[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 64 (Thursday, May 9, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E752-E753]
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        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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