--------- l7ld;U! IMI ±4 Jnews P artnership R egistry H earing f you haven’t heard everything you want to know about Multnomah County’s proposal for a domestic partnership registry, you still have a chance. A first reading of the proposed ordinance and public hearing will be held July 20 at the Multnomah County Commission Boardroom. Copies of the proposed ordinance will be avail­ able to those who attend. The hearing is the first of two that the commission will hold before vot­ ing on the ordinance. A vote is expected later in the summer. The hearings follow a series of public meet­ ings held to provide citizens an opportunity to voice their opinions about the proposed registry. The final public meeting was in Gresham on July 6. The registry was proposed by Portland Mayor Vera Katz, City Commissioner Dan Saltzman and County Commissioners Lisa Naito and Ser­ ena Cmz. The ordinance, if passed, would allow domestic partners an opportunity to have their unions legally recognized. A citizens working group has been collabo­ rating with the four governmental leaders to bring the issue before the city and county. The group has researched the proposal for several months, looking at registries in other jurisdic­ tions and working through legal and policy issues. For more information about the public hear­ ing contact, Mary Carroll at (503) 248-5275. i P ride N orthwest B oard in T urmoil A m t 2 Q 0 0 'l — immtl13 University’s Smith Center, 1825 S.W. Broad­ way. The event is open to the public and those attending will have an opportunity to address the board. ets.” The $50 ticket price will be cut in half for those who qualify. Contact BRO for tickets at (503) 222-6151 or basicro@aol.com. B L osing the E dge , G etting S ome Z’ s lthough Pride 2000 was deemed a success by its organizers, members of the Pride Northwest board of directors haven’t really been able to enjoy their success. asic ights regon Pride Northwest, the nonprofit group that ost arden arty orchestrates Portland’s annual pride event, is to experiencing what can only be described as y the time Basic Rights Oregon supporters infighting. gather for the organization’s annual Garden Just Out has learned that long­ Party, everyone will know if BRO is head­ time board member and self- ed for a battle with the Oregon Citizens described historian Janna Alliance. Pride Northwest, MacAuslan was voted off The fund-raiser will be held at the board at a June 29 the stately gardens of Drs. Geoff the nonprofit group meeting. The elections Beasly and Jim Sampson in that orchestrates Portland's Sherwood on July 22. The gar­ were held during a closed session after dens have been featured in Bet­ annual pride event, non-board members ter Homes and Gardens and on is experiencing what can Martha Stewart Living. and Just Out’s reporter were asked to leave. Jaime Balboa, executive direc­ only be described as Tamara Swan was tor of BRO, says the party is known similarly voted off the as a fun event. But this year the party infighting board earlier in June, accord­ comes at a critical time, he adds. ing to MacAuslan. MacAuslan ‘The O CA ’s new anti-gay, anti-education says she was ousted, by a 6-2 vote, because of measure is virtually sure to qualify,’’ Balboa says. petty grievances and personality clashes. The executive director is hoping the event MacAuslan says she and Swan were removed will help to raise awareness and raise the neces­ from the hoard in a way that does not follow the sary funds to keep BRO healthy and to finance procedures outlined in the group’s bylaws. Both the campaign against the OCA's Student Pro­ women are expected to challenge their removals tection Act. at an upcoming community meeting. Balboa wants the event to be accessible to The community meeting will be held at anyone who wants to attend, so his organization 6:30 p.m. July 13 in Room 328 of Portland State will be offering sliding-scale “community tick­ R H O G P B lub Z, a new all ages nightclub, opens July ✓ 8 in downtown Portland. The new club takes over the space once occupied by the Edge, also an all ages nightclub. Zig, a former owner of a teen club in Salem, took over the lease July 1. The new owner says he is busy cleaning up the place and putting in new sound and lighting systems and installing video monitors. His goal is to have a classier club that is open to all people, not just sexual minority teens. Zig is not clear about the Edge’s demise. “It’s not for me to speculate,” he says. But Zig adds that he’s heard complaints from teens that the space was not an appealing place to hang out. “1 want this to be the kids’ club,” Zig says. He doesn’t want to be just an adult taking kids’ money, he says. He plans on a committee of 10 customers meeting once a month to give feedback and suggestions. The club will be open from 10 p.m. to 4 a.m. and will be open with food service during the day. For more information, call (503) 242-2899. ■ Reported by J onathan Kirr B igot B usters Theresa Lewis (standing) signed the Oregon Citizens Aliance’s ballot petition July 1 at Salem’s Lancaster Mall. (Other O C A supporters declined to identify themselves.) Aiming for the November election, the O C A is expected to submit more than 6 7 ,0 0 0 signatures supporting its Student Protection A ct to the secretary of state’s office July 7. Results of the secretary’s review of the signatures should be available by July 14. From left: Bigot Busters Jordana Sardo of Portland, Ken Brown of Hillsboro and Israel Otteson of Salem also were at Lancaster Mall on July 1. Their mission was to educate voters and hopefully discourage them from signing the OCA’s petition. \ .¿ J i' Us i TMR pRUM OnoV w H omom . xi At i i \ N< H