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Sheila Kuehl
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 Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual/Transgender
Public Policy Issues : A Citizen's and Administrator's Guide to
the New Cultural Struggle by Wallace Swan (Editor)
"Provides analysis and guidance for public
administrators and citizens to develop programs and policies to
overcome hurtful stereotypes and promote acceptance of G/L/B/T
people in all areas of contemporary life. Also gives insights on
the experiences of nonheterosexual people in our society and
identifies policy issues that should be supported by all citizens
who value the principles of American democracy." -- Mary M.
Timney, PhD, Director, Master of Public Administration Program,
University of Cincinnati
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By Ed Rampell, winmagazine.org
Excerpt:
For many, she will always be remembered as a
character from one of America's most popular television series
from the late 1950s. But these days Sheila Kuehl, who played Zelda
Gilroy in "The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis," is
best-known for something that would have surprised many of her
fans; she is California's first openly gay person elected to
statewide office. Now the Democratic member of the State Assembly
is running for the Upper House of the Golden State's two-chamber
legislature.
Kuehl's story could only happen in Hollywood.
The 58-year-old from a working class family was only a teenager
when she broke into television playing a tomboy on "The Stu
Erwin Show," a sitcom that ran from 1950-1955. The following
year Kuehl got her big break with the role of Zelda Gilroy in the
widely popular series about American teenagers. At the time,
Gilroy was the only intelligent female character on television...
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Thursday,
9 March 2000, Data Lounge
SACRAMENTO, Ca. -- Sheila James Kuehl won the
Democratic primary for the California state Senate Tuesday by a
2-to-1 margin. The win carries her one step closer to becoming the
first openly gay Senator in California.
California's 23rd District runs heavily
Democratic. It includes Beverly Hills, West Hollywood and a
portion of Los Angeles, and Kuehl is heavily favored to handily
beat her Republican opponent Daniel Rego in November...
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Excerpt:
Sheila James Kuehl came to public attention in
the 50's and 60's as a TV actress, most notably as Zelda Gilroy on
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis. After her acting career,
Sheila worked as an Associate Dean of Students at UCLA, graduated
from Harvard University School of Law, co-founded and directed the
California Women's Law Center, and was professor of law at USC,
Loyola and UCLA. Before her election to the Assembly, Kuehl helped
draft and pass into law over 40 new laws dealing with crime,
domestic violence, and workplace discrimination...
Excerpt from Kuehl's Biography:
Sheila James Kuehl, now in her
third legislative term in the California State Assembly, is the
chair of the Assembly Judiciary Committee. In the 1997-98 session
she was the first woman in California history to be named Speaker
pro Tempore of that body. She is also the first open gay or
lesbian person to be elected to the California Legislature. A
former pioneering civil rights attorney and law professor, Ms.
Kuehl represents the 41st Assembly District in Los Angeles County
and serves on the Appropriations, Health, and Water Parks &
Wildlife Committees as well as the Joint Committee on the Arts.
She is the chair of the Select Committee on Entertainment and the
Arts, is a member of the Select Committee on the San Gabriel
Valley Groundwater Contamination and currently serves on the
Judicial Council of California and the California Coastal
Conservancy...
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Interview with Garrett Glaser,
hosted on outv.net
Christopher Street West, 1997 Los
Angeles Pride Parade
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From LA
Weekly
Excerpt:
WEEKLY: As
you look back on five years in the legislature, what are your
greatest hits, what are your frustrations? What did you learn?
KUEHL: Well, for most of my adult life, and
certainly for the five years that I’ve been in the Legislature,
I’ve really been a fighter for the underdog or people who
don’t speak for themselves, or can’t. People who don’t have
the power, really, to get something done. I’ve felt they were
one of my main constituencies. And I’ve taken on a number of
very powerful interests
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