At 14:33 4/23/97 -0400, you wrote:
>Dear Friends and Family,
>
> BACKGROUND:
>
> 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 homo-
> 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
>
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>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. Kristen Hoard, Portland, OR
> 55. Patricia Ju, New York, NY
> 56. Heather MacLean, Kent, OH
57. Martha Bartter, Kirksville MO
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