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DECEMBER 21. 2007 northwest Pamper Younelfl Come In To A Clean Home After A Hard Day Locally Owned Beary Clean & Serving Our Community Continued from Page 7 Since 503.206.1222 • 503.644.6814 DAVI.«; 1997 Homes • Apartments • Offices • Free Bids Move ln/0uts • Regular Schedule • Special Occasions Those who followed the domestic partnership and anti-discrimination bills all the way from Salem might remember Hogan, who interned as a legislative organizer during the session. Hogan, 23, moved to West Linn a year ago from upstate New York. His aunt and uncle offered him a stay in Oregon to get his “feet wet and try to find a job.” Hogan graduated from St. Lawrence University J/* in New York. He majored in gender studies, speech K. • fl and theater. He also ran the college’s Queer & < Resource Center. “We were in charge of all queer programming," said Hogan. Through the center, he and other volunteers designed weekly events with social, activist or educational bents. At BRO, Hogan is responsible for preparing for Pat Lanagan's donation to mayoral candidate and helping execute events, in addition to office Sam Adams was returned Dec. 7. support. “My long-term goal is to learn as much as I can Adams Returns Donation and then one day go on to get my master’s and from Porn Proprietor teach," he said. “It wasn’t until I came out here that Campaign contribution reports made public I learned there’s another awesome thing I can do this month showed that Pat Lanagan, owner of with a major in gender studies—be an activist.” Eagle Portland and Fat Cobra Video, was among Hogan also worked in the development and the largest financial contributors to mayoral candi fund-raising field for Stonewall, a gay rights group date Sam Adams. Fat Cobra is an adult video store based in London, during his study abroad in 2005. with a large gay clientele. Since moving to town, he has taken to the Adams’ campaign announced Dec. 7 that the city’s queer social scene and frequents Portland’s gay candidate would give Lanagan his money back. gay bars and queer nights with friends. Lanagan donated $500 personally and $500 from his corporate entity. New PABA Prez Promises “1 respect Sam’s position, but I am disappoint Low Drama' ed that I can’t help clearly the best candidate in the The Portland Area Business Association elect race,” Lanagan told Just Out. “It pales in compari ed new members at its November meeting and son, however, to the No on 36 Campaign, who, in luncheon. all their wisdom, wouldn’t distribute their cam paign signs in my stores, and when [Portland Parks I The new officers ran uncontested, but there was a race between eight members to fill six board seats. & Recreation) refunded my major sponsorship on PABA’s new president is Michael Long. He will their Concerts in rhe Parks series. All reflect the be joined by vice president Corey Raster, secretary long way we still have to go to achieve equal rights Noel Thomas and treasurer Robert North. and acceptance.” New board members are Melanie Davis, Susan Lanagan, who identifies as gay, vowed to Johnson, James Komro, M.J. Petroni, Chris Reed continue supporting Adams for mayor. and Mark Santillo. Returning board members are Adams’ campaign manager, Jennifer Yocom, Dot Graeber, Anne Seelye and Michael Traylor. told Just Out, “Sam felt more comfortable not I Jodi Blackwood and Jeff Hurder will replace Long accepting the funds.” Followers of Portland’s I and Raster on the board. political history will recall openly gay former state I Long told PABA members, “1 promise trans Rep. Gail Shibley’s, D-Portland, failed bid for the I parency to the organization both in communication City Commission, when her campaign came under I and style, and 1 want to encourage people to be fire for accepting money from Tracy Blakeslee, I passionate but with low to no drama.” owner of the Fantasy Adult video stores. I PABA’s first board meeting with the 2008 board was Dec. 18. Brunch for Shelter Lisa Schroeder, owner and chef of Mama Mia Trattoria, is hosting the second annual gospel brunch, a benefit for Bradley-Angle House, the first domestic violence shelter on the West Coast. The $50 buffet brunch includes food, alcoholic beverages, desserts and a live per formance by members of the Northwest Community Gospel Chorus, fresh off their performance with the Oregon Symphony. Seating at Mama Mia Trattoria, 439 S.W. Second Ave., begins at 11 a.m. Dec. 30. If it fills up, a second seating will start at 1:30 p.m. Half of the donation is tax-deductible. 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