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he state school board has voted against a
proposal to prohibit public schools from
competing in sports with teams from schools
that discriminate on the basis of sexual orien
tation.
In 1982, the state Legislature first passed a
Sex Equity in Education Act. However, the
board didn’t issue its first set of regulations
for implementing that law until 1993.
The act subsequently was
amended in 1998 to add race,
national origin and religion. It
was changed again in 1999
when the Legislature added
sexual orientation to the list
Last month, according
to a July 14 story in the
San
Diego
Union-
Tribune, the board once
again was forced to
debate those regula
tions. The pro
posed new rules,
according to
students and
teachers
from
Christian schools
that oppose homosexu
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ality, would prevent them
from playing sports with pub
lic schools.
Board members insisted they objected to
discrimination against gays and lesbians.
Nonetheless, they voted 6-1 to remove the sec
tion of the proposed rules that dealt with inter
scholastic sports.
The section removed by the board would
have prohibited public schools from competing
in sports with teams from schools that discrimi
nate on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, gen
der, ethnic group, race, ancestry, national origin,
religion, color or mental or physical disability.
Removal of that section leaves in place the cur
rent law, which prohibits public schools from
competing with schools that discriminate based
on race, ethnicity or gender.
Public comments on the proposed new regu
lations are being taken now. The board will
make a final decision in September.
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not so much her being a lesbian but it was her
perspective of homosexuality that it is normal
and acceptable behavior,” she said.
Hope Alive Inc.’s mission is: “To guide indi
viduals in their recovery from depression and
grief...to inspire them and their families to
develop healthy self concepts.. .to support them
in their choices of positive behaviors.”
The agency’s clientele is a diverse one. It
includes people of different faiths and beliefs as
well as gay men and lesbians.
“We accept people for what they are,”
Bishton said. “Our reputation is as a
Christian organization. We don’t im
pose our beliefs, yet we practice the
Christian faith.”
Bishton said she felt “a strong pull to
say, ‘let’s be together on this’ ” but believes
the Bible is clear on matters of sexual
morality, which extends beyond homosexu
ality. “I would ask a single man or a single
woman to refrain from sex outside of mar
riage,” should that person want to serve
on the board.
Hope Alive is financed by client fees,
donations and grants from local founda
tions. The agency does not receive any feder
al or state funding.
IOWA
epublican legislators are determined to
t reverse an executive order signed by
Democratic Gov. Tom Vilsack in Septem
ber 1999 prohibiting discrimination in the hir
ing of state workers based on sexual orientation
and gender identity.
According to a July 12 story in the Des
Moines Register, they first tried to overturn it
with legislation, which he vetoed minutes after
it passed. Now, the Republicans have turned to
the courts.
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Fort Wayne nonprofit counseling center’s
decision to ban from board membership
lesbians and gay men who are in relationships
resulted in the resignations of three key people.
The director, associate director and a board
member of Hope Alive Inc. quit after the 5-3,
with one abstention, vote. According to the
Fort Wayne News-Sentinel, the issue arose when
associate director Sheri Dunlavy asked Kathy
Pollock to apply for board membership.
She works as an assistant professor in the
accounting and finance department at Indiana
University-Purdue University Fort Wayne.
Dunlavy hoped Pollock could provide the
agency with financial and accounting expertise.
Milli Bishton, Hope Alive’s founder, director
emeritus and current board member, said the
decision was based on a belief by a majority of
the board that homosexual behavior violates
biblical values. “Not choosing this woman was
Last month, 23 legislators filed a lawsuit
claiming Vilsack exceeded his authority by sign
ing the anti-discrimination order. The governor,
who is a trial lawyer, insists he has the legal
authority to determine the hiring policy for
employees of the state government’s executive
branch.
Sen. Steve King, R-Kiron, and Senate
Majority Leader Stewart Iverson, R-Dows, are
leading the battle against Vilsack. They hired
Mark McCormick to represent them in this
case.
The Des Moines attorney lost the hotly
contested 1998 Democratic gubernatorial pri
mary to Vilsack. McCormick insists the issue is
not a political one but rather a matter of con
stitutionality.
“This is new territory about the separation of
powers and the (Iowa) Constitution,” he said.
“We need to determine what the governor’s
authority to issue executive orders is. Regardless
of what party the governor happens to be in,
there has always been some tension between the
executive and legislative branches."
The case, which could be precedent-setting,
might drag on through years of appeals and legal
maneuvering.
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