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Former
joint chief
nowOKs
gay soldiers
General who supported
ban on LGBT service
members changes mind
By Robert Burns AP Military Writer
WASHING-
TON — The
Army general
who was Joint
Chiefs chair-
man when the
Pentagon
adopted its
"Don't ask,
don't tell" poli-
cy on gays says
he no longer opposes allowing
them to serve openly.
John Shalikashvili, who retired
in 1997 after four years as the
nation's top military officer, had
argued that allowing gays and les-
bians to serve openly would hurt
troop morale and recruitment and
undermine the cohesion of combat
units. He said he has changed his
mind after meeting gay servicemen.
"These conversations showed
me just how much the military has
changed, and that gays and lesbians
can be accepted by their peers,"
Shalikashvili wrote in an opinion
piece published in the New York
Times on Tuesday, Jan. 2.
His view could carry weight at a
time when advocates of lifting the
restriction on gay service members
argue that the military — under the
strain of fighting two wars — can
ill-afford to exclude any qualified
volunteers. It's not clear, however,
how much enthusiasm Congress
will have for
See SHALIKASHVILI on PAGE 20
John Shalikashvili
TUBE
Coby Archa, the bitchy,
backstabbing North
Texan from "Survivor:
Palau," just breathed his
second wind on "Tease,"
a new hairdressing reali-
ty show. PAGE 26.
Massachusetts ponders anti-gay marriage measure
BOSTON — Gov.-elect Deval
Patrick conceded Wednesday, Jan. 3,
he was surprised by a series of quick
legislative votes that gave initial
approval to a ballot question propos-
ing to ban gay marriage in
Massachusetts, but he vowed that the
fight "isn't over;"
The incoming governor, arriving at
the Statehouse to review his inaugural
ceremonies on Thursday, Jan. 4, said
he lost touch with the issue while on a
recent 10-day vacation to South Africa
commemorating bis 50th birthday in
July.
Patrick said he did not learn until his
return to Boston on Monday, Jan. 1?
that the Supreme Judicial Court ruled
last week that lawmakers should take
a vote on the issue, instead of simply
recessing as they did in November.
On Tuesday, lawmakers took those
votes, and passed the measure, despite
a furious round of last-minute lobby-
ing by the governor-elect.
Series of quick legislative votes gives initial approval to
putting question to voters; opponents vow to fight effort
By Steve LeBlanc Associated Press
"I learned about the SJC's decision
the day before I came up here, because
I had been out of the country until
then," Patrick said. "There was a strat-
egy in place when I left the country.
That strategy changed while I was
away, and I did what I could before I
had any power to influence these out-
comes. That changes tomorrow"
Patrick added: "This fight isn't
over."
Both supporters and opponents of
gay marriage vowed to step up their
fight when the proposed amendment
comes up for another critical vote in
the new 2007-2008 legislative session.
The amendment needs to be
approved by 50 lawmakers in two
consecutive sessions. It then would go
to voters on the 2008 ballot. The vote
FAREWELL TO A FRIEND
A mourner walks past a portrait of President Gerald R. Ford enroute to paying his last
respects to the president at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum on Wednesday, Jan.
3, in Grand Rapids, Mich. Although the former president, who inherited the White House
when Richard Nixon resigned, may have never been associated with LGBT civil rights, he
is on record as supporting equal rights for gay and lesbian people, including rights and
benefits for same-sex couples. And it was a gay former Marine named Oliver "Billy"
Sipple who was credited with saving Ford from an assassin's bullet in 1975. But Sipple's
heroism got him outed and set him on the road to an early death. See STORIES, PAGES 14
and 15.
COMEDY
By day, Stephen Whitley
works for a disaster
relief agency. At night,
he's the token gay for
Chopped Liver Improv,
an outlet for his inner
sorority sister. PAGE 30.
STAGE
Coy Covington swore he
wouldn't direct again,
but it just took a call
from "honorary gay" Kurt
Kleinmann to get him
directing a new Black &
White play. PAGE 32.
Tuesday fulfilled the first part of that
process. Members of the new
Legislature were being sworn in
Wednesday.
"There are thousands and thousands
of supporters who are committed to
ensuring that the rights of a few are
never put to a public popularity bal-
lot," said Marc Solomon, campaign
director for MassEquality, a gay rights
group. "The calls and the work will
continue."
Gov. Mitt Romney, a vocal oppo-
nent of gay marriage who was filing
papers Wednesday to seek the 2008
GOP presidential nomination, called
the vote an important step on the path
to the ballot box.
"This is a huge victory for the peo-
ple of Massachusetts," Romney said
Massachusetts Gov.-elect Deval Patrick says
the initial success of a proposal to put the
question of same-sex marriage before the
state's voters surprised him.
in a statement. "In a democracy, the
voice of the people is sovereign. I con-
See MASSACHUSETTS on PAGE 19
New gay county judge
hopes to advance rights
Foster promises to look out for the interests of Dallas'
LGBT citizens as he embarks on 4-year term
By Beth Freed Staff Writer
One of the three openly gay elected
officials sworn into office on New
Year's Day will wield more power
over more diverse issues than any
other politician in Dallas County.
Newly-elected Dallas County
Judge Jim Foster said he was honored
when retired U.S. District Judge
Barefoot Sanders, who initiated
desegregation for Dallas schools in
1981, administered his oath of office.
Foster said he hopes he can also
advance civil rights during his four-
year tenure.
Other gay officials sworn in on
New Year's Day were Gary
Fitzsimmons,
newly-elected
district clerk,
and Precinct 5
Constable
Mike Dupree,
who was re-
elected in
November.
When it
comes to
LGBT issues,
Foster can influence policies that will
have real-life effects on people, he
said. The new Ryan White HIV/AIDS
See FOSTER on PAGE 9
9
.
Jim Foster
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