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questioning Magin and his companions,
n attack and robbery of three gay
one of the assailants was sighted down the
men last month should “ serve as a
street. According to Magin. the police
warning to others,’ ’ and alert the commun
made no attempt to apprehend him
ity to a “ lack of police response to anti-gay
When Magin was taken to the hospital,
violence,” according to one of the victims
police told him they would contact him
of the attack.
later. However, when two days later there
had been no further contact, Magin went to
After bar closing early Saturday morn
Central Precinct. There he learned that the
ing, July 18, Jim Magin and two friends
police had not even filed a report on the
had just left Boxx's on Stark Street and
incident. He was told, however, that when
were crossing 12th Avenue when, accord
asked,
the officers involved claimed that
ing to Magin, they “ were suddenly sur
Magin had been “ uncooperative.”
rounded by three people — two black men
“ Two of us went to the hospital; I lost
and a black woman — who began to grope
two or three pints of blood; they didn't
us while they talked to us loudly. I felt a
even get the name of the woman involved;
hand in my pocket. I grabbed at one of the
and / was 'uncooperative',” Magin says.
strangers and demanded my wallet back.”
“ The police are definitely biased against
The stranger drew a knife, stabbed Magin
several times, then jerked a gold chain off
ga> people. If it had been a straight couple,
the attackers would have been arrested. As
Magin’s wrist. One of Magin’s compan
it was, they didn’t even bother getting their
ions was also stabbed and robbed. Another
man who came to their aid was also
names,” says Magin. “ The police have no
regard for gay people.”
attacked.
This robbery and attack are very similar
By this time, according to Magin, the
to others reported recently. Foot traffic on
streets were filled with people exiting the
Stark Street should be wary of groups of
bars, and Magin and several other men
strangers. If anti-gay violence and/or
pursued the two male assailants. One of
police inaction can be documented, autho
the wallets was eventually found in the
rities can be urged to address the problem,
street, absent its cash.
and at the very least, other people can be
Five police officers arrived. Magin
warned of danger. If readers have been
identified the female companion of the as
victims of violence or of police inaction,
sailants, who had not left the scene. How
contact Bill McRae at Just Out,
ever, police did not take her into custody
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Anti-gay violence is back for the summer. An attack and
robbery outside the bars serves as warning.
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E X C IT IN G LIFE -S T Y LE
IN T H E H EART O F T H E CITY
Goldschmidt to sign executive order
Oregon becomes the eleventh state to prohibit discrimination
against gays in state employment as Neil keeps
a campaign promise.
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overnor Neil Goldschmidt is pre
paring to sign an executive order to
bar discrimination against gays and
lesbians in state employ, according to
sources in the American Civil Liberties
Union (ACLU). Although the ACLU was
asked to provide draft language for the
order, the scope of the official proclama
tion, and the date of the governor’s sign
ing, are still uncertain.
Candidate Goldschmidt had promised
to issue an executive order in response to
questionnaires from the Right to Privacy
PAC and from Just Out. This promise led
to key endowments from gay leaders and
from the media in what was seen as a very
closely drawn gubernatorial battle. After it
became clear that HB 2325. the so-called
“ gay rights bill," was not going to make it
onto the floor of the Oregon House, Gold
schmidt directed his legal counsel Cory
Streisinger to prepare an executive order
banning discrimination by the state on the
basis of sexual orientation.
A subcommittee of the ACLU's Lesbian
G
and Gay Rights Commission used execu
tive orders from four other states to pre
pare the draft submitted to Goldschmidt.
Although it is not known how far-reaching
the final executive order will be, ACLU
Executive Director Stevie Remington said,
“ We asked for it all.”
Streisinger stressed that the executive
order will be issued as soon as it is pre
pared. “ If you know anything about this
governor, you know he likes to get things
done.” However, the signing may be de
ferred until a suitable public event can be
arranged. According to John Baker of the
Right to Privacy PAC, “ We’d like to bring
together people who have worked for gay
rights in the past,” in order to honor their
contributions.
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you are. National March on
Washington tor Lesbian and
Gay Rights. October 11,1987
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