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Vol. 1 No. 4 December 9-December 23 Staff Advertising Associates Sarah Koehl Sherri Riggs Brett Palm Doug Hiatt Eve Sicular Publisher O ut Media Inc. Director Renee LaChance Editor Jay Brown Production Bev LaBelb Rupert Kinnard Jay Brown Renee LaChance Advertising Director Lisa Bouslaugh Production Director Bev LaBelle Graphic Design Director Rupert Kinnard J u s t O u t is published every other Friday. C opyright 1983. No part o U u s t O ut may be reproduced w ithout written permission Sports Ken Vogl Renee Cherry E D I T O The m onth of Decem ber has long been heralded the m onth of festivities and celebration. F ro m pre-Christian tim e to today, the two things these festivities shared as a com m on denom inator was the giving of gifts, and tree worship. Before Christians placed the birth of Christ on December 25, there was a twelve-day feast of Yule w hich began on Decem ber 25, and lasted until January 6. For each day of the festival Yule logs and candles were lighted to protect against evil spirits. At Yule Tide it was believed tht those who approached the sacred fir tree of the Scandinavian gods would receive special gifts that were handed out by the gods themselves. This is believed by some to be the origin of Saint Nicholas, also known as Santa Claus. Yule was celebrated in parts of Germany, England, and Scandinavia. In southern Europe, a festival called Saturnalia was celebrated. For seven days, masters were made equal to slave in ho nor o f a tim e known as the G olden A ge o f S aturn when all people were equal because nature provided enough so no one needed to work. During this celebration the masters and slaves exchanged gifts. F rom these festivals, Christians incorporated many of their present day holidays. From hum ble roots, patriarchal white ruling-class Christians have created a means of saturating the m edia with one massive sellabration, from Thanksgiving to New Years' Eve. This massive sellab ratio n allows those who profit from it the m ost to be good and loving to their fam ilies and others while allowing themselves to feel no guilt during the other eleven Foxy Lady Review SUNDAY DECEMBER I8th $ 1 .0 0 cover and one can of food gets you in. Proceeds go to the needy for the holidays. Just Out December 9-December 23 R I A C O N T E N T S Out in Oregon ........... 2 Out across the nation ............... 4 Holiday B(l)ooze ....... 5 BLGU Report ............. 7 C alendar ............ 8 Just Entertainment . . . . 10 Sports ......................... 14 L m o nths for their persecution and oppression of minorities. To the poor and working class people, Christmas hype drives hom e the fact that they cannot afford the lavish gifts that are advertised, and cannot partake in the spirit o f Christmas. Jewish and other non Christian people are ignored and left feeling more invisible than usual. People w ho d o n ’t live the "straight fam ily lifestyle" experience loneliness, depression and often self-hatred that results in higher num bers of suicides than any other tim e of the year. It is difficult not to get c 1 jg h t up in the sellab ratio n of Christmas when you are bom barded with it by the media, fam ily and friends. It is difficult for some to stand on their own and try to explain their feelings when they fear ostracism by those who are close to them. It is im portant for those w ho get caught up in the sellabration of Christmas to rem em ber other m em bers o f the com m un ity who are oppressed by this hype and be supportive of their needs and wants. One should rem em ber that it is the giving of oneself and the equality o f all people that are the true ideals o f Christmas . Renee LaC hance. D irector O ut there somewhere is a person who re a lly likes what we are doing. That person has given us a large measure of positive reinforcement. (Jnfortunatley, we at J u s t O u t do not know who that person is. So. whoever you are. J u s t O u t thanks you very much. J a y B row n . E ditor Portland Town Council announces A Grand Sale 8:00 PM C lub — fro m the publishers. W ritten and graphic m aterials are welcomed. W ritten material should be double-spaced. Deadline is ten days prior to publication date for ads and written material. Camera ready ads will be accepted no later than five days from publi cation date. J u s t O u t will reject or edit any article or advertisem ent that is offensive, demeaning, or m ay result in legal action. 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