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Saturday June 24th, 1972 was a
historic day for Dallas. This conservative
town had seen many
parades before- -but never a
parade like this one. This was the
day gay citizens "kicked down the
closet door and let the lavendar
smoke come pouring out." The
day we told the world, "We are
no longer afraid."
But it almost didn't happen. Two
days before, a frantic Dallas City
Councilman, Doug Fain, asked City
Attorney Alex Bickley to rescind
the Circle of Friends' parade permit.
Most City Counce! members
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were in agreement with Fain. But
Bickley reminded them that his
office had researched the law to see
if there was any legal grounds on
which to deny a parade permit.
But it seems the Constitution
grants gays the same rights to
freedom of speech as it does
straights. So the parade was still
on! And because of the publicity
given to this effort to halt the
parade at the last minute, thousands,
who otherwise might not have
heard of the parade, came downtown
to see what all the fuss was
about.
They saw plenty. There were
seventeen floats and gaily decorated
cars. There were large banners
and signs - "I'm not prejudice:
I like heterosexuals," "Someone
you love is gay," "This car is
sponsored by professionals and
others who, if they were known
to be gay, would lose their jobs."
The Dallas Metropolitan Community
Church had an elaborate float
telling the world, "9od Loves His
Gay Children Too." "Gay is As
American As The Flag and Apple
Pie," proclaimed the beautiful
Circle of Friends' float. The Gay
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Liberation of Houston's float carried
the legend, "They gave me a
medal for killing many men, and
a dishonorable discharge for loving
one."
Police Sergant J . R. Cody estimated
the crowd at 3,000. Either
he didn't bother to make an accurate
estimate, or he tried to
play down the importance of the
parade. Terry of Tyler walked
along the parade route while the
parade was in progress. He choose
not the most crowded block
but a block that seemed to be about
in between crowd-wise. Counting
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all the people on the sunnyside of
the street and doubling that munbel",
he then multiplied that by the
number' of blocks the parade covered.
His estimate was 14,146.
The Dallas ACLU was there.
Their members wore tags giving
their names, identifying them as
members of the ACLU and noting
th~ were there as "observers."
Presumably this was to see that
gay citizens were not harassed
by the police, or that the police
would not allow paraders to be
attacked by the crowd.
Fortunately this was unnecessary.
'.fhere were no arrests, nor
was there any violence.
And if there were any catcalls,
the happy, singing, clapping
marchers never heard it. The
crowd reaction? Many watched in
stunned silence. But most smiled,
waved, applauded, and cheered!<-
Even the 25 police assigned
to cover the parade seemed to have
a good time. One officer was heard
to remark: "I don't approve of
the, but I can't see anything wrong
with it."
About 250 to 300 started the
parade. But a funny thing happened
on the way to City Hall. Many
Closet Queens who were standing
on the sidewalks suddenly found
their guts and joined our ranks.
The delegation from Houston
provided live music as we marched
and shouts of "2-4-6-8, Gay
is just as good as straight" filled
the air.
Althouth Chris McKee, who
served as parade committee chairman,
expected marchers from
Houston, Ft Worth, Oklahoma City,
Denton, and San Antonio, she was
pleasently surprised to find that
some came from as far away as
Miami, New York City, New Orleans,
Atlanta, the Rio Grande
Valley, and Chicago.
Also interesting to note was
the 'Jbany straights who joined our
ranks. Originally they were to have
their own platoon. But the straights
insisted they wanted to march
shoulder to shoulder with their
gay brothers and sisters even if
they might be mistaken for queers
by their friends and neighbors.
One more detail: At the end of
the parade a poor grandmotherly
type struggled to keep up with the
younger crowd. She too carried
a sign: "God's World Demands
Legal Execution ofHomosexuals."
Her name is Mrs. Addie Barlow
Fratler. Many think she goes under
the name Dixie Leber(Rebel spelled
backwards). Dixie is a member
of the Klu Klux Klan. The world,
like the parade, left her behind.
Next year the parade will be
even bigger and better. Plans are
already being made. Dallas ain't
seen nothing, yet!
GAY PRIDE
RALLY
held at flag
Pole Hill
After the parade, about 200
gay and straight friends gathered
at Flag Pole Hill to enjoy sandwiches,
cokes, lemonade, andeach
others company. Speeches were
made by representatives of the
Circle of Friends, the NuntiusOur
Community, Dallas MCC, the
Purple Star Tribe, the Houston Gay
Liberation Front, and anyone who
had saything to say.
Myke and Jo sang gay and traditional
folk songs and led us in
"dancing-in-the-street" type dancing.
An unmarked car with two men in
it slowly made its way into our area
The car stopped and took down license
plate numbers of cars parked
there. (This writer looked in the
side window and saw the numbers
on the shorthand pad). The license
plate number of this white car was
LRF 163. There were no arrests,
nor did the men speak to anyone in
our crowd.
(The ACLU told us this was probably
a police car and would check
out the number, but they would probably
find that the car was one confiscated
by the police, but not registered
to them. The takingoflicense
plate numbers was merely to
feed to a computer of the National
Crime Information Center (NCIC)
to see if any of the cars belonged
to known criminals.Since straights
were at the picnic as well as gays,
there is no way the Oolice could determine
who was what. Nor did
they care).
A couple of years ago, the queens
would have fled the scene in screaming
panic. But this time we
just ignored them, and the happy
party continued into late afternoon.
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RONSUE'S Jury Hails Jail,
Indicts Inmates
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• STONW ALL DIRECTOR
SLAMS TIMES COLUMNIST
Seattle Times Religion Editor,
Ray Ruppert, was accused of fostering
prejudice towards homosexuals
in a letter from William H.
DuBay, Co-director of Stonewall,
a Seattle treatment center for
homosexuals.
The letter referred to Ruppert's
June 17 column entitled, "Seattle
Churches Grapple with Role of
Homosexuals." The article made
extensive use of remarks made by
Dr. E. Mansell Pattison, associate
professor of psychiatry at the
University of California at Irvine.
DuBay, a former Roman Catholic
Priest, charged that the article
failed to represent adequately what
either psychiatrist or the churches
are saying about homosexuality.
DuBay began, "What promised to
be a review of the problems of
,-churches struggling with the fact
of homosexuality turned out to be
a dialogue of two Christians still
parading their ignorance and
superstitions regarding the subject
under the guise of responsible
journalism."
DuBay went on to point out that
nearly every major denomination
is currently involved in a reevaluation
of the ancient church
doctrines on personal relationships,
sexuality, and homosexuality.
He mentioned that the United
Church of Christ ordained an admitted
homosexual as a minister
recently and that a Gay student
from Seattle is studying for the
Congregational ministry in the
University of Chicago. "Secondly,"
DuBay wrote, "the remarks
of Dr. Pattison fail to reflect any
of the scientific study and research
done in the last 50 years" which
had led "many psychiatrists to
conclude that there is no connection
between homosexuality and
mental disorder or "social disability."
DuBay emphasized that "one
does not label the largest minority
in the country as 'sick,' 'disablec,'
or 'bizarre' without offering
some shred of evidence to
support such an outlandish position,
evidence which was entirely
The April term Dallas County
grand jury Friday praised the
Fallas County jail and returned
indictments against nine inmates
for sex assults on other prisoners.
"The Dallas County Jail is a
facility which is well managed,
well maintained and sanitary, and
one which provides excellent health
care and food for its inam
care and food for its inmates,"
the jury said in its final report.
Jurors toured the jail April 14.
The grand jury, however, did
find the jail to be overcrowded
and gave its support to "any
reasonable effort that can be made
to alleviate jail overcrowding."
lacking in your article.
"The attitudes towards homosexuality
expressed in your article
are the same attitudes responsible
for the burnings, castrations, murders,
trials, torturings exiles
firings, suicides, and m;ntal dis~
abilities of homosexuals that have
filled the pages of Christian
history.
"As one professionally involved
with the mental and emotional
health of homosexual persons, I
have to indict you for the perpetuation
of those attitudes,'' DuBay
concluded.
DuBay's letter came on the heel
of another action against the Times
by Rev. Robert Sirico, pastor of
the Metropolitan Community
Church, which accepts homosexuality.
Rev. Sirco led a demonstration
against the Times last
week for refusing to run an ad for
the church in the religion section
on the grounds that the words
"Gay" and "homosexual" were not
suitable for printing. The picketing
of the homes of Times officials
was scheduled as a continuation
of the protest this week.
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"If the jail yopulation can be
lowered to its designed maximum,
then ideal procedures can be utiliz -
ed, such as separating first offenders
from hardened criminals
and homosexuals from all other
prisoners," the report said.
prisoners,' ' the report said.
The county is under federal court
order to reduce overcrowding and
improve the jail.
The nine sodomy indictments
stem from three cases involving
older inmates who forced prisoners
aged 17, 18 and 20, toperform
unnatural sex acts.
(Dallas Morning News July 1)
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Cheryl and Jimmy, former
operators of the "Apartment
Lounge" in Austin have opened
the "Cruise Inn" Out near Lake
Travis.
It is much larger than the old
Apartment Lounge. They also will
have a restaurant and pool room
and the large dance floor. The resturant
will be open "after-hours."
There are plans for Patio Barbe-
ques and many other activities.
Any readers in the Austin area
stop in and see what is in the
offering at the new Cruise Inn.
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The first national Gay action is
about to happen. This will be the
final mailing of N.C.G.0.-Campaigr,
'72. Please read it carefully
and pass the information on to
as many Gays in your area as possible.
Things are happening fast
and changes occur every day in the
details of what will be happening at
the Convention site. You may call
us anytime (collect) at the N .C.G.O.
headquarters in Washington at
(202) 462-8729 for current information
and to keep us informed of
your plans so that we can maintain
a nation-wide picture of how things
are shaping up.
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As you no doubt are already a-ware,
the Democratic National Platform
Committee meeting in Washington,
D. C. this week finally
adopted the N.C.G.O. platform on
Gay Rights as a minority report.
In addition the Majority Platform
includes one sentence which is unacceptable,
really, but is a victory
nonotheless which declares some
support of homosexual rights, but
without mentioning the word. It
deals with freedom of Americans
"to make their own choice of life
styles and private habits". The
minority report, however, is very
strong. It is the platform written
by the N.C.G.O. convention in Chicago
last February.
Perhaps some of you can fathom
the significance of this move on the
national scene. Many of you may
not. It all was made possible because
you and your organization
has successfully changed the mood
of the American public toward
homosexual rights. You may not
think that theworkyouhaveputinto
Gay liberation has had much effect,
but if you even only once stood up
and demanded your human and constitutional
rights as Gay po
stitutional rights as Gay people in
the public eye, you have made an
impact. That impact was borne
out by the reception we met during
the last four days at the Platform
meetings of the Democratic party
which culminated in our issue being
adopted this morning (June 27,
1972).
ant victory goes to the members of
the N.C.G.O. coordinating committee
here in D. C. who worked 20
hours a day (literally) for four days
with the delegates of the Platform
Committee using every conceivable
means to convince them to vote
our issue into the Platform. It was
beaten ·down four times with as
many revisions until the entire
plank was proposed as a minority
report and passed easily. (75% of
the people voting voted YES).
These people to whom we owe so
much are Steve Mann (East Lansing),
Alan Vick(Wash. D.C.), Ernie
Reaugh (Albany), and Ron Cafiero
Frank Kameny, and Steve Warner.
It is extremely important to note
that, in the face of an about-face
on the part of theMcGovernpeople
at the last minute (the McGovern
forces were getting cold feet after
the current trashing of the party
on the Gay Rights issue), the vote
to include the N.C.G.O. platform in
the majority platform resulted in
defeat, 54-34. A shift of eleven
votes would have given it to us.
The strongest support came from
the Youth, the Blacks, theSpanishspeaking,
ALL THE WALLACE
PEOPLE, the Humphrey people,
and the Chisolm people, and about
half of the McGovern people.
WHAT DOES THIS MEAN? It
means that the lobbying effort now
falls upon your shoulders. It
means that we stand an excellent(
chance of getting it adopted into the
Majority platform on the convention
floor in Miami Beach, BUT
YOU MUST BE IN MAIAMI BEACH
TO LOBBY DAY ANDNIGHTWITH
THE DELEGATES TO THE CONVENTION.
Gay Rights will now be
brought to the floor for the first
time in history for debate by a
major national political party.
Can we get it adopted? IT IS UP
TO YOU. ONLY YOU AND YOUR
GROUP CAN CONVINCE THE DELEGATES
TO ADOPT THE GAY
PLANK. YOU MUST ORGANIZE
GAYS FOR MIAMI BEACH AND
GET THEM THERE. THE BUS
AND AUTO CARAVANSCHEDULE
IS IN YOUR HANDS. FOLLOW IT
Final credit for this <1-ll-import- AND WE WILL SHOW THE NA-r-
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TIONAL POLITICALSTRUCTURE
THAT GAY POWER IS REAL AND
ITS NOW, THIS YEAR, 1972.
At the time of this writing,
Chuck Lamont in Miami passes on
this final word regarding the campsite:
On Thursday, the 29th, the
city council of Miami Beach will
reverse its decision on campsites
on the Beach. We will have a
campsite and probably the 21st
St. Beach as requested. Watch
your local press (straight press)
for this reversal on the part of
the city council.
Food: Those demonstrators who
absolutely cannot afford to feed
themselves will be able to particiPate
in the MCC soup kitchen and
in the breakfast being offered by
one of the local Miami Beach Gay
bars and the lunch being offered
by another Beach Gay bar. MCC
will truck the food to the campsite.
The bars are located within two
blocks of the campsite.
The Mayor of the City of Miami
Beach, Chuck Hall , has promised
that the camps ite will be provided
with adequate sanitary facilities
and additional fresh water for
cooking, drinking, bathing.
Monday and Tuesday - LOBBYING
LIKE HELL WITH EVERY CONvention
delegate to get
the minority report ad-
OPTED ON TUESDAY NIGHT AS
PART OF THE MAJORITY PLATFORM!!!
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Monday, 10:00 am - Welcoming
celebration at campsite by GAA
Miami with "A Hug, A Kiss,
and a Lei"
Monday night: Candlelight vigil
(small groups) all night, rotating
groups, with a very large
VOTE GAY banner.
Tuesday night: A march beginning
the 21st St. Beach down Collins
Ave. and following a route through
downtown Miami Beach to end
CORRECTION
□Dough downtown Miami Beach tc
end at the south demonstration
area in front of Convention Hall
where a "Kiss In" will take
place.
Wednesday night: Celebr ation of
the court de cision e nding discrimination
against cross-dressing.
This was the test case
set up by N.C.G.0. and Miami
GAA to have the city or dinance
struck down before the convention.
(6-10:00 pm) After the nomination
for President, the time
this night has been left open for
" reaction".
Thursday: Worksbopsandguerilla .. ~
theatre in Flamingo Park.
Friday night: "End of Convention"
party. (This could happen
on Thursday).
□□Individal groups and/or busses
will decide for themselves on a
time for returning to their home
s tates.
Remember: Keep Washington
informed of your progress along
the route to Miami. D.C. office
phone: (202) 462-8729, Miami N.C.
G.O. phone (305) 373-3697.
You will need:
l. A s leeping bag (or three blankets
to use instead)
2. an army (or boy scout) mess
kit .
3. rain protection (raincoat,plastic
sheet, tent, etc.)
4. identification (name, address,
age, who to contact , etc.)
5. personal toilet kit.(tootbbrusb
towel, soap, K.Y., etc.)
6. personal firs t aid kit (including
aey perscriPtion medicines
you nee<I)
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site, but bring all you can)
8. a canteen (you will need to
carry water with you on the mar•
ches)
9. clean clothing for nine days
10. two means of making fire
11. emergency money
12. some means of carrying all
this that will not be affected by mo•
isture. (backpack, one suitcase,
something you can carry with you
always)
Do not bring:
I. Illegal substances or objects
(Drugs, porn, weapons, firecrack•
ers)
2. More than you can carry by
yourself.
3. Prejudices and/or personal
differences. (United Front,
Please!)
004. Anything that needs elec•
tricity to run. (except battery operated)
5. Anything that you are not
prepared to lose track of.(pots,
valuables)
THE FIRST DUTY OF A DEMONSTRATOR
IS TO STAY ALIVE!!!
Please try to help feed ycurself
and your group. DO NOT TRASH
THE POLICE!!! They are quite
likely to be homophobos and, although
they have been receiving
training, they are likely to react
strangely if you go up and kiss
them. We've taken great pains
to have the existing laws suspended
so we can do this.
DON'T FOUL IT UP!!!
REMEMBER: YOU ?,f:UST MAKE
YOUR OWN ARRANGEMENTS WITH
GREYHOUND!! We have set up
a schedule, but you must reserve
your own bus. We don't have enough
money to do this. No one
has sent us any. PLEASE SEND
MONEY we have a phone bill you
wouldn't believe. (to say nothing
of postage, paper, ink, etc.)
ALL BUSSES CONVERGING IN
WASHING TON WILL LEA VE ONE
DAY LATER THAN SPECIFIED ON
THE MAP THAT HAS BEEN CIRCULATED!!!
Each individual and/or organization
must make its OW'n arrangements
for the busses to Miami.
no arrangements other
NO ARRANGEMENTS OTHER
THAN SCHEDULE are being made
in Washington. You must reserve
and pay for your own busses.
You must elec. your own bus coordinator
and police the bus yourself.
You must feed yourselves
on the way to Miami. Washington
cannot do this.
There has been much confusion
concerning Miami, and many people
have been pretending to speak
for the N.C.G.O. To clear this
up:
1. We are not in any way associated
with any other groups.
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GROUP
PLANS
CENTER
The NUNTIUS has been asked to
announce that Kathy Anderson,
Wayde Frey, Andi Kaplan, and John
Rawls want to establish a club
to be called The Montrose Gaze.
It will be a membership organization
for gay men and women of all
ages in Houston, with the prime
purpose being to provide the members
with services, with recreation,
and with social contact in a
community center setting.
The Montrose Gaze Community
Center could offer YOU: a gay
coffee house, gay dances, gay counseling
services, meeting rooms for
clubs, discussion groups, study
groups, gay switchboard to be
answered 24 hours a day, gay
library and resource materials,
and ultimately, much, much more
... craft classes, legal assistance,
employment placement services,
medical treatment facilities,
venereal disease clinic, child daycare,
gay therapy groups and so
forth.
If you are interested, want to
contribute funds, donate some
time, give some materiald or
time, give some materials or
supplies - - - contact one of the
above at (713) 522-5226, Houston,
Texas.
2. We will have our own, private
campsite, not shared with anyone
else.
3. All press information is coming
out of Washington or Miami.
NONE OTHER IS OFFICIAL. any
gay group may speak for itself,
but only Washington and Miami coordinating
offices may speak for
N.C.G.O.
4. Our actions will be our own,
no one else will have any part in
them or any direction of them.
SPECIAL FLASH !!! On June 22,
a federal court judge issued an
order restraining Miami police
from enforcing the laws against
transvestism. Feel free to come to
Miami in Drag. The police cannot
arrest you!!! (brought to you by
N.C.G.O. MiamiandG.A.A. Miami)
The A.C.L.U. informs us that
there is a good chance that we can
also have the laws concerning solicitation
and homosexuality per se
struck down. We will try our best.
In any case, they can't arrest thousands
of us, so Come Down!
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Judge dis1nisses
transvestite case
County Criminal Court at Law
Judge Jack Treadway dismissed
a charge of wearing clothes of the
opposite sex against Richard Anthony
Mayes, Friday.
Mayes, 25, was appealing a March
conviction in a municipal court
on the constitutionally of the city
ordinance which forbids persons
from wearing clothes of the opposite
sex.
He says he is undergoing hormone
treatments for a pending sex
change operation and wants to be
Gerald Flatten, assistant dis-trict
attorney, said the charge was
dismissed because the city ordi-nance
under which Mayes was
charged has been replaced with a
new ordinance.
Larry Sauer, Mayes' attorney
said the City Council charged the
ordinance June 2 to a new law which
is more specific.
Sauer said Mayes has been arrested
three or four times under
the old ordinance. Two of the cases
against Mayes were dismissed
Wednesday by Municipal Court
Judge C. Raymond Judice, Sauer
said.
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QUEEN'S POINT -
Dallas Police Refuse Help
Nobody wanted the beach. It
was not particularly scenic, it was
difficult to find and almost impossible
to get to. So the gays claimed
it and named it Queen's Point. Gay
men and women had been gathering
there on weekends foralmostadecade.
Then at 5:20, Sunday June 4th, all
hell broke lose. It started when about
20 to 30 members of the motorcycle
gang. The Paisanos suddenly
appeared at the entrance of
Queen's Point. Obscenities were
hurled: faggots, cocksuckers! One
man unbuttoned his pants, took out
his cock, pissed and yelled to the
startled gay men and women who
had been swimming,sunbathing,and
picnicing.
"Sure would like for some queer
to lick the head of my dick for about
an hour".
The Paisanos were "flying their
colors" - a rectangular black patch
with red lettering and yellow trim
on the back of sleeveless denim
shirts.
The startled gays were unprepared
for a fight and were defenseless.
Most quickly took down their
tents, jumped into their cars and
fled. When about half the crowd
had left, the Paisanos moved onto
the beach telling everyone to get
their fucking asses off the beach
and never come back. They hit
some of the guys with belts and
kicked a few butts. One motorcyclist
pulled a knife, but no one was
seriously injured.
As the cars were leaving the
area, motorcyclists lined both
sides of the dirt road and hit the
passing cars with their belt buckles.
Some windowglass was smashed.
Upholstry was slashed with
knifes in two cars, and a small
Honda stationwagon had the wiring
torn out so that it could not be moved.
The trunk lid of another car
was almost torn off.
One man attempted to stop the
gay flight by parking his car across
the road and urging gays to stand
and fight. His efforts were in vain.
A Lincoln-Coitinental tried to
quickly leave the area, but was harrassed
by a gang member who
swerved in and outofthepathofthe
car. The driver, trying to miss the
motorcyclist but unable to do so,
ran over the cycle and the rider
suffered two broken ribs and a concussion.
b backing up,the LincolnContinental
backed into a fence post
and smashed in the rear of his car.
The motorcyclist was taken to a
hospital, but refused to press charges.
Several gays appealed for help to
the Denton Police officer whose
squad car was parked at the entrance
to the Point. The officer be-job.
Get your ass out of here".
Many gays heard this remark. Later
two Denton officers were seen
drinking beer with a couple of the
gang members.
Seeing they could get no help
from the Denton County police,
the State Police were called, but
they too refused to do anything
for the gays being attacked on the
Point.
Later that afternoon, some of
the gays asked Dennis Sisk, the
owner of Dallas' largest gay bar
The Bayou Landing if he would
help them organize, so that the
following Sunday, gays could retake
their beach. Battle plans were made.
In the meantime, Bob Jones of
the Dallas Free Church met with
the leader of the Paisanos and got
his consent that the motorcycle
gang would not return to the beach.
To make sure there would be no
confrontation the following Sunday,
the motorcycle gang organized a
run to Lake Texoma, and later a
party was held for them at their
favorite hangout The Bussler.
Three Sundays have passed since
that event and there has been no
more trouble. Peace has returned
to Queen's Point.
If you were not at Margaret's
party at Queen's Point, you missed
something. The place was packed.
Gay people have been gathering on
this tiny, sandy, peninsula on warm
weekends for almost a decade. But
this time it was different. It was the
end of GAY PRIDE WEEK andt'V's
Bar treated the crowd to free Texas
size hot dogs and beer.
We rompedinthewater,sunbathed
drank beer, and camped. Many
wore "Gay is Good", and "Out of
the Closets Into the Streets" buttons.
The crowd talked enthusiastically
about the success of the parade
and everyone anticipated a much
larger parade next year. Many said
they were afraid to join the parade
this year, but would never be afraid
again.
It was a good thing to say, because
at that moment two police
cars entered the point. One was a
Denton County Sheriff car, the
other was the Lake Dallas Police
car. No arrests were made, nor
did anyone run. Asagoodwillgesture,
some wanted to offer the police
a hot dog and beer, but before
we could get them ready, the police
cars drove away.
The gay community owe's Margaret
a special "thanks" for the
time, money, and effort she spent
in our behalf.
came angry and yelled at them. Yes this wasahistoricweekend-
"Don't you tell me how to run my a time when gays came together.
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He has worked in several of the
top nite-spots such as the Play
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his discotique. Gary also does
dancing and modeling in his spare
time.
Gary has appeared on several top
TV shows such as "Mod Squad",
Hollywood Squares" and many
more. Three years ago he had his
own TV show from Los Angeles
called "Shindig" which was on
ABC.
Mr. Shannon is now preparing
to do a new TV series for one of
the major networks.
This reporter asked Gary what
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San Carlos, California -- A
former Houston paper boy has
made world-wide church history by
becoming the first known homosexual
ordained to the ministry
by a major r eligious group.
William Reagan Johnson, 26, was
ordained by the Golden Gate Assn.
of the United Church of Christ
(UCC) on the 15th anniversary of
the two- million member denomination.
The ordination took place Sunday
night in the Community United
Church of Christ in San Carlos,
twenty miles south of_ San F rancisco.
Among the 150 in attendance
were the Rev. Mr. Johnson's
mother, Mrs. Minnie Johnson, and
his twin brother, Wayne Johnson,
from Houston.
As a youth in Houston's Ease
End, Bill Johnson attended Henderson
Elementary School and Jackson
Junior High and graduated in the
top quarter of the class of 1964
at Stephen F . Austin Senior High.
In high school, he was president
of the Youth Fellowship at First
Evangelical Church and president
of the Christian Youth Council
of Houston.
He delivered The Chronicle
throughout his junior and senior
high school years.
After winning the Stephen F .
Austin Senior High PTA scholar-
In the last issue of the NUNTIUS
we ran an article "Gay Prisoner
Seeks Letters."
We gave the name and address
of Alvin Buchanan along with his
number. There were letters written
but returned by the Texas
Prison system stating that the
letters were not received from
persons on the approved list for
the captioned inmate to receive
correspondence from.
This ends the gay community's
effort to help keep our friends
ship at his high school graduation
(given annually to a graduate
whose life execmplifies strong
character and commitment), Johnson
graduated from Elmhurst College
in Elmhurst, Ill., and Pacific
School of Religion in Berkley, Cal.
For the summer (1964-1966) he
worked for Cameron Iron Works,
Inc., in Houston.
Johnson's ordination service included
a modern dance interpertation
of "Bridge Over Troubled
Waters," the presentation of a
cream-colored rose and gold
butterfly-designed stole symbolizing
the resurrection, and the whole
congregation sharing in the layingon-
of- hands, the official act which
"Thank yo~!" Mr. Frisby of Houston
in prison in touch with the activities
outside.
The NUNTIUS has also been
asked to run the following and will
do so here in hopes it will reach
someone authorized to contact the
prisoners in our state prisons.
Gay prisoners (male/female) of
Texas! We are a small group hoping
to write/assist gays in prisons in
Texas. If you're a gay prisoner;
and want help from the outside:
Write Dennis Milam, 1912 Nueces,
Austin, Texas 78705.
symoblizes the ordaining of a
candidate.
Reference to Johnson's homosexuality
was made by the Rev.
William Eichhorn in his charge
to the new minister.
"In being honest, you have
chosen authenticity," he said " and
risked sharing yourself with the
rest of us. That risk is not only
liberating you, it is liberating many
of us as well."
Johnson is now serving with the
Tentmaker Ministry in Southern
California. A Hollywood bank teller
by day, he spends evenings and
weekends helping to establish new
religious communities among
those disillusioned by the church.
(The Houston Chronicle 6-26-72)
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I claim to be no expert on trends
Specifically, trends in the publication
of periodicals. More specifically
in the publication of summer
issues, e.g. June-July or JulyAugust.
Most specifically, the insertion
of items, merely for the
record, in such summer issues.
But I do have several suspicions.
The first rather resembles a conviction.
It is this: that summertime
issues are not read with a high
degree of avidity.
My second suspicion is completely
dependent upon the first.
Quite conceivably, editors approve
for publication in summertime
issues items that deserve to get
in print, if only "for the record."
They may or may not be controversial.
They may or may not
be newsworthy. But, at least, due
note has been taken of them. And
if, at some future date, they happen
to catch the eye of a more careful
and critical reader, they can be
shrugged off as beirlg no longer
relevant.
My third suspicion is much more
certain than the other two. Also,
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them. It is this: that what I say
will be ignored. And precisely by
those people who should call for
action. For too long have they
suffered an indignity to their
physical person, a degree of disruption
in the ordering of their
leisure, and an unconscionable
strain upon their finances.
Specifically, I should, if for
nothing else but the record, like
to demand, in the July issue of
NUNTIUS, that Houston's only gay
movie theatre exercise itself in
some self-improvement. And I
have already suggested three distinct
areas in which this selfimprovement
might be accomplished.
First, respect for the physical
persons of the patrons. One should
not have to squirm his way into
his seat, only to entertain the
possibility that said seat might
soon collapse forward on the floor
together with its cash customer.
Secondly, there is a courtesy
to which all cinemeddicts have
grown accustomed and which here
is honored by the breach rather
than in the observance. It just
may be that certain patrons are
interested only in viewing the
interested only in viewing the
feature and not in sitting through
a series of featurettes. So why not
a schedule of showings in the morning
Post ad? Surely the celluloid
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does not so frequently sizzle or
come apart as to render such
a schedule ridiculous!
Finally, there is the most important
item of all: the utterly
outlandish price of admission. So
far as I can recall, only one
explanation has ever been offered
for the high cost of the movie
ticket at such a theatre. Owing to
the nature of the material being
shown, there was the everpresent
possibility of court cases and consequent
legal fees. So the management
had to fortify itself with a
fat roll of bills. But that was
several years ago. Now, "everything
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met. As I have already suggested,
what I have written is merely for
the record. Since we enjoy freedom
of speech, someone should speak
out. And since there is freedom
of the press, what he has written
deserves to be recorded.
But may I confess in conclusion
to a degree of misgiving? If my
demands are not met, may it not
be owing--at least in some degree
--to the fact that many more of
us feel we have "never had it
so good." And so, " why rock
the boat?"
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held Sunday, forward to pull Broshears and
June 26, was marred by two in- the women apart, but not before
cidents of violent conflict between two of the women had sustained
parade organizers and a group of minor bruises. Broshears did not
lesbians from San Jose. The first stay for am, further discussion
incident took place before the start but was quickly ushered through
of the march near Pine and Mont- the crowd by a little group or
gomery Street in the city's henchmen.
financial district. The women, Crowd reaction was divided.
members of the San Jose Radical Some of those present called the
Lesbians, reported that they ap- women "sick bitches" and accused
proached Rev.RaymondBroshears them of "spoiling our parade."
and an unidentified man in a grey Most of the bystanders seemed
suit. Broshears, a G.A.A. member shocked, however, and many called
of the parade organizing com- him a "facist pig."
mittee, argued loudly with the Afterwards, one of the San Jose
women that the sign they were
carrying ("Off Prick Power") was
obscene and that they would not
be permitted to carry it in the
parade. After verbal altercation,
the women walked away.
Later, as the women were standing
on the sidewalk deciding what
to do, Broshears and the greysuited
man came up to them and
warned them not to carry their
sign in the parade. When they
attempted to discuss the matter,
the two men grabbed the sign and
tore it to shreds, shoving one
of the women in the process. Broshears
then called over four
policemen who confirmed his
opinion on the sign's obscenity
and told the women they would not
be permitted to carry the sign.
One of the women reported that the
grey-suited man told her that his
briefcase contained a knife which
he was prepared to use on troublemakers
if necessary. The women
did later make a second sign on
their own which they carried in
the parade.
The second incident occurred
on the steps of City Hall after
the parade, when dignitaries were
being introduced and awards given
out. One of the lesbians, Chris
Nunez, attempted to gain access
to the microphone to ask why
the women had been shoved previously.
She was prevented access
by Broshears in spite of demands
by many in the crowd that she be
permitted to speak.
After the completion of the ceremonies,
Broshears was approached
by several of the San Jose women
who wanted to discuss the question
of their treatment. Brashears attempted
to evade the questioning
by leaving the area. But a large
crowd had pressed around to sec
what was happening thus hindering
his departure. To the Gay
Sunshine reporter who witnessed
this incident Broshears appeared
extremely agitated. He shouted
stridently that the women had
not participated in the planning
stages of the parade and knew
nothing of the rules laid down.
Suddenly, without provocation he
sprang himself forward, launching
himself bodily into the midst of
the women, striking out furiously in
all directions.
women was quoted as saying that
"we only came up here to develop
some solidarity with our gay
brothers." Asked if the parade
seemed male-dominated, one
woman replied, "Oh God, is it
ever!''
The Gay Sunshine Collective,
which editorially criticized the
parade as sexist and malechauvinist
in our June issue, bas
issued the following statement:
"Never has the distance between
the so-called leadershlp of the Bay
Area gay movement and the rank
and file been more apparent than
in this incident. The male chauvinism
demonstrated by the parade
organizers and by many participants
is too obvious to require
detailed analysis. We are disgusted
by the Rev. Broshears' conduct
and would remind him that all the
parades in the world will produce
no sexual liberation as long as
men persist in this sort of behavior
toward women. We have
long believed that the parade was
dominated by a bankrupt "leadershlp"
thoroughly out of touch with
its constituency. This physical assault
on gay women confirms our
opinion. Broshears reminds us of
a character in Oscar Wilde's play
Lady Windermere's Fan, of whom
another character remarks, 'He
thinks like a Tory and talks like
a Radical, and that's so important
nowadays.'
" We call upon the sponsoring
organizations to repudiate Broshears'
sexist behavior (as well
as to examine their own behavior
toward women) and to issue an
immediate apology to the San Jose
women. We also call upon our
gay women and men to stop acquiescing
in the state of affairs
which presently exists in the Bay
Area gay liberation struggle. If
Area gay liberation struggle. If
we continue to remain passive, we
deserve to be under the leadershlp
of this bunch of male- chauvinist
Machiavellians with their paper
organizations and authoritarian
neuroses.''
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"I have a business to run. I
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Those who marched in the parade
didn't have anything to lose." This
statement was made by a gay bar
owner in Dallas following Dallas'
first GAY PRIDE PARADE.
The people who had the courage
to march down Main Street last
June 24th laid their jobs on the
line. People marched who had
worked years building a career.
They marched so that gy
They marched so that gay people
could gain their legal and moral
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with dignity. And yet this bar owner
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One of the marchers had this
to say, "I can't find it in myself
to support those who will not
support our community. Those who
make their living from us should
support the community- ----otherwide
they are exploiting us ." One
of the patrons of the bar remarked,
"('ve been to her bar for the
last time." And someone who overheard
said, ":fhat goes for me too.
We had as much to lose as she
did----our jobs and our homes
were at stake."
The long struggle to gain civil
moral, and legal rights for the
gay community must be fought by
all gay citizens in whatever way
they can. Those who can march,
time, money, or talents, should
do so. We are extremely proud of
all those who had the courage to
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We do not appreciate the attitude
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Gay Pride Weekend in Dallas was
a tremendous success. We of Houston
Gay Liberation wish to thank
the following people for their help:
Ron, for the use of his home,
his tools, and his pickup truck,
in preparing our float for the
parade.
Phil Jans en and the Circle of
Friends, for feeding us, housing
us, hosting the parade, and serving
as our friends and guides in
Dallas.
Five gay guys in Dallas on
Friday night who led some of
us Houston GL guys to the Bayou
Landing. We never would have
found it without you.
The Bayou Landing management
and staff, for admitting Houston
Gay Lib members free!
TJ's for feeding us Coors beer
and hot dogs free at Queen's Point
on Lake Dallas Sunday afternoon.
Gene Leggett of the Purple Star
Tribe, for leading the whole group
at Flag Pole Hill in a huge circle,
arm- in-arm, in singing together,
"We Shall Overcome," and "We
are Gay and Proud Today."
Chris McKee and Rob Shivers
for diligent, hard work as parade
chairmen.
The Dallas Police Department
for friendly, efficient help. You
guys were really nice!
All the many other people, who
worked hard on the parade and on
Gay Pride festivities in Dallas,
or who merely came to watch the
parade on Saturday. All of us
together shared in a meaningful,
joyous event in Dallas.
We would like for the man who
help up the Leviticus poster at
Dallas City Hall to tell us what
" N.Y.A." means ....
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Thank you.
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After the picnic at Flag Pole
Hill, White Rock Lake Park, Dallas
on Saturday, June 24, I visited Perkins
School of Theology on the
Southern Methodist University
campus. I am a former Perkins
student, having withdrawn from
the seminary in 1968.
I wore my Gay Liberation Tshirt
and carried several copies
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with two Perkins students and one
Perkins professor. All of them
were aware that we had held a
Gay Pride Parade downtown that
morning. The Perkins professor
with whom I visited had just returned
to the Perkins faculty from
three years with the University of
Chicago faculty . He is a former
systematic theology professor of
mine, Dr. Shubert Ogden.
Mr. Odgen asked me if I had
talked· to Gene Leggett, and I told
him, yes, I had. Ogden seemed glad
to see me. He was genial and
friendly. I gave him a hug with
one arm as we left.
I also stopped by Highland Park
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9,000-member congregation is the
largest in United Methodism. Pul-ling
off a gentle "zap," I neatly
folded a June issueofthe NUNTIUS
so that the editorial on page 12
showed up clearly, with the headline
"Methodists Anti-Gay, AntiSex"
and inserted this gentle reminder
on the edge of the pulpit
of the church, with the hope that
the preacher would see it and read
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It seems that they travel in
ones and twos enticeing visitors
to the park into compromising
situations. One or two will go into
the "bushes" after having attracted
some unsuspecting individual
and made overtures so that they
are followed. If alone, the other
officer is somewhere hiding where
he can witness what is happening.
There is also an officer in an
un-ma rked white car that patrols
the park area. This officer is said
to have harassed a number of
people for frequent visits to the
known "cruse" areas. He made
the statement to one of the persons
he told not to return to the par k,
" I have jailed six of you here
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A HISTORIC COLLECTION OF
GAY ART by Felix Lance Falkon,
a Greenleaf Classic GP613, published
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224 pages with profus illustrations.
If ever there was a gay volume
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discover that the narrative accompany
the erotic illustrations
will be just your cup of tea. On
the other hand, if you're a onehanded
reader of erotic literature
and drawings, then the very
sexy illustrations will be your focal
point.
HISTORIC COLLECTION devotes
relatively little space to a consideration
of ancient homosexual
art. Perhaps this is just as well
since few gay readers would be
turned on as much by ancient art as
they are by Steve Masters, Tom of
Finla nd, Robin, Nate, Hank, and
their contemporaries.
It should be noted that for those
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the S/M scene, rapes, gang bangs,
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HISTORIC COLLECTION. Almost
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and the milder examples of this artistic
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even those who do not normally get
excited by domination or S/M.
Readers will be pleased to renew
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old friends , artists whose work
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to study drawings which perhaps
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who also was obsessed with the virile
dominant male figure , the policeman
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Tom is represented in the volume
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and linemen. "Sleeping Together",
a relaxed sodomy soene
by the youthful artist Robin, is
also present.
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which are strictly erotic are those
which are explicitly or implicitly
humorous. Kevin's "Sexy Science
Fiction Stories", as well as his sketch
·or a nude sailor and a naked
Hawaiian(both with giant erections)
dancing the hula, are prominent examples
of this type.
Graewolf's "Fishing", in which
well-formed penises are used as
fishing poles, was drawn in a similarly
whimsical mood.
Falkon's commentary accompanying
the drawings supplies biographical
data about the artists.
· Although brief, this material is
both informative and genuiJlely absorbing.
The narrative also delves into
themes, and Falkon has devoted
special sections to preliminaries,
the "main event", orgies, and
" dungeons and domination".
The superstud is perhaps best
illustrated by Tom's " Magnificent
Cyclist", in which a young man
shows off his basket to a group of
young admirers, several of which
seem about to display their own organs
for comparison.
It will become obvious to all but
the superficial reader that this
book is more than merely a piece
of male erotica. It is erotic, but
more than that, its compelling commentary,
tasteful selection of
relevant works of art, and insightful
comments on the gay scene -all
of these factors render HISTORIC
COLLECTION abookofenduring
significance.
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- is an organization "for Catholic
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Anyone interested in esi.
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Conroe, Humble area for .social
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moderately. Write TAD, Box G,
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BA YOU LANDING
2609 North Pearl .. . . . .... 742-3269
BRIAR PATCH, The
5709 Oram . . . ·.• .... 824-9190
CANDY STORE, The
3014 Throckmorton . . .... . .. 526-9408
DELTA BATHS
2609 North Pear 1 ......... 742-3269
MAAHS, The Club
1819 North Henderson ... . . . .. 824-9710
NUNTIUS
Dallas Office . . ....... 521-0218
RONSUE'S
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BATHS, Mr. Frizby
3401 Milam
COBRA CLUB
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LA CAJA
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1504 Westheimer
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RED ROOM, The
612 Hadley
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