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just out ▼ juno 21, I M S ▼ 3 just out sin ce 1 983 PUBUSHER AND EDITOR Renée LaChance steppin’ out contents VOL. 13 NO. 16 JUNE 21, 1996 ASSISTANT PUBUSHER Ten Ventura FEATURES CO PY EDITORS Kelly M. Bryan Karen Kantor Pride Roundup Four days’ worth o f events makes fo r a smorgasbord o f celebrations REPORTERS Inga Sorensen Bob Roehr Rex Wockner (P- 21) Sequins in the sun CALENDAR EDITOR Kristine Chatwood The feathers, the flash, the sheer flamboyance! I t’s Peacock in the Park! PHOTOGRAPHER Linda Kliewer (P- 23) Transformation ADVERTISING DIRECTOR Meg Grace Photographer Linda Kliewer captures the metamorphosis o f Kevin Cook into drag diva Poison Waters ADVERTISING REPS C. Jay Wilson Jr. Marty Davis (p. 30) CREATIVE DIRECTOR E. Ann Hinds DEPARTMENTS GRAPHIC DESIGN Rupert Kinnard World news FORMATTER Christopher Cuttone TYPESETTER Christopher Cuttone DISTRIBUTION Ambling Bear Rachel Ebora Helen Ford The island state o f Malta hosts its first gay pride celebration guest editorial National news The FDA approves nevirapine, a new AIDS drug; the Washington state Supreme Court hears the Sandy Nelson case A letter to my community(ies) CONTRIBUTORS Kristine Chatwood Cathay Che Will O’Bryan Daniel Vaillancourt C. Jay Wilson Jr. Just out is published on the first and third Friday of each month. Copyright ©1996 by Just sut. No part of Just s u t may be reproduced without written permission from the publisher. The subm ission o f written and graphic materials is welcomed. Written material should be typed and double-spaced. Just sut reserves the right to edit for grammar, punctuation, style, liability concerns and length. We will reject or edit articles or advertisements that are offensive, demeaning or may result in legal action Just • U t consults the Associated Press Style Book and Libel Manual on editorial decisions. Letters to the editor should be limited to 500 words. 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. Classified ads must be received at the Just out office by 3 pm the Monday after the first and third Friday for the next issue, along with payment. Ads will not be taken over the telephone. Ad policy No sexually exploitative advertising will be accepted. Compensation for errors in. or cancellation of, advertising will be made with credit toward future advertising. Subscriptions to Just out are available for $17.50 for 12 issues. Frrst Class (in an envelope) is $30 for 12 issues. A copy of Just out is available for $2. Advertising rales are available on request The m ailing address and telephone numbers for Just out are PO Box 14400, Portland, OR 97293-0400; (503) 236-1252. The phone number for the advertising department is 136-1253. Our fax number is 236-1257. Our e- mail address is JustOut2@aol com. (P- 6) (PP- 7-12) Local news The misfortune o f a life-changing accident has given me a rare opportunity to truly experience the power o f love by R u p e rt K in n a rd The only measure of your words and deeds will be the love you leave behind when you’re gone... —The Flirtations, from “Everything Possible” ven before the accident this past spring that crushed a portion of my spinal column and left me paralyzed from mid-waist down, I had contemplated what it meant to be a part of a community. I was pretty much aware of being a member of two specific groups— the African American and the queer community. Working for Willamette Week, buying a brick in Pioneer Courthouse Square, designing flyers for organizations like Oregonians Against the Death Penalty and the National Abor tion Rights Action League in the early ’80s made me feel like a part of the community-at-large. Being a part of the formation of Just Out and sharing the adventures of The Brown Bomber and Diva Touché Flambé with its readers, joining the Portland Town Council (one of Oregon’s first lesbian and gay rights organizations) and as a board member creating a sub-group called the Diversity Alliance made me feel connected with the queer community. Involvement with Brother to Brother-Port- land and working as art director of The Portland Skanner allowed me to feel more in touch with communities of color. In 1992, having returned to Portland after seven fruitful years in the Bay area, I found a comfort here that was bom out of knowing I had truly returned home. My partner, Scott Stapley, and 1 immediately started throwing house parties, partly in hopes of entertaining friends and tireless community workers. The farewell party for Donna Red Wing when she E moved to New York and the party to help send 13-year-old Portlander Jessie Clay to the United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women are just two examples. During the past three years I’ve had the opportunity to serve as DJ for the No on 13 Campaign, Queer Night at LaLuna and the Hotel Work ers Organizing Committee. Even serving juice and cookies, as part of the Boy’s Auxiliary, to participants of Portland’s first Dyke March two years ago is one of the many activities that reflects a desire to remain involved my community. But I was unprepared to accept the intensity of what can happen when that same community decides to focus its energy toward one of its own. I found that I couldn’t understand—could barely accept—the outpouring of love from such a wide variety of people since my accident. Even in the midst of trying to define my own community— which includes people of color, queer folk, older folks, younger people, neighbors, family and extended family— I have been overwhelmed by support. From the cards, flowers and visits I received while I was at Providence Hospital to the trust fund established by friends to the volunteers who worked on making my home wheelchair accessible, I have felt blessed. From the incredibly entertaining benefit recently at the Echo Theatre to being a recipient of this year’s Spirit of Pride Award, I have gained strength to work through this most recent life challenge. And the upshot of it all is that 1 think we owe it to ourselves to embrace our community, however we wish to define it. Because I have learned that there is nothing quite like a love reciprocated, and I am grateful that I have been able to experi ence it. ■ ! 1 l 5 I f c l I - t' -Vu w< \ I*--»" I v■ 1 ) I i t* • The OCA resorts to attacking reproductive rights; gay Portland cop Mike Garvey is removed from his post under a cloud o f allegations (pp. 14-19) ARTS Books An interview with novelist Fenton Johnson; Suzanne Pharr’s new book offers insights on resisting the right (pp. 33-34) Theater Larry Kramer’s The Destiny o f Me comes to life in an ART production (p. 35) Cinema I Shot Andy W arhol is right on target; W elcom e to the D ollhouse plays nice (P- 36) Music Meet the gay pantheon o f contemporary music composers (p. 37)