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Volunteers are needed for setup, teardown,
cleanup and security. Additional backup per
formers also are needed.
The summer event, scheduled for June 24,
is one o f the area’s most popular, attracting
about 3,OCX) people to the Washington Park
Amphitheater for a day of sunshine and drag
performances. It is the largest fund-raiser for
the Audria M. Edwards Scholarship Fund,
which provides money for sexual minorities
and their children.
For more information send e-mail to
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LCP S ettles I nto N ew D igs
he Lesbian Community Project has a new
office at Portlands downtown YW C A ,
1111 S.W. 10th Ave. A new phone number,
503-294-7512, also has been set up.
The organization decided to move because it
couldn’t continue paying for its lease at 1001 E.
Burnside St. Kristan Aspen will continue as pro
gram director.
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C ounty H ears C omments
A bout D iscrimination
ultnomah County Commissioners Serena
Cruz and Lisa Naito listened to emotional
public testimony about their proposal to extend
civil rights protection based on gender identity,
sexual orientation and source of income to
county citizens.
More than 50 people testified. The county’s
Civil Rights Task Force, appointed by the com
missioners, organized the public testimony
May 29 and 30.
One Gresham man brought his two young
daughters. He said he’s been hit, spit on, yelled
at and refused housing because he is gay. He said
he has been the victim of vandals: “Fag you will
die” was written on the walls; rocks, eggs and
bottles were thrown at his house; and someone
tried to start a fire in his doorway. “It’s just a
nightmare.”
A Sam Barlow High science teacher, who
spoke about the intolerance sexual minority stu
dents face in his school, was so overwhelmed
with emotion his wife had to finish his prepared
statement. He said he feels outnumbered by
other staff and faculty who don’t hold the same
beliefs about the issue, making it even more dif
ficult to stand up for queer students.
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A Gresham woman who has a gay teen-age
son talked about his struggles living and going to
school in East Multnomah County. Those and
other stories brought tears to Cruz’s eyes as well
as many of those attending the hearing on the
final night of testimony.
The county does not have a civil rights ordi
nance. “After we passed the domestic partner
registry in Multnomah County last year, we rec
ognized the need to provide equal protection
against housing and employment discrimination
for domestic partners throughout the county,”
Naito said.
The proposal is similar to one recently
adopted by the city of Portland. Cruz said resi
dents living outside the city limits should have
the same protections from discrimination as
those who live in Portland. The county com
missioners are expected to vote on the ordi
nance this summer.
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Tigard man who killed 25-year-old female
impersonator Todd Alexander Asay (aka
Lindsey Alexander) in 1989 was sentenced to
life in prison May 25.
Brian David Hill, 38, buried the body in a
shallow grave behind his house, but it wasn’t
discovered until 1999. He had shot and killed
his wife just days earlier.
Despite receiving a life sentence with a pos
sibility of parole, Hill likely never will be
released from prison, prosecutors say.
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Sources say a new multilevel club, under the
same management, will open around the same
time Panorama closes. Details are expected later
this month.
Rumors about a telco hotel going up in place
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