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Dukakis Loses In
Effort To Keep State
Memos Secret
The Massachusetts Supreme Court
denied Presidential hopeful Michael
Dukakis the use of executive privilege to
keep secret memos in which he formulated
state policies, including his state's
controversial foster care policy.
The policy places gay and lesbian
couples and single people at the bottom of
the list for consideration as foster parents.
Gay and lesbian activist organizations say
the policy is homophobic.
Anti-gay factions in Massachusetts
criticized the policy because it would allow
gay and lesbian couples to house foster
children under very extreme circumstances..
In the 40 pages of memos, Dukakis
attempted to balance the concerns of the
iesbian/gay community and those of the anti-'
gay factions, news reports indicated.
Democrats: ’’The
Party of
Homosexuals?”
Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) did not
retract his statement that the Democratic
Party is the "party of homosexuals," his
campaign manager said on Sept. 1.
Hatch made the statement in St. George,
Utah, and later denied it until a tape of the
speech was replayed for him. "I would
never say that deliberately. Let's put it that
way," he later said at a new conference. "If
that was said, that was a mistake."
Bud Scruggs, Hatch's campaign
manager, felt differently. "He said it. It's
true. And it's important that the public
know that Michael Dukakis, as governor,
showed himself to be very responsive to the
gay rights lobby," said Scruggs.
Hatch also called the Democratic Party
"the Party of abortion.” "They are the Party
that has basically, I think, denigrated a lot
of the values that have made this country
the greatest country in the world.
"I don't think gays are bad and I
certainly don't mean to criticize gays. I'm
criticizing the radical Left and in some
ways the (National) Gay and Lesbian Task
Force," he said.
Oregon Gays Rally
Against Far-right
Oregon voters will face a ballot measure
in November that would nullify an
executive order forbidding state agencies
to discriminate on the basis of sexual
orientation.
The executive order forbids
discrimination in the provision of state
services as well as in the hiring and
treatment of state employees. The order
defines sexual orientation to include
homosexuality, bisexuality and
heterosexuality, and it explicitly rules out
affirmative action based on sexual
orientation.
The right-wing Oregon Citizens
Alliance and the "No Special Rights"
Committee delivered 118,000 petition
signatures to the state capitol on July 8,
calling for a statewide referendum to
nullify the order, which was issued by
Gov. Neil Goldschmidt last October.
Oregonians For Fairness (OFF), an
organization formed to keep the anti-gay
measure off the ballot and keep the
executive order alive, held a rally that
same day to kick off its campaign.
OFF member Cathy Siemens said she
watched the right-wing activists deliver
"boxes and boxes" of anti-gay petitions
to the Statehouse. "They were waving
flags and thumping Bibles. It was really
scary," said Siemens. "Then," Siemens
told rallygoers, "the sky opened and I
heard the voice of God, and She said, 'I
want you to stop those guys.'"
Sponsors of the ballot measure
gathered signatures under banners
proclaiming "No Special Rights For
Homosexuals." Mike Wiley, a chief
sponsor of the measure, said the
executive order "has the effect of giving
the homosexual state employee an
advantage over his or her heterosexual
counterpart."
Campaign manager Liz Kaufman said
that OFF intends to "soundly defeat the
religious right," which she claims is
working hard to block progress on civil
rights issues in the state.
"Those are the very people who come
after women, single women, the poor,
blacks. They are fundamentalist, right
wing crazies," she said.
Famous Faces
Whoopi Goes To Space
Guess who's going "where no man has gone before"? Whoopi Goldberg will play an "alien
humanoid hostess" in the series Star Trek: The Next Generation. Her work on the starship
"Enterprise" will keep her in the ship's lounge where the space travelers relax during their off-duty
hours. She will appear in several episodes in the upcoming season..
Michael Jackson Makes a Killing
The highest paid entertainer in the galaxy last year was moot walker Michael Jackson. Jackson
was ranked first by Forbes Magazine, overtaking Bill Cosby with estimated earnings of $97
million. Cosby, who topped the list last year, finished a close second followed by Steven Spielberg
and Sylvester Stallone. •
Sigourney-Watching in LA.
Sigourney Weaver captured the attention of celebrities in Universal City, California at a gala
premiere for her new film Gorillas in the Mist. Ms. Weaver, who made many a lesbian heart flutter
with her brilliant performance in the movie Aliens, welcomed a host of animal lovers to the gala
which helped raise money for the Los Angeles Zoo and the Digit Fund. The fund was created to
continue the work for the survival of the mountain gorillas started by anthropologist Dianne Fossey.
Sigourney Weaver, who plays the role of Dianne Fossey in the movie, was escorted to the event
by her father.
-F.G.
Anti-gay Congressman's
Brother-in-Law
Has AIDS
Los Artge/ei’-Moments after his wife yelled
"Shut up, fag" to one of his constituents,
conservative California Representative Robert
Doman discovered that his gay brother-in-law
has AIDS.
The incident occurred when Doman, a
Republican seeking re-election, was holding a
town meeting in a high school south of Los
Angeles.’ A group of gay protesters attended
the meeting and challenged the representative
on his anti-gay stance.
During a heated exchange between Doman
and Jeff LeToumeau of the Orange County
Gay Visibility League, Sallie Doman
screamed the insult at the gay activist.
Doman had Letoumeau and about 30 other
protesters taken out of the hall by police.
Letoumeau was allowed to return and he
demanded an apology, that's when Mrs.
Doman said she was sorry, explaining she's in
pain because her brother who has AIDS is
dying.
Later Rep. Dorman asked his wife why she
hadn't told him. She said, "I didn't want to
hurt you."
-F.G.
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