Date: Mon, 27 Oct 97 14:54:04 UT
From: "Margaret Morganroth Gullette" <mgullette-AT-classic.msn.com>
Subject: M-FEM: FW: petition





Subject: 	petition

This was passed along to me by a friend.
I thought you all might be interested in it....
 - Margaret >,

>        >Recently received and worth passing onwards:
 >
 >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 Friday, 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. The full article appears in
 >Friday's Fort Worth Star-Telegram, and possibly picked up by other
 >newspapers around the country.  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. Marybeth Kurtz, Philadelphia, PA
 >   2. Jen Faust, Goucher College, Balto. MD
 >   3. Sarah Pinsker, Goucher College, Balto. MD
 >   4. Rebecca Olin, Amherst College, Amherst MA
 >   5. David Beckman, Amherst College, Amherst, MA
 >   6. Amanda Austin, Smith College, Northampton, MA
 >   7. Joan Prusky, Detroit, MI and Northampton, MA
 >   8. Elizabeth Kennedy, NYC and Smith College, Northampton, MA
 >   9. Lindsey Stowe-Berns, NYC and Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH
 >   10. Jill Rothstein, NYC and Oberlin College
 >   11. Julie Cross, Miami and Oberlin College
 >   12. Chris Morris, Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH
 >   13. Katherine Shorb, Tokyo and Oberlin College
 >   14. Maria Mergel, Tokyo and Oberlin College
 >   15. Ayako Honda, Tokyo and Simmons College
 >   16. Aric Stewart, Carleton College, Northfield, MN
 >   17. Nadezhda Murray, Carleton College, Northfield, MN
 >   18. Geoff Ruth, Northfield, MN
 >   19. Laura Gibson, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT
 >   20. Shelly Pirroni, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT
 >   21. Peter Liu, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT
 >   22. Rebecca Rosenblum, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
 >   23. Kathryn Pollak, University of Texas, Houston
 >   24. Donna White, University of Texas, Houston
 >   25. Lara Staub, University of Texas School of Public Health,  Hous
ton
 >   26. Melissa Phipps, University of Texas School of Public Health,
Houston
 >   27. Nicole Ordway, University of Texas School of Public Health,
Houston
 >   28. Bruce Greenawalt, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM
 >   29. Matt Carlson, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM
 >   30. Heather Daniel, Chicago, Illinois
 >   31. Tony Breed, Chicago, Illinois
 >   32. Eric Tschetter, Chicago, Illinois
 >   33. J. J. Fenza, Chicago, Illinois
 >   34. Kristine Sundberg, Chicago, Illinois
 >   35. Christina Kowalchuk, Boston, MA
 >   36. Andrew Custer, University of Rochester, NY
 >   37. Randall Hayes, Rochester, NY
 >   38. Charles Powell, Lexington, KY
 >   39. Monika I. Cassel, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor MI.
 >   40. Jennifer Tilton, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor MI
 >   41. James Kreines, University of Chicago, Ann Arbor MI
 >   42. Cynthia Palmer, Moorhead State University, Moorhead, MN
 >   43. Nicole Madsen, Moorhead State University, Moorhead, MN
 >   44. Sara Pool, North Park College, Chicago, IL
 >   45. Marta Johnson, North Park College, Chicago, IL
 >   46. Lara C. Warg, North Park College, Chicago, IL
 >   47. Jason A. Cox, Indianapolis, IN
 >   48. Patricia Rini, San Francisco, CA
 >   49. Helga Grayson, San Francisco, CA
 >   50. April Hunter, San Francisco, CA
 >   51. David Alves, Oakland, CA
 >   52. Nelsy Dominguez, Santa Fe, NM
 >   53. Caryn Scotto, Santa Fe, NM
 >   54. Edith Corra, Albuquerque, NM
 >   55. Christine Stout-Holmes, Albuquerque, NM
 >   56. Kim Straus, Santa Fe, NM
 >   57. Lon Murphy, Santa Fe, NM
 >   58. Wayne Muesse, Milpitas, CA
 >   59. Arvada Darnell, Menlo Park, CA
 >   60. Merri M. Monks, Chicago, IL
 >   61. Douglas Hammett and Gary Lair (in a loving, comitted, and
monogamous
 >            relationship for 14 years), Kihei, Maui, Hawaii
 >   62. Dearca Devo, Kihei, Maui, Hawaii
 >   63. Heather Beadle, Wailuku, Maui, Hawaii
 >   64. Donna Lieding, Glendora, CA
 >   65. George & Marion Hollingworth, Arcadia, CA
 >   66. Mike Altiere, Cortland, OH
 >   67. Samuel Altiere, Haiku, Maui, Hawaii
 >   68. Chris Lieding, Haiku, Maui, Hawaii
 >   69. John Montfort, Wailuku, Hawaii
 >   70. Gary Petersen, Wailuku, Hawaii
 >   71. David Pelletier, Palm Springs, CA
 >   72. Mark Chataway, London, UK (mark-AT-interscience.co.uk)
 >   73. Dr. Seth Berkley, New York, NY, USA
 >   74. Laura Hickey, New York, NY
 >   75. Cameron Elliott, Seattle, WA
 >   76. Jean-Paul Montagnet, Seattle, WA
 >   77. David Bryant, Seattle, WA
 >   78. Gloria Jackson-Nefertiti, Seattle, WA
 >   79. M. Cathy Angell, Bellingham, WA
 >   80. Sally Friedman, Seattle, WA
 >   81. Joan Raphael Greathouse, Seattle, WA
 >   82. Denise A. Klein, KleinDoerr, Consultants, Seattle WA
 >   83. LaVonne Douville, Seattle, WA
 >   84. Janet Staub, Seattle, WA
 >   85. Maryah Fram, Seattle WA
 >   86. B.J. Erkan, Seattle, WA
 >   87. Patricia Erkan, Seattle, WA
 >   88. Pamela Nault, LMP, Seattle, WA
 >   89. Liz Lasater, Seattle, WA
 >   90. Donna Ryan, Oakland, CA
 >   91. Kim Fox, Walnut Creek, CA
 >   92. Connie Herrick, Oakland, CA
 >   93. L. Jill Ivie, San Francisco, CA
 >   94. H. Batey, Berkeley, CA
 >   95. Carolyn Breedlove, Berkeley, CA
 >   96. Lisa D. Wade, New York, NY
 >   97. Andrew Hostetler, Chicago, IL
 >   98. Lisa Marie Pickens, Chicago, IL
 >   99. Therese Quinn, University of Illinois at Chicago
 >   100. Sarah Reynolds, Seattle, WA
 >   101. Christina Perez, Chicago, IL
 >   102. RoiAnn Phillips, Chicago, IL
 >   103. Pam Phillips, Santa Clara, CA
 >   104. Ann Lougee, Los Altos, CA
 >   105. Win Gould, San Jose, CA
 >   106. Anne Cohen, Pasadena, CA
 >   107. Dr. Ben Bohren, National Benevolent Association, St. Louis,  
MO
 >   108. Maureen Caryl, Portland, OR
 >   109. Maria Tafoya, Orange, CA
 >   110. Elaine Schoepf, Long Beach, CA
 >   111. Paula Foster, Columbus, OH
 >   112. Daniel Singer, Pasadena, CA
 >   113. Kent Elofson, Pasadena, CA
 >   114. Kent Portman, San Francisco, CA
 >   115. Dennis Marinakis, San Francisco, CA
 >   116. Randol Alan Bass, Dallas, TX
 >   117. Phillip Becker, Denton, TX
 >   118. Brad Faidley & Patrick Gardner, Dallas, TX
 >   119. Paul & Ann Faidley, DeSoto, TX
 >   120. Bert Martin & Chris Heslep, Dallas TX
 >   121. Dr. TImothy Seelig and Louis Kelly, Dallas, TX
 >   122. Eve Campbell and Dr. Carol Lewis, Dallas, TX
 >   123. Kathy Lessa and Judy Simon, Dallas TX
 >   124. Joe Cross, Wichita, KS
 >   125. Michelle Stoner, Spotsylvania, VA
 >   126. Paul D. Crist, Washington, DC
 >   127. Brian M. Gronlund, San Francisco, CA
 >   128. Anthony Lee, MD; San Francisco CA
 >   129. Richard Bellerose, San Francisco, CA
 >   130. Alan P. Gile, San Francisco, CA
 >   131. Marlisa Davis, Berkeley, CA
 >   132. Daniel M. Joo, Berkeley, CA
 >   133. Stephen J. Rogers, Berkeley, CA
 >   134. Pearl Soloff, San Francisco, CA
 >   135. Erika Milvy, SF CA
 >   136. Sonja Madson, San Francisco, CA
 >   138. John J. Fanning, K=ADln GERMANY
 >   139. Aaron P. Passell, San Francisco, CA
 >   140. Margo Leslie, Berkeley, CA
 >   141. Donald F. Robertson, San Francisco
 >   142. R. V. Branham, Portland, OR
 >   143. Moira F. McAuliffe, Portland, OR
 >   144. Jacqueline Branham, Pasadena, CA
 >   145. Mitzi Kirkland, Bloomington, IN
 >   146. Brandon Ives, Bloomington,IN
 >   147. Jose Kirkland, SF, CA
 >   148. Neil Spence, San Francisco, CA
>>>      149. Steev Hise, San Francisco, CA
>>       150. Allan Hise, Austin, TX
>        151. Sharon Topper, New York, NY
>        152. Craig Flanagin, New York, NY
>        153. Katrina del Mar, New York, NY
154. Nicole Zaray, NY, NY
155. Margaret Morganroth Gullette, Newton, MA