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AN AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER COMES OUT FOR GAY RIGHTS
Jim Garrett, an air traffic ntroller, found that his -workers stopped tellg sultg jok about gays and lbians when he told them he was gay. "Wh his workplace succs, Garrett, 31, the only openly gay man who works for the Chigo Air Route Traffic Control Center Aurora, will drive to Indianapolis Tuday to try to improve matters for fellow employe. "Natnal Comg Out Day is not the day most gays, lbians and bisexuals choose to publicly reveal their sexual orientatn for the first time.
Origally clared to remember the 1987 March on Washgton, participants stead try to crease awarens about and visibily of gays and lbians. Garrett, who is the chairman of the Midwt chapter of DOT GLOBE (Department of Transportatn's Gay, Lbian or Bi Employe), said he was told workers Indianapolis circulated a petn to try to bar a GLOBE group om startg and prsured employe to sign the, which has 20 members s 11-state Midwt chapter and 140 members natnally, was created to stop harassment and to provi moral support to gay and lbian employe, Garrett the air traffic ntrol center, where there are more than 600 employe, Garrett said there are only three GLOBE members other than himself and all are heterosexuals who wanted to support his efforts.
He said other gays he knows at work have not e out. October also is the first celebratn of Natnal Gay and Lbian History Month, where the aspects of gay and lbian life, largely hidn om history texts, will be regnized.