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Welcoming LGBT to Worship
Sunday at 10:15am
Serving I be community for 22 yearo
Social Hour 1 st Sunday every month at
The Broadway Grill, 1700 NE Broadway @ 11:45 a.m.
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senior housing and retirement enterprises
ick is a third-genera
food, spirituality, politics,
tion Oregonian, but
the Radical Faeries, and of
having visited nearly two
course the Prime Timers.
dozen countries and lived
"I have developed over
extensively in Africa and
the years lots of friends
Brazil, "citizen of the
who come out of my
world" might be a more
associations with various
appropriate phrase. While
groups," he notes. "I have
still in his twenties, he went
plenty of support."
to Brazil as a Methodist
Dick is also politically
missionary working with
active; when he sees
schools and hospitals.
an injustice, he doesn't
Dick was blessed
stay silent. Dick is also
with a sunny disposition,
a dedicated student of
but some of the road he
gay history; for 20 years
traveled was challenging.
he's been compiling
While healways knew on
a large archive on the
some level that he was gay,
subject, some of which
Dick Burdon
social and family pressures
will eventually go to the
eventually pushed him into
Oregon Historical Society.
a heterosexual marriage.
But don't let his fascination
"It was less a love affair than a thing
with history fool you; if anyone could be
you're supposed to do." The marriage
said to live for today, it's Dick.
produced two children, but in the early
Now, we as a community need to
1980s, Dick resolved, with support
open doors for him and others that have
from his involvement with Metropolitan
made it possible for us to be true to ,
Community Church and Dignity, to finally
ourselves.
be himself. An amicable divorce followed,
and happily, his children soon came
To learn more about SHARE
around. Dick lost no time enjoying his
and how we can open doors
gay life.
for
our seniors please visit our
Dick can probably be found livening
up one of the many clubs he attends. They
website at www.SHAREpdx.org
include groups devoted to square dancing,
D
Developing Housing Options for Our LGBT Seniors
cited to show their support. “We have so many
new hosts and chefs, and some of the favorites will
be returning,” said Sally Bixby, Our House direc
it into a great location that invites people across
tor of development. One of the largest and most
Bumside and augments the history and character
entertaining events in the series is the “All 8s
of this neighborhtxxJ. McMenamins can certainly
Fest,” which is hosted by Gary’ Nelson and Minh
do that.”
Trahn in their Tabor Falls home. Trahn will pre-
Visit www.mcmenamins.com for updates.
pare Asian Rim cui
sine and cocktails
Aug. 8 for 80 guests,
followed by a disco
band playing some
of the best hits of
the ’80s for more
fun and dancing.
Tickets are $80.
Another popu
lar sequel is Beadell
and Lucy Hardi
man’s “Get Down
in the Garden!”
The Aug. 15 din
ner party will allow
32 guests a chance
Kurt Beaded (center) will co-host a garden-themed dinner party again to
to experience great
raise money for Our House of Portland.
cocktails and view
Beadell’s art collec
Our House Dinner Series Returns
tion before Hardiman takes the guests through
For the past 16 years the nonprofit organization
her masterful garden in the heart of the Buckman
Our House of Portland has sponsored the benefit
neighborh<x>d. The dinner has a pan-Asian influ
series “Dinner at My House for Our House,” which
ence with grilled seaftxxl. Tickets are $125.
runs from midsummer through late March.
With more than 64 dinner parties in this year’s
The series allows guests to experience wonder series, almost anyone will find a theme they can
ful food, drink and entertainment when generous
enjoy. “Our catalog this year features some very
hosts and chefs open their homes or restaurants
creative and fun dinners; our hosts and chefs con
for a themed dinner party. This year there are
tinue to outdo themselves,” said Bixby.
64 public dinners ranging in size from six to 40
For more information about Dinner at My
guests, and tickets are between $80 and $150.
House for Our House, Visit www.ourhouseofport-
“We are launching another unforgettable season
land.org.
for gourmet brunches and multicourse dinners,”
Oregon Senators Support
said Kurt Beadell, dinner series honorary chair
$50 Billion AIDS Bill
man and creative director of Vibrant Table.
The benefit series is one of the largest fund
U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Gordon
raisers the nonprofit has and last year raised close
Smith, R-Ore., are expected to vote in favor of a
to $135,000. Our House was established in 1988
hefty $50 billion AIDS relief and education bill.
and provides integrated health and housing servic
The legislation, which has been receiving bipar
es to people with H1V/AIDS through 24-hour spe
tisan approval, is expected to receive the final
cialized care, adult foster care and support services.
stamp from President Bush this month.
Many of the hosts in the dinner series are part
According to a July 14 New York Times ar
of the sexual minorities community and are ex
ticle, the bill intends to show a “positive side of
Continued from Page 7
U.S. Sen. Gordon Smith, R-0re., is expected to support a $50 billion AIDS bill that President Bush
would like to be part of his legacy.