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Pittsburgh’s Out #68 November 1982

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Summary

Out magazine, Number 68, from November 1982, covers:

Key Local News and Community Efforts:

  • Anti-Violence Initiative: A Town Meeting, sponsored by the Pittsburgh Committee for Lesbian and Gay Rights (PCLGR), led to a follow-up meeting by Black and White Men Together (BWMT) to address the rise in violence against gays. Practical steps advocated included walking in groups, using whistles, and fighting back. They called for a Hotline through the Gay Community Center for anonymous reporting of incidents.
  • Unsolved Murders: The brutal, unsolved double murder of David Fields, 17, and Kim Loring Rodgers, 27, in the Northside riverbank area, remains a high-priority case for Pittsburgh police, who continue to solicit the gay community’s help.
  • The Steel Barons: The group clarified its mission, stating it is a gay male social club for fellowship, not a motorcycle, charity, or S&M sex club. They meet monthly at the Crossover Lounge.
  • Political Endorsements: The Political Club did not meet, but independent gay politicos supported Frank Pistella, Congressman William Coyne (who co-sponsored the federal gay rights bill HR 1454), and several state legislative candidates.

National News and Issues:

  • AIDS/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AID): The mortality rate is reported as 41% overall, exceeding 60% for the earliest documented cases. Approximately 75% of cases were among homosexual or bisexual males. The Gay Rights National Lobby (GRNL) launched a lobbying campaign for federal funding for urgent research.
  • Politics and Gay Rights: Former Vice President Walter Mondale endorsed a federal gay rights bill at a New York fundraiser for the Human Rights Campaign Fund, which raised nearly $152,000.
  • “Outing” Controversy: Perry Deane Young’s new book, God’s Bullies, discusses the alleged homosexuality of Terry Dolan, head of the National Conservative Political Action Committee (NCPAC), citing Dolan’s anti-gay political work as justification for the disclosure.
  • Military and Employment: A US District Court judge ruled that the Army must allow openly gay Sgt. Perry J. Watkins to reenlist, while another judge upheld the Navy’s right to discharge Petty Officer James L. Dronenburg for homosexual conduct.
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