Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for March 21, 1993
Transcript:
Waiter: Mr. Cavendish is already here, Madam...He got here ay dawn, apparently. Lacey: (Sigh). So Jeremy, dear, what is it you had to tell me? Jeremy: Are you all ears, Mrs. D.? Here goes...It's this gays in the military thing - it's got me all in a dither! Completely rattled! On this subject, I speak to you not as an ardent suitor, but as a mad-as-heck, constituent! Bottom line? It's a bad idea! I know - I've dealt with the issue myself! I've heard the arguments! Lacey: You have, dear? Jeremy: Sure! As a board member of the City Ballet and Theater! Last year we were drawing up hiring guidelines for the company's performers and staff, and I had to draw the line! I took a tough, principled stand. Lacey: No gays? Jeremy: If we let these people into the Arts, there'll be no stopping them!