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that group (“Fat and Queer? Listen H ere...”
to win the votes of conservatives and dismissive
of reproductive rights advocates who are per­ Nov. 7).
That distinction belongs to Christopher
ceived as willing to vote for Democrats no mat­
ter what. The Democratic Tarty’s increasing ori­ Hersey, Judith Rizzio and another woman whose
name escapes me (unfortunately) now. Pittman
entation to the right resulted in 17 Democratic
senators and 62 Democratic representatives sup­ joined at least a decade and a half after the
group was begun, and that’s just the plain facts,
porting the late-term abortion ban. Two of the
ma’am. I don’t know whether the reviewer got
Democratic senators had hypocritically taken
this wrong or Pittman represented the story this
donations from Emily’s List, which contributes
way (1 hope it’s the former), hut I think it’s
to pro-choice candidates.
important to keep the waters of history as clear
So the strategy relied on hy N A R A L Pro-
as possible.
Choice America and other mainstream
women’s groups (if replacing Republican officials
with Democrats just won’t work. Simply elect­ J ay H arris
ing more Democrats won’t he enough. Democ­ Portland
rats haven’t stopped all the abortion restrictions
implemented with bipartisan support since
A p e rfe c t 1 0
1973— restrictions that have done particular
injury to repnxJuctive health options for pixir To the E ditor :
write this letter in total sincerity. I mean no
women.
disrespect. I have friends and family who are
I call on all women and men concerned
gay.
G(xl told me we have lived this life nine
about women’s rights to raise their voices and
times before. The reason people are horn gay is
again make abortion a prime-time, front-page
issue. We have done it in the past through build­ because of a curse they put on themselves in a
past life. People can’t change what they are, hut
ing radical grassnxits movements of all who are
when they die, their hill must he paid, or it gets
disenfranchised by this repressive, money-mad
worse.
system, and we must do it again. We must hit
You can research and find theories that we
the streets to demonstrate our full support for
have been here nine times before. A cat can’t
reproductive freedom.
have nine lives unless we’ve got them, too. 1
Raise the consciousness of youth who don’t
understand the consequences of illegal abortion, j believe, like many other Christians, we are in
the last days. The 10th time means perfection. If
Testify to every legislative FxxJy. Write every
you don’t get it right this time, you get no other
elected official and every newspaper. Face every
chance.
attack on abortion clinics at the entrance d(x»rs,
and protect the women who use their services.
M inister T yrone W illiams
And let’s go on the offensive and expand our
demands beyond protecting the minimum that I Portland
still exists. Real choice means safe, free, un­
restricted abortion on demand to women of all
ages and abilities; free, safe birth control; an end
to forced sterilization; guaranteed prenatal care;
free, 24-hour child care; and full medical cover­
age for all.
Act now to reassert women’s right to have
control over their own kxJics!
I
W illa
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To the E ditor :
eez. 1 hate to sound picky, hut as the long-
J time partner of an early member of the
Fallen Angels Choir, I have to point out that
Melinda Pittman was in no way a founder of
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tr a n s itio n
R.B. Hiatt,
1951-2003
regon Bears founder R.B. Hiatt died
Oct. 29 at Hopewell House Hospice C en ­
ter. Fie was 52.
He was bom Feb. 19, 1951.
Hiatt was well-loved in many groups includ­
ing the bear, leather/Levi and court communi­
ties. He was known by many affectionate
names including R.B., Dog and Won Ton
Desire and as official Temple Dog to the reign
of another Oregon Bears founding member,
Emperor Bahalou XX.
He spearheaded the Oregon Bears Com mu­
nity Bear I\iv e &. Show, which collects teddy
bears and money to directly help children and
others affected by AIDS. The annual event has
grown to achieve huge levels of community
support and involvement.
Friends describe Hiatt as an open-hearted
man, ready to hug and full of energy.
So
SWANKY, YOU’LL WANT TO CRANK UP
TH E TE LE P H O N E A N D TELL TH E OPERATOR
TO C A LL THE NEIGHBORS
“One person’s spark can make a huge differ­
ence, and that was R.B., who had lots of spark
and a sometimes wild nature and great sense of
humor,” said Doug Watson, Oregon Bears pres­
ident. “He kept all that up to the end. And he
always dedicated that spark to helping others,
including professionally in stKial service work
supporting handicapped and mentally chal­
lenged individuals and children.”
A celebration of life was held Nov. 9.
FN P
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work and artisanship of the Craftsman
era. To see a full range of early to
mid-lwenlieth century light fixtures,
drop by IIOO SE Crand Mon-Sat
9-6:30, Sun 11-5. call 503.238.i9OO.
or visit rejuvenalion.com.
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