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About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (July 5, 2002)
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IF WERE HOT THE CHEAFEOT- WE’LL MATCH ANY ADVERTISED PRICE IH OREGON 503 - 232-2000 L<© W EN TW O RTH The Beauty o f All W heel Drive: * On an exact MSRP in stock www.wentworthsubaru.com Sam Adams commemorates National Pride Month on une C ampaign S eeks to I ncrease HIV T esting C ity H all C elebrates P ride new campaign that seeks to increase HIV testing got under way last month in Mult nomah County, according to public health offi cials at the Oregon Department of Human Services. “Test Because You Matter” promotes HIV testing in groups that have high infection rates and are hard to reach: men who have sex with men, communities of color and injection drug users. “It’s critical that people at higher risk o f H IV get tested so they know what their status is,” state epidemiologist Mel Kohn said. “If they learn they are infected, they can get medical treatment and take steps to prevent their partners from getting the disease. O n the other hand, if they test negative, they no longer have the stress of not knowing their status, and they have a huge incentive to pro tect themselves from getting infected.” The campaign delivers its message in a unique approach. Spanish and English materials are placed in restrooms, changing rooms and waiting areas because these are spaces where people are alone, undistracted and susceptible to public health messages, Kohn said. Posters, brochures, wallet cards and an educational video are being distributed in a variety of outlets including bars, clubs, coffee shops, retail stores, restaurants and health care settings. Kohn said the project will expand statewide during the next four years. T h e campaign was developed by Educa tional Message Services Inc., an Australian- based social marketing agency. Focus groups included people from diverse racial and e th nic backgrounds. Participants provided input on how to over come barriers to HIV testing and helped shape messages that are culturally relevant and sensi tive to specific groups. The African American Health C oalition, Cascade A ID S Project, Multicultural HIV/AIDS Alliance of Oregon and Multnomah County Health Department * ity employees had the opportunity to - spend their lunch hour June 26 brown- bagging it while commemorating National Pride M onth. Sam Adams, Mayor Vera Katz’s chief of staff, played host to the Cultural C el ebration Series event, which drew only a handful of people. Those who did attend were treated to music by Lori Buckwalter of It’s Time, Oregon! and presentations by Matthew Nelson of Equity Foundation,. Marty Davis o f Just Out and Norm Costa of Pride Northwest and the Sexual Minorities Roundtable. T he Sexual Minority Youth Recreation Center was represented by Jacob Faeriesoul, and Multnomah County sent over David Martinez from Commissioner Maria Rojo de Steffey’s office. The headliners, albeit unintentional, for the get-together were Imperial Sovereign Rose Court royalty Empress XLIV Poison Waters and Emperor XXVIII Shelley. Waters celebrated, and bemoaned, the fact that Portland is a city is so rich in diversity that a fully attired drag queen can walk through downtown and receive nary a questioning glance. A C O D O T E mployee R eceives C omplaints he head of the Oregon Department of Transportation’s civil rights office received dozens of complaints after mentioning Gay Pride Month in a June diversity calendar dis tributed to state employees. Amanda Vallejo, who also serves as chairwoman of the Salem Human Rights and Relations Advisory Com mission, merely was passing on information provided by U .S. Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta about the annual celebration. But then KXL-FM hatemonger Lars Larson came into the picture. The conservative talk show host gave out the e-mail addresses and tele phone numbers of Vallejo and Patrick Cooney, T PHOTO BY • to the size and scope of his art gallery, drew many people into the Pearl District.” The parks wcxxlen boardwalk, lawn areas, stone aquifer and colorful public art already have made it a popular community gathering place. It is located at Northwest 11 th Avenue between Johnson and Kearney streets. helped find participants for focus groups, sur veys and media development workshops. “Both the messages and the delivery of this campaign were carefully designed to reach specif ic audiences in ways they will respond to,” Kohn said. “We want people to know their lives matter and, if they are at risk of HIV, to get tested.”
