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The New York Times reported this month that “never before have the traditionally independent military and law enforcement organiza tions worked so much in concert.” BOARD CERTIFIED PROVIDERS “broad coalition” of conservative, reli gious, libertarian and other organizations that Nadine Smith speaks out against hate along with (from left) activist invited Gays and Les Roy Kaplan and victims Sonny Gonzales, Stephen Hair and Scott bians for Individual Lib Boswell on July 13 in Tampa, Fla. erty to participate in its efforts now has removed the advocacy group FLO R ID A group of young men leaving a Tampa Pride because most of its members are queer. The ad hoc coalition, led by the Washington, event were taunted and physically D.C.-based Free Congress Foundation, circulat attacked in a hate-motivated crime July 6. According to the St. Petersburg Times, 34- ed a draft letter June 10 addressed to U.S. Rep. F. year-old Sonny Gonzales had a head laceration, James Sensenbrenner Jr., House Judiciary Corn- while his partner, 25-year-old Stephen Hair, suf- mittee chairman, which included GLIL’s name, fered a skull fracture, a cracked sinus and a bro- After some of its members objected— primarily ken tooth trying to defend him. Scott Boswell, religious-right organizations and individuals— the group’s signature was excised. 24, got a split lip. “Their base may he ‘broad,’ hut their minds Authorities have charged Devin Scott Angus, 20, with aggravated battery with great hcxJily appear to he narrow,” GLIL president Richard Sincere said. Foundation vice president “Lisa harm and battery evidencing prejudice. Sheriffs Dean told me that there was no policy disagree deputies still are kx>king for a second man. ment involved. She made it clear that GLIL’s In response to the gay-hashing, Equality name was removed solely because our members Florida organized a Rally Against Hate Violence are gay and lesbian.” on July 13. Director Nadine Smith said the best Sincere has been an outspoken opponent of way for people to express their outrage at the hate crimes legislation and an active supporter of assault is to refuse to he intimidated. the Boy Scouts of America’s right to “We must publicly take a stand exclude gay troop leaders. He point and send a clear message that hate ed out that the coalition included violence has no place in our com such disparate groups as the Ameri munity,” she said. “We must not he can Civil Liberties Union and Gun silent when any group in our com Owners of America. munity is targeted for attack.” The letter to Sensenbrenner expressed concerns that new FBI N A T IO N A L guidelines issued by Attorney Gen I \ / ith the continued prosecu- eral John Ashcroft “will usher in V ¥ tion of the U .S. war against an invigorated campaign against terrorism, the presence of non- Richard Sincere lawful dissent and religious expres uniformed intelligence agents in sion.... The First and Fourth Amendments and combat situations is raising new questions about the system of checks and balances established in the rationale for the military’s ban on openly gay our Constitution should not be undermined soldiers. under the guise of mendacious explanations for In interviews conducted recently by the failure.” Center for the Study of Sexual Minorities in the Sincere fumed: “From a freedom of associa Military' at the University of California, Santa Barbara, experts said the conflict has placed tion standpoint, the Free Congress Foundation intelligence officers— who are not governed by may exclude us from participating in their coali the Pentagons “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy— in tion. But when they do so for petty and childish paramilitary environments. Some analysts con reasons, they have no right to escape embarrass sequently have begun to ask why, if intelligence ment and public scrutiny.” combatants are not fired for revealing their homosexuality, gay soldiers still are drummed out if their sexual orientation becomes known. A clear majority of U .S. adults surveyed last 1 I month support basic partnership rights for “We have our policy; you’ll need to talk to same-sex couples, including joint property [the intelligence agencies] about theirs,” said Lt. rights, estate inheritance laws, emergency Col. James Cassella, a Pentagon spokesman. He health care authority and hospital visitation added that although “a servicememher’s sexual rights, according to a new national study. A plu- orientation is a personal and private matter,” the 1993 federal statute barring openly gay men and rality of individuals (48 percent) also support women from serving in the armed forces “deter Social Security survivor benefits for same-sex mined that homosexual conduct is incompatible couples, with 34 percent opposed and 18 per with military service.” cent undecided. Although uniformed personnel always have The survey of 2,050 people was conducted served in intelligence agencies, many of the high- online between June 20 and 26 by Harris Inter-
