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may 7.2004 . ' J U S t o u t , nTïïîTTTFTTTTInewsïmefs al W omen in Trades Career Fair from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 15 at the Local 290 Plumbers &. Steam fitters Training Center, 20220 S.W. Teton Ave. in Tualatin. Entry-level appren tice workers’ wages begin at $9 to $14 an hour, and journey-level women construction workers and mechanics can expect to earn $22 to $20 an hour— sub stantially more than their peers who work in traditionally female- Come meet G us Van dominated occupations Sant (right) and such as retail sales, child Peter Paige at a care and cosmetology. May 8 cocktail T he public is invited reception for openly to meet tradeswomen, gay Portland City apprenticeship coordi- Council candidate nators, community col- Sam Adams lege instructors and trades employers from more than 60 different organizations. Attendees also will he able to participate in 10 different hands-on work shops and get practical advice on building their skills for careers in trades that are non- traditional for women: plumbing, electrical wiring, sheet metal work, carpentry, welding and more. “Even in a poor economy, things still need to he repaired, especially buildings, bridges, roads and homes, so tradeswomen have mar ketable skills,” said Connie Ashbrook, O re gon Tradeswomen executive director and a former elevator constructor. “T he opportuni ties are only going to get better from here. As the baby boomers start to retire, we’ll see a allowed same-sex partners in states where co growing demand for skilled workers, opening adoption is legal to seek children in Oklahoma. the door for women to enter the trades.” The legislation stemmed out of a March contro versy in which the Oklahoma Health Depart For more information call 503-335-8200, ment refused to issue a birth certificate for a child ext. 21, or visit www.tradeswomen.net. adopted by a gay couple who live in Seattle. State Sen. James Williamson, R-Tulsa, offered House Bill 1821 as an amendment to another bill April 12. The Senate passed the V a n S a n t , P a ig e measure by a 44-0 vote April 12 and the House S t u m p fo r A d am s by a 93-4 vote April 26. wo prominent openly gay celebrities, film The measure requires the state, its agencies maker Gus Van Sant and actor Peter Paige, and the courts of Oklahoma to not recognize will play host to a cocktail reception for Port adoptions from other jurisdictions by same-sex land City Council candidate Sam Adams from -couples. The ef- 5 to 6:30 p.m. May 8 at the home of Terry Bean, fects of this bill are "This law threatens potentially harm 1882 S.W. Flawthorne Terrace. ful to same-sex Portlander Van Sant is the Oscar-nominated abandoned and director o f Good Will blunting, My Own couples who are Private Idaho and Drugstore Cowboy. Paige, who both legal parents orphaned children stars as Emmett on Showtime’s Queer as Folk, of their children by refusing to and move to or spent two years in the Rose City during the mid- travel through afford them stable, 1990s perfonning in several theatrical prcxluc- Oklahoma. The tions. loving homes Adams served as Mayor Vera Katz’s chief of nonbiological par staff for 10 years. If elected, he would be Port ent may be denied — Dave Noble access to his or her land’s only openly gay city commissioner. The suggested donation is $250 a person or children in the hospital or barred from making medical decisions for them. $500 a couple. Cocktails and hors d’oeuvres will “Henry’s support for this legislation is dis be provided. gusting and goes against Democratic principles which value American families,” said Dave To RSVP call 503-236-2082 or e-mail Noble, National Stonewall Democrats execu austin@sa.mforpdx. com. tive director. “This law threatens abandoned and orphaned children by refusing to afford them stable, loving homes.” O klah o m a E nacts Oklahoma already maintains some of the B a n o n A d o p t io n most anti-gay adoption statutes in the nation. emocratic Gov. Brad Henry signed a dis State law bars same-sex couples in Oklahoma criminatory anti-family measure May 4 from adopting children, although gay individu that forbids same-sex couples residing out of als may become adoptive parents. JH state from adopting children in Oklahoma. 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