European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 21, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 18 the stars and stripes saturday december 21, 1985 role Model for homosexual politicians rep. Gerry e. Studds today s crossword Congo by Daniel Beegan associated press he is comfortable being the Only openly homosexual member of Congress and he says his sexual orientation is proving irrelevant to his congressional career says rep. Gerry e. Studds a mass. Ii there Are any members who have difficulty dealing with me it is not directly or indirectly subtly or otherwise apparent to me the congressman says. On the contrary i would say there is More and he s won the admiration of some colleagues for the Way he has conducted himself since july 14, 1983, when he was censured by vote of the House of representatives for an affair 10 years earlier with a 17 year old male House Page. Immediately after that action Ludds became the first member of Congress Ever to declare in a floor speech that he was a homosexual. Rep. Stewart b. Mckinney r-conn., said other members respect Studds for his courage in seeking re election in a District that endorsed president Reagan at the same time it returned Studds to Congress. Studds represents Cape cod and the old whaling port of new Bedford. His censure was a key Issue in his Campaign. I Don t know Many men who could have done it. To March in those parades in those Small new England towns As an openly Gay Man took courage. If anyone wanted me to say Gays Are sissies i d Point to Gerry Studds to refute that Mckinney said. He and several House colleagues say the censure in t an Issue any More. Homosexual rights groups say Studds is a role Model for homosexual politicians and a powerful weapon against prejudice. While Studds has outs Okenly supported increased Federal Money Tor aids research and has opposed legislation to isolate aids victims most of his time still is spent on fisheries and other issues affecting his District As Well As foreign policy issues. To has spoken around the nation on behalf of increased aids funding and at fundraisers for the human rights Campaign fund which gives Money to political candidates who support expanded Legal rights Tor homosexuals. But he also has maintained a rigorous schedule of constituent meetings in his District. Many weekends find him fishing and lob stering in his Home town of Provincetown. Mass. I said very Early on i have one overriding fundamentally terribly important constituency and that s the people for whom i work the electorate in my congressional District Studds said. It is also True for some obvious reasons. I have acquired a new he adds i feel very strongly being the most effective congressman i can is the Best Way to serve my electoral constituency. It is equally obvious and i Hope to most others it is the Best Way to serve the other constituency Studds says he has gotten a lot of hate mail since his disclosure but his dealings with his House colleagues Are More comfortable now because he is More at ease with himself. I think people in Congress believe that his constituents have spoken and we respect that right rep. Nicholas Mavroules. D-mass., said. The homosexual Issue i think at this Point is behind him. I be seen no indication that the Quality of his work has been affected. And i Don t think the past problems will affect his future he has always presented himself As a congressman who happens to be Gay rather than a Gay congressman says Jeff Levi of the National Gay task Force. I think that is important for him and it s also important to the Gay Community. We like to say that we Are everywhere that we Are part of every Issue part of every process and part of every Community and Gerry Studds demonstrates he said. 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