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Festival revelers line up to play HGTV's “Plinko" at Pride 2006.
PABA brings Portland's finest gay businesspeople to the waterfront.
House and Gardens; Scott Werner of Bridgetown
Realty; Gay Yellow Pages/St. Albans; Tamara
Totten of Aflac with Robert Hogg of Goodlin
Financial; Robert Kennedy of Diversified Financial
Concepts; Joel Hamley of Meadows Group;
Causeit; Greg Bristow of Auto Solution; and the
Human Rights Campaign.
Totten is an independent insurance agent
representing Aflac. You’ll see her standing next to
a 3-foot version of the company’s duck mascot.
Totten said she hopes everyone will come visit her
because she is a Pride booth virgin.
As an openly gay agent, Totten said she works
|1992] Measure 9 campaign, 1 was passing out
fliers to keep queers out of our schools,” she
admitted. “I just came to terms with my sexuality
and realized 1 was living for everyone else and not
for myself.”
Many of us are Human Rights Campaign mem
bers and have the blue and yellow “equal sign”
sticker on our cars. But do we know what actions
are being taken right now for queer equal rights? If
you’re a member or you simply want to learn more,
be sure to visit HRC at its PABA booth.
“It’s a great time to get involved,” said Michelle
Madison, event publicity co-chairwoman of the
to help employers, employees and individuals get
supplemental coverage. “When you’re hurt or sick,
who pays your out-of-pocket expenses?” she said.
“When I write a policy, I take it very personally, and
when you have a claim, 1 walk it through myself.
“1 went to a PABA meeting and fell in love
with the support there,” said Totten, who visited
Salem with PABA members in support of the
recent gay rights legislation. “It was so ironic to be
there on the opposite end and also scary to know
what we’re up against.”
Before coming out 11 years ago, Totten was
a conservative Baptist in Silverton. “During the
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Michael Ling, PABA board member and politi
cal co-chairman of HRC Portland, added, “We will
be having a big push for the Employment Non-
Discrimination Act and the hate crimes legislation.”
People will get a chance to take action right at
the booth and contact representatives about these
bills. “We have a great presence right at the
entrance of the festival and a nice selection of
PABA members representing, which shows what
PABA has to offer,” Ding said.
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