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( · Eighth Year August 1977 Number Eight , Mason Wins Special D.C. Election Hilda Mason, with the endorsement of the Gertrude Stein Democratic Club and the support of most D.C. gay organizations, narrowly won the July 19 special election for the At-Large City Council seat formerly held by the late Julius Hobson, Sr. Mason has been consistently helpful to the gay community and supports most gay rights proposals. To Counter Area Homophobia House Passes Antigay Bill by Lou Romano . WASHINGTON-The House of Representatives voted last month 230 to 133 to prohibit federal legal aid money from being issued to poor clients in cases dealing with homosexuality or "so called gay rights," marking the first time either house of Congress has taken a recorded stand on a gay issue. The vote came in the form of an amendment to a bill extending the life of the Legal Services Administration, an agency which evolved from the Kennedy- Johnson antipoverty programs. The amendment was introduced by Rep. Larry McDonald (D-Ga.), who is a member of the board of directors of the ultraconservative John Birch Society. McDonald .fust fil~ the amendment, in a surprise move, in the form of a voice vote. According to accounts by the Washington Post, he was greeted with hoots and laughter by colleagues on the House floor, who quickly voted against the amendment twice by unrecorded _ voice vote. McDonald then demanded a recorded roll call vote. This time the amendment passed easily by a 230 to 133 vote. Seventy House members did not vote. Four out of the five Washington area representatives voted against the amendment, to the pleasant surprise of local gay groups. The four included Joseph Fisher (D-Arlington/Fairfax), Herbert Harris (D-Alexandria/Fairfax), Gladys Spellman ( D-Prince Georges/ Montgomery Counties), and Newton Steers (R-Montgomery County). Mar- JOr1e Holt (R-Prince μeorges/ Anarundal Counties) was the only one in the area voting in favor of the antigay amendment. \Baltimore area House members Clarance Long, Barbara Mikulski, and Parren Mitchell-all Democrats-voted against the amendment. As of this writing, the Senate had not acted on the legal services bill, but was expected to do so in late July. A source from the Senate subcommittee with jurisdiction over the bill indicated that "a conservative senator" was expected to futroduce an antigay amendment similar to McDonald's. The source, who asked that he not be identified, said opponents of the amendment in the Senate were hopeful that Senator Gaylord Nelson (D-Wis.), the floor manager of the bill, would table the amendment, which, in effect, would kill it. Gay representatives were urging gay people and their straight friends to write to Virginia and Maryland senators, requesting that they oppose the McDonald amendment. Activists also said the House members who voted against the amendment should also be contacted and thanked. One week prior to the passing of the McDonald amendment to the legal services bill, the House voted to eliminate a newly written regulation by the Department of Housing and Urban Development that would have permitted housing subsidies to two or more persons, regardless of sex or sexual ori-cont. on p. 4 Progay Coalition Fom1s by Don Michaels _ WASHINGTON-A coalition of gay and women's organizations has launched a major effort to counter antigay campaigns in the Washington area. The Dialog of Human Rights, organizational name of the coalition, has mapped - out active and amibitious community outreach projects designed to offset homophobic propaganda, strengthen area-wide support for gay rights, and gain new friends for the gay community. The projects encompass a wide range of activity and effort, utilizing buttons, posters and leaflets, dialogues with area church groups, media promotions, rallys, demonstrations, an ad campaign to promote a "D.C. Come Out Day," and an October 1 major fundraiser. Extensive gay community support and involvement is needed and is being actively solicited by the _Dialog foe Hu-man Rights. Assuring success of its projects is believed vital as a "defense preparedness program" to guard against an antigay backlash resulting from Anita Bryant's campaign in Miami. "The Anita Bryant victory is a threat to all people in the District of Columbia," says Cade Ware, Dialog's full-time, paid coordinator. "The Save Our Children organization is only a part of a general growth of new right repressiveness and group hatred in our country. After the gays, who's next?" The Dialog's activities will need a maximum of volunteers and' it is hoped that the recent outpouring of gay community support can be effectively utilized. A number of volunteers have already been enlisted to conduct a series of leafletting efforts promoting a boy· cott of Florida orange juice. Every Saturday through August, leafletting at area supermarkets will encourage people to join the boycott by explaining the issues involved. Help is needed to organize and implement various other activities. Church dialogues are planned, involving discussion teams working with area churches and church councils. Particular emphasis will be placed on fundamentalist denominations. The media promotin project involves promoting story and program ideas to the media, press conferences, and publicizing gay community events. The Dialog has reprinted the National Gay Task Force petition, which calls for immediate implementation of civil rights for gays, and hopes for a mass circulation locally. Major events planned are a regional demonstration for the weekend of September 23 and a major fundraiser on October 1. The demonstration plans in- Cade Ware, Coordinator of "The Dialog of Human Rights." ' volve a rally at the Ellipse and a candlelight vigil, as wen as active participation by local gay bars. It is hoped that participants will come from all over the eastern seaboard region and the southern and mid-Atlantic states. cont.onp. 3
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Transcript | ( · Eighth Year August 1977 Number Eight , Mason Wins Special D.C. Election Hilda Mason, with the endorsement of the Gertrude Stein Democratic Club and the support of most D.C. gay organizations, narrowly won the July 19 special election for the At-Large City Council seat formerly held by the late Julius Hobson, Sr. Mason has been consistently helpful to the gay community and supports most gay rights proposals. To Counter Area Homophobia House Passes Antigay Bill by Lou Romano . WASHINGTON-The House of Representatives voted last month 230 to 133 to prohibit federal legal aid money from being issued to poor clients in cases dealing with homosexuality or "so called gay rights," marking the first time either house of Congress has taken a recorded stand on a gay issue. The vote came in the form of an amendment to a bill extending the life of the Legal Services Administration, an agency which evolved from the Kennedy- Johnson antipoverty programs. The amendment was introduced by Rep. Larry McDonald (D-Ga.), who is a member of the board of directors of the ultraconservative John Birch Society. McDonald .fust fil~ the amendment, in a surprise move, in the form of a voice vote. According to accounts by the Washington Post, he was greeted with hoots and laughter by colleagues on the House floor, who quickly voted against the amendment twice by unrecorded _ voice vote. McDonald then demanded a recorded roll call vote. This time the amendment passed easily by a 230 to 133 vote. Seventy House members did not vote. Four out of the five Washington area representatives voted against the amendment, to the pleasant surprise of local gay groups. The four included Joseph Fisher (D-Arlington/Fairfax), Herbert Harris (D-Alexandria/Fairfax), Gladys Spellman ( D-Prince Georges/ Montgomery Counties), and Newton Steers (R-Montgomery County). Mar- JOr1e Holt (R-Prince μeorges/ Anarundal Counties) was the only one in the area voting in favor of the antigay amendment. \Baltimore area House members Clarance Long, Barbara Mikulski, and Parren Mitchell-all Democrats-voted against the amendment. As of this writing, the Senate had not acted on the legal services bill, but was expected to do so in late July. A source from the Senate subcommittee with jurisdiction over the bill indicated that "a conservative senator" was expected to futroduce an antigay amendment similar to McDonald's. The source, who asked that he not be identified, said opponents of the amendment in the Senate were hopeful that Senator Gaylord Nelson (D-Wis.), the floor manager of the bill, would table the amendment, which, in effect, would kill it. Gay representatives were urging gay people and their straight friends to write to Virginia and Maryland senators, requesting that they oppose the McDonald amendment. Activists also said the House members who voted against the amendment should also be contacted and thanked. One week prior to the passing of the McDonald amendment to the legal services bill, the House voted to eliminate a newly written regulation by the Department of Housing and Urban Development that would have permitted housing subsidies to two or more persons, regardless of sex or sexual ori-cont. on p. 4 Progay Coalition Fom1s by Don Michaels _ WASHINGTON-A coalition of gay and women's organizations has launched a major effort to counter antigay campaigns in the Washington area. The Dialog of Human Rights, organizational name of the coalition, has mapped - out active and amibitious community outreach projects designed to offset homophobic propaganda, strengthen area-wide support for gay rights, and gain new friends for the gay community. The projects encompass a wide range of activity and effort, utilizing buttons, posters and leaflets, dialogues with area church groups, media promotions, rallys, demonstrations, an ad campaign to promote a "D.C. Come Out Day," and an October 1 major fundraiser. Extensive gay community support and involvement is needed and is being actively solicited by the _Dialog foe Hu-man Rights. Assuring success of its projects is believed vital as a "defense preparedness program" to guard against an antigay backlash resulting from Anita Bryant's campaign in Miami. "The Anita Bryant victory is a threat to all people in the District of Columbia," says Cade Ware, Dialog's full-time, paid coordinator. "The Save Our Children organization is only a part of a general growth of new right repressiveness and group hatred in our country. After the gays, who's next?" The Dialog's activities will need a maximum of volunteers and' it is hoped that the recent outpouring of gay community support can be effectively utilized. A number of volunteers have already been enlisted to conduct a series of leafletting efforts promoting a boy· cott of Florida orange juice. Every Saturday through August, leafletting at area supermarkets will encourage people to join the boycott by explaining the issues involved. Help is needed to organize and implement various other activities. Church dialogues are planned, involving discussion teams working with area churches and church councils. Particular emphasis will be placed on fundamentalist denominations. The media promotin project involves promoting story and program ideas to the media, press conferences, and publicizing gay community events. The Dialog has reprinted the National Gay Task Force petition, which calls for immediate implementation of civil rights for gays, and hopes for a mass circulation locally. Major events planned are a regional demonstration for the weekend of September 23 and a major fundraiser on October 1. The demonstration plans in- Cade Ware, Coordinator of "The Dialog of Human Rights." ' volve a rally at the Ellipse and a candlelight vigil, as wen as active participation by local gay bars. It is hoped that participants will come from all over the eastern seaboard region and the southern and mid-Atlantic states. cont.onp. 3 |