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jun« 4.2004 • j M S t M l t | | 3 nTT!7ïTÏÏ7nTïneu;sbrie/s Continued from Page 1 1 El Encuentro,” said Jeffrey Hedgepeth, Pride Foundation grants manager. “And as a Seattle- based organization, we are proud that our city is hosting the event this year.” Scholarship details and other information are available by calling 888-633-8320 or visiting UAVw.llego.org. W orkshop W ill E xplore I nternalized H omophobia ortland Process Posse will present an all-ages 1 interactive workshop on “Unlearning Inter nalized Homophobia” from 2 to 6 p.m. June 13 at the Sexual Minority Youth Resource Center, 2100 S.E. Belmont St. The intention is to create a safe space for queers to begin a dialogue exploring how the messages they’ve internalized affect their lives, relationships and work. From this understanding they will learn and share strategies for eliminat ing internalized homophobia and heterosexism. “From a very early age we learn overt and subtle homophobic and heterosexist messages through incredibly varied modes and mediums,” organizer Silke Akerson told Just Out. “These accumulated messages often become unidentifi able as they are incorporated into our very con cept of self. This workshop will make explicit these often unconscious and unexamined mes sages through presentation, large group dialogue and sharing of personal experiences in small groups.” For more information call Sarah at 503-288-4274- R eception H onors S outhern O regonians T he Jackson County Human Rights Coali tion will celebrate community efforts to establish understanding, acceptance and fairness during a reception from 5 to 7 p.m. June 10 at Furniture Depot, 498 Oak St. in Ashland. The suggested donation is $20 a person. The coalition will recognize citizens of the Rogue Valley who demonstrated exceptional courage in promoting human rights last year. Among the honorees are Les Krambeal and Gor don Owsley, a couple who raised awareness about the challenge of being gay and growing old in an article published by the Medford Mail Tribune. To RSVP call Ginnie Deason at 5 4 1 -773-351 1. V eterans M arch on C ongress to C all for E nd to G ay B an ' ive veterans and activists from Washington state joined dozens of others who stormed Capitol Hill on May 25, calling on their elected representatives to repeal the military’s ban on gay, lesbian and hi servicemembers. The delegation included Michael Kilmer and Judi Carey, president and vice president of the Puget Sound chapter of American Veterans for Equal Rights, as well as retired Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Nick Jackman of Shoreline and Rear Adm. Alan M. Steinman of Dupont, one of three high-ranking officers who came out in The New York Times last December. It was the largest organized lobby effort F Michael Kilmer and Judi Carey of Seattle joined queer veterans May 25 in marching on Congress to call for an end to the military’s gay ban around “don’t ask, don’t tell” since its inception in 1993. In all, more than 60 people from 22 state delegations met with more than 90 Repub lican and Democratic congressional offices. U .S . Rep. Eleanor H olm es N orton, D-D.C., a staunch supporter of gay rights, welcomed the queer veterans at a morning reception May 24. She said they “have made a special sacrifice that other veterans are not asked to make. When you are willing to die for this country, the last thing I want to know is...your sexual orientation.” According to a December Gallup poll, 79 percent of U.S. citizens support gays serving openly. The Urban Institute has reported that 1 million gay, lesbian and bi veterans live in the United States. “There is overwhelming support to repeal ‘don’t ask, don’t tell,’ ” said C. Dixon Osbum, Servicemembers Legal Defense Network execu tive director. “The end...is closer at hand than at any other time in history.” U.S. Rep. Marty Meehan, D-Mass., a mem ber of the House Armed Services Committee, called the lobby day part of a growing move ment to topple the ban. “The momentum...is growing, and the days of anti-gay discrimination in our armed forces are limited,” he said. in Compiled by JlM R adosta A film by TALMADGE HEYWARD featuring Gilbert Baker, creator of the S f c L . Original Rainbow fla g June 25.1978 GO TO: www.keywestcityofcolo rs. com 4 Find out G b o « t ABSOLUT VODKA events In yourorea W ♦ See a clip of the movie LOFTS AT THE EDGE MODERN DESIGN URBAN LIVING N W 14th & Kearney in Portland's Pearl District 840-2,500 SF Lofts From $210.000 Sales Office 1122 N W Ghsan Open Tue - Fri 10ain-5pm Sat 11am-5pm. Sun 12-4pm * ■* Enter to win, monthly prizes and J k A YEAR of TRAVEL from DftBfTZ A C ir ’Ol! Aspen Development P'piect ABSOLUT VODKA Sole sponsor of the 8,000 ft long, 25th Anniversary 503 226 4252 wwwedgetofts com Rainbow Flag, and donated sections
