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About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 5, 1996)
ju s t ou* T Jan u ary 5. 1 9 0 0 T i l Harvey Milk Awards Dinner a success An estimated 265 people turned out for the sixth Harvey Milk Awards Dinner, sponsored by After 8, a Corvallis-based educational and advocacy group that promotes gay, lesbian and bisexual visibility and rights. Corvallis M ayor Helen Berg offered the open ing remarks during the Nov. 18 event, which was held at the First Congregational Church. Tom Ammiano, past president of the San Francisco School Board and member of the San Francisco Board ; u p of Supervisors, was the keynote speaker and gave an address entitled “Comedy and Politics: Surviving the Religious Right.” Lois Van Leer, asso ciate ministerof the First Congregational Church and a longtime sexual- m inority-rights advo cate, says: “W e’re all so Harvey Milk involved in such serious work around this issue that it’s nice to be able and laugh about it once in a while.... The dinner was a great success.” Portland residents Barbara Bernstein and Elaine Velazquez, creators of numerous video projects that detail gay and lesbian civil rights struggles, and Ed Reeves, a Portland attorney who founded North west Speak Out Project, were honored for their “outstanding contributions to the gay, lesbian and bisexual communities in Oregon.” A tribute was also given in honor of Donna Red Wing. Lesbian health clinics ready to roll Community Outreach Inc., also known as Sun flower House, has received grants from Equity Foundation and the Seattle-based Pride Foundation to provide lesbian health clinics at its Corvallis location, at 128 SW Ninth St. The first clinic is set for Jan. 27, from 9 am to 4 pm; lesbians may receive a complete medical ex amination from a lesbian or lesbian-positive female health professional. The exam, treatments and pre scriptions are free. Additionally, workshops addressing a variety of health care issues o f interest to lesbians will be held throughout the day. Topics will include menopause, donor insemination, lesbians and HIV, and safer sex for lesbians. For further information, please call Prudence Miles or Patty Pate at (541) 758-3000. Naito says goodbye to Legislature After three terms in the Oregon Legislature, Rep. Lisa Naito (D-Portland) says she will not seek re-election. Naito, who represents House District 15, says she wants to spend more time with her two school-age children. During her tenure, Naito successfully sponsored measures that: required the licensing of all day care facilities; prohibited the sale or distribution o f mer curic button-cell batteries, which are viewed as toxic to the environment; and allowed the suspen sion of driving privileges for parents in arrears on their child support payments. Red Wing benefit shelved Plans have been shelved for a fund-raising ben efit designed to help defray Donna Red W ing’s uninsured medical expenses relating to her recent brain surgery. Red Wing, who lives in Portland and is the national field director for the Gav and Lesbian KM Great hair is closer than a day's ride. Alliance Against Defamation, underwent surgery a few weeks ago following the discovery of a brain tumor. Although she has insurance, not all of the medical expenses were covered, and a benefit was being planned for Jan. 21. “I feel guilty taking money from a community that has already been tapped so dry by AIDS, ballot battles with the bigots, and other forces of evil,” says Red Wing. “Sumitra [Red W ing’s life partner] and I were going over the bills.. .and while our costs are still in the thousands, we think we can handle it. If something goes wrong, maybe I’ll need some ‘com munity intervention’ then. But at this point, I just don’t feel it’s right.” Donations are still being accepted, however, through a “Friends of Red Wing” account estab lished at the Bank of America, Hollywood Branch. Donations may also be sent to A.C. Miller, 5916 NE Wygant St., Portland, OR 97218. ATTENTION RENTERS LET ME SHOW YOU HOW EASY IT IS TO OWN YOUR OWN HOME! regardless o f past credit history This special g o vern m en t b ac k ed p ro g ra m could w o rk fo r y o u ! ¿Julie. Q entsui & a if C X e e <4 M o-\l<f.a<f.e 1 - 8 0 0 - 9 9 3 - 8 1 9 * “The themes we’ve dreamed” are at the HIV Alliance seeks volunteers The Lane County-based HIV Alliance Inc.— a volunteer-driven HIV/AIDS prevention, education and client support service organization— is accept ing applications for its next Companion Volunteer Training. The six-part training course will be taught over the first and third weekends in March at St. Alice’s Parish Center in Springfield. Companion volunteers share emotional support, social outings and nonjudgmental listening with 1 individuals of all ages who are living with HIV. The course will be held March 1-3 and 15-17. The schedule covers two Friday evenings, from 6 to 10 pm, plus two Saturdays and two Sundays, from 9 am to 6 pm each day. Attendance at all six sessions is required. New volunteers are asked to commit a minimum of one year to the program. For more information or to receive an applica tion packet, please contact David at HIV Alliance (541) 342-5088. Applications are due by Feb. 9. Urban League works to prevent spread of HIV V .% * * w « < « » v* • “Where the Pacific Ocean is open 3 65 days a year!" «matrix* Y our hosts : G eoff P faff &. D anny L eines HAIR SKIN-COSMETICS 281-7831 m 4016 NE Fremont 421/423 N. Miller • PO Box 920 Rockaway Beach, OR 97136-0920 (503) 355-8610 Mention this ad (or a 10% discount Portland's first non-tipping salon. 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