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16 MONTROSE VOICE / AUGUST 20, 1982
Letters
Reader Says 21.06
Decision Should
Cause New
Initiatives
From Neil Isbin
The gay community of Texas, and the
entire nation, owes a great debt to the
vision and hard work of individuals like
Robert Schwab and Don Baker. The federal court ruling declaring the unconstitutionality of State Penal Code 21.06
validates the argument that major advances in civil rights are initiated by the fed
eral courts and not by local politicians.
The universal values of liberty and
equality, inherent in the U.S. Constitution
have provided the basis for continual civil
rights reform. Unfortunately, local politicians, throughout the Civil Rights era,
have either been openly hostile at the
worst, or at the best, well intentioned but
without the courage to lead.
While the GPC has gained influence in
city politics by demonstrating its effectiveness in turning out the vote, it has
remained ineffective in pressuring local
politicians. When local politicians
expressed a fear of voting for various pro-
gay ordinances, the GPC leadership
backed down. When local politicians,
while making promises to the gay community, he behind 21.06 as an excuse to delay
action, the gay leadership said nothing.
Due to the heroic efforts of the Texas
Human Rights Foundantion, 21.06 has
been removed from the books. Our local
politicians have no more laws to hide
behind. Their actions in the next few
months will demonstrate the sincerity of
their past promises.
Police Chief Brown should begin plans
to immediately hire gay community leaders as instructors in the Police Academy
and as instructors in post-Academy training. Plans should also be made to open the
next Academy class to gay applicants and
to screen all future police applicants for
prejudice against gays.
Furthermore, the City Council and the
Mayor should begin work on drafting a
comprehensive Civil Rights ordinance
that would include protection for gay citizens, among other minorities.
It is no longer enough for local politicians to say that the prevention of negative initiative is enough—it is time for
positive initiatives. It is also time for the
GPC to use its influence, outside the ballot
box, to pressure for the basic reforms it has
advocated for years.
MCC National
Official to Hold
Services in
Houston
From the Rev. Dee Lamb, assistant
pastor. Metropolitan Community
Church of the Ressurection
Rev. Elder Freda Smith, Vice-Moderator
of the Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches (UFMCC), will
be conducting spiritual renewal services
at Metropolitan Community Church ofthe
Ressurection (MCCR) Friday, August 20,
and Saturday, August 21, at 7:15 p.m. in
addition to Sunday, August 22, at both
regular worship services (10:45 a.m. and
7:15 p.m.).
Rev. Elder Smith is an Honors Program
graduate from California State University with a degree in psychology and a
minor degree in woman's studies, a
department she helped found. She is currently meeting requirements for a mas
ter's degree in communication studies.
Long active in gay rights, she received
the 1977 Eleanor Roosevelt Democratic
Club Award for "Outstanding Contributions in the Field of Human Rights."
From the moment she first heard of the
Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan
Community Churches, her loyalty and talent has been focused on the UFMCC vision
of liberating the world through Jesus
Christ. Joining UFMCC in 1971, from a
Salvation Army background, she was
licensed as a minister at the 1972 General
Conference. Ordained as the Fellowship's
first woman minister, she spearheaded
the effort to change the by-laws to include
women in all categories, and subsequently
was elected as the first woman elder of
UFMCC.
Repeatedly, re-elected as Elder, Rev.
Smith was active as a member, the Chair
of World Church Evangelism from 1972-
1979, when she waB elected as Vice-
Moderator. She has served on the Board of
Campus Ministry on the University of
California, Sacramento Campus and is
listed in the second edition of Who's Who
in American Religion.
Rev. Elder Freda Smith has had an
hour-long debate on prime time TV with
Dade County, Florida's Rev. David Ren-
frow, been seen nationally on the "Tomorrow Show," and nationally (in Canada) on
the "Canada A.M." show, as well as
numerous local appearances in the many
MCC churches she visits around the world.
She lives in Sacramento, California
with her spouse Kathleen, where she has
been pastor of the local MCC continously
since 1973.
Each of you are invited to hear this
dynamic, spirit-filled minister of God.
Don't miss it.
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