as original cosponsors of the bill, officially
called the Civil Rights Amendments Act of
1989 (HR 655). Eight Senators have signed
on to the companion bill. Gay rights lobby-
ists from the Human Rights Campaign
Fund (HCRF) are confident more will sign
on in the upcoming months of the 101st
Congress. Vermont has no co—sponsors at
this time.

Senators can be reached at the US
Senate, Washington, DC 20510. Represen-
tatives can be reached at the House of Rep-
resentatives, Washington, DC 205 15. Call
both at (202)224-3121. Individuals may
also send an HRCF mailgram to members
of Congress by calling the “Action Hot-
line” at 1-800-325-6000, operator 9188.
The cost is $4.50, billed to your home
telephone.

Kennedy Holds Hearings on Federal
AIDS Response

February 7, 1989...'Ihe US Senate
Labor and Human Resources Committee
today held the first in a series of hearings on
the federal govemment’s response to
AIDS, including government agency plans
for implementing drug development,
health care and education provisions
passed as part of last year’s comprehensive

AIDS legislation.

The Committee hearings, chaired by
Se. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass), featured
testimony from key government officials
of agencies responsible for enacting federal
AIDS law. Last October, Congress passed
the Health Programs Extension Act of
1988, which included the nation’s first
battle plan for fighting AIDS. The bill call
for accelerated research, expanded educa-
tion and prevention, and more humane and
cost-effective care for people with AIDS.

  
 
   
 

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Besides Senator Kennedy, other com-
mittte members participating in the hearing
were Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah); Claiborne
PeH (D-RI); Christopher Dodd (D-CT);
Barbara Mikulski (D-MD); Brock Adams
(D-Wash); James Jeffords (R-VT); and
David Durenberger (R-Minn).

“V:Yhoops,” Says Judge, “I didn’t Mean
it.

A Dallas judge was forced by public
outcry to apologize for homophobic re-
marks he made during a murder sentencing
in December. Elected officials, civil rights
leaders, newspaper editorials, and law en-
forcement groups condemned the actions

of Judge Jack Ham pton in connection with '

the sentencing of a man convicted for the
brutal murder of two gay men.

Hampton sentenced the man to 30
years in prison instead of the full life sen-
tence sou ghtby the prosecution because the
murderer’s victims were gay. At the sen-
tencing hearing on December 15, Hampton
said, “I don’t much care for queers cruising
the streets picking up teenage boys...I put
prostitutes and gays at about the same level,
and I ’d be hard put to give somebody life
for killing a prostitute.

The Texas State Commission on Judi-
cial Conduct scheduled a hearing on Janu-
ary 13 to investigate Hampton’s behavior
in the case.

Gay Man Elected President of S.F.
Board of Supervisors

On January 9, Harry G. Britt became
the first openly gay man to serve as Presi-
dent of the San Francisco Board of Super-
visors. In January 1979, he succeeded the

late Harvey Milk who was slain along with
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