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Date:         Sun, 16 Aug 1992 11:17:03 -0400
From:         gaynet@ATHENA.MIT.EDU
Subject:      GayNet Digest Volume 5 Issue 630

In this issue:
                            the list, again
                    GayNet Digest Volume 5 Issue 629
                          New York InterNet ?!

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Date:         Sat, 15 Aug 92 21:38:32 MST
From: "Gabriel (in New Mexico)" <G9348712%NMSUVM1.BITNET@mitvma.mit.edu>
Subject:      the list, again

here it is:

 ** Stores that won't sell Magic Johnson's book, "How to avoid getting AIDS":
 K-MART       1-800-635-6278
              310 West Big Beaver Road.   Troy, Michigan  48084
 WALGREEN'S   1-800-289-2273
 WAL-MART     P.O.Box 116                 Bentonville AR  72716
              1-501-273-4313  -- Don Schenkel (sp?) media rep
              1-501-273-4198  -- customer service rep

 ** Companies who will restore BSA funding when gay scouts are welcome:
 Levi-Strauss      - 1 800 872 5384  (that's 800 USA LEVI)
 Wells Fargo Bank  - 1 415 396 3606
 Bank of America   - 1 800 352 0495

 ** Report on cost of discharging gay/lesbian military:
 GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE.  Information Handling and Support Facility.
 Document Handling and Information.   Service Component.
 Box 6015.   Gaithersburg, MD   20877.
 Telephone:  (202) 275-6241
 NSIAD-92-98  -- Report on cost of throwing out gay military
 NSIAD-92-98S -- Statistical Supplement

 ** Campaign against hate initiative in Oregon:
 Campaign for a Hate Free Oregon
 P.O. Box 3343
 Portland Oregon 97208
 (503) 232-4501

 ** Campaign to keep Portland, Maine's human rights ordinance:
 Equal Protection/Portland
 Post Office Box 1894
 Portland, Maine  04104
 Telephone: (207) 879-5360

 ** Campaign against hate initiative in Colorado:
 EPOColorado, Inc, Box 300476, Denver, CO 80203
 (Authorized by EPOColorado,Inc. Printed by volunteers.
                Maria Garcia Berry, Treasurer LTR064)

 ** PWA on Clinton's campaign:
 Bob Hattoy
 430 S Burnside #10K
 Los Angeles, CA 90036

 ** Navy flier who came out on Nightline:
 Tracy Thorne
 5306-B Atlantic Avenue
 Virginia Beach, VA  23451

 ** BOYCOTT XYLOCAINE! until Astra lowers price of Foscavir to $10K/yr.
 Astra is blinding PWAs with ASTRAnomical greed!
 Foscavir at $24,000+ a year, wholesale, is Drug Abuse.
 Astra is the maker of local anaesthetic, XYLOCAINE, that is
 used by doctors and dentists around the world.  BOYCOTT ASTRA!
 1-800-225-2787.

* FAX for International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commisision
 415-255-8662.

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Date:         Sat, 15 Aug 92 23:56:29 EDT
From: Bob Summersgill <XE605C@gwuvm.gwu.edu>
Subject:      Re: GayNet Digest Volume 5 Issue 629

The simple problem with suing New Jersey over the Equal Rights Law on
Church v. State grounds is that NJ exempted religious organizations from
the law.  Either the religious hate mongers are trying to stir up more
hate (and unseat Gov. Florio, a feat which doesn't need much help), or
are just plain stupid.  I'll except either answer.


- Bob Summersgill         |  If we can put a man on the moon, why can't
  XE605C @ GWUVM.GWU.EDU  |  we put a man on the moon? -- Bill Engfer

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Date: Sun, 16 Aug 92 00:59:06 EDT
From: Dirk McCall <dm47@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu>

Once again, big business capitalizes on the Queer community and then abandons
responsability to human dignity by sticking it to the same! - The case of
Malcolm Chapman and Carnival Cruise Lines

After serving 17 years in the British Navy, Malcolm Chapman was discharged
because he is gay. He went to work for Carnival Cruise Lines which caters two
cruises to a strictly gay clientele. He was employed with Carnival as a
purser.
While in port in the Bahamas, Malcolm and a friend decided to go skinny-dipping
at around 4 A.M. A passer-by saw them from a distance while they were getting
dressed and thought they were having sex. Charges of same-sex acts in public
were brought against Malcolm which is a felony crime in the Bahamas punishable
by up to 20 years imprisonment.
Malcolm was imprisoned and his passport was held while the charges were filed.
Several times, the projected court date was postponed with the prosecution
using various delaying tactics including the fact that they couldn't produce a
witness.
During the time that Malcolm was incarcerated, his family, friends, and
co-workers sought to raise money for his bail and defense. Carnival actively
discouraged his co-workers from assisting Malcolm and officially reprimanded
one of them.
The prosecution agreed to dismiss the intial charge when they realized that
they had insufficient evidence to convict under the sexual offenses act. The
attourney general's office of the Bahamas worked to resubmit charges against
him and the judge held his passport for the next ten days. Special police were
assigned to the airport, where they check passports upon exit as well as
entrance to prevent his leaving Malcolm cooperated fully to prevent jeopardy
to his employment with Carnival.
Malcolm was compelled by financial circumstances to plead guilty to a lesser
misdemeanor of indecency. Nine weeks of incarceration to date was considered
sufficient time served for this charge. He then returned to Carnival for a new
assignment.
Carnival not only made no effort to help Malcolm, but actually made efforts at
preventing his getting justice. They led him to believe he would return to his
job, but informed him by telephone that he could not be "rehired" since he now
had a criminal record. Prior to this, they had never told him he had been
fired.
Malcolm returned to live with relatives in England. He has been deprived of his
job, exhausted his savings, and robbed of his dignity. He would like to
continue this fight.
This case is especially repugnant since Carnival actively pursues the gay
traveller with its gay-oriented cruises. The Carnival Line certainly does not
warn its gay customers of the archaic and severe laws regarding homosexuality
in the Bahamas. The Bahamas has not provided any statute outlawing
heterosexual sex in public areas.
The Advocate, the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission, and
Mr. Chapman's attorney all believe that this is a homophobic injustice on the
part of Carnival Cruise Lines. Both Queer Nation (NYC) and the International
Gay and Lesbian Association are mobilizing for action against Carnival. Speak
Out! Don't
allow this kind of homophobia to go unchallenged! Express your opinion!

Call Carnival Public Relations Department at 1-800-325-1214
Call Carnival Reservations Department at 1-800-327-9501

Information assembled and compiled by Will Johnson and the Carnival Working
Group of Queer Nation (NYC). Contact Will at (914) 242-5348 or (914) 242-5349.

We are also trying to get in touch with any Queer Nationals in the greater
Miami-Ft-Lauderdale-West Palm Beach area. Please contact Will either at his
numbers or through e-mail at dm47@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu

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Date: Sun, 16 Aug 92 10:05:45 EDT
From: jeff@millie.loc.gov (Jeff Mallory)

08/16/92 02:31:12
originally posted to GLIB, Washington, DC by: DON GIOVANNI
Subj: QUILT DISPLAY

The International Display of the AIDS Memorial Quilt will be held
on the Mall in Washington DC starting Thursday, October 8th through
Sunday, October 11th. Volunteers are needed to support the display
as Set-up Crew, Quilt Monitors, Sales & Information, Media Support,
Volunteer Support, and Clean-up Crew. Each day will generally be
staffed in (2) 6-hour shifts (8AM through 2PM; 2PM through 8PM).
Volunteer Registration Forms need to completed and returned to
San Francisco by August 31st, 1992.

A last note, if you can think of it we need it! From mobile homes
to whistles, it is on our list to obtain!  Food items are also
encouraged.  If you can help with material requirements, please
contact the NAMES Project Center and tell them what you have
available.

(BTW....some of the names I hear floating around which *MAY* be
making an appearance included Liza Minnelli, Cher, Pat Schroader,
Kevin Costner and lots of others.  I say *MAY* because of course
they want to keep such things rather vague in case anything falls
through.  All Governors [hint, hint], the US President, and all
members of Congress have been invited.)

Timothy J. Basta,Chairperson/Host Committee,Security/The NAMES Project
*********************************************************************

The NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt
An International AIDS Memorial Quilt

Facts as of August 5, 1992

Funds Raised For Direct Services For People With AIDS:  $1,169,800(US)

Number Of Visitors To Quilt:  2,665,822

Number of Panels:  21,000 (Actually up to about 22,500 for October)

Size (In Football Fields!):   8 football fields without walkway in
        between each 12X12 section; 12.5 football fields with walkway.

Number of Acres:  15 acres w/walkway; walkway is 10.5 miles long.

Total Weight:  26 tons without walkway, 30.7 tons w/walkway.

Countries Contributing Panels: 29: Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada,
Chile, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Germany, Great Britian, Guatemala,
Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Mexico, The Netherlands, New Zealand,
Norway, Poland, Russia, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Spain, Suriname,
Sweden, Switzerland, Uganda, United States (All 50 states and
Puerto Rico).

Panels For Parents & Their Children:   Nancy & Bosco, Jr.; Claire Shelly
Cowles & Jonathan Claiborne; John & Matsuko Gaffney; Elizabeth & Maria
Prophet; Alice & Heather Marie Zajkowski.

Names You May Recognize:   Michael Bennett, director/choreographer;
Mel Boozer, black and gay rights activist; Arthur Bressan, Jr., film
maker; Jack Caster, original NAMES Project staff member; Roy Cohn,
attorney; Perry Ellis, fashion designer; Dan Eicholtz, cartoonist;
Wayland Flowers, comedian; Michel Foucault, philosopher; Philip-Dimitri
Galas, playwright; Halston, fashion designer; Keith Haring, artist;
Rock Hudson, actor; Stephen Kolzak, casting director for Cheers;
Scott Lago, NAMES Project '88 & '89 Tour, Manager/Staff Legacy;
Liberace, performer; Charles Ludlum, actor/director/playwright; Robert
Mapplethorpe, photographer; Leonard Matlovich, gay rights activist;
Stewart  McKinney, U.S. Congressman, R-CT; Court Miller, actor;
Vito Russo, writer; Jerry Smith, Washington Redskin; Willi Smith,
fashion designer; Christopher Stryker, actor; Stephen Stucker, actor;
Sylvester, singer; Dan Turner, AIDS activist; Dr. Tom Waddell, Olympic
athlete; Ryan White, activist; Ricky Wilson, guitarist with the B-52's.

Material Used In Quilt:   100 year-old quilt, afghans, Barbie dolls,
burlap, buttons, carpet, corduroy, corsets, cowboy boots, cremation
ashes, credit cards, curtains, dresses, feather boas, first-place
ribbons, fishnet hose, flags, fur, glitter, gloves, hats, human hair,
jeans, jewelry, lace, lam, leather, Mardi gras masks, merit badges,
mink, motorcycle jackets, pearls, photographs, pins, plastic, racing
silks, records, rhinestones, sequins, shirts, silk flowers, silk,
studs, stuffed animals, suede, taffeta, tennis shoes, vinyl, wedding
rings.

AIDS Statistics (U.S. as of 6/30/92, WHO as of 7/1/92):

United States Reported:230,179 cases152,153 deaths

International Reported (WHO):501,272 cases--------------

International Estimated (WHO):2,000,000 cases1,000,000 deaths

The Quilt represents 13% of all U.S. AIDS deaths and
                   2% of AIDS death worlwide.

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Date: Sun, 16 Aug 92 10:42 EDT
Status:
From: ricky@usa.zero6.sai.com (Richard Velez)
Subject: New York InterNet ?!

I'm with a company called E-Z-Mailbox, and its a service company with I
subscribe to, in order to send and receive E-mail, my problem is thats its long
dist to me, I'm in New York City, and they are in NH area code 603.

My question is, does anyone knows of this kind of service but in New York ??.

Please reply to this post, via mail :), Thanks.
 Ricky@usa.zero6.sai.com

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