, ▁Virginia , ▁in ▁late ▁June , ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁Pet rel is ▁confront ed ▁G und erson , ▁ur ging ▁him ▁to ▁come ▁out ▁and ▁support ▁gay ▁rights . ▁Specifically , ▁Pet rel is ▁object ed ▁to ▁G und erson ' s ▁vote ▁against ▁the ▁Civil ▁Rights ▁Am end ment ▁Act ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁which ▁would ▁have ▁extended ▁the ▁prote ctions ▁of ▁the ▁Civil ▁Rights ▁Act ▁of ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁to ▁include ▁sexual ▁orientation . ▁G und erson ▁reported ly ▁replied , ▁" I ▁am ▁out . ▁I ' m ▁in ▁this ▁bar ▁aren ' t ▁I ? ", ▁dismiss ing ▁Pet rel is . ▁Pet rel is ▁grew ▁angry ▁and ▁threw ▁a ▁be verage ▁at ▁his ▁face . ▁Pet rel is ▁then ▁called ▁the ▁police ▁on ▁himself . ▁After wards , ▁Pet rel is ▁contact ed ▁journal ists ▁to ▁promote ▁the ▁incident . ▁After ▁Pet rel is ▁and ▁others ▁made ▁G und erson ' s ▁hom osex ual ity ▁public , ▁G und erson ▁became ▁more ▁support ive ▁of ▁gay ▁issues ▁and ▁more ▁open ▁about ▁his ▁own ▁sexual ity . ▁ ▁On ▁June ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁Pet rel is ▁held ▁a ▁press ▁conference ▁attended ▁by ▁the ▁Associ ated ▁Press , ▁Trib une ▁Broadcast ing , ▁The ▁Washington ▁Post , ▁and ▁a ▁local ▁N BC ▁affili ate ▁to ▁out ▁P ete ▁Williams , ▁Ass istant ▁Secretary ▁of ▁Def ense ▁for ▁Public ▁Affairs . ▁Williams ▁had ▁ris