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L o s t in G a y A c ro n y m s
N ew to the w o rld of P ortland LG B T Q n o n p ro fits ? H e re ’s a b rea kd o w n :
Nonprofit or program
What it does
C a s c a d e A ID S P roject (C A P )
Helps prevent HIV infections, supports and em
powers people affected and infected by HIV/
AIDS, and eliminates HIV/AIDS-related stigma
Q C e n te r
E q u ity F oun d ation
P O R TLA N D 'S A N T IQ U E S M A L I S
Portland’s largest selectionof antiques, collectibles & extraordinant items.
Builds public support of Portland’s LGBTQ com
munity and provides the com m unity opportunities
to connect at its North Portland location
OPEN EVERYDAY: Mon.-Sat. llam-bpm & Sunday Noon-5
Grants funds to groups and scholarships to
students in an effort to promote equality for all
people, not exclusively the LGBTQ com munity
Along SL Milwaukie Ave. in Portland • (503) 235-5990
O u r H o u se
Provides health care, housing and other vital ser
vices to low-incom e people living with HfV/AIDS
Se xual & G e n d e r
M inority Yo uth R e so u rce
C e n te r (S M Y R C )
Creates safety and support for LGBTQ youth
through youth empowerment, com m unity build
ing, education and direct services (a program of
Cascadia Behavioral Healthcare)
G a y & G re y
Works to enhance the lives of older LGBTQ com
munity members through education, advocacy,
outreach and resource development (a program
of Friendly House)
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C o n g re g a tio n s
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We’re celebrating our 100th
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noon-4pm. Food, drink, door
prizes, balloons, (ace painting,
the whole nine yards. Please
join us. We don’t get to do this
for another hundred years!
Advocates for full inclusion and equality for LG
BTQ people in faith-based and spiritual organiza
tions like churches and synagogues
sometimes does similar work as BRO.
This group, and others like it in cities all
over the country, is called a “steering com
mittee.” None of the members of the steer
ing committee are paid HRC salaries, but
their activities are funded by HRC. The
steering committee does a lot of fundrais
ing for the nonprofit, but it also mobilizes
volunteers for other efforts, like campaign
ing for pro-equality politicians.
Since both are working toward many of
the same goals, you’d think they work to
gether. Sometimes they do.
“Basic Rights Oregon has a strong rela
tionship with both the volunteer leaders of
the local HRC steering committee in the
Portland area and with HRC staff and
leadership in D.C.,” BRO organizing di
rector Thomas Wheatley said via
email. “While no two organizations see
their priorities line up 100 percent of the
time, we collaborate locally on events and
activities on a regular basis.”
This relationship is particularly benefi
cial for BRO, which has far fewer resources
than does HRC.
Recently, HRC partnered with BRO to
get HRC members in Oregon involved in
BRO’s marriage campaign through a series
of emails. The emails generated a very
strong response, Wheatley said.
O f course, the Portland gay community
is small. Some of the same people who
volunteer for BRO will inevitably volun
teer for HRC and vice versa, regardless of
whether the organizations declare a formal
cooperation.
HRC has even given BRO grant money
before. Most recently, HRC made major
investments in the 2004 marriage ballot
measure campaign, Wheatley said, and
“ Basic Rights Oregon has a strong
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relationship with both the volunteer
leaders of the local HRC steering
committee in the Portland area and
with HRC staff and leadership in
D.C. While no two organizations
see their priorities line up 100
percent of the time, we collaborate
locally on events and activities on a
regular basis.”
— THOMAS WHEATLEY,
BRO ORGANIZING DIRECTOR
also in 2006 and 2007 for the legislative
campaign to pass domestic partnerships
and anti-discrimination legislation.
However, regarding BRO’s same-sex
marriage push, HRC hasn’t decided if it
will assist BRO financially. BRO asked
HRC to make a significant contribution to
the marriage campaign earlier this year,
Wheatley said, but so far, HRC has not
made a commitment to support the effort
financially.
“Whether or not [HRC] will contribute
or do more with the BRO marriage cam
paign, [HRC] will have to assess internally,”
said Tom Wagner, regional field director for
HRC based in Washington, D.C. “HRC
will have to assess the 2012 landscape to see
what it looks like and try to prioritize.”
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v isit basicrights.org. For more inform ation on
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man Rights Campaign, v isit portland.hrc.org.
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