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jus« o u t ▼ July 1 5 . 1 0 0 4 T i l NORWEGIAN CRUISELINE Here we go again The OCA submits nearly 120,000 signatures fo r another discriminatory measure, though a legal hurdle still stands in its way T by Renée LaChance he Oregon Citizens Alliance submit declared unconstitutional. ted nearly 120,000 signatures to the More than 400 people gathered in Pioneer secretary of state’s office July 8. If Courthouse Square the evening of Friday, July 8, 89,028 of them prove to be valid, the as a call to action against the statewide measure. initiative will become Ballot Mea Gov. Barbara Roberts spoke at the rally. She was sure 13 and will be on the statewide ballot joined in by former Portland police chief Tom Pot November. The state Elections Division has until ter, Ann Sweet, Sharon Gary Smith, Kathleen July 23 to verify the signatures. Saadat and others. One legal hurdle still stands in the way. Last By contrast, 250 supporters attended a kick-off February, a Marion County Circuit Court judge rally that day in Salem carrying dozens of U.S. ruled that the initiative violated constitutionality flags, while Lon Mabon led five boxes of initiative requirements that petitions into initiatives address the secretary of only one subject. state’s office. That ruling is be Several ing appealed, and groups are ready final written argu to fight the mea ments are not due sure on a state until late August. wide level and Oral arguments are actively will not be deliv seeking volun ered until some teers, donations time in September, and other re The state Elections sources. They Division has a Sept are Support Our 8 deadline to tell Co mmu n i t i e s Gov. Barbara Roberts spoke out against the Oregon county clerks what Political Action Citizens A lliance’s newest statewide initiative at a rally will be on the bal Committee, in downtown Portland lot, so they can pre 222-6151; The pare voter’s pam Rural Organiz phlets and absentee ballots. The local legal opinion ing Project, (503) 543-3978; Speak Out!, is that rulings will not be made in time and that the 223-4992; and People of Faith Against Bigotry, initiative will end up on the ballot. 230-9430. Oregon and Idaho are the only states facing No one wants to endure another OCA statewide statewide discriminatory ballot measures in 1994. ballot struggle, especially those who have battled Initiatives in Montana, Nevada, Washington, the OCA and its campaign of discrimination since Maine, Missouri and Arizona all failed to reach Ballot Measure 9 was defeated. But we must be the ballot, and Florida’s proposed initiative was tireless and work until we win. T Discrimination defendant challenges city law Attorneys for a man accused of discriminating against a Portland lesbian have filed a motion challenging the validity of the Portland City Code which extends civil rights protections to gay men and lesbians. The challenge comes out of a $2.2 million damage suit filed by Cathlyn Abbruzzese, who accuses Albert Odell Jones, the owner of Dooley’s Lounge, of violating state and local laws barring discrimination in places of public accommodation. Abbruzzese was refused service in Dooley’s Lounge, formerly a lesbian and gay bar called The Eastside, in January. Jones and his employees told her that lesbians were not welcome in the bar and that women must have a male escort to get in. She sued, citing a Portland law that bars discrimi nation based on sexual orientation and gives resi dents the right to sue in Multnomah County Cir cuit Court. Jones’ lawyers argue that Portland does not have the authority to grant circuit court jurisdiction, and that the case should be tried in the lower district court. Rainbow Services program aimed at east side youth Sexual minority youth on Portland’s east side will get support groups, counseling, education and other services through a new program of the Urban League of Portland. The new program, called Rainbow Services, will offer a positive peer support group for gay, lesbian and bisexual youth. It will also offer anti-homophobia educa tion in high schools, HIV and AIDS education, and individual and family counseling. The program’s goals are to reduce the number of lesbian and gay teens who run away from home, work as prostitutes, drop out of school, contract HIV, or commit suicide. More information about the new program is available from the Urban League, 280-2644. 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