235 WIS. AVE. DENMARK, Wis. FEB. 18, 1970 STATE ASSEMBLY MADISON, WIS Dear Mr. Barbee, I was given to understand that you are somewhat know- ledgeable about homosex uality and the law. Would you be so kind as to send be since to me, if you possess any, information about homosex uality, manytions, preligious Content (in penal orders, in the US. in general, medical opinions, etc.)? I must write a term paper this month and would be most Appreciative of any help you bav offer to me Thanks. In Truth, Mary Hord --- March 4, 1970 Miss Mary Wood 235 Visconsin Avenue Denmark, Wisconsin 54208 Dear Miss Wood: This is to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated February 18, 1970, requesting information regarding homosexuality and the law. The present law in Wiscon- sin covers homosexuality by forbidding overt sexual acts involving genitalia of members of the same sex, see Section 944.17, Wisconsin Statutes. Wisconsin law also prohibits public and indecent exposure of sex organs, Sec- tion 944.20. There are other laws that may be found in Chapter 944, Wisconsin Statutes, concerning sexual crimes under the general category of crimes against sexual morality. Disorderly conduct is the misdemeanor section of the statutes most often used to charge and convict persons accused of homosexual practices, Section 947.01. Please bear in mind that the state makes criminal acts between adults who engage privately in homosexual acts. With this in mind many thinkers are recommending that laws which interfere with private sexual conduct be abolished. With this thought I have introduced in the last two sessions of the legislature a bill which would permit parties to privately engage in sexual behavior of their choice provided these parties were of the age of consent. --- 2333 palisades Dr. appleton wis, 54911 March 6-1972 Rep. Lloyd Barber Madison Wis. Dear Representative Barber. the In regard to the article in the past crescent Fit 29-1972. Per Crime Law Repeal supported. We world like to inform you of of the people to it. meet Everywhere you people, whether it be vocational schools family gathering work, church, in the homes or on the street, people are shocked legislatures and low makers! They are simply at the stupidity of urmg bewildered and say, "How bad can things get? How can they pass such stripid laws?. How can they expect parents to tell their children, it is to commit adultery, smoke pot, smake cigarettes, drink, fornicate, com- mit unnatural sex acts, be a homosexual, unisexual, heterosexual, go to filthy movies, gamble its if you people try if you people try to make all there evils legal and the right thing to do! are you boop reading playboy or are gr bible or don't you reading your bible or Soon there will be no in government. a have a bible?. respect for our judges, lawyers, our people for amr genemnment! It is a known foot to everyone that venereal disease has incre- sed until theres a regular epidemes of it, mental illness, divorce, crème, murder, adultery are also on the increase simply because everything one does now is no longer wrong. of their Dhem an Romans Chapter I Veras. 24 et states. Wherefore Had also gone up to uncleanness, thinnger the lusts. their own hearts, to dishmour their own bodies between themselves. Verse 26.7 or this cause God gave them up unto vill affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature Unse 27. and likewise also the mengdering --- the natural use. And even as The women, of they did not like to retain Gad in their knowledge, burned in their lust one toward another, gave them over to a thing Mad reprobate mind; They which commit such are worthy of death! Even the heathers and pagens have a conscience which tells them gr right from wrong. cn 1st Corinthians Chapb 1st Corinthians Chap 6 - Vene 10: cet cleaty tetes Those who live immoral lives, who are idol worshipers, adulterers, or homosexuals will have no share in his Kingdom. Pursia tril all this free love and free sex Vencased disease skyrocketed and so did divorce. Now its almost impossible to get a divorce in Russia and if a man infects a woman with gets a year in prison. Can't we ever learn from Countries and from the downfall of other nationa V.D. he experiends of other countries and of we don't want to live and conduct ourselves like a to our the fad chuste Country nation then lete quit Calling ourselves or referring As a Christian nation and call it what it's going to be, a Country atheists and fools, you can of or the other. no wonder kids are on can't serve the devil and Gad too, its bu dope, rebellions and confused. We adults are totally confused. nothing Nothing is no longer black or white set is grey. wrong anymore. Seems the word character got lost. We can't believe you are a manied man and have children or gen wouldnt want to pass such a ridiculous laws. Seems abults Cannat see anything more in life than satisfying their animal desires, slap ing, eating and fornicating. Life must have a meaning beyond the Animal! students It is interesting to see where the young, in Oregon State University responded with cat calls and rondiness recently when an trated move was shown in their memorial Union. They stated that sex leke everything --- of can be abused and distorted, even in movies which try to Capitati on it. The insident illustrates the desire young adults for societal art which is personal and meaningful. Sex alone doesn't make a manige work anymore that it makes a that it makes a film worth me let our minds dwell on watching of me filth it will be filled with filth. Lets keep sex in the home where sad intended it to be and between less is to admit we do not have husband and unife, to do any Controll over our minds, bodies and that we have a retrobate mind! Victor mature states, "I really don't like to go to the movies angers- and they tell me lakats going on. The people who work for me go That's bad enough" Seems everything movies, you has to be centered and, sex, nudity, dirty name it. This is pure filth and pornography. I am not a religions nut now am de against sex etc but al Can be an example believe in people trying to live. a life that they to their children, fellow man, state, and nation and one not ashamed of when. they meet their maker!- Just a housemife and Rin. Sincerely. mus noble Jensen. thly are --- Mr. Joseph B. Harris GS February 18, 1972 1609 College Avenue Stevens Point, Wisconsin 54481 Dear Mr. Harris: Your letter of February 8 is flawless in its rhetoric, but rather shallow in its sociological insight. As an argument against political change it leaves much to be desired. Phrases such as: "it has been shown throughout history," "it has certainly been shown," and "in every case of which I am aware," come easily to mind, much more easily than any evidence marshalled to bolster your case. Such evidence is totally lacking in your letter. Your one attempt to present evidence is a bit ludicrous. If the increases in crime, welfare, and police were really the result of the repeal of "morality laws," and if these laws could really legislate morality, how easily our problems could be solved. Where has it been shown that there is a relationship between the repeal of fornication laws and rape. The findings of most studies, including the President's Commission on pornography, suggest there is no relationship. In fact, what we have learned from such ill-fated attempts to legislate "morality" as Prohibition, marijuana, birth- control, and women's rights, is that we can not legislate morality. It is our changing society and our changing values which are responsible for our changing morality. Changes in our legal code are merely responses to these changes. These responses must be made if our legal system is to remain credible to the people. On one point we are in agreement. Democracy does indeed imply morality. However the type of morality required in a democracy is implied in the golden rule. This is a morality which is responsive to the rights and needs of one's fellow human beings and fellow citizens. It seems to me that we in this country have a great deal to learn about democracy. If the strict and unbending application of the law was the necessary and sufficient condition for moral righteousness, we blacks would all be saints by now. Blacks in this country have always been subject to harsher penalties and stricter law enforcement than whites. Somehow it just doesn't seem to have the effect you suggest. --- Mr. Joseph B. Harris February 18, 1972 Page 2 However, I am glad you took the time and trouble to write. We are all upset and troubled by the social turbulence which surrounds us today. It is only in our solutions that we disagree. Thank you. Sincerely, cheatd attempt Lloyd Barbee State Representative Milwaukee-6 Improve the lot of the citizen. Your sug for repeal of the soiled morality as bite of oininen activity as a basis for stabspent of ta potentially criti Attorney Genent Goverser --- Ans дохма Cons 1609 College Avenue Stevens Point, Wisconsin 54481 February 8, 1972 Representative Lloyd Barbee State Capitol Madison, Wisconsin Dear Mr. Barbee: The government should attempt to improve the lot of the citizen. Your sug- gestions for repeal of the so-called morality laws seems to seek the lowest common denominator of citizen activity as a basis for establishment of law. I suspect that it has been shown throughout the world and throughout history that people with fewer laws are more barbaric. It has certainly been shown that the first condition of democratic freedom is its limitation. Obviously, either excessive limitation or a lack of limitation can destroy democracy. Before morality laws are relaxed it should be shown that the change will increase our freedom. The evidence seems to the contrary. In every case of which I am aware, as such laws have been repealed the con- trol of the state has increased. More welfare cases, more police action, more court cases and higher taxes have been required for increased protection of individuals from harm by others. The state is at least impersonal in its sex activities. The rapist who is given an OK to force consent is not imper- sonal. You must know that it is legally easier to decide on a fornication or adultery offense than on a rape offense. The only real excuse which I have seen for changes suggested is that our judicial system is unable to handle the cases currently involved. I have seen no reasons. I hope that you will examine the psychological effects of law repeal on the potentially criminal mind and the increased cost of law enforcement under the new system before you encourage change. cc: Attorney General Robert Warren Governor Patrick Lucey Sincerely yours, Joup vs. Janis Joseph B. Harris --- ALYN W HESS LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT 1746 N. Warren Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202 Phone: 271-0057 May 3, 1971 Representative Lloyd Barbee 110 E. Wisconsin Avenue Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202 Honorable Mr. Barbee: Thank you for the copy of the Assembly Bill #3600, and the press release comments. I am now making arrangements to have one sheet summarys of the bill printed up so that we can get the word out that NOW is the time to get behind this bill and get it passed. May 30th will work out well for me and the station to have you appear in a live interview from 11:00 P.M. to midnight. I would like to be able to rehearse with you for an hour before we go on the air so that I can get some idea of the type of responses you will make and what you would like to get across about the bill. That means that we should meet at the Station at 10:00 P.M. It is located at the corner of Brown Deer Road and North 172nd (called Shady Lane in Menomonee Falls) with the street address of 7348 North Shady Lane. My alternative date is Sunday, May 23rd, at 1:00 P.M. in the U.W.M. Temporary Psychology Building where we have been recording the program in room 142. I prefer the May 23rd date so that we can take our time and get the best interview. If you don't like your answer, we can just stop and rerecord what you would rather say. It is the easiest and safest way to interview. Doing it live never gives one a chance to correct errors. Mr. Reitman, the station program director, indicated he may well air the tape a second time. What can we do to help the passage of this bill? If there will be public hearings by the Judiciary Committee, we of the Gay Peoples Union of U.W.M. will come and testify. Would public rallies be helpful? If so, we would like your radio broadcast to be a keynote to such gatherings around the area. --- Representative Lloyd Barbee May 3, 1971 Page 2 Would editorial support in both the broadcast and printed mass media be helpful? If so, we will try to get editors to stand up for your bill and back it. I await your reply to confirm the radio date and indicate what we could do that would help get Bill #600 passed. In order to expedite these communications, please feel free to call me at 271-0057 before 10:00 A.M. or after 6:30 P.M., or during the day call my office at 962-5010. Yours truly, Alyn W. Hess Alyn W. Hess --- 4-32-71 Milwaukee, Wis. Mr. Lloyd Barbee State Capitol Madison, Wis. Dear Mr. Barbee: лие As concerned Citizensay Milwaukee City and County hereby ask you to please re- consider your bull that would "take govern- ment outry the bedroomd. The feel that legalizing adultery, fornication, Co-habitation, indecent exposure, possession of indecent matter, and abortion would be the end your civilization. Thrust God's Ten Commandments aside, and chaos abides. Think these advocated measures over seriously The hope that you change your thinking before it is too late. Thank you for your future cooperation in following God's plan of life for "Man". Sincerely yours, Concerned Citizens of Milwaukee City County --- advocate box 74695, los angeles, cal. 90004 (213) hollywood 3-5626 April 29, 1971 Rep. Lloyd A. Barbee Wisconsin Legislature Madison, Wis. 53702 Dear Sir: Enclosed is a copy of our latest issue with the report on your Assembly Bill 600 which we discussed on the telephone. We were happy to get the copy of the bill which you provided, and would appreciate anything else you may care to send us on the bill or its progress. We will, of course, be endeavoring to keep our readers abreast of developments. Your request for a copy of the Brown bill, AB 437, puts us on the spot, since you have been so kind as to furnish us with a copy of your own. We have only one copy of AB 437, which is in constant use because of the continuing controversy over the bill and what it may or may not do. So we would like to suggest that you write, instead, to Assemblyman Willie Brown in Sacramento, who would, I am sure, be happy to provide you with a copy. Good luck with your endeavors and thank you again for your cooperation. Sincerely, RobCole Rob Cole News Editor THE NEWSPAPER OF AMERICA'S HOMOPHILE COMMUNITY --- 415 East Sherman Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin 53538 April 15, 1971 Dear Mr. Barbee: I saw an article in the paper a week or two ago about a bill you are introducing into the state legislature: one about removing the penalties for sexual adventures in Wisconsin, and, I believe, also covering abortion and birth control. Could you please sned me more information, a copy of the proposed bill. I would also be interested in knowing when a public hearing might be scheduled for it. This is not a field I have taken a great interest in, heretofore, being a middle class mother of 6 children. However, I can appreciate the need for your proposed bill. I believe I would support it enthusiastically. I recently visited at Taycheedah and spoke with staff there and was startled to find people incarcerated on "lewd" charges and other such. Also, it does seem that many women do not have freedom of choice about motherhood, or there would not be women in prison for child murder. Also, it is clear from visiting Taycljeedah and from observing life around this area and in Madison, human sexuality is not taken for granted as an integral part of human nature, and your bill would certainly restore more honesty to this whole question. Sincerely, Nancy Buißpucher (hus. P. W.) --- Page -2- March 7, 1972 any city, county, or state in which there was no change or a decrease in crime rates when prohibition was repealed, I would like to have the data. We subsidize the alcohol industry because of the increased need for law enforcement and increased welfare costs when we repeal prohibition laws at any level. The morality laws influence human behavior, as do any other laws. The Scandanavian countries have shown that with repeal of pornography, fornication and related laws comes increased illegitimacy and more state control. If you do not have these data, I can send you what I have. Would you let me know of any information you have to the contrary? I suspect that if you can present the ultimate outcome of morality law repeal, that you can increase the support for these as they now stand. Many people depend upon their government to let them know what the choices are. Sincerely yours, Preph). (Janis Joseph B. Harris --- 1972 1609 College Avenue Stevens Point, Wisconsin 54481 March 7, 1972 Rep. Lloyd A. Barbee Capitol Office Building Madison, Wisconsin 53702 Dear Mr. Barbee: As a compliment to you, may I say that rhetoric is indeed your specialty, not mine. I only use it when I am sure that it will be understood. I have been cautious on the morality laws question because I thought you might have facts to support your position which were not available to me. This does not seem to be the case since you continue via the news media with a rhetorical basis for changes in law. As I said before, no reasons have yet been presented to support your position. I suspect that you want morality laws repealed because you feel that they are disproportionately applied to Blacks. Do you have data to support this? Can you show that they are not applied in proportion to the amount of crime committed? If you have such data I will support direct efforts on your part to protect the Blacks or any other similarly-treated group. If, on the other hand, the Blacks are committing a disproportionate share of crime, I will support disproportionate measures to help them rise above the causal factors, namely: disproportionate educational opportunity, disproportionate welfare treatment, disproportionate acceptance on a personal basis. I am already a systematic contributor to the NAACP and the Sharecroppers Fund and I can increase these contributions. There are other ways that I can help. The report of the President's Commission on Poronography is a biased statement. Proof of this lies in their resistance to release their data. As you probably know, Nixon's appointee had to threaten court action before the Committee opened their findings to him. Any unbiased group would have welcomed criticism of their findings. If you have other data, I would like to know what they are. On the relation between repeal of fornication laws and rape, I only claimed that it was easier to decide on a fornication case than a rape case. Thus there is apt to be more disproportionate law enforcement with rape cases than with fornication cases. The Civil Rights laws are the best example of legislation of morality that I know of. Such legislation has put Blacks and Whites in such positions that the Blacks have been able to prove their value, and the judgement of Whites has changed. The decrease in the rate of lynchings and KKK activity, at least, should support this observation. Repeal of the prohibition laws brought increased government costs and control. If you want me to provide specific data I can send them to you, but I suspect that you are already aware of such findings. If you can find --- 3/26/74 Sex Bills sent 442A 4- 74 W memo from you Lavy Chuck Pendergast 603 Hickory Street this. stevens Point, Wisconsin 54481 Dear Mr. Barbee- I read with enthusiasm about the bill have you the before Wisconsin Assembly Judiciary Committee and would appriciate an opportunity to read it, Can you provide a copy to an interested and supportive citizen? I mean, specifically, the bill liberalizing the laws governing our Repual propensities. Thank you Chuck Pendergast --- LLOYD A. BARBEE Capitol Office Address: Room 325 West Madison, Wisconsin 53702 Telephone: (600) 266-3787 Milwaukee Office Address: 110 East Wisconsin Avenue Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202 Telephone: (414) 273-5755 WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE ASSEMBLY CHAMBER MADISON 53702 REPRESENTATIVE 18th District CHAIRMAN: Committee on Judiciary MEMBER: Board on Government Operations Committee on Transportation Judicial Council Legislative Council 9/27/74 January 21, 1974 Mr. Joseph G. Cannon Route 1, Box 894 Avon Park Florida 33825 Dear Mr. Cannon: Thank you for your letter and your interest in Wis- consin's outmoded laws regulating consensual sexual be- havior. I appreciate your commitment and am very much im- pressed by your willingness to journey from Florida to make an appearance. I will be holding a hearing on proposed reforms to our sex laws. However, no date has been set at this time and probably won't be until after session starts on January 29. You may be sure that I will contact you as soon as a date is established. Thank you again for your offer. If you have any question about specific proposals or laws, please do not hesitate to contact me. Very truly yours LAB:rs CC-JGC 2515 Gmeiner,Road Appleton, Wis. 54911 Dear Mr. Barbee, BLOYD A. BARBEE State Representative I waited all winter for you to let me know when something was happening-and no word. What is happening? Yours truly, Jo Canne --- Committee mahe Copy Lor C 442a WISCONSIN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION Capital Area Chapter Rt. 1, Oregon, Wis. 53575 608-835-5472 March 25, 1974 TO: Assembly Committee on Judiciary, Lloyd A. Barbee, Chairman FROM: Wisconsin Civil Liberties Union, Carol E. Kramer testifying RE: Assembly Bill 442, an act relating to reducing the age of consent to 14 and abolishing criminal sanctions against certain consensual sexual acts. Members of the Committee: The Wisconsin Civil Liberties Union is annaffiliate of the American Civil Liberties Union, a nationwide, nonpartisan organization of more than 256,000 mem- bers devoted to the protection of the Bill of Rights. More than 3,000 of these members live in the state of Wisconsin. At the March 16 meeting of the state board of the Wisconsin Civil Liberties Union, Assembly Bill 442 was discussed and the following recommendations were made: At this time, the Wisconsin Civil Liberties Union supports those portions of Assembly Bill 442 which, one, decriminalize the involvement of consenting adults in sexual acts and, two, define adults as persons of the age of 14 or older. Thus, the Wisconsin Civil Liberties Union defines the age of consent as 14. Of those two positions, the issue which our organization considers of higher priority is the decriminalization of consensual sexual acts. The Wisconsin Civil Liberties Union contneds that to define such acts as criminal is in violation of the First, Ninth, and Fourteenth Amendments of the Constitution of the United States. Respectfully submitted, Carol & Kramer Carol E. Kramer, Executive Director, Capital Area Chapter, Wis. Civil Liberties Union AN AFFILIATE OF THE AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION --- 0 Rural Route 1 Belmont, Wisconsin November 26, 1973 Rep. Lloyd Barbee Madison, Wisconsin Dear Representative Barbee: Are you a Christian? Perhaps it is none of our business since you do NOT represent our area, but the stupid bills you've introduced pertaining to morality and marriage may affect us and our future generationsfor Years to come. I certainly can not believe, in my mind, that very many in your area can in all conscience, be urging you to introduce and promote these bills. In all conscience, how can you introduce bills permitting group marriages as bills: Ab482, or Ab 481, or Ab 208, or AB 185???Didn't you know God created Woman for Man?????Do you have a family? Do you think AB 208 is such a good bill considering the fact that someday you may have aproblem that may cause you much heartache and grief due to the delaying notification? Your bill AB61 seems to me to entice people to commit crimes. Life in prison sounds easier by far than earning an honest living in a decent and society- improving job. AB928 is certainly not condoning to a person having his own rights, his OWN INDIVIDUAL rights? Now I don't feel you have the right to even introduce a bill with a tax incentive not to have children; I don't think anyone has that God-given right? Pomography anyone???Don' t statistics pro ve how detrimental to some people's characters this is. Do you feel little children should be exposed to it? It's terrible enough on Tv now, we have to screen our programs right here at thome. Please stop and reconsider these horrifying bills you are proposing and have proposed. Then doe everything in your power to recall them. Thank you. I'd appreciate a reply. Sincerely, Mrs. Jente Lindholm --- Rural Route 1 Belmont, Wisconsin November 20, 1973 Rep. Lloyd Barbee Madison, Wisconsin Dear Representative Barbee: Are you a Christian??? Perhaps it is none of our business since you do not represent our area, but the stupid bills you are introducing pertaining to morality and marriage may affect us and our future generations for years to come. In all conscience how can you introduce bills permitting group marriages as AB 482, or AB 81? Or AB 208? or AB 185? Didn't you know God created woman for man???? Do you have a family? Do you think AB298 is such a good bill considering the fact that someday you may have a problem and that may cause you much heartache and grief; delaying notification. Your bill AB 61 seems to me to entice people to commit crimes. Life in prison sounds earies by far than earning an honest living in a decent and society-improving job. AB928 is certainly not condoning to a person having his own right, his own INDIVIDUAL rights! Now I wouldn't feel you have the right to even introduce a bill with a tax incentive NOT to have children; I don't think anyone has that God given right! Pornography anyone?? Don't statistics prove how detrimental to some people's characters this is. Do you feel little children should be exposed to it? It's terrible enough on TV; we have to screen our own programs. Please stop and consider the horrify-n ing bills you are proposing and have proposed! Then, recall them. Thank you. P.S. Please reply. PS #2 Sincerely, Mrs. Duerdord Hernie it is humilitating to know we have elected of hors lies and ruine In fact. persons like you to shape dorit this world we love. or plain doset Care?? ye Lave. ay Thick it over Good!!! children. h-th --- Chairman, Off Bill AB587. ember of the + members of this Committee Aug 4, 1973 Diris:- I always read of the fourth coming hills to be presented in the beg with islatus, and in the Aug 5, State Journal- it was shock that I read the contents of bill AB 387. I can't even imagine that there immoral ungodly our law- makers is such a person who would think of an imm like the bill as that. Our country is very fast becoming like the - times of Noah - before God destified the whole earth because of immorality & evil Continually. Minds of more every day. are sure becoming warped more I had intended to write a real "blistering " letter on this- but because I am a christian, I know it would not God whom I love & serve. All of can say is- whoever introduced the bill, & the members who go along with it - are in need of God's Cleansing blood of to give them a new heart, Every bill passed-seems to favor the Criminal, pornography, abortion & other Serious moral measures. I beg of you, as chinnes honor m 1 (most) + Committee - not to pass such Chaumen, know I had written some of law maker's minds - becaus I had written the Chr. I members of the Committer on the abortion bill early this summer. Then like Barbee, need a thorou said at the Had this within. I hearing earlied f'd This fill been in the pmm. members, & in the paper hearing written to the names of arter Comm. members, & have gotten gotten the (over). --- on this bill. let the Please Con the choice on such an immoral. my feeling people registation. Don't hasten, God's judgment on Amein Thank you! tuity Mrs William Schulze North Freedom Wis V --- Mary Wood -2- March 4, 1970 There is more material available on the subject of homa sexuality. No doubt you know that Time and Newsweek as well as picture magazines like Look and Life have carried articles recently. You can glean from such popular maga- zines information on whether or not homosexuals are ill, can be cured, etc. It makes little sense to imprison convicted homosexuals. More often than not, they see inmates practicing with impunity the very acts for which they were incarcerated. Homosexuals are treated as less than second class citi- zens by harrassment, blackmail, jibes, job bias and You may wish to consider ostracism, to say the least. the above in your paper. In closing, I do not have much specific information about homosexuality in religious orders, etc. There are rumors but not much by way of valid study on this subject. Good luck on your paper. Very truly yours, LAB: ab enclosure Lloyd A. Barbee --- Dear Sir, I want to thank June 19, 1969 you for the billo you recently introduced concerning state which intervention in private 1 the sex. lives of citizens, etc. I support they have little chance of passing but through the debate in the chambers and newspapers a step will be taken toward passage some future year. It might be some that the state government repealed in consolation the middle blows us before the Federal government ages all up. Thank you for your courage, sincerely, Jerry Bridgvan --- Rep. Llop Barbee Chairman, Assembly Judiciary Committee Capital Office Room #325-West TON'S Capital Bldg. June 1, 1973 CORRASABLE Madison, Wisconsin 53702 BOND Dear Rep. Barbee BERKSHIRE Re: Bill to legalize sexual acts between consenting adults - TENT Position: I support your Gill as a constructive very form of social able. My reasons are legislation and thoroughly commend- Threefold= (A) My previous Roman Catholic seminary training was quite conservative regarding sexual matters but yet within such a framework I found certain Biblical aspects of sexuality which I can share with you, namely, that the ancient Biblical peoples and their sexuality (whether heterosexual or homosexual) were judged not for sexuality itself but rather the end or "purpare --- RKSH 1 for which it was directed. And since a mono- theistic concept of God was a minority view, in the " then Middle East" all efforts and sub- sequent social criticisms were directed at individuals who deviated an iota from such any use and/or groups a strict idea of One Divinity. Thus of sexuality towards worship of other deities became the victim of. severe judgments. However, from that historical framework has evolved an inhumane attitude witnessed by some religious zealots who in their modern day enthusiasm condemn sexuality and its verg this your my uppressions. Gill, in judgment, will help to divest sexuality of unwar- ranted historically gathered half-truths and will further a stronger balance and mental maturity on the subject. as also (B) Such legislation you are supporting promotes the mental health of individuals by pointing out to them that sexual expression and subsequent responsibility, for it "rest on the person's own shoulders and not on the State. "Truly this knowledge will strengthen the maturity B US E --- levels of the citizens. centrate Such a course of legislation also frees the State's judicial system to con- transgressors and to enact appropriate penalties for those who freely choose not to mature and remain at such a Low level that they are harmful to others, as in the case حمره rape, whether male or female. (c) this bill will join a beautiful legacy in Wisconsin of this state being the forerunner in common sense social legislation through- out the nation. me I congratulate you on your forethought and social consciousness. Please keep as to this bill's ress. prog SABLE informed Thank you, Gerald J. Vandermass 1059 Shadow Lane Gran Bay, Wisconsin BUTTON FIBER CONTENT 54304 3 --- July 13, 1973 Mr. Gerald T. Vandermoss 1059 Shadow Lane Green Bay, Wisconsin 54304 Dear Gerald: Thank you for your recent letter regarding legalizing sexual acts between consenting adults. This matter will be heard in its more pure form some- time in September or October. In the meantime I am registering you as being in favor of a measure which I have introduced and which coincides with your thoughts on this matter. I was glad to hear from you regarding this proposed legislation. Yours very truly, LLOYD A. BARBEE State Representative --- WISM AM & stereo FM COMMENT WASTE IN GOVERNMENT Subject;. WAYNE WALLACE Written by; WHEN TIME IS WASTED AT ANY LEVEL OF GOVERNMENT, IT IS TAXPAYER'S MONEY GOING RIGHT DOWN THE DRAIN. TWO WEEKS AGO WE SAW AN EXAMPLE OF WASTE IN STATE GOVERNMENT THAT BORDERS ON ABUSE OF THE PEOPLE OF WISCONSIN. UP FOR PUBLIC HEARINGS WERE FOUR BILLS AUTHORED BY MILWAUKEE DEMOCRATIC ASSEMBLYMAN LLOYD BARBEE. ONE CALLS FOR AN ADVISORY STATEWIDE REFERENDUM ON ALLOWING GROUP MARRIAGES FOR GROUPS NUMBERING UP TO TWELVE. A SECOND IS "TO ENABLE PERSONS OF THE SAME SEX TO MARRY". A THIRD PERMITS A MAN TO HAVE MORE THAN ONE WIFE IF HE CAN SUPPORT THEM AND A WOMAN TO HAVE MORE THAN ONE HUSBAND WHETHER SHE CAN SUPPORT HIM OR NOT. THE FOURTH WOULD ALLOW UP TO THREE MARRIED COUPLES OVER THIRTY TO ESTABLISH A GROUP MARRIAGE "BY INCORPORATING AS A NONSTOCK CORPORATION". THESE FOUR BILLS ARE SO RIDICULOUS THAT THE FIRST INCLINATION IS TO SNICKER AND FORGET IT. BUT THINK, FOR A MOMENT, ABOUT THE TIME SOME STATE EMPLOYEE SPENT DRAFTING THE BILLS...AND PRINTING THE BILLS...AND THE TIME THE STAFF OF SOME COMMITTEE SPENT ON THE HEARINGS...AND PRETTY SOON YOU REALIZE THAT GAMES SUCH AS THESE COST ALL OF US MONEY. NOT ONE OF THE FOUR BILLS HAS EVEN A REMOTE CHANCE OF BECOMING LAW. THEY ARE, FOR THE MOST PART, WITHOUT SUPPORT SAVE FOR MR. BARBEE. AND SO THESE BILLS -- AND A LOT OF OTHERS ON OTHER SUBJECTS THAT ALSO HAVE NO CHANCE OF EVER GETTING ANYWHERE - TIE UP THE TIME OF STAFF PEOPLE AND, ULTIMATELY, WASTE THE MONEY THAT ALL OF US POUR INTO STATE GOVERNMENT. IT IS TIME TO PUT AN END TO SUCH NONSENSE, 11 This COMMENT was aired on WISM AM & FM on. July 10, 1973 _. Equal time is offered to any qualified spokesman for an opposing viewpoint. Contact xFranklin Smith, WISM News. P. O. Box 2058, Madison, Wisconsin 53701 (608) 271-1486 Wayne Wallace --- Sexual Laws F September 10, 1975 Mr. Thomas F. Coleman Publisher Sexual Law Reporter 3701 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 700 Los Angeles, CA 90010 Dear Mr. Coleman: This will acknowledge receipt of your letter of August 25, 1975 regarding revision of the criminal code in this state. I am enclosing a copy of Senate Bill 14 which pertains to this subject. At the present time this bill is in the Judiciary Committee, and executive action has not as yet been taken on this bill. Senate Bill 14 does not make any significant changes in the Criminal Code. For that reason, it is still in my committee pending some acceptable compromise. If I I hope this will help you in your research. can be of further assistance to you, please let me know. Very truly yours, LAB:rs LLOYD A. BARBEE Chairman, Assembly Committee on Judiciary --- COYOL EXCELERASE SEXUALAWREPORTER 3701 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD, SUITE 700, LOS ANGELES, CA 90010 / (213) 386-7855 THOMAS F. COLEMAN Publisher August 25, 1975 Assemblyman Lloyd A. Barbee, Chairperson Assembly Judiciary Committee State Capitol Madison, Wisconsin 53702 Dear Assemblyman Barbee: The field of sexual law is undergoing rapid change in courts and The SexuaLawReporter is at- legislatures across the country. tempting to compile and communicate information in this area to benefit judges, attorneys, legislators, and other professionals about current developments in sexual law. We would appreciate your assistance in sending us legislation, pending or recently passed, dealing with sexual law in your state. Our publication is interested in reporting on any legislation that would create or revise statutes regulating sexual conduct, as well as those pertaining to discrimination on the basis of marital status or sexual orientation in such areas as employment, housing, credit, insurance, child custody, or the like. Should a penal code revision be in progress in your state at this time, it would be helpful to us to know who to contact in refer- ence to this work. If you are unable to send us copies of legislation, let us know the bill numbers and authors and we can write directly to the author for information. We are in the process of compiling a comprehensive list of legis- lative developments across the country. If you are interested we will send you the results which would undoubtedly be helpful in comparing changes in your state to those in others. As our publication deadline is September 15th, a speedy response would be most helpful. Otherwise we would appreciate the infor- mation as soon as possible. Thank you for your cooperation. Very truly yours, Thomas F. Coleman Publisher CELERASE A NON-PROFIT CORPORATION --- SEXUALAWREPORTER 3701 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD, SUITE 700, LOS ANGELES, CA 90010/(213) 386-7855 THOMAS F. COLEMAN Publisher August 25, 1975 Mr. Everett E. Bolle Chief Clerk of the Assembly State Capitol Madison, Wisconsin 53702 Dear Mr. Bolle: The field of sexual law is undergoing rapid change in courts and legislatures across the country. The SexuaLawReporter is at- tempting to compile and communicate information in this area to benefit judges, attorneys, legislators, and other professionals about current developments in sexual law. We would appreciate your assistance in sending us legislation, pending or recently passed, dealing with sexual law in your state. Our publication is interested in reporting on any legislation that would create or revise statutes regulating sexual conduct, as well as those pertaining to discrimination on the basis of marital status or sexual orientation in such areas as employment, housing, credit, insurance, child custody, or the like. Should a penal code revision be in progress in your state at this time, it would be helpful to us to know who to contact in refer- ence to this work. If you are unable to send us copies of legislation, let us know the bill numbers and authors and we can write directly to the author for information. We are in the process of compiling a comprehensive list of legis- lative developments across the country. If you are interested we will send you the results which would undoubtedly be helpful in comparing changes in your state to those in others. publication As our publication deadline is September 15th, a speedy response would be most helpful. Otherwise we would appreciate the infor- mation as soon as possible. Thank you for your cooperation. Very truly yours, ASE Themes to Cubeme Thomas F. Coleman Publisher A NON-PROFIT CORPORATION --- Levual Matters LLOYD A. BARBEE REPRESENTATIVE 18th District Capitol Office Address: Room 329 West Madison, Wisconsin 53702 Telephone: (608) 266-3787 Milwaukee Office Address: 152 West Wisconsin Avenue Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53203 Telephone: (414) 278-5755 WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE ASSEMBLY CHAMBER MADISON 53702 CHAIRMAN: Committee on Judiciary MEMBER: Committee on Transportation Judicial Council Council on Criminal Justice December 4, 1975 Pastors Daniel V. Schowalter and William L. Kesting, Jr. Zion United Church of Christ 1424 West Greenfield Avenue Milwaukee, WI 53204 Mr. Howard Miller, President Zion Church of Christ Dear Pastors and President: This will acknowledge receipt of your recent letter and the accompanying material. It is my opinion that good government should not make persons' sexual preferences criminal. Neither should government permit such persons' civil rights to be violated. People should be free to enjoy any form of sexual relationship with each other, if that relationship is be- tween consenting parties and is private. LAB:rs Justice for all, YD A. BARBEE State Representative This is 100% Recycled Panser --- LLOYD A. BARBEE REPRESENTATIVE 18th District Capitol Office Address: Room 329 West Madison, Wisconsin 53702 Telephone: (608) 266-3787 Milwaukee Office Address: 152 West Wisconsin Avenue Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53203 Telephone: (414) 273-5755 WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE ASSEMBLY CHAMBER MADISON 53702 CHAIRMAN: Committee on Judiciary MEMBER: Committee on Transportation Judicial Council Council on Criminal Justice TO: NYACCE November 24, 1975 Mr. Daniel V. Schowalter Mr. William L. Kesting, Jr. Pastors, Zion United Church of Christ 1424 West Greenfield Avenue Milwaukee, WI 53204 Dear Pastors: Mr. Howard Miller President Zion Church of Christ This will acknowledge receipt of your recent letter and the accompanying material. It is my opinion that good government should not make persons' sexual preferences criminal. Neither should goverment it permit such persons' civil rights to be violated. Justice for all, Z LAB:IS LLOYD A. BARBEE State Representative People should be free to enjoy any form of sexual relationslys with som alled if that relationship is fille Commenting parties and is private. This is 100% Recycled Paper --- UNITED CHU DE THAT THE MAY OF CHRIST ALL BE ONE + of Zion United Church of Christ Two Locations - One Congregation 1424 West Greenfield Avenue Milwaukee, Wi. 53204 Phone: (414) 383-3530 3301 South 76th Street Milwaukee, Wi. 53219 Phone: (414) 543-4646 PASTORS: DANIEL V. SCHOWALTER WILLIAM L. KESTING, JR. TO: WISCONSIN SENATORS, REPRESENTATIVES and ASSEMBLYMEN FROM: ZION UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST, MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN November 14, 1975 At the June 27 - July 1, 1975 General Synod Meeting of the United Church of Christ, a biennual meeting of our denomination, delegates, without considering the rightness or wrongness of same-gender relationships, voted to approve a document entitled, "A Pro- nouncement on Civil Liberties without Discrimination Related to Affectional or Sexual Preference." This document did not address the relationship of these people to our Church but supported attaining their full civil rights. Many members of Zion United Church of Christ in Milwaukee, do not agree with this action, do not feel it represents the will of the individual churches or the majority of members, and want to go on record of opposing enactment of laws which will remove present restric- tions from homosexuals. Since the document includes a requirement for sending a copy of the pronouncement to State, and National governmental representatives, we feel we should notify you of our opposing stand. To enable you to fully study the pronouncement and our related action we are including the following items with this letter: 1. The Pronouncement 2. A condensed explanation sheet which points out what the Pronouncement did and did not do. 3. Zion Church Statement (approved by a vote of 59 and opposed by 19 members at our Annual Congregational Meeting, held October 19, 1975). 4. Biblical references. We feel that Christians However, we feel that We must emphasize that the action of Zion Church was not done in an attitude of rejection or condemnation as related to the homosexual and his/her Church. should accept all individuals who are striving to do God's will. legislation which would guarantee the civil liberties and equal protection under the law would also strike down present laws restricting their activities and allow acknowledged homosexuals to insist (by court order if necessary) on the right to be Church leaders, public and private school teachers, Girl and Boy Scout leaders, police officers, military officers, etc. This effect has occurred in California which recently passed a law approv- ing conduct of consenting adults in private. We suggest that prior to voting on legislation related to this subject you make sure you know the will of the majority of the people -- the silent, as well as the vocal pro- ponents. Thank you for your consideration in this matter, ZION UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST, MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN Howard Miller, President --- We, the congregation of Zion United Church of Christ in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, declare that our faith will not allow us to accept the pronouncement endorsed at the 10th Gen- eral Synod dealing with "Civil Liberties without discrimination related to sexual or affectional preference." We.. Colossians 3: 5-7 LB 1. Believe that homosexual activity is a sin. Scriptures: 1 Corinthians 6: 9-11 LB Romans 1: 24-27 & 32 LB 1 Timothy 1: 10-11 LB Jude 1: 5-10 Galatians 5: 19-21 LB-Phillips-NIV 1 Peter 4: 3 LB 1 Thessalonians 4: 3 & 4 LB 2. Insist that the rightness and wrongness of each issue (BASED ON THE TRUTH OF THE SCRIPTURES) must be the basis of acceptance or rejection by Christian in- dividuals as well as the Synod, Conference, Association, all Instrumentalities, as well as all local Church levels. 3. Believe, based on Scripture, that all churches should strive to have sinners re- pent and refrain from all their sinful activities. In Christian love it is our responsibility and obligation to work with and witness to all sinners. As a Christian Church, we welcome all sinners who are seeking God's forgiveness and grace. If they desire to become a member of the Church, first they must repent and change their ways, then they could be properly received into membership. The spiritual leaders of the Church MUST weigh these qualifications before ac- cepting persons into the Church. 4. Do not accept the validity of ordination of homosexuals based on the standard of Christian morals. 5. Consider it PROPER Synod activity to define a stand on the relationship of the homosexual TO the Church, including ordination; consider it IMPROPER Synod ac- tion to promote the civil liberties of homosexuals, which could lead to legal status, without considering the rightness or wrongness of the moral issue in- volved. 6. We believe the United Church of Christ promotion of this pronouncement will tend to condone and give the Church's blessing to homosexuality and the ultimate le- galization, thereof, 7. We believe the U.C.C. promotion of this pronouncement will lead to an increase in this immoral practice and result in even greater casual acceptance by our society. THEREFORE ... We, the congregation of Zion United Church of Christ, Milwaukee, Wisconsin: 1. Repudiate the pronouncement, reject this action and refuse to be bound by it. 2. Admonish the 11th General Synod in 1977 to rescind this pronouncement. 3. Strongly urge all other governing bodies and instrumentalities within the Church at local State and National levels join in repudiating this action before the General Synod of 1977. 4. Recommend that the Church at all levels address the subject of the relationship of the homosexual to Church membership as well as ordination. NOTE: We would appreciate hearing from individuals and congregations rwgarding their response and action concerning this issue. -2- --- The Pranouncement on "Civil Liberties without Discrimination Related to Sexual or Affectional Preference" as passed by the 10th General Synod: The Pronouncement DID: 1. Assume that the homosexual is presently UNFAIRLY oppressed. 2. State that the Church is wrong for supporting or allowing this ASSUMED unfair oppression. 3. PROMOTE legal status for homosexual by attaining full civil liberties and equal protection under the law, and calls upon CONGREGATIONS, Associations, Conferences and Instrumentalities to work FOR civil liberties of homosex- uals beyond what they have as citizens of the Amercian Society. 4. Authorize distribution of the pronouncement to respective STATE legislators and CONGRESSIONAL representatives to inform then of the United Church of Christ support for civil liberties for homosexuals. The Pronouncement DID NOT (or attempt to): 1. Clain that the Scriptures support the Pronouncement. 2. Consider the rightness or wrongness of same-gender relationships. Did not ask the homosexual to repent and change his/her ways. 3. Define the RELATIONSHIP between a homosexual individual and his/her Church regarding membership, attendance, leadership, or activity participation. 4. Define the Church's stand on ordination of acknowledged homosexuals. 5. Show how homosexual activity is compatible with the fandly structure or for the good of society as a whole. -3- --- A PRONOUNCEMENT ON CIVIL LIBERTIES WITHOUT DISCRIMINATION RELATED TO AFFECTIONAL OR SEXUAL PREFERENCZ "A Pronouncement is a declaration of Christian conviction on a matter of social principle, approved by the General Synod and directed to the churches and to the public." (63 Gs 18) The purpose of this pronouncement is to make a statement on civil liberties. It is not within the province of this pronouncement to make an ethical judgment about same- gender relationships. However, this pronouncement may well serve to further dialogue that will clarify the ethical issues involved in human sexuality. There is, in the United States, a significant minority of persons whose civil lib- erties, and whose right to equal protection under the law, are systematically and toutinely violated. Discrimination related to affectional or sexual preference in employment, hous- ing, public accomodations, and other civil liberties, has inflicted an incalculable burden of fear into the lives of persons in society and in the church whose affectional or sexual preferences is toward persons of the same gender. Most directly affected are the 10% of the population whose affectional or sexual preference, according to the research of Alfred Kinsey, is predominately towards persons of the same gender. Also affected is the one-third of the American population which Kin- sey found to have had at one time or another an adult sane-gender sexual experience. Public revelation of even a single experience often results in the presumption that a per- son is same-gender-oriented and thus subject to social sanctions including violations of her or his civil liberties. Even the civil liberties of persons whose affectional or sex- ual preference is a well-guarded secret are vulnerable. Inquiry by private investigatory agencies into the personal life of the individual is often a pre-requisite for employment. Draft records, insurance investigations, arrest records (even when charges have been dis- missed or the defendant acquitted), and investigations instigated on the basis of anony- nous accusation or rumor, all provide an employer, landlord, and other persons information used to justify discrimination. DICRIMINATION CAUSES SUFFERING A constant fear of losing one's job and hone, and the economic and social conse- quences of such a loss, creates suffering in human life. Living as presumed heterosex- uals, sane gendered-oriented women and men are intimidated into silence, forced into lives of duplicity and deception, by the hostility of the majority society. Such duplicity and deception, and their current alienation, sonetines evolving to isolation and depression and culminating in suicide, are necessarily detrimental to the growth of the individual and to the growth of inter-personal relationships. Today, sane-gendered-oriented persons, our sisters and brothers in human community and in Christian community, are struggling to free themselves from the fear which the reality of discrimination, particularly in en- ployment and in housing, has inflicted upon then. Such persons are taking a moral stance against discrimination and the violence that it does to human dignity. They seek to se- cure protection for their full civil liberties and equal protection under the law. The church must bear a measure of responsibility for the suffering visited upon sane-gender- oriented persons since often the traditional Judeo-Christian attitude toward same-gender relationship has been used as a primary justification for denial and violation of civil liberties and the perpetuation of discrimination against such persons. THE RELIGIOUS PERSPECTIVE Christian love for God and our neighbor in God impels us to cherish the life and liberty of all women and men. We proclain a unity under God which transcends our division, and find in Christ our measure for being human. As Christians, we seek to personify the liberating Gospel of Jesus the Christ and to follow his example in our relationships with others. This means that we try to have love and respect for each other -- for individual well-being, quality of life, personality, dignity, and self-actualization. -4- --- FROM THE DESK OF G. V. HEDSTROM 1913 62ND ST. KENOSHA- WIS. 53140 to Mr. сорот Letters to the Editor Insight Magazine Milwaukee Journa 333 W. State St. Milwaukee, Wis..53203 Dear Sir, Barbee April 18, 1972 Despite our Wisconsin representative, Lloyd A Barbee, a woman certainly should be protected against adultry, rape, incest, prostitution, and sexual perversion by suitable laws. Are we to expect the guilty to go free while the woman (and her husband if she has one) assume the responsibilty for en unwanted bitch, or a deformed incestual baby? Or for the casket and corpse of a drug addictive child? Does he really advocate the laws of the jungle? Gusta Vidation --- ALYN W HESS LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT Dear Mr. Barbe: sex laws and, June 14, 1971 Paul Goldman, author of Illinois e promotor of the repeal will speak speak July some years ago, will. 26th at 8:00P.M. in the Fireside Lounge of the Union on the VWM. Campus. He will give us his analysis and opinion of your present bill 600 during is overall, topic of "40 40 years in in the Homophil Movement". We would be honored could attended and meet thes if you fellow lawyer who succeeded in charging the laws of Illinois. Alyn W W. Hess --- WISCONSIN LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL STAFF MEMORANDUM Room 147 North, State Capitol, Madison 53702 Telephone (608) 266-1304 DATE: March 27, 1973 TO: ASSEMBLY JUDICIARY COMMITTEE FROM: Orlan L. Prestegard, Staff Attorney Senate Bills 30 and 31 RE: Senate Bills 30 and 31 were introduced by the Legislative Council at the recommendation of its Special Committee on Criminal Penalties. The following explanations of the bills are from the Legislative Council's Report to the Legislature on Proposals Relating to Criminal Penalties. 1973 S.B. 30, Discretionary Commitment for Sex Crimes Offenders Senate Bill 30 [LRB-932/1], amends s. 975.02, Wis. Stats., to delete the present requirement that the Department of Health and Social Services must give approval beiore a judge can commit a person to the Department for a pretrial examination under the Sex Crimes Law. Under the bill, the judge, who it is believed has the best knowledge of the crime committed, would have the discretion as to whether or not he will commit a person for such an examination. Chapter 975 of the statutes, the Sex Crimes Law, requires in s. 975.01 that persons convicted of certain enumerated sex crimes shall be committed to the Department for a presentence social, physical and mental examination. The enumerated crimes are: ss. 944.01, rape; 944.02, sexual intercourse without consent; and 944.11, indecent behavior with a child. Section 975.02 of the statutes provides for discretionary commitments if a person is convicted of any sex crime other than those specified in s. 975.01. According to s. 975.02, "sex crime" is any crime, except homicide or attempted homicide, in which the court finds that the person was probably directly motivated by a desire for sexual excitement in the commission of the crime. --- 1973 S.B. 31, Credit for Time Served in Sex Crimes Facilities the Persons who are committed under Ch. 975 of the statutes, Sex Crimes Law, also may be encumbered with other prison sentences which may run either concurrently or consecutively with the sex crimes commitment. For example, a person may have been committed under the Sex Crimes Law as a result of a conviction for rape. He also may have been simultaneously convicted for the theft of the Under woman's purse with the sentence to run concurrently. present law, time served in a sex crime facility may not be used in computing an inmate's parole eligibility date under the criminal sentence, since the sex crimes facility is not defined as a prison. Senate Bill 31 [LRB-944/1], creates s. 975.06 (6) to provide that a sex crimes facility may be regarded as a prison for the and computing parole purposes of beginning concurrent sentences In other words, the eligibility dates of consecutive sentences. be bill provides that time served in a sex crimes facility would credited the same as time served in a state prison towards concurrent or consecutive sentences. S.B. 31 also specifically authorizes the use of a sex crime facility for a person who has other sentences which the court determines shall run concurrently or consecutively. The Special Committee felt that since a commitment under the Sex Crimes Law is based upon a criminal conviction, the fact that a person serves time in a sex crimes facility instead of a prison is little reason to deny the person credit toward a concurrent or consecutive sentence. OLP: clk --- POSTAGE DUE 8 CENTS Lloyd Barbee 110 E. Wisdonsin Milwaukee 3, Wis. POSTAGE DUE WAUN OCT17'72 0 WIS METER 0.331333 U.S.POSTAGE 08: --- C12 October 1972] I can't understand why some GOOD GOD FEARING Individual in your district doesn't run a Tomatoe trowing campaign at your rotten vicious tactics. You speak of shocking the people- YOU WANT TO LEGALIZING SEXUALITY ACTIVITY FOR ALL CONSENTING PARTIES Where if any where you taught. Certainly your atheistic - ideas are a non- moral code of ethics. You an attorney THE GOOD COLORED PEOPLE AND WHTE IN YOUR AREA OUGHT TO RUN YOU INTO THE LAKE. What right do you have to debase your area with your moral code of FEE LOVE - IT IS CI IZENS LIKE YOU WHO MAKE OUR YOUTHS FEEL ALL ADULTS ARE DEPRAVED AND WHO HAVE LEAD OUR AMERICAN YOUTHS INTO THE GUTTER. Is this your policy of American ditizenship. If so I think the colored and white youths should drop you cold and vote for themselves. Get rid of BARBEE He is not a true blue blood American but a non-God living man. --- Dan Sin I went which You Pri. Jun 19, 11969 interventor I but newsp Co Mr. Jerry Bridgman 27 S. Blair Street Madison, Wisc. 53703 Dear Mr. Bridgman: January 9, 1970 ung lambing and toward passage might be some It appears that none of my bills relating to at repeated privacy and real personal relationships will get out of My hope is that the electorate will choose a better quality of legislature next term. Meanwhile, I will continue to draft legislation moving out of state into the last third of the 20th century. Reform in the area of saying sex laws, population control, individual freedom and rights of the have-nots will come after the believers persist in battling hard and long. Very truly yours, einment LAB:kr LLOYD A. BARBER State Representative --- WORKERS 0 R L D office of the Sec'y of State Robert Zimmerman, Hon. State Capitol Bldg. Madison, Wisconsin 150 East Juneau Ave. Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202 October 24, 1967 Gentleman: Would your office be so kind as to afford me with notice of any pending hearings on a Bill submitted by Assemblyman Llloyd Barbee of Milwaukee, and respecting sexual privileges between consulting, rather consenting, adults. I wish to appear at such hearing in opposition to this legisla- tion. Respectfully Boulton James Boulton --- Horicon, Wisconsin 27 June 1973 Rep. Lloyd Barbee; Wis. Legislature Assembly Chamber Madison, Wis. 53702 Dear Rep. Barbee: I can't imagine anyone cluttering up legislature with all of the immoral bills you have proposed. You seem to have missed the point like so many other people that the moral laws were set-up to protect mankind from its own excesses which leads to destruction. If your proposals were to go through which I do not think they would have a chance of doing, what kind of a society would we have. The home would be destroyed, disease would be rampant and society in general would de- generate. I can't imagine what kind of people you are trying to appeal to with your suggested legislature. Why not spend your time thinking up legislature which would benefit mankind rather than the kind which would degrade and destroy society as well as destroy mankind. Sincerely yours, W.A. Hyland 211 Clason St. Horicon, Wis. 53032 --- Lem. Lloyd Barbie The drisemmin Legislature Madison, trisconful ли June 28, 1973 Mchwanky, Wis. Um. Assembly men. The busis for the strangyon this Christian nation achieved of unmatched progress of his been the unity of the family, through seef discipline of morality may in factors. Legalized prostitution of polygamy here no من pance in any centiped society that wishes to endure. Iven The Communisto realized this decades ago by declaring The easy divance that once divence easy an end to ~ prevailed. Amarulity is cheurenbaustic --- unfle Trikes, Sincerely Ben Haut --- April 12, 1967 Mr. David L. Walther Attorney at Law 740 North Plankinton Avenue Milwaukee, Wisconsin Dear Mr. Walther: Enclosed is a draft representing my ideas on improving criminal sex laws. It is my intention to introduce this bill next week. Would you please look it over and advise me of your reaction and suggestions. Very truly yours, LLOYD A. BARBEE Assemblyman Milwaukee - 6th District LAB:db Enclosure --- Young Democratic Club Univ. of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 3052 N. Stowell Ave. Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53211 May 18, 1967 Assemblyman Lloyd A. Barbee Wisconsin State Legislature State Capitol Madison, Wisconsin 53702 Dear Assemblyman Barbee: Congratulations on the introduction of your bill concerning the subject of changes in our Wisconsin sex laws. As you probably know, the State Young Democratic Platform of 1966 and 1967, are in tune with your ideas on the subject. Our club has been responsible for the introduction of the issue at both State Young Democratic Conventions. If you obtain the hearing that you are requesting, I would be more than happy to appear before the Committee, in support of your proposal. Any information on this would be greatly appreciated. At this time, I would like to formally invite you to appear before our first club meeting, in the Fall, to speak on this vital issue. The meeting will be in late September. Sincerely yours, John Juether John Huettner, Chairman UW-M Young Democratic Club --- Asenbly State C Dear May 25, 1967 Democratic Club 19% of sconsin-Milwaukee outes, spin 53211 196 Mr. John Huettner, Chairman bas UW-M Young Democratic Club State University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 3052 North Stowell Avenue If Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53211 more than your Dear Mr. Huettner: Apprecis Thank you for your letter of May 18 expressing support At th for Assembly Bill 678. our for Assembly Bill 678. issue Your platform position on the subject of more sane sex laws was good and I am pleased to note that you did not bag down in your 1967 convention. When a hearing is scheduled, I will be happy to notify you. A late September speaking date is fine with me. Just notify me within ten days or so prior to your meeting. Again I would like to compliment you for not only lead- ing in your own organization but furnishing leadership and setting the pace for the young Republicans. Actions such as this encourage me to keep fighting within the structure for necessary changes. hn Huettner, Chairman UW-M Young Democratic Club Sincerely, LLOYD A. BARBEE Assemblyman Milwaukee - 6th District LAB:db --- Box 247 Boyceville, Wis. 54725 June 3, 1971 Mr. Lloyd A. Barbee Wisconsin State Assembly Madison, Wis. Dear Mr. Barbee, In a recent speech by yourself to the Assembly you said that the sex act is not so much now an act of procreation as it is an act done for "enjoyment and recreation". As I understand your logic, from that premise you went on to say that this now justifies the relaxation of restrictions by the state of both the act and its consequences (conception). If I have correctly understood your logic, it seems about as faulty and phony as a penny postcard. It may be true that the sex act is basically done for endpy- ment and recreation. This undoubtably has always been true, for in the history of mankind sexual intercourse has always taken place #hundreds of times more often than childbirth!! This is nothing new. Even if there were a change in this, however, it does not make it any more or any less a subject of government control. Most of what I take part in for "enjoyment and recreation" is controlled by law. My hunting and fishing is regulated, as is the driving of my car and the beer I drink. In fact, at the present time, the participation in sexual intercourse is less regulated than any other "enjoyment and recreation"!! And, I, for one, am getting sick and tired of paying for this situation through higher health insurance rates to cover abortion, unwanted births and venereal disease. And I'm getting sick and tired of paying for looseness in the area of sex through higher taxes to pay for skyrocketing welfare costs! And I also am weary of an ever weakening moral fiber in our society which makes our nation subject to collapse and my own children tempted into an ever increasing hell on earth. And then to top it all off, I have to pay the salaries of legislators who want to further destroy morality and reverence for life!! I sincerely hope I have misunderstood your postition! Sincerely, R. H Richard Klabunde ---