july S. 2002
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| 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. This year’s
theme is "Freedom, Diversity, Community.”
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“Your presence and conduct cause people
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