Power down

JUST when I thought we had really come a long way, baby, Robert W. Welkos’ article on Power Up’s sexual harassment suit (“Sexual Harassment Suit Roils Lesbian Industry Group,” Nov. 2) proves otherwise.

For those of us who began working in the entertainment industry in the 1950s and 1960s, hiding in the closet was de rigueur. With the advent of the women’s movement and organizations such as NOW and Women in Film, we gradually began to feel a sense of dignity and pride -- about our gender as well as our sexual orientation. In more recent times, groups like GLAAD (the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation), LIFT (Lesbians in Film and TV) and Power Up further helped to solidify our positive self-image, self-worth and feelings of empowerment.

How sad and disappointing to now read that the co-founders of Power Up are behaving (publicly, yet) like a pair of adolescents. I don’t really care about who is harassing who. I do care deeply about the fallout that this nonsense (in all of its gory details) will engender, making all lesbians look like fools.

Kim Garfield

Los Angeles