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B ia s C r im e s D o m in a t e
ias crimes in Portland related to actual
or perceived sexual orientation led all
categories in November, the most recent
statistics available from the Portland Police
Bureau. All seven cases occurred in the
downtown area.
During November, seven of 13 reported bias
crimes were documented under the “sexual ori
entation” category. Four crimes were committed
because of race, one because of religion and one
because of color. During the same month in
1999, only one crime related to sexual orienta
tion was reported to police.
Only race exceeds sexual orientation in
bias crime reporting during 2000. Through
November, 55 incidents related to sexual ori
entation had been reported, accounting for
about 27 percent of all bias crimes. During
1999, a total of 38 sexual orientation-related
bias crimes were reported for the entire year;
1998 had only 32.
According to newly released statistics,
Multnomah County accounted for almost half
of all crimes motivated by prejudice in Oregon
during 1999.
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of the Detective Division at 503-823-0400.
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patrol forming to help police keep an eye
on two downtown Portland neighborhoods fre
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Southeast Portland gay
and lesbian bar will be
losing its liquor license soon.
Kokopeli’s, better known as
Choices, had its liquor license
suspended Jan. 12. Dennis
Scully, the license holder at
the pub, has until April 7 to
notify the state’s liquor agency
of his intent to request an
appeals hearing.
According to the Oregon
ian, the pub has had a long
history of problems dating
back to 1996. A total of 22
verbal instructions about reg
ulations, four warning no
tices and seven violations
tickets have been issued
since then, the newspaper
reported.
When Just Out visited the
establishment Jan. 9, the pub
was closed; a sign on the door
read, “Closed early due to ill
ness.” Scully was unavailable
for comment.
E x -G a y G r o u p
C o n t in u e s t o
P o p U p o n W eb
cl i t v c i a i u u
Choices, a Southeast Portland gay and lesbian bar, had its liquor
gram geared toward gay
license suspended Jan. 12
youth, continues to pop up
The group likely will hit the streets the
on gay-positive Web sites.
fftst weekend of spring break in mid-March.
The organization’s link was found on the
The
foot patrol initially will focus on the
Sexual Minority Youth Recreation Center’s
Web site in late December. A second anti-gay hours between 9:30 p.m. and 2:30 a.m. on
weekends.
link was listed as well.
The foot patrol’s mission is to observe, take
Just Out reported in December that the
notes and make reports. Members do not get
organization was listed at OutProud.org, the
involved in any incidents.
Web site of the National Coalition of Gay,
For more information call 503-313-5058.
Lesbian, Bisexual and Trans Youth. It lists