 Polak argued for the importance of gay sexual liberation, which had been avoided in the struggle for gay rights.In 1969, after he was indicted by a federal grand jury on 18 counts of publishing and distributing obscene material, Polak ceased publication of "Drum" and moved to Los Angeles, where he became a real estate investor and art collector.He also wrote a series of articles in the "Los Angeles Free Press" between January 1974 and January 1975.