Q-NOTES
October 1989
Switchboard, Charlotte (704) 525-6128
AIDS Hotline, Charlotte (704) 333-AIDS
PFLAG Hotline, Charlotte (704) 364-1474
AIDS Hotline, Columbia (803) 779-PALS
Call Line, Wilmington (919) 675-9222
PRIDE IN PRINT ■ 4-w^ * (704) 338-1138
Southeastern Regional PFLAG Meets
BEST BETS
OcL7
Mature Gay Men
Oct. 8
Rev. Steve Pieters at
MCC CJiarlotte &
New Life MCC
Oct. 10
VOTE!!!!!!
(or you deserve who you get!)
Oct. 12
Gay Parents, PFLAG
Oct. 13 8:30 MCSP Coffeehouse
at Howard Johnson's Downtown
10 PM Qosetbusters on
Cablevision Ch. 33
Oct. 21
Fun & Games Nite
(seeadpg. 3)
Oct. 22
Integrity
Oct. 25
Queen City Friends
Birthday Party at Casa
Gallardo (Park Road)
Oct. 28
MCC CJiarlotte Pot Luck
Supper, All Saints
Costume Party
Oct. 29
PFLAG Halloween
fundraiser
(call PFLAG for info.)
Oct. 31
Halloween
INDEX
AIDS
as Apocalypse
Paged
Business Cards
Page 8
Calendar
Page 2
Organizations
Page 2
Soft Spot
Page 6
By Don King
Special to Q-Notes
The national president of Parents &
Friends of Lesbians and Gays envisions
parents throughout the United States build
ing bridges between gay and lesbian people
and the general population.
"Each parent can play such an important
role in educating society that our children
deserve full human and civil rights," said
Paulette Goodman, the Washington, D.C.,
parent-activist who has fought for gay/les
bian civil rights since 1983.
Goodman brought her message to 29 other
parents attending the first-ever conference of
PFLAG's South Atlantic region - the Caroli-
nas, Georgia and Florida.
Regional director Joyce Rankin and her
husband Dub, members of the Charlotte
PFLAG chapter, hosted the one-day Sept. 16
conference at their home in rural Gaston
County, N.C., near Charlotte. Charlotte will
host the 1991 national PFLAG convention.
Goodman's keynote address outlined
present and fumre work of PFLAG's national
federation. Other conference topics included
strengthening local chapters, countering re
ligious homophobia, Goodman's workshop
on managing help-line phone calls, and fa
cilitating discussion groups.
PFLAG National President Paulette Goodman
Political activism in Charlotte has pro
duced financial dividends for the national
federation. Photos and a written account of
parents picketing Vice President Dan Quayle's
visit to a Christian fundamentalist banquet
were used in a summer direct mail appeal,
and $5,000 has been raised so far with more
mail coming weekly.
"Most important is that we managed for
the very first time to have a gathering in the
region," said national director Rankin. "A
very strong sense of unity was developed and
we now have a sense of bonding with the
national federation because Paulette was here.
"Tire growth in the region looks wonder
ful," she said. "We have the potential for new
chapters in Miami, where one is so very
needed, and Myrtle Beach. Boone (N.C.) and
Orlando are new. We're targeting Savannah.
And we have a contact that seems very prom
ising in Puerto Rico."
See PFLAG page 6
By Sandra Bailey
Special to Q-Notes
First Tuesday, a local advocacy group for
the gay/lesbian community, has continued to
question the candidates running for Mayor
and city council. Due to Hugo and the delay
of the primary to after press time, we are
including information on all the candidates
running in tlie primary and the election. A list
of the questions and the results obtained by
First Tuesday are in this issue of Q-Notes.
Craig Madans called to state that now that
he is the Democratic candidate for Mayor, he
has not changed his position and desire to
work for equal rights for gays and lesbians.
He said it was ridiculous for the police to
spend their time and money to entrap gay
men when Charlotte has the drug and crime
problem that it has.
Charles Salem said, "1 don't believe in
laws limiting the sexual activities of consent
ing adults. While I have not answered 'yes' to
all the questions, I am clearly, unquestiona
bly an advocate for gay and lesbian constitu
tional and civil rights."
Stewart Lillard, when reached by phone,
said, "1 feel it best for me to not answer your
questions." He did not wish to meet with us.
Robert Sheets stated that he would not
only support a city ordinance for gay equal
rights, but that he would be glad to introduce
it.
JeffWilliams’brochure states, "With high
Judeo-Christian standards and moral values
See Candidates page 3
First Tuesday: City Council Questionnaire
If elected to the City Council, will you:
1. Support an ordinance prohibiting discrimination in housing on the basis of sexual ori
entation?
2. Support an ordinance prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation for any
private sector employee?
3. Support an ordinance prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation for any
public sector employee (police, fire, military, teacher, etc.)?
4. Support funding for AIDS education?
5. Oppose discrimination in employment, public accommodation, housing, healthcare, or
educational opportunity against persons with positive AIDS or HIV test results?
6. Support gay men and lesbians having full legal rights including:
a. adoption b. Legal recognition for same-sex couples
c. spousal healthcare benefits d. hospital visitation rights
7. Would you like to meet with a committee from First Tuesday to discuss gay and lesbian
legal and civil rights issues?
Hugo^s Delaying Primary Provides
Better Look At Candidates
Survey Responses
Y=yes U=
undecided
N=no
NA
=no answer
District
Name (Party)
1
2
3
4
5
6a
b
c
d
7
Mayor
Sue Myrick (R)
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
N
Craig Madans (D)
Citv Council-at-Large
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
N
N
Y
Y
Darryl A. Broome (R)
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
Elloree M. Erwin (R)
Y
Y
U
Y
U
N
N
N
Y
Y
Roosevelt Gardner (R)
U
U
U
Y
Y
U
U
U
U
Y
Ann Hammond (D)
U
U
Y
Y
Y
N
U
U
Y
Y
Pat McCory (R)
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
Cyndee Patterson (D)
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
Dick Primm (R)
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
Jim Ross (R)
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
Y
Robert Sheets (D)
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Evan Webster (D)
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
Y
Jeff Williams (D)
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
Richard Vinroot (R)
Citv Council - District 2
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
Steve Barker (D)
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
Charlie Dannelly (D)
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
Hoyle Martin (D)
N
N
N
Y
N
N
N
N
Y
Y
Ed Gormley (R)
Citv Council - District 3
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
U
Y
Y
Y
Y
Sam Carr (D)
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Ella Scarborough (D)
Citv Council - District 7
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
Vic Bell (R)
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
N
N
N
Y
Tom Mangum (R)
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
Stewart Lillard (D)
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
N
District 1
Dan aodfelter (D)
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
District 4
Roy Matthews (D)
Kenneth Andrews (R)
N
N
N
Y
Y
N
N
N
N
Y
District 5
Rita Arundell (D)
Stan Campbell (R)
District 6
Charles Salem (D)
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
N
N
Y
N
Lynn Wheeler (R)
U
U
U
U
Y
U
U
U
Y
N