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LEXINGTON GAY/LESBIAN SERVICES ORGANIZATION, P. 0. BOX TT47I, LEXINGTON, KY 40575
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ALL BHRA ENDORSED CANDIDATES WIN IN NOVEMBER ELECTIONS
from GLSO News staff
For the first time since its formation the local vice-mayor sets her up as the candidate to beat
gay/lesbian political organization, the Bluegrass in the I993 mayoral election. Teresa Isaac
Human Rights Advocates endorsed candi ates surprised many local election watchers by
running for office in Lexington-Fa ette County. registering a sur risineg strong second lace.
The results could not be more gratifying, with all In the final BHRA endorsement, Jud) e Gary
BHRA-supported candidates winning easily. Payne easily won election as district judge over
Mayor Scotty Baesler won an unprecedented Byron Ockerman. Payne directly benefited from
third term with an easy victory over former the support of several BHRA members who
at-Iarge council member Ann Ross. Both worked on the Payne campaign.
at-Iarge council members endorsed by BHRA This November's election marked the first
also coasted to easy victories. Vice-mayor-elect time a lesbian and gay group issued candidate
Pam Miller easily led all vote-getters in the endorsements in Lexington.
at-Iarge race for council. Millers election as
ALL NATIONWIDE GAY-RELATED BALLOT MEASURES DEFEATED IN NOVEMBER
from Lisa M. Keen of the Washington BIade
Gay ri hts supporters lost all five measures Rick Ruvolo, Ie isIative aide to o enIy ay
on the bcEIIot across the nation in November, Board President Ig’Iarry Britt stated) anoffier
including a highly publicized battle to preserve problem with the vote, 'Fifty ercent of the gays
a domestic partners ordinance in San Francisco. did not vote." Onl agout half of the
While all the measures lost by very small registered voters in redominantly gay precincts
margins, the result amounts to the loss of three turned out at the poIIIDs.
recently assed Iaws protecting gays and Athens, Ohio voters rejected by only 163
lesbians Fraom discrimination, one prohibitin votes, or 3% of the vote, a bid to keep a gay
discrimination against people with AIDS, ang rights law previously approved by the city
one providing bereavement leave for gay and council. In Concord, California voters repealed
lesbian spouses of city employees. the city's recently passed ordinance banning
The closest contest was in San Francisco, discrimination against people with AIDS by a
where the domestic partners law was on the mar in of 6%.
ballot after being approved unanimously by the (gay rights ordinances were also repealed in
Board of Supervisors in May. The domestic Irvine, California and Tacoma, Washington.
partners proposition lost by only one percent of Irvine voters voted 53% for the referendum to
the vote---I,777 votes short out of a total of repeal the law versus 47% to preserve the law.
more than I65,000 cast. Observers speculated In Tacoma voters cast 52% to repeal versus
that voters were concerned about the city's fiscal 48% to reserve it.
health following the October 17th earthquake. Eric Rosenthal of the HRCF considers the
Other revenue 5 endin measures in San November setback "just a blip. We’re
Francisco were CIDefeateg by equally small disappointed; but unfortunately, you can never
margins. go iust straightforward.”
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