Glad Wms Right to Governor’s Foster
Care Documents

The Supreme Judicial Court ruled
today that the Governor of Massachusetts
cannot legally withhold documents from
the public. The decision rejected a previous
Dukakis attempt to deny access to internal
memoranda from which he developed his
controversial foster care policy.

Kevin M. Cathcart, Executive Direc-
tor of Gay and Lesbian Advocates and
Defenders, one of two groups which have
filed suit against the state and its foster care
policy, applauded the ruling, saying, “The
SJC decision clearly establishes the
public’s right to know how the Govemor’s
foster care policy, which virtually excludes
gay men and lesbians from consideration as
foster parents, was formulated. It is ironic
that the Governor would try to keep docu-
ments secret that the lower court found
were highly relevant to our suit.”

Gay and Lesbian Advocates and De-
fenders is New England’s only non-profit
law foundation dedicated to educating and
litigating on behalf of the rights of lesbians
and gay men.

GLAD celebrates its tenth anniversary
this year.

NGLTF Lobbying Gets Hate Crime Bill
Moving

Once again we can thank NGLTF for
the unanimous approval by the Senate
ludiciary committee of S702 a bill de-
signed to collect statistics on crimes moti-
vated by prejudice. Senator Paul Simon (D-
IL) sponsored the bill. It will be referred to
he full senate floor this fall.

To assist activists at the state level in
Jassing inclusive bias crime laws, NGLTF
1as prepared the NGLTF Bias Crime Leg-
slation Packet. Copies are available for
510. Write to NGLTF, 1517 U St., N.W.,
Washington, D.C. 20009.

The National Coming Out Day Com-
nemorative Journal

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Coming Out Day Commemorative Journal.
The Journal will include coming out sto-
ries, letters, poetry, artwork, photos, me-
morial tributes, and a synopsis of “next
steps” taken around the country, as well as
information about future National Coming
Out Days.

For more information about placing
your Personal Statement in the Journal,
please contact Nicholas Snow, Journal
Coordinator, at (213) 650-6200.

AIDS Activist Mobilization Planned for
October

ACT NOW (AIDS Coalition To Net-
work, Organize, and Win) is organizing a
four—day, national AIDS activist mobiliza-
tion, including a teach—in and conference
and an AIDS-related rally and civil disobe-
dience, October 8-ll in Washington, D.C.

“Seize control of the F.D.A.,” a mas-
sive civil disobedience action will take
place at 7 a.m. on October 11, at the Food
and Drug Administration headquarters in
Rockville, Maryland.

For more information on participating
in and organizing in your community for
the conference, the direct action, and join-
ing ACT NOW, please call 202/234-8801
or write ACT NOW, P.O. Box 73275,
Washington, D.C. 20056-3275.

Circle K Corp Drops Employees with
AIDS from Health Care Plan; AIDS
Group Blasts Discriminatory Policy

Washington, D.C., August 4...Circle
K Corporation, the second-largest conven-
ience food store company in the U.S., has
notified its employees that any Circle K
worker with AIDS who contracts the dis-
ease as the result of “certain personal life-
style decisions” will be dropped from the
company‘s health care program.

“It’s particularly appalling consider-
ing President Reagan this week called for
anti-discrimination protections and re-
sponsible AIDS policy in American busi-
nesses,” said Vic Basile, Human Rights
Campaign Fund director. “This is big-

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