ju s« o u t ▼ fo b ru a ry 1 7 , 1 9 9 5 ▼ 9 I simply do it better! A banner day Snickers L aB arr w ill ride the bus after a ll ▼ by Margaret Deirdre O ’Hartigan on’t be surprised if, during the next perceived sexual orientation. month, you find yourself under the Negotiations, in which Kallioinen was repre scrutiny of Snickers LaBarr gazing at sented by Portland attorney and state representa you from the back of a Tri-Met bus. tive George Eighmey, began in early January and Images of Portland’s drag queen talk continued through the month. Kallioinen consis show hostess began appearing on 10 tently Tri-Met insisted, through the course of negotiating, buses on Feb. 15, as part of a settlement reached that any agreement could in no way preclude between Jerry “Snickers LaBarr” Kallioinen, Tri- publicizing the terms of settlement. As a gay Met, and Obie Media Corporation. activist, Kallioinen saw this as an opportunity to In a compromise settlement reached earlier demonstrate to sexual minorities how to chal this month, Kallioinen agreed not to sue Tri-Met lenge discriminatory practices. and Obie Media in exchange for 10 bus banners Of greatest importance for Portland’s queer to be produced and run for 30 days at no expense com m unity, K allioinen b e liev e s, is the to him. 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I ‘family values.’ ” would do it all again K allioinen later just for the very fact learned that the it really helped the project was rejected before anyone at Tri-Met progress of human rights and was a landmark ever saw the proposed ad. event for the gay, lesbian, bisexual, trans com Brian Obie, of Obie Media, was vague con munity. I take pride in that.” cerning the reasons for his firm’s rejection of the He adds, “I’m hoping for the time when action ad when contacted last October. “I didn’t know like this won’t even be necessary.” who the host was— female or male imperson According to Kallioinen, the banners promot ator,” he stated. Despite Obie’s claim that his ing the Snickers IuiBarr Show mark the first gay firm was reconsidering the sign, no decision was advertising ever to appear on Tri-Met buses. forthcoming. Kallioinen filed a charge of dis No wonder Snickers is smiling as she gazes crimination with the State of Oregon Bureau of down on you from the back of the bus. 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