NEWSLETTER 35%
LEXINGTON GAY SERVICES ORGANIZATION -
POST OFFICE BOX 11471
" TOGETHER —-
LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY 40511 GAY MD PROUD"
OCTOBER 1984
THE HALL IN SPOTLIGHT AGAIN
Unless you’ve been out of 'town for the last Hhen adults like this have to revert to the
month you surely will recognize the the two words manipulation of children to eoploy with bribes,
’THE HA L“ and"T E BAR’ as he nedia Jackpot for entrapment, and coerce with Ioney to pursue criae
Septenber. Hhile there can really be no purpose in and try to solve social probleas, t at’s about
recapping the news stories we all have heard over enough. _ .
and over again, we would like to print a few Fron Editorials: ‘
excerpts from some of the lore reasonable responses No latter what safeguards are in hlace, though,
that have appeared in the Editoral Pages of the the use of Juveniles in any potetia ly dangerous
Herald-Leader in the last couple of weeks. He undercover operation is troubling. It is all the
would also like to thank those individuals who were nore troubling when they are used in investigations
willing to take the tine to exgress their of sexual ac ivity. No latter how ex erienced the
frustration at what was often sensa ionalisn and kids in question night be, they are still victils
the insinuation of guilt ained at theBay Cog-unity of sexual explaitation. And there is an
at large. One E itoral article in particular, inescapable air of ex loitation about an decision
written by The Reverend Charles B. Kast of the to send then onto the streets to telpt and snare
Unitarian Universalist Church is reprinted below in those who victimize then.
full since it points out the illogical approach The And Snoopy’s Two Cents North:
City of Lexington (and our socie l in general) has
taken to deal with the colplex pro lens that have . .
been labeled THE HALL. .
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Shohlehthrs th thedEg'i‘thr: l d th t h . YOU WANT US :W
irs a au e a on revea e a suc 1,4.
a problem existgpin Lexington): but after day three 1b DO M? '45 I...
I realized that all this exposure was doing lore W/ , 5g===
harl than good.....Host of the people I have alked /‘ , 'r‘if‘i‘il
. to never Itinewh tbqltltlthlits hlgce, buthnow oany h’r‘e (:3) /.'_1 - 2' ,. ""'
curious as o w a 1 oo 5 1 e, er aps as e “ F
unfortunate victin of the recent shooting was (I {:3 [LET—fl [£an
curious......Hext Inote that you never fail to C «M /‘/ FaL'
link the activities of these boys with the fact ,4/ _
that they occur near a gag bar. I especially like 46—3». ’ .
the article that stated t at the killing too place ' . ,, _ a...“
behind hhe Elar,_anl establi'ishlgnt that tcater? “he 31.3,... ‘=' / AW; ‘3'. ‘
ga s. ou are inp yin m y assoCia ion 0 e . . ; ,, E- 4‘ h“: aggfgfig
patrons of The Bar, aria (that is unfair. Hy letter $733.7wm1'”m mgm
is not a defense nor an indictaent of its patrons’
lifesyles.
Constant surveillance. arresting people, 'no
trespassing signs,” locking a gate and arassing —
teen-agers are all Band-hid echniques offered as 5mm—
solutions to persuade the Lexington citizens that
steps are being taken to al eviate problels “mm
surrounding ”the Hall'. _