Iowa State University Daily
March 18 (or so), 1974
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Gays come out of 'closet' at Iowa State
"Chuck Williams" was, I believe, a Mormon guy named Larry who went with GPLA member Steve Court for a time. He played nicely into some classroom fears when I went on a speaking engagement with him once. He still wanted to be a Mormon, and said his "gayness was a sin," but he was working on "other sins right now." Yes, we had a lot of interesting characters pass through the organization during the first years, and reading this article above makes me smile. We were beyond liberal in giving voice to any who joined us. But by the spring of 1974 the group was evolving again. I was really tired of answering the same questions about myself and was drawing back somewhat, plus a lot of nasty stuff was going on in my personal life. By the end of the following school year I believe I'd stopped some of my political activity and began to concentrate on living my life and "getting my head together." I was no longer an ISU janitor so I was more removed from the day to day activities on campus.
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