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JANUARY 6, 2006 a 2003 McDonald’s, Women’s Basketball Coaches inclusiveness and respect." Association, Nike, USA Today and Blue Chip All- Harris has now taken her high-powered game to American and a Gatorade 2003 Pennsylvania High James Madison University, where she is coached by School Player of the Year and was a four-year member Kenny Brooks. Because of NCAA transfer rules, she of the National Honor Society and President’s must sit out the 2005-2006 season before she is eligi Academic Award recipient. She was also a star player ble to play her junior and senior seasons. iustiout 17 You deserve more than 15 minutes in the spotlight. That’s our stand. at Penn State, where she was among the Lady Lions’ Call me today for the attention you deserve. lending players on scores, assists and steals during her (503) 230-6958 2005 sophomore season. Appointments to fit your schedule According to the complaint, this is not the first Leslie Melin time Penn State has been asked to take action in the YOUR "FAMILY" AGENT wake of reports that Portland has a long-standing “no Serving beautiful Oregon • lesliemelm@ allstate com drinking, no drugs, no lesbians” policy. The complaint Insurance subject to availability and qualilKations Allstate Insurance Company and Allstate Property and Casualty Insurance Company, Northbrock. Illinois ©2004 Allstate Insurance Company notes that she created a stir in 1986 after she told The /instate Chicago Sun-Times she does not allow lesbians on her team, and again in 1991 when reports surfaced in the press. Harris’ complaint alleges that although Penn State officially added sexual orientation to the school’s nondiscrimination policy, Portland has continued to discriminate against athletes and staff whom she sus Pvt. Kyle Lawson, a 19-year-old resident of Tucson, Ariz., was physically assaulted and threatened at Fort Huachuca Army Base after fellow soldiers learned he is gay. pects of being gay and that Penn State failed to take any action. “I am proud of Jennifer Harris for speaking out and for srcaking on behalf of those of us who were ARIZONA Young Soldier to Leave Army After Anti-Gay Attacks too afraid when we were targeted," said former Lady IM. Kyle Lawson said Dec. 18 that the threat of fur Lions player Cindy Davies, who, according to a recent ther physical attacks by fellow soldiers means he'll ESPN news report, played with the team in 1980 and, have to leave a job he loves, according to The Arizona . the complaint alleges, was forced from the team after Bridge C .>it : y i ledical Clin« Current Doctor not treating you like the Most Insurances Accepted Queen Sexually Transmitted Infections Pap Smears • Birth Control Diabetes • High Blood Pressure Asthma • Physicals • Rashes Minor Injuries • Ear Infections Immunizations • Bladder Infections Colds • Flu • Stomach Problems liy Appointment you are? Daily Star. Portland threatened to “out" her to her parents and Lawson reported being punched in the face and the media if she found out she was gay and did not threatened with a knife after it became known he was quit the team. gay. The 19-year-old Army interrogator, who is sta Monday - Frida Courtney Wicks, who played on the team in 1996 tioned at Fort Huachuca in Arizona, said he is sleep 2821 NE 58th Avenue (Cn ____ _ and 1997, said: “I often heard Coach Portland make ing in his drill sergeant’s office to avoid another attack. . Teri Bunker :oopm 5O3.46O.O4O5 Sandy Boulevard) Fax: 503-460-0434 fn F www. bridgecitymedical. com MMMMg M| derogatory comments about lesbians. During a trip to Seattle, she made comments about lesbians in the stands and how she didn’t want lesbians on her team. Her comments were often focused on African Americans, and I found that particularly offensive." o INDIANA Indianapolis Council Approves Gay Rights Law Discrimination in employment and housing based Attorney Karen Doering of the National Center for on sexual orientation or gender identity will be illegal Lesbian Rights added: “As explained in more detail in when Mayor Bart Peterson signs legislation narrowly Jennifer’s complaint, Coach Portland’s decades-long approved Dec. 20 by the City-County Council. The practice of engaging in deliberate discrimination on measure was defeated in April, but several council the basis of actual and perceived sexual orientation, members changed their votes in a quick special ses gender and race has continued virtually unabated sion, according to The Indianapolis Star. despite the harm to players and staff. We are hopeful this lawsuit will serve as a catalyst for' a new era of Anti-Marriage Group Alleges Threats The leaders of Vote On Marriage, an umbrella group of anti-marriage activists, charged harassment Dec. 27 by a Massachusetts gay couple who launched a Web site listing all the names and home addresses of the reported 123,356 signatories to a petition in sup port of a ban on same-sex marriage. The site, KnowThyNeighbor.org, is ostensibly for the purpose of allowing citizens to investigate fraudulent signatures, and the information contained on the site is in the public record, according to Massachusetts law, 365Gay.com reported. KANSAS Bullied Teen Gets $440K Settlement Dylan Theno, an 18-year-old who was bullied and harassed on school grounds by peers who believed he was gay, was awarded a $440.000 settlement by the Lesbian basketball player Jennifer Harris is suing Penn State for discrimination. Her former coach, Rene Portland, allegedly repeatedly inquired about Harris' sexual orientation, pressured her to change her appearance to be more "feminine," harassed and targeted her and other African American athletes and eventually told other players not to associate with her. Tonganoxie, Kan., school district Dec. 26. Theno, who quit school during his junior year and who testified that he is not gay, charged in his lawsuit that he had been the target of anti-gay slurs since seventh grade, according to The Washington Post. © Compiled by S arah D oi cher Teatri! Job Hotline: 503-988-5035 TTY: 503-988-5170 an equal opportunity employer MULTNOMAH COUNTY zww.multcojobs.org I
