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Etheridge and Cypher Celebrate Birth

Rock singer Melissa Etheridge and her partner Julie Cypher announced
the birth of their first daughter, Bailey Jean, at 1:35 a.m. on February 10.
Cypher had carried the child, which weighed in at 8 lbs. 10 02. at birth.

Meanwhile, Etheridge has filed a lawsuit against a previous tour manager.
In addition to filing for a restraining order, the singer has also requested half
a million dollars in damages.

The suit stems from an agreement of confidentiality made between
Etheridge and her manager. At press time, there have been no leads as to the
nature of that agreement, though many speculate that the controversy may
involve knowledge of the identity of the child’s biological father.

Previous speculation about the birth father had focused for a short time on
Brad Pitt, who is known to be a close friend of Etheridge and Cypher. Those
looking for hints in the child’s name might find themselves somewhat stunned
by other celebrity possibilities. After all, Bailey Jean does sound a lot like
“Billie Jean,” one ofthe best-selling songs by pop singer Michael Jackson...

‘Lesbian and Gay Man Honored in King Day Parade

The National Black Gay and Lesbian Leadership Forum (NBGLLF) held
the spotlight in Atlanta this year during the city’s annual celebration of Rev.
Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday. Dr. Sylvia Rhue, a sexuality expert with
the Forum, and Keith Boykin, Executive Director of NBGLLF, were chosen
as Grand Marshals for the U.S. King Day parade. They stood alongside
Coretta Scott King, the widow of the world-famous champion of civil rights
and class activism. ‘

“None ofus is free as long as lesbians and gays can be legally fired from

theirjobs in 4] states in the nation,” declared Boykin before a rally outside
the King Center. Thousands had gathered there to commemorate the holiday.

United Fight Delayed

Local United Airlines employees have been closely watching the
controversy unfolding between their company and the city of San Francisco,
which recently passed a law requiring all contractors with the city to offer
domestic partnership benefits to their employees. As the world’s largest
airline, United ‘would be forced to offer such benefits to all of its 86,000
employees worldwide.

After weeks of sometimes heated discussion, the city has agreed to offer
United a short-term lease of 20 months, thereby temporarily exempting the
airline from the new law. United has agreed to look into instituting domestic
partnerships during that period, after which the city will consider renewing
the lease for another 23 years.

The debate between the air carrier and the city has stirred up a number of
questions around San Francisco's progressive new law, which goes into effect
on June 1. One major issue was the fact that most of the airline’s employees
live well outside ofthe Bay Area, as do many ofthe customers flying in and
out of the city airport. The Catholic Church also got involved in the discussion
and challenged the new law on the grounds of morality.

= United has been investigating domestic partnerships for its U.S. employees,
and has already offered them to employees residing in countries which require
such benefits. Two of the airline’s unions, the Association of Flight Attendants I
and the lntemational Association of Machinists, have already supported the
move, along with the gay and lesbian group United at United. The Airline
Pilots’ Association is expected to take a similar stance soon.

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