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C O N T E N T S
Gay Oregon delegate leads fight
4 4Early on, / recognized shock from people listening to
my message. They had not heard issues of gay and lesbian
rights discussed so openly ! ’
would be supporting Rev. Jackson.”
andy Sullivan, the 1st Congressional
Sullivan was elected.
District delegate to the Democratic
National Convention, led the fight in Atlanta for ‘“At the state Democratic convention I ran as
an at-large delegate from the Jackson caucus
increased awareness and knowledge of issues of
interest to lesbians and gays. Sullivan, 34, a
and was elected officially an alternate to the
marketing representative from Portland’s West
convention. When Ron Herndon elected not to
Hills, took every opportunity during the four-
attend the convention I became a full delegate.
day convention to raise the issues that the
Declaring no political aspirations for
platform of his party refused to address: gay and
himself. Sullivan does see a personal political
role in the future.
lesbian rights, a comprehensive AIDS Bill of
Rights and the issue of human rights for all
“‘I’ve been involved in the Democratic Party
Americans.
since 1968. When I was 14 years old, I rang
A Jesse Jackson supporter, Sullivan recalls
doorbells for Robert Kennedy.”
the beginnings of his journey to Atlanta.
Discussing the reaction by state Democratic
* * I attended the March on Washington last
Party leaders to his gay orientation, Sullivan
October with four of my closest friends and
said.‘“There wasn't any discouragement. But
heard Jesse Jackson speak at the rally. I decided
basically I talked about Jesse Jackson's mes­
then to support him.
sage of inclusion. When he talks about the rights
“The delegation selection process is sort of a
of gays and lesbians, Jesse is talking about the
long process. I filed to run as a precinct commit­
broader issues of civil and human rights for all
teeman and at the same time filed with the state
Americans. This message has been well
Democratic Party that if elected as a delegate I
received.
R
“ I come from the 1st Congressional District,
which is just a little more conservative than the
3rd District. And early on. I recognized shock
from people listening to my message. They had
not heard the issues of gay and lesbian rights
discussed so openly.
“ Once I arrived in Atlanta and it became
apparent that the voice of the gay community
was going to be focused through some of us, I
received great support. My own congressman,
Les AuCoin, has been very supportive:
Secretary of State Barbara Roberts and state
Party chair Judy Carnahan have both been
supportive as has been the entire leadership of
the Jackson caucus and for that matter the entire
Oregon delegation.”
The voice of Randy Sullivan will remain one •
of the highlights of the 1988 Democratic
National Convention. His message and the
courage of that message will last long after the
hoopla has died down.
Sullivan’s parting words: “ There is some
disappointment in the defeat of Jesse Jackson.
But after the grieving process is over we will all
be supportive of the Dukakis/Bentsen ticket.
The alternative is four more years of Republi­
can B.S., and none of us can afford that.”
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