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We was despair, there were a few bright spots believe in and will fight for a woman’s right to around the country where gay and lesbian can choose and an end to a society that demands didates scored local victories, gender conformity. We thanks in part to the Gay and believe in and will fight for Lesbian Victory Fund. new ways for people—gay Portland’s own Sam Adams and straight—to gain legal was elected to the City Coun recognition and protections cil, Lupe Valdez was elected for their families.” sheriff of Dallas G>unty, Julia Boseman was elected county FLO R ID A commissioner from North Car f your literacy with reg olina, Art Feltman was elected gae music does not state assemblyman from Con extend beyond “No necticut, and Nicole LeFavour Woman No Cry,” you have j was elected to the House of probably never heard of Representatives in Idaho. Beenie Man, Bounty Killer, A total of 41 of the 65 can Capleton, Elephant Man, didates endorsed by the Victory Sizzla or Vybz Kartcl; all are j Fund won their contests. The Jamaican reggae artists fund is a national political or whose lyrics encourage lis ganization that identifies, trains Nicole LeFavour, out lesbian, teners to alternately shoot, elected to House of Represen and supports open lesbian, gay, hang, hum or drown gays bisexual and transgender candi tatives in Idaho and lesbians. These artists dates and officials. For more information and a are scheduled to headline at the largest North complete list of endorsed candidates, go to American reggae festival, Caribbean Reggae www.victoryfund.org. Fest, Nov. 21 in Miami. The event is sponsored by a Clear Channel radio station (103.5 The *5» Beat), the Raddisson Hotel chain, Air Jamaica he National Gay and Lesbian Task Force and Grace Tropical Rhythm Ftxxls, a supplier held the first national conference of gay to Wal-Mart, Safeway and other major U.S. and lesbian leaders since the election Nov. 10 supermarkets. to 14 in St. Louis. About 2,500 people attend Violent hate crimes against gays and les ed the conference, including many activists bians are rampant in Jamaica, according to from Portland. Amnesty International, and the boycott of Phyllis Lyon and LTel Martin, lesbian pio these artists has become a concern internation neers of the emerging movement to end homo ally as these artists tour through North Ameri sexual oppression and together for more than ca, Europe and the Caribbean. For more infor 50 years, were the opening night speakers and mation about these artists, and efforts to stop ; recipients of the Creating Change Award. Lyon them, check out www.outrage.org.uk. You can : and Martin founded the Daughters of Bilitis; read their lyrics on this site and get a sense of , published the country’s first lesbian magazine, the intense expressions of homophobia. The Ladder, and served as the first openly ies- ; bian delegates to the White House Conference on Aging in 1995. You can call 103.5 The Beat and tell them Task force executive director Matt Foreman what you think—the request line is toll-free! | honored campaign leaders in attendance from 866-964-BEAT. the 11 states that faced anti-gay ballot measures, You can also contact the Raddisson Hotel recognizing them as “heroes who have risen Chain, toll-free! 888-201-1718. from the trenches of an all-out assault." Along Why not call Air Jamaica while you are at with the 10 other leaders from marriage equali it: 800-522-5585. ty battleground states, Basic Rights Oregon’s Roey Thorpe was honored at the conference. W Y O M IN G In his keynote, Foreman noted: “As we fight he Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against ► on, the first, overriding and most important Defamation reported that ABC News’ goal of everything we do must he building our 20/20 is planning to air an hourlong program grassroots infrastructure over the long term. on the murder of Matthew Shepard later this Focusing on one election month. The press release or one campaign after the sent by the network reads: next is short-sighted, and it “Was the 1998 murder of has never been the way Matthew Shepard in rights have been won. The Laramie, Wyo., really an anti-amendment cam anti-gay hate crime.7 Eliz paigns waged by many abeth Vargas uncovers states over the last few surprising new evidence." months showed us the way The program includes to win long-term gains interviews with the mur even if we lose at the ballot derers, who claim Shep box. So let me say it again: ard’s sexuality had noth No campaign can he initi Matt Foreman, executive director of the ing to do with the crime. ated or pursued unless it is National Gay and Lesbian Task Force This is in direct contra specifically designed so that on the other end, diction to statements made at the time of the our community institutions will he stronger, murder, which referred to the defendants’ “gay not weaker, and our statewide organizations panic” as a motive for the savage beating. energized, not demoralized.” Foreman stressed, “The No. 1 priority of our C A L IF O R N IA movement must he to support, nurture, n September, Sacramento Superior Court embrace and build our state and local grassroots Judge Loren E. McMaster ruled that Proposi infrastructure." tion 22, which states that only men and women Foreman continued: “We need to he able to can he married only to each other, did not say that marriage equality is a goal, hut not the infringe on domestic partner benefits as pro only goal of the LGBT community or our tected by a law slated to go into effect Jan. 1, — TaJce A¿far*/
