News stories Covering GCER and sexual orientation in Galesburg
The proposed amendment to the Galesburg city human rights ordinance to protect
citizens from discrimination regardless of sexual orienation has captured the headlines
of the local papers many times over the past year.
"11-06-96, "LACK OF QUORUM KILLS GROUP ACTION ON DISCRIMINATION," Galesburg Register-Mail 12-04-96,"SEX DISCRIMINATION BAN URGED," Galesburg Register-Mail 12-04-96, "COMMISSION RECOMMENDS GAY-RIGHTS VOTE," Peoria Journal-Star 1-22-97, "HOMOSEXUAL BIAS BAN: FAIR OR MORAL?" Galesburg Register-Mail 1-30-97, "GAY IN GALESBURG," The Galesburg Zephyr, Special Issue on Gay Issues 2-01-97, "MOST ALDERMEN MUM ON BIAS BAN," Galesburg Register-Mail 2-04-97, "COUNCIL REJECTS SEXUAL BIAS BAN 7-0:" Galesburg Register-Mail 2-05-97, "GERK SAYS COUNCIL WON'T TOLERATE DISCRIMINATION," Galesburg Register-Mail 2-05-97, "GAY RIGHTS ISSUE NOT DEAD," Galesburg Register-Mail 2-06-97, "CITY COUNCIL MUZZLES CONCERNED CITIZENS," The Galesburg Zepher 5-21-97, "PANEL PUSHES LAW TO BAN GAY DISCRIMINATION," Galesburg Register-Mail 5-22-97, "FORUM BRINGS OUT BOTH SIDES," The Galesburg Zephyr. 6-04-97, "PANEL SAYS SEX BIAS BAN NOT DEAD," Galesburg Register-Mail 7-02-97,"HUMAN RELATIONS PANEL SAYS 'NOT'", Galesburg Register-Mail Editorials on GCER and the city human rights amendment
Public opinion has been very supportive in the local papers with letters to the editor.
An number of uninterested citizens were shocked at how the city council dealt with its own
Human Rights Commission when it crushed discussion on the amendment and unanimously rejected
the proposal without comment. Since then, civic leaders, ministers, parents, educators,
professionals and gay residents have supported GCER.
12-14-97, "Opposes changing city policy," Rev. Jeff Barclay, Register-Mail 12-14-97, "Recommendation right one," Jason Pierceson, Register-Mail 1-23-97, "Pass discrimination amendment," Robert Harrison, editor of Register-Mail 1-25-97, "Streetalk: Interviews with citizens," Register-Mail 2-01-97, "Panel wrong to pass measure," Ken Goad, Register-Mail 2-01-97, "Matter of equality, fair play," Mark Graham, Register-Mail 2-01-97, "Allow for a variety of beliefs," Rev. Tom Heather, Register-Mail 2-01-97, "Let public vote on measure," Bill Higgins, Register-Mail 2-01-97, "Special status is the wrong way," Rev. Leigh Nygard, Register-Mail 2-01-97, "It's about rights, not morals," Robert Ramage, HRC member, Register Mail 2-06-97, "Gutless Wonders," Mike Kroll, Galesburg Zephyr 2-07-97, "City Council right to reject "new morality" that's wrong," Guest Column by Rev. Lee Johnson, Register Mail 2-08-97, "Bring issue back, approve it," David Amor, Register-Mail 2-08-97, "Vote dismays these students," Heather Corum and Kristin Gaus, Galesburg High School Seniors, Register-Mail 2-08-97, "Council assualts right to talk," Mark Graham, Register-Mail 2-08-97, "Letter writers twist Scripture," Rev. Kenneth Hiatt, Register-Mail 2-08-97, "City really 'All-American?'" Gwendolyn Johnson, Register-Mail 2-08-97, "Put Christianity into practice," Dolores Klein, Register-Mail 2-08-97, "'Utter silence' shames council," Jason Pierceson, Register-Mail 2-08-97, "Week of irony for Galesburg," Christian Schock, Register-Mail 2-15-97, "Council faces a rough road," Louis Anderson, Register-Mail 2-15-97, "Wrong not to allow debate," Steve Fawer, Register-Mail 2-15-97, "Keeping city Gay-Lessburg," Peggy Glavas, Register-Mail 2-15-97, "There's irony in this situation," G.S. Issacson, Register-Mail 2-15-97, "Council vote a wake-up call," President Rick Nahm, Knox College, Register-Mail 2-15-97, "Government has its mandate," Shawn Netjes, Register-Mail 2-15-97, "Don't let voices be unheard," Lisa Scott, student Galesburg High School, Register-Mail 2-21-97, "Amending rights ordinance would be the moral thing to do," Guest Column by Jason Pierceson, Register Mail 2-22-97, "Law doesn't cover everyone," Karen Kampwirth, Register-Mail 5-31-97, Editorial by Rev. Kenneth Hiatt, Register-Mail 5-31-97, "Group's efforts comforting," Sean Miller, Register-Mail 6-07-97, "Editorial Reply to offensive letter," Rev. R. Lane Andrist, GCER member, Register-Mail 6-07-97, "Protect all against bias," Virgina and Tim Kasser, GCER co-chair and member, Register-Mail 6-27-97, "Union Against Intolerance," Peggy Glavas, Register-Mail 6-21-97, "What does bias ban hold?" Rev. Kenneth Hiatt, Register-Mail 6-22-97, "It's time to give it a rest," Kendall editorial, Register-Mail 6-27-97, "Show respect to receive it," Pendleton editorial, Register-Mail 7-5-97, "Two views of same meeting," Christian Schock editorial, Register-Mail
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