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terhouses, he made what he calls “a decision of
conscience."
"From hirth to death, it’s a miserable, filthy
existence that these animals are in,” he told Just
Out. “There are so many parallels between how
we as humans treat anyHxly who is different—
whether that’s another race or sexual orienta
tion or, in this case, species."
Still, Brown remains optimistic that the tide
is turning.
“1 guess I’m kind o f a futurist,” he said. “ 1
look at it in 50 to 100 years, and people won’t
he eating meat at that point. With the way
the population is growing and the way that
our planet is evolving, it’s a very ostentatious
and environmentally expensive way for us to
live.”
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he Portland chapter of the Lesbian and
Gay Immigration Rights Task Force will
hold a social in Salem for queer immigrants and
their partners 7 p.m. Aug. 23 at the 300 Club,
300 Liberty St. S.E. Residents of Benton,
Clackamas, Lincoln, Marion, Polk and Tillam-
(X )k counties are particularly encouraged to
attend.
The organization is launching an effort to
obtain U.S. Rep. Darlene Hooley’s co-sponsor-
ship of the Permanent Partners Immigration
Act. She is the only Democratic member of
Oregon’s congressional delegation who is not a
co-signer of this important hill, which would
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he LG B TQ Community Center Fund, a
nonprofit organization charged with
studying the feasibility of a potential commu
nity center for Portland’s sexual minorities, is
accepting applications for its permanent board
of directors.
Gwenn Baldwin, co-chairwoman o f the
interim hoard of directors, says its nomination
committee seeks 11 to 15 individuals to serve
one- or three-year terms. Board members will
he expected to contribute time and money at
a level that is personally significant. More
importantly, however, candidates will repre
sent a variety of segments within the sexual
minorities community, including a range of
age, ethnicity, economic status, gender and
geography, in order to provide diverse leader
ship perspectives on the organization’s activi
ties and development.
The nominations committee plans to inter
view candidates an d make selections in Septem
ber. Then the new board will begin examining
the results of the recent sexual minorities com
munity survey and subsequent feasibility study
to determine if and how the center might he
established.
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by Aug. 31 to pdxqueercenter@yahoo.arm.
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ideas for next year’s Portland Pride
festival.
The celebration will be held June 19 and 20,
2004, at Waterfront Park. Recent themes
include “Celebrating Queer Art and Culture,”
“Bridges of Pride,” “O n a Queer D ay...” and
“Lions and Tigers and Queers, Oh My!"
The person who wins the annual contest will
receive “a fabulous prize,” promises Jack Keegan,
Pride Northwest president. The deadline is
Sept. 15.
To submit a suggestion, e-rruul
president@pridenw.org or wnte to P.O. Box
6611, Portland, OR 97228.
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he Oregonian finally printed its first same-
sex wedding announcement under the
appropriate heading Aug. 3.
James Hanson and Tim Daily were the lucky
couple, having tied the knot July 23 in Revel-
stoke, British Columbia. The Canadian
province, along with Ontario, allows gay men
and lesbians to marry under the same laws as
heterosexuals.
List December the newspaper announced
the union of Mary McCarty and Lottie Zorn hut
insisted on segregating them under the heading
“Commitments.” Hanson and Daily were the
first couple to appear side by side with straight
newlyweds. JH1
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Portland were wed on July 23. 2003, in
Rcvelsloke. British Columbia. Canada. The
ceremony, legally binding in Canada, was
officiated by Marriage Commissioner |anice
Scssa of Revelstokc In attendance and
acting <is witnesses were James' mother;
Betty I lanson and Angelo Sessa. Tire
ceremony was conducted in Ml Revelstokc
National Park on lire summit of Ml
Revelstoke.
After vacationing in tire Carradian
Rockies and British Columbia coastal areas
lire couple will make their home iir Portland.
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