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Portland • 503.988.3775 503-481-0574 FREE TEST \ with ad Planning For The Dreams Of The LGBT Community least bad policy and may very well violate the constitution and bylaws of this church.” The committee asked congregations to recon sider the policy for the national churchwide assembly from Aug. 6 to 11 in Chicago and delayed the effective date of Schmeling’s dismissal to Aug. 15. Lutherans Concerned of North America, the leading gay-rights advocacy group among Lutherans, is mobilizing support for Schmeling. Hundreds of congregations have co-sponsored resolutions asking the assembly to change the policy. These resolutions are working their way- through regional synod assemblies. Both were approved May 18 in Oregon and Southwest Washington. In Oregon, after vigorous debates, three related pro-equality resolutions were approved by strong majorities. The Oregon synod also elected a new bishop, Pastor David Brauer-Rieke of Atonement Lutheran in Newport. One of five pro-equality candidates among the top seven, he spoke vigorous ly in favor of a Lutheran approach to marriage rights from a position of full equality for gay and lesbian parishioners. In Southwest Washington, the official agenda had been closed before resolutions could be proposed, but a synod management committee agreed to introduce the key resolution, and it was approved by a 120-90 vote. The debate was galva nized by the story of a young Lutheran woman from Cathlamet who felt forced to abandon her dream of becoming a pastor when she realized that her lesbian orientation would confront her with the pain of enforced celibacy and a constant struggle to justify her identity to the church. She is now study ing to become an Episcopal priest. Fifty-eight of the church’s 65 synods met by June 10, and 21 approved resolutions to permit partnered clergy. Independence Day Party Benefits BRO RBC Dain Rauscher'M offers the LGBT community person alized financial advice. 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Bring sun and swimwear. after a rider complained that the girls were kissing. “There’s nothing wrong with this behavior; the girls’ behavior was fine,” said Mary Fetsch, spokes woman for TriMet. She also said the driver violat ed TriMet safety policy by letting the underage girls off at the wrong stop. The driver is on administrative leave. TriMet would like any witnesses to the inci dent, which happened on the afternoon of June 8 on the No. 12 Barbur Boulevard bus, to make a statement by calling 503-238-R1DE or e-mailing customerservice@trimet.org. Unitarian Universalists Raise Gay Issues The 2007 General Assembly of the Unitarian Universalist Association will he in Portland from June 20 to 24- The general assembly sets policy for carrying out the purposes of the association. As an alternative, liberal religious voice, Unitarian Universalism offers a fresh and sometimes controversial faith perspective on today’s compelling social issues. Speakers for the event will include Sue Hyde, an activist organizing around sexual minority issues for more than 25 years. The former Gay Community News editor in Boston went on to lead the commu nity-based campaign to defend queer families in Massachusetts and has served on the staff of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force. Her recent Ixxik Come Out and Win: Organizing Yourself, Your Community and Your World has received national praise. The event is at the Oregon Convention Center, 777 N.E. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. For more information or to register, visit www.uua.org. Dining Out Raises Money Bites for Rights is back with dozens of partici pating restaurants, diners, venues and bakeries. Have a meal June 21 at any participating loca tion in all four quadrants in Portland, plus Beaverton, Salem, Eugene, Corvallis, Astoria and Bend, and the restaurant will donate 15 percent of proceeds to Basic Rights Oregon. 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