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Greenwood, whose sister is deaf.
A short version of Greenwood's documentary,
Austin Unbound, will be shown at the conference,
which will be held Feb. 10 to 12 at American
University in Washington, D.C. The work-in-progress
film follows the life of a deaf transgender Portlander
through the transitioning process.
The conference began in 1993 with an explo
ration of how queers use language in everyday life
and how language is used against sexual minorities
by others.
ilarities and differences in queer culture and how
both
subsets and
subcultures,”
said
Greenwood.
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Members of Gay Shame burn an effigy of then-
mayoral candidate Gavin Newsom in the Castro
on June 27, 2003. Gay Shame members protest
what they believe are Newsom's attacks on the
poor and working class, as well as his attempts,
along with his moneyed gay allies, to sell out
San Francisco's gay community.
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the group urged the attendees
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to question whether Newsom
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homeless people.
Participants plan for Portland's future
at a recent Vision Committee meeting.
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Shields Takes New Job
parties that night.
State Rep. Chip Shields, D-Portland, had taken on
Language Barrier
a part-time job in addition to his legislative obligations.
Portland queer film
He was recently hired as the
maker Eliza Greenwood
employment and development
will speak on a panel at
specialist
next
Lavender
Tradeswomen. Shields is a long
Languages and Linguistics
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for
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Mauldin,
The nonprofit organization
about language in relation
aims to promote success for
to deaf and queer cultures.
women in the trades through
league
Laura
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Multnomah County Commissioner
Serena Cruz stands with Chip Shields.
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torship. Since its founding in
1989, Oregon Tradeswomen has
the deaf community, and
we’re going to talk about how some of these signs
helped hundreds of women enter high-wage, high-
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culturally
into
English,”
said
"For over seven years, I have worked to help
people in Northeast Portland find and excel in living
wage jobs. 1 am excited about furthering that goal
through such a remarkable organization as Oregon
Tradeswomen,” said Shields.
Connie Ashbrook, executive director of Oregon
Tradeswomen, said Shields will bring many impor
tant skills to the agency.
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