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Date:         Wed, 22 Jul 1992 01:41:47 -0400
From:         gaynet@ATHENA.MIT.EDU
Subject:      GayNet Digest Volume 5 Issue 567

In this issue:
                                  IMRU
                         Tom Robinson, Missing?
                               too funky
                    GayNet Digest Volume 5 Issue 566
                        Scowl of a Straight Boy?
                           IYG Hotline letter
              Proposed Amendment to Colorado Constitution

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Date:    Tue, 21 Jul 92 15:37 CDT
From: C60RBR1%NIU.BITNET@mitvma.mit.edu
Subject: IMRU

  Does anyone out there on the net have background information on
the radio program IMRU? I seem to be unable to access MCIMAIL out
of our campus mainframe, so am cut off from data on it. To Brian
Nunes: your file never arrived. Please message me if you see this
with your MCI address, and/or ftp data to pull it in.The article
on gay radio ,as it now stands, will probbaly be limited to the
Midwest-not enough data on other areas to work with. Thanks in
advance.
                                      Rob Ridinger
                                      c60rbr1@niu.bitnet

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From: <MARKD@urjwc.ucla.edu>
Subject: Tom Robinson, Missing?
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 92 13:51:00 PDT
Encoding: 14 TEXT

Have a question for anyone who can answer, but particularly for someone in
Britain since she or he probably has better access to the info.

What happened to musician Tom Robinson (of "Power in the Darkness" and "Glad
to Be Gay" fame). I have all his stuff, including the Geffen release with
"Rikki Don't Lose that Number" and a release after that on Castaway(?)
records with "Tattoo Me" and "Spain."  I wrote the address on the back of the
Castaway album, but the letter was returned as undeliverable.

Has he released anything since the Castaway album?  Is his stuff available on
CD in Great Britain (I don't think any of it is here).

Thanks for the help.

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Date: 21 Jul 92 16:55:35 EDT
From: Thanalakshmi.Subramaniam@Dartmouth.EDU
Subject: re:too funky

i think the Advocate had an article on Too Funky- it was supposed to be way
queer, with drag queens, sexy queerthangs and dykes backstage and on the
run-way. h/w mr michael apparently balked at the queer performativity of it
all and fucked with the concept. so right now, what i'm seeing is a pretty
sexist video with bizzarely dressed women and no point to it all.
love,
shimi

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Date: Tue, 21 Jul 92 17:05:24 EDT
From: flg <flg@lan.asc.upenn.edu>
Subject: GayNet Digest Volume 5 Issue 566

          Re: the current discussions about media (movies, TV), images
          of lesbigays, and their consequences. Much as I hate to harp
          on the matter of reading, I would refer those interested in
          these topics to some of the available writings on the
          subject. Most informative probably is Vito Russo's THE
          CELLULOID CLOSET (2nd edition, 1987). Also, look for Richard
          Dyer's short collection GAYS AND FILM, which may be hard to
          find but is definitely worth the effort. Modesty aside, my
          own article, "Out of the mainstream: sexual minorities and
          the mass media," might be of interest. It can be found in
          two collections: GAY PEOPLE, SEX AND THE MEDIA (Michelle
          Wolf and Al Kielwasser, eds.); REMOTE CONTROL (Ellen Seiter,
          et al, eds); and in the Journal of Homosexuality (1991, Vol
          21, #s 1/2 -- which is the same as the Wolf and Kielwasser
          collection).
          Larry Gross

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Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1992 20:06:50 -0600 (MDT)
From: WERLING <awerling@NMSU.Edu>
Subject: Scowl of a Straight Boy?

> Date:    Tue, 21 Jul 92 10:33 PDT
> From: Luis Balmaseda                       <ECZ5LRB@MVS.OAC.UCLA.EDU>
> Subject: GEORGE MICHAEL'S "TOO FUNKY" VIDEO
>
> It's got George looking at ultra-femme models through a camera with a
> huge phallic tube.  I guess he "possesses" the women through the camera.
> And all this time, he sports a straight-acting/appearing scowl.

I haven't seen the video, but how can a scowl be
"straight-acting/appearing"?  I'm curious.

Andrew

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Date:         Tue, 21 Jul 1992 10:14 pm EDT (Wed, 22 Jul 92 02:14:16 UT)
From: "Dan O. Neveu" <NEVE6545%FREDONIA.BITNET@mitvma.mit.edu>
Organization: State University of New York - College at Fredonia
Subject:      IYG Hotline letter

Got this form letter in the mail today:

                      Joseph F. Miller
          P.O. Box 44336 * Federal Station * Indianapolis,IN 46244-4336
     TEL.(317)631-8949 * 24-HR FAX.(317)630-5022 * Compuserve ID 72425,702

July 20,1992

Dan Neveu
18 Hanover St.
Silver Creek NY 14136

Dear Dan,

For the past few years I've had the wonderful opportunity to work closely
with Chris Gonzalez, the founder and Executive Director of the Indianapolis
Youth Group (IYG). I've come to know Chris as a compassionate man of the
highest integrity.

As Chairman of the IYG Youth Center Advisory Committee, I've watched him
build the IYG into one of this country's best educationally-based programs
 for self-identified gay, lesbian and bisexual youth, leading the way in
providing services to the youngest members of our community. The IYG has
become a nationwide model, recognized by NBC News, Time Magazine, The Advocate,
Black Entertainment Television, and ABC's"20/20" -- currently, they are working
with HBO on a special about young lesbians.

As a member of the Planning Committee for the First International Conference
on AIDS and Homeless Youth two years ago, I saw the tragic results of the low
self exteem caused by the suffering many self-identified gay teens endure --
substance abuse, prostitution and self-destructive behavior. And, as I prepare
to attend the Second International Conference on AIDS and Homeless Youth in
Rio de Janeiro, I am reminded of just how lucky we are to have the IYG serving
 our community with its 10 local chapters, and the nation's first and only
 peer
 counseling toll-free hotline. Now, because of a grant from the Health
 Foundation of Greater Indianapolis, for the purchase of a building dedi-
 cated solely to lesbian, gay, and bisexual youth -- an IYG Youth Center is
 becoming a reality.

The new Youth Center needs substantial remodeling, and the work is well un
underway. However, Chris is finding it difficult to overcome the significant
unexpected costs that have presented themselves since taking possession in May.

That's why I'm writing you today. The IYG needs your help now. Under the terms
of the grant agreement from the Health Foundation, the renovation project must
be completed in 90 days. The unforeseen costs have forced the IYG to consider
suspending renovation work, and I have offered to go to the community with a
plan to raise the needed funds to complete this important project -- $20,000.

 I invite you to participate in the Joseph F. Miller Funds Campaign,where I
will match every tax deductible dollar you send to IYG. Your gift will be
 doubled --making your efforts twice as potent, and sending a strong message
that you care about gay youth, the future of our community.

I also hope you'll consider asking your friends to join in this effort to help
solidify the position of the IYG, in its efforts to help gay youngsters
nationwide.

Sincerely,

Joseph F. Miller

PS: Dan, please make your donation now, while you're thinking about it. As I
mail this letter, Chris has halted construction work, and the need is immediate.
---------------------------30----------------------------
Dan Neveu
Sound Recording Tech.
SUNY Frenonia

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Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1992 20:25:06 -0700 (PDT)
From: Nicholas Heer <heer@u.washington.edu>
Subject: Proposed Amendment to Colorado Constitution
Mime-Version: 1.0

Here's the text of the proposed amendment to the Colorado constitution:

``Be it Enacted by the People of the State of Colorado:

``Article 2 of the Colorado Constitution is amended by the addition of
Section 30, which shall state as follows:

``NO PROTECTED STATUS BASED ON HOMOSEXUAL, LESBIAN OR BISEXUAL ORIENTATION.
Neither the State of Colorado, through any of its branches or departments,
nor any of its agencies, political subdivisions, municipalities or school
districts, shall enact, adopt or enforce any statute, regulation, ordinance
or policy whereby homosexual, lesbian or bisexual orientation, conduct,
practices or relationships shall constitute or otherwise be the basis of,
or entitle any person or class of persons to have or claim any minority
status, quota preferences, protected status or claim of discrimination.
This Section of the Constitution shall be in all respects self executing.''

	The organization behind the proposed amendment is Colorado for
Family Values, an off-spring of the national Traditional Values Coalition.
The organization fighting the proposed amendment is The Equal Protection
Campaign (EPOColorado).  Martina Navratilova, who lives in Aspen, is
soliciting contributions on behalf of EPOColorado.  Checks should be sent
to:

	EPOColorado, Inc.
	Box 300476,
	Denver, CO 80203-0476

					Nicholas Heer

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