Item from GLAAD/SFBA column of 6-17-92 in Our Paper, San Jose CA:
"The June 2 issue of USA Today, the national daily, was a bonanza
of lesbian and gay coverage.  Best was a cover story by Anita
Manning entitled 'Exposure Brings Air of Acceptance,' which
discussed various arenas in which lesbian and gay issues are
coming out of the closet. [my aside: yesterday's USA Today, i.e.
June 17, had a series of articles on family images, values, and
the media and included a good quote from a gay male Republican
about l/g/bi youth suicide!!!]  [continuing with column item...]
Increased visibility in the news and entertainment media, in
politics, and in the workplace were discussed.  The Life section
also included a separate story on the ABC soap opera One Life
to Live's upcoming story line about a gay teen.

The lead editorial on the same day was titled 'Protect the
rights of gays against discrimination,' which clearly stated
that 'freezing gays out of equal oppotunities offends
the nation's most basic principles.'

The paper also published a countering opinion, by Rebecca Hagelin,
which argued that gays deserve discrimination.  Hagelin's piece,
titled 'No special rights for gays,' was a mixture of lies and hate
worthy of David Duke.  For example: 'Gay rights are dedicated to
the belief that family values must be destroyed to accommodate those
who engage in homosexual sodomy' and 'Whether the behavior is
homosexual sodomy, pathological lying or adultery, showing true
compassion includes helping people conquer harmful behavior,
not pretending their actions are normal.' [my two cents: it is a
step forward that Ms. Hagelin seeks, however futilely, to
distinguish between homosexual sodomy and other expressions
of sodomy, for it acknowledges that there is such a thing as
nonhomosexual sodomy.  Next we need recognition of het adultery,
het promiscuity, and het pedophilia, etc.]

Please write USA Today and praise their great coverage of lesbian
and gay issues.  You might also question the wisdom of sponsoring
debates on whether or not any minority group 'deserves' equal
rights.  Debates about sepcific laws or policies are one
thing, but we question whether the paper would publish
an opinion arguing that defamatory stereotypes of Asians or
Jews, for example, are true, and that those groups should be
discriminated against.

Write to Peter Prichard, Editor and to Susan Weiss, Editor,
Life Section, both at USA Today, 1000 Wilson Blvd. Arlington
VA 22229."