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41 More gay To the Editor: C t I think that I speak for the ' majority of gays when I say I t am grateful for the intentions c3 behind yo\ir June 30th issue, h Aside from the morally n superior tone of Mr. Woods' c "Viewpoint" column and an c offensive drawing on pg. 3, the n reporting was unusually t halanpo/1 ariH ' wavuiwm uuu oiiai^illiUl WCtlU 1' in its coverage of c homosexuality. S While you did a good job of establishing the presence of a a significant number of gays at ? USC, I am disappointed that v you went no further to inquire t into the lifestyles of gay s t _ S <gr^ \ ELL ARMS PfiAKMACY/L/^ 0 PHONE 700-1598 ^ C SUWTER A PtNDLETOH STS. COLUMBIA,S.C g Welcome Summer II SHOP OUR STORE - Weather Forecast 105? Salt Tabs *1.39 Keep Your Energy UP COLD CHOC or VAN , NUTRAMENT 70* Gamecock $| ^ Bikini Panties * (Ladies Only Please) .Summer Jewelry jub? new Assortment i Chains ft Earrings 2/ 1 *00 Chokers New from Revlon Glossy Liptints 5 Sexy Shades $1.3 5 f "Good for your Lips" Miller - Bud Lite Schlitz - Mabel I Mick - Bull - Pearl We Cash Checksl | Bring I.D. 7AM 9PM Desk Lamp Sale Hi Intensity Type ^ _ $12.95 value *8*95 n*~i- ?s men uur dig Reg. $1.49 99* <xt& fpTcJtOtlNett AKMSHWmtY/^* PHONE 700-1500 ? SUMTER A PENDLETON fTS. COLUMBIA, S.C. stories v ^aronna siuaents. instead of elling your readers how 'enlightened" various arms of he university are in their lealings with gays, you might lave considered the increasing tumbers of bisexuals on :ampus (as indicated by your wn poll this past spring), the tear doubling of gay bars in he area since January (from our to seven), and the police rackdown on gays cruising on lenate Street. More important, happy gays ippear only by implication on he cover photo of two guys talking hand-in-hand on the kAns?Vt uaf (ha moic.Mftr fvmvii, jw viiv uiujuiiijf ui gajro eem to lead reasonably happy hough anonymous lives. Most if us exhibit none of the icicuijriiitcu^ay iiiaiuiensnis. Ve are usually discreet about iur relationships and sexual rientation not because we are ishamed of being gay, but gm a g S* ? % i2 3 w lis* "mmmmrn q?9? tS Ss? o 50;;N Hfe 3 EZIE-86Z. (COS) M3IMAVHA HVMNVSflS WVWUVin I - W m v ill/ i?w'li/iMl A V 1 Ik./ 7 I MOTOR INN! Color T V. - Pool - F New Ma has been working s refurbishing, chang up, and is now ML fit ET1 tt M W+. M IMCVV UKJ CORNER OF MAIN 8 (In The Heart of Downtown - O ranted because there are many people in our society to whom being different poses a threat. Such people attempt to eliminate that threat by imposing social and nolitinal snnotinnR whinh deny the different minority's right to pursue happiness as they perceive it. That Carolina's student newspaper has faced squarely an issue which local professional journalists have evaded is a hopeful sign for 0QVC in tho PnllimKio o?no Tf JUI vaiv VA/IUIIIMIO ai^a. XI gays at USC are worth an entire issue of the Gamecock after being ignored for four years, they obviously deserve regular, more detailed treatment in future issues. ivioreover, your reporters need to talk to a larger number of gays to inform themselves and their readers as accurately as possible. Interviews with a handful of representatives of a large and diverse minority are nnf IIOKIA /V I'"* ^? uui uauic iu ^iuuucc tx very accurate picture. We appreciate the support of our straight friends in our struggle for human rights. We believe that if you learn more about us, your attitudes will change from tolerance to understanding and acceptance. Name withheld by request ?I fi If #Vlorn ic nn?t ?I ?I ? I 1.IIVI V ma a 11J |ll UltipiC of the constitution that more imperatively calls for attachment than any other it is the principle of free thought?not free thought for those who 1 agree with us. but II freedom for the thought II that we hate. SI -Chief Justice Oliver II Weldell Holmes Ij iLJ ull Menu Restaurant j nagement uinra Inct #mvv iva J i tJUp C71 9 I UUI |t ling menus, sprucing I ready to present " WNTOWNER j i * i LADY STS. PH. 779-7790 ! noBlock(romlh?Capil8l,K-9onMflp) | Paper assume} To the Editor: b u The recent Gamecock ar- s tides on marijuana and s< homosexuality demonstrate a tl lack of perception on the part tl of the staff and writers, the p Gamecock staff assumed a social-intellectual maturity ci and openmindedness of some readers which apparently does ^ not exist. Pehaps the two in- ^ vestigative articles would C? receive the praise they richly q deserve outside of the Deep r? South. gc so it may oe tnat outside of this Ui region college students would ar not resort to frenetic Bible- lai thumping or fret that they will cr be associated with "'dope- Cc smoking queers' " rather than "c with rusticity. I am relieved ha that the Gamecock did not do articles on the advances made Di IX Slixi j J jlj|i^jjjj ; & 8g5*% a * **poc vy km xv I ;|lx Tl'? m*SI1 A&3& dUU In Grandma's day, wasted. She knew the \ conservation and recyc these practices now m< Our booklet is packed v how to reduce waste. F just clipout the coupon. ?HX/IP nrtir ?. ? I four> Yes. I am interested in learning how I car Tree Dooxiei. " i ne uase tor Materials Co NAME ADDRESS CITY STATE Zl MAIL TO Environmental Action Founds Washington. D C 20036 * too much j y black students at this niversity or on the foreign tudent population at the :hool; if this had been thecase len the letters would, doubess, have bemoaned the resence of too many niggers" and "gooks" on ampus. Sadly, it appears that the >orishness and unphistication of some students innot be overestimated. Pflrlv thp nann4uw>lf m.j J wa%/ \XU11IWUVIV OllUUlU vert to headlining the hot >ssip and deadly nitpicking of me of the Russell House lion officers, the record nount of booze swilled at the test outdoors concert, or the isis of too-tall toilets at the cper Library. TTien these oncerned" readers will be ddy. ivid W. Pitre 1 Q. 55SKS K * H s it || KX Xg K| I WW*"** * |H w* MM X M *j K Kim I true. notning was /alue of :ling. We need jre than ever. vith ideas about or a free copy, ( onmental >n elation I \ reduce waste Please send your j nservation," to I lion 724 Dupont Circle Building, | i*4ii * . - "A