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About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 16, 1994)
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BURNSIDE, PORfLAND CALL 2 3 3 -5 0 0 1 SK)NS)KII)BY I HI U SBIAN COMMUNI 1Y PROJECT IHI PORTLAND l i SBIAN CHOIR * * é (¡iiiiiKiiii'i. ni:ci:miti:K : b iiiiiiiii;iiinr.k,i ciikk iiik iiii ' i N W V A U G H N AI 2 8 T H S T R E E T i; iniiii. i him H O R S D' OI L V RI S DISSIRIS Dl « J A N I C E I N MA N Al )VAN( I IIX IIS \ ( ) I I OSI l l \ R SMOKI-IRH $ I 5 ADVANCE « $20 DOOR I'll ASUkl . IN OIHI R WORDS II IIV HI AN. U P Of H O , MOIIII k KAI IS (f l)Cf Nf ). ROSf BUD &fISH (SAIIM) Dr. Mary Ann Humphrey and Lanny Swerdlow t was time for a change—so says the co- creator of NightScene, an award-winning program about the lesbian and gay commu nity. “When we first started NightScene [in 1989], it was the only gay and lesbian show on television in the Pacific Northwest,” says founder Lanny Swerdlow. “It was a bold, confrontational and brash show. It had lost its punch and there are now several gay shows with more in the offering. Besides, I just wanted something different.” During the past four years, NightScene, which is viewed on cable television throughout the re gion, has had a late-night talk show format featur ing interviews and entertainers. The show switched to a dance party format—much like a queer Ameri can Bandstand—on Dec. 11. The format change comes on the heels of an other big change for the show. A few months ago, Dr. Mary Ann Humphrey, who had co-hosted NightScene with Swerdlow during the past three seasons, left the program. “It was just time for me to move on,” she says, “but I have to admit that Lanny and I had two different points of view about what the show should look like.” Humphrey, who served in the military and is the author of a book about gay men and lesbians in the armed forces, says she wanted the show to focus more on news and current events, while Swerdlow opted for more entertainment. “I thought it was important to bring on profes sionals and activists who could talk about AIDS education or various political issues. These are the types of issues that affect us all. I was also inter ested in taking a more mainstream approach to issues—that is, exploring issues important not only to the gay community but also to the broader community.” she says. As for the new format, Swerdlow says: “The show will cross generational and sexual lines. Young people, gay or straight, will watch it for the hot music, videos, and to see what their peers are up to. Older adults, who are gay or straight, will find it fascinating discovering how young people party.” The new NightScene format premiered Dec. 11 at 10 pm and will continue in that slot each Sunday. The show can be seen on Channel 11 in Multnomah and Washington counties, Channel 2 inClackamas County, and Channel 49 in Clark County. Police drop skateboard investigation In an earlier interview, Bellah said he had made an “educated guess” about who the attacker might be, but said no witnesses had been able to identify the suspect, who is described as a slender white male in his early 20s, with medium-length brown hair and about 5 feet 11 inches tall. “The skate board had the name ‘Knucklehead’ on it. We know of a Skinhead who goes by that street name, but there is also a street gang that goes by the same name, so it makes it a little tough to identify the suspect,” said Bellah, who added the individual known as Knucklehead has a police record relating to burglary and theft, but no assaults. In related news, Cmdr. Mike Garvey of the Bureau’s Central Precinct says a rash of attacks on men in late November and early December in Portland’s Northwest neighborhood was not in any way gay-related. “That’s the first question we asked,” says Garvey. “It doesn’t look as though it was any type of a bias-related incident.” Portland police say they are dropping an inves tigation into two alleged skateboarding attacks on gay men in the Southwest Stark Street district. “No one has been able to definitively identify the attacker,” says Jim Bellah, a detective with the Portland Police Bureau’s bias crimes unit. “Basi cally there’s not much we can do now.” The alleged attacks took place about 11:30 pm Sept. 17. The first incident occurred near 12th Avenue and Stark Street. A gay San Diego man who was in Portland visiting friends was slammed in the head by a skateboard-toting man who report edly said, “I hate homos, don’t you?” The Califor nia man was taken to Good Samaritan Hospital and treated for what Bellah describes as some “pretty serious injuries.” A similar attack occurred a few minutes later, a couple of blocks away. The South west Stark Street area is home to the majority of Portland’s gay bars. Inga Sorensen