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ly specialized agents con
ducting logistical, training
and intelligence support
in Afghanistan are not
uniformed soldiers. The
most highly publicized of
these was Johnny Michael
Spann, a 32-year-old CIA
officer who became the
first U.S. casualty since
the bombing campaign
began last fall. 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-