Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 20, 2002)
20.2002 rTîïïTTTTTRcîînews briefs Continued from P age 9 gressive organizations downtown,” she said. “T he new office will allow us to do our work more pro ductively, with lots of benefits for very little dif ference in cost. It feels like B R O has grown up into a vibrant, proactive, year-round organiza tion, and the new space reflects who we are now.” people who think queer views and news are neglected. M cC For more information contact Catherine Kom p at 5 0 3 -2 3 1 -8 0 3 2 , ext. 2 0 3 , or pm new s@ kboo. org. engagement, wed ding, anniversary and birthday an nouncements, which now appear as paid ads in the Saturday “Celebrations” section. N ewspaper P ublishes U nion A nnouncement Is daily newspaper published its first same-sex union announce m ent Dec. 14, at long last living up to its m otto, “If it matters to Oregonians, it’s in the Oregonian.” S till, Mary M cCarty and Lottie Zorn were not pleased to find that their wedding had been relegated under the heading “Com mitments.” T h e cere mony was held O ct. 21 in Vermont, which allows same-sex couples to enter into civil unions and receive the same state law protections and responsibilities as married spouses. T h e 183-word announcement “says that we were married; it calls it a marriage ceremony," Zorn told Just Out. “T here’s nothing in there that tries to skirt around the issue o f what to call that, because we definitely were calling it a wedding, and we consider it a legal marriage.” Zorn asked the paper to reprint the announcement under the heading “Weddings” hut was turned down. In fact, she was told that the word “married" no longer will appear in any same-sex union announcements. in la n d To voice your opinion e-mail letters@ news. oregonian. com or fax 503-294-4193. BRO on the M ove asic Rights O regon’s headquarters will relo cate in mid-January from Southeast Belmont Street to downtown. Although volunteers no longer will have access to free parking, the new office in Suite 610 of the Board of Trade Building, 310 S.W. Fourth Ave., will be located on a bus line. According to execu tive director Roey Thorpe, the move has many other benefits. “T he new location will make us more visible and more centrally located near the many pro- B “It wasn’t a com mitment,” she said. “It makes us sound like we were committed to an insane asylum.” T he couple, who have been together for almost two years, registered as domestic partners with Multnomah County in September. The newspa per revealed Oct. 27 its new policy regarding Traveling the Silk Road Chinese Antiques, Oriental Carpets J in g ' s G a l l e r y Richard B. Schneider A ttorney A t L aw is well versed in the special estate planning P o rtlan d , O re g o n 97205 needs o f the G L B T com m unity and can help you with care and professionalism. FREE REPORT! .W nêêê L CABINETS I PO TTERY I SCREEN S f BENCHES I CHAIRS I “Gay & Lesbian Couples Face Special Challenges In Estate Planning . ” What Every Gay And Lesbian Couple Should Know About Estate Planning. oO o Call today for law Offìtes of Richard B. Schneider, L aser S urgery N ow A vailable ! Companion Pel Clini« M F r i 8am • 6pm S A T 8 am • 5 p m W est L inn Sun 11am 4pm Portland \ Salem \ Vancouver W e s t L i n n 19343 Willamette Drive C L A C K A M A S 16317 S E 82nd Drive T i g a r d 13500 S W Pacific Hwy B e a v e r t o n 14292 sw Alien Bivd • (5 0 3 ) 635*3115 • (5 0 3 ) 657*0225 • (5 0 3 ) 670*9707 • (5 0 3 ) 64i*oisi n an effort to keep the community informed on the issues o f the upcoming legislative ses sion, state Sen . Avel Gordly and Reps. Steve M arch and Jackie Dingfelder will hold a town hall meeting from 10 a.m. to noon Jan. 11 at Hollywood Senior C enter, 1820 N.E. 40th Ave. “T h e state is facing a $1.4 billion shortfall, school funding uncertainty and continued high unemployment and hunger,” Dingfelder said. “1 want to keep our community informed on these and other issues as well as seek input from citi zens on ways to reach meaningful solutions to the problems facing our state.” O n e o f the major pieces of legislation that might he decided on next year is a civil rights bill that would ban discrimination based on sex ual orientation and gender identity in housing, public accommodation and employment. A total o f 13 states have passed bills banning anti gay bias; only two have included trans people. “This town hall will be a great forum for anyone who has questions or concerns they’d like to raise with their representatives, including the upcoming vote on the temporary tax increase,” said March, who has introduced pro-gay legislation in the past. “We are here to serve the community.” J H I Compiled by JlM RADOSTA and K a t WILSON WORRIED ABOUT YOUR RIGHTS? YOU SHOULD BE. 1111 S W A lder S tre e t 503.221.7377 P ortland L egislators W ill . H old T own H all •„te B r o ^ T xAArV-eter ^ ss0C f e n c e d » UVet , ; ste o e t M te n liv e VO*"* il
