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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.
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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
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donate money to two local organizations, Cascade
director of Cascade AIDS Project, is now the
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