BEANERY Continued from Page 1 Hon Zahn, publisher of the Lavender Xetwork. agreed with tho aim of the agritomont, tint questioned tho mi'd for tho dis claimor "If that's what intakes to got tho Luiveniler Xetwork dislrib uteri there, then that's Ok. ho said "I think ttho dis< laimer) is pretty silly persona 11 \ Hr don't publish pornography or erotir a .11 all Controversy began brewing early last year vvhrn font Nel son. who managed the store at the lime, told the Lavender Yet work to stop dropping otf bun dies at the beanery 77ie Lavender Xeiwurk along with about 10 other pert odieals. used to just come in and drop the bundles of ness s papers on the floor, anv plate they i hose to," bright said "To mv knowledge, the lavender Xetwnrk never really had per mission to distribute here The move fueled feelings ot dist rimination within the gay and lesbian community "Some people feel lh.il be cause Album Bros doesn't car rv an alternative, ipieer news paper, that that is discrimina tion," Fisher said An art irle that r.m in the ()i toiler issue of the Lavender Net work, asked for input from the gay community about possible instances of discrimination by Allann Bros restaurants against homosexuals In response to the article and after reviewing the editorials and advertisements printed in the Lavender Network. Allann Bros officially banned the dis tribution of the magazine in its stores. Bright said "Something I don't under stand is w hy the gay cornmuni tv would spend so much ener gy organizing a boycott and Hay community members, through our open forum, have expressed dissatisfaction with Allann Bros.' Ron .Yinn writing the articles when then had h •- r n h o r r (inrU <> I horno[jhob ic hnha v i or I b s Allann Bros j,:' Bright sard On llif : ornmrnt .• .inis ti.11 I gel drill.iiidiiijj thal ! t'ar'rv the /..I l rrulf't \i'! H I ■; *, : i ’ .nr ■ >1 therti ( imi[i 1 .til!-- .tl'.nl .in kiliil ot homophobi. behavior from the management or (hr einplnv rrs Z.ihn said l..i\i-ruliT Xrlivnrk readers del respond to the arti c.lr with reports id discrtmina turn "Guv < ommumU members, through our open forum, have UXprt'SM’li djsSUtlsfiH tion with Allunn Bros. Zuhn sard Whirl is ( leur is tfi.it the per c: <• p t ion o I disc r i m i nil I i on dg.imst homusrvtiiils by All.inn Bros dors exist within the lo i .11 guv community I1 isher sensed it wfirn fir movrd to fill grnr from Sun l-ruru isi o lust ()i lober "I hud hoard th.it them was homophobia firrr (.it thr Beanery) when I first curnr around," Fisher said (arming from a group tfiat tuts fiem op pressed, immediately you want to jump up and say. I’m not getting my rights ' After the Lavender Nftwurk ran another article about the Alpine Import Service The Volvo Specialists X Pressure Test X Hose Inspection X Thermostat Check X Radiator ft>mr Flushed rch-dfl* 1 on cool* •Cr ASE Certified Tecfts ☆ Ore day service (mo»! wotk j One tuH year guaranty (or al «orti, ☆ UPS parts service to out-oflown VOCVO owners MONDAY-FRIDAy 7:30- 5:30 COM/ 726-1808 FOR APPOIN r rvu rg T 12th and MAIN in SPRINGFIELD, OR. 97477 controversy In IK 1-Thruary is sue. (he ga\ community was ready to boycott the Beanery fisher movcd to av ert the boycott by organizing a once a Avw'k gathering of gay torn mu nilv members anil supporters at the >!h street fle.irw.rv "ailed Queer Sight Out. t h o \Y t tinesthn night event normal l\ attracts atmiil ’>(> people "I thought maybe the proh • ■m vvas that Bright I .1 111! I snow turn many tpieer sup port-tv people come to the Beanery fisher sai.il "The ap proat h was io g* t the /.uvem/ef Sen*. >rk ir tie re thrt nigh tm thing positive' rather than through Kivttitling .l-'isher also used the vseek.lv event to collet l signatures from Hennery t ustomers in support of their tause Since tin’ event began in iehruarv tin- petition 'drive has t oilet ted more than JtK) signatures Bright said he values hts g.tv t lientnle. hut needs to provide lor the interests of the majority o! Ills t ustomers vv Ini are holer osevual 'One customer evpressed very mut h that she was not (timing in again. Bright said And every customer 1 lose t tint erns me Bright said distributing the .' .it t’/u/er VefivorA with a ills claimer may satisfy the major itV of Ills i ustomers. hut fie still feels stung by the .irlit les [flat vv ere run in the magazine The artit les m the /../vender .VetworA, I feel, have caused a lot ol damage." Bright said They have caused a rift fie tween Allann Bros and the gay community And to me I feel tfi.il tfi.it s irreparable VHS VIDEO CONVERSIONS To or From NTSC PAL SEC AM $20 per 2-hour tape PACIFIC VIDEO SERVICES 687-8285 It's Not Too Late To Add... i i OT JUST ANOTHER WORKSHOP What can you do to make a difference? TOPIC'S: • Saslyatiny Your Way to a Healths Relationship • Siller Se\ Wluit's Practical. 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