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About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (March 20, 1998)
11 O regon C ourt H ears B enefits C ase 3, the Oregon Court of Appeals O n heard March arguments in a case that could pave the way to the state becoming one of the many employers that extend health coverage to domestic partners of unmarried workers, includ ing gay men and lesbians. State attorneys, however, argued that Oregon law doesn’t allow it. According to The Associated Press, Robert Rocklin, an assistant attorney general, said the key issue is marital status, not gay and lesbian rights. “They simply cannot prove that there is any discrimination based on sexual orientation,” Rocklin told a three-judge panel reviewing an appeal from a lower court ruling. In a brief, Rocklin said the state can legally treat people differently based on marital status “because the state has an interest in promoting marriage and providing benefits that mirror legal burdens.” OHSU D octor N abs A m FAR G rant T Others and Gays in Community Service, was given a $900 donor-direct gift from Charlene Carter. Each month the group, known as LOGIC, embarks on a community service pro ject with another group whose members may believe they don’t know anyone who is gay or lesbian. Equity Foundation was created in 1989 by a group of gay men and lesbians who wished to make a “positive difference in the world.” ÍT j TABOR flo rist Serving Portland and its suburban areas with unsurpassed quality and service 4848 SE Division St. Portland, OR 97206 7819 SE Stark St. Portland, OR 97215 236-4119 256-2920 P roject Q uest P uts O ut the W elcome M at Quest will hold an open house in its P roject new location in Northeast Portland on Friday, March 20, from 2 to 7 pm and on Saturday, March 21, from noon to 4 pm. The nonprofit organization provides services for those affected by chronic and life-threaten ing illnesses, including HIV and AIDS. According to its mission statement, Project Quest is “guided by intentionality, inspired by creativity and provides a wellness-focused envi ronment for living and dying.” The new Project Quest facility is at 3117 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. For details, call 493-0288. he American Foundation for AIDS Research has awarded a $75,000 grant to Dr. Ann B. Hill of Oregon Health Sciences University to further her research into the HIV C enter M oves development of a vaccine for HIV. cumenical of Ministries of Oregon’s HIV Hill is an assistant professor of molecular Center has relocated from its former site at microbiology and immunology at OHSU. 3835 SW Kelly Ave. to Clare House, 8610 SW AmFAR, based in New York, Los Angeles 17th Ave., at the comer of 17th and Freeman. and Washington, D.C., is a nonprofit organiza For more information or directions, call the tion dedicated to the support of AIDS research HIV Center at 244-4168. and prevention, and the advocacy of “sound AIDS-related public policy.” E o Do what you want and the money will come. Sorto£ At Wilken & Lorenzen, we know that money is more than just facts and figures. Sometimes money can be surrounded by complicated emotional issues. We can help. We’re a full-service account ing firm with an awareness of the real world, not just the world of the IRS. Because of our outside perspective, we can usually bring more clarity to the way you do business or the way you structure your estate. Call us to see how we can support your enterprise and affect the bottom line. LkkWilken & Lorenzoi, PC. C E R T I F I E D P U B L I C We’ve got your numbers A C C O U N T A N T S (503)225-1359 2701 NW Vaughn, Suite 424 Portland, OR 97210 I t ' s N ot O ver Y et E quity S preads I ts S upport A round Rep. George Eighmey and political S tate newcomer Barbara Wilier, both openly gay candidates, face run-offs in the May 19 primary. s quity Foundation, which strives to build a Eighmey will go against Diane Linn for the strong sexual-minorities community, re Multnomah County Board of Commissioners cently awarded grants totaling $ 11,400 to seven seat for District 1, while Wilier will square off Oregon nonprofit groups. against Lisa Naito for the District 3 seat. The Portland Area Council of Camp Fire received $4,000 to support its Gang Peace Male and Female Responsibility classes, a four-week course designed to create a better understanding of gay and lesbian issues and challenge stereo types. Oregon State University’s School of Education was given a $1,500 grant to help underwrite the second statewide Opening Doors conference, held in February in Corvallis. That event provides education for professionals who work with queer youth. The Lesbian Community Project/ Community Education Project of Portland nabbed a $ 1,000 grant to help develop the lead ership skills of young women, while the Metropolitan Community Church of Portland received $ 1,000, to be used as a rent supplement for the Urban League’s Rainbow Project, a lead ership program for adolescents of color that meets at MCC. Janus Youth Programs Inc. garnered a $1,500 grant from Equity and an additional $500 from the Antoinette Grabler Donor Advised Fund to help support its Odyssey project, a year-round George Eighmey During the March 10 election, Eighmey program that provides Camp Odyssey partici nabbed 12,000 votes, or 31.5 percent, to Linn’s pants with the support and tools “needed to 18,649, or 49 percent. Wilier, meanwhile, change ills within their own communities." grabbed 10,889, or 37.5 percent, to Naito’s AIDS Support and Prevention of Josephine County, meanwhile, received $1,000 from the 11,767, or 40.5 percent. None of the candidates garnered the neces Kathleen McNaughton Donor Advised Fund to help volunteers reach more people with infor sary majority vote, forcing the May run-offs. mation about HIV/AIDS. Finally, a Eugene-based group, Lesbians, ■ C om piled by INCA SORENSEN I >