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About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 1, 1985)
Voi. 2 No. 3 January, 1985 STEPPIN’ OUT STAFF Just O ut is published the fourth Friday of each month. Copyright 1984 Ho part of Just O ut mav he reproduced without the written permission of the publishers. Co-publishers Jay Brown Renee LaChance Written and graphic materials are welcomed for submission. Ml written material should be typed and double-spaced All graphic material should be black ink on white paper Editor Jay Brown Deadline for submissions is 14 days prior to publication date. Contributors Jim Hunger Sarah Koehl Dennis Peterson Lee Lvnch Eleanor Malin Eve Sicular Douglas Bloch O n / -\hout Toicn is a courtesy to our readers. Items must be received 14 days prior to publica tion date. Display advertising will be accepted up to five days before publication date, if camera ready, if not then seven days prior Classified ads must be received at the office of Out seven days prior to publication date, along with payment. /f/s/ Graphic Arts Director Rupert Kinnard Editorial policies allow the rejection or the edit ing of an article or advertisement that is offensive, demeaning or may result in legal action lust Out consults the Associated Press Stylebook and Libel Manual on editorial decisions. Art Contributors Shan Leslie Cindv Downing Photographer Views expressed in letters to the editor, columns, and features may not necessarily be those of the editorial staff of lust Out. Helen Lottridge Advertising Director Roger Hall Subscriptions to lust Out are available for 5 75 0 for I2 issues A free copy of Just O ut and or advertising rates are available upon reguest. Advertising Associate Eve Sicular pnoto bv Helen loftrirlqe The mailing address and telephone number for lust O ut are Production Directors P.O. Box 15117 Portland. O R 9 7 2 1 5 Bev LaBelle Dustin Dickenson E D 236-6628 I T O It was a long time coming, but now that it is finally here the women of Portland are excited about their new bar. The Primary Domain. Never before has Portland's womens' community had such a haven they could call their own. White walls with grey trim offer bright avant garde decor. Grey and brown tweed chairs seated at light grey tables add to the softness of the bar. It has been a tradition for bars to be dark and dingy, but the Primary Domain breaks that tradition with lighting that is bright and flattering. The entire bar exudes an atmosphere of feminity and womanness. Opening night brought together an extremely diverse group of women. From freguent bar goers to the infreguent. From the very politically correct to the very politically incorrect. Young women, older women, white women, women of color, and differently-abled women blended in together with the atmosphere, and it has been that way ever since. The service is good, the drink menu is fabulous, featuring a wide variety of blended alcohol drinks, along with an assortment of blended non-alcoholic drinks, too, making non-drinkers as welcome as drinkers. The prices are fair and reasonable, and the bar has an overall warm and inviting atmosphere. The Primary Domain makes you feel good about being there. There is nothing deviate about it. It screams. “ It's ok=w to oav and love women. ’’’he women s community' ow°s Kate Sullivan a great big thank-vou for finally bringing class *o 'he bar scene in Portland Just O ut, January, 1985 R I A L The women's bar community is ever-changing. The past year has seen many. For too long we had only two women’s bars. The Otherside of Midnight, which was owned by two women, but is now owned by a supportive gay man: the Club 927 owned by straight men and managed bv their gay relatives. The black walls and sleazy atmosphere discouraged many women from patronizing the bar. though the owners are still able to pack them in on Friday and Saturday nights. A third women's bar came and went. Judy's. Serving beer and wine it appealed to a small segment, and raised hopes of filling a void long felt in the community. Hosting many musical and theatrical events. Judy's gave women musicians and actors in the community a forum for their talents, though the bar still was unable to support itself and was forced to close. It has always irritated me that women would support the straight-male-owned Club 927 over the women-owned Otherside of Midnight and Judy's. I always felt that money from the women s community should go back into the pockets of women, not into the pockets of their main oppressor — straight men. It is mv hope, and the hope of many others that the Primary Domain will fill the needs of those women who currently support the Club 927 and force the owners of that bar to revert back to a straight clientele and put gay moeny back into the pockets of qav people R( 'ncc I iiCh<tncc
