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About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 18, 1994)
4 ▼ n o v «m b «r 18, 1084 ▼ just out GET “HITCHED" IN PALM SPRINGS BIANCHI I T A L I A N C R A F T M A N S H I P A M E R I C A N S A L E S M A N S H I P Stop narrowly defining our movement RT AIR and 7 nights at the Aruba Hotel in a one bedroom luxury suite $564 PPDO — Then w e can plan either a simple or elaborate celebration in the new outdoor Wedding Chapel, on the ground of the hotel. A Palm Springs first. HONOLULU NOW ON NON STOP SERVICE! RT AIR and four nights hotel, airport transfers, and flower lei greetings...$359 PPDO RSVP Cruises has announced Women Only Cruise in 95...call for a brochure. (They will be arriving soon) letters REG $329 $ 295 ! HYBRID STYLE BIKE - UPRIGHT BARS. COMFORTABLE SADDLE. THE PERFECT CITY BIKE WITH STYLE! WHISTLER GAY SKI WEEK 95 To the Editor: In the Nov. 4 issue of Just Out, Lee Coleman writes, “Right to Privacy failed the gay commu nity." He calls the Right to Privacy endorsement of a yes vote on Measure 16 a blunder, as it destroyed any chance for an anti-Measure 13 statement from the Catholic bishops. While I have strong feelings about some of Right to Privacy’s work, their endorsement of yes on 16 is not a “failure” to a “gay community” ravished by AIDS, cancer and other terminal illnesses. While I may or may not agree with the particulars of this specific measure, Lee’s comment that Measure 16 is a “non-gay issue” suggests that none of us in the gay and lesbian community will ever want to consider the option of assisted suicide. What exactly is a non-gay issue? Lesbians and gay men are parents, children, wage earners, commuters, unionists, people of color, urban, rural and members of AARP. The environment, health care, taxes, quality education, jobs, parks and light rail all affect the “gay community.” The extent to which we have not yet realized this reality is the extent to which we cannot call ourselves “community.” I wish that Right to Pri vacy would have taken more positions on more ballot measures, including Ballot Measure 8. Finally, Right to Privacy did not make Catho lic bishops do, or not do, anything— the bishops did what they wanted, they did that in which they believe. They believe in their right to completely control our bodies (whether or not we are Catho lic), from birth to death. Get it? The issue of our right to do as we please with our own bodies is not confined to the bedroom. It is related to reproduc tive rights and the right to death with dignity. We must stop narrowly defining our movement as one in which our primary focus is what we get to do with our genitalia. We must start talking about it in terms of how we will be treated (and treat others) in our entire, multifaceted, whole, rich, diverse and complete lives, including that part of life called dying. Kathleen Saadat Portland KODIAK REG $399 Feb 5-12 Call for information $ 375 ! TRANSITIONS SU SPENSIO N THAT'S FUN BUT NOT SPENDY 18 SP EED S & READY TO GOI » fOl*' . F O > CH ECK OUR 12 MONTH SER V ICE PO LICY IT SAVES YOU MONEY TIME & GRIEF r Si*®* S P O R T ¡DOWNTOWN » 5 SW 10TH 2 2 7 -» » « DUE OSWEGO 11 $ SUIE ST H I-3 H 1 We are everywhere. TARVER THE LESBIAN COMMUNITY PROJECT FRENCH GERMAN JAPANESE SPEAKING AGENTS U PC O M IN G EVENTS “WHAT ONE DOESN’T KNOW THE OTHER ONE DOES” PARKING VALIDATED Thursday Nov. 24 OVER 3 5 THANKSGIVING POTLUCK Place & time TBA, FFI: Joan 252-0762 All welcome! RSVP by Nov. 18! 2-6 pm, Sunday, Nov. 27 LESBIANS OF COLOR POTLUCK For location and info: Angela 284-3425 Food, fun, talk, cards and sisters! all r*r«< à rataa aabjaei to ebani* • mum r**trkUmu apply TRAVEL SERVICE ÎA One SW Columbia, Suite 1010 Portland, OR 97258 (503) 227-3639 FAX (503)227-0602 1-800-248-0624 5 pm, Sunday, Dec. 5 LESBIAN MOTHERS WITH CHILDREN It’s My Pleasure, 4526 SE Hawthorne FFI: Deanne 977-9183 Dykes, tykes, talk and connections A membership organization...join today! (503) 223 0071/TDD Fax 242-1967 f P.O. Box 5931 O - Portland, OR 97228 Anti-Violence Project 796-1703/1 -800 796 1703 Touched the lives of many Upon first meeting, Susan Gregg could be awesome. She was confident, articulate, comfort able and powerful. She had an easy laugh. There was nothing shy about her. Getting to know her better revealed a depth of understanding, compas - sion and gentleness. She was a very loving, car ing, giving person. Her range of interests and intelligence on eclectic topics was an unending surprise. But what she valued most was freedom; honest, car ing people; and her companion animals. She had a passion for music, computers and emotions. She was a joyful sensualist with a delightful sense of humor. She touched the lives of so many people in countless ways, without ever realizing how many of us loved and cared for her. We will miss Susan more than words can say. Bom on Nov. 7, 1950, Susan died Oct. 30, 1994. Because of the suddenness of her death, there may be those who need to be in touch with the person closest to her. It was impossible to notify all of her friends in time for the service, held on her birthday. You may call Nina at 284-5987. to Seattle, where he was active in many charities. Bryson began modeling in Seattle in 1980. He worked in London for many years through the Gavin L.B. Robinson Agency. While living in Portland, he appeared in the controversial Cas cade AIDS Project ad campaign "We Can Live Together.” Bryson was buried in a private ceremony at Lake View Cemetery in Seattle. At his request a public memorial service was held, also in Seattle. Bryson is survived by his partner, Sean T. McCurdy, and their dog, Scotty Macson, both of Seattle; his mother, Natalie E. Bryson, of Silverdale, Wash.; his father, William M. Bryson, and his wife, Nancy Bryson, of Bremerton, Wash.; his sister Elizabeth A. Bryson and her husband, Ted Peterson, of New York City; his sister Muriel A. Taylor and her husband, David Taylor, of Anchorage, Alaska; his brother William M. Bryson Jr. and his wife, Sheri M. Bryson, of Chico, Wash.; his sister Rebecca J. Bryson and her husband, Fred Marchand, of Bellingham, Wash.; his brother James H. Bryson and his partner, Brent, of Portland, Ore.; as well as by six aunts, three uncles, 12 cousins, four nieces, and a nephew. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Seattle AIDS Support Group, 303 17th Ave. East, Seattle, WA 98112, or In Touch, 127 Broadway East, Seattle, WA 98102. CAP model dies David Duncan Bryson died Oct. 30,1994, of complications of AIDS. He was 34. An interna tional model for 10 years, Bryson had relocated David Bryson ( right)