S.F. QUEERS AGAINST WAR, 1971 and 2005



To the SF Bay Times:


"Homosexuals Against The War" demonstrated on 24 March 1971.
Now's your turn to march against neo-fascism, on 19 March 2005.


As I leaf thru GAY BY THE BAY,
a B&W photo seems too familiar.

Lots of somber hippies sitting on the ground,
beneath a banner proclaiming:
"HOMOSEXUALS
AGAINST
THE WAR".

The photo's caption reads:
" 3,000 'liberated' gays were
among the 175,000 people
who attended the massive peace
rally in Golden Gate Park on
March 24, 1971 "

Liberated? Well, we TRIED to be....

Vague memories drift by, like San Fran Crisco's patented fog.
Does the photo show the leader of SF's Committee for Homosexual Freedom?
And the co-founder of the U.S. "sexual freedom" leagues?
Did we march to this rally?
Did we chant "Suck COCK, to beat the DRAFT!" , as usual?
I can't remember.

But I do know my peace-marching days ain't over yet.
Coming up soon, on 19 March, Saturday:
we have yet another PEACE MARCH
(or will this be an anti-fascism march? ).
Anyway, please gather in Dolores Park at 11AM,
then parade to SF Civic Center.

-- Name With-Held
San Francisco

http://www.indybay.org/news/2005/02/1719773.php

[published in SFBT on Thursday, 10 Feb. 2005 ]
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- posted by SUN @ 4:54 PM