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200 protesters rally at Anita Bryant concert

By John Zeh CINCINNATI Lesbian and gay leaders learned at the last minute that a suburban church was trying to sneak Anita Bryant into the Queen City and managed to rally some 200 people in protest on Saturday, March 3.

The Springdale Church of the Nazarene quietly scheduled Bryant for a concert at Convention Center and distributed 3000 free tickets, Contacted by WAIF-FM, which broke the story, a church leader insisted she would only sing, and not speak.

An ad hoc coalition organized a press conference of religious and gay leaders anyhow. followed by what was to have been a silent candlelight vigil outside the hall.

Bryant's visit ironically occurred during a previouslyscheduled "Gay Awareness Weekend." The University of Cincinnati Film Society had booked "Outrageous" and "A Very Natural Thing." so the Greater Cincinnati Gay Coalition planned an informational fair, wine and cheese mixer, and

potluck supper the same

weekend.

Demonstrators at the silent vigil became vocal after two street preachers sang and spoke out against homosexuality. People entering Bryant's concert and the Home and Garden Show downstairs walked without word past the protesters, and only one policeman was on hand.

All three Cincinnati television stations covered the vigil. The only Sunday paper in town pictured Bryant on page one, all but ignoring the demonstration, but commenting, "No one was arrested."

A press conference called before the vigil by lesbian, gay and religious leaders at the Cincinnati Human Relations Commission office raised concerns about Bryant's "bigotry."

she continues her campaign of fear and distortions about homosexuals, which included fighting any legislation in this country which would protect our basic rights.

"Her presence in various cities around the country has been synonymous with the denial of human and civil rights for lesbians and gay men," commented Lili Sprintz of We object to the invitation Lesbian Activist Bureau Inc. and the Rev. Howard Gaass of which brings Bryant here," Rev. Metropolitan Community Gaass and Sprintz continued, "as Church in a joint statement. we believe it is an endorsement "Through her newly-formed of the lies and stereotypes about group, Anita Bryant Ministeries, homosexuals which she

perpetuates. Her very presence is to solicit support for her campaign against gay rights

issues."

"The issue." said the Rev. Robert Hansel, education

minister of the Episcopal Diocese of Southern Ohio "is not condoning homosexuality as a life style, but one of basic human rights to a job and a place to live' Cincinnati City Council has

Ohio will laws protect gay people

by George Painter

It is a little-known fact that current Ohio law on wills and estates give surprising protection to gay people. Two laws in particular, one very old, and one just enacted late in 1978, are highly

protective.

If you DO NOT have a will Usually when a person dies. without a will, that person's estate automatically goes to the surviving spouse and children. However, few gay people have either,and that means the estate then goes automatically through a complicated order of succession: parents, siblings, grandparents, etc. That means the person you may love who does not happen to be related by marriage to you is left out in the cold. That can be prevented in Ohio. Section 2105.15 of the Ohio Revised

Code provides for an "heir-atlaw." What this means is that you can have any person declared your legal heir in the event you die without a valid will,and it is ery simple to do. If you go

will have the same estate rights as would one of your children. Since few gay people are married, and few have children, that heir-at-law will then receive the

entire estate of the deceased person. If there are children or a spouse, the heir-at-law will share the estate with them, on an equal basis.

grant the petition. Once granted, it may not be legally changed for one year, but it also lasts forever unless you change it.

That is just too simple to avoid doing if you have a lover. If you love your lover,protect him or her by doing this. Do it for each other, so you will both be equally protected.

your lover. If you follow this procedure, they won't be able to! After you make a will, petition the probate court of the county of your residence for a judgment declaring the validity of the will. Get information from your probate court about the specific form the petition should have. In the petition, you must name all If you DO have a will beneficiaries you have named in A new law passed in 1978 your will, and all other persons (Amended Substitute House Bill not named in the will who would 505) which the Ohio Gay Rights otherwise be eligible to inherit Coalition closely monitored, from you if you died without a will gives good protection to your will (your parents, siblings, grandonce you make one. Although parents, nieces and nephews, the procedure for this is more children, spouse, grandchildren, complex than for declaring an heir-at-law) as defendants. You heir-at-law, it ends up giving tremust notify, or attempt to notify, mendous protection for your will. each of these persons individuWhat can happen with this ally of your intention to have your procedure is that if you have a will declared valid. The only ways will, and go through this process, you may legally notify these peryou can prevent your will from sons is by certified mail, personal ever being challenged after your service (hand-delivery) or by death. Just think of how good publiation in a newspaper of genthat would be if your blood rela-eral circulation for three consecis sat..tives are negative toward you and Gutive weeks you do not know your lover and would want to the address of the person Once you have notified or attempted to

Here is what you do to declare an heir-at-law: Determine who you are planning to name, put in writing the name and address of the person you are naming and sign the paper. Have two persons. who are acquaintances but who are not related by blood or marriage to you to also sign the paper as witnesses. Then all three of you must go to the probate court of your county and appear before the probate court judge. The judge, by law, is only able to make certain that you are of sound mind and memory, that you are not trying to perpetrate a fraud, and that no one is forcing

rough this procedure, the per-do

of by n declared your heir-at-law law he or she has no choice but to

contest vour will to disinherit

declined to bring a comprehensive Human Rights Ordinance proposed over three years ago out of its closet. The City Solicitor is due to give a report on his recommendations this month.

"Bryant suggests by her presence here and her reputation that it's okay to have (homophobic) feelings,' Rev. Hansel added. "The vigil is not simply negative. Bryant asserts that to be a Christian, one must be a wholesome 'heterosexual who puts down all homosexuals Our message at the vigil is a positive one, that her view is not hared by many, or even most Christians, in this country."

Vigil organizers were somewhat surprised at the turnout. considering the hort notice and alleged conservatism and closetness among gays in its Midwestern city "Bryant has pushed our backs against the wall," said Sprintz, "so we expect to find many more peple coming out and standing up for our rights. She has been a catalyst to organize us."

John Zeh produces a weekly radio magazine program about lesbian and gav condemns on WAIL FM in Cincinnati.

notify each of these persons of your intentions, the probate court will set a time for a hearing on the petition. During the hearing, any person who would normally benefit from your estate if you died without a will but who is not named as a beneficiary (in other words, any relative you are cutting out of your will) has the right to try to attack your will, only on the grounds that you are not of sound mind, that you are being forced to make this will by someone, or that you did not properly follow the procedures to make out this will. If, however, the judge is satisfied that you are of sound mind, are not being coerced into making the will the way you did and that you have properly followed the procedures required, the judge must then declare that your will is valid. At that moment when the bill is so declared, never at any time in the future may your will be challenged by anyone on any grounds. The judge will then keep your will safely at the propobate court. alfeyou change your will,200 physically remove yo

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