Newspaper Page Text
2 THE BARB
Editor’s Notebook
In-depthaiid
I om
4 th* Mandate insight
into the arts, Ontortainmant and eros
takes a probingly perceptive,
bitchily witty,"c u Mura lly ; me i siv#,
pansexually unproblematical
tookaffyra^ticaliy everything.
4’ Interested in climaxes,
onstage and elsewhere?
Come Wlthus.
MANDA Tt «Sdie fly I HE FOUOWitM tfey/S DEALERS
IN BOSTON i
Bookvnorld. 8 Beach Street
Book Larife Inc . 201 tremont Street ;
Liggetts Rexal Drug Store, 452 Boylston Street
Store 24, 717 Boylston Street n.,:
Gary Drug, 59 Chsbtei'Street
Paperback Boo*SrtMttf,753 Boylston Street
Esplanade Paperback; 107 Chartes street
Fairfield Pharmacy. 239 Newbury Street
Paperback Booksmith. 516 Commonwealth Avenue
Store 24.281 Huntington Avenue
Marlboro Market, 45 Massachusetts Avenue
The Bookworm, 493 Beacon Street
IN BROOKLINE
Paperback Bookworm, Cleveland Circle
Brookline News 8 Gilts. 313 Harvard Street
Paperback Booksmith, Coolidge Comer v
IN CAMBRIDGE
Harvard Sguara mbta Kiosk
Reading International, Brattle at Church
MANDATE
90Wesl Broadway
Neyv York. New York IQdOi^
Yes. .1 wan! lo come with you ';
SPECIAL INTRODUCTORY OFFER
□s ix issues. $5 00 ;f-' ^ /
[f] Sample issue (June). $1 00
Enclosed ts a check or money order
City. State. Zip
The South is not nationally
noted for its’ liberalism. As
southerners \ we are . constantly
told by the establishment press
(gay and straight) that the South
somehow has a monopoly; on
racism, sexism and bigotry.
Certainly the South isn’t Camelot
but it’s not Black Bart either.
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
enacted j anti-discrimination
legislation l that provides
protection for gay people. New
York city i defeated similar
legislation for the third year in a
row. -
Atlanta Mayor Maynard
Jackson wrote a strong letter of
protest to The Advocate’s John
Preston over| an article in The
Advocate that]stated he was ami-
gay.
In Detroit Gay Liberator reports
that despite * court rulings in
“Morgan vs. Detroit that the
police are continuing” to use the
accosting and soliciting ordinance
to harass gay people.
In Houston! Mayor Hofheinz
met with gay leaders at Houston’s
Metropolitan Community Church
and obtaifted the Houston Gay
Political Caucus’s endorsement
for his re-election.
In San Francisco four of five
candidates for Mayor have in
dicated support for gay rights
according to an Advocate special
on gay rights in San Francisco.
The lope opponent is incumbent
Mayor Joseph Alioto.
In Miami Jack Campbell’s
campaign is moving into high
gear. His controversial campaign
has been punished by two
massive raids on his Miami Club
Bath. ;' Miami police were per
manently enjoined last month
from entering Club Miami.
Los Angeles Police Chief Ed’
Davis after being told that the
police department would have to
hire homosexuals applicants
stated “They will destroy the
morale of the entire force.”
What 1 am trying to say is that
while homosexuals may face
tremendous social and legal
oppression on the South and
across the United States the ice is
breaking. Political action is
breaking that ice. Gay citizens in
Miami and Houston have a
tremendous opportunity to let
their strength be felt.
The Barb urges gay citizens in
Miami and Houston to exercise
their political voice on November
4th. What you do will effect all of
us.
In Miami we urge you to vote
for Jack Campbell candidate of
Miami City Commission.
In Houston we recommend for
Mayor the incumbent Fred
Hofheinz.
lift aid Fleets aid Time Mogaziee
IN MANY CASES WE’RE THE ONLY GAY
PUBLICATION OUR READERS SEE.
BLUEBOY MAGAZINE -
REGIONAL DIRECTOR
For the self-confident man who is inrimktely
familiar with the Atlanta gay community, an
opportunity to earn significant dollars with a
minimal investment of time and money. If
you can write, do simple paste-up art land
sell advertising, call Don Westbrook, editor
of BLUEBOY MAGAZINE, (305) 756 - 7306
for an immediate reply.
i
m
oust?
rap
,1622 Glenwood
1919] 755-9123
Raleigh
dri
peoP* e
r ,.!h7I
cru
isin9
CLUB: MONTHLY
Gibson W. Higgins 4
This month there is a lot to
write about, so here are some bits
and pieces about some of the
' things that are happening.
Matlovich. Ajjlotof people are
looking at him from both sides of
the question, | Every possible
emotion is being expressed: envy,
jealousy, disdaip, fear, to name a
few. One thing You must say for
him - he’s totally out front How
many of us ‘‘down here” feel
proud of him for taking the stand
hat we don’t have the?guts to do?
And how many njiore of us wish fie
hadn’t done it for fear that
“something mi^ht happen” to
upset the status quo? And how
many more of us think he’s a fool?
No homosexual in his right mind
would stick his heck out in public
for another one. What he did was
for himself, for kure. Regardless
of the outcome of his case, it isn't
necessarily true (hat there will be
l any more tolerapt policy on the
" part of anyorie: Air Fqrce,
I Pentagon, or general 1 public. All
of which leads to the fact that
while we go along believing that
others are fighting our battles for
us, it ain’t necessarily so.
We have an obligation to listen
to what others say about us.
Although this grates on many
who believe that society at large
has no legitimate interest in our
affairs (pun not intended) it is a
fact, and the sooner we reinvolve
ourselves with society the quicker
issues will be: resolved. One
school of thought I have heard
concerning homosexuality in tfie
military is one of hierarchy. A
’homosexual in any position
higher than buck private (was
that a turn-on Ifor you? has the
power to force |;his attentions on
another per sort. An officer in
particular couldj require a good-
looking enlisted; man to have sex
with him if he chose. Sounds a lot
like those two jdollar fist books
from the local porno shop, and
admittedly it is [something of an
exaggeration, but the possibility
definitely exists With a suf
ficiently large number of com
plaints the officer might get in
I trouble, but proper discretion .
t* ? ssnscno CkiifiiJn.in
could get . him away with
“murder”. Myth:- homosexuals
are very aggressive physically.
Reality: in some cams it’s true.
We all have to bear the scorn
brought on by those who per
petuate the stereotypes. Project:
to convince people that
homosexuals are people of ab
solute worth, as much as anyone
else. 1 believe that example is the
only possible way.
If I reject you but you need me,
what choices do you have? Going
your way and pretending I don’t
exist is one;; Nice for ostriches,
not so rewarding for people. You
could plead for mercy with
promises of good behavior. There
are many possibilities, but
communication isV the only
common requirement. That two-
way street requires both talking
and listening. Many people in
society at large are hearing
portions of what homosexuals are
saying, but how* often is the
opposite true? As we trip toward
gay liberation, and beyond, do we
really know what is happening on
the other side? What they say
may be irrelevant, but not what
they’re thinking. The side ways
lead to oblivion - only the main
thoroughfare offers hope.
Good old Time magazine. I
suspeft that the September 8
issue cover and its story (con
cerning Sgt. Matlovich as well as
“gay life” in general)
precipitated another spectrum of
emotions in homosexuals as well
as others. Why do they have to be
so damn obvious? What good
does it do the general public to be
exposed to a discussion of
hankerchiefs, V keys, and left
versus right sides? The entire
feature sounded like another one
of the Atlanta Journal specials
written by a more scholarly type.
The reporting was mixed with
reactionary philosophy. I concur
that homosexuality is a threat to
the conventional family structure,
but then so are many other
sociological phenomena. It all
Continued on page 7
■ >-wo'i'i' f iVi'iIO y <: i
bluer!?' .m;
THE BARB IS PUBLISHED MONTHLY IN
THE United States by Wesjir Enterprises.
Application to mail at Second-class postage
rates is pending at Atlanta, Georgia.
Publication of the name or photograph of
any person or group in articles or advertising
in The Barb is not to be construed as an in
dication of the sexual of orientation the person
or group. Return postage must accompany
all manuscripts, graphics or photographs
submitted if they are to be returned. Sub
scriptions are $5.00 per year (12 issues).
Articles express the viewpoint of the writers
and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of
The Barb’s management or advertisers.
Distribution ean be arranged through either
The barb, POB 7922, Atlanta, Ga, 30309 or
through Peachtree News, Attn Rush
Williams, 267 Marietta St., Atlanta, Ga.,
30301.
Editor W.E. (Bill) Smith
Asssociate Editor ....... Richard Evan Lee
Telephone: (404 ) 874-3232
;Advertising Representatives:
National Advertising:
Christopher Young
Post Office pox 7922
Atlanta, Ga 30309
(404 ) 874-3232
Fort Lauderdale:
Peter Thomas .
3801 N. Ocean Blvd.
Fort Lauderdale FI. 33308
(305 ) 566-4376
North Carolina:
Glenn Plott
1003 W. Lenoir St.
RalieghNC 27603
919) 833-0570
Tennessee Kentucky:
Larry Foster
14111 Moody Ave., No. 22
Knoxville Tn 37902
615) 523-1524
Jacksonville:
Tom Massey
10417 Anders Blvd.
Jacksonville FI .32216
(904)641-2392
Atlanta:
Billy Jones
Post Office Box 7922
Atlanta, Ga 30309
(404) 872-6068
Dallas:
Roy Hall
Post Office Box 5915
Dallas, Tx 75222
STAFF:
Gibson Higgins
B.B. Lamont
Phyllis Killer
Peter Thomas
Steve Warren
Larry Foster
Tom Massey
Christopher Young
Sarah Coventree
Kathy
DEADLINES FOR NOVEMBER ISSUE:
SPACE RESERVATION: 11-16
AD COPY DUE: 11-11
PUBLICATION: 11-14
y