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About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 6, 1984)
1983— The year in retrospect 5th gay civil rights law defeated in 1983 In all legislative sessions since 1973 propo nents of gay civil rights in Oregon have at tem pted to force passage of legislation ex tending guaranteed civil rights on the basis of sexual orientation. In the 1983 session, during debate on SB 319, this session’s omnibus gay civil rights bill, Senator Walt Brown (D.-Milwaukie) said the bill should be defeated because gay people “already had adequate protection un der current law, since existing statutes pro hibit discrimination against the physically an d m entally handicapped .” That Senator Brown was able to feel safe in saying what he did must be of intense con cern to every person who believes in fairness and equality in this state. It has been rumored that Senator Brown is thinking about running for Congress in the Fifth Congressional D istrict 1983 is an election year, the first of which will be a state-wide special election on a sales tax in late March. To help keep an eye on who’s where the following is the result of the decisive vote on SB 3 1 9 in the Oregon State Senate on April 11 ,1 9 8 3 : Senators voting in favor of SB 3 1 9 : Joyce Cohen (D-Lake Oswego) Edward Fadeley (D -Eugene) Jim Gardner (D-Portland) Jeanette Hamby (R-Hillsboro) Margie Hendricksen (D -Eugene) John Kitzhaber (D-Roseburg) Bill McCoy (D-Portland) Ruth McFarland (D-Gresham ) Frank Roberts (D-Portland) Nancy Ryles (R-Portland) Steve Starkovich (D-Canby) Clifford Trow (D-Corvallis) Jan Wyers (D-Portland) Senators voting against SB 3 1 9 : Walt Brown (D-Milwaukie) L B . Day (R-Salem ) W illiam Frye (D-Eugene) Charles Hanlon (D-Com elius) Lenn Hannon (R-Ashland) Fred Heard (D-Klam ath Falls) C.T. Hauck (R-Salem ) Dell Isham (D-Lincoln City) Kenneth Jemstedt (R-Hood River) Anthony Meeker (R-Amity) Rod Monroe (D-Portland) E.D. Potts (D-Grants Pass) Jack Ripper (D-North Bend) Jim Sim m ons (R-Washington County) Michael Thom e (D-Pendleton) Eugene Tim m s (R-Bum s) Mae Yih (D-Albany) And don’t forget to register and vote this year. Oregon activist takes D.C. job After seven years of activity for gay civil rights and political strategy working with gay civil rights workers in Oregon, former director of the now defunct Portland Town Council and former director of Phoenix Ris ing, Jerry Weller left Oregon last summer to take a job with the Gay Rights National Lobby in Washington D.C. Weller had been active in national politics for a good part of the years he lived in Ore- Abortion ads due on Tri-Met After an 18 month dispute with Tri-Met and W inston Network Inc., Tri-M et’s advertising agency, the Portland Feminist W om en’s Health Center can now advertise abortion services on Tri-Met buses. In July, 1982, the Health Center was told that Tri-M et could not accept Health Center ads for abortion services because “abortion is a sensitive issue." In November, 1982, the gon. Weller was one of the founders of the annual Lucille Hart Dinner held each October in Portland. The Lucille Hart Dinner is spon sored by the Right to Privacy, PAC, and was able to raise about $23,000 last October. The m oney raised will be distributed to candi dates who are com m itted to gay civil rights. Weller has been credited with keeping Oregon in the forefront of gay political ac tivism during most of the past decade. His lobbying efforts kept the gay civil rights issue continually before legislators in and out of session. So far, no one has stepped forward to fill the gap left by W eller’s departure. Health Center filed a suit against Tri-Met and the advertising agency, arguing that abortion services were not political and should be allowed. In the settlement, all parties agreed that advertising abortion services does not consti tute political advertising, and the suit has been dismissed. Initially, the Health Center will be allowed to advertise at the public service rate for 90 days, then at the same public service rate on a m onth-to-m onth basis. Important People and Places "lealth Concerns Religious Groups \ID S National Hotline .....................................................1 -800-342-AIDS ZAPS (Cascade AIDS Project) ................................................... 223-8299 . Dignity ........................................................................................... 636-0356 MCC of Portland .......................................................................... 281-8868 Dutside-ln ....................................................................................223-4121 West Hills Unitarian Center ........................................................ 246-3351 Zhild Abuse & Neglect Hotline .................................................. 238-7555 William Temple House ...............................................................226-3021 Vomen's Crisis Line ...................................................................235-5333 ZODA (Comprehensive Options for Drug Abusers) .............257-0534 'Aetro Crisis Line .......................................................................... 248-5430 Resource Centers ^ult Co. V. D. Clinic & Public Helath ........................................248-3700 A Woman's Place Bookstore ..................................................... 236-3609 SGTF (National Gay Task F o r c e )................................. 1 -800-221 -7044 Counseling Center for Sexual Minorities .................................. 228-6785 Portland Naturopathic Clinic ..................................................... 255-7355 Job Bank .......................................................................................281-8868 Sexually Transmitted Disease Clinic .........................................254-7964 Men's Resource C e n te r................................................................235-3433 Portland Feminist Women’s Health Center .............................. 777-7044 Phoenix Rising .............................................................................. 223-8299 <evin C. Wilson N.D........................................................................231-8475 Workshops for Lesbians ..............................................................777-6653 jeoffrey Hyde M.D., Psychiatry................................................... 292-9201 YWCA Women’s Resource Center ............................... ext 70,223-6281 3arbara Jean Byron, Counseling .............................................. 231 -0519 I Organizations and Groups Sports & Activities Ballroom Dancing ........................................................................ 230-4869 Jay A l-A n o n .............................................................................................Kay, 256-4894 B icycling......................................................................................... 224-6222 3ay Fathers ................................................................................. 656-6526 Pool League (N ov-A pril).....................................................Bob, 659-7344 N.O.W. (National Organization for Women) ............................ 295-2550 Portland Gay Men's Chorus ...................................................... 232-1858 Overeaters Anonymous ......................................................Kay, 256-4891 Square D a n c in g ............................................................................ 288-4903 Parents & Friends of Gays ....................................................... 252-7886 Lesbian and Gay Marching Band ............................................... 287-3260 Lesbian Mother Support Group ...................................Donna, 775-1875 Lesbian Forum ................................................................ Willow, 232-2251 Youth Live and Let Live, Gay AA ...........................................................231 -3760 Harry's Mother ............................................................................. 283-3317 Lesbian SM Support/Social Group ......................... Michelle, 232-5344 National Runaway Hotline .............................................. 1 -800-621 -4000 Physicians for Social Responsibility ..........................................239-8556 Windfire .......................................................................... 244-3225 Political Groups Oregon Women’s Political Caucus ..........................................224-2588 Right to Privacy. PAC ................................................... Keeston. 224-4369 Gay Mayor of P ortland......................................................Sandy. 223-1679 Specialty Shops Escential L o tio n s .......................................................................... 248-9748 A Woman's Place Bookstore ..................................................... 236-3609 Twenty-third Ave. Books ..............................................................224-5097 Secretarial Service Carrsyn Associates ...................................................................... 224-0068 Bars /Taverns Judy’s ........................................................................................... 284-1485 Tax and Investment Services Personal Tax Service .....................................................................777-3840 Joanne Kraft ................................................................................. 249-3894 Attorneys Alan Coogan ................................................................................231 -2933 Cynthia Cumfer .............................................................................295-2456 insurance Downey Insurance Agency, Inc......................................................228-8329 Real Estate Bridgetown Realty ....................................................................... 775-1875 Travel In-Touch Travel .............................................................................225-0064 Theaters Portland Civic T h e a tre .................................................................. 226-3048 Critical M a s s ................................................................................... 224-9481 NW Film Study Center ................................................................ 221-1156 The Roseway ................................................................................281 -5713 Photography Sherri Riggs ................................................................................... 282-2474 This directory is free for our advertisers and non-profit organizations. 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