10 justout JANUARY 23, 2009 northwest Queer Youth Take the Stage 'Equality Day,' Central Coast PFLAG and BRO's big bullying law proposal are tops in Oregon news BRO's Legislative Wish List COMINGS Shanghai'd The Oregon Legislature convened Jan. 12 with women fighting for mar­ Brody Theater education director Brad Fortier (standing at left) and his improvisation troupe. Flock of Icarus, will be in residence when the company opens its new space Jan. 23 at the former Shanghai Steakery. riage rights, peace and Longtime PDX improvisation company the a short wish list from the state’s leading queer civil justice—4 p.m. Brody Theater is on the cusp of opening a new per­ rights organization. Chief among Basic Rights at formance space at 16 N.W. Broadway, half a bkx:k Oregon’s 2009 plans is a safe schools campaign to Temple, 7126 S.E. Milwaukie Ave. For more infor­ call to all out there that being queer is OK and in mation call 503-736-3297. order to have gtxxl lives, we all must work together from Embers Avenue and update 200l’s anti-bullying right smack in the center statute. The update would of a handful of Old Town/ Chinatown queer haunts like Casey’s and C.C. Slaughters. [\x*s that address sound fa­ miliar? It might, because it’s comings & goings SellwcxxJ Feb. 1 Masonic —Patricia L. MacAodha to find solutions.” Proceeds from sales of the shirts benefit Lambda Legal. require all Oregon schtxal dis­ tricts to adopt the statute by a deadline and add an employ­ Equality on Campus Day Is Jan. 27 —SMB Central Coast PFLAG Emerges ee training program, manda­ High sch