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�CALENDAR COMINGEVENTS
, OF
Fri ., 12/11--D POB meeting.
·niscussion on, ~can we function
in the
name of DOB?11 8 p.m. clarke Room,
Arlington
street
church.
sat.,
12/12--DOB Christmas
dance.
see details
page 8.
Tue., 12/15--Finance
and program co rnr::'...t.
:
committee meeting,
~ p.m. Ginger's
call:
453-6059 (Lowell)
meeting for all those
wed., J2/16--A
interested
in DOB's upcoming
production
of Hair, 8 p.m. at!
Jo and Gail 1 s,-i+J6-7913.
Thur . ., 12/17--officer's
meeting at
Rose and Julie's,
8 p.m., call
261-1130.
Fri.,
12/18--DOB business
meeting,
8 p.m . . c~arke room, Arlington
street
church.
open to members
and nonmembers.
sat.,
12/19--A class in basic selfdefense techniques,
3-4:30 p.m.
clarke Room, Arlington
street
church.
SUN., 12/20--HUB christmas
and New
year's
party,
call:
436-9181.
Tue., 12/22--public
education
committee
meeting,
7:30 p.m. at JO
and Gail's,
call:
436-7913.
sat.,
1/2--DEADtINE FOR COPY FOR
MAIDENVOYAGEJANUARY
Tue., 1/5--Finande
and program comm±tt
ittee
meeting,
Ginger's,
8 p.m .
call:
453-6059 (Lowell)
wed., 1/6--A second meeting for all
women interested
in DOB's production of Hair, 8 p.m. Gail and
call::186-7913,
Jo's,
sat.,
1/9--A second calss in selfdefense for women, 3-4:30 p.m.,
street
clarke Room, Arlington
church.
Mon. ., 1/11--MAIDEN VOYAGE
COMESOUT.
1/15--DOB business
meeting,
8 p .m.
1 Fri.,
1
clarke Room, Arlington
street
l
chu r ch. open to a 11 women.
1
sat.,
l/16--A third self-defense
class,
3-4:30 p.m. clarke Room,
Arlington
street
church.
DOB functions
are open to all interested women. when coming to a committee
meeting,
call the number listed
for directions,
to check for any
change of time or place and for
transportation
aid if necessary.
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MAIDEN::VOYAGE published
is
Boston DOB

by

Editor,
Diane.
Laura
contributors.,
Jo peckarsky,
Robin, Diane O"Keefe, Kim stabinski,
sandy cavanaugh,
Andy cox.

The opinions
expressed
in the
publication
are not neccessarily
those of the organization,
but
the opinions
of the individual
contributors.

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president--Andy
cox
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peckarsky.
R c. secty.--Jean
O'Brien
corresponding
sEcty.--1aura
Robin
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Tuttle

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OVER THE FENCE (Garitinued

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she was a great
one to find _fault-:-:-sitting
therewith
her hairy
arms
mortis · face . looking
like . a druck driver
in drag ··
·
and legs and rigor
waiting
for the undertaker
to . arrive
. . she bored me to deathwith
her
c3bout her sister
that mine would
lousy recipes,
crummy jokes a nd _ stories
have shot me at sunrise
for telling.
And every time she opened her bag
for ,a cigarette
her rotten
k1eenex
kept popping
out , along with a beat-up
1 s · book,
,. , 9opy of nrl Rueben
her coioring
book and crayons,
a half
a tube
of . ugly kids only she could have
of contraceptive
· jelly
and som e pictures
had. •·· Her psychiatrist
husband
s.itting
next to her was no prize
either.
- •,How ..did I know he was a psychi a trist?
Who else goes around
in argyle
socks,
high-water
pants,
patent
leather
shoes that
don't
match and a
dog-eared
captain
Marvel
comic book sticking
out of his back pock~t.
;,When ·he found out I was a Lesbian
his face turned
green
( the color
of
~
money) and ,he began to wring his hands and foam at the mo11.th. when they
g_ot up to dance there
was a short
discussion.
rmagining
it was over who
I su g gested
she put a bow in her hair
so as not to
was going t o lead,
confuse
people.
I don't
we ar chocolate
cream pie too well,
so after
" . regaining
my composure
I decided
to keep my mouth shut and mind my manners.
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I can!t · 1magine them makjng love,
though.
she .probably
puts on tights
_and a -black
mask and ·dresses:
up like an executioner,
and he puts on a
Mardi aras
suit
so they ·cah 11pretend
. 11 r'm only kidding.
They're
probably a lovely
c o uple who enjoy cutting
their
toenails
over the toilet
together
and taking
in a stag movi e on saturday
nights
like any other
q,ou.ple.
1ate-r he whisp e red to nl.e that
his wife .was going to b~ away ; the
following
week-end
and would . I :like
to come up to his apart1ner1t
and .watch
.him do !'arouno
the world;! on his ;Jo -y o.
I wasn''t . fooled.
_·I know that
.~
type.
rrh'ey get you up to their
apartment
and all they really . want to do
is play jump rope and ride
their
hobby horse.
Besides,
it might crush
him to see how well I do :rwalk the dog" and nover the waterfall
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so

after
gently
letting
him down, I gathered
up my schizop .hrenic
body
~hd headed
for home.
wheh I a rrived,
however,
I was overcome
with a
maJ8.i 9 e of euphoric
melancholy.
some unfinished
. business
plagued
me and
'I realized
it was the first
-time I'd been to a wedding
that
I h~dn 1 t shed
a tear .. Frustrated,
-I poured myself
a brandy &gt;and put on Herschei
1
Fiddler.
' 'wnen it came to the band :iTo Life,n
I listened
. Bernardi
intently
to the words as his rj _
ch voice drove home their
philosophy.
I
it _ove~ and over ag~in .
·
played

s

. f-'If Monday w:a s ·rio VJOrse than sundaY was .-:-.,:drink
L ' chiam --to
life . .. rt
us, blessing
an .p bruising
us---,-drink---L'
chiam--'
has a way of . c'OhfuSing
to life • .And if good fortun e never
comes, here 1 s to whatever
comes --drink
L 'chiam--to
-life.,
: No longer
frUst:rated,
the tears
finally
came.

REV.

TROY PERRY: FE.ATUREDAT CONFERENCE ON THE CHURCH AND THE HOMOSEXUAL

old west church
was packed to capacity
Nov. 10 for The council
on
Relig ,ion and the· Homose.xua l's EC umenica 1 conference
on :'The church
an?
conferences
bE;gan at . 9 am with
Th~ Homosexual :;.n Registration
·and coffee
the first
address
at '' l0}
The Rev. 'Troy perry
spoke · in th .e afte rnoon.
-continued
on page 4-

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The Rev. perry is pastor of the homosexual,ly-orientea
community church in ca lifornia.

Metropolitan
'

nuring his opening remarks, David shannon, chairman of Boston CRH,
used as an example c_omments made , by DOBI s Gail in a talk at old west
some months back.
He told of how Gail had symbolically
placed her love
if any one of them wartted to
on the altar
and had asked the con~re~ation
step forward to remove that·offering.
rn his closing
remarks at the end
of the conference,
nave again referred
to this symbolic offering:,
stating
that no one had yet to remove it.
He did comment that perhaps it would ·
have been better,
.rather
than to let it lie there dormant all these
months, if respo~sible
parties
had ~emoved it in order to study and nurture what it Signifi ·es to the gay community.
speakers
and discussion
leaders
during the day included
clergy from a
number of denominations,
a sexologist
and marriage couns~lor,
authorities
homophile
in sociology
and psychiatry,
and representatives
of Boston's
organizations.
professor
R, A- Laud Humphreys, Episcopal
priest
and author of Tearoom
Trade, who .is With the s ..U.N.Y. nepartment
of criminology,
stated
that
the gay =litieration
movement is the fastest
growing, most dynamic of all
movements today, women's liberation
included.
prof. Humphreys predicts
a
coming .repression
of thought and free expression
which will hit blacks,
gays; the church itself.
··
·
· After lunch there was a discussion
with speakers .from HUB, SHL, GLF
addressed
the group for
and J)'oB/ on last minute no.tice .Kim stabinski
DOB, explaining
our formation,
purposes and current
activities.
A number
of clergy expressed
the desire to have DOB speake~s visit
their
congregations in the future.
There was an influx
of people just b~fore th~ featured
speaker,
the Rev.
spoke.
He discussed,
"The oay c urch:
A Neces~ary
Heresy? 11
Troy perry,
The R,ev~ perry began Metropolitan
community cHurch in LOS A geles oct. 16,
1968. , MCdhad a slow ' beginning ' with only a handful of the gay community
gathering
in the ·Rev. perry's
home. Now, two years later,
MCC has
literally
exploded.
rn . additiori
to regulare
attendance
of more than 500
persons at the home church·, . MCChas 10 other churches across the country.
MCC,. lcnown commonly as . "the gay church'',
does not close its doors to
comm4nity.
Th:i:s would be discrimination
in reverse.
rn
the heterosexual
fact, MCC lists
among · its memoership a number of heterosexual
singles
and
young married couples.
rn closing the Rev. perry said he does not like
the idea of a gay church as such . . He feels that as children
of Qod we
should worship as a family, heterosexuals
and homosexuals together.
He
ended with a plea and a challenge
to the clergy present--the
church of ,__
Christ
on earth will open its arms to the homosexul .a community, MCCmust
exist.
He received
a standing
ovation.
·
·
persons attending
the conference
saidthe
spirit
of the enti~e day was
and inspiring.
Near the end of the conference
many
warm, enlightening
members of the ciliergy expressed
the desire to see CRH sponsor another
conference
soo~.

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BAIR, HAIR; HAIR!!!!

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The program and finance
committee is going to produce a GAY version
of HAIR. Those who have seen the stage ·production
will know this can
be aTot
of fun, and fun is what we are after.
This is to be an all female undertaking.
we have had offers
of our talented
male counterparts,
which we have gracefully
feeling
we can .do a really
great thing with just women.

from some
declined,

- we need all
you don't need to be a member, just join in the spirit.
sorts of help---actresses,
singers,
directors,
scenery,
etc.
we are
planning
a performance
in February,
so that means we must get started.
we have set up meetings fo r nee. 16,at Gail and Jo's (see their
phone
number elsewhere).
we can 1 t do it without you .... so h~ssle your bussle.
GINGER AND ANN WIN AUTO RALLY
held Nov. 22.
Fourteen women
Ginger and Ann won the DOB auto rally
started
at the parking of a supermarket
on Memorial Drive in cRmbridge.
Each car was given a set of riddle
clues.
The first
clue took them to
the Howard Johnson 1 s parking lot at Fresh pond Circle,
where they then
had to ,,find the next set of clues hidden in the aood Will box there.
:

This set of s ~lues took them to old North Bridge in concord,
where they
had to find berries
to bring bauk agd also the next set of clues,
hidden
under a stone in the stone wall.
Tis
third
set of rhymed clues
brought them to walden pond, where 'they ma:de their way to the site of
Thoreau's
house and cop~ed a part of the inscription
on the plaque there,
also bringing
ba~k pine cones from the area.
Then they were off to the final
destination,
Russo's Restaavant ~in
Maynard, where all met in the cocktail
lo.unge and later
had dinner.
Ginger and Ann had a winning time of an hour and fifty-five
minutes.
They received
a free drink and lots of congratulations.
COMINGAT'IRACTIONS
~

.

watch for the snow weekend in January.
This will be a trip to some
skate,
snow shoe and sit by a
snow spot where ·-members can ski, sled,
roaring
fire with a drink and watch the girls.
netails
will be in the
next ,Maiden voyage.
The program and finance
committee is in the process
of contacting
Martha
3helley
of the New York DOB· Martha has long been active
in gay liberation and female liberation
through several
organizations
and on an
individual
basis.
A frequent
contributor
toThe Ladder under several
pseudonyms,
she also does some related
free lance writing.
she has
recently
had chapters
in three books on women's liberation.
They are,
~he Hand That Rocks the cradle,
(editor
Robin Morgan, Random House)
·
' 'Sisterho')d
is powerful,
( edi t 'or Robin Morgan) and women's Liberation:
Blueprint
for the Future (editor
sooki stambler).
, : .
_ .

�-6LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

ACROSS THE EDITOR'S DESK-----

At the Nov. 20 business

meeting the
Boston DOB members voted against
granting
a charter
to the New England
DOB 0NEDOB) group.
The vote was
not unanimous because some members
near DOB friends:
The sentiment
behind the
I am leaving as of nee. 1 to go to the abstained.
action was that Boston DOB and NEDOB
unitarian
church of urbana,
Ill.
I
would be confused and Boston DOB
have certainly
enjoyed my association
could possible
be mistaken for an
with your group.
please take me off
affiliate
of NEDOBby the uninformed
your mailing
list
and put the Rev.
public and other gay groups.
Renford Gaines on at the same address.
nr . Gaines is a good person
we don't know how the other bOB
and you should not hesitate
to seek
chapters
will feel or whether the
him out on any problem you encounter.
governing
board will grant NEDOB
with every good wish, a charter .
w. Edward Harris.
(copy of a postcard
from the Rev.
w. Edward Harris of Arlington
stFeet
church)

GAY NEWSAND REVIEWS
prom L.A.--rt was recently
announced by the Rev .
pastor
of the Metropolitan
Troy perry,
community church,
that the LOS _
Angeles county probation
department
has approached
church officials
concerning placement
of disturbed
homophile youngsters
in the homes of
homophile couples as foster
parents.
s uch ·a move is interpreted
as a major
breakthrough
in communication
between
two communities.
prom Chicago aay Alliance--SEXOLOGY
PUTS DOWN
DR. SOCARIDESAND.
AMA • • . tiiri ting
in the November issue
of sexology
magazine,
nr. rsadore
Rubin, editor
of the magazine until
his recent death,
dePided .an article
in which nr . Charles w socarides
characterized
homosexuality
as a
"dread 11· and 11malignant n medic a 1
disorder
that had risen to epidemic
proportions.
He also questioned
the
of the
motivations
of the Journal
American Medical Association
in publishing
socarides'
obviously
unscientif i c piece of work.
ISN'T PHALLIC
STRENGlliH

we can understand
Boston DOB's ·
feelings,
but wonder what the solution is.
If the women who formed
NEDOBwant to be a DOB group and gain
approval
from the governing
board
there is nothing Boston DOB can do.
BUt the question
remains will the two
groups really
be confused?
we don 1 t
think so---each
group will probably
be very conscious
of pointing
out the
distinction.
what's
of more concern to us is
making Boston DOB so distinctive
it -will establish
a reputation
and
carve out a definite
identity
. :~
Now
is the time to redouble
our efforts
to
make ours a more visible,
viable
organization
serving
our own members and recruiting
more who will
make a real committment to the group
and the liberation
of her sister
lesbian ~
·

OTHERCHURCHES
OPEN TO GAYS
First
congregational
church
central
and Hamilton streets
saugus, Mass . 01906
. .,,617-233-3028 - (church)
(parsonage,
R~V- Kenneth
617~233-0085
c laus)

�'
-7SELF-DEFENSE TIPS OFFERED
some knowledge of basic self-defense
is a necessity
for all women, , especial:
gay women. The number of women raped, molested
or shaken up is large.
you may never be bothered,
but it doesn't
always happen to the other
person.
There are many problems involved,
making it impossible
for all women
to be able to study self-defense;
some of them are, time, expense,
and
the coordination
and energy requirements.
some of us have been studying
a Korean form of self ·-defense
called
Tae ~w~n no _ an excellent
,
technique.
we have set up three SJ turday
to show any woman interested
some of the basic and
afternoon,rnessions
surpisingly
easy methods.
see the calendar
for dates.
Julie,
Nancy, nee, Diana, Jo.
GAIL KING, DIANA TR.AVIS ON TV
six members of the HOmophile union of Boston
educational
television
WHDX
channel 44 (UHF)
on the
half hour discLrnsion among themselves
which offers
free use of the program time to
reaches
10,000 persons.

(HUB) appear.ed on
Nov. 16. T ey created
program, 11c2tch 44 11 ,
any groups who apply .

Mark
participating
were prank Morgan and Dick york, HUB officers,
Charles,
Joe Mccauley,
and Diana Travis and aail King who are also
members.

a
rt

DOB

The most impressive
aspect of the evening was that those appearing
were
exposing themselves
to employment troubles . one participant
works
with negotiable
securities
for which he is bonded and no bonding company
has been known to bond a homosexual.
Another worked in a hospital.
Gail King said,
"rt's
not only the economic business
of I you may lose
your job and have no money to live'
but the fact that our job for most
of us is something that we want to do--that
we enjoy doing--and
to take
away the job, and I think most gay people have this hanging over their
heads, would really
be a hurt to all of us. 11
I
RECIPES FROMSANDYS KITCHEN

Chicken Tetrazzini
3½ to 4 lbs roasting
chicken (cut up)
~ tbs
dry sherry
4 cups water
2 tsp
peppe r
ltsp salt
½ tsp nutmeg
1 truffle
(finely
chopped)
½ lb fresh mus hrooms (sliced)
3tbs butter
or margerine
1 pkg think spaghetti
(cooked and
2 tbs fl our
drained
1 cup heavy cr eam
½ cup parmesian cheese
s immer chicken in water with 1 tsp salt about an hour or until
tender.
Remove chicken save broth bone , the chicken andreturn
to broth.
simmer
20 minutes.
cool and skin off fat,
cut chicken into small pieces.
yo u
should have about two cups of broth . combine all other ingredients
except cheese and simmer five minutes .
continued
on page 8

,',·

�'
-8SANDY",S
KITCHEN ( continaed

' from p. 7)

,
.

.

Drain spaghetti,
sprinkle
cheese

,

..

put on platter,
throw chicken mixture on spaghetti
then
on top and bake in hot oven for 15 mrlmutes at. 375 degrees.

THINGS TO DO/PLACES TO GO
nrama ---continuing
Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living
Hotel, . for a limited
engagement.

in iarisi

at the cabaret,

soierset

nrama---coming
porty carats,
at the shubert
for two weeks, a touring
Barbara Rush.
comedy about the generation
Hollywood's
authors
of cactus plower.
opens Monday, nee. 21.

For the past
the Arlington

year Boston DOB has held
street
church.

its

meetings

company headed by
gay by the French

on Friday

night

at

some members find that this is an inconvenient
day and would like to
meet at some other t i me during the week.
sunday afternoon
has been
alternative
day.
suggested
as a ~ossible
To help us determine
a t;i_me convenient
for the majority
of members to
meet, please indicate
your preference
below and return
the block to
center station,
Boston,
the Maiden voyage, P.O. BOX 221, prudential
02199 tiefore Jan. 2.
I prefer

to meet

---

Friday

nights

---

sunday

afternoons

---

other

time

f. i \NCE
J,
/\Dl -t!ISShJN FREE
58 EAST ALBION STREET, MEDFORD.
FOODAND DRINKS AVAILABLE. ALL PROCEEDS BOSTONDOB.
TO
MUSIC AND DANCING. WOMEN
ONLY.
TELL YOURFRIENDS AND TELL THEMTO TELL THIERS.

l

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