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MASSACHUSETTS
San Francisco Supervisor Carole Migden re­
cently introduced legislation to close a loophole
in last November’s Proposition 1 rent control
ordinance. Migden’s legislation will provide do­
mestic partners with the same rent control protec­
tions and exemptions currently enjoyed by mar­
ried couples.
Proposition 1 placed formerly excluded build­
ings under the city’s rent control ordinance.
Migden’s legislation puts domestic partners on
equal footing with what were previously called
spouses as defined by the San Francisco Admin­
istrative Code. These changes apply to buildings
with four or fewer units and will allow domestic
partners to move in following an eviction.
OutWrite ’95, the annual lesbian, gay, bi­
sexual and transgender writing conference, will
be held March 3 to 5 in Boston. It is anticipated
that over 2,000 writers, poets, activists and theo­
rists will attend.
Although many noteworthy speakers and es­
tablished writers have participated in the past, the
conference’s focus is on the identification and
inclusion of new talent.
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Tim Gill, gay founder and chair of Denver-
based Quark Inc., a computer software firm, gave
the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force a
$200,000 grant for the years 1994 and 1995. The
grant was made through the Gill Foundation, a
private philanthropic foundation. NGLTF did
not publicly disclose Gill’s grant until The Wash­
ington Blade called NGLTF to inquire about the
contribution.
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Perhaps sensing victory in the air with the new
Republican-controlled Congress, Lou Sheldon
of the Traditional Values Coalition has requested
congressional hearings on issues discriminatory
to gay men and lesbians. According to the Human
Rights Campaign Fund, House Speaker Newt
Gingrich (R-Ga.) has admitted that he promised
Sheldon he would hold such hearings. Sheldon
advocates quarantining people who are HIV posi­
tive in concentration camps.
Call Speaker Gingrich at (202) 224-3121, or
e-mail him at georgia6@hr.house.gov.
MAINE
According to the secretary of state, a Maine
group has collected enough valid signatures to
place a homophobic initiative on the ballot this
year. An organization called Maine Won’t Dis­
criminate has been formed to lead the fight against
the initiative. According to The Washington Blade,
Concerned Maine Families attempted a similar
initiative last year but failed to get enough signa­
tures. This action makes Maine the first state to
qualify an anti-gay and -lesbian measure for the
ballot in 1995.
MARYLAND
A “Wall of Courage”—a 12-by-12 wall me­
morializing those who have died of AIDS— will
be b u ilt by
B a ltim o r e ’s
C h a s e -
B r e x t o n
H ealth S e r­
vices. The me­
morial will be
b u ilt o f c e ­
ram ic tile s,
each inscribed
with the name
o f som eone
who has died
of AIDS. The
tiles will cost
$125 each;
proceeds will
be used to care
for Chase-Brexton clients.
Chase-Brexton Executive Director David
Shippeetold The Washington Blade,*'With AIDS
now being the leading cause of death in Balti­
more for young persons ages 25 to 44, we must
commit to addressing the needs of those infected
and affected by this horrible disease. The Wall of
Courage gives many of us the opportunity to
reflect on our losses while making a commitment
to care for those still living.”
NEW YORK
NetGuide, a slick new magazine billed as
"The Guide to Online Services and the Internet,”
included in its January issue a review of 10
computer bulle­
tin board ser­
vices “that cater
to gay, lesbian
and bisexual is­
sues and inter­
ests.” The review
covered a broad
range of on-line
and Internet ser­
vices.
To encourage
this type of cov­
erage, send feed­
back to Patrice
Adcroft, Editor-
in -C h ief, N etG uide, 600 C om m unity
D r., M anhasset, NY 11030; call: (516)
562-5000; fax: (516) 562-7406; or e-mail:
netmail@netguide.cmp.com.
OHIO
According to the Baltimore Gay Paper, the
American Family Association and a local Chris­
tian Coalition group have asked the Clermont
County Library board to stop circulating The
Advocate. Two years ago some local residents
were unsuccessful in their attempts to have The
Advocate barred from area libraries.
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Cincinnati will host the 1995 Log Cabin Na­
tional Convention from August 25 to 27. This
year’s convention is expected to be the largest in
the Republican gay and lesbian organization’s
history.
ACT-UP Cincinnati has called for a boycott
of the city following the 1993 passage of a ballot
measure that sought to overturn the city ’ s gay and
lesbian rights law. The ballot measure was over­
turned by a U.S. district court.
TENNESSEE
According to a report in the Nashville news­
paper Xenogeny, the Nashville Symphony Or­
chestra will premiere Peste Noire, a work for
narrator and orchestra, by gay composer Lee
Gannon. The orchestra commissioned the work
from Gannon.
UTAH
Third District Judge David S. Young, who
came under fire last year after sentencing the
killer of a gay man to zero to six years in prison,
recently sentenced a man who attacked two les­
bians to one year in jail. In sentencing Gilberto
Arredondo for the attack on the two women,
Judge Young said, “I’ve exactly followed Adult
and Parole’s recommendations.”
The judge chastised Arredondo for his violent
temper and alcohol problem. Although Arredondo
was the first person in Salt Lake County to be
charged with violating Utah’s recent hate crime
law, the 1992 statute only covers racial, ethnic
and religious bias. The gay and lesbian commu­
nity hopes a stricter hate crime law will be passed
this year.
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