[mod.motss] Summary of 'net.motss' -- 6/10-28/1985

msimpson@bbncca.ARPA (Mike Simpson) (06/29/85)

Summary of newsgroup: net.motss
Date of this summary: June 28, 1985
Dates covered in this summary: June 10-28, 1985
Articles covered: 40
Approved: for sdyer@bbncca.arpa by msimpson@bbncca.arpa

Gay foster care ban in Massachusetts (4 articles)
	-- governor's attitude of indifference towards gays
	-- homophobic hysteria rampant

New England Gay Pride Parade (2 articles)
	-- crowd estimated at 27,000
	-- "angrier" and more political than in the past

Terms for relatives of 'significant others' (2 articles)
	-- suggestions: "relative-in-sin", "out-law"

Views on homosexuality (3 articles)

Lesbian and gay books (2 articles)
	-- "Cry of the Heart" (Tennessee Williams)
	-- "Socrates, Plato and Guys Like Me" (Eric Rofes)

Lesbian and gay films (15 articles)
	-- New England and San Francisco Gay Film Festivals
	-- movies reviewed: BLACK LIZARD, SCUM, SCRUBBERS, TAXI
		ZUM KLO, LOADS, MAEDCHEN, THE WOMEN, SALO, THE
		MAKIOKA SISTERS, MORE AND MORE LOVE, NAUGHTY
		BOYS, THE "L"-SHAPED ROOM, LUMINOUS PROCURESS,
		TIMES OF HARVEY MILK, PINK NARCISSUS, BEFORE
		STONEWALL

AIDS research funding (1 article)
	-- information requested on foundations that distribute
		contributions to groups doing AIDS research


Miscellaneous (11 articles)
	-- review of research on history of sex and sexuality in
		7/8/85 New Republic
	-- Pentagon won't discipline those who test positive for
		HTLV-3 antibodies
	-- bathrooming habits of women vs. those of men
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