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Terry Bean 1432 SW 13th Avenue • Portland, Oregon 97201 (parking in PSU structure at 13th and Market) _ JL PISTILS NURSERY -Pistil When an ordinary Realtor simply won’t do... sustsiasblf grown flor a 3811 N. Miniiiippi Ave. Portland, Oregon 503-288-4889 Tues-Sun 10-5 H Ä 3144 SE Belmont Portland, OR 97214 office: 503-238-7617 B ean and D ean in 2004 I } ortland businessman Terry Bean has joined .1 former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean’s cam paign for the Democratic presidential nomina tion in 2004. As one of four Oregon co-chairs, the promi nent gay rights activist will focus on national and statewide fund raising. “Since Oregon has such a late primary, the odds are high that it will he over by the time it gets to Oregon, so it’s real ly important to get the funds necessary to keep him going strong,” he told Just Out. Bean has met Dean several times at func tions involving the Human Rights Campaign, which he co-founded. He is particularly impressed by the politician’s honesty, integrity and vision. “ I like the fact that he is the only major can didate who is against the war,” Bean says. "Personally I “And personally 1 think it took a lot of th ink it took a courage... to support lot o f civil unions, where it could’ve been the end courage... to of his career. Less than 30 percent of the peo support civil ple in Vermont at the unions, where it time were for [civil unions]. He never could've been flinched on it one the end o f his iota.... 1 also agree with him on a wide career. Less variety of issues, from than 30 percent national health care to the environment.” o f the people in Despite President Bush’s high approval Vermont at the ratings, Bean is confi dent that Dean will time were for emerge victorious next [civil unions]. year— just like another Democratic candidate He never who many thought flinched on it didn’t stand a chance against a wartime one iota." GO P incumbent. “He has the kind of — Terry Bean charisma that I saw from Clinton early on,” he says. “He is the only major candidate that’s not in Congress, and he brings a fresh perspective to the race. The last person to go directly from Congress to the pres idency was John Kennedy, and since then there’s been four governors elected." Bean doesn’t think Dean’s support of gay rights will come back to haunt him during the general election. “It’s possible, hut I think that’ll backlash, because he’s so plainspoken and direct that he’ll convince people, even if they disagree with him.” The other three Oregon co-chairs are former Gov. Barbara Roberts, who has served on the HRC hoard of directors; Secretary of State Bill Bradbury; and Cheryl Perrin, a Port of Portland commissioner and former business lobbyist. For more inform ation visit U H vw .dem foram enca.com . .S. Sens. Gordon Smith, R-Ore., and Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., introduced April 9 the Early Treatment HIV Act of 2003 to provide Medicaid coverage for low-income, HIV-positive people before they develop full blown AIDS. “Currently HIV treatments are very success ful in delaying the progression from HIV infec tion to AIDS," Smith said in a statement. “We can do better, and we should do everything pos sible to ensure that all people living with HIV can get early, effective medical care." The act also provides an enhanced Medicaid match, making more federal money available for states that invest in treatments for HIV. Smith said the legislation will help states with struggling budgets continue to provide medical treatment to low-income, HIV-positive people in need. “HIV and AIDS touches the lives of millions of people living in every state in the union. Some get the latest medical treatment, hut too many do not,” Smith added. “This is literally a life-and-death issue for many Oregonians, and ETHA can help many more Americans enjoy long, healthy lives.” The act represents a breakthrough in assuring early access to care for thousands of low-income, nondisahled people living with HIV. Currently, individuals with HIV must become disabled by AIDS and meet strict income and asset criteria in order to receive Medicaid coverage. C ourse T eaches Q ueer H istory I n order to fulfill their general education requirement, Portland State University stu dents must complete a course focused on learn ing through community involvement. This spring, professor Ann Mussey’s gay, lesbian, hi and trans history class will he collecting oral narratives for inclusion in the Gay and Lesbian Archives of the Pacific Northwest. This is the second time the class has been offered in the past three years. The previous class collected oral narratives and researched buildings and locales now being used in the Burnside Triangle gay history walking tour. This year’s class has some fresh ideas for research projects. Under consideration is a compilation of the historical origins of sodomy laws; their enforcement, especially in Oregon; and the recent challenge to the law in the U .S . Suprem e Court, com plete with a “Sodomy Party” to share this information with the community. A few class members are interested in researching and writing about the history of gay bathhouses in Portland, and some think it’s time to put G LA P N ’s oral histories into a searchable database. Some have suggested indexing Just Out as well. About 10 students have signed up for the course, which meets twice each week. Mussey says this is the only class of its kind that she knows about. When asked why they opted to take a course in queer history, students’ replies ranged from “it fit in my schedule" to more personal reasons. Aleks Peirishvili says: “It’s important to have this history so that 1 can have a presence in this society that marginalizes m e.... It’s an assurance that I exist.” GLAPN accepts donations of fliers, organizational journals, party invitations and other pieces of queer history. For more information contact Pat Young at younghst@spiritone.com or Ann Mussey at 503-725-8441.
