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“sexual do’s and don’ts” to a phi
losophy “that looks at the broader
and more comprehensive picture
of health in the gay community,
recognizing that gay men are not
going to make good decisiohs if
they are not supported in their
social and cultural environm ent.”
Beardsley also served as chair
man of the Gay Life Health N et
work, which held a number o f
racy forums designed to get men
talking about safer sex. T h e infa
mous events included Tunnel o f
Love: The G reatest H ole on Earth,
a frank discussion o f anal sex;
O ral Fixation, a primer on
blowjobs; and facilitated discus
sions following performances of
The (Bad) Boy Next Door, Tony
Valenzuela s one-man show about
barebacking.
Between 200 and 400 men
attended the forums, which Beards
ley considers “pretty impressive.”
Unfortunately, he says, Gay Life has
disbanded because financial and
manpower support were lacking.
“1 think we did some really
good stuff, and 1 believe that we Kip Beardsley is now the state A ID S director for Arizona
were doing prevention efforts that
He’ll be back in town about twice a month to
nobody else was doing in Portland,” he says.
see
his partner, Matthew Nelson, Equity
“Hopefully in the future another organization
Foundation executive director.
will pick that up.”
“I miss the city and my friends there,” he
Beardsley, 33, says he lived longer in Port
says. “1 plan on staying connected to the com
land than any other place in his life. But he
munity in Portland."
won’t have a chance to get to o homesick:
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T
he rights and responsibilities granted to
sexual minority families vary dramatically
from state to state, county to county and often
judge to judge— with no state providing equali
ty under law, according to a new report released
March 8 by the Human Rights Campaign
Foundation.
In the year after the enactment of civil
unions in Vermont, some courts and legislators
began to engage in a new dialogue on the status
of these families, and a few states have passed
some limited new protections and benefits,
according to The State o f the Family: Laws and
Legislation Affecting Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and
Transgender Families. The report also shows just
how vulnerable gay and lesbian families are
without the security, benefits and protections
afforded by civil marriage in U.S. society.
“Gay and lesbian families are living on a fault
line,” said Elizabeth Birch, HRC executive
director. “Even the most expensive and careful
ly crafted safety net leaves couples, parents and
children vulnerable— and will continue to do so
until the law catches up with the realities of the
changing family.”
The report ranks states on 14 indicators,
including laws covering marriage, civil unions,
domestic partnership, adoption, safe schools,
discrimination, hate crimes and sodomy. It
found that no state provides full equality to sex
ual minority families.
According to the report, the 12 places that
scored the highest are the District of Columbia,
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Arkansas, Florida, Idaho, Mississippi, North
Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South
Carolina, Utah and Virginia.
“We applaud the fair-minded state legislators
and judges who have recognized that all families
deserve equal protection and call upon their col
leagues nationwide to follow their lead,” said
Seth Kilboum, HRC national field director.
“As the report makes clear, however, we have a
long road ahead of us as we strive to achieve
civil marriage for gay and lesbian couples and
establish some level of security— piece by
piece— along the way.”
Copies o f the report can be obtained by contactmg
HRC FamilyNet at 202-628-4160 or
familynet@hrc.org.
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t appears Portland Public Schools board
member Derry Jackson, who was the target of
a recall effort after making anti-Semitic and
anti-gay comments last year, will be staying in
office until 2004. C hief petitioner Jeff Muir
abandoned the campaign Feb. 28 because mon
etary support fell far short of his $40,000 goal.
“We are tremendously grateful for the efforts
of the many citizens who have given their sig
nature, time or money to help,” he wrote on the
Internet site DumpDerry.org. “It is our sincere
hope that our community continues to confront
the issues that prompted our campaign.” JH
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