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city and the first state capital to
be led by an openly gay or lesbian
person. Election Day saw incre
mental gains elsewhere and the
defeat of anti-gay initiatives other
than those dealing with marriage.
Internationally, openly gay
political leaders made headlines
as victims. Dutch leader Pim
Fortuyn was shot to death in
May just nine days before his
party won an upset victory in
national elections. Paris Mayor
Bertrand Delanoe suffered seri
ous knife wounds to the
abdomen during an assault in
October; he has recovered.
Many U.S. citizens feared a The sexual minorities community lost a strong ally when
Police arrest gunman Volkert van der Graaf, who since has confessed to killing
deterioration of personal rights U .S . Sen. Paul Wellstone, D-M inn., was killed in a plane
Dutch leader Pim Fortuyn (inset)
and liberties in the post-Sept. 11 crash shortly before Election Day
environment. The courts have
sponsor
was
a
Democrat
who
was
defeated
for
re-
stone, D-Minn., died in a plane crash in O cto
election, and it is unclear whether the amend
not adopted that mind-set. They have support
ber. Anti-gay Tom DeLay, R-Texas, advances to
A nother sodomy statute bit the dust in
ment even will be reintroduced.
ed the right to counsel and have struck down July when the Arkansas Supreme Court
majority leader in the House, but it will be little
attempts at censorship on the Internet.
declared the law to be an unconstitutional
The future of gay civil unions is brightening.
change from the retiring Dick Armey, R-Texas,
The furor is dying down
violation o f the state’s right to privacy. Courts
of “Barney Fag” fame.
Another homophobe who will not be missed
in Vermont, along with
in Louisiana and Texas have been more recal
is the defeated Bob Barr, R-Ga. In the politics-
electoral support for
citrant, but the U .S. Supreme Court’s decision
as-strange-bedfellows category, he has been
social conservatives, and
this month to hear the appeal of the Texas
hired to lobby Congress by Anthony Romero,
no attempt likely will be
case leaves observers optimistic that it will
the American Civil Liberties Union’s openly
made to roll back the
strike down some or all of the remaining state
sodomy statutes.
gay executive director.
measure. Legislators in
three southern New Eng
Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., steps up to lead the
Disgust with the way Catholic bishops have
land states are seriously
Democratic minority in the House. T he San
handled the controversy concerning priests’ sex
considering similar pro
Francisco representative has been a strong sup
abuse of children has greatly undermined their
posals and even broader
porter of gay and A ID S issues.
credibility, including efforts to shift the blame to
An anti-gay marriage amendment to the U.S.
marriage options.
gay priests. Rumblings are coming out of the
Vatican about purging priests who are believed
Constitution was introduced in May but has gar
David Cicilline was
nered few supporters. Even the archconservative
elected mayor of Provi Good riddance: U .S. Sen. Jesse Helms, left, and House Majority
to be gay, but the rank and file in the pews seems
Washington Times editorialized against it. Its chief dence, R.I., the largest Leader Dick Armey went off into the sunset this year
to want none of it.
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