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Anti-gay Assualt Leads to Arrest in Downtown Portland Dillan Joseph Cashman was arrested July 25 and charged with intimidation in the second degree and assault in the fourth de gree following a reported anti-gay assault in the 200 block o f SW Harrison Street at Lovejoy Park. Per a press release from the Portland Po lice Bureau, officers arrived at 4:48 a.m. July 25 and spoke with 30-year-old Andrew Dempsey-Gluth, who told police he was walking through the park with another male, their arms wrapped around each other as they walked. He told officers they were ap proached by two males, one o f whom was Cashman, who began insulting them with anti-gay slurs. Dempsey-Gluth. and his friend left the area but later returned to re spond to Cashman. Dempsey-Gluth saw the suspect on a balcony next to the park, and told the suspect that hi$ comments were out o f line. That’s when Cashman left his apartment, approached Dempsey-Gluth at the park and assaulted him. PPB Bias Crimes Detective Kevin War ren reported to Just Out that though the as sault occurred just a few hours after the July 23 “We Are Not Afraid” march in down town Portland, the incident was unrelated. Anyone with additional information about this case or other bias crimes is en couraged to contact Detective Warren at 503-823-3761, or kevin.warren@portland- oregon.gov. Hundreds March to Protest Bias Crimes my heart for all the victims o f these recent hate crimes that have been committed here in Portland,” Carr said. “We are each here to stand up and say no to violence and harass ment and mistreatment. We are here to show love and support for any people who have been marginalized.” A number o f businesses along the route*— including Living Room Theaters, The Roxy and Voodoo Doughnut, in addition to all the gay bars in the area— showed their sup port by agreeing to post signs declaring them a safe space for feGBTQ_people. — E rin R ook Williams Institute Releases 2010 Census Data on * Same-Sex Couples Living in Oregon The Williams Institute— a U C L A think tank specializing in the field o f sexual orien tation and gender identity-related issues in law and public policy— released a snapshot o f information August 4 culled from the 2010 U.S. Census containing data on num bers o f same-sex couples and households living in Oregon. The release reported that there are 14,979 same-sex couples living in the entire state, which translates to 9.9 same-sex couples per 1,000 households. Not surprisingly, Mult nomah County and the City o f Portland both ranked at the top o f Oregon’s regions for same-sex couples and couples per 1,000 households. The county logged 5,897 same- sex couples, with 19.36 per 1,000 house holds, and Portland counted 5,446 same-sex couples, with 21.91 per 1,000 households. Lincoln County ranked the lowest o f the counties that had 50 or more same-sex cou ples, with 215. The proportions o f same-sex couples by sex and child-rearing was overwhelmingly female, with 65 percent tallied; the number o f same-sex couples raising children was overwhelmingly low at 29 percent. Hundreds o f people— LGBTQ_and allies alike— took to the sidewalks of downtown Portland late July 23 to protest recent anti gay bias assaults and ask downtown busi nesses to be a “safe space” for everyone. The “We Are Not Afraid” march kicked off after 11 p.m. and was organized by Jef frey Carr and the recently founded Oregon State Gay Pride Organization. Protestors marched a loop that began and ended at C C For more information about the Williams Slaughters in downtown Portland, led by Institute, or to see the data releases fo r Or Grand Marshal Bolivia Carmichaels, while egon and other states, visit law.ucla.edu/ chanting, “We’re here, we’re queer, we won’t williamsinstitute. live in fear,” and “We Are Not Afraid.” “There’s a lump in my throat and a hole in
