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9 Wood Works by Vai MAIL BOXES ETC? • Continued from Page 7 tribute their tax credits. “We need you to lit erally rush us your political donation at this time,” the message says. S afe S chools B ill Executive director Lon Mabon is doing his S talled in C ommittee part to get Senate Bill 969 passed. The legisla upporters of the Safe Schools Bill still are tion, he writes, would require anyone submitting waiting for the legislation to get a hearing by a voter pamphlet statement in an election to the House Judiciary Committee. Basic Rights sign an affidavit swearing that a “yes” or “no” Oregon spokesperson CM Hall says her organi argument is just that. zation is lobbying lawmakers to take action. The bill is stuck in the Senate Rules Com mittee, chaired by Sen. Steve Harper, R-Kla- math Falls. Mabon says the legislation is critical to defeating the homosexual agenda in Novem ber 2002. According to the message, the bill came about after a “pro-homosexual activist, in an attempt to deceive the public, wrote and sub mitted to the secretary of state ‘supposed’ Yes on 9 voter pamphlet statements, which were, in truth, No on 9 arguments.” The satiri cal prank was the work of M. Dennis Moore’s Special Righteousness Committee. The OCA recruited Sen. Charles Starr, R- Hillsboro, to forward a bill curtailing such sub missions. Mabon wants his followers to call lead ers of the House and Senate and ask them to put the legislation on “the fast track.” Copies 4 $ S Rep. Max Williams House Bill 3247 seeks to protect sexual minority students and those who are perceived to be gay. A recent survey indicated one in 15 Oregon high schoolers had been harassed during the past 30 days because someone thought he or she was gay. The students, the survey suggests, are three times more likely to attempt suicide than their peers. Hall suggests supporters who want to help should call the committee’s chairman, Rep. Max Williams, R-Tigard, and “kindly request a hearing.” Please visit Touchstone Coffee House at 76th and Glisan to view display To Order your Custom Hand Crafted Settee, Chair, Bench, Planter or Table call me (Vai) at 503-771-5144 Mail Boxes Etc. 4110 SE Hawthorne Blvd 503 236 5587 fax 503 236 4293 www.mbe3234.com * S mith . N otes AIDS A nniversary .S. Sen. Gordon Smith, R-Ore., issued a statement on the Senate floor to com memorate the 20th anniversary of the AIDS epidemic June 5. The date is noteworthy be cause of the publication of a report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 1981. U Proudly Independent F orum F ocuses on S enior C oncerns he Lesbian Community Project will launch “Options for Elders” during a forum from 6 to 8 p.m. June 19 in the board room on the third floor of Portland’s down town YWCA, 1111 S.W. 10th Ave. The panel will explore issues of concern to queer seniors as well as envision and work toward creating expanded options in building community across the generations. Helping arrange the event is a group of 13 women known as Old Lesbians Organizing for Change. They meet on the second Wednesday of each month in the homes of members. The forum is part of the Conversations Project, which will start holding discussion groups led by professional facilitators in the fall. Participants will include seniors 60 and U.S. Sen. Gordon Smith older from the queer community and their "Though the 553-word article only outlined younger counterparts. A $2,000 Equity Foundation grant made the a rare type of pneumonia, it also noted that the effort possible. Kristan Aspen, LCP program same strain had struck five gay men in Los director, initiated previous Conversations Proj Angeles,” Smith said. He added that one of them was an Oregonian named “Chuck.” ects under the sponsorship of Pride Northwest. “Today’s Washington Post noted only a sliver of his life—that he was from Oregon and that he For more information about the forum call Mary had a penchant for wearing cowboy boots,” Beth at 503'286'3575. For more information Smith said. "Chuck has been dead for 19 years.” about the Conversations Project call LCP’s new direct line, 503'294'7435. T OCA S crambling R aise F unds to P rotester R esumes M edical T reatment he Oregon Citizens Alliance recently sent an e-mail to right-wing supporters urging them to call legislators and to con- T he North Bend man who stopped his 1 anti-retroviral treatment in protest of Continued on Page 11 9 n these days of merger madness and mind-numfring takeovers, we're bucking the tide — we're staying local. We feel it's the best way to focus on what we do best: represent clients who value our services and respect the way we do business. At Bridgetown Realty, you are always given the personalized attention you deserve. Our name says it all. Locally founded, locally grown, locally respected. 503/287.9370 1000 NE Multnomah Portland. OR 97232 www. bndgeto wnrea Ity. com all I W S », tg BSWN r n REALTY A Trusted Name tn Real Estate Since 1979
