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For specific advice, consult your attorney. olitical currents are moving all around the globe. As we enter the 1990s with a massive realignment of the world’s political order, American conservatives and fundamentalists, plus the violent right-wing fringe, appear to be turning some of their traditional hatred for communism toward sexual minorities. The right wing’s rallying cry is now shifting noticeably from the fading “red menace’’ to battle the “lavendar menace,” that is, gays and lesbians. P . CouM$eJ Among the disturbing trends and incidents that should frighten you as a lesbian or gay man are the following: The rapid collapse of communism has deprived the American political right of their favorite bogey man, the communists. Now, the moderately insane fringe of the right wing (Senator Jesse Helms and company) are focusing on new targets for their hate campaigns: what they would call “perverts,” and I would call “us.” The Oregon Citizen’s Alliance, a fundamentalist-driven reactionary political movement, successfully passed Ballot Measure 8, defeating the executive order protecting gays and lesbians from discrimination in state employment The violent white supremacist movement (read: “kill the blacks, Jews, Catholics and gays”) is stronger and more open now than anytime in recent memory. A former Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan is elected to the legislature of a southern state and is now a candidate for governor of that state. Portland boneheads (neo-nazis) beat a black man to death and gay bashings rise in Laurelhurst Park. Members of the Aryan Brotherhood are arrested with pipe bombs, on their way to blow up Neighbors, Seattle’s popular gay disco, on a busy Friday night Any lesbian or gay who is not frightened by these developments should be. If, as often occurs, this is just the beginning of a trend, I could imagine that political and physical repression of gays and lesbians could—if we let it—get much worse before it gets better, surging right wing movement includes political attacks to roll back statutory and other legal protections for lesbians and gays. The physical offensive could grow to include routine beatings and intimidations of lesbians and gays, including, apparently, mass murder by terrorist attacks on gay gathering places. If you have been complacent up to now, you must get over it, one way or another. What can you do? Organize, speak out, fight back, educate and donate. Our community has a very well-developed set of political, advocacy, and service organizations. Get involved. It’s really quite easy. Donate some time or money, go to a meeting or rally, spread the word to others, or educate your friends and co-workers about the political and violent challenges our community faces. Nearly everyone has some talent, some time, or some money to give. Our community and its organizations need your involvement. If you have been holding back, just waiting for the right time, believe me, the time is right now. Use the legal tools and protections we have. It is a misdemeanor or felony crime, depending on the circumstances, to assault, intimidate, or interfere with someone’s property because of their sexual orientation. This is a new Oregon statute which directly benefits and protects lesbians and gays. Such crimes should almost always be reported to the police. The Portland Police Bureau is under instructions to enforce this law. The Multnomah County District Attorneys’ office is very interested in prosecuting cases under the law. The only way that can occur is for the victims of such crimes to report them promptly. If you are a victim of, or witness a gay bashing, vandalism, or intimidation, call the police. If you’re not strong enough to make and follow through on the complaint by yourself, get help from a gay community lawyer or one of the gay community advocacy groups. Persons infected with the HIV virus, or perceived by their employers to be at risk of infection, are protected by statutes prohibiting discrimination against them in the workplace. If you even begin to experience discrimination in the workplace due to your actual or perceived HIV status, or HIV risk, you should seek legal advice immediately. There are a variety of legal tools gays and lesbians can use among themselves, thereby creating and binding their own family units, including joint property ownership, couple’s agreements, durable powers of attorney for healthcare and protection for your lover through a will. These can be important tools in structuring and controlling your lives and legal relationships to one another. You should consider using these tools to cisate, document and protect your rights with one another, including with your lover or partner. It is possible that things will get worse before they get better. If we all get together and get involved, maybe we can turn this tide and spare us all a lot of grief. Brad Woodworth is an attorney in private practice and maintains his office in downtown Portland. STEPHEN D. YEW, D.M.D. A GENTLE APPROACH TO DENTISTRY 1220 N. Jantzen Ave. Hours: Tuesday - Saturday 8 am-5 pm Suite 480, Second Floor Phone: 289-1215 just out T 26 Y July 1990
