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70— volunteers just on Sunday! This, I am told
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12. 2CCC. sometime between 6 and
: x p m . something \en »tong happened to
me. ^ h a L vou ask’ A black gentleman about
age x said he » ’as ¿»ring to take mv life. OK. so
»hat. vou sav. This happens all over the city. I
;v *n : out that I am a pre-op transgendered
woman This p ervn had a problem with me
being »here I was at the time.
I ¿id tvx take the person senouslv, and this
i m g jf f could have c o s me mv life. He pulled
mom his bag a pair or scissors. This got my arten-
n :r. ven ouickh anc put me in a state of panic
at the same q b k .
1 > e had 1 - hours to dunk this over, and the
statement 1 »an t to mane is 1. No one has the
ngjhi to take mine or anv other s life; 2. If 1 or
arccner or mv brothers or sisters are not bother-
me vexi w s »alk a»*av and don't put vour hate
_r»:c. me or another— vou're not God!
In closing as: like even other woman in
this a n 1 no» have to really take a close look at
personal sa*en ! ¿mess this guy » as someone
n_ts enough to ness with a 6-foot-2-inch, 25C-
pound Hack »vxnan and to: the second time in
her 38-\ear xjm ei put me tear ot God in her. I
» .2 not re violated ike that again.
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TO THE EDiTSt
1 had a wooierful expenence at the Portland
pnde paraoe. and I thought that it would be a
hea rtwarming storv to share.
Standing m e bl c c before the Pioneer Cour
thouse Square. k u r voung women pushed their
wav : me mom to »-arch the parade next to me
and mv m enc A t first 1 »-as annoyed, but I loos
ener _r »Tthm the spirit of the event. Thev
»■ere ven voung and ven enthusiastic.
roor enm »as enthusiastically greeted bv us
a rc me voung women. Bv the time the PFLAG
contingent recar to pass, the mood »-as quite
convTvia_ One of the women ran out to hug an
o o e r »’o o a n » h o »-as marching with PFLAG. 1
aseemec it » as net mother. 1 felt touched that
the m >mer would »-alk in support for her voung
c a r r e e r 's hfestvle-
i h a : happened next brought all o f us
arru rc her to tears Out of' the last line ot' the
; r —“ C j contingent »aixs an older gentleman
* th grav ham and the typical carnage of “dad."
* rien he reacnes the voung girl, who at this
t.~ie is crvng as sne spots him, he hugs her and
te,^ rer. *This is for vou honev, 1 love vou." and
goes hack into the PFLAG group to continue
tr»e march. It was the most touching thing I
nave experienced in a long time. All the girls
gs merer around her and hugged and cned. and
the rest or us surrounding her were laughing,
erring, hugging each other.
For me. and probably for the rest of the peo
ple ». io witnessed that wonderful event of
a^^eptarce. our pnde weekend was made.
S tephanie S waja
5er*u. O r .
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Never, in all of the years that 1 have
involved »nth pnde celebrations acras
country, have been more impressed wii
people of our community.
» c j j í e .V an editorial several montl
me tack c4 volunteers |“A Vextru
J V^unteerv’ March 3|. I ieel you ne
e .V '. mat tor this war s pride event, the tu
<* m ir a »
lw been tncrediNe. In ,u
secunn team, »e had over 7 0 - , « , ,ha,'s
1 think that a m ajor kudos to these volun
teers is more than needed. Each and every one
of these hardworking team members volun
teered to miss out on some o f the entertainment
and the fun in order to handle the “hate monger
troupes,” lost children, drunks, injured public,
and immense crowds. T hese incredibly patient,
coolheaded, fast-working volunteers deserve our
thanks and should be recognized publicly. With
out their help, you can imagine what could have
happened when our “friends” from the “hate
mongers league” showed up, or what kind of real
damage might have been done by them and oth
ers.
From our security ch ief and hoard member
Dana Rosenlund to a very patient David
Church (who spent most o f his time watching
and protecting the vehicles under the Morrison
Bndge), many people volunteered, bringing
their personal know-how and their expenences
to help any and all in need.
These volunteers put themselves last so that
everyone else could he put first dunng pride
weekend. So, if vou know one o f these people
who gave so much, stop and thank them for giv
ing up their personal comfort and pleasure to
ensure yours.
Though 1 will probably “catch it" for this, a
very big “thank you” to the officers of Port land’s
police department for the help and assistance
dunng pnde weekend. T h e officers made a point
of being visible and available to help us for the
» h o le weekend. Also, to Lt. Mike Crebs, our
new liaison to Pride N orthw est Inc., who
arranged for the officers to be present and avail
able all weekend. Putting politics aside, for it has
no place in this issue, the help »-as and is very
appreciated. So, to all the people involved with
the success o f this year's pnde event, thank you!
N ancy C ook
Portland Pnde 2CM? Secuntv and First Aid
To the E ditor :
O n behalf o f the squad, “thank you" to
Misha, the G L B T com m unity o f Portland and
the Rose C itv Softball Association for having us
back with open arms.
This past tnp »-as really special because we
actually got to know our family members in this
beautiful citv. L v*k forward to our return visit in
2001 !
Hugs and kisses especially goes out Ron and
Garv of Balloons on Broadway. Without them,
» e would have never succeeded in our showing
this vear. W e love vou.
M idori S our
West Hollywood Cheerleaders
T o the E ditor ;
Dancing Trees M arimba Band would like to
express our thanks to the Portland Pnde 2CVX)
organizers tor the opportunity to share our Zim-
habwean-inspired music in celebration of Pride
2c\\\
All of the Trees, gay and straight, were proud
to be part o f this local celebration and very
appreciative of the opportunity to dedicate our
performance to being in solidarity with gays in
Zimbabwe, most notably Gavs and Lesbians ot
Zimhahwe, an organization that is leading the
Jo M a HL£R
PimLmd
To the E ditor .
This letter is simply to thank Pride Nort
west and the volunteers at Pnde 2COO.
1 was a part o f a vendor booth and e\en