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ing forums held Feb. 12 at Mt. Hood Communi
ty College. During the lunchtime debate he
spoke out against the “assault on the values that
have undergirded our society.”
According to the Oregonian, Greenfield
would like to eliminate the Internal Revenue
Service and all federal agencies not authorized
by the Constitution. He also wants to kick
Mideast foreigners out of the United States dur
ing the war on terrorism.
The opening video presentation highlighted
the organizations supported by Equity. Execu
tive director Matthew Nelson saw the gala as a
way to get the sexual minorities community’s
message in front of some of the most influential
people in Oregon.
“How often do we have the chance to
share the work of social services agencies for
the LGBT community to a roomful of
business leaders?” he says. “In a few
short hours, more than 750 people
were educated about our particular
needs.”
Presenting sponsor PGE provided
both major funding and in-kind support
to underwrite the gala’s expenses. Nelson
sees many doors opening for the commu
nity because of the strong corporate
hacking.
“1 sensed that people in attendance
were saying, ‘O f course we support
these things,’ ” he says. “With allies like
Fred Miller of PGE leading the charge,
all of our nonprofits benefit from the
exposure."
A nti -G ay R epublican
R unning for C ongress
eff Greenfield is hoping to unseat U.S.
Rep. David Wu, D-Ore. The
KKGT-AM talk show host announced
his candidacy for the Republican primary
March 11.
Greenfield was one of five men who Congressional candidate Jeff Greenfield defends the
spoke in defense of the Oregon Citizens Student Protection Act II on Feb. 12 at Mt. Hood
Alliances Student Protection Act II dur- Community College
J
F reedom S ocialists
G o to C ourt
cious freedoms...in the name of fighting
terrorism.’ ”
he Oregon Court of Appeals will hear argu B eardsley B ecomes
ments March 19 in the Freedom Socialists’
case against a state law disqualifying parties for A rizona A I D S D irector
electoral status if their name has a word in com
ip Beardsley, who was in charge of gay
health promotion for the Southwest
mon with another one already on the ballot. Jor-
dana Sardo, a lesbian who would like to run for Washington Health District, is now Arizona’s
the Legislature, is among those demanding AIDS director.
He is overseeing all aspects of prevention,
change.
Because the Socialist Party appears in care and surveillance of HIV, sexually transmit
ted diseases and hepatitis C
some districts, the Freedom
throughout the state. His
Socialists are barred from
office has an annual
the Oregon ballot. A
budget of $20 mil
circuit court ruled in
"A harsh, chill wind blows across
lion and a staff of
February that the
the
political
landscape,
uprooting
about 30 people.
law is unconstitu
Beardsley says
tional, hut the
precious freedoms. ..in the name
Arizona is similar
state filed an ap
to Oregon, with a
o f fighting terrorism"
peal March 19.
large metropolitan
The party’s case is
—
(enter
for
Constitutional
Rights
center surrounded by
backed by the New
some
very rural areas. Both
York-based Center for Con
states also have HIV populations
stitutional Rights, which submit
predominantly
consisting of gay men and injec
ted a friend-of-the-court brief signed by more
than 60 supporting organizations. They include tion drug users and overrepresented by racial
the Socialist Party of Oregon, the Oregon AFL- and ethnic minorities.
Beardsley spoke to Just Out only a week into
CIO and many unions, civil rights and social
his new job, but he already had noticed one big
justice groups and individuals.
“We are glad to see this crucial case move difference between the desert and the Pacific
forward, especially in the post-Sept. 11 tur Northwest. “Arizona is very conservative politi
moil,” case coordinator Eduardo Martinez- cally, so that’s challenging,” he says.
W hen asked to point out his biggest
Zapata said. “The recent disclosure that the
accomplishment
here, he notes a significant
U.S. government may initiate nuclear war
gives heightened urgency to the CCR’s asser shift occurred during the past two years. He
tion that ‘The role of minor parties is espe saw HIV prevention efforts move away from
cially vital today. A harsh, chill wind blows
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