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About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 1, 1992)
4 ▼ ftb fH iry 1992 ▼ ju st out The Coffee Merchants If financial security is part of your new years resolution call us now! ♦ Another pearl of Direct from the closet wisdom The finest imported coffee beans, teas, chocolates, and beverage brewing accessories. THE BROADWAY COFFEE MERCHANT 1637 N E Broadway • 284-9209 Floreid Walker District Manager THE HAWTHORNE COFFEE MERCHANT 3562 S E Hawthorne • 230-1222 THE HILLSDALE COFFEE MERCHANT Hillsdale Shopping Center • 244-4822 Waddell & Reed FINANCIAL SERVICES New Address: 500 NE Multnomah #278 Portland, Oregon 97232 Call Today for Information ( 503 ) 238-6036 Wedding Rings To the Editor: Does it seem odd to anyone else that the newspaper which is constantly bleating, “Come out, come out, whoever, wherever you are!” brings us an arts/entertainment/organization critic direct from his/her closet? Perhaps if you’re Just Out, it’s ok to practice a double standard? Steven Mount Portland Pathetic bleating Jim Van Dyke, aka. Dr. Tantalus responds: Steven Mount told me that the reason behind To the Editor: his letter was his dislike for my last review of Oregon Citizens Alliance attorney Bruce Portland Gay Men's Chorus, of which he is a McCain’s pathetic bleating in the Dec. 6 member. I am glad to address his concerns. Oregonian is a transparent effort to cloud the The name "Dr. Tantalus" was originally issue of basic civil rights. Rights that the OCA selected for two reasons: to protect my job and wishes to deny gay women and men. to have some fun. Chorus programs not only McCain’s rhetorical attempt to paint the list some members as "anonymous" but contain OCA as a victim is both ludicrous and statements supporting their right to privacy. insulting. Like McCain, the OCA wants In regard to using the name for fun, a "nom Oregonians to believe that everyone will de plume" is a literary device that has been somehow be “victimized” by gays and lesbians. used for centuries by writers more illustrious Again and again OCA tactics will utilize than I. inflammatory diatribe that mischaracterizes, stereotypes, and lies about homosexuals. Because my job security concerns have Further, the presumptuous OCA will continue faded (somewhat) since this column began, / to portray homosexuality as a “curable am happy to sign my name to this response. misbehavior,” when leading psychologists and However, I will continue to employ Dr. sociologists have yet to reach firm conclusions Tantalus' name in the column because it regarding anyone’s particular sexual orienta remains a source of personal enjoyment. tion. As for Our Lady of the White Hose, Nurse The glass house shattered long ago when the Consuelo, I regret to inform you that I can’t OCA began casting its stones. Yet, however “out" her because she doesn’t really exist. But you could "out” all those Chorus members blatant the OCA bigotry, we all must be who's legitimate job concerns you apparently mindful that the OCA is just one part of a accord little respect. powerful right-wing resurgence that feeds on Jim Van Dyke fear and hate. Gays won’t be the only victims. Oregonians need to say no to hate now. How to rock a Carla “KC” Hanson Oregon City To the Editor: From the Portland Foursquare Church: Their lighted sign at 12th and Sandy: “Is it possible that the only truly ‘safe’ sex is ‘SAVED SEX?”’ Is there tupperware for that?...or do you store it in the closet? Kathryn Burlingham Portland Gay life in corporate America Custom Designing Experience the simple elegance of contemporary design. 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They are broken down as to good, bad, and tolerant to work for as a starting place. As for Shell Oil, I also sent them a copy of the article along with my shredded credit card. Good: AT & T, Boeing, Coors, DuPont, Hewlett Packard, U.S. West, Sun Microsys tems, Xerox, Digital, Levi Strauss, Lotus Development, Ben and Jerry's, John Hancock, Tandem Computers, Pacific Gas and Electric, Polaroid, Del Monte Foods. Tolerant: Lockheed. Bad: Bank of America, Shell Oil Co., Marshall Field. Jim Otis Portland “quiet Nazi meeting” To the Editor: On Saturday, Dec. 7 anti-Nazi demonstra tors on Whidbey Island protested a neo-Nazi meeting. Many Oregonians were present. We traveled on very short notice because we do not want Nazis in the Northwest We will do all we can to keep this area from becoming an “Aryan homeland” as Richard Butler, from Idaho, and other white supremacists have declared is their goal. We had sRort notice because the organizers, the United Front Against Facism in Seattle, found out about the planned Nazi meeting Thursday, Dec. 5. The Justice Department and the Northwest Coalition Against Malicious Harassment kept the planned Nazi vigil quiet to prevent a counter-demon stration from being organized. The picket and rally were inspiring. A Lutheran pastor from Whidbey Island thanked us for being there and said the Nazis were not welcome on the island. Speakers at the rally included a labor organization, a gay rights activist, a Chicana leader, a Jewish unionist, feminists, and a homeless advocate. They spoke in defense of each other and against the cowardly Nazis. Thanks to the United Front Against Facism. the Nazis were unable to hold their “quiet Nazi meeting.” We shook their puny few with our roaring chants and cheers. This is the way to stop the Nazis! Get together with everyone else under attack and confront them in large numbers. Karen Gwaltney Boring
