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About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (April 1, 1987)
AIDS and crimes of passion I A landmark case in New York involving AIDS and the killing o f a sex partner has a strange echo here in Portland. B Y W. c. M c R A E ' — ! a bar. apologized for the phone call. How New York homicide case ever. later that evening, the acquaintance, will determine if the threat of w ith whom our informant had had sexual AIDS can provide justification tor ! contact three years before, revealed that he *‘heat of passion” defense in a case in- was getting the results of his HIV antibody 1 volving two men, one of whom confessed test that week. “ If it’s positive. I’m going to killing the other after the second man to kill you and your lover.” he said. Our revealed he had AIDS, reports The New informant has never had the antibody test: York Times. The two men had had sex, his former lover has ARC. after which the infected man mentioned Late one night two weeks later our in his condition. The other man. whose formant received a call; the caller said he i lawyers will plead a “ heat of passion' ’ was coming over to kill him. He also said | defense, picked up a knife and killed him. he had spent $500 to make a video depict The case is being watched very care ing our informant “ raping” the caller, ap fully by advocates on both sides. The parently to justify the threatened violence. 'heat of passion” defense, probably familiar to most moviegoers, has not pre The police were notified, but when the viously been used in connection with caller did not show up. they left the pre AIDS and a homicide. The counsel for the mises. Shortly afterward, our informant defense claims that "Mr. Grice [the victim) heard someone kicking at the door and had AIDS . . . He had been handed a death breaking the glass panes. The attacker sentence. This kid won't know for the next broke out two large windows before cut seven years whether he is going to die.” ting himself badly on the glass and running away. A large butcher knife was found In Portland, a positive HIV antibody amongst the blood and the broken glass. test has seemingly led to attempted assault and threats to the life of a local man. Our Our informant attempted to file charges informant, who wishes to remain anony immediately, but was met with inertia at mous pending the court action, received an the Police Bureau. He says that the police anonymous telephone threat several weeks have given him the runaround. At press ago that the male caller was “ going to get time, a week after the incident, the police me.” Days later, a slight acquaintance, in report had just been filed. • A SCHOOL The Red Rose School offers classes to help us better understand our position in society and our ability to change it through social action. Classes meet one evening per week Tuition for one course is $25 <$15 low income); no one will be excluded for inability to pay. C la s s e s start the w eek of A pril 13th. Life U nder th e P lagu e: Gay M en’s W ritings in th e A ge o f A ID S This Monday night class will use Dennis Alt man s AIDS in the Mind of America and other readings to focus discussion of how gay men’s culture has changed under AIDS. Led by Terry Miller, an avid collector of gay literature. Other classes include: Women and Work (Dorinda Welle. Mondays). Contemporary Indian America (John Talley, Tuesdays), Who Rules Portland? (guest speakers, Wednesdays), The Blues Had a Baby: Rock and Race (Jan Senten, Wednes days), Women’s Visionary Literature (Karin Herrmann, Thursdays), Community Organizing (Natasha Beck, Thursdays), Anarchy: Theory, Principles and Prac tice (Don Chambers, Sundays), and On Photography (Sally Markowitz, Sundays). Don’t miss our O p e n H o u se and Foru m on Sun day evening, April 12. 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Then, leave vour money at home and bring your cigarettes and desire to stop smoking . . . once and for all! * j Z BreatheFree STOP SMOKING PPOGRMA 921 SW Morrison, Portland, 97205 The Galleria, Suite 501 243-2881 from Fenway Park management to severely restrict Coors sales. This year’s decision to ban the beer entirely is believed to be one of the single largest contracts Coors has lost as a result of its alleged homophobic, racist, and anti-union activities. “ Councillor Scondras has shown that together working people, gay people, and all those struggling for social justice can win,” said Dominic Bozzotto, head of Local 26 of the Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees Union. Bozzotto went on to urge activists in other cities to investigate beer sales in other sports parks and arenas to see if Coors is being sold: “ Baseball is supposed to be an all-American sport — with their record of union busting, opposing work ers’ dignity and human rights, and funding terrorism in Central America, Coors doesn’t deserve to be sold in any park in this country.” • Coors strikes out at Boston's Fenway Park Openly gay Boston City Councillor David Scondras announced this week that | Coors beer will no longer be sold at Fen way Park, home of the Boston Red Sox baseball team. The move to ban Coors came as a result of negotiations between Scondras. Fenway Park management, and union representatives. “ Boston baseball fans should not be subsidizing a terrorist war on Central America,” said Scondras, referring to Coors’ funding of the Contras, “ nor should they help support a family that is dedicated to attacking the rights of gay people, blacks, women, and unions.” Last year Scondras won an agreement C¿)kstTncUür\).. a ( \ n E R ARCANI) Distinctive limited edition fine art prints and original paintings by internationally established artists. nTUDES t r a in in g _ APRIL 25,1987 „and State Universi^ ith Center. Room 229 H 18 Northwest 23rd Avenue, Portland Open iuesdav-Saturday, Noon-Five or by appt 503 - 274-0121 30 to 4.30 p bt. . 0fflc- *IDS p. a' 2?3-590 7 ° ' Ju st O ut H , April. 1987