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2 ▼ July 1 8 , 1 9 9 7 ▼ ju st ou t just out since 1 9 83 PUBLISHER A N D EDITOR Renée LaChance steppin’ out NEW S EDITOR Inga Sorensen VOL 14 NO. 18 JULY 18, 1997 FEATURE COPY EDITOR Kelly M. Bryan Booking into summer REPORTERS Bob Roehr Rex Wockner And that calls fo r a reading list. Tuck into these covers when you ’re sporting Lycra by the pool or ducking under a cafe awning waiting fo r the sun. CALENDAR EDITOR Kristine Chatwood PHOTOGRAPHER Linda Kliewer (p. 19) OFFICE M ANAGER Will O’Bryan DEPARTMENTS ADVERTISING DIRECTOR Meg Grace ADVERTISING REP Marty Davis World news New leader o f Britain's Conservative Party says same-gender marriage is A-OK with him CREATIVE DIRECTOR E. Ann Hinds (p 4) GRAPHIC DESIGN Rupert Kinnard FORMATTER/TYPESETTER Christopher D. Cuttone National news U.S. Supreme Court protects cyberspeech, gives states right to ban doctor-assisted suicide; “don’t ask, don 7 tell” struck down July 2 by district court DISTRIBUTION Kathy Bethel Lynette Boatman Rachel Ebora Jim Galluzzo CONTRIBUTORS Kelly M. Bryan Christopher D. Cuttone Beren deMotier Jeffrey L. Newman Will O’Bryan Flora Sussely just out is published on the Hrst an d th ird F rid a y o f each m o n th . Copyright © 1997 by Just out No pan ot just out may be reproduced without written permission from the publisher T he subm ission of w ritten and g rap h ic m a te ria ls is w elcom ed. W ritten material stxHild be 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 an icles or adveniscments that are offensive, demeaning or may result in legal action Just out consults the Associated Press Stylehook and Ijhel Manual on editorial decisions. 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Advertising rates are available on request T he m ailing a d d re ss an d telep h o n e num bers for Just out are PO Box 14400, Portland. OR 97293-0400. (503) 236-1252. The phone num ber for the advertising department is 236-1253. Our fax number is 236-1257. O ur e-m ail address is JustOut2@ao! com (PP 5-9) guest editorial Promising vision Stepped up anti-gay mobilization by the right wing is being effectively countered by firmer commitment and broadening our base of support by K e r r y Lobel s 1 travel the country I am both heartened and ality violates God’s creative design for a husband and a wife and impressed with the level of energy and expertise of is a sin.” McCartney made his plans clear when he said, “Many the activists I meet. At the same time, I am aware of you feel like you have been in a war for a long time, yet the that we face an increasingly organized and insidi fiercest fighting is just ahead. God has brought us here to ous opposition. We are witnessing an unprec prepare us. Let’s proceed. It’s wartime!” edented wave of organized and orchestrated intolerance, Finally, per just a few weeks ago, a conference of right-wing petrated by leaders of the right and targeting our communities. political activists and academics came together in Washington, Recently, three major movements have signaled a heating D.C., at Georgetown University to demonize the gay and lesbian community in the name of science and scholarship. The up of anti-gay rhetoric and mobilization against the gay, lesbian, bisexual and trans communities, signaling a step up in benign-sounding conference “Homosexuality and American the “culture wars.” The actions and words coming out of these Public Life” included a who’s who of right-wing homophobes, including Robert Knight of the Family Research Council, who groups are cause for real concern. argues that “there is a strong undercurrent of pedophilia in the Just last month, the Southern Baptist Convention took the homosexual subculture.” Ex-gay Anthony Falzarano claims unusual and extreme step— in the name of preserving family values—of asking its members to participate in a national that the gay community “has been working for the last 30 years like an army of termites, secretly eating away the floorboards of boycott of one of the world’s most family-oriented corpora moral integrity in this country.” tions. They ask for the full-scale rejection of Tigger and Where is the silver lining? Our response to these acts has Mickey because of Walt Disney Co.’s “gay friendly” policies, including domestic partner benefits and Ellen’s coming out. been heartening. In rejecting the boycott, many are voicing They cite Disney’s active participation in America’s moral support for Disney and its policies, including President Clinton. Coalitions are coming together in cities and towns across the decline. The Rev. Tom Elliff, president of the Southern Baptist Convention, referred to gay men and lesbians as “moral trash.” country to expose the true agenda of the Promise Keepers. And a broad range of scholars, students and organizations are com All summer. Promise Keepers will be mobilizing for its ing forward to challenge the bigotry of pseudoscience. massive gathering of 1 million Christian men at the foot of the The more we organize our supporters, the more marginalized steps of the U.S. Capitol this October. Although they claim to the right wing becomes. We must be clear about our vision. Our be a movement of Christian men living their lives by biblical country must move into the future guided on the principles of values, in fact their leadership is closely linked to right wing organizations. Founder Bill McCartney has gained national freedom and equality. notoriety for his anti-gay rhetoric, declaring that “homosexu ality is an abomination of Almighty God," and that gay people Kerry Lobel is the executive director are “curable.” Promise Keepers’ literature reads, “homosexu o f the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force. A Local news Weary legislators recap the wins and losses o f the past session at RTP’s Garden Party; heroic dogs (and humans) will walk fo r a cause on July 27 (PP- 1M7) ARTS Music Erasure’s Andy Bell makes his mark (P- 29) Cinema NW Film Center series spotlights the varied visions o f women filmmakers (p 31) Theater Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Phantom haunts the stage at Portland Opera (p- 32) Entertainment Ginsberg films honor a lost poet provocateur; gender outlaw Kate Bomstein brings her one-person show to Portland (p. 33) Books A new roster o f writers add "Lammy winner” to their bios (P 34)