AB 2601 Passes Calif. Senate
The following is the text of an article from this morning's (8/25/92) _Los
Angeles Times_.  I've lifted it without permission (sorry).

Senate OKs Bill to Ban Job Bias Against Homosexuals

The Senate has norrowly approved controversial legislation to ban job
discrimination against homosexuals similar to a bill vetoed last year by Gov.
Pete Wilson that sparked statewide demonstrations.
A 22-11 vote, one more then the 21 votes required for approval, sent the
measure (AB 2601) by Assemblyman Terry B. Friedman (D-Los Angeles) back to the
Assembly for expected concurrence in Senate amendments.  This would send it to
the governor for his signature or veto.
Last year's veto caused thoudands of gays and lesbians to protest in the
streets of Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Sacramento, charging that Wilson had
bowed to political pressure from the far right wing of the Republican Party.
In his veto message, Wilson said he feared that the bill would lead to a flood
of lawsuits filed against small businesses and that there was sufficient legal
job protection for homosexuals.

 Chad Jones
 UCLA Department of Physiological Science
 cjones@kines.ucla.edu
 "Nunquam visi caseum in tantis modis diversis paratum"