for the past several years one of
the performers at Ronsue's at
3236 McKinney having missed very
few performances during this time.
"Fertie", as she is known to all
who know her well is a friend to
all who meet her.
Ron Hemby, Ronsue's owner and
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show in which about $730.00 was
collected to help with expenses
during his illness. This effort
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The female impersonators doing
these benefits gave tips and all for
their friend and fellow entertainer.
This is a great example of what
the collective Gay community can
do to help when the need is there.
"Fertie" will still require assistance
during this period. If you
have ever seen this "young-pastsixty",
she is your friend and
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to Mr. Ron Hemby, %Ronsues -
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Phone 526-9333.
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Texas
Troy Perry, gaydom's most
charismic leader will be in Dallas
May 25, 26, and 27; and he'll be
in Ft. Worth May 28, 29 and 30.
Three full days of activities are
being planned by the Dallas Metropolitan
Community Church, said
Reverend Richard Vincent. Starting
Friday at 8:00 pm there will
be an Open House. The next day
will be filled with special music,
a buffet dinner and a program of
varied entertainment. Then Sunday
morning at 11:00 Troy Perry will
officiate at the dedication of Dallas'
own MCC building.
This building, at 3834 Ross
This building, at 3834 Ross
Avenue, was built in the Depression
30's as a private hospital.
Today the architecture is quaint
but interesting and the structure
sould. But the building had been
vacant for many years and vandels
had smashed most of the windows.
Through the years, th~ves had
forced entry andcarriedoffeverything
of value. Then hippies, seeking
shelter from Dallas' cruel winters
"liberated" the building and
made it their home.
When MCC purchased the building,
it was in shambles. On that
cold December day, when the congregation
first looked at it, many
were discouraged and thought it
beyond repair. Butaboutl00membePs
(and non-members) pitched
in, rolled up their sleeves and set
to work. Window panes were replaced.
The leaking roof was repaired.
Hugh holes.in the floors and
walls were patched. While some
workers were doing all this, others
were busy sheetrocking, putting in
new electrical wiring, cleaning
windows, painting, nailing, hammering.
Then came a new floor,
with gold carpet. When the sanctuary
was finished, a beautiful organ
was donated.
But to those who've labored so
hard, it is simply beautiful. Now
Troy Perry will bless and dedicate
-- Dallas' .First Gay Church!
(From The Gay Insider, USA by
John Francis Hunter)
Can a man of the cloth proclaim
himself a homosexual and
still effectually lead a flock?
Until a very few years ago such
a question was not openly raised
in the homosexual community, and
if it wa:s presented to theologians,
the answer was generally in the
negative if provided at all. Most
theologians would rather not
ponder such questions. The majority
of homosexuals as well as
preachers (they've never been
mutually exclusive entities) seemed
to prefer that such questions
not be askd
not be as.lied at all. To the straight
world, which dominated and set
the lifestyle, the homosexual either
didn't exist. or else he was considere4
a sick man and an unregenerate
sinner.
Popular psychologists / propagandists-
like Edmund Bergler -
(1000 Homosexuals) dismissed
homosellUals who didn't plead to
"be cured" as willful perverts.
Pervert and sinner were synonymous.
1be idea of a self-confessed
homosexual cleric was unthinll'.
able - - 11111til late 1968 when
Troy Perry surfaced, a stunning
example of the New Free Gay
and moreover·, the New Conscience.
Perry is a phenomenon of the
late '68s who, by the end of this
present decade, may seem about
as novel as an earth-orbiting astronaut
or the recipient of a heart
transplant. But for neo he is absolutely
rare, an innovator, a rallying
point for gay activists, a
pioneer -- and as much a freak
as Jesus whom he worships and
promoted from the pulpit of his
Metropolitan Community Church.
REV. TROY PERRY
Now at last it is ready. In
comparison to Dallas' mighty First
Methodist Church and Highland
Park's splendid Presbyterian
Church, Gay's MCC is primitive.
"My principle message is the
message of love," Perry proclaims
forthrightly wherever he
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shepherd, and he knows I'm gay."
"A love of self, a love of God,
and a love of this country. I believe
that the homosexual has to
love himself before anybody else
can love him and that includes
God . . . I feel that you have to
come to terms with yourself, know
who you are and what you are and
know what you want out of life."
His congregation responds
sometimes en masse, sometimes
spottily, as it is made up of
diverse religious backgrounds.
From austere Episcopalians who
feel comfortable with the generally
Espicopalian pattern of worship,
to zealots of Perry's own ilk. The
congregation in terms of its sexual
orientation is guessed to contain
70 percent male homosexuals, 15
percent female homosexuals, and
15 percent heterosexuals - - certainly
making it the most unorthodox
church in America today.
Unorthodox, though, is simply
not a big enough word to describe
Perry, his assistant ministers, his
choir, his aides or his communicants,
nor the work of his church.
Whatever one thinks of organized
religion, on the lunatic fringe or
in the bosom of the ancient establishment,
one has to view the
MCC group as a sociological bo::;om
of the ancient establishment,
one has to view the MCC group as
a sociological entity of enormous
psychological and sociological potential.
Homosexuals are, contrary to
straight opinion, highly diverse,
difficult to organize, constrained
by conditioning, law and prevailing
popular attitudes and fearful
of losing their jobs if "discovered."
Perry has his hands full.
In addition ot his ministry, the
kindly blue-eyed minister is
President of the Western Homophile
Conference, Chairman of the
Los Angeles Community for Homosexual
Law Reform and a board
member of the Council on Religion
and the Homosexual. He can be
found at the forefront of any homosexual
protest parch for the right
to make love in private as one
choses or even protesting
against public discrimination.
On Sunday evening, January 11
(1070), Perry led some two hundred
fifty marchers under the aegis
of the Homosexual Law Reform
group up Highland past Hollywood
High School to fabled Hollywood
Boulevard. The blase' boulevardiers
had never seen anything
like it.
like it.
Then on Sunday, February 7,
Perry made his way to a greasy
spoon on Santa Monica Boulevard
called Barney's Beanery to protest
the offensive "Fagots Keep Out"
sign, which had for years declared
its management's mispelled
prejudice from above the bar. He
prevailed. (The sign was recently
restored.)
Page 16
During church service on the
aforementioned Sunday, Perry
good-naturedly told of a city official's
call to ask how many demonstrators
he anticipated.
monstrators he anticipated.
"Maybe a thousand," Perry had
estimated.
"A thousand!" the man replied.
"Are there a thousand homosexuals
in Los Angeles?"
"That really blew my mind,"
Perry cried as his congregation
roared: "I explained if there
weren't a thousand, there certainly
were a lot of imitations running
around!"
While heavily involved in
advancing the cause of sexual
advancing the cause of sexual
enlightenment and freedom from
harrassment in his community,
the seemingly indefatigable Perry's
first commitment is to his
church. The variety of activities
besides Sunday morning worship
service include prayer meetings/
bible classes; and "Alcoholics
Together" group; a class for the
deaf; marriage ceremonies (performed
for couples who have been
together for at least six months);
and a Hescue Squad whi<'h responds
to telephone hot-line pleas
from homosexuals in immediate
trouble with the law or when a
love affair has ended and rejection
has become overwhelming to them.
or when the indifference of the
world to their lonely suffering has
grown unbearable. Perry offers
understanding and extends a welcome
to those who feel that they
do not belong anywhere.
Homosexuals are not openly invited
into most churches in America
and in many places of worship
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they are scorned, Perry points out.
Churchmen feel they have to change
a person and convert him from his
homosexuality if he is to become a
proper Christian. Perry does not
feel any change is necessary other
than that the homosexual should be
encouraged to stop feeling guilty
and ashamed of being what he is.
This is the man who is coming
to Texas the last week in May.
Everyone (straight or gay - believer
of non-believer) would enjoy
hearing this man talk. When this
man enters a room, love enters
at the same time.
In answer to the question "What u d d •
do you_ feel is the o_rigin of ho!"O· fi erstan 1ng sexuahty - - genetic or acquired
- - or is it as much a part of
the_ Natural Order as heterosex- Grow1·ng uahty?" Perry muses:
"About the origin of homosex-uality,
a thousand different psy- Old chiatrists have a thousand dif- er
ferent answers .... They have
decided not that a child's sexual
orientation is set by the time he is
three years old. I think they're
going to find that it's much earlier
than that. I tend to agree with
Dr. Evelyn Hooker of UCLA who
seems to feel that in some - - and
I think that will be explained to
include ALL - - homosexuals - -
there is a biological reason for
being homosexual, that chemically
the body is tipped toward homosexuality.
I feel that the homosexual
is created so. I don't believe
environment has a lot to do
with it. I would disagree with
almost every homophile leader in
that respect . . .. If they go back
and find that the origin of homosexuality
is in the foetus, then you
don't control it . . . . I believe
that I was created a homosexual
and that's why I had no suffering
or guilt feelings or hang-ups about
it. I'm God's creation. I believe
it's just as natural to be homosexual
as it is to be heterosexual!"
In Gay society a person is ill
equipped to handle the aging process
unless he understands a little
about the bio-phychological process
of aging. And as a person
growing older peers with one eye
at himself in the mirror reflecting
an image of disdainful age, and
the other on the television commercializing
a hair product with
the words, "You'~e not getting
older, you're getting better", a
turmoil of frustration can build
quickly. But this problem is not
unique to Gay life alone. It's a
serious concern to society as
a whole and volumes fill the libraries
on the
aries on this subject alone. Because
there is more to aging
than just becoming old.
Aging may come slowly or rapidly
• gracefully, gradually, or suddenly.
Some people seem to slip
into old age gracefully, even beautifully,
while others seem almost
overnight to be transformed by
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some malelvolent experience, real
or imagined, into relative old age.
We can group aging into three categories
for study.
BIOLOGICAL aging refers to
changes in the organism's vulnerability;
the chances of survival
diminish with the passage of time.
An older person biologically, has
on the basis of physiological,
chemical, and anatomical measurements
only a short time left
to live. A person's PHYSIOLOGICAL
age can be guaged
by his capacity to adapt to the
environmental demands of other
persons. Physcological age influenced,
of course, by Biological
age is also determined by other
factors that include his ability to
employ his capacities. This can
mean that a person of fifty can still
function sexually as strong as a
person ofthirty, if his drive is not
physcholigally diminished. DOCCORRECTION
physcholigally diminished. SOCIAL
AGE plays a strong role in
Gay Life but merely refers to an
individual's social habits relative
to society's expectations. This
person's behavior is often selfimposed
and toned down considerably
merely because it is "expected"
he act his age. Be more
conservative; conversely more
lecherous, etc. But the aging Gay
Person if often forced to act in
accordance with norms that decide
whether he acts too young for his
age. Let's probe into the biological
determinats. Each animal
species lives, on the average, only
a certain length of time, but there
are large individual differences
around the average. The lifetime
of men, for example, range from
a few minutes to well over a
hundred years. To some extent, an
individual's life span is determin~
d genetically. For instance, if
your grandparents were longlived
you may have one small
adva~tage. But the environmental
factors play a larger role; the food
we eat, temperature, demands for
activity, quality of the air, and the
like also affect chances for longer
life. Variations in man's environment
is most important in determining
span of life; more so
than heredity. If man can asses
and control his environment, he
can increase his life span, or the
aging process.
Wrinkled skin and other changes
in appearance come about as a result
of changes in the connectivetissue
fibers that lie between the
cells of the body. Leonardo da
Vinci was able to reduce the drawings
of individuals of different ages
to rules, based on specific anatomical
changes. (Changes in appearance
can beattributedtogenetics,
but are also most definitely
able to be modified by environment.)
It is commonly known (if
ignored) that continued exposure
to the sun, regardless of
preventative lotions, etc., quicken
the aging process by faster
thickening connective tissue leading
to leathering of the skin. Many
cells of the body continue to divide
with age (reproduce themselves),
but some of the most important
ones do not: brain cells and heart
cells do not.
There are social determinants
that vary the pattern of aging and
that vary with social class. Poor
people are generally exposed to
more injurious environmental conditions
than are the middle - or
upper-class rich, and the consequences
are poorer health and
earlier aging. Poor people also
become more vulnerable psycho-logically
as they become older.
Their range of choices of where
and how to live become increasingly
constricted with advancing
age. Because, in a real sense, it
is choice that makes us human,
the aged poor robbed of choice
decay even more rapidly. In Gay
society an aging Gay is often lookupon
without respect if he acts
"younger" than his age, and is
often sh1.mned and avoided if he
does. When a man passe! into his
forties (in Gay life), he actually
approaches a new phase and finds
himself more admired for himself
and his intellectual or social
prowess rather than h_as sexu!'I
appeal. It is when he chngs to_ his
thirties that he becomes undes1reable
to his peers and to the y~~nge_i;
set who either scorn or use
him. One of the concern1; of aging
is the need to curtail certain activities
as energy declines and the
need to rest increases. Understanding
this is difficult to the Gay
who is used to crowding his day
with business and his nights with
pleasure games and who must then
begin to curtail his a ctivities or
show ever-increasing signs of aging.
The well adjusted gay ga_uges
himself and his energy drives;
pr
perhaps motivated by the death
of his peers, which serves as reminders
of his own vulnerability.
At this point the Gay often wishes
to retreat from the complexities
of life and society and retire
honorably and with dignity from the
"scene". But although older people
do begin to disengage themselves
from many social roles ,
their activity can (and usually
does) become related to life and
sexual satisfaction and the
tendency is to plan and attend
more productive encounters (less
frequently but nevertheless pr_oductive)
with sexual and social
partners at parties and other limited
events. Lonliness - personal
and social and intellectual - is
the most wicked scourge of the
aging.
Sex is curtailed only physchologically
by the aging Gay, and U: the
loss of hormonal or other medical
inbalance is not prevelant, then
this person's sexual life can continue
easily well into his nineties;
the criteria here is a simple
one. The availability of a sexual
partner. Most Gays have a tendency
to sublimate their se~ual
desire. Age should make httle
difference in one's life, and if he
should become less active
sexually, then a great deal of the
fault lies with his own self-hate.
For psychologically mature individuals
though growing older, do
not change - a loving person is
still a loving person, an paranoid
is still paranois at any age, and
an old roue' still lusts after new
tricks.
The story of life can actually
begin here. If appearance, and I'm
speaking of your face, biceps,
chest, etc., brings you unhappiness,
and you are too P<?Or
to change them, then accept aging
gracefully. But if your in~ome
allows you to choose your environment,
then by all means, pick an
air conditioned apartment and get
out of the smog; get that face
lifted, wear that make-up; ta_ke
those facials; style your hair;
get out on the dance floor and
work up those sluggish veins and
tired old sluggish heart; pump
some yough into your life through
clever clothing; stay out of the
sun and wear color on your face
from a bottle. Tint your hair
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or buy a wig. Pluck your eyebrows
or dye them. Do the things
that for centuries the rich have
done, and you'll find new satisfaction
in growing old, because
in reality, your age is only reflected
in the mirror. And if you
can still achieve an erection then
find the right person to turn you
on. Remember. If you can masturbate,
you can have sex with a wilJing
partner. Don't grow old mentally,
and you'll find yourself back
in your thirties again. And if you
THINK sex, you'll HAVE SEX.
(NEXT ISSUE, "How to Halt Ageing")
MAYPOLE
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1. snug
4, flaccid
6. TV award
8. double
10. black gem
12. to caution
14. quiet
16. lip caress
18. make a loan
20. cord
22. discover
Down, Left
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3. Wizard of
5. anger
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9. one (Span.)
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to question
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8. dual
10. onyx
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14. calm
16, kiss
18, lend
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2828 Rio Grande ....... 478-0224
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BACHELOR QUARTERS (Baths)
3116 Live Oak . . . . ..... .
BA YOU LANDING
2906 Pearl ......... 742-3269
BON SOIR
5601 Lovers Lane . .• . 351-9521
briar patch
5709 Oram ... .. .... 824-9710
CHIP INN
3224 N. Fitzhugh . .... 526-9580
CLUB MAARS
1819 N. Henderson .. . .... .
DELTA BATHS
2906 Pearl ..... . . . . 742-3269
DETOUR
3113 Live Oak ....... 823-0846
ENCORE
4615 McKinney ...... 526-9328
ENTRE' NUIT
3116 Live Oak . . . . . . ...
GENE'S MUSIC BAR
307 S. Akard . . ... . .. 742-0269
HIGHLAND LOUNGE
3018 Morningside ..... 526-9551
METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY
CHURCH
3834 Ross ... . .. . .. . 826-0291
THE RANCH
4117 Maple .. . .. . . .. 526-9524
RONSUE'S
3236 McKinney ....... 526-9333
STUDIO 9
4817 Bryan ......... 823-0447
THE SWINGER
2121 N. Field ....... 741-0700
T.J.'s
3307 McKinney . ..... 526-9368
VAPORS
5334 Lemmon . ...... 526-9214
VILLA FONTINA
1315 Skiles ......... 823-0372
WHERE THE BOYS ARE
4601 Maple .... ..... 526-9263
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THE CAVE
304 Main at 3rd . ..... 335-0675
HOUSTON
900 CLUB
900 Lovett ........ . . . 528-8900
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2020 Kipling ......... 526-8951
BELLAIRE NEWS
5807 Bellaire Blvd. . ... 665-9081
CLUB BATHS
2205 Fannin ........ . . 229-0156
DINERS NEWS
240 Westheimer ....... 528-8950
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