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DECEMBER 1.2006 of Embers, Lien says the couple were looking for a new venture that was not Internet-based. “We wanted to be part of the commu nity where customers could come in and feel and experience designer fashion. This is really important because many of our products are made of unique fabrics like bamboo, soy, hemp and milk fiber,” says Lien. Under U 4 Men carries the complete line of C-IN2 men’s wear as well as products from 18 other designer and fashion lines including Papi, Boiish, G-Storm, Larry Laughead (left) and Steven Lien bring men's underwear to Pulse, Wax, Artificial Flavor, Just a new level of chic. Us Boyz and Julio from Spain. The concept for the store developed when Lien “The store will definitely appeal to the gay male, and his partner of 20 years, Larry Laughead, trav where a spouse can purchase a gift tor his signifi eled through Europe and Asia. “Men’s underwear cant other that he’d like to see him in. We also stores similar to what U.S. women have with have SHOWit technology products for guys hitting Victoria’s Secret are fairly common there,” he says. the clubs who want to show off a little,” Lien adds. Lien and Laughead are supporters of Basic This new downtown boutique is sure to be a Rights Oregon and the Human Rights Campaign destination, whether you’re looking for underwear, and were “one of lucky 3,000 couples who got swimwear, sleepwear, male body care or live, in store models! © married in Multnomah County.” A former owner JU$t|OUt. 9 H ome S elling T ip #4 If you have moved before, you know the energy it takes preparing for showings, keeping the home clean, coordinating care for kids and pets and altering your lifestyle. Proper pricing reduces these demands on you by helping your home sell faster. Call me so I can help you price your home correctly. E lise C ampbell Service is the key... its that simple. 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The report states that this rapid increase most likely results from larger numbers of same-sex couples willing to report the nature of their relation In the hands of queer college students, odd Fridays ship to the Census Bureau. at the Escape Nightclub will never be the same. The study also shows that Portland ranks fourth among the 50 largest U.S. metropolitan areas with more accurately understand and represent sexual the greatest estimated percentage of gays in the | minorities. adult population. Gay, lesbian and bisexual adults represent an estimated 8.8 percent of the popula College Group Raises Money, tion around Portland, Beaverton and Vancouver, Good Times Who knows how to party better than the Wash. San Francisco ranks first with 15.4 percent, followed by Seattle and Boston. college crowd? As of November, the Greater Senior research fellow Gary Gates used data on Portland Intercollegiate Queer Society has taken over the Escape Nightclub on the first, third and same-sex couples from the U.S. census and the fifth Fridays of every month. American Community Survey to generate estimates on state and local queer populations. Analyses from This is about more than just fun. The society receives $3 of the cover charge each person pays as the National Survey of Family Growth found that he or she walks in the door. According to society co 4.1 percent of adults between 18 and 45 identify as gay, lesbian and bisexual. Gates then used that per founder and Reed College student Jeff Maguire, the centage to arrive at 8.8 million gay, lesbian and funds given to area college-based queer groups will bolster their presence on their respective campuses. bisexual adults nationwide. Assuming the proportion of same-sex couples living in a given locality is the Reed, Portland State University and Lewis Si same as that of all queers in that area, Gates multi Clark College “have the most active queer groups and don’t need money,” Maguire says, but schools plied 8.8 by the percentage of same-sex couples to like Portland and Clackamas Community Colleges estimate the size of rhe population. and Linfield College “get between $50 and $100 for While the study does not suggest that the num ber of gays, lesbians and bisexuals in the country is the entire year. Now I know why these groups on campuses have been doing so poorly.” growing, it does reveal that more Americans are willing to come out and be counted. It also provides Continued on Page 10 updated estimates that policymakers can use to 503-445 9390 www.wfgadvisors.com 3529 NE Broadway Suite IOO • Portland. OR 97232 3550 Liberty Rd. 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