On Tuesday, May 18 over 80 citizens came to the Mulberry Street Café in
Milton to hear my official announcement that I am seeking the 36th
Representative District seat. Included in that group were Lt. Gov. John
Carney and State Treasurer Jack Markell who introduced me. Rep. Pete
Schwartzkopf was also there to endorse me. I want to thank all who
attended for their very enthusiastic support!
Also I want to thank the Mulberry Street Café for their delicious hors
d’oeuvres and drinks, the news media, the photographers, the planners,
and everyone else who made the event a notable success.
I am confident with such enthusiastic support that our cause will be
successful in November!
Brian Dolan
Candidate for 36th District
House of Representatives
Thank you to CAMP Rehoboth for your generous donation for the April 21
Men of Mautner event! I was truly overwhelmed by the show of support from
our brothers in the community.
As the national lesbian health organization, the Mautner Project is
committed to serving our sisters in need. We couldn’t be happier to have
increasing numbers of men who support the work we do—for their sisters
in the LGBT community, for their female relatives, or in appreciation of
the women who helped fight the AIDS pandemic. Thus, we thank you for your
support and hope you’ll stay involved!
We hope everyone will plan to attend our annual Gala Dinner, Dance and
Auction on Saturday, October 2, 2004. This is our premier event, and if
you haven’t attended before, you’re missing out. If you have, this
year’s should be better than ever. To reserve your space, or sign up to
be a sponsor or table captain, please contact our development diva Meghan
Duffy at 202-332-5536 or email mduffy@mautnerproject.org.
Kathleen DeBold
Executive Director
The Mautner Project
All the smokescreens against Delaware’s sexual orientation
anti-discrimination bill HB 99 have drifted away like, well, smoke.
"It would lead to gay marriage." Attorney General Jane Brady
has stated HB 99 would not affect Delaware’s anti-gay-marriage law.
"It would create special rights for a lifestyle choice."
Delaware law already grants these rights based on religion and marital
status, which are true lifestyle choices, whereas sexual orientation is
not.
"It would violate religious belief." 97 Catholic, Protestant,
Jewish and other clergy members have signed the Spiritual Leaders’
Statement in support of sexual orientation equality in Delaware.
"It would be bad for business." State Treasurer Jack Markell
in his 5/23/04 News Journal op-ed stated sexual orientation equality would
be advantageous for Delaware’s economy.
"It would recognize gays for the first time as a protected
class." Too late, since an executive order signed by then-Gov. Carper
and renewed by Gov. Minner already recognizes the status of sexual
orientation in state employment.
"It would increase HIV/AIDS in Delaware." A virus, not
equality, spreads HIV.
So with all the objections demolished we are left with the only two
real reasons for opposing HB 99: willful ignorance and blatant bigotry.
Douglas and Corey Marshall-Steele
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