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married for 10 years and I have two
daughters. I will be 30 this month.
I do, however, have gay friends, some
whom I have known and loved since I was
very young. It upsets me to think of them
dying at all, let alone from AIDS. I do not
believe any human being should die from
AIDS.
Who is this man to verbally state how
other human beings should die? And how
dare he, as a professional person, say this
to me?
I cannot express to you enough how
angry and sick I feel over this.
Please let me know if there is anyone
that I may report this to. I will greatly
appreciate any help you can give me.
Sincerely,
Carol Grebin
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Coors Couples Race: non-gays only
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Bigoted dentist dismays patient
To the Editor:
I had a terrible experience today with a
Dentist. I would like to share this with
you. I am so very shocked and angry, I can
barely contain myself. 1 would like to
know if there is anything 1 can do about it.
This morning I had an appointment with
Dr. Fred E. Scott, DMD.
As I sat in the dental chair and allowed
this Dentist to examine my teeth, he (the
dentist) started talking about Liberace and
his lovers. He then made the statement that
“ All Gay People should die from AIDS.”
I pushed his hands away, unhooked my
dental bib, rose up from the chair and
gathered my things.
To Dr. Scott’s surprised look I said, “ I
came to this office for an examination, not
to listen to you.” Then I walked out.
I am not a gay person. I have been
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Catherine Crooker
American Heart Association
2121 SW Broadway
Portland, OR 97201
Dear Ms. Crooker:
I was disappointed and angry when I
read the flyer for the American Heart
Association Couples Race to see no less
than seven times in two columns of print
that gay couples are not welcome. The fact
that the restriction is mentioned so often in
so little space indicates that the decision to
exclude same-sex couples was carefully
thought out. I wonder what you and the
other sponsors are afraid of, and why you
feel it necessary to combine an appeal for
money with such up-front bigotry.
When it comes to donating money, I,
and I hope the thousands of other gay
women and men in Portland, will consider
carefully why we should donate to any
charity, however deserving, that goes to
such lengths to insult us.
If I enter the race, I will do so with my
partner of ten years, who is not of the
opposite sex.
Sincerely,
John Medlin
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about the Coors Couples Run on February
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