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Reports on the possible implementation of a plan to mark paper money in various ways by gay people in the U.S. Reasons given by gay people for the need to implement such a plan; Possible steps taken by the U.S. Treasury Department to stop the plan.

Focuses on the liberated wallpaper conceived by the Los Angeles, California-based firm Bob Mitchell Designs.

Reviews the motion picture 'The Paper Chase,' starring Timothy Bottoms, Lindsay Wagner and John Houseman.

Reports that a printing firm owned by the Toronto Star has quit printing a gay paper in the wake of protest over the Star's rejection of an advertisement for the gay publication. Demonstration in front of the office of Star protesting the circulation daily's refusal to take the ad; Complaints of the Gay Alliance Toward Equality to the Ontario Press Council.

Reports that the Los Angeles police seized a copy of the San Francisco paper 'Gay Sunshine' in their drive against pornography. Arrest of two Gay Sunshine employees charged with displaying obscene material with intent to sell; Refusal of authorities to give specific arrest figures; Number of other gay publications arrested.

Reports the victory of Gay Liberation Front (GLF) at Florida State University on the right to advertise in the student newspaper 'Flabeau' of the school. Victory of GLF despite the opposition of the paper's editors; Ruling of the Board of Student Publications.

Reports on the campaign launched by the periodical 'Hollywood Citizen-News,' against stores selling sex literature and publications in 1969. Plans of the periodical to print portions of the books identified as pornographic; Financial difficulties of the periodical.

Discusses the involvement of Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) in the ransack of the editorial office of the newspaper 'Los Angeles Star,' on October 23, 1974. Law employed by police to gain a search warrant against the newspaper; Lawsuit filed by 'Star' publisher Paul Eberle against the police department.

Reports on the gay community's criticisms against Chicago, Illinois' newspaper, 'Daily News' unfavorable treatment of stories about gays. Protests against columns of writer Mike Royko; Publisher Marshall Field III's letter in response to Michael A. Bergeron for the United Front of Gay Organization; Vice president of Chicago Gay Alliance, William B. Kelley's citing of articles of the acquisition of a local architectural; landmark by a group of men sympathetic to gays.

Reports on the awarding of the Princeton University daily campus newspaper's citation for 'non-athletic, non-academic student activity' to gay student rights activist Arthur Eisenbach.

Reports on the filing of a lawsuit against a warden and a male censor by a Maryland Prison inmate for allegedly depriving him of gay and Native American literature.

Reports on the attempts to recover records of the Homophile Entertainment Guild (HEG) taken in an apparent burglary in Hollywood, California. HEG president Paul Mace; Commander of the Hollywood vice detail lieutenant Bob Jones; Release of photocopies of roommate files and requested prints.

Reports that the Mississippi Gay Alliance has filed suit in the United States District Court to force campus newspaper at Mississippi State University to accept its advertising.

Reports on the protest of the Atlanta Lesbian Feminist Alliance over the lack of news coverage of their activities in Georgia.

Reports that the periodical 'Advocate' has appointed Carl Driver as its advertising representative for San Francisco and the Bay area.

Focuses on a picket organized by the Homosexual Information Center (HIC) on November 5, 1969 to protest against the policies of the advertisement department of the newspaper 'Los Angeles Times,' which refuses to print the word 'homosexual' in its advertisements. Statement given by 'Los Angeles Times' executive editor Robert D. Nelson after the picketing; Efforts made by HIC leaders to get their demand accepted before deciding to protest.

Reports on the acceptance of the certificate of incorporation of Gay Activists Alliance Inc. in New York City. Culmination of a two-and-a-half-year court battle; Contention upheld by Albany Supreme Court Justice T. Paul Kane; Restriction of the practices of the secretary of state.

Reports that gay pride was featured as the lead story in the April 9, 1973, issue of the 'National Observer,' the family weekly newspaper published by the 'Wall Street Journal.' Total space occupied by the article in the newspaper; Gays featured in the article; Observations made by author Daniel Greene about the gay liberation movement.

Reports on the suspension of the publication 'The Villanovan,' official student newspaper of Villanova University, Pennsylvania because of the usage of the word penis in an article published in December 1972. Statement made by Edward McCarthy, president of Villanova University on the issue; Coverage of a news story on Gay Activists Alliance member Matthew Grande in the article.

Reports on the revisions on the appearance of the monthly periodical 'Newsletter' for the legal aid society of the gay community Help Inc. in Los Angeles, California. Mode of distribution of the journal; Format of the periodical.

Reports on the decision of the 'Minneapolis Star' and Tribune Co. to allow the word 'gay' in display and classified advertising. Usage of 'gays' in news columns; Reasons behind the decision of the newspaper companies.

Presents an editorial of the periodical 'Star News' regarding the failure of an amendment of sex laws to pass the California legislature. Advocacy on the right of privacy of consenting adults involved in a sex act; Criticisms against the selective enforcement of such laws; Defense made on the sexual practices of gays.

Focuses on the views of the newspaper 'Tri-Bara Post' about gay marriages in New York, New York. Growth of same-sex marriages in the U.S.; Impact of homosexual activities on the public; Need for a law to be passed on the issue.

Reports on the controversy concerning a 14-year-old newspaper carrier in Wellington, New Zealand who undertook a personal censorship campaign against the weekly paper he worked for, the Palmerston North publication. Newspaper carrier Stuart Roxburgh's refusal to deliver copies of the weekly paper because of a front-page story about lesbianism.

Announces the annual meeting of the Gay Research Caucus of the American Anthropological Association to be held in Mexico City, Mexico in November 1974. Presentation of scientific papers on homosexuality; Participation of writer Margaret Mead; Titles of scientific papers to be presented.

Reports that the U.S. Department of Defense has stopped putting code numbers on honorable discharge papers to disclose the reason for discharge, such as suspected homosexuality. Discrimination by employers against army veterans with certain code numbers on their discharge papers.

Focuses on views of several news papers of Los Angeles, California, on gay rights and their discrimination. Overview of the article published in the journal 'Los Angeles Times' on December 8, 1969; Views of Nancy Ross, author of Washington Post essay 'Homosexual Revolution,' on gay militants; Support for the plea by National Institute of Mental Health, California, to lift penalties against homosexuals.

Reports on the comment of an expert on sexuality and drug abuse Joel Fort which state that both underground and overground press distort sexuality and drug abuse to sell papers. Role of politicians and others in spreading public hysteria over homosexuality; Opinion of Fort regarding the treatment of homosexuality; Need for the development of homosexual ethics and esthetics.

Focuses on the efforts of the Gay Liberation Front (GLF) to address some issues at the meeting of the National Association for Mental Health in Los Angeles, California. Plans of presenting a position paper on homosexuality; Failure of the convention's security to stop the entry of GLF members to the venue; Resumption of the meeting after the arrival of the police.

Reports on the publicity that followed the rejection of a Swedish lesbian's proposed personal classified advertisement for the daily newspaper 'Kvallsposten.' Girl's letter of protest over the paper's form-letter reply; Publication of the girl's story in other periodicals.

Summarize a paper on sex among insects presented in 1974 to the French Academy of Sciences in Paris by Jacques Carayon of the French Museum of Natural History.

Reports on suggestions made by U.S. congressman John F. Seiberling on how the Separation Program Number system will no longer be subject to abuse by the commanding officers who use it. Need for coded discharge papers that have been issued in the past to be replaced with uncoded documents; Need for the system to be abolished internally; Reason why the system can result in the invasion of privacy when used by business corporations for employment referencing purposes.

Reports on the rearrest of accused murderer William David Hovila after being released. Charge against Hovila of the murder of Dallas gay rights attorney Henry J. McCluskey Jr.; Hovila's release from the Dallas County Jail in Texas after apparent mistakes in indictment papers; Return of indictment against Hovila by the county grand jury; Circumstances of rearrest.

Reports on the incorporation of a legal defense and education fund for homosexuals into the issuance of an order permitting incorporation by the Appellate Division of the New York State Court system in Albany. Provision of free legal counsel and foundation support from the Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund Inc.; Approval procedures for the incorporation papers for a legal defense and education fund.

Reports on the preparation of extradition papers for William David Howlika, who was arrested in Rutherford, New Jersey, on August 11, 1973, in connection with the murder of Dallas, Texas attorney Henry J. McCluskey Jr. Evidence establishing Howlika's connection with McCluskey.

Reports that according to a paper presented at the American Psychiatric Association's annual meeting in San Francisco, California, a group of male college students saturated with pornography became so weary of it they eventually turned to 'Life' magazine and 'Reader's Digest.' Citation of the study in draft report of the President's Commission on Obscenity and Pornography; Methodology used for conducting the experiment; Measurement of physiological response of the volunteers; Response of the male volunteers; Absence of any detectable anxiety or psychological problems.

This article presents some developments related to homosexuals. Assemblyman Willy Brown's bill to legalize all sex acts between consenting adults in private is once again stalled in the Assembly's Criminal Procedures Committee. According to reports from Sacramento, California, Brown has three of the fours votes needed to get Committee approval. The article also says that the news paper Advocate is a newspaper of the entire homosexual community. It intends to present as wide a spectrum of news features and intelligent opinion as it can fit into its pages.

The Kansas City's Phoenix Society's board of directors met recently, decided not to renew the incorporation papers for the coming year, and suggested that members involve themselves in other organizations. It attributed the demise of the Phoenix Society to certain conservatives who were afraid to stand up for their rights. One organization still remaining in Kansas City is the Mid-America Religious Council on Homosexuality, which is currently being incorporated. Another is the Homosexual Underground Action Committee.

Reports that a man from Ontario was sentenced to one year jail by a judge for gross indecency with a 15 year old boy. Justification made by the judge regarding this judgment; Basis of the sentence; Comments under the coverage by Ontario-based University of Waterloo campus paper.

Editorial. Critiques the paper on homosexuality written by Helen M. Hacker and published in the March 1969 issue of 'Sexology Magazine.' Evaluation of homosexual behavior; Comparison of the sexual behavior of homosexual and heterosexual couples; Impact of homosexual relations on the society.

The article reports on the emergency meeting, held by a new board elected to run the Whitman-Radclyff Foundation and almost immediately rejected by the foundation's interim directors, in Los Angeles, California in February 4, 1973. The group elected the Reverend Freda Smith, assistant pastor of Sacramento Metropolitan Community Church, as Chairwoman. It was decided in the meeting that the board would obtain the foundation's papers of incorporation and published minutes from Sacramento to determine its legal status.

Representatives from twelve different gay organizations from the New York Metropolitan area met on November 18, 1972 at New York Mattachine officers under the auspices of the new Metropolitan Gay Community Council (MGCC) to discuss common problems and improve intergroup cooperation and communication. The policies of the "Village voice," newspaper on gay advertisements was discussed. The Voice limits its bulletin board to one gay political advertisement per issue and relegates advertisements for social events sponsored by gay groups to the classified section in the back of the paper.

Presents the response of the survey by 'Vector,' a slick-paper monthly published by the Society for Individual Rights on the voter registration of their readers in California. Percentage of Democrats; Details of the official California voter registration reports.

Reports the formation of the Movement of the Marginals, a homosexual political party in Italy. Assertion that the has filed formal legal papers with the Italian Ministry of the Interior; Recognition of the Italian government on the party; Requirements in getting on the ballot as a political party.

Presents a reply of Bobbie Hughes concerning the magazine 'The Voice of the Valley.' Legal problems regarding Jay Jackson; Reputation of The Voice; Role of the paper to the gay community.

Reviews several motion pictures. 'Papermoon,' produced and directed by Peter Bogdanovich; 'Charlotte's Web,' from Hanna Barbera; 'Tom Sayer.'