GAY IN WASHINGTON
GAY IN WASHINGTON
"GAY IN WASHINGTON". Documentary regarding the political maneuvering of gay rights movement, particularly in the Washington, DC area.
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Montage: TLS of the Washington Gay Men's Chorus performing in concert. MSs people around Washington, some in same-sex pairs, others enforcing homosexual stereotypes. MS black man in t-shirt and shorts on roller skates in park.
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Panoramic view of park area in Washington D.C.
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Host Sheila Banks talking to camera about efforts within gay community of Washington to eliminate stereotypes, developing into a political force.
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Joe Tom Easley, President of Gertrude Stein Democratic Club, an organization of Gay Democrats, speaking at black tie affair. In 1982, in the 1982 elections we raised and spent more money than any time in the club s history - $20,000 spent in the local elections in the District of Columbia and in the Maryland and Virginia suburbs. And our candidates were overwhelming successful at the polls. We were instrumental in the election of the most Pro Gay big city mayor in the country, Marion Barry.
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1982 Washington DC Gay Pride Day, Mayor Marion Barry and challengers campaigning for mayor.
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The Gertrude Stein Club banquet, an organization of Gay Democrats. Senator Alan Cranston (D - California) and Representative Barney Frank (D - Massachusetts) sitting on the panel.
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Betty Ann Kane, Washington DC city councilwoman, It s a very important community because number one it s very well organized and it s been organized for quite some time even when it was a smaller community in terms of its public visibility. I ve been supported by the gay community, for example, since the first time that I started running as an elected official. It s also very encouraging, I think, to see and it s very important in its growth and its importance as it has grown and become more organized, expansion of interest on the part of the gay community beyond what one might call gay issues to issues that affect the quality of life for everybody in this community.
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John Wilson, Washington DC city councilman, Well I don t particularly deal with special interest politics, so I don t look who is important. I look at what is right. And if we can do what is right by all of the citizens in the District of Columbia, then I think that s what s the most important thing. I have always felt that the individual s human rights were the most important thing that any government could protect. And so I am in favor of protecting everybody s human rights. And that includes the gay community.
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Senator Gary Hart (D - Colorado) speaking at hearing.
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Walter Mondale with wife at speaking engagement.
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Senator Alan Cranston (D - California) speaking at Stein Club banquet, Finally let me say to you that in the office of President I will use all the powers that a President has at his disposal to end all forms of discrimination against all classes of people in our society - Gays, Lesbians, Blacks, Hispanics, Handicapped individuals, whatever.
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Richard Maulsby, co-founder and head of the Gertrude Stein Democratic Club, speaking at Stein Club banquet.
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Richard Maulsby, co-founder and head of the Gertrude Stein Democratic Club, (I think that politically in this city, the gay community was fortunate in that we were sort of) present at the creation, if you will. That unlike other cities, which already had an established, entrenched, system of government with a political organization and everything like that, political organizations. Here when home rule started in 1974, we were part of the political process from the very beginning. I think that s a real key to understanding what our impact and our influence has been in this city. Politicians started - everybody started from scratch - how do I build a political organization - and they were looking every place possible to build a constituency. And there were a group of us who had stayed active from the Frank Kameny campaign in 1971, who saw at that time how the political process could be used to our advantage to gain respect. All politicians are looking for are money and votes and campaign workers and if you supply those, you ll be able to come back to those people after they re elected and ask them to address you concerns.