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World news
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National briefs
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Kids: an endangered species
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r. Eric Johnson, the associate executive director of
rapes, ad nauseam, are perpetrated by heterosexual men. This
the Morrison Center for Youth and Family Ser
is an amazingly easy statistic to find. It’s not buried anywhere.
vices, the founder of the M ale Surv ivors Treatment
And yet, gay men and lesbians are continually bombarded with
Network and a psychologist, made a phenomenal
the violence of the lie that gay men sexually assault boys. That
statement on the KGW Channel 8 news the other
gay men, by definition, are the only people capable of doing it.
night. He was being interview ed in reference This
to lie
the is a violent thing that is done to us and to kids. Telling
escalatingviolcnce from young people directed toward family
kids this lie keeps them an easy target for heterosexual men.
members. Johnson said, “The most dangerous place for kids
Believing this lie allows people to look the other way when
these days is in the American family home.”
someone is bashing or harassing a gay man or lesbian. This lie
Isn’t that exposing one of the really big lies that hetero
supports denial on the part of heterosexual family-makers,
sexual society depends on? Every time I see or hear the
perpetuates a total lack of responsibility for heterosexual men,
affirmation of the danger for kids in the “traditional” family
and therefore, denies the opportunity to stop the violence.
setting. I immediately think, “Great, no w all of these heterosexist-
There is a deep-festering insanity running loose in hetero
cvangclists will leave the queers alone.” But docs that happen?
sexual society that targets innocent babies and kids, and then
No way! It seems to whip them into a higher frenzy of finger
tries to lay the blame at our feet. No way! The desperate
pointing; at gay men especially.
dangers facing kids today in the “traditional” family home are
So, where does the information go? Is it one of those things
serious, and need to be addressed seriously by the loudest
that is just too devastaiingly painful for people to really hear and
supporters/perpetrators of this despicable insanity: Every
acknowledge? This truth is buried deep inside mountains of
member of the Oregon Citizens Alliance, Pat Buchannon, the
denial. A major piece of that denial involves attacking anyone
Pope. George Bush, Priscilla Martin, Pat Roberts, Jesse Heims,
who lives outside of “normal” family life: people who choose
Larry Campbell, and everyone who has ever voted for any of
to live alone; lesbians; gay men; moms (straight, lesbian or
these people. You are all so hot on this “traditional” family,
bisexual) raising kids without a man.
let s see you make it a healthy place for kids. Let’s see you
Sex crimes perpetrated by men against boys is considered to
create a safe home where kids stop killing themselves and each
be one of the most heinous crimes ever. To enable the
other, where kids get clean and sober, where kids are free to
perpetrators of these crimes, a huge smoke screen has been
explore ALL of their potential. Where kids are safe to sleep.
erected, which says, “ Homosexual acts arc only done by homo
Gay men and lesbians are not the ones hurting your kids in
sexuals. Therefore, all homosexual assaults on boys must have
your homes. We are not the ones coming into their beds and
been perpetrated by homosexuals!" This is the logic. This is
cradles at night. You heterosexual fathers, heterosexual broth
the smoke screen. This is one of the biggest heterosexual lies
ers. heterosexual male cousins, heterosexual uncles, hetero
ever. (I have to acknowledge that sexual assaults happen way
sexual grandfathers, heterosexual trusted-male-adults, as well
more frequently to girls than to boys, but as these arc hetero
as the few heterosexual male strangers who manage to get their
sexual assaults, something “normal,” the public outcry is largely
hands on kids, are.
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silent. There is another heinous lie which says, "They (girls:
No wonder heterosexual “traditional family values” people
infant-girls/toddler-girls/teenage-girls) arc going to have to
are so terrified of gay men and lesbi ans coming out of the closet
have that (sex) done to them anyway, so how could it cause any
real damage? Not like the damage done to a boys self-esteem
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after he’s been violated.”)
Ariel Waterwoman
Ninety-five percent of all sexual violations, sexual assaults.
OCA watch
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Local news
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COLUM NS
Amazon TVail
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Just Dish
Linda Shirley says good-bye
(p. 14)
ARTS
Cinema
Greg Duran reviews some gay
m ens film s that are out on
video
(p.28)
Edward II is a visual treat
(p. 30)
Harvey Fierstein is
interviewed by Steve Warren
just before Cheers airs
(p. 26)