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and gender identity, including a law unani
mously passed May 1 by the C ovington City
Commission.
“This groundbreaking measure comes on the
heels of exciting local victories here in Ken
tucky," said Andrea Hildebran, Kentucky Fair
ness Alliance executive director. “We are proud
of our members statewide who have worked so
effectively to create fairness protections for all.”
It is still legal to fire someone based on sexu
al orientation in 36 states. A federal hill, the
Employment Nondiscrimination Act, seeks to
address this issue.
BSA’s ban o n gays violated th e states anti-
discrim ination ordinance. Since then, how
ever, many groups have cut off funding to
their BSA chapters because of the exclusion
ary policy and its divergence w ith local
nondiscrim ination laws.
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he Philadelphia-based Boy Scouts of
A m erica council decided May 30 to
expand its nondiscrimination policy to include
sexual orientation. T he unanimous vote by the
kiard of the Cradle of Liberty Council, the
nations third-largest BSA council, highlights
the discriminatory nature of the groups nation
al anti-gay policy.
“T he Cradle of Liberty Council sent a strong
message to the national group this m onth that
honesty, service and leadership are impossible
skills to learn in a discriminatory environm ent,”
said Seth K ilkxim , Human Rights Campaign
national field director. “This move is a loud and
clear signal that safe and inclusive policies pro
vide the richest settings for young people to
thrive in.”
The council serves more than 87,000 mem
bers in Delaware, Montgomery and Philadel
phia counties. According to T he Associated
Press, the U nited Way organized talks that led
to the vote after receiving complaints following
the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in June 2000
allowing the BSA to continue its gay ban.
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he village of W estmont will pay $125,000
to a man who was denied a job in the
police department, settling a lawsuit against the
town for HIV discrimination, Lambda Legal
announced May 29.
“This settlement is a tremendous victory for
people with HIV who continue to face discrim
ination in the workplace,” attorney Camilla
Taylor said. “O ur client was denied a job regard
less of how well he could perform the duties.
This kind of HIV discrimination isn’t just ille
gal— it keeps people from pursuing their profes
sional dreams.”
Richard Roe, a name selected to protect the
plaintiffs identity, is a quality officer who w ant
ed to continue his chosen career with a police
departm ent in Illinois. From early on, he
emerged as a clear favorite for the job in W est
mont, a village of 25,000 west of Chicago. W ith
his previous experience, he easily passed the ini
tial screening requirements, including a physical
ability test, a written exam and a psychological
evaluation.
But at a medical exam ination required before
an offer of employment is made, Roe tested pos
itive for HIV. A doctor, chosen by the police
department, said that he was fully able to do the
job and that he did not pose a threat to others.
Still, the department refused to hire him.
In addition to the monetary portion of the set
tlement, police commissioners will undergo annu
al training for the next three years on HIV-relat
ed issues, k ith on how HIV is transmitted and
legal issues relating to employment. Westmont
officials also agreed to stop using pre-employment
medical exams or screenings and not ask whether
applicants have tested positive for HIV. The
police department has agreed to a nondiscrimina
tion policy for applicants or employees based on
their HIV status and will notify all employees that
this policy has been adopted.
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.S. Rep. Mark Foley, R-Fla., asserted dur
ing a telephone conversation with select
reporters May 22 that he would not discuss his
sexual orientation despite deafening whispers
that he is a closet case. Bob N orm an’s May 8
column in the Palm Beach N ew Times alleged
that the conservative congressman, who is seek
ing his party’s nom ination for U.S. Senate in
2004, is gay.
“Congressman Foley...asserted his choice
not to discuss his private life, which we respect,”
said Chuck Wolfe, Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund
executive director. “A t those junctures where
Congressman Foley does reference either his
personal life or homosexuality, we call on him to
be factual and truthful, so as to respect the deci
sion of millions of gay Americans to live open,
honest lives.”
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How about one for
every day of the week?
NEW HAMPSHIRE
penly gay state Rep. Corey Corbin of Rock
ingham switched from Republican to Demo
crat last month.
“O ne of the m oti
vating factors in my
decision to leave the
G O P were the com
m ents of U .S. Sen.
Rick Santorum , R-Pa.,
in which he likened
homosexuality to in
cest, bestiality and an
immoral lifestyle,” he
said. “Being a gay man
and, up until this
week, a Republican, Corey Corbin
those comments truly
summed up for me the attitude of the G O P
towards the millions of gay men and women
who work, raise families, pay taxes and con
tribute to our society. We are hated, we are
marginalized and are basically unwanted by a
party that has forsaken the principles of A bra
ham Lincoln and become dominated by a right
wing that falls far short of representing m ain
stream America."
A t 33, Corbin is one of the youngest mem
bers of the House, where he served as Republi
can whip of the Labor and Industry Committee.
He first was elected in 2000. in
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