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Vol.
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17 N o .
B rown and R enee L a C hance
19 A u g u s t
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Hate Potion No. 9
2000
Defeating the Student Protection Act will require teamwork
FEATURE
K.D. LANGUAGE OF LOVE: She s cornin' back
for more!
allot Measure 9 is back. How ironic is this?
‘The presence of the public and clergy at this event will set the record
1 think it sate to say all of us were fervently hoping the
straight and send a signal to people of faith across our state that all forms
Oregon Citizens Alliance’s latest proposed anti-gay legisla
of discrimination are wrong,” says Kate Lore, director of social justice at
tion would fail to qualify tor the ballot. Unfortunately, the
First Unitarian Church. “Furthermore, it will send a reaffirming message
measure did qualify, and Oregonians will be voting on the
to gays and lesbians that here in Oregon the religious community stands
Student Protection Act in November.
with them.”
Previous OCA-sponsored ballot measures have failed at the polls but
This statement of support, which came one day after the announce
by uncomfortably close margins. This proposed legislation must be taken ment of qualification, is sure to be just the first of many such rallies, gath
seriously, and there absolutely will be a role tor everyone to play in the erings and services to be held during the course of the coming three
next three months as we set forth to defeat this initiative.
months. Support will come from many fronts. Positive examples of team
This new and not improved Ballot Measure 9 can and will be defeat work between the gay and lesbian community and our friends and sup
ed also...but it won’t be easy, and success must not
porters are frequent and encouraging.
be considered a given. Here’s what it’s going to take
Congratulations are in order to the Rose City
for a successful outcome in November. It’s going to
Softball Association for the tremendous partner
take money, time, energy, positive attitude, cooper
ships it formed while making its bid to bring the
ation, leaders, followers and dedication to the task
Gay Softball World Series to Portland. Partnering
at hand. It is also going to require for some of us the
with the Portland Hilton and the Portland Oregon
ability to tell when we need to lead and when we
Visitors Association created an alliance that will
should follow another’s leadership. This is not
benefit the gay and lesbian community far beyond
always easy but will be crucial to the success of the
the softball diamonds. The impact of its work
campaign.
brings us closer to defeating the tactics of those
Gay and lesbian votes alone cannot win this
who seek to oppress the rights and lives of others.
election. Gay and lesbian voters can, however, pro This new and not im proved Ballot Kudos to the RCSA ; you are an asset to our com
vide the impetus and stamina to ensure our fami
munity.
Measure 9 can and w ill be
lies, friends, neighbors, co-workers and communi
All of us will be called upon to contribute to
ties at large rally to our support. This is how we will
the campaign to defeat Ballot Measure 9. There
defeated a ls o .. .b u t it won't
win this election.
will be house parties, canvassing, mailings and a
be easy, and success must not
Basic Rights Oregon and the Gay, Lesbian,
seemingly endless need for funds. Volunteer oppor
Straight Education Network are taking the lead in
tunities will abound.
be considered a given.
establishing a winning campaign. They will be sup
This urgent need for cohesiveness and organi
ported by a statewide network and coalition of groups, organizations and zation will be good for our community. We will need to set aside other dif
individuals. While the Portland and Eugene areas are of obvious impor ficulties and squabbles and concentrate on working together to achieve
tance, it is also imperative that we have voter support in Klamath Falls, one greater goal for the good of the entire community.
Ashland, Coos Bay, Baker City, Pendleton, The Dalles and Dufur.
When this is all over in November, we will be able to look back at a
Support for gays and lesbians will come from many directions. Already, job well done. Ballot Measure 9 was defeated before, and it will be defeat
the religious community has organized an interfaith service Oct. 4 to ed again...by all of us working together.
express opposition to the Student Protection Act.
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N E WS
NORTHWEST • School board braces for another
battle over military recruiters; Vancouver has a
gay city councilor; CAP elects a new president;
Kaiser Permanente prescribes sensitivity
pp 9 -1 3
NATIO NAL •
Nonprofit board members resign;
way to go, Iowa; Wal-Mart must pay $2 million
to fired transsexual; won’t the real Dick Cheney
please stand up?
pp 15-16
W ORLD • Taipei Ylans first gay forum; Norway
upholds gay preacher’s hiring
p
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ENTERTAINMENT
& CULTURE
GROUPS • Radical Women are on a mission
p 31
THEATER • Come to the Cabaret well-informed
p 33
SPORTS • A softball tripleheader
p 34
CULTORE • Everything you ever wanted to know
about Leather Pride Week
P 35
D IV E R S IO N S • If you love jazz, you’ ll adore
Patricia Barber
p 37
M O S IC • Yes, Virgil, there are some gay
___________ ;
male musicians
___
D. 10, A ugust :
________________s.
___________ Slid,_______
p 38
• A record 1,750 people attended the fourth
annual Peacock in the Park benefit June 24.
Darcelle made a debut performance, and
Misty Waters, an ever-popular crowd pleas-
er, lent her talents to the show.
COLUMNS
M S . DEHAVIOR • Don’t gross out the kids
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• After seven months of organizing, Boise
political activists did the impossible: They
pulled off the first gay parade in Idaho.
Despite initial fears in the gay community
that marchers would wear paper bags on
their heads to hide their faces and public
predictions that people would be shot if
they attempted to exercise their civil
rights, an estimated 350 men and women
marched through the main streets of
Boise.
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• Minni Bruce-Pratt, award-winning author
of Crimes Against Nature, read her work and
discussed lesbian censorship issues. Her poet
ry had been attacked by U.S. Sen. Jesse
Helms.
• A Cascade AID S Project representative
attended the Super Jacks Party to answer
safe-sex questions. All proceeds from the
event went to the Beat Jesse Helms
campaign.
• The Pride Foundation in Seattle promoted
a credit card program allowing Seafirst Bank
to channel a percentage of charges back into
the nonprofit to fund local gay and lesbian
charities.
• Terry Boughner, Ph.D., presented Part 11 of
the article “A Time of Death: The Origin of
the Pink Triangle.”
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