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Subject: NGLTF: May 1994 Activist Alert Newsletter X-To: GLB* News List To: Multiple recipients of list GLB-NEWS X-Pmflags: 33554560 Message-Id: <15130F06DA7@amber.indstate.edu> J[ Send replies to buckmr@rpi.edu only ] >From: rakngltf@aol.com Date: Tue, 10 May 94 13:40:16 EDT ACTIVIST ALERT - MAY 94 A monthly publication of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force ================================= NGLTF IS MOVING. OUR NEW ADDRESS, AS OF JUNE 13, 1994: 2320 17th St., NW Washington, DC 20009 Phone and fax remain the same. ================================= OLYMPICS OUT OF COBB The battle over the 1996 Olympics in Cobb County, Georgia is heating up. A coalition of organizations is pressing the Olympic Committee to remove volleyball from Cobb County because the county commission passed a resolution last summer condemning the gay "lifestyle." Cobb Commission Chairman Bill Byrne has stated that the original anti-gay resolution will not be rescinded, although the commission issued another resolution last month stating vaguely that everyone is "welcome" in Cobb County during the Olympics. In an interview with the Atlanta Constitution, Byrne added that gays are welcome in Cobb County as are "skinheads," "pro-Nazis" and people "filled with hate" who "have a right to be here, as anyone else does, and to continue to be welcome." The Olympics Out of Cobb County Coalition is asking the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games to move volleyball to a venue outside of Cobb County. The Coalition has threatened a massive protest in 1996 if the Olympics are held in Cobb County, which has distinguished itself as the only jurisdiction in the nation with a resolution broadly condemning the gay "lifestyle." Demand that the Olympics be moved out of Cobb. Contact Bill Payne, President, Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games, 250 Williams St., NW, Suite 6000, Atlanta, GA 30301, (404) 224-1996; Juan Antonio Samarach, President, International Olympic Committee, Chateau de Vidy, CH-1007, Lausanne, Switzerland. For more information, contact Olympics Out of Cobb County, P.O. Box 77341, Atlanta, GA 30357-1341; (404) 798-7822. ================================= HELP PREVENT GAY TEEN SUICIDE Suicide is one of the leading causes of death among gay, lesbian and bisexual youth, and several studies show that gay youth are more likely to attempt suicide than heterosexual youth. Rep. Marty Meehan (D-MA) has introduced legislation to create a national commission on gay and lesbian youth suicide prevention. The commission would work to include gay youth within existing"h)0*0*0*1" suicide prevention programs, make recommendations to curb suicide among gay youth, and expand current research. The panel is modeled on a statewide commission created in Massachusetts in 1992 to counsel the State Board of Education on discouraging harassment and discrimination against gay and lesbian students. Encourage your Representative in the House to co-sponsor Meehan's bill, H.R. 4148. Write to: The Honorable (name), U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC 20515. If you don't know the name of your Representative, call the Capitol Switchboard at (202) 224-3121. ================================= EXPAND THE CRS MANDATE At the request of NGLTF, Attorney General Janet Reno took the bold step of directing the Community Relations Service (CRS) to mediate the anti-lesbian dispute involving Camp Sister Spirit in Ovett, Mississippi. Her directive allows CRS to go beyond its mandate, but does not change the mandate, which is to mediate community tensions based on race, color and national origin. Urge Congress to expand the CRS mandate to include sexual orientation. Write to Rep. Don Edwards, Chair, Judiciary Subcomm. on Civil and Constitutional Rights, OHOB 806, Washington, DC 20515; Sen. Joseph Biden, Chair, Judiciary Committee, SD-224, Washington, DC 20510. ================================= STONEWALL 25 With the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission, the NGLTF Fight the Right Project will co-host a "fight the Right" symposium in New York during Stonewall 25. The event, "The International Rise of the Right Wing," will feature a panel of international speakers who will address the rise of Right Wing extremism in Europe, Central and South America, and Islamic countries, as well as the exportation of U.S. Right Wing extremism to other countries. Please attend this important event, to be held 8 p.m. on Thursday, June 23, 1994, at Washington Irving High School, 40 Irving Place (one block east of Union Square) in New York City. Time to be announced. For further information, call Sue Hyde, NGLTF Fight the Right Organizer, (617) 492-6393; e-mail to sjhngltf@aol.com. ================================= GAY & LESBIAN PROGRAMMING ON NPR There is an active on-line discussion in process regarding gay and lesbian programming issues at National Public Radio (NPR). NPR hosts a forum on America Online (AOL), and is encouraging listeners to offer suggestions for gay and lesbian programming. "h)0*0*0*1"Ԍ If you listen to NPR and have some ideas, you can reach NPR on AOL. Go to keyword NPR, to the NPR Outreach Folder, find Talk About Radio, then enter the Gay/Les/Bi Program on NPR. By letter or phone, contact Sean Collins, NPR News, 635 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20001-3753; (202) 414-2342. ================================= EXPOSING DISCRIMINATION NGLTF, working in conjunction with the Human Rights Campaign Fund and other groups, is looking for individuals who have experienced discrimination in employment based on their sexual orientation. The cases should clearly illustrate the negative impact of anti-gay discrimination in the workplace and provide compelling arguments for Federal protection from discrimination. We are especially looking for cases involving women and people of color, cases not in a major metropolitan city, and cases that involve working class or labor oriented jobs. Individuals would need to be comfortable with and perform well under substantial national media exposure. If you have experienced such discrimination, please contact David Smith, NGLTF Director of Public Information, (202) 332-6483, ext. 3309; e-mail to dmsngltf@aol.com. ================================= AIDSWATCH '94 The national AIDS lobby days on Capitol Hill will be held this year on May 22, 23, and 24. AIDSWATCH '94 is coordinated by the National Association of People With AIDS (NAPWA) and co-sponsored by several other AIDS organizations around the country. AIDSWATCH lobby days allow constituents to focus legislators' attention on AIDS issues in general. This year, AIDSWATCH will emphasize healthcare reform and appropriations for prevention, care and research. Reserve May 22-24 for AIDSWATCH '94. Constituents can lobby legislators in person on Capitol Hill or by letter and phone calls on those days. Activists are then encouraged to follow-up with legislators at their district offices when Congress is in recess May 28 through June 6. For further information, contact Lisa Ragain at NAPWA, (202) 898-0414. ================================= GAY COUPLE IN IKEA AD The Ikea furniture company is featuring a gay male couple in an advertisement as part of its new "Lifestyles" campaign currently airing on television. In discussing their Ikea purchase, the two men also discuss how they met, how long they've been together, and their commitment to one another. Expect Far Right groups to register their complaints with Ikea for "promoting" homosexuality through advertising. "h)0*0*0*1"Ԍ Send comments to Peter Connolly, Marketing Director, Ikea, Plymouth Commons, Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462; (215) 834-0180 phone; (215) 834-0872 fax. =================================== If you have an item you think should be included in ACTIVIST ALERT, please mail or fax it to Robin Kane, Activist Alert editor, NGLTF Policy Institute, 1734 14th St., NW, Washington, DC 20009-4309; fax (202) 332-0207; e-mail rakngltf@aol.com. All entries should be national in scope or should allow for activists from around the country to respond.