Ju s t o u t
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steppin’ out
Renee LaChance
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CO-EDITORS
VOL. 8 N O . 9 JULY 1991
PUBUSHER
Philip Anderson
Linda Kliewer
CALENDAR EDITOR
FEATURE
Philip Anderson
STAFF REPORTERS
Linda Shirley
Amanda Colorado
Asian lesbians and gays
struggle to bridge cultural
and sexual selves.
The Chinese character on the
sign in the cover photo
means "pain"
(p- 17)
CREATIVE DIRECTOR
Profile
Anndec Hochman
Inga Sorensen
ADVERTISING
E. Ann Hinds
Mar guar ite Brodie just wants
to live in a decent world
(p.19)
PROOFREADER
Philip Anderson
TYPESETTER
Amanda Colorado
News
GRAPHIC INSPIRATION
Rupert Kinnard
Lots o f queers gathered to celebrate our new billboard. Just Out Publisher Renei La Chance,
who initiated the idea, and Co-Editor Linda Kliewer (inset) look with pride at a great
sight-COM E OUT! in three-foot bright orange letters. There's been lots o f smiling and honk-
ing from drivers on Broadway lately. I f you haven't seen it yet, the billboard is located on Broad
way at Flint, near the Coliseum. You can't miss it. On June 24th someone threw paint on the
billboard, tacky beige and brown. But we were ready. A new copy o f the billboard went up within
48 hours. We're here. We're queer. They’d best get used to it! The billboard will be up through
July 5.
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Non-hearing to discuss SB
708 and a community meeting
to fight Oregon Citizens
Alliance
(p .ll)
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Letters
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guest editorial
(P- 3)
National briefs
(p. 6)
World briefs
(p. 5)
We must find
common ground
Inspirational address at the Lesbian and Gay Pride Rally
Local briefs
(p.14)
CO LU M N S
Amazon Trail
By censoring others you
censor yourself
(p. 30)
Just Dish
L
esbian and Gay Pride, what a concept! We’re here
to celebrate ourselves. W e’re here to affirm and
validate our culture and our community. We took
to the streets today to show the world exactly who
we are, to make ourselves visible.
Today is a day to celebrate how far we have come. And
we have much to be proud of. But, as we do that, I ask the
question, “ How far are we willing to go? How much are we
willing to risk?”
As we work towards an agenda for the future, I must also
ask, “Is there a place for everyone in this important work? Is
there a place for lesbians and gay men of color? Is there a
place for those with disabilities? Is there a place for the leather
dyke and the drag queen, for faggots and fairies? Is there a
place for the lipstick lesbian and the button-down three piece
suit? Is there a place for every lesbian and gay man?"
The answer must be “yes." We must come to know each
other. We must come together around an agenda that makes
sense to each of us. We must find common ground.
And we do have common ground. Each of us knows the
oppression of being denied basic human and civil rights. Each
of us knows homophobic violence and the potential for that
violence. Each o f us knows discrimination. Each one of us
knows what it is like to lose family and friends. That is our
common ground.
We must come together and articulate a vision for our fu
ture, a vision that is fair and inclusive, a vision that each one
of us can own.
And we must ask, again, how far are we willing to go to
transform that vision into a reality? A reality that guarantees
our community basic human rights, a reality that does not
condone or allow violence against us, a reality where young
women and men who identify as lesbian or gay are affirmed,
a reality where no lesbian or gay man will lose their home, or
their job, or their children simply because of who they are or
whom they love. That is the vision that I hold.
And again, we must ask ourselves, "What am I willing to
risk, how far am I willing to go? We must understand that we
are talking about our lives, the very quality and integrity o f our
lives. Am I willing to risk my comfort and my safety and my
complacency? Am I willing to be out, on all levels, as a proud
lesbian or gay man? Am I willing to work with my brothers
and sisters? Am I willing to invest my time and my money
and my energy in my community and my culture?” The
stakes are high, incredibly high.
I ask you, how far are you willing to go?
Donna Red Wing
Executive D irector LCP
A gay man wins on Wheel
o f Fortune
(p. 28)
Religion
(p. 27)
Counsel
Ip. 29)
ARTS
Music
(p. 25)
Theater
(p. 24)