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 . V'- m I m c * m »*■.f pi.!»! .<,'>•>,»* %*> tr » n v iM in o I I t- tm ,Vi> 2 ' »Î* i h i k i l l hoi. «Oïl h o I llK«-r iroMJl \ irwi Vce:KVM j ntw bt n rM te m c M * to I m %* F Wo »ho» I n n .. a .- c l the ..»«.f Ih-. I it»- !*** the wt4:9:0 9 f U I jm «ret. J . t r ■V. tx -rt tto i.ikl S i' (jlht 1 D> gays and lesbians have the energy and— most impor­ tantly— the desire to bridge the gender gap? Just Out examines the issue during a he M M >x, i*W a li hr H M>|M M M nntdr m year when several letters to the editor discuss how les­ n bians are treated at male- owned businesses. Men and women work together through anti-gay ballot mea­ sures and AIDS, hut a rift A fter the m urder of M edford lesbians Michelle Abdill and seems to develop when Roxanne Ellis, many friends and family share their memories there’s not a crisis at hand. with Just O ut: “ T hey were so dynam ic. 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 ! N ow okn for sales WÊÊÊÊÊÊRÊÊ C o n d o m in iu m s F oi Information < ontar I Josh Roller 2020 SW Main St. Portland OR