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Sun Sep 19 01:54:49 EDT 1999

Dear colleagues and friends:

American Airlines is a major sponsor and supporter of groups like
GLAAD,the
Human Rights Campaign, the Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund, the AIDS Action

Foundation, DIFFA, AmFAR, and scores of community-based groups
representing
gays and lesbians.

It is also the first airline to adopt a written non-discrimination
policy
covering sexual orientation in its employment practices.  In an unusual
joint letter released to the media on March 14th from the Family
Research
Council, Concerned Women of America, American Family Association and
Coral
Ridge Ministries, American Airlines was openly criticized about their
policy.

Radical right leader Beverly LaHaye also went on Christian "talk radio"
on
Friday to blast American Airlines because American's sponsorship of
homosexual "pride" events constitutes an open endorsement of
"promiscuous
homosexuality". She and the other groups have written Bob Crandall at
American to complain that the airline has "gone beyond mere tolerance"
of
gays and lesbians.

American Airline's switchboard and e-mails are being bombarded now by
homophobic and hateful callers who have been urged by LaHaye and others
to
demand the company terminate its gay-friendly policies.  You don't have
to
be gay or lesbian or, for that matter, of any particular sexual nature
to
respond to this message.  You only have to be decent and have a desire
to
take one small step in opposing bigotry.

Please add your name to this petition and forward it to as many people
as
you can.

IMPORTANT: Do not use the "Forward" utility in your mail program.
Instead,
cut and paste this message onto a new message, add your name to the
bottom
of the list, and SEND IT OUT. If you are the 25th, 50th, 75th, 100th,
etc.
person to sign this petition then also please forward this to American
Airlines at:  Webmaster at amrcorp.com, mailto:Webmaster at amrcorp.com.

To American Airlines:
We, the undersigned, support your gay/lesbian rights policies and
commend
you for your efforts in ending discrimination. Thank you for your
dedication
to such issues and please continue to remain active in the struggle to
end
discrimination.
1.  Jim Bushnell, Seattle, WA
2.  Ernest Coffey, Edmonds, WA
3.  William Hamp, Edmonds, WA
4.  Nicole Lippa, CA
5.  Blaise Lippa, CA
6.  Elizabeth Wylie, CA
7.  Eleanor R. Mason, CA
8.  Doll Piccotto, San Carlos, CA
9.  Scott King Crandall, Sunnyvale, CA
10. Alyca Tanner, Mountain View, CA
11. Brian Larsen, San Josi, CA
12. Dyan McBride, San Francisco, CA
13. Dennis O*Brien, San Francisco, CA
14. Jim Taulli, Orange County, CA
15. Kaleta Brown, Tahoe Vista, CA
16. Tom Provenzano, Los Angeles, CA
17. Linsey Hamilton, Las Vegas, NV
18. Traci Allanson, Las Vegas, NV
19. Amber Madsen, Pasadena,CA
20. Amy Ross, Las Vegas, NV
21..     Janelle M. Lannan, Las Vegas, NV
22. Shawn G. Davis, Las Vegas, NV
23. Jon Landstrom, Santa Fe, NM
24. Sarah Beck, Tijeras, NM
25. Elizabeth K.Canfield, Albuquerque,NM
26. The Rev. B. Gail Joralemon, Albuquerque, NM
27. The Rev. Elice Higginbotham, Albuquerque, NM
28. Bob Long, Wyndmoor PA
29. Kenneth E. Garner, Philadelphia, PA
30. Robert R. Mikrut, Philadelphia, PA
31. Peter Rutenberg, Los Angeles, CA
32. Maurice Staples, Washington, DC
33. Tom Hall, Baltimore, MD
34. Sloane Brown, Baltimore, MD
35. Steve Sobelman, Baltimore, MD
36. Phyllis Kushner, Columbia, MD
37. Judy Temchine, Columbia, MD
38. Kim Rich, Nashville, TN
39  Janet Segal, Nashville, TN
40. Anne-Marie Rosato, Nashville, TN
41. Andy Arrow, Nashville, TN
42. William Fitzhugh, Nashville, TN
43. Michael Parrish, Nashville, TN
44. Linda Gray, Nashville, TN
45. Amanda Gray-Swain, Evanston, IL
46. Carter Tellinghuisen, Claremont, CA
47. Sahar Rooholamini, Claremont, CA
48. Brian Schwartz, Claremont, CA
49. Anita Kapoor, Claremont, CA
50. Rebecca Fineman, Claremont, CA
51. Kirsten Alker, Claremont, CA
52. Emily Isaacs, San Francisco, CA
53. Aleigh Bracken, San Francisco,CA
54. Aaron Manheim, Oberlin, OH
55. Ben Leavitt
56. Andy Rafter, Philidelphia, PA
57. Brooke Lyle, Greensboro, NC
58. Mary K. McNeely, Greensboro, NC
59. Emily Rupp, Delaware, Oh
60. Jesse Milnes, Haverford, PA
61. Ry Strohm-Herman
62. Amy LaGrotte, Haverford, PA
63. Fritz Krembs, Haverford, PA
64. Jean Kinney, Norwich VT
65. Anne Kinney, Norway, ME
66. Kay Hawkins, Norway, ME
67. Rev. Judith A. Gould, Rumford, ME
68. Rev. Judith H. Blanchard, Freeport, ME
69. Marilyn C. Dickhaut, Prospect Harbor, ME
70. Walter R. Dickhaut, Prospect Harbor, ME
71. William H. Casto Jr., Columbus Ohio
72. Jennifer Kimball Casto, Columbus, Ohio
73. Sara Paullin Casto, Columbus, Ohio
74. Trevor W.P. Casto, Columbus, Ohio
75. Charlotte Hickcox, Burlington, VT
76. Michelle Ortiz, Austin, TX
77. Megan Farr, Seattle, WA
78. Selina Davis, Albion, WA
79. Emily Campbell, Washington, DC
80. Thatcher L. Williams, Silver Spring, MD
81. Andrea H. DeGirolamo, Rockville, MD
82. Wilhelmina Eaton, Camden, ME
83. Jeffrey Symynkywicz, Stoughton, MA
84. Deborah Levering, Harvard, MA
85. Jeff Levering, Harvard, MA
86. Meredyth Levering, Pittsfield, MA
87. Linda Kaye-Moses, Pittsfield, MA
88. Evan Soldinger, Pittsfield, MA
89. Margie Kern-Marshall, Santa Cruz, Ca.
90  Lee Kern-Marshall, Santa Cruz, Ca.
91. Phyllis Wasserstroom, Santa Cruz,Ca.
92. Dick Wasserstrom, Santa Cruz, Ca.
93. Kit Dreyfuss, Santa Monica, CA
94. Katy Dreyfuss, San Francisco, CA
95. Peter Jacobsk, San Francisco, CA
96. Deirdre O*Connor, Portland, OR
97. Noreen Carr O*Connor, South Woodbury, VT
98. Marilyn McConnell, Westford, VT
99. Katherine von Behren, Morrisville, VT
100.    Michael Boland, Hyde Park, VT
101.    Tiffany Grant, Houston, TX
102.    Audrey Vallance, Bangkok, Thailand and Houston, TX
103.    Randy Allen, Largo, FL
104.    Ray Shurtz, Largo, FL
105.    Carl Schuh, St. Petersburg, FL
106.    Matthew Mahoney, St. Petersburg, FL
107.    Robert Sanderson, St. Petersburg, FL
108.    Robin Hankins, St. Petersburg, FL
109.    Ellen Levett, St. Petersburg, FL
110.    Barbara Sager, Little Silver, NJ
111.    Susan L.. Schulman, NYC, NY
112.    Kevin P. McAnarney, NYC, NY
113.    Howard L. Marren, NYC
114.    Enid Futterman, Craryville, NY
115.    Laurie Stone, NYC, NY
116.    Eunice Lipton, NY NY
117.    Joanne Omang, Washington DC
118.    David Burnham, Washington DC
119.    Sally Ethelston, Washington DC
120.    Anjia Dewees, Washingtong DC
121.    Thane V.T. Gaylor, Washington DC
122.    Stephanie Costa, Washington DC
123.    Richard R. Andre, Ossining, NY
124.    Marla A. Sincavage, New York, NY
125.    Edd Stockton, New York, NY
126.    Marilyn Gonzalez, New York, NY
127.    Marc Y. Leonard, New York, NY
128.    Sean Michael Sheer, New York, NY
129.    Matt Bremer, New York, NY
130.    Ernest de la Torre, New York, NY
131.    Michael Stubbs, New York, NY
132.    Aramynta West, St Petersburg, FL
133.    Stephanie Hartley,  Union City, CA
134.    Kelley Murphy, Union City, CA
135.    Ray Yakle,  Atlanta, Ga
136.    Timothy Curry, Atlanta, Ga
137.    Brad Jacobson, Detroit, MI
138.    Curt Momsen, Detroit, MI
139.    Bob Krabbe, Cleveland, OH
140.    Barbara Harvey, Detroit, MI
141.    Simone Sagovac, Detroit, MI
142.    Thomas Sheibley, Bridgewater, MA
143.    Glenn Kulbako, Somerville, MA
144.    Kat Brown, Boston, MA
145.    Tina Cincotti, Boston, MA
146.    Linda Hillenbrand, Amherst, MA
147.    Ann Ferguson, Leverett, MA
148.    Eva Kittay, Rye, NY
149.    Barbara Andrew, Eugene, OR
150.    Bruce Milem, Eugene, OR
151.    Sara Hayden, Missoula, MT
152.    Bill Wilmot, Missoula, MT
153.    The Rev. Elizabeth McMaster, Roanoke, VA
154.    The Rev. Sylvia Howe, Beverly, MA
155.    The Rev. Paul L'Herrou, Harvard, MA
156.    Rev. Bets Wienecke, Goleta, CA
157.    The Hon. Carol Agate, Los Angeles, CA
158.    The Rev. Judith Meyer, Santa Monica, CA
159.    Silvio Nardoni, Glendale, CA
160.    Shirley Perry, Lakeside, CA
161.    M. D. "Doc" Doyle, Lakeside, CA
162.    Thomas Schmidt,  Alta Loma,  CA
163.    Irene Grau,  Iowa City, IA
164.    Julia Johnson, Albuquerque, NM
165.    Gunter Benz
166.    B. Lynne Zika, Glendale, CA
167.    Andrew Torres, Burbank, CA
168.    Dennis Cozzalio, Glendale, CA
169.    Patty Cozzalio, Glendale CA
170.    Patricia Elder-Lundy, Alameda, CA
171.    Tamsen Wassell, Portland OR - Advantage Flier Member
172.    Nanine Alexander, Portland, OR - Advantage Flier Member
173.    Rita Grimes, Springfield, OR
174.    Beth Britz, Vashon Island, WA
175.     Trudie Diamond,  San Diego, Ca.
176.     B. C Ortiz, San Diego, CA
177.     Martha Evans, San Carlos, CA
178.    Lydya Chapman, San Carlos,CA
179.    Rosalie Blasingame, Fremont, Ca.
180.    Dennis Dean, Fremont, Ca.
181.    Angela Kirchner, Hayward, CA

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