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McMickle is more politician than enemy

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win and stand on its own," says King. He notes that there is much support for the idea from national civil rights leaders like Jesse Jackson, Coretta Scott King and the Leadership Coalition on Civil Rights.

While it's hard to get McMickle to voice outright support of gay rights, he is "certainly for taking a strong stand against any sort of discrimination. I don't think we ought to throw people into categories based on gender, race or behavior.”

Support for any alternative legislation is also hard to pull from McMickle. "I'm not

position is on the subject [of gay rights]. I differ with Rev. McMickle if that's his position [the above-quoted Call and Post article]. I've always supported the position that there should be no discrimination against gays and lesbians." She adds a line that seems indigenous to politicians. "I have frequently supported people with whom I haven't agreed 100 percent on all issues.”

What is most striking about McMickle is not so much what he has said as what he doesn't say. As a school board member,

where issues of sexuality, AIDS and gay teen suicide need to be addressed, he waffles a bit. "Yes, I realize that there are gay teens and that there are suicides by gay teens. But I don't know what current school policies are in place. I have no hesitation about talking to teens about the totality of human sexuality within a professional context led by professionals.”

While he offers that "I'm on the right side of this issue," his assurances contain few specifics to convert the wary.

opposed to laws that prohibit the question. Military gay ban suspended

ing of sexual orientation. I would not want to come out and say that such and such bill is a great bill and find that it has no teeth. The question is, where are the teeth? But once the reality is discovered [the fact that someone is gay], then enforcement of the law is the same." McMickle also places the issue within the context of the school board race. "I do not presume that the Shaker Heights School Board will be the arena for final decisions on this issue. The School Board's job is to define laws and policies and enforce them, not create legislation."

Among McMickle's supporters are names familiar to the gay community. A phone call to Ohio Attorney General Lee Fisher established his viewpoint: "I've known Marvin McMickle for many years and I'm an admirer of his community response. Based on the statement read to me [the above Call and Post excerpt], I would have to say that I disagree with him. I wouldn't hesitate to debate with him these issues if I felt that there was a need to. I must say that there are many times in which I may support a candidate with whom I do not agree 100 percent on all issues. Nevertheless I still intend to support McMickle."

State Senator Judy Sheerer also supports McMickle's candidacy, but not his views on gays and lesbians. "I don't know what his

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order that broadened his January 1993 ruling that the Pentagon's ban on gays was unconstitutional. The new ruling specifically prohibits the military from denying enlistment or promotion or changing enlistment status, duty assignment or duty location solely because of someone's sexual orientation.

It also prohibits the military from creating or maintaining records of a service member's sexual orientation.

Department General Counsel Jamie Gorelick had said the Pentagon would appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court if it encountered any significant delay in the appeals court.

The case involves Petty Officer Keith Meinhold, who was discharged in August 1992, after disclosing on national television that he was gay. He was ordered reinstated by Hatter.

The same three-judge panel was scheduled to hear the Clinton administration's appeal of Hatter's ruling in December.

According to a memorandum by Assistant Defense Secretary Edwin Dorn, who is responsible for personnel issues, “no administrative action will be taken based solely on a servicemember's homosexual orientation or statements of homosexuality." The memo stops discharges and transfers.

"The order is being appealed. Unless and until the order is reversed, limited or stayed, however, the department will comply with it," Assistant Defense Secretary Edwin Dorn said in a memo provided to The Associated Press on October 7.

The government appealed the ruling to

the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco, arguing that Hatter had exceeded the scope of the case before him because the order would prevent implementation of Clinton's policy.

The Pentagon delayed implementation of President Clinton's "don't ask, don't tell, don't pursue" policy on Oct. 1 while it awaited congressional action on the issue and dealt with the court challenges.

Cincinnati

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Bettman, is a retired Republican Hamilton County Common Pleas Court judge.

Support for opponents of Issue 3 has come from many quarters. In addition to clergy from a variety of faiths, support from NOW and many major labor unions, the Archbishop of Cincinnati, Daniel Pilarczyk, came out October 8 in support of efforts against Issue 3.

Equality Cincinnati is sponsoring work weekends throughout October to get the message out. Volunteers are needed to run the phone bank, assist in literature drops and door-to-door campaigning. Future work is scheduled for the weekends of October 1617 and 30-31.

The Gay and Lesbian March Activists has threatened to organize a tourism boycott of the city if Issue 3 passes. The boycott would be similar to the one that began in Colorado after voters in November passed a state amendment barring local gay and lesbian civil rights laws.

OBITUARY

Leonard Michael Adelstein

It has been 23 years since Leonard Michael Adelstein sold Adelstein Pharmacy at East 79th and Cedar Ave. Yet, no matter where he went, former customers would spot him and shout, "Hey, Doc!"

Adelstein was probably one of the better known pharmacists in Greater Cleveland. His services were in great demand after he sold his store, and he worked and made new friends of customers at the Young Medical Building, Village Pharmacy, Roth-Warren, and Medic Drug. Adelstein was diagnosed HIV positive in 1989, developed AIDS and passed away Tuesday evening, September 28. He was 71 years old.

Adelstein graduated from Glenville High School in 1940, and Western Reserve Pharmacy School in 1946. During the Second World War he served in Germany, France, and in the Combat Engineers, Persian Gulf Command where he was awarded two Bronze Stars.

He loved theater, ice skating, classical music, and was a prolific reader. He was

active with the Health Issues Taskforce, the Living Room, and Chevrei Tikva.

Leonard Adelstein's older brother, Arnold, pre-deceased him. He is survived by his Chicago family, brother Harvey, sister-in-law Doris, a niece Sally, and nephews Eric and Paul. Services were held at Lake View Cemetery Mausoleum on Friday, October 1.