The McLean's ■^Mercer J See page 6. Volume II, Issue 3 Sentinel■_______________ 500 HAYES ST.. SAN FRANCISCO. CA 94102 (415) 861 -8 100 ___________________ February 2 ,1 9 8 4 Exclusive: MILK CLUB GETS GRANT. OFFICERS San Francisco, CA — The Harvey Milk Lesbian & Gay Matlovitch to Helm New Democratic Club has received a $5,985 grant from the Chicago Resource Center to continue AIDS education work within the gay community. This will enable the club’s AIDS Education Committee to update and distribute nationally the popular "Can We Talk?” brochure. Also at its Jan. 24 meeting, the club elected these officers for 198*1: Carole Migden, reflected as president; Ron Lobby Huberman, vice president for political affairs; David Mathieson. vice-president for internal affairs; Frank Eppich, treasurer; by W .E . Beardemphl Vivian Humill, corresponding secretary; and John Joiner, recording Formalizing widening rifts within secretary. the national homosexual political community, Leonard Matlovich, in an exclusive interview with The POLK STREET REGULARS CHEER RULING Sentinel, announced that he will Sacramento, CA — The. state Supreme Court, reaffirming its assume the National Directorship long-standing policy, recently ruled that police may not detain and of Concerned Americans for Indi­ search people just because they happen to be in an area known for vidual Rights. The new organ­ illegal activities. The court said law enforcement officials must ization will begin immediately to have “articulable facts" that lead them to suspect that some illegal file for its credentials. It will be activity is taking place before they can stop or detain anyone. "A incorporated in Washington D.C. history of past criminal activity in the locality does not justify and in April it will be off and suspension of the constitutional rights of everyone, or anyone, running, with the Board of Directors who.may subsequently be in the locality," Justice Stanley Mosk being announced in June. wrote for the court. The ruling said that a police policy of Mr. Matlovitch outlined CAIR conducting a general detention and interrogation of all persons in as basically “three organizations. a suspected area, hoping to uncover some evidence of crime by It will be a political action committee some person is illegal. (Saw Francisco Examiner. 1/26/84) to give money to candidates who are fiscally conservative and strong on national defense while encourag­ LOCAL GOVERNMENTS CANT DISCRIMINATE ing a human rights record. It will Sacramento, CA - Senator Milton Marks (R-S.F.) has released also be an educational group to a formal legal opinion that it is "unlawful" for local government educate persons on conservative employers to discriminate'on the basis of sexual orientation. “1 am political philosophy. And it will be very pleased to find that common sense and-state law agree," a lobbying group to promote ideas Marks said in a press release. He had asked the state Attorney we feel must be legislated." General for the opinion last summer at the request of the As of Feb. 2, Matlovitch had .Governor’s Commission on Personal Privacy. The formal opinion completed sale of his business and concluded that “it is not lawful for a local public agency to property in Guemeville, CA, a discriminate in its employment practices on .the basis of sexual world renowned vacation resort orientation." While not directly binding on local officials, an area. He will soon take off for an Attorney General’s opinion signals the state's legal position on extended European vacation and issues in future lawsuits. The opinion prepared for Marks-relies will then settle in Washington, on court decisions from well-known civil rights and personal NOW Sponsors Lesbian Conference D.C. While an address, office and phone number are on hold until ■privacy cases. ’■ by Lisa M. Keen paigns,” “Coming Out in NOW,” The state chosen, New Jersey, Matlovitch gets to Washington, Washington Blade News Service "Minority Rights and Lesbian was announced on Monday follow­ funding for the group is already Dateline Milwaukee, WJ — Three Rights.” and “Recruiting Lesbians ing the lesbian conference. Accord­ to NOW.” operating through a non-profit hundred fifty lesbians from across ing to NOW spokeswoman Lisa organization. Board members from the country convened here last Lederer, New Jersey was chosen all across the country are establish­ week for a first-of-its kind national ' In addition to holding the confer­ by seven of the eight members of ed. “We have decided to pool our lesbian conference under the spon- * ence to exchange ideas between NOW’s board-appointed Confer­ money at first and then will go sorship of the National Organization NOW’s national leadership and its ence Implementation Committee after fundraising when we are for Women (NOW). largely visible lesbian membership, (CIC) on lesbian rights by consensus functioning,” Matlovitch said. the conference served as a symbolic on Monday. Lederer said she didn't When questioned on the “bung­ The conference, Jan. 20-22, gesture of NOW’s "renewal of our know how many other states sub­ ling” of present national lobbying which drew only minimal press commitment" to working for lesbian mitted proposals seeking NOW's groups representing the homo- coverage, was billed as “Power and gay rights, said NOW national support for their state gay rights and Politics ’84." but discussions president Judy Goldsmith in her bills and that NOW would not be throughout the weekend swept welcoming letter to conference releasing a list of those state freely from politics.to homophobia, participants. NOW also put some proposals. She said that New Jersey racism, and even semantics. The teeth into that commitment by was chosen for its potential for conference schedule itself was carrying out a resolution passed at success in passing gay rights legis­ packed with an ambitious variety its last national convention to target lation and for the people-support of panels on such topics as "Lesbian one state to throw NOW resources available to work on its | and Gay Candidates and Cam­ and clout behind a gay rights bill. Continued on page. 4. The once (and future?) presidential candidate JOHN ANDERSON ai he spoke before the Golden Gate Business Association annual dinner last LEONARD MATLOVITCH sexual community, Matlovitch by Gary Schweikhart strongly responded, “It is time for Mayor Dianne Feinstein and a change. It is time for a real choice MORE PROGRESS IN OAKLAND Archbishop John R. Quinn will be in the gay movement, in the gay Oakland. CA — On Jan. 18 the Oakland School Board passed on cutting the ribbons this afternoon leadership. It is time the spokes­ a 4-to-O vote a non-discrimination based on sexual orientation (Thurs.) to mark the official opening persons for the gay movement no policy for “all employees, certified and 'non-certified." The measure of the new'Larkin Street Youth longer be liberals.” But he diplo­ was introduced by Elizabeth Laurenson and seconded by Center, a multi-purpose center matically continued with, “I think Darlene Lawson. "During lengthy negotiations last summer a designed to provide outreach, coun­ we can all work together. I sure non-discrimination policy was presented by the union, and then. seling, housing and employment don’t want to compete with them dropped by them. The words ‘sexual orientation'are now added to services, and medical care for the (NGTF). We will be appealing to the current school board policy on non-discrifnination,” according street youth of San Francisco. an entirely different group of gay to a press release from the East Bay Lesbian/Gav Democratic Located at 1040 Larkin St., the persons. We should compliment Club Center is designed to become an each other. They can lobby their important resource in the Folk- liberal groups and we will lobby Tenderloin area and it will offer conservatives and conservative FEINSTEFN BLASTS COST OF AIDS young runaways help and support groups. We are all for the same Washington. D.C. — San Francisco Mayor Dianne Feinstein, and will provide an alternative to goal in the end. I don’t want their widely believed to be a leading candidate for this year’s Democratic StreetJife. competition.” Matlovitch empha­ vice presidential nomination, told the nation's mayors last week “There is a tremendous need for sized that CAIR will make every that the cities where AIDS has had the most impact have spent at this Center," says director Ross effort to cooperate with other least $36 million in local funds to treat the fatal illness. Feinstein, Zellers. “We estimate that there homosexual groups, privately and who heads the U.S. Conference of Mayors’ AIDS Task Fnrce. told are as many as 1,000 to 2,000 publically, once the ball is rolling. the group that local reaction has been “swift and generous” but homeless youth on the sfreels on However, Matlovitch empha­ repeated her appeal for more federal funds to help cities pay for any given day." sized, “We will definitely know screening and care of people with AIDS as welLas for education: our past. A bit of oriental philosophy New York City has spent $20 million on AIDS in 1983 alone, Los While previous efforts to reach is that the deeper the roots, the •Angeles $10.3 million, and San Francisco $4.3 million. (Saw homeless youth have had to turn ,, stronger the tree. I think it is Francisco Examiner. 1/27/84) over to legal authorities those under extremely important that we should the age of 18, the Larkin St. Youth know our history. There is always Center will be exempt from this room for new leadership coming STUDDS TO RUN AGAIN provision. “The police have been along but that new leadership has Boston. MA - U.S.