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Dear Jeannie:
I have some problems. I have
a very sexy body, but my chest
has turned to breasts and is very
soft. I have lots of feeling in my
breasts. I want to know what I
can take, or what kind of shots
will develop my breasts larger. 1
am very fern and gay guys are
attracted to me. Also, I would
like to have my nuts removed. It
may sound foolish to you, but 1
have a very small cocktail penis.
Also, I don’t have hair on my
body. What can I do?
A. B.
Dear A. B.:
Removal of your testicles
does not sound foolish to me; it
sounds dangerous and drastic. It
also sounds as though you have a
hormonal imbalance and that
your body is producing more
estrogen (female hormone) than
testosterone (male hormone). 1
say "female” and "male”
because these are the hormones
which control .the secondary
"female" and "male” sex
characteristics.
You should probably consult
an endocrinologist about an
increase/decrease in your
female/malc hormones, or you
could contact the Erickson
Educational Foundation (they
deal exclusively with
transsexuals) in Baton Rouge,
Louisiana or Johns Hopkins
Hospital in Baltimore,
Maryland. 1 do advise you to
stay away from the various
private clinics dealing in sex
reassignment surgery. They are
expensive at best and. when it
comes to lopping off someone’s
genitals, perhaps even a bit
nutty!
Dear Jeannie;
This is my First letter to you.
so please understand the way 1
word everything. I’m a male, 26,
neither butch nor fern. I’ve had
one lover who lasted four-and-a-
half months and a boyfriend who
lasted eight-and-a-half months.
It seems to me that in one
way or another I have bad luck.
As careful as I am, you would
think I could pick possibly My
Perfect Prince (I should be so
lucky). By the way, it was six
months between my lover and
my boyfriend. Now my lover and
I are just "good friends".
I want to know what I should
do. If by some miracle I meet the
right party, should I move in
with him after knowing him a
while (say six months), or should
I just wait about one month and
then move in.
Badly Hurt
Dear Badly:
Whoa! You’re getting a bit
ahead of yourselfl You and "the
right party” will have to make
the move-in decision together.
There is no way that you, now
and by yourself, can make a
decision involving someone
you’ve not even met yet. Some
things you can consider in the
meantime, however, are... Do
you really want TO live with
someone? Are you willing to
make the compromises
necessary to make such an
arrangement work? In some
cases, you know, as secure and
comforting as living with another
person can be (like not having to
worry about a Saturday night
date), a too-close relationship
can take the life out of even "the
right party”!
Dear Jeannie:
I’m an 18-year-old gay man.
My parents left me when I was
born. Ever since. I’ve lived with
my grandmother. She still
suffers the effects of a stroke she
had five years ago. Because of
this condition, I stay with her
most of the time. Both of my
parents ' are remarried...my
father and stepmother live
nearby...but we just can’t get
along with each other. No one in
the family knows I'm gay, which
is another problem: I want to tell
them, but I know they wouldn't
accept it.
Jeannie. I live in a very small
town (under 500 people), and
there are hardly any gays here.
As I don’t get out much, it gets
lonely for me. One thing I look
forward to each day is receiving
mail. Somewhere out there is “a
person for me". It would be
great corresponding with other
gays. If you could possibly find
gay pen pals for me, it would be
a lot. Hope you can be of help.
Take care and have a beautiful
day.
Wimpy R. Aulds
Post Office Box 115
Choudrant,
La. 71227
All right, readers...write on!
This is a syndicated column.
(C) Copyright 1976, Jeannie
Chesley Barney
LANT continued from page 7.
accepting, no matter how self-
serving or misguided a partner’s
ideas are. Thus David ends the
film where Mark began it ,
indoctrinating Jason in the same
warped ideas he has so tragically
come to believe.
Having been bludgeoned into
dullness by these kind of
messages, Larkin delivers the
coup de grace to his argument
(and his film) by ending eith a
slow motion water sequence in
which his two nude heroes
sport) by the way they look
identical in a number of these
scenes thus confirming the
narcissism of their attraction).
After an interminable splashing,
they fall happily into each
other’s arms, proving that their
relationship(and the tainted
philosophy which undergirds it)
is a very natural thing.
The truth is there is nothing
natural about this film at all; it’s
the quintessence of contrivance.
If art seeks to find the universal
in the particular, this is anti-art
cinema since lit eschews the
universal experience by creating
a mindless particularity. Who
really lives like these gilded and
mindless young men? What do
the spacious resolutions to their
silly problems have to do with
the lives gay people have (or any
people) really live? Next to
nothing.
As audiences become more
sophisticated, this kind of film
(and all the other books and films
like it) will become antiquated
and ludicrous period pieces. Now
they are grotesque reminders of
how little progress there has
ORLANDO
By Buddy Bear
It’s vacation time again, kids.
Maybe you’ve already planned
yours, but if you’re still won
dering where to go. I’d like to
recommend a fantastic spot. The
PARLIAMENT HOUSE
RESORT COMPLEX in Orlando.
Florida.
Located on 17 acres, they say
they are the world’s largest all
gay resort complex, a Gay
Kingdom. And you’ve got to see
it to believe it!
Now, you’ve probably seen
their ads in THE BARB other
publications. And you’ve
probably said to yourself that all
they advertise just couldn’t
possibly be, or that it’s too good
to be true. But let me tell you,
that it is true and even better
than they let on.
Besides having 120 spacious,
clean, air conditioned rooms with
daily maid service, color TV’s in
every room and rates that don’t
cost you an arm and a leg ($8 per
day, per person, based on double
occupancy) they also have the
world’s largest gay en
tertainment center.
For sun and leisure time,
there’s the tropical swimming
pool, complete with poolside bar
for your favorite beverage. And
after the pool, you can relax in
the Piano Lounge, complete with
live entertainment 6 nights a
week. If you prefer the
Levi/Leather scene, The Stable
Western Bar is just a few steps
away. And if you’ve got the urge
to "kick up your heels,” the
Powerhouse Disco rocks from 9
p.m. to closing time at 2 a.m. If
you want to 'cruise a little, the
Game Room and snack bar offer
a pretty nice "meat rack”.
Tuesday, Friday and
Saturday night, the Playhouse
Theatre offers some of Florida’s
Los Angeles Gay Pride Week
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parade this year are not expected
to include Police Chief Edward
M. Davis, who declined an
invitation to take part last year.
However, neither Davis nor
his department provided any
challenge to the Association’s
request for a parade permit, as
they have in some years past.
On March 25 the Police
Commission quickly and
unanimously approved the
permit without question of
discussion.
The Gay Pride Carnival is
likely to attract 30,000 or tnore
during its first 4-day run over the
long holiday weekend, according
finest female impersonators.
The shows are entertaining and
outrageous, to say the
least... Monday night, in the
Playhouse, free movies are
offered, with such classics as
W.C. Fields and Mae West in
"My Little Chickadee", the
original "Frankenstein" and the
old serial, "The Perils of
Pauline" along with some of the
newer releases such as
"Imitation of Life" and "The
Gay Deceivers".
The fantastic Abbey Dining
Room is open Tuesday through
Saturday nights, with a menu
that would make your mouth
water just to hear about it. I will
say that their prime rib is just
about the best I’ve ever eaten.
There’s also a snack bar open
for breakfast, lunch and late
night snacks. It’s open seven
days a week.
There’s even boating and
fishing on the Parliament
Housers very own Rock Lake and
you can sun and cruise on the
lakefront beach.
The Parliament House is also
the home of the world famous
Michael’s of Florida, where you
can find the unique in swim and
casual wear, that special gift for
a friend or yourself. Michael’s
features everything from feather
to leather.
Right next door to Michael’s,
is the Hooterville T-Shirt Shop
which turns out custom printed
T-Shirts while you wait. You can
design your own shirt and
Hooterville will put it together,
right before your eyes.
Also, the Parliament House,
you’ll find the Art Show, a small
shop featuring paintings,
posters, prints and photos. All
at reasonable prices.
If your hair is a little shaggy
to Carnival Direrto^Pa^occa
As last year, he said, the carnival
will feature a full complement of
exciting rides and booths from 20
or more gay religious, political,
social ana business groups, and
offering beer, lemonade,
hamburgers and the like, as well
as games of chance and skill.
The 14-act circus on an
adjacent lot is being produced
locally, after extended
negotiations with nationally
touring circuses. The circus will
feature a variety of professional
acts, both on the ground and in
the air.
The Christopher Street West
Association, a membership
organization led by a board df 15
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or you want a new hair style, The
Gay Blades Hair Salon is open
Tuesday through Saturday and
they do an excellent job.
All this is one location! A
truly relaxing and informal
vacation spot. The Gav
Kingdom of the Parliament
House Resort Complex.-
But the Parliament House
isn’t all that Orlando has to offer.
The Odd and Ends is just a 10
minute drive away and a fun
place to go. The O&E is a beer
and wine bar. It features shows
on Friday, Saturday and Sunday
nights. The biggest day of the
week at the O&E -is Sunday,
beginning with a free buffet at 3
p.m. The Odds and Ends is open
7 days a week till 2 a.m. ’
For a real change of pace and
different type of crowd, you’ll
want to visit The Annex, located
in downtown Orlando. The
Annex features disco, pool table,
shows and lots of friendly
r ?le. It’s open from 8 a.m. till
a.m., Monday through
Saturday.
And if you’re not ready for
bed at 2 a.m., you can boogie all
night long at Orlando’s after
hours dub. The Palace, another
short drive from the Parliament
House. The Palace opens at
midnight and the disco rocks
until the crack ofTlawn. There
are a couple of shows each night.
It’s a BYOB club so bring your
favorite refreshment along.
They have the set-ups. Sunday,
there’s a Mr. Buns contest at
10:30 p.m.
If this isn’t enough, you can
always add to your vacation trip
with a visit to the Magic
Kingdom, Walt Disney World.
So, whether your vacation is
a weekend, a few days or an
extended stay, you really should
make it a point to visit Orlando,
the Gay Kingdom and all the
other fine attractions that are
offered. We’ll be looking for
ward to having you come on
down and see us!
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gay women and men, has
sponsored the Los Angeles Gay
Pride Week events every year
(except 1973) since 1970' The
group takes its name from a
street in New YorV s Greenwich
Village - the site of the
Stonewall, a gay bar raided by
police on June 27th, 1969.
Patrons, many of them teen-
aged and effeminate, resisted
the intrusion, pelting the police
with rocks and setting the
building afire. The act of
defiance is commemmorated
with Gay Pride Week
observances each June in most
large cities as an important
turning point for the gay
movement.
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