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NEWS IN BRIEF
Rock Hudson Trial
Coming to Court
Los Angeles, CA-Jury selection has
begun for the trial of a $14 million lawsuit
filed against Rock Hudson's estate, secretary
and doctors by a man who says he was
Hudson's lover until two months before the
star died.
Marc Christian, 34, claims he would
have discontinued sex with Hudson had he
realized Hudson had AIDS, but those
involved neglected their "duty" to tell him.
The suit alleges that Hudson discovered
he had AIDS on June 8,1984, but that he,
his personal secretary, Mark Miller, and two
unnamed doctors withheld the diagnosis
from Christian.
The defense alleges that Hudson did not
have sex with Christian after he was
diagnosed with AIDS. The defense also
alleges that Christian "engaged in
promiscuous sexual behavior with
numerous persons of both sexes" and that
some "paid the plaintiff for his sexual
favors."
"In the event that the plaintiff should, at
some time, contract AIDS, it will be a
proximate result of his own promiscuous
behavior and not as a result of any sexual
contact with Rock Hudson," defense
documents state.
. Christian said he does not have AIDS
and tests HTV antibody negative, although
he asserts that could change.
Basile to Leave
Human Rights
Campaign Fund
Washington, D.C.-Victor J. Basile has
announced his resignation as executive
director of the Human Rights Campaign
Fund (HRCF) after six years.
Basile, named HRCFs executive director
in 1983, helped transform the gay rights
group into the largest and most powerful
lesbian and gay political action committee
(PAC) and lobbying force in the U.S.
Under his directorship, fundraising and
fiscal growth for the gay PAC expanded in
unprecedented amounts. HRCFs budget
grew from $300,000 in 1983 to $2 million
this year. HRCF staff has grown from three
dedicated activists in 1983 to 15 today.
Last spring, the Federal Elections
Commission ranked HRCF the ninth largest
independent PAC in the U.S. and the 24th
largest PAC overall (out of more than
4,000). HRCF gave more than $400,000 in
political contributions to some 111
candidates for federal office during the last
election cycle.
"Serving HRCF and the lesbian and gay
community has been one of the most
exhilarating and fulfilling experiences in my
life," said Basile. "But now the time is right
to move on. I've watched the men and
women of our movement grow and mature.
Today we are proud and powerful political
players. We are part of a movement with an
even bigger future."
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Famous Faces
Is It a Boy, by George?
Guess who wants to be a daddy? Boy George of music and fashion fame revealed he
wants to have a baby. The former leader of the group "Culture Club" told a BBC
interviewer he thinks he's more settled down now, two-and-a-half years into his recovery
from heroin addiction. But, he admitted, he doubts authorities would allow him to adopt a
child.
Zsa Zsa Sues for Respect
Zsa Zsa Gabor and her little pooches did not receive the attention they deserved during
a recent flight on Delta Air Lines. A deeply distraught Zsa Zsa has asked a judge to award
her $10 million in damages because she was "not treated in a first class manner" by the
"servants and employees of the carrier".
Happy Birthday to the Beautiful and the Famous
Happy Birthday from fans and admirers to breathtaking Princess Stephanie of Monaco,
24 years old on January 29th, daring diver Greg Louganis, 29 years old on February 1st,
super slim star Oprah Winfrey, 35 years old on February 1st; and mucho macho man Tom
Selleck turning 44, also on February 1st
-F. G.
Two Seattle Men Raped
Seattle, WA-Police have no leads in separate
sexual assaults of two men in November and
December 1988, according to the Seattle Gay
News.
The newspaper reported that one of the mat
was leaving a Seattle gay bar on November
25th when he was followed by five "punker-
type" males. The men grabbed him and
dragged him into a vacant lot where they beat
him severely, cut out the back of his pants and
took turns raping him.
The next morning, the victim, who has
AIDS, collapsed in front of the Seattle AIDS
Drop-In Clinic, where he had previously
sought help.
Just over a week later, a man leaving
another Seattle gay bar was attacked by a man
standing in an alley near the door. The victim
said the attacker beat him in the face with a
blunt object, robbed him at knifepoint, called
him a "little white fag" and raped him.
First Lady Will Focus
On Literacy, Not AIDS
San Francisco, CA-First Lady Barbara
Bush responded to the request of San
Francisco resident Bryan Lovsness that she
make AIDS her pet issue, in the tradition of
other first ladies of the past, with the
following statement;
"I agree that AIDS is a very serious issue
facing our country today. I visited a
pediatric AIDS clinic in Harlem and have
seen first-hand the agony and misery that
this dreaded disease has brought to tiny
infants. Your being in touch to share your
concern meant a great deal to me.
"I have worked hard for the past ten
years to help build a more literate America,
and I would hope to continue this focus,
though I will also be helping to encourage
greater public awareness of a number of
problems our nation faces."