Letters to the Editor

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To the Editor:

There is never an adequate way to express deep feelings of gratitude, appreciation or love. However, after the Cleveland Gay Festical, the Executive Committee of the Greater Cleveland Gay Coalition wants to seize this opportunity to begin thanking all those who helped make this event the most successful gay happening in. Cleveland's history.

While this space is too small to name each individual, organization and business by name, we do want to publicly thank everyone who helped with the Festival. We will be contacting many people individually, however, in some cases oneto-one communication will not be possible. To those anonymous

people, "Many thanks for your help and support. We eagerly look forward to the day when you can openly participate with us."

To the business establishments in Cleveland and throughout Ohio who did so much in the way of advertising, selling tickets, donations, contributions and just spreading the word-there can never be enough praise and gratitude for you. "Thanks for caring enough to help us. We hope you and your people enjoyed yourselves that day. Our success is your success."

A special word of thanks to those individuals and businesses who contributed so much "seed" money to the Committee is in order here. This initial funding was what lifted the event off the ground and got it moving first. Without your kind of help, we would never have been so successful. Further, mention must be made of the incredibly beautiful and generous

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The spirit and generosity of those people who volunteered, helped prepare and serve the food, organize and run the games, as well as those who helped run the booths, was simply awe-inspiring. Absolutely no one turned us down when asked to help; many did so much more than was expected that it became difficult, at times, to know who was a volunteer and who was a Committee person. You were wonderful beyond words and we thank you sincerely.

The performers, specifically Mona Desmond and Melissa Ross, did a marvelous job with their shows. The crowd responded warmly to these talented and wonderful people.

The DJ's, Eric, Larry, Tony and Paul, did a superb job with the music. The sound and mixes were of the highest quality and talent. "Gentlemen, you are to highly commended as well as thanked."

However, it is to each person who attended, who brought friends and who cared enough to be with the very best, that we owe our greatest debt of gratitude. You helped prove that "gay Cleveland" cares and can putt-it-together. We hope we were able to give you a fun time and memorable day. With your help we will do it again next year, perhaps a "Family Reunion."

Again. from the bottom of our hearts, THANK YOU EVERYONE!

In love and kinship, Carl L. Hammond Secretary, for The Greater Cleveland Gay Coalition

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The other day I went into one of the bars in the Toledo area for a beer and to relax. Instead what I got was a "special report" from some guy on how Rush makes him more horny. Knowing what he was hinting at, I tried to ignore him or talk about something else.

Actually this just doesn't happen at this particular bar. It happens at most of them. Is this what the "gay lifestyle" is about... to see how many tricks you can pick up in one night? If so, is there any place that gays can go, besides their bedrooms, to meet, relax and talk about life in general? And just enjoy being with each other as people and not sexual objects?

Another thing that really bothers me is when you go into some of the bars, there's people to the left of you making out, go into the bathroom there's someone performing. fellatio on another, you come back out and someone else grabs your crotch and smiles. Is this also part of the "gay lifestyle"?

It really depresses me to see this and sometimes I wonder if retreating back to "the closet" would be the answer. I don't know. Maybe it's about time we need a change.

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