From: NACYSO@aol.com Subject: Amendment 2 and Youth Date: 22 May 1996 22:51:26 GMT National Advocacy Coalition on Youth and Sexual Orientation 1711 Connecticut Avenue, NW Suite 206 Washington, DC 20009 202/319-7596 (phone) NACYSO@aol.com (email) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, May 21, 1996 Washington, DC SUPREME COURT'S RULING ON AMENDMENT 2 GIVES GAY, LESBIAN AND BISEXUAL YOUTH A GIFT OF HOPE (The following statement is attributable to Rea Carey, Director, National Advocacy Coalition on Youth and Sexual Orientation.) We can not underestimate the impact of the Supreme Court's Amendment 2 ruling on our nation's gay, lesbian, and bisexual youth. With the initial passage of Amendment 2, youth in Colorado and across the country experienced a stinging slap in the face and the erosion of their vision for a safe and supportive future. While these young people will have to continue to fight their daily battles for survival, the Supreme Court has given them one step toward an equal playing field with their straight peers. With policy after policy chipping away at the lives of gay, lesbian and bisexual youth over the last year, the Supreme Court's decision provides a gift of hope for a society in which these young people are valued and can take their rightful place as productive citizens. Gay, lesbian and bisexual youth will go to sleep tonight one step closer to freedom and one step further from state-sanctioned hatred. [The National Advocacy Coalition on Youth and Sexual Orientation, sponsored by the Hetrick-Martin Institute, addresses public policy issues related to gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender youth through the collaboration of a broad coalition of over 100 national and community-based organizations across the country.] -- --s.s.y.glb-- This article approved by Mary L. Gray-- * for posting to the newsgroup email: * for posting to the moderators email: * to check the FAQ go to: