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AFL-CIO to Oppose Anti-Gay Ballot
Measures

San Francisco, CA - The national AFL-
CIO, meeting at its biennial convention in
San Francisco, hads approved unanimously
a proposal to “take an active role in-
opposing measures which reduce the rights
of people based on their sexual orienta-
tion”, and pledges to participate in “ap-
propriate coalitions to defeat such meas-
ures.” According to San Francisco gay
labor activist Howard Wallace, who au-
thored the proposal, “It allows us to go to
every union body in the U.S. where we are
under attack, and enlist their participation
in coalitions to defeat the ultra—right.”

The resolution was approved by the full
convention on October 6th as part of the la-
bor union's civil rights resoultion. The res-
olution urges AFL—CIO “affiliates, and
their members, to work closely with its civ-
il rights and women's rights allies to sup-

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port strict enforcement of equal employ-
ment and political rights laws.” It de-
nounces “violence motivated by bigotry,
prejudice and hate”, specifically naming
cross—buming, police brutality, church de-
facement, and gay bashing.

The resolution also reiterates the AFL-
CIO's historical positions in favor of les-
bian and gay rights which state that per-
sonnel actions against workers based on
sexual orientation are irrelevant, and that
the AFL-CIO ‘fsupports enactment of leg-
islation at all levels of government to guar-
antee the civil rights of all persons without
regard to sexual orientation in public and
private employment, housing, credit, pub-
lic accomodation and public services”.

Other Mothers

Los Angeles, CA — The CBS School Break
Special, broadcast on the afternoon of Oc-
tober 15, depicted the travails of a high
school freshman who weathers homo-
phobic ostracism when his peers discover
that he has two lesbian mothers. Other
Mothers, directed by Lee Shallot and pro-
duced by Joseph Stem, depicts a happy
home life for teenager Will Jergenson
(William Russ), his biological mother Lin-
da (Joanna Cassidy) and his “other moth-
er” Paula (Meredith Baxter).

In a Read More About It postscript to the
program, actress Meredith Baxter says:
“To learn more about the changing roles in
our parenting society, the Library of Con-
gress recommends these books: Diversity
in American Families, by Maxine Baca
Zinn and D. Stanley Eitzen, and Re-
thinking the Family, edited by Barrie
Thorne and Marilyn Yalom.”

Advertisers on this affirming program
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diapers, M&M's, V-8 juice, Prego spaghetti
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P-FLAG Denounces NAMBLA

Washington, DC- In light of ILGA's [Inter-
national Lesbian and Gay Association]
newly granted consultative roster status to
the United Nations and the discovery of
NAMBLA [North American Man/Boy
Love Association] as one of its members,
PFLAG denounced the intent and inclusion
of NAMBLA in any function related to the
gay, lesbian and bisexual human rights
movement. The following statement was
adopted by the Board of Directors on Oc-
tober 31, 1993.

“As a family organization, Parents, Fam-
ilies, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays,
Inc. (P-FLAG) strongly condemns the sex-
ual exploitation of children by any in-
dividual, group, or organization, in any
fonn and under any circumstance.

Although the majority of sexual abusers of
children are heterosexual men, and the major-
ity of victims are young girls, the North
American Man/Boy Love Association
(NAMBLA) is a pedophile organization
whose sole purpose is to facilitate sex betwen
adult men and young boys. P-FLAG, there-
fore, repudiates NAMBLA and its aims.

P-FLAG opposes the inclusion of NAM-
BLA in any umbrella organization, co-
alition, event, or activity that is associated
with the gay, lesbian, bisexual communities
or their families and friends.”

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