October 15. 2004 '
1 1 m ; » i ; i vi +.1 tnewsbriefs
H ouse K ills H ate
C rimes L egislation
H
ate crimes legislation proposed by U.S.
Sens. Gordon Sm ith, R-Ore., and
Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., was removed from
the Defense Department authorization hill
Oct. 7.
In July, the Senate passed the measure with
a vote of 65-33 as an amendment to the hill.
Through a procedural vote in September, the
House voted in favor of keeping the hate
crimes measure in the defense hill by a biparti
san vote of 213-186.
“Broad bipartisan support for this hill didn’t
stop the House G O P leadership from ensuring
its demise,” said Cheryl Jacques, Human
Rights Campaign president. “It’s just five days
away from the anniversary of Matthew Shep
ard’s death, and another year will go by with
out adequate hate crimes protections. T hat’s
shameful. Even worse are the political motives
behind it. Instead of promoting hate crimes
protections, the president is promoting dis
crimination. Voters will remember that on
Nov. 2.”
“We thank Sens. Kennedy and Smith for
their leadership on this important measure,”
Jacques added.
S am A dams F eatured
in V ictory F und
A d C ampaign
he Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund, a non
profit organization that supports openly
queer candidates for public office, launched a
major print advertisement campaign Oct. 4 in
select presidential battleground states. Port
land City Council candidate Sam Adams was
one of 18 endorsees nationwide.
The ad depicts Victory Fund endorsees and
elected officials proclaiming “The Class Nom
inated Most Likely to Fight for Your Equal
Rights.” Readers are reminded that the queer
vote is not only critical in the presidential
election, but is incredibly important to queer
candidates running in these states and across
the country.
The states include Oregon, Wisconsin,
T
PHOTO BY BRYAN GRIMES
WHETHER YOU'RE STARTING A FAMILY
OR CREATING ONE AS YOU GO.
Sam Adams meets and greets No on 36 campaign volunteers
The Local Law Enforcement Enhancement
Act would add real or perceived sexual orien
tation, gender and disability to federal hate
crime laws, thus allowing the federal govern
ment the ability to provide assistance for the
investigation and prosecution of hate crimes
based on these categories. The Senate passed
the act as an amendment to the Defense
Department authorization bill June 15, with
18 Republicans voting in favor. The House
voted Sept. 28 on a motion to instruct infor
mation Conference committees that a biparti
san majority of the House wanted it to pass,
with 31 Republicans voting in favor.
Michigan and Missouri. Endorsed candidates
include Tammy Baldwin for U.S. House of
Representatives, Chris Kolb for Michigan
House of Representatives and Jeanette Mott
Oxford for Missouri House of Representatives.
“Gay and lesbian lawmakers have proven
to be our staunchest advocates, standing
bravely for our community, even when the
waters get rough,” said Chuck Wolfe, Victory
Fund president and C E O .'“By having voting
equals in legislative bodies, the voice of our
community is heard and bridges of under
standing are built from the inside.”
We invite your family to join ours.
From now until December 31. 3004
when you buy or tease any new Volvo, we wilt donate $ 5 0 0 to HRC * To learn more
Continued on Page 9
h u m ah
Kt CMTt
•' * " » * « « *
about th«s special otter call t 800-662-7782, It's our way o! let*mg you know, we care
for the people you care about,
*A» donetwns rm»* be «oompAmefl o j »n ofhcwl MRC/VoNo coupon And le»e* « pufchMe
VO LVO
for life
C 7003
YoWo Cars of North A m »« * , U .C vofvoews com
Readers: There is an extra week in the next issue cycle.
The word classified ad deadline for the November 5 issue
is 4 p.m. Sunday, October 31,2004.
Please submit your classified ad at www.justOUt.com.
HERZOG-MEIER VOLVO
JIM FISHER VOLVO
139th & Canyon Rd., Beaverton
503.644.9121
www.herzogmeier.com
21st & W . Burnside, Portland
503.295.5571
www.jimfishervolvo.com