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support American Airlines...
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Angela Johnson)
Wed Jan 27 20:45:32 1999
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1999 19:34:40 -0600
Reply-To: Angela Johnson <vena@MAIL.UTEXAS.EDU>
From: Angela Johnson <vena@MAIL.UTEXAS.EDU>
To: APO-L@LISTSERV.IUPUI.EDU
Subject: support for American Airlines
Dear Friends:
American Airlines is a major sponsor 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 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.
You don't have to be gay or lesbian or, for that
matter, of any particular sexual nature to respond
to this message. You only have to be decent and
have a desire to take one small step in
opposing bigotry.
Please add your name to this petition and forward
it to as many people as you can.
IMPORTANT: Do not use the "Forward" utility in
your mail program. Instead, cut and paste this
message onto a new message, add your name to the
bottom of the list, 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@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. Laura Markowitz
2. Michael Shernoff
3. Bruce Koff
4. Mitchell Channon
5. Randi Levin
6. Kate Todd
7. Caroline Jestin
8. Paula Chu, Harwinton, CT
9. Jack Hasegawa, Woodbridge, CT
10. Bill Howe, Glastonbury, CT
12. Ellen Ornato, Meriden, CT
13. Sharon Feldman Rowe, Dobbs Ferry, NY
14. Susan Reiter, NYC
15. Tom Savage, NYC
16. Hastings Wyman, Washington,DC
17. Charlie Mehler, Chicago, IL
18. John Birch, Oak Brook, IL
19. Phil Ross, San Francisco, CA
20. Jack Patrick McGowan
21. Asa DeMatteo, Ph.D., San Francisco, CA
22. Thomas J. Brady, M.D., FAPP, San Francisco, CA
23. Richard Clemence, Grass Valley, CA
24. John Cahill, San Francisco, CA
24. Melinda Hutchings, Sacramento, CA
25. Grace L. Blair, M.D., Diamond Springs, CA
26. Andrea J. Sirott, Berkeley, CA
27. Carmen Murray, San Jose, CA
28. Bernardo Antonio Gonz=E1lez, Middletown, CT
29. Noah Isenberg, Brooklyn, NY
30. Brett Wheeler, Washington, DC
31. Jeffrey Inslee, El Cerrito, CA
32. Peter Dahlin, El Cerrito, CA
33. Lucia August, Hayward, CA
34. Sedonia Cahill, Forestville, CA
35. Julie Finn, Forestville, CA
36. Connie Segal,Austin,TX
37. Brad Shepard,Austin,TX
38. Tim & Sarah Stegner, Seattle,WA
39. Ron Dorfman, Chicago IL
40. Allan Katz, Oakland, CA
41. Chandler B. Stokes, Berkeley, CA
42. Bob and Polly Coote, San Anselmo, CA
43. Jeffrey Kuan, Berkeley, CA
44. Kathleen McShane, Berkeley, CA
45. Ray Welles, Boulder Creek, CA
46 Frank and Margaret Baldwin, Orinda, CA
47. James A. Bowser, San Dimas CA
48. Gillian Murphy, Stockton, CA
49. Gregory J. Walter, Petaluma, CA
50. Elizabeth A. Putnam-Walter, Petaluma, CA
51. Thomas Thornton, Portland, OR
52. Chris Appler, St. Louis, MO
53. David B. Jinkins, St. Louis MO
54. Tom Tipton, St. Louis, MO
55. Sharon Rhiney, St. Louis, MO
56. Lisa Albers, St. Louis, MO
57. Tom Albers, St. Louis, MO
58. Kirsten Wylder
59. Robert Mitchell
60. Tyson Blanquart, stl
61. David Hutson
62. Acasha Daubert
63. Diane Daubert
64. Marisa Paull
65. Dana McCaw
66. Cynthia M. Reed, New York, New York
67. Sarah Skaggs, nyc
68. Gary Pozner, NYC
69. Koosil-ja Hwang, NYC
70. Susie Kim, NYC.
71. David Linton, nyc
72. Barbara Clausen, NYC
73. Karen Kelly, NYC
74. Steven Dean, NYC
75. Elizabeth Campbell, Glen Ridge, NJ
76. Ilana Crispi, Los Angeles, CA
77. Saran Muthusamy, Watchung, NJ
78. Kevin Murphy, Pgh, PA
79. Mary Sack, Seattle, WA
80. Dana Ross, Mill Valley, CA
81. Betsy Siberry, San Antonio, TX
82. Lindsay Siberry, San Antonio, TX
83. Nelson Velazquez, Chicago, IL
84. Angela Johnson, Austin, TX
