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just out ▼ august 1. 1907 T 7 Provost Alison Richard explained that Yale has frozen its faculty hiring and suggested that gay and lesbian studies is too narrow a specialty to warrant a tenured position or even a permanent position. Kramer, on the other hand, feels that visiting or untenured professors are too transient to give students the academic guidance and role models they need. Kramer, 62, was a founder of the Gay Men’s Health Crisis and ACT UP, and is the author of the novel Faggots and the play The Normal Heart. He may still donate his manuscripts and records from his early activism to Yale’s Beinecke Library. AIDS walk brings in big bucks An estimated 25,000 people raised about $3.5 million via AIDS Walk San Francisco. activists that began last fall in response to an apparent increase in the number of ABC raids on gay bars. Activists also claim that many of the targeted bars, queer or not, serve an ethnic minority clien tele. Many bar owners suspect the raids are aimed at forcing them out of business and have banded together as the Tavern Guild to legally challenge the ABC. The allegations against the regulatory agency cite a February Los Angeles Police Commission study which showed that gay bars make up 1.4 percent of ABC licensees but were the site of 2.9 percent of law enforcement actions last year. ABC officials deny that the agency’s actions are discriminatory. The audit, which will combine statistical analy sis with interviews of bar employees and custom ers, is scheduled for completion in six months. IRS gets it right the second time The 11th annual fund-raiser, held July 20, set new records for both the number of participants and the amount of money raised. The San Francisco AIDS Foundation says the funds will help 37 organizations in the Bay area to provide critical programs and services for people with AIDS and HIV. AIDS Walk San Francisco was created in 1987 by activist Craig R. Miller. A cumulative total of 155,000 participants have raised more than $25.5 million since the event’s inception. Report cites possible roots of anti-gay bigotry The Internal Revenue Service has admitted it was wrong to demand proof that a queer youth support group which applied for nonprofit status would not encourage “homosexual attitudes and propensities,” according to a Reuter report. The admission came in response to a letter drafted by David Buckel of the Lambda Legal Defense and Educa tion Fund in defense of the Greensboro, N.C., grass-roots group Gay and Les bian Adolescent Sup port System. “We agree with Mr. Buckel that the methodology used to communicate a viewpoint or position to others should be the focus rather than the viewpoint itself,” the IRS said in a July 9 letter to GLASS. The IRS also promised to take “a fresh look” at the education and social welfare group’s applica tion for tax exemption, and said the case would be resolved quickly. Despite the growing cultural visibility of sexual minorities in the United States, institutional big otry remains pervasive, according to a report issued by People for the American Way. “Hostile Climate” is a state-by-state chronicle of anti-gay activity which reveals an increase in ; the number of reported incidents in 1996 and concludes that a significant proportion of anti The Servicemembers Legal Defense Network gay discrimination is connected to campaigns by is cautioning gay men and lesbians in the military conservative religious groups. not to use their work computers to look up queer The report focused on instances of institu Web sites or to send personal e-mail. tional prejudice and discrimination and includes The Washington Blade reports that SLDN brief case studies of its 228 documented inci staff is aware of about a half-dozen cases in which dents. In addition to legal and legislative battles, the report examines occurrences in schools and the , workplace, in public discourse and the media, in places of worship and in the health care industry. Its analysis of this anti-gay activity found a pattern of bigotry fostered directly by national i groups claiming to act in the name of religion. To order a copy of “Hostile Climate,” visit PFAW’s Web site (pfaw.org/hc.htm), or send a check for $12.95 to Hostile Climate Book Sales, members of the armed forces are being investi People for the American Way, 2000 M St. NW, gated for reasons related to computer use. Suite 400, Washington, DC 20036. SLDN is also warning against saving any sexuality-related files on personal computers or disks, which could be confiscated and used as evidence. While not revealing any details of service members being accused of homosexuality based State auditors are investigating allegations on their activity on the Web, SLDN attorney Kirk that the California Department of Alcoholic Bev Childress says some people have been prosecuted erage Control has engaged in “discriminatory for misuse of government property. enforcement” by disproportionately raiding bars “We are concerned that it is the new way to that are frequented by people of color. pursue people who are suspected to be gay,” he According to the Los Angeles Times, the audit says. is the latest round in a battle between the depart ment and gay, African American and Latino/a Compiled by Christopher D. Cuttone Celebrating 18 Years o f Service to Our Community asuT Donald Falk. GRI Kathleen Ira John Terrill. GRI Chris Bonner. GRI Linda Welch. GRI A ssociate B roker Associate Broker Associate Broker Associate Broker Kirsten Jenkins Scott Bottaio. GRI Iaurie SantaMaria Jim Bean Sandy Mort George Marvin Steve Henrickson Val Thorpe-GaMn. GRI Gerry Federico, GRI Carolyn MacMurray Chris Hardy Cathy Martine Janelle Miller Julie Yoho Gary Sadleir Kathy Tvsinger Robert Ambe* Bob Basque Judy Sardella Lee Mcknight Philip Beausoleil Karen BiLsing Jay Pevney Internet use is risky for service members Gay bars accuse state regulators of bias Greg Washington Beate Kanter Bridgetown ¿ti I 1 Lloyd Center Office ^ For Those Who Appreciate Superior Service Clackamas County Office 1000 N.E. Multnomah Portland, OR 97232 21570 Willamette Drive West Linn, OR 97068 503/287-9370 503/655-8015 e-mail: bridgetownl@solnlogic.com e-mail: bridgetown2@solnlogic.com Visit our Web site at: http://www.solnlogic.com/bridgetown