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penly gay Seattle pastors Mark Williams
and Karen Damman, formerly suspended
Chicago pastor Greg Dell, members of the
“Sacram ento 6 8 ” and 30 other United
Methodist clergy will meet for the first time
July 26 at University of Puget Sound in Tacoma,
Wash.
The Clergy Alliance will encourage other
queer clergy and their allies to become more vis
ible and challenge the
United
Methodist
Church to amend its
discriminatory prac
tices. This meeting is
part of the Convoca
tion 2001— Revival!
conference.
“Through
their
bold defiance of the
church’s anti-gay poli
cies, Mark and Karen
represent the many
pastors— gay and het
erosexual— who are
actively resisting the
church’s exclusionary
policies,” said Marilyn
Alexander, Reconcil
ing Ministries N et
work executive direc
tor. “Their actions sig
nal a growing unrest
among clergy across
Donna LaPerle has been
the country, whether
in New
England,
Ohio, Arizona or the Pacific Northwest. This
first meeting of RMN Clergy Alliance marks the
beginning of concerted resistance and dramatic
change."
The national network of United Methodist-
focused organizations advocates for the full
inclusion of people of all sexual orientations and
gender identities into the life of the church.
Founded in 1984, it consists of 173 United
Methodist congregations, 24 campus ministries
and more than 17,000 individual members.
Organizations involved include the Parent’s
Reconciling Network, M O SA IC student move
ment and the Clergy Alliance.
For more information call 773-736-5526 or send
e-m ail to info@ rm network.org.
E merald C ity G oes P ink
ew census figures indicate Seattle is sec
ond only to Washington, D.C., in same-
sex households, the Seattle Times reports July 11.
“One out of every 21 couples living togeth
er. ..is homosexual,” Mike Lindblom and Justin
Mayo wrote. “Neighborhood-level counts illus
trate how lesbian and gay male couples are
increasingly moving out of the ‘gay ghetto’ of
Capitol Hill, flying flags over homes from Bal
lard to Skyway, raising children and assimilating
with their straight neighbors.”
Statewide, one out of every 83 couples is
homosexual. In keeping with the national
trend, statistics indicate they continue to con
gregate in progressive urban centers: About half
of Washington’s 15,900 same-sex pairs live in
King County.
Gay men are more prevalent in the upscale
Seattle neighborhoods of Capitol Hill, Bell-
town, Alki Beach and downtown Bellevue; les
bians have been flocking to the more affordable
Rainier Valley, Lake City, Vashon Island, Shore
line and Lynnwood. “You should follow gay
males for gentrification because they have more
income and are making everything look nice,
and you should follow lesbians for good deals,”
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said Pepper Schwartz, a University of Washing
ton sociologist.
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onna LaPerle received the Community
Pride Award during Saturday in the Park
on June 14 in Vancouver, Wash. Originally
from M aine, she moved to the Pacific N orth
west in 1978.
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LaPerle works as a caregiver for the South
west Washington Health District; distributes
Christmas baskets for Metropolitan Community
Church of the Gentle Shepherd and Cascade
AID S Project; volunteers during the North
Bank Tavern’s Thanksgiving dinner for the
homeless; and coaches girls softball and basket
ball for the YM CA. She has received the J.C.
Penney Golden Rule Award, M CC’s Outstand
ing Ministry Award and the Tim Kelly Lifetime
Achievement Award.
Event coordinator Michael Sager said LaPerle
definitely deserved the honor. He was pleased to
see someone who doesn’t do highly visible work
finally receive some public recognition.
“She’s been instrumental in making sure that
Saturday in the Park goes on every year," Sager
said. “She does work behind the scenes, but she
always is there to help any cause.”
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