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May. 12 1983, Vol10 No. 10 ’' » r i «• I Volum e 10. Issue S10 entine!500HAYESST.SANFKANCSCO.CA 9 4 1 0 2 1 4 1 5 )8 6 1 -8 1 0 0 May 1 2 ,1 9 8 3 Britt’s $2.1 Million AIDS CHURCH COUNCIL DEBATES MCC ADMISSION San Francisco, CA — The 266-delegate governing board of the National Council of Churches is meeting this week to discuss whether they will let the gay/lesbian Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Churches to join the organization. L ast Tuesday Bill Stirs Controversy night, the council's Faith and Order Commission said their by Gary Schweikbart go venting documents could not settle the theglogical issues, and Responding to privately expres­ they recommended that each denomination vote on the issue on sed criticisms that his $2.1 million the basis of its own theology. "The constituents of the Orthodox emergency supplemental request Church, clergy and laity, would not permit being part of any for AIDS research and patient organization that would include the MCC. It would not even be a care was "pure porkbarrel." Super1 debatable issue," said Father Alex Dounouras of the Greek visor Harry Britt has announced Orthodox Church. "The black family is holding on by a tenuous that his measure is not "cast in thread (because) racism has weakened black family life. For us to concrete." Britt's words came embrace the philosophy of homosexuality would simply be a before a meeting of the Alice B. luxury we cannot afford," said the Rev. Leonard Murray of the Toklas Memorial Democratic Club African Methodist Church. last Monday night. While most health professionals FEINSTEIN NAMES BENEFITS TASK FORCE and gay/lesbian politicos have San Francisco, CA — Mayor Dianne Feinstein has appointed a applauded Britt and bill co sponsor Task Force on Equal Benefits to review city practices and make John Molinari for the supplemental recommendations to insure that health benefits are provided request in general, several have equally to municipal employees. "I want to be sure that all quietly expressed reservations individuals employed by San Francisco are treated equally and about specific portions of- the' fairly with respect to health benefits. One useful thing we learned measure. in the domestic partner controversy last fall is that deserving "There’s a lot of duplication of dependents . are denied access to Health Service System services, a lot of wasted effort in benefits.” the mayor said. The mayor asked Judge Herb Donaldson this bill," complained the executive to chair the 11 member task force, which also includes gay/lesbian director of one of the local social activists Phyllis Lyon. Connie O'Connor and Sal Rossejli. service agencies dealing directly Interestingly, all four gay members of the task force are members with AIDS patients. of the Alice B. Toklas Memorial Democratic Club, which backed “I see this bill as a way to move the mayor in her recent recall battle. a lot of the work we are doing over to Operation Concern." griped OPERATION CONCERN'S NEW HOME another AIDS activist, who pointiA San Francisco, CA — Operation Concern, an outpatient mental out that Operation Concern's exe­ health clinic of the'Pacific Medical Center for lesbians and gay cutive director is Carole Migden, . men. has moved into its attractive new facility at 1853 Market St. who also happens to be president "We’ve matured from a grass roots non profit agency to a of the Britt connected Harvey Milk bonafide professional clinic," said executive director Carole Gay Democratic Club and is a Migden. Although $60,000 was recently spent an renovations, close political ally of the super­ the1 clinic is still in need of office furniture, chairs, file cabinets, visor. art worjt. household items and cash contributions. Any interested In Britt's , original request, donor should call Operation Concern’s new telephone number: $60^995 earmarked to Oper­ 626-7000. Break-in at CUÂV Offices ation Concern for “increased com­ munity psychological services" and LESBIAN SAILORS UNDER ATTACK for "funding of research assisting Concord. CA ^ The Navy has accused five sailors who forked by Gary Schweikhurt Although nothing was stolen Berlandt said that the only items The Castro Street offices of from the CUAV offices. Christen­ in the file were newspaper clip­ in the design of the community at the top-security Naval Weapons Station here of being lesbians education program." Migden calls and wants them discharged. The women worked as"deckhands Community United Against Vio­ sen said she still has a number of pings about the Valencia Street the complaints against her organ­ on tugboats operating out of Port Chicago, where ammunition lence were broken into sometime questions about the break-in. eviction and a personal report on early Tuesday morning. While "1 think the whole thing is real the incident which he made to ization "outrageous and totally ships serving the big weapons station are docked. The women, unfair. We have been involved in aged 19 to 25. underwent Navy discharge hearings last month. nothing was stolen, "the adminis­ weird." Christensen told The CUAV. He said he knows of no trative files were definitely gone Sentinel. "First, the door was reason why that particular file the AII)S battle for some time Two have been recommended for dishonorable discharge, two now and recently co sponsored an . foj- general.discharge and one for honorable discharge. Two other through." according to CUAV shattered on Castro Street, but no would be taken. AIDS workshop with the Shanti women w ere determined not to have committed homosexual acts executive director. Diane Chris­ one heard it. or passed by and Project.” and will be retained by the Navy, (S.F. Exathiner, May 5,1983) tensen. noticed it. Secondly, the deadbolt The CUAV offices are located was undone, almost as if someone In his speech before the Toklas Club, Britt said that his bill was HETEROSEXUAL CHARGES JOB DISCRIMIN ATION at 51*1 Castro Street, on the same had a key to the place. Further­ just a compilation of all but one of Sun-Francisco. CA — Kent Keebler has filed a complaint with floor as the AIDS and KS Founda more. there was a 10-speed bike, tion. Taxes Ltd. and a gay lesbian a typewriter, the CUAV -check­ the appropriation .requests about the San Francisco Human Rights Commission, claiming that he AIDS which he had received. “I’m was discriminated against by Hairlinersof San Francisco because employment servjce. Only the books.'etc., all in the office, but CUA V offices were broken into. ' none of.these were even touched. not a doctor. I can’t evaluate which he is straight. "It's truly another "only in Sari Francisco' type request is legitimate and which case," says attorney Mike Hall, who represents Hairliners. "It The intruders broke two glnss Only the files were disturbed." doors making their illicit entry. said Christensen. isn't. That's why we lumped all of doesn't matter to Hairliners whether job applicants are heterosexual the requests together in the $2.1 .or not. as long as they can do the job-and get along with •Both the .Castro Street door and the CUAV office door were shat Christensen said that only one million package and the Depart­ everybody. But this applicant was asked a routine question about ment of Public Health is now whether he would be comfortable' working with gay employees tered. While, the building does file is missing and "we're looking have a burglar alarm, it was not around now just to see if it might reviewing it.” and customers, and he misinterpreted it to mean that he had to be Britt said that a hearing on the gay to get the job. even though he was actually offered another connected at the time, according have b?en misplaced. This partic­ • to Christensen. ular file is the one about Konstantin emergency supplemental request part-time job" at the salon, according to Hall. Diana Chriitensan The break in was -discovered Berlandt and the Lesbian/Gay will be held at City Hall on May- 18. and he is urging all gay/lesbian SEGAL NEW GPA HEAD about 9:30 A M. on Tuesday hy Freedom Day Parade Committee This is the first time that the and when.they-were evicted frpm CUAV offices have been broken activists. to attend. For details Philadelphia. PA — The nation's Gay Press Association has Rick Crane, project director of the into- like this.'according to Chris about the time and place of this issued a controversial call for gay and lesbian organizations to AIDS and KS Foundation. He their office on Valencia Street." When contacted by The Sentinel, tonsen. who. added that she per hearing, contact the supervisor’s open their operations to more'public scrutiny. At the third annual then notified both Christensen and' Berlandt said he was not too- sonaiiy had no suspects in the aide. Dana Van Gorder. at 558- GPA convention earlier this month, the organization also elected the-San Francisco Police Depart concerned about the missing file. break-in case. 2145. a ncw.presidefit,~Mark Segal, publisher of the Philadelphia Gay ment: Xrus. San Francisco writer Steven' Warren was picked as national director of the GPA board. Among those who addressed the convention was formerd presidential candidate-John Anderson. (GayLifc. May 5. 1983» Suicide: Permanent Solution to Temporary Problems heterosexual sisters. Theinsrlres. Rofes offers three by Priscillu Rhoades seem to be a high risk suicidal reasons why the g a y lesbian com BIGGEST GAY FUNDRAISER EVER group according to recent, studies. Similar findings were reported New York. NY — Nearly 18,000 people flocked info Madison 'Y ou didii 'I think he il <i<> it.
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