NOVEMBER 1976

Bruce Jones

Photos by Al Morrill

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groups. But gays will need to

clean their own houses in the rooms of sexism as well as racism. Of all minorities, gay people are the most discriminatory toward their own. In measuring the average nonactivist gay person's attitudes toward women, drag people, S and M patrons and pedarests, one will find largely negative attitudes. Why? Because of a poignant lack of information and motivation for understanding. This must change.

When asked how the Gay Movement can best confront the issue of racism, our interviewees responded thus:

Rhonda: "Education and agitation must be built into our struggle. Many people don't acknowledge the racism that exists in our society. Our struggle as gays is linked to all other struggles. We're all fighting against the same oppressive force. I think the rich are manipulating us by working us against each other. We must continue to fight with a sense of solidarity."

Geno: "The only way the problem of gay racism can be dealt with effectively is through Ia joint coalition of whites and blacks. If a white gay group picketed a bar over racist policies that would demonstrate to me that they're interested in working on the problem. And, believe me, I'd be out on that picket line with them."

Bruce:

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ask why? I bet, they'll find 'there's no rational basis for their feelings. It's easy to say you're not prejudiced, but you've got to prejudiced to some degree, but the first thing any person or group should do is come to grips with their prejudices and

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believe it. The Gay Movement has so far dealt well with coming out and sex roles, but we've got to keep going and not stagnate. Just think, if we got all the races and sexual minorities among us to pull together, our power would be awesome!"

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