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VOL. 8 NO. 7
Philip Anderson
Linda Kliewcr
MAY 1991
CALENDAR EDITOR
FEATURES
Philip Anderson
STAFF REPORTERS
Tom Potter, our supportive
chief o f police and his
daughter Katie Potter, a police
officer and a lesbian
(p. 14)
Anndee Hochman
Inga Sorenson
ADVERTISING
REPRESENTATIVES
Linda Shirley
Amanda Colorado
Conflict resolution.
What can we do differently?
(p. 17)
PRODUCTION
E. Ann Hinds
Profile
PROOFREADER
Cheryl Welch talks about being
an eco-prenuer
Philip Anderson
(p. 16)
TYPESETTER
The fifth annual gay and lesbian bodybuilding contest will be held in San Francisco on June
30-the evening before the Gay and Lesbian Freedom Day Parade. First timers as well as sea­
soned athletes are invited to join in this spectacular annual event. For information write Ar­
cadia Bodybuilding Society, 1230 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94102.
Amanda Colorado
GRAPHIC INSPIRATION
Rupert Kinnard
DISTRIBUTION
Coyote Distributing
SUBSCRIPTIONS
Carol Steincl
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Oregon considers lesbian and
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(P- 6)
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CONTRIBUTORS
Sierra Lonepine Bri ano
Lee Lynch
Dr. Tantalus
Rex Wockner
Sandra de Helen
Linda Shirley
Dell Richards
Marilyn Davis
Diane Odccn
Debra Lewis
Bradley Woodworth
News
Letters
(p. 3)
National briefs
(p. 8)
World briefs
(p. 9)
ight now we have the rare opportunity to rally
support for a city gay and lesbian rights ordinance,
and state and national gay and lesbian rights laws.
R
In Portland, a steering committee of lesbian
and gay community leaders has written a letter to
Mayor Bud Clark and members of city council demanding a
city ordinance prohibiting discrimination against gays and
lesbians by mid-June, in time for the celebration of Lesbian
and Gay Pride Day. The committee represents the Lesbian
Community Project, Right to Privacy PAC, and the ACLU
Commission on Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Rights. Those
people signing the letter were Terry Bean, Gary Wilson, Steve
Fulmer, Cathy Siemens, John Baker, Stephanie Holloway,
Paul Starr, Sherry Oescr and Donna Redwing.
City officials have been telling us for years-we support
you, BUT the time just isn’t right. Our community leaders
say, the time is right, let’s do it, now.
Council members say they need letters of support from us
as well as a show of mainstream support for this measure.
Those straight friends who are reading this, write letters and
get civic organizations that you arc a part of to support the civil
rights of gay men and lesbians. And of course those o f us who
arc lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, dykes, faggots, and queer
must once again or possibly for the first time write the mem­
bers of city council, call them, visit them-they aren’t so far
away. Call your friends, go in a group and LET YOUR
VOICE BE HEARD! Go to your churches, local businesses,
civic organizations and tell them to support you. You have,
after all, been supporting them. This year maybe Lesbian and
Gay Pride can be a real celcbration-or a real protest. Instead
of ending up in the park blocks we could end up IN City Hall!
On the state level. Senate Bill 708, the gay and lesbian
rights bill is almost assuredly out of the Senate and on its way
to the House o f Representatives and an uphill battle. House
Speaker Larry Campbell will assign that bill to a committcc-a
decision which could make or break our future. Call or write
Speaker Campbell now and ask him to please assign SB 708
to the Housing Committee in order to give it a chance to have
a fair hearing and reach the floor o f the House for a vote.
Letters, postcards and telegrams are the most effective (some­
thing to hold onto). Phone calls are also good.
Nationally, our congressional representatives will be home
for a break May 24-June 3. This would be a good time to talk
to them about HR-1, the bill which adds lesbians and gays to
the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Also, ACT UP/DC is organiz­
ing National AIDS Lobby days. Direct lobbying is the most
effective means of reaching your representative with your
message. June 5 marks the tenth anniversary of the first AIDS
cases reported by the Centers for Disease Control. The first
1000 cases were reported over a period of 18 months, now
1000 new cases are reported every eight days. By the end of
1990, more 100,000 Americans had died o f complications
related to AIDS and an estimated one to two million are in­
fected with HIV (call 202-543-1070 for more info.)
On a lighter note, Cj and Abby are back in the script o f LA
Law. Abby, the inexperienced one, asked Cj on a date. Yes,
a date. They even used that word-just to make sure they
understood each other. Wouldn’t want any misconceptions
here, after all. So much for the rumor that LA Law wasn’t
going to continue that storyline. I ’m excited. So when you
sit down for your marathon postcard/letter writing session
don’t forget to thank the writers and producers of LA Law for
not forgetting that our 10 percent of the population exists, and
that we just love to see ourselves on TV.
-Linda Kliewer
Im portant addresses and phone num bers
City Commissioners
1220 SW Fifth Ave
Portland, OR 97204
The Honorable Larry Campbell
269 State Capital
Salem, OR 97310
Local briefs
(p. io )
COLUMNS
Amazon TYail
Femmes and faeries
(p. 30)
Just Dish
What's hot and what's not
(p. 28)
ARTS
Les AuCoin
1-800-422-4003
Robert F. Smith
1-800-533-3303
Ron Wyden 231-2300
Mark O. Hatfield
711 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Peter De Fazio 687-6732
Bob Pack wood
259 Russell Senate Office
Washington, DC 20510
Addresses for above:
House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
M ikeKopetski 588-9100
Music
Dr. Tantalus reviews the
Portland Gay Men's Chorus
(P- 27)
Theater
Portland Women's Theatre,
Tim Miller, Sally Sheklow and
Jerry Leith
(p. 24)