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2 ▼ d •ca m b er 2 0 . 1 9 9 6 ▼ just ou t just out since 1 9 8 3 PUBLISHER AND EDITOR Renée LaChance COPY EDITOR steppin’ out contents VOL 14 NO. 4 DECEMBER 20,1996 FEATURES Kelly M. Bryan REPORTERS Off the screen and back to the closet? Inga Sorensen Bob Roehr Rex Wockner Kristine Chatwood This year’s queer-themed cinema pales in comparison to the visibility explosion of 1995 PHOTOGRAPHER (P- 19) CALENDAR EDITOR Linda Kliewer Working together OFFICE MANAGER Cory Murphy U.S. groups contribute medical supplies to Mexican AIDS service providers strapped for resources ADVERTISING DIRECTOR (P- 17) Meg Grace DEPARTMENTS ADVERTISING REPS C. Jay Wilson Jr. Marty Davis World news Brazil appears ready to legalize same-sex partnerships CREATIVE DIRECTOR E. Ann Hinds (P- 5) GRAPHIC DESIGN Rupert Kinnard National news FORMATTER Community leaders huddle in Washington, D.C., to work up a game plan fo r ’97 Christopher D. Cuttone TYPESETTER (PP- 6-10) Christopher D. Cuttone Local news DISTRIBUTION A local chapter of the transsexual-rights group It’s Time, America! debuts to discord (P■ 15) Kathy Bethel Rachel Ebora Daria Moyer-Sims Donald Rogers Megan Weber COLUMNS CONTRIBUTORS Eye hard right The Boston AIDS Writers Group Christopher D. Cuttone Rachel Ebora Michael Thomas Ford Richard Shumate Daniel Vaillancourt Keep a watch on those pesky right-wingers in this new column (p . 1 1 ) A reason to g ive Just out is published on th e first an d th ird F rid a y o f each m o n th . Copyright © 19% by Just out No part of Just out may be reproduced without written permission from the publisher. T h e subm ission of w ritte n an d g rap h ic m a te ria ls is w elcom ed. W ritten material should he typed and double-spaced Just out reserves the right to edit for gram m ar, punctuation, style, liability concerns and length. We will reject or edit articles or advertisements that are offensive, demeaning or may result in legal action. 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First Class (in an envelope) is $30 for 12 issues A copy of Juot out is available for $2. Advertising rates are available on request The m ailing address and telephone numbers for Just out are PO Box 14400. Portland. OR 97293-0400; (503) 236-1252 The phone number for the advertising department is 236-1253 Our fax number is 236-1257 Our e- mail address is JusiOut2<$aol com. Local queer service organizations , struggling under the burdens of increased need and decreased funding, need our help ▼ by Renée LaChance ast July, when it was determined that Oregon would through the legislative process. not have to Fight a third discriminatory ballot mea One of our oldest lesbian and gay service organizations, sure sponsored by the Oregon Citizens Alliance, a Phoenix Rising, announced this month that it will be facing a tight place in my chest let go. Having long worried significant budgetary shortfall next year that may force it to about the financial health of our local service orga limit the resources it provides. One of the many services nizations and the effect on them of massive community funds Rising provides is counseling on a sliding-fee scale to Phoenix being siphoned off to fight ballot measures 9 and 13,1 naively individuals who would otherwise not be able to afford these thought my worries were over upon hearing this announcement. services. Many of the clients Phoenix Rising serves pay at the Since 1992, local service organizations for sexual minority low end of the scale while the cost of such services are higher. communities have experienced annual financial shortfalls. In addition, Phoenix Rising facilitates groups for children and Actually, such is the nature of nonprofit organizations, which adults on topics representing a multitude of social and mental continually have to search for creative funding solutions through health issues. Phoenix Rising depends on client fees, grants and government and foundation grants, membership fees and fees donations from the community for its support. for client services rather than rely on the community for There are many other organizations that serve our commu support. nity which continually must be pulled up by the financial It was my idealistic vision that now that lesbians and gay bootstraps to continue their important work. It is appalling that men had become accustomed to allocating dollars to their hundreds of thousands of dollars had to come from our commu community they would continue to do so by sending those same nity to fight measures 9 and 13 while our service organizations dollars to our local service organizations, enabling groups to drowned in red ink. get on a stable financial track and, eventually, thrive. Unfortu This is the season of giving. Why not make a deposit into nately this does not seem to be the case. your cosmic karma bank and secure another 1996 tax write-off Government funding is continually shrinking. Money is by sending a check to your favorite lesbian and gay service being denied to organizations in the wake of Measure 47, which organization. Just think about how much money ballot mea voters passed in November. National and regional foundation sures 9 and 13 cost you, and send that amount or a portion of it. grants are being prioritized elsewhere, since our organizations And please, make a point of donating yearly. The health of are no longer dealing with a community in turmoil over attacks our community is at stake. L Reasons for hope A look at the debate on the “hit hard" model o f HIV therapy (P-13) My queer life Different cultures have different holidays, but dysfunction reigns supreme (p. 34) ARTS Books Dr. Betty Berzon wants your relationship to last (P- 29) Theater Open wide, i t ’s Little Shop of Horrors (gulp!) (p. 31) Entertainment News for Deadheads, bowlers and culture mavens (p. 32) Tongue in groove Theresa Demarest and The Third Sex sing out proud (p. 33)