139:, created in 1957, decided upon its dissolution during a gen- eral meeting on May 13. The goals that each of us had fixed upon creation have been a constant concern during its twenty-five years of activity, and regardless of what has happened, they gener? ally have been kept. Times have changed, far too much, some would say. The painful declaration was made over the last months that this club could no longer justify itself, from the time when it became for most uniquely a space for pleasure, for frivolity, and for far too few a space for reflection, for courtesy, for respect, and for friendship. It was not created just to provide a better environment for unique weekend dances. The so-called cultural activities are dead. Those of you in Paris who are reading this, moreover, did NOTHING to maintain them by participating even a little through your presence. . . . This world of permissiveness, of irresponsibility, of frivolity, of obscenity - and the homophile people beat the records in this sad domain - breaks down our energies and makes the continuation of activities that no longer correspond to those of the club's founders entirely futile. --quoted in Gunther (2004)
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