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PUBLISHER AND EDITOR
Renée LaChance
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VOL. 11 NO. 24 OCTOBER 21,1994
EDITOR-AT-LARGE
Ariel Waterwoman
FEATURE
REPORTER
Inga Sorensen
Watch what
you drink
CALENDAR EDITOR
Jann Gilbert
Cryptosporidium, often found
in drinking water,
may pose a threat to those
with weakened immune
systems
PHOTOGRAPHER
Linda Kliewer
ADVERTISING DIRECTOR
Meg Grace
(p. 15)
ADVERTISING REPS
E. Ann Hinds
Jewel Robinson
DEPARTMENTS
CREATIVE DIRECTOR
World news
E. Ann Hinds
GRAPHIC DESIGN
Albanian gay men
come out— reticently
Rupert Kinnard
(p. 5)
CO PY EDITOR
Kelly M. Bryan
National news
TYPESETTER
A youth is charged with the
murder o f two gay men in
Laurel, Miss.;
Amendment 2 is finally shot
down in Colorado;
the federal Education Bill
passes without amendments
(pp.6-8)
Jann Gilbert
DISTRIBUTION
Ambling Bear
OFFICE MANAGER
Aaron Bong
CONTRIBUTORS
Aaron Bong
Jann Gilbert
Christopher Kamera
Margaret Deirdre O ’Hartigan
Bob Roehr
Rex Wockner
Geoffrey Wren
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Witnessing a historical event. The partnership agreement between the sexual minority community and the
Portland Police Bureau was signed on National Coming Out Day, Oct. 11. The agreement was drafted by
Assistant Chief Dan Noe lie and William Warren, a member o f the Sexual Minority Roundtable and the C hief s
Forum. The fin a l draft was approved and signed by everyone on the Sexual Minority Roundtable, which
includes members o f the Portland Police Bureau and members o f Portland’s gay, lesbian, bisexual,
transsexual and transgender communities. Also on Oct. 11 came the news that two gay men were murdered
in Laurel, Miss., ju st 15 milesfrom Ovett, the home o f Camp Sister Spirit, which has been at the center o f violent
homophobic backlash fo r the past year. The Jones County Sheriff in charge o f the case refused to refer to the
murders as a hate crime and publicly made homophobic remarks to national and local media. The partnership
agreement between our community and the Portland Police Bureau ensures that police will not respond in
such a manner in Portland, and that all members o f our community will be treated with respect.
Local news
No on 13 rally steps up the
pre-election pace; Scott
Lively rewrites history
(pp. 10-17)
editorial
COLUMNS
Legal
A U.S. district court in Ohio
makes a stunning decision
(p. 9)
Another one bites
the dust
With the loss o f The Alternative Connection a few months ago, and now
The Lavender Network, how are the community’s informational needs going to be met?
by A rie l W aterw om an
ithin the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender
to begin to meet that challenge we will slowly increase our
and transsexual communities news sources
distribution in Eugene, Corvallis, Albany and Salem. W e will
are few and precious. To lose even one pub
also offer discounted ad rates to advertisers in those areas. We
lication is debilitating, and now w e’ve lost
will increase distribution in other areas as we get suggestions
two. The Alternative Connection stopped pub
for outlets. We are also developing a plan to put each issue o f
lication this last spring, and The Lavender Network
gasping
Just is Out
on America On Line so that people can access the
its last. Both filled niches within the community.
paper via the information highway.” We hope to implement
Many people have asked Just Out what, if anything, we are
that by the end of the year.
going to do about filling those niches.
Editorially, we need news, resources and information from
W e’re very concerned about how all the news will be
areas outside Portland. Rural readers need to let us know how
covered and dispersed to the people who need to read it.
to meet their needs. From this information w e’ll come up with
Covering the news outside the Portland area has always
a plan to better cover the state. With community input and
been a challenge for us. We never aggressively addressed that
patience, we will be able to inform queers throughout Oregon
challenge because TLlf w a j^ w a y s there. Now that it is gone,
about the news that affects them.
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ARTS
Theater
A round o f hit Broadway
musicals wends our way
(p. 25)
Aural gratification
Robbie Robertson and
Barbra Streisand offer
sounds fo r fa ll
(p. 26)
Video
Local filmmakers focus on
queer issues
(p. 27)
Media
Paul Cameron unbalances
T he Phil D on ah u e S h o w