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Jabtuaiy Z-20Û3^ |M t aatj 13 m7TïTTW3T3nea;sbrie/s Continued from Page 1 1 now will focus on organizing a queer contingent for the Feb. 15 International Day of Action. For more information call Catherine Sameh at 503-335-8306 or Barbara Tumll at 503-753-9681. E quity F oundation I nvests in D ignity he Investments in Dignity Awards will he presented from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Feb. 18 at the Skybridge Level Auditorium in Building Two of the World Trade Center, 121 S.W. Salmon St. This will be an evening to celebrate non profits supported by Equity Foundation through its general granting program, donor- advised funds, Pride Festival grants, workplace giving and Safe Schools Initiative. In 2002 the organization gave $234,000 to more than 200 Oregon charities serving the queer communi ty and its allies. Equity says this years general cycle grantees reflect a commitment to arts, culture, health serv ices, human dignity, youth and families. The recipients are: 2 Gyrlz Performative Arts, AIDS Support and Prevention, Artattack Theater Ensemble, Bump in the Road Theatre, Elder G LBT Outreach Committee, Encore Theatre, Friends of People with A ID S Foundation, Human Dignity Coalition, Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center, Love Makes a Family, Media tion Works, A Community Dispute Resolution Center, Oregon Uniting, Planned ParenthixxJ of Southwest Oregon, Portland State University Foundation, Q: A Queer Resource for Social Change, Rural Organizing Project, Senior Hous ing and Retirement Enterprises, Soromundi: Les- T Mechanics th at fix everything.1 Including bian Chorus of Eugene and Van guard Youth Services. F ormer OCA O fficial M akes H eadlines A gain For more information contact Matthew Nelson at 503-231 -5759 or inf(j@equityfoundation.org. cott Lively, the former Oregon Citizens Alliance legal director who recently protested a Gay Straight Alliance in Kentucky, has turned his attention to a young convict who received a harsh sentence because of his sexual orientation. The U.S. Supreme Court now is deciding whether to take the case of Matthew Limon, who had consensual oral sex with another male when they were both teen-agers. Had the other person been a girl, he would have received no more than a 15-month sentence. Because he is gay, he now is serving a sentence of 17 years in a Kansas state prison. Lively, director of the Pro-Family Law Center in California, told ABC News it was a matter of the greater social good. “We feel sympathy for a young person facing a long prison sentence for this kind of act,” he said, “but should that justify overruling a principle of law that has benefits for society.7” Meanwhile in Kentucky, the American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit Jan. 22 seeking to enjoin Boyd County High from further discrim inating against students by permitting the G SA to meet. A hearing on the motions in the case is expected to take place within a few weeks. In December the Boyd County Board of Edu cation tcxik the extraordinary step of suspending all clubs in all K-12 schools in an effort to prevent a group of about 30 students from forming a G SA. The kids initially petitioned the school to form the group in March 2002, after two former students were kicked out of their homes for being gay. The school’s Site Based Decision Making Council reluctantly approved the G S A in Octo- S G rants P resented C Columbia County Citizens for ^ Human Dignity raised funds and awarded grants to progressive projects during its Winter Gala and Awards Banquet on Jan. 18 in St. Helens. Pam Powell of Colum bia County AIDS Prevention and Assistance received money to help indigent A ID S patients secure basic services. A wards W ill H onor S outhern O regonians Cathy Grimes of Columbia County Citizens for Human Dignity (left) and Marcy Westerling of the Rural Organizing Project (right) present a grant to Pam Powell of Columbia County A ID S Prevention and Assistance M embers of the queer and straight communi ties who have gone above and beyond the call of duty will be honored during the seventh annual Lambda Awards 7 p.m. Feb. 22 at Med ford’s Red Lion Hotel, 200 N. Riverside Ave. A dance will follow from 9:30 p.m. to 2 a.m. The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Political Caucus of Southern Oregon promises a fun and rewarding evening featuring a silent auction, performance art presentations by local theater troupes and live musical entertainment. Cheese, fruit and desserts will be served, and a no-host bar will be available. Festive Mardi Gras decor will fill the room with delightful surprises. The theme is “Got Pride!" The ceremony traditionally is held on the Saturday before the Martin Luther King Jr. hol iday in January. It was moved to February because of scheduling conflicts. The event costs $15 a person. Tickets are available only at the door. To donate items for the silent auction call Ed Bums at 5 4 1 -779-3902. For more information visit the Internet site tvww.geocities.com/thecaucus. Refinance Now! The Fantasy Creature Store Lowest refinance rates in years! 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