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2 ▼ a u g u s t 1, 1 9 9 3 T Just o u t just out s in c e 1 9 8 3 PUBUSHER Renée LaChance steppin’ out contents EDITOR VOL. 10 NO. 18 AUGUST 1,1993 Ariel Waterwoman FEATURES CALENDAR EDITOR Meroe Elahi Lesbian Avengers f FEATURE WRITER PHOTOGRAPHER A national direct-action group provides an outlet for explosive feelings Linda Klicwer |pp. 16-17) Grant Michael Menzies ADVERTISING Meg Grace E. Ann Hinds Jewel Robinson V t I t W DEPARTMENTS Q World briefs IO CREATIVE DIRECTOR London police investigate a serial killer known as "Sado Sam" who has vowed to kill one gay man a week E. Ann Hinds b GRAPHIC DESIGN Rupert Kinnard PROOFREADER ■if A /® f Beth Hyams Vf V m (P- 4) mm National news Soi Clinton's new gays-in-the - military ban confuses experts IpH TYPESETTER Dec SlarDanccr Fultz ■V OFFICE MANAGER (pp. 5-9) Local news Fred Allemann DISTRIBUTION PHOTO BY UNDA KUEWEH Up Front Distribution The Lesbian Community Project takes one giant step for lesbiankind (pp.10-11) CONTRIBUTORS Lee Lynch Dr. Tantalus Christopher Kamera Howard N. Dana Beth Hyams Susan Patrick Doug Zeb Bob Roehr Patrick Freiberg editorial COLUMNS Is it a sign? From floods to dueling magazines, the past few weeks have been lively in newsland Strategies Jackson County plans a civil rights march in August (p. 12) Health Just Out is published on the first and fifteenth day of each m onth. Copyright ©1993 by Just Out. No part of Just Out may be reproduced without written permission from the publisher. The submission of written and graphic m aterials is welcomed. 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Compen-sation for errors in, or cancellation of, advertising will be made with credit toward future advertising Subscriptions lo Just Out are available far Si 7.30 for 12 issues First Class (in an envelope) is $30 for 12 issues A copy of Just Out is available for $1 and/ or advertising rales are available on request. The mailing address and telephone num ber for Just Out are PO Box 15117, Portland, OR 97215; (503) 236-1252 Our fax number is 236-1257. Update on beta-carotene by Ariel Waterwoman at Robertson was on national television telling ev eryone that his god was punishing the United States for supporting “homosexuals” by flooding the Mid west. 1 wonder if he has been listening to the same news reports I have? The newscasters keep repeat ing, “The dikes arc failing!” Maybe, but wouldn’t that be a stretch, Pal? (The first time I entered these words into the computer, it crashed and refused to give me the editorial back. Pal Robertson can shock even the subtle sensibilities of a computer.) In World Briefs this issue there’s an interesting piece from Australia in which the judge said he heard testimony that it was easier to convert a heterosexual into a homosexual than it was to convert a homosexual into a heterosexual. Comparative analysis boggles the mind, rapidly resulting in shouts of “Who cares?" and "How is this going to nurture hungry children?” Some excellent news that might inadvertently feed some hungry children inOrcgon is that House Speaker Larry Campbell is not opting for rcclcction. We stand and applaud this fine public service he’s performing. We hope it will be his last public service. Perhaps the most stunning measure of the success of nor malizing the existence of queers (and that we’re not all gay men) is found on the covers of some recent national magazines. W e’ve been calling it “dueling magazines.” Newsweek and Vanity Fair seem to be duking it out in the “best lesbian cover” category, while U S. News and World Report is running last in timeliness. Vanity Fair certainly outdid itself in the fantasy category with the cover and inside display of k.d. lang and Cindy Crawford. It’s fun to sec k.d. playing with Cindy. In a perfect P (p. 1 5) Religion world these images would be viewed with delight and inno cence. As it is, this dyke is left wondering who is being served? It’s painful to think that these innocent pictures have reduced lesbians to sex objects. This is not a perfect world. The Newsweek cover and inside story certainly were more grounded in the reality of lesbian experience. It presented a fairly balanced view of lesbians and the lives we lead. It also offered visuals that were more representative of who we might be. The July 26 issue of Newsweek presents an intimate look at what’s really happening on the open seas in a story called Homocroticism in the ranks. It’s an interesting piece that looks at how the military actually creates the circumstances that force young men to confront their feelings for other men. The military, in these cases, serves as a catalyst for young men to “become” gay. Combine this with the ritualized drag shows and the paddling sessions that “straight” men in the military do, and it’s no wonder there’s so much confusion and hostility about queers being out in the military. It’s obvious that this military confusion will drag out for the next bazillion years, until someone in power (judge, president, etc.) has the courage to uphold the separation of church and state on social issues. But how any sane and healthy person could support or want to be in the military is beyond my conceptualization. The U.S. military protects its citizens from nothing, and unashamedly perpetrates gcnocidal sweeps through indigenous populations worldwide. Lifting the military ban is not the shortcut to a federal reform of civil rights for sexual minority people. The military complex is a gcnocidal machine that wreaks mayhem and havoc throughout the world. W hat’s the point? (p. 1 4) Amazon Trail (p. 27) It’s a Queer Thing (p. 26) ARTS Theater Oregon Shakespeare Festival is incorporating real life into its productions this sum m er (p. 24) Cinema Orlando is a vast, dazzling, amusing experiment (p. 25) Music We’ll have fun, fun, fun if summer gets here (p. 23)