National/International News

United Airlines Adds Sexual Orienta-
tion to EEO Policy

San Francisco, CA - United Airlines, the
nation’s largest airline, recently revised
it’s corporate Equal Employment Policy
to prohibit discrimination against gay
and lesbian employees. The new policy
makes United Airlines one of the largest
corporations and the first U.S. air carrier
to ban discrimination based on sexual
orientation.

(GLUE Coalition)

Neighborhood Recruits
Gays & Lesbians

San Diego, Ca — Residents of a San Die-
go neighborhood, Azalea park are pass-
ing out fliers as part of an aggressive
campaign to attract gays and lesbians
into the neighborhood to boost declining
property values. A straight couple, Linda
& Mark Pennington, were joined by
about a dozen other gay and straight
Azalea park residents who marched in
San Diego’s gay and lesbian pride pa-
rade carrying a banner reading “Gays
Welcome—Azalea Park”. Residents set up
a booth at the parade festival and passed
out hundreds of copies of a fact sheet
with information about housing in the
neighborhood.

(0uI‘lines)

Boston Police Recruit Gays

Boston,. MA — The Boston Police De-
partment is targeting the gay community
in its recruitment drives to be held for the
fall and winter police academy class. In
addition to gays, women and minorities
are included in the drive. “We do it (re-
cruit gays) for the same reason we recruit
Chinese officers”, said Police Commis-
sioner William Bratton. “Some people
feel more comfortable dealing with Chi-
nese officers who speak their own lan-
guage.” There are currently two openly
gay officers on the force.

(The Washington Blade)

Justice Dept.
Sues Dentists for AIDS Discrimination

The government named dental offices in
Houston and New Orleans on Monday in
the first lawsuits it has filed to stop al-
leged discrimination against people in-
fected with the AIDS virus. The Justice
Department said the dentists are violating
the Americans With Disabilities Act by
withholding treatment from patients who
have the virus. Castle Dental Center, a
chain of dental and orthodontic facilities
in Houston, was sued in federal court
there. And Dr. Drew B. Morvant of New
Orleans was named in a separate case in
that city. Neither had any immediate
comment on the suits. The Justice De-
partment said the American Dental As-
sociation has found no medical or sci-

 

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Massachusetts Permits
Joint Adoptions

Boston, MA - Massachusetts joined Ver-
mont in approving at the highest state
court level, joint adoptions by parents of
the same sex. The action in Mas-
sachusetts follows by about three
months, the Vermont Supreme Court’s
decision approving such adoptions; the
first in the country at this level. In Mas-
sachusetts, the court ruled the same day
on two separate cases, both involving the
right of a lesbian to adopt the biological
child of her partner.

(The Washington Blade, GLAD)

Dentist Ordered to Pay
for AIDS Discrimination

New York, NY — A dentist who denied
treatment to a person with AIDS has
been ordered to pay compensatory dam-
ages by the New York Commission on
Human Rights. John Campanella in-
formed the dentist, Dr. William Hurwitz,
that he had AIDS at his first visit. He
then received a letter from Dr. Hurwitz
stating that he would not treat Mr. Cam-
panella “due to the nature of your ill-
ness.” Mr. Campanella, who filed his
original complaint in 1987, has since
died. The $7,500 payment will go to his
estate. (The Pink Paper) V

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