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Gay Peoples Chronicle
January 1986
1985 in Cleveland:
JANUARY
1985 opened with old-style squabbling over the Casino Night benefit planned to pay off the 1983 Ohio Pride debt. Three committee members resigned to form an Ad Hoc Hearts & Diamonds Casino Night Planning Committee and approached the Federation for a sponsor. As personalities clashed during the debate, representatives of several organizations shouted screamed, or stormed out. The Casino Night never held.
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Jerry Falwell, whose appearances elsewhere in Ohio touched off demonstrations by gay people, met no opposition in Cleveland, where they behaved like lambs. The Chronicle staff briefly considered packing his audience with small children, whom he
had specifically asked stay at home; but instead decided to cover the Akron demonstration (below).
Win Weizer unsuccessfully tried to expel the Chronicle from the Federation, charging it was not a non-profit organization.
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BIGOT AND RACIST
FEBRUARY
The Chronicle's first issue appeared, giving Cleveland a gay newspaper again. Part of the community welcomed it.
Celebrating its Tenth Angiversary, Oven Productions drew almost 600 women to the Tenth Women's Variety Show
(above) February 16, which Governor Celeste proclaimed Oven Productions Tenth Annual Women's Variety Show Day. In an outreach gesture, Oven also offered to present a performance by humorist Kate Clinton during the April LGSU Conference.
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Signs of change emerged (above) was very funny. Keystrongly at the LGSU Confernote speeches by Larry Bush, ence, which added the word Chocolate Waters, and Brian Feminist to become the McNaught drew much praise. Fourth All-Ohio Lesbian/Gay/ Complaints centered on the Feminist Conference. Partic45-minute wait while Valerie ipation by women's groups Terrigno washed and dried was much greater and more her hair before speaking. explicit. The Conference The Family Options Workshop drew three times its usual developed into a new local audience, with women making organization that eventually up one-third. Kate Clinton named itself HUGS.