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T hey ’ ve
G ot S pirit
Pride Northwest
honors outstanding
individuals and organizations
by Jonathan Kipp
ride Northwest will honor two indi
viduals and two organizations this
year with the Spirit of Pride Awards.
Kathy Beige; Jesse Navarro; the Gay,
Lesbian and Straight Education Net
work; and the Friends of People with AIDS
Foundation will be recognized during Pride
2001.
The annual honors
are presented for out
standing contribu
tions within the les
bian, gay, bi and trans
community. The awards are based on factors
such as visibility, years of voluntary service, lead
ership and service to the wider community.
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GLSEN works to make schools safer for queer
Roots &. Branches, a program of Network
Behavioral Healthcare focused on queer youth.
She helped teens finish school, find jobs,
arrange stable housing and pursue personal
goals. It was her dream job, she says.
Beige also is responsible for starting a short
term foster care program for queer youth.
avarro is the personal
care director for Out
reach Ministry. He has
been a caregiver since he
was 15, when he cared for
an older man suffering
eige is the program manager of Vanguard from cancer after school
Youth Services, best known for operating and on weekends.
the Sexual Minorities Youth Recreation Center. Although Navarro (also
The Syracuse, N.Y., native has worked with known as Carmen Miranda
queer youth for most of her adult life. After Maria Conchita Montoya
moving to Portland in 1993 she started working de la Salsa Coma la Virgin
Hurst) once considered a
with Phoenix Rising and co-facilitated Q-Krew,
career
as a beautician, he
a queer youth recreation program.
Beige later was hired as a case manager for changed his mind after Kathy Beige
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land. A job at
Central
City
Concern led him
to an AIDS hos
pice and later to
Outreach Min
istry, where he
has worked since
1988.
Navarro also
finds time to do
volunteer work.
Esther’s Pantry,
People
Living
with AIDS Foun
kids
dation,
Our
House and Cascade AIDS Project are but a few
of the organizations that have benefited from his
hours of service.
In each job, whether paid or volunteer,
Navarro has worked to help his communities—
both the Hispanic gay community and the gay
community at large. “I hope and pray that some
day people will put as much effort into the wel
fare of family, friends and
neighbors as they do for
sports, entertainment and
careers,” he said.
LSEN works to ensure
JF each member of
every school community is
valued and respected re
gardless of sexual orienta
tion or gender identity or
expression.
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ing a full-time staff member to work on the
effort.
GLSEN educates teachers, students and the
public at large about the damaging effects
homophobia and heterosexism have on youth
and adults. It works to develop school climates
where difference is valued for the positive con
tribution it makes in creating a more vibrant
and diverse community.
he Friends of People with AIDS Founda
tion has been helping clients since 1990.
The group provides services to those who aren’t
getting what they need from other resources.
The foundation has few overhead expenses
because it utilizes volunteers, has no rent and
receives many in-kind donations. The group
helps pay for emergency food, clothing, house
hold goods, veterinary pet care and cremations,
among many other services.
T
ast year’s Spirit of Pride Award winners were
Kristan Aspen, Nerissa Ediza, Kari Kruse,
Renee LaChance, Sister Paula Nielsen and
Derek Travers V.
The 2001 recipients will be recognized dur
ing Pride festivities June 17 at Waterfront Park.
Beige and GLSEN will be honored at 2:40 p m.
on the New Stage. Navarro and the Friends of
People with AIDS Foundation will receive their
awards at 3 p.m. on the Main Stage. JF1
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To nominate an individual or group for next year’s
S pirit of P ride A wards send e-mail to
pridenorthwest@usa.net or write to P.O. Box
6611, Portland, OR 97228.
JONATHAN K ipp is a Just Out staff reporter who
can he reached at jonathan@justout.com .