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Building a political action committee to endorse
Hom, founder
candidates. Strengthening a grassroots movement
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to lobby elected officials from across the state.
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director
of
Triangle
Claim to Fame: Converting Basic Rights
Oregon into a proactive movement instead of
being defensive and waiting for the next attack.
They
So
the past 25 years!
Say: “I know
Productions,
this is a hard
has brought unique theater to Southeast Portland
for
all
for the past 19 years. He tried to retire in 2006 when
of us. Now we
he sold the Theater Theatre building on Southeast
know the pain
Belmont Street and fled to his second home in
of having the •
Greece. His son’s near-fatal auto accident brought
right to marry
him back to the United States, and the call of the
put to a public
theater was t<x> great to resist.
night
vote. But let me
The theater’s fleeting nature has inspired Horn
tell you, this is
to create something lasting. He is halfway through
not the way to decide social policy.” (Nov. 5,2004)
writing a Lxxik about his second home, the Greek
Who’s Next: Aubrey Harrison and Jessica Lee at
island of Zakynthos. He also wants his reach as a
BRO. “They understand the power of grassroots or
playwright to extend beyond Portland: He’s hoping
ganizing and bringing queer voices to the forefront.”
to bring his 2008 show Tonya & Nancy: The Rock
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Opera to Seattle.
Roey Thorpe, a queer rights activist and an in
Horn sees theater as a chance to gently convey
spiring public speaker, was drawn to Oregon from
a message. Most of the works that Triangle pro
Ithaca, N.Y., to run BRO as executive director from
duces have a gay bent to them. According to Hom,
2001 to 2006. Under her leadership, approximately
most playwrights, composers and passionate actors
3,000 same-sex couples were briefly married in
are gay, and you can find gay subtext in most works
Multnomah County in March 2004.
if you look for it.
After resigning from BRO, Thorpe worked as
program director of the Freedom to Marry Qialition
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SIEVE FULMER
to fcxzus on the nationwide issue of marriage equality.
Celebrating community and companionship,
She now lends her political savvy and high-powered
network to Equality Federation, a national organiza
Claim to Fame: Founder of rhe Portland Gay
tion that connects statewide gay rights groups such
Men’s Chorus, founding member of the Portland
as BRO with resources, funding and strategies to
Public Schcxils Sexual Minority Task Force and
continue fighting for equality for sexual minorities.
chairman of the merger committee for Cascade
DON HORN
congratulations on Just Out's 25th anniversary!
AIDS Project.
So They Say: “AIDS is not spread by casual con
tact: Hugging does not cause AIDS. And ignoring the
problem doesn’t make it go away.” (February 1986)
Claim to Fame: Founder and managing direc
Who’s Next: David Pierce, general man
tor of Triangle Productions, known for hare feet
ager of the Portland Gay Men’s Chorus and “a
and a yearlong tan. Considers Washingtonian
terrific organizer.”
Tonya Harding a friend and “real nice lady.”
So They Say: “1 know people would walk into
Steve Fulmer was born and raised in northwest
Fred Meyer and ask at the ticket counter, ‘Can
ern Ohio and, from a very young age, knew he had
Human-canine companionship
I have that lesbian show?’ just to provoke them.
That was our first controversy.” (Sept. 1, 2000)
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