From @MITVMA.MIT.EDU,@UGA.CC.UGA.EDU:ROBIN@UGA.CC.UGA.EDU Wed Dec 15 18:10:57 1993 Received: from MITVMA.MIT.EDU by geech.gnu.ai.mit.edu (5.65/4.0) with SMTP id ; Wed, 15 Dec 93 18:10:57 -0500 Resent-Message-Id: <9312152310.AA01466@geech.gnu.ai.mit.edu> Message-Id: <9312152310.AA01466@geech.gnu.ai.mit.edu> Received: from MITVMA.MIT.EDU by mitvma.mit.edu (IBM VM SMTP V2R2) with BSMTP id 4479; Wed, 15 Dec 93 18:11:00 EST Received: from UGA.CC.UGA.EDU (NJE origin MAILER@UGA) by MITVMA.MIT.EDU (LMail V1.1d/1.7f) with BSMTP id 4275; Wed, 15 Dec 1993 18:05:46 -0500 Received: from UGA.CC.UGA.EDU (NJE origin ROBIN@UGA) by UGA.CC.UGA.EDU (LMail V1.1d/1.7f) with BSMTP id 2416; Wed, 15 Dec 1993 17:30:36 -0500 Resent-Date: Wed, 15 Dec 93 17:27:40 EST Resent-From: Robin Colleen Moore Resent-To: billy-bragg@death.Corp.Sun.COM Resent-Cc: gabriel@listserv.acns.nwu.edu Return-Path: <@UGA.CC.UGA.EDU:owner-folklore@TAMVM1.TAMU.EDU> Received: from UGA.CC.UGA.EDU (NJE origin LISTSERV@UGA) by UGA.CC.UGA.EDU (LMail V1.1d/1.7f) with BSMTP id 3410; Thu, 9 Dec 1993 18:51:14 -0500 Date: Thu, 9 Dec 1993 08:27:32 -0600 Reply-To: Folklore Discussion List Sender: Folklore Discussion List From: "Julia J. Thompson" Subject: Lesbian/Gay Rights at Apple-Call for Letters (fwd) X-To: FOLKLORE@TAMVM1.BitNet To: Multiple recipients of list FOLKLORE I originally got this from the Folklore list...sorry for the non-musical content, but I personally felt this was far too important to ignore. If you don't agree with this post, then please just ignore it and don't bother to flame me; if you do agree, then it's very important that you post Apple and give them your support. I know from personally dealing with both Billy and Robyn that they would support Apple 100%, and I'm going to guess that Peter would as well (I'm also going to try to send this to the R.E.M. list, knowing that the guys would also support this, and hoping that Kipp the listmeister doesn't kick my butt all over the net :-) ). If this matters at all to you, PLEASE try to take a moment to give Apple your support! Thanks a lot! Robin the mad photographer [and occasional activist :-) ] ******************************************************************** robin@uga.cc.uga.edu University of Georgia, Athens, GA U.S.A. ******************************************************************** B*L*A*C*K* S*H*E*E*P* S*T*U*D*I*O*S Purveyors of Quality Photographs and Fine Baked Goods "This is the '90s--body fluids are NOT cool!" --Chris Novoselic, onstage in Atlanta ********************************************************************* ----------------------------Original message---------------------------- Folklorists, I thought you might want to respond to this. Julia ----------------------------Original message---------------------------- Dear friends, I am sending you this because I think that it is important. Please read this message and decide whether you think that your contribution can make a difference. Then ACT! Apple Computer is under a well organized phone-fax-mail attack by the Religious Right, demanding that Apple Computer drop its pro-human rights policy of non-discrimination against lesbian and gay employees. Basically, far right groups including religous fundamentalists are pressuring the company to "see the light" and discrimate. Right now there are about 500 callers in opposition to every 1 in support of current policies. Let's change this. Blitz murphy.s@applelink.apple.com and say that you support the company's non-discrimination policy, which includes sexual orientation and benefits for partners of lesbian and gay employees. Thanks, and PLEASE forward this to anyone you know who might support this cause. P.S. If you don't have the time to write something, copy this and send it out, and maybe add something about how you own a mac, or are mac dependant (you know you are!): ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- I strongly support your current non-discrimination policy, especially with regards to lesbian and gay employees, as well as benefits for partners of those employees. I also would like to recognize Apple's brave role as a pioneer in the search for equal opportunity, and hope that more companies will follow and not be pressure by the far right to discriminate against people based on who they are. With my sincerest thanks and hopes that you will recieve more support for your actions.