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R O B IN S O N Multimillion $ Producer • 0,11 OFFICE (503)281-4040 W U FY 1730 N.E. 10th Avenue Portland, OR 97212 VOICE MAIL (503) 323-2221 E-MAIL Jewel2U ©teleport.com \X 't M y 503 - 223 - 6339 , ext. 111. national news Clinton talks to The Advocate The June 25issueof77ie Advocate fea tures the first interview that President C linton has given a gay and lesbian p u b lic a tio n since he was ! elected. As reporter IJ. Jennings Moss told The Bill Clinton W a sh i n g t o n Blade, however, the interview was conducted on paper, with Mosc submitting questions to the White House, and Clinton sending back his an swers. Moss says a one-on-one presidential inter view is rare and that the written procedure is commonly used with press other than major daily newspapers. He praised the president for his will ingness to discuss gay and lesbian issues “seri ously.” In the exchange, Clinton reiterated his com mitment to ending discrimination and protecting the civil rights of all citizens. He also remained adamant in his opposition to same-sex marriage, saying that he believes marriage is an institution for the union of a man and a woman. PFLAG anti-hate campaign to air in Seattle HIV University is funded by the Ryan White Care Act (Title 1) Sporting an impressive list of corporate spon sors, including Seattle-based retailer Nordstrom, Washington state’s PFLAG chapters announced the debut of the second phase of “Project Open Mind.” The national education campaign focuses on the damaging effects of hate speech on lesbi ans and gay men. PFLAG intends to spend $80,000 to purchase prime-time spots on Western Wash ington television stations for its new 30-second ad. The campaign is slated to move to Minneapo- lis/St. Paul and St. Louis later this year. Other community, labor and business organi zations endorsing the Seattle project include the Washington Education Association, U.S. Bancorp, the Washington State League of Women Voters, and the Washington State Federation of State Employees. High court strikes down Cincinnati’s Issue 3 And you thought 1-5 was the cluickest way to escape the city. With incredible views, superb service ivul Northwest cuisine Portland prepared in our on-board galley, the Portland Spirit or the more intimate luxury yacht, the Willamette Star, have everything you need fo r the perfect escape. Join us fo r a lunch, brunch or dinner cruise. Call fo r reservations and departure times. Gift certificates are also available 2 2 4 -3 9 0 0 • (8 0 0 ) 2 2 4 -3 9 0 1 In the first application of its landmark ruling against Colorado’s Amendment 2, the U.S. Su preme Court on June 17 reversed a federal ap peals court’s upholding of Issue 3, an anti-gay city charter amendment in Cincinnati. The case now goes back to the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The Supreme Court’s action indicates that the appeals court’s reasoning did not con form to the Constitution’s guarantee of equal protection. Cumplaint filed against homnphnbic judge Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund filed a complaint of judicial misconduct against a Wilmington, Del., judge who threw a lesbian out of court when she sought protection from domes tic abuse. The woman alleged she was stalked by her former lover, whom she said made harassing phone calls to her employers, friends and family and slashed the tires of a friend’s car. The city solicitor’s office was pursuing a charge of ag gravated harassment against the former lover. Both women were in court for a hearing in the case. At the hearing, held in December 1995, the judge rejected the case because it involved lesbi ans and domestic abuse. He said, “You all have these funny relationships— that’s fine— I have nothing to do with it, but don’t bring it in here for me to try to decide, I don’t know how to handle it.... I’m dismissing the case.... Don’t bring it back—the next time you come back, I’ll put somebody in jail.” The judge is charged with violations of Delaware’s Code of Judicial Conduct, which re quires that judges act “in a manner that promotes public confidence in the integrity and impartiality of the judiciary” and avoid actions that might be interpreted as bias against “personal characteris tics,” including sexual orientation. Asylum granted in genital mutilation case The U.S. Board of Immigration Appeals ruled on June 14 that Fauziya Kasinga should be al lowed to remain in the United States because she had what Board Chairman Paul Schmidt called, in his written opinion, “a well-founded fear of per secution in the form of female genital mutilation if returned to Togo.” Kasinga, 19, testified that her aunt forced her to marry a 45-year-old man with three other wives when she was 17. Her husband and her aunt intended to force Kasinga to submit to genital mutilation before the marriage was consummated. She fled first to Ghana, then to Germany and, finally, arrived in the United States in December 1994. She requested asylum, but her request was denied. She was held in detention until April pending an appeal. Commenting on the ruling, an Immigration and Naturalization Service official told Reuters, ‘T he INS is pleased that the board recognized that female genital mutilation can be the basis for asylum. The INS had supported this principle in its argument to the board, pointing out that female genital mutilation is a deeply objectionable cul tural practice increasingly subject to condemna tion on an international plane.” Educators and activists promote gay documentary Debra Chasnoff s new documentary film It’s Elementary: Talking About Gay Issues in School has won endorsement from San Francisco Uni fied School District Superintendent of Schools Bill Rojas, Board of Education President Steve Phillips, and leaders of the city’s major gay and lesbian rights organizations. The film, Chasnoff s first since her 1992 Acad emy Award-winning documentary Deadly De ception: General Electric, Nuclear Weapons and Our Environment, explores what happens when teachers use creative and age-appropriate ways to confront anti-gay prejudice and counter lesbian and gay invisibility in their classrooms. Commenting on the importance of this film, Phillips said, “School boards across the country have been banning discussion of lesbian and gay people in the classroom based on misinformation from anti-gay activists. This film puts a human face on classroom discussions that are crucial to preparing our children for the diverse communi ties of the 1990s. I urge my counterparts across the country to screen this extremely moving and powerful film for the educators in their districts— to inspire them to integrate responsible, appropri ate education about gay issues into their class rooms.” Compiled by Kristine Chatwood