Date:         Fri, 14 Feb 1997 11:48:22 -0500
From: VictoryF@aol.com
Subject:      Fwd: Deborah Glick

          News Release


Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund Endorses Deborah Glick For Manhattan Borough
President

        WASHINGTON, DC    12 February 1997     The Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund
today announced its recommendation of New York State Assemblymember Deborah
Glick for Manhattan Borough President.  "Deborah Glick has the vision and
experience to prepare the Borough of Manhattan for the 21st Century," says
Victory Fund Executive Director Brian Bond.  "Her exemplary skills as a
community leader and coalition builder will serve all Manhattan residents
well."
        The Borough President is the chief executive and advocate for the more than
1.5 million Manhattan residents.  "Nothing breaks down anti- gay stereotypes
like placing outstanding gay men and lesbians like Deborah Glick in the
political spotlight," says Victory Fund Deputy Director Kathleen DeBold. "As
Manhattan Borough President, Deborah will serve the largest constituency ever
represented by any gay or lesbian elected official in history    and that's
one enormous spotlight."
        All Victory Fund candidates undergo rigorous screening to determine their
viability for the office sought.  "While it is important to our community
that Deborah is an out lesbian," Bond says, "it is equally important that the
people of Manhattan receive the very best government possible.  Deborah Glick
is exceptionally qualified to get the job done."
        In 1990, Deborah Glick won Manhattan's 66th district seat in the New York
State Assembly, making history as the state's first openly lesbian or gay
legislator.  Extremely effective and well-liked by her constituents, she has
been reelected every two years since then.  In November of 1996 she won with
85% of the vote.  A lifelong champion of civil rights for all people, Deborah
has worked hard to obtain legal status for domestic partners, to repeal
adultery and sodomy statues, and to extend state law to ban discrimination
based on sexual orientation.  Deborah's presence in the legislature resulted
in the Assembly's passage of the Sexual Orientation Non-Discrimination bill.
                The Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund is a national donor network that helps
qualified openly gay and lesbian candidates overcome the obstacles that have
historically denied them fair and equal political opportunities.  Since its
inception in 1991, the Victory Fund has generated almost $1.5 million for
qualified openly gay candidates.

[Editors:  For more information or for photographs, please contact Kathleen
DeBold at (202) 842-8679 or victoryf@aol.com.]