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U .S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer (right, with Multnomah County Chair Diane Linn at Portland
Pride 2002) has pledged not to discriminate in employment practices based on sexual
orientation and gender identity and expression
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I May 1 that it has joined forces with the
Gender Public Advocacy Coalition to secure
signatures on statements from members of
Congress asserting that they will not discrim
inate in employment practices based on sexu
al orientation, gender identity and gender
expression.
For several years HRC has asked members of
Congress to sign statements prohibiting discrim
ination based on sexual orientation, bur this is
the first time gender identity and expression
have been included in a single statement. Only
two members of Oregon’s congressional delega
tion have signed the trans-inclusive pledge, U.S.
Sen. Ron Wyden and U.S. Rep. Earl Blume
nauer, both Democrats.
“This statement is an important step forward
for HRC as we work for equality for our entire
community," political director Winnie Stachel-
berg said. “It is also an opportunity for members
of Congress to follow the lead of some (if the top
Fortune 500 corporations in America— includ
ing Eastman Kodak Co., IBM, Intel Corp., Nike
Inc. and Xerox Corp.— who have already imple
mented policies prohibiting discrimination
based on sexual orientation and gender identity
and expression in their workplaces.”
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new grassrixits effort to establish a cen
ter for Portlands sexual minorities com
munity will be the subject of a public Speak
Out Forum at 6:30 p.m. May 29 in the U .S.
Bank Room of Multnomah County’s Central
Library, 801 S.W. 10th Ave. The gathering,
the first in a series that will continue through
the summer, will provide an opportunity for
individuals and organizations to discuss the
need for such a facility and to brainstorm
what it might look like, including where it
could be located.
The information-gathering forums are organ
ized by an offshoot of Outside In called the
Queer Committee. Originally focused on the
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needs of sexual minority youth, the group now
works in tandem with a larger community cen
ter effort recently convened by Portland Mayor
Vera Katz’s gay chief of staff, Sam Adams.
Together, their mission is to “create a com
prehensive and inclusive process to research and
identify the community’s needs and strengths
while exploring the feasibility of creating a com
munity center in Portland to address them.”
Organizers from both camps stress their com
mitment to reach out to all members of the sex
ual minorities community and its allies. The
fomm complements an extensive survey that
will he intnxJuced at Portland Pride 2003. A for
mal feasibility study will follow, the results of
which will be published in September.
For more information call 503-535-3815 or e-mail
lxrrtlaruL]ueercenter@yah(X). com.
D yke M arch N eeds Y ou
he Dyke March— an annual grassroots
I gathering of about 1,000 lesbians, hi
women, trans dykes and their allies in down
town Portland— is seeking financial support for
this year’s festivities. Usually organized by the
temporarily scattered Lesbian Avengers, the
event will gather by 6:30 p.m. and step off at
7 p.m. June 14 in the North Park Blocks
between Northwest Park and Eighth avenues at
West Burnside Street.
The march receives no corporate or business
sponsorship and is made possible only by fund
raising and donations from community mem
bers. Rental and insurance for each accessibility
vehicle costs about $75, the permit fee for the
march is $70, the insurance fee is $254, and
copies for fliers and sign materials total about
$30. After raising some of the needed funds dur
ing a recent benefit at the Red & Black Cafe,
the organizers now are lacking about $250— the
cost of the insurance.
The next benefit will be at the increasingly
popular weekly event Skervy—Queer to the
Bone!, which will hold a Dress Night from
8 p.m. to 2 a.m. May 22 at the Cobalt Lounge,
32 N.W. Third Ave. Attendees should come
sporting a lovely frock and bring supplies for
making signs and costumes for the march.
Admission is a $6 donation with $1 dresses
available at the door.
To volunteer err make a demotion contact Sarah
Barnard at carobhomo@yahoo .com.