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In the Washington
and Baltimore Areas
35¢ Elsewhere
VOL. 10, NO. 24 A PUBLICATION FOR THE GAY COMMUNITY . DEC. 6, 1979
Gov. Brown Shows Up Gift-Giving Blues? Clout Shown at Pier Event
Draws National Attention
"Harvey" may be just the gift to cure them. For
more ideas see page A-15.
Area Lesbians Unite in Cause
by Michael D. Green and Lou Chibbaro, Jr.
To the thundering and prolonged cheers of
an appreciative audience at the fier on
November 27, presidential contender Jerry
Brown inaugurated what may prove to be a
watershed development in the growth of
national Gay political influence.
With national political reporters who
follow the Brown campaign scribbling hi~
words, the California Governor's ringing·
endorsement of Gay rights - the strongest
ever given by a major presidential contender .
- marked a new phase in the movement's
political coming-of-age.
Whether provoked by Brown's decision to
personally link himself to the cause of Gay
rights or not, the "Gay Vote U.S.A." gala to
raise funds for the National Convention Project,
which plans to lobby next year's political
conventions, succeeded in also drawing in
representatives of the two other major
Democratic candidates - President Carter
and Senator Edward Kennedy.
The event was the culmination of long
months of preparation and effort by local
activists, none of whom were ever totally certain
that the moment would actually arrive
when a presidential candidate for one of the
major parties would stand in a_packed Gay
Groups Propel Anti~Nuke Efforts
by Lisa M. Keen
Two women's groups, predominantly Lesbian,
are among the sponsors for the Holly
Near Concert at DAR Constitution Hall on
Saturday, December 15. Spiderworts, a Lesbian
anti-nuclear affinity group, and Roadwork,
·a women's booking company, are
joining with other local anti-nuclear organizations
in what is being called the New
Future Coalition to raise money for this
area's anti-nuclear efforts.
Spiderworts
Spiderworts takes its name from a wildflower
which was once planted by a Japanese ·
scientist near a nuclear plant. Parts of the
spiderworts, which are normally bluishlavender
in color, turned pink - giving proof
to anti-nuclear proponents that nuclear radiation
does have an effect on living tissue.
Terri Clark is one of ten Lesbians who
make up Spiderworts, a D.C. based group
against nuclear power. The group first came
together when they were arrested, among
sixty other persons, at the North Anna
Nuclear Power Plant in Virginia. For their
non-violent civil disobedience, they were
charged with trespassing, and spent two days
in the Louisa County Jail near Richmond.
"They offered us bail," says Clark of the
authorities who arrested the group, "but we
decided not to take it in order to draw attention
to the issue." However, due to the cost in'
time and money to take their case through the
complete judicial system, the women eventually
op•"~ '"•a 30-day suspended sentence, a
partially suspended fine of SSO, and the S25
court costs.
Spiderworts' special role in the antinuclear
movement is to focus attention on the
added danger that nuclear energy poses to
women and children.
"We'r~ particularly interested in women
and children since nuclear radiation affects
Illustration by Jean Vallon
them more," says Clark. "Kids' cells are
growing really fast, so they're more
vulnerable."
One way Spiderworts is hoping to focus
more attention on the special risks to children
is through the distribution of "What Kind of
Plant is This?," an 18-page coloring book
directed toward 5 to 10 year old children and
produced by another local women's antinuclear
group, Women Concerned About
Nuclear Power Plants. To date, the two
groups have been successful in getting the
attention of some sympathetic teachers in the
area, and have had the book accepted in a few
schools in Arlington and Fairfax Counties.
Spiderworts also distributes leaflets to
alert citizens to the dangers of nuclear radiation
in the Washington, D.C. area. In one
recent such effort at the Brookland and Minnesota
Avenue Metro stations, Spiderworts
distributed leaflets alerting residents that
nuclear wastes were being transported
through the area by train and trucks.
"These (trucks and trains) aren't marked,"
says Clark, "so people don't really know that
they're there." Although Clark is not sure
from which nuclear plant the wastes are
being transported, she says they are being
taken from the N ortheas~ section of the country
to North and South Carolina for
dumping.
Asked if Spiderworts objects to the use,
transport, or deposit of medical radiation
wastes, Clark points out that "medical care is
something we can .choose, and it's useful to
people." This option to choose whether or
not to be exposed to radiation is at the core of
Spiderworts' ideology against nuclear power.
"The anti-nuclear movement - like the
Gay movement - seeks to give people control
of their lives ... to give people energy they
can control," says Clark, "and both movements
put tht> focus back on individual freedom.
Trying to stop nuclear power is trying
. to make the United states a place where no
disco in outer Southwest Washington to
voice a summons to the country to support
Gay rights.
Television film crews and a bevy of political
reporters following Brown stood as a
group by the stage anQ: gaped quietly at the
wall-to-wall crowd of nearly 600 boisterous
Gays who cheered and jeered various
speakers.
Exclusive!
Interview with
Gov. Jerry Brown
-page 4-
Brown Scores Points
The roaring crowd that gave Brown a prolonged,
standing ovation booed President
Carter for sending a low-level representative,
and politely welcomed a Hill staff aide who·
read a generally-worded letter of support
Continued on page A-9 '
one can stop civil liberties. The kind of world
we want to see is one in which people have a
lot of freedom."
Asked why it seems many anti-Vietna.m
War demonstrators have taken up the antinuclear
cause, Clark replies, "I think the
anti-nuclear movement is another phase of
the peace movement."
. Does she feel optimistic about the success
Continued on page A-26
INSIDE:
• U.S. Senate faces Gay
rights - page A-3
• Bizarre murder in
Virginia - page A-3.
• Here comes the Gay
judge - page A-5
• Race relations in Gay
O.C. - page 8-1
• A feast of Dedication -
page 8-3
• PLUS:
Wrap Up • Commentary •
Forum • Eating Out • Whole
Note • Spotlight • Calendar •
Classified Ads
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| Transcript | In the Washington and Baltimore Areas 35¢ Elsewhere VOL. 10, NO. 24 A PUBLICATION FOR THE GAY COMMUNITY . DEC. 6, 1979 Gov. Brown Shows Up Gift-Giving Blues? Clout Shown at Pier Event Draws National Attention "Harvey" may be just the gift to cure them. For more ideas see page A-15. Area Lesbians Unite in Cause by Michael D. Green and Lou Chibbaro, Jr. To the thundering and prolonged cheers of an appreciative audience at the fier on November 27, presidential contender Jerry Brown inaugurated what may prove to be a watershed development in the growth of national Gay political influence. With national political reporters who follow the Brown campaign scribbling hi~ words, the California Governor's ringing· endorsement of Gay rights - the strongest ever given by a major presidential contender . - marked a new phase in the movement's political coming-of-age. Whether provoked by Brown's decision to personally link himself to the cause of Gay rights or not, the "Gay Vote U.S.A." gala to raise funds for the National Convention Project, which plans to lobby next year's political conventions, succeeded in also drawing in representatives of the two other major Democratic candidates - President Carter and Senator Edward Kennedy. The event was the culmination of long months of preparation and effort by local activists, none of whom were ever totally certain that the moment would actually arrive when a presidential candidate for one of the major parties would stand in a_packed Gay Groups Propel Anti~Nuke Efforts by Lisa M. Keen Two women's groups, predominantly Lesbian, are among the sponsors for the Holly Near Concert at DAR Constitution Hall on Saturday, December 15. Spiderworts, a Lesbian anti-nuclear affinity group, and Roadwork, ·a women's booking company, are joining with other local anti-nuclear organizations in what is being called the New Future Coalition to raise money for this area's anti-nuclear efforts. Spiderworts Spiderworts takes its name from a wildflower which was once planted by a Japanese · scientist near a nuclear plant. Parts of the spiderworts, which are normally bluishlavender in color, turned pink - giving proof to anti-nuclear proponents that nuclear radiation does have an effect on living tissue. Terri Clark is one of ten Lesbians who make up Spiderworts, a D.C. based group against nuclear power. The group first came together when they were arrested, among sixty other persons, at the North Anna Nuclear Power Plant in Virginia. For their non-violent civil disobedience, they were charged with trespassing, and spent two days in the Louisa County Jail near Richmond. "They offered us bail," says Clark of the authorities who arrested the group, "but we decided not to take it in order to draw attention to the issue." However, due to the cost in' time and money to take their case through the complete judicial system, the women eventually op•"~ '"•a 30-day suspended sentence, a partially suspended fine of SSO, and the S25 court costs. Spiderworts' special role in the antinuclear movement is to focus attention on the added danger that nuclear energy poses to women and children. "We'r~ particularly interested in women and children since nuclear radiation affects Illustration by Jean Vallon them more," says Clark. "Kids' cells are growing really fast, so they're more vulnerable." One way Spiderworts is hoping to focus more attention on the special risks to children is through the distribution of "What Kind of Plant is This?," an 18-page coloring book directed toward 5 to 10 year old children and produced by another local women's antinuclear group, Women Concerned About Nuclear Power Plants. To date, the two groups have been successful in getting the attention of some sympathetic teachers in the area, and have had the book accepted in a few schools in Arlington and Fairfax Counties. Spiderworts also distributes leaflets to alert citizens to the dangers of nuclear radiation in the Washington, D.C. area. In one recent such effort at the Brookland and Minnesota Avenue Metro stations, Spiderworts distributed leaflets alerting residents that nuclear wastes were being transported through the area by train and trucks. "These (trucks and trains) aren't marked," says Clark, "so people don't really know that they're there." Although Clark is not sure from which nuclear plant the wastes are being transported, she says they are being taken from the N ortheas~ section of the country to North and South Carolina for dumping. Asked if Spiderworts objects to the use, transport, or deposit of medical radiation wastes, Clark points out that "medical care is something we can .choose, and it's useful to people." This option to choose whether or not to be exposed to radiation is at the core of Spiderworts' ideology against nuclear power. "The anti-nuclear movement - like the Gay movement - seeks to give people control of their lives ... to give people energy they can control," says Clark, "and both movements put tht> focus back on individual freedom. Trying to stop nuclear power is trying . to make the United states a place where no disco in outer Southwest Washington to voice a summons to the country to support Gay rights. Television film crews and a bevy of political reporters following Brown stood as a group by the stage anQ: gaped quietly at the wall-to-wall crowd of nearly 600 boisterous Gays who cheered and jeered various speakers. Exclusive! Interview with Gov. Jerry Brown -page 4- Brown Scores Points The roaring crowd that gave Brown a prolonged, standing ovation booed President Carter for sending a low-level representative, and politely welcomed a Hill staff aide who· read a generally-worded letter of support Continued on page A-9 ' one can stop civil liberties. The kind of world we want to see is one in which people have a lot of freedom." Asked why it seems many anti-Vietna.m War demonstrators have taken up the antinuclear cause, Clark replies, "I think the anti-nuclear movement is another phase of the peace movement." . Does she feel optimistic about the success Continued on page A-26 INSIDE: • U.S. Senate faces Gay rights - page A-3 • Bizarre murder in Virginia - page A-3. • Here comes the Gay judge - page A-5 • Race relations in Gay O.C. - page 8-1 • A feast of Dedication - page 8-3 • PLUS: Wrap Up • Commentary • Forum • Eating Out • Whole Note • Spotlight • Calendar • Classified Ads |
