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a p n lil Francisco. The jaunt, reports the San Francisco Examiner, will coincide with the first anniver sary of the city’s domestic partners law, which Phelps opposes. “Don’t get mad, but you guys need to be preached to, my dear. You’re not only letting the homosexuals take over the Bay area, but the rest of the country,” Phelps told the paper. For his planned June 1 protest in front of San Francisco City Hall, Phelps, who hails from Kansas, has asked Mayor Willie Brown to pro vide police protection for him and about 20 other protesters. The request, says Phelps, was prompted by death threats from San Francisco residents. Brown responded that adequate police pro tection will ensure the protest is peaceful, but warned “this dem onstration will be in an extreme hostile environment.” R each O ut a C ondom and T ouch ... efore people reach out and touch someone, they may get a friendly reminder to play safe. According to United Press International, a California anti-AIDS campaign is underway that employs 50,000 free, 10-minute long-dis tance phone cards. When cardholders make a call, they will first hear the message: “You have the power to stop HIV and AID S. Use a condom every time you have sex. For more information on safer sex or HIV testing, call the California A ID S Hotline B The cards’ intended recipients are gay men, bisexuals, drug users and other groups at high risk for HIV infection. Especially targeted are those aged 18 to 24 who frequent sex clubs, cruising areas, bars and nightclubs. Kim Belshe, California’s state health direc tor, says the cards will initially be promoted with a statewide radio campaign. Belshe estimates the number of HIV-positive Californians to be 37,000, with 8,000 more expected to contract HIV in 1998. S tuck in the N omination M uck ames Hormel, President Clinton’s choice for ambassador to Luxembourg, may be the most notable gay nominee being held up by the U.S. Senate— but he isn’t the only one. Fred Hochberg, an openly gay Clinton sup porter and former president of the highly suc cessful Lillian Vernon Corp., was nominated in October 1997 to be a Small Business Admin istration deputy administrator. According to a March 19 San Francisco Chronicle report, Hochberg’s nomination has not moved forward since. G O P senators maintain the delay has noth ing to do with Hochberg’s sexuality or his public support of gay and lesbian causes, but rather is an issue of political influence and campaign donations. Senate Republicans are investigating Hochberg’s contributions to the Democratic Party, the implication being that Hochberg expected his financial donations to secure a nomination. Adm inistration officials contend these objections are a ruse and the real reason for con servative resistance to the appointment is Hochberg’s orientation and history of activism. Roso City Softball Association J O IN T D I S C O M F O P T ? s I o I f I t I b I a I l I l L IM IT E D M O B IL I T Y ? J B oy S couts S core in G olden S tate O n March 23, California’s Supreme Court ruled Boy Scouts organizations can bar gay people and atheists. According to Reuters, in a pair of unanimous rulings that could cause a national legal battle over the scouting move ment, the court said scout groups are not busi nesses and therefore are free to exclude whomever they please. The two cases involved Timothy Curran, a gay man barred from the post of assistant scout master 16 years ago, and William and Michael Randall, a pair of twins who as 9-year-old Cub Scouts said they were agnostics. The state high court decided the Boy Scouts is not a business but a private group with its own moral charter and therefore is not covered by California’s Unruh Civil Rights Act, which for bids businesses from discriminating on a number of grounds, including race, religion and sexual orientation. “Could the N A A C P be compelled to accept as a member a Ku Klux Klansman? Could B’nai B’rith be required to admit an anti-Semite ?' Justice Joyce Kennard wrote in one concurring opinion. Men's, Women's and Co-ed Teams Forming! All Skill Levels Welcome Season Starts April 19! I 1 Patented 100% Natural Standardized Herbal Extract C lin ically Proven to Promote OPTIMUM R h eu m ato lo gist JOINT HEALTH! Recom m ended! With No Side Effects or G astric Irritation! Not Available U.S. Release Jan 1998 in Stores 60 Day Money Back Guarantee! For information, call: C all Now for F R E E Info Pack: 5 0 2 / 2 4 - 6 - 7 6 7 ? 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Effectively, the law excludes all practicing homosexuals. A March 19 Associated Press report says the vote was against new language that would have eliminated the marriage clause in favor of broad er language that asked church clergy to “demon strate fidelity and integrity in marriage or single ness and in all relationships of life.” The Presbytery of the Cascades, which cov ers Oregon and Southwest Washington, backed the new language with a 177-159 vote on March 14. There are an estim ated 2.6 million Presbyterians in the U .S. Do you know anyone suffering from Joint Health P ro b le m s? Try this... PORTLAND / VANCOUVER'S LE2-BI-GAY LEAGUE! [ 13 CELIA J. LYON The justices contend their ruling was not intended to permit “invidious discrimination,” but said the Unruh law as written did not sup port action against the Boy Scouts on these two issues. The lawsuits spotlighted the 5.8-million- member Boy Scouts organization, which has not changed its vow to promote “morally straight” young men since it was founded in 1910. The court’s decision was a victory for the Scouts, which lost a similar case in New Jersey earlier this month when a state appeals court found the group there had discriminated against an assistant scoutmaster when it ousted him for being gay. ■ Com piled by W ill O ’B ryan Sales Associate (503)287-8989 x147 (503)786-4959 Call Celia Now to Explore Your Possibilities ! Let me Guide you Through the Process. i Hi i k i" r ine. o a i« Pager:920-8403 Mobile:260-6231 Fax: 284-1618 m