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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. In addition, Kallioinen is receiving $2,500.
agreement’s stipulation concerning modifications
The settlement stems from a dispute that arose
to Tri-Met’s existing nondiscrimination policy.
in the summer of 1994, when Kallioinen submit
Kallioinen’s representative, Eighmey, will be
ted a proposed advertisement for his cable talk
meeting with Tri-Met General Manager Tom
show to Obie Media, which handles all advertis-
Walsh for the purpose of amending Tri-Met policy
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ing on the outside
of Tri-Met buses.
As recounted by
Kallioinen in the
Oct. 21,1994, issue
of Just Out, “Obie
as it relates to non-
Snickers LaBarr
di scri mi nat i on
based on sexual ori
entation.
K allioin en is
pleased w ith the
contacted
agreement, for its
u s...s ta tin g that
im pact upon the
T ri-M et had de
community as much
cided to reject the
as for himself per
advertising and the
sonally. “It was a
sign because it did
long haul but defi
not feel it reflected
nitely worth it. 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.
Labor and Industries, which handles such com
The Snickers LaBarr Show can be seen on
plaints for the City of Portland.
Multnomah
County Television Channel 21,
In notarized statements filed with BOLI,
Cable Access Network Channel 11, and
Kallioinen alleged unlawful public accommoda
Tualatin
Valley Cable Access Channel 59.
tion discrimination on the basis of both sex and
Of greatest importance for
Portland's queer community ,
Kallioinen believes , is the
agreement's stipulation
concerning modifications to
Tri-Met's existing
nondiscrimination policy.
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