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r r n ïïü m match 7.2003 * Jaafc new s T>o you Advertise? He led the Colorado Stonewall Democrats and, through fierce grassroots campaigning, was elected secretary of the Denver Democratic Party in 2001. The election will he held May 6. If no can didate gamers a majority of the vote, a mnoff election will he held June 3. OHIO ohn Farina is making a second run for the 4th Ward Lakewood City Council seat— this time against a vulnerable incumbent. In 1999 he was 104 votes away from winning the seat. Now he is armed with valuable cam paign experience and name recognition. O hio has just four gay elected officials. Fari na would he the first in the northeastern part of the state. Farina has been involved in numerous queer causes in the Cleveland area, including an effort to pass domestic partnership benefits in Lake- wood. Additionally, he has led the fight to make the O hio Republican Party more inclusive of gay men and lesbians. Professionally, he is the public policy director for the AIDS Taskforce of Greater Cleveland and has worked to increase state funding to fight the epidemic. The primary is Sept. 30, and the general election is Nov. 4. in the legal realm to cut off that funding! We are alsft going to go to the U.S. Justice Department under John Ashcroft! W hat you are doing is ille gal! You think it’s 1965 and I’m South Africa.7” Later in the program Savage said: “1 have millions of people who vote. Mr. Bush wants to get re-elected, and just consider me a politician at that point. I’m going to ask for a trade in favor. If they keep it up, my favor is going to he I want these groups investigated.” M SNBC’s decision to give Savage his own talk show coincided with its abrupt firing of Phil Donahue, one of the few hosts who fairly and responsibly covered gay issues, and hiring of for mer House Minority Leader Dick Armey, who consistently opposed equal rights for queers while in office. He also caused a media firestorm in 1995 when he called gay U.S. Sen. Barney Frank, D-Mass., “Barney Fag” at a radio press conference. “These programming changes by MSNBC call into question their commitment to journalistic integrity— are they willing to give blatant bigotry a national platform in a desperate hid to improve ratings.7” said Cathy Renna, Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation news media direc tor. “We are shocked hy their lack of understand ing and their apparent willingness to bottom feed in an attempt to improve their bottom line.” Custom Designer dAcCs and"Photography hy ControCfactor Studios ( 503 ) Refinance N o w ! Lowest refinance rates in years! F i r s t tim e b u y e r s O and lo w d o w n p a y m e n t o p tio n s C a l l m e fo r a fre e c o n s u lt a t io n R ussell Leggroan • 5 0 3 -2 4 9 - 0 8 4 3 • northstarm ortgage@ qw est.net N orth star Mortgage • 4 3 2 0 N E H alsey, S u ite 123 GEORGIA " Ì 004 presidential candidate U.S. Sen. John Edwards, D-N.C.', will he the keynote speak er of the 16th annual A tlanta Human Rights C am paign D inner and Silent A uction on May 10. The theme for this years fund-raiser is “Building Our Future.” “We are honored by Sen. John Edwards' acceptance to speak at this year’s dinner,” event co-chairwoman LeeAnn Jones said. “As a U.S. senator, John Edwards has demonstrated his support of issues that impact the lives of gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgendered A m eri cans as reflected hy his 100 percent rating on the HRC scorecard for the 107th Congress.” he current issue of International Security, a prestigious military journal compiled hy Harvard University, has published an analysis of the privacy rationale, the argument that lifting the gay ban would undermine heterosexual pri vacy in military barracks and showers. Accord ing to the study, lifting the gay ban would not undermine heterosexual privacy for several rea sons, including a new barracks construction pro gram providing almost every member of the mil itary with private bedrooms and facilities. The president of Gay-Lesbian Service Mem bers for Equality, a group of about 15 active queer soldiers, told researchers that when folks “join the military, we make a person al decision to deny ourselves the privacy that, say, a college student might reason ably expect. All members of the GLSME are known hy at least some of their hetero sexual peers to be gay or lesbian. We have developed enough of a bond to trust each other with our lives. And given these bonds, changing, showering and sharing personal space is simply not a problem." A; ssemhly Speaker Pro Tempore Chris tine Kehoe, D-San Diego, introduced legislation Feb. 24 to establish the Califor nia Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgen der Veterans’ Memorial. Shock jock Michael Savage visits what he calls the “I am privileged to author this his “Wax Museum of Hollywood Idiots” (also known toric legislation,” she said. “Countless les- as Madame Tussaud’s in Las Vegas) , bian, gay, bisexual and transgender veter ans have given their lives to protect and serve NATIONAL the United States and the freedoms we all n his radio program Feb. 27, talk show host enjoy. It is important that we honor their sacri Michael Savage threatened to shut down fices and contributions.” the organizations that are asking MSNBC to reconsider its decision to give him a television Assembly Bill 1520, which is eligible for series beginning in mid-March. consideration in late March, would create a commission that would be given the authority He noted that in today’s political climate, he would invoke the power of the federal govern for the design, construction, dedication and ment to shut down groups that took issue with location selection of the memorial. It would be his homophobic, racist and sexist attacks. He composed of appointees of the governor and also claimed that in order to secure the votes of the Legislature who would serve without pay. his audience in the next election, President Funding for the memorial would come Bush would need to do him a “favor” and order entirely from private contributions. The com an investigation of his critics. mission also would be authorized under this bill to designate an existing memorial as California’s In one of his diatribes Savage said: “You LGBT Veterans’ Memorial. JD think I’m Dr. Laura.7 You think I’m gonna roll over like a pussy7 You’re wrong.... If you contin ue this, we’re going to go after your funding Compiled by News Editor JlM RADOSTA, who can sources. And we will do everything we can with- be reached at jhn@justout.com. O « nches T CALIFORNIA 2 5 1 -8 8 4 4 Bring in this ad & choose a free car up tD£^25 value. 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