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4,000). Rankings are based on the total
amount raised by the PAC in the election

cle.

Cy “A strong gay PAC is our calling card
in Washington,” said Basile. “There is
power behind lesbian and gay money. It
provides us with a tangible way of helping
people who are our political allies and
friends.”

HRCF gave $10,000 to key Republi-
can Senator Lowell Weicker, long an advo-
cate of AZT subsidies and other AIDS
i issues. Weicker’s loss is considered irre-

placeable to the gay and lesbian community
i and a serious blow to responsible AIDS
l legislation.
On the victorious side, many HRCF
i candidates trounced their opponents. Con-
‘) gressman Barney Frank (D—MA/4) and
Gerry Studds (D—MA/10) both won their
l re-election bids by near landslides for the
* firstand third times, respectively, as openly
i gay candidates.
l

Candidates arent the only ones to re-
ceive contributions. HRCF gave more than
$33,000 to progressive groups, including
i the African American Political Fund, the
' HollywoodWomen’sPolitical Committee,

the Democratic Congressional Campaign
Committee and the National Committee for
an Effective Congress.

And then there’s the enemy. Fighting
i notorious homophobe Senator Jesse Helms
(R-N.C.) took a big chunk of gay PAC
money.

With an eye toward his 1990 Senate
race, HRCF spent about $66,000 in adver-
| tising and lobbying that helped overturn or
. weaken numerous “killer” amendments
l perms tried to attach to federal AIDS legis-
anon.

“There is no such thing as a free civil
1 rights movement for the lesbian and gay

community,” said Robert Bray, HRCF
A communications director. “We’ve contrib-
p uted close to half-a—million political dollars

 
 

to fight bigotry and advocate government
AIDS action. We’ve had a few defeats, but
the wheels have been greased by gay
money for more critical victories on Capi-
tol Hill.”

From Vermont James Jeffords (R-
Senate) received $5,000 and Paul Fourier
(D-House) received $3,000.

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