Oregon daily emerald., April 28, 1978, Page 8, Image 8

Stategy session for gay rights held
By KENT KULLBY
Of the Emerald
The meeting began with the
identification of press agents in
the audience.
“But if we’re seen on T V. some
of us might lose our jobs or be
evicted from our homes,” said an
audience member.
It was resolved that those per
sons who did not want to be
photographed should raise their
hands when the cameras came
near.
Thus began the Eugene Citi
zens for Human Rights (ECHR)
on Wednesday night at the St.
Mary’s Church.
The meeting's purpose was to
outline the ECHR’s efforts to keep
referendum No. 51 from passing
on the May 23 election. The
measure provides for the repeal of
an amendment to the Eugene
Human Rights Ordinance that
prohibits discrimination on the
basis of sexual preferences in
housing, employment and public
accomodations.
U of O Gay Rights Alliance rep
resentative Carol Queen, pointed
out misconceptions the ECHR
faces from its opponent group the
Volunteer Organization Involved
in Community Enactments
(VOICE). She read from a letter
sent out by VOICE:
“We have very reliable reports
that they have large amounts of
Photo by Greg Gawtowski
Carol Queen, a representative of the University Gay Rights Alliance, spoke at the strategy session held
Wednesday The group discussed methods they'll use to influence residents to vote noon 51 Ballot measure
51.
money and volunteers coming in
from out of state with a budget in
excess of $80,000.
“The ordinance grants special
privileges to homosexuals.
“A flaunting of homosexuality,
an increase in V.D. and boy pros
titution can be expected if the or
dinance remains.”
“These statements are gross
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misconceptions,” Quees said.
“We’ve got to counter all this
trash they’ve been giving out,”
said an ECHR office coordinator.
The ECHR office plans to call
every eligible voter, mail flyers out
and organizing fund raisers.
“Voter registration is crucial,”
said another spokesperson.
"They (VOICE) are going to try
and get every last voter and so are
we."
Another spokesperson advised
gays to tell people of their sexual
ity. "People who know gay people
are more supportive of gay
rights.”
Lary Monicle, an ECHR
member, spoke of the mistakes of
past gay rights efforts. "They
failed in Dade County because
they used big names to support
their cause. We need to make a
more personal approach.”
ECHR plans to canvas Eugene
on foot and talk to people about
the referendum.
A letter was read from the
American Psychiatric Association
(APA) to editor-in-chief of Time
Magazine. The APA sent the letter
in response to the Feb. 20, Time
article "Medical Aspects of
Human Sexuality.”
"The APA has reaffirmed its
position that homosexuality
should not be listed as a mental
disorder, and that homosexuals
are entitled to the same civil rights
as are other Americans," the letter
states.
Prof questions photography:
when is it ok to see all there is?
By ANNA C. HOYT
Of the Emerald
Photojournalism was the topic of the first lecture
in a series sponsored by the EMU craft center on
Photography.
Assistant professor of journalism, Duncan
McDonald spoke to the group which gathered Wed
nesday night in the EMU Forum.
- McDonald suggested that the news photo
graphers image was that of someone flashing
strobes into the eyes of a trial witness as he leaves
the courtroom with apparently no regard tor the feel
ings of those involved. McDonald contends that if
this is a “Hollywood image.Jt’s really not true.”
Photojournalists are “much more than
phgotographers...they’re really reporters,” explains
McDonald. They’ve got to totally communicate the
situation, he added.
McDonald stressed the importance of photo
graphy in today’s newspapers. With good visual im
ages and good copy, you will have something desir
able for the readers. “You’ve got to improve the
visual package” because of the leisure reading
habits of the public he said.
Editors look at the “image and all the facts sur
rounding that story" and work it together in sort of a
“package deal”.
The decline of LIFE magazine in the last twenty
years of partially due to the advancement of photo
journalism in newspapers. Newspapers have
changed considerably in the past twenty years due to
the “age of offset” which allows photography in
newspapers to be done easier and less expensively
than ever before.
McDonald explained that running pictures in the
newspaper was not a matter of economics. There is
no real financial reason why they should do it. “I think
it’s a matter of professional pride."
According to McDonald, “one of the finest photo
journalistic papers in the country” is the Register
Guard. He added that when “you stay in an area for a
while, you tend to take the paper for granted.”
The photographer records a day to day historical
account, and captures people in their environment.
Therefore, the photographer is also a historian, an
anthropologist, and a sociologist, McDonald con
tends.
“Photography is such a popular thing these
days...we’re becoming a nation of photographers. A
camera is a license to do whatever you want,”
McDonald said adding that there was a fine line
between photographers’ license and invasion of pri
vacy.
McDonald requested audience feedback in de
termining the line between the photojournalists duty
to report and professional ethics. He cited examples
of showing accident victims and other ’disturbing’
photos in newspapers.
“When is it okay to see all there is of life?” he
questioned.
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