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neusletter of the University of Rochester Gay LldGration Front JANUARY 1973

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HAPPENINGS

GAY, GOVERNOR SEEN HOLDING HANDS; A f t e r 2)^ h o u r s of t r y i n g t o q u e s t i o n Gov. R o c k e f e l l e r a b o u t gay r i g h t s in R o c h e s t e r ' s town m e e t i n g Nov. 3 0 , one of t h r e e GLF members i n a t t e n d e n c e managed t o g r a s p t h e g o v e r n o r s hand a t t h e end of t h e m e e t i n g .

"Gay Love t o you, G o v e r n o r ! " h e s h o u t e d .

Gove r n o r R o c k e f e l l e r s m i l e d warmly and r e p l i e d "Thank y o u . " HOTEL GUKST RAPED: A 2 6 - y e a r - o l d man r e p o r t e d h e was r o b b e d , bound, and r a p e d by t h r e e i n t r u d e r s i n h i s 111 E a s t Ave. h o t e l r o o m . The men r e p o r t e d l y g a i n e d e n t r a n c e t o h i s room l a t e a t n i g h t by p o s i n g as hotel employees.

(Diu: 1 1 / 3 0 ) FEMALE IMPERSONATOR ARRESTED: P o l i c e s t o p p e d what t h e y t h o u g h t was a woman w a l k i n g a l o n g t h e s t r e e t in t h e C e n t r a l Ave. - Oregon S t , a r e a . When t h e y found t h e p e r s o n was a man i n d r a g , t h e y a r r e s t e d him f o r l o i t e r i n g .

I t i s n o t known why t h e p o l i c e w e r e t r y i n g ' t o p i c k up what t h e y b e l i e v e d t o be a l a w - a b i d i n g woman c i t i z e n , nor i s i t known why t h e y i n c o r r e c t l y c h a r g e d him w i t h l o i t e r i n g when t h e a p p r o p r i a t e c h a r g e would h a v e b e e n m a s q u e r a d i n g .

(WE, 26 December 1972, p a g e 13) f^EDIEUAL MEDICAL PRACTICE: GLF h a s r e c e i v e d r e p o r t s tha't a ['Portland Avenue p h y s i c i a n i s a d m i n i s t e r i n q hormone s h o t s t o " c u r e " homosexuality.

R e s e a r c h h a s shown t h a t a d m i n i s t r a t i o n o f s e x h o r m o n e a u i l l NOT c h a n g e s e x u a l o r i e n t a t i o n , a l t h o u g h i t may c h a n g e t h e i n t e n s i t y o f t h e s e x r;ri v e .

Use c a u t i o n u h e n d e a l i n g u i t h a j c h p r a c t i c i ontjrs, GMY has 5-3 the

C L R T l r l E Q AS LAUIYER: An a f f i r m e d h o m o s e x u a l pPBn a d m i t t e d t o t h e O h i o b a r f o l l o u i n g a v o t e i n f a v o r a n d c o n s i d e r a b l e r e l u c t a n c e by U h i o fiupreme c o u r t . ( A d v o c a t e /^1D2, p 1 5 )

LEUiOMESS LAU UOIOED IIM F L A : A f e d e r a l P i s t r i c t j u d g e r u l e d t h a t t h e t e r m " l o u d n e s s " i s t o o vague a t e r m t o d e f i n e an i l l e g a l a c t . '*Leud C o n d u c t " l a u s a r e u s e d by p o l i c e i n many s t a t e s t o h a r a s s Gays, I n F l o r i d a , i t i s the s t a t e ' s f i r s t line o f of*^ensB a g a i n s t g a y s f o l l o u i n g t h e v o i d i n g o f t h e i r " c r i m e - a g a i n s t - n a t u r e " l a u i n 1 9 7 1 . (Adv 102)

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P O L I T I C A L - L E G A L ACTION COPiniTTEE:

TOLERANCE TOUJAROS GAYS NOT OBSCENE An a p p e l l a t e p a n e l r u l e d t h a t an u n d e r g r o u n d n e u s p a p e r , COnPlQW SENSE, c o u l d b e d i s t r i b u t e d to minors.

Tbe D u t c h e s s C o u n t y D . A , had s o u g h t t o ban t h e p a p e r b e c a u s e o f one c a r t o o n and an a r t i c l e d e c r y i n g s o c i e t y ' s I n t o l B r a n c e towards homosexuals.

(NY C i v i l L i b e r t i e s , Nov ' 7 2 )

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SUN XI* J A N : "GLF ON THE A I R " Planning for 'our weekly radio program, f l u s i c L o u n g e 7 : 3 0 pm NEW nERBER ORIENTATION: ' m e e t s a t r i u s i c L o u n g e a t 7 : 3 0 a n d moves t o a n o t h e r l o c a t i o n .

SUN 2 1 JAW: "PIALE L I B E R A T I O N " UJhat d o e s i t mean?

What d o e s i t demand?

I s I t l i k e Uomen's Liberation?

T o d d U n i o n r t u s i c L o u n g e 7 : 3 0 pm P O L I T I C A L - L E G A L ACTION C O n n l T T E E : Room 2 0 1 , 6 : 3 0 UiED 2tf J A N : Bristol Ht.

RECREATIONAL OUTING: S K I EVJEWIWG See d e t a i l s i n " A n n c i u n c e m B n t s "

SUN 2 8 J A N : " A N T I - G L F " Can t h e g a y l i b e r a t i o n m o v e m e n t do m o r e h a r m t h a n g o o d ?

W u s i c LoiSnge Todd U n i o n , 7 : 3 0 pm. bUN <* F E B : "THE POLICE ANO US" A discussion w i t h a representative of the nochester n o l i c a department.

Todd U n i o n Plusic Lounge 7 : 3 0 pm, THIRD ANNUAL UALENTINE«S OAY DANCE: 10 o r 17 Feb* W a t b h f o r d e t a i l s i n t h e F a b , CLOSET,

I n t e r p r e t e r for deaf a t soma meatings.

ANNOUNCEMENTS • The ULF office is staffed daily from 12:30-Hp(».

Sunday evening meetings are held in the TedW Union music Lounge 7:30-9:30 pm on the Univarslty of Rochester Campus (Alumni Road, off River Road)

« YOUTH GROUP for bi-sexuals and homosexuals meets in various churches periodically.

Participation is limited to those 18 and under.

Phone 275-6181 for meeting locations and times* • The POLITICAL-LEGAL ACTION COnPlITTEE meets alternate Sundays at 6:30 in the GLF offica, 201 Todd Union. Haetings this month are 7 and 2i January.

• SKI EVENING: UJsd 2^ Jan. Prefassional lessons and oquipment for beginners; rental equipment available for others. Car pool leaves Hidtown at 6:0D, campus at 6:15 for Bristol Pit. Bagionars should make a reservation through the GLF offlca for special bargain rate on lessons and equipment.

For details, reservations and rida arrangemants, telephone 271-6181.

"ANNOUNCEHENTS" CONTINUED ON BACK PAGE

"NEUS ^T A GLANCE" CUNTINUEO UN BACK PAGE

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a GLF uJODEN'S COmiTTEE holds meetings and sponsors activities Sundays 5:30 at the Uiomen's Center 185 East A^enua. tneating events" for Ji-nuary are detailed elsewhere in this newspaper.

LE58IMI\I CENTER DPEI\)S: A L e s b i a n R e s o u r c e C e n t e r h a s o p e n e d i n H i n n e a p o l i s u i t h a SIODO c a s h g r a n t f r o m a gay H i n n e a p o l i s uoman.

(Adv, 102, p 21)

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CLF UiPHEN'S JANUARY ACTIVyiTIES Oscember was as f e s t i v e as i t uas g a y , w i t h numurous social a c t i v i t i e s f o r women, i n c l u d i n g a c o f f e e house and C h r i s t m a s party, J a n u a r y p r o m i s e s t o be j u s t as i n t e r e s t i n g .

Uiomen's L i b e r a t i o n has d o n a t e d a room f o r Gay Women a t t h e Uomen's C e n t e r , 185 L a s t A v e n u e , The room s h o u l d be u s e f u l i n community o u t r e a c h a c t i v i t i e s .

a n d s h o u l d e n a b l e many women t o p a r t i c i p a t e whp c o u l d n o t or uould not attend a c t i v i t i e s on t h e U o f R campus.

Uiomen's m e e t i n g s w i l l g e n e r a l l y be h e l d a t t h e UJomen's c e n t e r Sundays (at 5 : 3 0 , e x c e p t as cm^ed b e l o u .

Dn 7 J a n u a r y , t h e r e u i l l be a PAINT/POT p a r t y a t t h e women's center.

A f t e r p a i n t i n g t h e neu O f f i c e , a p o t - l u c k supper u i l l he s e r v e d .

B r i n g y p u r oun b r u s h and a d i s h t o pass i f you c a n .

Goals and uses o f t h e Gay Women's c e n t e r u i l l be t h e t o p i c o f 1'+ J a n u a r y ' s m e e t i n g a t t h e c e n t e r S a t u r d a y and Sunday, 2 0 - 2 1 January ue u i l l camp n u t a t Horgan Lodge Phone 275-61P1 f o r d e t a i l s , Karen Hagberg u i l l l e a d a d i s c u s s i o n , "Coming p u t as a Gay UJoman" on t h e 2 8 t h .

A dance p a r t y a t t h p Uipmen' s C e n t e r IF. p i f t n n e d f o r 11 F e b ,

UNCOMFORTABLE SILENCE

DbC REPORTER CONFIRHS "HOMOFILE" I f y o u * v e b e e n s e e n i n t h e w r o n g p l a c e s , y o u may b e a r e g i s t e r e d homosexual, even if y o u ' r e s t r a i g h t a s a s t r i n g , a n d t h o u g h t t h a t "gay** o n l y m e a n s h a p p y .

Democrat and C h r o n i c l e r e p o r t e r Ifandi H a r r i s , w r i t i n g a s e r i e s on R o c h e s t e r h o m o s e x u a l s , c o n f i r m e d t h e e x i s t a n c e o f t h e " H o m o f i l e * * , l o n g r u m o r e d t o b e k e p t by R o c h e s t e r police.

At f i r s t t h e p o l i c e w e r e P o l i c e h a v e b e e n known reluctant to discuss the t o 1 i s t p e o p l e for dr iv ing f i l e , but r e p o r t e r Hararound t h e l i b r a r y more t h a n r i s f i n a l l y got the f a c t s : Once; for d r i v i n g t h r o u g h , 1,052 a l l e g e d homosexuals or parking in, c e r t a i n l o t s l i s t e d , 9 4 5 men a n d 107 i n t h e downtown a r e a ; f o r women.

No c r i m e i s i n b e i n g i n a r e a s known t o b e volved in t h e majority **hangouts f o r d e v i a t e s " , of t h e p e o p l e l i s t e d . and f o r b e i n g s e e n k i s s i n g . '^Suspicious behavior" i s The p u r p o s e of t h e f i l e , enough t o w a r r a n t l i s t i n g . according t o Detective Joan M a t h e r s , k e e p e r of t h e homof i l e , i s " t o k e e p t r a c k of SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL POLICE p e r s o n s who may c o m m i t

BY REPORTING POSSIBLE C R I ( h o m o s e x u a l ) c r i m e s . ** MlKALg (emphasis ours - ed.)

The i n f o r m a t i o n i n t h e Rochester police are kef i l e , which D e t e c t i v e Mathe p i n g a l i s t of g a y s they e r s s a y s I s s e e n o n l y by consider possible criminother police agencies, inals.

Since heterosexual c l u d e s t h e p e r s o n s name, r a p e s and c h i l d m o l e s t a d d r e s s , n a t u r e of t h e a l a t i o n s f a r o u t n u m b e r homoleged o f f e n s e , and, if a sexual crimes (a crime crime is involved, the nabeing defined as havt u r e of t h e a p p r o a c h .

The i n g a v i c t i m ) , we f e e l i t person's Job is l i s t e d , poonly appropriate t h a t l i c e say, "only if the j o b gays should h e l p t b e poa f f o r d s t h a t p e r s o n a means l i c e i n t h i s much l a r g e r of m e e t i n g o t h e r v i c t i m s . * ' a r e a of t h e i r c o n c e r n .

From r e p o r t s r e c e i v e d We s u g g e s t l i s t i n g l i c by t h e R o c h e s t e r Gay L i b e n s e t a g s of c a r s a r o u n d eration Front it appears s t r a i g h t b a r s t o a i d in t h e t h a t o n l y p e r s o n s employed a p p r e h e n s i o n of p o s s i b l e a s h e r m i t s a r e e x e n p t from r a p i s t s and d r u n k d r i v e r s ; having t h e i r jobs l i s t e d . r e p o r t i n g those seen holdP o l i c e say t h e y do not ing hands or k i s s i n g in l i s t h o m o s e x u a l s who a r e p u b l i c f o r t h e same r e a s o n ; v i c t i m s o f c r i m e s and f i l e heterosexual teachers a p o l i c e r e p o r t of t h e i n should be l i s t e d f o r o b cident . vious reasons.

Ve h a v e i n cluded a blank below.

You may w i s h t o c l i p i t and mail it t o the Rochester • * « * ^ * * « * Police.

I suspect that name address is a ( )heterosexual ( )homosexual ( )other and is likely to commit tbe following crlme(s): (describe in graphic detail, and include photos if possible)

The phone rings. "Good evening, Gay Liberation Front.

Fred speaking,** If an uncomfortable silence follows that familiar greet ing, the person answering that phone knows from experience that the pause and silence might be followed by one of three things: a hang-up, an obscene epithet, or the awkward voice of a person who got the courage to dial that number, and, for the first time, discuss her or his gayness.

The obscene calls are written off as juvenile pranks.

The hang-up calls are probably dialed by a person too frightened to talk to anyone about being gay. So overwhelming is the fear, so successful the repression, that to utter the words, *'I am a homosexual** would be no less than a traumatic experience. Dialing that number is a healthy firststep.

If words follow that uncomfortable silence, they are sometimes spoken by a young high school age person who has just discovered gay feelings and for the first time is able to discuss them. Or, perhaps it is an older person who is married, has a family, and d iscovers these gay feelings.

For every two calls like these, there are thousands who just can't get beyond dialing the GLF number.

The volunteer counsttlling staff at the GLF.office doesn't claim to have a bag of answers for each problem, nor do they dole out advice. The one thing we do have is an open and very sympathetic ear. That ear has had to endure shouted obscenities and threats. But then, the uncomfortable silence that preceded the hang-up only r e affirms the staff's determination to be there when that hang-up caller is ready to say it • »0»000000000000<>0000000»»»'

D i a l 275 6181 1 2 : 3 0 P . M . t o 11 P . M . d a i l y Y o u ' l l find a friendly ear

f^>-LETTERS TO THE E D I TOR Opinions expressed are those of the uriterG, and do nnt necessarily reflect the views of the GLF.

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view such a development as "competition."

All elements will benefit.

Closeted gays will tend to coa« out in an open atmosphere.

Gays from out of town tend to visit and subsequently move to communities where things are happening.

Let's hope that in the coming year Rochester's gay community will continue to hold together and that the potential enemies (bars-gay organizations, gay men-gay women) will continue to cooperate and help each other.

Whltey

Dear Editor: I, for one, feel lucky to be a part of the gay community here in Rochester for many reasons. Here is one.

My view of a future here in this town as a gay person is rather bright with visions ATHOSPHERE of good things happening and ENTtRTAINHENT better things to come. a sense of good will seems to Z I N G - A - L D N G SDNG emanate from the focal points FEST of our gay community such as the bars, the baths, and gay From A t o Z i t ' s organizations such as GLF, For instance, it seems that there has been a good relation622 LAKE AVENUE ship between GLF and most of the bars, and most of the bars are thought well of by their customers. Good will certainly prevailed enough to get a group of gay sisters to spend a day painting one of their GLF LISTS '72 MCCOnPLlSHHENTS favorite bars just because they felt good about the place During 1972, the U of R GLF and its owners. expanded its actiuities on several fronts, Sncailly, ue In some other cities bar held 3 coffee houses, 3 dances, owners are hostile to gay rightj and a Christmas and NeuYear'r. organizations such as GLF. The party. hast ilites are mutually shared, Politically, we sponspred a of course. These bad vibracandidate for the Stato Senate tions stem from an irrational who introduced the gay issue fear on the part of the bar into a Rochester political owners that once liberated, campaign for the first time. gays will give up drinking to aJe have met uith the mayor, spend Saturday nights sitting thn police commissioner, the in a big circle discussing Kepublican County chairman, their new-found liberation. and several other local and They view community-wide social state officials, activity like dances as compet it ion. I, for one, believe UJe ran a uD clinic, and that such an attitude is both aided in placing a youth in repressive and self-destructive a gay fpster home. Off ice staffk^F All elements of our community ansbterRri over a thoueand phone bars, baths, gay rights groups, calls, many of them involving community centers, churches, counseling situations or percontribute to a sense of comsonal emergencies.

The munity and belonging that is Speaker's Bureau in 50 engagements urgently needed. When any spoke to an estimated 1300 one of these elements bepeople, and conducted 6 radio comes hostile to the rest, it and TU appearances, results in a tragic breakdown A Legal aid fund uas estabin an already fragile comlished, and r.fork has begun to munity . secure job security promises frpm area employprs.

Some of us here in this The EnPTY CLOSET has distrtown are dreaming of a comibuted some lt+,UDO copies of munity center which can pro15 issues by mail, in bars, vide a badly needed source of confort and enjoyment for gays librariRs, and campuses, young and old. Not a refuge UJe have reprt^-jented Hochpster in which to hide from *'straight (Jayii in meetings ano marches but a facility to encourage in Mlbany, Toronto, Buffalo, self-expression, personal fuland Weu York Ci ty, It's been fillment, and pride among us. a husy year, uith '73 promising Only the short-sighted would mare action. Join U'J!

BULLWINKLES

O&C DOES SERIES ON "THE GAY^" Beginning 10 Dedember, the Democrat and Chronicle featured a series of articles by reporter Handi Harris on the Rochester Gay Community, Entitled "From Out of the Closet", the series included interviews with gay women and men, gay parents, parents of gays, gay feminists and the police.

Host significantly, reporter Harris confirmed the existance of the "Homofile", a list of suspected homosexuals kept by Hochester police. (Details on this matter are given B I S B where in this issue).

"I'm beginning to gat a clue to the apressipn that you people are subjected to^ Ms. Harris said.

"I've taken guite a bit of kidding around the office abnut my series," Thare h^s bean surprising little correspondence about the series. The paper as of 2 January had received three negative letters, and one affirmitive letter which will be published. There were half a dozen sympathetic letters which were received, but could not be printed because they ware unsigned.

"There were about 20 telephone calls—^nost of them complimentary", said reporter Harris.

She added that no one seemed upset by the lifestyle of tuo married lesbians and tbeir child althouoh several called to complain abput the women being on welfare. (Reporter Harris had explained in the article that the uomen were in a special job training program, and would drop welfare after graduation and placement) "The lack of the expected response indii^dtes that either no one read the articles (and ue knou that's not true), or that you are succeding tremenddously in your goals." Hs Harris continued "I knou this is true, because any number of people have stoppei me, and made comments like ' it' K a.jout time' concerning the articles."

The Harris articles have apparently ^et a precident for other Gannet newspapers. Follouing Pis. Harris' lead, a Nyack neuspaper and one other Gannet neuspaper plan a similar series* It's still not too late to thank the paper For printing the seriesp or to comment pn any aspect of the artitfces. Address: Editor, Democrat and Chronicle, 55 Exbhange Street, Rochester, m s m ^ To be printed, letters must be signed, but the name uill be uitfTeld upon reguest.

If ypu uish tp urite in support of our effort, but cannot sign your name, you might wish to explain why you do not fef1 free to do so.

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ah NATIONAL CATHOLIC REGISTER; p r i n t e d a l e t t e r from a S t . L o u i s man r e a d i n g i n p a r t : "I cannot unders t a n d why t h e c h u r c h d o e s n o t d o m o r e t o h e l p t h e h o m o s e x u a l . . . ! am o n e of t h e d e s p i s e d " o u t c a s t s ' * , a n d I n e e d h e l p d e s p e r a t e l y . . . ! v a l u e my C a t h o l i c f a i t h h i g h l y , b u t i s i t a n y w o n d e r t h a t s o many h o m o s e x u a l s r e j e c t t h e c h u r c h when t h e c h u r c h r e j e c t e d them f i r s t ? " (Ann L a n d e r s , D&C, 1 2 / 4 ) ANN LANDERS COLUMN; A M a r y k n o l l p r i e s t and t h e o l o g i a n , comment i n g o n a b i b l e q u o t a t i o n o f t e n i n t e r p r e t e d as being anti-gay, wrote: Leviticus 2 0 : 1 3 i s a p a r t of a law c o d e . . . I t no more s p e a k s of s o c i e t y ' s t o t a l r e s p o n s i b i l i t y t o t h e I n d i v i d u a l t h a n a n i s o l a t e d p a r a g r a p h o f t h e US C r i m i n a l C o d e .

T b e demand f o r t h e d e a t h p e n a l t y f o r an a c t o f s o domy may h a v e b e e n p a r t of a c a m p a i g n t o w i p e o u t t h e p a g a n p r a c t i c e o f m a l e and f e m a l e p r o s t i t u t i o n t h a t p e r i o d i c a l l y t h r e a t e n e d t o i n v a d e J u d a b ' s own worsbip."

(DfeC 1 2 / 4 )

• The GAY FREEDOfl CO-OLITIDN, r e c e n t l y formed a t Geneseo meets e v e r y Ulednesday a t 7 : 0 0 i n t h e C o l l e g e Union B a l l r o o m l o u n g e .

Address: Box 1 6 , S u f f o l k H a l l , SUC Geneseo, Geneseo, NY li*i*5i* m The B r o c k p o r t U n i v e r s i t y Gay Freedom League moats e v e r y Tuesday E v e n i n g , 7:3Dpm i n room 202 of the Student Union.

• GAYS FDR HUrOAW LIBERATION meets a t 7 : 3 0 Monday n i g h t s i n t h e H s u i t t U n i o n B u i l d i n g , Oswego S t a t e , Oswego, New Y o r k .

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• The c o f f e e h o u s e , s c h e d u l e d f o r l** January has been p o s t p o n e d u n t i l a l a t e r d a t e . m O r g a n i z e r s and w o r k e r s a r e needed f o r t h e t h i r d a n n u a l V a l e n t i n E ' s Day Dance, s c h e d u l e d f o r 10 o r 17 February^hone 275-61B1 f o r more i n f o , o r t o volunteer.

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On 7 December, 3 members of liberals, with the liberal GLF mat with nnnroe County uing of both parties tending Republican Chairman D W Conk to support gay legislationto discuss the gay legislative "You're doing the right thint program for the 1973 assembly. in your public education GLF reviewed the history of campaign", he said. "You've gay legislation in the nation got to have public support and in New York state; and before you get your leoislation then narrowed discussion to passBO. Ma suggestBu that the two major issues that uiB visit area political Gay activists are p u s h i n g — figures to discuss our goals job protection and consenwith them. Cook felt that tual sodomy. Of the tuo, our legislative program should AssamDlyman Cook expressed the be sufficiently non-revolutiooary to permit passage. opinion that ue would have more difficulty uith Job right! -Seventy-six "yes" votes are needed for passage; last year He felt that gay rights is *je got itl, an impressive not so much a question of

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3x: attempt.; figure for a first Cook fenls that our legislative program should come in small, non-revolutionary packages, rather than large omnibus bills.

L-uoK w^e at?2tint for last year's vote on pay legislation; all Pther area assemblymen voted "no".

Cook asked us to .send a copy of this year's bill to his attention, and promised to study the bill carefully.

His stand on gay legislation this year uill depend on the uording of the bill. He se med guite sensitive to the houning issue, but uould not commit himself until he has seen the bills.