Date: Sat, 15 Jun 1996 20:31:46 -0700 From: Eros Publishing Subject: Press release For Immediate Release April 10, 1996 LeatherWomen United "Whipping Up Support" Voter Registration Drive Announced International Ms Leather, pat baillie, and LeatherWomen United will be bringing you another national drive to get voters registered and raise funds for local and national campaigns. The drive called "Whipping Up Support" Voter Registration Drive will last from August 15 - September 30, 1996. It doesn't matter what party you support as long as you get involved. There are issues impacting the leather community happening at the local, state and national levels all over this country. Do you know where your local representative stands on the issues of our rights? The National Gay and Lesbian Task force is sponsoring a "Bowl over the Bigots" drive to raise funds to get the homophobes out of office. State and local political organizations are getting more pressure to adopt "family values." If we're not there to show our families and be a strong political presence, we will be standing on the sides wondering what happened to our rights. Your group can get involved by attending political events representing the leather community. You can also hold beer busts or other events and get people registered to vote. Or you can raise funds or work on campaigns of politicians who will support our rights. As in the previous LeatherWomen United Drives, the point is to get involved. Even if you only register and vote on election day, you're doing your part. Twenty-two states got involved in the last drive. If you'd like to have your state, group, club, business counted in the "Whipping Up Support" Drive contact pat baillie at (505)332-4901 or by e-mail at CheshLthr@aol.com.