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INSIGHTFUt, TRUTHFUL, AND
REFRESHINGIT SEXY
Mar. 24, Thur,, 8 PM,
Spirit Square Center for the Arts
Token of Love What do you say when
its over? What exactly do you say, and how
will he take it? The agonizing struggle of a
gay man to end his relationship. Clever
take on a familiar scenario, insightful and
truthful, and refreshingly sexy. H.D Motyl,
1993,30 minutes
Also Showing....
Rules of the Road An Oldsmobile
station wagon serves as a touchstone to a
love affair in this personal, inventive and
witty dian/. A sharp U turn on the American
love afiair with the auto. The director is one
of America's most respected independent
filmmakers. Su Friedrich, 1993,31 minutes
Deaf Heaven This touching and affecting
drama about a young man caring for his
dying lover indirectly reflects on the
Holocaust and yet another generation left
behind in pain. Distressing but insightful,
bleak yet beautiful. Steve Levitt, 1993,25
minutes
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Quips and Quotes
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“Bigotry is a choice.”
“Civil rights are not open to a vote.”
“Civil Rights aren’t special.”
“Discrimination kills. We can prove it.”
“Do you call your job and home ‘special
rights?’”
“Equal rights ARE special rights.”
“Everyone’s rights are special.”
“Get gay bashed, then tell me about spe
cial rights.”
“My pride is special. My rights are ba-
sic*
“Not special rights, but the right to be
special.”
“Share your special rights.”
“Since when is equality a special right?”
—A few of the entries sent in to The
Washington Blade in response to that publi
cation 's request for a message with which to
counter the Far Right’s "special rights”
campaign.
“So what makes Philadelphia so appeal
ing? Because it tells our story in an honest
way. Neatly wr^ped in two hours of cellu
loid and playing to a great soundtrack, a
straight director (Silence of the Lambs'
Jonathan Demme) and a handful of (mostly)
straight actors have shown our fears, our
emotions, our secrets, ourthoughts, our wish
es, our desires. We know what it is like to lose
our jobs, or to be in fear of losing our jobs. We
know what it is like to hide our orientation or
our illness, for fear of repercussion. We
know the comfort of loved ones, especially
when the whole world seems against us. We
see the movie, and most of the time, we can
say, ‘Yeah, I can relate to that.’ And we
think, ‘Thank God there are straight people
watching this.’”
—Patrick Evans, in a review o/Philadel-
phia in the February issue of Our Own
Community Press.
“The most telling of Bawer’s quotes; ‘I
don’t hate seeing people in leather or drag;
what I hate is the thought that to some of
them, the leather or drag is the cornerstone of
their identity.. .And I hate the fact that such
people have succeeded in convincing many
heterosexuals that they speak for all gays and
that their own less attractive qualities are
inherent attributes of homosexuality.’
“But what concern is it of his what some
one chooses to make the cornerstone of their
identity? Bawer fears that these people re
flect on him, tainting what society thinks
about him. His goal is ultimately a selfish
one—a gay society that will not embarrass
him in front of his friends.”
—Al Cotton, lambasting Bruce Bawer’s
book A Place At The Table in the Jan. 27
issue o/Southem Voice.
“Nice liberals—in our community and
outside it—have praised the movie for its
politics. Because it encourages compassion
and discourages homophobia, the argument
goes, it is a step in the right direction and
deserves our support.
“Bullshit. Why should we not demand the
full truth? Of what value is compassion
earned at the expense of truth?”
—Cijf Bostock, trashing Philadelphia in
the Feb. 4 issue of ETC.
“Any type of censorship, especially when
it is directed toward a group of people, is
sickening. We wanted to make the point that
few books would be left if everything that is
considered controversial is pulled from the
shelves.”
—Erin Stephenson, a 17year old senior at
Shawnee Mission East High School in Kan
sas City, MO, on why he helped organize a
pro test involving massive check-out of books
athis school’s library. The Shawnee Mission
school disctict commute had recently voted
to remove two books from the school’s li
brary—All-American Boys and Annie On
My Mind—because they were deemed to
"promote homosexuality. ”
“The underlying reason it was banned is
because it is the first study of long-term
lesbian couples. It portrays lesbians in hap
py, committed relationships. For people
who want to think that we’re strange in some
way, my book is revolutionary in its normal
cy.”
—Author Susan Johnson, on why she be
lieves her book, Staying Power: Long-Term
Lesbian Couples was banned from David
Bruton ’si 1th grade English class at Chapel
Hill High School.
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