GAY PEOPLE'S CHRONICLE APRIL 19, 1996

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THANKS FOR THE RIDE. SURE YOU' DON'T WANT TO COME TO THE READING? EVEN IF YOU DON'T LIKE MIKO Book, YOU'LL MEET A LOT OF NEW PEOPLE.

NAH. I HAVE A TON OF

PAPERS TO GRADE,

SINCE WHEN HAVE A FEW PAPERI STOPPED YOU FROM... ON, I GET IT! YOU'RE AFRAID OF RUNNING INTO THEA, AREN'T YOU?? WELL, LOOK SHE'S LEAVING YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY

WHAT DO YOU KNOW

A BIT LATER...

CONGRATULATIONS, MIKO! I HOPE THE BOOK DOESN'T DO TOO WELL. I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'D DO IF YOU EVER QUIT CUTTING HAIR! UH...THANKO

JOSIE.

30 FAR TONIGHT, TEN CLIENTS HAVE TOLD ME THAT.

KEEP SMILING. I'LL GO FRESHEN UP YOUR SELTZER.

ACTUALLY, I'M GLAD TO SEE BUCHANAN GETTING A GOOD TURNOUT. HE KEEPS THE REPUBLICANS OFF BALANCE, AND HE'S SUCH ALUNATIC HE'LL NEVER GET ELECTED.

HEY,

MO!

HOW'S IT

GOING?

ABOUT

TILA AND

ME?

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NOTHING! LOIS

WAS PUMPING ME FOR

WHAT'D

INFORMATION THE OTHER NIGHT YOU TELL

ABOUT HOW YOU TWO KNOW.

HER?!

EACH OTHER. IS IT SOME BIG SECRET?

WHAT COULD I TELL HER? I

DON'T KNO ANYTHING!

LOOK, IT'S PRIVATE, OKAY?! Y'KNOW, I LESBIANS WEREN'T

SO BUSY OBSESSING ON THE DETAILS OF EACH OTHERS' LOVE LIVES LIKE A PACK OF PUBESCENT POM-POMGIRLS,

... MAYBE WE'D BE MAKING

A LITTLE MORE HEADWAY AGAWIT ALL THE WHITESUPREMACIST, 310/HIP IMPLANT-CONSPIRACY THEO

ĮRISTS WHO WANT PAT BUCHANAN TO MAKE THE RAINS RUN ON TIME!

Love LIVES? SO

WERE YOU AND THEA AN ITEM?

DID YOU HEAR THAT? IT IS SO IRRESPON SIBLE TO DISMISS THAT FASCIST AS 'FRINGE. NEXT THING YOU KNOW, HE'LL BE GOOSESTEPPING INTO THE OVAL OFFICE!

IF PROGRESSIVES WEREN'T 30 BUSY RATION ALIZING OVER WINE AND CHEESE, MAYBE WE'D ACTUALLY BE MAKING SOME HEADWAY AGAINST THE SWELLING RANKS OF ARYAN NATION UTI FREAKS WHO WANT PAT BUKHANAN TO BE THEIR GENERALISSIMO

WELL, YOU HAVE TO ADMIT, HIS ATTACK ON BIG BUSINESS HAS TOUCHED A POPULIST NERVE.

OH, PLEASE! HE DOESN'T CARE ABOUT WORKERS? HE'S JUST PREYING ON PEOPLES' FINANCIAL INSECURITY TO FUEL HIS BIGOTER, INMIGRANT-BASHING AGENDA! BUCHANAN'S HATE MONGERING SERVES CORPORATE INTERESTS MORE THAN STEVE FORBES COULD EVER HOPE TO WITH HIS FLATULENT FLAT TAX

WHY'D YOU BAIT HER LIKE THAT?

DON'T HER EAR! TURN AN ENTRANCING

SALMON HUE

WHEN SHE'S. APOPLECTIC?

THE MOSTLY UNFABULOUS SOCIAL LIFE OF ETHAN GREEN A SPECIAL RANG OF HELL IS RESERVE& FOR THE MARRIED FLIRT WHO WEASELS THE ATTENTION OF WHATEVER DESIRABLE SINGLE GUY IS PRESENT AT A GIVEN SOCIAL SETTING..

You BITCH! YOU'VE GOTTA BOYFRIEND.

WELL

| OT A TONY BRUNCH SPOT |

BUT HE'S OUT OF TOWN THIS WEEKEN

· ..

GENTLEMEN SWALLOW YOUR BITTER PILLS.

NEVER ASK...

GENERALLY SPEAKING, HE WON'T MAKE THE FIRST... ON THE OTHER HAND, ME THOUGHT YOU WOUL& MOVE. DOING SO WOULD DISHONOR THE SANCTITY BEAUTY, AND BLASS OF THE THING HE'S GOT WITH HIS HUSBAND... * Beauty

Sanctity

Tim.

YOU ARE SO HOT, IF YOU WEREN'T ALREADY MARRIE& TO CARLOS I'D THROW YOU OVER MY SHOULDER &...

HALAFEW Too MANY MIMOSAS BACK AT BRUNCH

OK, I GUESS THAT WORKS QUITE NICELY AS A FIRST MOVE.. EXCELL ENT.EXCELLENT, SO, LIVE NEARBY ? LET'S CAB IT. I'VE ONLY GOT UNTIL 8. HE AND I WATCH "MAD ABOUT YOU"AT 8...

ONLY NURSES

WHEN PROWLING.

ONE RULE of thumbFOR THE UNINITIATER: YES,WELL, EVIDENTLY, THE MARRIE& FLIRT IS... UNLESS YOU ARE HOPING FOR THOSE BEHAVIORS, QUITE CAPABLE OF WHORISHNESS & INDECENCY..|| IN WHICH CASE HE'S SURE TO be OUT SOMEWHERE,

DO BEWARE OF THE OLD RING SWITCHEROO..

CARLOS &

I ARE STAYING AN TONIGHT, WE'RE TOSSING LINGUINI WITH THESE FABULOUS PORCINI MUSHROOMS..

CARLOS?

WHO'S CARLOS?

THAT CHUBBY GUY

WHO TRIED TO KILL PRES IDENT DE GAUL? LIKE TL BE INTERESTED

THE ALYSON ALMANAC

PRESENTS in gay and lesbian history barbitor

April 30, 1972: The United Church of Christ becomes the first major denomination to approve the ordination of an openly gay person. For about an hour, William Johnson fielded questions from delegates at the UCC's San Francisco area Ecclesiastical Council, which then voted 62 to 34 in favor of his ordination.

JAMES.

YES, I KNOW.

I AM YOUR LOVER CARLOS'S BEST GIRLFRIEND JAMES.

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On April 7, 1981, Norway became the first country in the world to specifically outlaw discrimination based on sexual preference. Twelve years later, it became the second (after Denmark) to officially recognize same-sex couples.

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