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Anyone who has been targeted by queer tourists
for their fauxhawk or Cher concert T-shirt, fielding
questions about where the gay bars are, will appre
ciate a new brochure created by the Portland
Oregon Visitors Association.
Gay Portland: A Resource Guide for the GLBT
Visitor is a full-color brochure dividing the city by
quadrants, with recommendations to queer-owned
or welcoming restaurants, bars, coffee shops, the
aters, museums and venues. It also lists organizations
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Portland’s first openly gay city commissioner,
Sam Adams, has shaken his title and become
potential mayoral candidate Sam Adams, accord
ing to a Portland Tribune article Jan. 20.
Some say the commissioner with energy to spare
is cranking out press releases to gain visibility and
position himself for the 2008 mayoral election.
“I’m focused on doing a really good job as city
commissioner; that’s my response, and it’s sincere,”
Gay Pott land Proud as 3 peacock
Adams noncommittally told the Trib.
Wade McCollum is proud as a peacock on the
Though most expected Mayor Tom Potter to cover of Gay Portland: A Resource Guide for the
serve only one term, he, too, is posturing to hold GLBT Visitor.
onto his bully pulpit, according to the article. He
promising to be a muddy election when the day is
told the Trib he would not leave office until his
done, has lost a handful of votes for sending out
“visioning project” is carried our.
unsolicited e-mail from his campaign Jan. 19 and 20.
“I’ll tell you: Before 1 leave office, whether it’s
after one term or rwo terms or eight terms, that
As reported in Willamette Week, several pissed-
vision is going to he implemented in a strategic
off recipients sent replies to all on the list,
plan,” he said in the article.
demanding the removal of their names from the
Nick Fish, Adams’ opponent in the hair-
mailing list and informing Wheeler that his flap
cost him their vote.
splittingly close 2004 race, speculat
ed that Adams might have the may
“1 think the voters of Multnomah
or’s seat in mind.
County deserve to know that Mr.
Wheeler is first and foremost violat
“His appetite for events and the
breadth of his agenda may mean he’s
ing our privacy,” said Nicholas
got rhe mayor’s job on his mind,” he
Church, who received the unsolicit
ed campaign letter from Wheeler. “If
told the Trib. “But it may just speak
he is willing to do this in a campaign,
to the fact that he hit the ground
running and has gotten a lot of ink lately.”
it makes me wonder what is he willing to do with our
To keep an eye on Adams’ political plot, visit
privacy should he be elected.”
www.commissionersam.com.
According to campaign manager Barbara
Wilier, Wheeler’s campaign obtained e-mail
Unwelcome Letter
addresses of the 11,000 recipients of The Linn Line,
Linn’s publicly funded electronic newsletter, by way
Eagle Scout Ted Wheeler, who is rivaling
Multnomah County Chair Diane Linn in what is
of a public records request. Wilier blamed a “tech-
media
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