FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                   CONTACT:  Rex Rivers 316-269-0913 or
November 17, 1993                                 Phyllis Wisneski
316-684-4227

          PRO-DISCRIMINATION AMENDMENT ENJOINED BY US DISTRICT COURT

Wichita, KS (=KS) US District Judge Arthur Spiegel has enjoined the city of
Cincinnati from a city charter amendment that would have prohibited
anti-discrimination protection for gay men, lesbians and bisexuals and to
prevent any such legislation from being considered in the future.  The
amendment, called Issue 3, was sponsored by a far right wing organization
called Equal Rights Not Special Rights.

"We are delighted to hear that the religious right wing has once again been
defeated in their efforts to spread lies," said Rex Rivers of Equality
Kansas. "Even their name is a lie.  Gay men, lesbians and bisexuals are not
asking for any kind of special rights, we simply want what everyone else
already has; things like the ability to hold a job, to eat at a restaurant,
buy a home, et cetera without discrimination."

A Kansas referendum similar to Issue 3, sponsored by Representative Darlene
Cornfield of Valley Center, will be brought before the legislature during the
next session. Equality Kansas is a coalition of groups and individuals formed
to oppose such pro-discrimination measures from passing in the state and to
keep the public informed about the encroachment of the religious right wing
into politics.

Those interested in finding out more about Equality Kansas are encouraged to
contact the organization at:  Equality Kansas; Post Office Box 116; Topeka,
KS 66601-0016, or call 316-269-0913 in Wichita, 913-587-0016 in Manhattan.