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1 0 Ju s t M it » aprii IB. 2003 fTTîTîTTTÏÏTRTïnewsbrie/s PHOTO BY d o u g b e e b e .c o m W H A T ’S Y O U R H O M E W ORTH? d o u g b e e b e .c o m HOW MUCH CAN Y O U A FFO R D ? d o u g b e e b e .c o m W H A T H O M E S ARE AVAILABLE? d o u g b e e b e .c o m sorry. me don't do exotics. ♦ Rose G//y VETERINARY & HOSPITAL coLDiueu. CRAI G QUI RK DVM BARBARA SUE SEAL PROPERTIES Direct 503.471.3479 503.224.7325 STEPHEN KOCHIS DVM 8 0 9 SE P o w e l l Continued from Page 9 I mmigrants C an L earn A bout L egal R ights ability for future generations to meet their he Portland chapter of the Lesbian and needs as well.” Gay Immigration Rights Task Force will Shibley assumed her duties within the hold a legal clinic for queer and HIV-positive Kulongoski administration in February. She immigrants and their partners 6:30 p.m. oversees a Portland-based state office that pro April 24 in Room 338 of Portland State Uni tects public health through a wide scope of versity’s Smith Memorial Center, 1825 S.W. environmental and public safety programs. Broadway. The meeting will feature a presenta Among her responsibilities are drinking water tion, social time and free consultations with quality standards, health care licensure, emer lawyers. gency medical services, radiation protection T he purpose is to educate and inform people and environmental services, including pro affected by discriminatory immigration laws grams for managing lead-based paint and clean about their rights. T he Immigration and Natu ing up clandestine drug labs. ralization Service does not recognize same-sex Shibley broke new ground for sexual minori couples as family and, therefore, do not provide ties when she became the states | for their ability to remain together in the U nit "Through work first openly gay [ ed States. elected official in and progress and For more information call 503-471-1568 or e-mail the 1980s. She also a high public lgirtfpdx@hotmail. com . served several years as Oregon’s first presence, we can openly gay or les ivil ights orum achieve a day bian state legislator. to ddress Since then, her when this is just political career has ousing iscrimination taken her to Wash an everyday ousing advocates and providers, social ington, D.C., to o c c u rre n c e .w h e n work with both the service agencies and civil rights supporters the phrase 'lesbian Clinton admini will gather April 25 at the DoubleTree Colum- bia River Hotel for the forum “Fair Housing: stration and Vice Moving Forward in Uncertain Times.” legislator' w ill be President Al Gore’s The event, in honor of National Fair Hous hid for the White as passé as I ing Month, will feature speakers, educational House. After a per workshops and a plenary to discuss future strate sonal hiatus in Ger believe 'lady gies. Also featured will he a new exhibit on the many, she returned law yer’ now has history of housing discrimination in Oregon and to Portland in 2002 to join Kulongoski’s a scene from the new play Time Out o f Mind, become" which examines the powerful role played by the campaign and, — Gail Shibley now, his adminis Ku Klux Klan in the state during the 1920s. The forum is sponsored by tbe Fair Housing tration. Council of Oregon, which enforces federal, state Throughout this time, Shibley has remained and local laws banning housing discrimination. mindful of her public position as a positive role These laws protect renters and homebuyers from model for sexual minorities. “The fact that I am discrimination based on sexual orientation, race, female and lesbian makes it all the more easy to religion, national origin, gender, familial status, appreciate communities in this state who don’t disability, source of income, marital status and age. feel they receive the attention and focus and The nonprofit organization educates housing understanding that is important, particularly providers, tenants, social service groups and local when it comes to public and environmental governments about fair housing rights and health," she says. responsibilities and responds to complaints from At the same time, Shibley is committed to a people who believe they have been discriminated future when a person’s sexual orientation isn't against. The most frequent complaints received newsworthy. “Through work and progress and a on the agency’s hot line are from individuals with high public presence, we can achieve a day disabilities and families with children. when this is just an everyday occurrence... when the phrase ‘lesbian legislator’ will be as passé as I For more information call 503-412-6000. believe ‘lady lawyer’ now has become.” T ♦ BANKjSRB Gail Shibley took gubernatorial candidate Ted Kulongoski on a memorable ride through downtown during Portland Pride 2 0 0 2 Bl vd ( n ea r the Ross I s l a n d B r i d g e ) 232-3105 GRAND OPENING! C R F A H H West Slope View condominiums are nestled on a beautiful hillside in Southwest Portland. Enjoy incredible views of the Willamette Valley, easy access to downtown, and a location that's just minutes from downtown Portland, the Oregon Zoo and Washington Park. 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