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About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 1, 1986)
the Mayor of Queersville. Trends in the gay and lesbian community. Dr. Goof. A com munity affairs calendar. The First Annual Radio Lip-Synch Contest Letters. Gays of Our Lives. Most of the show’s elements will consist of preproduced comedy skits emanating from volunteers from the community. “G ays o f O ur H ues is guaranteed to of fend everyone," Howie says, "my only fear is that people are going to be committed for only a few episodes and that we’re going to have a lot of car crashes to kill off the characters. Then all of a sudden we ll have a whole busload to do in.” Since Q ueersuille will depend on volun teers, Howie and Michelle are soliciting help from the whole community. They have been prepping for their task under the able direc tion, technical and otherwise, of Linda Shirley, LC . Ernest and Garcia Phelps, all veteran KBOO volunteers. Both Michelle and Howie represent a new generation in the lesbian and gay commun ity; both are in their 20s (Michelle is 22; Howie is 27), and neither feel oppressed. “We think we will be able to affect a change among gay people in the way they view a once-derogatory term,” they say. Q ueersuille will have three previews: Thursday, January 3 0 ,1 0 a.m. on RadioZine; a repeat on Friday, January 31,10 p.m. on Woman Soul; and a second show on Friday, February 14,10 p.m. on Woman Soul. Check KBO O ’s new program guide for Q ueers- uille s permanent slot beginning in March. Q ueersuille, a half-hour gay and lesbian radio series to premier in early March, has created controversy already. (See Ju st Let ters for a sample.) The creators of Q ueer s- uille, Howie Bierbaum and Michelle Bums, have met with success before airing even one segment since the aim of their endeavors is to b e controversial. Each week the show will begin with a disclaimer, "The following pro gram contains material which may be offen sive to some people. Listener discretion is advised, especially if you suffer from homophobia, puritanism or tastefulness." Using a long-running radio show called F ruit P u n ch , broadcast from KPFA in Berkeley, CA, as their inspiration, Michelle and Howie say " Q ueersuille is going to be right up front We re going to laugh at our selves as gay people, and we re going to laugh at the outsiders’ view of gay people. We re not going to just be taking pot-shots at the community. This will be a response to gay people taking themselves too seriously." Gay radio in Portland has never had pro gram m ing such as the Q ueersuille duo are devising. Gay radio has been mostly talk shows featuring listener participation and this team say they are preparing an alterna tive to the mainstream. “Sometimes I feel queer in the queer com munity,” Howie says. “There are many other people who feel like that and we want to create another option, another voice. Main stream voices are heard all the time, so we re going to present an alternative.” So what can we expect to hear on Q ueers uille? Redefined erotica. A write-in contest for p h o to s by K ann Sandw ick Howie Bierbaum an d M ichelle Bums, co- hosts of Queersville. \ Jacqueline's * SEE VUE , X MOTEL /- TWENTY-THIRD AVENUE INTIMATE • BOOKS Wide Selection of: • Lesbian/Gay n a v e a u n iq ue expenencf e- bui l d a fi re-eni oy the sea in the style ot Hemingway Ant iques, plants, a nd a l w ay s s ome of J a c q u e l i n e s sour d ou gh b read P at chwor k Quilt Suite a v a i l ab l e by the w e e k for s u m m e r v acat i on Two fr ee nights out of seven • Best Sellers, • Hardcover and • Paperback Books. THE Place for Seafood and Steaks Personal Services: Original owners since 1977 • Special Orders • Gift Wrapping • Gift Certificates LUNCH • DINNER • SUNDAY BRUNCH LOUNGE Re s e r v at i ons»547- 3227 S e v e n miles south of Yachat s 7425 SW BARBUR BLVD 1015 Family Business Divorce Custody Support Modification Visitations Gay Couple Agreements & Breakups Contracts Licensing Admin. Hearings Partnershps Corporations Smal Businesses Traffic Tickets Suspensions Accidents DnjTk Driving W orkers Comp. S A N D R A K. P IN C H E S CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST Hearings Appeals Preparation Other Counseling and Psychotherapy Individuals, Couples, and Families Adolescents, Adults • Ben K le rriil 2 9 5 -2 4 5 6 408 SW Second , Suite 519 Downtown Portland 97204 W is Bankruptcy Property Medical Consents NW 2ird Avenue. Portland, Oregon 224-5097 Gay, Lesbian and Couples Individuals Relationship Problems Depression Stress Partners of Alcoholics 1809 N.W . JOHNSON, SUITE 7 PORTLAND, OR 97209 (503) 227-7558 8 Just Out. February. 1986