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2 ▼ juiw 17. 1 0 0 4 ▼ Just out just out Since 1983 PUBLISHER AND EDITOR Renée LaChance EDITOR-AT-LARGE Ariel Waterwoman steppin’ out V a . 11 NO. 16 CALENDAR EDITOR Jann Gilbert JUNE 17,1994 FEATURES PHOTOGRAPHER Linda Kliewer Lesbians lap it up Amazon Dragons make waves in the 1994 Portland Rose Festival Dragon Boat Races ADVERTISING Fred Allemann Meg Grace E. Ann Hinds Jewel Robinson (pp. 16-17) Havana journal part II CREATIVE DIRECTOR E. Ann Hinds Columnist Howard N. Dana compares U.S. race relations to the situation in Cuba GRAPHIC DESIGN Rupert Kinnard ( p l 5) CO PY EDITOR Kelly M. Bryan FORMATTER Fred Allemann DEPARTMENTS TYPESETTER Dee StarDancer Fultz World news Greenland legalizes same-sex marriage; 3,000 march in Mexico City fo r AIDS memorial DISTRIBUTION Up Front Distribution OFFICE MANAGER Aaron Bong CONTRIBUTORS Martha Allen Kelly M. Bryan Howard N. Dana Kathay Duff Jann Gilbert Kake Huck Bob Roehr Rex Wockner contents (pp. 4-5) National news Col. Margarethe Cammermeyer is reinstated in the National Guard; Activists converge on Washington D .C„ fo r AIDSWATCH '94 editorial (pp- 7-10) Local news Just Out is published on the first and third Friday o f each month. Copyright ©1994 by Just out No pan of Just out may be reproduced without w ritten per mission from the publisher The submission of written and graphic m aterials is welcom ed. W ritten material should be typed and double-spaced Just out reserves the right to edit for grammar, punctuation, style, liability concerns and length. We will reject or edit articles or advertisements that are offensive, demeaning or may result in legal action Just out consults the Associated Press Style Book and U hel Manual on editorial decisions. letters to the editor should be limited to two double-spaced typed pages Deadline for submissions to the editorial department and for the Calendar is the Thursday before the first and third Friday for (he next issue. 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Bits and p ieces City Council extends domestic partner coverage to city employees; Pride Northwest gears up fo r Portland celebrations (pp. 12-13) Here's a brief look at some unrelated news stories that are mostly queer positive T by A rie l W aterw o m an TIME TO CELEBRATE. The Portland City Council has taken one more step toward the enactment of civil rights for all persons. They just passed a resolution that gives unmarried domestic partners health benefits comparable to those of married em ployees. Bill Casey, founder of the Oregon chapter of the Traditional Family Values Coalition, was in the Council cham bers for the vote, voicing the same old sorry crap that he usually does. He called the vote a step toward fulfilling the gay agenda. Well. duh. Does he think we are not going to keep pushing toward our full and equal civil rights as a people? Not exactly a covert agenda. Bill. “REAL MEN” 00 WEAR EARRINGS. The owner of the Cincinnati Reds has stuck her foot in it again. She was going on about how only “fruits” wear earrings and so none of her ball players are allowed to. This gave the Los Angeles Dodgers a chance to show that “real" men do wear earrings: The whole team took the field wearing simple gold clip-ons in a home game against the Reds. PERPETUAL SISTERS. While we’re on the subject of jewelry, the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, who wear lots of it, will be attending Portland’s lesbian and gay pride celebration this year. The sisters are an organization dedicated to charity, especially AIDS care and education. The Seattle chapter will be gracing us with their presence July 9. TRIBUTES. The Tony Awards were presented the night of June 12. In many ways, it was a tribute to gay and lesbian performers, songwriters and directors. As people accepted their awards, many tributes were given to gay or lesbian lovers. Tony Kushner dedicated his award for Angels in America to his brothers and sisters who were at Stonewall. It was wonderful to have our lives included along with everyone else’s at such a well-publicized mainstream event. PUBLIC SIX. Sex in the park may start looking attractive in this warm weather. The Portland Police will not be doing plain clothes, sweeps through the parks, but, since public sex is illegal, they will nail you if they catch you. Also, the men’s restroom on the 10th floor of the downtown Meier and Frank, an apparently well-known location for public sex, is under surveillance. Store security is having men arrested for having sex there. We are not endorsing nor condemning men for public sex, just letting you know. However you choose to have sex, please use condoms and play safe. ARTS Cinema Films by Marlon Riggs and Derek Jarman share a common theme (pp. 24-25) Theater Pregnant pirates capture the stage in ART’s A Pirate’s Lullaby (p. 26) Books Lambda and other literary awards reflect the “year o f the queer ” (p. 28)