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DEMS TAKE PRO-GAY STANDS

Both the Rules Committee and Platform Committee of the Democratic Party have taken pro-gay stands in preparation for the Democratic National Convention to be held in New York City in mid-August.

In addition to mandating the inclusion of gays in party affairs, the rules committee now requires women in equal numbers at the convention and on all major boards and committees. Also, the committee agreed that representation of blacks, Hispanics, AsianPacific Americans, native Americans, women and youth should be "as nearly as praticable" proportionate to their numbers in the Democratic electorate.

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Reagan that portions of the 1980 Republican platform could cost him the support of millions of gay voters. In an open letter, Drake and Thompson told Reagan that the platform's failure to support the Equal Rights mendment and its endorsement of "legislation protecting and defending the traditional American family" would cause gay voter rejection.

The "Family Protection Act" (S. 1808) sponsored by Senator Paul Laxalt, Reagan's campaign manager, would amend the Civil Rights Act to state that no action taken by an employer or labor organization "with respect to an indiv idual who is homosexual" shall ever be deemed to be an unlawful employment practice.

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The words, "sexual orientation" were added to a list of classes such as race, sex, age and national origin which are protected from discrimination in the party charter itself.

According to Jo Daly, an oepnly gay member of the Rules Committee, stated the amendment for including "sexual orientation" passed in committee by a 3 to 2 margin. She expects there will be no opposition on the floor of the convention.

GAY DELEGATES WARN REAGAN ON PLATFORM

Openly gay Republican National Convention delegates Timothy Drake of 11linois and Charles H. Thompson of New York warned their party's presidential candidate Ronald

have urged Reagan to publicly disassociate himself from that section of the platform stating that this stand I would be inconsistent with the position he took on the Briggs Initiative in 1978.

ACTIVISTS TO DEMONSTRATE; WANT OPEN CONVENTION

The New York based Coalition for Lesbian and Gay Rights and the newly formed National Lesbian and Gay Communications Network have called for a demonstration for Lesbian and Gay Rights at the Democratic National Convention in New York City August 10. The two groups will promote demands for non-discrimination in immigration policies for gays and the passage of the House and

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