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Want more money for your house in less time? Call m e ... government spending on the AIDS crisis, since Community coalition battles bigotry This space is the newsletter o f ACT UP/ in his opinion, AIDS is the result of the Portland and is made possible by a grant perverted homosexual lifestyle. The entire letter CT UP is one of several community from the McKenzie River Gathering Foun was filled with misinformation and undisguised groups active in a new grassroots dation and Just Out hatred for lesbians and gay men. organization in Portland, the Community The focus of the protest was to educate Defense Coalition (CDC), which is taking on passersby that HTV disease is not only the role of community watchdog and educator contracted by gay men—for example, 60 Miller beer added to boycott in fighting hate crime. The CDC is a diverse percent of all new HIV cases in 1989 were group of people, united across class, race, age, heterosexual women. Another point was that ocal gay and lesbian bars, restaurants and sex, and sexual orientation by a common money spent on AIDS research is invaluable to their patrons, have actively joined ACT commitment to taking direct action on issues of UP’s nationwide Marlboro and Miller boycotts. general medical knowledge as well as to AIDS human, political and social rights. The CDC be treatments. Hopefully Buckingham’s col Both Miller and Marlboro (as well as General lieves in confronting bigotry in our community leagues will recognize his ignorance and hatred, Foods, Kraft Foods, and Oscar Mayer Foods) at the source, as evidenced by recent demon and put the heat on him. are owned by parent company, Philip Morris strations at the workplaces and homes of known Co., which is the single largest corporate Nazis. Be a telephone activist contributor to the Jesse Helms Campaign. In another recent action, the CDC coordi Philip Morris recently donated $200,000 to the nated support for locked out grocery workers ick up your phone on September 25 and “Jesse Helms Museum” at Wingate College. fighting to retain minimum health benefits. join die nationwide phone zap against Senator Helms (R-N.C.) has consistently voted About 20 people from ACT UP, Anti-Racist New Dimensions Magazine. Dial: 1-800-877- Action, Coalition for Human Dignity, the against lesbian and gay civil rights and against 3227 or 1 -800-866-9499 and voice your issues that directly affect the lives of people Rainbow Coalition, and other groups joined the disgust, anger, etc. with New Dimensions. New with HIV. picket lines of a North Portland Safeway store Dimensions is a conservative magazine To date, the Complex/Boxx’s and Brig, the August 2. In a related incident, four activists Fish Grotto, Silverado, Embers, Hobo’s, JOQ’s, published in our own back yard in Grants Pass joined a barbecue with the striking Greyhound by the Foundation for Human Understanding and Scandal’s Tavern have either refused their bus drivers August 3. (!?), a.k.a. Roy Masters and his group of bible Miller deliveries or changed to a different draft Not only were connections made between thumping homophobes. Recently an entire issue beer. Now it is up to you! Let your dollars send the issues of health benefits and AIDS at these of New Dimensions was devoted to spreading the message that Jesse Helms must be stopped. sympathy strikes, but issues of homophobia misinformation about AIDS and its transmis Buying Marlboro and Miller promotes also came into play. When a striking driver sion. They say that casual contact, mosquito ignorance about AIDS. Call 800-343-0975 or hurled the word “faggot” as an insult to a scab bites and eating in restaurants are some of the 800-446-7030 and give them hell. Every time driver, there were dykes and faggots on line to ways AIDS is transmitted. According to New you call the 800 numbers it costs them money. deal directly with the striker. Dimensions, “The crudest form of injustice The CDC meets at 7 pm every second and employed by the militant gay lobby is to accuse A few reasons to dump Jesse Helms fourth Thursday at Metropolitan Community sensitive decent people of bigotry, hatred and Church. For more information, call ACT UP at ‘homophobia’ for simply following their own Helms votes anti-lesbian and anti-gay: 232-1038. moral consciences and seeing abnormals as • to prohibit funds from being used for abnormal.” Pick up your phone September 25 educational materials that promote or encour Join us and give them hell. Every time you do it will age homosexuality or state that homosexuality cost them money! is “normal, natural or healthy” CT UP is a nationwide nonviolent, direct • to allow any organization in Washington action group organized to fight the ACT UP goes to court DC, to exclude adult homosexuals and multiple issues surrounding AIDS. We hope bisexuals from participating in a program that that the gay and lesbian community will join us CT UP/Portland vs. Bagley, et.al. will be “educates, coaches or trains any minor” or to fight AIDS, homophobia, racism and heard before Judge Marsh, September “holds out the adult as a role model, mentor, or classism. Whether you join ACT UP, join us in 25, in the US District Court House. The lawsuit companion to any minor” coalitions or contribute, we want you to know alleges that federal marshalls in Portland strip- • to prohibit the use of funds for AIDS we appreciate your support. searched ten ACT UP demonstrators following education materials that “promote or encour Join us the first and third Wednesdays of their arrest for nonviolent civil disobedience at age, directly or indirectly, homosexual sexual every month at 7 pm at the Metropolitan a Portland protest of Food and Drug Admini activities” Community Church basement—comer of 24th stration AIDS policies. Specifically, the protest and NE Broadway. Enter on the Broadway side. targeted bureaucratic delays in the approval of Coos Bay doctor draws ACT UP ire Special note: Read Michael Bronski’s article drug treatments for ailments associated with in The Lavender Network August 1990 issue AIDS that are safe as well as promising. The CT UP members, together with for the most thorough and clear discussion on ACT UP demonstrators, all lesbians and gay members of the Coos Bay Gay and outing ever written. men, claim the strip search was unjustified and Lesbian Outreach Network (GALON), that the marshalls violated their fourth protested August 19 at the local Coos Bay amendment right to be free from unreasonable hospital where an AIDS - phobic doctor has searches. Join us September 25 on the US Court working privileges. 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