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JUNE 13, 2008 Let Physical Therapy Get You Back to juStpUt;25 HOME • AUTO • LIFE DO WHAT YOU LOVE § a a & SAVE TIME • SAVE MONEY ABOLISH PAIN SUCCESSFULLY PREVENT INJURY • BE IN CONTROL VfBACK IN ACTION PHYSICAL THERAPY PC Ted Ellquist 2538 NE Broadway, Suite B Portland, Oregon 97232 503.445.4936 lA/IDl/rV’ COMMUNITY CATHOL,C KOINONIA The Southern Idaho Gay Lesbian Bisexual and Transgender Community Center created this ode to censorship in the Western Days Parade on May 31. CATHOLIC COMMUNITY Faith • Justice • Community All are welcome at our table! tial determination of eligibility, citing unspecified “legal questions and policy issues” involved with the application. Day has provided all the neces sary documentation to establish a legitimate par ent-child relationship and has fulfilled all of the SSA’s prerequisites. The SSA is required to deter mine whether or not the children are entitled to child insurance benefits as dependents of Day but has yet to do so for more than two years. “As a parent, it is my job to provide for my children. Unfortunately, the SSA, who is sup posed to help during a time of need, is standing in the way,” said Day. IDAHO Gay Organization Hides Identity in Twin Falls Parade The Southern Idaho Gay Lesbian Bisexual and Transgender Community Center decried the “Western Days” Parade Committee’s decision to allow gay people to participate in the community celebration under a cloud of secrecy May 29. The Western Days Parade Committee told the center that it could enter the parade, but the group couldn’t make any reference—on the parade entry or in literature, T-shirts or signs—to sexual orien tation or gender identity. The parade committee gave strict instructions to the center that the words “gay,” “lesbian,” “bisexual” and “transgender” or any words similar may not be used anywhere dur ing the parade. Rainbow imagery, symbolic of the gay community, was also prohibited. Parade organizer Mary Anne Taylor stated that the float must match the description on the parade application, but when questioned by the media what that description was, organizers were unable to answer what that description was. “Gay and lesbian people live in Twin Falls, Idaho; we work here, we have families and partic ipate in our communities,” said center president Brandi Jones. “We are part of our community every other day of the year, and we shouldn’t be excluded from being part of our community on this one day.” For the first time in its 26-year history, the parade committee rejected the center’s request to participate in the event last year. This year, in accepting the parade entry, the committee also forbade the center from talking about HIV/AIDS or any sexually transmitted in fection prevention. Additionally, ignoring alarm ing rates of drug abuse in Idaho’s Magic Valley, the parade committee is prohibiting the center from mentioning any type of drug prevention as a condition of participating in the parade. “When Idaho faces rising rates of HIV/AIDS infections and epidemic increases in drug use, specifically crystal methamphetamine, we are proactively trying to educate the community to help people remain healthy and strong,” Jones said. “Silencing conversation about these issues weakens our community because it leaves people uninformed and vulnerable.” The center joined the May 31 parade but made a statement about the censorship with its entry. The center’s float was black and white, and a question mark appeared in place of words that might have denoted sexual orientation or gender. ............ ......... ............................... i JOIN US AFTER | THE PARADE! — Sundays at 6 pm — St. Stephen’s 1432 SW Clay • Portland www.joumey-catholic.org New York Gov. David A. Paterson directed all state agencies May 14 to begin to revise their poli cies and regulations to recognize same-sex marriages performed in other jurisdictions, like Massachusetts, California and Canada, even though New York does not recognize same-sex marriage. 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