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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.
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for Internet Predators
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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
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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. W hat else should I do
to make things happen? -Sherry' Carter; Augusta, Ga.
Dear Sherry:
People expect things to drop from the sky but th a t’s not
how it happens. G od blessed you with the w isdom ,
dream and creativity but you m ust do your part. G et on
your feet and use the healthy body and m ind you have
to work hard. Put in the labor and elbow grease to bring
your dream to life. Your effort coupled w ith faith and
positive thinking is a guaranteed form ula for success.
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