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Just Cause To be young, queer and involved recent poll by the Pew Research Center er of Race for the Cure showed that a whopping 81 percent of since his grandmother 18- to 25-year-olds said that getting rich died of breast cancer nine is the “millennial” generation’s most years ago. Last year, he important (or second most important) bought a breast cancer life goal; 51 percent said the same about being awareness bracelet and famous. Only 30 percent said they wanted to help has only taken it off once people who need help. since. And Michael Rut you’d never know it by looking at all of the Spangler wants to start young people taking part in Cascade AIDS a charity devoted to men’s Project’s annual AIDS Walk. As CAP’s Roma prostate health because Peyser surveyed the more than 10,000 walkers at “one out of three men is affected by the illness." BY FLOYD SKLAVER Pioneer Courthouse Square (and a record 270 vol Of course, the drag world has always been char unteers), she said, “Bono and The Gap have given itably oriented, teaching its young and beautiful to the average person an increased awareness of Speaking of BRO, Casey Kelley was on the raise money for the community. Carlos Perez has HIV/AIDS." square collecting signatures for the state’s chief volunteered at Our House ever since he was Mr. It’s not just CAP and HIV prevention/awareness queer advocacy organization. She’s also involved Gay Latino in 1999. And Matthew “Gigi Foxx” that get these active activists up and moving. For with KnowThyNeighborOregon.com, which was , Cassel is Miss Shanghai II. As part of his reign, he’s instance, Zac Brewer and Michael Shelangoski formed to provide public access to the names of chosen Tod’s Corner as his cause. He told me, volunteer for Camp Starlight because they love kids, anti-gay petition signers by publishing them on the “1 want to be involved with an organization that although Michael confessed he’s glad “the kids go Internet. With her was Inna Levin, who’s simulta doesn’t have a lot of exposure.” Tod’s Comer home when the week is done." neously immersed in the Oregon State Public provides food and toiletries to those who are living Michael Anderson-Nathe, who works for CAP, Interest Research Group because “if our resources with HIV/AIDS. also volunteers for Listen to Kids, the only in-state are depleted, it won’t matter what your political Then there are the high school students: Jared program (and one of the few nationally) devoted to affiliation is.” Cassel does community service at Metropolitan early intervention and prevention of child abuse Andrew Loriego and Brandon Glenz volunteer Learning Center, where he attends high schixil. He and domestic violence. I also spoke with CAP’s for Potluck in the Park, which feeds the homeless plans events that fund the schixil prom. He was out Charles Milne, who, with Marc Kochanski, did every Sunday in O’Bryant Square. Andrew has walking with boyfriend Alex Spady, a member of much of the work putting on this mammoth event. been active for four years, while Brandon joined West Linn High School’s Gay Straight Alliance. Charles is a supporter of Basic Rights Oregon when he started dating Andrew, “although it’s Alex told me, “Our school is pretty closed-minded, because he wants to make sure he can “get married a great cause,” he added blushingly. and we’re trying to teach about tolerance." Also or domestically partnered one day.” Shawn Wissenback told me he’s been a support walking from the West Linn GSA was club pres A Out Going eatingiout eatingiout eatingiout eatingjout eatingiout eatingjout eatingiout eatingjout CAFFE MINGO serving dinner nightly © 5pm V ident Angela Oliverio, who said: “Coming out as a lesbian was very hard. Fortunately, we have lots of teacher support.” They were not the only youth participating. This year’s top fund-raisers younger than 18 were Cullen Thornton, Aidan Thornton, Lily Donnelly and 15-year-oId Scott Vanlaninghant, who scored first place for his third year in a row, tying with the former champion, his sister Emily. Their names go in bold for being so bold. Thanks to them, as well this year’s top individual fund-raisers (Kathyn Vaughan, Patrick Campbell, Trevor Cartwright, Trevor Scott and the ubiquitous Kevin Cook), CAP raised $375,000, exceeding its goal by a whop ping 25 percent. 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