European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 9, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Saturday june 9, 1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 7 report cites a widespread Gay bashing by the los Angeles times Washington a More than 7,000 hate crimes Nea inst homosexuals were reported last a California ranking first m reported incidents of nov a Cal assaults according to a report released thurs Sasfy the National Gay and lesbian task Force. The finding of a widespread anti Gay violence and victimization was based on formal but unscientific surveys of 119 Gay Community organizations in 40 states the group said. According to the group the incidents included the heating of a Gay Man in Kentucky by two men with tire Irons the victim was then locked in the trunk of a car with a live snapping Turtle As the two tried to set the vehicle on fire. He suffered permanent brain damage. The report also noted an incident near Yosemite National Park in which three teen agers in a car shouted slurs and hurled Beer bottles at a moving car with Gay men inside forcing the car into a Cliff Side guard rail. In another incident a High school student from Greensboro n.c., suffered a broken Arm when his parents beat him after finding Gay literature in his room. The 7,031 reported incidents included 62 murders and 4,709 threats the group said. The Overall total reflected a slight decline from 1988, when the group documented about 7,200 such incidents. The task Force emphasized that the study provides Only a sense of the magnitude of the problem and that the real numbers Are most Likely much higher. Of the 563 anti Gay incidents reported in California 198 were categorized As physical assaults a by far the highest total. The state with the next highest number of physical assaults was new York with 103, and Illinois with 82. The highest number of reports of All categories of incidents including violence vandalism and harassment came from North Carolina with 1,204 cases and Texas with 997. A although we have made remarkable strides we re main a Community under siege battling an epidemic of bigotry and violence a said Kevin a cell author of the report. The evident correlation Between fear of aids and attacks on Gays continued in 1989, with Many perpetrators citing aids during their attacks. About 15 percent of All reported incidents in 1989 were a aids related a the report found. About 19 percent of All the reported incidents occurred on College campuses. The groups report comes amid unprecedented Federal and state government efforts to document the level of hate crime activity against homosexuals and religious racial and ethnic minorities. On april 23, president Bush signed into Law the hate crimes statistics act which requires the Federal government to collect data on such crimes. Twenty two states have hate crime Laws but 13 of those exclude Gay related goes to the dogs at . Exhibition by Rick Hampson new York apr new evidence that architecture is going to the dogs canine critics at an exhibit of designer Doghouse turned up their wet noses at the modernist a and licked their chops Over a a dog Cabin made of Waterproof dog biscuits. A dog biscuits. That a the secret to Good Doghouse design a said Russ Post who held the Leash of a Tan Labrador retriever. A old Boris Here really perked up when he saw old Boris did no to seem to like much of anything else on display outside the Cooper Hewitt museum in new York which challenged architects and designers to build a better Doghouse for an exhibition that opened Friday. But the dogs who attended a preview of the luxury Doghouse thursday were confronted with the same architectural woes that dog human clients a Cost overruns self indulgent designs ignorance of the clients needs. Their masters forced them into the Doghouse for the Benefit of photographers but the dogs seemed unimpressed. A Cooper a Tan Labrador Puppy had to be forced into the sleek gleaming White Bau bauhaus. After one look around the spare cold corian plastic Interior he scampered out. A Dora a Black lab Pup sniffed around but refused to enter the Igloo shaped a guardian dog House a possibly because of the 250-Pound sculpture of a winged dog perched on the roof. A Ernie an adult lab bumped his head As he tried to walk into a Lassie come Home a a junked television console that was turned into a Doghouse by smart design inc. To get an idea of How someone could a Labrador Puppy tries out one of the entries at an exhibit of designer Doghouse. Try to pass off an architectural joke As a Doghouse listen to smart designs Tom Dair a talented designer of products such As toasters and sunglasses. A there was no client we did no to have to sell it so we thought wed have some fun a he admitted. A we basically decided dogs done to care where they sleep a you see them under a tree in the dirt a so it did no to make sense to go into some labor intensive inspired by the sight of a discarded television Cabinet on a Street Corner Dair and his colleagues bought a similar one for $40, painted it Blue and equipped it with corrugated fibreglass roof. The two most popular houses a the dog Cabin and a dog House in the mayan style a both built with dog biscuits a Are impractical because the inhabitants would either eat them or be frustrated by their inability to do so. The Cabin a biscuits Are covered with eight Gallons of polyester resin waterproofing. Each architect was Given $1,000 with which to build but almost everyone spent far More. Michael Macleod said he spent his share just on the dog Bones that he stuck in the Walls of his guardian dog House. Other Doghouse seemingly designed More to amuse humans than shelter animals included a Pyramid a the Cheops Doghouse a a classical Temple for a fido a a a done to Fence me in a which is entered through a door that looks like a Hole in a Fence and the myth logically inspired a Trojan dog a built in the shape of a dog. At least none of the Doghouse looked like a fire hydrant which May explain Why none of the canine critics resorted to their ultimate insult. The show runs through oct. 14. Viet girl with a by average fails test wont graduate from wire reports grand rapids Mich. A a College bound vietnamese High school student who failed an English test by a single Point wont be allowed to graduate with her Peers. No exceptions Are made on the districts competency tests which All students must pass to graduate said superintendent Pat Sandro. A a in a sure people would say a just give her the test again a a Sandro said. A but if you done to have standards where do you draw the line a Ngoc no Lam 21, arrived in the City six years ago unable to speak English and with Only two years of education. She has a b average at Union High school and has been accepted at Ferris state University where she hoped to study computer science in the fall. Lam said she cancelled her order for a Cap and gown for thursday nights commencement after hearing she would not be allowed to participate. A i would like to March with the others a said Lam who also skipped an honors ceremony earlier this week in which she was to receive the presidential academic fitness award. Sandro said Lam can retake the test in August but Lam and supporters Are urging Sandro to have the test regraded or allow her to retake it immediately. They say the wait might jeopardize College financial Aid even if she passes. Peggy Chance Hicks who works with Lam in a program serving bilingual students pointed out that lamps circumstances Are special and thus she deserves to participate in commencement. A she Speaks three languages a Chance Hicks said. A her credentials Are certainly unique conversational English is one of lamps weaknesses since her family Speaks chinese or vietnamese at Home Chance Hicks said. She said the Way the Section is graded May have an inherent cultural Bias. When the test becomes a Barrier to a student a who through their own tenacity and self perseverance will become a Success a then it is a problem a Chance Hicks said. Chance Hicks pointed out there is no Appeal process for students who fail the exam such As is available to students wishing to play sports despite a Grade average below the required 2.0. Sandro said students begin taking the test in ninth Grade and continue to take the seven portions each year and twice More if necessary in their senior year until they pass. Lam has taken the test eight times since her freshman year and several times failed Only the Paragraphing Section of the writing test a the last three times by just a single Point. This year six students failed the exam Sandro said. A we think the tests Are an absolute necessity a he said. A they improve a students chances of Success in school or work after they
