Subject: ALERT Date: Sun, 9 Jun 1996 22:53:22 -0400 (EDT) From: Chris Purdom Philadelphia- Fox 29 (WTXF) ran what is probably the worst coverage of a pride parade I have ever seen. First they showed what they called "Traditional Religious Leaders" bitching about the Mayor's Domestic Partnership Executive Order, followed by interviews of everybody they could find in drag or who appeared to have had too much to drink at the Pride Parade discussing DP. They talked about the political and financial power of the gay voting block in Philadelphia (which must explain why it took so long to get the Mayor to issue such a minor order). They said there were "hundreds of people" who were in the parade and lining the parade route. They discussed people who wanted DP because of their "sexual prefence" No mention of religious groups in the parade or who thanked the mayor for the DP order, and I personally faxed them a press release with a list of supportive clergy, and told them we were available for a positive religious viewpoint if they wanted one. MCC, Integrity, Dignity, and Evangelicals Concerned were also all there. Roger LaMay The 10 O'Clock News WXTF Fox 29 4th and Market Philadelphia, PA 19106 215-923-6397 Fax: 215-592-1535