Word: gayness
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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HONOR THY FATHER by Gay Talese. 526 pages World...
...Bill Bonanno remained silent. He had on his mind what would probably amount to the first half of his life-in many ways, as Gay Talese shows, a peculiarly American life. In less than two hours, he was scheduled to present himself at the L.A. Federal Building to begin serving a four-year prison term. The humiliation lay not in the illegality of what he had done, but in its insignificance. As the elder son of the once powerful New York Mafia Boss Joseph ("Joe Bananas") Bonanno, Bill was used to stripping down rolls of hundred-dollar bills...
Inheritance Rights. The Gay Activists Alliance believes the ruling to be the first of its kind-at least between publicly admitted homosexuals. McConnell and Baker were basically trying to legitimize their association as best they could, but they say that they also had inheritance rights in mind. And Baker now should be able to get a $300 quarterly resident's discount on his tuition since his nonstudent "father" can establish a state domicile. McConnell (who is suing to regain the university job he lost because of his homosexuality) may also be able to gain a head-of-house-hold...
...novel, homosexuality and Christianity seemed incompatible. For the vast majority of Christians in most churches, they still are, though there is a new-if somewhat grudging-acceptance of Black's point. What is more, at least two small new U.S. denominations are vigorously promoting an openly gay Christianity...
...party flounce offstage in a way that was clearly meant to be amusing-and lush sentimentalism. The four lithe male dancers who play the diva's lovers are coyly dressed in skintight body stockings and continually swirl enormous Art Nouveau capes about themselves like pretend matadors at a gay beach...