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.Ml I fe MAY ZI. 2010 WWW JUSTOUT COM THINKING OF REPLACING YOUR WINDOWS? f Thinking of Replacing Your Windows? By The Youth. For The Youth By replacing your old windows this year you will receive a $1500 energy tax credit on your personal federal tax return. Milgard© windows come with a lifetime warranty including glass breakage and service which is direct from the factory in Tualatin, Oregon. Oregon Queer Youth Summit explores and empowers self-expression Buy now and Milgard© will send you a $20 per window (on Tuscany style windows) rebate after installation. Call Garland Horner at anytime for an in home proposal. B y AMANDA W ALDROUPE I N S U L A T E D W IN D O W C O R P . 8124 N. Denver Ave. 5 0 3 . 283.9481 CCB « 1 9 0 9 5 RELHURST ENTISTRY GENERAL & COSM ETIC DENTISTRY Offering the latest in advanced dental technoloy: ♦ Low radiation digital x-rays ♦ Porcelain veneers and crowns ♦ Cerec single-appointment porcelain crowns ♦ Invisalign le ft to right 2520 EA ST BURNSIDE, PORTLAND, OR 97214 PH: (5 0 3 ) 2 3 3 - 3 6 2 2 FX: (5 0 3 ) 2 3 3 - 5 8 8 2 W W W .L A U R E L H U R S T D E N T IS T R Y .C O M Corintie Anderson, DMI) Sheila Bennett, DMD Adrienne Fischi, DMD TmJVVAILABLE, „ wherry o il are!’ Careful and energetic handling of all your home financing needs MORTGAGE 6700 SW 105th Ave., Suite 200 Beaverton, O R 97005 ^ Toll Free (877) 8209900 Fax (503) 297-0824 E-Mail: coUeen@mtgadvt xates.com www.mtgadvocates.coni Colleen Weed onice 503*297«9900 NORTHWEST NEWS UC*MLt056 Cell 503»780«1561 Portland’s City Hall always bustles with activity. The two elevators constantly are in motion and the tap of shoe steps echo through the hallways. Staffers move from office to of fice. A city commissioner may be spotted on his or her way to an event. It had never been louder or more boister ous than on Saturday, May 15. Moving about the hallways and atriums were 150 queer youth between the ages o f 12 and 23 gathered for the Oregon Queer Youth Summit, an event offering workshops related to sexual orientation, gender identity, political rights and activism. Youth attended from all parts o f Oregon and Southwest Washington. The event provided a forum o f discussion and political empowerment for queer youth, as well as a means for networking and com munity building. “One hope is that queer youth ... can see that there are other people like them,” said Ernesto Dominguez, 22, one of the summit’s organizers. As queer youth come out in larger num bers, and at an earlier age, events like the Oregon Queer Youth Summit help them not only understand and accept their identity and orientation, but create confidence and inspi ration as they grow into the next generation of politically active queer adults. “They need the social support earlier,” said Kerst Nelson, health coordinator for the Sexual Minority and Gender Youth Resource Center (SMYRC), one o f the organizations that planned the summit. “W hen I was in high school 10 years ago, people were rarely coming out.” “There’s a lot more consciousness now, among youth, of homophobia and transpho bia,” noted Zena Britadesco, the Oregon Safe Schools and Communities Coalition’s (OS- SCC) youth and advocacy coordinator. That, she said, fuels a desire to become politically active and involved with issues direedy affect ing queer youth’s lives. Amelia Wolf, 18, presented a workshop on the civil and legal rights queer youth have in Oregon and Southwest Washington. “I know a lot of people who don’t know their rights,” she said. Yet, knowing them is “one of the most important things to have to advocate for yourself.” “[Queer youth] need the social support earlier. When I was in high school 10 years ago. people were rarely coming out." - KERST NELSON. HEALTH COORDINATOR FOR SMYRC Youth representing the OSSCC and SMYRC organized the summit. Annual con ferences for queer youth have been held in the state in the past, but this was the first year the conference took place as the “Oregon Queer Youth Summit.” The OSSCC, a nonprofit working to make Oregon’s public schools safe for queer youth and that oversees the Gay-Straight Alliances in Oregon public schools, hosted the Gay- Straight Alliance Summit from 2005 to 2009. The Oregon Queer Youth Conference, a simi lar annual event, was held between 2003 and 2008 and hosted by the Catlin Gabel School. Britadesco said the organizations decided this year “to focus our efforts” and “pool fund ing” to create one queer youth-focused event. County Commissioner Judy Shiprack, Mayor Sam Adams and Debra Porta, the S e r io u s In ju r y & D e a t h C a s e s Wrongful Death • Medical Malpractice • Serious Accidents • Brain Injuries Trucking Accidents • Spinal Cord Injuries • Nursing Home Abuse • Therapist Malpractice O v e r 2 1 Years E x p e rie n c e • Top “A V ” R a tin g Proudly serving our community since 1989 Free Consultation 503-295-1940 • 800-795-8945 www.goreslaw.com Hola J. Gores, Attorney Holding Insurance Com panies Accountable
