Page 10 GAY PEOPLE'S CHRONICLE April, 1989
An easy way to speak out
There's nothing more persuasive to a politician than an avalanche of mail from voters back home dumped on his or her desk.
Now, thanks to the new Human Rights Campaign Fund mailgram "Action Hotlines," lesbians and gays can increase the volume of mail to Congress and influence vital AIDS and civil rights legislation.
The two toll-free mailgram hot lines now in operation let gay and lesbian constituents and their supporters send hardhitting messages on important issues,
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instantaneously, to senators and representatives. One hot line is for AIDS, the other is for civil rights and fairness issues.
The Action Hotline is the first step in a new HRCF campaign called the Speak Out program. Speak Out is designed to dramatically increase pressure on Capitol Hill using hot lines and other strategies.
"The hot lines are weapons we'll use to combat and offset the radical right's extremely effective grassroots mail machine," said Steve Endean, HRCF field division director. "We still lose too often because members of Congress are
WHY AM I DOING THIS?! I HATE POETRY! I MUST BE REALLY BORED!
YOU'RE SUCH A PHILISTINE, LOIS! A LITTLE CULTURE WILL DO YOU GOOD!
YEAH, SURE. SITTING AROUND WITH A BUNCHA PSEUDOINTELLECTUALS PRETENDING TO UNDERSTAND WHAT SOME WACKO POET IS EMOTING ABOUT HAS ALWAYS BEEN MY IDEA OF A GOOD TIME!
flooded by mail from our opponents. Congress doesn't hear from the majority on our side. The hot lines are designed to help change that."
Both hot lines have the same 800 number, but different operator numbers. To send a mailgram, callers dial toll-free 1-800-257-4900 day or night and ask for either operator 9184 for AIDS messages or operator 9188 for lesbian and gay rights messages.
The operator will read three 50 word messages on congressional issues identified by HRCF as targets for grassroots pressure.
HEY, LOOK! THERE'S EMMA, THE WOMAN I TOLD YOU ABOUREROM THE BOOKSTORE! SHE'S SITTING OVER THERE WITH JEZANNA?
SHHH! IT'S STARTING!
I LICK THE DELICATE. PEARL
Mailgrams cost $4.50 each (additiona mailgrams are $4) and are charged to the caller's telephone bill.
Mailgrams can be changed by HRC on a regular basis to coordinate with legislative priorities and strategy.
The hot lines originally were used during the Robert Bork nomination figh and during initial battles with Jesse Helms over anti-gay amendments to AIDS bills. But, says Endean, hot line generated mailgrams and pre authorized Speak Out mail are now needed for the most effective pressure program.
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OMIGOD! WAS THAT A WINK?! DID SHE REALLY JUST WINK AT ME?
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SHE'S MARRIED TO A MAN, BUT JEZ ANNA SAYS SHE'S JUST COMING OUT! ISN'T SHE HOT?!
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