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Bathhouse Closing
Heats AIDS Debate
Los Angeles-The recent closing of Mac's
Bathhouse in Los Angeles divided gay and
AIDS movement leaders in that community.
The August 30 court ruling to close the
facility is part of a public health/AIDS
prevention agenda, but the priorities of the
organized gay community on questions
involved; the case remain unclear.
Lambda Legal Defense Fund filed a brief
on behalf of Mac's, noting that bathhouses
reach "whole groups of men who are
impossible to educate any other
way-bisexuals, closeted gay men, and men
who don't identify as gay but have sex with
other men."
Lambda executive director Tom
Stoddard said, "there is no scientific basis
whatsoever" that bathhouses stimulate
unsafe sexual activity and that such claims
are based "on perceived political exigencies
rather than on fact or data."
In direct opposition is author Randy
Shilts, who said bathhouses are an
"anachronism" now that the gay community
is "finding a higher level of personal
liberation." Shilts said continued bathhouse
advocacy by any responsible gay
organization is "appalling and nauseating."
"Arguing that bathhouses don't spread
AIDS-and in fact help stop the spread of
AIDS-is like arguing that day is night. How
anybody who has ever been to a bathhouse
can say such things with a straight face just
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Undercover investigators in the Mac's
case alleged that in six visits to the
bathhouse they witnessed "ten corroborated
and 15 uncorroborated acts of unprotected
anal intercourse."
John Davidson of the ACLU disagreed
with Shilts' argument and criticized gay
leaders who he said are willing to "sacrifice
the bathhouses to straight opinion."
Senator to Investigate
Marine Lesbian Hunt
Washington, D.C.-Senator Alan
Cranston (D-CA) told the San Diego
Veterans Association (SDVA) that he will
look into the court martials, discharges and
imprisonment of several female marines at
Parris Island, South Carolina.
Lance Corporal Barbara Baum, Sergeant
Cheryl Jameson and Sergeant Glenda Jones
are currently serving one-year prison
sentences in the Parris Island stockade. At
least seven other women have been
discharged for alleged homosexual
behavior.
As reported in South Carolina
newspapers, the methods of the
investigating command have been highly
questionable, including the transfers of
favorable character witnesses.
The SDVA is urging letters of concern to
Senator Alan Cranston, 112 Hart Bldg.,
Washington, D.C. 20510; and to Senator
Pete Wilson, 720 Hart Bldg., Washington,
D.C. 20510.
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Famous Faces
Tammy Faye's Troubles Continue
The turbulent days of Tammy Faye Bakker just refuse to end. After standing by her
man, deposed PTL preacher Jim Bakker, through charges that he had affairs with people of
both sexes and stole a fortune while he preached the Gospel, Tammy Faye suffered what
was described as a "beauty-care emergency". Tammy was standing outside the roller
skating rink where her husband now holds services in Charlotte, North Carolina, when a
newspaper photographer approached her. When the man tried to get a close-up of the face
with the mythical make up, she reached for his camera and accidentally broke one of her
finger nails. No one said life would be easy.
Crazy About Cagney
Are you a fan of Cagney and Lacey? Are you losing your mind over Sharon
Gless-better known as Christine Cagney? Don't worry. You're not alone. Or, maybe you
should worry. One of Cagney's ardent fans has been ordered by a judge to stay away from
her idol, and her psychiatrist says she's undergoing treatment for an obsession with the
sexy streetsmart TV cop. Joni Leigh Penn, who has sent more than 20 letters to Gless in
the last few months, threatened to shoot herself in front of the star of the cancelled CBS
series. Now the devoted admirer must stay at least 1,000 yards away from Gless' home or
risk arrest
Star of Tootsie to Star with Cruise
Get ready for the star of "Tootsie" to join up with All-American heartthrob Tom Cruise
on the silver screen. Dustin Hoffman, the man who appeared in drag in theatres from
Peoria to Puerto Rico, now plays an autistic millionaire with a remarkable memory in
"Rain Man". Cruise, 26, co-stars as Hoffman's brother in the upcoming film. The 51 year-
old Hoffman has been described as a perfectionist obsessed with detail. But in an
interview with Gentleman's Quarterly he said the label didn't bother him. Until now, he
said, he'd only been known as short and funny-looking. - F. G.
Farmer Encounters
Gay Space Creature
Pitalito, Colombia-An unsuspecting
farmer came face-to-face with a gay alien
from Pluto, reported the Weekly World
News, a sensationalists supermarket
tabloid.
According to the report, Hector Bria was
visited in his home by "a seven-foot-tall
sissy from outer space." The alien tried to
romance Bria and "when he spumed the
space sissy's advances, the creature burst
into tears."
Bria reported the encounter to the
Colombia Defense Department, explaining
that the creature had pale green skin, huge
eyes and a large mouth. He wore thick
makeup, a silver jumpsuit and red striped
tights. "His limbs were thin and rubbery,"
said the farmer.
Gay Catholic Priest
Is Excommunicated
Minneapolis, Afrnn.-William Dorn, Jr.,
who was suspended from the Roman
Catholic priesthood after disclosing that he
was gay, has been banned from the
priesthood forever and officially
excommunicated, reported the New York
Times.
A church tribunal found Dorn guilty of
leaving the Catholic Church to join the
Episcopal Church, putting an end to Dorn's
two-year public dispute with the church
over Catholic teachings on homosexuality.
In 1986 Dorn was dismissed from his job
at the Christ Church Newman Center at St.
Cloud State University in Minnesota after
he wrote a newspaper article advocating a
more compassionate view of homosexuality.
He was suspended from the priesthood a
few weeks later.