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About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 1, 1993)
ju st out ▼ January 1, 1003 ▼ 3 letters Income Tax 1 I “Early Bird” Special j C lean in g Service Metro Good until Mar. 15, 1993 with this ad | Serving Portland & Salem Since 1981 25% Off tax preparation Jennifer L. Arends, Owner □ Trained, Supervised, Bonded & Insured Personnel Serving Portland/Vancouver & the Columbia Gorge □ Specializing in Buildings 1-50,000 sq. ft. Attitude stuff To the Editor: After the negative energy that the last political season heaped on us, let’s change attitudes and look forward to some completely positive activi ties and events— gay and lesbian sporting activi ties and events. There is no excuse for not getting involved in gay and lesbian sports. These organizations and events stress participation over achievement. No doubt some participants will be competitive, but this is not what is important. Being part of the event is more important than how well you compete. One does not have to be athletic to be in volved. There is also a large cultural festival at Gay Games and plenty of chances to be a specta tor to some great gay and lesbian sports events. These events don’t put themselves together; lots of volunteers and organizers are always needed, so step in and give a hand. In June 1994, New York City will be hosting Gay Games IV, named “Unity.” Teams from all over the United States and the world will come together for one week in an international sports and cultural festival. Twenty-four sports are cur rently scheduled along with numerous cultural events including concerts, plays and art displays. More than 15,000 athletes and 5,000 cultural festival participants are expected to attend. Directly following GGIV will be the 25th Anni versary of Stonewall Celebration. This will be a Gay and Lesbian Pride to beat all Gay and Lesbian celebrations before it. More than 170 people from Portland, mem bers of Team Portland, attended Gay Games III in Vancouver, Canada. The spirit of acceptance, togetherness and love was nearly overwhelming. The feelings and experiences in New York are sure to surpass even Vancouver’s. Next summer Portland will be host to its third Gay and Lesbian Sportsfest. We have enjoyed putting this together as we keep sports active between Gay Games every four years. Our events include swimming, tennis, powerlifting, bowl ing, golf and an eight-kilometer run. No w is the time to start planning for Ne w York in ’94 and Sportsfest ’9 3 .1 would like to invite every person in our community to attend these incredible events. (In ’98, it may be in Europe.) In the coming months Team Portland and Pride of Portland Athletic Association will be hav ing fund- raisers and informational meetings as we prepare for Unity in ’94. Join us on the third Thursday of every month at the Embers to discuss PPAA activities. For more information on Sportsfest ’93, Gay Games IV or PPAA, write to PPAA, PO Box 6803, Portland, OR 97209. Tyler Cole PPAA and Team Portland board member Portland We might even like each other others are 6 ’2”, some of us are 95 lbs., others are 250 lbs., some of us are differently-abled, others are athletes, some of us are homeless, others own homes in the West Hills. It is not required that we be bosom buddies with everyone in the community. That would be physically impossible. What is possible, how ever, is to be nicer to the wimmin we do run into at work or socially who are not of the same class, age, etc., that we are. It doesn’t hurt to be courte ous and show some interest in one another. As the lyrics for the song in the Rodgers and Hammerstcin musical Oklahoma go: “Oh, the farmers and the cowboys should be friends.” It could be changed to: “Oh, the blue-collar workers and the profes sionals should be friends.” Or: "The dropouts and the Ph.D.s should be friends.’’ It would be nice to have a social gathering or regular talks including as many diverse segments of our community as possible. Horizontal hostil ity mostly derives from fear. If we get to know each other better we might discover that we might even like each other. "W E D O I T R IG H T !" Will donate $5 to CAP for each return • Clinics • Medical Buildings • Professional Offices - Free Written Estimates - □ Free Home Appointments Columbia Accounting 1 - 800 - 758-1984 Reference Available 2 9 5 -7 7 0 2 P.O. Bo* 871 Portland OR 97207 Honey, maybe a new hairdo might perk you up. Carole Bryan Portland Gary Luckey March on Denver To the Editor: Many American people and organizations have called for a boycott of Colorado, including travel to the state as well as a refusal to purchase goods and services originating there. This action pro tests the passage of Amendment 2, which effec tively voids all non-discrimination laws and pro hibits legislation protecting gay people. Who, however, is hurt by such a boycott? The voters who approved the amendment? The gay community and its sympathizers? I believe there is a show of strength that far exceeds the power of the gay dollar. The gay community showed its strength in October 1987 by congregating for what, accord ing to its planners, became the largest civil-rights demonstration in history. Another march is planned there [Washington, D.C.] for April 1993. I stand for the possibility of relocating the March on Washington to Denver, the only Colo rado city large enough to house the swarm of marchers the April event will draw. Gay people and sympathizers are desperately needed by the gay community in Colorado. Boycotting their state will not help regain their legal protections as effectively as being with them in a show of unity. They arc now legally discriminated against and have no protections from anti-gay forces. W ash ington, D.C., has seen our strength. Now we must show Colorado our power and love, as well as show the rest of the nation that we will not only recreate but we will supersede the legal protec tions gay Coloradans once had. If you want to show your support for human rights where it is urgently needed, please contact your local chapter of the March on Washington immediately. (Your local gay resource or gay comm uni ty cen ter can prov ide the telephone num ber.) Urge them to move the march. If we do not stop the extreme right in Colorado, other states will follow suit. I can assure you, this April 25 you will not find me in Washington; you will find me in the heart of our country, helping our newly-unprotected gay family promote visibility and generate accep tance. To the Editor: Now that Measure 9 has been defeated, are the bumperstickers “Honor Diversity” going to re main on our cars and in our hearts? Or was Nov. 4 the shut-off notice for such feelings? Do we honor diversity in our own community? It would be so much easier for lesbians to accept each other if we were all 30 years old, 5 ’5”, 120 lbs., white professionals making $30,000 a year, but, unfortunately or fortunately, some of us Chris Fabbro are 18, others are in their 50s, some of us are j South Pasadena, Calif. Asian, others are Hispanic, some of us are 4 ’ 11”, I 281-7831 • 4016 INK Fremont Portland's first non-lipping salon. 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