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A Year in Portland
Revisiting Just Out's 2007 headlines
by Julie Sabatier and Jaymee R. Cuti
he Oregon Legislature passed a comprehen
shot dead in the North Portland home he shared
sive civil rights package May 2, and Gov. Ted
with his partner of eight years, Jonny Shultz.
Kulongoski signed the landmark laws May 9.
House Bill 2007 grants same-sex couples the
rights and responsibilities of marriage under state
law in the form of domestic partnerships, while
32, was attacked after interrupting a burglary.
“We believe it was a random act," Slater said at
a press conference Dec. 13.
Senate Bill 2 makes it a crime to discriminate
Shultz and Callaway’s father, Phil, called the con
against anyone based on their sexual orientation or
ference to draw attention to a new development in
gender identity. The laws take effect Jan. 1, 2008.
the case: the blurry image of a man captured by a sur
On the heels of the celebration came a cam
veillance camera in the Interstate Fred Meyer, near
paign by a loosely affiliated ad hoc group of anti-gay
Callaway’s home. The suspect reportedly was seen
Oregonians to refer the laws to the November 2008
turning in loose change from a jar believed to have
ballot. It was a tense few months, but the secretary
been taken from the victim’s home.
of state’s office announced Oct. 12 the group had
fallen short of the amount of valid signatures it
needed to qualify its referenda.
Oregon Gov. Ted Kulongoski signed landmark
gay rights legislation May 9.
Detective Mark Slater said he suspects Callaway,
Darryl Moch, former executive director of
Brother to Brother, denied accusations that he
return that love by helping us find his killer,” said sexually harassed a former employee.
Phil Callaway.
“Dan loved Portland. I’m asking Portland to
David Crowe, executive director for Restore
Shultz, clearly still reeling from the tragedy, said
Darryl Moch, the group’s accused former exec
America, and Marylin Shannon, who became the
he moved out of the home they shared. “I’ve lost
utive director, resigned July 19. He was replaced
spokeswoman for the chief petitioners in the refer
my partner," he told the nx>m of reporters. “I’ve lost
by board treasurer Alisa Simmons.
endum campaign, said they
my home. I’ve lost my perceived future. We were
Hendrix’s attorney, Natalie McDougal, con
will pursue a repeal of the
planning on having kids and getting [a domestic
firmed Dec. 12 that a lawsuit has not yet been filed.
new
partnership] in January when it’s legal.”
laws.
This
would
require 82,769 signatures
Crime Stoppers is offering a cash reward of up
(27,590 more than they
to $1,000 for information leading to an arrest in
needed for the referenda) by
this case. Call 503-823-HELP.
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2007.
A parental rights case, Parman v. State of
July 3, 2008.
Oregon, was resolved July 13 with a judgment for
The Alliance Defense
RP ust Out reported Nov. 2 that Brother to
partners and parents Jeana Frazzini and K.D.
Fund filed a lawsuit against
WP Brother, the nonprofit organization serving
Parman. The couple said they were discriminated
the secretary of state’s office
African-American men who have sex with men, is
against when Frazzini’s name was crossed off her son’s
related to this issue (see
being threatened with a lawsuit.
birth certificate. A Multnomah Country Circuit
Page 15).
Portland police suspect this individual was involved in the murder of
Dan Callaway.
asic Rights Oregon’s lawsuits saw progress in
The organization’s former HIV specialist
Court judge ruled that Oregon laws granting
Loomis Hendrix, known as Kourtni Dupree, hired
parental rights to married couples unconstitutional
harles “Dan” Callaway’s
a lawyer to pursue a claim that his boss sexually
ly discriminate against families headed by same-sex
life came to an abrupt
harassed him and that the organization’s board
couples. The judgment was filed this month, and the
failed to address his repeated complaints.
state has until Jan. 3 to file an appeal.
end Nov. 16 when he was
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