Larry?  Larry Stratton?  Larry D. Stratton you sit down right now and
put Hewlett-Packard on that list!  Yes, I said Hewlett-Packard.  Yeah,
Bill and Dave sat down and finally did it.

Thanks to the efforts of people other than me, HP has revised its
statement of non-discrimination to include sexual orientation.  
The following came to me through company e-mail: 

    1992 EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/NONDISCRIMINATION POLICY STATEMENT:

     "Hewlett-Packard does not discriminate against any employee or
     applicant for employment because of race, creed, color, religion,
     gender, national origin, sexual orientation, age, disability or
     (for U.S.) Vietnam-era veteran status."


     1992 EMPLOYEE HARASSMENT STATEMENT:
     
     "Any comments or conduct relating to a person's race, gender,
     religion, disability, age, sexual orientation or ethic background,
     that fail to respect the dignity and feeling of the individual
     are unacceptable."
  
This effort began long before I was aware of it, and I can't even name
the people who deserve congratulations, but I'm sure pleased.

Mike Drayton 
mdrayton@sr.hp.com