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Scott V 3 H rs (Contiguous) $ 9 9 .0 0 3 M rs (Split) $ 1 2 9 .0 0 by Richard Shumate alling Atlanta’s lesbian and gay Pride celebration an “impressive demon stration of solidarity and hope,” Coretta Scott King made her first ap pearance at a major gay rights event C on June 30. “One of the reasons I am here is to affirm my whole-hearted support for freedom from discrimi nation,” King said. “1 do so because I believe all forms of discrimination are wrong.” A crowd that Atlanta Pride organizers esti mate at 180,000 waited for several hours in blaz ing sun and 95-degree temperatures for King’s appearance, the emotional highlight of a three- day celebration that may have drawn as many as 250,000 people. Those on hand offered an extended standing ovation when King was introduced. In her rem arks, K ing stressed the need for the gay and lesbian rights and civil rights movements to work to gether because of common in terests— and comm on e n emies. “The church burners and the gay-bashers drink from the same poisonous well,” she said. “And very often, they are one and the same.” “The civil rights movement I support believes in unity and inclusion, not division and ex clusion.” King endorsed, by name, ENDA, the Employment Non- Discrimination Act that has been introduced into Congress. That bill would outlaw employment discrimination based on sexual identity. She also issued a call for universal guaranteed health care, more money for job train ing programs and a commitment to environmental protection. She urged the audience to be sure to register and vote during the 1996 Coretta Scott King election cycle. “Let’s make 1996 the year we put tolerance and human rights for all people in the forefront of the national agenda,” King said. "Let no candi date get your vote without expressing support for these issues.” King has long been supportive of gay-rights issues, speaking out strongly in favor allowing openly gay and lesbian people to serve in the A ll N ight $ 2 0 0 .0 0 military. Her longtime press aide, Lynn Cothren, is an openly gay man now running for the Atlanta City Council. But her appearance at Pride marked the first time that King, who lives in Atlanta, had ever addressed a large gay gathering. Linking the gay and lesbian rights struggle with the struggle led by her late husband, Martin Luther King Jr., was particularly symbolic in Atlanta, known as “the cradle of the civil rights movement,” the city from which King led his struggle and where he is buried. Mrs. King vowed that she will continue to speak out on gay and lesbian issues. “I will continue to support elimination in this (som e restrictions may apply) 5 0 3 - Last April the Virginia Beach, Va., City Coun cil passed a law banning the open display of vulgar T-shirts and other sexually explicit souvenirs, ac cording to the Norfolk newspaper The Virginian- Pilot. Among the more popular items on display in the Oceanfront shops were two shirts with slogans ridiculing lesbians and gay men. Shopkeepers were given 30 days to comply with the new ordinance, however, the newspaper’s recent survey of shops showed that merchants have generally chosen to ignore the law. More than a dozen stores continued to display the offen sive T-shirts. 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