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2 ▼ n o v t m b e r 1 7 , 1 0 0 5 ▼ ju s t o u t just out since 1 9 8 3 steppin’ out PUBLISHER AND EDITOR contents Renée LaChance VOL 13 NO. 2 NOVEMBER 17,1995 COPY EDITOR Kelly M. Bryan FEATURE REPORTERS Postal primary Bob Roehr Inga Sorensen Rex Wockner Just O ut endorsements, plus, interviews with key candidates CALENDAR EDITOR (PP- 21-23) Kristine Chatwood PHOTOGRAPHER Linda Kliewer DEPARTMENTS ADVERTISING DIRECTOR World news Meg Grace E. Ann Hinds C. Jay Wilson Jr. An openly transsexual woman is elected mayor of a New Zealand town CREATIVE DIRECTOR National news E. Ann Hinds Rupert Kinnard FDA approves three new anti- HIV drugs; Gerry Studds says he won’t run in ’96 TYPESETTER (pp. 6-12) Jann Gilbert Local news ADVERTISING REPS (p- 5) GRAPHIC DESIGN OFFICE MANAGER Red Wing is doing fine—no thanks to decaf; the state Department o f Education puts queer youth at risk Teri Ventura (pp. 14-16) DISTRIBUTION Ambling Bear CONTRIBUTORS Cathay Che Sukie de la Croix Rachel Ebora Rupert Kinnard Richard Shumate Sandy Stewart Lisa Walker editorial History Associated Press Snle Book and Libel Manual on editorial decisions l i t e r s to the editor should be limited to MX) wtwds Deadline for submissions to the editorial department and for the Calendar is the Thursday before the first and third Friday for the next issue Views expressed in letters to the editor, columns and features are not necessarily those of the publisher The display advertising deadline is the Monday after the first and third Friday for the next issue. 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We will reject or edit articles or advertisements that are offensive, demeaning or may result in legal action J u s t O U t consults the COLUMNS (p. 13) Independently speaking Paul Cameron is still spouting disinformation (P- 19) A small town in Delaware must come to terms with the bigotry it has sown ▼ ARTS by Renée LaChance Visual arts This brutal murder could have happened Anywhere, USA. tragic pattern of intolerance and indifference was When children are taught hatred, bigotry and ignorance are exposed in Middletown, Del., this October. Steven perpetuated. Wilson, age9, was reported missing to Middletown PFLAG has started Project Open Mind to fight such igno police by his mother, Karen Wilson. Steven wasn’t rance. (See story on page 12.) PFLAG unveiled two 30-second like other boys, journalists were told. Steven had a television learning disability; he was shy and a loner. He liked to play with ads to convince those still in the dark that violence against lesbians and gay men is rampant in this country. The ads dolls— girl’s toys. are designed to shock, and hopefully, they will wake people up Children can be cruel to people with perceived differences. to the institution of heterosexism. But only if the ads get air Neighbors reported that the children teased Steven a lot. The time. kids taunted him and called him names. His babysitter reported PFLAG has targeted four cities for the commercials. Many that Steven was afraid of the children in his neighborhood, that of the stations that have been approached are refusing to run the he often hid to avoid being the target of their abuse. ads. Pat Robertson’s Christian Breadcasting Network is threat Steven was smart to be afraid. ening to sue any station that airs the ads because Robertson’s After two days of searching, police found Steven’s muti rabid brand of homophobia is exposed in them. lated body not far from where he lived. His jaw was broken, his No one can know if Steven was gay, but it is obvious that his skull was fractured; he had been raped and then drowned in a tormentors stereotyped him as such. And one can only guess at creek. the kind of abuse that Steven’s confessed murderer, Lamont Neighbors were shocked. Parents were horrified. Fifteen- Harden, endured that would make him commit such a hideous year-old Lamont Harden confessed to the murder. Police an crime against a little boy. Harden will be tried for his alleged nounced the boy’s arrest at a town meeting where the neighbors murder, and if the jury deems him guilty beyond a reasonable of Steven's family were gathered. doubt, he’ll be convicted. Steven lived his short life in fear. The climate of indifference This will be little justice for Steven Wilson and his family. to a little boy’s suffering contributed to his brutal murder. Kids The real justice will come when the people of Middletown— who are perceived as being “sissies” or “tomboys” are often the and people everywhere— advocate teaching diversity in schools target of abuse, taunts, humiliation and bullying—as many of us and personally challenge the taunting or teasing of any child, by know . The violence is silently condoned when parents, teachers anyone, for any reason. i . ♦ * - . .Hid neighbors4.io nothing la stop it. or look the other way***, A I Basic Rights Oregon’s calendar makes our day (P- 31) Cinema New reviewer Cathay Che gives Jodie the thumbs up (p. 33) Theater Women’s stories contrast in two Portland plays; W est Side Story comes to town (pp. 34-35) Music Frick premieres new work; the Rose City Gay Freedom Band marches on (pp. 36-37) Tongue in groove Erasure ’s appeal is fading / • (p 38) I