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Joe Lillich takes a look a
t the "don't ask, don't
tell" policy.
page 5
Atlanta Photo Coverage begins on page 6
San Fransisco Pride March—the city by the
bay celebrates. page 9
Betrayal—Gene Koland's commentary on the
ban. pages 10,11
Atlanta's Domestic Partnership benefits
vetoed—Maynard Jackson acts. Page 16
Summer Reading Special
One Boy at War — the AIDS underground.
pages 23
No Time to Wait—A new guide in the treat
ment and care of HIV disease. Page 24
Lest I Leave Here Tomorrow —-A new guide
to the living will. Page 25
Risk and Recovery, Working the System—
Two new books on HIV. Page 26, 27
“In Search of the Elusive Homosexual,” part
fourteen in the history of the scientific re
search into the origins of gay ness by Dr. Donald
w. Smith. Page 28
What has gone wrong with gay literature?
—Commentary by Joe Lillich. Page 30
Stonewall—Jay Marshall reviews the new
Duberman history. Page 32
The Culture of Desire—Gene Koland review
E D I T 0 R I A L S
Faithless Politicians
1993 may well be remembered as the year Atlanta’s gay/lesbian commu
nity—and maybe the nation's—lost its political innocence. We find that our
trust in certain politicians has been misplaced. It’s hard to know which is
more disturbing: the knowledge that politicians are likely to break their
promises, or the shame of being taken in.
Atlanta’s lame-duck mayor, Maynard Jackson, is a liar. Yes, it’s an ugly
word for an ugly thing. Maynard lied when he said he supported domestic
partnership legislation.
He lied again when he claimed his objections were budgetary, or else he
lied when he said he was actually involved in the year-and-a-half of “study”
that preceded the recent City Council vote. During all those months any
serious fiscal objections Maynard had could have been addressed if he had
really been involved in the process as he clamed he was, and if he really supported
the legislation. ,
Another objection Maynard raised had to do with the authority under
Georgia law of a municipal government to pass legislation such as this.
Maynard needn’t be the judge of that; we still have courts. The objection was
considered and disposed of during the lengthy “study.” Besides, it’s Colorado,
not Georgia, that denies its local governments home rule on gay issues.
Maynard’s behavior, unlike his mouth, cannot lie. What he really wanted
was to study the ordinance to death, or water it down. Failing those two, he
was willing to veto the legislation, by remote control from a foreign country,
with not so much as an explanation.
When he returned and discovered how enraged gays and lesbians were at
his betrayal, he accused those who supported domestic partnership of “pan
dering” to the gay community. Since then, Maynard has done a bit of pander
ing himself, reversing himself and signing a slightly different domestic part
nership law.
Well, enough about the lame-duck mayor. We deal with his perfidy
elsewhere in this issue; otherwise, he is of no consequence. But there have
been other disappointments.
One has been Bill Clinton, the most gay-friendly president to date—and
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A Special Agent—Mark Taylor looks at the
Editorials in The News represent the official position of the Atlanta Gay Center, Inc.
Other opinions expressed in The News are those of the writers.
biography of an FBI agent. Page 39
Plus loads of Associated Press reports!
Community Resources 19
Community Calendar 20-21
AIDS Services 22
Values, Purpose and Mission of the Atlanta Gay Center, Inc.
The Atlanta Gay Center, Inc. values the right to love, intimacy and friendship as fundamental to personal happiness. The purpose
of the Center is to create a public environment conducive to enhancing self-esteem through participation m and the work of the
organization. The mission of the Atlanta Gay Center is to provide gays and lesbians and other sexual minorities with direct services,
programs and activities which enhance mental health, physical health, social support and equal protection under law; and to foster
public awareness of the presence and contributions of gays, lesbians and other sexual minorities.
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