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HIV-positive man claiming
discrimination by software giant SAS
CARY, N.C. — SAS, the world's largest pri-
vately held software company, has built a ster-
ling reputation as a workplace with onsite child
care, flexible scheduling, even unlimited M&M
candy. Turnover has been less than 5 percent,
one of the most stable in its industry.
But Louis DuPree sees a very different SAS.
Since July 11, the 3-D designer has been pick-
eting by the main gate of the SAS complex in
Cary. DuPree claims the company is firing him
because he complained of harassment by his
manager and because he has HIV, which would
be costly to SAS in coming years.
According to SAS, DuPree's job was one of
fewer than 100 positions cut recently as the com-
pany consolidates two marketing divisions.
Those workers will remain on the payroll until
mid-September.
Westboro Baptist files lawsuit challenging
Missouri law banning protests at funerals
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Westboro Baptist
Church, the Kansas church known for its rabidly
anti-gay stances and its protests at military fiiner-
alSj has filed suit in federal court, claiming a
Missouri law banning such picketing infringed
on religious freedom and free speech.
The American Civil Liberties Union filed the
lawsuit July 21 in IJ.S. District Court in
Jefferson City on behalf of the church, which has
outraged mourning communities by showing up
at soldiers' funerals with anti-gay signs.
The church and its leader, the Rev. Fred
Phelps, claim God is allowing soldiers, coal min-
ers and others to be killed because the United
States tolerates gays and lesbians.
Point Foundation names Valenci
as new executive director
Officials with the Point Foundation announced
this week that Jorge Valencia has been appoint-
ed as executive director of the organization.
The Point Foundation provides financial sup-
port and mentoring to students who have been
marginalized because of their sexual orientation.
Valencia has been executive director of The
Trevor Project, a nonprofit organization that
operates the county's only around-the-clock sui-
cide prevention helpline for gay and questioning
youth, since 2001. He will take over as executive
director of the Point Foundation on Jan. 2.
HRC launches new online resource
on courts, coming out guide
The Human Rights Campaign has announced
the launch of a new online resource Web site,
"Justice For All: The Importance of a Fair and
Balanced Judiciary to the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual
and Transgender Community."
The Web site — www.brc.org/justice — is
funded by a grant from the Open Society Institute
and is intended to educate visitors on why fair-
minded judges are important in the GLBT civil
rights struggle. The site also includes a way to
sign up to receive e-mail newsletters, regularly
updated information on attacks on the courts,
interactive games and information about the edu-
cational resources under development.
The organization also announced the release of
its newly updated "Resource Guide to Coming
Out," complete with resources on coming out at
work, coming out politically and coming out to
your health care provider.
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The sacrament of
Matrimony
for same-gender couples
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www. Mychal Judge .com
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Vercher, Dennis. Dallas Voice (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 11, Ed. 1 Friday, July 28, 2006, newspaper, July 28, 2006; Dallas, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth238919/m1/23/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.