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1 8 jM S t OW t • September 6. 2002 news SPARKS iisr — - - ' home, leases, bank accounts, credit cards, utility bills and homeowners insurance. It fur ther states that a domestic part nership registry and “certifica tion of a union celebrated over seas” are also acceptable. Trust!” C o m p u te rize d C ar Care 823 SE 202nd (20 2n d betw een Burnside & Stark) 503-618-0480 It’s time... move beyond your perceived limitations and reach your life goals! Stephanie Torres, Life Coaeh Couples 0 Individuals • W orkshops 503 - 753^4579 I I • • N ew p u rch ase • 100% equity loans • Pre-qualification by p h o n e o r fax • R efin an ce/cash ou t • P re-approved loans • R esidential, com m ercial & in v estm en t p ro p erty • A p p o in tm e n ts at your convenience Office 503 . 297.9900 Evenings/ Weekends 503 . 780.1561 Toll Free 1 . 877 . 826.9900 E m ail colleenw(«’mtgadvocates.com www.mtgadvocates.com "I'm available when you are ! 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Tina Schafer, gri , abr Associate Broker Aiidti-AIiUion Dollar Producer RE/MAX Signature Properties 282-4000 X 122 e-mail: tinas@remax.net 519 SE MAIN Portland, OS :amim wuj,ht/hponicsgcrdeti,coni NEW YORK bout 20 gay men and les bians whose partners died in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attack on the World Trade C en ter will receive spousal benefits from insurance companies under a state law that took effect Aug. 21. Advocates and survivors praised the new law hut said thousands of others remain without the “safety net” that is intended to protect all people whose committed part ners die on the job. “T his is good for some of us, but we have to do more for all of us,” said Larry Courtney, who lost his partner of nearly 14 years, Eugene Clark. “Peo ple whose partners died in "other tragedies on the job are still fighting with insurance D.C. Mayor A nthony Williams attended a vigil for two trans com panies for the basic bene women Aug. 13 fits th a t were intended for families in our situation.” NATIONAL r< wo trans women were brutally gunned ¡v down Aug. 12 in Washington, D.C. According to news reports, police found he New York City Council passed a hill Ukia Davis, 18, and Stephanie Thomas, 19, in J Aug. 15 to recognize domestic partner the front seat of Thomas’ Toyota Camry in a ships, civil unions and same-sex marriages in southeastern part of the city, less other jurisdictions not recognized than a blcx:k from her apartment. by the state. The pair, who became friends dur T h e measure was approved ing their mid-teens when they met overwhelmingly by a vote of at an agency serving trans youth, 34-7-4. Mayor Mike Bloomberg is were pronounced dead at the expected to sign it. scene. During debate, which became Investigators have not yet iden heated at times concerning inclu tified either suspects or a motive for sion of the word “marriage," Speak er Gifford Miller took the lead in the shtxnings. Sgt. Brett Parson, head of the Metropolitan Police supporting the measure. “I won’t Departments gay and lesbian liai Gifford Miller let fear of the future stop us from son unit, said they “are still exploring all the doing what is right,” he said. possibilities.” Only the Netherlands has legalized marriage However, the sheer ferocity of the attacks— between same-sex couples. Vermont is the only each victim had at least 10 bullet wounds— is state that enables same-sex partners to enter consistent with the brutality often asstKiated into a civil union; however, at least eight states with hate crimes. Additionally, friends and rela and more than 100 city and county govern tives of the victims say they frequently were ments provide some type of domestic partner harassed. ship recognition and benefits. In response to the killings, a vigil was held Aug. 13 in the vicinity of the crime scene. Sev NEVADA eral community leaders spoke at the event, gay student who sued high schcxd adminis including Mayor Anthony Williams. trators in Reno for failing to stop anti-gay harassm ent signed a settlem ent agreement Aug. 28 that ends the lawsuit and offers broad he American Red Cross has made perma new protections for gay and lesbian students nent the guidelines it put in place for the nationwide. T he agreement is the first in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks that provided country to recognize the constitutional right of gay domestic partners the same disaster relief gay and lesbian youth to he open about their assistance as spouses. sexual orientation in schools and to be protect New York’s Empire State Pride Agenda, ed from discrimination and harassment by other which had lobbied for the change throughout students. the past year, was able to obtain a copy of a doc- As a result of the settlement, Derek Henklc ument sent Aug. 15 from national headquarters will he paid $451,000 in damages, the largest to all chapters titled “Guidance on ‘Family’ Def pretrial award of its kind in the nation. In addi inition and Verification.” It lists those fitting the tion, the W ashoe C ounty School District definition, including “regularly financially sup immediately will implement sweeping new ported significant others, fiancés, housemates policies to protect gay and lesbian students from and/or other family members.” discrimination, including training all staff on T he bulletin also provides guidance on preventing and responding to sexual harass acceptable documentation that can he used to m ent and intimidation. verify these relationships, then lists many of the Henkle was a victim of violence, bullying criteria that were used for gay partners of and physical attacks at three different Reno Sept. 11 victims, such as joint ownership of a high schools. A t the first one, he was called A
