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Triad Advocacy Network July-August 1998 Newsletter No. 6 TAN GEARS UP FOR 98 ELECTIONS The Triad Advocacy Network, the Triad's political voice for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgendered Community, is making plans for active involvement in the 1998 elections. TAN is now in the process of surveying the candidates on issues of concern to the LGBT community. Information about how these candidates stand will be widely distributed before the November election. In addition we will be conducting voter registration drives and get-out-the-vote campaigns to ensure that the gay community has a voice in the election and to counter the anti-gay rhetoric of the extremist right. To do all these things, it is vitally important that we have your support and active involvement. We need additional volunteers for voter registration, speaking to community groups, meeting with government officials, working with local media persons. There are also plenty of behind the scene tasks. We hope that you will become an active participant. Come to the monthly TAN meeting on the fourth Monday of each month. In order to more effectively support gay-friendly candidates and have a bigger impact on the election process, the Triad Advocacy Network Political Action Committee is now being formed (See separate article on this page.) There are many important races in this year's election. A lot of attention in North Carolina will be focused on the U.S. Senate race between Republican Lauch Faircloth and his Democratic challenger John Edwards. Faircloth, widely known as a clone of Jesse Helms, could be vulnerable if a strong campaign is mounted. In addition, there are important races of the U.S. House of Representatives in all districts. If Republicans remain in control of Congress, we will be stuck with Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott, who recently compared gay people to alcoholics and kleptomaniacs. Right-wing NEXT TAN MEETING Monday, July 27, 1998 7:30 p.m. All Souls Welcoming Congregation, Kernersville. Republicans have blocked important national legislation, such as ENDA, and appointments of gay officials, such as James Hormel as ambassador to Luxembourg. The state legislature is also up for election this year. At the state level is where much pro-gay and anti- gay battles are being fought. TAN will be working along with NC PridePAC to support gay friendly candidates. TAN will especially be watching local election races for county commissioners and school board It is at the local level where radical right-wing religious extremists attempt to take over. These races are important to the LGBT community. For example, Steve Arnold is seeking re-election to the Guilford County Board of Commissioners. He is the one who introduced the measure to defund the arts and who orchestrated an attack on gays and lesbians at the commissioners meeting last year. Although the anti-gay tone of the original resolution was subsequently revised, we still need to have more gay- friendfy commissioners. Although most people pay little attention to school board races, TAN will be watching them closely. We need to elect those who support diversity and take a stand against anti-gay harassment in schools. TAN-PAC Formed To Fight For Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual Causes In The Triad The Triad Advocacy Network (TAN) has voted to establish TAN-PAC, the Triad Advocacy Network Political Action Committee. TAN PAC will concentrate on local elections: boards of county commissioners, school boards, city councils/boards of aldermen and races for sheriff, initially focusing on Forsyth and Guilford counties, but eventually making recommendations throughout the Triad For five years, TAN has worked in advocacy, voter registration and education and media relations in the Triad - and those efforts will continue - but state elections laws preclude TAN and other organizations like it from actually making election recommendations or giving financial support to worthy candidates. Continued on page 2 Visit TAN's website at http://www.mindspring.com/-cwconne/tan
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Title | Triad Advocacy Network newsletter, July 1998 |
Date | 1998-07 |
Creator | Triad Advocacy Network |
Subject headings | Gay activists;Greensboro (N.C.) - History - 20th century;Gay men--United States--Social conditions;Lesbians--United States--Social conditions |
Topics | Organizations |
Place | Greensboro (N.C.) |
Description | July 1998 issue of the newsletter for the Triad Advocacy Network, a group whose mission was to be a social and olitical advocates for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgendered (LGBT) Community. |
Type | Text |
Original format | newsletters |
Original publisher | Greensboro, N.C.: Triad Advocacy Network |
Language | en |
Contributing institution | Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives, UNCG University Libraries |
Source collection | MSS469 Thomas G. Clarke Papers |
Series/grouping | 3: TAN |
Rights statement | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ |
Additional rights information | IN COPYRIGHT. This item is subject to copyright. Contact the contributing institution for permission to reuse. |
Object ID | MSS469.003.006 |
Digital master format | Image/tiff |
Digital publisher | The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, University Libraries, PO Box 26170, Greensboro NC 27402-6170, 336.334.5308 |
Sponsor | National Endowment for the Humanities |
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Transcript | Triad Advocacy Network July-August 1998 Newsletter No. 6 TAN GEARS UP FOR 98 ELECTIONS The Triad Advocacy Network, the Triad's political voice for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgendered Community, is making plans for active involvement in the 1998 elections. TAN is now in the process of surveying the candidates on issues of concern to the LGBT community. Information about how these candidates stand will be widely distributed before the November election. In addition we will be conducting voter registration drives and get-out-the-vote campaigns to ensure that the gay community has a voice in the election and to counter the anti-gay rhetoric of the extremist right. To do all these things, it is vitally important that we have your support and active involvement. We need additional volunteers for voter registration, speaking to community groups, meeting with government officials, working with local media persons. There are also plenty of behind the scene tasks. We hope that you will become an active participant. Come to the monthly TAN meeting on the fourth Monday of each month. In order to more effectively support gay-friendly candidates and have a bigger impact on the election process, the Triad Advocacy Network Political Action Committee is now being formed (See separate article on this page.) There are many important races in this year's election. A lot of attention in North Carolina will be focused on the U.S. Senate race between Republican Lauch Faircloth and his Democratic challenger John Edwards. Faircloth, widely known as a clone of Jesse Helms, could be vulnerable if a strong campaign is mounted. In addition, there are important races of the U.S. House of Representatives in all districts. If Republicans remain in control of Congress, we will be stuck with Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott, who recently compared gay people to alcoholics and kleptomaniacs. Right-wing NEXT TAN MEETING Monday, July 27, 1998 7:30 p.m. All Souls Welcoming Congregation, Kernersville. Republicans have blocked important national legislation, such as ENDA, and appointments of gay officials, such as James Hormel as ambassador to Luxembourg. The state legislature is also up for election this year. At the state level is where much pro-gay and anti- gay battles are being fought. TAN will be working along with NC PridePAC to support gay friendly candidates. TAN will especially be watching local election races for county commissioners and school board It is at the local level where radical right-wing religious extremists attempt to take over. These races are important to the LGBT community. For example, Steve Arnold is seeking re-election to the Guilford County Board of Commissioners. He is the one who introduced the measure to defund the arts and who orchestrated an attack on gays and lesbians at the commissioners meeting last year. Although the anti-gay tone of the original resolution was subsequently revised, we still need to have more gay- friendfy commissioners. Although most people pay little attention to school board races, TAN will be watching them closely. We need to elect those who support diversity and take a stand against anti-gay harassment in schools. TAN-PAC Formed To Fight For Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual Causes In The Triad The Triad Advocacy Network (TAN) has voted to establish TAN-PAC, the Triad Advocacy Network Political Action Committee. TAN PAC will concentrate on local elections: boards of county commissioners, school boards, city councils/boards of aldermen and races for sheriff, initially focusing on Forsyth and Guilford counties, but eventually making recommendations throughout the Triad For five years, TAN has worked in advocacy, voter registration and education and media relations in the Triad - and those efforts will continue - but state elections laws preclude TAN and other organizations like it from actually making election recommendations or giving financial support to worthy candidates. Continued on page 2 Visit TAN's website at http://www.mindspring.com/-cwconne/tan |