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Valdez gets
ready or
nasty fight
Dallas' 1st lesbian sheriff
to defend her job record
By John Wright Staff Writer
With the 2008 general election still
15 months away, the Dallas County
sheriff's race already is showing signs
of getting nasty.
Local Republicans, still reeling
from the results of November 2006,
have taken square aim at Democratic
Sheriff Lupe Valdez, who in 2004
became the first member of her party
to capture the post in 30 years.
And Valdez — also the first
woman, the first lesbian and the first
Dallas County Sheriff Lupe Valdez claims she
is the target of Republicans who oppose
change and want to get back at Democrats.
Hispanic to serve as Dallas County
sheriff — isn't backing away from a
fight.
"The comment has been, 'She's the
one who started it, we've got to bring
her down to prove it's not happen-
ing,'" Valdez said, referring to
See VALDEZ on PAGE 13
1 st Baptist courts anti-gay
pastor, book ban advocate
Committee names Wichita Falls pastor known for railing
against homosexuality as top candidate for senior pastor
By David Webb Staff Writer
A controversial pastor who attempt-
ed to force the Wichita Falls Public
Library to remove "Daddy's
Roommate" and "Heather Has Two
Mommies" from the library's shelves
in 1998 is on track to become the next
senior pastor of the First Baptist
Church of Dallas.
The Rev. Robert Jeffress, 51, who
has been the senior pastor of the First
Baptist Church of Wichita Falls for 15
years, was unanimously recommend-
ed by the Dallas church's search com-
mittee. He will preach a sermon at the
church on Sunday, Aug. 12, and the
congregation will vote on his appoint-
ment immediately afterwards.
The First Baptist Church of Dallas,
which has about 10,000 members, is
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Court strikes down Oklahoma law
10th Circuit appeals court upholds lower court ruling
declaring anti-gay adoption law unconstitutional
By Ann Rostow News Analyst
The U.S Court of Appeals for the
Tenth Circuit has struck down one of
the most extraordinary anti-gay laws
in the nation - Oklahoma's ban on
recognizing legal gay adoptive parents
from out of state.
Passed in 2004, the law was unique
in the country and breathtaking in its
scope. A lower federal court ruled the
law unconstitutional last year, and last
Friday, Aug. 3, the three-judge federal
appellate panel put the final nail in its
coffin, handing the GLBT legal com-
munity a nice precedent in the process.
Critics of the law say it's hard to
believe that an elected group of law-
makers, even in the reddest state,
could conceive of passing this kind of
legislation in the first place. Imagine
adopting a couple of children at birth,
moving to Oklahoma years later, and
discovering that you are no longer
legally related to your teenage son or
daughter, they say.
How did it happen? It happened in a
kind of gay panic, brought on by the
plight of two gay fathers in 2003.
Greg Hampel and Ed Swaya of
Seattle adopted a baby girl from
Oklahoma in 2002 and brought her
home. When they applied for a routine
corrected birth certificate, the
Oklahoma Department of Health
refused to put both fathers on the
paperwork, returning documents that
listed Hampel as the sole parent.
Oklahoma State Rep. Thad Balkman backed
the state's anti-gay law in an effort to pre-
vent Oklahoma children from having same-
sex couples as adoptive parents.
The men complained and insisted
on a birth certificate that reflected the
See OKLAHOMA on PAGE 20
recognized as the most influential
church in the Southern Baptist
Congregation.
Jeffress, who is the author of 15
books, directs "Pathway to Victory,"
an international television ministry of
the Wichita Falls church, which has
about 9,000 members. His televised
sermons have included,
"Homosexuality is a Perversion, Parts
1 and 2."
Jeffress is widely known in the city
for his fervent anti-gay theology, said
the Rev. Lea Brown, pastor of the
Wichita Falls Metropolitan
Community Church.
"In Christian love I wish him the
best," Brown said. "It is my great hope
that First Baptist Church of Wichita
Dallas mayor appoints openly
gay TV reporter to lead staff
Leppert names Channel 8's Chris Heinbaugh to be chief
of staff; mayor's office reached out to journalist recently
By David Webb Staff Writer
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During his 15 years as pastor of a Wichita
Falls church, the Rev. Robert Jeffress took
two gay family books from the city library
and destroyed them. He urged voters to run
City Council members out of office who
refused to back his censorship of the books.
Falls choose his successor as someone
who will have more compassion to
their fellow human beings of all sexu-
al orientations."
Brown said she was surprised that
SeeJEFFRESS on PAGE 14
SPORTS
Dallas Mayor Tom Leppert has
appointed openly gay Channel 8 TV
reporter Chris Heinbaugh to the posi-
tion of chief of staff.
Heinbaugh said Thursday, Aug. 9,
he had accepted the position after
meeting with Leppert earlier in the
week. The reporter said Leppert's
office had reached out him to him just
recently to ask if he was interested in
the job.
Leppert was elected mayor in a run-
off election June 16 that pitted him
against gay City Councilman Ed
Oakley.
Questions were raised about
whether Leppert would be friendly to
the gay community by gay activists
and Oakley supporters if he won the
race. Leppert said in interviews he
would participate
in the annual
Pride parade and
not interfere with
any gains the
LGBT communi-
ty has made.
Heinbaugh
covered City Hall
for Channel 8. He
has been a
reporter for 18 years and won numer-
ous awards for his work, including 12
Emmy Awards.
Heinbaugh said he asked Leppert's
representative if they knew he was
openly gay, and the answer was "yes."
Heinbaugh said he is retiring from
journalism, and that he will start his
new job on Aug. 27.
Chris Heinbaugh
Want to worship some
muscle this weekend?
Head over to the Dallas
Convention Center where
sapphic beauty Linda
McClain is going to flex
her might. PAGE 32.
DINING
Aca y Alia remains, but
Monica Greene will close
Ciudad this month. She
reflects on the Oak Lawn
eatery's legacy of inspir-
ing gourmet Mexican cui-
sine. PAGE 34.
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