OREGON'S LGBTO NEWSMAGAZINE
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Foundation has announced that
it will host its First Annual Eq
uity Awards, to recognize Oregon
firms that embrace diversity. This
inaugural ceremony takes place
Friday, January 20, 2012 from
11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Gov
ernor Hotel (614 SW 11th Ave.).
For more information about
nominating a business or to
purchase tickets for the First
Annual Equity Awards, visit
equityfoundation.org/awards.
Last but not least, mark your
calendars for Q_Center’s annual
Winter Gala, scheduled for Sat-
• Diving into other Portland organization urday, February 18,2012 at the YU Contem-
news, the Ruby Red Flippers LG B T Q _ porary Art Center (800 SE 10th Ave.). This
scuba club recently attended the 20th An- year dubbed “Never Out o f Style, the Winter
niversary o f Diving for Life in Cozumel, Gala is Qj> primary fundraiser. For updates
Mexico. The annual fundraising event brings on the event, visit pdxqcenter.org.
scuba clubs from across the globe together
to raise money for H IV /A ID S charities.
Diving for Life generated approximately
$90,000 total, and Ruby Red Flippers will
bring about $17,000 o f that sum home to
Portland for local charities. The group has
donated more than $50,000 to local health-
related charities since 2002, including 2010 • Salem resident and former Mr. Gay Ore-
beneficiaries Our House, the Sexual and gon Jonathan Reitan recently took part in
Gender Minority Youth Resource Center a photo essay project dubbed “A Day with
(SM YRC), Outside In and the Pride o f the H IV in Am erica,” conducted by Positively
Rose Scholarship. For more information Aware. The online magazine solicited pho-
about Ruby Red Flippers, search for the tos to capture a moment o f a day in the life
club on Facebook.
o f individuals, couples, families and groups,
whether H IV positive or not, to represent a
• Back on land, Q_Center has announced collective portrait o f “what it means to live
two new members to its hoard o f directors, with or care for someone with HIV.”
Beth Allen and Ryan Wayman.
An image of Reitan was chosen to be in-
Allen owns Beth Allen Law PC, a firm eluded among 31 photos culled from 160 sub-
that reaches out specifically to the LGBTQ_ missions, all taken on Wednesday, September
community and its allies. Wayman is man- 21. The images are featured in the November/
aging partner o f Pride Financial Partners, December issue of Positively Aware.
an independent, open brokerage firm spe-
“It’s a true honor for this small town guy
cializing in services for the small business to be a part o f a national project, especially
owner, nonprofits and individuals.
considering I’m just as happy reaching out
For her part, Allen— a familiar commu- to a few people in my neck o f the woods in
nity member to Just Out readers— called Q_ sharing my story about H IV /A ID S,” ex-
“a focal point for reaching out and coming plains Reitan, who was diagnosed with HIV
together. It says we are here, we are queer, in 2007. “I really hope people will look at
and we are community far and near.”
this project and realize that whether you’re
“Fifteen years ago, I wish there was an from a big town or a little town, whether
LGBTQ_community center like this for me you’re young, old, gay, straight, positive or
and my family,” related Wayman, an Oregon negative, that this disease can affect you too.
native. “It sure would have made life and I may be living with the virus, but we are all
the. struggle to ‘come out’ a whole lot are living with HIV.”
easier.”
World A ID S Day is coming up Thursday,
Q_Center executive director Barbara Mc- December 1. For more information on local
Cullough-Jones said by way o f press release goings-on, turn to p. 18.
that both appointees “understand (^ C e n
ter’s role in changing hearts and minds both • Making the rounds locally is multidisci-
to create a healthy community and to con- plinary artist and writer T J Norris, whose
tinue our march toward equality. We are group photography exhibition RetNude, Ihe
fortunate to have them on our team.”
21st Century Nude in Photography is show-
Allen and Wayman join a leadership team ing through November 22 at the Black Box
including Honorary Board Chair Mayor Gallery (811 E. Burnside, Ste. 212) from
Sam Adams, co-chair Jim Taff, treasurer noon to 5 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays.
Anne Viola, and board members Tim Bias,
From Thursday, December 1 at noon to
Mary Wheat, Judge Kemp and Aaron Hall. Thursday, December 8 at 4 p.m., Norris will
help showcase the Portland Visual Art Ex-
• In awards news, Portland-based Equity change at Portland State University’s Litt-
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