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WHITE MAY BE FREED
In a little-noticed action, attorney~ for
convicted assassin Dan White have filed an
appeal to shorten what many already consider
a lenient seven-year, eight-month sentence
for the double murders of San Franci~co
mayor Georee Moscone and Supervi&or Harvey
Milk in November , 1978.
White's attorney, Douglas Schmidt, said
he is seeking a year off the sentence because-
since the Moscone and llilk murders
occurred only a few minutes apart-the
use-of-a-gun law should have been invoked
only once.
White is serving time at Soledad state
prison. With time off for good behavior, he
could be released in as little as five years.
GAY POLICE?
A fundrair-ing app, ,11 tJy American Christian
Couse, a fundamentalist group based in California,
i~ seeking contributions b~cause, it
says, "militant homosexual 3 are being recruited
as law enforcement officers."
The letter, from Rev. Robert G. Grant, includes
an "Emergency Poll" with such questions
as "Do you approve o:f your children being
dealt \d th by practicing ho"losexual o:f:ficers?"
and ''Do you approve of homosexual officers
topping and searching men and boys arr ted
on misdemeanor charges?" The mailing also
features quotes :from such experts on homosexuality
as Art Linkletter, Pot Boone,
Lawrence Welk, :former LA Police Chief Ed
Davis and Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch.
The letter, which asks for a "gi:ft o:f $25,
or even just; $10," ends with the plea, "Do not
put this letter aside without looking .at your
child or grandchild and thinking what will
happen to them i:f militant homosexuals will
p;et their way."
[Editor's Note: On Thursday, November 15, the
San Francisco Police Department swore in at
least 15 openly gay police officers. The
department intends to hire many more openly
lesbian and gay persons.]
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ANITA WANTS $$$
The Anita Bryant forces are focussing on
t.h adoption issue in their :fight against
gay rights. Materia from Bryant's Protect
Am · a•~ h1'dren dC'picts ~or hundreds of
thousands 01 fundam ntalists a nation overwhelmed
by "militant homosexuals',' courts
hnnding over "innocent children" to adult
homosexuals. In her most recent moneymaking
::.etter, Bryant characterizes herself
n a martyr abu.ed by the liberal press, who
looK ~nto he fac€ of frightened innocent
children and cries out to God ....
Excerpts from her letter follow:
''Jear Fr1C'nd,
Our Children have suffered long enough.
.. and r•n a~kinf you today to help me
take lega~ actior. against the evil forces
winning 1n An rica' co..irts of law ... Our
counselling center regularly receives panic
calls from v.orri d mothers and fathers whose
~pouses are getti~g custody of the childrer
.... Unless you help me today more and
more courts .. 111 give children over to homosexual
adJlts and soon it will become law.
... Truly this is the work of Satan. Never
before have I been so overwhe::.med by groups
of p ople writ ng and cal ing me, pleading
for hElp. . . "
The new!"letter requests donations of "$25,
$10, $50, or whatever you can spare," in
order to raise at least $100,000 to set up a
Legal Action Fund to fight against child
custody rights for gay spouses. Her newsletter
also condemns an HEW-financed sex education
film for teenagers. In the film,
entitled "About Sex", a moderator counsells
a group of teenagers: "As 1 t turns out,
most people prefer sexual partners of the
other sex, but those who do not should not be
put down."
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FINNISH AND BRITISH GAYS1FIGHT
A Finnish gay civil rights group has filed a The gay rights battle in Great Britain ap -
report with the United Nations Human Rights peared likely to intensify following areport
Committee, claiming that a provision of the on homosexuality issued by the policy advisory
national penal code is being used to suppress committee of the Ho~e Office, Britain's minis-free
speech of gay people . try for internal affairs.
The Organization for Sexual Equality (SETA) More liberal than any preceding, the
claims that a statute prohibiting "public report--to be taken up in Parliament-- recommends
encouragement of lewd behavior between mem- lowering the age of consent from 21 to 18 f0r
bers of the same sex" is being used to suppress homosexual acts. 16 is the legal age for hetero-scientific
information about homosexuality. sexual activities .
The incident arose from a suit filed The proposal will face rough going, according
against the Finnish Broadcasting Company, to the prestigious Economist, a London news-which
had made public the news that the magazine. Methodist and Catholic hierarchies
hmerican Psychiatric Association had removed oppose it vigorously; the Anglican Churchwill
homosexuality from its list of mental dis- issue its evaluation in September .
orders . Under the law, RL 20:9, it is il- The law will not apply to Scotland or to
legal to di~cuss homosexuality publicly in l/orthern Ireland, where the Rev. Ian Paisl"ey's
any but a negative way. r rote start Unionist Party has .campaigned to
SEMINARY PETITIONED
~i~ty-three Ftudcnts at New York's [nion
'"h,;;0101..;ical Seminary, includi1:g o. number
of United ~cthodist students, have petitioned
the denomination's Women ' s Division to reinstate
a lesbian staff member fired last
spring.
The petitioners asked the division to:
provide 2alary compensation to Joan Clark,
dismissed after she said publicly that she
was gay; establish a policy barring job bias
on the basis of sexual orientation; petition
the church's 1980 general conference to affirm
the civil and ecclesiastical rights of all
homosexuals; and provide educational resources
and events about homosexuality for t:nited
Methodist Women and the larner church.
GAY COPS NEEDED
A new recruitment drive for 1980 hiring in
the San Francisco Police Department will soon
get underway, according to Les Morgan, coordinator
of the volunteer Gay Outreach Program.
A federal judge threw out most of the
previous eligibility list after controversy
about alleged procedural irregularities in
the affirmative action effort . Of the 2,100
applicants v1ho qualified for the previous
list , only 160 were hired, including an undisclosed
number of lesbians and gay men,
Morgan said. The department is authorized to
hire an additional several hundred officers
to bring the force up to strength , according
to Morgan.
New applications for the force may be
available as early as November , and informational
workshops and support groups are
available for gay men and lesbians . There is
no quota system, Morgan said, and applicants
are never required to disclose their sexual
orientation.
"It would be perfect for someone who was
intere~ted in becoming a police officer and
v:ho wanted to move to San Francisco," said
!-!organ. Those interested may contact Morgan
at (41S) 77$-1000.
POPE HARD ON SEX
Pope , ohr aul II, in an l.mericar visit
that proved a spectacular media event, told
crowds in Chicapo that the Catholic Church was
wa~ right in regarding homosexual actions as
singful.
Save Ulster from Sodomy . " !Jor does the law
apply to women, who were excluded from the
first and every subsequent statute defining
homoLexuality as a crime. It is said Queen
Victoria could not imagine how two women
could engage in homosexual conduct, and none
of her advisors chose to enlighten her .
1980 CENSUS
The 1980 Census Que£tionnaire , which will
be mailed to every household in the country
next spring, will reflect new lifestyles with
us since the 60's. Among the changes:
*Questions will no longer refer to "head
of household," but rather to the person who
owns or rents the dwelling unit.
*The categories "partner" and "roommate "
have beer added to reflect the growing number
of unmarrieds living together .
*The pronoun ''he ' has been eliminated and
replaced by "person . "
LEGAL ARREST 9 •
Can a man legally be convicted for having
sex with another man in the privacy of his
own home?
The case of Ronald Onofre, arrested under
just such circumstances will be appealed
after a lower court ruled that the arrest was
justified. Attorney Bonnie Strunk says she
will pursue the case to test New York State
consensual sex laws.
If appealed to the state's highest court ,
the Court of Appeals, the case is likely to
be held unconstitutional, according to Ed
Glorius of Lambda Legal Defense and Education
Fund in rlev· York City. In a previous
case, the Court of Appeals upheld a similar
conviction because of legal technicalities,
but indicated it would have found in favor
of the defendant had the case been adjudicated
on its merits alone.
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In ref erence to the traditional position
held by bishops, the pope said, "You rightly
stated: 'Homosexual activity as distinguished
from homosexual orientation is morally wrong., "
~urinb his American tour the pope also came
down hard on artificial contraception, abortion,
divorce, euthanasia and pre- and extramarital
sex.
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to boy ott th ~ov·t .
vary Ind r nd ~t Bapti t
plunn ct to prcte.t +-hem vie or the
the theatre'.., A.rport Boulevard
r a th~ .n ,~ p,aker .
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1fil Jc:. Si:u!J SJcwl
Au5tin. T,,,t 78701
(512) 471.7747
R,v Candace NaiJbiu
POJU>r
Sundays: 12:00 fY 1,3() p.m.
l'edM<da,s. 1,J() p.m
F!ROPOLITAN COMMLN •• Y CHlRCH
- HEV. CANDACE NAISBITT,PASTOR
Metropolitan ~om~unity Chur•h of' Austin,
. h Str~et , if> arr; l Luted wL th th'e
a fellowship of Metropolitan Community
, founded by .he Rev. Elder Troy Perry
i~. , .n Los Ange.es, Californa . Rev. Perry
b ,an this work after av sion that homosexual
reed not be denied salvat on because of
h r sexJal orientation, but are w~lcom just
a a. childrer of ~od.
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I -Au~ti~ be~ar n Oct b r , 1 7S by ~ob
vers who al o started the .,c Da ... as church•
k
church has growr from L ni~ia 6 peoplt
f ov r 70 at t present time.
ngr g3t1cr r ed .. , preser.t :ocat.on
of: 17, and onvEr .. ed an adult
hou e n+-o ah u e of wcrship .
inv te you to a+-tend s rv ces on Sundays
.. oon -ind 7: 30 p .I"'. and on WE;dr.esday at
p .m. al o hav a Bible Study or
day 7:30. The econa Saturday of rach
+-t r a Games Night wh ch if' op£ n to
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hav been .evera: nat·onal bans on
bu ir ' ~ho hav com out pub'icly against
gay ptor t ard their rights. 1her was a nat
onal ban or Coors b er and a ban on the
o 4- .n Cc-pany. :hrre i now a -0ca1 ban .n
whil t. yo ;r . upport is rieFdod.
i< B'-TV r cently ran a S-part series on the
A~ t.n gay community. After +-he series wac run
by K.BC-TV , ~oy.e Wyatt thP presidrnt of Capita&
City S4v ~gs in Au tin w thctre~ all udvertisement
~or his bank. Mr. Wya•t ¼OS quoted as saying
, " t loc,ked l ke it wa pro-homosexual .•
j~,t ct.ctn'• think it was the type of thing I
want d to ~upport .
'he quote was run by the Austin A!T:erican
Sta esman , Oc-+-ober 16, in the Business Section
of thF paper . Th( article of the quote was
run in was an article which many people overlook
unless they are seeking 1nfor• ation on the
Austin business communLty.
There are several people in the Austin gay
community who have +-rled to make the gay and
1 ban com~unity in Austin aware of the ban on
the bank. The ban includes discontinuencc of'
any bJsiness by the gay commun.ty with the bank
and n withdraw! of money f r om thr bank . Withdrawls
of money should also be accompanied with
an explanation as to the withdrawl.
It is time that the business community in
Austin realize that gays mnke up a great deal
of their busine~s . This ban will make Mr. Wyatt
and other busine·s leaders aware of this fact.
r.usTODY CASE SETTLED ; RECORDS SEALED
- R. Moss
A custody case between a lesbian mother
and her ex-husband concerning the ~upport of
two chi:ctren was rettled through a private
out-of-~ourt agreement on Monday October 22 ,
1979 .
Distr~ct Judge Jerry Dellana ordered the
rerords of the case sealed to protect ~he interrest
of the children .
The mother, Marie Jackson ParkPr Doke,J6,
has had cJstody of the children ages 4 and 6
in r a court decision last year. Parker's
former husband, Maurice ~oke waf' tryLng to get
a reversal of' that decision on the groJnds that
his ex-wife was an unfit mother and was rearing
the children in an "enviromcr.t that endangered
their physcjs/J health and may sign.ficantly
irpair their emotional dLvelopmert . "
The Dokes were married on Feb . 16, 1973 and
~ re seperated in April of' 1075. Parker filed
for a divorce in Ju:y of the same year. After
three trials and appeal~ the divorce was granted
in March 1978 .
Par~(r recieved funds to pay for attorney'
fe at spring for a support group who main-tairt
J that Parker.'. sexua: pr-efererce ,,. a
immat ria' to the lssu of whAth r ~ar~rr,,.
fit : ~r her ch •• drcr.
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VD. clinic
Beginning Saturday , November 17 , the Texas
State Health Department , in cooperation with
Gay Community Services ar.d the Gay Nurses
Alliance of Austin , will be conducting a free
screening clinic . The clinic will occur at the
local bars , bookstores and other commur,ity
locations on a ro~ating basis each Saturday
night .
On Saturday the 17th , the clinic will take
place at the Austin Country from 10pm-12pm.
On Saturday the 24 , f r om 10- 12pm , the clinic
occurs at the frivate Cellar . Ther., Saturday
night December 1, from llpm-lam , the clinic
takes place at none other than Mr . reeper's .
The purpose of this p r oject is to curb the
alarming increases of sexually-transmitted
diseases . The largest increase is in syphillis ,
a 60/4 increase this last year alone within the
male homosexual community . Gonorrhea has
actually shown a dec r ease this year for the
first time in the many years of repeated
increases--a good , healthy decrease, even
though the cases of gonorrhea are still ir.
excess of 66 , 000 this year alone in Texas .
It should be encouraging to kno~ that at the
~ame time last year the r e were over 7 3 , 000 ,
combined totals fo~ both the homosexual and
hetero,exual commurities .
We , the gay health care professionals in
/\us tin, are deeply av:are of the almost 20,1- in•'
rea, ~n yphillis v:ithin ore year',:; time in
'l<'xa •. •/ a, a r,roup of volunteers ·1re mounting
th i. ~crcer ing and aware nee s project in the
cf reducirf ard elimirat1n of thiF
ad o•her cxua ly transm·ttcd
i YOH" h elp . 11('1 e ..,oil 1. . .1.
a • re( . 'l d nl y ta <C < <1 ;n · t
u t'c ' a. of ttw pr c rt . J . l
t'OV( m d ~ctd r .q~r,t Cl ir
d.IC from th c.in c ~
ba, f mer. L , en r e
a.r' c , arm r horten tt1c t im or, ha..,
e · re r the pa0 t.
y ·1 .r. e. t 11 iar E v.d.rt to inert. ase
corr.mu .i ty -:v.arcnesf'. We r l cd people to volur-
C
' er ~o dr~. blcod, ::-peak to &rcups, a-d
a-.v.er PE op ,, ' quer,t · ons with ::-trai 6ntfon:ard
ar .,v.er~ --a - trai_eh tforv1ard approach ii stead
or a :traighc ars¼er.
We are primarily i1terested in you, your
Jover, your friends, your sex partners, not the
•irlfriend you made up to satisfy some
.traight practitioners . Come on . Be a part of
a great bcrinning . Let's keep a healthy
lifestyle healthy.
Vo/ . .1, /\lo.1.
1\ Cniversi ty of Pittsburgh researcher says
he has successfully vaccinated 135 volunteers
against gonorrhea, the country's most widesoread
venereal disease .
' Dr. Charles Brinton claims his vaccine
__:ave "neFrly complete" protection against
urethral gonurrhea infections .
AUSTIN·'S
ENTERTAINMENT
CENTER
The
Private Cellar
TRADITIONAL BAR
historic atmos1>laere
int~ Cellar
WALLZR CRBZK SAL00X
a DAKCB B ALL ... at street level
GAZEBO BAR
New Orleans Styk
in the courtyard
•
7CJ0 easl 6th
Aust.in
477-0387
t'lw finat clubs in Austin
... /Hlrhal's, in Te,cas/
P, ct ~st.. (c.o ..... +) -
r,, u 1L l hr- cl- rch~' p,o~est writtcr.
11 , , ily ~txa , oroup-.1+- a large responsC' from
n ~ud(n~ body in The ~iring Lire. (the letters
to the editor section of the paper.) Thn12or
compla",+-s th9.t thtc st•1dert ~ody r.ad
agd · nst trE protest cU d he World of Pen .. f'cost
Church · s that due to tr fa_+- that th~ chu,..~·h
does nee advocate p.:oir' c- the ricv·e::.. ·n thE
first p.ace +-hat t~c "embtrs nf thl ch~rch did
~ot knc¼ uhe plot of th~ movie .• tl plot ~s
u.int a child i born in a stable n~ar the Chrlst,
ild's and ~s m staken for the Christ- cri:d .
LOC. AL Au~T,n C.ot\Tftc.T:
LA("<''\ f\\.f\n "\>P.'-""£~ 8 3'1- a.ti.\ as
GAY
NURSES'
ALLIANCE
This mov'e le a coPtroversal issue in the
Austin commun·ty and it is suggested by the
¼riter of thi~ art:cle that you should go see
th< movie ~ourself if you nave not already done
so and make the judgement or the movie for
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PO~NT / counterpoint
"father" church
J. OLINGER
.'1l .r_·ttut_ r ,.h.ch a::.,.ays nas been,
J ti •••. the most oppres.ive toles:
Jr ara ~Y me~. !.s the. ·nurch. 1he
,utO- hr- :.ar reli1:,1on ard it~ precepts
re c;hE: .o ... rc( o"' the: _ocia::., rel!.gou~ ar.d
·al d1~cr-~_ra.i0r h0~oscxuals have suffered
< r the l u. t :;c ,, ro.1 ':hot,. ar d years.
1n, •uidlrt pr.rciple of the. Churcn (the
hr-~c:10.r .:nur h•. ar d the Levi tical lav.s fror,
hi·n t1LY -,prar._), ln both it- ~tructure ar.d
Jc ~a .•. pacr.ar~hy . Womer are considered to
- m•.r' po.SE.-. ~on.,. 1• v:oman is still "given
~~ay' .r PVery ¼eddini the Church performs .
0 •u •ify t'"!:~ ·✓ ie,, the. church fathers
nav; art1f.c'o._ly divided the human persor.a..
ity .rto '!:!a.c.:ulir"" characteristics (ra:..~
ora_.ty. cornpetitior, vio:ence ar·d
dL--ira. ~md "ftm:r .:re" one.., (intuition,
•ooptrat1 r, pu •• .'..vity ar:d dependence) .
doth .~t of chara~teristic. have good and
bad cle~erts, but the. masculine ones are
hF.d cc be more desirable, .-!en a~d ,·omen are
b ':h mad• ir to · half- pcn,or_" by tni::. process,
•'" _ c0mpiete ~ith0ut the other .
h• ba. le unit of the Church is the nuclear
•a"'lLY, vntrt: tht' husbat.d rules his v:i:e, and
thev rule tnt children together and raise them
ir ~he ,ays of the Church. 1his incl~des the
• ex-role soc iali zat1O1. v.hich makes tne female
half-p, r•· n "ir.ferior" ar,d makes male rule
thtc "r atural duty" of the. superior . 'I'he_er tire
Church tneolvhY o.nd hierarchy reflect tnis
c.:c,r C' •pt, ':'he "iieaver.ly Fathc-r" rules the
::i:.r 1. ter::. ar d tne families they star,d over,
,~tura 1 ly, tht:' m:r.:~try • ., al:,ost exclusively
r:ialc .
.1.he reatest threat to the ''half- person"
illu• ior .,hic-h r:ia_rtair- the patriarch;( is
thE- free €'Xpres..,ior, of sexual! ty, for 1 t enc-
ourav _ u. to relate to otner-, and ourselves,
a. full per~ors . Lesbian::. and gay men are a
. pee.al threa: . We are livir.g proof that
hu"la beings car. be ,.t1ole persons . No .,;ender
th Church hate~ a~d fears us so much.
L ~n-tu'h)t..c! OA. ~~qe_ 1
EXECUTIVE HEALTH
CLUB
-S.F. R1..ts.-l·,o Hot.e.\- ~b.!:)e.'('t"\e.nt.
'11S-1~~o
O?EN ~L\ \-\OURS
- NO l)r-~S OR ooo-z.E ALLowEl> IN THE CLIJ 13 -
\Je·re. Piere. \o S--\QJ_
D. DRAPER
Myth - Al::. hc,m~~~xua __ ~re dangerous, depraved,
evil, and "sick."
Myth God hates all homosexuals; the B1b-'le
condemns homosexuality,
t's amazing how many myths, legends, and
superstitions still exist today, It doesn't
shock or surprise the lesbian-gay community
if heterosexuals believe these two myths, or
support them. What is surprising is that most
of the members of the lesbian-gay community
appear to believe these myths, too.
We are justifiably angry when we are denied
a job, housing, acceptance at home, or in our
circles of straight friends just because we're
gay, We rant, rave, scream, protest, picket,
legislate, demand, and confront pcop}e who discriminate
against us in every area of our life,
except the one most of us grew up in--the
Church. We meekly accept the sentence of most
mainline churches ~hen they condemn us, lock
us out, close their doors, and say there's no
place for us in their midst.
To clarify some points--God does not
condemn homosexuals . God 9oc~ not hate homo-
$eXuals. Surprise! It's like the statement,
"Guns don't kill people, people kill people."
It shouldn't surprise anyone to discover that
the scriptural (Biblical) references to homosexuality
have been mangled and distorted for
centuries to encourage the persecution of
homo~exuals, We know state and loca laws which
affect us, but somethir.g such as this, we sim
simply ignore. In that abyss of ignorance and
darkness little pinpoints of light c-alled
san&ty and love are emerging--and inte::.lectual
church !eaders who have researched the original
material are waking up, standing up,
speaking up, and saying, "Hey. This isn't the
way it wa.., supposed to be!"
The average person in the lesbian-gay
community carries a lot of guilt, hate, nnd
disdain for organized religion. The rejection/
gui t trip cf the church ha~ done one of two
hings to us. Numbing u::. to the. point of
refusinp. to ac-knowledge the exi tenc-c- of th
hur hand any ability it has to cortinul
hurt'n 1J in any way, The scc-ond r action i tc
tart a gu 1~ trip that could ev ntunlly nd n
al oholi , drug addiction, or uic de,
h choi e of a guilt trip alway avail-able--
cttfferent tyle~, differert siz and
co .. ors.
Th alternati~e is SELf-EDUCAtlON, Find
out the d.fference between what the Bible
rc-ally says, what Christianity really io,
:nd wnat we've been told all this time . Then
make up your mind. Don't buy the Go0 pcl
According to Anita. She's not God.
Put more love into your life. We have.
V1vit us a~ Metropolitan Community Church of
Austin. We'll ~xplain this a lot better, I
, l'<,mi ..,e.
[Editor's note: Diane Draper is wor~hip coordinator
at the Metropolitcar: Community Church
ir. /,ustin.]
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AFFIRMATION/GMU UPDATE
--R. Moss
Affirmation/Gay Mormons United is now in a
statewide membership drive. The group is open
to a11,active, inactive, and former Latter-Day
Saints and friends. Meetings are held at
various times in Dallas, Houston, and Austin .
For further information about Affirmation/Gay
Mormons United, you may contact the following
branch leaders: in Dallas, call Steve at
214-528-9641; in Houston, call Jerel at 713-
449-2433; and in Austin, call Ron at 512-
443-4100.
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FATH- EK @.oY\0 .
The patriarchy is maintained in homophobia•
While gay men are hated, lesbians, being
relatively unimportant women, are largely
ignored . In the four pro~ibi tions o_f homosexual
activity in the Bible, lesbians are
only mentioned once, as a violation of
"natural order". If women were considered
important, the passage, "Thou shall not lie
with a man as with a woman", would therefore
command them all to be lesbian. Gay men are
seen as betraying the masculine ruling class
by embracing the lower status of women. This
concept of the whole-person as unnatural is
the basis for all the "nelly queen" and "bull
dyke'' stereotypes, and the other inversion
myths.
Our society is so steeped in the Church
that we have all absorbed most of its beliefs.
The sinfulness of sexuality (outside Churchsanctioned
marriage) is almost always unconsciously
accepted. "Promiscuity" is one of
the major condemnat~ons of gay sexuality. The
main gay defense is "committed gay couples"
modelled after the nuclear family. Living in
a couple can be wonderful, but it is not the
only moral expression of sexuality. It is the
Church-induced guilt at being a sexual being
which causes us, all too often, to relate to
each other only as sexual stereotypes.
The Church has taken sexuality, God's
greatest gift to humanity, and twisted it intoj
an instrument of torture. Whatever our souls
may be, God has housed them in physical bodies
All our thoughts and deeds are accomplished
through physical expression. By denying the
God-given physical expression of love and
creating laws restricting love to artificial
sex-roles, the Church itself is denying
God in his name.
The "power-over" mind-set of patriarchies
requires the Church to be authoritarian.
"God compels them to rule." Jesus' teachings
about universal love are mouthed from the
pulpits, but it is law that rules the Church.
The concept of "natural rule" has raped and
exploited the earth . It maintains destructive
sex-roles, racism and the profit motive. It
alienates us from each other and keeps us in
fear of each other, guaranteeing hate and war.
Many lesbians and gay men have, quite reasonably,
rejected the authoritarian Church as
the essentially anti-life agency it is. unfortunately,
it isn't that easy to escape it.
Although Church and state are constitutionally
separate in this country, we live
in a virtual theocracy. Lawmakers and police
almost inevitably leap to do the Church I s
bidding. The new anti-pornography. law which
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closed most of the gay bookstores and theatres
in Texas and changed the rest is one of the
latest examples. Under pressure from fundamentalist
lobbyists, the Texas legislature,
on tne last aay 01· the session, with no
discussion, passed this blatently unconstitutional
law by a unanimous voice vote.
Prosecutors and police announced they were
ready, willing and able to instantly enforce
the new law. Most Texas gay bookstores closed.
Here in Austin, community standards make an
obscenity conviction nearly impossible. But
gay bookstores have been warned by the police
and currently appear to be "cleaning up their
act''· The courts briefly oscillated between
Church and Constitution, but are currently
allowing enforcement until the Constitution
proves its case.
The Church is growing in social and political
power every day. Our present social,
environmental, and economic problems are
driving droves of people to the easy answers
the fundamentalists claim to have. There is
now a "Christian Broadcasting Network" spreading
the patriarchy's mythology to the world,
and a "Christian Voice" lobbying to make its
beliefs law. The Church is not going to ignore.
its favorite sexual scapegoats. We must fight
it .
We must turn to the God of Love proclaimed
by Jesus and Hillel. That is impossible with
the patriarchy. The gospel message, calling
for love of our own self, as well as loving
others, does not and cannot live in the
Chris\ian church. FeminiJtS are right. ~e
must reject the sex-roles that keep us halfpersons"
and replace the institution that
maintains them. It is time we obey God's will
and become whole persons, loving others and
ourselves.
[Editor's note: Jim Olinger is a gay activist
in the Methodist Church.)
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of th hur 'h v. i l have to l L v v. 1th n the
u r plac-ed upo, then by th• church .
Ory thr·ough d..ica icn wt the hurch rvf-T
1 about the gay members mid their pl 1 gh .. ,
thAt ' s vhat hffirmatinr is all abuur
iht March gavt all gay peopAe a stronecr
&~rsc o1 pride and a ne d to go out ard .hare
it with the world . Mary rev vi w w, re •dken
n d a r,ev enthu&iasm v as to bloom and flouri&t1
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9 Nov. 111~ Q 0('\CH.C.t ICC\~ Vol . 1.,No.1.
A LETTER OF INTEREST
"I'M NOT A CLOSET MOTHER"
l have a friend who has three sons, typical
mother she is constantly telling you how proud
~he i~ of two of ,her sons and all the things
~hey havE accomplished. The thr d son she never
men ions. He is Gay.
My ovn son has several friends who haven't
~po<cr o he:r parents in several years. This
s a tact a I've stood in for the·r Mom thru
(sic) problems they have had and even thru illnes~
with them . Why? Because they are Gay.
I read in a newspaper column not ::..ong ago
of a mother who's Gay daughter wa: coming home
to v·sit and was bringing a frlend. She spoke of
her daughter as not being normal like her other
children. She wanted advice as how to handle
the sleeping arrangements . To me this woman has
a _trious problem and it wasn't how to handle
the sleeping arrangements that was her problem,
1~ was that she spoke of her daughter as not
being rormal like her other kids.
Al~ 0f the above circumstances are very,
v£ ry •ad.
I ar. ahe mothe'r of t-hree- straight- sons and
on( Gay son. All share equally of my love,
care,time ard my thoughts. I have never in
anyvay thought of my Gay son as "not normal".
'm very proud of my three straight sons in
~ary ways but I am quick to jump on my Goap box
nnd tf ll. you all about my "Gay" son. He ls a
talented, intelligent, handsome fellow. But
society has made him handicap in lots of ways.
I don ' t flaunt my son bei ng Gay bu t neither
do I deny or hide it from anyone .
How did I learn of Lenny's homosexuality
and hoe did I handle it? I had no problem
accepting it as I accept everyone as they are
and hope they'll do the same for me . When
Lenny was a small boy he loved dolls , frilly
loth, s, earrings, and make-up. I thought this
wau a phase he was going through . He broke
many a spiked heel off my shoes before entering
first grade in school . As he got older and in
high school I knew he was Gay and his high
school days were rough on him . There was the
word "queer" and "fag" used alot and the dirty
remarks made. I could write a book on the
battles I got into over this while my heart
broke for him . I knew he was going to have
some rough spots thru life .
He graduated from high school and left
h0me for col6ege. His le ters and phore calls
hame told mr in unspoker vords he wa~ having
a rough t · me. So ~ne night I picKed JP the
phone ard cal'ed him. I said "Lenny there is
somethirg I want to ask you and wheather your
answer is yes or wheather it :s no, it wil6
~ot change my love for you. I'm asKing so I
can help you be more comfortab6e, "Are yo11 Gay'>'
I was told in a cold voice "NO Murr I'm not. '
We went on to talk of other thing~. Four days
later he came home unexpectant::..y and vith tears
in his eyes he told me "Yes I am Gay but:
never wanted you to know." (I just can't :magine
in all my being a mother turning against a
child who is born homosexual.) We talked for
hours on being Gay. We went thru "Do you want
help?","Do you want to see a phych:atrist?","Do
you know why you are Gay?" After our long talk
including his Dad and his brothers,we felt
even closer as we have always been a close knit
family. I feel we are blessed . : also feel
blessed at having Lenny as a son.
If yo~ are the parent of a Gay person don't
push th:s person out of your life as if he :s
different from you or someone to be ashamed of.
The only difference betweeen yo-..1 and yo-..1r Gay
child ~s your sexual preferances and this does
not give you or any other person the right to
call him or her abnormal. Get to know your
h omosexual ch'...ld, if you don"t you are letting
a gift of God slip by you .
Gay people are not asking society "6et us
teach you how to become Gay" they are saying
"let us live like you do and let me be your
equal . "
Anita Bryant says "I want to protect my
precious children from homosexuals . " How
nausating . Well I want to protect my homosexual
son and other homosexual people from damaging
remarks from Anita Bryant. Anita you can believe
God knows my son is Gay and you can also believe
he loves and has blessed him in many ways.
I'm a hard fighter in what I believe in and
I ' ll always be there when the Gay people have
to have my help in any way .
Vi r ginia Hayes
(lovingly nicknamed "Mama Miss Thing)
SURGEONS iEACHERS JUDGES
Itv EACH OF THE ABOVE 6ROUP5 OF PROFES5IONALS, CAN 'fOLL I0£NTIFY T I-\E
ONE GAY PERSON TRYING TO PASS AS snrn \GHT?
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Vol.1.,No.1
BY KELLY FINKE
11 Nov. \'\1i
Connections welcomes Kelly Finke
to Photonotes. Kelly is one of
Austin's newsly acquired residents.
Kelly attended TSTI in Waco before
moving to Austin where he studied
photography.
Vol.1., No.1.
12 No". 1~1,
F\G'~TWG IN MARRIAGE
r
xp
hr "Oupl
n xt .
n,
r thou ands of year =en and wo~er. have
a abut marriag . we, ~esb an~ and gay
, row have opp rtunity to Joke about our
~ton hips . We should rem mbcr our specAal
po tor a A:virg in a society where one can
more easily live openly with one's beloved .
It can only be a p rit of neanness and intoleranc€
which wou:d deny the signif:cance
and depth of men loving men and women loving
women , and yet hundreds of thousands of gay
men and lesbian women in most of South
America can only dream of the life we daily
live . We know from our per sonal experience
that, even he r e , sometimes we take care with
whom we express our personal life--but no
matter , we are here and are confirming to ourselves
and to others that we love and are
loved , that we seek to maintain those relationships
we feel are important for ourselves
and each other .
-The.heter osexual world has things a
little easier than we . Not only does soci-ety
openly appr ove of marriege relationships
, but also the boundaries between
different degrees of involv.ement~arP. more
clear . :t ls true that since the 6O ' s the
boundaries have become somewhat hazy, but
stil: most heterosexual re~ationships do
follow a recognizable pattern . Two people
begin to date each other , perhaps on weekends.
Slowly they spend more time with each
other . Perhaps they start living together,
even sharing expenses, and then they announce
themselves as engaged . The two sets of parents
eventual!y approve of the match. The two then
take blood tests, regi ter themselves as
husb~nd and wife, undergo a re~igous ceremony
(to ati fy theAr parents , they oft~n say) ,
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d nc• on b~tv en
mp ly " r q ed," and trosc -,,110
ied +he kn .. . If two pcop arc
hem at h bar +-wo or f.v
,eei< dan inr n {act otht.r's armf,
0nly for a~h thcr. r~ you never
m, f you an1 v ry ne el ~ r wear
hav van h u fr he face of +-he
d tty n vEr ret1,rn yo1r call., tn n
h t, ar ff on th r y ar-l0n
p
d
y,
a+-~ c+-
n , af+- r +-he hon ymoon--ay , th re
ru . And .. t p ~ibd lt r
~ nat I wart to touch or . You know
honeymoon fad ng wh r some thAngs
your lover hab:tua ly doe start to bother
yoy--habitual.y. Perhap it is the way your
darAing fails to put the cap bock on the
toothpa te , or your sudden shocked realizat:
on that not everything you do p!eases him.
When conflicts arise that simple good feeling
cannot brush over , ther. comes the time for
maneuvering , for sorting out your feelings on
a subject of concern and presenting your
feelings in such a way that she or he understands
. Ah , but there comes the time when
simple understanding does not automatically
resolve a problem . Your lover might understand
why you fail to put the cap back on that
(goddamn) t ube of • oothpacite , he may even
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to you--ar,d y
that the whole
it.
• m·n y
R 'erra n prob n t·-
y d term nin what
nncl v h·1t act ons cur be taken to
r· lationsh p vork.
A pr ... ncipLc ha, a ... rcady been stated
·mpli~ tly, D princ ple which, frankly, has
~vth n to do v th ~orality, with the right-or
wrongne. of certa n actions. This
pr nc pl oe .... as follows: fit works, it's
good. And fit doe~n•t work, then it needs
to b vorked lpon or thrown away. By vay of
an admittedly simplistic analogy, let us
peak on our relationfhip with a car. It
i n't realLy wrong for yo1r car to break
dovn. I d dn't brea~ down n order to cause
you 'lngu h, though you may feel ome anguish
vhln your desires to go (with your lover, of
co11r < ) to l!o,1ston over the weC'k r,d arc
fru rated. The car ' s ~ransmi.sion breaks dowr,
and ir ne[dr to be worked upon in order to
fulfi ... l your desires to go to Houston next
vrnekend
Ard .o rith your relatior snip with your
lover, 1. you accept the limitations inherent
. that ar.alozy: desire~; arc tm artetl, and
• omethi. g no. to be ·.;orked out in order that
happ re.,~ er. ue. Iortunately, ore car. talk
.... tr. h :., or her beloved and achieve rcsul ts;
ur l a my tic 1.ould a..,scrt tho.t ta::.kir.G
e tLy tog car wil! co.u:..e it to be~d to hi-v.
::.1 0.1 ' at· y hi. every ue:..ire .
... ~ ( .... .:.mply ubi:,'1,itutc ·.·hatcver it .is)
for yo , ·.;ery t;ood. If 1¥ ·.:orku automaL
· nl::.y for both, o much tnc better. ~ut
the olutk,, ..,atl:::~ie:., only one of the
p rt r_, th n the. :,olutlon doc. n' t v·ork ::ir.d
mer~ tall<i ha ... to be done. ,-lord. 1 ikc "comprom
· e come up \:her people i et to ether ar d
a"k v r th ir sp cial relat ... or.hip , but
v hr, a co~prcm:~e i ood or ... y if it ~or
\Ork . both have agreed to it ~illinely
rd · .. · Lhout o~rcior . Ar,d 1:f you keep on
ta' k · 1 , th olution that v:orks v 111 even-tually
be. '"ou d.
Llt' tal< ore i1 stance v.ht::re morality still
cat it ... eery light . Let'::-- take the issue :Jf
extramarital ... ex. Sone believe quite strongly
that ~x outside marriage should either be
rejected completely or should take place as
eldom as posbible . That moral principle does
not alway. satisfy the desires of one or both
part.;ners. In facL , huge fights ofte11 er,suc
ove1· thi. que ... tion . One may state that it is
v.-ror g for the other person to war.t to have
sex with that delicious woman or man sighted.
The other person migh t i mme diately assert
that, o~ the contrar y , it is wr ong to cling
to outmoded bour geois standards of fidelity,
and a whol night can easily be spent arguing
over such moral considerations. It would be
more fru ful to recast the question of sex
in an amt.r·l frarne1·ork. It vould be helpful
for both~ consid r the problem by repeating
to +-h m~ 'vc_ , "_ ~ '_ obviou- \;e both have
d~fferer.t t..ed , d fferent desires, now let's
1
v ha car: do ·,·n ich vi l .L mak us both
ycur re ... ation hip ·
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n she? Ard ,ry ~ t that I find h~m
t r r:bly attrac v£ ', ti, a lS i L about him
.tands 01,t n My' ·nd? llhy do I smile so
r t.n•+-ivcly ~n r I'~ c.ourd ~im? Wh; does
• \-O Jch . d c.l, f lectrica ... pu.sa+-ion through
my tc ly: Mot -npcY>antly , ,.hy can't I get him
c ,.,. ny <c.nd~
I s a hard~ ml arc:. ~t.ntle mar .. He i~ a
.. somE .r d.viduai -. · th a ur ivcr·. al taste c-f
r. cha a ~·1e hat ~arr pr a c0nversar
\l . thout Pay rg i ~ rttt ,.crJ . . !( has a
arm and a ser Ja::.ity vnat at\-ract~ Me m11ch
ke a magr-ct- ab~c.rh, h<' crtrgy ttom a p1cc~
f teel .
I rould th'r k of am llior different ,.ays
wh <.;h hl at ract m le attracts r1c ro+-
Y ,exually hut he al <, attract mt in a
ritual sen e . l,y rrer bc..nts cu~ts to !i!'L·
'k the reorr~1 6 .ur ri inR hihh abLve the
, "'CJr . He attract me ir, u physical ,.ay . rlts
s full of a~ er rtY that flo,s frr~ every
r .r hi• being . Ile at•rac+-s mf .n a .cmana_
~ay . My hear~· i arr1eJ a .. ay like a
.. 0on lost fro a ct .d'w rtach a~ the zoc.
, h , 'm , : th him .
t,
stands out not c.n .. y in ny mind but !.r,
rd~ of everyc.,re he comes tn contact ~itn .
r +-hir.~ aboJt him a+-tacts the cell~ that au
~ ed w~thin my. kull . His thoughts . actions,
• . warts . and Vdr tie. b unce on my highEr
. of concentratior .
1, ::.ook tha• pierc c through My eytf' ¼her
c +- ea,·n u+-h r one of the thinge aboJt
,l'lt make~ me milt . My S'.Tlile comes so
y whcr hi f' pre c ncc ts arour,d me . Iht
~i...,ide of him that rea...:he~ out for me
+-ht icy cnid ~.rter winds that howl
, h the trecs that hav .ost tht.lr leaves
me sm ~ l .
t0~ch s rtvtr on ~y ~kin . It i. al l
,·1d haJ ctr pped from the lab
cie~tist's experimen~atic.,r
r h.s maE tvely g(nt.e
h h i al ve w.tt. lovc. II
t-r rcas, r.
ar i 1 t ..
plc>'E'::' vf
v r tht. ag
r d n the. a
ar 't bc pi, r
, '1E'r been us d
fan angel' and it 1 ~g
.at· r of .ov( ard
~~ 't ~ ep nim otf y
a Jin a tnoi,gand a .f-r
v re a:con that arc •. c
xplartatlons ar P 1
μaper bPcaus~ tr, v0~d
in SJcn a beautif .. l mar-gain,
ho • t-? APd why · , it that
~u tt. rI'· y u truct h ? Wnat s ti
h m that tand out in my m na? Why
t'1at :::•r. ct· 1g hLrc typing out this
y vf affect 0n'
.s bcca ~11. never bc ~ur that
.1 v r b( blc to cell r. ·r thes, thir,f.~Y
never bt able tu allow him to read
pagc.E that am no, typ ng . It is not to
that I will evrr fortld him to read the
tnat I'vf typed but, the op, 0rtunity may
r be ~ithin ~y gra p.
his !.s MY way of l tting him and others
my affect on and .ove for him. Yes , r
thdt h s nam has not been listed here
1~ thls jumb.t of ~orct~ and a wrong as
ay seem it is because he belongs to ar-
Vol.1,~o.1
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other . I have wished a million times over thac
it was rot so but my wishes will never change
the fact . The only way that fact shall ever
be changed is that he finds out my feelings
and that he fe€.S the same way too .
If it is he that is knowingly reading this
no~, hew ll kno~ that it is to he that my
words wou.d be addressed to if I could speak
what my heart really feels . To you the one
that this 1s dedicated , " I love you with all
the feeling that my heart can muster!"
9/12/1979
bv R. Moss
1~
Living on the Edge
- M. D. Williams 11/78
The razors' edge
( erasers' edge)
/sharp, slick&cool/
Teetering on the thin edge,
the fine line between
sane & insane.
/slipping/
razors' slash
cuts the line,
life line,
the thin line;
and i'm-over
thee
d
the razors' edge,
in to the abyss,
the pit.
( this is the pits!)
g
e
dancing in the dark,
along the edge of night,
the razors' bite
cuts the line
that holds my mind.
Live on the Edge,
Die by the Edge.
Too Much
much
too
much,
too.
Protection
- Jhett Roehl
So careful
always, to protect
all that might
touch down near
such devotion
kindness coating
bringing me close
holding on
in searching
continue to
keep harm
from me
let me leave
all frustration
and sorrow
behind -
at least
long enough
to feel needed!
C ov/\1 e.c t, 0,1.s
Let Me Continue
- Jhett Roehl
leaving the loneliness
walking out of harsh reality
back onto the streets of ego ...
I find myself in my own company.
not hard for me
as this is where I'm meant to be,
back into duality.
Glimpses of men pulling,
grasping one another
seeps back into the realm.
Fear tugs at my stride -
falling away from strength,
I hand over all thought.
Please please me,
please cease to seize me.
Let me walk away!
Number 3
Jhett Roehl
you talk of innocence
even softness
yet where is this
will we attain desires
or only project them
needing you -
will this pass
as all things do
or remain to haunt us
simply a refrain
or much much more
Angel
- Jhett Roehl
Bobby belongs to this.
Dreams in the past -
As a child, he foresaw
White cotton t-shirt
Clinging to his torso
brings needed attention
for the boy
who felt unneeded.
Now others desire
holding him close
as if to protect him from danger.
Blanket my frustrations -
pull me near,
so that I might feel dear
to someone!
Solitude
- Jhett Roehl
Remembered days
and long lonely nights
encircle dreams of you
bringing back visions
lost in darkness
I wait for you
thinking only
of moments taken
privately grasping
I loved him then
and even now
feelings drift back
and once again ...
together
l)o/. 1,AJo.1.
Paths
- Jhett Roehl
Consciousness draining
body going limp
thoughts circling
tunneling down
telephone calling
answering awake
lifelong friend
at other end
looking for some touch
voice sounding hopeful
bringing visions of haunting boyishness
It occurs to me
that energy is somehow
ansnarled - caught
as if a fox
the trapper hoping
to obtain its very fur
to sell to uncaring people
who ploy vanity
Laughing - we try to disengage
all frustration
we search for charted ways
Talking of events both have shared
anticipation creeps
into the pattern of speech
and suddenly
the phone goes dead
Leaving either or both
wondering
• wondering -
Day Break
- G. P. Stojcevic
He rises
slowly, the morning unfolding
through the icy crystals
of a shrouded bedroom window -
he walks and peers into
the shadows of dawn -
smiles, goes to the bed,
where his lover sleeps -
hair tossed casually upon the pillow -
their lips brush gently,
Fingers trace ripples across
the sleeping youth's hard chest -
Another kiss - lingering,
now eyes open - hands pull shoulders
close as lovers awaken
to the winter's dawn ...
Possession IMMORTAL PERFORMANCES
- Jhett Roehl
Experiences, all so new
fading fast
make you wonder
why?
direction
energy
all possibilities
where?
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mentality captivates
belief in possession
falters
failingly
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EDITOR'S NOTE: ConPectlons ls proud to carry Ray Kernistovsky's analysis of the
astrophysical configurations which nfl~ence o~r lives. A graduate
of thE Institute for A~trologica: Studies ir Miar:, and an instructor
for three years at the same inst tution, Ray presently lives in
New York, undertaking studies in proto-logic and parasyncratic
physic:. He is in the process of wr.ting a book on connections
between the outer proto-cosmos and our inner spheres, to be published
April, !981.
ALL SIGNS: This period signals a regeneration . The rift that had developed between
Venus and Sat~rn is now healed . The forms especially invigoratiPg are,
for all signs, the triangle and the sphere. Expect a lightening of your
general aspect. That inner g!ow will resonate.
SCORPIO: A deep joy will accompany that lightness
of the body-aspect this period . •xpcct new
• ensations previously unknown. Thanks to Saturn,
a rendezvou~, formerly taking place on:y at
nighttime, wi!l occur during the day. Venus will
come to add dtrection to Saturn'& sway. Financtal
burdens :ighten, pe:rsor>al re'ations flow
eJpecia:ly well, and with less effort.
SAGITTARIUS: Activities which aid the body
(jogging, martial arts , poetic movement)
should be pursued with studied attention . That
tension emanating from the interaction of
Venus and Saturn in third house affairs needs
to be directed and released outward and around
body boundaries . The intrusion of Mars makes for
potentially stormy moments. Yet Saturn' · and
Venus ' healed rift overcomes the cosmic slippage
still present .
CAPRICORN: Mars plays its role as it enters , by
the 29th , into fourt house affairs. Yet the
dual movement of Saturn and Venus ward off its
potentially exp!osive dimensions . The square
·and the triangle are reciprocal functions. The
square inside the triangle (Mars under the
sway of Saturn) adds stubil i ty ; friend and
lover relations will therefore improve.
ACOUARILS : Venus aids in the smooth flow of
this pertod , so let the inner-personal interact
with the outer proto-cosmos. Friends will
beckon themselves to you . A loved one will discover
new strengths in you . The circle, the
metalogical figure for the providence of the
universe , carries a meaning. Study, therefore,
is good. But alno many activities and new
partners in bodily-spiritual ventures.
PISCES: Ho~e affairs are encouraped, particularly
as Uranus tntrude~ on the Saturn-Venus
array . Your beinr is very tmportant: pa'1per
it, pay special regard to it, don't be afratd
to overindulge in love. Venus aids in appreciation
of the spirttual underlying the inner
skin. A rendezvous occurring around the 30th
LS especially important . Don't miss out.
ARIES : The ctrcle 6f regeneration has descended
on the triangle (Saturn) . This juxtanositlon
of opposing forces is worked out by
v 1· ue of Venusian-Lunar 1 inkages . Social
activJties should be pursued; likewise, study
of those feelings embedded in the very bone
and fiber of being. Exploration with another
person into these feelings may result in a
long-lasting affair. Don ' t hold off .
TAURUS: A usually beneficial tendency to bend
too easily in the wind should be counteracted .
ActiTities grounding you in being include
tennis, but even better, any martial arts
system, meditative dance, or the dance of two
partners intertwined. Financial affairs will
i~prove. Mercury moving by the 1st into
second house affairs will quicken doing of
cosmologically- oriented deeds.
GEMINI: Karmic 'utterances' proceed from the
interaction of the Saturn-Venus duo with your
past deeds and future goals . Friendly relations
with partners make for a pleasant body- aspect .
Physical exercise (a walk with another into
woods , bicycling , jogging) is especially important
this period . A rendezvous with a
special person, perhaps a foreigner, by the
2nd, muy blossom into a specia} relationship .
Pay regard to the physical, to sensation.
CANCER : The body- aspect, the form obscuring
the directly active, cannot be forgotten this
period . The field is open for romanticspiritual-
physiological encounters . Saturn aids
in the smooth flow . Let it take you, and the
purely person will flower. Luna moves, by the
3rd, ~nto third house affairs. Adjust to it .
LEO: Use good judgment in your dealings and
gain the benefits . Yet don't forget to rest on
the spontaneous, the feelings of the fibers
comprising inner being . A 'back to nature'
kick will be useful, particularly when with a
?aurus or Acquarius . The strength of the VenusSaturn
duo cane come out i~ a prolonged
invo:vement with a special person .
VIRGO: A late-night involvement with a heavily
Capricorn person will bf' ei:;pecially strong, and
by th~ 29th the payoff wi:l be great. Financial
affairs may take a slight downturn even as
personal affairs take on more inportance. Rely
on cpsmolQgica: influences this month.
LIBRA : A cleavage engendered by Mar's movenent
into sixth house affairs may r esult in
tensions which have to be worked out . Journeying
into the deep self will be advantageous
at least twice a v;eek this period. Old habits
and standards of affection should be let out ,
so that the new move in. On the 30th and on
the 8th an encounter with a mysterious per son
will provide much satisfaction . The spir itual
will enwrap itself in the physical and attenuate
it if one remembers to remain flexib le
and open to the universe .
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Jeat &ho r tering ad uugar together.
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Adj LgS ard beat ¼e::.l.
dJ tht ~i!ted dry ingredients alternatly
-.it the banara to the sugar mixture.
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ha ds. Chill dough. Roll into balls about 3/4"
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DaKe. Roll while warm in 1/2 cup sifted,powered
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GAYNESS THROUGH ANOTHER
SET OF EYES
I. BI..nm.!ESS. I iJD Wli/. . •• l::i -~ /JOVI
So;ne have called blir.dne•. ar, inconvenierce.
Other- have calltd it, hov:ever, a pain i1, thl.
a . Ior ne, it i just tht absence of ~ieht .
I.: 1 ot all that bad, because mary of the
ob. tacley can be ov£rcom£, with a lot of
coMpcr ~t•on . To put it in a nutshe::.::., it may
re.pi re> a lot of ipport from fric1.ds, a lot
o" : 11t , patience, but most of all, you have
~o car a lot about your:clf, !ir~t .
• . JJLI.IDJIESS /,HD GAYllESS
o ~tart ,ith, thE two have at least one thi~c
i . commor : both arE. mir ori tie~. If you arc
different, ome pt.op:e v.ill prejud, you. 'i'ht:ir
rN1ctioP nay be polari.:ed: thy may laugh v.tth
you or ju t laugh at you . . . 'l'hii l becau~e
they don't ur.derstand, or they just don't care,
the 1:_t just goes on and on .
III . SOCIAL DIFFIC~LmIES
.n many public areas, there arE. going to be ne¼
or unfa':'liliar obstacles, such as tables, people
who stare , because p~obably they would feel
scared 100 if they ~ere in the dark. Imagine
going into a store, with friends, and having a
~tranger -tare at you .
I\'. ':/AYS 'i'O OVERC0!1E TIIE M/ JOR OBS'l/\CLES OF
GAYilESS i.lID BL:rm!IESS ' /JID AfJY OTHER THHIC
WHICH IS cOHSIDERED BY SOCIETY 'l'O BE SICK
Blindness, for example, if it is total, means
being in the dark. To a person ~ho ~as born
that vay, that part is not so bad. for a person,
h°'.evcr, 1·:ho is newly blir,ded, that is
arother story. For that one, it can be
d"'va~tating . For one thing, you have a lo& ,
v.hich means E,;rief, which i.., r.atural. ,,:aybe it
iw not much, if you deal ¼ith this loss one
day at a time, then it m~r,ht b<:. easier to ad-just.
I am saying this for any loss, or for
a nev situation v·here dr-actic adjustments are
most needed.
~1;.IIlARY
Jou ar a pay per.on, you can adju t to the
1ble re entment from others, from rela-
' ard jut other. ir ge~eral. Frc- reading
I you might tnirk the anw~Crw verc m ant to
a ic. Jo at all. It take a ot o long
d rK. {01 hav to le>arn to lik your elf
or you 1 ... 1 rev r be able to really
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LET THEIH VOICES RING
On 'l'ue:oday and Wedr,esday, ilovember 27 and
8, the 1\ustir' membership of the Hew 1\merica1.
i;ovemcnt is premiering eight movies, new films
on worki!£ women and men . With the exception
of ore film, seven present various aupects of
,·hat it '""lcars to live, to v:ork i11 a c,OCiety
frau;h ... • iwh contradi~tory aim~.
Co2 miners once took caged canaries into
the mine~. By collapsing and dying, the tiny
Lrd~ ~an ed or the presence of deadly gases.
oday, v·orker. th1mselves have become the
--1, ari"., :'or other v:orkers ar,d ·or .oci.Ety
a_ a v:hole. i;or:, of -che Canary, ir tne; fir~t
. alf, uncover a Califorria chErr·cal p::.ar.t
1:11erc .t~ v.c,ri:er., have become . ter.:.11:., their
wertic f. have, .hrivelled , as a re,ult of
•ardlir a po1crful pEsticidi:. wh 4ch tha indus_
ry krew. 16 yLars earlier, would cau~e those
~ompl icat 101.~ . In ti1e 0econd half, th<:c film ex-
1.m • r,E' thc oldc t ar,d mo:,t hazardou.- ii du•·try,
+-ext:lt .. Over JC ,000 cottor r:iill wori,eri:, ::,Uf-
E r fru·1 'brov:r : .. ir,[" diseasc--and ye ... , the
me.,v: h 1, , ,..he, :ndu .• ry and its r:10d:cal per-t
1 nc l t1'' m·irt::iir. that •.orkir, cord"tions
,rE t .·t.. por ib'
Ir tcre .. t' take. a hard oc,k a~
n i"'pa t i • 1 t co- lorn, ratE havE 011 i:.cono-m
c • c ,. • al d vc, lopmcr t .• ne f1 lrn ta,(1 ~ tt.c,
v:e ro- Jr•, • to ~hile to SinLapore to
hr Jc- r ·can Pcpublic--ru d to a sma l fa~tory
J v E :,1 d .JY .cb~, the: .i:'.lm . h-11: , ,;c..,o
·c,tp'r" ,. 11 c0YJ.rol 80 0" the prod1c-
• ,, apa i tr_y ) · the v.ef terr, 1:orld. '
'3'7 lr Fli1 t, '.,ichi,L;al., .,tr'k':-ig v.orJUr:_
d0:J · J brrak · , th, back o<- C..t. .t,·ra
,.o or Q i wdo,, 0ccurrinl i1 the dcaa e,f , ,.-~1 r. 1rt 1i tory book., rarely record t,1at
t ·.:a. the ,·.mer. 1, ivc~, mot,1cr~, !'i:..tert a ,d
:· LLl1 •rt, r..;" th ~t.r-:.:<crs, v:ho v·cre tn( back')
( cf tne tr ~: . '.:.ne mov:e, "'.'/ .i. th i:lab cc.
'.l ct Jar.Er 11
, con ... a 1 0 cxc · tirig foota 'E: of t.hE
+-r 1,, rJ tLc omei ':s Em0r,u.cy l:lri 0 adt., ;:;._
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.. r ... er t~e vr~t .
, vl t Li,,.E a .ool," dLrectEd by 01...a:
.:....r, t , Exp le rE tr.- L.ft., tnc recollc ctiors
, d m1 .c of a v,)"laJ, 1·:hc,,,t. activit•~:s lea,.
tI" 'l. re .. •htC-tt..,rtry. lr the 30'v ,·lo.lv"na
1ruld , ,rkEJ ir d ior, v,it.h h,r u• ior-Expou•
11 .lri d. 101• .hf publi,hc~ a ro vr'ou,
i• , r Bi· i ir, ar economic -Y· tern dch
r v.,r-t'1.
<unlo" .s , .• hort filM or, t,t> life
tly rt.d v~cvcred 1exican art·.t, vho
.n .hP shadow of being Diegc 1ivera's
. "n •· l'.11 h~r,hlifhts her v.ork a ar
t, l d L prodt..ced by ,-larcela Violante,
'ex'Co's f~rs': v..:,nw.r film d'rr"+-"" 1hf film
haurt~ one 1n Its evocation of a woma~ denied
~eco ~itior simply because of her sex.
''La l'hicana" iu a history of the Chicana
"rom 1&00 to the present. It is produced and
diri:.cted by Sylvia Norales of Los Angeles.
ni~ is the first truly comprehensive Chicana
hirtory available, The artistic impetus underlyirg
the making of this movie can be seen
in the movie ' s rigorous attention toward detail
even as neeaed social connections bind
.. w into one thematic metaphor. Both "La
h~cara" and "l·rida Kahlo" received much acc:
a1m at thE Clne Festival held in August of
l 179 in San APtonio . Both present a subtlyevoked,
yet powerful indictment of two soci-eties
½hich have consistently denied the
aspirations of ½omen, of Chicanas, of the
workers as artirru s of their fate .
These films prEsent the dark ur,derside
of life, the contradiction betvcer dream
and real i Ly, ..,ocial-ecor.omic far tasies ar.d
the real processes v·h:ch explci: iife,
bend hurnai. be inf:: to .. ne \·;ill o: profit.
ht thr amL time that lhese mc~:L., prescrt
ar inci ivt. ar.d tro1..bl:nb cric ;ue, .ode,
they n~so prcvide ar vptimisti appra:sa~
of our abilities as ,L.~ans to: rge together
ar,d re'llake o , e nv i ronm, t l r. to a
deeply numan image .
Or. Tuysday at the: Catholic Studel't Center,
~he Echedulc :s as follovs:
pM ... Tovc it LiKe a Fool (~b min . ,
contro~li1ib .::rtE.rest (4:i min.)
3:3G ... urr.at Grard)"lother (>9 m~n.)
babes ard Jar.rt.r~ (4~ mir.)
~hf donatior. pr1cC" is .::-l. SO .
7:30 pm ... :rida Kahlo
La Ch ca, a
TalKin' lnion
~ovc it ~iKe a Fool
OG Wedncttlay evcring only, at the AFL-CIO
,.udi corium r,t :1th and La\aca, guest speake.r
Johr He1.ry faul1< 1·.1.tl ir.itiate the series that
right. raulK, black1isted in the :;O's for liberal
attitud(s, ha. become a celebrity among
t~ose vho have studied ... he Mccarthy years. Tha-c
~ight t1c m~v1es irclude:
uabii:.. ard dar.r.ers
Great Grandmother
Song of the Canary
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