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VOL. 3 NO. 8 AUGUST 1972
MURDER IN GAY BAR 45 ARRESTED IN ISLE
GYM RAID
OJdahoma City, Okla., July 20,
1972. - The burned body of an
apparent murder victim was found
at mid-morning today in a locked
and otherwise deserted northwest
Oklahoma City bar.
A robbery-homicide detectives
CORRECTION
The body was identified as
Albert Richard Pitts, 4 7, who served
as a part-time bartender and
the cleanup man at the Next Door
Club, 6714 N. Western.
The body was found by Oklahoma
City and Nichols Hills firemen
responding to a smoke call at
the Next Door Club. They broke
in and quickly extinguished flames
that had charred bar booths, the
carpet and part of the ceiling.
The call had been made by Bob
Gibbons who operates the Northwest
Hodaka Motorcycle Shop adjoining
the club in the rambling,
one-story, masonry building.
Gibbons said he noticed smoke
in his shop when he opened it at
8:15 a.m., and made a search but
could find no source. When it
persisted, he called firemen at
10 a.m.
Nichols Hills firemen broke
into the club through an attic
reached via the cycle shop, while
Oklahoma City firefighters forced
open the east door.
Jim Hathaway, an Oklahoma
City deputy fire chief, said the fire
its!llf was minor and left damage
no greater than $100.
The body was severely burned,
especially the chest area, and the ·
trousers and shoes had been charred
away. The carpeting was burned
around the spot where the body
lay, in an open space near where
the serving bar and a line of
booths meet at right angles.
However, the face and head
were not burned. Bruce Shaw, .
police public relations man, said,
" The man was struck on the head
with some heavy object, and may
have been set on fire."
A wallet was found beside the
body, which still wore a
wristwatch. Shaw said he couldnot
comment on whether money and
identification were found in the
billfold.
Dr. A. J. Chapman, a state
medical examiner, made a 40-
minute examination before the body
was removed.
He remained inside the club - -
sealed off to all but homocide
detectives and other investigators
Chief Hataway said the booths
and ceiling had not been burning
long when firemen arrived. He
termed arson a good possibility,
although "there is nothing outside
the building to indicate what fluid
was used to start the fire."
The club premises includes
several locked rooms, and the back
door bears the label " Hotel."
Friday, July 21, a 33 yearold
Oklahoma City man whose car
was stopped for a traffic violation
was booked into city jail as a
material witness after he told
police he was a close friend of
Pitts.
Arrested was Jon H. Jackson,
440 NW 26th, who said he knew
Albert Richard Pitts.
Jackson was also charged with
driviJ,.g under the influence and
driving under suspension.
Pitts was a resident of Edmond
a small town near Oklahoma CitJ'.
THE DAILY OKLAHOMAN
OKLAHOMA CITY TIMES
Early Sunday morning the latter
part of July the Gym Baths in
Galveston were raided. There were
48 arrests, five for felonysodomy .
A check withthe GalvestonPolice
Department revealed that it
was just " a routine raid as a result
of complaints."
Several years ago the Zodiac
· Baths were r aided in the same
manner. Is this just plain harr
asment of this gay business. 1n
calling about pe r sons thoug!Jt to
have been jailed in the r aid, one
person after finding out that hi,6
friend was there was informed
of it in this manner. " Oh yes,
we have him - he's one of the
queers from the horehouse."
The Gym has been in operation
for some time without any trouble
within that might cause the Police
Department any problems . Yet,
from the comment by the officer
on the phone the department was
not oblivious of the type of business
or what went on there.
The list of names were like
;,Who's Who" in the Houston,
Dallas and yes, even Conroe Gay
Circles. The felony charges were
charged against the "performers" •
and from all accounts it was a
good show.
The Gym owners could not be
r eached for comment but the cost
of this incident was the customers
and not the GYM.
There are several stories going
on about the reason behind this
action by the Galveston Police.
One is that the landlord is dissatisfied,
another is that the lovers
who own the baths are at odds,
still another is ''payoff''
DETOUB···
CJIMPI/ JIWJIBDS
On August 4th the Detour in
Dallas was the scene of the Campi
Awards. This award function, unlike
Houston's annual " Oscar"
Award is open to the public. Tickets
were $1.00 and the place was
packed.
It is surprising just how well
we are known by the people we
deal with and are around so here
goes and each and everyone named
herewith deserved what they got -
or they wouldn't have been so
nominated!
The Best Waiter went to Iva -
Iva I believe is a real " she" but
the nomination was for waiter so
your guess is a s good as mine.
The Best Bartender Award went
to Chuch'of the Bayou Landing. To
you that are not familiar with the
service this young man gives -
check it out.
The Best Alcoholic went to
Jim Kennedy - who by the way was
present but due to his usual condition
probably didn't r emember
this honor being bestowed on his
glamorous person.
Miss Bitch Award was so appropriately
presented to one that
it is not necessary to name but
will do so for those not living in
Dalla s . This was to Ron " Sue"
of Ronsue 's who comes by his
name and talents with very little
effort or practice - so there.!
Miss Camp Award went to Lee
S. of the Entre Nuit. Gad!- can' t
even hold a conversation for the
flapping of that one's lips.
Best Comedy Award of course
went to Big David - better known
as "fatty" of the Bayou Landing.
She really is funny - even though
she is backward and uneducated
to the extent that modern equip -
ment such as telephones are be-yound
comprehension . .... .... Well-sweetie
- see . . . you were told
that if you lasted long enough an
award would come to you (this
is it's first). '-'
Best Serious Award was to
Saji a truly deserving person inso-
far as performing ability - but
why can't that cat tell the truth.
Has it out now - and this is probably
true - that Shirley Ankles of
Houston is her agent with a contract
for six years at an undisclosed
figure. Bet Shirley gets
his cut - hope so - perhaps he
would loan "fatty" enough to pay
up the poor darling's bills.
Best "Nell" Award went to
Sally of Ronsue's - would you
, believe it of this butch thing. I
can't wait to tell all not to let
the dress fool you - and it is
" what's up front that counts."
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Best Stud Award should have
been the first presentation as there
are so few - George B. Strait
- though thought to be over the
hill by some - came by his award
justly - and can prove it! Can't
you George?
Miss Gossip Award was en-
• graved before the nominations.
Yes, Joe Moon - Who else! See
what not knowing how to keep it
shut gets you Joe - an AWARD.
The Best Couple Award went
to David and Iva - taint fair -
two awards to Iva - I just wonder
about that - is anyone sure that
this is not a "drag" fooling everyon"
with her "tits in the grease"
bit. One thing that you all know to
be true is that ''between the dishes
and the dousches" Iva can't keep
out of hot water.
The Cruiser Award - David
Fleming is just like the "Thous-
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and and One Nights" only a bit
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Congeniality Award went to the
one and only Paul Lewi~ of the
Bachelors Quarters. What makes
this award so appropriate is that
Paul is just like The Tripple A
Automobile club except the A's
stand for Anytime! Anyplace! Anyone
- - that is for TENNIS.
To all the deserving people -
stars - starlets - and those who
just aspire to be something or
somebody - you have been recognized
by your public for what you
are. Until next year when the
Campi Awards are presented I
must leave with you this one thought
- "read this in the bathroom and
if you don't like what you see you
don't have to wonder what to do
about it."
HIGH SCHOOL
GAYS UNITED
is an organization for the
purpose of bringing together all
Homosexual high school students,
and gay people under 18 years of
age, female and male.
A seperate segment of the gay
movement is being formed
because, although there are
several people in the gay community
who can be contacted by
phone or mail, many of these do
not want to become involved in
any way with people under 18 for
fear of being charged with "contributing
to the delinquincy of a
minor". The mere fact that they
cannot give us the help we seek
. IS contributing to our delinquincy
and possible self-destruction by
t
leading us into reinforced depression
and lonliness, hostility for the
society that forces us to hide, and
in some instances excessive drinking,
drug abuse- -and maybe even
suicide for others.
Being gay and in high school
presents many problems, the worst
of which, in my opinion, is having
to hide our sexual identity.
We cannot reveal ourselves without
running the risk of harassment
and rejection by peers and
teachers, the first of which hurts
more deeply. We cannot walk arm
in arm with our lovers as heterosexuals
do without being ostracized.
A generally quite, nonjoining
type of person's lonliness
is augmented because of the
"front" he or she has to build.
The outgoing class officer or member
of the Student Council is forced
into a "role" - - a code of
behavior dictated and reinforced by
the heterosexual student body.
Many popular students who do not
want their homosexuality dis -
covered may "go steady" with
members of the opposite sex who
are in the same limelight simply
to limit suspicion and maintain a
''straight'' reputation; and they are
miserable because they must hide
their natural preference and portray
a different person. Many become
ashamed of their homosexuality
and think it is a sickness;
but, on the other hand, there are
many who are proud and want it
to be recognized as a lifestyle - -
a way of expressing love for a
person.
During adolescence and early
teen years, some people experience
a phase of homosexuality
which usually consists of a
"crush" on or admiration for
a member of the same sex. HSGU
is not suggesting that everyone with
a degree of homosexuality restrict
himself or herself to a homosexual
pattern; but being able to discuss
one's feelings can eliminate some
of the guilt and fear that may
prevail at the time of coming out.
Perhaps some people will discover
that the heterosexual life suits
.t'.~m better. That is fine. But,
perhaps if a group like HSGU is
not within reach, a lot of confusion
will still remain.
Many young gay women and men
get caught in the "Butch-fem(me)"
syndrome in which a person is
either ultra-masculine (tough, aggressive,
domineering) or superfe~
e (submissive, fearful,
q111et). Some people are this way
from a very early age and to
them, it is natural; yet others
groping for security choose this as
a means - - and it usually does
not work out. A person simply
cannot be something he or she is
not.
HHGU, then, is functioning for
several reasons: to give homosexuals
under the age of 18 a way
to socialize with people their own
ages, to give them a phone and/or
address to contact where they know
they will not be turned away because
of their ages, and most of
all to give them the security they
need and the assurance that there
ARE others like themselves who
are fighting the same battles.
For more information, call:
354-1555, or 354-1556; Saturdays:
282-3294 or write to:
HSGU
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Dorchester Center Station ~
Boston, Mass., 02124 _ l~\. °'
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FOR CHILDREN
by Ginger Rothe
A San Jose mother and her
three children are now a family
- - after almost two years of legal
proceedings in a child custory
cast.
The mother is a lesbian.
This is the only instance "that
know of" in which an admittedly
homosexual parent has received
custody of children in California,
said Herma Hill Kay, professor of
law at UC-Berkeley's Boalt Hall
School of Law.
And it is the first such case
in the United States according to
the research of Del Martin, a
grandmother and member of the
Lesbian Mothers' Union.
Ann (not the mother's real
name) first filed for dissolution of
her 15-year marriage in July,
1970.
Before the interlocutory decree
was granted last month, she had
been in court " seven or eight
times" and had three attorneys.
Roger (not his real name), the
father, had two lawyers. The trial
itself lasted three days.
"There isn't any way to explain
the tension" of the lengthy
proceedings - - and of the results,
said the 34-year-old mother,
seated at the kitchen table in her
small home in San Jose.
She worries that "something"
will happen to make her lose the
children, believing she got them
"very precariously." The ruling
that granted her custody seems a
hollow victory to Ann.
Although she and her children
are now legally united, Ann cannot
form the "family" she wishes
with Charla (not her real name),
the woman she loves and with whom
she has a "definitely secure and
stable relationship."
The provisions of the custody
decision by Superior Court Judge
Gerald S. Chargin of Santa Clara
county limit Ann's communication
with Charla. Ann can see Charla
when her three children are in
school or with their father, who has
visitation rights two week-ends
per month and for three weeks in
the summer. Charla may not share
Ann's house, the family home that
the court ordered be given to
Ann.
Ann's children -- a son, 14;
a daughter, 12, and another son,
9 - - voluntarily enrolled in summer
school to allow their mother
time to be with Charla, Ann said.
The children provide her
central argument in seeking
custody, Ann said. "My husband
needed the children but the children
needed me."
The three youngsters them-selves
decided they preferred to
live with Ann, who told the children
of her feelings for Charla after
she decided not to try to conceal
her lesbianism during the custody
case. But "we've never behaved
as other than very good friends in
front of the children," Ann said.
"I've tried to tell the kids
what's been happening all along,"
and the children have been "fantastically
strong," she said.
Ann's "real strength -- her
ability to withstand strong criticism
of herself" impressed her
attorney, Joan K. Bradford of San
Carlos.
"I think people who do not have
any friends among the Gay World
think that homosexuals are so very
sexual," the lawyer said.
With a restrained sweep of the
hand, Ann said, "It's very important
to me that I don't raise
kids that feel thay have to be
homosexual or heterosexual - - or
whatever."
But the father fears the child.ren
may become homosexual. His
daughter will be surrounded by
lesbians, he feels, and thus may
follow that orientation. The boys
will "either be subservient to
women or they'll turn into homosexuals,"
Roger said.
He believes his argument is
substantiated by Ann's parents,
who were divorced when she was
3. Roger said their marriage ended
because Ann's mother is a lesbian
- - a fact that Ann confirmed.
But "I don't know why my
parents divorced," Ann said, noting
that it's hard sometimes to find
out the motives of one's parents.
Roger further believes the
children's "lives are going to be
ruined" by the court's decision.
Roger, 42, argued that he had been
"more or less playing the mother
and father role" since the couple's
first child was born, because
Ann did not want children
and " a career was her main object,"
he said.
Roger said he " made the mistake
of telling the mother off in
front of the children. They all of
a sudden felt sorry for her," and
thus chose to live with Ann, who
said Roger was a "good father"
until the dissolution proceedings
began two years ago.
Roger thinks the children are
too young to choose whom to live
with and that the court does not
give fathers an " equal chance"
to obtain custody.
"There's many fathers that
should have the children for custody,
but they don't put up a fight
for them because the laws are not
fair," he emphasized.
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(Judge Chargin was unavailable
for comment. During The Chronicle's
fourth call to his office, his
bailiff said the jurist " does not
wish to discuss this ca se with
anyone.")
The court's basic guideline in
California child custody cases, ac cording
to Ann's s
cording to Ann's attorney, is " the
best interest and welfare of the
children." Judge Chargin's decision
" should be interpreted" to
mean thathomosexuality is " simply
one factor to consider" in determining
the children's best welfare,
Herman Hill Kay said.
In addition to the children's
preferences to live with Ann, two
Santa Clara county agency reports
and the te:;timony of " expert Witnesses"
were crucial to the mother's
case, Mrs. Bradford said.
Both the departments of juvenile
probation and of conciliation
recommended that the children be
placed with their mother.
The expert witnesses included
psychologist Dr. Arthur Bodin of
Palo Alto, Ann -- and Charia's
ex-husband, who, Ann and Char la
said, testified that he trusted Anh
to help rear his own children.
(Charla, a lesbian, was awarded
custody of her children - - a boy,
6; a girl, 8, and another boy, 10.
The case was uncontested and her
homosexuality was not brought out.
She began dissolution proceedings
almost a year after Ann.)
Dr. Bodin's testimonywasbasand
three with the children. Mrs.
Bradford said. Tape recordings of
part of the children's discussions
with the psychologist were played
privately for the judge, in the
presence of Mrs. Bradford and
Roger's attorney, Thomas Salciccia
of San Jose.
Ann continues to see Dr. Bodin,
and Charla also is going.
Ann and Charla have known
each other about six years. Their
homosexual relationship began
about two years ago, but at the
time she filed for dissolution, she
and Charla had no plans for their
future, Ann said. About a year ago,
they decided they could build
a happy, monogamous life together,
Ann related. She repeatedly
stressed their " respect for each
other."
Both Ann and her attorney are
concerned about the court's provisions
limiting her communication
with Charla.
The court has awarded Ann
" cus tody of the children at the
same time denying her a way of
sharing expenses" - -housing, food
transportation - - with Cha rla and
her family, Mrs. Bradford said.
Ann is now planing to appeal a
portion of the court's provisions,
the mother said.
Herma Hill Kay termed the
court's provisions " unusual." Had
Charla been the " other man," .
the law professor said the provisions
probably would not have
been so rest rictive.
Meanwhile, Ann, a 1971 gn
Meanwhile, Ann, a 1971 graduate
of California State University,
San Jose, is seeking a fulltime
job as an occupational therapist.
Charla, who recently obtained
her teaching credential, is also
looking for full -time work.
Both women are "trying to evolve
relationships" with men
friends - - mostly married - - so
that their children will have a
strong image of the male . Despite
this, Ann i s " aware of my feel ing
right now of kind of a general
distrust of men."
In seeking custody of her childred
as an admitted lesbian, Ann
said, "I'm just trying to tell ever ybody
that I'm not ashamed of my
relationship with Char la."
PLEASE HELP - -
The case is being appealed because
of the court's restrictions
on the mother's association. She
is virtually a prisoner in her own
home. Tax-deductible contributions
should be made to the
Council on Religion and the Homosexual
(CRH), 330 Ellis Street,
San Francisco, California 94102.
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"BIG DAVID" VISITS
The last weekend of July Houston
was honored with a guest appearance
of the Fantastic Mr.
David from the Bayou Landing
in Dallas.
Along with Miss Red Room,
Mr. Tiffany Jones he did a two
man show after hours at the Farmhouse,
Houston's largest gay
club.
We're all very proud of this
young man. He is now the star of
the show at the Bayou Landing.
If you are ever in Dallas, make
sure and catch his shows every
Wednesday and Sunday. He, along
with several other entertainers
give shows well worth seeing.·
We also understand that David
was well received at the Mr. David
contest in Atlanta, Ga. In fact,
rumour has it that he got a four
minate standing ovation for his
"Shirley Temple" number.
Best wishes from all ofus here
in Houston, we love you.
Thursday night August 3rd
Mr. David was again in Hous ton
appearing at the Red Room. At
press-time the club had sold out
all seating and we feel sure that
the packed house enjoyed the return
of David to that stage.
A group of gay demonstrators
who had marched to the convention
hall to demand gay rights.
Some had come in drag, celebrating
the recent reversal of the
Miami Beach law which prohibited
people from dressing in anything
other than clothes designed for
their sex. A member of the National
Coalition of Gay Organizations
spoke to the crowd about the
involvement of gay people in the
week's actions.
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REWARD
REWARD: Something that we expect
to receive for services rendered,
whether tangible such as
money, a thing, a person's body ...
or intangible such as a person's
presence, a smile, public recognition,
respect, love ... ? Is this all?
Reward: a sense of satisfaction,
a feeling of rightness, a knowing
that some action or thought is
good or perhaps God. In the latter
sense the highest reward is not
;;eceived ... that is, it is not gotten
or expected from outside ourselves.
Rather it comes from
within.
We have made a trite cliche
of the truism "Virture is it's own
reward." Yet it is so in health.
People do "exist in this world, all
of them doingtheirownthing, without
hope of some type of reward
... with no expectations" from outside
themselves, but with the sure
knowledge of inner reward. There
are hundreds of thousands of them.
Their numbers are capped by the
great men of high consiciousness
-- Jesue, Lao-Tze, Shankara,
Krishna, Gautama the Buddah, Moses,
among others. Their numbers
are undergirded by the guy who
picks up a cup carelessly discarded
on the lawn by someone
else and throws it in the trash
can, by the driver who lets the
other driver go first, the dedicated
teacher, by the conscientious
cop, by the myriad men and
women who use their abilities
above and beyond the requirements
of their jobs ... and for good.
In our gay world they are those
who, while expecting that a "type
of friendship should (indeed) exist
after an evening of rather intimate
rapport," are not bitter, are
not rendered hopeless, or otherwise
impaired when the light of
another day brings rejection and
disdain. They are those whose
inner confidence, whose inner
wholeness is complete enough so
that no rejections, no blunting of
expectations, no lack of outside
reward can shake it or threaten
their emotional integrity. Their
reaction is compassion for the
limited horizons and the distorted
emotions of the rejecter ... notcondescension
but unexpressed compassion,
concern, perhaps surprise,
with not pain.
What is the source of their
strength? The spirit within, that's
the source. How can they be hurt
if their thoughts are stayed on the .
Lord ..... in other words, if they
recognize their Spiritual origin and
existence? What reward do we need
from "This world?" If we are not
reaching out to get the THINGS
oi this world ... including bodies and
their owners ... as your life goal,
me but rather what I, the Spirit,
expects of me. At the same time
you are not here to do what I
expect of you, but what you, the
Spirit, expects of you. In other
words the demand is placed upon
you, by you, to live up to your
own expectations. That demand
comes from the Father within,
your Spiritual Awareness, your
your Spiritual Awareness, your
Spirithood, your Goodness ... and
in the fulfillment of that demand
you could hardly help doing to
others as you would like them to
do to you.
Therefore, trick with love,
work with zeal, expecting nothing
from the outside and Everything
from the inside and the things
that you would have done to you
will be done.
- -Charles David
but instead are accepting these
THINGS as your rightful but incidental
due as you search for the
Spirit within ... after all, where IS
THE Kingdom of Heaven? If this is
your effort, and as a Christian it
should be, then the arrows of (The Prodigal - July 9, 1972)
disdain and rejection bounce off >---------
easily. Public recogniti?n _is not I on page 68, on a 2-page spread
needed because deep w1thm you j entitled "A gallery of men and
KNOW and are sure of your worth -- women important to the (gay)
---to you, your God and to His
other manifestations: your fellow
creatures and creation.
Remember the Golden Rule:
"Do unto others as you would have
them do unto you," and a very
commonly applied psychological
. rule: "I am not in this world to
live up to your expectations and
you are not in this world to live
up to my expectations." So, says
this contrast, if you trick with
someone seemingly in the spirit
of love, or if you work for an
organization in that same spirit
and are then disdained, ignored
or rejected ... it follows that the
human psychological rule is applicable
while the Golden Rule
is only self-defeating.
For human finite beings the
above counclusion is inevitable.
For spiritual man who knows that
he does not live by bread alone,
there is no contrast and no conflict.
I am, in truth, not in this
world to do what YOU expect of
movement." He was also pictured
in The Texas Methodist newspaper
in May, 1972. The captian under
the picture told of how the General
Conference in Atlanta in April had
said it does notwantgaypreachers
in Methodist pulpits .
As a Methodist gay preacher,
Gene Leggett is an outcast--a
prophet, a crusader, and a lover of
his fellow men. He is 37 years old.
Here are some of the ideas
Gene advocated to the audience at
Dignity /Houston:
"We gays can say we are content
to be persecuted, because this
brings great beauty into our lives.
We gay brothers have to stand
together and help one another share
our suffering."
"One thing we gays have to offer
the world is our sensitivity. We
need however, to avoid becoming
self-righteous. We have no right
to act in self- reghteous rage. We
have no right to inflict suffering
on straights, out of revenge."
The NUNTIUS Far Out! - "Gay people in this world have
a mission to reach out to the people
around us, to see the God in them,
and to see the beauty in our
unattractive, "stupid" neighbor."
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GENE LEGGE"
Members of Dignity /Houston
were privileged on Sunday, July
16, to hear Gene Leggett speak
to them on gayness, gay civil
rights, and on relious faity.
Dignity /Houston meets at 3512
Travis on Sundays, 10:30 a.m. -
12 noon.
Gene is a leader of the Purple
Star Tribe in Dallas. As such, he
has been the "father" speritually
"A gay person sees life as
something to celebrate! The gay
person is in life to share and to
be on the same level with all. A
straight person sees life as an
acquisitive force. The straight
person wants to control life and
to be on top of the heap."
"The church is a terribly gay
institution. It talks about paradoxes,
visions, and dreams. The
church lost its gayness when the
men preachers walked in to take
it over from the women who made
of many more children than the up the church."
3 of whom he is the physical father. ''God, life, and religion are
He was suspended from the United awesome, mysterious, irrational,
Methodist ministry in San Antonio, obserd, and uncontrollable. Out of
Texas, in May, 1971, because he the whimsy, mystical, and obserd,
Texas, in May, 1971, because he flows the truth. In the theater, the
is gay and proud. . masks and makeup we wear, and
He grew up in Edinburg, Texas, the games we play, point us to
and graduated from Perkins School , the truth. The same thing applies
of Tehology, SMU, Dallas, in 1959. in everyday life."
He was featured in the Dec., To continue to fight the church,
31, 1971 issue of Life Magazine may be a way to help destroy the
church."
"I don't put down closet queens;
all of us know how much we can
risk. However, we must not let
ourselves be complacent."
How do we begin to say thank
you? There are so many who helped
make the GAY PRIDE PARADE a
success.
We owe a special thanks to
Houston. They came in groups of
three and four all night the night
before the parade. The Gay
Liberation of Houston entered a
beautiful float. Houston also had
Gene Leggett was the featured
guest on Dave Lambell's telephone
-call-in talk show on KAUM-FM
radio (96.5, Houston) from 9:30
p.m. till 1:30 a.m. on Sunday,
July 16th. I cars and marchers in the parade.
To the Metropolitan Community
Dear Mr. Frank,
Excuse my typing and thanks for
prilltillg my article. We bad quite
a lot of response so this is in
reply.
Our thanks go to all the bar
owners who helped participate in
Dallas' first GAY PRIDE PARADE
held last June 24th. They deserve
our thanks and our support. Due
to an article published recently
about one particular bar owner
in Dallas who refused to support
the parade, several people have
expressed dissatisfaction to bar
owners who were not referred to
in the article. For this we apologize.
Ron-Sue's, Bayou Landing and
T.J.'s actively assisted in the
parade. Other bar owners were
very helpful in allowing posters
to be displayed and leaflets to be
handed out. We sincerely appreciate
their help. Actually only
two bars refused to put up posters
or allow handbills to be passed.
One other bar allowed handbills
to be passed only under pressure.
Next year, the second annual
GAY PRIDE PARADE will have
more active participation in the
way of floats, and cars representing
the various Gay bars.
We appreciate those people who
have boycotted and expressed their
dissatisfaction to bar owners who
refuse to support Gay people in
their struggle for human equality
and dignity. Plans for next years '
paraae are already underway. If
you would like to help, call 824-
0770 or write Box 5944, Dallas,
Texas 75222.
Yours for Gay Pride,
PARADE CHAIRMAN
Ms. Chris McKee
I Church of Dallas, we say thanks
for your help, encouragement, and
participation. To the Purple Star
Tribe, and particually Gene Leggett,
we thank you for adding a
colorful and festive air to the
parade and picnic. The Nuntius/
parade and picnic. The Nuntius/
Ovr Community entered two cars
in tbe parade. We owe them many
Ulallks for their donations, publicity,
and intense interest in the
parade.
Thanks to all the people who
came from all over the country.
Thanks for the entry of the car
which proclaimed, "Iowa Is Here!"
All those who opened up their
homes to our out-of-town guests
and all those who were on standby
for out-of-towners, you were
great.
Thanks to all those who donated
their time, energy, talents,
money, and vocal support even
though they were unable to march
in the parade itself. Thanks to
those people who helped make
signs and banners. A special thanks
goes to the members of the Circle
of Friends who had the courage
to sponsor the parade.
For the publicity given the
parade, we wish to thank the
parade, we wish to thank the
Advocate, the Nuntius/ Our Community,
and the Channel. I wish
to thank all those who helped in
obtaining the use of the Dallas
Press Club for our press conference.
And unless we forget, we
need to thank the Dallas City
Council for their unwitting help in
helping us to obtain publicity.
To the bar owners who pa rticipated
in the parade and those
who put up posters and allowed
us to pass out leaflets, we say
thank you. To the bar owners of
the After Dark Lounge and The
Other Place in Ft. Worth, the
Bayou Landing, Ron-Sue's, and
TJ's in Dallas, we say a special
thank you.
To Barbara Gittings of Philadelphia,
thanks for being such a
MR. CHELSEY ST. JOHN
I 1 ..... 8eJl7 and BeutlM
good sport about being woke up
at "that" hour of the morning.
Thanks to all our beautiful straight
brothers and sisters who marched
along side us. And I wish to say
a special loving thanks to my lover
for her help, encouragement,
understanding, and nagging when I
needed it.
But the most important people
we wish to thank a re all those who
marched down Main Street. YOU
WERE THE PARADE.
See you next year.
Yours for Gay p ride,
PARADE CHAIRMAN
Ms. Chris McKee
Letter of Thanks
I would per sona lly
like to thank the following: The
Villa Fontana, Entree Nuit, Briarpatch,
Bachela rs Qua rters and the
Detow Saloon for their and their
employees help on the night of the
July 20th. Special thanks to Mr.
Cindy Birdsong, cur r ent Miss Dal las,
and the entire cas t ofRonsue 's
bartenders and doorman for contributing
their salaries and tips
of the night. '
$330.00 was raised
With this money 150 kids left
for a summer camp on the 23rd
of July which otherwise would not
have gotten to go.
Let us hope that thi s is only a
beginning. My sincere thanks again
to all.
Ronnie Sue.
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Last month the Villa Fontana
celebrated its 20th anniver sary.
This bar is known and has befriended
many patrons in this span
of time. Congrats to Bill and Ray.
The 10th of July was the first
anniversary of the Detour Saloon.
Shows here on Sundays a re still
going great guns under the head
of current Miss Dallas, Cindy
Birdsong!
Praise be and contratulations
to Margerit at T.J.'s. They are
going open saloon on the first of
August.
Ronsue's i s enlargingonthelst
of August. Will finally have the
entir e building and parking lot
at the present location - - - about
time!!
Under stand that the shows are
enla rging along with the area. New
lights and sound equipment. Now
the best show in town can be
properly enjoyed!
If you have not stopped at the
Candy Store on band night - one
should. They are featuring an all
girls band known as " HOT ICE"
and the singer known as Robbin
is out of sight!
The Bachelors Quarters over
on Live Oak is going great guns
along with the Entre Nuit which
is located downstairs underneath.
We are told that the elevator will
not carry Big David and a trick -
just " fatty" by himself or is it
her self?! They'd loose this ones
business if it had to walk up!
The Bayou Landing and Delta
Baths still very strong attraction.
If you have not eaten in this spot
lately - you're missing it all.
Fresh vegetables home style! Just
Great!
The Bon-Soir on Lovers Lane
still quite cruisy - quiet and sedate.
Bill is doing a great job as
manager .
The cr owd at' the Briarpatch
gets better each time one enters!
Mary and Jim a re doing a real
fine job.
See you around - till next
tin)e! - - - Get it!
PS: Dennis - what is the-attraction
in Corpus Christi - - not real
fish - - ?
Page 7
Advocate, a practicing internist
says:
PRE-GAME WARM-UP
"Fistfucking is dangerous. I
don't want to sound like I'm putting
anyone down, Maybe if someone
does it gently' it is not necessairly
disastrous. However, I just
saw a boy yesterday who had let
someone violently fistfuck him, and
today he is in the hospital, and
it's going to take six months to
repair the damage. I'm sorry.
The guy who did this is a criminal.
SATURDAY & SUNDAY
GAYS UNITE
to CLEAN
0 QUEEN'S
POINT"
It was called Queen's Point,
but until "clean-up Saturday" it
looked more like Hell's Halflooked
more like Hell's Halfacre.
Beer cans, cigerette butts,
candy wrapers, chicken bones, and
broken glass littered the grassy
areas and sandy beaches. To overnight
campers it was like making
home in the city dump. Garbage
cans had been provided by the
corps of engineers, but the cans
ers felt little urge to put their
litter in cans already overflowing.
Then Myke and Bob rolled up
their sleeves and organized a vol-
. unteer work detail. Two dozen
people showed up with rakes and
shovels and spent a happy /hard
two hours cleaning up the mess
that had been accumilating for
years and years. The back end
of a pickup truck, heaped with
trash, hauled it away.
Now the beach looks a Jot
like Nature intended it.
Next weekend a gay artist has
agreed to paint the cans. (Would
lavender be a cool color?)Another
thoughtful gay girl will make signs
to place around the area to remind
gay campers that ours is now
' the cleanest beach on Lake Dallas.
No one is going to keep it clean
for us. Shall we do it ourselves?
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Page 8
AFTERNOONS 1 TIL 4 P .M.
50¢
(Birds don't do it. Bees don't
do it. Even Boston Beans don't
do it!)
This writer is a kindly, old,
withered queen. A queen who was
"making the scene" many, many
years before anyone ever dreamed
of "gay liberation" or Gay Pride
I Parades. Down through the end- ! Jess decades he has done, seen,
H O U ST O N
, s i_ (or at least heard oO everything.
But something new is sweeping
. ! the gay world, and because of his I love for gay people, he's greatly
G A y ~ \ disturbe~. Thi~ anxiety is caused ..X I by .... F1stfucking.
~ We are reluctant to put down 0 I anybody's idea of fun. But surely
~~~, I this must be scrapingtheverybot- tom of the barrel. Is one so des-
~ I perate for new thrills that one
,A J must endanger his body? '-. V I Oh we know, "Different strokes
"You see, most people have
little understanding of this. You
only have nerve endings in the
three-fourth inch around your sphincter.
Beyond that, you can't feel
pain, only pressure. You could put
your hand up someone's ass and
cut them with a knife and they
wouldn't feel it beyond that threefourth
inch."
So dear youth, listen to this
old queen. Listen to him because
he loves you. It's dangerous. Don't
do it. Don't. Don't. Don't. Don't.
~ I for different folks." Different
~ strokes we don't mind. But this
c,
~ is so frantic -- so very danger- -
" ,,- ous, we must warn against it.
From the recent issue of The
0~
by ·wade Frey
Dignity /Houston has elected a
steering committee to structure
the group and to plan future activities.
The committee includes
Father Mark Barron, Joe Walker,
Wayde Frey, Bob Wood, Bill
Buie, David Tucker and Dick Atchley.
Bob Wood is in charge of a
brunch to be held on Sunday, August
13. The brunch will be an opportunity
for new and prospective
members to receive information
about Dignity /Houston members.
Gene Leggett was featured
speaker on July 16. (See "Far
Out! - - Gene Leggett" elsewhere
in this issue of the Nuntius.) A
woman psychiatrist was scheduled
to address the group on Sunday
July 23.
Eleven Dignity/Houston members
attended mass together at
Holy Rosary Church after hearing
Gene speak. Then, about thirteen
of the group continued their fellowship
on Sunday afternoon at one of
the bars.
Houston Gay Liberation elected
a steering committee on July 20
to plan group meetings. The eight
people selected for the steering
committee are Sherry Lipper, John
Rawls, Andy Kaplan, Jim Hampton,
Bob Nichols, Scott Tillinghast, and
two Beaumont delegates - - Steve
Smith and Sally LeDoux.
Gay Lib will have a picnic at
Bear Creek Park near Addixks
Dam on Sunday, August 6.
25 people were present at Houston
Gay Lib on July 18. This was
the largest attendance in about a
year. Andy Kaplan played 'the Troy
Perry record album "One God;"
Mike Bird showed his colorful and
interesting slides of Gay Pride
Weekend in Dallas (June 24); and
then the people divided up into four
or five consciousness-raising
(discussion) groups.
Quite a few people have called
The Montrose Gaze phone No. 522-
5226 to find out what this group
is doing.
The Montrose Gaze is an organization
of gay men and women who
are planning a gay communtiy
center. The Montrose Gaze
has about 9 people who are active
members of the group. They will
host a benefit dance at SLUG's
at 3910 Garrott, on Sunday, August
20 to raise funds for the proposed
center. Tickets are $1 in
advance and $1.50 at the door.
Come by 225 Marshall #112 to buy
your advance tickets or get a roll
of tickets to sell and help raise
funds. All ages are welcome.
Urgently needed is an answering
service for 522-5226. Anyone
with an idea as how to solve this
problem please contact us.
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EDITORIAL
A gay (or straight) parade, any
time of the year and in any place
will be very much like a Mardi
Gras celebration. Last year's
Christopher Street Liberation Day
Parade in Hollywood had colorful
floats, clowns, drag queens in
lavish costumes, and even a baton
twiler. There was a float carrying
ten beautifully built young
studs, briefly costumed, and with
a sign saying GROOVY GUYS
MAKE GROOVY STARS! There was
a platoon of motorcycle guys in
black leather jackets, heavy chains
and- -high heels. There was c wellbuilt
young man (again briefly costumed)
carrying an enormous boa
but some of the spectators and
watchers were "turned off" by
what they considered to be vulgar
displays: A sign bearing the words,
SUCKING IS BETTER THAN WAR,
and a 35 foot long red, white,
pink, and blue " surrealistic cock."
(Others felt that if beauty exists
in the eye of the beholder, then
obscenity must exist there also)
All this led one writer to complain
to THE ADVOCATE (the gay
national newspaper) that these
parades defeat their purpose: instead
of presenting freaks, we
should march a thousand average,
well-adjusted homosexuals in business
suits and ties. To which one
of the parade organizers replied:
"Find us a thousand average, welladjusted
homosexuals in business
suits and ties willing to march
in the parade, and we'll be glad
to march them. Until then, we
will use what we've got."
This year's parades will be no
different: we will have our critics.
There are many gay people who
have NEVER made a contribution
to the gay movement in any way-time,
money, or effort; but who are
very eager to criticize those who
do. Very much like the Little Red
Hen who could find no help when
planting the corn, harvesting the
corn, grinding the corn, or cooking
the corn; but found her table
crowded when the dinner bell rang.
But none-the-less we must go
Oil. If Walt Whitman saw "all
America singing" and Isadora
Duncan longed to see "all America
dancing," this writer would rather
see "all America marching."
Marching for the rights of all
Americans.
There approximately 975,966
gay men and women in Texas,
Louisiana, Oklahoma, Arkansas,
and New Mexico. Most are in their
damn closets, and because of jobs,
families, and social positions can't
afford to come out. And who would
blame them? But they could contribute
in some way to the GAY
PRIDE PARADE. Theymightdrive
a float unseen, dance down the street
disguised as a clown, make
posters, lick stamps, make
posters, and seal envelopes, contribute
a few dollars, or provide
food and shelter for out of town
marchers. The rest of us WILL
MARCH.
(Photo by Woody Keys)
GAY FREEDOM IS
WITHIN OUR REACH!
We expected obscenities. Perhaps
even violence, from both the police
and the 14,000 spectators who came
downtown June 24th to see Dallas's
First Gay Pride Parade. But the
police were friendly. As a matter
of fact, they seemed to be having
a ball. And if there were catcalls
and half-ass cute remarks
hurled at us from the sidewalks,
we didn 't hear them. We were too
busy singing and shouting Gay
slogans. Many in the crowd
applauded and cheered us. Some
even left the walks to join our
ranks . But most stood in stunned
silence.
Could this be real? Men and
Women proudly marching down the
street, arms around each other's
shoulders, openly proclaiming to
the world that they were human too?
Where was the shame? The guilt?
And that theme song gaily blairing
from the sound truck:
"United we stand: divided we fall.
And if our backs should ever be
against the wall,
We'll be together.
Together, you and I."
And so it was. The early summer
air seemed filled with our
strength, love, and warmth. We
gave it and received it from each
other. We cared!
Oh, why can't it be that way
every day? How often have we opened
our hearts and homes to those
in need, only to be robbed, sometimes
beaten by our own people?
How often have we, who have
enemies enough, heavens knowncruelly
put down one of our own?
Or the many times we've
thoughtlessly hurt our lonely ones
by simply ignoring them. Couldn't
we have invited them into our
lives? Why is it those who need
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MR. SABRE' GARTH •
Eyes that Mystify • Form - Face & Figure
STONEWALL TREATMENT CENTER
PURCHASES FACILITY
Stonewall, a residential treatment
center for Gay pa rolees,
probationers , alcoholics, and drug
abusers, has recently purchased
a new facility in Seattle. The Board
of Directors announced today that
the new house, a six-unit building
with accommodations for
twenty, allows for !he opening with
a separate program, The Stonewall
Training Center, a 90-day
rehabilitation program for ex-offenders
coming out of prison.
Standing in front of the new facility
(I to r) are Stonewall residents
Sharon Lehn, Sherry White, John
Edwards, and David Baird, Facility
Director.
BUY GAY
DIGNITY /HOUSTON
chise to achieve the full imple-
People by instinct are mentation of our human and civil
gregarious and social and have rights.
always and everywhere sought the ARTICLE 3. DIGNITY /HOUSTON
company of their fellows. People will foster cooperative efforts with
band together to express common other groups and individuals who
interests, to enjoy social inter- seek the betterment of the homocourse
and to realize common phile community, particularly and
goals. society generally when such efforts
For these same reasons we are within the abilities and aims
who are homophiles at all times of DIGNITY/HOUSTON.
and places have formed identifi- ARTICLE 5. DIGNITY/HOUSTON
able communities - - overt and asserts that homophiles should be
covert -- by whatever degree the active, informed participants in
. prohibitions our larger socieites any consideration of our condition
have allowed. and in any disposition of our fate.
When our · homophile com- ARTICLE 6. To promote our unity
munities are forced by societal and to guide our actions we of
hostilities into secrecy, however, DIGNITY/HOUSTON adopt the
the positive values of human con- following by-laws:
gregation are made preverse and Section 1. Anyone who has atnegative
and the community built t~nded three (3) meetings of DIGupon
them serves only as a temp- NITY /HOUSTON is considered a
orary refuge and frantic escape member and is entitled to vote
from loneliness, self-hatred and on all matters that come before
despair. our body.
The onus is ours as homo- Section 2. A planning board of
philes to resist this dehumanizing five (5) persons elected will gui<te
of ourselves and our fellows. We the activities of DIGNITY/HOUSmust
recognize and affirm the - TON.
great diversity of personality, be- Section 3. One member of this
lief and proclivity that dis- board will be a standing member
guised by the stereotypical image and will vote only in case of a tie.
of the homophile. It is hypothetical The four remaining will serve
of the homophile. It is hypothet terms of six months each on a
construct that has no validity. It staggered basis so that two memdenies
the uniqueness and variety bers are selected every three
of feelings and experience which months.
define an individual and are the Section 4. The planning board
basis of his rights. will divide specific duties and
We are citizens, entitled by responsibilities among themright
to all of the privileges and selves as they see fit.
prerogatives of our citizenship. Section 5. The planning board
We are human beings and claim will meet as necessary, but not
the dignity of our humanity. · less than once a month.
To these ends we unite as Section 6. Three (3) members
DIGNITY/HOUSTON, under the of the planning board will confollowing
articles of incorporation: ::..z.,,tu~ -,.. ~ -
ARTICLE 1. DIGNITY /HOUSTON
is a fellowship for homophiles and
will serve as a locus for our friendships
and recreation.
ARTICLE 2. DIGNITY /HOUSTON
is a forum for the open discussion
of those topics, issues and
problems that relate to homophiles.
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those swing in'
Babylonians
Many of the sexual practices
of man seem to be as old as man
himself, and certainly existed in
most of the ancient cradles of
civilization. One of the cradles was
the Tigris-Euphrates area, which
gave us Sumeria and Babylonia.
The first eleven chapters ofGenessis
deal with this early
period. Abraham came from Chaldea,
a part of the area, and brought
some stories with him. What were
these Babylonians like?
2,et'•i I f ,,.~,., .,, .,,,;,"f fliJ'l."-e,
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tells us that the typical sexual
.Jlal,J l•tt ldr, &u - relirf. behavior was "much the same in
a
I
• I ' ' ancient Mesopotamia as in modern (Dt. Paul Roberts has correctly
Europe." This included homosex- shown that the word in the Jewish
uality, both male and female. Im- Septuagint where the KJV has de- ·
potence, nocturnal emissions VD sire in Gen. 4:7 is the same word
and ejaculatio praecox is 'als~ used in Gen. 3: 16 where 'desire'
attested by Babylonian literature. is clearly sexual. The root of the
Already there were several same word is found again in
positions of intercourse practiced Song of Solomon 7:10 where the
by these peoples. ONE SURVIVING connotation is again clearly sexBIT
OF WRITING TELLS US THAT TI ual. It may be inferred that Abel
PRIESTESSES PERMITTED ANAL IN'I has sexual desire toward his broCOURSE:
IT IS POSSIBLE THAT TEM ther, as the KJV had sexual desire
PRIESTS DID ALSO. One surviving toward his brother, as the KJV
illustration on an ancient plaque rightly reads.)
shows a rear entry. Since homosexuality is so an-
Circumcision did not seem to cient and ubiquitous, it becomes
play as significant a ritual or clear that neither religion nor
religious role with the Babylon- punitive law has made much signi- ·
ians as it did with people of ficant change in its prevalence,
the Nile area, but it was hardly only in the visibility of its practice.
SHERI POWERS
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potamian stone phallus which an- come to recognize from thousands Titles:
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In one of the earliest disputes spectrum of behaviors of which the
over who is "most" worthy be- dominant behavior is but a part
fore God (see Gen. 4), Godhomor- of the whole.
ed the worship of the homosexual. Terry from Tyler
The INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY
OF HUMAN RESOURCES has released
the following:
Magazine articles, books, news
reporting, movies and public discussions
of homosexuality are so
plentiful today as to indicate a
genuine public concern about the
subject and a desire better to
understand it. However, the layman
has difficulty in finding simple,
straightforward answers to many
of his questions readily available
in convenient form.
To help fill this need the following
pamphlet has been prepared
by a panel of highly qualified
social scientists and specialists,
each of whom has studied homosexuality
extensively and at least
one of whom is himself homosexual.
In addition to his study,
each of the panelists has done
much interviewing and counseling
work with male and female homosexuals,
gaining thereby a broad
insight into the attitudes and behavior
patterns of several thousand
such persons.
The aim of this publication is
The aim of this publication is
to replace misconceptions and
fears about homosexuality with a
better understanding of the subject.
It is hoped that this will result
in improved and more humane attitudes
toward those men and women
for whom homosexuality is
their way of life and effect a
better integration into society of
such individuals, many of whom
are worthwhile and useful people.
Such a goal would seem to be
preferable to the traditional practice
of alienating them and increasing
the numbers of individuals
who are a burden upon
society.
1. WHAT IS HOMOSEXUALITY?
It is the condition of being sexually
attracted and drawn to members
of one's own sex.
2. WHO IS HOMOSEXUAL? The
only basis for deciding whether
one is or is not homosexual is
a continuing erotic preference for
partners of the same sex.
3. DOES A HOMOSEXUAL ACT
MAKE ONE A HOMOSEXUAL? No.
Many boys and girls during early
childhood and adolescence have
homosexual experiences without
lasting effects. Also, under special
circumstances, such as military
service and personal life, homosexual
behavior sometimes occurs
on a temporary basis.
4. HOW MANY HOMOSEXUALS
ARE THERE? No one really knows.
However, several authorities have
estimated that perhaps one out of
every ten adults could be so classified.
Therefore, the number
would total many millions.
5. CAN HOMOSEXUALS BE EASILY
IDENTIFIED? Contrary to popular
belief most homosexual men
and women are indistinguishable
_ rin appearance from other people.
life, at all social and economic
levels, and among all cultural
groups. Homosexual tastes and
personalities vary as widely as
do heterosexual. Some male homosexuals
are feminine in manner
and appearance and some female
homosexuals seem masculine.
Tranvestites, those who prefer the
clothing of the opposite sex, and
transsexuals, those who feel they
are trapped in the body of the
wrong sex and therefore seek surgery,
usually have a psychological
makeup quite different from that
of most homosexuals.
6. IS HOMOSEXUALITY UNNATURAL?
From a scientific point
of view it is not. It would seem
to be one of the natural variations
of human sexuality which
some societies are more willing
to accept than are others.
Endocrinologist Harry Benjamin,
M.D., has written, "Do we know
what 'normal' means? I don't know
I believe that we only know what
is customary."
7. ARE HOMOSEXUALS MENTALLY
ILL? No. To label
homosexuality as a mental illness
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reflects a value judgment based
on social and religious attitudes,
rather than on scientific evidence.
Some homosexuals, like some heterosexuals,
do indeed suffer from
anxiety, or other psychological difficulties.
Quite often this has been
brought on by pressures from a
society which is intolerant and uninformed
concerning homosexuality.
8. ARE HOMOSEXUALS CRIMINALS?
Homosexuals are not more
nor less law-abiding than the rest
of the population. However, the
laws of most states against oralgenital,
anal and masturbatory behavior
do label homosexual acts as
criminal. The majority of heterosexuals
would likewise be design-
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ated criminals were such Jaws
enforced.
9. ARE CHILDREN SEDUCED INTO
HOMOSEXUALITY? Homosexual
seduction is no more common
than is heterosexual seduction.
Numerically is is much less frequent
because there are fewer
homosexuals. Several surveys
oost persons
who engage in homosexuality during
their adolescent years did so
with those of approximately their
own ages. Schofield reports (p.
209 See Bibliography) that of one
group studied about three-quarters
"had started homosexual activity
with other boys before the age
of seventeen; only a few were
iniated by adults."
10. WHAT CAUSES HOMOSEXUALITY?
It is not yet knows what
causes either heterosexuality or
homosexuality. It has been held
that heterosexuals may be hormonally,
genetically and biologically
different from homosexuals.
Others have argued that a
young child/ s emotional relationships
with his parents, and those
near to him will determine his
sexual pattern in adulthood. Much
further research will be needed
before a definite answer can be
~-
11. CAN HOMOSEXUALITY BE
CURED? Since homosexuality is
merely one of the variations of
sexual behavior and has been considered
to be quite normal in
some societies during various perperiods
in history a better question
might be, "Should holllosexuals
change? If so, Why?" Available
statistics indicate that large
numbers of homosexuals see no
reasons for wanting to change.
Many of those who have tried to
change have found treatment to be
both long term and expensive, with
results often unsatisfactory. Many
therapists now favor helping individuals
to accept their homosexuality,
rather than to seek
change.
12. IS HOMOSEXUALITY NECESSARILY
A HANDICAP? No one's
sexual orientation need be a handicap.
Homosexuals and heterosexuals
alike can lead happy, productive
lives, provided they come
to terms with their sexuality. For
some persons, however, the social
sanctions and public prejudice
against homosexuality may create
special problems and unhappiness.
13. IS THERE A HOMOSEXUAL
PERSONALITY? None has so far
been identified. Scientifically administered
personality tests have
not revealed any clearcut distinctions
between heterosexuals and
homosexuals, other than that of
their sexual preference.
14. WHAT KIND OF JOBS DO
HOMOSEXUALS HOLD? Like other
minority groups they have tended
to take those jobs having the fewer
barriers. Thus, they are no more
inclined to be hairdressers than
neg roes are to be janitors. Surveys
have shown that homosexuals
can be found in every occupational
grouping from the ministry
to professional athletics and
police forces. However, the vast
majority of homosexuals must take
great pains not to reveal their
homosexual inclinations on their
jobs for their efficient and effective
job performance is often no
protection to them if homosexuality
is suspected.
15. ARE HOMOSEXUALS CHILD
MOLESTERS? The overwhelming
majority of homosexuals have no
interest in pre-adolescent children.
There interest in adolescents
if no greater or more significant
than that of heterosexuals. Paederasts,
those adults who do seek
sexual contacts with young children
present a difficult and often
tragic problem but this should be
clearly distinguished from hoi:nosexuality.
According to studies of
such offenders in prisons, the
majority ofpaederasts are, or have
been, married men.
16. ARE HOMOSEXUALS AS
PROMISCUOUS AS CLAIMED? Not
necessarily. However, because of
the nature of the social pressures
they face, it is more difficult for
homosexuals to establish longterm
stable relationships than it is for
heterosexual couples. Research
indicates that there are many long
term homosexual relationships,
sometimes referred to as "marriages."
17. WILL HAVING HETEROSEXUAL
RELATIONS SOLVE ANYTHING?
The homosexual who has
already identified himself as such
is seldom swayed by having some
heterosexual experiences, particularly
if they are sought out of
desperation or anxiety. Homosexuals
who try marriage as a way
out usually end up by making ,10t
only themselves miserable but the
· spouse as well. Children of such
marriages are also caught up in
the tragedy.
18. SHOULD HOMOSEXUALS TRY
TO RESIST THEIR SEX URGES?
It would be as unrealistic to expect
homosexuals to practice complete
sexual abstinence as to expect
heterosexuals to do the same.
Undoubtedly some homosexuals
manage, as do some heterosexuals,
to remain celibate throughout their
lives, but most people would find
this not only impossible but undesirable.
19. WILL CLOSE PERSONAL
RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN ADOLESCENTS
AND ADULTS OF
THE SAME SEX LEAD TO HOMOSEXUALITY?
This fearofintimate
friendships, particularly between
males, has had negative effects
on the mental well being and normal
relationships of men to each
other in the estimation of many
researchers. It is perfectly natural
for an adult male to express love
and affection for another man or
for an adolescent without being
homosexual. Displays of affection
between males are commonplace in
many countries of the world and
even in the United States it is
not considered inappropriate for
women to show warm affection for
each other. Male fearofestablishing
intimate relationships seems
due to the prevailing tremendous
misunderstanding about what
homosexuality actually means.
20. WHAT DANGERS DO HOMOSEXUALS
ENCOUNTER: One of
the consequences of being a member
of a disdained minority group
is that homosexuals are frequently
victimized by blackmailers and
unscrupulous police. Since known
homosexuals are excludedgenerally
from employment by government
agencies and from membership
in the armed forces, blackmailers
may threaten them with
exposure. Some homosexuals V
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Houston
would rather pay money to such
persons than to lose their jobs.
Entrapment procedures are often
unsed against homosexuals; that is,
in order to make an arrest the
sexuals, or even make advances
to them. Such abuses would be
eliminated if the so-called sex
laws were changed.
21. ,F THE SOCIAL AHD LEGAL
SANCTIONS AGAINST HOMOSEX-uality
were removed
WOULD IT INCREASE? Social and
legal equality for homosexuals
would undoubtedly lead to more
openess about homosexuality. This
might lead some people to think
there had been an increase. It is
also likely that some "borderline"
cases, those who might have
been trying to seek a heterosexual
adjustment would be less willing to
do so. However, since homosexual
tendencies are not usually acquired
by choice, the state of the law
would be unlikely to make any
difference in the number of homosexuals.
The vast majority of people
would remain heterosexual as
at present. In countries having had
legal freedom from homosexual
behavior for many years this has
apparently been the usual result.
22. DOES HOMOSEXUALITY
CAUSE SOCIETIES TO DECLINE?
A careful study fo history would
tend to indicate that there is no
discernable connection between the
state of a nation's fortunes and its
attitude toward homosexual behavior.
The decline of Rome, for
example, was due to many social
and economic factors including an
inability to successfully transfer
power from one ruler to another.
Homosexuality in itself was not a
factor.
23. WILL PUBLIC DISCUSSION
OF HOMOSEXUALITY LEAD TO
ITS INCREASE? One of the best
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time when they are most interested
in the topic. The notion
that the way to protect young people
from something is to keep them
ignorance of it betrays not only
a strange lack of confidence in
the good sense of the younger
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to what we know about the learning
process.
24. SHOULD PARENTS DISCUSS
HOMOSEXUALITY WITH THEIR
CHILDREN? There should be frank
discussions of this and other subjects
if young people are to be
helped in working through their
adolescent difficulties over sex
orientation. Also, parents, teachers,
athletic coaches, and all
others who deal with young people
need to clarify their own attitudes
concerning homosexuality. Rejection
of a young person will not
help him and may do incalcul-able
harm.
25. WHERE CAN MORE INFORMATION
AND HELP BE OBTAINED?
The Institute for the
Study of Human Resources, of
Los Angeles maintains up-to-date
lists of agencies andprofessionals
available for counseling and other
assistance in various parts of the
United States. Inquiries stating the
need and situation may be addressed
to the Institute and are
invited. For those wishing to have
a short list of books and publications
in order to further inform
themselves about homo-
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RONNIE SIOUX & His Fantasy Review!"
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SCREENING THE SEXFS: HOMOSEXUALITY
IN THE MOVIES by
Parker Tyler, 1972, published at
$10 by Holt, Rinehart and Winston,
New York; 367 pages.
by Alan
Pa rker Tyler is a noted movie
critic who has produced what his
publishers call his " masterwork,"
"The definitive book" on hidden
homosexual motifs and explicit
male and female homosexualit;y in
Sometimes it begins at this age
Death in Venice
both comme r cial and avant-garde
films.
As the publishers fur ther
clai;11, it is indeed true that he
surveys the cinematic scene from
Mae West to Ga rbo, from Fellini
to Warhol, from Bogart to
Brando, from high art to " beavers"
and metabeavers, from drag
queens to stag stars, from Hollywood
buddies to mother mockers,
from suave dykes to " sticks and
stone rs" - - and all of this magnificent
array is handled with constant
references to hundreds of
truly be said that he documents
his subject through decades of
film history.
This is not to say, however,
that the average gay reader would
be attracted by Tyler's work. It
is in no sense aimed at the onehanded
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llation and arousal of hard-core
porn. Rather, it is the kind of
sophisticated writing which would
be most appropriate for the coffee
tables of the gay literati and of the
tables of the gay literati and of the
liberated straights.
Although highlv readable at
points, SCREENING strongly conveys
the impression that its author
is turned on by verbosity and
semantic games and is probably
averse to making strong, clear,
cogent statements. In contrast,
he seems to wallow in his own
ego-tripping and the convoluted
nuances of language. In many instances,
he seems to make his
point in spite of, rather than because
of , his style of writing.
In a very real sense, this is
a radical book for it exposes and
lays wide open what once was all
closed doors, whispers, insinuations,
scandals, charades, and
pornography. It demonstrates, as
Tyler intended, "that the simple,
reactionary two-sex system is a
much outdated insti\ution which
reality should persuade us to
junk"
Finally, the gay reader who
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SCREENING should bear in mind
that Tyler has not meant to present
this repetory here in any
solemn a cademic way, a way lacking
humor. If he goes for fun and
s t rategies and innuendo, it is because
that is what sex does, in life
as in the movies, he says.
In the realm of mis chievous fun
and grim mischief, the movies
are never off the mar k. All this
makes for a poetry of sexual wit.
in sexual matters, more than others,
the movies become profound.
Herein lies one of the principal
points of SCREENING.
By the way, anyone who has
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years will cream his jeans when
he peruses the 69 illustrations
including such notable scenes as
the late George Sanders (erstwhile
husband of Zza Zza Gabor)
in drag and Hepburn with a crewcut.
Not your mother but
George Sanders in drag
You'll also want to read some
of Tyler's intriguing comments on
the most widely discussed flicks
of recent years: The Boys in the
Band, Myra Breckinridge, Staricase,
Death in Venice, The Killing
of Sister George, Fellini Satyricon,
and a myriad of others.
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golf bag - H&B-Louisville Power
Built. $65.00 for all. See at 4615
Mt. Vernon or call 524-5612.
UPPER DUPLEX · 5 large rooms,
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air - can paint or redorate as
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colony - $100.00 per month. -
524-5612 anytime.
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AQUARIUM - Beautiful new-like
condition complete with stand and
pump - ready for fish. Ideal for
apar tment - no leaks. Complete
set up $25.00 - 524-5612
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