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^ 0 Ju st out • november 21. 2003 PR? 7 TTIWT^neu>sbrie/s Qpive with Pride egon Camera Continued from Page 9 Everything Photographic We have a knowledgeable, friendly staff helping you find the right camera, binoculars, or photographic accessories. Visit us online at: www.reyreece.com or schedule your appointment 5 0 3 -2 5 6 -3 7 0 0 A ‘family’ owned and operated business since 1997. REY REECE DEALERSHIPS VOLKSWAGEN-MITSUBISHI-USED 122nd & East Burnside www.reyreece.com 532SW/UU» Arcane (•milis. N 37333 (541)753 2653 wv.arcciacaacri.CM Owner/Operator 503-785-0469 • www.snugglekitties.com • snugglekitties@att.net PO Box 82410 • Portland, OR 97232-0410 • Bonded A Insured fflim ltr »{ Vtl S itilo Ju tim aiiinat YO U R W IL L A M E TTE VALLEY FAMILY n X REAL E S TA TE C O N n E C T IO N K p u ) J j * U pcom ing W inter S o n g C o n ce rt p re se n te d by C o n flu e n ce * J Jj* Saturday. December 6th at 8 p.m.at Salem Unitarian Church ■ 5090 Center St.. NE Sunday. December 7th at 4 p.m. at Unity Church of Portland - 4525 SE Stark (Tickets available at In Other Words (Portland) and Jacksons Books iSalem) or Irom any Chorus membersl CLARK MOUSE Sales Associate ( 5 41 ) 7 5 8 -1 2 3 4 x 21 I e-mail: clarkshousesKiaol.com M ikjard Windows For more information call 503-231-575 9 V r.u t y ' Inc-. M AC 1 5 7 5 MW 9 lh Street • Corvallis. OR 9 7 3 3 0 MILGARD IQSSQjQj REPLACEMENT WINDOWS Clearly the best MILGARD HAS A WINDOW FOR EVERY HOMEOWNER ______ VINYL is the perfect choice for those who never want to paint windows ever again. E E E ! i s for those who want color on the outside and the option to paint their new windows. [2 2 2 2 3 E I D * s perfect for those who love the beauty of real wood on the inside of their windows. he Bill ik Ann Shepherd Legal Scholarship Fund of Equity Foundation has named three recipients for the 2G0L2004 academic year, includ ing its first out-of-state scholar. Tire fund honors law students in their List year of study who are ded icated to donating part of their legal expertise to helping keep their state hate-free by fighting big otry and discrimination against sexual minorities. Frances A. Crockett experienced great levels of discrimination ¡is the hearing child of two deaf parents in Mobile, Ala. Now attending University of New Mexico Schtxil of Law, she was a pivotal force in the state’s recent passage of legislation outlawing discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. Tiffany A. Dickson left a substantial tenure of volunteer service to queer communities in Boston and transplanted herself to Eugene, where she promptly infused her zeal for involvement by , revitalizing the sexual minority student group Outlaws ¡it University of Oregon School of Law. Victoria L. Larson came to Portland after of Outlook, the queer advocacy organization at Denison University in Granville, Ohio. She has been an active member of GLOBAL, North western Schtxil of Liw ’s queer student organiza tion, and facilitated a retreat last spring that helped organize the college’s first “Sexual Ori entation, Gender Identity and the Law” semi nar, which will he taught in 2004- The scholarship is named after the couple who co-founded Portland’s chapter of Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays. Bill practiced law for more than 56 years in Oregon H e p a t it is V a c c in a t io n P ro m o ted in O rego n health coalition has launched the first regional effort to promote hepatitis vacci nation among gay and hi men in Oregon and Washington. “Hepatitis A and hepatitis B are the only sexually transmitted diseases that people can vaccinate against,” said Fred Swanson, execu tive director of Seattle’s Gay City Health Proj ect. “This is a proactive way for gay and bisexu al men to take control of their health.” Gay City has produced three postcards con taining up-to-date medical information and pro moting vaccination. The state of Oregon is coordinating a collaborative effort among Mult nomah, Washington and Clark counties, which will he responsible for distributing the cards in public health centers, bars, sex clubs, coffee shops and other queer venues through their MSM (men who have sex with men) outreach programs. In 2000, G ay City worked with Seattle and King County public health officials on crafting an innovative hepatitis vaccination campaign. A year after its dehut, vaccination rates among gay men in Seattle increased by 64 percent for hepatitis A and by 10 percent for hepatitis B. However, a large number of men still need to he vaccinated. According to a 2003 survey by the Gay and Lesbian Medical Asstxziation at Pride festivals throughout the country, includ ing Seattle, more than 67 percent of gay and hi men had not been vaccinated against hepatitis A, and more than 60 percent had not been vaccinated against hepatitis B. Increased rates of hepatitis infection among gay and hi men have been reported in many large cities \ A r P /S K FOR H f PATITIS A . 4KJ0 HEPATITIS Bf v u s r GLT. VACCINATE D -d We are certified Milgard installers and have been selling and installing Milgard windows for over 26 years in the Portland area. 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Kaiser employees and their partners, Kaiser members and their partners, and “friends of Kaiser” are welcome to attend. before his death in 1995; Ann, a newspaper reporter turned mother of five, died in January. “We are thrilled not only to he continuing the standard set by nearly a decade of Shepherd Scholars, hut to he bringing the message of this fund of Equity Foundation beyond the bound aries of the great state of Oregon," said Linda Traeger, Equity executive director. “We wel come these three new ‘daughters,’ as Ann would have so delightfully dubbed them, to the grow ing family of Shepherd Scholars and Kxik for ward to their careers as legal activists for our mission of dignity and worth for all." i,.r r '■ * i 1 « - » J u i P i BL -|> At-KBAVY p U w T Y ‘ ' Garland Horner \jS r ° A rt*S T A tcuT VA-rf. •**idW*rvAC-CiNA~riiB A^»A^^T H ÊpATITlS A t w c ^ g i r » t. O w n er M UUII 1 , 11,1 f t u t H W I > U f » U < m ____ i___ ^ w t v - Q O - V - I « ■ y / i . - k i , , [<>n„ vTovn vn gvw i SD "ÄS5 CCB#19095 These postcards were developed to encourage gay and bi men to get vaccinated against hepatitis