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just out steppin’ out since 1983 PUBLISHER AND EDITOR Renée LaChance VOL 12 NO. 7 FEBRUARY 3,1995 EDITOR IN SPIRIT Ariel Waterwoman FEATURE REPORTER Inga Sorensen Valentine vignettes A sampler o f dates from heaven and dates from hell CALENDAR EDITOR Jann Gilbert PHOTOGRAPHER Linda Kliewer (pp. 15-17) ADVERTISING DIRECTOR Meg Grace DEPARTMENTS ADVERTISING REPS E. Ann Hinds Jewel Robinson World news India hosts a first-ever conference fo r gay men (p.5) CREATIVE DIRECTOR E. Ann Hinds National news A Seattle gay couple is allowed to adopt a 4-year-old boy GRAPHIC DESIGN Rupert Kinnard COPY EDITOR Kelly M. Bryan (pp. 6-8) TYPESETTER Jann Gilbert DISTRIBUTION Ambling Bear OFFICE MANAGER Aaron Bong Local news The documentary Ballot Measure 9 won the Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival on Jan. 28. From left to right: Linda Kliewer, regional producer and cinematographer; Kathleen Sadaat, featured activist; B.B. Jorissen, associate producer and editor; and Heather MacDonald, director and producer. Congratulations! guest editorial Earth to Mannix Please tell me how House Bill 2303 will provide for those children for whom we are all responsible Just Mrt is published on the first and third Friday of each month. Copyright ©1995 by jM t owt No part o f Jw t M t m ay be reproduced w ithout w ritten p er mission from the publisher The submission of written and graphic materials is welcomed. W ritten m aterial should he typed and double-spaced JM t M t reserves the right to edit for gram m ar, punctuation, style, liability concerns and length W e will reject or edit articles or advertisements that are offensive, demeaning or may result in legal action. Jast consults the Associated Press Style Book and lshel Manual on editorial decisions Letters to the editor should be limited lo two double-spaced typed pages Deadline for submissions to the editorial department and for the Calendar is the Thursday before the fust and third Friday for the next issue Views expressed in letters to the editor, columns and features are nor necessarily those of the publisher T he display advertising deadline is the Monday after the first and third Friday for the next issue Classified ads must be received at the office of fast Mat by the Monday after the first and third Friday for the next issue, along with paym ent Ads will not be taken over the telephone Ad policy No sexually exploitive advertising will be accepted Compensation for em irs in, or cancellation of, advertising will be made with credit toward future advertising Subscriptions to Just Mat are available for $17.50 for 12 issues First Class (in an envelope) is $30 for 12 issues A copy of Just out is available for $1 and/or advertising rates are available on request The mailing addrew and telephone number for last sat ire PO Box 14400. Portland. OR 97214-0400, (503) 236-1252. Our fax number is 236 1257 . Portland firefighter convicted o f intimidation is fired; Lesbian Avengers converge in Salem to protest “anti-turkey baster b ill” (pp. 9-13) CONTRIBUTORS Ni Aódagaín Kelly M. Bryan Howard N. Dana Ron Fredrick Jann Gilbert Christopher Kamera Risa Krivé Lee Lynch Bob Roehr Steve Warren Rex Wockner - contents by K ris tin e C hatw o o d I don’t understand Rep. Kevin Mannix. He and I have some things in common. He is a Catholic, and I am, too. He is a Democrat. Ditto for me. We are both Oregonians. Mr. Mannix, however, is a member of the Oregon House of Representatives. I am just a regular, committed, interested, yes, even patriotic voter. Mr. Mannix is in the Oregon House because he wants to be. He campaigned for office. I assume he is concerned about the very serious problems facing Oregon and her citizens. And, because he went to all the trouble to win his election, I also assume Mr. Mannix is serious about working to resolve those problems. Oregon is having a tough time. We cannot adequately fund our schools and, therefore, educate our children for the future they must face. We cannot provide even the most basic of health care to far too many Oregonians. In a state that prides itself on its agricultural industry, we have people who go to bed hungry every day. Timber and fishing, industries that powered Oregon’s economy for generations, are dying. We must attract new industries that not only provide jobs, but that provide jobs to Oregonians—that hire and train Oregonians to work in Or egon. These are problems that require a great deal of thought and planning and work by all Oregonians. The leadership, however, must come from our elected officials, peoplelike Kevin Mannix. Amazingly, Mr. Mannix appears to have decided to solve Oregon’s problems by outlawing the artificial insemination of unmarried women. Now, I have read a copy of House Bill 2303. Mr. Mannix’s bill. And I have read accounts of this bill in The Oregonian. Under current Oregon law, a woman may not be artificially inseminated without her husband’s written consent. House Bill 2303 amends current law so that a woman who, for whatever reason, does not have a husband, cannot have a child through artificial insemination. For the most part, women who use artificial insemination to become pregnant do so because they truly want to be parents. This process is expensive, time consuming, carries no guaran tees of success, and can wreak havoc with one’s emotions. This is no different from the decision of any responsible adult to have a child. The ways in which we define family require a discussion that cannot be resolved by a few pieces of legislation that detract from the immediate survival problems facing the state of Oregon. And so I ask you, Mr. Mannix, please tell me and other Oregonians how the passage of House Bill 2303 will provide the jobs, education, health care, food and serious planning needed to ensure that there is an Oregon adequate to provide for those children for whom we are all responsible. COLUMNS Queer thing The quest fo r civil rights must go on every day (p- 27) Amazon trail Spare time and food freedoms pale while Lover is away (p. 28) ARTS Theater Seattle’s Yellow Boat offers children a rare opportunity (p. 22) Entertainment Lisa Kron piles up humorous humiliations (p. 23) Television The Boys of St. Vincent airs on cable in February (p. 24) Cinema Queer cinema flowers at Eugene festival (p. 25) Just Out accepts guest editorials on a variety o f topics. Submissions should be around one and one-half double spaced, typed pages (12-point type). Send submissions to: Editor, PO Box 14400, Portland, OR 97214-0400; e-mail to: JuslOut2@aol.com; or fa x to: 236-1257. Books Tee Corrine expands our perception o f lesbian erotica (p. 26)
