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NEWS IN BRIEF
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Southeast Prepares
for National
Lesbian Conference
Atlanta-The Southeastern Regional
planning meeting for the first National
Lesbian Agenda Conference will be held at
Emory University on January 28-29.
At that meeting, sponsored by the Emory
Lesbian/Gay Organization, delegates will be
selected to attend a national planning
meeting in early March at Duke University.
National Lesbian Agenda Conference
organizers, who received a March on
Washington grant for the event, said that the
high level of early enthusiasm for the event
indicates participation by thousands of
lesbians from around the country.
Planning meetings will be held in at least
eight different geographical regions in Jan
uary and February of 1989 to discuss pre
liminary issues such as site location, board
representatives, policy and fundraising.
The planning meeting at Emory
University is open to all interested women.
Sister Sister Productions will host a
women's dance to benefit the Conference,
and the National Gay and Lesbian Task
Force, at the Trolley Bam on Friday
evening, January 27, to kick off the
weekend. For more information phone
- Cathy Woolard at 377-8312.
ACT UP Trumps Trump
New York, AT-Over 100 AIDS activists
disrupted holiday shopping at New York's posh
Trump Tower on December 8 in an effort to
draw attention to the plight of homeless AIDS
patients.
Three members of the AIDS Coalition to
Unleash Power/New York (ACT UP/NY) were
arrested for trespassing after they lay down on
the marble floor in the Tower's lobby and
refused to get up.
Protesters also passed out paper plates
bearing the message: "Trumpsgiving-empty
plates for homeless people." The group also
littered the area with flyers that read: "5,000
homeless people with AIDS in New York City
and only 44 beds."
Also targeting New Yak Mayor Ed Koch
for what they call his lack of response to AIDS,
protesters chanted, "Koch and Trump go hand
in hand, the homeless die-the rich get land."
Norway Gay Leader
Gets Government Grant
Kim Friele, the prominent leader of
Norway's and Scandinavia's lesbian and gay
movement, was awarded an annual pension
of $13,000 by the Norwegian government.
Norway's Ministry of Culture said the
grant was in recognition of Friele's
pioneering work in the gay movement, and
is part of a government plan designed to
allow prominent individuals to pursue
scientific or cultural activities without
concern for earning a living.
Friele, who is General Secretary of the
Norwegian gay and lesbian organization
DNF-48, said the award is "an indication
that the authorities see gay and lesbian
emancipation as a political issue and not
only a private and personal one."
Robinson Re-elected to
Canadian Parliament
Svend Robinson, the first and only open
ly gay member of the Canadian Parliament,
was re-elected to the House of Commons on
November 21 by a large margin.
Robinson is a member of the New
Democratic Party and a nine-year veteran of
Parliament He announced in February that
he is gay.
He said he decided to go public about his
sexual orientation to help advocate gay
rights. The Toronto Star called Robinson's
announcement a "milestone in Canadian
politics."
Robinson was re-elected to the House of
Commons after a bitter campaign in which
Prime Minister Brian Mulroney implied that
a person's sexual orientation was an
impediment to holding a position of
responsibility.
Mulroney, who was himself narrowly re
elected, reportedly said that Robinson could
not represent the National Defense Dept,
because of his sexual orientation.
The Prime Minister apologized the
following day for his remarks and said that
people should know he advocates equality
for all people.
According to the Star, Robinson has
often criticized Mulroney for not carrying
out a proposal to amend Canada's Human
Rights Act by adding sexual orientation
protections.
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Famous Faces
Flawless Untouchable Makes "The List"
Among the pressing matters of our time, few are more eagerly awaited than People
magazine's best-dressed fist for the year, always gripping, always full of surprises.
The magazine just released the list showing that Untouchables star Kevin Costner won
widespread adoration for his butch bomber jacket, and Joan Collins' bare-shoulder look
proved to be popular with the judging crowd.
On the worst-dressed side of the list were George Bush, whose outfits were called
boring and Elton John who was chastised for his feminine hats.
If you disagree with the list, consider the judging panel which includes, among others,
Morton Downey, ALF, Victor Costa and Tanya Tucker.
Klinger to Host New "Lifestyles" Show
No man on U.S. television ever dressed quite like MASH'S Corporal Klinger. Now
Klinger will help show how others do it as host of a new half-hour program modeled after
Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous. The series called The New Millionaires will feature
Jamie Farr (Klinger's offscreen persona) bringing to envious homes across America the
lives of self-made millionaires.
Huston Goes to London, Batman Says
Anjelica Huston will spend Christmas in London, joining boyfriend Jack Nicholson.
Huston, who starred in Prizzi's Honor with Nicholson, will make the trip because her main
man cannot leave Britain at this time. Nicholson is currently filming the movie version of
Batman.
-F.G.
Lesbian Couple
Murdered
Anguilla, British West Indies-Maxiha.
Alsup, 38 and Susan Galvin, 40, a lesbian
couple who lived in Watertown,
Massachusetts, were stabbed to death while
vacationing on the island of Anguilla in the
British West Indies.
There is no evidence that the women
were murdered because they were lesbians
or that either woman was sexually assaulted.
A developmentally disabled 17-year-old
man was apprehended with both victims'
handbags shortly after their bodies were
discovered and has confessed to the
murders, according to a number of sources.
Gay Community News reported that
Anguillan police said the same man was
arrested earlier this year for raping and
physically brutalizing an American woman
who is scheduled to return to the island in
January for the trial. After his arrest for the
rape, the youth's family posted bail
immediately and has reportedly denied
accusations that he is emotionally unstable
or prone to violence.
Many lesbians in the Boston area have
expressed concern that the mainstream
media's avoidance of any mention of the
women's sexual orientation may indicate a
refusal to investigate the possible link
between their lesbianism and the motive of
the murderer.
Both women were well known
psychotherapists who worked extensively
with lesbian survivors of child abuse.
According to their friends, the women had
lived together for eight years and were
vacationing to get away from then-
exhausting schedules.