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Rev up for Pride Weekend
The City of Portland has approved Pride
Northwest’s application to hold the 1997 Lesbian
and Gay Pride Celebration Weekend from June
20 to 22. The parade is slated for June 21.
Pride Northwest is seeking volunteers to help
with an array of duties requiring varying time
commitments.
Those interested in sharing their thoughts about
the upcoming festivities are also encouraged to
attend an open community meeting on March 13
from 7 to 9 pm at the Egyptian Club restaurant at
SE Division and 37th in Portland.
For more inform ation, call 295-9788.
Send e-m ail to Pride N orthw est at
PDXPrideNW@aol.com; visit its Web site at
http://members.aol.com/pdxpridenw/index.html
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Log Cabin’s Keene
goes national
Portland attor
ney Jerry Keene
has been appointed
to the national Log
Cabin board of di
rectors, where he
will serve as a rep
resentative for the
western region.
Keene, who
most
recently
served as president
of Log Cabin Or
egon, will help set
policy for the na-
Jerry Keene
tional organiza
tion, an activist
group for gay and lesbian Republicans.
Keene was appointed to the post in mid-Janu
ary.
Queer BBS to expand
Jason Byrd has recently taken over ownership
of Hot Pockets BBS, Portland’s oldest and largest
gay, lesbian and bisexual bulletin board system.
Byrd hopes to make Hot Pockets more inclu
sive of local interest and community events and to
increase the overall number of callers. The board
currently offers Internet e-mail access, chat rooms
and various message areas for community social
and business interests. Hot Pockets’ dial-up num
ber is 232-9657.
Organizations interested in posting activities
and events are urged to log in and leave a message
for the sysop, or write in care of Hot Pockets, 625
SW 10th Ave., Portland, OR 97205.
Lend a hand for
Women’s Day
Volunteers are being sought for the 22nd an
nual International Women’s Day to be held March
9 at Montgomery Park in Northwest Portland.
The event celebrates the accomplishments of
women, and offers art, music, dance, food, poetry
and presentations.
Volunteers are needed for a variety of duties
including serving as door monitors, setting up and
taking down tables, and directing traffic. Those
interested in helping should call Kathleen Taylor
at 287-7322.
Pride celebrates
a decade of giving
The Seattle-based Pride Foundation celebrated
10 years of giving by awarding its one millionth
dollar during a Feb. 11 ceremony in the Emerald
City.
The festivities included the granting of more
than $21,000 to four organizations via the first
award of the Podlodowski/Mileur Fund for Les
bian and Gay Families with Children and the
granting of $50,000 to 15 organizations that
work to strengthen the sexual minorities com
munity.
“Pride’s growth is a reflection of our
community’s growth,’’ says Seattle City Council-
woman and past Pride board president Tina
Podlodowski. She and her partner, who are new
parents, provided the resources for the
Podlodowski/Mileur Fund.
For more information, contact the Pride Foun
dation at 1-800-735-7287.
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New bills target gun safety
Oregon state Sen. Avel Gordly (D-Portland)
has introduced a package of bills designed to
enhance public safety.
Senate Bill 351 requires the Oregon Health
Division to develop and maintain a statewide
reporting system of all injuries and deaths caused
by firearms; SB 352 allows an income tax credit
for an individual who turns in a handgun(s) to law
enforcement; SB 353 extends the instant check to
private sale, lease or transfer of handguns by
requiring such private transactions to be handled
through a gun dealer; SB 354 makes it a crime to
store firearms unsafely where children are present
or residing; and SB 364 establishes a confidential
statewide bias crime reporting system and data
bank through the Oregon State Police.
The package was introduced Feb. 3.
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Catch the Mammogram Van
More than 60 people turned out Jan. 19 for a
Gay Games Seminar sponsored by Travel Agents
International.
TAI is the official travel agency handling
Team Oregon’s travel arrangements to the Gay
Games to be held in Amsterdam in August 1998.
This past November, TAI owner Rip Rupinski
spent two weeks in Amsterdam meeting with the
Gay Games Organizing Committee and learning
about the various hotels available for the games.
“One thing came through loud and clear—
Amsterdam has nowhere near enough hotel space
to handle all the visitors expected for the games,”
he says. "The games may be a year and a half
away, but anyone wanting to stay in a budget
hotel in Amsterdam during the games will need
to put a deposit down if they want a guaranteed
space.”
Rupinski recommends that anyone interested
in booking a space contact TAI as soon as pos
sible, at 223-1100.
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The 4th Regional Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual Youth
Conference is scheduled for April 25-26 at the
Portland Conference Center.
The conference seeks to promote “open, hon
est and accurate discussion of and with sexual
minority youth, their issues and service needs.”
The event is designed for educators and youth
service providers from diverse backgrounds in
cluding education, mental health and health ser
vice. For more information, call Phoenix Rising
Foundation at 223-8299.
The Mammogram Van will be at the Down
town YWCA on March 10.
Women 40 and older who are uninsured or
have a high deductible may be eligible for a free
breast exam and mammogram.
For more information or to register, call Holly
Howard at 294-7413.
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