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C orvallis R esidents C hallenge
the L aw W eekly
A small group of same-sex couples ' and
opposite-sex advocates visit the Benton County
Courthouse each Friday at 4 p.m. to request a
marriage license.
Undeterred by the passage of Measure 36
and increasing sentiment against same-sex mar
riage, activist Julie Williams notes: “The real
issue is about our real lives. The right to marry is
the birthright of all people. We feel that the dis
crimination associated with constitutional law
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' that Oregonians supported needs to be
expressed daily so that people other than gay
people can see it, feel it, know it for what it is.”
Each time the small band has gone into the
courthouse, a straight couple has been in the
process of applying for a marriage license. “Each
time, I think we educated another Oregonian,”
notes Coleen Belisle, another activist. “I hope
that every day some county clerk somewhere in
this state will have to deny someone their civil
right to marry. We will keep going until we get
one. For us, it is not about politics, it’s about our
basic human desire to participate in our com
munity as whole people.”
Bartender Chris Blachly enjoys a quiet afternoon serving drinks at Scandals, which is to remain
in its current location until Sept. 1.
S candals to S tay P ot U ntil S ept . 1
A crowd gathers weekly outside the Benton County Courthouse to challenge marriage laws.
You may have read the premature reference
; in another local paper to the “former site of
; Scandals.” Do not be alarmed.
Scandals is not moving until Sept. 1, and
then it is not moving very far, according to
' owner Glen Dugger—just to a new spot in the
neighborhood. A new facility with the same
feel—a comfortable, well-lit watering hole—
will replace rhe current bar at Southwest Stark
Street and 11th Avenue.
The Clyde Hotel will be transformed this fall
into the Ace, and a restaurant will replace
Scandals; Dugger thinks it will be gay-owned.
He sees the hotel as part of a revitalization
of Stark Street that does not include, as it
has in other cities, the closing of the gay
neighborhood.
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“Some people have called it the ‘death of
Stark Street,’ but I’m not sure about that. I think
it will be g(.x>d for business,” he notes.
The controversial move of the Pride parade
away from Stark Street has prompted business
owners there to get together and hold a street
party on the Sunday of Pride Weekend.
“Whoever planned the parade has ignored
the gay community completely,” says Dugger,
with a touch of frustration in his voice. But he’s
not letting this stop him.
“So we’re having our own party. We’re still
here. The business owners have really cooperat
ed wonderfully. There will be live acts and DJs
and dancing in the street.” |H
Compiled by News Editor SARAH DoUGHER,
who can be reached at sarah@justout.com.
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