Date: Fri, 19 Apr 1996 07:19:23 -0400 (EDT)
From: A Jay Eddy <ajayeddy@bcfreenet.seflin.lib.fl.us>




April 18, 1996

Honorable Governor Lawton Chiles
State of Florida
The Capitol
Tallahassee, FL. 32399-001

RE:  Mean-spirited Personal Memo on Department of Transportation
     Letterhead Containing Governor's Name.

Dear Governor Chiles:

A letter was apparently written by Luanne O'Connell, Youth
Traffic Safety Program Coordination for the State of Florida on
the subject of the AIDS Ride in which her office publicly
comments were, among other things, "As far as the gay and
lesbians of this world..let them suffer their consequences!"

As an alleged radical right evangelical fundamentalist, who
seeming does not believe that "We are All God's Children," who
has apparently side-stepped the biblical words of her Savior-not
suggesting the often out-of-context misused writings of His
followers- she obviously rejects the inspiring directive of
"Golden Rule" and the meaningful "Beatitudes."  

By corresponding on State of Florida stationery, Ms. O'Connell
has confused her public service to all in the state with the
essence of "Freedom of Religion" and "Freedom from Religion
Persecution." She has abused her duty as a servant to all
citizens. Contrary to her "social-evangelical-supremacist"
version of "brotherly love"  there are many gay women and men who
work very hard, pay taxes, own homes, are wonderful contributors
to volunteer services organization, are active members of
accepting religious institutions, etc.

We call upon you, our elected officials and bureau chiefs across
this state to evaluate this type of attitude in the work-place
and encourage sensitivity training so that this "inquisition"
mentality against a minority community ends. As we honor all
those who have suffered inhumane abuse in the death camps of Nazi
Germany and elsewhere lets follow the American dream of escape
from "Religious Persecution" and hold true to "One nation under
God with Liberty and Justice for All."

Thank you.

Sincerely,

M. Warren, President
Broward Log Cabin Club of Florida

cc. Log Cabin Republicans      Media Representatives        
    Rainbow Democrats          Rep. James Bush
    Sen. Connie Mack           Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz
    Sen. Bob Graham            Karl Clark AmFedVets
    Rep. E.Clay Shaw           Pastor Grant Ford
    Rep. Steve Gunderson       Broward PWA Coalition
    Sen. Jim Scott             P-FLAG Regional Director    
    Sen. Peter Weinstein       Pastor Grant Ford 
    Rep. Anne Mackenzie        Interfaith Alliance
    Rep. Ben Graber            State Republican Party
    Rep. Lois Frankel          NAACP
    Rep. Fred Lipman           American Jewish Congress
    REp. James Bush            Christain Coalition