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Sasha Scarlett, aka Pride Northwest hoard
member Josh Ryan, began as a Darcelle showgirl
10 years ago and held the title of Miss Portland
Pride 2006.
Mitch Elliott and Daria O’Neill of 105. l’s The
Buzz will take the stage from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m.
June 17. Elliott, who came out on the Portland
airwaves, entertained Seattleites for three years
until The Buzz took him on in January as O’Neill’s
co-host.
O’Neill began her career at Portland alternative
rock station KNRK and quickly became a fixture in
morning drive time as a beautiful intellect who
kept her loyal listeners entertained. She was voted
favorite Portland radio personality/favorite media
personality for four consecutive years in independ
ent readers polls.
Nationally syndicated sex advice columnist,
author and publisher Dan Savage will work the
stage from 4 to 6 p.m. June 17.
For more information visit www.pridenw.org.
Housing Forum Focuses
on Queer Issues
The queer community faces challenges in find
ing sustainable housing and institutions. With the
phenomenon of increasing rents, the availability of
apartments has dropped, and the market to buy
houses has gotten prohibitively expensive for low-
and moderate-income people, nontraditional queer
families and queer singles.
This is the impetus for the Queer Housing
Forum: Visions, Challenges,
Options and Resources from
Lutherans Struggle
6:30 to 9:30 p.m. June 28 at
Toward Equality
Q Center, 69 S.E. Taylor St.
In Atlanta, Pastor Bradley Schmeling
A diverse group of organiza
was placed on trial by the Evangelical
tions working on queer housing
Lutheran Church in America in January
issues has joined to present the
for entering into a relationship with
event, which includes work
another male pastor. An unprecedented
shops, small-group discussions
split decision from the church court has
and panels conquering the issues
sparked an upheaval in the largest
of housing challenges, creating
Lutheran denomination.
a vision, finding resources and
Oregon and Southwest Washington
identifying questions.
advocates are among those challenging
The groups behind the forum
rhe Evangelical Lutheran Church. In
are Cause It, a company that
Oregon, advocates were part of a coali
works to develop minority small
tion that just elected a liberal bishop
businesses and organizations;
over two more conservative finalists.
Equity Group, a real estate
Church policy is that clergy who
company welcoming diverse
identify as homosexual may be ordained
clients; Outside In, a nonprofit
only if celibate. If a clergy member
organization that empowers
enters into a same-sex relationship, it
Canadian
performer
Kim
Kuzma
will
celebrate
independence
at
a
June
30
homeless youth and families;
must be reported. Schmeling—openly
fund-raiser for Basic Rights Oregon.
Q Center; Q-LAND, a nonprof
gay from before his ordination but sin
it men’s wellness network that provides housing as
the Alberta Arts District; Kyle Diesner and Alisa
gle at that time—did so, in effect re-outing himself.
part of its mission; Rainbow Vista, a new queer
Kane of the city of Portland’s Office of Sustainable
Church rules then allow the local bishop to
retirement community in Gresham; and Senior
Development; Ron Powell, president of Rainbow
bring charges of being a "practicing homosexual.’’
Housing and Retirement Enterprises, which seeks
Vista; Zarod Rominski, Outside In’s associate exec
If guilty, gay pastors are to be removed from the
to develop a sexual minority retirement residential
utive director; and Terry Lejeune, Outside In’s risk
church roster. In some areas, bishops have allowed
community.
education and queer/trans youth program coordi gay and lesbian pastors to live under the radar.
Those on the panel include Housing
nator; SHARE president Daniel Torrence; and
The disciplinary committee voted 7-5 to
Development Center executive director Robin
Equity Group real estate broker Brad Wulf.
defrock Schmeling but stated that the prohibition
Boyce; Bart Church, Q-LAND’s program director,
To RSVP or for more information, call
against committed same-sex relationships “is at
who recently helped his organization and a group
503-223-8822, e-mail bart@qland.org or visit
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