[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 64 (Thursday, May 9, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E752-E753]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
SHOULD A FEDERAL BUILDING BE USED FOR ILLEGAL PURPOSES?
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HON. ROBERT K. DORNAN
of california
in the house of representatives
Thursday, May 9, 1996
Mr. DORNAN. Mr. Speaker, the following article describes an event
that should never have taken place in a Federal building. Even worse,
after this vulgar event occurred, a followup recovery brunch was held
in another Federal building--our own Rayburn building.
Mr. Speaker, I hope all of our colleagues will pay close attention to
the following.
GOP: Choosing Sides in the Culture War?
(By Marc Morano)
An all night homosexual ``circuit'' party called Cherry
Jubilee's ``Main Event'' took place in Washington, D.C. on
April 13, 1996. The dance party featured public nudity,
illicit sexual activity and evidence of illegal drug use. The
sponsors of the gay festivities included a GOP congressman
and a host of corporations. A Federal building, the Andrew W.
Mellon Auditorium, played host to the dance and was the
backdrop for the illegal activity. The sponsors included Gay
Republican Rep. Steve Gunderson of Wisconsin, corporate
America including American Airlines, Snapple, Lite Beer,
Starbucks Coffee, and Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream. The ``Main
Event'' was followed by a ``Capitol Hill Recovery Brunch'' on
Capitol Hill in the Rayburn House Office building. Rep.
Gunderson (R-WI) secured the Rayburn building for the
``recovery brunch''. All the net proceeds of the Jubilee
weekend were to be distributed between Whitman-Walker Clinic
and Food & Friends.
The Mellon Auditorium is a Federally owned building
complete with classical ornate columns across the street from
the Museum of American History on Constitution Ave. The
``Main Event'' was being described by the City Paper in
Washington as ``New York style gay `circuit' party . . .
usually drug infested.'' It was with this information that I
proceeded on assignment into the gay world for an undercover
investigation into the activities that occurred in a Federal
building. My inquiry revealed that the Cherry Jubilee's
``Main Event'' featured a multitude of illegal activity.
The Jubilee's ``Main Event'' tickets were very hard to come
by. The event sold out, which left a scramble for ticket
scalpers outside the entrance. Several thousand men attended,
most between the ages of 25-35 years old. Well over 90% were
white, with only a few African-Americans and Asians present.
Many of the men who attended were of obvious affluence.
Limousines and even a Rolls Royce lined Constitution Avenue
as the party goers arrived.
The clothing was very trendy with skin tight black jeans,
and tank tops. The bartenders wore bright neon underwear and
nothing else. Many of the men arrived with leather and rubber
pants and neon rubber loin cloth underwear only. Most of the
shirts came off as the men headed for the dance floor.
Body piercing was ubiquitous with piercing in nipples,
navels and ears. Chains and dog collars were also prevalent.
In addition, cross dressing was a common sight, as a heavy
presence of transvestites and other ``transgendered'' men
attended. Men with wigs and dresses in heavy makeup strolled
through the auditorium. Several pairs of lesbians attended as
well, parading around in very skimpy clothing.
There were no signs of aggressive behavior, as most
attendees greeted each other with open mouthed kisses. No
fights or altercations occurred throughout the night. The
terms ``fags'' and ``girls'' were frequently used by the men
to refer to themselves.
Overall the men were generally very neat, with meticulous
hair and clothing. There were few if any men who could be
described as overweight. In fact, the overwhelming majority
had bodies sculpted from weight lifting. Beer and bottled
water were the beverages of choice, while apples, bananas and
oranges were in plentiful supply. The image of young active
health conscious men, drinking bottled water and consuming
fruit is a study in contrast. The reckless lifestyle inherent
in the gay experience results in a notably reduced life span.
The life expectancy of a homosexual male is estimated to be
no more than 41 years old, regardless of AIDS. The homosexual
communities credo seems to be ``Die young and leave a pretty
corpse.''
As the constant thump, thump, thump of the techno music
heated the crowd, the dancing became increasingly lewd and
suggestive. As the night wore on, the dancers began simulated
sexual gyrations. The dance floor became a torrent of intense
groping and stroking. Some couples dancing on table tops,
mimicked anal sex through their clothing while others
pantomimed oral sex. At one point while dancing on a table
top, one of the lesbians lifted her bra and exposed her
breasts. Meanwhile, several inflated condoms were batted
about like volleyballs.
At about 4 a.m., two men proceeded to engage in illicit
sexual behavior in the main auditorium. One man lowered his
head onto the crotch of another man and began to perform oral
sex. This act occurred just off the dance floor in full view
of the crowd. No one seemed to be fazed by it one bit.
The restroom stalls at the Mellon Auditorium were
constantly being occupied by two men at a time. Gropes and
groans could be heard emanating from the stalls with double
occupancy. Stall doors would open and two men would
nonchalantly exit. A battle between security and the party
goers erupted over the restroom lights. Security was then
forced to designate officers in the restrooms to ensure the
lights remained on. The officers on duty did not look pleased
with this assignment.
Every conceivable isolated spot became a dilemma for
security. Security officers had to diligently watch the
outside courtyard stairwell in the smoking area. The steps
led to a dark alley on the side of the building where many of
the men were congregating. The progression of couples heading
into the darkness of the alley eventually forced security to
intervene. Orange cones were erected to close the area off,
as a security officer was assigned to stand watch. Public
urination was common as the men relieved themselves outside
and even in front of the building facing Constitution Avenue.
Despite signs posted everywhere stating, ``Use or
possession of illegal substances
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strictly forbidden'', evidence of illegal drug use was
present. Snorting could be heard throughout the evening in
the bathroom stalls. At one point a straw fell onto the
bathroom floor from inside a stall. There was also
clandestine exchanges of money and substances in dark corners
of the dance floor throughout the night.
This was not the first time that the Mellon Auditorium
played host to a gay event. During the ``1993 March on
Washington for Lesbian, Gay and Bi Equal Rights and
Liberation'', the Mellon Auditorium was host to the
officially sanctioned ``The National S/M Leather Fetish
Conference.'' The 1993 Gay March was designed to show America
that gays are in the mainstream of society and just like
everybody else. The S/M event featured members of the
hardcore dominant and submissive homosexual community.
Interviews I conducted at the time with participants revealed
men who viewed pain as pleasure and total domination as an
ideal. The participants paraded around the Mellon auditorium
in dog collars, chains, and had piercing in every conceivable
body part. Virtually nude men who were ``submissive'' were
being led around on leashes by their ``dominant'' partners or
``masters''.
The 1993 S/M conference at the Mellon Auditorium also
featured a slide show presentation, show casing an example of
some of the ``mainstream'' aspects of the gay lifestyle. A
series of graphic photos depicting various sexual acts were
prominently displayed. One photo featured a man ``fisting''
another man. ``Fisting'' is the practice of inserting a fist
as far up the anus as is possible. The image on the screen
defied human anatomy. The arm was inserted up to the elbow.
Participants at the event pondered the series of photos as
though viewing priceless artwork.
The 1993 S/M conference also featured sexually explicit
magazines and paraphernalia to help fully experience the S &
M lifestyle. One tract titled ``The guide to safe S/M''
cautioned that consuming fecal matter was a ``high risk
activity'' for the transmission of the HIV virus, but
maintained that urinating in the mouth was a ``low risk
activity''. Several publications on display advocated
pedophillia.
In order to procure a Federal building for any type of
event, a maze of paper work must be filled out and adherence
to strict regulations must be met. Despite the flaunting of
public nudity, illicit sexual activity, illegal drug use and
pornography at both of these homosexual events, law
enforcement never intervened. Contrast this with the
controversy that inevitably follows when someone attempts to
erect a nativity scene in a public building.
The 1966 Cherry Jubilee weekend proves that the homosexual
agenda is advancing in Washington. The use of two Federal
buildings during the Cherry Jubilee weekend in Washington
reveals how successful the homosexual lobby has been in
``mainstreaming'' their agenda. Voters, consumers and
stockholders should hold the government and corporations
accountable when they underwrite events like Cherry Jubilee.
The voters need to ask which side of the ``Culture War'' the
Republican party is on and what real change the so called
``GOP Revolution'' has wrought. The GOP leadership on Capitol
Hill needs to explain how an event which featured illicit
sexual activity, public nudity and evidence of illegal drug
use was allowed to occur in a Federal building.
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