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About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 1, 2008)
AUGUST 1, 2008 JUStpUt.11 ottr Family Rea/to. Since 1990 cant step forward, providing over 100 previously unavail able rights to gay and lesbian families, we still look forward to the day when all Washington citizens are equal under the law,” said Friedes. o U t and proud SINCE when you buy or sell a home with me, vow'll know vour dollars are helping support a greater cause I contribute at least 10% of my earnings to community and environmental organizations! Eugene Pride offers more to do with Pride Games Pride Marches on in Eugene The parades and block parties have come and gone in Portland. The condoms and peppermints that once dotted West Broadway have been swept away, leaving revelers wanting more. Luckily, Eugene/Springfield Pride is right around the corner Aug. 9 at Alton Baker Park at the Ferry Street Bridge. Pride festivities will commence at noon with the annual queer youth march to the festival grounds followed by an open ing proclamation by Eugene Mayor Kitty Piercy. The focus of Eugene/Springfield Pride 2008 is on the queer community’s political and legislative successes, colorful history and awareness of other geographical areas that cannot hold Pride festivals at all. The theme, “Live, Love, Be,” was chosen by InterPride, an international network of Pride organizations, and symbolizes Eugene’s solidarity with the larger queer community. Although Eugene-Springfield Pride is not as big as Portland’s bash, it is growing every year. “We had our first protesters last year, which 1 am told is a sign of growth,” says festival coordinator Jer Megowan. This is Eugene’s 17th Pride, but there has been some form of celebration since 1970. Although Eugene/Springfield Pride does not yet include a parade, organizers expect one in the future. New to the festival are the Pride Games, organ ized by Queer Eugene and sponsored by Just Out. Queer Eugene is a Web site created to provide Eugene’s queer community with a single place to turn for information about events and news. In response to last year’s pleas for more things to do at Eugene/Springfield Pride, Queer Eugene came up with a tournament consisting of some games that require little to no athletic talent. Some do, however, require a sense of humor, such as the beach ball nose push relay and the five- legged-race. “It’s supposed to be fun, not competitive— that’s the point,” says Jul ie Weismann, owner of Queer Eugene. “There are plenty of opportuni- Mercy Corps Q Center ties for athletic competition. We wanted fun, and we also wanted families, kids and teens to be able to participate." Sign your team up for the Pride Games at www.queereugene.com. For more information visit www.eugenepride.org. National Gay & Lesbian Task Force Basic Rights Oregon Portland Lesbian Choir Habitat for Humanity Sierra Club ACLU Portland Hosts International Soccer Tournament PDX NetRippers hosted its first-ever LGBTQ International Soccer Tournament from July 18 to 20 at Fernhill Park in Northeast Portland. The fledging soccer organization, which is open to all genders and sexual orientations, in vited teams from Seattle and Vancouver, British Columbia. Using a format modeled after similar tournaments in those cities, Portland players hoped their own event would create more visibil ity. The visiting soccer clubs were Seattle’s Rain City and Vancouver’s Out for Kicks. “We saw the success of the events in Van couver and Seattle. In turn, we figured having our own tournament would help grow the local organization and make soccer a more prominent West Coast sport,” says NetRippers board member Mickey Mendiola. With a registered enrollment of 55 ath letes taking the fields, the park was filled with the excitement of three round-robin games and one championship game of about an hour each. Instead of using city-based teams, players were divided up equally based on their experience to create a level playing field and interaction among all the athletes. NetRipper Kyle Connell hopes that future invitationals will grow to have city-based teams come play each other. “Rain City would like to see Portland become more competitive in the tournament style because our location will attract more teams like San Francisco to show up and play,” he says. After three hours of game play July 19, ex haustion was setting in among the athletes. A few teams also experienced their HHMHH share <>t iii|urcd pl.ivcrs but cn HHMBH tliusiasin tor the sport kept cv- One such tan who 11 * BK ■ k Portland is a prime playing location for soccer teams along the West Coast. PDX NetRippers hosted the LGBTQ International Soccer Tournament last month at Fernhill Park. i 97 q out to experience the NetRippers play was Mitch Kudsen. “This experience encourages me to join because seeing all abilities playing together shows me that I can fit in also.” For more information about I PDX NetRippers visit www. I myspace.com/netrippers. © By S tephen M arc B eaudoin , J aymee R. C uti , B en F erguson and M atthew F ree 6^- W. KAKEYOUR MOVE WITH MILLYHNI • i ■■V I HI k VVVVUl ■■—. U * 0 —1 p** • -J & DOORS* Certified Dealer Factory trained installers Orer 25 years experience lietime warranty Free estimates .... '.'•■*■1 IkZj ■ 1 — « By installing new Milgard*1 windows, you will experience lower heating and cooling costs, better security and sound reduction. 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