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Janna MacAuslan (left) and Kristan Aspen
marked 17 years since they first made a public
commitment to each other as partners for life,
with a wedding ceremony March 5 in the
Mount Tabor home of Aspen’s parents. They
read the same vows, exchanged the same rings
and wore the same outfits, including the dried
flower wreaths on their heads, that they wore
for their 1987 ceremony.
The wedding was performed by Aspen’s
father, the Rev. Charles M. Knapp, a retired
United Church of Christ minister who co
founded the Portland chapter of Parents,
Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays
with his wife, Rita. Attending were Aspen’s
cousin, Lynn Okita of Suffolk, Va.; her
nephew, Daniel Knapp of Wilsonville; and
friends of the couple. M acAuslan’s mother,
Willene Auslam of Fort Worth, Texas, was
unable to attend but sent her love.
Aspen works as development director at
Bradley-Angle House, a domestic violence
shelter. MacAuslan owns and operates Alter
native Sound and teaches classical and flamen
co guitar. The couple, who have lived in Port
land since 1980, are also musical partners in
the Musica Femina duo and Pan Dulce trio.
A community celebration is planned for
this spring. Donations may be made to Love
Makes a Family.
Cherry Hartman (left) and Wendy Woods
were legally married in an afternoon ceremony
and reception May 1 at the Living Enrichment
Center in Wilsonville. More than 60 family
members and friends attended the ceremony.
The couple’s 8-year-old daughter, Rosie Hart
man, was the ring bearer. The union was wit
nessed by Woods’ sisters, Linda Seidel and Anna
Marie Weller, and Hartman’s twin brother,
Derry, and sister Barbara Zapp. The Rev. Sally
Rutls of the Living Enrichment Center per
formed the ceremony. Kristan Aspen and Janna
MacAuslan of Musica Femina performed, and
Ellen Goldberg read from her original poetry.
The couple honeymooned last year on an
Olivia Cruise to Alaska, where they participated
in a commitment ceremony with hundreds of
other couples. Marsha Hawes of Vancouver,
British Columbia, was the photographer for both
the commitment ceremony and the wedding.
Hartman is a licensed clinical social work
er in Portland, director of social services at
William Temple House and a published
author. She is the daughter of the late Dale
C. and Dorothy Hartman.
Woods is the daughter of the late Dr. John
and Virginia Weller. She has a doctorate in
botany and is director of a research consult
ing firm.
...for 25 years
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Jesse Winter (left) and Kate Wolfe were
legally married March 27 at The Core Source
in Northeast Portland.
Winter is a diehard feminist, longtime
social service worker, poet and essayist.
Wolfe is a psychologist who teaches at Port
land Community College. The couple have
lived in Seattle, a small town in Illinois, Port
land and Tigard.
Family members from Texas and Minneso
ta were unable to attend the wedding but
shared their joy. Witnesses were longtime
friends Tammy Dieckgraeff and Shirley
DeTrude, who stood in line with the couple
for four long, cold and wet hours March 3,
the first day same-sex marriage licenses were
issued in Multnomah County. Dieckgraeff and
DeTrude, along with friends Esther Kohler,
Heather Haynes and Glenn Taylor, were
essential in making the wedding and reception
a success. Friend Viki Stanmour was the pho
tographer. Laura Uva was the featured vocal
ist. Attorney Karen Keeney officiated.
The wedding and reception were attended
by about 40 friends and colleagues who were
gratified that the county acknowledged what
they already knew: that Winter and Wolfe have
a love that is enduring and utterly legitimate.
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Maggie Beck (left) and Pam Briggs were
united in marriage March 4 at Keller Audito
rium, gaining legal recognition of their 20-
year commitment to one another. The Rev.
Tara Wilkins of the Heart of Faith Ministries
officiated.
The community knows Pam and Maggie
as local songwriters and performers. During
the ceremony the couple sang an original
composition to each other titled “ Our Love.”
Their family and friends support them in
love. Love truly makes a family.
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Support (¿roups Available
T or W o m e n w h o p a r t n e r w i t h W o m e n
The Hambleton Project and the Susan G. Komen Foundation have collaborated
to provide these free resources to our community:
Bi-weekly support group for lesbians/bisexual women with cancer and
their partners/caregivers
8-week bereavement group for lesbians/bisexual women who have
lost a loved one
These groups are currently held in both Portland and Salem
For specific meeting times, locations
and more information call the Hambleton Project:
503.335.6591 (PDX) or 503.581 8356 (Salem)
‘A The Susan G. Komen
Breast Cancer Foundation
OroKun St S \V W itshincton Affiliate'