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About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 1, 1988)
out SteppirY O u t Photo by Jay Brown Co* Publishers Renee LaChance and Jay Brown Editor Letters ................................. 3 W hat's going on h e re ..............4 Community n e w s ................... 5 Between the lin e s ................... 6 just news ................................ 7 Profile ...................................10 Tribal Drum ......................... 11 LCP ...................................... 13 AZT: Genie or treachery? . . . 14 Music ...................................19 Entertainm ent....................... 20 Books .................................. 21 Cinema ................................ 22 Video .................................. 23 Amazon Trail .......................24 Roseburg Report ..................25 Health .................................. 26 C o u n s e l................................ 27 Jay Brown Me% Grace Calendar Editor Kamila Al-Najjar Staff Reporter Advertising Coordinator Jewel Murphy Advertising Representatives Men Grace. Jeff Fritz Renee LaChance Production Director Creative Director Typesetting E. Ann Hinds Em Space Proofreader Marvin Moore Rupert Kinnard (Graphic Inspiration Distribution Diana Cohen Contributors Stanley Johnson Kelly Masek Lee Lynch Doris Wisher Wes Luttrelle D onL. Volk Dr. Tantalus Jack Rilex C.S. Mitchell Anndee Hochman Steven Bailey, ND MichaelS. Reed Men Grace Bradley J . Woodworth Sue Kozak Ej Westlake Eleanor Malin Just Out is published the first of each month Copyright 1487 No part o t Just Out may ho reproduced without written permission of the publishers W ritten and graphic materials are welcomed for sub- mivsion. All written material should he typed and double- spaced All graphic material should be black ink on white paper Material will be edited for spelling and grammar, w ith the exception of letters to the editor Deadline for submissions is the 15th of each month. ( >ut About Town is a courtesy to our readers Performers, clubs, individuals, or groups wanting to list events in the calendar should mail notices to Just Out by the 15th of the month preceding publication. Listings will not he taken by telephone Display Advertising will be accepted up to the 17th of each month ( lassified ads must be received at the office of Just Out by the 17th of each month, along with payment. Ads will not be taken over the telephone Kditorial policies allow the rejection or the editing of an article or advertisement that is offensive, demeaning or may result in legal action Just Out consults the Associated Press Stylebook and Libel Manual on editorial decisions Views expressed in letters to the editor, columns, and features may not be those of the editorial staff of Just Out Subscriptions to Just Out are available lor SI 2.50 for 12 issues A free copy of Just Out and/or advertising rates are av ailable upon request First class, t in an envelope»S20 for 12 is s u e s I'he mailing address and telephone number for lust <)ut are PC) Box 15117 Portland. OR 47215 (503) 236-1252 A w/ O tc. A f\ YOUR CON » © 1 987 ¿KC- CLASSIC DESIGNS AVAILABLE ON: S M L,XL HANES 50/50 T-SHIRTS S M L.XL HANES 50'50 SWEAT SHIRTS BUMPER STICKERS $10 00 $17 00 $ 1 50 Our com m unity is our business It is incumbent upon the entire community to remember that the future o f the lesbian and gay nation depends on a strong free press to continue its ongoing battle for human rights. B Y D O N V O L K or gay and lesbian publications and journalists the slogan “ Our Community Is Our Business" represents the media's com mitment to the gay and lesbian nation. I believe that we often overlook the impact and traditions that have moved our community forward over the past several decades. As the lesbian and gay nation has developed m political and social power and recognition, so have our presses and broadcasts grown in pro fessionalism — and in responsibility. No longer is a mimeographed sheet passed among friends and acquaintances sufficient to serve the bur geoning role o f gays and lesbians throughout the world. Journalistically, everything that happens in our communities from Portland. Maine, to Portland. Oregon, is the business of lesbian and gay journalists. The national perspective our community has been forced to develop in re sponse to AIDS is reflected in our publications and broadcasts. We have had to become more proficient as interviewers, commentators and investigators in order to ensure that our com F munity is protected from attack by those for whom diversity is seditious. Our community’s most vital resource is the gathering and analyzing of information, a pro cess that has grown in excellence and prestige as more and more publications and broadcasts commit themselves to top-quality journalism. Very simply, without the lesbian and gay media, our movement would not have moved forwardly so rapidly, so confidently, so well. While newspapers, magazines, radio and television shows continue strengthening their journalistic credentials, there is a flip-side to the slogan "O ur Community Is Our Business." Through the aw akening years of the gay and lesbian movement, gay-owned and -operated businesses had tew — if any — opportunities to improve the economic strength of the gay and lesbian nation. Advertising generally depended on "w ord of mouth." Even in 1988 many non-gay publications and broadcasts still refuse advertisements for gay and lesbian events, organizations, or enter prises. But now gay and lesbian businesses have an advertising vehicle that best serves them: the gay media's clearly targeted market of HEALING CRYSTALS 15% OFF SALE ON ALL CLEAR QUARTZ SWEET GRASS SAGE DRUMS RATTLES JEWELRY BOOKS Prices include Postage & Handling Please specify two color etwees Send size & color etwees *ith cash check or money order to 9040 S E Adams # 2 6 Clackamas Oregon 97015 For more info call (503) 655 106 1 2 * «reeks delivery Just Out e 2 • I ebruarx |4Sx C O N T E N T S interested consumers. Although the gay and lesbian media has grown to a $50-million-a-year industry, pub lishing and broadcasting in our community is certainly not the road to fortune. To sustain publishing and broadcasting businesses requires an enormous commitment o f finances, energy and resources. Most publi cations experience at least two or three years of little profit, during which they must support writers, graphic artists, sales representatives, clerical help, photographers and editors. They must also consider supplies, expensive typeset ting and photo equipment, telephones, office equipment and postage, among other things. And the journalists who devote themselves to our community are often underpaid in compari son to their skills and talents. Each of them makes financial sacrifices to work in a still growing industry because they have made a conscious decision to serve our community with quality journalism. What the Gay and Lesbian Press Association and its educational foundation, the Media Fund for Human Rights, honor during Gay/Lesbian Media Awareness Month are those individuals who — journalistically and economically — have given the gay and lesbian nation a voice of its own. • Don L. Volk, president o f the Gay and Lesbian Press Association, is news editor o f Frontiers, based in West Hollywood, California. 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