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WY A GAY WOMBN' S CAUCUS?
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Gay women hav._e many diff erst problems!
t ban do gaJ' men, and consiaerably diffeiwit
interests (frequently). ~p~fully, a women• 8
caucu.s will provide us a. chance to get together with our interests, problems, and
projects.
We can deal with things as a ,oup that
are not the province of men. Saturday, Aug.
26~, we will have a table at the N ebraSk8, ...
Women• s Equality Conference. While there we
will distribite literature, talk with peoplt!
generally participate in the conference (fo:r
We have some leale on coffeehouse lo cationsl We are presently negotiating with
several churches on room for dances and office space. :But we still need ideas. Anyone
with suggestions on this project contact the
0GJ'L, P .o. :Sox 32sf.l., Downtown Station, 68108.
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l Once we have a location, our coffeehouse
committees can go to woiic Md. we'll finally
have ow:- own
coffeeho el
--l'REE: Wildebeaat and trin - oeantiful
cats and kittens to good home only. Flea.se
call 346-8752.
a:tter all, we are wollHl!l), and caucu:·) We , - - - - -POLICE HA.BASm.mNT- -OM.AHJ.- ~ -------J'IGHTmG
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might even get&few of the latenta out of their closets. (cOf'\-19.. page 2 1 '-CL
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On Saturday, August 12, The World.Herald published an editorial 1n ita
• Another Point of View" column on gq
liberation. The article was written b7
myself a.nd John and other OCD'L members.
We were pleasantly surprised at how
cooperative the Herald's editorial man
was. He considered it 11- &.t last to reacl to the slurs on grq people that fill
the newspapers and media generally. The
letter in the Pu.blic Pu.lie to which we
ret,p0ndecl classified rapists, thieves,
murderers, and homosexuals together. !o
quote from our response&
1 if ga'3' people, as Mr. P ~esta, are
criminals, it is because ~ l eDd.
archaic laws define non-straight
sexuality as perverted and criminal •••
We have realized that it is not enough
for gq people to sit back and hope
for better treatment. Bather, we mu.et
form some kind of gq conmmn.1t7, using our mu.tu.al strength to WOl'Jr a~-t i vel.y in our own behalf."
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We are going to be talking to police
officials about ga.7 rights. An1"one wbo
feel a he has been harassed
111!~1111111• by police• is · Vl1ng harassed, or 1.s harassed 1n the
fv.ture. please contact the
O<JFL - we want to kUOW.
We want to collect report•
,g a!fada.vits of harasament
by either police or "sissY
----....._ -- - beaters" to t11b•bll\iate
our case.
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can rent city pools for e. swim party
if we vent. If you' re interested in a &e:J"
swim party followed bye. poolside dance
contact an OGJ'L chairperson or comi ttee. SOON
YOU WABT TO TALX ABOUT GAY!IESS OR P ~
LINS A'.BOUT DING GAY, OR JU~ HAVE OOMETHIIG
ro SAY, CONTACT THE OMAHA GAY J'REEDOM LEAGlD.
WE IXlN'T HAVE A PHONE nm?. :BOT YOU OJI'
WRID US AT THIS ADDRESS:
Omaha ~ Freedom Le84:Ue
P.O. :Sox f3284
Downtown llation
Omaha, D 68108
, n•LL GET m TOUCH WITH mu.
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�Here a.re some quotes from one of the leaflets we intend to distribute a.t this meeting.
1emin1sts have not always been kind to gq
women: n Lesbians are the· ~nly women -of whom
the question .is a.S1c9d, 'S,.ould they be in the
movement!• Though minor~ty women have ques~
tioned their own role in women's liberation,
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only lesbians find themselves excluded by
other vomen. 11
" ••• Though straight women may not want to
recognize the fact, we are very much women.
ED I10RI.A.L,....:.
We are not surrogate men, or psychological
(articles represent personal viewe)
castrates. We are female a.nd want female. We
Thia ia the first iaau.e of GAY J'BE:S::OOM,
live with all the srune problems straight
our unofficial (so far) newsletter. We a.re
haP'PY to report that our young organization women do and more. • •• As women. we a.re all
hA.s been actively cheCking out owortunities subjected to the same discrimint=1 tion our
st~aight sisters are."
for its membership • .A. regt.1le.r coffeehouse
After all folks, gay women are women. And
rIJAY be going by early fall; a week9nd m.~
those of us at the conference W?.nt to remind
ter session with UNO facilitators ia in the
worire: two recent World-Herald articlea are our friends in the feminist movement of that
fact. Anyone interested in attending the conjust the start of our publicity and educaference on any level can contact Lois Rood at
tion campaign; a gay women's cau.cu.s is f'ora-
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455-2818.
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Considering these many projects it would
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appeR.r time for our group to solidify and
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organiz8 itself more. But it is most impor/;t)tJid tant for gay people in Omaha to get together.
t:==,::--r==--A.e we mentioned in our recent Herald article,
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---Oma.ha was, unt 11 reoen tl~, the only city of
its size w.ithout an active gay o-zi&an,ization.
Unless we respect and love the persons in
our own gay oomma.ni ty, we will fall apart aa
a. group. And without local gay action, gq
people will continue to be oppressed.
A note in the Wednesa.ay (Aug. 16) Herald
said the Ohio Secy. of State refused to inAs 'ror wo~ing 1n our own behalf, 8.111'corporate a gay organization because, he
one who wishes should resJ)ond to the antisa.id. tthomosexuality a.s a valid life style .
has been and is curren tl7 defined as a cri- ~ letters which have begun to follow
minal act·" Ga.Ys between the more liberated our article by writing the Public Pulse.
coasts obviously cannot depend on the natio- The Herald will respect requests for ano- .
D1Inity. We intend to continue our response
nal movement to raise local consciousness.
to such slander 1n the media. - anyone
We have a lot of WO?'k to do - changing
~inc to help should let us itnow. -- /3 . .J
laws, opening minds , providing services,
growing, having fun, and fighting sexism 1n
-We may be needing a legal counsel who
every form. '.But, a.sour treasurer said at an
could advise and, on occasion represent us
early OGFL meeting, we 1 11 have a lot woricing
( or our members) • Fleaae contact OGJ'L.
for us with the gay community on our side.
-The MAGIO THEATER needs funds to continC"~ iB _!Eeel Gay is goodl Join usl - J(..hn
ue. If you litted Choose a Spot on the Floor,
--Anyone interested in9?orming a. weekl.7
})lease write the Nebras1{8. Arts Council, ,
informal consciousness-raising sesaion to
111.2} Fam.am, Omaha. lm, and tell them so.
rap privately and freely about gayness
They are not scheduling a. grant for us this
contact cha.irpeople or write:
year, bl.t might do so if they heard from
"Hap Sessions• c/o OGFL.
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our friends •
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