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friends and family.
among others, and could mean the eradica
“If everyone reading this article commits tion of similar student clubs.
to talking to five people about why marriage
Ju st Out contacted the Kennewick School
matters, it could make a difference in Board for comment on the decision, but the
whether we’re able to go to the ballot,” board had not returned calls or emails as of
Frazzini said.
press time.
BRO has also launched Spanish-language
Kennewick School District communica
radio ads in an effort to reach the approxi tions director Lorraine Cooper emphasized
mately 100,000-person middle ground the that it is outside the district’s protocol to
organization is hoping to win over.
comment on the board’s decision. Cooper
“We hope these radio ads spark conversa instead deferred to the district’s policy and
tions within Hispanic communities and „ practice around student safety, and an up
households about why marriage matters, date to bullying and harassment policies to
and that our deepening partnership with include language regarding sexual orienta
Basic Rights Oregon will advance human tion and gender expression.
rights for all Oregonians,” said Francisco
“Our first priority is truly to the safety of
Lopez, executive director of CAUSA.
all students,” said Cooper.
The ads, which emphasize the importance
Those who wish to voice their concerns
of family support of gay children, will run over the Kennewick School Board’s decision
for four weeks. BRO also plans to relaunch can attend regular board meetings, which are
a series of television ads. All this airtime generally scheduled for the second and fourth
comes at a cost, of course, but donors will Wednesday of the month. They begin at 5;30
have two festive opportunities to show their p.m. in the district’s Administration Building
support in the coming months.
(1000 W. Fourth Ave., Kennewick, Wash.).
First up, on September 17, is the inaugu
— R yan J. P ra d o
ral UNITED: A Gaylabration, a party at Q_
Center celebrating same-sex relationships
while raising money for BRO’s education
fund. The event will include cabaret-style
performances on the themes of love and
loss, a special champagne toast and a dance
party with DJ Grind.
On October 7, BRO hosts its annual main
event, themed “IGNITE”—now at the
Portland Art Museum’s Kridel Grand Ball
room—featuring food, dancing and enter
tainment from Bolivia Carmichaels, DJ
LunchLady and more.
For m ore details on upcom ing BRO even ts,
Portland Loses Bid to Host
visit basicrights.org.
— E r in R ook
Kennewick School Board
Restricts Access for GSAs
in the District
The Kennewick School District in Wash
ington state unanimously approved a new
policy creating limits for all non-curricular
school clubs. The decision, announced Au
gust 17, limits Gay-Straight Alliances and
all other non-curricular student clubs from
access to school bulletin boards, recognition
in the yearbook or in student newspapers,
and use of public-address systems to an
nounce club meetings or events.
The board previously voted in April to al
low GSAs the same access to school re
sources as it gives other clubs in response to
violations of the Federal Equal Access law,
which requires federally funded schools to
provide equal access to all extracurricular
clubs by granting different access levels to
non-curricular student clubs. Per informa
tion generated from a Change.org petition
posted August 23, in the school board’s de
cision to disallow access to GSAs in the
district, board members decided to restrict
access to all non-curricular clubs to avoid
being in violation of the Equal Access law.
This restricted access includes Christian
student organizations and the Key Club,
2013 Gay Softball World
Series
The Rose C ity Softball Association lost
its bid to host the 2013 North American
Gay Amateur Athletic Alliance World Se
ries (NAGAAA). Instead, the 2013 NA-
GAAA World Series will be held in Wash
ington, D.C.
RCSA commissioner Jake Packer report
ed to Ju st Out that while he wasn’t at liberty
to discuss most of the details of the proceed
ings,“In an unprecedented move, NAGAAA
removed Portland’s bid from consideration
moments before official voting was to take
place.” Packer said that more information
would be available on this move following
the conclusion of the current NAGAAA
World Series, which runs through Septem
ber 3 in Chicago.
NAGAAA has had its share of contro
versy in the past three years, most notably
with the impending federal trial over the
disqualification of a San Francisco softball
team during the 2008 Gay Softball World
Series for including more than the limit of
“non-gay” players on their roster. That trial is
scheduled for November.
RCSA has also put in a bid to host the
women’s division of the Amateur Sports Al
liance of North America’s 2013 tournament.
That bid is between Portland and Austin,
Texas. Results won’t be known until early
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