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6 » September 2 1 .2ÛÛ1 Y outh A dvocacy T eam A pproved T he Multnomah County Commission approved the Advocacy Team for Sexual Minority Youth during its board meeting Sept. 13. T h e diverse group o f volunteer citi zens, appointed by Chair Diane Linn, is responsible for advising on how to expand support for sexual minority youth and to further develop and over see the implementation of the approved Strategic Plan. T h e team’s members are Kathy Beige, Jason Bell, Eric Brown, Jim Clay, Kamron Graham, Jennifer G reenblat, E. A nn Hinds, Katie Jam- bor, Judy M cGuire, Matthew Nelson, Andre Pruitt, Ileana Strauss and Judy Watson. S afe S chools I nitiative G ets O rganized quity Foundation’s Safe Schools Ini tiative will hold an organizing meet ing from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Sept. 25. Anyone who works in the schools, who is con cerned about bias comments or who would like to support the effort is invited to attend. Multnomah County Commissioner Maria Rojo de Steffey (left) chats “Equity Foundation believes that if all with sexual minority youth during the board meeting Sept. 13 put-downs and bias words are not toler have been disowned by ated or allowed in the school setting, ride of the ose its their parents because of children will feel safer and be able to in cholarships their sexual orientation. focus on their education,” executive he Pride of the Rose Scholarship Fund of Nicki Nicolo says the effort director Matthew Nelson says. “Regard Equity Foundation has named its recipi started 10 years ago when a less of a child’s sexual orientation, gender ents for the 2001-02 academic year. The student named Jolene identity or perceived orientation or iden scholarships, totaling $10,000, were awarded approached the Lesbian tity, the learning environment is com to Hans Crow of W estern States Chiropractic Alumnae Network request promised for all children when put- Sexual Minority Youth Recreation Center participants testified College, Virginia Hackenbruck of Portland ing assistance. downs and bias comments are allowed to Sept. 13 in support of the Multnomah County Advocacy Team for “I am really tired of the State University, Parke Humphrey-Keever of foster fear of being targeted or named as Sexual Minority Youth Oregon State University, Luiz Magana of religious wrong,” she says. different.” “We ought to be doing something to gain ground.” Colum bia C ollege C hicago, M arianne Initiative organizers hope to hear what is Brian Baird, D-Wash., was presented the Con- The network must raise $25,000 by Jan. 18, Marchese of the National College of Naturo- being done in school systems around Oregon to gressional Action Award, 2004, to endow the fund. Nicolo says it is more pathic Medicine, Preston Reece McKinley of help reduce put-downs and bias comments in Arizona State University and Aaron Scott of the classroom and school environment. They than halfway there. G rinnell College. especially are interested in work being done in PORTLAND LESBIAN Since it was founded in 1979, the fund has To m ake a donation, send your gift along with a ^ E q u ity 11will S l e S e a request for proposals LAUNCHES LOAN FUND awarded a total of $ 100,000 in scholarships. The note designating that it is fo r the Jolene Fund to recipients— who are or whose parents are les Portland woman who graduated from next year to support programming starting in Charlie Haight, Development O ffice, bian, gay, bi or trans— were recognized Sept. 9 at the fall o f 2002 school year and continuing Mount Holyoke College is helping launch 5 0 College S t . , M ount H olyoke College, for three years. It plans to support current Darcelle XV. a loan fund at her alma mater for students who South Hadley, M A 01 0 7 5 . efforts, initiate new efforts and seek research-based part For more information send e-mail to U .S. Rep. Brian Baird, D-W ash., and Ron Glanville info@eqw tyfoundation. org. ners to track and report were honored Sept. 9 during the Human Rights changes from the initiative. Campaign’s 2001 Portland Gala Dinner The meeting will be held in the First Floor Conference orum ill iscuss Room at 123 N.E. Third Ave. ral ex Enter on the Second Street side of the building. he Gay Life Health Network, which in May 2000 presented “Tunnel of Love...The For more information Greatest Hole on Earth,” is back again with visit the Internet site another provocative forum. wwvu. equityfoundadon. org. “Oral Fixation” will focus on the issues of oral sex and the risk of HIV and S T D trans mission. T h e community forum will start 7:30 p.m. O ct. 3 at Portland State University’s inner onors Lincoln Hall. aird lanville “The purpose is really to share with men the most recent science around the risks associated he Human Rights Cam with oral sex for both HIV and ST D transmis paign’s 2001 Portland Gala Dinner honored two lead sion and to have a discussion with the audience and a panel of experts about the realities of oral ers from the Pacific Northwest sex in the gay community,” says Kip Beardsley, for their efforts in the fight for Gay Life chairman and gay health promoter at equality Sept. 9. the Southwest Washington Health District in This year’s Community Vancouver. “There’ve been a lot of confusing Action Award was presented to and conflicting reports about oral sex.” Ron Glanville, who has served But what makes Gay Life forums different on the H RC board of gover from boring lectures is the unique approach nors since 1997. U .S. Rep. 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