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ejected, he apologized to the inspectors.
Neuhardt, who has a history o f heart trouble,
was sent to the hospital for observation, but
is reportedly now home. Fines or a suspen
sion of Darcelle X V ’s liquor license will be
lewied pending an investigation into the
incident, as will any consequences stemming
from the ejection o f the O L C C inspectors.
With Roxy recovered, you can help cele
brate her 76th birthday at Darcelle XV
Showplace (208 NW Third Ave.) on Tues
day, August 23 during a 1976-themed party.
Costs are rolled back to 1976 prices, includ
ing an admission o f just 50 cents, which in
cludes two beer script tickets, cocktail spe
cials and a free spaghetti dinner. The party is
for revelers 21 and older.
— R yan J. P rado
Aloha Man Arrested in As
sault on Gay Couple
Aloha resident Robert Bosket, 50, was ar
rested August 16 after he allegedly invaded
the home o f his gay next door neighbors and
attacked the couple, according to Sergeant
Vance Stimler o f the Washington County
Sheriff’s Department.
When Bosket showed up at David Chris
tensen’s home on SW 187th Ave. around 10
p.m. August 16, he was “upset over some
trees that were trimmed by Mr. Christens
en,” Sgt. Stimler said. After opening the
door, Bosket allegedly pushed Christensen
to the ground and began strangling him.
“Our next door neighbor pushed his way
into our home uninvited, hit me, tackled
me to the floor, and proceeded to strangle
me while yelling anti-gay slurs,” Chris
tensen said in an email. “I managed to push
my attacker off o f me, but he refused to
leave my home and he had me trapped on
the floor for more than 10 minutes while
he threatened me and screamed at me.”
Police arrived on the scene and arrested
Bosket, who admitted to calling the men
“faggots” and “fags,” while the couple al
leged he also called them “butt fucker” and
“bitch,” police said.
Police charged Bosket with Burglary 1,
harassment and strangulation but are not
pursing a hate crimes enhancement at this
time. As o f press time Bosket was being
held at the Multnomah County Correc
tional Facility with bail set at 15,000.
“We have to talk to the D.A. about
[whether or not to investigate it as a hate
crime]. I don’t think Oregon has a hate
crimes statute,” Sgt. Stimler said. “We’re
not investigating it as intimidation.”
Oregon 166.155, Intimidation in the
second degree, includes in its definition as-
saiflt motivated by a person’s perception of
the other’s sexual orientation. While the
motivation o f the assault may or may not
be bias related, Oregon law clearly covers
anti-gay bias crimes.
According to Christensen, this is not the
first time he and his partner have been sub
jected to anti-gay harassment by a neigh
bor. On August 12, he reported a death
threat made by another neighbor who also
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called him a “whiney faggot,” police said.
No charges were filed.
“There was no crime,” Sgt. Stimler said,
explaining that although Christensen and
his partner alleged that the neighbor
threatened them, there was no third party
corroboration.
Christensen said he and his partner no
longer feel safe in their own home.
“We hope our story will help raise aware
ness and create a safer and more supportive
environment for local LGBTQ_residents,”
he wrote.
Anyone with information about the inci
dent is asked to contact the Multnomah County
Sheriff's Office at 503-846-2700.
— E rin R ook
Oregon Same-Sex Ballot
Measure Not Yet a Sure
Thing
Contrary to the buzz sparked by an Au
gust 14 Statesman Journal story, Basic
Rights Oregon has not yet made a decision
about whether to pursue a marriage equal
ity ballot measure in 2012.
According to a statement from BRO
executive director Jeana Frazzini: “An arti
cle by the Salem Statesman Journal inadver
tently implied that Basic Rights Oregon
has already decided to gather signatures for
a 2012 ballot measure, while in fact we do
not expect to make this decision until later
this year. In the meantime, we continue our
work to educate the public about why civil
marriage matters to caring and committed
same-sex couples. Last year, we launched
this education campaign to engage Orego
nians in conversations in person, on social
media and on TV. To get involved in this
effort, visit us at lovecommitmentmarriage.
org.”
In a July 15 interview with Just Out,
Frazzini said that BRO hoped to make a
decision by October 31 but that the time
was not yet right. “We’re absolutely moving
public opinion in the right direction and, in
fact, accelerating the pace o f change,”
Frazzini said, adding, “We’re not where we
need to be yet— if the election were held
today, it’s not clear that we would win.”
It would be irresponsible to go to the
ballot without a clear path to victory, she