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About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 1, 1987)
Between the lines Syphilis is had news in general population. Conservative Book Club offers ‘ ‘The Homosexual Network!' AIDS stymied by the Oregonian. B J A C K R I L E Y merely forced to endure Oregonian editorials. In all fairness, the Oregonian has supported some gay rights causes, and it was quick this month to come to the defense of the controver sial statewide advertising campaign to inform t’s nice to know there are plenty of gay and citizens about the dangers o f AIDS. gay-supportive people working for the Calling the campaign, “ bold, candid and phone company. Pacific Northwest Bell, a U S somewhat shocking,” it defended “ shock and West company, employs about 14,(XX) people in sock” as crucial to getting the public’s atten Washington, Oregon and part of Idaho. PNB tion. And it shoved aside criticism by AIDS workers taking part in Portland and Seattle service groups that the campaign (which walkathons have raised more than $300,000 to splashed around the word “ killer” like cheap combat AIDS. cologne) could direct hostility toward gays. And their employer can take credit, too. PNB has kicked in $20,000 for AIDS care and educa tion and employs a medical staff to treat, diagnose and counsel employees with AIDS. In Chicago this month, PNB President Andy Smith told representatives of Fortune 500 corporations that “ it behooves us to educate our regon health officials report a decline in employees. To teach them to deal with facts, not the syphilis rate in the state’s gay popula fear. To give them assurance not anxiety. And to tion, thanks to safe sex practices and use of promote health, not hysteria.” condoms based on a fear of AIDS. Iri fact, the PNB’s policy is to treat AIDS like any other syphilis rate among gay men, mostly white, catastrophic illness with respect to group health plunged from 62 percent of Oregon’s caseload and life insurance benefits. in 1982 to just 11 percent of the caseload this September. Now the bad news. Syphilis in Oregon’s general population has skyrocketed more than 60 percent this year hough the law is rarely enforced, homo compared to all of 1986. More than 340 cases sexuality in Hong Kong is punishable by a are known, more than any period since the life sentence in prison. In Portland we are 1950s. Reaching out and touching I Some good news . . . and some very bad O Give me the life sentence, please T QIFT SCENTS NATURAL FIBRE CLOTHING for men Officials say condom use and safe sex prac tices (especially in urban black and Hispanic areas) have not caught on. Tragic yet, congenital syphilis among newborn infants is causing some real concern. Three infants were bom with the disease this past month alone. In contrast, only eight babies had been bom with congenital syphilis in Ore gon during the past decade. Seattle targeted for AIDS study he federal Centers for Disease Control, after months of internal debate, is quietly mobilizing a plan to determine the number of Americans infected with the AIDS virus. The Los Angeles Times reports the nationwide project will study 20 AIDS high risk metropoli tan areas, including New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Seattle. Also targeted are 10 low-risk areas for an intensive series of coordi nated epidemiological surveys set to begin be fore the end o f the year. Scientists will collect blood samples at sites ranging from sexually-transmitted disease clin ics and drug treatment centers to hospitals, col leges and prisons. T Reading, writing and risking. . . ctober was national “ AIDS Awareness Month.” The federal government launched a paper blizzard o f 45 million 8-page AIDS educational pamphlets; the local Red Cross moved quickly to counter fear that donating blood does not pose an AIDS risk for the donor; and in Yakima, O QIFT SCENTS opium ■ obsession chanel # 5 oscar de la renta giorgio ■ anais anais chloe ■ lauren opium ■ obsession chanel #5 oscar de la renta giorgio ■ anais anais chloe ■ lauren Famous scents recreated at a fraction of their designer-label prices. Available in special gift sets or separately, as perfume, luxurious bubble bath, bath oil or moisturizer. 1/4 oz. perfume $5. 4 oz. mist cologne, $9. Famous scents recreated at a fraction of their designer-label prices. 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