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Education amendments were diffused in the House and the
anticipated debate never materialized in the Senate
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Gunderson. It stated that schools cannot “directly
he juggernaut roll to adjournment
promote or encourage sexual activity, whether
helped to diffuse the homophobic
homosexual or heterosexual.” “ Directly” was re
H elm s/H ancock am endm ents at
moved the follow ing day in an effort to placate
tached to the Elementary and Second
conservatives and pick up a few more votes.
ary Education Act. The House-Sen
It is not gay-specific, which is a victory. It is
ate conference debate was marked by long “ and
essentially
m eaningless,” said one Democrat, a
tedious arguing, before compromise language
senior staff member participating in the confer
was finally ironed out and adopted by both houses.
ence.
Committee rules prohibit him from speak
The Helms language would have prohibited
ing on the record.
“encouraging or supporting homosexuality as a
“ Certainly under a Republican administration
positive lifestyle alternative.” Many interpreted
a lot o f m ischief could be made
SffljHRBp
that broad language to preclude a
with this,” said the staffer. “ But
school counselor from even refer
the most important thing to us is
ring gay and lesbian youth to sup
that we have that there is no pri
portive social services programs.
vate right o f action under this
The issue was one o f the more
controversial surrounding the com
plex, often hotly debated bill. Dis
cussion o f the Helms provision
A feared debate on sexual is
was deferred until the end o f the
sues never materialized on the
conference process, which had
floor o f the House. Republicans
been going on for weeks.
chose to m ake their stand on
There was reportedly a major
school prayer. Their effort failed,
squabble among House GOP mem
and the conference report was
bers over the “ motion to in
adopted Sept. 30 by a 262-132 vote.
struct”— which sets priorities— on the education
act. It found moderate Steve Gunderson (R-Wis.),
It then went to the Senate. Many thought the
conservative leader Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.), and
less restrictive rules o f that body and Jesse Helms’
reactionary Dana Rohrabacher (R-Calif.) allied
(R-N.C.) tenacious gay-bashing would result in a
in opposition to making the discriminatory amend
filibuster. Supporters were reasonably confident
ments a priority. They wanted the motion to
they had the 60 votes necessary to cut o ff debate,
instruct to deal with prayer in schools.
but they were less certain they had the time to do
Compromise language was offered in the Sept.
so under the rules. Evidently Helms was bluffing.
22 conference by Joelene Unsoeld (D-Wash.) and
The Senate passed the E S E A , 77-20, on Oct. 5.
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Sen. Jesse Helms (R-N.C.) effectively killed a
bill that would have started a national museum o f
black history, according to The Oregonian. The
bill was sponsored by Sens. Paul Simon (D-Ill.)
and Carol Moseley Braun (D-Ill.), but, due to
Helms’ tactics, it was defeated in the Senate.
The museum would have been part o f the
Smithsonian complex. It was to have been housed
in an existing 100-year-old red brick building.
Plans called for using $475,000 in already appro
priated federal money for the initial planning. It
was unclear how much the museum would cost to
operate or exactly where that money would come
from.
According to Helms, if the National African
American Museum were authorized by the fed
eral government, other minority groups would
want their own museums. “ We cannot say no to
them, not justifiably,” Helms said. “ Everybody is
going to win on this proposition—except the
taxpayers.”
But to Simon and Moseley Braun, the museum
would preserve a valuable history that is in danger
o f being lost. The Smithsonian already has a
museum dedicated to Native Americans, another
group whose unique history is endangered.
A place at the head
of the table
The Leadership Conference on Civil Rights
announced Oct. 7 that it has appointed the Human
Rights Campaign Fund to a position on its 30-
member executive committee. The L C C R is the
nation’ s leading civil rights coalition, whose 185
member organizations represent people o f color,
women, people with disabilities, older Ameri
cans, and labor and religious groups.
“ With this announcement, the civil rights
movement has reached a new milestone,” said
LC C R Executive Director Ralph G. Neas. “ We
recognize the persistence o f widespread discrimi
nation against lesbian and gay people, and under
stand that the elimination o f such discrimination
is a fundamental civil rights issue. We also wel
come the contributions o f the gay community to
furthering equal rights for all people.”
The H R C F joined the coalition in 1982 and
has played a part in the p assage o f the Fair
Housing Act o f 1988, the Civil Rights Restoration
Act, the Am ericans with D isabilities Act o f 1990,
and the Civil Rights Act o f 1991. It was founded
in 1981.
Name change signifies
changing times
The American A ssociation o f Physicians for
Human Rights announced an organizational name
change at a press conference on National Coming
Out Day. The AA PH R will officially change its
name Jan. 1 to The G ay and Lesbian Medical
Association. At the press conference the old
AAPHR banner was tom down to reveal a banner
with the group’ s new name. The move reflects the
changing face o f the gay and lesbian civil rights
movement and the increasing visibility o f lesbian
and gay health issues in organized medicine.
Compiled by Jann Gilbert
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