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Cleveland State University reports calls from four concerned mothers of prospective CSU students, all inquiring if there are "any of those kind of people on campus. Little do they know we're everywhere. The article itself seemed fairly objective; didn't care for the ending though,

The family may be the foundation of civilization; but it's also responsible for most of society's problems....

Just picked up a copy of the GPU News from Milwaukee, Wisconsin; quite impressive. Best way to describe GPU is to say it's the Atlantic Monthly of gay publications....

Excellent portrayal of the trials of a transexual on last week's Medical Center. Part II of this entertaining, educational feature can be seen on Monday, 10 p.m. September 15th Channel 8. The CBS series treats the condition of transexuals compassionately and objectively. Catch it.....

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The September 1st issue of Harper's Weekly presented an extensive layout on same-sex marriages. Boulder, Colorado had been a mecca for gay people seeking to legally tie their commitments until Colorado attorney, J.D. MacFarlance declared gay marriages illegal.

Gay marriage partners are fighting that ruling in the district courts, and it seems that the whole issue will boil down to what, by law constitutes a marriage...

Ah, sweet fall and the droppings of politics. Now that Pinkney and Bresnehan have given us a stand on gay rights, local ca let's hope CGF and additional local gay groups can squeeze 'statements out of other mayoral candidates. Dickerson's

publicized plans to clean Edgewater Park up of the "perverts" smacks of sexism.

Sweeney's busy playing the softshoe of neat avoidance, and we all know how supportive Mayor Perk has been (sic)....

Heard on John Chancellor's NBC news that Billy Graham's statement on admitting sinless gays into the ministry was misconstrued. What he meant to say was any individual who repudiated his homosexuality. and subsequently repented would be' welcome....

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The latest issue of Exit features a story on "The Confessions of A Male Go-Go Dancer" and mentions throughout. The bullwhipcarrying dancer credits gays for starting discos and says he sees little need for go-go boys in gay clubs; because every person in a gay bar is a great dancer....

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Well, enough media-jiving this month, folks. Until we again, remember what Labelle says: "Good intentions are never good enough"

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Not more than a block from The Bistro is a smaller disco called Three Coins, which in terms of decor and patronage is very much like Rikki's and Twiggy's. Chicago's quasileather bar, The Gold Coast, while superior to the LeatherStallion, could not compete with both The Stallion and the 620 combined. This club can only be fairly compared with both the 620 and The Leather Stallion since its frequenters promote the general atmosphere of both of these bars. As for Chicago's more "conservative" bar called

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