conduct would not be allowed. Fifteen of
the reported incidents occurring in Oregon.
aggravated murder, after the state agreed not
those letters wound up tacked to Scarce and
The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force,
to seek the death penalty.
Fletcher’s door with “Die fags” written over
in a report released in Washington, D.C.,
ublicity material for “Men in Love,” a
Winchester told Multnomah County
the letters.
listed 351 hate crimes against homosexuals in
film about gay men healing from the
Circuit Judge Ancer Haggerty that he was
Then there were signs carrying slurs
trauma of AIDS losses, carried the unusual drunk when the crimes were committed. “I am Oregon, 33 in Washington and seven in
placed
in the dormitory bathroom. Finally, the
notation that the producer is “a recently
very sorry about what happened,” Winchester Montana.
university stepped in and moved 32 students
Researchers admitted that Oregon has
married heterosexual.”
said slowly with his head bowed. “If I could
from the same floor to other dormitories on
better reporting procedures than the other two
trade places with him, I would.”
campus,
and then moved Fletcher and Scarce
Haggerty then sentenced Winchester to life states, which might account for the inflated
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Despite what college students should be
The report included the story of Skinheads
he becomes eligible for parole.
taught about past treatment of blacks, Jews
dismembering a dog and placing the dog’s
The state dropped charges of burglary,
and Catholics, you’ll be shocked to learn that
head on a gay man’s front porch in Portland.
robbery and arson.
. . Between the Lin es. ..
students actually demonstrated against the
With the escalation of violence and verbal
Give credit to Winchester’s defense
University’s decision to move the 32 students
harassment against gays increasing, it’s
attorney, Marc Sussman. He did a great job of
elsewhere.
They claimed the university
important to step forward and report all such
coaching his client to be remorseful in front of
overreacted and that the incidents had been
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acts, no matt jt when and where they occur.
the bench, and even told the judge that
exaggerated.
The Portland Police Bureau has stated that it
Winchester, “unlike most convicts, accepted
welcomes such incident reporting.
responsibility for the homicide.”
And now, the rest of the story ... full Well,
Sunday, Sunday
If you are verbally or physically assaulted,
the fact is that Winchester actually
gather as much information about the
killed a drag queen in San Francisco in 1984
onald Bailey, 41, spent the last night of
assailants as possible, including their clothing
in what some believe to be a long-time pattern
omehow on weekends, I don’t feel much
his life cruising the bars on Stark Street, of
preying
on
gays
in
homosexual
bar
and
any
distinguishable
features
which
would
like getting up and cooking a large
looking for someone to provide a little
districts. That makes two gay people dead
help police identify those involved.
breakfast. If you are one of us, let me pass on
companionship on a cold October night.
because
of
this
creep
who
stalked
our
a great alternative: Try the weekend brunch at
Unfortunately, he crossed the path of
community
over
the
years.
the
Silverado. It has to be one of the best-kept
University battles
Jeffrey S. Winchester, 30, who carried a 1984
How
many
other
people
did
Winchester
secrets in town.
conviction for manslaughter in San Francisco.
gay
student
harassment
rob,
beat
or
even
kill?
For $2.95 you are treated to an “Eat-All-
Bailey, who had a few drinks with his
That man deserved the death penalty.
You-Can” buffet which includes fresh eggs,
new-found friend, took Winchester up to an
ichael Scarce and Tom Fletcher are
bacon, sausage, potatoes, corned beef hash,
apartment on nearby Alder Street. According
sophomores at Ohio State University.
biscuits
and gravy, a full salad bar with fresh
to Winchester, Bailey made a “sexual
They
shared
a
dormitory
room
until
recently
Hate crime
overture.” And that was seemingly cause
when they came under heavy harassment from fruit and a dessert table . . . not to mention a
few specialty items cooked by Brian and Flo.
enough to strangle Bailey, rob his apartment
reporting mushrooms
other students living on the same floor.
of jewelry and other items and then set fire to
Theda’s on duty behind the bar and pours a
The harassment started last fall when both
the place to conceal both crimes.
great Mai Tai based on years of making such
early 400 hate crimes against gays and
men were verbally threatened. The university,
Winchester, quoted by the Oregonian as
lesbians were reported in three
citing a policy against harassment in residence concoctions in Hawaii.
being “remorseful,” pleaded guilty to
Northwest states last year, with 90 percent of halls, notified students by mail that such
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