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need departmental reform, not the ouster of Gates," Nelson went on. "it should
be the Christopher Commission and not the mayor who decides whether or not
Gates should stay chief of police."
Queer Nation's attack on Wachs came at a time when City Hall was rife with
rumors that the reluctance of the council to act against Gates was due in part to
dossiers that the LAPD held on the sexual- and drug-related offenses of several
members who had previously been critical of the department. Gates helped fan
the rumors himself when he appeared on Nlghtline on the eve of the council's
vote reinstating him and told Ted Koppel, "If I really laid it on the line — and I think
the people of this city know me well — when I do, watch out!" Last week, Police
Commissioner Melanie Lomax wondered on the record whet many City Hall insiders have been wondering off: "There are lots of questions about why Richard
Alatorre [is doing this], why Joel Wachs."
Mickey Wheatley defends Queer Nation's actions on the grounds that when
"the closet begins to be the main thing a politician is protecting, It affects public
policy for everyone." Wayne Karr says that Queer Nation members are so proud
of their Identities that they see "outing" not as punishment, but a statement
leading to a more open society: "What we need is the right to be openly gay, not
the right to hide."
Karr is echoing a position voiced by OutWeek editor Gabriel Rotello: "The
movement's strategic focus on the 'right to privacy' has now become a quest for
a right to secrecy, a right to hide one's homosexuality from a hostile world. Such
a strategy, necessary as it once was to create the conditions whereby a gay
community could come Into being, is now destructive and reactionary when It
conflicts with openness and honesty."
Many disagree. GLAAD's Carol Anderson assails the campaign against
Wachs as "McCarthyism of the Worst variety." She adds that "outing" ends up
splintering the gay and lesbian community more than it hurts its enemies: "We
came out in our time and must allow that psychological freedom to others."
Queer Nation's Jaime Green, who is also a member of the mainstream Stonewall Democratic Club, deplores the attack on tho councilman. "This debate deflects time and money from the real culprit, Gates."
Last week, Wachs called for Mayor Bradley to make a "historic appointment"
of the city's first openly gay or lesbian police commissioner. Queer Nation activists are taking credit for the move.
—D.S.
Object Description
| Title | Correspondence: complaints against LAPD, 1978-1991 |
| Description | Newspaper clippings (Los Angeles Times, L.A. Weekly, Los Angeles Daily News, New York Times, Sentinel) and magazine articles (U.S. News & World Report, Newsweek) documenting Los Angeles Police Department misconduct under Chief Daryl F. Gates, 1978-1991, compiled by Irving Kessler and Lynn F. Kessler. Includes: Introduction, Contents, Excessive force, Rodney King, Mexican nationality, Civil rights, Property, Silence, Discrimination, Accountability, Gates intolerance, Recommendations. PART OF A SERIES: Materials in the series fall into one of several categories related to the Independent Commission's work product: (1) Commission meeting materials, which include meeting agendas, work plans, memoranda, and articles about police misconduct that were circulated and reviewed during the Commission's internal meetings; (2) public correspondence, which includes citizen complaints against the LAPD in the form of written testimony, articles, and an audio cassette tape, as well as letters drafted by citizens in support of the LAPD; (3) summaries of interviews held with LAPD officers regarding Departmental procedures and relations; (4) public meeting materials, which include transcripts, supplementary documents, and witness statements that were reviewed at the Commission's public meetings; (5) press releases related to the formation and work product of the Commission; and (6) miscellaneous materials reviewed by the Commission during its study, including LAPD personnel and training manuals, a memorandum of understanding, and messages from the LAPD's Mobile Digital Terminal (MDT) system. |
| Coverage date | 1978/1991 |
| Creator |
Kessler, Irving, compiler Kessler, Lynn F., compiler |
| Publisher (of the original version) | Los Angeles Times; L.A. Weekly; U.S. News & World Report; Los Angeles Daily News; New York Times; Newsweek; Sentinel |
| Place of publication (of the original version) | Los Angeles, California, USA; Washington, DC, USA; New York, New York, USA |
| Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California |
| Date created | 1991 |
| Date issued | 1978/1991 |
| Type |
texts images |
| Format | 368 p. |
| Format (aat) |
clippings (information artifacts) articles summaries |
| Format (imt) | application/pdf |
| Language | English |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Part of collection | Independent Commission on the Los Angeles Police Department, 1991 |
| Series | Independent Commission File List |
| File | Complaints, suggestions, and support |
| Box and folder | box 23, folders 7-9 |
| Provenance | The collection was given to the University of Southern California on July 31, 1991. |
| Rights | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Manuscripts Librarian. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained. |
| Physical access | Contact: Special Collections, Doheny Memorial Library, Libraries, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189; specol@dots.usc.edu |
| Repository name | USC Libraries Special Collections |
| Repository address | Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189 |
| Repository email | specol@dots.usc.edu |
| Filename | indep-box23-07_09 |
Description
| Title | Correspondence: complaints against LAPD, 1978-1991, p. 297 |
| Format (imt) | image/tiff |
| Physical access | Contact: Special Collections, Doheny Memorial Library, Libraries, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189; specol@dots.usc.edu |
| Full text | need departmental reform, not the ouster of Gates," Nelson went on. "it should be the Christopher Commission and not the mayor who decides whether or not Gates should stay chief of police." Queer Nation's attack on Wachs came at a time when City Hall was rife with rumors that the reluctance of the council to act against Gates was due in part to dossiers that the LAPD held on the sexual- and drug-related offenses of several members who had previously been critical of the department. Gates helped fan the rumors himself when he appeared on Nlghtline on the eve of the council's vote reinstating him and told Ted Koppel, "If I really laid it on the line — and I think the people of this city know me well — when I do, watch out!" Last week, Police Commissioner Melanie Lomax wondered on the record whet many City Hall insiders have been wondering off: "There are lots of questions about why Richard Alatorre [is doing this], why Joel Wachs." Mickey Wheatley defends Queer Nation's actions on the grounds that when "the closet begins to be the main thing a politician is protecting, It affects public policy for everyone." Wayne Karr says that Queer Nation members are so proud of their Identities that they see "outing" not as punishment, but a statement leading to a more open society: "What we need is the right to be openly gay, not the right to hide." Karr is echoing a position voiced by OutWeek editor Gabriel Rotello: "The movement's strategic focus on the 'right to privacy' has now become a quest for a right to secrecy, a right to hide one's homosexuality from a hostile world. Such a strategy, necessary as it once was to create the conditions whereby a gay community could come Into being, is now destructive and reactionary when It conflicts with openness and honesty." Many disagree. GLAAD's Carol Anderson assails the campaign against Wachs as "McCarthyism of the Worst variety." She adds that "outing" ends up splintering the gay and lesbian community more than it hurts its enemies: "We came out in our time and must allow that psychological freedom to others." Queer Nation's Jaime Green, who is also a member of the mainstream Stonewall Democratic Club, deplores the attack on tho councilman. "This debate deflects time and money from the real culprit, Gates." Last week, Wachs called for Mayor Bradley to make a "historic appointment" of the city's first openly gay or lesbian police commissioner. Queer Nation activists are taking credit for the move. —D.S. |
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