sound bites and the statistics. The hecklers and homophobes will
get their share of air time, as will the drag queens and dykes on
bikes. You will be able to capture all that on your unattended
VCR. But if you want to understand the true enormity of who
we are and how much we are America, you must be there with us '
in the streets.

On Monday, when the world returns to business as usual, ac-
knowledge our presence among your staff, among your family,
among your friends. Let your office be a safe place, not just for
the high profile activists who are there because they are visible,
but for those who have less self—confidence, for those just be-
ginning to come out, for those who personally cannot afford to
identify themselves. Remember that good intentions are not
enough. They do not stop a teen who commits suicide because it
is too painful to be gay. They do not stop the spread of a deadly
virus. They do not stop the beatings and the knifings. We have
been part of a great social experiment to wipe us out. It is time
for that experiment to end. We need actions which start with the
ordinary interactions of our daily lives and extend to the furthest
reaches of government. Make symbolic gestures and substantive
changes which will acknowledge our existence and confirm our
basic rights.

In the months ahead, remember the sum of our faces as the
countless hours of meetings, hearings, lobbying and arm twisting
goes on and on and on. Remember that the angry, threatening
phone calls and letters you receive are part of our lives and do
not go away when the topic of the day changes.

Vermont has some of the best protections for gays and lesbians,
not the result of professional lobbyists, but a true grassroots ef-
fort over several years that reached out to our legislators and our
governors as friends, family and fellow elected officials. Talk
with our Senators and Representative, talk with former Governor
Kunin, now in your Administration. The heat may be on in
Washington; come visit us in the cool mountains of Vermont.

Respectfully yours,

Larry Wolf
Cabot, Vermont

cc: Out in the Mountains; Vice-President Gore; Senator Leahy;
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