Strike a Pose

One of my models,

a worker at Tampa AIDS Network,

who did a fantastic job!

He was utilized on the cover of

FREE P.R.E.S.S. # 3

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Blast From the Past: FREE P.R.E.S.S. # 2

My contribution to Women's Empowerment,

the Spring 1992 edition (issue # 2)

of Free P.R.E.S.S.!

(P.R.E.S.S. stood for "Progressive Resource

for Encouragement in Stressful Situations", by the way!)

Cover featured were friend Kim (in the logo--an ever-changing

personal photo,)  friend Susan (in shadow at bottom,)

and a picture from the March on Washington in center

(photo by friend Esther Castro.)

Included were recommendations of media

centered on women (including TV, film, music,

comics) and more, as well as cartoons,

articles, editorials and the usual slant!

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Blast From the Past: FREE P.R.E.S.S. # 6

Oh how the times haven't changed a bit!

This issue cover featured an expose' on the job

scam that companies have been running for some time now;

advertising active hiring when in fact they

don't have a single position available.

(Folks like to keep a large number of resume's on

file for quota making, replacements, etc. but most job seekers

won't waste time if you're just 'accepting apps.')

Also in the article; sex discrimination in hiring

practices. (As in, jobs improperly designated as being

exclusively for women!) Oh, those silly Southerners!

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Blast From The Past; FREE P.R.E.S.S. Gay Rights Ordinance

Hard to believe there was a time when the struggle to

get equal protection on the books for gays and lesbians

was met with even more hostility and rigor than the last

several years of DOMA, Don't Ask/Don't Tell,

and the other various state battles.

But in Tampa and Hillsborough County (Florida)

in the early to mid-1990s, there was an

ongoing soap opera conflagration the

likes of which hasn't been seen since.

To try and help the various ballot measures pass,

I did a Special Edition of FREE P.R.E.S.S.

to educate people as to what exactly the

referendums were about, the wording to expect

on the ballot, and addressing some of the fallacies people

held about the content.

Special flashback thanks to Chuckles for helping

pass them out at busy intersections, and

Monkey Boy for the type-setting assist!
Lifesavers!

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Blast from The Past; FREE P.R.E.S.S. # 5

Once upon a time in publishing,

Li'l Robert did his own news zine in a little

place called "the entire Florida mid-coasts."

It had a little touch of everything,

and it certainly wasn't for everyone!

Here's the cover that had the library system

cast out all free publications from their premises,

just so they could deny me access without a lawsuit!

FREE P.R.E.S.S.
(Progressive Resource for Encouragement in Stressful Situations!)