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2 2 J u s t o u t * march 21. 2003 news YOUR WILLAMETTE VALLEY FAMILY REAL ESTATE C O N nE C TIO n I su p p o rt G A L A ch o ru sesl Continued /ram Page 21 Rehearsals (no auditions required) for the June Concert Series begin Sunday March 16th from 4:00-6:30p.m. at the Utl Church in Salem. 5090 C enter Street. NE. { All Welcomel CLARK HOUSE Sales Associate Ilry a p t R ealty (5 4 1 ) 7 5 8 - 1 2 3 4 x 21 1 e-mail: clarkshouses@aol.com 1575 MW 9th Street • Corvallis. OR 97350 TransFamilies For the Family & Friends of Transgender People Saturday, April 26, 1 PM Meets at First Congregational United Church of Christ 1126 SW Park Ave., Across from the Art Museum, 228 7219 HELP US SPREAD THE WORD! TransFamilies is not affiliated with any other organization. demonstrate how critical it is for the law to catch up with the changing American family.” The report further showed that the average age of male partners ranged between 44.5 and 42.4 and that the average age of female partners ranged between 43.4 and 42.2. Comparatively, opposite-sex married couples have average ages in their late 40s, while unmarried opposite-sex households have an average age in the low to mid-30s. Finally, the new report gives insight into the number of interracial same-sex couples in the United States, with 11.5 percent o f male and 10 percent of female same-sex households having multiracial partners. Comparatively, 5.7 percent of married couples are multiracial and 12.2 per cent of opposite-sex partners are multiracial. Barry Winchell at Fort Campbell, where he served as commanding general. Military watchdog and civil liberties organizations that opposed the nomination last session announced March 12 that they again will try to convince senators to reject Clark or, at the very least, hold a full, open hearing before voting on this important appoint ment to command the Fifth United States Army. A D epartm ent o f A rm y Inspector G eneral report found th a t he failed to order required training on “d o n ’t ask, d o n ’t tell” or on how to address anti-gay harassm ent. In a Jan. 16 letter to co m m ittee ch airm an Sen. John W arner, R-Va., and ranking m em ber Sen. C arl Levin, D -M ich., Servicem em hers Legal Defense N etw ork noted o th e r troubling facts about C lark ’s tenure at the base, including com m and-w ide low morale; inadequate deliv ery of h ealth care to soldiers and their fami- Call today for a free qualification over the phone First Time Buyers ♦ FHA/VA Loans Self-Employed ♦ Complicated Borrowers Bankruptcies & Foreclosures ♦ Credit Problems Investment Properties ♦ Pre-approvals 100% Financing Programs When we learned the landlord Was selling our house, We called Christine in a panic. Being self employed, we thought it might be impossible to buy, but Christine came to the rescue. She made the extra effort to get all our p a p erw o rk in order an d the loan approved. 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The upsurge comes as U.S. trtxips mobilize for a pos sible conflict in Iraq and amid continued reports of anti-gay harassment within the armed forces. “We project receiving a record 1,100 calls for assistance during the 2003 calendar year," exec utive director C. Dixon Osbum said. “As long as our military continues to discriminate against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Ameri cans, SLDN will remain on the front lines, pro viding zealous legal assistance to our clients.” Two full-time staff attorneys and a legal director field an average of 25 new calls for help each week. In 2002 the team responded to 913 requests for assistance and has seen demand for its services increase annually. Since 1993, the network has provided direct legal help to more than 4,300 men and women. In January it announced an increased focus on policy and grassroots activism aimed at repeal ing “don’t ask, don’t tell.” S KENTUCKY his m onth President Bush renominated Maj. Gen. Robert T. Clark to lieutenant general, the Army’s second-highest rank. During the last session of Congress, the Senate Armed Services Committee did not act on the nomination because of serious concerns about his leadership before and after the murder of Pfc. T lies; and widespread, leader-condoned under age drinking in th e barracks. C A L IF O R N IA n the nation’s first ruling of its kind, a C ali fornia appeals court March 4 said health care providers can n o t dis crim inate against pa tients based on their sexual orientation. Lambda Legal, which fought on behalf o f a les bian who was denied insemination services by a Southern California clinic, said the decision will affect queers across the U nited States. In the 19-page deci- Jennifer C . Pizer sion, a three-judge panel of the state appeals court in San Diego mled unanimously that doctors and health care providers are hound to follow state civil rights laws. California and 11 other states prohibit anti-gay discrimination in public accommoda tions, including health care services. “Health care is a vital issue to every person in America— it’s one of our most basic needs,” attorney Jennifer C. Pizer said. “Since this is the first ruling of its kind,.it will be a powerful tool for fighting discrimination around the country and ensuring that health care providers meet their legal and ethical obligations.” In the summer of 2000, the North Coast W omen’s Care Medical Group refused to insem inate Guadalupe Benitez. She had received 11 months of treatm ent from the clinic— hut at the critical and brief moment when she needed to I PHOTO BY PAUL MORSE —„-----
