94840 Diego Gomez 1963_PROOF

December 5th, the whodunit screwball spy-thriller “Charade” debuts starring Cary Grant & Audrey Hepburn.

December 12th, Kenya gains its independence from Britain. “With Britain’s Union Jack replaced by the black, red and green flag of the new states, political power in Britain’s last East African colonial holding slipped from the grasp of its 55,759 whites and was taken up by its 8,365,942 Africans,” - The New York Times

...I just a - I ' ve got

December 13th, The Emergency Civil Liberties Committee gives bob Dylan their annual Tom Paine award for his contri bution to the civil rights movement.

Dylan appears to be nervous & drunk.

to tell you, man, it ' s Bill of Rights is free speech & I just want to admit that I accept this Tom Paine Award in behalf of James Forman of the Students Non-Violent Coordinating Committee and on behalf of the people who went to Cuba.

c

l

a

p

p

a

l

p

a

c

l

c

c

l

a

p

Boo!

Boo!

fortune favors the bold. being a playboy bunny has lost its usefulness &. who better than a shape-shifter to become the new face of fashion? Scarlet now meets even more influen tial people as she climbs the ladder of success, but how will public interest fare with her family secrets?

The American Cancer Society releases a report on a study of 422,094 men between 40 and 89, covering an average of 34.3 months that confirms the link between cigarette smoking with death & disease.

December 17th, “growth of overt homo sexuality provokes wide concern” makes front-page news in the New York Times.

Homosexuality and citizenship in florida

A report of

The florida Legislative

investigation committee

polaroid invents “Polacolor” this year, the first instant color film.

A Glossary of Homosexual Terms & “Deviant Acts” is prepared for release next month.

Covergirl! I’m a drag queen / make-up artist & I painted this page using liquid activated makeup called “aqua color” as well as eyeshadows & blush.

23

January, 1964

Tallahassee, Florida