LETTERS
Enlightenment
I would like to respond to
some of the recent unenlight
ened letters regarding National
Coming Out Day.
To begin with, the reason for
celebrating is not to make any
one feel sorry for lesbians and
gay men. It is to show every
one. queer or otherwise, that
we are people who are proud of
who we are and that life really
is better outside of the closet.
The letters written by Ron
Williams and Brendan Briggs
(ODE. Oct. 23 and 24) actually
spoke quite eloquently in favor
of coming out day because if ei
ther of them had had a good
friend, or a sister, or a father
come out to them, then they
would have a personality and a
face to which they could attach
the word gay or lesbian.
We would no longer be anon
ymous homosexuals or fags or
dykes and they would realize
that there is no reason to fear,
dislike or avoid people who
don’t happen to bo heterosexu
al.
lust to remove any doubt.
Briggs, if you were It) have an
"anti-coming out day" you
would indeed be an insensitive
homophobe. 1 would also like
to thank Briggs for deciding
that (were he able) he would
not drive "homosexuals" from
the community; that’s very big
of him.
Finally, as a queer, normal
person. 1 would like to address
Williams' fear that a gay man
might "try something" on him:
If you really don't find yourself
interested. Ron. just say no: it's
as simple as that. Women had
to learn that one long ago. and
this is a great chance to see
things from the other side of
the fence; with luck, it might
build some character
Michael Peeler
Knglish/Philosophy
Support for 6
The League of Woman Voters
of Oregon support Ballot Meas
ure ti because it is responsible
environmental policy In a sim
ple and straightforward way.
Measure ti promotes increased
recycling by requiring industry
to use more recycled materials
in packaging
Like other effective environ
mental laws already in place.
Measure ti sets clear standards
for manufacturers to meet over
a reasonable time line. The re
cycling goals are attainable and
will result in serious reduction
of waste going to our landfills.
Oregonians know that recycl
ing needs a boost Measure ti is
the best way to make that hap
pen.
Colleen Bennett, President
League of Women Voters
of Oregon
Waste ethic
The Oregon recycling act.
Ballot Measure (i. is a conserva
tive initiative that will put an
end to a wasteful, throwaway
ethic. Measure (> is a workable
solution to curbing the most
rapidly growing p.irt of our
waste stream, packaging mate
rials like glass, paper, plastic
and metal, by requiring them to
lie reusable, recyclable or made
of recycled materials
Oregonians know that reduc -
ing and recyc ling solid waste
protects valuable wildlife habi
tat. conserves our natural re
sourc es and saves energy. In
creased recycling will improve
the quality of our lives and the
lives of future generations
The Audubon Society of
Portland, the Oregon Audubon
Council, and virtually every
major environmental group in
Oregon urges Oregon voters to
pass ballot Measure t> The first
state' to pass the bottle bill, in
1971, Oregon has Ic'd the na
tion in innovative, workable so
lutions to solid waste prob
lems
ballot Measure t> puts Oregon
in the forefront once again.
Marc l.iverman, Ph. D.
Conservation Director
Audubon Society of Portland
Elect Nathan
Your endorsement of Peter
DeFazio |l)DF. Nov. 1) over
looks a very important aspect of
his performance. DeFazio mis
represents himself to his con
stituents
First. DeFazio brags of voting
for a Balanced budget Amend
ment The truth is DeFazio has
voted against a balanc ed budg
et Amendment As the' Wall
Street Journal reported (|uly
20), DeFazio was “trying to
have it l>oth wavs " Two bal
anced tin duel amendments
were proposed in Congress. De
Fazio voted for the amendment
that would have encouraged
tax hikes rather than spending
cuts.
DeFazio is no friend of fiscal
responsibility
Second, he has the lowest
ranking (27 percent) of the Ore
gon delegation with the Nation
al Federation of Independent
businessmen the nation's
largest organization of small
businesses. Most jobs are cre
ated in small businesses, yet
DeFazio usually votes against
legislation that small business
es support
DeFazio Is no friend of job
seekers
Third, he is rated in the up
per third of big spenders in
Congress according to the pres
tigious National lax Payers
Union Such spending results
in higher taxes and huge defi
cits.
DeFazio is no friend of the
tax payer.
How far can voters trust a
Congressman who votes both
ways on the Balanced Budget
Amendment then hides one of
the votes from us, who votes
against job creation and who
spends more of our money than
two-thirds of his colleagues?
This incumbent doesn't de
serve another term.
Send a message by electing a
Libertarian.
Tonie Nathan
Libertarian candidate
for Congress
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