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Vol. 2, No. i PUBLISHED IN ATLANTA, GEORGIA 25 cents
TULANE GAYS TO SUE
UNIVERSITY
On January 17, 1975, the
ACLU of Louisiana filed
suit on behalf of both the
associated Student Body
of Tulane University and
the Tulane University Gay
Students’ Union against Tu
lane University and the Di
rector of Charity Hospital
in order to enjoin Tulane
University from refusing
to grant The TU-GSU offi
cial University recognition.
The TU - GSU is a group
of homosexual, bisexual,
and heterosexual students
at Tulane University and
since its organization on
or about October 14, 1972
has continuously sought
official university recogni-
tion and has been continu
ously denied such recogni
tion. The TU-GSU was
“provisionally approved”
by the Associated Student
Body and the University
Senate Committee on Stu
dent Affairs, but through
out the academic year of
1972-73 the TU-GSU was
denied meeting space in
the University Center con
trary to the rights of such
provisionally approved stu
dent organizations. On or
about February 1974, the
University Senate Commit
tee on Student Affairs voted
to approve permanent re
cognition of the TU-GSU,
but later in April the Uni
versity Senate voted to deny
such permanent recogni
tion.
The suit filed by the
ACLU of Louisiana chal
lenges the denial of uni
versity recognition on se
veral different theories.
Basically, it contends that
the rights to freedom of
speech and assembly of both
the ASB and the TU-GSU
have been violated. On one
theory the petition asserts
that the decision of the
University Senate was in
fact coerced by certain ad
ministrators and university
officials. Such alleged
coercion and influence con
stitutes ' a conspiracy to
deny plantiffs their consti
tutional rights violative of
42 U.S.C. 1985 (3). As a
result of such deprivation,
each plaintiff has prayed
for damages in the amount
of $15,000.
Second, the lawsuit as
serts that the actions of
the defendants < constitute
a violation of the First and
Fou rteenth Amendment
rights of the plaintiffs vio
lative of 42 U.S.C. 1983.
Thus, plaintiffs have re
quested the court to issue
an injunction prohibiting
Tulane University from its
continued denial of univer
sity recognition of the TU-
GSU.
Third, the plaintiffs have
additionally requested the
court to enjoin Charity Hos
pital from its continued
permission to allow Tulane
University to use its faci-
ities. Petitioners contend
such use of facilities actu
ally enhances the attrac
tiveness of the University
as an educational institu
tion and has in fact gen
erated capital savings to
such university. Plaintiffs
assert that such use con
stitutes an impermissible
action on behalf of the state
ascribing to it the discrim
inatory actions of Tulane
in its refusal to recognize
the TU-GSU.
The plaintiffs in this law
suit contend that this is not
a situation where a group
of homosexuals seek to use
university facilities to en
gage in unlawful acts. Ra
ther, it is a situation where
a group of male and female
students, some of whom are
homosexual, bisexual or
The Miami police vice
officers were confronted
by an unidentified caller
on a recent radio talk show
aired on WKAT radio. The
subject of the show was
prostitution;
Responding to a question
about male prostitution,
the officers said they ar
rested men dressed as
women engaged in
prostitution, but didn’t
say if they ar
rested males in general*
The caller, who said he
was “in the entertainment
business”, asked the of
ficers if the alleged rape
of a young female prosti
tute oy six or so Miami
police officers was an iso
lated incident. Two of the
officers were convicted of
“conspiracy to perform
Cover Photo
The Barb’s stud of the
month is Ray Scarborough.
Ray is 5’8”, has brown
hair, weighs 148 lbs., and
is 23 years old. He is the
1974 Mr. Onyx Lounge in
heterosexual, have through
non-violent and normal uni
versity channels sought to
form an organization with
faculty supervision to en
gage in constitutionally
protected assembly and
speech.
Plaintiffs assert that a
university may not wield
unrestricted power in deal
ing with students. It is not
the prerogative of college
officials to impose their
own preconceived notions
and ideals on the campus
by . choosing among pro
posed organizations pro
viding access to some, and
denying a forum to those
with which they do not
agree. The vigilant pro
tection of constitutional
freedoms is nowhere more
important than in the com
munity of American uni
versities. Teachers and
students must always re
main free to inquire, to
study and to evaluate, to
gain new maturity and un
derstanding, otherwise our
civilization will stagnate
and die.
unnatural acts.” The vice
officers said they knew a-
bout the case but it was
an isolated one. The caller
then asked if the officers
knew anything about
“rumors being spread all
over Miami” that police
officers were routinely
forcing female impersona
tors to engage in sex acts
with them under threat of
arrest. The officers said
they didn’t know anything
about it. The caller then
asked if homosexuality was
illegal in Florida, and the
police said they didn’t ar
rest Gays unless prostitu
tion was involved or of
ficers were solicited for
sex acts. The caller then
asked if there were any
homosexual officers on the
police force, but this ques
tion went unanswered.
Atlanta, and in 1973 held the
titles of Mr. Mad Laura’s
and Mr. Potpourri. In At
lanta, he is working for a
local jewelry company and
as a light technician for
the- Cove. He is planning
drama school and hopes to
pursue a career in the
theatre.
Vice Officers Confronted
On Miami Radio Show
★★★ NATIONAL NOTES ★★★
Portland - By a vote of
3-2 , the city council, of
Portland Oregon voted to
ban discrimination in the
hiring of city employees.
The resolution authorizes
the city’s personnel de
partment to investigate all
complaints on the basis of
sexuai orientation in all
city employment.
warded a resolution by its
Council on Mental Health
that would put the AMA on
record as being opposed to
laws that would restrict
“private sexual behavior
between two consenting
adults” to its Board of
Trustees for further dis
cussion.
Detroit - The Priests
Senate of the Detroit Cat
holic archdiocese has de
clared its support of the
full civil rights of Gay
people. The gay rights
resolution, approved 18-0,
declares its - support of
gay equality in areas such
as jobs, housing govern
mental service and the
rearing of children.
Minneapolis - The U. S.
Internal Revenue Service
has disallowed the claim
of gay activists Jack Baker
and J. Michael McConnel
the right to file their in
come tax returns jointly as
a married couple, despite
their marriage in 1971 by
a United Methodist Mini
ster.
Boston - By a vote of
12-11 the Board of Trus
tees of the Unitarian- Uni-
versalist Association has
rebuffed its president and
voted to open a church
office of gay concerns with
a budget of $38,000 a year.
San Francisco - The Cali
fornia Department of
Motor Vehicles has been
ordered in a unanimous
decision by a three judge
court of appeals to explain
why it has denied a license
plate reading “GAY LIB”
to gay activist Dick Gayer.
The judges questioned how
the term “Gay Lib” could
be call in bad taste and
indecent when the DMV has
issued plates reading
“BALLS” “PUSSY”
“HORNEY” and “CHINK.”
Boston - The Gay Stu
dents Organization at the
University of New Hamp
shire has secured a favor
able decision from theU.S.
Court of Appeals regard
ing the right of the group
to hold social functions on
the campus. In response to
the Boston ruling, New
Hampshire Gov. Meldrim
Thompson. n said- that the
court’s decision “doesn’^
mean the battle is over
by any means-and you can
emphasize that latter
point.”
Portland - The American
Medical Association for
Grinnell, I A, - Gay people
committed to an ecologi
cally-orientated rural life
style are beginning a cam
paign against alleged anti-
gay polices of Mother
Earth News, one of the
major publications in the
country living field. The
policy of Mother Earth _
News, a bi-monthly, came
to light when it refused
to run a listing in the
“Positions and Situations”
column informing people
about R. F. D. a rural
orientated quarterly pub
lished by gay men here.
The magazine told R.F.D.
that it would not run list
ings for gay people be
cause “many of our
readers are not young, hip,
open-minded folks, but are
little old ladies in tennis
shoes.”
Santa Barbara, CA - County
Board of Education
member Gary Hess recent
ly announced his gayness
and his candidacy for re-
election in an open letter
to the board. Promising
not to use his board seat
as “a platform for gay
liberation” Hess said:
“Should an opposing can
didate make a campaign
issue of my private self,
I would respond simply that
my sexual orientation has
nothing to do with my ability
to serve effectively as a
board member.”
E. Lansing, MI - A women’s
collective, Ambitious A-
mazons, is publishing a
free national newsletter for
gay women, the Lesbian
Connection. Subscribers,
news information, opinion
and donations are being
solicited by the Collective.
The address of the Lesbian
Connection is: Ambitious
Amazons, P.O. Box 811,
E. Lansing, MI 488823.
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