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White House again
informed o f anti-gay
action in Republican
Party
The follow ing letter appeared in The
Montrose Voice. Houston's gay newspaper.
The letter is a response to a statement by
Reagan that he was against “ discrimination
in any form.”
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Just Out, August 17-August 31 1984
Dear Mr. President:
I apologize that it has taken me so long in
w ritin g you. I w ant to say. first o f all. a few
thank yous. Thanks for selecting Mr. Bush
(one o f Texas' favorite sons): thanks for
selecting Jim Baker (another Texas son):
and. thanks forgetting elected. Although
during the primaries. I was supporting
George. I have worked closely w ith him
since 1966.1 was very active in your
campaign. I am sorry to say that this time I
w ill not be able to work for you in the
capacity that I had the opportunity to work
for you in 1980.1 was an elected precinct
chairm an for m any years.
In 1982. the trouble began. I was attend
ing the 1982 Gay Pride Parade here in
Houston and was interviewed by a local
television reporter. It made the eieninq and
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next m orning news. As a result o f that. I not
on ly became an outcast o f the local Re
publican Party, even as an elected official,
but I also lost m y Job. I was shunned at
w hat local party functions I attended after
the interview and received several calls
from other precinct chairmen, some
anonymous, inferring that I was unfit to
hold such a position as a precinct
chairm an and was an embarrassment to
the Republican Party. Heedless to say. w ith
this attitude and hatred mentality, I decided
not to seek reelection for the position of
precinct chairman. / am sorry now that I
made this decision. It w ill be (the decision
to run) different in 1986.
I was so encouraged to see your state
ment o f June 29. 1984. denouncing
"bigotry and ugly rhetoric " and "no room
for hate or haters w ithin the Republican
Party.' Although this was in reference to the
controversial remarks o f Louis Farrakhan. I
find that they are still applicable to any situa
tion. especially to the gay individual and/
or to the gay com m unity w ith in our society
itself. A ll one has to do to see this bigotry
and ugly rhetoric is to review the month o f
June in Houston as w ell as in Texas.
We now in Houston have an individual
w h o is suing the local Republican Party
because he was denied a delegate position
to the district convention because he is gay.
Also, one must look at the state convention
w h ich wets held in Fort Worth. Texas, in
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June and review the extreme resolutions
that were passed against the gay individual
and the gay community. Also, there is a
massive petition drive in the City o f
Houston to force a referendum o f putting
the question should the gay individual
have the protection o f Job security in a city
civ il service position as an employee o f the
City o f Houston or face the awesome
situation o f being fired because o f his/her
individual preference o f sexual freedom in
the confines o fh is /h e r private domain. This
drive, by the way. is headed by the local
county chairman.
Mr. President, there are gays w ho support
you in y o u r effort for reelection as was
show n in a recent po ll in the gay com m un
ity. You were m any percentage points
ahead o f a ll the contenders in the Demo
cratic Party. I never thought I w ould come
out so to speak to the President o f the
United States, but do I have you r assurance
that there is no room for "bigotry and ugly
rhetoric " and "hate or haters " in the Re
publican Party? I certainly hope that is the
case. Don t disappoint us now.
M y best wishes to Mrs. Reagan on her
recent birthday. I look forward to seeing
you again the next time you are in
Houston. As the letter explains. I won t have
the opportunity to see you at the national
Convention in Dallas.
— Montrose Voice
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