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About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (March 16, 2001)
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It will serve about “I do not support discrimination in any form, 250 clients a year. “The women’s clinic responds to a commu including sexual orientation,” Jackson wrote in nity need to better serve women 40 years and an e-mail to Just Out. “Having said that, 1 have older, particularly women of color,” said Marge a growing understanding of the problems associ Jozsa, Neighborhood Health Clinics executive ated with the military’s ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ pol icy. However, if our sovereignty was challenged director. today by forces beyond our borders, both you Like the other facilities in the organization, the new location will serve clients who are and 1 would very appreciative of the sacrifices uninsured and are ineligible for the Oregon that those men and women in uniform stand Health Plan, medical program manager Heidi ready to make on our behalf. I have no doubt Steeves said. “The people served by N H C are that we have a serious policy problem to over most often working poor who cannot afford come; we simply disagree on the manner in health insurance premiums or whose jobs do not which we attack the problem.” offer insurance coverage.” But today, Jackson said he feels the need Last year, Neighborhood Health Clinics to provide students with as much informa served a record-breaking 9,980 people. This tion about careers and post-high school edu year, the organization already has seen a 50 per cational opportunities as possible— including cent increase in clients. serving in the military. He doesn’t want to belabor the point, either. “The fact remains The new clinic, at 3653 S.E. 34th Ave. and we have to react on this urgently,” he said. Powell Boulevard, is open from 6 to 9 p.m. every other Tuesday. The Northeast Portland Although Jackson might not have the clinic, at 4945 N.E. Seventh Ave., is open votes to get his proposal passed, he isn’t alone every other Thursday. in his desire to lift the ban. Veterans showed up at the meeting to express their frustration For more information call 503-288-5995. with the policy; several blamed it on a “polit ical agenda” but refrained from stipulating whose agenda they were referring to. ewsletter aunches Bonnie Tinker, Love Makes a Family eb ite executive director, supports the ban and ad monished Jackson for his proposal. “ I he HIV Positive Newsletter recently thought I was a part of your community,” she launched a Web site featuring all editions since July 1999. The publication provides told him. information and peer advocacy for people liv Tinker challenged those who claim the ing with HIV/AIDS in Oregon and southwest military’s exclusion from public schools was Washington. devastating recruitment efforts. She found Editor Ron Robertson says the site just is that hard to believe considering the money getting started and is not complete. Eventu spent on advertising and the marketing skills utilized. “It takes courage to defend freedom, ally, he says, it will feature a comprehensive table of contents and interesting links for his and you are in the position to do that on this readers. school board,” she said. For more information visit the Internet site But Tinker was in the minority. African www. hivpositivenewsletter. org. American community leaders Bemie Foster and Bruce Broussard joined the veterans in asking the board to lift the ban. The men never men tioned the issue of discrimination. ilitary ecruitment Abrams tried to simplify the situation. He ssue esurfaces said the issue is like saying you’re a “little bit” H p he Portland Public Schools district once pregnant— either you protect all of your chil JL again is debating the issue of military dren or you don’t. recruiters. The meeting will air at 8:30 p.m. Board member Derry Jackson submitted a March 16, 7:30 p.m. March 17, 4 p.m. proposal March 12 that would amend a reso March 18 and 8 a.m. March 19 on Chan lution banning recruiters from the halls of nels 53 and 28. To contact board members visit local public schools. Under his plan, they the Internet site www.pps.kl2.or.us. would be allowed into schools if in vited by adminis ude unbathing trators, staff or stu uling xpected oon dents. The district implemented the decision in the Sauvie Island nude beach ban five years ago court case is expected soon. Homeowners when it decided to Teri Powers and Glen Mark sued the Oregon prohibit all em Department of Fish and Wildlife and Division of ployers who prac State Lands in an attempt to get rid of legal tice hiring dis nude sunbathing. crimination from A portion of the island’s nude beach serves as recruiting in the an unofficial gay nude beach, attracting hun schools. dreds of sunbathers each summer, near the Board member Marc Abrams spoke out plaintiff’s property. Mainstream media coverage against Jackson’s proposal during the meet of the lawsuit has made no mention of the issue ing. He said that the ban is working and that of sexual orientation. no evidence has been presented to indicate The couple claim nude sunbathers have sex otherwise. on their property, have damaged their property Jackson, who narrowly was re-elected and have threatened them. They also say March 13, said no other issue during his term on dressed sunbathers are harassed on the beach. the school board has brought such lobbying to “I have been to Collins Beach many times and his office. He said he has met with people from have never seen any sexual impropriety," Christo both sides of the controversial issue. “You can’t pher Webster wrote in a letter to The Oregonian. “I pick up the paper without hearing about how have seen polite, responsible behavior, but never our children are suffering.” anybtxly being harassed for sunbathing clothed, as Last summer, Jackson said he would vote Powers and Mark claim." Continued from Page 7 N W L S T M I R R N R A S E S
