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- LEXINGTON GAY SERVICES ORGANIZATION
I.EB)(1T]E;tC)r] POST OFFICE Box 11471
LEXINGTON. KENTUCKY 40511
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Apnl 1985
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In brief. The Court System is a social
communityaservgce Forganization. ”(when the syste: - , ,
originate in pan rancisco over a} years ago, i -
was strictly l‘camp" fun,'and from that beginning HE LUEGRASS
derived our "camp titles. . . i.e. "Emperor , ,
and Empress" (.hose who serve for one year as the . ..';.,_“ I I
presidents of our organization): "Coronation” (a . MPIRE;,II‘IC"
gala function held once yearly at which time we
elect our new officers). etc. As the elected . .
officers of our organization, our primary goals are L PETUEPS the best BSFECt 0i OUT DFQBHIZBtIDn is
to further relationships with organizations and that it 15 Open to anyone and EVETYOUE- The CDUTt
businesses within our community, to hold functions encompasses the entire QaY community, EHd 15
and fundraisers for charitable organizations. to composed 0* 50th aDPDIHtEd RHd UHEPPDIF Ed BEEbEFS,
help those in the community who are in need of our "“0 share _ equal]? the same priVIIEQES 9”
assistance. and to recognize the leaders of our responsibilities. here is no discrimination as is
communit _‘ eVident ln that our members represent every aspect

The in erial Court of the Bluegrass Empire is 9* Saflefii both 95? and straight. A PEFSUH’S
one of the oldest court 5 stems east of the gender, 11 estyle. 0f “Dd? Gt dFESS hBS no hearing
Mississippi. Host major cities in the western “hBESUEYET 0” acceptance 1” OUT QTUUP- EVERYONE Ia
United States and Canada have a court system in HELeDHE‘
their community. In California alone there are
approximately 3. courts. So in essence, we are a THANKS TU THE BAR
chapter in an international organization. Our
monarchs attend other coronations throughout the He neglected to thank The Bar in last oonth’s
country representing and sharing in urthering newsletter for hosting our annual Valentine’s Day
relations eith outside communities. Now one Dance. They did their usual terrific job. Thanks!
associated with our organization personally
receives any monetary gain from any money raised a BAD BLOOD
our functions. The money goes directly back into from Parade Hagazine
the community as outlined above.

Throughout the years, the national Court System Effective iooediately. blood donors in
has raised hundreds of thousands of do lars Queensland. Australia, Nlil be fined $10.000.00 or
collectively to channel back into charitable. jailed for too years--or both--if they lie about
social, and vpolitical causes._ Hhen Anita Bryant the possible unsuitahility of their blood for
and Proposition 6 (the Briggs’ initiative) transfusion. Three babies died in Brisbane
surfaced the Court S"stem r§158d thousands of recently after receiving blood from a 27-vear-old
dollars to help defeat these anti-gay crusades. homosexual suspected of having contracted AIDS from

a sex partner.