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ortland Pride 2003 will have a special space
set aside for festivalgoers with children. The
kids’ tent will he open from 1 to 8 p.m. June 14
and from noon to 6 p.m. June 15.
“There are lots of children of queer parents
who never see other children of queer parents,”
festival coordinator SB Collins says. “The kids’
tent creates a space where these children can meet
other children who are the same age and share a
common experience. It gives them a sort of pride
and a feeling of acceptance of their family.”
- Carlie Dunn, aka Wiggles the Clown, will
perform as well as do face painting throughout
the weekend. By creating a space for families,
Pride Northwest hopes to recognize Portland’s
queer parents, an often underacknowledged part
of the community.
“Queer parents are less visible,’’ Collins says.
“It’s very hard to meet other parents. When there
I
dozen gay and gay-friendly leaders from school
districts across the state lobbied the OEA to
establish a task force to study the national asso
ciation’s report on sexual orientation.
In November the caucus will sponsor a local
reception to coincide with an NEA conference
to he held in Portland titled “Building Respect
and Equity in our Diverse Society: Gay, Lesbian
and Bisexual Issues in Education.”
One of the goals of the caucus is to encour
age the OEA to ensure a safe and supportive
workplace for queer educators, says co-chairman
Ray Johnson, a retired teacher who lives in
Multnomah Village. This, in tum, engenders a
safe and supportive environment for queer and
questioning students.
Established in 1996, the caucus remains the
only special interest group within the OEA.
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HIV S ervices
P lanning C ouncil
S eeks N ew M embers
T
he Portland Area HIV Services
Planning Council is accepting
applications for two-year terms
beginning O ct. 1. Co-chairman
Don Jarvi reminds the public that
the disease is still with us despite
recent advances in treatment.
“People are living longer with
more complex medical needs,” he
says. Joining the council “is one way to
contribute while making a difference
in the lives of HI V-positive people and
their families. This year the council
will determine how more than $3 mil
lion should he spent to assist low-
income people living with HIV."
T he 30-member council was
established in 1994 under the feder
al Ryan W hite Comprehensive
AID S Resources Emergency Act. It
is responsible for assessing health
care and social services needs,
developing a comprehensive plan
for the six-county Portland metro
politan region, setting priorities and
allocating federal funds.
The council’s membership reflects
the demographics of the epidemic. It
Don Jarvi serves as co-chairm an of the Portland Area
is required to have representation
H IV Services Planning C ouncil, which assesses local
from groups such as health care and
needs and allocates federal funds
substance abuse treatment providers,
AID S service organizations and
mental health agencies, and one-third of the vol
is a whole space devoted to entertaining the kids,
unteers must he people living with HIV.
it give the parents the space to meet and talk. You
The council “gives a voice to affected com
see you’re not the only one in the world."
munities,”
Jarvi says. “And the disease is affect
Collins has a 13-year-old son, Tony. After
ing more women, Latinos, African Americans
attending a past Pride celebration with his mom,
and
children. We are looking for people who use
he told her, “I’m glad there is a place that we can
HIV services and people who provide those
go where people understand our family.”
services to join the council.”
Members are appointed by Multnomah
County
Chair Diane Linn. The deadline for
ueer ducator
roup
applications is June 11.
Q
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G
C halks U p A chievements
uring their May 3 annual meeting at the
Janzten Beach DoublcTree, more than a
dozen members of the Gay and Lesbian Caucus of
Oregon Education Association gathered to chron
icle achievements and review upcoming goals.
The group serves as a voice for sexual minori
ty educators and supporters within the state and
national teachers unions. It primarily advocates
for nondiscrimination policies in collective bar
gaining contracts hut also works with state and
national education associations to provide diver
sity training for l<x:al representatives.
During the past year, for example, these two
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For more information call 503-988-3030,
ext. 225, or visit www.hivportland.org.
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