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OREGON S LGBTO NEWSMAGAZINE nwnews- subject of attention from outlets such as Out- Urell. “It’s overwhelming and kind of heart Sports.com and has even sprouted a Facebook stopping for me.” tan page dedicated to uniting the friends (in Plans for a small March issue of HIPFiSH cluding a third blogger, Robert) for the first are being implemented, as well as a full April time in person via The Ellen DeGeneres Show. issue. Usselman is a 16-year-old sophomore at Sky- “There may be a lot of putting Humpty back view High School. After becoming friends with together again,” says Urell, “but we can do Newcomer and Robert (last name unconfirmed that.” as of press time) through the gay social net working site Gay Youth Corner, they soon For more information on how to help HIPFiSH bonded over their mutual love of sports. Monthly, visit helphipfish.com. You can also donate “We were friends for about six months,” says money via a PayPal account, accessible at hipfish- Usselman, who is a varsity track runner at Sky- monthly.com. view. “One day I was running on the treadmill, and I came up with the idea that we should start a blog to help other teens out through their ex perience and acceptance. We’ve all gone through hard times and we didn’t want any more of the younger generation to go through them as well.” In addition to the blog, Usselman has spear headed a week of anti-gay bullying events at Skyview from Monday, February 7 to Friday, February 11. Dubbed “Stand As One,” the proj ect, as Usselman explains, will be similar to the MTV show I f You Really Knew Me—a reality series that focuses on youth subculture and dif ferent cliques in high schools. “It shows everyone that we all may be differ ent, we may all wear different clothes and have different interests, but we’re still all human,” says Usselman. Stand As One will feature a video segment Kendall C law so n and M ayor Sam A dam s at focusing on different cliques. Representatives the 2 0 1 0 Q C e n te r W in ter G ala from each clique will show a clip, then tell a se cret about themselves. Usselman’s video will conclude with him coming out to his school for Q Center’s Clawson Recaps the first time. “I’m kind of anxious to see how the other Winter Gala, Looks Forward athletes in our community take it, since some of to Governor’s Office us are good f riends outside of our competitive ness,” says Usselman. I’m pretty sure my school Not quite 48 hours after an epic party at the will be very accepting.” Nines and a day before starting her new job at the governor’s office, Kendall Clawson was all For more information on “Walking the Road," visit gratitude. The Q_Center executive director took hradroberthen.wordpress.com. You can also visit the a few moments during her last day at the Port Face hook group page “Brad, Robert and Ben for land LGBTQ_ hub to reflect on January 29’s W inter Gala, her future with Governor Kit- E LLEN the Generous. ” zhaber’s administration and a very eventful cou — Ryan J. Prado ple of years. For Clawson, the third annual soiree, which drew some 600 attendees and raised more than HIPFiSH Bouncing Back $131,000—more than double the 2010 tally— After Holiday Fire hit “every note that really represents us. ... I HIPFiSH Monthly—Astoria’s gay-owned al think it’s rare that you see it in our community. ternative news publication—was ravaged fol We had every faction: younger people, older lowing a fire December 16 in the city’s historic people, people with money, people who scraped Riverside district. As of press time, there were their pennies together to come." no causes given for the fire, and no official esti In addition to monies raised from ticket sales mation of the extent of the damage has been and auction items, a $200,00 donation from the reported. estate of Ed Cauduro sent the evening over the “Our motto is kind of coastal voice, cultural top—and marked an inspiring kick-off to the beat,’” says Dinah Urell, HIPFiSH’s publisher. start of a new capital campaign for the center. That beat was in danger of being drummed (A tribute to the late benefactor will be featured out following December’s fire. But the commu in the February 18 issue of Just Out.) nity banded together in late January to hold a “The money that was coming in for Q_Center weeklong art auction as well as a fundraising is totally life-altering, it really is,” Clawson said. show called Entertainment-a-thon to help ease “So I’m super grateful and I want to say ‘thank the paper’s financial burden. 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