Gay Lib v. Universy of Missouri, 416 F. Supp. 1350 (W.D. Mo. 1976) se opn om the US District Court for the Wtern District of Missouri
Contents:
- WISNS MIDDLE SCHOOL FEATUR 'THIS BOOK IS GAY' LIBRARY, STIRRG ONLE OUTRAGE
- GAY LIB V. UNIVERSY OF MISSOURI, 416 F. SUPP. 1350 (W.D. MO. 1976)
- DANCG THE GAY LIB BLU
- GAY_LIB
- FORMER STUNT LEARS REFLECT ON 1970S BATTLE FOR MISSOURI TO REGNIZE GAY STUNT GROUP
WISNS MIDDLE SCHOOL FEATUR 'THIS BOOK IS GAY' LIBRARY, STIRRG ONLE OUTRAGE
The ntroversial tle scrib genalia, gay sex and rmatn about the e of homosexual datg apps. * the gay lib *
Prented to the Court the ntext of this se is the qutn of the legal right of homosexuals to form a stunt anizatn and obta Universy regnn of as a mp anizatn.
History and Facts of the CaseFebary 25, 1971, marks the begng of an attempt on the part of a small group llg self Gay Lib to ga formal regnn as a stunt anizatn at the Universy of Missouri at Columbia, Missouri. On that date, Gay Lib submted three documents to the Missouri Stunts Associatn (hereafter referred to as the MSA): (1) a petn for regnn on the forms provid for that purpose by the MSA, (2) a proposed nstutn and by-laws, and (3) a statement of the purpos of the proposed *1354 anizatn.
GAY LIB V. UNIVERSY OF MISSOURI, 416 F. SUPP. 1350 (W.D. MO. 1976)
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[1] Gay Lib's applitn for regnn was given ial nsiratn by the Rul Commtee of the MSA Senate, which approved and remend that the MSA Senate also grant approval.
On November 22, 1971, durg the perd that s petn was before SOGA but not yet unr active nsiratn, Gay Lib submted a revised statement of purpos[2] which add tail to the ial brief statement. Lansford: "On December 22, 1971, the Universy Commtee on Stunt Organizatns, Government and Activi, meetg regular ssn, passed and submted to me a motn llg for the approval of Gay Lib as a regnized stunt anizatn.
DANCG THE GAY LIB BLU
Dancg the Gay Lib Blu by Arthur Bell, 1971, Simon and Schter edn, Hardver English * the gay lib *
The very sence of the group their stated purpose is to study the legal and social posn of the state vis-a-vis the issue of homosexualy, an issue nsired to be of val ncern to a small proportn of our stunt body and of ncern generally terms of social attus and social rponse. First, the specific history relative to the problems of homosexualy that is unique to this Universy reprents a pot of parture for any specific discsn.
GAY_LIB
In 1971, a homosexual stunt anizatn known as Gay Liberatn or Gay Lib requted and was nied regnn at the Universy of Missouri-Columbia. For the next seven years, Gay Lib members would work their way through a system of appeals and urt s until they were fally award regnn April 1978. This was not… * the gay lib *
On December 6, 1972, Edward Thelen, who had replaced Edw Hutchs as Dean of Stunt Affairs, sent a memo to Dave Markee, Director of Stunt Life, exprsg his belief that the Commtee on Sexual Freedom was a "subterfuge for acplishg the regnn (of Gay Lib) vetoed by Dean Hutchs" and directg Markee to refe to act on requts om the Commtee on Sexual Freedom.
FORMER STUNT LEARS REFLECT ON 1970S BATTLE FOR MISSOURI TO REGNIZE GAY STUNT GROUP
The 290 page transcript of the Augt 13, 1973, hearg reveals that both the Universy and Gay Lib adduced a wi range of evince on three ma issu: (1) the procral steps taken by Gay Lib to ga regnn at the Universy of Missouri at Columbia, (2) whether homosexualy is normal or abnormal and (3) whether Universy regnn of a homosexual anizatn would produce creased vlatns of the Missouri Sodomy Law.