Date: Wed, 28 Oct 1998 00:13:17 -0500 (EST) From: Orpheus <cwduff-AT-alcor.concordia.ca> Subject: Forwarded mail.... ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Tue, 27 Oct 1998 11:29:40 From: Luba Slabyj <romanframe-AT-v-wave.com> To: areynold-AT-freenet.edmonton.ab.ca, cleaker-AT-unity.ncsu.edu, chacha-AT-csres.com, jeanne.wood-AT-ualberta.ca, jcockell-AT-gpu.srv.ualberta.ca, mwolicky-AT-teachers.ab.ca, cwduff-AT-alcor.concordia.ca, ammianus-AT-hotmail.com, skunkle-AT-norwich.edu, svidal-AT-shaw.wave.ca 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 cove ring 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 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 > > Webmaster-AT-amrcorp.com > > > > > >************************************************************************ > >***** > > > > 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. Vic Ruggiero, North Bergen, NJ > >85. Adam Lazar, St Paul, MN > >86. Lewis Warrick, Chicago, IL > >87. Liz Stallone. Chicago, IL > >88. George Mitchell, Chicago, IL > >89. Ron Glass, San Francisco, Ca. > >90. Richard Prouty, Washington, DC > >91. Elliot Anderson, University of California at Santa Cruz > >92. Molly Blieden, Brooklyn, NY > >93. Lorraine O'Grady, New York, NY > >94. Courtney Baker, Durham, NC 95. Luba Slabyj, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada 96. Clifford Duffy, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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