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DALE'S WORLD
A LEGAL “RIGHTS’-*
MARRIAGE?
In Boulder, Colorado
• recently two male homosexuals
from nearby Colorado Springs
were able to obtain a weding
license and were married in a
Denver church. As was to be
expected, after much publicity,
others applied for similar
licenses and a roar went up from
the straight public. Before the
attorney general’s office stopped
the whole thing there were at
least four male couples and two
female couples who had “legal”
liscenses. The whole thing has
set off a legal debate and it just
may lead all the way to the
Supremem Court as the couples
involved have launched a
national drive for th eir and other
legal rights.
THE NEW GUILD
BOOK SERVICE
Some of you, like myself,
may remember Guild Press, Ltd
from the past They fought for
the freedom of “gays” to read
and view what they desired and
offered the best available
merchandise available. The
Guild was started in 1963 and
from then until demise in 1973
they suffered harrassment from
the Post Office and even the FBI.
A new organization has
bought the old Guild’s mailing
list and name and they promise
to carry on the tradition set by
the old organization. Some of
the things they offer are the
GUILD GUIDE, GRAB BAG
SPECIAL (S gay books for two
dollars) and most interestingly
are their HYPNOSIS TAPES -
including such subjects as
Muscles, Sexual Magnetism,
Impotence, Self-Confidence, etc.
They also offer tapes of a more
personally erotic nature..
If hot already on their
mailing list, drop them a line and
mention The Barb - GUILD
BOOK" SERVICE. INC., P.O.
BOX 140oh, . Norfolk, Virginia
23518.
BITS AND PIECES
There is a young woman in
% New York City who teaches ex*
menjiow to^be new women.,It is
service for transexuals. - this
young lady saw too many new
sex changes who gave a good
showing physically, but when
they opened their mouths - wowl
She teaches them how to
behave, talk, walk, and how to
be a real woman in general.
We may be in the wake of a
sexual revolution, but the
Distilled Spirits Council is about
to join in its support. They
recently reaffirmed a stand they
took back in 1936 - ads should
not in dude * ‘ copy or illustrations
which are sexually titillating or
which imply any link betweeen
drinking and sexual success; nor
should any advertisement
contain any demonstration of
affection in such a way as to
suggest sexual involement
between those portrayed.”
When Quay Lewd of the
TUBES was asked; “Are you
straight or gay?”, he replied:
“Neither, I’m bicenntennial!”
Laura Z. Hobson the author
of the famous “Gentleman’s
Agreement” has done it agin! A
lady who has always been noted
for her habit of grappling with
painful and suppressed subjects,
Ms. Hobson now has written a
book about a homosexual and the
affects his life has on his
parents. It is titled “CON
SENTING ADULT” and its a
good novel by any standards and
one I will go into in more detail
later in th is column. SHOPPING
BASKETS
ALABAMA AD-LIBS
By Scott Young
Hi luvs! Happy Valentine’s Day!
Because of press deadlines, we
are unable to announce the
winners of the “Mr. and Miss
Valentine” contest held at the
Gizmo Lounge in Birmingham,
but will give yo'u the names in
the jrexf issue of The Barb, along
with pictures of the winning
oouple.
Several people have asked
about Alabama’s strange liquor
laws. Alcohol is state controlled
and all liquor stores are state
owned and operated. Drinks
must be poured from the one-
tenth of a pint bottles or
“miniatures” as they are more
commonly called. They contain
more liquor than tire standard
IV* ox. jigger and this is why
some out-of-staters get a “buzz
on” after only a couple of drinks,
whereas it would take more in
states where liquor is poured out
of a bottle. Miniatures give you
more liquor-and you pay for it!
The Alabama ABC Board is
trying to do away with the small
bottles but several Alabama
cities and counties are fighting it
because they may lose tax.
revenue under a new system, so
it may be up to the legislative
system to make the final decision
when they reconvene in May of
this year. Hopefully they also
will do away with our outdated
“Sunday Blue Laws” .which
prohibit bars and lounges from
openingSundays.iBar hours are
different in different'parts of the
state. In Huntsville, bars have to
doseat2:00'a.m. and some bars,
though not any that cater ex
clusively to the gay clientele, do
open on Sundays under the
disguise of being a “private
club.” In Birmingham, bars can
stay open around the clock if
they wish-the only time they
have to close is on Sunday
mornings at 2:00 a.m. and, if
they desire, can reopen at
midnight Sundays. Most bars,
straight and gay, however, close
around 3:00 a.m. The Gizmo
keeps late hours on Friday
nighfs-Saturday mornings
sometimes staying open until
6:00 or 7:00 a.m., depending on.
the crowds, and generally they
are good. So, if you’re a “night
owl” or an “early riser”, you
know where to go.
The legal drinking age now in
Alabama is 19! Up until last
year, it was 21. This long-'
overdue change has really
helpdd beautify the bar scene
with some younger faces!
If you’re in the capitol city of
Montgomery, the place to go is
the . Rainbow Inn, off Madison
Avenue. Huntsville may be
getting a new bar soon! We’ll let
you know when and where, as
soon as we know. In the
meantime, come op over to
Birmingham - “The Magic
City.” If drag shows turn you
on, the Coming Attractions, 318
14th Street South, has them on
Wednesday and Friday nights
and the Chances R, 208 North
,23rd Street, features a revue on
Friday and Saturday nights. For
disco dancing, the Gizmo, 909
South 22nd Street has installed a
terrific new sound system and
has a disco-jockey on Wed
nesday, Friday and Saturday
nights.
Several people have written me
about places to stay when they
come to Birmingham. I can’t
mention names of motels or
hotels in this column, since none
here cater exclusively to gays,
but anyone anticipating a trip
here can write me at P. O. Box
No. 141, Birmingham, AL 35201
SHARK “JAWS OF LOVE”
- is its name and masturbation of
the 1 male j s its aim! Just what it
is, is simply a masturbation
sleeve which is in the shape of a
shark selling,, for the price of
$19.50 and will eat up your love
with hungry jaws of delight,
bringing wave after wave of
pleasure - so they say at K. R.
ENTERPRISES. J>.0. BOX 636,
SAN FRANCISO CALIF., 94101
FLAN i ALBOT, Box 6934,
Burbank, Calif. 91505 offers a
book titled, “STUD SPORTS”;
It covers the more “uhusual
methods of sex between males.
Some of the subjects covered are
vaccum pumps, cock clamps,
inflatable dildoes, (how its used
and where obtained), and rings
(of all types) and photos in
cluding one in which you can see
dear up to a guys belly-button via
his anus . Send for information
and mention you saw it here!
FLIPED FLICK
BEST FRIENDS,
distributed by Crown Inter
national is a film about repressed
homosexuality, but no explicit
sex here. The ploy is about two
‘best’ friends who mistreat their
girl-friends while on a trip out
west - onq is all set to marry, but
jealousy raises its ugly head)
and so on. While its beautifully
photographed, this can’t make
up for the bad plot and acting. A
good to miss! GOSSIP
‘Dishing the Dirt’ is one of
the most favorite sports and
most popular past times of
American (and other countries as
well). In the 70’^s it has become
almost a pop-art form and I love
it as much as the next person -
even though like most I will at
times call it deplorable and say, ■
“who me? I never gossip” But
still its a way of life and really a
very necessary one. The most
likely candidates for gossip are
celebrities - why? I believe one
very strong reason is that it brings
them down to our level and
proves that they too are only
human. One of my own popular
columns was “Riffoffs” which
ran in “Crawdaddy”, a hard
rock publication and one time
competition to the. “Rolling
Stone”. This particular column
for the most part was a ‘gossip
column’ and it knockedfmany a
rock star off his ivory^peaestal«
Up until, my column, rocx
publications only glorified their
hems • I took the super human
and brought them down to earth
where we all could relate to
them. But my fearlessness to
call a spade a spade was also my
down fall, as Jhe editors couldn’t
see it - I was eliminated.
! Moral Don't give tne public what
they want. This is the reason I
like, no make that LOVE,
working for the people at The
Barb, they are truth, liberty, and
the pursuit of happiness .per
sonified).
Blair Sabei wrote an in
teresting article in January’s
Vogue in which she said: “Still,
‘tops in talk’ is anything having
to do with illicit sex • adultery
and homosexuality.”
„ “Last years ho-hum hype
Mdtodpwith anyone’ smaking"a
‘closet debut’ as a full’fledged
bisexual. It may be that this
year’s supersonic scoop will be
anyone’s announcing
heterosexuality. .
“When the Disher becomes
tiie Dished, the party’s over.
Remember, the whole gist of
gossip is that it’s never really
about you....always about some
other poor soul.......”
Which reminds me what
TV star of six figures was spotted
with his TV boss at a local S & M
dub, this was before his much
publicized marriage • I wonder if
she knows? Also seen at one of
the local NY S&M spots before it
was raided was a famous soon to
retire ballet star. DALE LETS IT
ALL HANG OUT
Dear Tex* you forgot to give
me an address so 1 could send
you that nude photo you
requested of myself - please
contact me again!
If anyone else wants a
picture ot yours truly - just drop
me a line and I will be glad to let
it all hang out for you too!
(Have a product you want
our readers to know abouf? Or
advice? Write Frank Dale, 210
Fifth AvenUe, NY l NY
10010.
Miss Alabama 1976, Misty Lamour
and I’ll be glad to help. But
please - send a self-addressed
stamped envelope. With the
cost of mail now being 13 cents,
it’s almost cheaper to call long
distance!
With warmer weather around
the corner, many will be
traveling • more than they did
during the Winter months and
yours truly, hopefully, will be
among them. I’ve heard so
much about the bath in Atlanta-
Tve got to get over and see for
myself. Before I close, let me
tell you about this hustler I met
ithe other night. Claimed he was
so well-hung, he didn’t have to
work for a living. I told him I’d
like to put‘my mouth where his
money is! Until next month,
take care and come see us!
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