gay peoples CHRONICLE

Vol. I No.I

Conference to feature

by Sebastain Helmoth

McNaught

Brian McNaught, award-winning gay journal ist, will be the featured keynote speaker at the Fourth Annual All-Ohio Lesbian/Gay Conference to be held April 19-21 at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland. The title of his address is Will You Myth Me when I'm Gone: Confessions of an Irish Catholic Homosexual."

Cleveland, Ohio

Khonda Rivera, Ohio State University College of Law; Joan Rourke, President of the Ohio National Organization for Women; Le Paula Turner, Columbus Metropol itan Community Church; and John Zeh, Cincinnati radio personality.

Workshop facilitators included Kevin Berrell, NGTF Crisis Line Coordinator.

McNaught, who is also a certified sex Presented by the Lesbian/Gay Student counselor, served as the Mayor of Boston s Union of Case Western Reserve University, Liaison to the Gay and Lesbian community. the Conference is cosponsored by other Working in the Office of Policy Management. organizations. The 1985 co-sponsors he acted as an ombudsman, conducted a include Black and White Men Together, study of need, coordinated the city's the Case Western Reserve University Women's response to the AIDS epidemic, and educated Center, (Dignity) the Cleveland chapter police, health, and other service providof the Gay/Lesbian Academic Union, and the National Organization for Women.

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Besides writing a syndicated column, "A Disturbed Peace", he contributes to professional and religious journals, including The Boston Globe, the National Catholic Reporter, the U.S. Catholic, and The Humanist.

Lecture Series, McNaught's address, part of the CWRU is also sponsored by the Minorities Interest Group of the University Program Board and the Undergraduate Student Government.

Feminist concerns. traditionally an Named by Outstanding Young Men of America important aspect of the Conference, will in 1978 and 1979, he was also the recipient be explicitly recognized this year by of the Margaret Sanger Award from the changing its name to the Lesbian/Gay/FemiInstitute of Family Research and Education, nist Conference. Syracuse University for contributing to the public's understanding of homosexuality. He also received the Catholic Press Association Award for Best Magazine Article of the Year.

Another new feature is participation by Oven Productions, which will present comedienne Kate Clinton saturday night, April 20, and co-sponsor a party following her performance.

The Conference, whose 1985 theme is keynote speakers to be announced later. Building A Community, will include other It will also feature the usual series

A significant annual Cleveland event since 1981, the Conference attracts gay people from all parts of Ohio. keynote speakers included Virginia Apuzzo, Past Director of the National Gay Task Force; Larry Bush, syndicated gay columnist of workshops. and publisher of "The Bush Report" Troy Perry, founder and National Director of the Metropolitan Community Church;

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GPC Publishes First Issue

by Rick Berg

"We hope to prove that a lesbian/gay Gay People's Chronicle, greater Clevenewspaper can be a viable self-supporting land's new lesbian/gay newspaper, hits institution in Cleveland,' said Lee Kochthe bar tops and counter tops of northeast ess, Chronicle publisher. "All cities ern Ohio this month. The paper is the creation of Cleveland Gay People's Press Associates (CGPPA), a local group pledged to publishing news of interest to the Cleveland lesbian/gay community.

CGPPA was founded to fill a vacuus in news reporting to local gays and lesbians. Although several local gay publications were in circulation before the appearance of the Chronicle, none contained locally gathered news.

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Cleveland's last gay newspaper, Gear, stopped publishing in September, 1982.

with cohesive, active gay communities in the United States have such a newspaper in place, Kochens researched lesbian/gay newspapers in New York, Chicago, Boston, and Washington before launching publication of the Chronicle.

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Members of the publishing board Kochens: Charles Callender, editor-inchief; Willian Osborn, editor in charge of production; Vincent Bluett, advertising manager; and Bob Reynolds, business manager.

Each member is responsible for staffing his department with volunteers and reporting the progress of his department to The Chronicle 15 Cleveland 5 first the full board. Publisher Kochens locally published, independent gay/lesbian the board's ranking executive. The pubnewspaper. All previous gay/lesbian lishing board comprises the CGPPA. newspapers were affiliated with non-profit organizations or were published out of town.

CGFPA is in the process of organizing as a corporation. Non-profit status was rejected as limiting in editorial The publishing board's independent positions, such as endor sing political and local composition is intent on bringing candidates. objective news reporting, interesting not expect to show a profit and all labor The publishing board does features, and useful advertising to the is donated. CGPPA 5 goal is to break local community. even on cost of publishing. page 3,

Oven Productions 10th Anniversary-see p. 6

February 1, 1985

Brian McNaught, keynote speaker at this year's conference.

Murderers Receive Life Sentences

by Charles Callender

for 79 years. Janes Eldred and Michael Four Cleveland males who murdered two participating in one murder as well as Scebbi, each of whom pleaded guilty to gay men and attempted to murder a third the attempted killing, cannot be considwere sentenced to life imprisonment Deces ered for parole for 46 years. ber 21, 1984, by panel of three judges headed by Common Pleas Judge John L. Angelotta.

Eldred, Rader, Valdes, and Scebbi formed a gang that preyed on gay men. One of They received then would select and solicit the maximum sentences a victim and lure him to a place where the rest possible under Ohio law, which prohibits of the gang waited. by persons under 18. the death penalty for crimes committed committed the

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At the time they Victims were kidnapped, robbed, savagely murders, all four were beaten, and then murdered to prevent their identifying members of the gang.

pleading guilty to both murders and the was enticed into a car December 12, 1983. James Rader and Gerard Valdes, each Their first victim, Robert Heyjuk, attempted murder, were given life sentences that prohibit any consideration for parole please turn to page 3, col. 1

Inside This Issue

Columns 6. 13.14 Deaths

Editorials 4

National News 2

Op-Ed 5

Resource Directory-15

Sports 12