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The election year Brought out many political
The beneficiaries were the Southern Oregon
candidates, including gubernatorial hopeful Jim
Pride Festival, June 7 to 10 in Medford; Bend Pride,
Hill, who has been missing from such luncheons for
June 24 at McKay Park, and Bend’s second annual
several years.
Drag Pageant, Oct. 7 at the Domino Room; Coos
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“Politics can create a lot of division, but there
County Pride Picnic, June 11 at Bastendorf County
were also a lot of people coming together for a
Park; Portland Pride, June 17 and 18 at Waterfront
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Park; and Out/Loud Queer Women’s Music
Rebekah Kassell. “How fantastic is it that year
Festival, May 12 at the University of Oregon
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Sam Brooks of th»? Oregon Association of Minority
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April 13 at the Hilton Hotel. The event raised
and campaigns, among other projects.
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Roger Hinshaw of Bank of America, Peter Kohler
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EQUIP I inFORÌTI I inSPIRE
County
chair candidate Ted
Wheeler rocked the mainstream press this month
“In a district where one out of four kids lives in
poverty, Kotek is the clear choice.”
with three prominent endorsements. The Oregonian,
The Gresham Outlook and The Portland Tribune
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endorsed Wheeler, citing shortcomings of incum
America’s first gay television network, Here,
bent Diane Linn and a need for change in an
will begin broadcasting a commercial from the
untested hopeful.
serving the community since 1975
Meanwhile, lesbian candidate
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Tina Kotek scored an easy endorse
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vacant by Gary Hansen.
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United Church of Christ as a free
media
public service announcement.
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Kotek, who is running against
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Gay Network Runs Christian PSA
The commercial, which was
rejected by competing gay network
form and invites the queer commu
nity to its church.
“We will not allow our communi
Hansens legislative assistant, Mark Kirchmeier, and
ty’s interaction with various religious groups to he
West Multnomah Soil and Water Conservation
defined by those who do not include us in their hous
District administrator Jim Robinson, stood out for
es of worship, hut rather by those who welcome us as
her work as policy director for the nonprofit
part of their respective congregations,” said network
advocacy group Children First for Oregon.
spokesman Stephen Macias. “We strongly support
“Neither, however, comes close to matching
all faith-based organizations that use their teach
Kotek’s policy expertise, her personal magnetism or
ings to bring people together, not to divide with
fear and prejudice.” ©
her years of demonstrated passion in advocating for