[16867] in APO-L
american airlines (fwd)
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (sweet loretta pie)
Sat May 10 17:17:23 1997
Date: Sat, 10 May 1997 15:16:06 -0600
Reply-To: sweet loretta pie <Molly.Carmody@COLORADO.EDU>
From: sweet loretta pie <Molly.Carmody@COLORADO.EDU>
To: Multiple recipients of list APO-L <APO-L@VM.CC.PURDUE.EDU>
For anyone concerned about gay rights, please sign and foreward!
In LFS,
Molly Carmody
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Date: Sat, 10 May 1997 13:28:44 -0600 (MDT)
From: smith alicia gail <smitha@ucsu.Colorado.EDU>
To: Molly Carmody <carmody@ucsu.Colorado.EDU>,
Courtney Leathers <leathers@ucsu.Colorado.EDU>,
Tim Peterson <peterstg@rintintin.colorado.edu>
Subject: american airlines (fwd)
>>
>>American Airlines is a major sponsor to and supporter of groups like
>>GLAAD, 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.
>>
>>An unusual joint letter was released to the media on Friday, March 14th
>>from the Family Research Council, Concerned Women of America, American
>>Family Association and Coral Ridge Ministries. 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 hom-sexuality."
>>
>>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.
>>
>>WHAT YOU CAN DO
>>At the end of this note is a petition supporting American Airlines'
>>stance on gay rights. If you feel that discrimination is in nobody's
>>best interest, add your name to the list below. And, of course, pass it
>>on.
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>>
>>IF YOU ARE the 25th, 50th, 75th, 100th, etc., person to sign this
>> petition, please forward this copy to American Airlines at:
>> webmaster@amrcorp.com
>>
>>----------------------------------------------------------------------
>>To American Airlines:
>>
>>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. Heather Riley, UMBC, Balto., MD
>> 4. Katy Schuman, UMBC, Balto., MD
>> 5. Rebekka Gold, Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH.
>> 6. Danielle Hirsch, Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH.
>> 7. Jerrod Wendland, Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH.
>> 8. Jon Morgan, Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, OH.
>> 9. Keri Rainsberger, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN.
>>10. Cheryl Lynn Bates, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN.
>>11. Court Singrey, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN.
>>12. Carol Fischer, Indiana University, Bloomington IN.
>>13. Victoria R. Gardner, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN.
>>14. Joshua S. Greenbaum, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
>>15. Tamara Grybko, Boston, MA
>>16. Jameson Hill, San Francisco, CA
>>17. Ed Roppo, San Francisco, CA
>>18. Christopher Pratt, Mountain View, CA
>>19. Tom Lloyd, San Francisco, CA
>>20. Brian Kliment, San Francisco, CA
>>21. Steve Christensen, Palo Alto, CA
>>22. Michael Larson, Sunnyvale, CA
>>23. Jennifer Rudenick, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
>>24. Sarah Knipper, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
>>25. Jan Alfred Sandven, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
>>26. Amy Van Looy, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
>>27. David Bradley, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
>>28. Andrea Rufo, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
>>29. Alison Chase, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
>>30. Julie Noelle Chase, San Francisco, CA
>>31. Steve Boland, San Francisco, CA
>>32. James Devinny, Denver, CO
>>33. Heather Saunders, Denver, CO
>>34. Meg Green, Austin, TX
>>35. Rachel Matthews, Austin, TX
>>36. Danny Field, San Francisco, CA
>>37. Daniel Heilborn, San Francisco, CA
>>38. Kevin H. Souza, San Francisco, CA
>>39. Willis Navarro, UCSF, San Francisco, CA
>>40. Gregory S. Arent, M.D., San Francisco, CA
>>41. Derek A. Palmer, Seattle, WA
>>42. Recinda L. Sherman, Portland, OR
>>43. Amanda Perrygo, Charlottesville, VA
>>44. Jamison F. Bowman, Woodstock, MD
>>45. Marc Roney, Parkersburg, WV
>>46. Rev. D. L. Kemp, Hinton, WV
>>47. JT Kemp, Hinton, WV
>>48. Barbara Russell, Beckley, WV
>>49. Virginia Keyes, Austin, Texas
>>50. Thomas Kermani, Austin, TX
>>51. Tani L. Barr-Kermani, Austin, TX
>>52. Laura Hicks, Austin, TX
>>53. Sarah Hicks, Portland, OR
>>54. David Friedman, Portland, OR
>>55. Don Barth, Oshkosh, WI
>>56. Patty Fabian, Traverse City, MI
>>57. James Klansnic, Jr., Seattle, WA
>>58. Ruth Hayes, Seattle, WA
>>59. Suzanne Williams, San Antonio, TX
>>60. Robert O. Blanchard, San Antonio, TX
>>61. Andy Smith, Dallas, TX
>>62. Christian J. von Wupperfeld, Austin, TX
>63. James J. Butler, Pitkin, CO
>64. Judith A. Gustafson, Ojai, CA
>65. Joel Priest, Ojai, CA
>66. Colette Mercier, University of Chicago, IL
>67. Jane E. Clougherty, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
68. Chloe Tribich, U of Chicago,Chicago, IL
69. Megan June, Macalester College, MN
70. Elizabeth Kegley, Macalester College, St.Paul MN
71. Nathan Vielehr, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO
72. Alicia Smith, University of Colorado, Boulder CO
73. Molly Carmody, University of Colorado, Boulder CO
