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VOL 14 NO. 13 MAY 2, 1997
Renée LaChance
COPY EDITOR
Kelly M. Bryan
FEATURES
REPORTERS
Inga Sorensen
Bob Roehr
Rex Wockner
Achieving the
impossible dream
CALENDAR EDITOR
Twenty-four years after the
struggle began, gay men and
lesbians may win job protections
(p. 16)
Kristine Chatwood
PHOTOGRAPHER
Linda Kliewer
Mixing it up
OFFICE MANAGER
The gender blender is whipping
up a slow cultural frappé
that smells like freedom
(p. 19)
Will O ’Bryan
ADVERTISING DIRECTOR
Meg Grace
ADVERTISING REP
Marty Davis
DEPARTMENTS
CREATIVE DIRECTOR
World news
Kuwaiti university president
has lots to learn about queers
E. Ann Hinds
GRAPHIC DESIGN
(p 4)
Rupert Kinnard
FORMATTER
Christopher D. Cuttone
Young queers enjoying the Portland Gay Men's Chorus at the closing of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and
Questioning Youth Conference held in Portland on April 25 and 26.
TYPESETTER
Christopher D. Cuttone
Lani Ka ’ahumanu, bisexual writer
and activist, to speak in Portland
Two good cops , both from marginalized communities , are under scrutiny:
maybe that s what we should be talking about
Reasons for hope
Kathy Bethel
Rachel Ebora
Integration and Independence
Donald Rogers
Megan Weber
CONTRIBUTORS
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AIDS drug assistance program
faces major funding crunch;
presidential advisors urge
administration to lift ban
on needle-exchange
itorial
Who is served?
DISTRIBUTION
Bonnie Ruth Beebe
The Boston AIDS Writers Group
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National news
Local news
(pp. 14-15)
CO LU M N S
T
As we now know, HIV is not a
“latent stage” before AIDS sets in
Renée LaChance
(p- 13)
ortland Police Bureau Capt. Mike Garvey was fi­
nally allowed to return to duty April 28. He was
reinstated as the new head of the Family Services
Di vision, which oversees WomenStrength, the Sun­
shine Division, the Domestic Violence Reduction
Unit and the Crisis Intervention Team.
Garvey spent the past 11 months with his life under a
microscope as bureau detectives investigated allegations that
he had cavorted with male prostitutes. A grand jury voted not
to file charges against him last August, and Police Chief
Charles Moose has yet to resolve the issue of whether there will
be further disciplinary action against Garvey. Reportedly,
whatever thedisciplinary action is, it will not involve Garvey’s
dismissal.
From the beginning of Garvey’s paid administrative leave
there have been rumblings and allegations that Garvey was
discriminated against because he’s gay. Garvey and his attor­
ney will probably file a lawsuit against the bureau claiming that
is the case. Garvey is fortunate to live in one of the few cities
in Oregon that bans discrimination on the basis of sexual
orientation, otherwise he would not be able file such a lawsuit.
We hope that House Bill 3719 will change that. (See our story
beginning on page 16.)
Garvey’s boss, Chief Moose, recently released his own
personnel file to the public. The file contained reports of
several incidents where Moose lost his cool in the face of
perceived racism. All of the incidents took place while Moose
was off duty. In one report it was alleged that Moose said to a
sales clerk, “All you honkies stick together.” According to
bureau spokesman Lt. Cliff Madison, Moose denies ever
having used the word “honky” and claims that it is not in his
vocabulary.
Just Out reader David Gray was disturbed by the media
reports and responded with an e-mail to us, stating:
“A white police chief [if he’d made such comments] would
probably be condemned as a racist hatemonger by the local
P
(PP- 5-11)
news media. Just Out reporter Inga Sorensen would probably
write one of her craftily worded essays decrying his racist past
and demanding his resignation. He’d most likely be asked to
resign in disgrace by [Portland] Mayor [Vera] Katz. He’d
probably even be asked to whimper his apologies in public.
What will happen to Chief Moose because of his racist past?
Absolutely nothing—he’s not a white male.”
Chief Moose is not a racist, David.
Racism is defined as prejudice plus power. It is not simply the
personal prejudice that any person of any race may have toward
another. It is the routine, institutionalized mistreatment of a person
based on his or her membership in a group on the downside of
power. Since white people in the United States are in power, it is
impossible for a person of color to be racist toward them.
Prejudiced, yes, racist, no.
Moose’s actions are unfortunate, and he has apologized
publicly for them (he did not whimper).
Moose has done a number of good things for our community
since takingoveraschief. He led the Sexual Minority Roundtable
to create a partnership agreement between the Portland Police
Bureau and the lesbian and gay community pledging coopera­
tion between both camps. He implemented a crisis response
team for the sexual minority community. He marched in Port­
land Lesbian and Gay Pride parades even before he was made
chief. He implemented a program that provides bicycles to
inner-city youth. He moved his family into a house in a gang-
troubled area and has remained there as a role model for the
neighborhood.
Though Moose may have made a few bad calls during his
tenure, there is nothing that indicates he is unfit to serve our
community as chief of the Police Bureau.
What we should be talking about is the fact that two good
cops—one gay, one African American— who both hold promi­
nent positions in the bureau, are sitting under clouds of negativ­
ity. We should question why they have been pitted against one
another. We should question who this best serves.
Stonewall baby
Happy May Day, comrade
(p. 32)
Amazon trail
These boots were made fo r
walkin ’—but not like this
(p. 33)
Sports
Hey batter, batter:
it’s softball season
(p- 34)
ARTS
Books
Seven Moves dissects
one lover’s abrupt bailout;
Gossip may turn sour on you;
Andrew Sullivan proposes that
you ponder same-sex marriage
(PP- 27-29)
Entertainment
Spite ’em: go to the anti-prom!
(p. 30)
Cinema
If you leave now, you may just
make the late show in Olympia
(p- 31)