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About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 7, 2003)
SO MANY SHOES... i Varceiie 1995 A study conducted in 18 cities including Portland indicates women with HIV are dying faster than men with HIV. T he study doesn’t know why this is happening hut speculates that women may he waiting longer before seeking treat ment. A nother study shows that 30 percent of 1,600 gay and hi men in Portland are engaging in “extremely high-risk sex on a regular basis— despite the millions of dollars that have been poured into safe-sex education campaigns." T h e good news is that H IV /A ID S organi zations in th e Portland area receive $1.5 m il lion from 1995 Ryan W hite C om prehensive A ID S Resources Em ergency Title I grants. T he had news is th a t Portland qualified for the m oney after reporting 2,000 or more cum ulative cases of A IDS. & Company CongratuCatzs Ju st O ut on “W e’ve got more OCA-hacked legislators in office. Tire Republicans control the entire Legisla ture. There are lots of reasons to he wary,” state Rep. Gail Shihley tells Just Out. Ironically, it’s Democratic state Rep. Kevin M annix who sponsors House Rill 2317, stating that Oregon should “favor" heterosexual marriages. Tire possibility that Hawaii may allow same-sex marriages causes other states to take “preventative measures." Tire hill dies early in the legislative process. “Our goal is to out-educate, out-organize and out-vote the O C A ,” comments Basic flights O re gon executive director Julie Davis. W hile the O C A is considering another anti-gay ballot measure for 1996, BRO is thinking about sponsoring a proactive initiative for gay rights. But after a feasi bility poll returns unfavorable results (those voting against anti-gay measures may not necessarily vote for pro-gay measures), BRO declines to proceed. out IN S ID E: O a r t iiH im J p u k i MISSWUati0N eon n°o bew a R° e 1 f ° £ h e b e » b o u t s . A . Community T»o luring, exubt: a»t Medford letbtt/ut art * V ti* ïtu m h , inend* and idher m o u n te r* sh a re m e m ories a t Roxanne and Hit he Hr anJ ‘•me In continue their nnrk •n l«|i ' ELLIS A B O tU - 510- ____ . r ^ i u c ' o t M ic h e lle A b d ill an d R o x a n n e E llis o f M e d ford disappear and th e n are fo u n d m urdered. P o lic e arrest R obert Jam es A c r e m a n t, w h o says th a t th e m urder resulted from a b o tc h e d robbery and th a t h e d id n ’t k n o w th e w o m e n w ere lesb ia n s u n til after h e targeted th em . In 1 9 9 7 , A c r e m a n t is fo u n d g u ilty and s e n te n c e d t o d ea th . l ll«l .'I 4Ml->!SI!l .S . I ifc'plH' , ‘ m H w I iM vn» V N >4. I -m i) re (■•'Or U) » litetc 1» I»-* «> > ic i* » * *-» t i.n i H M c-w* F I;« « • : AK:i!l » kiN.«*« V m tu M hmvm I n . M -r f f.W H I il« j ix K r ' 'li*e« >*»*»* 41 ft: H um . 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If som ething had to he “Are women ux) sensitive done, they would do it,’’ com m ents C herie G arland, president and radical .r ’ asks Just Out. of the Rogue Valley chapter of Parents, Families and Friends “Are gay men tixi insensitive of Lesbians and G ays. and narcissistic.r i i fflk l <»> i vi-fv*- »: 41 h « r >i%*m • ' bettw FwlJ * a«« tJ'lii* I»: I U r . 'V o i * hr.1.!, m » 1 ' A t fi* . ò ifO iv »»¡!.4:« ,* l in-»' j Dm l9 fw M |N n I m m d i> M w '" « « v n r lu tf e .' ► » a fy r tv a ito ira.r 20 AND JUST ONE PAIR OF GLASSES? y a r s of Community Service! Eagle Elye Optical EYE EXAMS PRESCRIPTION EYEW EA R GLASSES & C O N T A C T S 2808 N E M L K Jr Blvd, Suite C Portland. O R 97212 Located next to Billy Reeds Restaurant - ‘D a r c e liX V & ‘K çx y 503.335.7173 LOO www.eagleeyeopticalshop.com DARCELLE XV 208 NYV THIRD AVE • (503) 222-5338 G rand m O m p & ünc ! 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A b e le , w h o started P h o en ix R ising w ith $ 3 0 ,0 0 0 from his o w n prac tice, dies at age 85. H e is survived by his partner o f 37 years, W arren James. Portland attorn ey Bill S h ep h erd dies at age 81. H e and his w ife, A n n , becam e strong supporters o f gay rights after th eir daughters cam e out to th em in th e mid- 1970s. S h ep h erd played a key role in stop p in g th e en trap m en t o f gay m en by Port land p olice. “B ill’s zealous practice o f law has guided and protected so very m any o f us over th e years, [and] A n n ’s k itch en table has b een th e h ea lin g place for cou n tless p eop le o f all ages,” c o m m e n ts Jeff R ose, Mr. Portland Leather 199.3. e y o u r n c ù f/i& o r /io o e / n u r s e r y F/ahfs, 7oo/s <£ £ooot 3433 NE 24TH PORTLAND OR AVENUE 97212 503.287.3200 \ ftc A o r a i ($ ¿ o r i l/b //n tcr O evn crs