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INTRODUCTION
There has been a long-standing need in the Boston gay community for improved communication between the various gay organizations and the gay individual~ The lack of coverage in the .. straight''' press has added to this problem of
getting necessary information to our community. Gay groups have atten.pted to
overcome this problem by newsletters to their members, but this has lead to
duplication of efforts, with vast portions of the community left uninformed about
events until after they have passed.
The Gay Community Newsletter is meant as a means to solve this problem. The purpose will be to list all of the events and information of interest to
the gay comn.unity in one publication. This will not be a literary publication.
We are fortunate to haveseveral already serving the community.. We feel
weekly publication will be necessary to fill this' need for quick current information.
This newsletter is published in cooperation with the many gay organizations in the area, with special starting financial support from the Meetinghouse
Coffeehouse and the Charles Street Meetinghouse •.
The necessity of being self-supporting will require a small donation for
the newsletter. Distribution has not yet been completely worked out. but we anticipate that a large portion of this will be through subscription. (Note subscription
form on the following page).
We ask for the aid of the gay community in inforn.ing us of information and
events for publications. Our njailing address is:
Gay Community Newsletter,
c/o Charles St. Meetinghouse
70 Charles Street
Bostcm, lVIass. 0~114
Temporary phone: 742-0450.
We welcon.. e and encourage the comments and suggestions of our
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This first issue of the newsletter is loosely organized into sections called
Events, Volunteers, Needs, Notices, Directory, etc. For ready reference,_ all
d::J<.>s are repeated in a Calendar. For this issue, we were overwhelmed wtth
d .o~;, ;:;.ptive material about groups, m ost of which we will try to publish next week.
T i· ~' ; k:~ sue consists rr,ostly of current iten.s, and we will try to fill in on general
ir;:;·<n.a,ation as we go along, hope fully issuing a complete listing of ''group blurbs"
once a n10nth.
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bers meeting, and followed by a social
EVENTS (Continuing)
hour (see calendar). Pastors Rev.
Gay Worr.en's Rap Sessions are held
Larry Bernier & Nancy Wilson are availevery Tue sday night at 7:30pm at the
able for consultation: ~66-74 9 1, offices
Da ughters of Bilitis offices, 41~ Boylston at 41~ Boyle ston St., Room 40o are
St., Room 323, Bos. (phone 264- 159 2)
open 10 a n .- 6 pm , Tue s.-Fri. or by
Newcom es especially welcome~
appointn.ent.
Metropolitan Community Church, an
Street Priest for gays & bi's, Fr.
ecumenical & non-denon .inational Chris- Paul Shanley, holds Mass on Sundays
tian church, emphasising n :. inistry to the at 5:30 pm at Interfaith, corner of
gay s;ommunitxc hg;a )YO[!ihip s ~;:Y.ices
, Mp,ss, Ave §t ije ac2u (gecst to s;hurch).
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every Sunday evening, precee de d by .Lnem- A priest in the archdiocese of Boston,
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he has been workln~ with younger gays
how tpey work & function; where it goes
& bisexuals-, to overcome the negative
fron. tnere. Leaderl::J: Bob & Harry .
conditioning of the Catholic Church. For
Thursday, · June 21 , o:OOpm
raps & counseling, he can be reached
Law & politics workshop. How do
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the laws oppress gays; what can-be done,.
Dignity Boston, a group of gay Cathowhat is being done; the politics og fay ·
lics who want to see Christ• s love shown
legislation; the why & how of political
to hornophile n :en & won.en meet the first
Sunday of the month. For more info. write chan~e. Leaders: Bob Dow & Elaine
Noble.
Dignity /Boston, c/o 1105 Boyleston St·.
Transsexuals & Transvestites WorkBoston, Ma. 0;&~ 15.
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shop. -- Our speciallproblem s and needs.
D. 0. B. softoall games take i'lace on
where are we in the gay m oven.ent?
Sun::lay afternoons at 1 p.m at Magazine •·
Leader: C hr~t~.
Beach in Cambridge (along the Charles
River, across from Cadillac Olds). Play
Friday, June 2~, 6-1 0 pn.
or watch tne gan.e. dring oat, oall & glove if A Ni~ht of Art and Entertainment-if possible.
. art exhibit of the Coffeehouse, enterOf SPECIAL INTEREST is the DQB pic- tainu.ent including poetry oy John WUnic, Sunday, July 15 at Colhituate State
liarr.s in the Coffehot.ise.
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Park in Fratningham. For u.ore details
Dance, see Calendar.
call the D. 0. B. office.
Saturday, June 2i
FOR OTHER CONTINUING EVENTS:
Tea on the Bricks (i.e~, Lawn) Time
such as dances staff meetings, groups
to be announced; location may chan5e.
programs, etc., etc. see the listings
Social gathering on patio of Coffeehouse
with entertainment including poetry by ·
in the Calendar.
Mary Damon, Allison Mitchell, & John
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Wieners.
Dance, see Calendar.
GAY PRIDE WEEK
The folwwin15 is a cvncise , yet as conjN. Y. C"; Christopher St. -Parade
plete a s possible descriptio11 of ever.ts ·
Buses leave Meetinghouse 6:30 a.m.
scheduled for Gay Pride Week ' 13. Events
for
a r e a lso listed in the Ca lendar for your . Sunday rr.orning, arrivingafternoon
parade. Vv ill leave right
parade
conve nie nce.
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to return Sunday night. Cost $12 for bus.
WOR.K.3HLPS (All he1d a t the Charles Tickets available at Meetinghouse. ·
St . Meetinghouse):
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*Get ti}:kets by Friday so we cap plan
Tuesda y June 19
ti pm
v on num~r of &uses~ If eveyyone waits,
Gay Vv on.e~1 1 s v~ orkshop -- a chance for · we will not have enough buses.
wome .1 to get together and do t he ir own
Plan Ahead'
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thing; wnat it n,ea11S t o be 5a y and a won~ an ;
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L eade r to oe a nnounce d .
Con ;ing Out. Wed. June ~ o. 7: 00p .. n ;, .
Gay Men' s V
vorkshop - - n .eil only; co~J ~ ,· c.- s~ M. H. Writ.t en by Jonathan Katz,
s cious ness raising group. 1
produced & directed in .Boston oy Nick
Deutsch ~ First produced in N. Y .C.
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Wednesday, J une 20, 7 pm
at the Gay Activists Alliance's Firehouse
Gay Youth \-\ orkshop . --for ~a ys 19
in June'7 2. Independent s ketches
years & younger. Hi.gh school o r ganiz ing; · tracing history of hon.osexuals.
pa r e nts; proolerr.s pa rticula rly r ele va nt
E ffe ctive ly creates a gr eat s e nse of
to youth; be Lng gay & you(l5 . .Lea der:
Gay Pride, with a com plete e n .otional
Mark J e rom e.
range experienced by t he audience. Has
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Boston already. May oe your last
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early --- it will definitely oe sold outi ·
Perforw ing Dances & Poetry. Thurs. ·
June ~1, o:30p. n .. C. S. M. H.. Modern .
& Expressionist Dance, poetry reading.
Performers to be announced.
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Anti-Gay slur by the Media?
If you are offended by any lirnp wris~d
ot: otherwise sexist ren·•.arks on t.v.
or radio, please ·do the following:
l.. Make a note--what did you see/
hear, . when, who said what~ wnat
station. Make it short but ·
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accurate .
DID YOU SEE .•.
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Elaine Nobel aappears in the latest.
issue of Esquire Magazine under the
heading of "the Lavender Menace" in the
article "3 0 4 Won. en Who are cute when
they get n. ad". Elaine also is hea- from
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in The Sunday (June 16) Boston Globe
Magazine.
Read Laura Shapiro's answer to
Esquire in the Real Paper's (June 18 )
article ''This i:sslue is about Esquire".
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Call' the station, ask for the
appropiate depa;rtment to register
a complaint with. Give then. he'll.
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Call Gay Media Watch
or ~77-0 bu 7.
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Write. a letter of coinplaint."
This is important because calls
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help to create an atmosphere of
fairness.
Bill Cutler of the Boston Phoenix
reviews 11 Out of the Closets: voices of
Gay Lioeration" in the June issue of that
newspape r.
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You will recieve the first few issues free until we figure out the cost - roughly
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Maile d in pla in enve lopes, list ke pt strictly co nfide ntia l.
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QUICK __........ DIRECTORY
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Boston Gay Youth • • . . . 536- 6 197
Charles Street M eetinghouse 74 2 - 0 450
Daughters of Bilitis . . . . .26::::- 1 5 9 ~
Dignity Boston; c/o 11 0 5 Boyles ton St.
Boston, Ma. 0 ~~15
Fag Rag • • • . . . . . . 536-bu~b
Gay Comn. unity Center • . . 4 9 1-5b6:J
or: 2 c.H )•o765
Gay Media Watch • . . . . tibu -5729·
or: 277- 0 6o 7 .
Gay Phone • • . 354-1555 or -1556
GaySpeakers Bureau . . . • 547-1451'.
Gay-Way Radio (WBUR.-FM)
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call Elaine Noble at 353-279U
Good Gay Poets. • . . • . . 536-:::~ 6 .0:::6
Homophile Comn,unity Health Service
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~66-5477
Honlophile Union of Boz ton
536-61.9 7
Lavender H o ur (W BCN-FM)
call Littlejohn or Andy Kopkind at
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Lesoian Liberation . • • . • 354-uoG7
(c/o the Women's Center)
Metropolitan Community Church
ofBoston • . • • . • • 46 6-7481
ProJect Place . . • . • . . ..:::67-:::;150
Red River Dyk.e Collective: c/o 43
Willow St., Son.erville, Ma. 04143
Fr. ~a ul Shanley • . • • .. 467-0764
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Salesman for Fag Rag needed: · lots .of
25 or m ore, at 2 0 ~ per paper, sell them .
at 50f. (Stores at 30f wholesale) Call :,
Charley Shively, 536- 96 2 6 .
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New stories ang photos for next
Fag Rag issue I o Red Book Store,
91 River Street , Cambridge, 02139.
Vacuum cle ane r for the Mee ting ho us.e . ·
Coffeehouse, if y ou can d onate .
Call 7 42- 045 0 . ·
Material needed for Lavender HOL1r
programs, anyone with recard e d or
unrecorded material; music, poe try,
brief dramatizations or information on
where to find such material (Boston or
elsewhere) contact: Andy ·K opkind,
John Scagliotti, WBCN- 261-cl526 .
Heave message)
Staff members needed by Gay Con1munity News--- Collect information,· typing
writing, news reporting, layout, printing . ·
etc, .Call Ian 742-0450. ----: .:.·
The Nleetinghouse Coffehouse is .now .
open seven days from noon til midnight.
P EOPLE NE EDED:
. P~~-t::~y' ~-Pc!;'.:~~:;--[:~;~~.o ing -- if you're ._\: GAy MEDIA WATCH will sponsor a
LUte r: :··,c·~ ::'._ :o _:rf;;:\S.:; ~ 2 c·;: i~a'Jw a nyone who ·: "Catch 44" program on Channel 2 WCBH
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da r:'..:,.;::; ;~.. ~ n::: _,~.:<:· ::t;.nzbrjL
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ir,cJ.t:d t: ;t;:~,jne Noble (Gay Way Radio),
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Gay Community News began in 1973 as a local newsletter featuring a calendar of events for the GLBT community in Boston and New England. Its news coverage quickly expanded, and in a few short years, it was a national publication in both scope and readership.
During a critical period in the gay liberation and the lesbian and gay rights movement, GCN was a nationally respected, and oftentimes controversial, source of information about the community and a catalyst for political debate.
GCN published as a weekly from 1973 to 1992, and as a quarterly until 1999.
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Gay Community Newsletter, 1973 June 17 (Vol 1, No. 1)
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Gay community news; Boston (Mass.); Lesbians; Gay men; Bisexuals; Transgender people
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<p>From this inaugural issue of Gay Community News (known at that time as the Gay Community Newsletter):</p>
<p><em>There has been a long-standing need in the Boston gay community for improved communication between the various gay organizations and the gay individual. The lack of coverage in the "straight" press has added to this problem of getting necessary information to our community. Gay groups have attempted to overcome this problem by newsletters to their members, but this has lead to duplication of efforts, with vast portions of the community left uninformed about events until after they have passed. </em></p>
<p><em>The Gay Community Newsletter is meant as a means to solve this problem. The purpose will be to list all of the events and information of interest to the gay community in one publication. This will not be a literary publication. We are fortunate to have several already serving the community. We feel weekly publication will be necessary to fill this need for quick current information.</em></p>
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Charles Street Meetinghouse
Gay Community News
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