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PSU O ffers
I ntersex S tudies
uring spring term starting in April, Port
land State University will offer “Intersexu-
ality: A n Interdisciplinary Exploration" through
its student-run Chiron program. It is the first
for-credit, full-length course o f its kind.
Emi Koyama, Intersex Society o f North
America program assistant, will teach the class
in three main parts: First, students will learn bio
logical and medical facts about intersexuality
and the current treatment model. Second, they
will discuss issues raised by intersex activists in
the past decade and about the ongoing debate
within medicine regarding treatment reform.
Lastly, students will learn to critique medical,
academic and popular culture materials.
T h e course will mix lecture, discussion, film
and guest speakers. Registration is limited and
will begin later this month.
To familiarize potential students with the topic
and get them interested in learning more about it,
Koyama will present the syllabus and answer ques
tions about the course and about intersex issues in
general during an “unofficial open house” at 4 p.m.
Feb. 25 in Room 294 of Smith Memorial Center,
1825 S.W . Broadway. T h e PSU W om en’s
Resource C enter is
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Hall by a misguided and potentially dangerous man
who has been appointed for life to one of the high
est offices in the government of the United States.”
Dixon referred to 1996’s Romer vs. Evans
decision, in which Scalia declared “a cultural
war against homosexuals.” He went on to list
several sexual minority “casualties,” including
trans woman Loni Kai Okaruru, who was mur
dered Aug. 26, 2001, outside Hillsboro.
D ouglas C ounty
AIDS C ouncil H ires
E xecutive D irector
lo Shively started work Jan. 2 as executive
director o f the Douglas C ounty A ID S
Council in Roseburg. According to the Work in
Progress newsletter, she quickly is learning about
all phases of operation.
Shively has many years o f grassroots and
no n p rofit m anagem ent exp erien ce. S h e
served as director o f Battered Person’s A dvo
cacy w hen it opened its first shelter house in
1985 and o f Volunteer Services o f Douglas
C ounty until 1996, w hen she left for the birth
o f her first grandchild.
She grew up in the W inston area, attended
Douglas High School and graduated from U n i
versity of Oregon with a bachelor’s degree in
sociology. Her husband, Jack, is a medical tran
scriber at Mercy Medical Center.
Shively replaces Billy Russo, who served in
the post for four years during the council’s tran
sition from residential facility to resource ce n
ter. He remains employed as senior case m an
ager and gay/bi outreach worker.
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rotesters converged Feb. 10 in front o f Lewis
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appearance o f Supreme Court Justice Antonin
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west senators to ensure future nominees reflect
basic values of social and environmental justice.
Scalia was on campus for the dedication of a
Northwest School of Law building named after
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Basic Rights Oregon board member, spoke to the
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ExxonM obil announced Feb. 1 that Basic
Rights Oregon and 39 other statewide organiza
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giant oil company to treat its employees fairly
and offer them equal benefits for equal work.
“This campaign against the corporate ir
responsibility o f ExxonM obil is gaining momen
tum and will only continue to expand,” activist
Julian Potter said. T h e former W hite House liai
son to the sexual minorities community was
hired last year by the Human Rights Campaign
to help manage the boycott.
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ened into a wider call for basic equality for gay,
lesbian, bi and trans workers at ExxonM obil,
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