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HUB seeks comment on bylaws
New group hopes to fill gap at community’s center
1) The gay and lesbian community in
Portland has evolved into a diverse and
ometimes new organizations seem to be
fragmented community that includes hundreds
reinventing the wheel. But the newest
of small special interest groups, dozens of
addition to Portland’s group roster just wants large organizations (such as LCP or the Right
to tie all the spokes together.
to Privacy PAC) and thousands of individuals.
The HUB, a Coalition Tool for the Sexual
There is no formalized communication
Minority Community, recently crafted its
system among these groups and individuals,
statement of purpose and bylaws. What
and no central meeting place.
follows is a summary:
2) Leadership in the community has
The HUB Coalition is an information
usually consisted of hired directors of large
network directed toward, but not limited to, the organizations, random representatives who are
sexual minority community. It will accept and willing to be visible and self-proclaimed
distribute information in a non-editorial
leaders. As a result, the community rarely
manner and provide for better sharing of
feels a sense of genuine involvement with or a
community resources, both human and
responsibility to support these leaders. Much
material. All groups and individuals that are
of the work done on behalf of lesbians and gay
supportive of sexual minorities are invited to
men is, in reality, done by a tiny percentage of
take part in all aspects of the HUB and its
that community.
structure.
3) The community has no single entry
The concept for the HUB grew as a
network to assist its members, media or other
reponse to the state of the gay and lesbian
communities to find services or information.
community in Portland after the passage of
After the passage of Measure 8, a small
Measure 8 in November, 1988. That measure
group of organizers began meeting informally.
struck down Governor Neil Goldschmidt’s
The group, open to any who wanted to
executive order banning discrimination based
participate, met from June 1989 to February
on sexual orientation in state hiring and
1990. From the ideas discussed by organizers
services.
and gathered in a community wide forum, the
During the campaign against Measure 8,
bylaws for the HUB have been drafted.
certain issues in the gay and lesbian commu­
The HUB aims to address some of the
nity rose into sharp focus. Some of those are:
issues in the gay and lesbian community by:
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Anxiety and Depression
Pacific NW Clinical Research Center has been conducting
federally-approved clinical trials of new medications in collabora­
tion with a number of other sites across the U.S. since 1975. The
staff includes physicians and other clinicians with extensive expe­
rience in research. Each project is completely funded by grants.
All services are free-of-charge to patients.
Research subjects may receive free screening and medical care if
qualified for one of our studies. Individuals suffering from alcohol
or drug abuse, seizures, or poorly-controlled medical problems
must be excluded.
ANXIETY
21-65 years old. Target symptoms: Nervousness, fearfulness, head­
aches, tension, sweating, dry mouth, pounding heart, gastrointestinal
upset, irritability, and other physical symptoms of stress.
DEPRESSION
1) Networking with and serving the needs
of the diverse elements of the sexual minority
community (defined as gay men, lesbians.
bisexuals, transsexuals and transvestites).
2) Refraining from political activities and
from adopting a political stance. HUB will
refer political groups to each other for
networking.
3) Encouraging leadership by a wide range
of individuals through its organizational and
board structures.
4) Distributing information between group
and individual members without censorship or
editing.
5) Providing membership options for small
and large groups as well as individuals.
6) Maintaining a committee specifically
dedicated to safeguarding the purpose of the
organization.
Here is a brief summary of the bylaws:
There will be seven members on the HUB
Board of Directors, serving terms of six
months. The board will include one represen­
tative each from the finance, facility, informa­
tion, public relations and volunteer coordina­
tion committees, plus two from the community
committee.
Each representative will be elected by 75
percent of that committee’s active members.
Directors must have served on a committee for
at least two months, and must not have served
on the board for at least six months.
A HUB community forum is scheduled for
Sunday, May 20, at Cafe Mocha, from 3 to 5
p.m. For more information or to see a full
copy of HUB bylaws and philosophy contact
Jordana Sardo, 281 -5252.
The lesbian Community Project
Presents a formal event for wimmin *
A FO REST FANTASY
a benefit for LCP Friday. May 11th. 1990
The Western Forestry Center
8 pm to 1 am
an evening o f elegance and fantasy
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your night to shine
dancing with Vital Move
blues w ith Mango Tufo & Janice Scroggins
improvisations with ’Acting Out*
catered by ’Plan Your Party Perfect*
tickets: call LCP at 223-0071
in advance: $ 18 $ 15 LCP member
a t the door: $20
‘more If you can...
less if you can’t '
18-75 years old. Target symptoms: Low mood, feeling hopeless,
sleep problems, changes in appetite or weight, loss of interest or
pleasure, low energy, and other physical symptoms of depression.
Women capable of having children must be excluded.
For further inform ation, please call our 24-hour recording
number. Our staff will return your call as soon as possible.
Lesbian Choir
member gets
threatening note
H
omophobia came home last month to
Pacific University, a quiet campus in
Forest Grove.
It began with a small announcement in the
campus daily newsletter, placed there by a
student who sings bass with the Portland
Lesbian Choir. The item announced the choir’s
April 6 concert, “Women with Wings”, and
gave the woman’s post office box as a contact
for tickets.
The day of the concert, she found a note
stuck in the door of her off-campus apartment.
"You live here. Your bike is blue. Your cat
is grey. Your [sicj a fucking ugly tall lesbian
bitch,” the typed message began. “ ...Make no
mistake. You won’t live to see graduation day.
We are gonna show you all you’ve been
missing [sic]...We’re gonna kill you, cut you
up into little peices [sic] and show the world
what happens to sick people like you ...” The
note was signed “Heil”.
The woman took the note to both Forest
Grove and campus police, who at first advised
her to keep the incident quiet.
But after discussing the matter with friends
and with Pacific’s Dean of Students, Meg
O’Hara, she decided to spread the word in a
letter mailed to every member of the choir.
More than 250 people attended a rally on
campus on April 18, five days after the woman
informed the choir members of the incident.
“There was a lot of rhetoric [from university
officials] about supporting this woman. I want
to call them on it," said Donna Red Wing,
executive director of the Lesbian Community
Project. “We can’t let this be the end. This
young woman is not safe. Until they do some
work around attitudes, it’s not going to
change.”
On the pastoral campus, which enrolls 1300
undergraduate and graduate students, the
incident has become a focus for discussion and
education about safety, harassment and
diversity, O’Hara said.
“This is not single issue for us,” she said.
“This happened to a lesbian student. But it
could have happened to one of our Hawaiian
students. It could have happened to anyone
who is seen as different or unacceptable."
Since the rally, a group of students, faculty
and administrators has met twice to plan
follow-up measures. Students are organizing a
panel discussion with members of various
minority groups, including a lesbian or gay
speaker, before the end of the school year May
20. Police have not arrested anyone in
connection with the note, although they do
have some leads, according to O’Hara.
PHONE 288-9901
Lloyd C enter M edical Mall
^Ticket outlets: A Women s Place
Book C enter • The Catbird Seat
and the LCP office. PO Boc 5931. Portland. O R 97228
pu t out
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-Anndee Hochman