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About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 15, 2004)
October 15 . 2 QQ 4 * J lI S t O U t 9 rTïïTTTÏÏÎÏÏTnnewsbne/s C ontinued from P age 7 If elected, Adams would be Portland’s first openly gay commissioner. He says there is “a lot of work left to do” for the sexual minorities community. “There is a lot that can be accomplished when we have openly gay member of City C ouncil,” he told Just Out. “Not only will it give you a vote [but also] you will have a bully pulpit to raise these issues and lobby state government.” Adams says his top priorities regarding queer rights include “prohibiting discrimination based on gender identity in the city’s contracting sys tem” and “recognizing gay marriages or civil unions recorded here in the U .S. or abroad as eligible for domestic partner benefits.” He will also continue to push forward the creation of a queer community center. “I’ve been at this for one year, full time, and the response from queer community has been fantastic,” he said of his campaign. “If elected, I’m going to work hard to pursue my vision of equality for all, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity.” W o r k sh o ps fo r HIV+ J ob S eekers ascade A ID S Project is offering a free workshop series for people with HIV who want to return to work. Positive Work Search classes take place from 11 a.m. to noon Mondays through Nov. 15 in Suite 300 at 620 S.W. Fifth Ave. Lunch will be served. Organized by Lynn Wiles, coordinator of C A P ’s Working Choices program, the work shop schedule is: • To Disclose or N ot to Disclose: T h at Is the Question (O ct. 1 8 ): Americans with Dis abilities A ct specialist Denise Speilman talks about discussing your health status with an employer and asking for reasonable accommo dations on the job. • Benefits Planning (O ct. 2 5 ): Certified benefits planner Doug Zeh discusses Social Security disability benefits, how to calculate your benefits against your earned income, the trial work period, the “ticket to work” and extended medical and prescription coverage. • Vocational Rehabilitation Services (Nov. 1): Counselor Connie Foster talks about resources available to individuals with 1IIV and other disabilities, including on-the-job train ing, asking for an accommodation and worksite modification. • Family Leave Medical A ct (Nov. 8 ): Helen Russon, a Bureau of Libor and Industries attorney, tells you what you need to know about this important act. • Ask the Hiring D irector (Nov. 1 5 ): Jeff Pearl, human resources director for Washing ton Mutual Bank, talks about what employers look for in a job candidate and in an employ ee, and how they view issues around disclosure. C A F resh F a ce a t P o r t la n d G a y M e n ’ s C h o r u s ortland native and seasoned arts administrator Tomi Douglas has taken the helm as executive director of the Portland Gay Men’s Chorus. T he 30-year-old straight woman brings a fresh perspective to the 25-year-old queer group. “Not only does [TomiJ bring a wealth of expe rience to the job, but her already established net work in the Port land- area performing arts community will be a great asset to the cho- rus,” P G M C artistic director Bob Mensel told Just Out. “I look for ward to lively discus sions about P G M C ’s future direction— a future that will be great Homegrown girl ly enhanced by her sense Tomi Douglas is the of innovation and her new head honcho at vision for implementing the Portland Gay our combined missions M en’s Chorus of musical excellence and social justice.” Douglas returns to Portland after three years away. She spent one year as the marketing direc tor for San Diego Repertory Theater and then traveled to New York City, where she worked most recently as executive director of the New York Gay M en’s Chonis. With a degree in marketing and in theater, Douglas’ credentials also include three years as the marketing manager at Portland Center Stage. She is thrilled about her new place of work. “I think it’s fantastic,” she told Just Out. “There’s a ton of stability in the organiza tion ... we’re one o f the permanent players.” Douglas and Mensel are the only paid staff at PGMC. Douglas commends the organization for its dedicated volunteer base and hoard of directors. “This organization has really reached out to community,” she said. “We don’t have a large budget [so the] volunteers and board take on a lot of responsibility.” PGM C is one of a handful of gay men’s cho ruses nationwide that are celebrating a quarter- century of existence. Now that being a queer chorus is not such a novelty as it was in the 1980s, Douglas says many are facing a similar question: How do you produce gixxl art that doesn’t rest on being queer? She hopes her experience in regional theater and in New York will be an asset to the organi zation. “Once you’ve produced an event at Carnegie Hall,” she says, Keller Auditorium seems like a piece o f cake. “I can challenge myself and the organization to think in different ways,” she says. “I bring a broader arts perspective.” Douglas is kxiking forward to the first PGM C event of the season, Adults Only Cabaret. This “annual evening of bad taste” takes place 8 p.m. Oct. 16 at Reed College’s Kaul Auditorium, 3203 S.E. 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