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2 ▼ m a rch 17. 1 9 0 5 ▼ ju s t out just out s in c e 1 983 steppin’ out PUBLISHER AND EDITOR contents VOL 12 NO. 19 MARCH 17,1995 Renée LaChance EDITOR IN SPIRIT Ariel Waterwoman FEATURES REPORTER Inga Sorensen Beyond our borders CALENDAR EDITOR The struggle for sexual minority rights is a global one (p. 15) Aaron Bong PHOTOGRAPHER Linda Kliewer Cinematic mecca ADVERTISING DIRECTOR The Berlin Film Festival is a shining light for lesbian and gay cinema (pp. 17-19) Meg Grace ADVERTISING REPS E. Ann Hinds C. Jay Wilson Jr. DEPARTMENTS CREATIVE DIRECTOR E. Ann Hinds World news GRAPHIC DESIGN Polish military uses psychiatric diagnoses to oust gay men (p.4) Rupert Kinnard COPY EDITOR Kelly M. Bryan TYPESETTER National news Aaron Bong DISTRIBUTION Ambling Bear At a ceremony held March 13, a plaque honoring Portland’s lesbian and gay history was placed at LaLuna, 215 SE Ninth Ave. in Portland. See article on page 12. National P-FLAG plans a tolerance campaign (pp. 5-8) OFFICE MANAGER Local news Aaron Bong Activists honored as queer history project is launched (pp. 11-13) CONTRIBUTORS Aaron Bong Kristine Chat wood Marc Huestis Al Kielwasser Marvin Liebman Margaret Deirdre O ’Hartigan Bob Roehr Richard Shumate Steve Warren Rex Wockner j«St •ut is published on th e first and th ir d F rid a y o f ea c h m o n th . C opyright ©1995 by fust out No part of J u t Mat may be reproduced w ithout w ritten p er mission from the publisher T he subm ission o f w ritte n an d g rap h ic m a te ria ls is w elco m ed . W ritten m aterial should he typed and double-spaced Just out reserves the right to edit fo r 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 Just consults the Associated Press Style Book and Libel Manual on editorial decisions. 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First C lass (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 address and telephone number for Just out are PO Box 14400, Portland. OR 97214-0400; (503) 236-1252 Our fax number is 236-1257 editorial COLUMNS A vote for diversity Though it may seem like an unimportant election, we have the chance to make some significant changes ▼ by Renée LaChance hen the ballot comes from Multnomah County, nity than Pool has. He has served on the Northwest Coalition register your vote and mail it in—don’t just Against Malicious Harassment and the Portland Police Sexual throw it away or toss it on your desk with the Minorities Roundtable. He co-drafted the partnership agree other clutter to be forgotten until it is too late ment between the Police Bureau and the sexual minorities for your vote to be counted. We sometimes communities. He has command experience and is well quali think these local mail-in elections are unimportant, but He’d this one fied. be a good man for the job. Some would think he is very important to the sexual minority community. deserves our endorsement. We have the opportunity to elect a Multnomah County So why do we endorse Pool? Pool has been with the Sheriff who will blow the entrenched good-ol’-white-boy sys Multnomah County Sheriffs Office for 24 years. She is well tem apart and replace it with a system that honors diversity and qualified to lead the Sheriffs Office into the next century. She better reflects the community it serves. knows the agency’s weaknesses and its strengths and deserves Currently, the Multnomah County Sheriff s Office has few the chance to right the wrongs perpetrated by the current women, people of color, and sexual minorities in its law en administration on women and people of color. She has a strong forcement ranks. The acting sheriff, who is also running for graspon corrections, which is, increasingly, the Sheriff Office’s election, is John Bunnell. Bunnell was groomed by Sheriff Bob chief function. Skipper for the job and perpetuates Skipper’s outdated policies Additionally, our community’s support of Pool is another of law enforcement. Under the Skipper regime, highly qualified section in the bridge between marginalized communities. We people of color have been rejected while relatives of the com have to back up our words to communities of color with action mand staff have been hired instead. when we seek their support for causes that affect sexual minori Vera Pool wants to change that. She has the moxie, determi ties of all colors like ballot measures 9 and 13. We can’t just say nation, and a workable vision to make the changes necessary. we support the struggles of all marginalized communities— we She plans to trim spending and redirect those saved dollars to must show our support by voting in candidates representative of corrections: more jail space, more programs to rehabilitate, and those communities, by being a visible presence at rallies against more programs to prevent wanna bes from becoming criminals. racism and discrimination, by honoring boycotts called for by She plans to create an agency work force that better represents migrant farm workers, and by contributing our dollars wherever the community, and she vows to work in partnership with other they are needed. agencies to provide effective service within Multnomah County. A vote for Vera Pool is a vote for diversity within the Dan Noelle, currently on leave from his position as assistant Multnomah County Sheriff s Office. And—contrary to the chief of the Portland Police Bureau, the only other qualified propaganda of the Oregon Citizens Alliance—diversity is more candidate, has interacted more with the sexual minority commu than just a code word for gay men and lesbians. W Spirituality Gay Lutheran pastor retained despite being defrocked (p. 9) Independently speaking We need to grow up! (p-31) ARTS Books This year’s Lammy nominees are announced (p. 26) Cinema The Sum of Us is a family picture (p.27) Entertainment A treat for the voyeur (P- 28) Media Lesbian-bashing on TV’s Law & Order (P- 29) Aural gratification The March beat will move you (p. 30)