November 1985

LETTERS

Gay Eagles

To the Editor:

Your National News section of the March 1985 issue of the Gay Peoples Chronicle included a brief item on a study of the mating habits of bald eagles.

know has such

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ladylike qualms. My use of the word ladylike' designates an archaic state of mind that has nothing to do with women.

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It seemed to me that you deliberately used this technique to get more people to read the articles. If this saved even one life, it was worthwhile. Does "Name Withheld" expect you your head in the sand, like himself? I can't understand how anyone can value 'niceness" more than human lives. I like to keep track of reMaybe I still have a long ports of homosexual animal way to go in understanding behavior for my gay topical and accepting some things stamp collection. A member of about gays, but reading the Gay and Lesbian History Chronicle has helped me get Stamps Study Unit drew my this far. attention to your news item.

Do you have a copy of this study? If not, do you know if it is publicly available?

Brian F. Lanter Albuquerque, N.M.

Jay Rouswell

[The bald eagle story. was running in several publications about that time. We haven't seen the study itself. Can any of our reders help Mr. Lanter?

several publicaAnd Still More.

Given the frequency with which homosexuality is stigmatized as unnatural, we think it is important to record all occurrences natura).

AIDS

To the Editor:

Although the GPC publishes a lot of news and advice about AIDS, a lot of us would like more specific information about how many cases of AIDS Cleveland has. Bob Sharon

[See the figures on page 15]

More on Safe Sex Articles

To the Editor:

As a straight man in a medical profession who sometimes reads the Chronicle, I'm writing about the letter

your October issue, from someone unwilling to give his name, objecting to the the words in your articles on safe sex. I refer to the author as a male, mostly beof the women I

cause none

To the Editor:

What on earth is wrong with people in this community like Name Withheld, who complained so vociferously about your safe sex articles?

I know Cleveland once had a mayor who insisted that the ultimate cause of all modern urban problems is pornography. But he was also the mayor who set his hair on fire with a welding torch. In any case, those articles could not in any sense be called pornography. Their purpose was very obvious, and they filled their purpose.

What particularly bothers me is Name Withheld's excessive concern for reactions of straight people. Do we judge each other by their yardsticks? Or is it just possible that Name Withheld is a straight person masquerading as a gay?

Helen Murdock

Likes Chronicle

To the Editor:

Just want to say how pleased I am with the Chronicle and the must Reeded for the Cleveland area. Good service all of you are doing luck and keep up the fine

work.

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Antifeminist Praises Blatant Heterosexual s

To the Editor:

The CWRU student newspaper includes an advice column called Fun with Emma Lou. When a student recently asked for advice about women who try to pick up him and his boyfriend, she responded: "Dear man's man:

"Handle the situation the same way as if a man approached you: just say that you're attached and not interested. If you never want These girls to bother you a gain, tell them you're gay word will get around, and they'll leave you alone.

"P.S. There's nothing wrong with blatant heterosexuals. It is pretty normal, you know. Blatant homosexuals are really disgusting and atypic al, and therefore bug us. It's just not right.

inated against. And their personal preferences and sexual habits are nobody's business except their own. But I cannot condone such a concept. It's not right: physicically, spiritually, morally or naturally."

G. Smith

[Emma Lou, whatever it is, speaks from a vast reservoir of inexperience. Any gay person can testify that heterosexuals are often convinced that we can be redeemed, and knows that informing them of our sexual orientation redoubles their zeal to change us.

What particularly interested us was that the original letter referred to "women which she/he/it changed "girls" in his/her/its response. Derinitely no femin"I know I'm going to get in ist consciousness. Perhaps-trouble for this, so I should we can't guarantee itclarify. I'm all for equal he/she/it may someday reach rights for gays. I don't adulthood and, with luck, think they should be discrimmaturity.]

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