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Page A5 (©bseruer lune 15, 2005 Dear Deanna! Activities, Parade Set for Pride Weekend S treet w hich is w here m any o t the local gay bars are located. S om e b u si n esses on the street a r e n 't h appy w ith that d ecision b ecau se o f the Celebration includes people of color including B rother to Brother, a local A frican-A m erican gay activist o rgani zation. For the fourth year, a gay black pride celebration is part o f the overall by N icole H ooper T he P ortland O bserver “E veryday People” is the them e for this w eekend’s 31“ gay pride celebra tion. T obin Britton, president o f Pride NW , believes the them e is perfect for reflecting on recent setbacks at the ballot box and in court with sam e-sex marriage. “W e are your neighbors, friends or that person in the grocery sto re,” Britton said. “W e pay taxes, and d o n ’t w ant to be treated as a special interest. W e ju st w ant our rights like everyone else. T h a t’s why w e are everyday festivities. “ It’s your pride too, so ow n it," Britton said. "T he gay com m unity in Portland is already sm all and the m i nority gay com m unity ¡seven sm aller. Y ou tend to w onder w here are these people at everyday?” A ccording to Britton, som e m em bers o f the lesbian com m unity have told organizers they plan to protest during the parade because they upset over way Pride N W has been put to gether. “ It’s unfortunate and dishearten ing,” she said. “ Instead o f com ing to talk to us to see if we can w ork together, they are upset that we have corporate sp o n so rsh ip .” Britton said the prim ary focus this people.” Britton has sacrificed a lot o f her free tim e volunteering for the dem and ing position in an event that’s expected to draw over 20,000 people. O ver 1 (X) different groups and co m panies will m arch in Sunday's parade. p o ten tial revenue lost. “T here are plenty o f o th e r q ueer bu sin esses that a re n ’t on Stark Street. People tend to forget th at,” B ritton said. “ It’s unfortunate that w e d o n 't have a parade on the E ast side b e cau se w e have a lot o f su p p o rt o ver Tobin Britton year is fun. O ne event will be perform ances by contestants o f “Q ueer Idol.” a spin-off on reality show A m erican Idol. A lso, instead o f a beer garden this year. Pride has obtained a "w alk around liquor license” so that those drinking can enjoy shopping w ith vendors. L astly, the parade route is different th is year and w ill not include Stark fro m Front ch e a t w ho brou g h t a tru m p e d -u p law suit ag ain st J.C . P en n ey , a c cu sin g store g u ard s o f ro u g h in g h er and her fam ily up. “ I d islik ed it in te n se ly w hen she sn a p p ed h er fin g ers at u s,” said one ju ro r, a w om an, w ho declin ed to give her name. T he verdict m eans Jackson will be free to try to rebuild his blighted m usical ca reer. But his legal victory cam e at a terrible price to his image. Prosecutors branded him a deviant w ho used his playland as the ultim ate pervert’s lair, plying boys with booze and porn. D efense law yers described Jackson as a hum anitarian w ho w anted to protect kids and give them the life he never had w hile grow ing up as a child star. A fter the verdict, a w eary Jackson re treated to N everland w here, according to his fam ily, he w ent straight to bed. The entertainer, w ho appeared exhausted as he shuffled out o f court, is “trying to get back his strength,” said his father, Joe Jackson. “ I feel justice w as done,” Ja ck so n 's father said. “W e thank the fans for sup porting us.” Dear Gwen: It’s clear as m ud y o u 're w alking into a problem w ith this man if h e’s cheating. D o n ’t ignore the w arning signs or the insight o f your friend. Be w ise and observe a little longer to see if it’s w orth risking yout friendship o ver a relationship that may break your heart. C heating is the ultim ate form o f disrespect and you should have kicked fro m F ront pliance plan to ensure patron safety and security. T hese included m onitoring for visibly intoxicated persons, use o f a secu rity w and, ejecting unruly custom ers, en couraging police w alkthroughs, increas ing parking lot lighting and security staff. Davison-H arm sen said an adm inistra tion law judge ruled in her favor that she com plied with the order and found no proof that the fight that led to the stabbing death was related to the bar serving alcohol. She said she has never had a violation for serv ing visibly intoxicated persons or minors. T he O L C C m aintained, how ever, that H elen a's failed to consistently apply sev eral com pliance m easures, including park ing lot m onitoring and security staffing levels. SAFEWAY Visit Safeway's Web site at www.safeway.com Keeping an Eye Out for Internet Predators con tin u ed fro m F ront you check your bank account. Q w est plans to host a series of identity theft aw areness w eeks at local high schools this fall, with c o m p re h en siv e in fo rm atio n for youth, parents and businesses. W ith m ore than 20 percent o f Q w e s t’s c u s to m e r b a se b ein g teens, it’s im portant to the co m pany to m ake an effort tow ard pre venting online crim e. “W e are a m em ber o f this co m m unity and take our role very seri ously,” Peppier said. F o r m o re in fo rm atio n , visit w w w .incredibleintem et.com . Tips On Internet Safety - If children chat or use e-m ail, talk to them about never m eeting som eone “ in person” that they first met online w ithout supervi Popular Nightclub Closed con tin u ed Gwen; Dallas, Texas him to the curb. Dear Deanna! Free on All Counts con tin u ed th e re .” B ritton isn ’t the only person o f co lo r that is involved w ith Pride N W . Poison W aters, a w ell-know n drag queen, w ill receiv e a Spirit o t Pride A w ard along w ith M aria C o u n cil to r her w ork w ith the A u d riaM . E dw ards S cholarship Foundation. Sam A dam s w ill be this y e a r’s key note speaker. M ayor T om P o tter w ill also attend and fo rm er M ayor V era Katz w ill receive a lifetim e ach iev e m ent aw ard. For m ore inform ation on Pride NW visit w w w .pridenw .org sion. - Keep the fami ly com puter in an open area o f the hom e, such as the livingroom . H av in g aco m p u terin a child’s bedroom or hom e office allow s for more privacy, w hich can also m ean m ore sneaking around. - H ave your kids show you their favorite sites and what they know how to do online. Ask them for O help w ith research to see w hat they know . - C onsider using filtering or m onitoring softw are for your co m puter to block out negative sites. - Ifyourchilduses screennames, find out w hat they are. Suggestive nam es or nam es that give a child’s actual name, age, location or inter est are targets for sexual predators. - Post house rules about surfing the web next to the m onitor to re mind anyone on the com puter o f w hat’s acceptable. I'm dating tw o w om en at the sam e tim e. N either w om an has all the qualities I seek individually but they becom e the com plete w om an I need w hen com bined. I m tired ot lying and running betw een the tw o but scared to lose either o f them . W hat do I do because it’s cau sin g m e to becom e very stressed? —Marvin; Omaha, Neb. Dear Marvin: Y o u 're only half a man because th at’s w hat y o u ’re giving to each o f these w om en. G row up and evaluate your standards and then determ ine the standards you w ant reflected in a w om an. Be honest with these w om en w ho may dum p you because ot poor m orals and values. It so, you deserve it because you m ade these tw o beds and may not get to sleep in either one again. Dear Deanna! I’ve been trying to achieve a certain goal to r a very long tim e. I pray long and hard but nothing happens. I have faith, I stay focused and I visualize w hat I w ant. 1 m at the point o f giving up but I keep hoping that G od is going to give me what I want sooner or later. 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