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19-year-old deaf student was found dead in
overnor
akes
istory
\ his dormitory room Sept. 28 at Gallaudet
ov. John Kitzhaber has proclaimed October
University in Washington, D.C., the victim of a
,! 2000 to be Lesbian and Gay History
possible anti-gay hate crime.
Month.
The proclamation was requested by the
Police arrested Thomas Minch, 18, of
Greenland, N.H., also a freshman at the nation’s Coalition to End Bigotry, Oregon Common
only university for the deaf and
hard of hearing. He was charged
Oct. 3 with second-degree murder
but released Oct. 4 because of
insufficient evidence.
Eric Franklin Plunkett graduated
last year from the Minnesota State
Academy for the Deaf, according to
the Washington Post. One Gallaudet
student, who said she had known
him for 16 years, said he grew up in
Portland and attended Oregon
School for the Deaf in Salem before
moving to Minnesota.
Plunkett was elected secretary
of the Lambda Society, a gay and
lesbian campus group, a few days
before his death. It has about 70
gay and straight members.
“We are fearful,” said Thomas
Green, 25, a junior who is presi
dent of the organization. “This
happened on campus. It could
Gov. John Kitzhaber has declared October 2000 to be Les
happen again.”
Police won’t discuss motive in bian and Gay History Month
the slaying; nevertheless, students have Cause, American Association of University
expressed concerns about a recent increase in Women, Women’s Rights Coalition, Oregon
anti-gay activities on campus. Several gay stu Library Association, Rural Organizing Project,
dents were targets of disparaging comments in
It’s Time Oregon, Sweet Spirit Metropolitan
the days before the murder, and anti-gay slurs Community Church, Basic Rights Oregon, Life
have been found on memo boards, according to
line AIDS Project and Parents, Family and
the Human Rights Campaign, which met
Friends of Lesbians and Gays.
Oct. 2 with five students and faculty members
The proclamation acknowledges the contri
at Gallaudet.
butions gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered
people have made to society throughout Oregon
history.
The month offers the opportunity for
No on 9
positively affirming these individuals’ lives, fam
pens ugene ffice
ilies and culture, the proclamation says.
o on 9 has opened a Eugene office to rally
2000 marks the sixth year Kitzhaber has
volunteers and get out the vote.
issued a statewide proclamation concerning Les
With four weeks remaining until Election
bian and Gay History Month at the request of
Day, campaign organizers and volunteers are the Coalition to End Bigotry. Lesbian and Gay
gearing up to narrow the gap in the too-close-to-
History Month was founded in 1994 and is coor
call battle against Measure 9. Alan Brown and dinated nationally by the Gay, Lesbian and
Polly Nelson are co-chairs of the No on 9 Lane Straight Education Network.
County Steering Committee, and Allison
Noted gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgen
Carter is the mid-valley field organizer.
dered Oregonians who have enriched our
Volunteers for phone banking and related society include gourmet and author James
campaign duties are enthusiastically welcomed
Beard, Lebanon cobbler Ray Leonard, Native
and may contact the office at 541-434-1798.
American guide and interpreter Ko-come-ne-
Buttons, lawn signs and bumper stickers are also pe-ca, physician and women’s rights activist
available for sale at 1633 Willamette.
Marie Equi, physician and writer Alan Hart
The next Line County general community
(nee Alberta Lucille Hart) and film directors
campaign meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. Gus Van Sant (Good Will Hunting ) and James
Oct. 17 at Central Presbyterian Church, 15th
Ivory (Room with a View).
and Ferry. In addition to No on 9 updates, atten
For more information on the Coalition to End
dees will be entertained by a performance from Bigotry, write to P.O. Box 13/44, Salem, OR
the Encore Theater group.
97309.
G
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S<OAt'^ GAY AND LESBIAN PATHWAYS:
E X A M I N I N G O U R S P I R IT U A L J O U R N E Y S
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2000
National C o m in g O ut
C O -S P O N S O R E D BY
the Com m unity
o f W elcom ing
Congregratlons
and the
Gay and Lesbian Outreach
o f St Philip Ned
Catholic Church
Day Service
2 :0 0 -3 :0 0 P M
Fellowship
3 :0 0 -3 :3 0 P M
Panel D iscu ssio n
3 :3 0 -5 :0 0 P M
First Congregational Church in U C C Downtown Portland
1126 S W Park (Between M ad iso n and M ain)
F re e -w ill d o n a tio n s accepted
For more information, please call (503) 233-2026 ext. 3
Community of Welcoming Congregations Web Address: www.3dwave.corrV~patrick(y
L ast C hance to
C omment A bout S couts
he United Way continues to take public
input about its support of the Boy Scouts of
America.
The Columbia-Willamette chapter, like oth
ers across the country, is considering cutting
funding because of the ban on gay Scout leaders,
which recently was upheld by the U.S. Supreme
Court. Sources tell Just Out that the United
Way is moving toward a decision and might take
public comment for only another two weeks.
T
C ome O ut , C ome O ut
W herever Y ou A re
F
or those in the metropolitan area edging
toward the day when they let their hair
down and march out of the closet, the time
has come.
National Coming Out Day 2000 is slated for
Oct. 11. The local hub for those wanting to cel
ebrate a recent “coming out” or to offer support
is Portland State University.
Queers &. Allies is planning on throwing “the
best coming out celebration of the millennia”
from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in Room 026 of
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5o3.££7.£57o
To share your opinion, write to President Larry
Norvell at 619 S.W. 1 1th Ave., Portland, OR
97205; call Stacey Graham at 503-226-9325; or
visit the Internet site www.unitedway-pdx.org.