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We reserve the right to edit letters as information! we feel necessary. The writers name will be withheld if so requested. Page 4 • Dimensions "Dec.'95/Jan, '96 The I^ews From Around the Region, the Country & the World PFLAG Responds to cast responsibility to their communities would cave in to pressure to censor Attacks by Right from the Christian Broadcasting Net Tulsa, OK - Parents, Families and work." Friends ofLesbians and Gays(FFK AG), KHOV, the CBS affiliate in Houston, has met with harsh attacks on its Project Texas and KHTV,a Houston indepen Open Mind television advertisements dent station, who had accepted the ini in Tulsa, Oklahoma and in Houston, tial advertising buys, also pulled the Texas. Project Open Mind challenges advertisements from their schedules anti-gay hate speech and addresses its after receiving the letter from CBN. harmful impact on lesbian and gay The spots never aired on either station. Americans, their families and friends At the time of this release,TCI Cable of and society atlarge. The ads show scenes Oklahoma has also put the ads "on of Rev. Pat Robertson, Jerry Falwell hold." and others speaking vehemently against Mitzi Henderson said, "We are con homosexuality. These clips are inter demning hate speech. Project Open spersed with shots of gay and lesbian Mind was created to challenge all hate bashings and inferences that this hate speech that is currently being spoken by speech has a direct connection to the those who consider themselves moral high rate of lesbian/gay teen suicides. leaders in our society, and to show the In a letter addressed to all television potential tragic consequences of such general managers in Project Open anti-gay rhetoric. America needs to Mind's target cities of Tulsa, Atlanta hold its leaders accountable to a higher and Houston, Pat Robertson's Chris standard of tolerance and acceptance of tian Broadcasting Network (CBN) their fellow human beings. The ads are threatened to "seek judicial redress" a wake-up call to tolerant, fairminded against all stations airing the television Americans that this kind of hate speech advertisements, "to the maximum ex in their communities is harmful to their tent permitted by law,including injunc- lesbian and gay family members and tive relief and monetary damages." neighbors. When Tulsa NB C affil iate station KJRH "The religious and political leaders fea consulted its attorneys and decided to tured in the television advertisements air the ads, CBN then issued a memo to are unfortunately only representatives the station that said"we hereby demand of those who bring insidious anti-gay rhetoric into our culture every day or that you immediately air a retraction political gain. There is no justifiable and public apology to Pat Robertson context for the demonizing and and CBN." KJRH discontinued its marginalization of gays and lesbians, airing of the ads, citing its concern about the "creative content" of the ads. or any group of American citizens. "This is censorship, pure and simple," PFLAG says it will continue to try to said PFLAG President Mitzi Henderson. find stations in these and other cities "We are saddened and angered that who will air the ads. television stations who have a broad- Dec.'95/Jan.'96 • Dimensions • Page 5 Task Force Applauds therefore be used in the most ethical ways and precautions must be taken to Research But Warns ensure that the studies are not used of Consequences against any individuals or groups." Washington, DC — Biology may In the past. Right Wing organizations influence sexual orientation according have claimed that homosexuality is not to a recently released study. The study, genetically based and some groups based on DNA analysis of gay brothers, therefore encouraged "reparative contributes to a growing pool of re therapy" to "cure" gay people of their "abnormal behavior." However, upon search that suggests some biological release of the LeVay brain study four link between genetics and sexual orien tation. The National Gay and Lesbian years ago.Rev. Lou Sheldon,an anti-gay activist with the Traditional Values Task Force (NGLTF) welcomes stud Coalition, insinuated that if homosexu ies into the complexities ofhuman sexu ality. Regardless of the scientific ori ality were proven to be biologically gins of homosexuality, however, based, he believed medicine and sci NGLTF calls for an end to discrimina ence should seek to genetically alter lesbian, gay and bisexual people. tion based on sexual orientation. Dean Hamer,a molecular biologist with "We know that the Right Wing will use the National Cancer Institute, reports any research results against lesbian, that the study found a hereditary predis gay and bisexual civil rights, because position to homosexuality in some men. theirs is not a movement based on seek Hamer suggested that the genetic mate ing the truth but on perpetuating big rial in one segment of the X chromo otry," Barrett said."Our movement,on some may increase the probability of the other hand, wants to end discrimi homosexuality in some men. nation against gay,lesbian and bisexual "The Hamer study is an important addi people,regardless of how or why sexual tion to the growing body of evidence orientations vary." 1 indicating a biological basis for homo For further information about the scien sexuality in some people," said Beth tific and ethical questions surrounding Barrett, NGLTF spokesperson."And it biological research,contact the National shows that homosexuality is anaturally Organization of Gay and Lesbian Sci occurring and common variation among entists and Technical Professionals, humans — a fact that gay, lesbian and (818) 791-7689. bisexual people have known all along." "Regardless of the origins of homo Walls of Silence sexuality, however, discrimination based on sexual orientation is always Denver,CO - In November the Denver wrong and must end,"Barrett said."This School Board heard arguments for and against plans to display an informa is especially true to avoid potential ge tional poster in the district's 10 high netic engineering if science should ever schools. The poster advises lesbian/ discover a gene responsible for homo gay and questioning youth that they sexuality." may contact the Gay, Lesbian and Bi "Studies of human sexuality are not sexual Community Services Center of conducted in political and social vacu Colorado. Students would be provided ums," Barrett noted,"The results must with additional assistance from school Page 6 • Dimensions "Dec.'95/Jan. '96 counselors. cus on the Family, said: "The poster's In most classrooms across the nation, intent is clear: It is meant to promote an informational vacuum deprives and same-sex romance among teens." degrades lesbian and gay youth. Text Both the district's director of student books either ignore or demean homo services, John Leslie, and superinten sexuality. Teachers seldom challenge dent, Irv Moskowitz seem supportive. homophobic harassment. Students are Moskowitz told parents he understood left to fears rather than facts, torment "the horrors" gay students often face in instead of tolerance. Testifying before silence. "We will be on guard," he told the Denver School Board, one parent parents of gay children, "You've cer described this climate as a "wall of tainly touched us." silence." Encourage Denver to take the first step However, according to the "Rocky toward educational equity and a cur Mountain News," several parents have riculum that is fair, accurate and di criticized the poster's message as "an verse. Write to: All Members, Denver intrusion on families," an assault on Board of Education, 900 Grant Street, the "true authority of parents," and "an Denver, CO 80203, tel. 303-764-3211, improper role for the district." fax 303-764-3216. Copy your corre The staunchest opposition has come spondence to: Letters to the Editor, from Focus on the Family, a "Rocky Mountain News,"400W.