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NEWS IN BRIEF
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Immigration Bill
Would Remove " Sexual
Deviation" Exclusion
Washington, D.C.-March 7.. .The
Immigration Exclusion and Deportation
Amendments Act of 1989, which would end
discrimination against gays and lesbians
seeking to immigrate into or visit the U.S.,
was introduced into the House of
Representatives by Member of Congress
Barney Frank (D-Mass).
The bill, designated H.R. 1280, would
remove the current "sexual deviation"
exclusion used to block gays and lesbians
from entering the U.S. The bill affects
tourists, resident aliens or immigrants who
wish to become citizens.
The bill also repeals or revises many
other grounds for exclusion. Most of these,
dating to the McCarthy era, bar
immigrants-including communists and
anarchists-on political and ideological
grounds. The current law, for example,
excludes anyone whom the State
Department believes is "prejudicial to the
public interest".
HRCFs Field Division urges gay men
and lesbians to contact their Congressional
Representatives to thank them for
cosponsoring the bill or encourage them to
sign on. Concerned individuals may write
their Representatives at U.S. House of
Representatives, Washington, DC 20515.
If you don't know your Representative, call
HRCFs Field Division at (202) 6284160.
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Famous Faces
Jesse Jackson in a Different World
Dwayne Wayne is in for a shock. The hip college student portrayed by Kadeem Hardison in
the NBC sitcom will soon receive a visit from Jesse Jackson who will step into "A Different
World". Jackson has just finished taping an appearance for an upcoming show where he sets
the record straight on Dwayne's claim that the presidential candidate endorsed him in his
campaign for campuswide office.
Donna Rice in Disguise
Fame is not all it's cracked up to be, if you ask the former girlfriend of another presidential
candidate. After the now-infamous liaison with Colorado's Gary Hart, Donna Rice complains
she has become "a prisoner of perception”. Rice stunned her audience at the Institute of Ethics
of Journalism, when she revealed the price she has paid for her notoriety. After the affair with
the fallen Democratic front-runner came to light, Rice, who blames irresponsible reporters for
destroying her reputation, has taken to hiding from the masses by wearing a set of false buck
teeth and sunglasses.
"Kate & AIIi$" Parting Ways
If Jane Curtin wants to live with a woman shell have to find another roommate. Co-star Susan
Sl James has announced she will not return to CBS's hit sitcom "Kate & Allie" next season.
Sl James has played the role of Curtin's divorced roommate for the last six years. With most
of the casts' contracts up for renewal this year, rumors that even Jane Curtin may decide not to
sign have spread through the industry. St. James, who gained fame opposite Rock Hudson on
"McMillan and Wife", gave no hints about future plans. Anyone need a roommate?
Presidential Words on Gay Bar Walls
If you are going to San Francisco, and you happen to find yourself at the New Belle Saloon,
check the walls for a letter from former President Gerald Ford. Yes. The letter is real. Ford
sent the note to the favorite bar of the gay man who saved his life. Oliver Sipple grabbed the
hand of Sara Jane Moore as she fired a shot at Ford. The bullet hit a building, Ford lived, and
Sipple's homosexuality came to light. In the letter, addressed to "the friends of Oliver Sipple",
Ford says he will be "forever grateful" to the courageous ex-Marine. Sipple was found dead on
February 2. He was 47.
Thatcher Greeted
with Protests
Australia-Gay activists protested British
Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's visits to
Sydney and Melbourne because of the
Thatcher Government Section 28 legislation,
which bans the "promotion" of
homosexuality by local city councils.
The Australian publication OutRage
reported the largest police presence since
President Lyndon Johnson's 1966 visit at the
height of the VietNam War protests.
After rowdy receptions first in Melbourne
and the following day in Sydney, Thatcher's
meet-the-people walk in Sydney was
cancelled.
Hong Kong Gays
Seek Reform
Hong Kong-The, "Hong Kong Ten Percent
Club," a gay social and activist organization,
announced that they are meeting with
members of the Hong Kong Legislative
Council as part of their campaign to reform
Hong Kong's anti-gay laws.
Presently, Hong Kong law calls for a life
term for a conviction of sodomy-even for
consenting adults in their own home.
Julian Chan, chairperson of the "Ten
Percent Club," said his members were
prepared to put their jobs and family life at
risk by standing up for what they believe in.
Chan said there are records of
homosexuality in Chinese history stretching
back as far as the Shang Dynasty in BC 1122.
European Parliament
Combats Discrimination
Strashourg-Thc European Parliament in
Strasbourg has started the "European Centre
of Gay Discrimination," also called Iceberg.
It is a project initiated by the
International Lesbian and Gay Association
(ILGA), who convinced the European
Parliament of the need to combat
discrimination against lesbians and gay
men.
European Parliament members have
indicated they will condemn the
amendments to the British Local
Government Act, Section 28, which
prohibits the "promotion of homosexuality"
by local authorities.