Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2000 16:19:07 -0700 From: Jean Richter Subject: 7/27/2000 P.E.R.S.O.N. Project news 1. UK: Anger over abandonment of Clause 28 repeal effort 2. HI: Good letter responds to homophobic editorial ================================================================== 1. UK: Anger over abandonment of Clause 28 repeal effort NEWCASTLE CHRONICLE AND JOURNAL, July 26, 2000 Newcastle, England ( http://www.the-journal.co.uk/ ) ( http://www.evening-chronicle.co.uk ) Outrage as Labour dumps gay cause by Paul Linford political Editor TONY Blair last night faced a backlash from gay rights groups after giving up the fight to scrap laws banning the promotion of homosexuality. The Government confirmed yesterday it would not try to force the repeal of the controversial Section 28 in the current session of Parliament, which ends on Friday. [Deleted article. filemanager@qrd.org] ================================================================================== 2. HI: Good letter responds to homophobic editorial HONOLULU STAR-BULLETIN, July 26, 2000 P.O. Box 3080, Honolulu, Hawai`i 96802 letters@starbulletin.com LETTER: ONE DOESN'T CHOOSE TO BE HOMOSEXUAL We were greatly distressed by Jason Scott Jones' July 8 View Point in which he expressed fear that gay activists might be brought into the public schools. Particularly offensive was his assertion that homosexuality is a choice. This notion appears in none of the peer-reviewed literature of the behavioral sciences. It is an excuse for discrimination, for homophobia. [Deleted article. filemanager@qrd.org] -- Ward Stewart, George Vye ( wstewart@hawaii.rr.com ) ================================================================================= Jean Richter -- richter@eecs.berkeley.edu The P.E.R.S.O.N. Project (Public Education Regarding Sexual Orientation Nationally) These messages are archived by state on our information-loaded free web site: http://www.youth.org/loco/PERSONProject/