Hello My Friends

US House Reps Message to Egypt President Mubaeak, Let our 52 Brothers Go.

This is a copy of a letter sent to Egypt President Mubarak, signed by 34 members

of the US House of Representatives. Drafted by Rep. Barney Frank and he

does us proud by and wanted to share this, August 15th, Egypt will put them on

trials of the 52 Detainee's. August 15 has also been designated a Day of Support,

Mourning and of Solidarity for our 52 Egyptian Brothers and their families. There

are Protest Rally's being organized and held in cities in the US, Canada and Europe.

A campaign is also organized to flood the Egyptian President, Ambassadors, Ministers

and such. Your support would be appreciated in anyway you can. If you are not aware

of this tragic injustice or wish to learn of the recent events that have occurred, please

visit out TBC Special Report, "Gay in Egypt". I have compiled an extensive and detailed

account of the persecutions of gay men. The contact informant is also posted. Once you

read the details of the devastating effects this is having. As the say if your not outraged

at the horrific pain and suffering the detainee's , their families. and all Gay Egyptian's.

Your not only , not paying attention, your in a coma. Please take a moment and collect

the contact information and send a message imploring the Egyptian Government to let

our Brother's go and grant them their freedom.

Take Good Care My Friends

Should we remain silent and refused to be personally involved
Then We lose all right to complain on how things are or should be,,
But, if we join our voice with others and speak out loudly in protest,
And, if we do get actively involved and work in the pursuit of change,
Then, We all will see, that there is much less for us to complain about. Z.

Take Good Care My Friends

August 3, 2001

His Excellency Muhammad Hosni Mubarak
Office of the President
Al Etehadia Building
Heliopolis, Cairo, Egypt

Dear President Mubarak:

As members of the House of Representatives who have been strong supporters of United States aid to Egypt as well as active proponents of fair treatment of lesbian and gay people, we write to express our very strong disapproval over the arrest of 52 men in Egypt on the basis of their perceived sexual orientation.

We believe the decision of the Egyptian government to prosecute these men who have been accused of engaging in consensual sexual activity with adult persons of the same sex, and in a state security court under Egypt's emergency laws, is indefensible.

As you know, Egypt is the second largest recipient of U.S. foreign assistance. We note that this assistance comes from the people of the United States, including a great number of taxpayers who are gay and lesbian, and it is approved by members of Congress, many of whom are fully supportive of the right of gay and lesbian people to be free from discrimination and violence. Given this, it is very troubling for us to hear that these Egyptian men are not only facing trial and possible jail sentences, but also may have been mistreated, beaten or tortured while in detention.

We believe close cooperation between Egypt and the United States on many issues is in our mutual interest, and this adds to our concern over the negative impact this incident will have if it is uncorrected.

REP. TOM LANTOS
REP. BARNEY FRANK
REP. NITA M. LOWEY
REP. CYNTHIA A. MCKINNEY
REP. BARBARA LEE
REP. NANCY PELOSI
REP. JOHN LEWIS
REP. ALBERT RUSSELL WYNN
REP. STENY H. HOYER
REP. JAMES P. MCGOVERN
REP. TAMMY BALDWIN
REP. CHRISTOPHER SHAYS
REP. JOSEPH CROWLEY
REP. WILLIAM D. DELAHUNT
REP. ELIOT L. ENGEL
REP. ROBERT WEXLER
REP. JIM MCDERMOTT
REP. CONSTANCE A. MORELLA
REP. FRANK PALLONE, JR.
REP. CHARLES A. GONZALEZ
REP. NEIL ABERCROMBIE
REP. LYNN C. WOOLSEY
REP. JOHN B. LARSON
REP. JERROLD NADLER
REP. LYNN N. RIVERS
REP. BERNARD SANDERS
REP. BRIAN BAIRD
REP. BOB FILNER
REP. JANICE D. SCHAKOWSKY
REP. JOHN F. TIERNEY
REP. ANTHONY D. WEINER
REP. DENNIS J. KUCINICH
REP. GEORGE MILLER
REP. FORTNEY PETE STARK
REP. LANE EVANS