From: Date: Wed, 2 Nov 1994 19:39:58 -0500 Subject: NGLTF Election Night Live ************************************************* National Gay and Lesbian Task Force NEWS RELEASE Contact: Gregory Fisher (202) 332-6483 ext. 3309 Robert Bray (415) 552-6448 until 11/6; (214) 922-8000 on election night 2320 17th Street NW Washington, DC 20009 ************************************************* FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 2, 1994 ELECTION NIGHT COMMENTS AND "SPIN" ON ANTI-GAY INITIATIVES, CONGRESSIONAL RACES, GAY CANDIDATES The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force (NGLTF) will provide up-to-the-moment information and commentary for reporters and editors on election night, Nov. 8, as voters across the country decide the fate of anti-gay/lesbian initiatives and other races of importance to the gay community. Anti-gay initiatives are on the ballot in Oregon, Idaho and Alachua County, Fla. For quotes and comments from a national and local perspective, reporters may call the NGLTF Election Night Watch in Washington, D.C., or on the day following the elections. Call Peri Jude Radecic, NGLTF Executive Director, at (202) 332-6483, ext. 3302 for comments. For comments from the field, call: -- IN OREGON: Scot Nakagawa, NGLTF Fight the Right organizer, (503) 331-1225 evening; (503)221-0115 daytime, Portland. -- IN IDAHO: Robin Kane, NGLTF campaign media consultant, (208) 667-2736. In addition, NGLTF along with American Online (AOL) is hosting "Election Night Live," a live chat in the AOL Gay and Lesbian Community Forum (GLCF). Reporters may log onto AOL GLCF's Lambda Lounge from 7 p.m. until at least 11:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Tuesday, Nov. 8. -end-