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VOL. 11 NO. 14
Ariel Waterwoman
MAY 20, 1994
CALENDAR EDITOR
FEATURES
Jann Gilbert
PHOTOGRAPHER
Gay Games IV
Linda Kliewer
Local athletes are ready for
the games in New York City.
On cover: Top (and below):
Jill Schuldt; Middle row: Will
Anderson, Adrian Kalil, Ed
Green, Joe Callan; Front row:
Sarah Linden, Lauren Sylvis,
David Moreno
ADVERTISING
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CREATIVE DIRECTOR
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GRAPHIC DESIGN
Stonewall Awards
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National prizes go to four
community activists
COPY EDITOR
(p. 10)
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DEPARTMENTS
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TYPESETTER
World news
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Pride events scheduled
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candidates elected in the
Netherlands
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(P- 4)
Local musician Nathan Thornton in front o f the Outside In mural, 1236 SW Salmon.
DISTRIBUTION
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National news
Community divided on HIV
test kits; queer staff
association forms on
Capitol Hill
CONTRIBUTORS
Martha Allen
Jann Gilbert
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Lavender Tuesday
Eight o f the nine open sexual minority candidates who ran fo r
public office May 17 won their races
▼
by Renée LaChance
Local news
The OCA loses in Gresham,
but four other communities
pass discriminatory
measures; Oregon PTA
passes family diversity
resolution
(PP- 9-13)
nce again, the spotlight focuses on Oregon as we
Mary Wendy Roberts will seek her fifth term as commis
lead the way in queer politics. Just two years ago,
sioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries, the enforcement
Ballot Measure 9 gave Oregon the reputation of
arm of civil rights protections for workers. She will be running
being the homophobia capitol of the United States.
against Jack Roberts (no relation), who ran unopposed for the
Now, we have fought that homophobia and forged
Republican nomination.
a position in Oregon politics in ways unmatched by any Some
other of our favorite state legislators won their nomina
state. That’s something to celebrate.
tions. Avel Gordly is unopposed for the District 17 seat.
Two lesbians, three gay men and one bisexual woman won
Margaret Carter, Frank Shields, Mike Fahey and Lisa Naito
their parties’ nominations for seats in the Oregon House.
will all face Republican candidates in the fall.
Incumbents Gail Shibley (D-Portland), George Eighmey (D-
A former favorite, Rep. Tom Mason, lost his bid for the
Portland), Kate Brown (D-Portland), and Cynthia Wooten (D-
Democratic nomination to Anitra Rasmussen. In the last days
Eugene) will face off with Republican opponents in November.
before the election, Mason sought and gained the endorsement
Chuck Carpenter and Jerry Keene— should he decide to pursue
of an anti-abortion group because he was upset that the Oregon
his campaign—will face Democratic challengers.
National Abortion Rights Action League did a dual endorse
The lesbian and the gay man in the Multnomah County
ment of him and Rasmussen. (Jeez, Tom, if we had done a dual
Circuit Court race, Janice Wilson and David Gemant, ran
endorsement, would you have sought one from the OCA?)
unopposed and will retain their seats.
At press time, it was unclear if incumbent Multnomah
Fred Neal, who ran openly as a gay man with HIV, lost his bid
County Sheriff Bob Skipper would face a run-off with Vera
for a seat on the Portland City Council to Earl Blumenauer. Neal
Pool—let’s hope Pool gets another chance.
was the first candidate in Oregon to be open about his HIV status.
Since the OCA is a model for groups who want to “stop the
Of the non-queer candidates supportive of our community,
homosexual agenda” in other states, the sexual minority
many won their nominations.
communities in those areas should use that threat to push into
Oregon has the opportunity to send three women to Congress.
the political arena using Oregon’s lavender sweep as a model.
Elizabeth Furse, Sue Kupillas and Catherine Webber all won
As William Waybum, executive director of the Victory Fund,
Democratic nomination in their districts and will face Republi
said in the last issue of Just Out, “I’m not sure what Oregon
cans endorsed by the Oregon Citizens Alliance in the fall.
has done, but I wish we could bottle it and send it to other
Democrat John Kitzhaber will have the unpleasant (but
states.”
reportedly easy) task of running against Republican Denny
Smith for Oregon governor.
O
ARTS
Comedy
Out There II will air on
National Coming Out Day
(p. 25)
Cinema
The long-awaited Cowgirls
tries to get laughs from
misogyny and racism
(p. 26)
Profile
Getting personal with Gus
Van Sant about his new film
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
(p. 27)
In memoriam
Author John Preston’s
contributions will be
sorely missed
(p. 28)