ว

JULY 1976

ODDS

HIGH GEAR

AND

ENDE

Page 5

the

Carswell, who is married and has four children has denied any wrongdoing unconstitutional goes on...

And entrapment

Local Beat: Dan Richmond, pastor of Cleveland MCC and editor of Ohio East Gay News, gave input into a Plain Dealer article recently, which concluded that for the most part gays are still rejected by mainstream

churches.

Richmond said his congregation has about 30 members and that the national MCC Fellowship has applied for membership in the National Council of

Churchs

The Columbus woman, Kelly Moore, who in last month's High Gear was reportedly harassed by police, has had her trial date

postponed until late July. The delay has been requested by Ms. Moore's attorney who wishes to introduce further evidence....

Night life never dies in Cleveland! Now that the Baskerville's Music and Company and the Bayou Landing are operating after hours, no one need complain about this being a dead town after 2:30 a.m.....

ENTERTAINMENT

SPOTS...

Mark August 10-12 on your calendar. The New Mayfield Cinema at 12300 Mayfield Rd. in Cleveland will feature Luchino Visconti's Death in Venice ... At Blossom Music Center tickets are still available for Donna Summer and The Spinners, Wednesday, July 21st, Barry Manilow, Thursday August 5 (Lawn only), Janis lan, Monday, August 16 and Linda Ronstadt, Friday, August 27. For more information call 861-5674... The Coliseum rock concert schedule this summer features one of special interest to gays on Tuesday, August 31st. On that date, Marty Balin and the Jefferson Starship will perform at the Richfield, Ohio structure. Tickets are available at the Coliseum box office and all Ticketron Outlets, including Cleveland Tux.....

Acknowledged prostitute Tracey St. Clair, who became a woman through a series of sex change operations, was charged in Cleveland's Municipal Court on June 27 with cultivating marijuana. Police said Ms. St. Clair was growing the grass amid potatoes and tomatoes in the back yard of her home.

Miss St. Clair, 28, filed a class action in October 1975, seeking

to prohibit police, city and state officials from enforcing laws against prostitution. In her suit she described herself as a "female businessperson who is in the occupation of engaging in commercial sexual conduct between consenting adults in private." She said antiprostitution laws violate a person's constitutional, right to privacy, equal protection and due process of law. The suit is pending.....

Dignity-Cleveland is planning

a rummage sale on July 31st, at 4907 Detroit Avenue. It is asking members of the local community to donate any used items of any type. Those who have things to donate, please call 631-0844 or 791-0942.....

G.E.A.R. Foundation member and co-editor of High Gear, John Nosek was quoted in a Plain Dealer bicentennial article on what Clevelanders propose as constitutional amendments. Said Nosek: "The biggest problem gays have is that we have no protection in employment. If anyone is either found to be gay or publically discloses that s/he is gay, s/he can be fired just because s/he is homosexual, without regard to the caliber of his/her work. We feel that until something is

clearly spelled out in a civil rights amendment, our people will continue to be oppressed and cannot be honest with themselves or society-at-large."

There were some unique ways of celebrating the Fourth of July this year. Tiffany Jones sang "Happy Birthday" to America as Marilyn Monroe. At the Cleveland Depo Baths celebrated by making Homemade Ice Cream for their patrons....

Hal's Corner's Bowling Team of John, Richard, and Ted has been laying the pins down at the Imperial Lanes in Canton at 8 o'clock every Thursday. According to Ted, "The straights just lose it! We're having a good time; it's fun."...

Next month High Gear will. celebrate its third year of operation and first anniversary with the present staff. We hope to make our next issue, available on August 13, something special..

and COM

COMPANY

18 & over welcome for

DISCO DANCING WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

WITH JOEY MAISTROS AT THE CEILING OF SOUND FROM 8 UNTIL 2:30

DISSO UNTIL DAWN

at Baskerville's Friday and Saturday 2:30 am until 6 am A touch of New York disco is now in Cleveland

10¢ BEER EVERY WEDNESDAY

THERE'S A LITTLE SOMETHING

FOR EVERYBODY BECAUSE EVERYBODY NEEDS A LITTLE SOMETHING STRANGE AND WE HAVE AT....

West 9th St.

Old River Rd.

IN THE FLATS AT

1187 OLD RIVER RD., CLEVELAND (216) 771-8971