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VOL 10 NO. 16 JULY 1,1993
EDITOR
Ariel Walerwoman
Just Out welcomes Charles Moose as
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the City of Portland’s new police chief.
Moose has marched in uniform with us
in Lesbian and Gay Pride parades for
the past few years. We are confident of
his continued support for the diverse
sexual-minority community. In
selecting Moose for the job, Mayor
Vera Katz said, “I selected Charles
Moose because of his proven record in
developing and implementing
community-policing concepts, because
of his demonstrated ability to fight
neighborhood crime and because of his
leadership experience.... He has
demonstrated a unique ability to bring
together, to motivate and to work with
widely diverse groups in the
community, a talent that will serve him
well as chief.”
Dee StarDancer Fultz
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FEATURES
A family of pride
Here’s a look at Portland’s
Lesbian and Gay Pride Day
(pp. 16 - 17 )
Carpe diem
Michelangelo Signorile talks
with Grant Menzies about his
new book, Queer in America
(pp. 13 - 15 )
DEPARTMENTS
World briefs
(p. 4 )
National news
(pp. 5 - 6 )
editorial
Local news
(p p . 10 - 11 )
CONTRIBUTORS
Religion
Beth Hyams
Dr. Tantalus
Lee Lynch
Howard N. Dana
C.J. McCall
Sidney Brinkley
Christopher Kamera
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t press time, the House Judiciary Committee was
finally beginning hearings on the merits of SB 34.
Many feel it was the barrage of stories and edito
rials coming out in The Oregonian on top of the
tremendous public pressure and the tenacity of
Labor Commissioner Mary Wendy Roberts that finally pushed
Rep. Del Parks into letting the hearings begin. Others think that
the strong-arm tactics of Oregon Citizens Alliance Republicans
created a backlash within the ranks of House Republicans. A
recent editorial in The Oregonian acknowledged this when it
challenged members of the House to “stop running scared.”
House Speaker Larry Campbell was publicly pleading inno
cent while, apparently, holding SB 34 hostage behind the
scenes. It seems Rep. Del Parks, chairman of the House Judi
ciary Committee, has grown weary of being the “fall guy” for
Campbell. Parks may also be trying to distance himself from the
chilling scenario reported in The Oregonian's three-part scries
on the religious right’s growing involvement in Oregon poli
tics. There is an insidious casualncss that incorporates the
dogma of white male supremacy into the morning prayer
sessions lead by Craig Campbell, Larry Campbell’s son and
political aide. These sessions are attended by members of the
OCA, television personality Pat Robertson’s Christian Coali
tion and some legislators.
“You have to think of yourselves as being part of a spiritual
brotherhood. You are a chosen race. You are God’s holy people,
called outof darkness into God’s light,” informs youngCampbcll
in the prayer meeting, as quoted in The Oregonian. These words
have a legacy of hatred, lynching, genocide and rape supporting
them. Each person in the progressive community needs to have
this quote to show to people who arc confused by the OCA’s
“Christian” camouflage, for this is ultimately what it’s all
about: “God’s chosen race, God’s holy people.”
A
I believe that part of the reason SB 34 has progressed to the
hearing stage is to distract people from the report of blatant
white supremacy disguised as “Christianity” and dressed up as
“morning prayers” inside our state Legislature. Our legislators
need to be held accountable for turning their backs on white
supremacist activity occurring within the heart of our state
government. All the brouhaha about what queers do in bed is
sure to act as a great distraction from this core issue.
It is heartening to see that SB 34 may finally have a chance
to go to the floor of the House for a vote, though. It was
delightful to watch OCA henchman Scott Lively get slapoed
down by Rep. Del Parks for threatening him during the hearing.
Lively seems to have grown so comfortable with using intimi
dation as a tactic that he’s forgotten he’s not sitting in a small
town s city council meeting scaring vulnerable community
leaders. He’s just a guppy in the ocean when it comes to
threatening a legislator inside the state Capitol building.
As much as the OCA enjoys painting a picture of gays and
lesbians as having a “militant agenda,” it’s become more
and more obvious to the legislators who is actually threatening
and intimidating them. Not queers, certainly. W e’re too busy
trying to please everyone. W e’re also too busy working to
create safe ways for communities to really explore the issues
behind the OCA’s distortions.
At the hearings, Katherine English entreated the committee
to respect and affirm her inherent civil rights. Her dignity
remained intact, and the dignity of the members of the commit
tee remained intact. She didn’t beg, nor did she threaten to hurt
anyone. She spoke from her heart about personally vulnerable
issues. When we have a chance to speak and be heard, our
eloquence knows no bounds. There is a rightness to our cause
that is undeniably just and fair. This rightness always shines
through, and people cannot help but be moved by it.
MCC-Portland invites a new
pastor to its congregation
Ip. 7 ).
COLUMNS
(p. 8 )
Scott Lively is riding
roughshod in southern
Oregon
(p. 9 )
It’s a queer thing
Grand Floral Parade
participants caught on
videotape
(p. 25 )
ARTS
Music
Dr. Tantalus reviews the
Portland Lesbian Choir
(p. 23 )
Theater
Homegrown talent William
Luce has won international
acclaim fo r Sayonara
(p. 26 )