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Winn-Dixie, Hollis Settle
Winn-Dixie food stores reached an out-of-court settlement on December 30 with a 22-year old
Atlanta man who was fired shortly after he revealed his HIV+ status. Chris Hollis received an
undisclosed amount of money in the settlement, which stipulated that the exact terms of the
agreement could not be revealed. Hollis was fired on October 1, a few days after he told his
coworkers and supervisor he was HIV+. "I'm extremely happy about it, and so is Winn-Dixie,"
said Hollis. "It was exceptional. I got everything I wanted. I want to go on now and help others
who may have this kind of problem."
AIDS Hospice Opens In Midtown:
Haven House at Midtown is open and has its
first three patients after the Atlanta Board of
Zoning Adjustment voted unanimously on
Dec. 20 to deny an appeal of its building per
mit by four neighbors of the house. The
neighbors presented concerns about traffic
and parking for a hospice, even though the
house has been previously used as Michael
Lomax's campaign headquarters, a telemar
keting firm, and headquarters for the movie
"Robocop 3." Haven House was licensed by
the Georgia Department of Human Services
on Dec. 23, and took in the first patient on
Dec. 26. The neighbors and Haven House
representatives are still negotiating on some minor points, according to co-founder Metta
Johnson. "I'm sure that we'll work everything out," she said. "I'm very pleased with the way
things are going."
Continuing Saga of NY, St. Patrick's Day, and Gays: NY Mayor David Dinkins has
revoked the parade permit of the Manhattan chapter of the Ancient Order of Hibernians, which
sponsors New York's St. Patrick's Day Parade. Last year the chapter refused to allow the Irish
Lesbian and Gay Organization to march in the parade, but the group was invited to march with
Division 7 of the Ancient Order. Mayor Dinkins also walked with the group, and some parade-
watchers hurled beer cans and anti-gay epithets at the group. This year the Manhattan chapter
again refused to allow the gay group to march, and also "disinvited" Division 7. The parade per
mit has been turned over to the group's statewide parent organization. The state board has not
decided whether or not the gay group will be allowed to march in this year's parade.
Auburn Gets Gay Group: School administrators overturned a decision by the Auburn
University student senate, granting a charter to the Auburn Gay and Lesbian Association. The
student senate had voted last month to deny the group a charter, even though the group had met
all the requirements to receive a charter.
Lesbian Wins Custody Of Lover's Child: A Vermont lesbian has won custody of her
deceased lover's three year old son, according to Out in the Mountains, the Vermont gay maga
zine. Susan Bellamare settled out of court with Philip and Elsa Hamilton, her lover's parents.
Susan Hamilton, Bellamare's partner of 13 years, died in an auto accident in 1989. Her will stip
ulated that Bellamare be named her son's guardian. The Hamiltons contested the will on the
basis of Bellamare's sexual orientation.
Goodbye, Gladys: Puppeteer Richard Hunt, who created numerous Sesame Street, Muppet,
and Fraggle Rock characters, died at age 40 on December 7 of complications from AIDS. Hunt
worked with Jim Henson Productions for over 20 years, bringing to life characters like Placido
Flamingo, Don Music, Gladys the Cow, and Forgetful Jones. "It's impossible to imagine a world
without Richard," said Sesame Street director Jon Stone. A memorial service will be held in late
January. .
More Ways To Make Women Responsible: A French distributor has announced that a
condom for women will be available in France and Switzerland this spring. A U.S. manufactur
er is also testing a similar product in the U.S., but has yet to receive approval from the Food &
Drug Administration. The Wisconsin Pharmaceutical Company claims that exposure to seminal
fluid is much less with the "female condom" than with condoms worn by males.
Sailors Ordered To Pay For Gay Bashing: Two sailors who pleaded guilty to committing
assaults during a hate crime have been ordered to pay $25,000 in medical expenses to the most
seriously injured of their victims. Tod Dabrieo, 21, and Murry Murphy, 19, were placed on three
years probation and given 180-day jail terms for the assaults, which occurred during a brawl at a
bar called The Hole near San Diego. Dabrieo and Murphy were also fined $100 each.
Lorde Named Official NY Poet: Black lesbian poet Audre Lorde was named the Official
State Poet of New York by Gov. Mario Cuomo on November 20. Lorde accepted the honor, she
said, on behalf of "all the poets of the oppressed, disenfranchised and silenced peoples within the
state." Lorde told the Washington Blade that it was an "intense" contradiction to be awarded the
honor in a state "where a black woman can be raped and sodomized and her white college stu
dent attackers be freed in court; a place where date rape and street violence against lesbians and
gay men is on the increase."
Believe it, Or Not: A judge in London sentenced an 18-year-old British woman to 6 years in
jail for posing as a man and having sex with two 17-year old women while wearing a strap-on
dildo. Jonathon Crabtree is reported to have said in his summation that the women would
"rather have been raped by some young man.” Following a five hour protest by Lesbians
Answer Back In Anger (LABIA), the judge responded that he was misquoted. What he actually
said was that he thought "the two girls would be better able to cope if they had been raped by a
man." He also accused Jennifer Saunders, the 18 year old, of trying to gain notoriety "inside"
since she was already heading for prison on several burglary charges.
Canadian Court Rules Against Gay "Spouses:" On December 2, a Canadian federal
court in Ottawa ruled that same-sex couples cannot be considered spouses under the
government's definition of "spouse." According to the Washington Blade, the ruling came in a
suit against the government brought by James Egan and John Norris Nesbit, who have lived
together for 43 years. Nesbit was denied a spouse's allowance under the Old Age Security Act,
which provides assistance to older single-income couples. Egan and Nesbit have filed an appeal
to the Federal Court of Appeals.
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Southern Voice/January 16, 1992
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