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About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 4, 2002)
ndnhf 4. Mflgj- rTTîTTTTW^lnetusbrie/s In ju r e d ? ...C a ll m e ----------------------------------------------- — i Proudly serving our community since 1989 in personal injury claims including: • Auto & Motorcyle Accidents • Bicycle & Pedestrian Accidents Hala Gores, P.C. Attorney at Law Free C o n s u lt a t io n No Fee Unless You Recover 503 / 295-1940 Tom Soppe leads the Burnside Triangle Advisory Group public history tour Sept. 28 ments Sept. 18, including the creation of a domestic partnership registry and equal-access guarantees for trans people, the Register-Guard reported. Even conservative member Gary Pape strongly endorsed the measures. “This is not pro viding rights— it’s providing protections, as has been so well stated.” Gay Councilor Scott Meisner said he thought Eugene was a pretty enlightened place— until he started hearing from opponents, including some who are afraid that sexual preda tors will gain access to womens restrooms by cross-dressing. “As 1 read some of the public comments or the e-mails we receive, I realize I’m somewhat naive.” Next up is a public hearing scheduled for Oct. 14. The City Council then will vote on whether to adopt or amend the revisions Oct. 28. D on ' t K now M uch A bout H istory ? he Burnside Triangle Advisory Group held two public tours Sept. 28 and 29 highlight ing more than 100 years of gay and lesbian his tory in the neighborhood. W hat is now the W ashington Hotel at Southw est W ashington Street and 11th Avenue was built by architect Lionel Deane, who was arrested in the sensational same-sex vice scandal o f 1912. T he crackdown, pro pelled by an intense reform crusade to “root out the homosexual perversion,” ruined the political and professional careers o f several prominent Portlanders. T he hotel tavern was a gay watering hole during the ’70s with such manly names as the A xe Handle and the Timber Topper. Also on Washington, at 12th, was the Buick Cafe, a lesbian meeting place as far back as the 1940s. The place was hopping during the queer watershed period of World War II. A city police report noted that the Buick was the last-chance stop for women who were un successful acquiring a partner early in the evening at the Music Hall. The Music Hall showcased original vaude ville acts that featured both male and female impersonators who sang their own songs. Police reports talked about going to the shows over and over again so they “would be accosted.” Rich’s Cigar Store at 724 S.W. Alder St. was one of only two stores in town that car ried The M attachine Review, the newsletter of the nation’s first major gay rights organiza- T tion, despite pressure from the sheriff not to carry “ indecent material.” The Silverado, 1217 S.W. Stark St., is Port land’s oldest surviving queer bar. During the ’50s, police made a little extra cash by entrap ping and arresting men for public sex offenses. Officers then would blackmail the patrons and receive money in exchange for dropping the charges. 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In an inter view from Deuel Vocational Insti tution in Tracy, about 90 minutes from San Francis co, he said he signed a release to be moved to one o f six W estern states, including Oregon. He will be held in medi um security at his Robert Noel new prison, according to California Depart ment o f Corrections spokeswoman Margot Bach. Coffee Creek is primarily a women’s facility but has a reception center for male inmates. Noel will stay there as long as it takes to go through processing before being sent to his “mainline” prison. Noel and his wife, Marjorie Knoller, are expected to be released on parole in about a year. She is serving time at a women’s prison in Chowchilla, Calif. Noel said the couple likely will live in South Lake Tahoe when they are released. He said he does not want to return to San Francisco. Even if Noel did return to the Bay Area, few people would recognize him now. He shaved off all his hair and looks markedly different from his mug shot. 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