THE GAY EXPERIENCE

VECTOR

Our Eleventh Year

July 1975 Vol. 11, No. 7

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

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TRAVEL by GARY MENGER

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EAST BAY by MICHAEL NOVICK STAR CRUISE by JEFF

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BOOKS by FRANK HOWELL

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WINING & DINING by AMBROSE

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THEATER by JAMES ARMSTRONG 21 BAR/BATH/RESTAURANT/GUIDE

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WOMEN by JEANNE CORDOVA

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Features

THE MOST DANGEROUS HOMOSEXUALS by DAN ALLEN: College teacher, Allen, discusses closet persons in mind-influencing institutions (schools, churches, etc.) who lead painfully triple lives in same-sex environments. And he's angry!

SINCE THE REFERENDUM PASSED by FRANK FITCH: As we approach the first real showdown of Fundamentalist California Christianists' attempts to lock us out of mainstream living, political editor, Fitch, projects what it will be like in a horror fiction piece. WILDWOOD RANCH, An Appreciation by RICHARD PIRO: What began as adagio quickly turned into allegro con brio as the magic of one of the Bay Area's two (no less) gay "ranches" began to work its spell. In rather too rhapsodic overwriting, our editor shares the experience of this membership-only magic mountain.

CENTERSPREAD: JOHN by JOHN DAVID HOUGH

VECTOR READERSHIP SURVEY The most important thing you can do for this publication is to fill out our questionaire and mail it in immediately. Results published next month. TALES OF PIN CHINN by DAMON DEWINTERS: Another moving folk tale suspiciously connected with the tragic Houston murders.

HAMBURGER MARY'S & CISSY'S SALOON by ROBERT BOYLAN A very personal reaction to one of San Francisco's oldest and most treasured eateries. James Moss, photography. STAYING OUT ON CAMPUS by ANDREW MENDELSON: Coming out-really coming out-is a never-ending process, and despite the warnings of his "friends" Stanford graduate student Mendelson shares his struggles and visions for a new order.

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MEMORIES OF A SMALL TOWN by SCOTT FABERSHAM: Is there a gay soul in San Francisco or New York who does not cherish often painful memories of the swimming hole and the "strange" bachelor who later...? VECTOR's first feature-length poem. SHAMPOO WASHES OUT by R. MORGAN ELLIS: Film critic, Ellis, posed several questions to producer/star Warren Beatty concerning his use of gay stereotypes in his new film. INTO THE STREETS by RANDY ALFRED: Why participate in a gay parade? An articulate rationale for sharing the celebration of gayness not only during the June spectaculars but in the day-to-day activities of liberated humans who are gay all the time. WINDOWS by GUY CORRY: Introducing the subtle photo-genius of Guy Corry who chose window-moods for his VECTOR debut.

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ROBBIE by H. KARP: On the most bizarre block of the world's most bizarre city, New York, East Coast correspondent decided to check out a happening-which was bizarre.

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