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  The New Face of Gay Power
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Last EditedUser 13  Oct 10, 2003 10:49am
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MediaWeekly News Magazine - TIME Magazine
News DateFriday, October 10, 2003 06:00:00 AM UTC0:0
DescriptionIt's tempting to think there are two gay Americas, one frightened and one fabulous, a merely gay America and a fully Queer America. An America where the gay bars darken their windows to hide ashamed patrons, and an America where straight people stand in line to get into gay clubs. An America where the June 26 Supreme Court decision legalizing sodomy had more than symbolic consequences, since gay sex was still a crime in 13 states. And an America where instead of arresting gays, the police help clear the streets every June for pride parades, which of course include contingents of gay cops.
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