Date: Tue, 5 Mar 1996 19:36:01 -0800 (PST) From: Richard Isaac Subject: Citizens Alliance of WA disbands Greetings, The Citizens Alliance of Washington, proponents of anti-gay Initiatives 616 (1994) and 167 (1995) has officially disbanded. This follows the on February 11, 1996 dissolution of the Washington Committee for Equal Rights Not Special Rights, sponsors of Initiatives 608 (1994) and 167 (1995), which was much better funded and posed the more serious threat of the two rival anti-gay organizations. While the battles over equal rights for gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgendered people continues in Washington, the dissolution of both organizations which promoted discriminatory initiatives here in the last two years marks an important victory and points to the successful strategy and tactics used by those organizations and coalitions which fought to defend against these initiatives. In other news, it seems that HB2262, which would have banned recognition of same-sex marriages, will not make it to the Senate floor before the legislative session ends on 8 March 1996. * Richard Isaac __*_*___ \* * / Seattle *\ * ***\**/** rmisaac \/ @eskimo.com HOMEPAGE: http://www.eskimo.com/~rmisaac/