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Out in the Mountains

   

Thinking Ahead

Over the past year U.S. citizens have
been overwhelmed by politicians and po-
litical propaganda. Campaign weary
Americans (U.S.) are looking forward to
the final tally of votes on November 8th.
However, being a responsible participant
in this democracy involves more than cast-
ing a vote on election day-it involves an
ongoing commitment to social justice.

Although electing progressive candi-
dates is an essential first stepin the process
it is far from being the end of the road. Other
essential steps are aggressive lobbying and
applying political pressure. We cannot
expect politicians to do our work for us.
Every lesbian and gay man has a social
responsibility to become involved in some
way in the struggle for lesbian and gay civil

To the Editor,

What is going on in the collective
heads of the people of this country? Is it
stupidity, insanity, brain death, or a little of
each? Recent polls show that, once again,
after the last presidential "debate", Bush
has leapt in popularity.

We all know that the Dukakis/Bentson
record leaves a bad taste in our months, but
let's examine the Bush/Quayle record.
They both label themselves as
conservatives which -has become
synonymous with rabid homophobia,
fascist tendencies, white male supremacy,
etc., etc.

Now let's look at them individually.
Starting with Quayle: what an intellectual,
eh? Is this guy smart or what? His quick

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rights. The “out” members of the gay
community, visibly involved in the politi.
cal struggle, represent only a few of the gayj
people striving for social change. Many‘
lesbians and gay men work out of the spot.‘
light of public scrutiny. Many work behinux
the scenes in lobbying groups such as the~
Vermont Coalition of Lesbians and Gay‘
Men and the National Gay and Lesbian?
Task Force. Others submit their anony.
mous testimony for state house and senate,
hearings on gay rights legislation. Still
others phone and write their I'€pl'CSClll2l-l?
tives.

October 11th was National C0ming=
Out Day. Lesbians and gay men wereto
“take the next step” in coming out. Nowin
November we must think ahead to what
next step we can take for lesbian and gay=
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wit an powering of reasoning lead some ,
to wonder if J. Danforth is actually the 
missing link incarnate. We all know that
his family bought his way into every
position he has ever had.

Now let's examine top-gun George. His
resume is very clear: ex—director CIA,8‘,«
years in the Ray—gun administration.:'
Consider for a moment their responselo
AIDS , their slashing of all socialprogramtl
the massive increases military spending.»
and their foreign policy! Lest we forget
their friends; Marcos, Duvalier, Noriega‘
Duarte, Botha, and the list goes on. With
this record, Bush has the audacity to spell
of a "kinder, gentler America"!

Get out and Vote on November 8! I
J.B.

 

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