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About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (April 20, 2001)
PPP_ _ _ _ _ _ _ ju x t í7Tii7nTTw*iineivs Continued from Page 9 Bi A G r o u p F aces C r o ssro ads fter five years at the helm o f the Portland Bisexual A lliance, Sven Bonnichsen will resign July 1. Members and newcomers cam e to an emergency meeting May 14 to discuss the group’s future. “ Its pretty clear that PBA can ’t continue like it has,” Bonnichsen said. “ It needs to reinvent itself or fold.” A lm ost 20 people attended the m eeting and discussed the allian ce’s options. M ost spoke about their desire for the group to c o n tinue as a social organization hut questioned w hether m em bers had the interest and tim e to devote to political efforts. T h e allian ce recently has been involved in the process o f getting appropriate civil rights protection for transgendered people at both the city and county level. N o one attending the m eeting talked o f dis banding the group. “I don ’t get the feeling there’s so little interest it’s going to fold,” one woman said. Bonnichsen has devoted alm ost full-time hours to bisexual activism. He has been the driving force behind the Oregon Bi Conference, Portland Bi Day, “ Bisexuality 101” workshops and a monthly community calendar. T h e c o n fe re n ce , w h ich p reced ed the m eeting, was w ell-attended, B on n ich sen said. H e estim ated at least 6 0 people participated in the d ay lo n g e v en t at P ortlan d S ta te University. C o n fe re n c e w orksh ops in clu d ed “ O n e C o u p le’s S o lu tio n to the B isexual C o n u n drum ,” “Transgender from a B isexual Perspec- tiv e” and “T h e Bisexual R e n a issa n c e in Erotic W ritin g .” T h e them e, “T h e Lavender Elephant in the Living R oo m ,” was a m etaph or for bisexual people. “ W e’re som ething that both sides o f the gay/ straigh t struggle try to ignore,” a message from the conference organizers read. „ “We often feel as if we’re | socially invisible. W hen | occasionally we do appear 1 in the media, the represen- “ tation s seem outrageous; | we’re usually made to look Sen. Ryan Deckert chats with Basic Rights Oregon board chair like freaks— m aterial for Harriett Merrick during the Oregon Gay and Lesbian Law the Jerry Springer show. Association reception O n ce h om oph obia and Salem . S tate Treasurer R andall Edwards also denial are swept away, society may find that bisexuals actually constitute a majority o f the attended. T h e asso ciation organized the reception population.” so m em bers o f the sexual m in orities co m m u nity could introduce th em selves to leg isla For more information call 503-775-97/7. tors and ex ch an g e d etails ab o u t in form a tion al resources. O rganizers m ade it clear L e g is l a t o r s A t t e n d th at the gath erin g was not in ten ded to be a R e c e p t i o n i n S a l e m lobbying even t. T h e m eetin g was co-sponsored by 14 he O regon G ay and Lesbian Law A sso ci a tio n ’s “ m eet and greet” event with leg groups including Log C abin Republicans, V et erans for H um an Rights and W illam ette U n i islators A pril 11 attracted 11 senators and representatives. S ta ff m em bers from 15 addi versity M ulticultural G roups. O G A L L A co- tion al legislative offices also attended. chair and former Rep. G eorge Eighmey organ ized the event. S en . Peter C ourtney and Reps. Randy Leonard, R ichard Devlin and Je ff Merkley For more information send e-mail to were am ong those who gathered at W il geighmey@aol. com. lam ette U n iv e rsity ’s A lu m n i Lou n ge in T W c ' k Me GLSEN Oliti J 1 C e l e b r a t e s S u c c e s s M em bers o f the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Netw ork will celebrate a suc cessful year in O regon public schools during “C eleb ratin g Pride” A pril 21. Donors who m ade the organization’s work possible and m em bers w ho took part in its program s throughout the year will attend. G LSEN strives to build a “safe, strong commu nity” by affirming the rights of all students in pub licly funded schools to an education free of dis crimination and harassment. The organization has openings for new board members and volunteers to work on special projects, phoning and fund raising. For more information call Larry Smith at 503-297-6017 or send e-mail to glsenoiQaol.com. N a t io n a l T r a in in g to L e a d e r s h ip C omes P ortland he Portland Area HIV Services Planning Council is sponsoring a free three-day ses sion in late April conducted by the nationally recognized Leadership Training Institute. A tten dees will be people who work with H IV /A ID S advisory or planning groups, those interested in getting involved and others who want to learn how to organize within their communities. 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