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northwest Nike Tapped for Outie Award Nike’s GLBT & Friends Network, the compa ny’s queer resource group, has been nominated for an Employee Resource Group of the Year “Outie” award from Out & Equal Workplace Advocates, a national nonprofit organization devoted exclu sively to promoting workplace equality for sexual minority employees. The award recognizes a particular employee resource group, sometimes referred to as a business group or network that has a proven track record of success in advocating for equal rights in its own workplace. The GLBT & Friends group has built education and awareness programs internally and has helped Nike create a visible presence at Pride celebrations nationwide. The network worked with Nike’s state and public affairs director to take a public stance in support of the two gay rights bills in Oregon. Nike employees gave testimony in the House and Senate judiciary committees to help both bills pass. The winner will be announced at Out & Equal’s gala awards dinner Sept. 28 at the Hilton Washington in Washington, D.C., during the annual Out & Equal Workplace Summit. The dinner will be hosted by comedian Kate Clinton. For more information visit www.outandequal.org. Columnists Launch Blog Lesbian advice columnists Lipstick and Dipstick launched their own blog earlier thfs month at www.lipstickdipstick.blogspot.com. Former Just Out contributors Gina Daggett, aka Lipstick,-and Kathy Beige, aka Dipstick, find they often have more business cards newsletters material than they can write about in their Curve AIDS Project and Martha's Pantry, magazine column. which will each receive 20 percent of the They hope the blog will allow them to answer money they raise from Lyle’s Myles. The more queries about lesbian relationship issues. It remaining 60 percent will benefit Global will also serve as a space for personal anecdotes. Partners. By asking participants to raise (An early entry chronicles Beige’s run-in with The $100 in pledges, they are hopeful they Gossip lead singer Beth Ditto in rhe ladies room at can reach their fund-raising goal. Berbati’s.) Embracing the butch/femme stereotypes, “It’s 10 $10 pledges. Your $10 can Beige and Daggett offer different perspectives on change someone’s life. That’s one time readers’ problems, peppering their comments with you stay home and read a bwk instead of humor and political savvy. go to a movie. That’s one day you bring The pair is slated to release a btxik called | lunch from home, but that can really help Lipstick Und Dipstick’s Essential Guide to Lesbian someone, be it here in Portland or thou Relationships in November. sands of miles away in Africa,” Petrey said wjth an affable smile and a determined Race Raises AIDS Relief Funds kx>k. “People can also sign up to be team In response to the AIDS epidemic 14 years ago, captains, building team., of 10 people or Lyle Smith and his wife, Diana, then living in more, each with their $100 in pledges.” Thomas Bruner, who was tapped as the regional executive Chicago, organized Lyle’s Myles. This was a race The Portland Area Business of the American Red Cross for Oregon, continues to raise where anyone finishing before Lyle would be Association has also decided to get the issue of the ban on blood donation from gays. disqualified. involved in Lyle’s Myles. Some of its Regarding this as a philanthropic opportunity, members have donated time and services, like American Red Cross’ regional executive for Oregon. they invited their friends and asked them to donate Christian Messer of Whiplash Designs, which That means that in addition to being the chief money. All funds raised went to Global Partners, designed the Web r ?ge, and Christopher Reed of executive officer of the Oregon Trail chapter of the a four-star charity helping people and families with A Word in Edge-ase, which is providing printing American Red Cross, which serves the Portland AIDS in Africa. services. Other members have signed on as team metro area, CEOs from its Salem, Eugene, Medford, Eight years ago, the couple relocated from captains. Bend and Baker City chapters also report to him. Chicago to the Portland area and brought their race The 7.3-kilometer run will take place from Bruner describes the change as part of the with them. Upon moving to Portland, they made 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 6 at Esther Short Park in national Red Cross’ restructuring effort. • the race a public event and charged an entry fee, Vancouver, Wash. There is no deadline to sign up. “It’s all about looking for ways to find efficiency bringing in about $2,000 each year. For more information visit www.lylesmyles.com. and cut waste and cut duplication, and it’s also a way This year, Gigi Petrey, an employee of Diana to get regional groupings of Red Cross chapters Smith, got involved, and together they are working I Portland Blood Czar Promoted working together more closely,” said Bniner. to raise $20,000 or more. They also decided to Portlander Thomas Bruner, former executive Continued on Page 10 donate money to two local organizations, Cascade director of Cascade AIDS Project, is now the • brochures • Broker, ABR T'K ama « The Real in Realtor Fu 11-service printing ■ I ! 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