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fetters
Potential of doing damage
To the Editor
In response to the letter from David Rutiezer
which was published in the June edition of Just
Out , I absolutely and unequivocally deny his
claims. It is a shame when someone invites a total
stranger into their home, and is good enough to
have a frank and open discussion with them about
background, personalities, likes and dislikes, etc.,
to determine compatibility, and have that person
turn around and make allegations such as he has.
I am amazed that Just Out would print such a
letter as Mr. Rutiezer’s, especially one that has
such a potential to do damage to someone. This
shows very poor editorial discretion. What he
claims just did not happen. No offense intended,
but I would rather (figuratively speaking) kiss my
dog on the mouth.
What he states in his letter about being careful
when looking for a place to live is true. However,
it is also true for those of us who arc looking for
responsible, stable people with whom we can
share our living space.
I sincerely hope that Just Out is not going to
become the sounding board for every crank and
crackpot Your paper is one of the few places that
members of the community can look for some
little bit o f sanity. Turning it into a tabloid will
benefit ao one.
Keep up the good work for the benefit of us all.
Jonathan
Portland
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Dastardly deed done
Roni Lang
Beaverton
Editor's response: Thank you for your letters.
They have inspired us to reevaluate our letters
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Politically correct bashing
To the Editor:
Having read Just O ut’s critique of the Portland
W omen’s Theatre Company’s performance of
Gays o f O ur Lives, I ’ve concluded that the advan
tage of living in a culture which has a history of
multi-levels of exploitation, is that almost every
thing that is a product o f our culture provides an
opportunity for the truly politically correct to
bash it.
After reading that the Just Doubt critics thought
this play had a “humiliatingly racist plot,” I won
dered if they saw the same play I had, until I
realized this was reference to a very minor aspect
of the play that didn’t constitute part o f the plot at
all.
While I firmly believe that we in the commu
nity must not perpetuate exploitation by promot
ing works of art that perpetuate the very stereo
types that lead to oppressions, this critique shows
w e’ve gone from being sensitive to being outright
silly. A farce is by its nature an attack on stereo
types, not a serious perpetuation of them.
I am particularly upset that this type of “PC”
bashing would be leveled at the Portland W omen’s
Theatre Company. This is the oldest women’s
theatre company in the United States, a fact that is
due more to the dedication of its members than
due to support by the dominant culture. The
PWTC certainly isn’t supported by NEA grants.
For ten years, the PWTC has been a voice for the
women, gay, and lesbian communities. It has
co n fro n te d very d iffic u lt issu e s such as
homophobia, rape, anorexia, child abuse, incest,
wife-beating and racism. The company has made
a dedicated effort to produce the work o f women
of color, as well.
If Just Out feels that scripts provided to the
company do not meet its standards o f political
correctness, perhaps the critics could Fmd some
scripts that do. I ’m sure that the PWTC would be
happy to review any the critics can fmd.
Deni Starr
Portland
Tom Geil
Portland
Thanks from the moon
To the Editor:
I was shocked to read one of the letters to the
Editor in the June issue of Just Out. This was
about a person who answered an ad in the classi
fied section for a room that was for rent.
This person went to the address in the ad and
proceeded to relate an alleged incident with the
person placing the ad.
Whether or not the incident described in the
letter was true or not, the name o f the person
placing the ad and their telephone number should
not have been printed. This policy of printing
such stories with names and phone numbers,
means that anyone could write a letter to the editor
with any kind of story, true or fictional, and
unjustly condemn a person without the true facts
being known.
Upon speaking with the individual that was
unjustly accused, he denied that this particular
incident happened.
So how is a person supposed to protect them
selves from such false accusations that are printed
in the Just Out newspaper?
BOOKS
I feel that the staff o f Just Out should do some
investigating and print a retraction!
To the Editor:
As an involved and concerned member of this
community, I am very alarmed that your paper
would print a letter to the editor that is damaging
to one’s character without verifying the accuracy
of such inflammatory defamation.
Last month’s letter from a conceivably over-
reactive and excited person, naming and provid
ing the phone number of someone who advertised
in the classifieds looking for a roommate, referred
to an active and highly respected member of our
association. He is now left to defend himself after
the dastardly deed has been done.
The accuser, as well as Just Out could have
easily warned people to be more cautious when
responding to any classified ad. Printing a phone
number and name in an accusatory and defaming
letter could happen to any o f us without any due
course except to sue your paper.
Unjustly accused
TWENTY-THIRD AVENUE
To the Editor:
On behalf of myself and the entire crew at
Demi-Monde Productions, Inc., we would like to
thank everyone that made the Premiere o f Claire
o f the Moon not only the most overwhelming and
fantastic night of my life, but one that served the
lesbian community, in a way that will be remem
bered by all, for years to come.
O f special note I would like to extend my
heartfelt appreciation to Leslie Corbin, who or
chestrated the entire event.
Linda Welch, whose indefatigable support
from the Right to Privacy and Kimberly Webster
at Campaign for a Hate Free Oregon combined
efforts to create the largest turn out the Fox has
ever seen in years. And in the proudest sense, the
calvacade of women that lined the block from
Broadway, upTaylor, around Hamburger Mary's,
down Park, stopped traffic and made this town
take notice.
Thanks to so many of our community in the
business sector that supported us as well: Jay and
Harriette from Hobo's, Janet Welt with Paulson's,
Byron Beck with the Downtowner, Holly at It's
My Pleasure whose support has been warm and
everpresent. In Her Image, Ladd's Edition which
sold the most tickets. Just Out (whose support we
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