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2*- Tllfe liXEB^diida'^ls^e I Editor’s Notebook The Georgia General Assembly goes into session in January. Once again the sodomy statute will be up for revision. Maybe this time? One third of the states have decriminajized con- consentual sodomy. Arkansas is the only southern state to have done so. Georgia could be next. The Atlanta Gay Pride Alliance is spear heading the drive. More legislators than ever before have stated publicly that they would support decriminalization of consentual sodomy. Well respected mem bers of the Fulton County Delegates such as Reps. Sidney Mar- cuss CD) and John Greer (D) are sup- portative. The election of Mike Nichols in the 27th district, a rather conservantly regarded district; has made many aware of the ‘gay vote. The Criminal Justice Study Committee has recommended life decriminalization of consentual sodomy, (see story on page 1) The committee's recomendations are often followed in the legislature. Writing letters to your state Reps, and state Senate may seem like an insignificant thing. It isn’t. The legislators are ready, Photo by QH Robinson Our editor <L) in a pensive pose with former 'overnight quest. the CJSC recomen- dations are timely and a great boost to the decriminalization ef fort. A few letters can 1 make the difference. Write to your Reps, eyer jf it is Mike Nichols - legislators with pro or con are influenced by your comments. Your letter may make the difr ferehce. Write to your reps, even if it is Mike Nichols-legislators with f >ro or con are in- uenced by your comments. Your letter may make the dif ference in a close vote! I sometimes wonder if anyone reads this column. Staff and volunteers have never suggested dropping It. It would be a rather difficult thing for a staff person or volunteer to suggest cutting the "Editor's Notebook” when space problems arise. If you have a comment on this or on any of our other columns please feel free to write to us. Letters to the editor are always welcome. Odds and Ends According to Robin Sloan’s syndicated column, everyone is worrying about a celebrity marriage because the bride is seeing too much of another man. What has been overlooked in all this fretting is that the oride prefers girls and jthe groom has been keeping a *iale lover in Mafibu for the last ten ears....Our bi-sexual rother, Gore Vidal, will appear in at least six episodes of Mary Hartman, Mary Hart- .man this season. That's the least .they could do after snatching our gay married couple out of the series tnis o’round...A two hour elevision dramatization of for mer Air Force Sgt. Leonard Matlovicn’s discharge hearing is being planned by NBC- TV...A new biography about Noel Coward states matter of factly that the famous playwright was gay. No surprise to anyone who knew Coward, although he was quite discreet(but never denied his homosexuality.) Was Sebastian, the Catholic Martyr, gav? That is the theory of the official British entry to the International Film Festival in Locarno, Italy. The film won no awards, but caused quite a bit of con troversy. Another film certian to cause con troversy is Gore Vidal’s Caligula starring Peter O’Toole and Malcolm McDowell. Lots of gay hanky panky goes on, I understand... When asked why he never talked about his homosexuality, Truman Capote tola an in terviewer that,“nobody ever asked me.” ft should be noted that I have never heard Mr. Capote speak out for homosexuality either... Clothes, a fashion magazine strictly for the Seventh Avenue trade featured a For Sexual Men page and reminded retailors that their homosexual customers pay more attention to their bodies. They must have been visiting our bars and baths.. A reading Must is our brother Christopher Isher- ivood’s latest book, Christopher and His Kind, a very gay liography of his life in Berlin during the very exciting and historic thirties. Isherwood, as anyone not born yesterday must know, is the creator of Sally BowlesCa female im pressionist’s favorite) and the book on which Ca beret is based...Quoted from semihomophobic, but ever learninjg(She thinks we are sick) Ann Lander’s column, “Dear Ann: Is there homosexuality among animals? My friend says it isn’t possible. She claims a homosexual gets twisted at an early age because of the way fie relates to his mother or father- or because one was absent or rejected him.” Ann’s resjpon- ce“There is indeed homosexuality in the animal kingdom. Anyone who has ever visaed a zoo need only observe. According to experts, monkeys are the gayest of them all.” Monkey Liberation anyone?....I’m sure you’ve noticed the number of gay themes on T.V. this season. Not everyone likes it. A writer to the Atlanta Journal writes: “I realize that gay these days is a way of life. But it is not the most normal way of life, and I truly resent its con stant recurrence.” Have you ever thought mam, that we gays might get a little tired of the ‘constant recurrence’ of heterosexual themes pushed on us since the day we were born? Potential setback: uie mayor of Min neapolis is recom mending that the city council rescind it’s gay rights or dinance...According to U.P.I., Lesbian-aciress Maria Schneider who starred with Marlon Brando in Vidal’s new flick noted above, recently walked out on the production when her woman companion was reported “upset” about the extent of selected nude scenes. ***** next month in THE BARB Robbie Tee & THE DISCO SOUND Will Alabama Repeal lt a s Sodomy Law? Apple DON’Y MISS IT! RICHARD CARLSON PH.D. PSYCHOLOGIST the establishment of new programs for the frealmonf of foodlag disturbances, incladUig overweight and anorexia nervosa. Because these are somewhat ex* perimental programs, results cannot be guaranteed and fees are low. 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