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Members of Interfaith Impact for Justice and
Peace, a religious lobby representing more than
30 national religious organizations, have come
out publicly in support of the April 25 March on
W ashington for lesbian, gay, bisexual and
transgendered rights, and for an end to the mili
tary ban. “As religious people, we recognize and
embrace the gay and lesbian community for what
they are,” said Rabbi Lynne F. Landsberg, asso
ciate director of the religious action center of
reform Judaism. “They are not the enemy. They
are us, and we are them.”
Landsberg noted that specious terms like “fam
ily values” are used to legitimize prejudices such
as homophobia. “We cannot condone any of
this— not as Americans, and especially not as
Jews. For we have seen it all before.”
Kay Dowhower, spokesperson for the govern
mental affairs office of the Evangelical Lutheran
Church, said “We look upon the upcoming March
on Washington as one way in which those sup
portive of civil rights for all persons, regardless of
their sexual orientation, can join together to sup
port one another in that effort.” The Rev. John
Deckenback handed out copies of a letter from the
United Church of Christ to President Clinton,
praising his “courageous stand” on lifting the ban
on gays and lesbians in the military service.
CFV co-founder criticizes
group’s tactics
tutions,’ the measure would violate first amend
ment rights to free speech, allowing only one side
of an ongoing political and moral debate, and
denying a public forum for opposing beliefs; the
restrictions placed upon public expenditures are
based strictly on the content of expressions and
ideas held by a particular group of individuals;
vague terms like ‘adult materials which address
homosexuality,’ in limiting access to literature in
public libraries, would infringe on first amend
ment rights and could even be interpreted to deny
minors access to widely accepted works of litera
ture, including the Bible, numerous philosophers
and biographies; clauses incorporated into the
measure to cure its constitutional defects only
serve to render the measure contradictory within
itself."
EchoHawk concludes: ‘T his initiative is not
merely an innocuous effort to ensure that homo
sexuals do not receive ‘special status.’ Rather, it
targets a class of citizens for denial of basic
constitutional rights. However, those who stand
to lose because of this proposed initiative are not
just homosexuals singled out for government-
condoned discrim ination.. . Rather, all Idahoans
will suffer an abridgment of our most deeply held
and cherished constitutional rights— the right of
freedom of speech, the right to academic freedom
in our universities, the right to free political de
bate in our governmental bodies, and the right to
live in a society where all members are protected
equally under the law.”
GLAAD presents media awards
Colorado for Family Values co-founder Tony
Marco, who was also the primary author of
Colorado’s Amendment 2, has condemned the
group’s strategy o f portraying gays as perverts,
saying it costs votes and promotes violence against
gays. A Colorado Springs freelance writer, Marco
left the group during the campaign, for financial
and philosophical reasons. In a letter to CFV
chair Will Perkins, he warned that the group could
self-destruct by “rubbing the faces of the state’s
people in repulsive, extremist homosexual be
havior.”
Recently a growing number of former CFV
members and Amendment 2 supporters have ex
pressed disenchantment with CFV’s increasingly
strident reliance on gay-bashing. Its original cam
paign pledge was to deny “special rights” to
homosexuals. CFV officials claim they are only
trying to protect their Amendment 2 victory by
strengthening their organization. In addition to
distributing a graphic, anti-gay propaganda video,
CFV has continued to promulgate the myth of
gays as child molesters and spreaders of disease.
The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defa-
mation/Los Angeles held its Media Awards, at
tended by over 900 celebrities and other Holly
wood bigwigs, on March 20 at the Beverly Hilton.
“Rosearme” was named the Outstanding Televi
sion Series for the second year in arow. Rosearme
and Tom Arnold were also given a special award
for their continued support of the gay, lesbian and
bisexual community. Rosearme Arnold dedi
cated her award to the 35 lesbians from a Denver
feminist collective who supported her when she
was under fire for the anti-patriarchal tenor of her
comedy. “I owe all o f [my success] to these
women,” she said. She also thanked her friend
Sandra Bernhard, who plays a lesbian on the
show.
Actor Ian McKellon was presented with the
Stephen F. Kolzak Award, GLAAD/LA’s highest
honor for an openly gay media person, for his
outstanding contribution to fighting homophobia.
GLAD/LA’s Visibility Award was presented to
openly gay and lesbian members of the U.S.
m ilitary, rep resen ted by C ol. M argarethe
Cammemeyer, the Rev. Capt. Dusty Pruitt, Sgt.
Perry Wilkins, and Staff Sgt. Tom Paniccia. This
presentation drew a standing ovation.
Idaho attorney general
calls anti-gay initiative
unconstitutional
House to consider
HIV Prevention Act
Idaho Attorney General Larry EchoHawk has
declared the Idaho Citizens Alliance’s anti-gay
initiative unconstitutional and “contrary to its
stated purpose.” In a detailed analysis of the
measure, EchoHawk cited numerous examples
of flawed language, and reasoning which flouts
basic constitutional guarantees. The initiative
deceptively claims to support “equal protection
for all citizens,” while preventing homosexuals
from “receiving special rights through minority
status.”
Section by section, EchoHawk noted: “Since
Idaho law does not use the term ‘legal minority
status,’ singling out gays to be denied redress of
grievances would deny them their 14th amend
ment constitutional right to equal protection un
der the law; by prohibiting the ‘sanctioning of
homosexual behavior by public educational insti-
Congressman Gerry Studds has agreed to co
sponsor the Comprehensive HIV Prevention Act
of 1993. This act will expand and improve on the
effectiveness of federal, state, and local HIV
prevention efforts by authorizing the Asst. Sec. of
Health to develop a strategic plan for HIV preven
tion activities at the Department of Health and
Human Services. It will also establish offices at
the Centers for Disease Control and other public
health agencies.
“It is an unspeakable tragedy that citizens
from every walk of life are continuing to contract
what is now so clearly a preventable disease,” said
Studds, whose membership on the House Sub
committee on Health will be helpful in securing
passage of the bill. The principal author of the bill
is Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Ca).
compiled by Jim Hunger