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The March 8 - 14, 2000 Montpelier, VT - The Vermont House web site is promoting a campaign for Collier schools, said the class could have to keep the Judiciary Committee overwhelmingly controversial radio show host off used two other district-approved textbooks the TV approved a bill that would create "civil airwaves. for the course. StopDrLaura features unions" for same sex couples. The bill grants some of her more Margaret Sherry, a spokeswoman for notable quotes on all of the benefits and rights or marriage the the subject of Gays and Contents Boston-based Houghton Mifflin, said she was Lesbians state can legally offer. such as her announcement that not aware of any other complaints about the Gays are "products of a "I'm incredibly proud of what we've biplogical disorder" book used in colleges and high school and "I call homosexual practices deviant. WI News 4 done; said State Rep. William Lippert after advance placement courses. Houghton The Anti-Dr. Laura site asks visitors to House Judiciary Committee voted 10-1 'to Mifflin found some older editions of the "flood Paramount with calls to stop Dr. Community 5 approve the bill. Lippert, the only openly Gay textbook and delivered them to Barron Laura," and provides a phone number for member of the Vermont Lcgislature, made Collier two weeks ago. chairman Kerry McCluggage. Next Best Thing 7 the motion to recommend the bill. The lone "Dr. Laura is free to malign any minority dissenting vote came from Rep. William MTV Pulls Bashing she chooses, but Paramount Television is not If These Walls Could Talk 8 Mackinnon, who backed allowing same sex required to aid and abet in the destruction of couples to marry. Video our civil rights and the denial of our human- Politically Speaking 9 The legislation is in response to aVertnont New York, NY - The Starr Report by ity," says the site. "In the names of Matthew Supreme Court ruling that prohibitions on Michael Starr reports that MTV under pres- Health 10 sure from the Shepard, Brandon Teena, PFC Barry Winchell, Gay marriages violate the State Gay and Lesbian AllianceAgainst Allen Schindler, Billy Jack Gaither - in the Constitution's "common benefits clause:" Defamation, has yanked a video by The Cinema Reviews 11 name of every one of us - please take a stand The Court told the legislature to either legal- Bloodhound Gang that featured Gay bashing. against hate." ize Gay marriage or come up with an alter- The Bad Touch made by Blood Hound gang Theatre Reviews 13 Also on the site, David Lee Enuny-winning native that allows same sex couples the aired once on Feb. 7 to promote the U.K. executive producer of Paramount TV's same legal standing as that enjoyed by mar- group's new alternative rock album, Hooray Gotcha 14 Frasier says: "I think it is outrageous that ried heterosexual couples. For Boobies. In the video, the group is walking around Paramount chooses to be in business with a The Gay Agenda 15 - 17 First Lady to March in Paris when they see two men dressed as woman who is, I think, literally dangerous to sailors, feeding each other French-Fries with the Gay community. She may not have a dub Horoscope 18 Gay Parade their arms intertwined. The "sailors," who are in her hand, but she encourages an atmos- New York, NY - First lady Hillary phere where those Marketplace 19 portrayed as Gay are then attacked by the who do wield weapons Clinton left no doubt as to where she.stands group and beaten up. feel free to use them:' on New York's St. Patrick Day Parade contro- GLAAD officials immediately contacted Internet guru John Aravosis of Wired versy This weekend Mrs. Clinton became MTV to lodge a protest. "We realize that the Strategies is behind the new site. He says PUBLISHER: the first resident of the White House to Greg Quindel `Bad Touch' video is a satire, but there's noth- that Dr. Laura's blasting of Gays is not pro- ([email protected]) march in a Gay parade, when she joined in ing satiric about a gay-bashing in any form, so tected free speech. "If someone called a Jew EDITOR: an alternative Gay St. Patrick's Day march. we asked MTV to pull the video," says GLAAD a biological error, you think they'd get a TV Nadine A. Walther The controversy swirls around the refusal spokesman Scott Seomin. Insiders say MTV show? I don't think so. When you defame ([email protected]) of the traditional St. Patrick's Day parade to has prOmised to re-edit the video before airing African-Americans, it's racism. You defame allow the Irish Gay and Lesbian organization, it again. gay people, it's free speech." Staff I.I.G0 to march with it down New York's Associate Editor: Ron Gelman ([email protected] Fifth Avenue. LLGO took the parade spon- Bradley's Blast Dr. Laura Website provides Info Production Manager/Art Director sors, the Ancient Order of Hiberians, to court The Internet - In separate appearances Source to Gay Voters Tom (TJ) Herrmann ([email protected]) over its exclusion of openly Gay Irish peo- on GAYBC intemet radio Presidential candi- New York, NY - Super Tuesday 2000 Director of Sales/Marketing Diane M. Gregory ple. LLGO's suit was rejected. date Bill Bradley and his wife Ernestine blast- marks the launch of GayVote.com Arts & Entertainment Editor: Jerry Johnson Mrs. Clinton originally planned to march Dr. Laura Schlessinger ed radio shock jock (http://www.gayvote.com), a non-parti- Sports Editor: Bob Melig in the traditional parade. When told of the over her on the air anti-Gay remarks. Dr Laura, san website by Silicon Alley-based Project Manger: Bill Meunier however, she said that she physiology not psychi- Internet controversy, who holds a degree in Mediapolis. GayVote.com, first launched for Photographer: Cynthia Lorenz the alternative march adding that "biological mistakes" and would join atry, has called Gays the 1998 elections, is the nationwide source Wisconsin Bureau Chief: traditional march unless it is NE she will skip the "deviants." for facts on presidential, House and Senate Mike Fitzpatrick Clinton's opponent for NewYork's appearance on the inclusive. During his and gubernatorial candidates, their stands on Columni8ts & ReporterS: Bill Meunier, Dr. Terry seat, New York Mayor Rudolph Michelangelo Signorile show, Bradley said Dr. Senate's gay issues, coverage of gay political news and Boughner, Margaret Flood, Virginia Harrison, John Jahn, Giuliani was also invited to the alternative Laura's viewpoint on homosexuality, "makes Jim McFarland, Justin Lockridge, Dave Runyon, Dusty online community political forums. The site stomach:" added his agree- Sass, Ruthie, Charles Grosz, Gina King, Nicki Schlaishunt parade. He declined to attend. me sick to my He will also feature the country's most promi- say that Paramount Contibuting Writers: Tim Nasson, Gip Plaster, Kirk ment with those who nent lesbian and gay writers with their takes Officials Remove syndicate a Dr. Laura TV Read, Billy Masters should drop plans to on regional and national political races. Textbook Mentioning show. GayVote.com will take the pulse of les- Opinions expressed by writers in Wisconsin Light are not necessarily those "I bet that there are enough gays and les- of the publishers, editor or our advertisers. My reference to any individual bian and gay voters with exclusive surveys or organization should not be construed as an indication of the same's Gays bians in Paramount, making it a good compa- sexual or affection orientation or preference. All copy, text design, photos and polls and will question candidates on and illustrations in advertisements are published with the understanding that Naples, FL - Collier County school offi- ny today, that Paramount would not have its the advertiser is fully authorized and has secured proper written consent for issues that matter to gay voters.