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Southern Voice/November 8, 1990
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NEWS
Palm Beach Septuagenarian Activist Gets
Board Appointment
Norman Aaron, 71, is the first openly gay man ever appointed to a government position in Palm
Beach County; he will serve on county's Fair Housing Board. Aaron was part of a group that has
worked for two years to add sexual orientation to the fair housing ordinance, thus making it ille
gal for owners or sellers of housing to discriminate against lesbians and gay men. Fines for
repeat offenders can reach up to $50,000. Palm Beach is the first Florida county to extend such
protection to its citizens. Aaron's current project is the enactment of an ordinance that would
assure equal access for all—including lesbians and gay men—to private sector employment.
Aaron attributes much of his group's success to its ability to raise substantial sums of money
from Palm Beach's well-to-do, albeit often closeted, lesbian and gay retirees.
Baptist Church to Take Responsibility for Open Hand Route: It's a first for Atlanta's
Project Open Hand. Another organization—in this case Antioch Baptist Church—will take full
time responsibility for delivery of meals to Open Hand's clients on one of its 17 daily delivery
routes. Antioch's members will deliver meals Monday-Saturday to 18 of Open Hand's approxi
mately 200 clients. It is hoped that this will be only the first of several delivery routes that can be
handed over to other community organizations, thus allowing volunteers to spend more time
with the agency's clients.
GLAAD Launches Atlanta Chapter and National Organization: Members of and
observers from eight cities with or planning Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation
Chapters have agreed to form GLAAD/USA a national organization "dedicated to confronting
public expressions of homophobia or heterosexism and to promoting the fullest possible under
standing of die breadth and diversity of our lives. Until this time GLAAD's most active chap
ters—N.Y. and L.A.—have acted on a national level. Twenty people attended GLAAD/Atlanta's
first meeting last week. The chapter will meet regularly at 7p.m. on the first Monday of each
month at the Peachtree Branch Library across from the High Museum.
Powell Regrets Sodomy Vote: Retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice William Powell has said
that he "probably made a mistake" when he voted with the majority to uphold Georgia's sodomy
statute in the infamous 1986 Bowers vs. Hardwick case. Powell went on to say that one of the
reasons he voted the way he did was because the case was "frivolous" and added that "it's just
part of my past and not very important." The Atlanta Constitution responded to Powell's admis
sions by once again calling for repeal of the archaic statute.
Maryland Highest Court OK's Hetero Sodomy: Maryland’s heterosexuals—married or
not—can engage in all the oral sex they want in the privacy of their homes, but lesbians and gay
men can still be arrested and prosecuted for similar acts in their private abodes. The Maryland
Court of Appeals voted 5-2 to exclude straights from prosecution under the state's perverted
practices law.
Gay Flag Flies Over California Capitol: In
honor of National Coming Out Day, the rainbow
flag flew over the state capitol building in
Sacramento Calif, for a few hours on Oct. 11.
Members of the local Veterans of Foreign Wars
post reacted immediately by calling government
offices and demanding "get that queer flag down
or we'll shoot it down." Gov. George
Deukmejian evidently agreed and ordered the
flag removed, calling its display "inappropriate."
The multi-color flag also flew over Sacramento
City Hall for a period on Oct. 11 creating a
storm of controversy on radio and TV talk
shows. Both displays, negotiated by local
activists, were fully legal.
Seattle Walkathon Raises $900,000:
Surprising even its most optimistic organizers,
Seattle’s Fourth Annual "From All Walks of
Life" AIDS Walkathon has produced more than
$900,000 in pledges for the Northwest AIDS
Foundation. More than 11,000 people participat
ed in the event, soliciting pledges from in excess
of 60,000 contributors, including 10 corporate
sponsor who donated a minimum of $5000 each.
Last year's event raised $650,000 for NWAF.
Cocaine Spurs AIDS: Researchers in Minneapolis have discovered that cocaine speeds the
growth of HIV. When cells affected by the virus—generally assumed to cause AIDS—was
exposed to cocaine in a test tube it grew three time faster than normal. The researchers warn that
similar results could result when HIV-infected individuals use cocaine.
GMHC Caps New Client List: In a move that AIDS service organizations around the country
fear may be a wave of the future, N.Y.'s Gay Men's Health Crisis has said that it will begin
accepting only 100 new clients a month in December. The cap will remain in effect for 6 months
while the $15 million organization evaluates its effects. Full funding of the AIDS CARE (see
page 2) bill would have helped, but not alleviated the group's budget woes, spokesperson Carisa
Cunningham told the Washington Blade.
Gay Games '94 Date Set: Organizers of "Unity '94" have announced that edition number
four of the Gay Games will be held from June 25-July 4, a period which includes the 25th
anniversary celebration of the Stonewall Riots. New York Mayor David Dinkins has pledged
city support for the effort which is expected to attract 10,000 athletes and 200,000 spectators.
Organizers say that the Gotham games will include increased outreach to non-gays, people of
color, differently-abled individuals and PWA's. Write New York in ’94, Times Square Station,
P.O. Box 202, New York, NY 10036 for more info.
Northrop Bombs Patriotic Condoms: Claiming that the word "Stealth" (when attached to a
brand of red, white and blue condoms) is "likely to cause confusion, or to cause mistake, or to
deceive," defense contractor giant Northrop Corp. is taking legal action against condom manu
facturer John Hughes of Taylor, Tex. Northrop also claims that Hughes' tongue-in-cheek slogan
for his line of condoms, "They'll Never See You Coming," could bring the huge company "into
disrepute." Hughes told the Washington Post, "We offer a heck of a lot more protection than the
Stealth bomber, at a lot less cost." Northrop executives declined to comment.
Bias Crimes Report: Four incidents have been reported since our last issue. Three involve
physical assaults on gay men in the Ansley and Midtown areas. In one case a limousine filled
with college-age men began verbally harassing two gay men; the limo then stopped and several
occupants got out and attacked the men. Southern Voice received two posters from a group called
Magnum. The posters called for attacks on "faggots" and "AIDS carriers," specifically on
Halloween night. If readers have any knowledge of a group using this or a similar name we
would appreciate them calling us at 876-0789. Please remember to report all bias incidents or
crimes to 286-BIAS.
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