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The report further showed that the average
age of male partners ranged between 44.5 and
42.4 and that the average age of female partners
ranged between 43.4 and 42.2. Comparatively,
opposite-sex married couples have average ages
in their late 40s, while unmarried opposite-sex
households have an average age in the low to
mid-30s.
Finally, the new report gives insight into the
number of interracial same-sex couples in the
United States, with 11.5 percent o f male and 10
percent of female same-sex households having
multiracial partners. Comparatively, 5.7 percent
of married couples are multiracial and 12.2 per
cent of opposite-sex partners are multiracial.
Barry Winchell at Fort Campbell, where he
served as commanding general. Military watchdog
and civil liberties organizations that opposed the
nomination last session announced March 12
that they again will try to convince senators to
reject Clark or, at the very least, hold a full, open
hearing before voting on this important appoint
ment to command the Fifth United States Army.
A D epartm ent o f A rm y Inspector G eneral
report found th a t he failed to order required
training on “d o n ’t ask, d o n ’t tell” or on how
to address anti-gay harassm ent. In a Jan. 16
letter to co m m ittee ch airm an Sen. John
W arner, R-Va., and ranking m em ber Sen.
C arl Levin, D -M ich., Servicem em hers Legal
Defense N etw ork noted o th e r troubling facts
about C lark ’s tenure at the base, including
com m and-w ide low morale; inadequate deliv
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ervicememhers Legal Defense Network, a
national organization assisting men and women
harmed by “don’t ask, don’t tell,” reported March 5
a significant increase in calls for assistance.
The queer watchdog group fielded a record
170 requests for help between Jan. 1 and
March 1, a 30 percent leap from the same peri
od in 2002, when it received about 119. The
upsurge comes as U.S. trtxips mobilize for a pos
sible conflict in Iraq and amid continued reports
of anti-gay harassment within the armed forces.
“We project receiving a record 1,100 calls for
assistance during the 2003 calendar year," exec
utive director C. Dixon Osbum said. “As long as
our military continues to discriminate against
lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Ameri
cans, SLDN will remain on the front lines, pro
viding zealous legal assistance to our clients.”
Two full-time staff attorneys and a legal
director field an average of 25 new calls for help
each week. In 2002 the team responded to 913
requests for assistance and has seen demand for
its services increase annually.
Since 1993, the network has provided direct
legal help to more than 4,300 men and women.
In January it announced an increased focus on
policy and grassroots activism aimed at repeal
ing “don’t ask, don’t tell.”
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his m onth President Bush renominated
Maj. Gen. Robert T. Clark to lieutenant
general, the Army’s second-highest rank.
During the last session of Congress, the Senate
Armed Services Committee did not act on the
nomination because of serious concerns about his
leadership before and after the murder of Pfc.
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lies; and widespread, leader-condoned under
age drinking in th e barracks.
C A L IF O R N IA
n the nation’s first ruling of its kind, a C ali
fornia appeals court March 4 said health care
providers can n o t dis
crim inate against pa
tients based on their
sexual
orientation.
Lambda Legal, which
fought on behalf o f a les
bian who was denied
insemination services by
a Southern California
clinic, said the decision
will affect queers across
the U nited States.
In the 19-page deci- Jennifer C . Pizer
sion, a three-judge panel
of the state appeals court in San Diego mled
unanimously that doctors and health care
providers are hound to follow state civil rights
laws. California and 11 other states prohibit
anti-gay discrimination in public accommoda
tions, including health care services.
“Health care is a vital issue to every person in
America— it’s one of our most basic needs,”
attorney Jennifer C. Pizer said. “Since this is the
first ruling of its kind,.it will be a powerful tool
for fighting discrimination around the country
and ensuring that health care providers meet
their legal and ethical obligations.”
In the summer of 2000, the North Coast
W omen’s Care Medical Group refused to insem
inate Guadalupe Benitez. She had received 11
months of treatm ent from the clinic— hut at the
critical and brief moment when she needed to
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