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PAVILION Only partner, Moore ft hunt, LLP The Nimn From Around the Region, the Country & the World White House to Meet assisting Supervisor Leal in convening Wrm IvESbian/Gay this meeting, and established a scholarship fund for those openly gay Elected Officials. elected officials who could not WASHINGTON, D.C. - For the first otherwise be a part of this ground time in history, the White House has breaking event. The Victory Fund will scheduled a meeting with gay and also sponsor a reception and banquet on lesbian elected officials. According to Saturday, June 10, to honor openly gay San Francisco Supervisor Susan Leal, elected officials and members of the the liaison between the Administration Administration. and lesbian and gay elected officials, The Gay and Lesbian Victoiy Fund is a the meeting will be held at the White national donor network of men and House onTuesday,June 13."This much women committed to electing qualified, awaited meeting will give gay and openly gay and lesbian candidates to lesbian officials the opportunity to public office. provide input to the Administration and to discuss with Administration officials "Cracking the issues of common concern," says Leal. On the morning before the meeting,the Corporate Closet" gay elected officials will conducta series Released of Congressional visits to meet with WASHINGTON, D.C. - Workplace key legislators. issues for gay, lesbian and bisexual Elected by popular vote, openly gay employees has made headlines,and now and lesbian officials epitomize the it's made it to hardback.Harper Business strides that the lesbian/gay community has just released "'Cracking the has made towards dispelling anti-gay Corporate Closet" an exhaustive look stereotypes and achieving political into the internal policies of 200 equality."We have spent the past two corporations and their impact on gay, years laying the groundwork for this lesbian and bisexual employees and unprecedented event," says Leal,"and consumers. The book, subtitled "The now, to paraphrase Harvey Milk, we 200 Best( and Worst) Companies to will give the American people the Work for. Buy from and Invest in If chance to judge us by our own leaders, you're Gay or Lesbian — and Even If and by our own legislators." Among the You Aren't,"is written by Daniel Baker, 32 Victory Fund winners invited to the Sean O'Brien Strub and Bill Henning in meeting are Supervisor Leal, U.S. association with the National Gay and Congressmen Barney Frank and Gerry Lesbian Task Force(NGLTF). Studds,and Texas State Representative In conjunction with an NGLTF Glen Maxey. workplace questionairre, the authors of The Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund is "Cracking the Corporate Closet" Page 8 • Dimensions "May 1995 collected a variety of data that indicate International(GLPCl) 1995 Conference workplace climate for gay, lesbian and will be held Friday, June 30, through bisexual employees.