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PRESIDENT BUSH SIGNS LANDMARK AIDS BILL
from Human Rights Campaign Fund
President Bush on Jul 26 1990 signed The President's invitations to lesbian and ay
landmark legislation which will protect people Americans earlier this year caused consideraile
with AIDS and HIV diseases from discrimination. controvers among members of the Far Right.
The bill, the Americans with Disabilities Act, This month's invitations for HRCF representatives
outlaws discrimination against 43 million and other openl lesbian and gay Americans
Americans with disabilities — including people also generated dissent. One conservative was
with AIDS - in employment, transportation and cLuoted in the Washington Times stating that
public accommodations, such as restaurants, t e invitation is "lurther evidence that the Bush
shops, and theatres. Administration ives lip service to social
'This is an immensely important day, " the conservatives whiTe makin policy decisions in
President said before signing the bill. Among favor of the homosexual IoEby."
the guests at the historic biII signing were While not specifically mentioning AIDS or
representatives of the Human Rights Campaign any other disability included in the legislation,
Fund and the Reverend Don Eastman, Chair at the President spoke eI uently of the need to
the AIDS Interfaith Council and an Elder in the end discrimination of (incll kinds in the United
predominantly gay Metropolitan Community States. He stated that the Americans with
Church. Disabilities Act "brings us closer to the day
This marked only the second time in when no American will be denied their basic
American history that a President has invited right of lite, liberty and the pursuit of ha piness
openly lesbian and gay Americans to the White . . . We must not and will not rest untiID every
House for an otticial ceremony. Earlier this American man and woman with a dream has a
ear, President Bush invited several openly chance to embrace it. We will not accept, we
liesbian and ay Americans to the signing at the will not excuse, we will not tolerate
Hate Crimes %tatistics Act. discrimination in America."
REP. BARNEY FRANK GETS REPRIMAND FROM HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
from Human Rights Campaign Fund
The House of Representatives followed the Tim McFeeIey, executive director of the HRCF
House Ethics Committee's recommendation to stated that the House’s Finding "should allow
Iormall reprimand Congressman Barney Frank Barney to put this episode in his lite to rest and
(D-MAl/tor activities surrounding his relationship move Forward. Congressman Frank has
with a male prostitute. The reprimand, passed admitted to making a mistake and he is being
on 408-18 vote, is one of the least severe reprimanded for it.'
actions which the House could have taken. Polls in his congressional district indicate he
The House first voted 390-38 to re'ect a has retained the loyalty of his constituents. In
move b Rep. William Dannemeyer (R-CAI to recent weeks, his most serious Republican
expel I'yrank. House members also voted challenger withdrew From the race, giving every
287-141 against a move by Republican Whip indication that he thought the election could not
Newt Gingrich of Georgia to censure Frank, a be won. Frank won t e last election - the first
move which would have stripped him of his after he had publicly acknowledged his being
subcommittee chairmanship. gay - with 70 percent at the vote.