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PAGE 16 ▼ Q-Notes ▼ AprU 17,1999 Scott Lawn & Landscaping Commercial • Residential Installation General Lawn Maintenance Available Stump Grinding • Bush-Hogging 704-292-7724 yvvyn-ios ch.iri()tt«‘ 375.87G5 wVvVvV myttU)SCKilj.Coi’' Bills2 Continued from page 11 waii bills would prohibit public educational institutions from discriminating against stu dents on the basis of sexual orientation. Other bills in Colorado, Hawaii, Maine, New York, and Washington would require schools or school districts to develop anti-harassment pro grams, policies, and procedures to prevent and stop anti-GLBT student harassment. An addi tional bill in Texas would prohibit anti-GLBT discrimination against school employees. Two other measures pending in Massachu setts and New Jersey would require HIV/AIDS prevention to be taught in public school health courses. Unfavorable GLBT students and educators are under at tack in three states (AZ, MS, NY). The Ari zona and New York measures remain alive or active, while the Mississippi bill has been killed. The Arizona measure would require school districts to deny funding, use of space, and use of employees to student organizations that “pro mote a sexual orientation.” Other insidious measures are those intro duced in New York and Mississippi. In New York, two bills are awaiting further action that would prohibit psychological research or experi mentation programs to include materials relat ing to “sex behavior.” The Mississippi measure, which has been killed, would prohibit the Child Care Facility Licensing Agency from adopting any rule, regu lation, or policy that would discriminate against any child care facility or employee thereof on issues of exercise of religious faith. From the bill language, it’s not yet clear whether anti- GLBT sentiment could be justified as an exer cise of religion. Domestic partnership Favorable Measures to secure domestic partnership benefits have been introduced in seven states (AR, CA, CO, HI, MA, RI, WA). Legislation pending in Hawaii would grant many spousal economic and legal benefits to domestic part ners. Measures in California would establish a statewide domestic partnership registry with the secretary of state, and one that would allow the state’s Public Employee Retirement System to recognize domestic partners for health insur ance and other benefits. Legislation introduced in Arkansas and Cali fornia would mandate that insurance compa nies offer domestic partnership benefits equal to those benefits offered spouses. In Massachu setts and Washington, bills are pending that would grant domestic partnership benefits to public sector employees. A Rhode Island mea sure would allow anyone to designate a person of choice to make a person’s funeral arrange ments. Unfavorable Bills to ban or restrict domestic pannership benefits are being considered in five states (AZ, MS, OR, SC, WA). The Mississippi and Wash ington bills have died while legislation in the other states remains aaive. Measures in Arizona, Oregon, and .Washington would specifically prohibit the state (and in the case of Arizona, local governments, too) from granting domes tic partnership benefits to public employees. Other bills in Mississippi and South Carolina exclude domestic partners firom their bills’ pro visions. HIV/AIDS Favorable Favorable measures have been introduced supporting people with HIV/AIDS in 17 states (AR, CA, CO, CT, FL, ID, IL, MA, MN, NV, NJ, NY, RI, TN, TX, VT, WA). These mea sures range from bills that would create unique identifier codes for reporting and tracking cases of HIV/AIDS to bills creating stronger penal ties for disclosure of medical information indi cating one’s HIV status. Unfavorable Unfavorable bills hostile to people with" HIV/AIDS have also been introduced (AZ, CO, CT, FL, IL, IN, lA, KS, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MS, MO, NH, NJ, NY, ND, OR, SC, TN, TX, UT, VT, VA, WA). The major bills include measures to criminalize transmis sion or possible transmission of HIV, to man date pre-marital testing for HIV, to mandate testing of pregnant women, and bills mandat ing testing and possible disclosure of HIV sta tus information for prison inmates. T 520 8TH. nVC. N. MVRTLC BCnCH, S.C. 803-448-1180 PnNC€ OP€N DflILV AT 5 PM FOB COCKTRILS Happy Hour 5-8 • No Cover Til 9 PM Private Club, Coll ahead for arrangements Calendar MONDAYS Female Impersonation Show at Midnight! Featuring: Leslie Lain, Angel Austin & Special Guests FRIDAYS April 16 Studz - Male Strippers April 23 Hollywood Creations Thursday, April 22 lO**’ Anniversary Partyl Saturday/ April 17 - Best in Female Impersonation Saturday/ April 24 - aids Walk '99 Benefit Show Saturday Sunday Super Saturday Karaoke Shows at 11:30 HOnCST DRNC€ MUSIC ON THC BCnCH UJITH DJ.MACKCL Every Tuesday Wednesday Karaoke Mystery Nite! at 11:30 Thursday Local's Night with Bubbles No Cover; H draft Visit the 'COURTVRRD AT TlM€ Out!'
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