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8 JUStpUt JUNE 2. 2006 Dedication. Excellence. Camaraderie. For every Portland police officer, there is a story... northwest Continued from Page 6 Chief Rosanne M. Sizer "Portland has communities that reflect a diverse population. We value diversity, and invite you to join us and help us mirror the communities we serve." Join us and write the next chapter. role-play, Coye and others took to the Hill to inform elected officials about the costs of the han on this country. According to a 2005 Government Account ability Office report, taxpayers have paid an estimated $190.5 million to replace the 9,500 service members discharged by the Pentagon. The University of California 2006 Blue Ribbon Commission Report estimates the total cost of implementing “don’t ask, don’t tell” to be $364 million. states, as well as the proposals introduced during the 2005 legislative session in Oregon. The task force will create a report with recommended changes to Oregon laws by December. The task force will meet again 9 a.m. May 25 in Room 260 of the Labor and Industries Building, 350 Winter St. N.E. in Salem. These meetings are open to the public. "Color of Art" Brings Green to CAP Art for Life, an art auction benefiting Cascade AIDS Project, earned more than $500,000 for the l¿. T. TA VE Y INC. l>ro|«Tty M<ma$vmnnt Services Residential and Commercial Properties in the Portland Metro Area design consultation commercial residential new alterations 4326 S.E. Woodslock #528 Portland OR 97206 Phone: 503 553-9762 SERVICES OFFERED: - - - - - - 503.649.5847 Thomas F. 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Beth Coye of Ashland helped battle the military's discrimination against female service members. “Overall, I’m optimistic,” says Coye about her experience lobbying with SLDN. “I saw democracy in action.” According to SLDN, the public is way ahead of the military, with 79 percent support for openly gay members serving in the armed forces, up from only 57 percent in 1993, based on recent Gallup polls. Coye says that people have to keep working the political and military angles and that nonmilitary gays and les bians should also work on this issue by networking and writing their senators and representatives. For more information on lifting the ban on gays in the military, visit www.sldn.org. For more infor mation on My Navy Too, e-mail coyehf@mind.net. Equality Task Force Convenes ii/iterested lia , a church where ALL FAMILIES ARE CELEBRATED? we Ve that teii/bd ¿zf church. METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY CHURCH OF PORTLAND 2400 NE Broadway, Portland 503 2818868 www.mccportland.com Oregon Gov. Ted Kulongoski’s Task Force on Equality met for the first time April 12. Members discussed the scope of the task force’s goals and ways to gather public input, such as appointing a subcommittee to travel around the state. The task force plans to prepare a memo on the legislative history of Senate Bill 1000, the civil unions and anti-discrimination hill that failed in the 2005 legislative session. Kulongoski asked members to analyze current laws and identify statutory changes necessary to ensure protection of all Oregonians from discrimi nation in relationships, employment, housing, public accommodations and other opportunities, regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identity. He also instructed the task force to review anti-discrimination legislation adopted hy other nonprofit’s prevention, support services, housing, education and advocacy programs. “To the community of artists and art collectors who so generously gifted us, we give our heartfelt thanks,” said executive director Jean Ann Van Krevelen. “This event provides more than 12 per cent of our operating budget. We are ever so grateful to those who joined us for this event; they are saving lives.” Approximately 1,500 people participated in the event, themed “The Art of Color, the Color of Art,” May 13 at the Oregon Convention Center. This year’s live and silent auction showcased 300 contemporary artworks and featured pieces created b^Northwest artists including Arvie Smith, Storm Tharp, Julie Rail, Louis Bunce, Henry Hillman Jr., Anna Skibska and Melinda Thorsnes. The event also honored Dr. Mark Loveless and his wife, Karen, a registered nurse, for their heroic efforts in the fight against HIV/AIDS. Both have worked tirelessly for more than two decades creating integrated care models for those stricken, advocating for prevention, researching the disease and training many of Oregon’s HIV doctors. CAP started in 1983 in the lobby of Loveless' office. The evening conclud ed with a performance hy Loveless’ band, Homebrew. Washington Seeks Equal Rights Supporters Equal Rights Washington wants to learn more about the queer community living in greater Clark County in an effort to address initiatives that might be on November’s ballot. The group is also
