Page 14 GAY PEOPLE'S CHRONICLE October, 1989
ACT NOW to protest while Quilt in D.C.
On Oct. 6, the Names Project AIDS Memorial Quilt will be unfolded for the final time in Washington, D.C.
The thousands of panels represent friends and lovers, sons and daughters. The Quilt is a memorial, but the sorrow of AIDS-affected communities is intertwined with anger. ACT NOW (the AIDS Coalition to Network, Organize and Win) will be exercising that anger around the country Oct. 6 to put an end to the Quilt's growth.
At a meeting held in Montreal during the International AIDS Conference,
representatives of AIDS-activist organizations from across the United States declared Oct. 6 a day of national protest. Local groups were urged to engage in highly visible demonstrations and civil disobedience. Already, organizations in cities as diverse as Kansas City, Chicago, Austin and Ann Arbor have announced their intentions to participate, and more cities are signing on every day.
ACT UP/LA will be holding a massive civil disobedience at the Los Angeles Federal Building to press for a speedier
They're looking for one good man
Joseph Steffan and Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund are looking for a retired high-ranking Naval officer to submit an affidavit testifying to the feasibility and effective service of lesbians and gay men in the armed forces. Navy regulations, like all the armed service, state that homosexuality is incompatible with military service, and were used to discharge Steffan from the Naval Academy six weeks before he was to graduate with honors.
In response to Steffan's discharge, Lambda filed a suit against the Navy,
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charging it with unconstitutional discrimination. Lambda recently won the first round of its challenge when Judge Oliver Gasch of the Federal District Court in Washington, D.C. denied the government's motion to dismiss the case. The court has set a schedule for deciding the conditionality of the Navy's regulations. Currently Lambda staff attorney Sandra Lowe, and cooperating attorneys are preparing briefs and affidavits which must be submitted by this fall.
As part of its case against the Navy, Lambda would like to present an af-
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release of AIDS drugs, changes in federal AIDS policies and a national health care program. Action Now in Orlando will demonstrate for release of DDI and Foscarnet, two drugs that could benefit tens of thousands of PWAS now. OUT will hit the Health and Human Services Headquarters in Washington, D.C. with civil disobedience, demanding implementation of parallel tracks for AIDS drugs. ACT UP/San Francisco will be demonstrating at the federal mint in that city, demanding that the money be
fidavit and possible trial testimony from a retired, high-ranking Navy officer. The affidavit would make four points:
• Lesbians and gay men are serving and have served effectively in the armed forces both as enlisted persons and officers.
• Gay people in the services are accepted, by and large, by their peers and do not pose a threat to security or to the accomplishment of the military mission.
To the extent that issues do arise with
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WHAT IF IT'S EMMA?!
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Y'KNOW, SPARROW, I'VE BEEN MEANING TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT THAT.
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YEAH I THINK THAT, LIKE A LOT OF WOMEN IN THE COMMUNITY, YOU'VE BECOME DEPENDENT ON THERAPY.
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spent to end the AIDS epidemic.
While the actions and demands of groups will be tailored to fit local conditions, it is hoped that AIDS protests occurring around the country simultaneously with the Quilt's last appearance in Washington will awaken the country to the need to deal with the AIDS epidemic. To become involved in the Oct. 6 actions, contact your local ACT UP or other AIDS-activist organization, or contact ACT NOW directly at (415) 861-7505.▼
respect to gays in the military, those issues are a function of the private biases of certain members of the service and not of deficiencies in the personality of gay service people.
• Commanding officers do not seek the discharge of homosexuals under their command unless the soldier's sexual orientation creates a problem.
If you or anyone you know would be in a position to provide such testimony, please contact Lowe at 212-995-8585. ▼
MILKWEED! WHY DINCHA ANSWER THE *** PHONE?!
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HAT AFTERNOON, A HOUSE MEETING IS CALLED. IT'S NOT JUST THE TELEPHONE, SPARROW! YESTERDAY SHE SPILLED HER ARTICHOKE PAPAYA SMOOTHIE ALL OVER CHAPTER TWO OF MY THESIS WHILE SHE WAS BORROWING' MY TYPEWRITER!
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