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Dade County Passes Gay Rights Ordinance -- Again
Judy Woodruff, W i l l i a m Schneider
HIGHLIGHT:
I n 197G, Dade County, F l o r i d a , t r i e d t o become a symbol t o t h e n a t i o n when t h e
-y government passed one o f the country's f i r s t g a y - r i g h t s ordinances. A
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overwhelmingly r e p u d i a t e d by the v o t e r s . This week saw another gay r i g h t s
vote i n Dade County and another symbol.
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WOODRUFF: This week, a county commission i n F l o r i d a passed an ordinance
prompted by two decades o f p o l i t i c s , drama and c o n f l i c t . That vote, a l t h o u g h
l o c a l , was enough t o earn t h e " P o l i t i c a l Play o f the Week."
Our B i l l Schneider j o i n s us now from New York t o e x p l a i n -- B i l l .
WILLIAM SCHNEIDER, CNN SENIOR POLITICAL ANALYST: W e l l , Judy, i n 197G, Dade
County, F l o r i d a , t r i e d t o become a symbol t o t h e n a t i o n when t h e county
government passed one o f t h e country's f i r s t gay- r i g h t s ordinances. A year
l a t e r , Dade county became a v e r y d i f f e r e n t k i n d o f symbol when t h a t new law was
overwhelmingly r e p u d i a t e d by the v o t e r s . This week', we saw another gay r i g h t s
vote i n Dade County and another symbol.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
( v o i c e - o v e r ) : I n 1977, t h e f i g h t a g a i n s t gay r i g h t s was l e d by e n t e r t a i n e r
and F l o r i d a orange juice-spokeswoman A n i t a Bryant. She c a l l e d her crusade "Save
lildren."
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INSIDE POLITICS, December 4, 1998
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP, 1977)
JiTA BRYANT, FLORIDA ORANGE JUICE SPOKESWOMAN: I b e l i e v e t h a t , more than
e ^ i ^ b eef o r e , t h a t t h e r e are e v i l f o r c e s round about us, even perhaps d i s g u i s e d
as something good, t h a t would want t o t e a r down the v e r y foundation, the f a m i l y
u n i t , t h a t holds America t o g e t h e r .
(END VIDEO CLIP)
SCHNEIDER: I n 1998, the f i g h t f o r a new g a y - r i g h t s ordinance was l e d by c i v i c
leaders who wanted t o make a d i f f e r e n t k i n d of statement about t h e i r community,
a community t h a t sees i t s e l f as a major i n t e r n a t i o n a l center. They c a l l e d t h e i r
campaign "Save Dade."
KATY SORENSON, MIAMI-DADE CO. COMMISSIONER: And i t sends the message t o the
g r e a t e r w o r l d t h a t we welcome everyone.
SCHNEIDER: I n the 21 years s i n c e the 1977 referendum, the c o n f l i c t has become
n a t i o n a l -- gay r i g h t s a c t i v i s t s on one s i d e , r e l i g i o u s conservatives on the
o t h e r . So, when the issue came up f o r a vote by the Dade County commission t h i s
week, the atmosphere was h i g h l y p o l a r i z e d . UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I t ' s a shame
there's a l o t o f i g n o r a n t , uneducated people out here who don't know the issues.
I t ' s about human r i g h t s f o r everybody and ,they j u s t don't get i t .
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: We are equal i n t h i s country. Why should they have a
s p e c i a l p r i v i l e g e ? Why should they? Why are they so s p e c i a l ?
fHNEIDER: Why was the outcome d i f f e r e n t t h i s time?
I n the past, gay r i g h t s
M y s t i f i e d many v o t e r s . I t sounded l i k e a s o l u t i o n f o r which t h e r e was no
kilSwn problem. That changed i n October when the n a t i o n was shocked by the
b r u t a l murder i n Wyoming of a gay c o l l e g e student named Matthew Shepard. For
the f i r s t time, many s t r a i g h t Americans saw the k i n d of v i o l e n c e and
d i s c r i m i n a t i o n gays face. They found out t h e r e was a problem.
Tuesday's showdown vote i n Miami was h i g h drama.
UNIDENTIFIED COMMITTEE MEMBER: This motion passes seven t o s i x .
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I'm happy.
I'm speechless.
SCHNEIDER: I t took 21 years -- an e n t i r e g e n e r a t i o n -- f o r t h i s t o happen.
The vote c o u l d not have been c l o s e r , and opponents are t h r e a t e n i n g another
r e c a l l . But the symbolism was unmistakable.
The 1977 vote marked the a r r i v a l
of the r e l i g i o u s r i g h t as a p o l i t i c a l f o r c e . The 1998 vote could mark the
beginning of i t s d e c l i n e . The leaders of Dade County made a statement: times
have changed. And they earned the " P o l i t i c a l Play of the Week."
(END VIDEOTAPE)
SCHNEIDER: I n 1955, when Rosa Parks refused t o g i v e up her seat on a
Montgomery, Alabama, bus t o a w h i t e man, f o r the f i r s t time, many whites saw how
angry and h u m i l i a t e d blacks f e l t about segregation.
1991, when A n i t a H i l l t e s t i f i e d before Congress f o x the f i r s t time, many
'aw how angry and h u m i l i a t e d women f e l t about sexual harassment.
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Those were consciousness-raising experiences
ew Shepard tragedy -- Judy.
f o r Americans, and so was t h e
KODRUFF: B i l l , you mentioned t h a t t h i s could mark the d e c l i n e o f the
r e l i g i o u s c o n s e r v a t i v e movement i n t h i s country. Are there ways t o measure
that?
SCHNEIDER: W e l l , we d i d n ' t see the r e l i g i o u s r i g h t do p a r t i c u l a r l y w e l l i n
l a s t month's midterm. Two Republican governors who l o s t , i n Alabama and South
C a r o l i n a , were c l o s e l y a l i g n e d w i t h r e l i g i o u s conservatives. Now, they l o s t i n
p a r t because they were opposed by gambling i n t e r e s t s , b u t s t i l l they were one o f
the -- some o f t h e few incumbents who were defeated.
I t h i n k there's a l o t o f sentiment among Republicans t h a t i t was an
embarrassment f o r t h e GOP i n 1996 when the r e l i g i o u s r i g h t r e s i s t e d Bob Dole's
e f f o r t t o p u t a t o l e r a n c e statement i n t h e p a r t y p l a t f o r m t h a t s a i d the p a r t y
would be t o l e r a n t t o people w i t h d i f f e r e n t views on a b o r t i o n . That was an
embarrassment and i t allowed t h e Democrats t o seize t h e t o l e r a n c e issue. I
t h i n k A l o t o f Republicans were unhappy about t h a t , and they want t o change t h e
message o f t h e Republican Party. Their view i s : The r e l i g i o u s r i g h t i s welcome
i n the Republican Party, b u t i t has t o be a b i g t e n t . They can't c o n t r o l t h e
p a r t y ' s message.
WOODRUFF: A l l r i g h t .
B i l l Schneider w i t h us today from New York.
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�THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
December 11,1998
Dear Friend:
I am happy to enclose "The Clinton-Gore Administration: A Record of Progress for Gay
and Lesbian Americans," recently published by the White House Office of Public Liaison.
Please feelfreeto call me at (202) 456-1687 with any questions or comments. My best to
you during this holiday season.
Sir carely,
Richi rd Socarides
Special Assistant to The President and
Senior Advisor for Public Liaison
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THE CLINTON-GORE ADMINISTRATION
A RECORD OF PROGRESS FOR GAY AND LESBIAN AMERICANS
�THE CLINTON-GORE ADMINISTRATION
A RECORD OF PROGRESS FOR GAY AND LESBIAN AMERICANS
"We have got to do more to teach our young people to have tolerance and respect for one
another; to understand the rich and only superficial dichotomy that the more we appreciate each
other's diversity, the more we reaffirm the fundamental core values and existence we have in
common. The recent death of young Matthew Shepard in Wyoming makes it all too clear to us that
violence still can be motivated by prejudice and hatred. Yes, we do need a new hate crimes law....
But, again, ultimately, we have to be reconciled to one another. We have to believe in one another's
fundamental humanity and equal right to be here and to become whatever they can become."
- President Bill Clinton, October 15, 1998.
�TABLE O F CONTENTS
Working for Basic Fairness and Against Hate
Fighting For Hate Crimes Legislation
Ending Discrimination Against Gays and Lesbians in the Federal Civilian Workforce
Endorsing Legislation that Outlaws Discrimination in the Workplace
Standing Up for Basic Fairness
Working to Stop Discrimination Against People With AIDS
Opposing Anti-Gay Ballot Initiatives
Fighting Discrimination Against People with AIDS in the Military
Helping Those Fleeing Persecution Because of Their Sexual Orientation
Banning Insurance Discrimination
Fighting Harassment of Students Based on Sexual Orientation
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A n Administration that Includes All Americans
President Clinton Has Created an Administration That Is Highly Talented and the Most Inclusive
Administration In History
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Reaching Out to A l l Communities
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Improving Health Care Quality and Increasing Access
Providing National Leadership
Protecting Medicaid and Social Security Coverage
Focusing National Efforts on an AIDS Vaccine
Dramatically Increasing Overall AIDS Funding
Increasing AIDS Drug Assistance and Accelerating AIDS Drug Approvals
Historic $156 Million Effort to Address HIV/AIDS in Communities of Color
Making Research a Priority
Promoting Lesbian Health Issues
Focusing on Prevention: Supporting the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Educating Young People about the Dangers of AIDS
Requiring the Federal Workforce to Understand AIDS
Established a White House AIDS Office and Created a Presidential Advisory Council
Convened the First Ever White House Conference on HIV and AIDS
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Addendum A : Remarks by President William Jefferson Clinton at Human Rights Campaign
Dinner, Washington, D.C, November 8, 1997
Addendum B : Remarks by Vice President Al Gore at Empire State Pride Agenda Dinner, New
York, New York, October 7, 1998
�THE CLINTON-GORE ADMINISTRATION
A RECORD OF PROGRESS FOR GAY AND LESBIAN AMERICANS
"[W]e have to make sure that for every single person in our country ~ all Americans means all
Americans."
- President Clinton, November 8, 1997
"It is time for all Americans to recognize that the issues that face gays and lesbians in this
country are not narrow, special interests ~ they are matters of basic human and civil rights."
--Vice President Gore, September 15, 1997
Working for Basic Fairness and Against Hate
Fighting For Hate Crimes Legislation. Last year, the President announced his sponsorship of the
Hate Crimes Prevention Act during the historic White House Conference on Hate Crimes. This
crucial legislation would strengthen and expand the ability of the Justice Department to prosecute
hate crimes by removing needless jurisdictional requirements for existing crimes. And it would give
Federal prosecutors the power to prosecute hate crimes committed because of the victim's sexual
orientation, gender or disability.
The President and Vice President continue to push Congress to pass this important legislation and
to speak out against hate. As the Vice President said on September 19, 1998: " I f we allow even a
small number of Americans to harbor and act upon malice and intolerance, we all feel the bitter sting
of injustice. Let us send a clear message to those would commit crimes of hate: it is wrong, it is
illegal, and we will punish you with the full force of our laws... Crimes of hate against aU people including gays and lesbians -should carry a punishment that is swift and severe."
Additionally, as part of the 1994 Crime Act, President Clinton signed the Hate Crimes Sentencing
Enhancement Act, providing for longer sentences where the offense is determined to be a hate crime
based on sexual orientation.
Ending Discrimination Against Gays and Lesbians in the Federal Civilian Workforce.
President Clinton issued an Executive Order prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation
in the Federal civilian workforce. This makes the Federal Government the largest employer in the
world (1.8 million civilian employees) with a non-discrimination policy covering sexual orientation.
And the President, working with a bipartisan coalition in the House of Representatives, successfully
defeated an attempt to overturn this policy. The President also issued an Executive Order mandating
that security clearances no longer be denied based on sexual orientation.
Endorsing Legislation that Outlaws Discrimination in the Workplace. President Clinton and
Vice President Gore endorsed and are fighting for passage of the Employment Non Discrimination
Act, a bill outlawing discrimination in hiring, firing and promotions based on sexual orientation.
This makes them the first U.S. President and Vice President ever to back civil rights legislation for
�gays and lesbians. The legislation would ban discrimination based on sexual orientation in the
workplace, extending basic employment protections to gay and lesbian Americans.
Standing Up for Basic Fairness. President Clinton blocked Republican efforts to pass legislation
prohibiting unmarried couples from jointly adopting children in the District of Columbia and
legislation which would have denied certain Federal funds to localities with domestic partnership
laws.
Working to Stop Discrimination Against People With AIDS. President Clinton directed the
Justice Department and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to vigorously prosecute
those who discriminate against people with AIDS, leading to actions against health care providers
and facilities that violate the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Opposing Anti-Gay Ballot Initiatives. President Clinton strongly opposed anti-gay ballot
initiatives in Colorado and Oregon. His two nominees to the Supreme Court voted to overturn
Colorado's Amendment 2, declaring such initiatives unconstitutional violations of the Equal
Protection clause of the Constitution.
Fighting Discrimination Against People with AIDS in the Military. President Clinton
successfully fought for the repeal of the Doman amendment, which required the expulsion of all
HIV-positive military service members regardless of their ability to do their jobs. Prior to its repeal.
President Clinton took the highly unusual step of unilaterally declaring the law unconstitutional and
instructing the Department of Justice not to defend it in court, becoming the first president since
Franklin Roosevelt to take such action.
Helping Those Fleeing Persecution Because of Their Sexual Orientation. President Clinton's
Administration is the first ever to grant asylum for gays and lesbians facing persecution in other
countries. The President sent gay human rights activist Keith Boykin to Zimbabwe as part of an
official United States delegation. Mr. Boykin investigated human rights abuses of gays and lesbians
there.
Banning Insurance Discrimination. President Clinton fought for and signed the KennedyKassebaum Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, which bans insurance
discrimination against people with pre-existing medical conditions including HIV/AIDS. In
addition, President Clinton issued a directive that ensures that all providers of Federal health
insurance abide by non-discrimination rules including sexual orientation.
Fighting Harassment of Students Based on Sexual Orientation. President Clinton's Department
of Education has issued landmark guidance that explains Federal standards against sexual
harassment and that prohibits sexual harassment of all students regardless of their sexual orientation.
�An Administration that Includes All Americans
President Clinton Has Created an Administration That Is Highly Talented and the Most
Inclusive Administration in History. President Clinton is the first President to appoint an openly
gay or lesbian person to an Administration post. The President has appointed more than 150 openly
gay and lesbian appointees, including:
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Virginia Apuzzo, Assistant to the President for Management and Administration (the first
openly gay or lesbian Assistant to the President) and Karen Tramontano, Assistant to the
President and Counselor to the Chief of Staff. They are the highest ranking openly gay or
lesbian people to ever serve in the Federal Government;
Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Bruce Lehman, the first openly gay man
to be confirmed by the U.S. Senate;
Fred Hochberg, Deputy Administrator of the Small Business Administration, the first
openly gay person to be appointed Deputy in a U.S. cabinet-level agency:
Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Roberta Achtenberg, who served
in this position from 1993 to 1995;
Gail Shibley, the Director of External Communications for the Federal Highway
Administration;
The President has also nominated James Hormel to be U.S. Ambassador to Luxembourg if confirmed he would be the first-ever openly gay United States ambassador.
Reaching Out to All Communities. This Administration is committed to a policy of inclusion.
President Clinton named the first Presidential Liaison to the gay and lesbian community, Marsha
Scott. Later, he named the first openly gay senior policy adviser on civil rights issues, Richard
Socarides. President Clinton become the first sitting president to speak before a gay and lesbian
organization on November 8, 1997, when he delivered the keynote address to the Human Rights
Campaign National Dinner. In September 1997, the Vice President addressed the National Gay and
Lesbian Task Force, the first Vice President to speak at a gay rights event. This year, the Vice
President spoke before the Human Rights Campaign in Washington, D.C, and the Empire State
Pride Agenda in New York City. Both the President and the Vice President regularly meet with gay
and lesbian leaders.
Improving Health Care Quality and Increasing Access
Providing National Leadership. President Clinton has worked hard to invigorate the response to
HIV and AIDS, providing new national leadership, substantially greater resources and a closer
working relationship with affected communities. Funding for AIDS research has increased by over
65 percent, and funding for HIV prevention has increased 34 percent. Funding for the Ryan White
CARE Act has increased by over 240 percent. Although much work remains to fmd a cure, progress
has been made. In 1996, the first time in the history of the AIDS epidemic, the number of
Americans diagnosed with AIDS declined. And between 1996 and 1997, HIV/AIDS mortality
�declined 47 percent, falling from the leading cause of death among 25-44 year olds in 1995 to the
fifth leading cause of death in that age group. There has been a decline in the number of AIDS cases
overall and a sharp decline in new AIDS cases in infants and children.
Protecting Medicaid and Social Security Coverage. The President fought for and won the
preservation of the Medicaid guarantee of coverage which serves more than 50 percent of people
living with AIDS ~ and 92% of children with AIDS - who rely on Medicaid for health coverage.
He also revised eligibility rules for Social Security Disability Insurance to increase the number of
HIV+ persons who qualify for benefits.
Focusing National Efforts on an AIDS Vaccine. On May 18, 1997, the President challenged the
nation to develop an AIDS vaccine within the next ten years. He announced a number of initiatives
to help fulfill this goal, including: dedicating an AIDS vaccine research center at the National
Institutes of Health and encouraging domestic and international collaboration among governments,
medical communities and service organizations.
Dramatically Increasing Overall AIDS Funding. The Clinton Administration has responded
aggressively to the significant threat posed by HIV/AIDS with increased attention to research,
prevention and treatment. President Clinton increased public health spending for major HIV/AIDS
programs by over 100 percent, funding for the Ryan White CARE programs has increased 241
percent and support for AIDS-related research has increased by over 65 percent.
Increasing AIDS Drug Assistance and Accelerating AIDS Drug Approvals. Funding for AIDS
drug assistance has increased from $52 million per year to $385 million per year during the Clinton
Administration. This program provides new life-prolonging drugs to people with HIV and AIDS.
In addition, President Clinton convened the National Task Force on AIDS Drug Development, and
removed dozens of bureaucratic obstacles to the effective and decent treatment of people with AIDS.
Since 1993, the Food and Drug Administration has approved dozens of new AIDS drugs, new drugs
for AIDS-related conditions and new diagnostic tests.
Historic $156 Million Effort to Address HIV/AIDS in Communities of Color. African
Americans make up the fastest growing portion of the HIV/AIDS caseload. As part of the FY99
budget, the Clinton Administration fought for a comprehensive new initiative that invests an
unprecedented $156 million to improve the nation's effectiveness in preventing and treating
HIV/AIDS in the African American, Hispanic and other minority communities.
Making Research a Priority. In one of his first acts in office. President Clinton signed the National
Institutes of Health Revitalization Act of 1993, placing full responsibility for planning, budgeting
and evaluation of the AIDS research program at NIH in the Office of AIDS Research. The
Administration has increased NIH AIDS research funds by 67% in five years.
�Promoting Lesbian Health Issues. Under President Clinton's leadership, the National Institutes
of Health and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have commissioned scientific
panels to study lesbian health issues and to suggest research methods for scientists who want to study
specific lesbian health issues. This is the first time a U.S. Government agency has commissioned
an examination into this subject.
Focusing on Prevention: Supporting the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The
Administration has increased funds for HIV prevention at the CDC by 34% in five years. Under the
leadership of the Clinton Administration, the CDC reorganized its AIDS prevention efforts to foster
greater overall coordination and enhance efforts to reduce sexually transmitted diseases and
tuberculosis.
Educating Young People about the Dangers of AIDS. The Clinton Administration launched the
Prevention Marketing Initiative, focusing on the risk to young adults (18-25) with frank public
service announcements recommending the correct and consistent use of latex condoms for those who
are sexually active.
Requiring the Federal Workforce to Understand AIDS. The Administration issued a directive
on September 30, 1993, that requires every Federal employee to receive comprehensive education
on HIV/AIDS.
Established a White House AIDS Office and Created a Presidential Advisory Council.
President Clinton created a White House Office of National AIDS Policy to bring greater direction
and visibility to the war on AIDS. At the same time, the Administration has sharpened the focus of
its AIDS programs. The President also created the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV and AIDS
to provide him and his Administration with expert outside advice on the ways in which the Federal
government should respond to the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Dr. R. Scott Hitt, an openly gay California
physician, chairs the panel.
Convened the First Ever White House Conference on HIV and AIDS. On December 6, 1995,
the President convened the first White House Conference on HIV and AIDS in the history of the
epidemic, bringing together more than 300 experts, activists and citizens from across the country for
a discussion of key issues.
" I think if we really could create a society where there is opportunity for all and responsibility
from all and we believed in a community of all Americans, we could truly meet every problem
we have and seize every opportunity we have."
~ President Clinton, November 8, 1997
11/98
�ADDENDUM A
�THE WHITE HOUSE
Office ofthe Press Secretary
For Immediate Release
November 8, 1997
REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT
AT HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN DINNER
Grand Hyatt Hotel, Washington, D.C.
8:52 P.M. EST
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. I sort of feel the way I did when I made my very first
speech as a public official more than 20 years ago now. You know, Elizabeth just stood up here
and gave that magnificent speech. Wasn't she great? And she actually said about everything that
could be said. And then you gave me this wonderful welcome, which makes me reluctant to say
anything.
And I was sitting up here --1 was thinking, somehow flashing back to my mind, this
reminded me of a Rotary Club banquet I spoke at. And I'll tell you why. Here's what happened.
Only the punch line is the same, but you'll have to listen to this.
I had just taken office as Attorney General almost 21 years ago, and they asked me to
speak to this Rotary Club banquet. And there were 500 people there. The dinner started at 6:30.
I didn't get up to speak till a quarter to 10:00. Everybody who was at this banquet got introduced
but three people and they went home mad. The guy who got up to introduce me was so nervous
he didn't know what to do. And we had been there forever, and he finally said ~ and he didn't
mean it this way, but here's what he said, he said, in my introduction, he said, you know, we
could have stopped here and have had a very nice evening. And we could have stopped with the
applause and Elizabeth's speech and had a great evening.
I'm delighted to be here. I thank the members of Congress who are here. I congratulate
your honorees. I know that a number of my recent appointees are here, including Virginia
Apuzzo, our new Assistant for Management and Administration. Fred Hochberg, John Berry,
Jim Hormel. Where's Jim Hormel? He's here. Jesse White. Hal Creel.
Now, Hal Creel is now the most popular person I have appointed in the Congress
because the Maritime Commission broke the impasse on the Japanese ports, which destroys
another stereotype here. I am so grateful for what they did, and a lot of Americans are going to
have a decent income because of it, and I want to thank him for that.
We have a lot of people herefromthe White House as well. I want to thank Richard
Socarides, Marsha Scott, Karen Tramantano, Sean Maloney, Tom Shea, and our AIDS czar,
Sandy Thurman ~ for all their work.
�And because it's dark here, I would like to ask everyone who works for this
administration in any department of the federal government or who has an appointment in any
way to please stand, including the White House. Thank you.
A little more than six years ago, I had this crazy idea that I ought to run for President.
Only my mother thought I could win. And at the time, I was so obsessed with what I thought
had to be done I thought winning would take care of itself. What bothered me was that our
country seemed to be drifting and divided as we moved into a new and exciting and challenging
area where we were living differently, working differently, relating to each other and the rest of
the world in very different ways on the edge of a new century.
And I sat down alone before I decided to do this and asked myself, what is it that you
want America to look like when you're done if you win? My vision for the 21st century, now, I
have said hundreds and hundreds of times, but I still think about it every day — I want this to be a
country where every child and every person who is responsible enough to work for it can live the
American dream. I want this country to embrace the wider world and continue to be the
strongest force for peace and freedom and prosperity, and I want us to come together across all
our lines of difference into one America.
That is my vision. It drives me every day. I think if we really could create a society
where there is opportunity for all and responsibility from all and we believed in a community of
all Americans, we could truly meet every problem we have and seize every opportunity we have.
For more than two centuries now, our country has had to meet challenge after challenge
after challenge. We have had to continue to lift ourselves beyond what we thought America
meant. Our ideals were never meant to befrozenin stone or time. Keep in mind, when we
started out with Thomas Jefferson's credo that all of us are created equal by God, what that really
meant in civic political terms was that you had to be white, you had to be male, and that wasn't
enough ~ you had to own property, which would have left my crowd out when I was a boy.
Over time, we have had to redefine the words that we started with, not because there was
anything wrong with them and their universal power and strength of liberty and justice, but
because we were limited in our imaginations about how we could live and what we were capable
of and how we should live. Indeed, the story of how we kept going higher and higher and higher
to new and higher definitions ~ and more meaningful definitions - of equality and dignity and
freedom is in its essence the fundamental story of our country.
Fifty years ago, President Truman stood at a newfrontierin our defining struggle on
civil rights. Slavery had ended a long time before, but segregation remained. Harry Truman
stood before the Lincoln Memorial and said, "It is more important today than ever to ensure that
all Americans enjoy the rights offreedomand equality. When I say all Americans, I mean all
Americans."
Well, myfriends,all Americans still means all Americans. We all know that it is an
ideal and not perfectly real now. We all know that some ofthe old kinds of discrimination we
�have sought to rid ourselves of by law and purge our spirits of still exist in America today. We
all know that there is continuing discrimination against gays and lesbians. But we also
know that i f we're ever going to build one America, then all Americans - including you and
those whom you represent ~ have got to be a part of it.
To be sure, no President can grant rights. Our ideals and our history hold that they are
inalienable, embedded in our Constitution, amplified over time by our courts and legislature. I
cannot grant them - but I am bound by my oath of office and the burden of history to reaffirm
them.
All America loses if we let prejudice and discrimination stifle the hopes or deny the
potential of a single American. A l l America loses when any person is denied or forced out of a
job because of sexual orientation. Being gay, the last time I thought about it, seemed to have
nothing to do with the ability to read a balance book, fix a broken bone, or change a spark plug.
For generations, the American Dream has represented a fundamental compact among our
people. If you take responsibility and work hard, you have the right to achieve a better life for
yourself and a better future for your family. Equal opportunity for all, special privileges for none
- a fate shared by Americans regardless of political views. We believe ~ or we all say we
believe -- that all citizens should have the chance to rise as far as their God-given talents will
take them. What counts is energy and honesty and talent. No arbitrary distinctions should bar
the way.
So when we deny opportunity because of ancestry or religion, race or gender, disability
or sexual orientation, we break the compact. It is wrong. And it should be illegal. Once again I
call upon Congress to honor our most cherished principles and make the Employment NonDiscrimination Act the law of the land.
...Now, I want to ask you for a favor. You want us to pass the Employment NonDiscrimination Act. You know when we do ~ and I believe it will pass - you know when we do
it will have to be enforced. The law on the books only works if it is also a law in the life of
America.
Let me say, I thank you very much for your support of my nominee for the Office of Civil
Rights, Bill Lee. I thank you for that. But he, too, comesfroma family that has known
discrimination and now he is being discriminated against, not because there is anything wrong
with his qualifications, not because anybody believes he is not even-tempered, but because some
members of the Senate disagree with his views on affirmative action.
Now, if I have to appoint a head of the office of civil rights who is against affirmative
action ~ it's going to be vacant a long time. That office is not there to advocate or promote ~
primarily to advocate or promote the policies of the government when it comes to affirmative
action; it's there to enforce the existing laws against discrimination. You hope someday you will
have one of those existing laws. We need somebody to enforce the laws, and Bill Lee should be
confirmed, and I ask you to help me get him confirmed.
�I'd like to say just one more word. There are some people who aren't in this room tonight
who aren't comfortable yet with you and won't be comfortable with me for being here.... On
issue after issue involving gays and lesbians, survey after survey shows that the most important
determinant of people's attitudes is whether they are aware - whether they knowingly have had a
family or afriendshipor a work relation with a gay person.
Now, I hope that we will embrace good people who are trying to overcome their fears.
After all, all of us can look back in history and see what the right thing to do was. It is quite
another thing to look ahead and light the way. Most people are preoccupied with the burdens of
daily living. Most of us, as we grow older, become ~ whether we like it or not ~ somewhat
more limited in our imaginations. So I think one of the greatest things we have to do still is just
to increase the ability of Americans who do not yet know that gays and lesbians are their fellow
Americans in every sense ofthe word to feel that way. I think it's very important.
When I say, "I believe all Americans means all Americans," I see the faces of the friends
of 35 years. When I say, "all Americans means all Americans," I see the faces of the people
who stood up when I asked the people who are part of our administration to stand tonight. When
I say, "all Americans means all Americans," I see kind, unbelievably generous, giving people
back in my home state who helped my family and myfriendswhen they were in need. It is a
different story when you know what you are seeing.
So I say to you tonight, should we change the law? You bet. Should we keep fighting
discrimination? Absolutely. Is this Hate Crimes Conference important? It is terribly important.
But we have to broaden the imagination of America. We are redefining, in practical terms, the
immutable ideals that have guided us from the beginning. Again I say, we have to make sure that
for every single person in our country, all Americans means all Americans.
After experiencing the horrors of the Civil War and witnessing the transformation of the
previous century, Walt Whitman said that our greatest strength was that we are an embracing
nation. In his words, a "Union, holding all, fusing, absorbing, tolerating all." Let us move
forward in the spirit of that one America. Let us realize that this is a good obligation that has
been imposed upon our generation, and a grand opportunity once again to lift America to a
higher level of unity, once again to redefine and to strengthen and to ensure one America for a
new century and a new generation of our precious children.
Thank you and God bless you.
END
9:15 P.M. EST
�ADDENDUM B
�V I C E PRESIDENT AL GORE
REMARKS AS PREPARED FOR DELIVERY
EMPIRE STATE PRIDE AGENDA FALL AWARDS DINNER
NEW YORK CITY, NY
Wednesday, October 7,1998
Thank you, Ginny, for your warm words ~ and for your outstanding work as Assistant to
the President for Management and Administration. As some of you know, Ginny is the single
highest-ranking gay or lesbian person ever to serve in the federal government. Ginny ~ we're
very proud of you - not just for the work you do now, but for your lifelong commitment to
fairness and opportunity.
I want to thank my great friend Jeff Soref, Co-Chair of the Pride Agenda's board for four
years now. Jeff also lent his leadership to the Gay Men's Health Crisis, and really helped make
them "first in the fight against AIDS." And most of you probably don't know this, but Jeff
devised a new delegate selection process for the Democratic Party ~ one which is a model of
inclusion, and we hope one day all political parties will adopt it. Of course, Jeff, I take no
interest in matters such as delegate selection - but people say you did a great job.
I want to thank Matt Forman, who has had a terrific first year as Executive Director of the
Pride Agenda — and who has worked to forge ground-breaking, bipartisan solutions for all New
Yorkers.
And I want to thank the entire leadership and membership of the Pride Agenda for the
support you have shown both President Clinton and me. I realize that your support of the 1996
Clinton-Gore ticket was the very first time you have supported national candidates - and I want
to thank you for giving us the chance to serve this nation. If I think of another national candidate
you might want to support in the next couple of years, I'll let you know.
I want to acknowledge the family and many friends of Michael Palm, who did so much
for this organization, and whose recent passing is a tremendous loss to us all.
Finally, let me acknowledge tonight's award winners ~ your departing board co-chair
Sue Cowell, and the Cable TV show "In the Life."
I'm pleased to have with us tonight some of the men and women that I'm proud to work
with in the administration, who serve as examples of the kind of excellence in public service that
America denied itself in the past - but who are now able to serve their country with great
distinction because of our policies. I'm especially pleased that the Big Apple has given us so
many of these outstanding leaders.
In addition to Ginny Apuzzo and her partner Barbara Fried ~ Richard Socarides, the
President's Senior Advisor and liaison to the gay and lesbian community, and the first-ever
senior Presidential advisor on those issues. Richard does an extraordinary job advising both the
President and me; the new Deputy Administrator of our Small Business Administration ~ Fred
�Hochberg, and his partner Tom Healy; I had the honor of personally swearing in Fred at the
White House; Sean Maloney, Deputy Staff Secretary to the President, and his partner Randy
Florke; Julian Potter, Director of my Community Empowerment Board, and her partner Miriam
Saez; several of the key members ofthe President's Advisory Council on HIV and AIDS ~
Mike Isbell, Ron Johnson, and Stephen Abel ~ and also Tony Burgos, who recently stepped
down from the Council; and I want to recognize two very close advisors of mine -- Tipper's
Deputy Chief of Staff and our Social Secretary, Philip Dufour; myfriendJeff Trammell; and also
Mark Spengler from the Democratic National Committee.
Let me say to all of you: I am proud to be here tonight.
I come before you with a simple message: that the cause that brings us here tonight is not
some narrow, special interest. It is really the cause that has defined this great nation since its
founding: to deepen the meaning of fundamental fairness, to make real the promise of our selfgovernment, to build a good and just society on this bedrock principle: equal opportunity for all,
special privileges for none.
If you believe in the basic dignity of every American ~ if you live by our laws and live
up to your responsibilities ~ then you can share in the full promise ofthe greatest nation on this
earth. And that means every American.
That is a purpose we did not fully understand when we counted each slave as three-fifths
of a person. Or when innocent and loyal Japanese-Americans were imprisoned at the outset of
World War II. Or when gays and lesbians were effectively barred from holding jobs in their own
federal government. We've come a long way, America.
And when some, in recent months, have launched unprecedented attacks on the very idea
of fair treatment ~ trying to punish and scapegoat people just because of their sexual orientation -1 have been amazed, and outraged.
For this I believe with all my heart: if we cannot conquer the forces of hatred and division
that still exist in our society, we can never redeem the American dream. I know in my heart that
we will redeem the American dream. I know that we will prevail.
That is why President Clinton and I ended, by Executive Order, policies that
discriminated against gays and lesbians in our civilian federal workforce. And never forget this:
we are one of the most successful administrations in history not in spite of that diversity - but
because of it! Because we have your ideas!
And we want our country to push back the forces of hatred and discrimination, as we
have always done when we are at our best. The story of America is the story of an everwidening circle of human dignity and expanding opportunity.
�It is the story of a free people determined to unleash the full potential of the human spirit
for all of our people. We have always been a bright and shining light to the world. Against all
the opposition of the forces of hate - against those who are limited by their surrender to
discrimination in their own hearts - we are determined to stand for justice. We are determined
to make the American dream available to all in this great nation of ours.
Now the United States Senate should join us in that crusade, and confirm Jim Hormel as
the next Ambassador to Luxembourg. We know he's qualified. We know he's a good and
decent man. So let's give him the up-or-down vote that he deserves.
And it is an outrage that today, here in New York and in 39 other states of our union, it is
100 percent legal to fire a hard-working employee just because they are gay or lesbian. I f
someone is doing his job and doing a good job ~ to fire that person just because of his sexual
orientation is just plain wrong.
So I say to Congress: let's give everyone who is willing to work for it a fair and equal
chance to succeed. Make the Employment Non-Discrimination Act the law of our land.
Two years ago, after a lot of hard work, we managed to get 49 votes in the Senate ~ just
one vote short. So I'll make you a deal: help me get that one last vote, and then I'll go down to
the Capitol and personally exercise that little-known, but extremely significant provision of our
Constitution that says: every time I vote, we win.
And here in New York State, I know that you have been waiting for years for a simple,
up-or-down vote on a bill to ban discrimination based on sexual orientation. I think that's a
disgrace. So I say to the New York State Senate: stop passing the buck on non-discrimination.
Pass the Sexual Orientation Non-Discrimination Act into law.
And you have the right to demand that every one of your national representatives stand
up and be counted on this issue. Let us all tell the New York State Senate: discrimination has no
place in the great State of New York. Let us all demand a vote for basic fairness.
I am proud of your commitment to fight the terrible scourge of HIV and AIDS ~ a
commitment your government shares today. Too often, in the beginning, you stood nearly alone
against the most crushing epidemic of this century. But you have led and inspired us all to
action.
I am proud that we have increased AIDS research at the NIH by 50 percent; tripled Ryan
White funds; and increased drug assistance for people with AIDS by 450 percent. I am proud
that we helped ensure that New Yorkers with AIDS were not forced into HMO's without access
to the specialists they need. We are united in the fight for research, care, and prevention. And
we will not stop until all who need it have access to the treatment they need. We will not rest
until we have a vaccine ~ and a cure.
�We haven't always agreed on everything, and I can't promise we always will. But I can
promise an open door, an open mind, and an open heart - the kind offrank,honest dialogue that
can help us leam from one another, and move forward together.
And let me say this: we know our progress so far would have been impossible without
one person who is at the center of all the progress we have made - and that is our President, Bill
Clinton. His leadership has been good for the United States of America.
We still have a long way to go on our journey, to be sure. We still see too much evidence
of intolerance ~ in ugly words and awful violence; in the public outrage of bombed buildings,
and the private pain of a teenager's suicide. Despite all the progress we have made in civil rights
and in human rights, too often, the shadows of division still darken the American spirit.
Last year in Washington, D.C, three men accosted a gay man in a park, forced him at
gunpoint to go under a bridge, and beat him viciously while using anti-gay epithets. Three
weeks ago in Brooklyn, a lesbian leaving a restaurant was chased by three men, who yelled
obscenities at her, then slashed her with a knife.
The New York City Gay and Lesbian Anti-Violence Project now tells us that reports of
bias crimes against gays and lesbians have increased by a stunning 81 percent this year — even as
crime has fallen in every other category, across this city and across this nation.
These shameful acts of violence wound not just the individuals involved - they wound
the American spirit. If we allow even a small number of Americans to harbor and act upon
malice and intolerance, we all feel the bitter sting of injustice.
Let us send a clear message to those would commit crimes of hate: it is wrong, we will
catch you, and we will punish you with the full force of our laws.
I believe we also need stronger laws. Crimes of hate against all people ~ including gays
and lesbians ~ should carry a punishment that is swift and severe. So I say to Congress: take a
stand against crimes of hate. Pass the Hate Crimes Prevention Act into law.
Up in Albany, it is unacceptable that serious hate crimes legislation has been bottled up
for years now. I say to the New York State Senate: here in the Empire State, it's time for you to
get tough on crimes of hate. Pass the Anti-Bias Bill now.
Many times in the history of our nation, we have been involved in struggles to expand
that human dignity. Many times the world has stood in astonishment at the courage of America
to define justice in new and more inclusive ways ~ to embrace the spirit of every human being in
our great nation.
�We learned in school about the "lowest common denominator;" the United States of
America is about the highest common denominator.
That's why the work of the Pride Agenda is so critical. We know that some of the
toughest battles will always be fought at the state and local levels, on the front lines of our
democracy. We need to fight discrimination block by block. Person by person. Mind to mind
and heart to heart.
We've got to keep working, until every person in this room - and every person in this
nation ~ has a full and equal chance to reach for their dreams.
That is a lofty goal - but if we are to live together in peace and dignity, how can we hope
for anything less?
Mark my words -- we'll get there. But we've got a lot of hard work to do. And I pledge
to you tonight: I intend to be a part of it.
So let's seize the promise of the future. We don't have a moment to waste ~ because we
don't have a person to waste. God bless you — and let's win this struggle!
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Dear
Thank you f o r w r i t i n g and f o l l o w i n g up on our
recent conversation.
I r e a l l y appreciate your suggestions f o r my
State o f t h e Union address. I agree t h a t as we
approach t h e new millennium, we should a l l be
standing t o g e t h e r -- f o r our own good. We
don't have a person t o waste.
I t was great t o see you, and I hope i t won't be
too long before we v i s i t again. Have a great
h o l i d a y season.
Sincerely,
�Andrew Tobias
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December 10, 1998
President Bill Clinton
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington, DC
Dear Mr. President:
It was such a pleasure and privilege having dinner with you. Like our dinner last year, it left
everyone truly inspired by your leadership, talent and good will.
Encouraged by your openness to the idea, I thought some more about what the country might
be ready to hear in a State ofthe Union address. It seemed to me that a small section on
diversity or inclusion might be appropriate and that, if so, something in the attached might be
helpful.
PS - It has come to my attention that you are an awesome Scrabble player. In a couple of
years when all this is over and you have a littie time to enjoy your accomplishments . . .
�[INCLUSION]
Difference is difficult to accept, but diversity, we are coming increasingly to realize,
is our great strength.
This past year, the country conducted a constructive conversation on race . . . .
[paragraph on RACE]. But race is only one of the ways in which we are diverse.
This past year, millions of God's gay and lesbian children did just what they have
always done. For the most part, they worked hard, paid their taxes, loved their families and
improved their communities. The difference is that this year, as each year in the recent past,
more and more of them were able to do so openly and honestly, and more and more of us
came to realize that honesty and love can never be sins; that these citizens are, for the most
part, good neighbors, good employers, good employees, good family members. Even good
Congress people. For the first time in this nation's history, an openly gay person was elected
to a first term in Congress. Congress people have on quite a few occasions been RE-elected
once they prove themselves; this year, an openly gay Republican was re-elected from
Arizona and an openly gay DemocratfromMassachusetts was so popular he ran for his tenth
term unopposed. But when the people of Wisconsin elected Tammy Baldwin to Congress,
they sent a message: "We won't prejudge you based on your sexual orientation any more
than we would prejudge you based on your race or your religion or your gender," they said.
"This is America. Every responsible, contributing citizen deserves respect and equal rights."
I call on Congress to pass the Employment Non-Discrimination Act. And in the wake of the
awful murder of Matthew Shepard, and of the horrible murder of James Byrd, Jr., chained to
a pickup truck and dragged two miles through East Texas, I call on Congress to pass the Hate
Crimes Act. Yes, assault is assault, murder is murder. But the law has long recognized
degrees of heinousnous based on motive. We need to send a message that hate is the most
heinous motive of all.
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