JUNE 16, 2006
Paul Soriano is one of several artists showing at
Portland City Commissioner Sam Adams' office
in City Hall.
he ended up bringing several pieces that express
clear support of the lesbian and gay communities.”
Leonard made this post June 2 on Adams’ blog:
“I appreciated the theme of last night’s First
Thursday.... We have had First Thursday art
themes that have displayed a variety of themes and
cultures since this event began shortly after Sam
arrived at City Hall.... Thank you, Sam, and thank
you to the artists that display their art in the
various commissioners’ offices at City Hall.”
Thousands Raised for Scholarship
The Pride of the Rose Scholarship Fund raised
a record-breaking $11,000 during the third annual
Touch of Class benefit May 21 at Darcelle XV
Showplace.
The event sold out in April, and 100 people
packed the room for a prime rib dinner, a^how and
an auction. All aspects of the production were
donated, including food, services and auction items.
Scholarship applications are available through
Equity Foundation until the end of July. Recipients
will be decided in August and announced during
the annual Turnabout Show Sept. 10 at Darcelle’s.
Mary Li Joins Q Center Board
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Q Center announced last month that Mary Li
has been elected to its board of directors. “We are
very excited to have Mary’s experience with
community centers and deep commitment to
community collaboration,” said Gwenn Baldwin,
Q Center co-chairwoman.
Li has lived in Portland since the early ’80s
and has spent her career working with nonprofit
service and advocacy organizations. In the mid-
’90s, she was a founding member of the Asian
Family Center.
“I have seen firsthand how critical a communi
ty center is for creating, building and maintaining
a strong, vibrant community that has identity and
purpose,” says Li. “I believe this also to be true for
GLBTQ communities.”
Her experience with new organizations gives Li
insight that will greatly benefit Q Center. “I think
the biggest challenge will be finding balance
among everything that can be done vs. what has to
be done in the early years of an organization.”
Li; her partner, Becky; and their daughter, Ava,
are directly affected by the current political
situation. “We are deeply disappointed that in spite
of his access to all the information to the contrary,
the president continues to refuse to acknowledge
the reality of our families and our need for full civil
rights in order to use us in a cynical midterm
election rallying cry for the benefit of the radical
religious right’s political agenda.”
As a pactner in the first couple to marry in
Multnomah County in March 2004, Li sees
Q Center’s importance in the community. “Build
the community and you work to build the political
power that will make a difference in the fight.”
Li works for Multnomah County in the depart
ment of school and commynity partnerships. She
has joined the Q Center board’s recruitment and
training committee.
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Seattle Boasts Twice the Pride
Seattle is gearing up for two events celebrating
Gay Pride on the same weekend, June 23 to 25.
A split ensued when organizers of the Seattle
Pride festival chose to move its weekend celebration
off Capitol Hill, the heart of the city’s gay district.
Seattle Out and Proud, formerly the Seattle
Pride Committee, said the event had outgrown its
parade route on Broadway and festivities at
Volunteer Park. It moved Pride to Seattle Center,
with the parade flowing downtown on Fourth
Avenue.
Critics, some from the Capitol Hill business
community, believed Seattle Center was too
touristy and unspirited for such a colorful event.
In response, the Capitol Hill-based LGBT
Community Center planned activities for the same
weekend, including a march along the traditional
parade route. These festival newbies also landed
two longtime sponsors of the 31-year-old parade:
Microsoft and Anheuser-Busch wholesaler K&.L.
What some view as contentious and divisive
infighting, others see as options that Seattle’s queer
community has not seen in the past.
Happy Pride 2006!
Here’s to a healthy
and fun weekend.
Washington Initiative Victory
Gamers Praise
In a statement released June 7, the National
Gay and Lesbian Task Force applauded the work of
queer rights advocates, particularly Washington
Won’t Discriminate and Equal Rights Washington,
for successfully defending a state law banning
discrimination based on sexual orientation and
gender identity.
Opponents of the law, led by conservative
activist Tim Eyman, failed to gather enough voter
Activist Mary Li has joined Q Center's board.
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