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3 2 ▼ ju n # 1 6 . 1 6 9 5 ▼ ju st o u t ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Beach Access Kitchenettes óecluded Quiet Affordable Pets Welcome A nother C hance Viewers will at last get to see In the Life, when OPB offers the series a trial run ▼ by Inga Sorensen O n The Long Beach Peninsula 3 1/2 hours from S eattle • 2 1/2 hours from Portland P O Box 385 O cean Park, WA 98640 , , (206) 665-4000 OO VV your MORTGAGE professional: Julee Felsman Truly an 'A' to 'Z' lending resource, I offer such diverse programs as: ▼FHA and VA financing ▼The FHA 2 0 3 (k ) for fixer-uppers (Ask about it!!) ▼First-time homebuyers Barney Frank ▼Investment/rental properties ▼New construction ▼Loans for hard-to-finance properties and/or people "I will listen and find the best solution for your financing needs." 6 3 5 - 5 4 4 6 office ▼ 8 1 9 -6 9 9 0 mobile ▼ 6 9 9 - 7 9 8 3 residence or email me at: demark mtg @ aol.com and Betty Shabazz, the widow of slain civil rights leader Malcolm X. The second segment presents excerpts of The Darker Side o f Black, a film now in release by independent British director Isaac Julien, which takes a penetrating look at homophobia in the black community. Rounding out its coverage of Black History Month, In the Life interviews author/historian Barbara Smith, whose upcoming book focuses on the history of African American lesbians and gay men. Also featured in this episode is an interview with servicewoman Margarethe Cammermeyer, whose life was the subject of a network television program (starring Glenn Close) that many of you m probably watched in February, called Serving in Silence-, a discussion of gay and lesbian parenting tions carry the show, and OPB’s controversial issues; and a segment about gay and lesbian life in decision angered many who felt the move was Cuba. prompted by homophobia. The July 1 program includes a series of stories Tom Doggett, OPB’s vice president of televi that pay tribute to gay and lesbian veterans of war, sion programming, says the show’s quality has as well as those working on the forefront of the since improved, which has led to the station’s queer rights and AIDS awareness movements. decision to air In the Life on a more consistent A dditionally, entertainm ent mogul Sidney basis. In addition to broadcasting In the Life epi Sheinberg, president of MCA Universal, talks about sodes in June and July, Doggett says he expects his support for gay men OPB will carry the Though In the Life and lesbians, as well as program’s next season the group he co-founded line-up, which begins in has been airing nationally with fellow mogul Barry October. for more than a year, Diller called Hollywood “When In the Life Supports, which encour first began airing, it was OPB has been reluctant ages Hollywood studios like a cable access pro to run the program regularly to im plem ent gay- gram,” he says. “[The due to “poor production frien d ly and AIDS- producers] are now do awareness policies. Also ing fewer shows and quality. ” included is a segment putting more resources about OutWrite, an annual gathering of queer into those productions. That’s reflected in the writers, editors, publishers and others interested in quality of the program. The writing is better. The the power of the word to create change. (The anchoring is better. The production quality is bet episode of In the Life slated to air July 8 was not ter. The hosts are more polished.. .1 would expect available for preview at press time.) if that continues we will air it next season.” OPB will broadcast In the Life on June 24, July Those who watch In the Life on June 24 will 1 and July 8 at midnight. view a program that was actually designed for “The time slot has nothing to do with the broadcast in February, which is Black History content of In the Life. It runs that late because the Month. In recognition of the occasion, the show program simply isn’t a part of the regular PBS featured an in-depth look at the gay and lesbian [Public Broadcasting System] prime-time lineup. African American experience. In three separate In fact, PBS doesn’t even distribute it,” says segments, the episode explores the dual discrimi Doggett. nation that people face based on race and sexual The program’s producers hope OPB will move orientation, as well as the relationships between the show to an earlier time slot next season. That the movements striving for equal rights for the two will happen, they say, only if OPB receives a marginalized groups. favorable response to In the Life from viewers. The feature story, “Civil Rights/Gay Rights,” The show receives funding from a national includes interviews with Barney Frank, an openly membership network and the H. van Amerigen gay congressman from Massachusetts; Mai]one Foundation. Its executive producer is John Hill, who was former New York City Mayor David Scagliotti. Dinkin's liaison to the gay and lesbian community; regon Public Broadcasting plans to air three episodes of In the Life, a television program geared toward the gay and lesbian community, on June 24, July 1 and July 8. Though In the Life, which is produced by In the Life Media and WNYC-TV in New York, has been airing nationally for more than a year, OPB has been reluctant to run the program regularly due to “poor production quality.” An estimated 70 sta- O § elevi si on Lake Oswego Deep in the woods on 1+ acre with creek* Original contemporary, 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 fireplaces, vaults, decks. Very secluded, $225,777 David Anderson Dollar Club Chmm&Capim Rgalty Group Cronin & Caplan Realty Group« Inc. • 225-1115 ♦ VM 497-5211 2078 NW Everett St. • Portland, OR 97209