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decomber 4. 1998 stebbin lout photo by L inda K liewer just out The IN publication for the OUT population Vol . 16 N o . 3 D e c e m b e r 4, 1 9 9 8 F EAT UR E NAUGHTY OR NICE? For everone on your list, Just Out offers gift suggestions that beat the heck out of fruitcake pp 2 2 -2 3 DE PA R T M EN T S LOCAL NEWS • Oregon AIDS Hotline skirts budget scare; Conversations Project makes a public statement; Lesbian Avenger Nerissa Ediza takes a turn at more traditional activism pp 7 - 1 3 NATIONAL NEWS • How to measure a company’s gay-friendliness; the queer-related policies of the big four PC makers; Kaposi’s sarcoma treatment on track to FDA approval; state sodomy laws under fire pp 1 4 - 1 0 WORLD NEWS • Canadian figure skater Brian Orser outed by palimony suit; Fiji’s Parliament plans to outlaw same-sex marriage p 21 ENTERTAINMENT Left to right: The Speech Choir of First Congregational United Church of Christ in Corvallis, Metropolitan Community Church of Portland’s Sanctuary Choir, and Portland G ay M en’s Chorus performed on World A ID S Day, Dec. 1, at the Scottish Rite Center RO M • Adolescence revisited in Queer 13 p 30 EDITORIAL by D ebby M o r g a n CINEMA ' Sneak peek behind Psycho's shower curtain P 31 Calendar clarion SPORTS • Sexual minority ski shindig Just Outs calendar editor talks about recent changes and offers tips to make the calendar and community resource sections even stronger INTERVIEW • Sandra Bernhard on life after the stork’s delivery p 32 p 33 answering the phone to discover that he or she is the contact for the hen is the Queer Fans of M etallica Moshpit Lesbian Spice Girls Fan Club! Extravaganza taking place? Why isn’t my sexual We needed to clean house and provide up-to-date information to our minority skydiving group’s phone number listed? Why readers, so we cut the listings that had not been renewed by their expira doesn’t Just O ut feature the groups and events 1 want tion dates. If you notice a group you belong to has disappeared from our to see? What is that calendar editor doing, anyway? list, and tell the Similar questions may pop up in the minds of our readers, Just organizer to drop us a line (provide full contact information and a short description of what the group does) and we will gladly put it Out’s Out & About calendar and Outreach section should reflect the back. diversity of the queer community’s myriad interests. However, as the cal To submit, simply mail, fax, e-mail or bring the details to the office and endar editor, I need your help to ensure this happens. we’ll take care of the rest. The deadline for submissions is 15 days prior to Both the Out &. About calendar and the Outreach resource section are publication, so try to send dated events three to four weeks in advance to compiled from voluntary submissions sent in by folks like you. If the ensure inclusion. groups or the events in which you participate are not featured, ask the Our commitment to providing relevant information to our readers is organizers to submit information to us. It’s easy, costs nothing and is a stronger than ever. We will continue to list events and groups free of valuable community service. charge in the Out & About and Outreach sections. We will continue to You may have noticed changes taking place recently in the center publish resource listings for six months or until the next scheduled expi pages of Just Out. Volunteer opportunities have shifted to the classified ration date (in May or November), whichever is sooner. The calendar section, near job opportunities. Bulletin Board submissions now run for a will continue to feature events of specific relevance and interest to the maximum of two months. We have reorganized the Outreach section to sexual minorities community. make it easier to find the groups you are looking for, wherever you live. I dream of having so much Out & About and Outreach stuff submit The dated calendar remains as informative and fun as ever. ted that I routinely run out of space in which to put it. Yes, 1 know, my A s a free community publication, we do not have the resources for out fantasy life could do with a boost, but go ahead and make my day! reach and follow-up to check if listings are still current; we rely on group Oh, one last thing: If anyone ever hears of a Queer Fans of Metallica organizers to update us on changes. We understand that it is frustrating to Moshpit Extravaganza, send me an invitation— I’d love to go. call a number that is incorrect; it can also be alarming for the person W FOUNOBIS • Jay Brown, Renée LaChance PUBLISHER • Marty Davis NEWS EDITOR • Inga Sorensen ENTBroUNMOrr BUTOR • Will O ’Bryan CALENDAR EDITOR • Debby Morgan CONTRIBUTORS • Kristine Chatwood, GRAPHIC DESIGN • Rupert Kinnard PHOTOGRAPHER • Linda Kliewer Lawrence Ferber, Lee Lynch, Tim Nasson, Bob Roehr OFFICE MANAGER • Or, arm a Green ADVERTISING DIRECTOR • Meg Grace Romaine Harris, Mary Hauer, Ron Henrick, Lake Perriguey, Teri Price, Marie Price, David Warded COPY BUTORS • Christopher D. Cuttone, Will O ’Bryan ADVBm SINC REPRESENTATIVE • Patrick Collins REPORTERS • Gip Plaster, Holly Pruett, Rex Wockner CREATIVE DIRECTOR • E. Ann Hinds PRODUCTION DIRECTOR • Christopher D. Cuttone DISTRIBUTION • Amy Aycrigg, Kathy Bethel, SHORTS • Just Out's voice personals party; Mad Dog author Erika Lopez barks up Portland’s tree p 35 COLUMNS AMAZON TRAIL • Wireless in a wired world P 37 STONEWALL OAOY • Fear and aging in Florida p 39 JliSt SUt is published on the first and third Friday of each month. Copyright © 1998 by Ju st SUt No part of Ju st SUt may be reproduced without written permission from the pub lisher. The submission of written and graphic materials is wel comed. Written material should he typed and double-spaced. Ju st S U t reserves the right to edit for grammar, punctuation, style, liability concerns and length. We will reject or edit arti cles or advertisements that are offensive, demeaning or may result in legal action. Letters to the editor should be limited to 500 words. An nouncements regarding life transitions (births, deaths, unions, etc.) should be limited to 200 words; photos are welcome. 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