JULY 6. 2007 JUStpUt!
TriMet Driver Disciplined
Organizational development specialist Trever
Cartwright is the new Cascade AIDS Project
board president.
Washington residents since 1985—announced
June 29 that three people have joined its hoard of
directors.
Trever Cartwright, an organizational develop
ment specialist, is the hoard’s new president. Liz
Rahiner Lippoff, founder of the public relations and
marketing firm Liz, ink, was elected secretary. Both
Cartwright and Lippoff are new to their roles. Tony
Melaragno, a hematologist/oncologist and former
medical director of the San Diego Blood Bank,
works with the Legacy Health Care System and will
continue to serve as treasurer of the hoard, which
he joined in 2002.
CAP’s new board members include Ted Fettig,
a Wells Fargo executive and community activist;
Foy Renfro, who represents the College of Business
in the Portland office of the Oregon State
University Foundation; and Jane Schiffhauer, an
artist and former marketing executive.
“We’re very excited to have such a wealth of
talent on our board,” said CAP executive director
Jean Ann Van Krevelen, who appeared in the
June issue of Go New York magazine’s “100
Women We Love” feature. “Each individual
brings us an exceptional skill set, and each one is
committed to helping us carry out our mission—
to lead efforts to prevent new HIV infections; to
care for people affected and infected by
HIV/A1DS; to educate communities to eliminate
stigma and shame; and to advocate for immediate
action in combating the pandemic.”
Lift Your Hood
A new workshop has been added to the slate of
activities offered this month at Q Center.
If you have been ashamed of your lack of
mechanical know-how when it comes to car main
tenance, Q Center volunteer Deb Beechy can help.
“Cars 101: Basic Auto Maintenance” will take
place from 10 a.m. to noon July 14.
Beechy is encouraging ladies to come out and
get their hands dirty in this basic course directed
toward those who have rarely, if ever, lifted their
hoods.
If you don’t have a car, bring a friend who does
and work together to keep yourselves informed. No
prior knowledge or skills are required to attend.
Q Center is at 69 S.E. Taylor St. For more infor
mation visit www.pdxqcenter.org.
TriMet announced June 20 that the driver who
kicked two 14-year-old lesbians off the No. 12 bus
for kissing has been disciplined.
Spokeswoman Mary Fetsch would not provide
details about the 64-year-old male driver’s
discipline because of the company’s confidentiality
policy. She confirmed that an internal investiga
tion is complete and that the driver is still
employed by TriMet.
According to Fetsch, the riders’ behavior did
not warrant being removed from the bus and the
driver acted outside of TriMet policy, which
requires operators to call for assistance before
removing a minor from the bus.
“TriMet sincerely apologizes to the girls and
their families for this incident. Removing the girls
from the bus was not consistent with our policy.
1 want to reiterate that we welcome all riders on our
system," said TriMet general manager Fred Hansen.
Ronnda Zezula, mother of one of the teen girls,
was disappointed that the driver took matters into
his own hands.
“We would have welcomed a call to come pick
up our kids for their behavior on the bus, as poli
cy dictates. We could have then safely applied
consequences, thereby teaching them an actual
lesson about putting themselves on public display.
In this world, that is still dangerous,” she wrote in
a letter submitted to Just Out. “The only thing the
driver got across is that adults can behave how
ever they want to, even against the rules, if their
emotions cause them to lose control.”
Zezula added, “Our main hope was to send
a message that if you choose to work and live with
other humans, you should expect to be offended
every once in a while.”
Zezula’s daughter and her girlfriend had been en
route to the Sexual Minority Youth Resource
Center.
A “kiss in" has been organized to protest the
actions of the bus driver. Organizers are asking
the community to meet at 2 p.m. July 8 outside
the TriMet office, 701 S.W. Sixth Ave., for some
lip locking.
Church Resolves Support
A total of 13 pro-gay/reconciling resolutions
were brought forward and adopted at the Oregon-
Idaho Conference of the United Methodist Church
in June. According to the pastor of North
Portland’s University Park United Methodist
Church, the Rev. Jeanne Knepper, these resolutions
constitute “why and how we, as a church, should be
less discriminatory."
A standing resolution, which was adopted by I
more than two-thirds of the conference, specifical- 1
ly addresses the need for children of same-sex I
couples to have their parents’ relationships legally I
recognized.
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The resolution, titled “To Benefit the Children I
of Same-Gender Relationships,” reads: “The 2000 I
census established that same-gender couples are I
raising children in 96 percent of all counties in the I
United States. Children of same-gender parents I
often experience economic, legal and familial I
insecurity when their bonds to nonbiological I
parents are not legally recognized. Moreover, legal I
recognition of same-gender relationships increases I
the ability of adult couples to provide and care for I
one another and fosters a nurturing and secure I
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