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The defendant is the De partment of Public Health, which ultimately is responsible for enforcing all state laws gov erning marriage and its licens ing in municipalities. “This case presents a historic opportunity for Massachusetts,” said Mary Bonauto, who was co counsel in the landmark Ver mont marriage case. “Marriage is a legal relationship and a social status understood every where. Our commonwealth now has the chance to recognize that same-sex couples— whose relationships are as loving and as committed as those of hetero sexual couples— have an equal right to civil marriage.” The plaintiffs have been in Julie and Hillary Goodridge of Boston (pictured with their 5-year- committed relationships be old daughter, Annie) are among the Massachusetts plaintiffs tween five and 30 years. Four of HIV infection?” said Maureen S. O ’Leary, Gay the couples have young children; others have faced health crises. and Lesbian Medical Association executive All are concerned about providing the secu director. “How will he, with flat funding, be able rity for each other and their families that auto to more effectively educate youth against the matically comes with marriage and is not avail risks of transmission? How, with such limited able to them. Many of the couples want to make funds, can we fast-track research on vaccines a statement to their families and others about against HIV/AIDS?” the commitment of their relationship. “The couples in (his case...share a great deal in common with other families in Massachusetts," I ust in time for its annual meeting next month, Bonauto said. “Some coach Little League. Others I ExxonMobil is being pressured to rewrite its volunteer at their churches or childrens schcxds. equal employment opportunity policy to bar dis Some participate in civic organizations.... Yet, crimination on the basis of sexual orientation. none of them can fully protect themselves, their For the third consecutive year, a coalition of relationship or their children without marriage.” investment fund managers and human rights advocates has filed a shareholder resolution ask N A TIO N A L ing for such an amendment. The 2000 effort gar 3 resident Bush named Scott H. Evertz as nered 8.2 percent of the vote. Office of National AIDS Policy director “Our decision to co-sponsor the resolution April 9. The appointment marks the first time this year is an expression of our frustration," said any Republican W hite House has named an H. Carl McCall, New York state comptroller and openly gay or lesbian person to a position. sole trustee of the $120 billion New York State Evertz is president of the Wisconsin chapter Common Retirement Fund, which includes more of the Log Cabin Republicans, the nations than 10 million shares of ExxonMobil common largest queer GO P group. He was one of a dozen stock. “If passed, this resolution will provide openly gay supporters to meet with Bush in ExxonMobil with a competitive edge— reflecting Austin, Texas, during the 2000 campaign. a commitment to equality and respect— and will “We applaud President Bush for this enhance the value of our investment.” appointment," said Winnie Stachelberg, Hu Mobil Corp. offered discrimination protec man Rights Campaign political tion and domestic partner benefits to its director. “It is our sincere hope lesbian and gay employees; however, that this signals the new adminis upon its 1999 merger with Exxon, these tration’s commitment to provid policies were revoked. Two dozen mem ing active leadership in the bers of Congress wrote to ExxonMobil national and international fight chairman and CEO Lee R. Raymond to against HIV and AIDS.” protest the reversals. However, critics are concerned In January 2000, stockholders and that the administration’s proposed activists protested at a company facility budget fails to fund crucial care and in Houston, causing it to close for the prevention programs adequately. day. At last year’s annual meeting, Ray For example, the allocation for the mond brushed aside discussion on Scott H. Evertz Ryan W hite Comprehensive changing the policy, stating that inter AIDS Resources Emergency Act remains the same ested parties should “go pass a federal law instead.” as for the current year—in effect, a decrease, given cost-of-living increases and inflationary expenses such as the increased price of prescription drugs. n the heels of success in Maryland, two “How will Mr. Evertz, with no additional other states are advancing bills to prohibit funds in the president’s budget for HIV, be able discrimination based on sexual orientation. to reach out to people in minority communities The Illinois House approved March 27 a mea who are experiencing the greatest increase in sure to add sexual orientation to a state law ban- 1 O
