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“Yankee Doodle went to London, ’2an ONTRI u PART I 01: 11
just to ride a pony. Stuck a feather in mm BY MARY contributed by Icfrones
his hat and called it Macaroni.” ” CRONE These items are from books,
This little tune about the —_' newspapers and magazine illustrate
redneck American goes on to say all ROMANTIC FRIENDSHIPS the ruined lives and careers because
he’s 800d for is dancing With the Perhaps you have never heard society’s assault on lesbigay people.
ladies. Yb“ may know it from this term, but during the Nineteenth Think of all the good if people didn’t
singing it in grade school as it has Century and the first quarter of the have to devote so much energy to
been sung in this country for over Twentieth Century, romantic hiding from persecution.
200 years. friendships were a common and April 1995 - Hans Hermann
What you may not have learned accepted form of “intense Groer, Archbishop of Vienna and
is that it was sung by the British friendships” between young women. head of the Austrian Church, stands
about the Americans to taunt them. Known as “smashing” in the accused of sexually abusing young
The red-coated soldiers thoughtlittle expanding New England women’s boys as a teacher at a Catholic
0f the grunge ibbk sported by the iii" colleges of the same era, young seminary in the 19705.
bred farmers th dared thumb their women were expected and even Dec 1994 - Bias-related killings
noses at the King Of England. encouraged to have crushes on older of homosexuals are often gratu-
However, jUSt as the word women or teachers. Ayoung woman itOuSly violent and many go
Yankee had been turned from insult was said to develop a “crush,” unsolved, according to a report by 23
into a badge of honor, as soon as the “spoon,” “pash” (for passion), or anti—violence groups. The report
PeOPie 0f the Americas OUSted the “rave” on an older, admired woman. listed 15] murders in 29 states and
British after a series of amazing Public affirmation Of these the District of Columbia from
victories, the song Yankee Doodle crushes were allowed, but feelings January 1992 until early this month.
became quickly popular. The were expected to be acted out in Almost 60 percent involved four or
inhabitants Of the newly independent symbolic acts of homage to the older continued on Page 6
nation wore it as a badge of HONOR - woman, such as making her bed,
and 0t PRibE- leaving some candy in her room, or HTJSJDE 3U TIE:
In the same way, we celebrate writing her poems. Actual physical Community News 3
June as the anniversary 0f the closeness or daily conversations were National News 4
Stonewall Rebellion and call it PRiDE not expected, thus maintaining Rediscovering Our History
MONTH We take the insults that are distance. The “ravee” was expected comr. by Mary Crone.......I..1&2
flung at us ' dyke, queen, queer ' AND to offer affection and moral guidance .SPECIAI. CALENDAR SECTION},
TURN THEM INTO TERMS OF PRIDE. It’s to her “raves.” “Desires” that might A Two-Page Listing of Lexington's
an AMERiCAN TRADiTiONtV arise were thought to be adolescent Pride Month Activities