SeattleTimes.NWSource.com – By Janet I. Tu – Seattle Times staff reporter
City-sponsored meetings for gays trigger showdown over privacy vs. public records
The city must release meeting minutes from a city-sponsored affinity group for lesbians, gays and their friends but – at least for now – doesn’t have to release the names of attendees, a King County Superior Court judge ruled today.
Judge John Erlick made his decision in response to a request from Philip Irvin, a Seattle City Light employee who has frequently challenged the city on issues involving public access and minorities. Irvin, who is not gay, has crashed gay-rights events at City Hall and sued when he felt he was being excluded from such meetings.