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{"value"=>"March 31, 1978", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1978-03-31"}
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1978
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1978
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1978-03-31
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1978-03-31
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1978-03-31
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{"value"=>"Interviews with Ruth Messinger, John Lo Cicero, Herb Rickman, and Henry Stein"}
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{"value"=>"<p>Side 1: Among the issues Ruth Messinger, New York City Councilwoman, discusses are: the need for politicians to accept that it is not enough to merely employ gays on their staffs but that gays want to see protective pro-gay legislation passed; the unfeasibility of supportive politicians championing the gay movement; the question of one-issue politicians; her overall perceptions of society, and the political context in which the gay movement is trying to function. John Lo Cicero, a special advisor to gays; the strategy needed to get the gay rights bill passed in the New York City Council; the significance for gay rights of the city's changing demographics; and contending with the fear of homosexual proselytizing as a political issue. Herb Rickman, a special assistant to Mayor Koch, discusses: Mayor Koch's commitment to gay rights legislation; Koch's pursuit of gays to serve in his administration; Socialist Workers' Party's infiltration of the Coalition of Lesbians & Gays.</p>"}