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August 24 l-5pm
military might take any additional action to dis
cipline the sailors. It has many options available
in pursuing its own case against the service-
L arson S lams T riangle
members, including administrative action or
XL-AM shcx:k jock Lars Larson is on the
court-martial. A 1993 executive order by Presi
prowl again. His latest target: the Burnside
dent Bill Clinton also provides for hate crimes
Triangle.
sentence enhancement in conjunction with any
The city recently "designated the neighbor-
charges brought by the military.
ho<xJ as a cultural and entertain
Anti-gay sentiment within the
ment district frequented by sexual
Navy is well documented, accord
minorities. The Burnside Triangle
ing to Servicemembers Legal
Advisory Group then was formed so
Defense Network. In March the
community members, activists and
group found in its annual policy
business owners could make recom
report, Conduct Unbecoming, that
mendations about its future.
officials had done little to curb it.
Apparently, nobody bothered
During 2001, SLDN document
to tell Larson. W hen he learned of
ed 271 incidents of anti-gay harass
an upcoming meeting, he flew off
ment in the branch, finding that
the handle.
steps taken to address the problem
“Defining areas based on sexual Lars Larson
are “woefully inadequate.” The
preference just seems to be inher
report went on to note, “Navy lead
ently aimed at dividing people,” Larson declared
ers have done nothing to implement or comply
last month. He went on to imply that it’s only a
with Pentagon directives to prevent or curb
matter of time before the gay, lesbian, hi and
harassment."
trans community adds bestiality to the list.
“There should be no place in our nation’s mil
“The GBLT— whatever it is— gay, lesbian,
itary for anti-gay animus,” said C. Dixon Osbum,
bisexual, transgender and, you know, I’m waiting
SLDN executive director. “The Navy must train
for ’em to— I mean, if you believe Pete Singer at
all of its servicemembers to treat everyone, civil
Princeton University, who is one of their leading
ian or military, with dignity and respect.”
wacko scholars, he believes that sex with animals
Members of Vancouver’s queer community
is just one of those strange taboos that we all
are watching the case closely.
have to get over one of these days,” Larson said.
“We are pleased that charges were laid,” said
“1 kid you not. Wait till they add that one. OK?
Jim Deva of the Gay Safety Committee, which
It gets that crazy. Maybe we’ll have the Sex with
works with the police department to make the
Animals District in the city one day.”
city a welcome place for sexual minority resi
Amalia Alarcón-Gaddie, Metropolitan
dents. “We expect the sailors to return for trial
Human Rights Center manager, has been work
in Vancouver, and the community will he
ing with the Bureau of Planning on the Burnside
watching closely to see that justice is done.”
Triangle redevelopment. She didn’t hear Larson’s
diatribe hut wasn’t surprised to learn that he is
O rganizations H onor
spreading more misinformation via the airwaves.
L ofton -C roteau F amily
“The [queer] community has made a cultural
contribution to the city of Portland,” Alarcón-
he Family Pride Coalition will honor Port
Gaddie said. “All this is doing is acknowledging
landers Steve Lofton and Roger Croteau
that cultural contribution and including the
with the inaugural Families of Courage Award
voice of the people that have supported that
during the seventh annual Family Week from
area’s businesses in the plan to fix that area up.” Aug. 3 to 10 in Provincetown, Mass. A couple
Larson has made a series of attacks on the queer
for more than 20 years and the parents of five
community this year. In February he tore into
children, they are one of three plaintiff families
Bridge 13, which educates high schoolers about
in a historic federal court case fighting Florida’s
sexual orientation and gender identity, and in June
gay adoption ban.
he gave out the telephone number and e-mail
The suit, filed by the American Civil Liber
address of an Oregon Department of Transporta
ties Union in 1998, is a challenge to a law passed
tion employee who listed Gay Pride Month in a
by the state Legislature in 1977. In March
diversity calendar distributed to state employees.
Lofton and Croteau were featured on A B C ’s
Primetime Live special about gay adoption featur
ing Rosie O ’Donnell.
S ailors C harged
“We feel so fortunate to have the opportuni
in A ttack
ty to celebrate Steven and Roger and their chil-
wo U .S. sailors charged in a
July 13 attack on a Vancouver,
British Columbia, resident might have
been motivated by anti-gay sentiment,
activists and media reports indicate.
According to Vancouver Police
Department Detective Scott Driemel,
“There were some comments made
about the [victim’s] sexual orientation,”
which might lead to hate crimes sen
tencing. The man, who sustained bruis
es, scrapes and a shoe print on his face,
has been released from medical care.
Kenneth Drake, 23, is charged with
assault and assault with pepper spray,
while Joe Hummel, 24, is charged with
canning a concealed weapon, assault
and assault with a knife. The sailors—
stationed aboard the U SS Carl Vinson,
part of the Navy’s Bremerton, Wash.,
command— are scheduled to appear
Aug. 27 in a Vancouver court.
Cmdr. Karen Sellers of the Navy’s Two sailors stationed aboard the USS Carl Vinson in
Northwest
Regional
Command Bremerton, Wash., allegedly participated in an anti-gay
declined to comment on whether the attack on a man in Vancouver, British Columbia
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