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HTLV-3 Bill

introduced in Montpelier

  

  

     

Rep. K. Micque Glitman Sponsors HTLV Anti-discrimination Bi

meetings slated

the challenges of

Statewide

An informal statewide lesbian and gay
working group has scheduled open
lesbians and gay men for

Governor's office,
ns and gay men workin

lesbia
n developing

and the level of interest i

meetings of , , , ,
statewide lesbian and gay men is

Sunday, February 16th.
Women will caucus at .1 pm in South

Royalton, and men will caucus at 1 pm
at Noble Hall, Vermont College in
Montpelier.
The meetings spring from a December
15th statewide gathering of nearly _50
lesbians and gay men held in White River
Junction. At that meeting, it was agreed
to meet again to discuss ‘possible
directions for statewide lesbian and gay
activities and organization.

Topics likely to be covered at the
ude the choice of

_ Join us in
celelirating our . —
A 1 5th "anniversary

as we revisit
past issues

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or organization.
On Sunday, March 2n

wide meeting of both lesb

a state
ltsiof the

gay men to discuss the resu

February 16th meetin

explore future directions.

will be held at the Sou

at Vermont Law School at 1 pm,

being hosted by the Vermon

Chapter of the National

For further info
meetings or organizing effor
Louise at 763-7112, Susan a

F b l ary meetings incl
e H Terje at 658- 0883.
to the

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network

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That meeting
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and is

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Legislation which would prohibit
discrimination on the basis 0
antibody test results h
in the Vermont Ho
by Rep. K.

Burlingt

According to Glitman, the bil
designed to "ensure that our
based on sound medi
sense and res
rights, not hysteria."

The legislation, similar to laws al
passed in Wisconsin and Cali
employment and hou
educational matt
developed b

authorities. Unlike the Wisconsin and
California laws, Glitman’s bill

deal with the problem of h
discrimination’.
Glitman cites

the HTLV-
through

of false-

test, and the threat 0

H discrimination again
reasons for the

Rep. Tob

r of the House Health and We

cliai
Committee, has promised th
receive
consideration" b

Accordin

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of makin
mail or phone to urge their

Lawyers Guild.
rmation on the

ts contact

t 234-9589, or

   

Civil rights protections lacking

by David Curtis
discrimination in the I
_ areas of housing
voting ' ht '
HE :3, employment, etc., based
VSA 495).

Civil rights have been defin d
e as U .
P0" an individual’s race
. SEX, religion or

those rights that belo
Us to every '1: .
of the state or country They includizen national Origin,

. u e V

M: ,.d~ I _ I ermont pr -d . .
th 0 mg t° ‘he Black s Law Dictionary: 0“ es s‘E""fiC3nt protection
e

protections by the laws freedom f
- o

for the civil ri .
Ehts of its citizens It has

rights ‘of p"°P°“'5Y. marriace. been unlawful for h
sc ools, restaurants,

stores or other
places of public

contract and the like. Civil rights are accom d t
mo a ion to refuse sew‘
based . ‘Ce '40 People
nah. upon their race, creed, color or
iona ' ‘ '
origin since 1957 (13 VSA 1451).

It is 315° illegal to refuse to sell 1
or ease

also som 1;‘ _
e imes referred to as those rights
capable of being enforced or redress d .
. e in
3 civil action,
person’: sexual orientatio
n or
Th ’ ~ . .
ere '5 “°ih"1S to prohibit a

In recent
years. Our government b
s> °l‘h real estate to an individual because of

his or her race, religious creed_ color or establishment
"“‘°‘“*‘ °'*zin (13 VSA 1452) 0th
- er

from

State and F d
need for 6.,-im' ha" ‘ecognizea the
s - -
V peci ic legislation to enforce
i statutes protect

many of the civil ri -
Khts of their citizens
persons

As a result laws hay
' e been enacted to d~ - - .
s::<:l'lflilnatlOn based upon sex 0,. marital
» us ,
in areas such as bank credit cards
(8 VSA 1302), bank loans (8 VSA 1211)
or retail installment sales (9 VSA 2410) .

Discrim' t .
ma my °"‘Pl°Ymenli practices based

::}i::::is:l:’l<l)u1]':lE:::: pf persons ‘who
remedy for Violation :P’:hhad ?"Judicial
These are the stat“ eir rights.

G3 that prohibit

“P011 race, color 1- ' '
I °l'8l°“. national ori '
gin,

sex or a t . .
nces ry are also prohibited ( 21

.verm°nt d°€S not protect the civil
fights of lesbians °‘' 83)’ men in any of
. 't"})iers:fi::’::: sI:“lSo:l;lel:e legal for a Person

lesbian or gay man Iatse property to a

an employer to refuse ti“ :11?‘ illegal for
to  ...  .::::.::‘:::.°:

a

Preference.

business

accommod t‘ furnishing public
3 .
those ac ‘on: from refusing to provide
com '
mo ations to persons who are,

or are er ‘
p “wed i° be. homosexual.

Referring then to those right h. h
3 W 14:
(conllnuedon pngg 3)

by
for the bill. "There is a go

we can get this bill passed,"

on

informal
bill, "we are working to line up

from medical, legal and so

authorities for the c

A

Anderson ,

about civil l
in lobbying their legislators."

‘Anyone interested in
bill should contact VLG

Hinesburg, Vermo

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as been introduced

 
   
       
    
  

use of Representatives
Micque Glitman (D —
) and 14 co-sponsors.

l is
policy is
cal facts,common

pect for individual civil

ready
fornia, covers
sing, and refers

ers to guidelines being

y state health and education

does not

ealth insurance

medical evidence that

3 virus is not transmitted
casual contact, the high incidence
positive results in the ELISK

f widespread

st high risk groups as
legislation.

y Young (D - Westminster),
lfare

at the bill will

 

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y the committee.

g to Terje Anderson, who is

ly co-ordinating lobbying on the
support
cial service
ommittee hearings."
nderson emphasized the importance
g contact with state legislators
support
o_d chance that
according to

"but only if people concerned
iberties get actively involved

working on the
R at Box 281,
nt 05401, or call

nderson at 658- 0883.

 

  
 
 

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continued Iron. 9.9‘ 7)

Civil r' ht
are generally gnsid
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set forth in the ere o e civil ri h
. begin ‘ . 3 is
‘t is Quite clear th “mg of this article.
rot 1 at there are no
P ect.ons afforded to the . . _
lesbians and gay civil right, of
m
protections for the r:n};tThere are no
Certainly lesbians an: s of property.
~ K3)’ men
entitled to man, are not
Y. Th ' .
evidence to subStant_°:'9 is considerable
lesbians and gay m ia e the claim that
en ‘
the Protection of law are not afforded
5 Provided 1;
rest f - . o the
o society, and it is also clear that

lesbian and
gay men do not hav
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opothers in the state.
"°P0sals have b .,
cities. States and inetelill made in some
extend the basic pmteettls. Congress to
the civil rights of lesbic ions of the law to
No such le . ans and Kay men
Elslatio ' . '
Vermont. It would n is pendmk in
Seem that th. . ,
concept whose tin] is is a
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