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Clinton holds first ever meeting
with gay elected officials
by Sloan C. Wiesen
Special to Q-Notes
WASHINGTON, DC—State and local
openly gay and lesbian elected officials from
throughout the country met with President
Clinton at the White House July 28, marking
the first time in history a sitting US president
has convened such a gathering. The conversa
tion took place in the Cabinet Room adjacent
to the Ovd Office and lasted for more than an
hour and a half.
“Today’s meeting marked a milestone on the
long road to fiill inclusion of gay and lesbian
Americans in the civic life of our nation,” said
Brian K. Bond, executive director of the Gay
and Lesbian Victory Fund, an organization that
helps openly gay and lesbian candidates get
elected to public office. “One day, sexual ori
entation will no longer be a barrier to public
service. One day, all office holders will be judged
on their merits, the way we all should be. This
meeting with the president represents one more
sign that we are moving closer to that day.”
Among those taking part in the meeting
were Long Beach, CA City Council Member
Dan Baker; Arizona State Rep. Ken Cheuvront;
New York State Assemblywoman Deborah
Click; Massachusetts State Rep. Liz Malia;
Connecticut State Rep. Evelyn Mantilla;
Carrboro, NC Mayor Mike Nelson; San Fran
cisco Board of Education President Juanita
Owens; Nevada State Assemblyman David
Parks; Minnesota State Senate President Allan
Spear; Missouri State Rep. Tim Van Zandt; and
Atlanta City Council member Cathy Woolard.
“The president shared many of our concerns
about doing whatever he can to protect Ameri
cans from job discrimination and hate crimes
based on sexual orientation — just as other
forms of unfair treatment are already against
the law,” said state Rep. Malia. “It was a very
substantive and productive meeting, and we are
hopeful that the president will take action that
will ensure that his-administration leaves a
legacy of fairness for future generations.”
The officials thanked the president for his
commitment to securing equal rights for all
Americans and encouraged him to step up his
efforts to make job discrimination and hate
crimes based on sexual orientation illegal. Cur
rently, federal law and the laws of most states
leave Americans without basic protection from
these forms of inequitable treatment. The offi
cials also expressed their desire to protect reli
gious liberties in a way that preserves state and
local civil rights laws. In addition, they shared
their support for sound public health policies
and their concerns over the latest crop of divi
sive anti-gay ballot measures that are coming
up at the state and local level.
“As public servants who happen to be gay
and lesbian, we appreciate that the president
decided to include us among the many differ
ent American voices he listens to,” said state
Rep. Cheuvront. “The discussion touched on
a wide range of issues of concern to all of our
constituents, including our gay and lesbian con
stituents. It was encouraging that the president
wanted to hear from us as state and local offi
cials, not just from Washington insiders.”
Eleven of the 12 officials participating in the
landmark conversation with the president were
elected with support from the Victory Fund.
Currently, only 180 of the country’s 500,000
elected officials are openly gay or lesbian.
“We are proud that the vast majority of [the]
participants were Victory Fund winners,” Bond
stated, “and we are deeply-appreciative that the
president is listening to the concerns of some
of our nation’s outstanding openly gay and les
bian office holders.”
For more information on the Gay and Les
bian Victory Fund, call (202) 842-8679 or ac
cess www.victoryfund.org. T
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Gay & lesbian health expo planned
GREENSBORO, NC—Triad Health
Project (THP) has announced plans for the
“Triad Wellness Expo for the Gay, Lesbian, Bi
sexual and Transgender Community — Com
ing Out of Your Health Closet” to be held on
Saturday, September 18 in Greensboro. The
event will offer a range of speakers, workshops,
health screenings, and an information fair.
“The gay and lesbian community has long
been an important part ofTriad Health Project,”
said Sam Parker, the agency’s executive direc
tor. “Dealing with the AIDS crisis for more than
a decade has clearly shown us just how danger
ous secrecy and the closet can be to gay, les
bian, bisexual and transgender people. This
event will give members of the GLBT commu
nity the tools and information they need to feel
more comfortable being open and honest with
their healthcare provider.”
The Expo, funded by the Guilford Green
Foundation, the Adam Foundation of Winston-
Salem and Southeastern Radiology, will be held
at the Embassy Suites Hotel near the Piedmont
Triad International Airport. Organizers hope
to draw participants from across the triad and
the state.
The keynote will be announced shortly.
Organizers expect to attract a speaker of na-
• tional significance. The Gay and Lesbian Medi
cal Association, a nationwide organization for
gay and lesbian physicians based in San Fran
cisco, is assisting in securing the speaker.
Workshops are planned addressing a range
of topics of importance to gay, lesbian, bisexual
and transgender people. Topics include aging,
health-related legal issues, men’s health, sub
stance abuse and mental health, transgender
issues, and body issues.
The event will also include a presentation
of My Left Breast, a powerful one-woman play
that deals with breast cancer in the lesbian com
munity. The play, presented by L’Chaim Pro
ductions, will be preceded by a discussion of
cancer issues led by Dr. Cheryl Viglione of
Southeastern Radiology.
Throughout the day, an information fair
including displays by area healthcare provid
ers, social service agencies and non-profit or
ganizations will be available. In addition, a range
of health screenings will be provided in coop
eration with the Guilford County Department
of Public Health.
Admission for the event will be free with
advance registration. To register or for more
information, call Travis Compton at Triad
Health Project at (336) 275-1654. T