>Date: Tue, 27 Oct 1998 07:17:26 -0800 >From: "Stephen Barber" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: _TWU MAILLIST <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: [twu] Gay rights. >X-Unsubscribe: send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Precedence: bulk >X-UIDL: c0233be324c6e4b45d1e2452fc22fb2e > >Here we go AGAIN! > > Dear Friends, > > American Airlines is a major sponsor to and supporter of groups like: >GLADD, the Human Rights Campaign, the Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund, >the AIDS Action Foundation, DIFFA, AmFAR, and scores of >community-based groups representing gays and lesbians. > > It is also the first airline to adopt a written non-discrimination >policy > covering sexual orientation in its employment practices. > > In an unusual joint letter released to the media on March >14th from the Family Research Council, Concerned Women of America, >American Family Association and Coral Ridge Ministries, American >Airlines was openly criticized about their policy. Radical right leader >Beverly LaHaye also went on Christian "talk radio" on Friday to blast >American Airlines because American's sponsorship of homosexual 'pride' >events >constitutes an open endorsement of "promiscuous homosexuality." She and >the >other groups have written Bob Crandall at American to complain that the >airline has "gone beyond mere tolerance" of gays and lesbians. > > It has come to the attention of the gay and lesbian >community & their supporters that American Airline's switchboard and >e-mails are being bombarded now by homophobic and hateful callers who >have >been urged by LaHaye and others to DEMAND the company terminate its >gay-friendly policies. > > Please add your name to this petition and forward it to >as many people as you can. To add your name just cut and paste this onto > >new mail and send it out! > > If you are the 25th, 50th, 75th, 100th, etc. person to >sign this petition then also please forward this to American Airlines >at > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Thank you. > ************************************************* > > To American Airlines: > > We, the undersigned, support your gay/lesbian rights > policies and commend you for your efforts in ending > discrimination. Thank you for your dedication to such > issues and please continue to remain active in the > struggle to end discrimination. > >1. Tom Toomey, N.Y. >2. Mark Poulin, S.F. >3. Cam Wilson, S.F. >4. Jon Sharpe, Seattle >5. Eric Spivack, Seattle >6. Doug Leavers, Vancouver >7. Steve LeBel, Vancouver >8. Dale Essar, Vancouver >9. Ray McNabb, Vancouver >10. Peter Wachowich, Vanc ouver >11. John Murphy, Vancouver >12. Greg Madison, London UK >13. Rae Ann Robertson, Vancouver, Canada >14. Vanessa Benson, London, UK >15. Sarah Lewendon, London UK >16. Martin Egan, London UK >17. Tony Comerford, London UK >18. David Kelly, Edinburgh UK >19. Cathal O'Farrell, London UK >20. Daniel Victorio, London UK >21. Michael Scott2121, London UK >22. Phillip Dexter, London UK >23. Angela Brown, Napier, NZ >24. Sandra Firman, Napier, NZ >25. Clare Bear, Wellington, NZ >26. Philip Patston, Auckland, NZ >27. Pepijn Zwanenberg, Utrecht, the Netherlands >28. Estelle Josso, Utrecht, the Netherlands >29. Sander Plug, Amsterdam, the Netherlands >30. Leon van Geest, Rotterdam, the Netherlands >31. Reinko Hallenga, NL >32. Suzanne Brink, Delft, the Netherlands >33. Mirjam Lensink, Amsterdam, the Netherlands >34. Fjodor Molenaar, Amsterdam, the Netherlands >35. Sudeep Dasgupat, Amsterdam, the Netherlands >36. David Hughes, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania >37. Joe Hughes, Pittsburgh, PA, USA >38. Laura Hughes, Los Angeles, CA >39. David Henry Hwang, New York, NY >40. Kathryn Layng, New York, NY >41. Oliver Ramsey, Chicago, IL >42. Nancy Tom, Chicago, IL >43. Julia Allen, Chicago, IL >44. Alan Makinen, Chicago, IL >45. Robin Brack, San Jose, CA >46. James Hotchkiss, San Diego >47. Debbie Williamson, San Diego >48. Ken L. Jones, Pensacola FL >50. Rick Guilds. Los Angeles CA >51. Randall Anderson >52. John Frenken >53. Rick Melendez >54. Steve Schenk >55. John Carey, San Diego CA >56. Wendi Whiles >57. Carol Scott, Kansas City >58. Jim Giles, Kansas City >59. Aaron Andes, Kansas City >60. Stephen L. Scurletis, St. Louis, MO >61. Steven M. Pfeiffer, St. Louis, MO >62. Vasili Haralambous, Raleigh, NC >63. Steven Koenig, Brooklyn, NY >64. Gladys Kravitz, Staten Island, NY >65. Robert Tobon, Milwaukee, WI >66. Lynn Matthes, Highland Falls, NY >67. Beth De Voe, Williamstown, MA >68. Jay Sachs, Williamstown, MA >69. Catherine Sachs, Flagstaff, AZ >70. Abby R. Spiro, NewYork, NY >71. Don Bapst, San Francisco, CA >72. Jonathan Boardman, Daytona Beach, FL >73. Klaid Karpuzi, Daytona beach FL >74. Alex Iliopolis, Daytona Beach, FL >75. Wayne Whiston, Daytona Beach, FL >76. Russell Hayes, Daytona beach, FL >77. Michael Hayes, daytona Beach, FL >78. Richard Valdmanis, Riga, Latvia >79. Jason Dennis, Miami, FL >80. Donika Karpuzi, Tampa, Fl >81. Brian Kent, Trenton, NJ >82. Trish Kent, Trenton, NJ >83. Mark Taylor, New York, NY >84. Matthew Seats, Williamsburg, Va / USA >85. Dr. Dennis W. Krouse, San Diego >86. Alan Townsend, Los Angeles >87. James R. Loney, New York, New York USA >88. Rebecca Chalker, New York, NY USA >89. E. Blitz, New York, NY >90. Lucien Samaha, New York, NY >91. Peter Principle, New York NY USA >92. Lydia Lunch, New York, NY >93. Rick Ramirez, Los Angeles >94. Kim Muench, Brooklyn, NY >95. Johnny Angel, Los Angeles, ca >96. Amy Good, Los Angeles, ca >97. Neva Chonin, San Francisco, CA >98. Raegan Shigeyoshi, San Francisco, CA >99. Jeff Porter, San Francisco >100. Stephen O'Connell, San Francisco CA >101. Reynold Watkins, Los Angeles, CA >102. Joseph Givens, Los Angeles, CA >103. Joe A. Salvemini, North Hollywood, CA >104. Eric Heins, San Francisco, CA >105. Lynette Tanaka, Sacramento, CA >106. Grant F. Peterson, Hayward, CA >107. Ken Athey, Oakland, CA >108. Peter Dahlin, El Cerrito, CA >109. Lynn Stevens, Berkeley, CA >110. Anne Bennett, Tucson AZ 85716 >111. Shahira Ashkar, Sacramento, CA >112. Lane Butts, Vancouver, BC >113 Susan Fairweather, Kelowna, BC >114 Stephen Barber, Kelowna, BC >115. Brian Green, Vancouver, BC >116. Joanna Shniad, Vancouver, BC ----- Brian Green | [EMAIL PROTECTED]
