Date: Thu, 19 Jan 1995 16:30:29 -0500 From: Patrick Heck Subject: VJ Legislative Action Alert Virginians for Justice Legislative Action Alert January 19, 1995 Subject: Crimes Against Nature (Sodomy) Law Del. Karen Darner (D-Alexandria) has submitted House Bill 1695, a revision to Virginia code that would decriminalize private non- commercial sexual behavior between consenting adults. Virginia currently prohibits all anal and oral sex, regardless of gender or sexual orientation, in the state's Crimes Against Nature (CAN) law. ACTION: Please call the following members of the Virginia House of Delegates Criminal Law subcommittee: area code 804 Last First District/City Phone Cranwell C. Richard 14-Vinton 786-6891 Woodrum Clifton A. 16-Roanoke 786-2898 Reynolds W. Roscoe 10-Reynolds 786-7205 Moore, Jr. William S. 79-Portsmouth 786-6889 Johnson, Jr. Joseph P. 4-Abingdon 786-6685 Baker, Jr. Thomas G. 7-Dublin 786-6605 Mims William C. 32-Leesburg 786-7207 Jones Jerrauld C. 89-Norfolk 786-7188 Melvin Kenneth R. 80-Portsmouth 786-6888 Ask them to SUPPORT HB1695 and to pass it out of their subcommittee. If the bill should get out of subcommittee it will likely be granted a full hearing by the House Courts of Justice committee. Last year's version of this bill did not get out of this same subcommittee. If you live in one of the above districts, you may call 1-800-889-0229 to register your SUPPORT for HB1695. The operators at this number will generally not accept calls if you do not know your legislator's name or district number. At this time, we are not advising calling other legislators. Committee meetings and schedules are changing daily, so we will post updates. We are also looking for testimony, written or oral, from people across the country who may have been adversely affected by Sodomy laws. If you are able to provide such information or testimony, contact VJ. Virginia residents are preferred, but convincing testimony from other states will suffice. Virginians for Justice 804-643-4816 or va4justice@aol.com Please forward and post at will.