A BATTLE is brewing in Batesville, Arkansas. The daily newspaper there recently omitted the name of the partner of a deceased gay man in its free obituary notice. The Batesville Daily Guard's owner-manager told a grieving Terence James, that its policy is not to include anyone-gay or straight-as a survivor unless they are legally married. His only option? To buy a paid notice and list himself. But when a national gay-rights group tried to place an obit on his behalf, its money was rejected. The Centre for Artistic Revolution, an Arkansas equal-rights group, has been holding vigils in front of the newspaper's offices, and is starting a campaign aimed at the newspaper's advertisers.
展开▼
