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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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