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Octobers. 2011
Come Out fo r Our Families!
We believe all our fam ilies have so m uch in co m m on : we s tru g g le to access hea lthy food,
q u a lity e ducation, a ffo rd a b le healthcare, and housing. O ur fam ilies also face d isc rim in a tio n
th a t prevents us fro m th riv in g in o u r w orkp la ce s and our n e ig h b o rh o o d s. As fam ilies o f color,
we experience unique challenges as we w o rk to keep o u r hom es, o u r jobs, and o u r health.
These stru g g le s a ffe c t Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LG BT) fam ilies o f c o lo r in very
unique ways. LGBT fam ilies o f c o lo r are p a rt o f the fa b ric o f our c o m m u n ity and m em bers o f
our ow n fam ilies. U nfortunately, som e o f our LGBT fa m ily m em bers d o n o t feel o u r
c o m m u n ity ’s full su p p o rt. So, in h o n or o f National Coming Out Day on October 11, 2011 we are
co m in g o u t as friends, fa m ily and p u b lic allies o f LGBT fam ilies o f color.
We believe our co m m u n itie s are stro n g e st w hen all fam ilies - e xte n d e d fam ilies,
m u lti-g e n e ra tio n a l fam ilies, sin g le -p a re n t fam ilies and LGBT fam ilies - have the resources,
respect and love they need to thrive.
We believe it’s tim e to come out in support of all our families. Join us!
Cyreena Boston Ashby
Kayse Jama
Executive Director, Center for Intercultural Organizing
Jo Ann (Bowman) Hardesty
Se-ah-dom Edmo
Native American Higher Education
Antoinette Edwards
Dir. O f Public Safety and Peacekeeping, City of Portland
Co-Founder, PFLAG Portland Black Chapter
Keith Edwards
International Business Representative, IBEW
Mariotta Gary-Smith
Health Educator, Multnomah County Health Deportment
Sharon J. Gary-Smith
MRG Foundation
Avel Louise Gordly
Lisa Reed Guarnero
Emi Hanawa
School Psychologist, Portland Public Schools
Levi Herrera,
Executive Director, Mono a Mono
Annabelle Jaramillo
Benton County Commissioner
Guadalupe Quinn
Program Coordinator,
Immigrant Rights Advocacy Program (Amigos)
Ramon Ramirez
Presidente, PCUN Oregon's Farmworker Union
Roberto Jimenez
Executive Director,
Farmworker Housing Development Corporation
Liani Reeves
General Counsel, Office of the Governor
Susan Leedham
Vice President, Portland JACL
Vice Provost for Student Affairs, Oregon State University
Thomas Le Ngo
Board Co-Chair, APANO
Carmen Rubio
Executive Director, Latino Network
Francisco Lopez
Executive Director, Causa
Diana Ruiz
Larry Roper
June Arima Schumann
Board Co-Chair, APANO
Lorena Manzo
Lead Organizer, Causa
Rev. W illiam Sinkford
Sr. Minister, First Unitarian Church
Donna Maxey
Educator
Jilma Meneses
Chief Diversity Officer, Portland State University
Alberto Moreno
Executive Director, Oregon Latino Health Coalition
Loretta Smith
Commissioner, Multnomah County District 2
Channbunmorl (Chom) Sou
Treasurer, APANO
Linda Hornbuckle
Community Health Specialist,
Multnomah County Health Department
Thach Nguyen
APANO
Lamar Tillman
Outreach Coordinator,
Planned Parenthood Columbia Willamette
Rich Iwasaki
Portland JACL
Melissa “ Mimi” Nolledo
Chairperson, Eugene/Springfleld Asian Council
Tricia Tillman
Administrator, Oregon Office of Multicultural Health
Pam Phan
Member, APANO
Sheila Warren
President, Portland Parent Union
Lolenzo T. Poe, Jr.
Chief Equity and Diversity Officer, Portland Public Schools
Myrna-Yvonne Williams
African American AIDS Awareness Action Alliance (A6)
Midge Purcell
Director of Advocacy and Public Policy,
Urban League of Portland
Ron Williams
Executive Director, Oregon Action
Jean Yamamoto
Portland JACL
All organizations listed for affiliation purposes only
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