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Gay rights groups; Senate Health Committee
I chairman U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass; and
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of the queer community.
Holsinger, who claims people of all sexual
orientations deserve dignity, wrote in a 1991 paper
for the Methodist Church that gay sex was danger
ous because “when the complementarily of the
sexes is breached, injuries and diseases may occur.”
Holsinger’s hearing comes one day after former
Surgeon General Richard Carmona told a congres
sional panel that top Bush administration officials
repeatedly tried to suppress important health
reports because of political considerations. He
testified that the administration prohibited him
from speaking or issuing reports on emergency
contraception, sex education, stem cells or global
health issues.
“Former Surgeon General Richard Carmona’s
profoundly disturbing testimony underscores why
Dr. James W. Holsinger has been nominated to
succeed him: The Bush administration not only
expects but demands that right-wing ideology and
partisan politics triumph over science, and they
know Dr. Holsinger will compliantly deliver,” said
Matt Foreman, executive director of the National
Gay and Lesbian Task Force.
The committee is unlikely to vote before the
end of the summer.
Gay-Focused Presidential
Debate Scheduled
It is uncertain whether the bill will pass the
Senate. Some say the Senate does not have a two-
thirds majority needed to override a presidential
veto.
Suicide Prevention Hotline
Raises Record Funds
The Trevor Project, a nonprofit organization
that operates the nation’s only around-the-clock
suicide prevention hotline for gay and questioning
youth, raised more than $150,000 at its annual
Harmony, Heart and Humor fund-raiser June 25 in
New York.
“This tremendous support will help guarantee
that Trevor will continue to help save the lives of
America’s gay and questioning youth and will also
be available as an important resource to them,” said
Charles Robbins, executive director of the project.
Recipients of the organization’s annual hon
orary awards were recognized at the event. Nathan
Lane—a Tony, Olivier and Screen Actors Guild
award-winning actor—received the Trevor Hero
Award; Bravo, a cable network that broadcasts
Queer Eye for the Straight Guy and Project Runway,
was the inaugural recipient of the Trevor
Commitment Award.
The event was also the platform for the kickoff
of a major fund-raising initiative in support of the
Trevor Helpline. The goal of the campaign is to
raise $1 million in multiyear gifts to finance two
call centers that will take crisis calls made to the
hotline. The call centers will each be named the
Randy Stone Call Center in memory of one of the
nonprofit’s founders who died unexpectedly earli
er this year. In support of this initiative and to
honor Stone’s memory and spirit, his close friend,
actress Jodie Foster^ who attended the event,
kicked off the campaign with the largest donation
in the organization’s history.
The hotline, 866-4-U-TREVOR, which
receives thousands of calls each year, assists gay and
questioning youth who are in crisis and is a resource
for those seeking information on how to help these
people, including family members, educators and
friends. Calls made to the hotline are free, confi
dential and handled by highly skilled counselors
who are required to undergo extensive and rigorous
training.
Gay network Logo and the Human Rights
Campaign have crafted a presidential debate
focused on gay issues. It will be broadcast at 6 p.m.
Aug. 9 and through live streaming video at
LogoOnline.com.
So far, U.S. Sens. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y.;
Barack Obama, D-Ill.; and John Edwards, D-N.C.,
have confirmed they will participate in this one-
hour event. The debate will be conducted with
a live audience in Los Angeles. On the panel ques
tioning the Democrats will be HRC president Joe
Solmonese and singer Melissa Etheridge.
Gay Film Preservation
Archives Doubles
Hate Crimes Bill Moves to Senate
Beginning this month, the Gay and Lesbian
Alliance Against Defamation will donate its exten-
CALIFORNIA
U.S. Sens. Gordon Smith, R-Ore., and Edward
Kennedy, D-Mass., filed a transgender-inclusive
hate crimes bill July 11 as an amendment to the
National Defense Authorization Act. They
informed leaders they would seek a vote on the
measure, called the Matthew Shepard Local Law
Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2007.
The bill would give the federal government
authority to prosecute hate crimes against gay and
transgender people as well as against people with
disabilities. Existing law allows federal authorities
to prosecute hate crimes targeting people because
of their race, religion or ethnicity.
The bill would also provide federal funds to
help local law enforcement agencies investigate
and prosecute hate crimes.
U.S. surgeon general nominee James W.
The House of Representatives passed an identi Holsinger denied embracing the homophobic
cal version of the bill May 3 by a vote of 237-180. attitudes he displayed in a 1991 paper.