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' ; \ K »*> t*v*i*iw T the matter were distributed to attendees. he board of Right to Privacy has de Brown was among a group of seven trans cided to change the name of its flag ship fund-raiser, the Lucille Hart Din sexual activists— five from Seattle—who met with RTP’s executive director, Barry Pack, and ner, following a Feb. 10 meeting with two board members for a historic three-hour meet transsexual rights advocates. ing on Jan. 2. “We’re not sure what we’re going to call it yet, RTP held a retreat a few days later, and the maybe just the Right to Privacy Dinner,” says decision was made to allow transsexual activists Portland attorney and RTP board co-chair Lisa to address the organization’s entire board of di Maxfield. “The arguments presented to us [by transsexual activists] were very convincing and rectors in February. certainly influenced our decision.” “RTP probably thought we were going to come in there with a long list of gripes, but we Right to Privacy is Oregon’s largest lesbian, gay and bisexual rights organization. Its political didn’t,” says Brown, who estimates that the meet action committee spon ing lasted about a half- hour. “We simply wanted sors the annual Lucille to talk about the dinner, Hart Dinner, which is and that’s what we did.” more than a decade old She adds: “That’s not and attracts powerful political figures. to say that we won’t want The din n er was to discuss other issues in nam ed for A lberta the future.” Lucille Hart, a physi Topics for future dis cian and author who cussion may include add " W e ’re not sure what we're lived in Oregon from ing transsexuals to RTP’s going to eall it yet. maybe mission statement, which 1890 to 1962. Bom fe just the Right to Privacy male, Hart lived an adult explicitly covers gay men, D inner , ’’ says Portland life as a man— dressing lesbians and bisexuals. as a man, using a male Another issue in ques attorney ami RTP hoard tion concerns statewide pronoun, and marrying eo-e/iair Lisa Maxfield. a woman. Some believe anti-discrimination legis The'arguments presented to Hart was actually a les lation. RTP PAC has been bian who lived out lobbying legislators for us I In transsexual activists/ wardly as a man as a more than a decade to a were very convincing and way to better deal with pass an anti-discrimina certainly influenced our society’s homophobia. tion law, and transsexual Transsexual activists, activists have urged RTP decision. " PAC to push legislation however, maintain that Hart was actually transsexual— someone whose that protects not only gay men, lesbians and essence was male, both internally and externally. bisexuals from discrimination, but transsexuals “We went into that meeting with one issue on as well. our list—getting the name of the Lucille Hart The activists have criticized RTP’s decision Dinner changed. It’s a very emotional matter for last legislative session to push a bill that excluded us,” says local transsexual activist Candice Hellen language they believed could have covered mem Brown, who along with Ken Morris, presented bers of the transsexual and transgendered com their case before RTP’s board. munities. Last spring, transsexual activists formed the For now, however, Brown says she’ll savor Ad Hoc Committee of Transsexuals to Recognize her success. Alan Hart, and began demanding that RTP PAC “Every year when [RTP’s dinner] was held, it change the name of its dinner. In October, a joint was a very personal and painful experience for the action by members of the Lesbian Avengers and transsexual community,” she says. “At least now the Ad Hoc Committee was conducted at the we won’t have to go through that, which is ex fund-raiser, and hundreds of fliers highlighting tremely gratifying to me.” Cabbage Lane nears goal Gender studies is topic of annual symposium Cabbage Lane, located near W olf Creek, Ore., has been women’s land for more than 20 years. The 80 rustic acres are held as “sacred The Lewis & Clark College Gender Studies wilderness space” by the Cabbage Lane Land Symposium is set for March 6-9. Trust. Two more land payments are due before John D’Emilio, a historian and director of the the land is paid off ($2,500 in summer 1996 and National Gay and Lesbian Task Force’s Policy $2,500 in summer 1997.) Institute, will give the keynote address, entitled The trust raised $1,600 during a December “Reclaiming Tradition: Lesbian and Gay Families auction and is conducting a fund-raising cam in a New America.” D’Emilio will speak on March paign to meet the remainder of the 1996 obliga 8 at 7:30 pm at the Council Chamber. tion. All symposium events are free and open to the It is seeking 100 women to donate $ 13 apiece. public; they will be held in the Templeton Student Interested parties should send a donation to Center unless otherwise specified. CLLT, PO Box 2145, Roseburg, OR 97470. For a full schedule, call the Gender Studies Donations are tax deductible if made to the Program, Lewis & Clark College, 768-7381 or Oregon Women’s Land Trust (earmarked for 768-7613. The college is located at 0615 SW Pa Cabbage Lane). Contributors will receive a cer latine Hill Road in Portland. tificate of appreciation and a tree on the land will T he named after them. . W / J i W i i V . V A V ^ i W / n W / 4 V V Compiled by Inga Sorensen