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aprii 5. 2Q02 rTÎTTïïTTTÎTI news a beneficiary in a will but not to same-sex part ners, most of whom do not have wills. Unlike opposite-sex spouses, gay and lesbian partners without wills cannot submit claims for compen sation. Instead, they would need to rely on another member of the victims family to name them as a survivor. In meetings with victims’ relatives, Feinberg has indicated orally he would consider amend ments to include same-sex partners not named by the family member submitting the claim. Howev er, disputed cases will be referred to state courts, which— with few exceptions, such as Vermont— do not recognize same-sex partnerships. YOUR POWER TEAM Terri Popejoy cent of respondents in the 1993 National Black Politics Study. - 2 * O fficials of the Catholic Church, which has been rocked by recent revelations of a child sex abuse cover-up by its hierarchy, are attempting to deflect attention from their own culpability in the growing scandal by suggesting a purge of gay priests. A number of far-right commentators seized on this notion and have begun to make unfounded assertions linking adult homosexuality with pedophilia. “One important perspective has been miss ing from much of this debate: that of gay and lesbian Catho lics,” said Mari anne Duddy, executive direc tor of Dignity, a gay Catholic o rg a n iz a tio n . “The Catholic Church’s scape goating of gay priests, paired with their his torical refusal to discuss their role in oppress ing gay and les bian members A newly released survey polled 2,645 people during the summer of 2000 at black Gay Pride celebrations throughout the country (including Houston Splash, above) of the Catholic Church, is only creating more pain and distrust for those who epresenting the largest multicity sample of seek solace in the church.” black sexual minorities ever surveyed on such a wide array of topics, a national study KANSAS released March 25 documents a significant he Kansas Supreme Court ruled March 15 that the 1998 marriage of transsexual J ’Noel prevalence of parenting, high levels of political participation and widespread experiences of Gardiner to her late husband, Marshall, was invalid. After his death, his son successfully racism and homophobia. Say It Loud: I'm Black and I’m Proud also found HIV/A1DS, hate vio sought to block her claim to her spousal share of the estate. lence and recognition of same-sex relationships Chief Justice Donald Allegrucci wrote that, to be their top priorities. despite undergoing successful sex reassignment “It contains significant policy implications surgery in the early '90s, “J ’Noel remains a trans for the predominantly white G L B T community sexual, and a male for purposes of marriage and for the predominantly straight African under Kansas law. A post-operative male-to- American community,” said Juan Battle and female transsexual does not fit the common def Cathy J. Cohen, the study’s lead researchers and inition of a female.” primary authors. “This report also provides Allegrucci further determined the state has no much-needed data on an underserved and “full faith and credit” duty to recognize Wiscon understudied population which is an integral sin’s judicial determination that reissued Gar part of both the black community and the diner’s birth certificate recognizing she is female. G LB T community.” He said Kansas marriage can exist only “between A total of 2,645 participants were surveyed a biological man and a biological woman.” during the summer of 2000 at black Gay Pride “It strikes me as the Supreme celebrations in Philadelphia; Hous Court trying to bury its head in the ton; Washington, D.C.; Los Angeles sand and ignore the reality of 21st and Oakland, Calif.; Chicago; century science and medicine,” said Detroit; New York; and Atlanta. Jennifer Middleton of Lambda Legal Among the report’s key findings: Defense and Education Fund. “The • A high prevalence of parenting court relied on a 1970 edition of Web is revealed: 40 percent of women, 18 ster’s dictionary instead of contempo percent of men and 15 percent of rary medical evidence to conclude trans people reported having at least that J ’Noel Gardiner is not female and one child. left her in a legal void.” • Half of the respondents say The case cannot be appealed. The National racism is a problem in the white sexual minori ties community. opinion to be a travesty of justice. • Two-thirds report that homophobia is a “It absolutely defies logic that the very same problem within the black community. • In terms of sexual identity, three-quarters state that created law which allowed for the issuance of a valid marriage certificate to Mr. identify as gay or lesbian, 11 percent bi and and Mrs. Gardiner |would) later determine that 1 percent trans. their own state procedures for marriage could be • More than half say their church or religion deemed invalid,” board chair Yosenio Lewis views homosexuality as “wrong and sinful.” said. “Judge Allegrucci and the other justices • The sample is slightly less Democratic, and more Republican, than the hlack popula have invalidated their own procedures." J H tion as a whole. 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