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informed as political events unfold in Washington.


                 THE HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN FUND

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                   CONTACT:  Gregory King
                                        (202) 628-4160 work
                                        (202) 547-4310 home

           HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN FUND   
PRAISES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE REPORT ON GAYS
                IN THE MILITARY

     WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 19, 1992)  The Human Rights Campaign Fund, the
nation's largest lesbian and gay political organization, expresses strong
support for the long-awaited government report which criticizes the Pentagon's
policy of excluding lesbian and gay Americans from service in the armed forces.
Tim McFeeley, Executive Director of the Campaign Fund, released the following
statement:

"The General Accounting Office's impartial study confirms what fair-minded
Americans knew all along -- the Pentagon's policy has no basis in fact.  The
policy is based on bigotry, pure and simple.  No effort by the Pentagon to
suggest that the needs of the military mission require the exclusion of
competent service personnel will hold weight against the overwhelming evidence
that now exists showing that lesbian and gay personnel are an important
component in our nation's defense.

"Competent and qualified lesbian and gay Americans should not face
discrimination when they seek to serve our nation in the military.  The
Pentagon's own studies indicate that lesbian and gay troops perform just as
competently as do non-gay troops.  Now, the GAO has confirmed that there is no
scientific or sociological basis to support the exclusion of gay men and
lesbians from the military.

"The report confirms that the current policy is a waste of tax dollars that
undermines the American ideals of equal opportunity and equal responsibility.
We will continue to press for an end to the ban through legislation.  Americans
will not tolerate this waste by the Pentagon and the White House.  Our country
cannot afford to discard competent soldiers and sailors and throw away millions
of dollars."
                             

"I may disagree with what you have to say, but I will defend to the death your
right to say it"  --Voltaire

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