ADVISORY/City of West Hollywood Celebrates Ruling by California Superior Court Judge That Same-Sex Marriages Are Protected by the United States Constitution

News Editors/Community Editors
ADVISORY. . We do not believe that Members of Congress and the public can
adequately and fully assess information when past or current financial
interests (particularly government contracts) are not disclosed beforehand.
If you have any questions or need more information, please contact the Legal
Director of the Human Rights Campaign , Kevin Layton.

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Daniel Levinson
Acting Inspector General
Department of Health and Human Services
330 Independence Avenue, S.

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We would like to know whether
federal law or congressional rules were violated when Gallagher testified
before Congress , testimony that to our knowledge was not preceded by
disclosures of these financial contracts and interests.W.

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News Conference to be held TODAY at 5:30 p .

WHO: West Hollywood City Council; leaders of the Gay, Lesbian,
Bisexual and transgender community; supporters of same-sex
marriages. Gallagher testified in the Senate in
support of the discriminatory constitutional amendment and wrote numerous
syndicated columns on these issues." During this
time, Gallagher wrote on family and marriage promotion issues extensively in
her syndicated columns (Gallagher's articles have appeared in the New York
Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Weekly Standard, and the National Review,
among other publications), without disclosing her contracts or funding to the
publications or her readership.

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LYRIC is an agency like no other
where diversity is our strength, youth our guide, and change and
progress come hand in hand.

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'The Public Deserves to Know if There are Other 'Pay-To-Sway' Columnists
and Opinion Leaders on the Bush Administration Payroll,'
Said HRC Political Director Winnie Stachelberg

WASHINGTON, In a letter to the Acting Inspector
General of the Department of Health and Human Services, the Human Rights
Campaign requested an investigation to determine whether columnist Maggie
Gallagher, having received more than $40,000 in federal grants to promote
President Bush 's marriage initiatives, violated federal law by not disclosing
the funding to the public or Congress .

Sincerely,

Winnie Stachelberg
Political Director

The Human Rights Campaign is the largest national lesbian, gay, bisexual
and transgender political organization with members throughout the country.

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Through Tham's leadership the agency has, while surviving city
funding cuts and the down turn of the economy, increased the number of
youth (nearly 2,000 locally and regionally, and 10,000 nationally)
accessing LYRIC programs. The application deadline is May 9, 2005. The City wants
to ensure that same-sex married couples are given the same
rights as other married couples."
"I wonder how many of Gallagher's readers would believe anybody could have
forgotten about a check for $400, let alone $40,000," added Stachelberg. In addition , Gallagher apparently had received an additional
$20,000 through a United States Justice Department grant in 2002 and 2003 for
writing a report, titled "Can Government Strengthen Marriage?.

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In 1985 , the
City became one of the first cities in the country to
establish a domestic partnership registry and enacted the
Domestic Partnership Ordinance, which provides equal rights
for domestic partners and married couples. Levinson:

The Human Rights Campaign, on behalf of its more than 600,000 members
nationwide, writes to express dismay over recent information indicating that
Maggie Gallagher was a recipient of federal government grants to promote Bush
Administration family initiatives, but did not disclose these facts to the
public or to Congress when she testified in the Senate on the Federal Marriage
Amendment (later renamed the Marriage Protection Amendment) or when she wrote
numerous syndicated columns on these and other family issues.
More troublingly, we would like to know whether federal law or
congressional rules were violated when Gallagher testified before Congress,
testimony that to our knowledge was not preceded by disclosures of these
financial contracts and interests.

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Jordon Green, LYRIC Board Co-Chair,
adds, "Kar Yin was a critical change agent who led us through
extensive strategic planning and helped reinvigorate LYRIC. Required qualifications
include a breadth of youth development, fundraising, and management
experience.

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Text of the letter follows.

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in the West Hollywood City Hall lobby, 8300 Santa
Monica Boulevard.

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Interested applicants may visit the LYRIC web site at
www . LYRIC's mission is to build community and inspire
positive social change through education enhancement , career training,
health promotion, and leadership development with lesbian, gay,
bisexual, transgender , queer, and questioning youth, their families,
and allies of all races, classes, genders, and abilities .. Robertson Boulevard, West Hollywood.

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Duran, Mayor Pro Tempore Abbe
Land, members of the West Hollywood City Council and
Equality California will celebrate a San Francisco County
Superior Court Judge's ruling today that withholding
marriage licenses from gays and lesbians is unconstitutional
at a news conference this afternoon , March 14, 2005 at 5:30
p. The legal milestone, if upheld on appeal,
would pave the way for California to follow Massachusetts in
allowing same-sex couples to wed .

Gallagher's funding included a $21,500 contract with the Department
of Health and Human Services to help promote the President's $300 million
marriage promotion initiatives and an additional $20,000 in funding in 2002
and 2003 for writing the report "Can Government Strengthen Marriage?"
During the same period, Gallagher also wrote extensively on marriage
issues in syndicated columns that appeared in the New York Times, Wall Street
Journal, National Review and Washington Post, as well as other publications.

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The Board of Directors is seeking a highly motivated
leader /manager with a can-do attitude as well as strong commitment to
LGBTQQ youth.

WHAT: West Hollywood Mayor John J. This appears to
us to be a clear violation of journalistic ethics and a possible violation of
law, as well. It
effectively lobbies Congress, provides campaign support and educates the
public to ensure that LGBT Americans can be open, honest and safe at home, at
work and in the community.

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"The public deserves to know if there are other 'pay-to-sway' columnists
and opinion leaders on the Bush Administration payroll," said HRC Political
Director Winnie Stachelberg .

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SAN FRANCISCO----The Lavender Youth
Recreation and Information Center (LYRIC) Board of Directors today
announced that Executive Director Kar Yin Tham has resigned and will
vacate the role effective July 8, 2005.
Reflecting on her time at LYRIC, Tham says, "The power and wisdom
of LGBTQQ youth is truly inspiring.

HRC: Investigate 'Pay -To-Sway' Columnist for Possible Legal Violations

"Gallagher seems deeply out-of-touch with most of the parents for whom she
purports to advocate.

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In an article in the January 26, 2005 Washington Post, it was reported
that Maggie Gallagher had a $21,500 contract with the Department of Health and
Human Services to help promote the President's $300 million marriage promotion
initiative .

Magazines, ezines, and other media featuring content directed towards lesbians.

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LYRIC Announces Executive Director's Resignation Effective July 8 2005; Board of Directors Begins Executive Search

"It is with a heavy heart that we accept Kar Yin's resignation
and, on behalf of the Board of Directors and staff, I offer our
gratitude for Kar Yin's years of service and dedication," said Maria
W .lyric.

WHEN: TODAY, March 14, 2005
5:30 p.

WHERE: West Hollywood City Hall Lobby
8300 Santa Monica Boulevard
West Hollywood

Editor's Note: The press is invited to a "Wedding Cake and
Champagne Reception" immediately following the news conference at The
Abbey Food and Bar, 692 N.
In a column Gallagher published Jan.

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Since its incorporation in 1984, the City of West Hollywood
has championed the rights of same-sex couples."
Gallagher appeared as a witness for the majority at the Senate hearings on
the Federal Marriage Amendment (later renamed the Marriage Protection
Amendment) on Sept.
We appreciate your attention to this matter and anticipate your response.

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An executive transition team
of staff and board members has been assembled to manage the change and
conduct a national search to fill the vacancy for this pivotal
position."
During Tham's tenure, LYRIC has continued to be a haven for
lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning (LGBTQQ)
youth.

Founded in
1988, LYRIC envisions a diverse society where LGBTQQ youth are
embraced for who they are and encouraged to be who they want to be. 26, 2005,
Washington Post article Gallagher received more than $40,000 in federal
funding. Both times, Gallagher's testimony extensively involved and
explored issues of the family and marriage.
Lastly, in the face of recent controversy about government contracts
received by Armstrong Williams, we would like to sound a note of concern about
the use of taxpayer dollars to fund advocacy efforts. We also would like to
know if any of the other witnesses who testified before Congress on the
Federal Marriage Amendment, the Marriage Protection Amendment, or marriage
promotion efforts were recipients of government funding.

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In the letter, Stachelberg wrote, "The failure to
disclose a financial conflict-of-interest seems to us to be a clear violation
of the public's trust in journalistic integrity. In an era of
pinched funding, where critical health care and social service programs are
experiencing severe budget cuts, we find the use of government funds for
political advocacy to be deeply troubling. 25 following an interview with Washington
Post reporter Howard Kurtz, Gallagher wrote, "I should have disclosed a
government contract when I later wrote about the Bush marriage initiative. We ask you to conduct a thorough investigation on this issue ,
as set forth more fully below.

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Powers, LYRIC Board Co-Chair.org for the full job announcement.

LYRIC is a non-profit organization and community center in San
Francisco for lesbian, gay, bisexual , transgender, and questioning
(LGBTQQ) youth.. 4, 2003, and March 3, 2004. In an era of pinched
funding, when critical health care and social service programs are
experiencing severe budget cuts, we find the use of government funds for
political advocacy to be deeply troubling.

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.. The failure to disclose a financial conflict-
of-interest seems to us to be a clear violation of the public's trust in
journalistic integrity. Gallagher appeared as a witness for the
majority at Senate hearings on the subject of the Federal Marriage Amendment
(later renamed the Marriage Protection Amendment) on September 4, 2003 and
March 3, 2004. Yet to the best of our knowledge,
Members of Congress, the public, and the media were not informed of
Gallagher's financial interests in the subjects or the federal funds that she
received.