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STONEWALL 25 CELEBRATION Teenage Gay/Lesbian Support
Of all the celebrations of gay, lesbian and bisexual (800) 247-TEEN
identity this past June, none was bigger than the Thurs. - Sun. 7pm-Mldnlght
Stonewall 25 week in New York City. A variety of Other highlights were going to the
somal, cultural, political, and athletic events Stonewall Inn [restored since 1969] and feeling
unfolded 'n the my that was home to the that sense of history; taking over the city; the food,
Stonewall Inn, the gay bar that saw the fight for which was everywhere and great; T—shirts; going
equal rights escalate. Stonewall has become to a pre-march rally and hearing music and saying
shorthand for the weekend in 1969 when patrons to each other “listen they’re playing a Yer
Of that gay bar decrded to fight back against Girlfriend tape,” then discovering that it WAS Yer
harassmg 90"09- .WT‘"9 Stonewa” mail ”0‘ We Girlfriend [the lesbian band from Louisville]. The
been truly the beginning Of our struggle, 't certainly march itself: drag queens from the Stonewall riot
was a landmark in the development of our deter— proudly marching, the large contingent of New
mination, organization, and public awareness. As York City lesbigay police, lesbigays from South
such, It was an appropriate occa8ion for a celebra- Africa, Nicaragua, all over the world, the beautiful
tion. The GLSO News asked for. reports from mile-long rainbow flag, the moving ‘adopt a buddy'
some Lexrngtonians who were there. group who carried posters and pictures of people

_ . _ who have died of AIDS (we brought a poster home

One Of the highlights Of my trip to New York and are sending it back to his sponsor in

was the excrtement Of being able to get new.“ California). There were many other impressions
ets for and see-the f'rSt part Of the play, Ange/s ”7 and reflections, but I cannot fail to mention the
America. The '8 an extremely movmg play about leather group with whips cracking and the woman
diverse characters who are all somehow intercon— wagging her weeny at the police and the police-
nected, including a fearful houseWIfe With halluci- menie reaction to it, laughing, telling stories about
nations; her husband, a devout Mormon who is the golden mother aka. the yellow mama!
facing coming-out issues; a funny, lovable cross— —-Barb Scherrer
dresser who is dying of AIDS; his lover, who has
abandoned him; and many others. The original Having been to the March on Washing-ton
cast performed a special matinee performance last year, I found that the Gay Games in New
that was astounding! York had so much of the same spirit and enthusi—

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