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You make us proud
Long-term activists/organizations are recognized
for behind-the-scenes contributions
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by Inga Sorensen
o many people in our community do so
much, but it’s rare for us to stop and
acknowledge those folks who really rep­
resent the outstanding yet often very
ordinary, in-the-trenches work so many
of us do. This is one of those times where
pause to recognize those contributions,” says
Susan Leo, chair of Pride Northwest Inc., orga­
nizer of Portland’s Pride Parade and Celebration.
PHO TO B Y LINDA
S
Rupert Kinnard
Pride Northwest has announced the 1996 re­
cipients of the annual Spirit of Pride Awards,
which honor people or organizations who have
volunteered time and energy to raise awareness
of queer people in a variety of communities
throughout Oregon and Southwest Washington.
Leo says this year five individuals and one
organization have been selected from nomina­
tions submitted by community members at large.
The recipients will be honored at the Lesbian and
Gay Pride Rally on June 22 in Waterfront Park.
The honorees are:
Marguerite Brodie, who is described as a
tireless worker—often behind the scenes—in
the peace and jus­
tice m ovem ent,
w o m en ’s m ove­
ment and the gay
and lesbian commu­
nity. B rodie has
worked for years
with the Women’s
International
League for Peace
and Freedom and
was active in 1994
with the No on Hate
p o litica l action
committee.
Margaret Butler,
the student co-direc-
torofthe University
of Oregon’s Les­
bian, Gay and Bi­
sexual A lliance.
During the past year
she has built the program, which initially had no
staff, into an active campus organization. She is
also implementing a mentoring program for sexual
minority youth in order to offer support during
initial stages of coming out.
Rupert Kinnard, a founding member of the
Portland chapter of Brother to Brother, which
builds bridges between gay and bisexual men in
the African American community. Kinnard is
also a founding member of Black Lesbians and
Gays United (which no longer exists) and served
on the Portland Town Council board (predecessor
to Right to Privacy). He is a graphic/layout de­
signer
we
do for Just Out and The Skanner. Over the
years, Kinnard has consistently initiated commu­
nication between divergent communities.
Ric Leonetti, a driving force in Southwest
W ashington’s gay
and lesbian com ­
m unity for many
years. He is pub­
lisher and editor of
the gay newspaper
Vancouver Voice,
organizer of Satur­
day in the Park, now
in its third year as
Vancouver’s Pride
C eleb ratio n , and
media director for
E v erg reen AIDS
Response. As an out
and politically ac­
tive gay man in­
volved in the gay
court system, he has
brought conscious­
ness of gay men and
lesb ia n s to the
larger Vancouver community during a time
when many remained in the closet.
Margaret Deirdre O ’Hartigan, the founder of
the Filisa Vistima Foundation, which works to
obtain medical and legal assistance for transsexu­
als. O’Hartigan has been a highly visible and
vocal advocate for the trans community. The
foundation is a resource for anyone interested in
learning more about trans people.
Lambda Community Center Association, an
organization that exemplifies the capacity of
people within the sexual minorities community to
join together under difficult circumstances and be
a force for positive growth in larger surrounding
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