[dear readers, it is with some sadness that we post the following news note about Gerry Crane. we had been covering his story and asking you to take action to support him for a long time. looks like the forces of opposition became too much for him.
our sympathies go out to him.]

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Tuesday, July 30, 1996

ACROSS THE USA - NEWS FROM EVERY STATE:

Michigan - Byron Center: Teacher Gerry Crane resigned after parents sought to have him fired for being gay. The school board had refused to fire him, but issued a statement saying homosexuals are not proper role models.

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Last updated 7/31/96 by Jean Richter, richter@eecs.Berkeley.EDU