We  (the  NOGSLTP office) received the  following  press  release 
        yesterday (5/17/93).  We believe it is a result of a request by a 
        Mr.  Frankel  of AAAS a month or so ago for a listing  of  states 
        which  are  friendly,  neutral, or hostile  regarding  g/l  civil 
        rights.  The resolution on discrimination against sexual  minori-
        ties listed at the end of this posting is result of NOGLSTP  work 
        back in 1975!
        
        
        
        Hot  Flash from the American Association for the  Advancement  of 
        Science.  
        
        Major  Science Association Cancels Plans to Hold 1999 Meeting  in 
        Denver Because of Amendment 2
        
        Washington, D.C. - (May 13, 1993) -- The world's largest  general 
        science  organization  has decided not to hold  its  1999  annual 
        meeting  in Denver because of the passage of Amendment  2,  which 
        prohibits  the enactment in Colorado of civil  rights  protection 
        for homosexuals, lesbians and bisexuals.
             The board of directors of the Washington, D.C.-based  Ameri-
        can Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) decided  at 
        its  April meeting in Washington to reverse its 1991 decision  to 
        convene  the  Association's 1999 annual meeting in  Denver.   The 
        Association's  board of directors is elected by  the  membership, 
        which numbers about 137,000 individuals nationwide.
             The AAAS board of directors also decided that no Association 
        meetings will be held in Colorado while language similar to  that 
        of Amendment 2 remains in the state's constitution.
             If  the  amendment is repealed or declared  invalid  by  the 
        courts,  Denver and other cities in Colorado will  be  considered 
        once again as future meeting sites.
             The  Association's Council, comprised of nationally  elected 
        representatives from each scientific discipline within the  Asso-
        ciation, approved in 1975 a resolution against discrimination  of 
        sexual  minorities.  The resolution, still in effect, notes  that 
        "such discrimination constitutes a loss to science and an  injus-
        tice  to  these individuals." [A copy of the 1975  resolution  is 
        attached.]
             The  most  recent AAAS annual meeting, held in  Boston,  at-
        tracted  some  5,900  scientists, educators,  and  students  with 
        interests in all areas of science.  In its 145-year history,  the 
        Association  has  held its annual meeting in Denver  four  times, 
        most recently in 1977.
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        TEXT OF RESOLUTION ON DISCRIMINATION AGAINST SEXUAL MINORITIES
        
             Whereas  some  American  scientists are  members  of  sexual 
        minorities (homosexuals, transvestites, transsexuals, etc.) and
             Whereas these persons may be valued members of their  profes-
        sions,  capable of making great contributions to the progress  of 
        science and to the national welfare, and
             Whereas  there  still  exist many  forms  of  discrimination 
        against  these  scientists because of their  sexual  orientation, 
        without regard to their professional qualifications, and
             Whereas  because of this discrimination some scientists  are 
        denied  an opportunity to practice their professions  and  others 
        are  treated  inequitably in terms of salary, promotion,  or  as-
        signed duties, and
             Whereas  such discrimination constitutes a loss  to  science 
        and an injustice to these individuals,
             Therefore  be it resolved that the American Association  for 
        the Advancement of Science deplores any form of discrimination on 
        the basis of sexual behavior between consenting adults n private, 
        and
             Be  it further resolved that the Board of Directors  be  re-
        quested  to charge its Committee on Opportunities in  Science  to 
        take due cognizance of this resolution in its work.
        
        Adopted by the AAAS Council, January 31, 1975.
        
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