Editorial

The

March to Washington

is down a sunny road

year 1987 has been a year of celebration in honor of our This document is the greatest the world has ever seer, but it still does not apply to everyone. The Constitution

Constitution.

is 200 years old, but Lesbians and Gay men cannot live where they choose, they cannot adopt children, nor can they enjoy any of the financial benefits that legal marriage bestows on our heterosexual brothers and sisters. In fact, a full ten percent of the United States cannot live without fear of legal persecution for being homosexual.

with their families,

It is time to tell the nation how we feel about this travesty. On October 11, 1987, thousands of Lesbians and Gay men, along friends, and supporters, will tell the nation exactly how they feel about their disenfranchisement. But something more important will also happen. Not only will the nation be listening and watching, but so will millions of Lesbians and Gay men who hid their identity for fear of job loss, persecution, and plain self-hate. This is a fine time to show our closeted brothers and sisters, as well as ourselves, that the dark is place to live. Now is the time to extend the invitation to step out into the sunlight of self-respect, selflove, and pride.

It is

most important that we first learn to love ourselves. We need to be proud of ourselves and accept our sexuality. In the long run we can never expect anyone to love and respect us if we do not love and respect ourselves. October 11, 1987 is our day, the day to show ourselves how far we have come, how much we have learned, and how much there still is to do. Obviously, some legal changes need to be made in this country, need to be made in

but, more importantly, changes

THE GAY PEOPLES CHRONICLE

Vol. 3 Issue 3.

Copyright (C) September 1987. All rights reserved.

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF:

Martha J. Pontoni.

PRODUCTION EDITOR: Robert Downing.

FOUNDER:

Charles Callender, 19xx-1986.

COPY EDITOR:

Andra Kalnins.

REPORTERS & WRITERS:

Robert

Martha Pontoni, Downing, Dora Forbes, Tom P., John Robinson, Raymond Burton.

PRODUCTION STAFF:

Raymond Burton,

Janice

T.,

Christopher Roesemann, Robert Downing.

DISTRIBUTION CHIEF:

Robert Downing.

LEGAL COUNSEL:

Joy Savren.

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picture, or other representation of an individual,

our Own

sense

of

yourself, PRIDE.

attitudes and feelings about what makes us "different" community. So please march on October 11. do it for the suffering Lesbian or Gay mari.

organization,

and our

Do it for

Do it in

or place of business in the PEOPLES CHRONICLE is indicative

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