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khi ] ; ì i ; ivi « J“ * * mews Campus, according to psychology major Jennifer 8 Peters, who was disappointed that her fellow students said nothing about their presence for the first 20 minutes. “They felt like they had support from the people in the cafeteria,” she told Just Out. But in another sign of solidarity, Peters says that students began yelling, “Get them out!” and that the men eventually left. “All it took was for people to say something, and they were gone.” C o m m u n it y C o l l e g e s E n c o u n t e r B ig o t r y A n employee at Mt. Hood Communi ty College reports a great deal of anti-gay activity on the Gresham campus this month. Graffiti was found scrawled in a mens bathroom stall April 2, says Rebecca J. Kenney, Queers & Allies Student Or ganization co-adviser. The statements: “G.A.Y.: G ot A ID S Yet?” and “This school is full of fags. Kill ’em all.” “This moves beyond ‘kids will be kids,’ ” says Kenney, who works as direc tor of continuing education. “Our stu dents’ morale, self-esteem, self-confi dence, personal safety and potentially even their lives are at stake.” According to Kenney, the gay student who discovered the graffiti “was shaking” the entire time he was in the bathroom. She says that campus security was notified and that cus todians reacted immediately to remove the hate language. “Most likely hundreds of students saw this horrible message and responded either in fear, in agreement or with apathy,” Kenney wrote in an e-mail to colleagues. “We must put our heads together and find a way to positively, and imme diately, galvanize efforts to stop this behavior on our campus.” Another incident occurred April 10 in response to the Day of Silence Project, a nation wide protest of anti-gay harassment in schools. Kenney says two men walked into the campus din ing room wearing black sweatshirts emblazoned with the word “Homo” and a slash through it as well as the message “Homos repent! Trust Jesus.” / p A * < * t J C\ S. t t Roundtable to discuss an alleged anti-gay assault on a straight man by two officers Jan. 24. He reiterated that detectives are tak ing the matter seriously. Assistant Chief Andrew Kirkland, who is overseeing both the internal and the criminal investigation, estimated prosecutors will receive details about the case within two to three weeks. He said he has met with the FBI on several occasions to discuss the matter as well as the long delay before supervisors took any action. “I don’t want there to be any doubt that we’ve not dotted every ‘i’ and crossed every‘t’ in this, and that’s why we’ve been extremely thor ough,” Kirkland said. “It’s much broader than just the assault itself; it’s everything that hap pened afterwards.” R o u n d t a b l e L ia is o n Q u it s But this led to an impromptu, silent counterprotest in which pro-gay bystanders held signs with the words “Hate Monger” and a slash through them. “By demonstrating such poise, courage and intelligence, our M HCC students have well represented this fine college and all who come here each day for an equitable education within a safe environment free of bias, bigotry, Anti-gay graffiti was found scrawled in a men’s bathroom harassment and hate,” Kenney says. stall April 2 at Mt. Hood Community College As security guards escorted the men off campus, the sexual minority support ers followed close behind. “I thought you faggots K r o e k e r M e e t s were going to be silent today," Kenney heard w it h R o u n d t a b l e one of the bigots say. The two men also were spotted the same day I Portland Police Chief Mark Kroeker met I April 9 with the Sexual M inorities at Portland Community College’s Sylvania TH E MARK OF RESPECT. A ssistant Chief Mark Paresi, the Portland Police Bureau’s liaison to the Sexual Minorities Roundtable, announced April 15 he will be chief of the North Las Vegas Police Department. 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