Three anti-gay ballot measures in Michigan
went down to defeat in November, while one
Continued from Page 27 barely passed in Houston, and two pro-gay
measures breezed through in Miami Beach, Fla.
powder. U .S. Sen. Jesse Helms, R -N .C ., an
Another anti-gay petition failed to qualify in
nounced in August that he would not seek
Miami, and some of the leaders of that effort
are being investigated for violation of election
re-election, and House M ajority Leader Dick
regulations.
Armey, R-Texas, he of “Barney Fag” fame,
did the same in December.
Republican candidates for major office
Pat Robertson’s resignation from the
whose campaigns were tainted by anti-gay
C hristian C o alitio n cam e in Decem ber
activities were routed in off-year elections in
Virginia and New Jersey, putting another nail
between those two political bookends. Both
in the coffin of that failed
he and Jerry Falwell had
earned the antipathy of
tactic. The poor showing
most people in the United
contributed to the depar
States when they tried to
ture of Virginia Gov. Jim
blame the terrorist attacks
Gilmore from the chair
on gays and liberals.
manship of the Republican
National Committee after
Maryland became the
12th state to pass a gay civil
only a year in that position.
rights bill in May. Members
His successor is former
of the religious right wing
Montana Gov. Marc Raci-
began a petition effort to
cot, who had a record of
send it to a voter referendum,
inclusiveness on gay issues.
but gay rights advocates
T he number of gay and
found they violated the legal
lesbian elected officials
process in gathering those
continues to grow incre
signatures, and the law took
mentally. Atlanta Democ
effect in November. About
rat Cathy Woolard pulled
40 percent of U.S. citizens
in 55 percent of the vote
now are covered by similar
to defeat the son of local
state or local ordinances.
legend Julian Bond and
Texas passed a hate
become the first woman
crimes act. California passed Cathy Woolard became the first
and the first openly gay
domestic partner legislation openly gay person elected Atlanta
person elected City C oun
City
Council
president
in
November
conferring many of the ben
cil president. In New York
efits of marriage to same-sex partners. Vermont’s C ity, re-elected C ouncilor Phil Reed is
experiment with gay civil unions continues to be
maneuvering to be chosen by his peers in Jan
carried out as people adjust to that new reality.
uary as speaker of that body. JH
to picking people to fill an administration.”
— President Bush to the New York Times,
Jan. 14.
“The president believes every person should be
treated with dignity and respect, but he does not
believe in politicizing people’s sex
ual orientation.”
— Spokesman Scott McClellan,
explaining President Bush’s
refusal to proclaim Gay and
Lesbian Pride Month, June 2.
“1 have no muzzle on. If people don’t see me
as frequently as they did my predecessor,
that means that we need to do a better job
on the publicity side. But the fact is that no
one is telling me what to say or where to go
or what to do.”
— AID S czar Scott Evertz, to the Wisconsin
gay newspaper In Stef), Sept. 20.
“In all honesty, 1 think all gay
issues are just going to be shelved
for thé duration of the Bush
administration.”
—Judy Shepard, Matthew’s
mother, to the Miami Herald,
Jan. 21.
“Evertz is a throwaway. He’s
low -level....I doubt Bush has
met him more than once.
T h e re ’s no sign he has any
influence about anything.”
— Gay U.S. Rep. Barney Frank,
D-Mass., in a Nov. 9 interview
with Wockner News Service.
“Unfortunately, [the Dr. Laura
talk showl never even had a
chan ce for the audience to
decide...because the advertisers
were intimidated and threat-
Scott Evertz, token fag
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