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About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (July 5, 2002)
july S. 2002 rTîTîTTTWnnnetus | O D O T deputy communications director, o who each received about 70 complaints, | most anonymous. “Lars completely mischaracterized g what had happened here,” said John a Jackley, O D O T public affairs m anag er. “He gave his listeners the impres sion that O D O T had spent hundreds of thousands o f dollars in efforts to com m unicate that this was G ay Pride M onth. It was just a single e-mail that we had gotten from the Bush adm inistration.” Jackley said O D O T officials provided information to a KXL producer but decided not to appear on the air. “By and large, anybody who goes on the Lars Lar son Show is set up to lose. We find that it’s not a really productive use of our time.” Som e of the e-mails came from state employees, so a human resources investigation has been launched to determine whether the com plaints constituted harassment and what, if any, discipline should be imposed. “We take this pretty seriously,” Jack- ley said. O D O T director Bruce Warner has pledged to stand by the agency’s diver sity policy despite the backlash. In fact, Jackley added, “ It’s an example of why we need to do this.” E ugene P ride in the P ark The Eugene Pride Day Festival wasn’t a drag for this reveler June 22 at Alton Baker Park H erons, osprey and multiple ducks and geese shared the green space along a quiet section of the Willamette River during the Eugene Pride Day Festival on June 22 at Alton Baker Park. Aside from some lively music perform ances, the event traditionally has a decidedly mellow feeling. It’s a kick-back, low-key scene where people can meet up with friends, take in some entertainment, do some shop ping, find out about new programs or things to do (about 45 booths were set up), play hacky sack or Frisbee, get a back and neck rub, or plop on a soft spot in the grass and just relax. C hurch S ervice K icks O ff G ay P ride W eek \ | J elcoming Congregations of Vancouver V V are holding a nondenominational serv ice to commence southwest W ashington’s Gay Pride Week from 4 to 5 p.m. July 7 at Michael Servetus Unitarian Universalist Fel lowship, 4505 E. 18th St. Additional partici pants include First Congregational Church of Christ, Congregation Kol Ami (Voice of the People), East Vancouver United Methodist Church and Metropolitan Church of the Gentle Shepherd. “Joyfully Celebrating Who We A re!” will feature music and appropriate readings from various religious sources. A reception immedi ately will follow the service. The city’s annual Pride celebration, Satur day in the Park, will be held from 1 to 8 p.m. July 13 at Esther Short Park. 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