Date: Tue, 21 Feb 1995 16:25:06 -0600 (CST) From: Kevyn Jacobs To: "Kansas Queer News [KQN]" Subject: NGLTF Flash Points 2/21 (LAWRENCE, KS IS MENTONED) NATIONAL GAY & LESBIAN TASK FORCE FLASH POINTS A Tip Sheet for Reporters Covering Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual Issues Contact: Robin Kane, 202-332-6483, ext. 3311; 800-757-7736 pager; rakngltf@aol.com FEBRUARY 21, 1995 Lawrence, Kansas -- Campaign to Add Sexual Orientation to Human Rights Law Issue: Simply Equal is currently campaigning to add sexual orientation to the city's local human rights ordinance in an effort to bar anti-gay discrimination. Meanwhile, the city commission has blocked the effort by stonewalling Simply Equal pending the upcoming local elections -- primaries on February 28 and general elections on April 4. By postponing the vote, local elections may turn into a heated battle about the human rights ordinance, with the statewide Republican Party controlled by the Radical Right. Lawrence is only 20 miles away from the home of outrageous homophobe Fred Phelps, who protests and harasses the funerals of people who died from complications associated with AIDS. Simply Equal is currently educating voters about candidates' positions on the human rights ordinance. Local contact: Ben Zimmerman, Simply Equal, (913) 843-7256. NGLTF contact: Robert Bray, NGLTF organizer, 415-552-6448; rfbngltf@aol.com. --end--