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DALLAS HOST
GAY PRIDE PARADE
The homophile organizations in
Texas and Oklahoma are united in
planning a GAY PRIDE PARADE
for downtown Dallas Saturday mo-but
in a different way: ''The queers
are coming out of the woodwork."
Gay citizens prefer to think, "The
Lord is my shepherd and he knows
rning, June 24th, beginning at 10am, I'm gay."
Although originally the idea of the The Dallas Chapter of the AmCircle
of Friends (theoldesthomo- erican Civil Liberties Union has
phile organization in the Southwest) volunteered to help the gay comthe
Metropolitan Community Chu- munity by serving as impartial obrch
of Dallas, the Dallas Free Church.servers along the parade route.
the Purple Star Tribe, and the The parade will begin at 10 am at
Metropolitan Community Church of the corner ofMarketandMain, will
Oklahoma City, a_Iong with proceed down Main Street, and will
end one block past City Hall. Partthe
NUNTIUS-OUR COMMUNITY icipants must meet and be ready to
plan to participate. There will march by 9:30 am. TheMetropolibe
floats, decorated cars, stream-ers,
banners , confetti, and balloons.
Straights have been invited
to march alongside their gay brothers
and sisters, and many plan
to do so.
tan Community · Church of Oklahoma
City will offer communion for
those who wish to partake of it before
the parade begins.
Immediately following the par-ade,
a picnic is scheduled at Flag
For the previous two years there
have been GAY PRIDE PARADES PLoaklee.Hill overlooking White Rock
Each person is asked to
in New York City, L<>S Angeles, San
Francisco, Chicago, and other cities.
Austin had a parade last year.
But this will be a first for Dalllas.
The parade celebrates the day in
1969 when New York City Police
routinely raided the Stonewall Inn,
at 53 Christopher Street in Greer.wich
Village. Peaceful gay patrons
were put into the street as police
took action against the bar's management.
Groups of gays gathered
and barricaded the police into the
bar and then began a series of
protest gatherings within the neighborhood.
These actions led eeventually
to the formation of the
Gay Liberation Front and the Gay
Activist's Alliance.
According to Chris McKee, chairman
of the parade committee,
the purpose of the parade is not to
flaunt our sexual preferences in the
faces of heterosexuals, but to show
the world that we are no longer content
to remain in our dark closets
in secret and fear. This is our way
of asserting: We are GAY AND PROUD.
One straight man at last
year's parade said the same thing,
bring his or her own food and beverage.
The picnic is open to the
entire gay and straight communities.
Gay men and women from all
over Texas and the Southwest will
be meeting in Dallas for the weekend
of June 23rd, 24th, and 25th,
to celebrate the gay national holiday-
-Christopher Street Liberation
Day. Dallas' biggest bars
are planning special events for the
Friday night before the parade. On
the big Saturday, marchers will gather
at Main and Market streets to
link arms, carry banners, and show
the world that "we are no longer
afraid."
After the parade a picnic will be
held on Flagpole Hill.
Housing will be provided for outof-
town guests by members of the
Dallas Metropolitan Community
Church and the Circle of Friends.
Hosts are busy planning a mad round
of special entertainment for the
weekend - tours of the local bars
and bahts and house parties. Those
There are many who can not afford
to "come out" because of
jobs, families, and personal reasons.
But everyone can help. Money
is needed. Volunteers are asked
to help decorate cars, floats,
and making banners. WE ALL
STAND TO G~IN.
BRUTALITY TO
GAY PRISONERS
Washington prison officials were
accused today of brutal harassment
and morbid discrimination directed
toward homosexual residents
of the State Prison at Walla Walla.
The charges were made this morning
at a press conference by the
directors of Stonewall, a residential
treatment center for homosexual
persons in trouble with drugs ,
alcohol, and crime.
William H. DuBay, community
relations director at Stonewall,
stated: "Within the prison, there
are many ethnic and cultural groups
of every race, creed, and color
being represented in some way on
the Residential Government Council,
except homosexuals. The attempts
of Gay people there to organize
and gain protection have
been completely thwarted by the
Warden, Bobbi Rhay, leaving Gays
without representation in the very
important areas of classification
hearings, parole hearings, progress
hearings, custody reductions,
or personal counselling. Homosexuals
at Walla Walla are simply
being warehoused as inferior
forms of life, treated as problems
rather than human beings. They
have no protection against the prejudice
of other residents, the guards,
the administration, or the parole
board.
"In an attempt to offer a viable
alternative in a qualified rehabilitation
program, Stonewall was
founded. Instead of cooperating
with our efforts, prison officials
have refused to allow us to set
up parole programs for Gays in
prison--and this in spite of the
fact that we are an approved parole
program, and that we are approved
also by the Adult Authorities of
California and Oregon.
"Prison authorities have gone so
far as to refuse our correspondence
and return letters ac!dressed
to them. We have appealed in vain
to the Governor's office, demanding
an explanation. It seems that
the government'!,admirable attempts
at prison reform and community-
based cq;rections have been
overcome by sexual superstition,
bias, ignorance, and fear. The
government must also take the blame
for attitudes which foster the
brutal rapings, murders, beatings,
and suicides of the homosexual
residents of our state prisons."
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Dr. Frank Kameny was fired from
his government job as an astronomer
on the grounds of his homosexuality--
this despite his government
rating of "superior." (Can
America afford to lose her best
scientist because of such sillyassed
bias?) Since that moment,
Frank has been a giant in the Gay
Movement. It's been said of him,
"He is the nation's most persistent
thorn in the sides ofbovernment
with respect to homosexuals
what Ralph Nader is to General
Motors with respect to automobile
safety.
This remarkable gay leader
taught himself to read at the age
of 4, entered college at 15, and
faught for all our freedoms in
World War II. After the war, he
returned to his studies and received
his Ph.d. degree from Har.
vard. It was Kameny who coined
our gay national slogan GAY IS
GOOD! This brilliant leader helped
organize the first White House
picket line in 1965.
Although not a lawyer, lawyers
and law journals often consult
him. Kameny was the first selfdeclared
gay to run for Congress,
as a nonvoting delegate to the .
House of Representatives in 1971.
• He ran, not expectirig to win the
office, but to force politicians to
pay attention to the government's
treatment of gays.
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PSYCHIATRISTS STAND UP FOR GAYS
A masked psychiatrist, speaking sexuality are fundamentally a matfor
his fellow gay members of the ter of social mores and moral
American Psychiatric Association judgement with no basic in fact.
(the Gay P.A.)statedinapaneldis-cussion
before that group at the He labeled psychiatric prejud-
Dallas convention the first week in ices a disgrace to the profession
May, that he was one of more than and called for a change in the diag-
200 ga,v psychiatrists registered at nos tic nomenclature which now li-the
convention. He stated he was ' sts homosexuality as an illness and
wearing the mask to protect the mental disorder. "No heterosex-audience,
for by knowing who he ual has achieved health until he has
was with his outstanding A.P.A. resolved his inner fear of and ac-credentials,
they would feel threatened,
fearful and/or uncomfortable.
.A recent poll of psychiatrists nation-
wide has shown that they and
the gay community have finally reached
a turning point in their traditional
relationship. 90% expressed
the belife that the "gay problem"
was a matter of public misunderstanding
and 64% in the sur-·
vey indicated they do not consider
homosexuals sick.
cepted other's homos.exuality," he
stated.
Joining Dr. Marmor andDr.Anonymous
on the panel were Dr. Kent
robinson, Dr. Robert Seidenberg
and gay activists Frank Kameny.
and Barbara Gittings. The dialogue
hit hard at the dissemination
of psychiatric propaganda.
Approximately 200 professionals
made up the S.R.O. audience. Dr.
Kameny challenged those present
to apply true scientific methods in
their psychiatric studies and recommended
a good course in gay
pride for those who seek " thecure.''
gated the profession for creating
the problems of homosexuals, then
making money out of "curing
them." "We have made diversity
a sin," he said and lampooned the
mental health game as played in
20th Century psychiatry.
Barbara Gittings charged the A.
P.A. with attempting to avoid confrontation
while calling it discretion
and called for dialogue between
professional gays and the other
IJlembers of the profession.
Many of the psychiatrists present
in the audience rose to speak
after the formal discussion ended,
making impassioned appeals to their
collegues to see gays as human
beings and 00:ck efforts toward con-'
sentual legislation reform.
For the first time in many years
the A.P.A. agenda failed to present
any papers on homosexuality. This
was doubtless a direct result of
Gay Liberation Front - zaps in the
past which have insisted "We are
the experts on homosexuality."
ftte Rod Roddy late night talk
show hosted several members of
the panel and Barbara Gittings also
assisted in the filming of a video
tape on Gay Lib., The tape is one
of 5 parts of a series titled Search
for Mental Health for release to
Universities and Medical Schools.
Receiving excellent response
and heavy interest traffic during
the entire A.P.A. convention was
the Gay Lib. exhibit booth, GAY,
PROUD ANDHEALTHY;theHomosexual
Community Speaks Out.
Manned by local gays and the visiting
G.L.F. group, the booth was sponsored
by anonymous gay psychiatrists.
It was the only booth to
use the word "love" formally and
presented opportunity for rap sessions
and literature distribution.
The booth consisted of an elaborated
collage panel featuring
Christopher Street Liberation Day
celebrations, gay activism, gaY.,
love-ins, famous gay couples and a
panel especially aimed atpsychiatrists.
Dr. Judd Manmor, vice president-
elect of the A.P .A. states,
"there is nothing sick or unnatural
about homosexuality except that it
is socially condemned." His remarks
were also made during the
Dallas meeting. He further stressed
that attitudes toward homo-
The A.P.A. appeared to listen
well to the obvious message: the
, homosexual community is tired of
~-------------------. listening to psychiatry "talk to us"
Dr. Anonymm:s pointed o_ut that
gays are required tQ be more
healthy than their heterosexual
counter parts.DrSeidenberg casti-and
has changed the dialogue to• 'we
will tell you."
The gay community nation-wide
should soon see the beginnings of
responsive action and increasingly
feel the benefits resulting from this
conference.
.BOY S IN THE S-AND
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Hats off to
DEAR ABBY!
Abigail Van Buren recently had
the following in her Dear Abby
coh1mn in the Houston Post.
DEAR ABBY: Recently you
printed a letter from someone who
claimed to be a "well adjusted
homosexual."
There is no such thing as a
·well-adjusted homosex.ial; the two
terms are antonymous. Homosex.
uality, male or female, is a form
of sexual deviation which is symptomatic
of personality disorder.
By any reasoi{able standard of
human development, homosexuality
is an adnormal human condition
which needs cofupetent professional
treatment. It is in effect a
form of emotional illness.
I think that you would be as
interested as I in what your readers
think about the subject.
HAPPY HETEROSEXUAL
DEAR HAPPY: By whose def"mition
is homosexuality an illness?
There are homosexuals who live
socially well-adjusted, discreet,
personally happy lives, whose
homosexuality would come as a
surprise to many of their close
heterosexual friends.
The fact that homosexuality is
morally condemned by most people
in our culture makes it seem abnormal.
In other times and in
- other cultures it bas not always
been so judged.
Much of the maladjustment seen
in homosexuals is due to the rejection,
persecution and guilt imposed
upon them by intolerant and
ignorant contemporaries.
(Editors comment - Hats off to
Dear Abby - !!)
DEi4R
ABBY
The odd couple
Dear Abby:
p□About four months ago, the house
across the street was sold to a
"father and son" -- or so we thought.
We later learned it was an older
man about 50 and a young fellow
about 24.
This was a respectable neighborhood
before this "odd couple"
moved in. They have all sorts of
strange looking company. Men who
look like men, blacks, white , Indians,
and yesterday I even saw two
nuns go in there.·
They must be running some sort
of business or a club. There are
motorcycles, expensive sports
cars and even bicycles parked in
front and on the lawn. They keep •
their shades drawn so you can't
see what's going on inside but they
rrrust be up to no good, '?r why the
secrecy?
We called the police department"
and they asked if we wanted to press
charges. They said unless the
neighbors were breaking some law
there was nothing they could do.
Abby, these weirdos are wrecking
our property values. How can
we improve the quality of this oncerespectable
neighborhood?
UP IN ARMS
Dear Up:
You could move.
WIL SCHAEFER
Open To Gays
□□ Wil Schaefer, deposed as a
United Metliodist minister by a
church court more than a year
ago in San Antonio, has found his
way back into a religious denomination.
But he had to invent one to do
it.
In a news conference held in a
"gay bar" in San Antonio Friday
afternoon, Schaefer announced the
wheat Wine Mission Ecumenical
Church as the newest denomination
in the state.
And Schaefer is the self-appointed
bishop.
He has been at odds with the
United Methodist Church since he
was ousted by a 13-member jury
of clergymen who found him guilty
of immorality, disobedience and
unbecoming conduct.
HE.WAS DEPOSED --not expelled
from the church - - for refusing
to sever his relationship with Mrs.
Judy Nash, a San Antonio divorcee,
while still married to Mrs. Schaefer.
Since the court decision, Schaefer
and the former Mrs. Nash have
lived together on a farm south of
Luling, Texas. She gave birth to
a son last February. The couple
was legally married in May.
The new church, Schaefer told
The Houston Post, was granted a
charter by th e office of the Texas
Secretary of State May 17.
He said he waited to make the announcement
of the new denomination
until th e end of the annual
meeting of the Southwest Texas
Conference of the United Methodist
Church this week in San Antonio.
That was the conference Schaefer
was in before he was deposed.
The Southwest Conference has
been faced with the issue of homosexuality
which was forced on it
by F. Euegne Leggett, who has publicly
announcee his homosexuality.
Leggett, of Dallas, was suspended
as a minister in the conference
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last year and made a futile attempt
this week to address the conference
on homosexuality and the church.
"WE KNEW the church would do
. what it has done, refuse to talk to
people like Gene Leggett," Schaefer
said. "We had hoped it would
make a place for people like him
and me."
Schaefer, who is a friend of Leggett,
said: "If Gene is a homosexual
that's his business. But if he's a
man of compassion and truth he
meets our standards. The people of
the church are neither compassionate
nor truthful, so they have
forced us to start a denomination."
"The meeting this last week was
the last straw," Schaefer said.
"We saw the church was hopeless."
The new denomination has three
board members, Schaefer ,his wife,
and a San Antonio psychoamOyst.
It has three priests, one named
on abbott, who remains at the farm
near Luling (now called the Monastery),
a black priest (formerly
head of the state Student National
Coordinating Committee) and a
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their marriage. Marriage is a personal
matter between two people."
Schaefer said a priest of the denomination
would have to decide if
the two homosexuals were entering
into a "truly spiritual marriage."
If a priest of the denomination
chose to marry two homosexuals,
"I'd support him," Schaefer said.
"I CAN'T SAY that two homosexuals
getting married is not moral.
I can't do that. It's not for me
to say," the bishop said in a telephone
interview.
Wheat Wine Mission Ecumeni-
' cal Church will begin with a headquarters
temple in San Antonio,
Schaefer said. He expects to expand
the church throughout the
nation "as far as people need a
church to serve their needs."
Counseling clinics for drug and
alcohol abuse and marriage problems
will be set up, and a retreat
center in Southern Mexico and the
farm near Luling will be part of
the denomination's offerings.
The first meeting of the church
will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at
San Pedro Park in San Antonio.
priest who will minister to homo- Schaefer described the scheduled
sexuals. service as " a sort of church hap-
Asked if the new denomination pening."
will recognize homosexual marri- The philosophy of the denominaages,
the bishop said, "it's not for tion, he explained is individualfreme
to decide if they are moral in Continued pg 4
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GAY - PROUD & HEALTHY
In recent years, an adversary
situation has developed between the
psychiatric profession and the
homosexual <·,,mmunity. While
much of psychiat,·.v seems unaware
of this, il is felt with growing
resentment and bitterness by the
homosexual community, who increasingly
see psychiatry as THE
major enemy in a battle against
deeply- rooted social prejudice,
and see psychiatrists as singularly
insensitive and obtuse to the
destruction which they are wreaking
upon homosexuals by their
negative attitudes and pronouncements
of both adversaries. That is
that its ''researches" really are
scientific. Insofar as homosexuality
is concerned, they could not
be less so. They are the distilled,
concentrated essence of bad science;
they are a textbook illustration
of "science" gone wrong. When
the psychiatric position on homosexuality
is examined, we find that
we have been DEFINED into sickness
and pathology by cultural,
social, moral, teleological and
theological value judgments, camouflaged
and cloaked in the
language of science, but with none
of the substance of science.
Even more irresponsible is the
why we, as homosexuals, are here_ continuing refusal of psychiatry
al the Dallas conferen~e of the to shoulder its proper burden in
American Psychiatric Associal- any situation of bigotry;To pro-ion.
In our view, homosexuals are vide therapy for the bigots in order
the people most knowledgeable to change thair attitudes; to change
about, and certainly most con- the attitudes of society, instead
cerncd with these questions. of not only accepting those at-
W c have traditionally been the titudes but deifying them and then
people least consulted while - engaging 'in human engineering for
others, self-appointed and never conformity to them.
authorized to represent us, have Deeply resented by the gay com-talked
· about us instead of with munity are persistent efforts by
us, and set themselves up without psychiatrists to convert homo-sexuals
to heterosexuality, instead
of inculcating them with pride in
their homosexuality. Increasingly,
we hear psychiatrists piously declare
that they attempt to convert
"only those homosexuals who wish
to be changed." That is an unacceptably
simplistic, superfical,
and shallow approach. When society
generally, and psychiatry
particularly, have "brainwashed"
homosexuals into a belief in the
our permission, as our spokesmen.
We are bring that to an end.
Central to the conflict between
psychiatry and the homosexual
community is the "sickness
theory" of homosexuality and the
whole related complex of negative
attitudes toward homosexuality,
which try to make of homosexuality
something inferior to and
less desirable than heterosexuality.
It matters not whether the
word used be sickness, disorder, inferiority of their homosexuality,
afflection, disturbance, dysfunct- the homosexual who asks to be
ion, neurosis, immaturity, fix- changed is merely the creation of
ation, character or personality a self-fulfilling process. How many
disorder, pathology, or any other-- whites choose to try to "pass,,
or whatever homosexuality be con- as black, and why is the number
sidered as merely symptomatic of so small, and why do any blacks
these- -the effe~~~ are the same: at all choose to "pass" as white,
(1) To support ._ buttress the and is it not better that now, in
prejudices of society and to assist an era of "Black and Beautiful "
the bigots in the perpetration and fewer and fewer Blacks are tryi~g
perpetuation of their bigotry; and, to be untrue to themselves? We
at least equally important (2) To must investigate and often chal-destroy
the homosexual's self- lenge the motives before we ac-confidence
and self-esteem, im- cept the desire to change. The
pair his or her self-image, de- great majority of homosexuals
grade his or her basic human desiring to change to hi!terosexdignity.
uality should be instille,! with a
Before any theory having con- belief that "Gay is Good," not
sequences as disastrous as these blandly welcomed as candidates for
is accepted, there should be cer- change.
tainly that it rests upon a sound The homosexual community
scientific basis. As anyone with looks upon efforts to change homoeven
a rudimentary scientific sexuals to heterosexuality, or to
training is aware, the approach of mold younger, supposedly mallepsychiatry
lo homosexuality vio- able homosexuals into heterosexlates
every canon of good scien- uality (the very existence of this
tific research. For psychiatry cav- "plaSlic teenager" is questionaliery
to spout forth its character- able at best) as an assault upon
isations of homosexuality as less our peop_le comparable in its way
than fully healthy represents utter · to genocide. We find offensive the
irresponsibility. If the profession • ent'.re _vocabularly of the psychiw.
shes to continue to take pride athc Jiterature, in which "help "
in its alleged scientific accomp- "improveme.o~" "success," "r~lishments,
it had better be sure Continued pg 5
GAY, PROUD & HEAL THY
covery" and similar terms
relating to the therapy of homosexuals
is related to the extent of
increase in heterosexual tendency
and activity. The goals of therapy
of homosexuals must be subjected
lo searching re-examination.
Equally important as a consequence
of psychiatric attitudes,
is the fact that large numbers of
homosexuals who might benefit
from psychotherapy for a variety
of problems unrelated to their
homosexuality (which is NEVER
a problem in and of itself, any
more than heterosexuality is ever
a problem in and of itself) will
from the degrading, demeaning~ l dehumanizing (and inapplicable, in
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this context) "anatomy is destiny"
theory. Our genital organs are our
- appendages; we a re not appendages
of our genital organs. I
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not go near a psychiatrist because
of their fully-justified expectation
that their real problems will be
shunted aside and ignored, and
the therapy will become an unwanted
assault upon their homosexuality.
our pluralistic society, the homosexual
has a moral right to be
a homosexual, and being a homosexual,
has a moral right not only
to Ii ve his or her homosexuality
fully, freely, openly, and \.J'.ith
pride, but also has a right to do
so free of arrogant and insolent
pressures to convert to the prevailing
heterosexuality, and in the
expectation of the active, affirmative,
positive assistance and encouragement
of all the official and
unofficial arms and agents of society,
including psychiatry, in his
L=._~EXY & BEAUTIFUL
For better or for worse, psychiatry
and psychiatrists are authority
figures in our society toda~•.
Responsible authorities assess
with great care the consequences
of the exercise of their authority
and the validity of their positions
and premises. In regard to homosexuality,
psychiatry clearly has
not done so. It is time to start
doing so, or to doff the mantle
of authority before it is taken
from you!
I In our view, it is time for
psychiatry to reassess its positl
ion on homosexuality from the
, ground up. Queen Victoria has been
dead for almost three-quarters of
a century. Freud, brought up in
the depths of a Victorian era
I from which he never escaped
! intellectually, may have done
; yoeman work as a pioneer and I trail-blazer, but trails are necess'
airly blazed with lack of know-
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ledge of the whole terrain and seldom
follow what ultimately turns
out to be the optimum route. It is
time to realize that much of the
psychiatric approach to homosex-uality
must be recognized for what
it is: A misinterpretation of cultural
artifacts of the p_articularly
distorted, warped, perverted
sexual attitudes of the· Victorian
era, in which Freud grew up, and
shorUy following which era most
modern "autho'rities" on this subject
were train_ed.
We must recognize that one
of the glories <if humankind is its
endless diversity and pluralism in
all things; that we are not faceless
robots all turned out of the same
mold, but that we follow different
courses of equal value to different
goals of equal value--in psychosexual
development as in all other
areas; that there is no one, single
healthy course of psychosexual
development.
Finally, we must realize that
among the glories of humankind is
its brain which has liberated us
so living. h umc,-
Not only do we insist thatsexuals,
as people, are in no way
inferior to heterosexuals as people
(a precept to which we are sure
that most psychiatrists will take
no exception) but we insist, equally
uncompcomisingly, that homosexuality-
-as a condition, a state of
being, a way of life or life-style,
an expression of love and affection-
-is fully on par with and in
no slightest way inferior to heterosexuality.
We are working to create a sense
of community among our people,
to create, in turn, a sense of
unity, solidarity, militancy, and
activism, in order to assist u& to
achieve our full rights and status
in a society which is ours as
much as it is that of the heterosexuals.
We are working with success
to create among our people a
sense of pride in their homosexuality
and a sense of the rightness
of what they are and the goodness
of what they do.
In order to do this , it is necessary
lo extract homosexuality from
the medical context in which it
has long and persistently been
placed, and to place it in a sociological
context of minority group
relationships involving prejudice,
discrimination, and bigotry. This
is the only context in which the
real problems of real homosexuals
in our society today will be
constructively and productively'
addressed. It has been well and
truly said that in our society there
is no Black problem, there is a
white problem. We say that there
is no homosexual problem, there
is a heterosexual problem. Psychiatry,
as it presently deals with
homosexuality, is a major part of
that problem.
A psychiatric profession which
persists in approaching homosexuality
as a medical problem and
homosexuals, per se, as patients,
while homosexuals themselves, as
homosexuals are busy entering
politics and running for public
office, is singularly out of touch
with reality- -psychotically so!
We are trying toopendialogwith
the psychiatric profession on these
questions. In past years, it has
been necessary, on occasion, to
resort to strong measures against
a resisting profession in order to
achieve such discussion of our
problems with us instead of merely
about us. \l'e sincerely hope that
productive, constructive discussion
and dialog, followed by meaningful
reform of psychiatry , will
now proceed actively.
Psychiatry, in the past- -and
continuingly- -has been the major
single obstacle in our society to
the advancement of homosexuals
and to the achievement of our full
rights, our full happiness, and our
basic human dignity. Psychiatry
can become our major ally.
Will you assist us?
WHAT YOU CAN DO:
1. Both individually, and col lectively
as a profession and an
Association, re-examine your past
positions on homosexuality. Discard
the negative attitudes and the
biases which have afflicted you in
the past.
2. Work for a public renunciation,
by psychiatry, of the
"sickness theory" of homosexuality
in ANY semantic guise.
3. Undertake an active, vigorous
campaign to ameliorate and ultimately
lo eliminate popular prejudice
on this question , both
th rough work to change altitudes
and in such specific areas as law
reform, equal opportunity legislation,
etc.
4. Consult on an on-going basis
with representatives of the homosexual
community.
Our themes are: GAY, PROUD
AND HEAL THY and GAY IS GOOD.
With or without you, we will work
vigorously toward the acceptance
of those precepts, and will fight
those who oppose us . We would
much prefer to work with you
than against you. Will you join us ,
to our mutual benefit?
t;opied above is literature cir-
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culated in Dallas at the convention)
Your comments, suggestions,
and efforts at dialog and discussion
are welcom<'. Contact:
Dr. Franklin E. Kameny, 5020
Cathedral Avenue, N.W., Washington,
D.C. 20016. Phone 202/362-
2211 or 202/363-3881.
Miss. Barbara 8 . Gittings, 241
South 21st Street, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania 19013. Phone 215/
LO7-5406.
YOUNG
LAWYERS
€- Adult Laws
Resolution adopted by the Exexutive
Council of the Young
Lawyers section of the American
Bar Association on May 20, 1972.
WHEREAS the American Assembly
at a meeting in New York,
N.Y. on April 23-26, 1970,adopted
the following resoluLion:
"To diminish mental anguish
and to improve the mental health
of segments of society, we recommend
the abolition of all existing
laws concerning sexual behavior
between consenting adults,
without sacrificing protection for
minors or public decorum," and
WHEREAS the National Association
for Mental Health, the American
Psychiatric Association and
the Task Force on Homosexuality
of the National Institute of Mental
Health have takel' a similar position,
and
WHEREAS statutes and laws regulating
sexual conduct between
consenting adults violate the
penumbra of rights known to American
jurisprudence as a right of
privacy,
NOW, THEREFORE, be it
RESOLVED, that the legislature
of the several states are urged
to repeal all laws which clasify
as criminal conduct any form of
sexual conduct between consenting
adults, saving onfy those ~ions
necessary to protect minors and
to protect public decorum.
MADAM FERTILIZER
MOTHER TO DRAG: FRIEND TO ALL
HOUSTON GAY
BARS HIT
BY VANDALS
by Henry Groves
The 900 Club, 900 Lovett, was
broken into in the pre-dawn hours
on Thursday, May 25, 1972.
Robbers made a small hole
through two walls to gain entry
and to make their exit. They stole
whiskey , vodka, and other liquor
worth about $60 or $70. plus money
out of the jukeboxes, pooltable
and cigarette machine. The vandals
also took records out of the jukeboxes,
cigarettes out of the
cigarette machine, and a few odd
things such as fruit and napkins.
Not content to demolish both
jukeboxes, the thieves also broke
ba r glasses and poured sugar all
over the back bar.
The Briarpatch, Greenbriar at
Holcombe, was robbed by two gunmen
at 1:30 a.m., Friday, May
26, 1972 .
.;"'::'us tome rs and one bartender,
Mickey, were in the Briarpatch
at the time. Witnesses were
divided as to whether the pair, one
Negro and one White, were in their
early 20' s or in their middle to
late 20's.
All eleven persons were herded
into the womens restroom, about
the size of three telephone booths.
(Absolutely no familiarities were
attempted, we understand) The
customers were not personally
robbed.
G.9unmen helped themselves to
cash on top of the bar and in the
register. One customer lost $15.
on top of the bar. About $100.
was in the cash register at the
time of the robbery.
As the gunmen left, they apologized
to the bartender, saying that
they were sorry but that they had
to support their "habit."
The police were called, but the
gunmen escaped.
On May 31 the bartender and
another man identified the two
gunmen in a police lineup. Police
told them that the pair had been
involved in quite a few other robberies,
including one on the Sullivan
Island Club, Rice Boulevard,
in which about $2100. was taken.
The Cobra Club, 905 Woodrow,
reports that they have been robbed
five times in the past few
weeks.
The last of these break-ins was
just a few days ago and appeared
more vandalism than just for the
funds in the vending machines.
The machines were robbed, the
pool table and juke box torn up
beyond repair. Some of the boys
"gowns" were strewn about the
dressing room and pwoder poured
over them. Liquor was taken and
on the mirrows behind the backbar
messages were left for some
of the employees as well as the
owner which would indicate that
this vandalism was done by someone
familiar with the club and its
operation.
• WHOOO READS THE NUNTIUS?
RR chatter
Greetings Hooter -- Lovers!!!
The lusty month of May proved
to be an exciting one for the Red
Room. Two special shows with the
Golden Sisters (Ed and Jack) and
Show times are Tuesday, Wednesday
and Sunday 9 to 12. Monday
and Thursday there's MuckMuck
hour - - check it out. A
tip of wig to the management and
staff of the Red Room for great
Mitzi St. James -- that's Ron service. Be sure and catch TifAbshire
-- saw a capacity crowd
of admirers for these three talented
performers.
Also this stage was utilized by
a very fine comedian. Miss Alabama
added her personal touch of
ta! ent and beautiful personality and
Red Room patrons fell in love.
Mr. Stephanie Carr did a ~11-
in for Mr. Kitty Key while the latter
entertained in Dallas at the
Bayou Landing. Thank you Dallas
for giving Kitty such a nice welcome.
Love Ya!
A performer we have missed
since the days of the old Entree'
- - one Gina - - guested with the
Fabulous Four the last Sunday
in May. Beautiful, talented and
eye-catching are just a few comments
overheard in the audience
that night.
Talent night is a sure thing on
everyone's calendar of things to
do. The competition for the two
1st place prizes of a round-trip,
all expenses paid vacation to Mexico
City are waiting. These newcomers
are to be enjoyed and you
older girls should keep on tippytippy
toes.
fany "Bert Reynolds" Jones in
David Next month.
Tiff and Jerry played to a SRO
crowil at the Paradise in Galveston.
Low entrances, it was reported,
almost caused Tiff to lose
her head as well as her wig.
Out of towners in for Memorial
Day got a treat as the Fabulous
Four did turn-a-round night at
the Red Room -- Turn-a-round
is when the Fabulous Four trade
off numbers and a few routines.
Very enjoyable evening.
Signing off until next month here
and at The Red Room, 612Hadleythe
greatest Show-bar in town.
Hooters to ya All!!!
(The. very beautiful and talented
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kind to give us happenings at the
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the ones on the Isle. We understand
that there are shows ft ~
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niany ways -- our thanks.) ------------ Since 1958, Barbara Gittings
has been one of the nation's most
active members of the Gay Movement.
In order to help win equal
civil rights for gays, she founded
the Daughters of Bilitis in New
York City and was editor of THE
LADDER for three years. Proudly,
she's marched in many gay picket
lines and parades. This wonderful
person and activist heads the Task
Force on Gay Liberation under
the aegis of the American Library
Association, and is constantly invited
to participate in talk shows
and panel discussions all over the
nation. Barbara participated in the
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that helped raise the gay conscious-
level in Dallas in 1971.
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EDITOR'S NOTE - Anthony Collins.>
an Associated Press Writer; submitted
the fo llowing article to the
news service and it was reprinted
in the Houston Post, May 24. The
release received from CHE in
London was not as complete as a
result the NUNTIUS 1s reprinting
the AP release.
LOll;f)O:\ - In a P1c!'adill~ C
cus doorwa, a couple embraces.
The IOVl'fS dre breaking lhe la1,
--they' re both m<'n.
The:1- have jusl come from a
demonstration by militant homosexuals
who feel thal Britian's alr
eady-libe~l laws still aren't
liberal enough.
Among other things, they demand
the right lo be jus t as amorous
in public as boy and girl couples.
" If I want to kiss my boy friend
and hold hands in public, I don 't
see why that should be illegal,"
says Malcolm Bissett, a 20 -yearold
Scottish homosexual. He is a
member of a protest movement
called the Gay Liberation Front
- -GLF.
The GLF wants Britan to give
homosexuals the same legal rights
as everyone else.
While many people in other countries
consider Britain's 1967 law
on homosexuality extremely libe
ral, the militants don't see it that
way.
The landmark 1967 Act of Parliament,
p receded by a lively
nationwide debate, legalized homosexual
acts in private by consenting
adults.
It was intended not to condone
homosexuality but to free adult
homosexuals from police har assment
and blackmail. Four U.S.
states - - Colorado, Connecticut ,
Illinois and Idaho - - have similar
laws.
With the 1967 Act , Britain came
a long way from the 16th century
law of Henry Vlll grouping homosexuality
with heresy and witchcraft
- - a ll punished by death - -
anct an 1861 law changing the
maximum to life
imprisonment.
But British GI.I· militants complain
that even \\hen there is
mutual eonsenl and pri, 1C). the
t967 law still providl's for im
pr isonment of up to five ) ea rs fo
a homosernal :) , or older if he has
relations with a y Hltl" man 16
to 20. For ~t•,ual re lat on, "ith
a bo) under 16 the max1murr
penalty is life imprisonmPnt.
The militants \\anl lhe age limit
dropped from 21 lo t6 -- the same
"age of consent" as for heterosexua
ls. And they want freedom
from a lleged police harassment
of homosexua ls who show a ffection
in public.
"The 1967 law didn't go far
enough , although it was a s tart,"
contends Tony Smythe, general
secretary of the National Council
for Civil Liberties, a liberal group.
"There are still many homosexuals
suffering from guilt and
loneliness because their r elationships
ar~ illegal or socially frowned
upon."
Says the Rev. Michael Butler,
an Anglican clergyman who counsels
homosexuals: " The 1967 law
helped make society more sympathetic,
especially when people
saw that the bill was supported
by the churches. But people forget
that there have been centuries of
society being conditioned against
homosexuals."
The Rev. Mr. Butler works for
the Samaritans, a charity that
tries to talk people out of suicide.
A growing number of the depressed
people who come totheSamaritans
are homosexuals, he says.
They call themselves " gay",
but he finds they're often sad -s
uffering from loneliness, shame
a nd self-hatred.
There are no precise figures on
their number s. Michael De-laNoy,
fo rmer press officer for the
archbishop of Canterbury and now
active in helping homosexuals, estimates
there are more than one
milling homosexuals out of
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Britian's total population of 55
million.
The GLF now claims a member
ship of 1,000 th roughout the
country, with branches in 13 cities.
Its weekly London meetings and
demonstra tions ca lled " gayins"
draw some 300, it says.
The first public dance in Britain
for homosexual men and women
was organized in London in 1970
by the GLF and 750 attended.
About one- fifth of GLF's members
are les bia ns, and they are
considered its most radical influence.
In contra st, their
American " sisters" have broken
away from male homosexual protest
groups.
Although Britain is more tolerant
than many other countries,
the GLF claims that homosexuals
get turned down for many jobs
purely because of their homosexuality.
But the Rev. Mr. Butler of the
Samaritans suspects that homosexuals
often use this as an excuse
when they' re rejected for
other reasons.
"Leading a double life, hiding
their secret from their parents,
makes them almost paranoid in
many cases, and they read too much.
into a situation," he says.
"It makes for a ghetto mentality
. They get more obsessed
with their homosexuality until
gradually their personalities
deteriorate," he adds. "I try to
get them to go out more into
• straight' society."
London's "gay ghetto" includes
a notorious movie house near Victoria
train station, public toilets,
parks and a group of pubs in the
low rent Earls Court district where
homosexuals have furtive encounters.
"A sexual meat market," the
London Times calls these places .
The GLF and another group
called Campaign for Homosexual
Equality have tried to organize
social clubs that would offer better
places to meet.
But in some cases, such as the
English town of Burnley, offended
local citize11s have pressured landlo
rds not lo let them in, the
National Civil Liberties Council
says.
The mil itants say it's wrong to
call homosexuality a sickness.
They've demonstrated against Bri ti
sh psychiatric clinics that use
elect r ic shocks and na usea-producing
chemicals as an "aver s ion
therapy" to treat homosexuals.
The GLF uses str eet theater ,
Hyde Pa rk pinics and other ac tivities
to drive home the s logan:
"Gay is Good."
The group has had several set backs,
but feels its activities are
starting to a chieve a main purpose :
to " liberate" the ashamed homosexuals
known as "closet queens"
and help them shake off their guilt.
GAY GETS
SECURITY BACK
Reprinted from the Houston Chronicle
May 28, 1972.
Washington - A federal judge has
ordered the Defense Department to
restore the security status is had
revoked from an avowed homosexual.
U.S. Dist. Judge John H. Pratt
issues an order and an accompanying
memorandum stating that a
person who admits to practicing
homosexuality canr1ot be barred
from handling secret defense
information.
Benning Wentworth, an employe
of an electronics firm under a
defense contract, had his clear ance
lifted under a guideline blocking
clearance of people who have
engaged in "any criminal, in(
amous dishonest or notoriously
disgraceful conduct or sexual proversion.
''
Pratt ruled that Wentworth " did
not receive a fair and impar tial
adjudication" of his Defense Department
security status. We ntworth
had been cleared for defense
work for 13 years.
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igently motivated sex-exceptin the
group scenes.
often in sheer frustration and frequently
in a hunger for both bocb'
and soul that, seemingly, can never
be satisfied.
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GAY
GADFLY
A new sophistication. There can
be no question that the phrase is
complimentary. In the context of
what are irre"erently referred to
as "cock danglers," it is deserved
--to a degree.
There is color, which serves to
highlight the nesh tones of the
danglers, both black and white. And
no longer is precious film footage
wasted on said danglers' doffing
their clothing and getting down
to basic essentials. Even the sound
is sometimes synchronized with
the lips. And what comes out con-veys
the impression that it is contained
in a script.
A fairly recent example of new
sophistication in filming of dangler~
was something called Come of
Age. Even that title appealed to
something above the belly-button.
Not like those numerous other
epics which are little more than
plays or ploys upon words. The
Magnificent Cowboys, for example,
probably owes a credit to Midnight
Cowboy.
But to get back to Come of
Age. To have filmed it without
color would have been criminal.
What the four guys had to say to
and about, came across credibly.
And, as for what is still--euphuistically
or euphemistically,
loser's choice--referred to as
"male action," better more than
not enough.
But what Come of Age had and
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Now I 1·eali1e that mine is like
a "voice of one crying in the
wildneress." So I should not be
surprised to learn that the MiniPark's
business during the week's
showing of Come of Ace fell off
considerably. And there will
always be a segment of the gay
community which will depend for
its jolies on hard-core films.
But I should like to suggest
several ideas which more responsible
members of the gay community
might find worthy of their
consideration.
First of all, the cinematic sequence
of sex acts between two
male animals is just about as
formal and mannered as a Mardi
Gras ball. And after a while, as
monotonous- -except that Mardi
Gras occurs only once a year.
The fact that the human face most
often need not even be filmed and
below-the-belt areas are zoomed
in upon vindicates the above use
of animals.
Then there is the other and
more important aspect of group or
community responsibility. To the
degree that the gay community is
being accorded those rights which
each member of that community
can always have legitimately
claimed for himself; tothatdegree
each one of those members must
be willing to sacrifice himself
for the community as a whole.
Yes, I mean self-sacrifice: a
willingness to see in fellow gays
something far more important and
lasting than bodies upon which one
can groove for minutes or hours
or days that must always end--very
A sure sign of that maturity of
which the straight community has
claimed that gays are incapable,
is to live for· others as well as
for oneself.
YOU DON'T EAT YOUR MEAT
IN THE MARKET WHERE YOU
BUY IT; WHY HA VE YOUR SEX
IN THE BAR WHERE YOU FIND
IT????? by Jim Archer
Houston gay bars are licensed
to run a good, clean business.
Nudity and sexual activity have
been observed at some bars here
recently. The owners and managers
of these bars and businesses
are responsible for permitting
such lewd, loose carrying-on.
Such lewdness and recklessness
will result eventually in a vice
crackdown on everyone - - respectable
bars as well as not-so-respectable
ones.
Management of the places where
open sex activity is permitted
has best for the betterment of
all police their businesses mor"
closely.
The NUNTIUS does not see at
this time the necessity in printing
correspondence with the names
of places where such actions take
place.
Keep it clean, men! We don't
want a vice-crackdown on bars
in Houston such as is the sad
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Dr. Joyce Brothers has a daily
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below is copied from the May
29 morning edition.
Dear Dr. Brothers: I'm 19 and
I'm afraid I'm frigid or homosexual.
I've never had any homosexual
experiences and I don't
really think I'm really attracted
to women, but something must be
wrong as I don 't get any real
kicks from men. 1 can't seem to
fall in love--! don't even think I
know what it means. I've had sexual
experiences with a number of
young men and frankly they've all
been very disappointing. Maybe
I expected too much but, so far,
sex is a big bore. -- S.T.
Dear S.T.: Many psychiatrists
report that your complaint is being
heard more and more frequently,
especially from young people. I
would guess that one of the reasons
this is true is that sex is
becoming too routine and too disassociated
from tenderness,
affection and love. In other words,
it is becoming little more than
a mechanical act. If curiosity is
the only reason for intercourse,
it is not surprising that it should
be disappointing.
You admit that you've not" fallen
in love" and yet you've had "a
number" of sexual experiences.
For one thing, you may be rushing
into sexual experiences before
you have any real emotional desire
for physical closeness.
Ideally, sex comes as a result
of a feeling of emotional closeness
and it is the climax of a
love relationship. By persistently
rushing into sex before you have
an opportunity to feel other forms
of closeness, you may be blocking
yourself off from an opportunity
to get to know someone on another
level. To achieve the ma!(imum of
•sexual enjoyment there must be
some emotional involvement.
Unfortunately, in our permissive
society, many young people today
do not have the emotional skills
Declares Sex
a Bummer
necessary to allow them a rewarding,
satisfying sexual relationship.
Don't worry about being homosexual,
since you don't seem to
have any inclinations in that direction.
It is also highly unlikely that
you are frigid. You are simply
placing unrealistic demands on
your body by trying to separate
it from the rest of your being.
You are demanding that your body
work and perform in a certain way
even though you have no feeling to
go with the performance. Your
body, rejecting sex because it is
totally separated from tender feelings,
refuses lo give you the pleasure
you expect.
It is also possible, of course,
that you have some strong feelings
of guilt about sex that have
been carried over from childhood.
You may feel that what you're doing
is morally wrong even though you
have managed to bury this feeling
deep in your unconscious.
POLITICIANS
Respond to
Gay Questionaire
In previous years the Circle of
Friends has been an educational
and social organization. This year,
members decided to roll up their
sleeves and become politically active
too. Almost 300 questionaires
were sent to candidates of local,
state, and national offices. The
Circle of Friends expectedmostof
the questionaires to be routinely
discarded, many to be returned
with negative and hate-filled answers,
only a few to be returned by
candidates willing to work for gay
equal rights. Surprisingly more
questionaires were returned than
expected. We quickly read the response,
got on the telephone and
alerted the gay community as to
whom to vote for during the Texas
primary elections. Joe Hawn won
the Democrate State Representative,
District 33L: and David S.
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gay community of Texas ins't _ ber of years. I'm not one to conorganized
enough to claim credit demn life styles of people that they
for these victories, although per- are satisfied with as long as. the ·
haps we helped. But in years to rights of others are not infringed
come, the gay community will be- - upon. I am not homsexual myself
come organized and carry enough but feel this is the right or rather
weight so that political candidates a choice open to people as a free-will
have to court the gay vote, dom.
as California candidates have found
necessary.
If nothing else, the questionaire
showed 300 political candidates
that gay citizens are on the move.
Based on the information returned
to the Circle of Friends, we advise
gay votes to vote for the following
people in the runoff elections
June 3rd:
Eddie Bernice Johnson, State
Representative District 330,
Democrate
Paul B. Ragsdale, State Representative
District 33N, Democrate
Sam Coats, State Representative
District 33K, Democrate
Emerson Emory, State Representative
District 33C, Demo-crate
Questionaires are still being received
and we will advise gay citizens
to vote for candidates who
promise to work for gay civil rights
in the National Election, November
4th.
We thought you might be interested
in some of the more unusual comments
we've received.
Homosexuals may obtain their legal
rights through unrelenting efforts
, as is the case with any group
pursuing goals.
I support the right of consenting adults
to live together under any circumstances
where the rights (legal
and moral) ofother citizens are not
substantially jeopardized.
I do not believe your life style should
be glamorized or encouraged;
however, I think individuals ( adults)
should be able to pursue their
own dictates in private.
Q. Do you believe that two people
should be able to legally join in a
marriage contract, regardless of
sex? A. Iamtoooldfashion to accept
this at the present time.
I think consenting adults should be
able to do ~nything they want to as
long as they don't infringe on the
rights of others or don't engage
openly in activities which would
unduly shock our heterosexual oriented
society.
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GAY QUESTIONAIRf
I believe that each person's private
life is his or her own. There should
be no law to the contrary with consenting
parties.
I believe that you have the right to
live as you please.
One candidate ( wh(! did not win in
the primary) refused to answer
some of the questions, i.e. , "Do
you believe that all your fellow citizens
should have equal human
rights, regardless of their sexual
orientation?" He felt such ques-
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(sic) place. He did notputitthere.
The Divel (sic) did. So we would
have to see if a Doctor could op rate
(sic) and make him normal.
I believe everyone should have the
right to choose their own life-style.
I would support any legislation that
would give that right to homosexuals,
minorities, or women or any
group of suppressed people.
MIXED
DRINKS
Under New
Management
C£anf¥' on one
Movie Review
The odds are usually against
the young indie filmmaker who
attempts to launch his own film
and cards are even more stacked
if the filmmaker is attempting a
breakthrough of sorts, especially
in the hardcore porno field. In
that light, the makers of "Boys
In the Sand" seem to have managed
the impossible.
"Boys In the Sand" was produced
by Marvin Shulman, a
theatrical accountantJand written,
directed, shot and edited by Wakefield
Poole, former legit dancer
and assistant choregrapher to Joe
Layton on such shows as "George
M" and "Do I Hear a Waltz".
Poole lensed it on Fire Island
last summer without any real
thought of theatrical release.
One of the foremost points of the
film is "Casey Donovan," who
looks like a liberated Robert Redford.
The second is that he is
mated with men who, by way of the •
story lines, are exotic contrasts
to him: one lies on a seaweedy
beach while Casey comes from the
water as a sea god; a black telephone
repairman strolls in the
vicinity of Casey's beach house and
sitar music helps us see him as an
exotic interloper; and a blackhaired
man is generated, like a
genie, from a pill Casey drops
in his pool.
Third in the catalog of its virtues
are the soupcons of visual
effort which occur when sexual
interest threatens to flag: the amber,
knobby handle of the black's
screwdriver protrudes from his
equipment belt, counterpointing his
anticipated black equipment, for
instance. And fourth, there is a
rare consideration for the audience's
delicate, aroused condition.
The segments don't end joltingly
- -as if the film broke - - like
other pornos. Rather, there's a
self-conscious but considerate attempt
to wrap up each segment
with a twist. One of the tales
involves Casey's sending an inquiry
to a "wanton ad" in Gay
and receiving back a pill in a box.
Casey throws the pill into the
water, and it fizzes and becomes
a mate. After true sex and love,
the two walk arm in arm and pass
another sitting on a rail on the
boardwalk. This other one is reading
the wanton ads too, and walks
away too, and we are supposed
to anticipate the same future for
him as has been experienced by the
first two.
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This will be the first time in
history that Gays have banded together
for an acjion of national
significance. The National Coalition
of Gay Organizations is· sending
representatives to speak to
regional hearings of the Democratic
Platform Committee in
cities across the nation, and will
present the Gay Rights Plank before
general platform hearings in
Washington.
We expect the Platform Committee
to include the Gay Rights
Platform in the over-all Democratic
National Platform to be
presented to the convention as a
whole in Miami on July 13. WE
NEED THOUSANDS OF GAYS TO
TRAVEL TO MIAMI AND GIVE
VOICE TO GAY DEMANDS. We
are co-ordinating this auto and bus
caravan from cities across the
nation so that we can be sure of
an effective Gay presence in Miami.
The map indicates the auto and
bus caravan route toMiamiBeach.
All times listed are Eastern Daylight
time. Please convert to your
local time. This chart gives the
EXACT departure time of the cars
and buses from major cities. If
you wish to join the caravan to
Miami you must be in the Greyhound
Station in one of these listed
cities at the set time. If your
city is not on this list contact
your local Gay organization or the
travel service bureau of your local
Greyhound station to arrange for
transportation to one of these main
points.
We have received excellent cooperation
from theGreyhoundpeople,
and they will be glad to help
you make plans to join the caravan.
However, you must remember
one thing: the Greyhound people
are not gay, and they are used to
doing things ON TIME!~ The only
way we can arrive in Miami as a
group is to follow this schedule.
The buses will not wait.
To purchase tickets and for more
information, contact your local
Gay organizations and/ or the
Travel Service Bureau in your
local Greyhound Station.
Remember, this is the first
coordinated national Gay action
ever to take place, and it's success
depends on your support.
Washington volunteers are working
on transportation and other regional
projects, while Miami volunteers
are handling the Miami situation.
Any questions you may
have, information you can give,
or help you can offer will help
build the action even more. Please
keep in touch with us.
THE NATIONAL COALITION OF
GAY ORGANIZATIONS
Box 2554
Washincton, D.C. 22213
Who to contact:
lncli.viduals should contact their
local Gay organization, or,ifthere
if no local organization, contact the
Greyhound Travel Service Bureau
in the city from which they wish
to depart.
Organizations who are coordinating
busses should contact the
Greyhound Travel Service Bureau
in their city for departure and
arrival times and costs. People
with automebiles who will be driving
should follow busses or join
the caravan at one of the conversion
points.
It is suggested that each bus
appoint a person to act as coordinator
for the trip.
Remember: Carrying or bringing
illegal substances or objects
may bring on unnecessary hassles.
Hotel and Motel space in Miami
is at a premium. Anyone who does
not wish to sleep at the campsite
should contact a local M.C.C. to
arrange for housing. Food, medical
care, and basic necessities
will be provided for those who cannot
provide their own, but each Gay
should try to be self-sufficient
If anyone encounters any hassle~
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THE CANDY STORE
(Memberships Available)
"The only g-irls liquor bar which makes
guys welcome in the Dallas . Ft. Worth
area"
with the bus people, call us at
462-8729 (area code 212) and we
will straighten them out. In case
of hassles along the way, the bus
coordinator should contact the
local A.C.L.U. where the need
arises.
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GAY AT PSYCHIATRISTS CONVENTION
by Jim Archer
Dr. Franklin E. Kameny of the
Mattachine Society, Washington,
D.C., reports that psychiatrists
are growing in their understanding
of homosexuality.
Dr. Kameny and other gays took
part in the meeting of the American
Psychiatric Association in Dallas,
May l - 5, 1972.
This convention was noteworthy
for the fact that it was the first
conclave of the psychiatrists in
many years, in which no one presented
a formal paper on homo-
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sexuality.
lnstea'.I
crowd
a standing-room-only
300 or so attended a
panel discussion entitled "Psychiatry:
Friend or Foe of Homosexuals."
Moderated by a psychiatrist,
the panel consisted of
Barbara Gittings, Dr. Franklin
Kameny, Judd Marmor, Robert
Seidenberg, and an anonymous gay
psychiatrist who wore a mask and
disguise, vividly illqstrating the
oppression of gays within----uie.,sy.chJatric
profession itself. The
panel will be reported in the June
-
l issue of Psychiatric News, the
official journal of the APA.
Barbara Gittings and Kay Tobin
designed and built a booth entitled
"Gay, Proud, and Healthy: The
Homosexual Community Speaks."
The gay community of Dallas pitched
in to staff the booth, which was
displayed in the exhibit area of the
conference, held in Dallas Memorial
Auditorium.
Three-thousand psychiatrists - -
about half those present at the
convention - - visite(I the gay booth.
Gays staffing the booth distributed
literature on homosexuality, including
a leaflet written for the
purpose ( which is printed
elsewhere in this edition of the
Nuntius.)
Wednesday evening, May 3, Phil
Jensen of Dallas' Circle of Friends
and Dr. Franklin Kameny danced
together at the psychiatrists' banquet
and dance in the Statler-Hilton.
Comment to the dancers was
minimal; the head of one of the
regions of the APA thanked them
for their presence,
MARCH WITH US IN THE GAY
PRIDE PARADE - DALLAS -SATURDAY,
JUNE 24 - - - • -
& THURSDAY 9
EDlTORIAL:
Methodists
anti-gay,
anti-sex
One thousand delegates ~o the Methodists
General Conference held
in Atlanta, Georgia in late April
have decreed: "Homosexuals, no
less than heterosexuals, are persons
of sacred worth, who need the
ministry and guidance of the Church
in their struggles for human
fulfillment, as well as the spiritual
and emotional care of a fellowship
which enables reconciling
relationships with God, with others
and with self."
However, the "practice" of homosexuality
was condemend by the
Church as being "incompatible
with Christian teaching."
In other words, it's alright tobe
gay - just don't have sex. When
straights give up sex, gays might
consider doing likewise. Until
then, who needs this kind of "ministry
and guidance?"
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May 16, 1972 the Mattachine
Society Inc., of New York Announced
the results of their 1972-
73 election for the Board of Directors:
President, Don Goodwin, VicePresident,
Alan Henderson, Secretary,
Charles Mountain, Treasurer,
Marc Williams. One Year
Board Seat, John
Hood and Bob Zolnerzak, Three
Year Board Seat, Dick Smith.
Carried over from the previous
board were two members currently
filling three year seats:
Henry Messer and Irwin Strauss .
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Caution; one of'the men you will be pect those afflicted to seek treat- •
listening to tonight, is dangerous. ment, just as we expect the cooper-
Dr. Samuel Hadden is one of the ation of the TB patient and his Cam-most
anti-homosexual psychiatr- Hy." (Harper's, March 1967)
ists in the nation. This information
was reported ~o LaSalle College but - - · Dr. Hadden is a huckster of con-the
College did nothing to rescind version to conformity. With male
its invitation to Dr. Hadden to patients he promotes the "butch"
speak. image---a masculine mystique as
Quote: "(Homosexuality is)agra- arbitrary and constricting as the
ve social problem " (Harper's feminine mystique is for women.
March 1967)
Quote: " I think it would become an
advantage to the homosexual, just
as it has to the alcoholic, to be regarded
as sick." (Social Progress, I Nov ./Dec. 1967)
" It would fc;\I" better serve
the homosexual · if the homophile
organizations were oriented ...
toward efforts to develop effective
treatment just as in the case of
those persons who have joined together
in associations such as the
1 American Cancer Society." (Social
Progress, Nov./Dec. 1967)
Quote: "We should continue our
efforts to bring an end to homosexuality
just as we are endeavoring
to bring an end to other medical
disorders or patterns ofmaladaptation.
"(Social Progress ,Nov./
Dec. 1967)
Quote: "The danger in homosexuality
is part of an overall danger
to our society and culture in that ·
it gives the rights of the individual
supersedence over the rights
of the community in far too
many instances." (Social Progress,
Nov./Dec. 1967)
Quote: "Society has a right to ex-
In his kind of group " therapy,"
Dr. Hadden works to make homosexuals
hate their affectional and I
sexual orientation rather than see 1
through the bigotry that besets ,
them. He gets his subjects to
police one another as they "support
each other's desire to chan- j
ge." He puts the burden of change
squarely on the shoulders of j
those who are despised and rejected,
\lot on those who despise and
re"ject them.
Does the College administration
recommend anti-Semites to tell
you about blacks? Does the College
administration recommend members
of the Orange orderofNorthern
Ireland to tell you about Catholics?
Why does it feel" justified.
in recommending Dr. Sani.uel Hadden
to tell you about homosexuals?
The LaSalle College administration
has perpetrated upon this audience
and upon the gay minority
in its midst, an irresponsible and
immoral act. We are here to denounce
the administration for lending
its official support to anti-homosexual
sentiment on this campus
and for further contributing to the
suffering of homosexuals in this
academic community.
And we are here to tell this audience
of some1hing Dr. Hadden
knows nothing about. Gay pride
and gay liberation are alive and
well and flourishing in organizations
on campuses and in towns
large and small across this nation.
Dr. Hadden cannot "treat" this
burgeoning, healthy movement and
make it go away. The day of exploiting
guilt and fear is finished.
The new homosexual has rejected
this wickedness.
No longer does the doctor know best
about homosexuality. We assert
that WE are the authorities and experts
on homosexuality. Bigotry,
not the people victimized by bigotry,
is what needs "therapy."
We propose that this audience
ask Dr. Hadden to address himself
tonight to the RELEVANT
topic of "BIGOTRY: ITS CAUSE
AND CURE"(citing parental influences,
percentage of changes,
edifying anecdotes, etc.) rather
than tell of conversions of those
unfortunate gay people who have
succumbed to his and society's
brainwashing.
Whether .you are gay or straight,
we invite you to watch the David
Susskind show this Friday and Saturday
nights on Channel 12--a show
that tells of gay pride, gay self-
'!; respect, gay love, and·gay libera-tion
for bolh gay men and gay •omen.
We also invite you to meetings of
the GAY ACTIVISTS ALLIANCE of
PHILADELPHIA, every Tuesday
night at 8:00 at the Univ. of Penna.
Christian Association, 36th and
Locast. The meeting on December
14 will be a special coffee hour/
discussion of the Susskind show.
With us you will find gay community
spirit---gay brotherhood and sisterhood
and the self- respect and
innate goodness that Dr. Hadden,
in his vast ignoranceofgayliberation,
cannot tel you about. We hope
to see you all there!
Houston Groups
by Jim Archer
Attendance at Dignity rose to an
all-time high of 15 recently.
Bob and Bill hosted a brunch
on behalf of Dignity at the Briarpatch
on Sunday, May 21. About
35 were in attendance.
Houston Gay Lib plans to march
and enter a float in the Gay Pride
Parade in "Big D" on June 24.
Allan ·is chairman; Wayde heads
the float committee; and Andy leads
the music committee. Attendance
and interest have risen at Gay
Lib recently. 17 people were present
June 6 to hear Josepha sing
"Starry Starry Night", accompanied
by Pat on guitar. Melodious!
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by Allen Young
NEW YORK - Beating up faggots
is nothing new. Police indifference
to those who commit violence
against faggots is also noQJing
new. A recent incident of such
violence and indifference, however,
is about to make a very
interesting court case in New York
City.
It all started on the evening of
Saturday, April 15, when a contingent
of demonstrators from the
Gay Activists Alliance (GAA0 invaded
the allual celebration of the
Inner Circle. This event, as New
York Post columnist James Wechsler
described it, was "a not
very exclusive affair sponsored
by the city's active and retired
political writers and City Hall
reporters and attended at $100-
a-head by a variety of public
officials, politicans, press agents
and assorted entreprenerus."
The gay people had come to
protest media oppression, including
a recent Daily News editorial
urging that homosexuals be denied
employment in city jobs. Thegay's
plan was to hand out leaflets and
express a protest over the microphone.
When the protesters' presence
became known, however, several
burly types responded by punching
and kicking. Several GAA members
were the victims of this incredibly
brutal assault. Former
GAA president Jim Owles was
severely cut around the eye. Leading
the charge of these two-fisted
heterosexual American males was
Michael Maye, head of the fireman's
union (and a former boxing
champ). The cops stood by and
did nothing except to encourage the
violence against the gay people.
Since the incident, seven victims
of the violence, in association with
GAA, have gone to the district
attorney to ask that May!! be arrested
for assault. But it seems
that Maye will attempt to file
counter-charges, and there's no
saying how things will turn out.
Incidents of this type usually end
up as a legal stand-off, as it is
difficult to prove who started a
fight (blatant ass<IJ!lt of course is
not "a fight," but Maye is already
charging aggression by the gay
people). Besides, gay: people are
usually in the closet and are unlikely
to want to go to court for
any reason -- and it's always a
good bet that a homosexual will
not get fair treatment in a courtroom.
At this writing, it is impossible
to predict who will be named by
the district attorney as "complainant"
and who as "defendant." William
Kunstler, who is one of the
lawyers in the case, predicted that
the district attorney might move
first against the gay people. He
said that "anything to take the heat
off Mike Maye will be done."
A few years ago, there wouldn't
be any question about a jury siding
with smiling, rough-and-tough
Mike Maye. Chances are still
pretty good that a man like Maye
has a much better chance at receiving
justice than a bunch of
indiscreet faggots.
indiscreet faggots.
But the gay people are going to
make a fight for it. Emily J.
Goodman and Harold Wiener, two
of the GAA attorneys, have already
said thay will challenge members
of any jury dealing with the case
on the basis of jurors' attitudes
toward homosexuality. A true trial
by jury of peers would involve an
all-gay jury - - obviosuly an impossibility.
But perhaps jurors'
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who are blantantly sexist can be
eliminated. (Prosecution attorneys
will probably attempt to eliminate
any gay jurors, too.)
Four city officials have already
promised to testify on behalf of
the GAA people, though a popular
figure like May may be getting
together a lot of people in his
camp, too. The city officials who
say they'll support the gay complainants
are Leonard N. Cohen,
dep~ty borough president of Manhattan;
John P. Scanlon, assistant
administrator of the Economic
Development Administration; Dave
M. Grant, director of public affairs
for the Housing and Development
Administration; and Ethan Geto,
press secretary to the Bronx
borough president.
Geto spoke at a GAA press con-
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ference May 1 and told · of hi::;
"shock" at how police had
"adamantly refused to take any
action whatsoever, loudly proclaiming
their protective feelings
for Mr. Maye."
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LETTERS to the EDITOR
The Monastery of Saint Gregory
2803 Tenty Street
Wyandotte, Michigan 48192
Dear Friends in Christ:
Today marks an important milestone
on our road to a bigger and
brighter future for not only the
gay community but also for our
Monastery parish. We wish to announce
the start of an entirely
new project that with it brings
the realization of obtaining the
facilities we have dreamt about
for over three years.
This new project, the MONASTERY
BUILDING FUND, represents
a vital step in placing our
parish in a position of progress.
Daily in our lives we see things
change; that which might have been
practical in the past is now near
obsolete. Many of us can recall
when our small chapel was able
to fill the needs of the parish;
today, of course, the facilities and
cramped and room for activities,
new seminarians, and worship are
lacking. Thus we undertake this
project to become not only more
efficient, but to provide more service
and convenience for you our
friends and our parishioners.
We are not employing professional
fund-raisers, thus, we
believe this method will increase
the efficiency of your parish many
times over in the immediate future.
Thus, it will also allow your priests
fo do the job they were
ordained for: "To bring God into
your lives."
The most important element in
our project is YOU! The best
methods in the world are useless
unless YOU take an active part in
making them work. We ask you and
your friends to be as generous as
possible in your offerings.
Those donating $25 or more will
have their names inscribed upon a
special plaque which will hand in
the church vestibule. Memorials
in memory of loved ones are also
available upon request. The projected
goal for this project is
$75,000.00! Only together can we
make it a success!
The future of our parish, your
monument to and for posterity, is
in YOUR hands, and we know that
YOU will meet with understanding
the necessity of this great undertaking
with the same zeal and faith
you have demonstrated in the past.
Sincerely,
Your Father in Christ
x R. Zaborowski, OSG
P.S. - Kindly make your check
or money order payable:
Monastery of St. Gregory
Building Fund
Dear Rev. Zaborowski,
We of the NUNTIUS wish you
all the deserved continued success
you have enjoyed over the
past few years.
We sincerely hope that our readers
will in some way help the
growth by contributing what they
can.
Our best -
NUNTIUS
Bob Damron Enterprises
2166 Market Street
San Francisco, California 94114
The Nuntius
Houston, Texas
Dear Sirs:
Your readers may be
interested to know that Gay is indeed
Growing .. there were only
1,875 bars this time last year and
are now 2,409 .. an increase of
. just over five hundred. Averages
to 10 per state in only a year.
Looks like we're getting there!
It's not been too apparent in other
cities I've seen, but the politicians
in the city of San Fran. are
really hitting the gay bars solicitating
the gay vote. Our Political
voting Blocks have been very effective
here and they have come to
us for support. Perhaps this may
be of some interest to you too, and
I feel strongly this new notice our
politicians are showing is a direct
result of yours and other fine publications
around the country.
Sincerely,
Pat McAdams
per Bob Damron Enterprises
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11. RED ROOM
12. MR. FRIZBY
13. HI KAMP
14. MID TOWNE
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16. MINI PARK 21. THE NUMBERS
17. EXILE 22. ROUND TABLE
18. LA CAJA 23. BRAZOS BAR
19. GOLD ROOM 24. GLASS STINE
5. ROARING SO'S 10. COBRA CLUB 15. SURF 20. PINK ELEPHANT 25. STORYBOOK
Houston
3401 Milam at Francis
-entrance on Francis
Membership $2. per year
Visits- Tuesday -
Wednesday & Thursday - $3.00
Friday
Saturday
& Sunday
Visits $5.00
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CLOSED MONDAY
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THE NUNTIUS
PUBLISHED MONTHLY
HOUSTON, TEXAS
Editor - Phil Fronk
Editor - Phil J ansen
Assistant Editor - Poul d' Arey .
Advertising - Tim Jomes
Production •- Morion Snoots
4615 MT. VERNON
HOUSTON, TEXAS 77006
524·5612
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/ THE ~llD TOWN
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and
THE MID TOWN REVIEW
(Wed - Thur - Fri and Sun nights)
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BALLOON NITE !
FRIDAYS, POP your balloon for a prize!
Every Wednesday night, a " Miss Main Street" Contest.
All non-professional talent welcome. Wednesday
winners get a $15.00 tab. Monthly winner
gets cash prize and trophy and a chance to compete
at the end of 3 months for the title of "Miss Main
Street".
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2923 S. Main
Houston
528-9397
Barbara Gittings, Steve Jonsson
and Dr. Frank Kameny at the
GAY PRIDE BOOTH during the
convention of the American Psy-
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Steve Jonsson has been active in
the Gay Movement since he first
learned of its existance in 1953.
Always envious of the many gay
organizations of the east and west
coasts, he yearned for some kind
of gay unity in Texas. There being
none, he, a few friends and four
sympathetic straight ministers
founded the Circle of Friends in
1966. Steve is editor of OUR COMMUNITY
and has lectured to church
gl'oups and served on panel discussions.
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PHOTO
ESSAY
His name is Mark. Young. Handsome.
Blond. Affectionate. His
warmth is genuine. Until recently
this friendly adonis was a student
at the University of Texas. He
makes good grades, is an unusually
fine musician, and loves football.
Dallas is now Mark's home,
although he is originally from the
Gulf Coast.
The photography is by Woody
Keas, one of Texas' best physique
photographers. Woody has thousands
of fine prints of the best young
models in this area. Woody will
spend the summer in Europe where
he will photograph European models.
The NUNTIUS -OUR COMMUNITY
will print some of these, for
our readers enjoyment, in the fall. -
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eny dancing in each other's arms
in the Grand Ballroom of the
Statler Hilton Hotel during the
American Psychiatric Association
Dinner. The psychiatrists were a
little uncomfortable at first, but
after a few dances and after having
proved our point--there ARE gay
people in the world, and why
shouldn't they dance too?, no one '
even noticed. - - - -
•IIALB n. looking for other masculine
bocly builders for friendllhip.
Send photo 'if possible. JAD,
Box 1936, No. Handley Drive
164, Fort Worth, Texas 76112
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WATER-THE COMING THING -
Join national (soon international)
Water Sports-Scat Club for males.
Under 25 or Oriental or UR WS
photo gets FREE regis. All welcome.
Let's drink & swim. Write:
WS/S, Box 7305, Long Beach, Cal.
90807
"MAN TOIIAN"FREEGAYKAGAZINE
with your first order!
Finest selection ohble/Male GAY
PORNO in Europe. Choose from
lOO's of Magazines & 8mm Color
Films. Send for your FREE CATALOG
Today. LUX PUBLICATIONS,
P .O. BOX-C-10269,
.AMSI'ERDAM, HOLLAND.
(Use 2 Air Mail stamps for Holland.)
CALIFORNIA SCENE
Has news of the bar and after
dark scene all over California
plus special features by Christopher
Isherwood and other well
known writers. Monthly Movie,
Theatre and Book Reviews. Sample·
copy 60¢ or $5 yearly postpaid.
Box 26032, Los Angeles 90026
SOUTH P'LORDJA
Gui.de aenice for Miami • South
Flordia. Private 6 Discreet, Lie.
~llallffeur witla car. Send self ad-
,(" drased RUIIINNI eavelope for coat
and informatien. BALLARD and
WEBER - BOX N5 - KEY LARGO,
FLA. 33037
GAY LIBDATION general meeting
every Tuesday 8 p.m. in the
University Center, University of
Houston. For information call crisis
hotline 228-1505.
BARFLY '72
Just Off The Preas! Most accurate
guide to gay places on the market
today. Over 1000 .listlnga ... Over
150 cities in Western U.S., Canada
and Mexico. Send $3 (Calif. residents
add 15¢ cales tax) to:
ADVOCATE, Bo11 7485, L.A.,
-=ANIM.
SINGING - CLASSICAL PIANO -
Professional instruction from a
teacher who takes pride in student
advancement - 723-3254
HOUSE TO SHARE - 3 bedroom -
Montrose area $100.00 per month.
Patio - all modern - 524-2594
evenings.
SAFE, DISCREET CONTACTS.
Send stamp for details. Club, Box
324, Ontario, Calif. 91761.
for sale - Yardage & Uphols.
Store. Nice Liv. Qts. Estb. 15
yrs. Next door Party Rm. Gd.
Bus. Bad Health. Excellent opportunity
Decorator or Uphol. or
write for Info. Mel. 67-973
Hwy 111, Palm Springs, Cal. 92262.
HOUSE FOR SALE - 2 bedroom,
2 bath, unit air. Greenville Ave.
area, Dallas, Texas $24,500,
$4,000 equity. Ideal for Gay Couple.
Phone TA6-7457
GAYLA
The kind of material you'd want
to handle and hold! 50¢ grabs a
fistful of mouth watering Prime
Beef - - try it baby - - you'll
like it! XXX, 2025 Prairie St.,
Dept. NT, Chatsworth, Calif. 91311
SECRETARY-TYPIST- part time,
references, dependable, bondable,
appearance and sex unimportant.
Those not serious about gainful
employment do not bother. Call
anytime 524-5612.
·,BATCHELOR, 30'11 - masculine -
'wishes to meet same in Porter,
'Con"'8, Jlwnble area for _ .aocial
get-together. Has own h9me;, llkes
to cook, sunbathe, no prude, drinks
moderately. Write TAD, Box G,
4615 Mt. Vernon, Houston, Texas
77006. Include name and phone
number or address please. ---- - ------ - ----
GAY INFORMATION LINE
(415) 621-2089 - Emergency referrals
for housing, food, clothing,
legal, survival needs for Gay
people in the Bay Area, open 24
hours a day.
YOUNG TEXAS MODELS - wan
must be reliable. Contact Jerry
Foxx 824-9710 after 8. Dallas
roommate9s0 needed to share
small house and expenses in Irving,
stable W /M 18-30. Call Doug -
10 iPM - 8 AM - 254-8463.
MIIRY'S BAR - -
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The NUNTIUS
4615 Mt. Vernon
Houston,_ Texas 77006
PHOTOFINISHING --- Black and
white - Kodacolor film processing
and printing - No censorship -
Develope roll two dollars - Jumbo
prints fifty cents each - enclose
remittance and return address with
order. QUALITY WORKMANSHIP
Bl!ll'@'EED - Eric - P . 0. Box
66702 - Houston, Texas 77006.
- - - - - DIGNITY
- is an organization "for Catholic
Homophiles and concerned Heterophiles."
Anyone interested in est,,
blishment of Houston Chapter of
DIGNITY? Then please phone 528-
0123 and leave name and/or phone
Geor~ Farm Boy - desperately
needs help with mothers medical
expenses. Danny Morton, Rt. #3,
Dublin, Ga. 31021
"WELL BUILT" masculine young
man would like someone interested
to contact him. Send phone # to
Box 36644, Houston, Texas 77036.
LEATHER ANYONE???
Isn't there anyone in "this
country" who i~_l!erious and wants
a leather S&.M partner for what
he is, not what he has or owns-? -
Anyone 21 - 35 interested in being
leather partners, and in business
too - Contact Frank S. Patterson
at 824 Park Avenue - Hot Springs,
Arkansas or phone any evening_
between 8 a. 9 p.m. 501-623--284.
THIS AD IS VERY HONEST! 2~;
6'1"; 165 lbs.; brown hair; blue
h · Sagittarian
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We DEVELOPE.6 PRINT your
intimate negatives. Photograph
your models the way you like
them. No censorship! la Tableau
2811 Oak Lawn (in rear) Dallas,
75219, or call 522-5715. Sorry
we don't furnish models.
Ja Tableau - Dllllu - 522-5715
"HAWK" service for lonely gay
boys. Information w/stamp. Box
337, Milliken, Colorado 80543
UPPER DUPLEX - extra la rge
2 bedroom - carpeted. Lakewood
area - $120.00 per month. Phone
824-4175 - Dallas, Texas.
aloe vera cosmetics - - -
for everyone . 643-7976 - day ,
524-6533 - night - any hours.
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A NEW LOOK .l ~ A DIFFERENT
,, ,: ~~ ~W,®IS CONTEST
1tf1!>·~ A new Mr. Caja each month
Held the first Sunday of each ·month.
WHATS HAPPENING - on the .PATIO
WEDNESDAY STEAK NITE 7:00 p.m.
SUNDAY BAR-B-Q 7:00 p.m. Mr. CAJA CONTEST 9:00 p.m.
THURSDAY WESTERN WEAR NITE 7 - I I
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