SUPREME COURT RULES THAT US OLYMPIC COMMITTEE CAN BAR A HOMOSEXUAL ATHLETIC COMPETITION FROM USING NAME GAY OLYMPICS
IN LOS ANGELES IN 1984 LONG SHOT OF MEMORIAL STADIUM EXTERIOR; BANNERS & OLYMPIC EMBLEM SEEN. CLOSE UP OF COLUMNS & LOS ANGELES MEMORIAL COLISEUM WITH OLYMPIC RINGS ON ENTRANCE SEEN. ATHLETES PRACTICE JOGGING & WALKING ON TRACK. IN SAN FRANCISCO BANNER TRIUMPH IN 86 GAY GAMES II FOR GAY OLYMPICS LEADING PARADE OF ATHLETES FROM DIFFERENT COUNTRIES SEEN. AUSTRALIA SIGN LEADS PARADE OF ATHLETES FROM DIFFERENT COUNTRIES. OVERHEAD SHOT OF FLAGS & COUNTRY SIGNS IN PARADE SEEN. SUPREME COURT EXTERIORS IN WASHINGTON D C SEEN. GAY OLYMPICS WADDELL; OTHERS & MEDIA SEEN AT PRESS CONFERENCE OUTSIDE SUPREME COURT SEEN. WADDELL SAYS THE ARMENIANS & RATS CAN HAVE OLYMPICS BUT GAYS CANT. SKETCHES OF US SUPREME COURT JUSTICES; SKETCH OF POWELL; MARSHALL & BRENNAN; CLOSE UP SKETCH OF POWELL & SKETCH OF BRENNAN SEEN. US OLYMPIC COMMITTEE LAWYER KLINE SAYS IN INTERVIEW THAT THE COMPETITION FOR USE OF OLYMPIC & NOT THE FACT THAT IT WAS HOMOSEXUALS USING THE NAME THAT REQUIRED THE COMMITTEE TO TAKE ACTION. US OLYMPIC COMMITTEE PRES HELMICK SAYS IN INTERVIEW THAT THE GOAL IS TO LIMIT THE NUMBER OF COMPETITIONS USING OLYMPICS IN THE TITLE. IN SAN FRANCISCO AT IMPROMPTU PRESS CONFERENCE GAY RIGHTS LAWYER DUNLAP SAYS TO THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT: GAY OLYMPICS; GAY OLYMPICS; GAY OLYMPICS.
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