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About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 20, 1996)
ju s t o u t ▼ Septem ber 2 0 , 1990 ▼ 5 national briefs ALABAMA Jumping on the somewhat premature anti-same- sex marriage bandwagon, G ov. Fob Jam es signed an executive order in August banning recognition o f sam e-sex marriages. The order, effective im m e diately, prohibits probate judges or anyone else authorized to issue marriage licenses from issuing one to a sam e-sex couple. It also denies state recognition o f sam e-sex m arriages performed in any other state or any foreign country. ARIZONA W orried that a disgruntled citizen intended to out him, Tem pe M ayor Neil G uiliano stated at a C ity C ouncil m eeting Aug. 2 8 that he is gay. G u iliano’ s decision to reveal his hom osexual ity was prompted by his b elie f that a local citizen, upset over the c ity ’s decision to w aive fees for next year’ s G ay Pride Festival, was planning to announce G u iliano’ s sexual orientation during the meeting. CALIFORNIA Starting in January 1997, the gay and lesbian com m unity can add its very own co m ics news service to the ranks o f publications targeting the gay and lesbian com m unity. T h e Los A ngeles- based Hubris Press will launch The BaGaL Comic have long been undervalued or discounted by most o f society.” JU ST PO SSIB LY TH E B EST T A S T I N C SUBS, FRESH C H IP S A N D SALADS ON TH E PLANET! ▼ ▼ ▼ The Advocate, the oldest gay and lesbian newsmagazine in the country, recently named its first fem ale editor-in-chief. Judy W ieder, for merly executive editor o f the publication, re places J e f f Yarbrough, who resigned from the m agazine to pursue other interests. W ieder join ed The Advocate in 1993 as enter tainment editor. ▼ ▼ ▼ A Santa R osa Junior C ollege m athem atics instructor finally decided he could no longer keep up the charade. D ick G iles appeared in class last month dressed as Diane. For the married father o f 10 the tim e had com e to reveal that he is a transvestite. O ver the summer, G iles, 58, decided to com e out and began dressing as a woman full time. His w ife, who has known about G ile s’ transvestitism during their entire marriage, supported his d eci sion to stop hiding his true self. Administrators at the college said G iles can continue to teach as long as his change does not interfere with his duties. ^ - ? J"J St J T 4 < \ / Multnomah Village In John’s Marketplace 3 5 3 5 S W M u ltn om ah B lv d ., Portland, O R r* • Friendly Sales • Fleet Prices • Huge Inventory • Excellent Service • First Time Buyer "tfoar {¡ritn d in the auto indu.$trÿ Connection. T he quarterly com ic arts new s m agazine is intended as a guide and resource for people who buy or sell com ic books friendly to gay and lesbian readers, reports publisher Kristen Enos. T he m agazine will offer review s, spotlights, news and com m entary by professionals and fans. A yearly subscription w ill cost $ 12. Interested readers can contact Hubris Press, PO B o x 5 3 8 3 , Irvine, C A 9 2 6 16. ▼ ▼ ▼ In his concern about jeopardizing the c ity ’ s needle exchange program, San F ran cisco M ayor W illie Brow n has decided not to declare a city wide state o f em ergency to allow the use o f m arijuana for m edicinal purposes. In August the city ’s Cannabis Bu yers’ Club was raided and closed by state narcotics agents. San Francisco officials had planned to allow the continued distribution o f m arijuana by declaring it a health em ergency, however, the needle exchange program has been operating illegally for the past three years under the protection o f a sim ilar health em ergency order. City officials are negotiating with the state attorney general’s office to allow another organization to distribute marijuana to people with A ID S, cancer and other illnesses. ▼ ▼ ▼ T he San Francisco Board o f Supervisors voted unanimously Aug. 12 to allocate $ 1 .2 million to buy the property where supporters hope to con struct a Lesbian and Gay Center. T he City ’ s money is the first substantial contribution received by the project’s board. It will fund the purchase o f a lot located at Market and Octavia streets. W hen the planned 3 8 ,0 0 0 -square-foot building is completed it will house a gay-oriented city store and bookstore, an information desk, meeting rooms, a lounge, a 200-seat auditorium and offices for local gay and lesbian nonprofit organizations. ▼ ▼ ▼ W hen the BiN et U SA business m eeting was held in San Fran cisco last month, attendees were presented with a mayoral proclam ation declaring Aug. 17, 1996 “ Bisexual Pride Day in San Fran cisc o .” Am ong the points listed in support o f the proclam ation: “the contributions o f bisexuals in developing A ID S service projects, com bating discrim ination and advocating for social ju stice CYBERSPACE A new W orld W ide W eb page devoted to studying trans-related violence was launched last month by GenderPA C. T he W eb site contains the full text o f the national “Study on T rans V iolen ce.” Those accessing the W eb site will be able to participate in G enderPac’ s survey o f violence against m em bers o f the trans com m unity. T he survey is directed to anyone who is trans-identi- fied, gender-variant or gender-queer. Surveys are anonymous and confidential. T h e W eb site is located at http://www. cdspub.com/srvy.html. GcU-Pied * mmm % 503 - 226-1 1 - 800-527 (G AY P EE-A ) Unique selection o f gay books, magazines, calendars & cards Prints from the SOHO Gallery o f S.F. Popular Gay Movie Titles (rental only) • Novelty Items 331-1125 • 2544 N E B roadw ay Portland, O R 97232 4 pert rotate of proceeds donated to local AIDS organisations ▼ ▼ ▼ The national D eaf Q ueer Resource C enter was honored last month with two five-star W eb awards. T he organization develops and maintains resource inform ation on the World W ide W eb for and about the d e a f le sb ia n , g ay , b isex u a l and transgender com munities. D Q R C was awarded the UK Freedom Award for E xcellen ce and was named one o f the most outstanding W eb sites by Q Planet. D Q R C , which celebrates its first birthday this month, has received more than 6 0 ,0 0 0 visitors to its W eb site, located at http://www.deafqueer.org. MICHIGAN An inmate in a federal prison in M ilan was indicted last month for attempted murder for allegedly raping two fellow inmates when he knew he was in fe cte d with HIV. Prosecu tors claim Jerry L. M orrison, o f Springfield, 111., knew he was HIV posi tive when he forced the other inmates to have unprotected sex with him. One o f the inmates has since tested positive for HIV. M orrison faces a sentence o f life in prison. MISSISSIPPI Not to be outdone by other states, G ov. Kirk Fordice last month issued an executive order banning sam e-sex marriages. Fearing that som e day, som ehow, sam e-sex couples might be able to marry in another state and then demand legal recognition back home in M ississippi, Fordice announced at a news conference that his action would defend the sanctity o f traditional marriage. 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