Oregon Democratic
Party Chair joins
gay caucus
Dick Celsi, Chairperson of the Democratic
Party of Oregon, is one of only two state
Democratic chairpersons who joined the
Lesbian and Gay Caucus of the Democratic
National Committee. The Caucus was
form ed February 4,1983 and Celsi along
with Minnesota Democratic Party Chair Mary
Manahan joined at their first opportunity.
Celsi also attended the Caucus’ first meeting
held July 15 in Detroit
The Lesbian and Gay Caucus of the
Democratic National Committee was formec
to enhance the role of lesbians and gay men
inside the Party and to help articulate the
Democratic Party’s goals and commitments
to the state and local level. Formation of the
Caucus was co-ordinated by the National As
sociation of Lesbian and Gay Democratic
Clubs.
Tom Chorlton, Executive Director of the •
Association, commenting on Celsi’s support
for lesbian and gay civil rights said, "Dick
Celsi is an example of the new progressive
and dynamic leadership of the Party nation
wide that many other state chairs are begin
ning to emulate.”
Jerry Weller, Deputy Director of Gay Rights
National Lobby and a former Oregonian
who, while serving as Secretary of the Mult
nomah County Democratic Party, worked
closely with Celsi stated, “Dick always sup
ported and spoke out strongly on issues
im portant to the Oregon lesbian and gay
com m unity. I’m pleased and I congratulate
him for continuing to do so on the national
level. I hope that the Oregon lesbian and gay
com m unity will continue to work closely with
Dick and the Democratic Party.”
"D ick attended both the first and second
annual Lucille Hart Dinners and we’ve worked
together at Democratic Party conventions for
passage of lesbian and gay civil rights resolu
tions,” commented Oregon’s Right to Privacy
PAC Treasurer, Keeston Lowery. “We’ve also
worked together on many political
campaigns.”
“Lesbian and gay Oregonians should be
proud of Dick Celsi for his strong com m it
ment to civil rights and for his support of our
organizations such as Right to Privacy PAC
and Gay Rights National Lobby,’’ Weller said.
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