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among men and women from a mosaic of communities, the Gay Games challenges stereotypes in society that foster bigotry

host Gay Games and prejudice," Dinkins continued.

IV in 1994

The Federation of Gay Games has announced, at the August 11 closing ceremonies of the third Games in Vancouver, B.C., that New York City will host the next Games in 1994.

Gay Games IV will be held there from June 25 through July 4, 1994. Organizers anticipate over 10,000 athletes and 5,000 cultural participants from the U.S. and more than 35 foreign countries.

"We were challenged in '82. We triumphed in '86. And we celebrated in '90," said federation co-president Rick Peterson to the crowd of 20,000. "The athletes of our world have given a message to the rest of the world that we are here to stay."

New York mayor David Dinkins said, "On behalf of the City of New York, I am pleased to support Gay Games IV/Unity 94. In just a few short years the Gay Games have involved thousands of participants from hundreds of American cities and many foreign countries. In 1994, New York City will be commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising. While each June--lesbian and gay pride monththousands are drawn to our city, this milestone year promises to be the largest. "With this broad level of participation

The closing ceremonies of the recent Games in Vancouver, B.C. were the culmination of an historic week of athletic competition during which world and national records were broken by athletes from Canada, the United States and 28 foreign countries. In addition, gala cultural events in dance, film, music, visual arts and theater highlighted the seven-day festival. Participation has doubled each four years since the Games' inception.

Responding to the announcement about the selection of New York City as the next site for the quadrennial event, Tom Cracovia, co-president of the New York bid committee, said: "We are extremely happy to be given this great honor, We will be mindful of the concerns of all participants and promise to make the next Games the best ever. 'New York in '94' will concentrate on the comfort and the safety of the participants as well as the professional organization of the athletic competition."

"New York in '94"-the organization committee for Gay Games IV-will foster international competition in sporting events and continue to integrate artistic and cultural activities for their captioned event, "Unity '94."

For additional information about Gay Games IV in New York, write to "New York in '94," Times Square Station, P.O. Box 202, New York, NY 10036.

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host of its Gaydreams talk show, John Zeh, protest. A police spokeperson said that on obscenity charges.

"I believe there are certain moral standards not protected by law, but which have been established throughout the ages that all of us are required to adhere to," Leis said in the same Inquirer article. Homosexuality is one of the immoral acts."

"It's very clear that the sheriff [has] a history of anti-gay actions," MacLarty said. "You cannot separate [the Arts Center] prosecution from that history."

During the September 24 demonstration, GLMA handed out flyers listing Leis' anti-gay statements and actions, carried signs denouncing homophobia, and held a kiss-in and "sex-in" during which sone male participants pretended to have anal sex. While some people criticized the protest for its flamboyance, Maclarty said, it initiated a discussion about homophobia.

MacLarty said he and several other activists appeared on radio and television programs and were quoted by newspapers on the topic of homophobia. That press attention to the issue of homophobia, he said, was "one of the more satisfying things of the demonstration."

However, the Arts Center itself appeared to distance the issues of the trial from the issues of homosexuality and homophobia. In discussing the GLMA protest, Arts Center spokesperson Amy Bannister said "our attorneys were rather concerned about it."

"Because the Gay and Lesbian March Activists sponsored it," she said, the protest "might give and impression that [homosexuality] was an issue in the trial."

When asked whether homosexuality played any role in the trial, she said the protest "tended to distort what the trial was about rather than to support it."

Louis Sirkin, an attorney who represented the Arts Center and Barrie, did not return a reporter's call by deadline.

Gays Wary of Retaliation

An and gay atmosphere existed before

the trial and will continue even now after the acquittals, MacLarty said, possibly in the form of police harassment.

While no arrrests were made during the September 24 demonstration, the Cincinnati Police Department later issued 35 citations for disorderly conduct during the

since authorities knew the identities of only two of the demonstrators to whom they gave citations, they would use photographs and videos taken during the protest to try to identify the other individuals involved in conduct classified as disorderly.

Officer Tom McAlpin said that some protesters were "acting rude" and "simulating sex acts"-activities which are both considered "disorderly conduct." McAlpin said police did not issue citations during the protest itself because "it wasn't feasible" to arrest all the people who were committing disorderly acts.

The misdemeanor charge carries a maximum fine of $113.

Carol Lippman, a member of GLMA and ACT UP, said the police notified her of the citation by contacting her at work and leaving a message with the receptionist that there was a warrant for her arrest. Lippman said she attempted three times to turn herself in or pick up the citation, but was turned away for not having a photo identification and because her citation was "in transit" between offices. During a separate demonstration on October 3, she said, the police gave her the citation related to the September 24 demonstration. She has a court appearance scheduled for October 28, she said, at which point she plans to plead not guilty.

MacLarty said he is concerned that the police may use the other "John Doe" and "Jane Doe" citations to harass gays at bars and other meeting places. GLMA has received increased reports of arrests of gay men in public parks known for cruising, he said, which, along with the after-the-fact disorderly conduct citations, he believes are retaliatory measures against the gay community because of the protest.

Officer McAlpin said he had no knowledge of increased patrols or arrests in gay male cruising areas.

"Of course, we are all happy [about] the acquittal," MacLarty said. "But a lot of us believe that Leis won anyway. He won the day he made the indictments, because merely the threat of prosecution is intimidation enough."

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