Contact:  Suzanne Goldberg                             William Adams
          Lambda Legal Defense                         Nova Law School
          212/995-8976                                 305/452-6137


                                MEDIA ADVISORY
                                       
         WHAT: LEGAL CHALLENGE TO BLOCK ANTI-CIVIL RIGHTS INITIATIVE
                                       
                         WHERE: FLORIDA SUPREME COURT
STEPS OF THE MIAMI COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 73 WEST FLAGLER STREET,
                                 MIAMI, FLORIDA
                                       
                   WHEN: MONDAY, DECEMBER 6TH AT 1:00 P.M.
                                       
       WHO: ATTORNEYS LEADING THE LITIGATION AND PARTIES TO THE BRIEF,
                  SUZANNE GOLDBERG OF LAMBDA LEGAL DEFENSE &
                       NOVA LAW PROFESSOR WILLIAM ADAMS


                      LAMBDA LEGAL DEFENSE FILES CHALLENGE
               TO KEEP ANTI-GAY INITIATIVE OFF THE FLORIDA BALLOT

     (NEW YORK, NY, December 1, 1993)  In an effort to prevent the
placement on the ballot of a misleading anti-civil rights initiative,
Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund along with the Florida Gay and
Lesbian Lawyers Association will file a legal challenge at the Florida
Supreme Court on Monday, December 6th.  A press conference announcing the
filing will take place on the steps of the Miami County Courthouse that day
at 1:00 p.m.
     The measure, proposed by the American Family Political Committee of
Florida, seeks to limit civil rights protections for unspecified groups of
Florida residents.  Although the American Family Political Committee is
promoting the measure as one targeted at curbing anti-discrimination laws
that protect lesbians and gay men, the phrasing of the initiative -- known
as "Laws Related to Discrimination Are Restricted to Certain
Classifications" -- makes no specific mention of sexual orientation.

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