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out Ad prom otes pro m iscu ity To t h e E d it o r : I would like to point out something that oth ers may have missed in Just O ut’s Nov. 6 issue. O n Page 16, there was an advertisement for “Men W ho Love to Read,” sponsored by Speak to Your Brothers, a program of Cascade A ID S Project. Now, it is my understanding that organiza tions focusing on people who are HIV-positive or living with A ID S would not promote promis cuity. This advertisement features a drawing of a masculine male sprawled on a davenport, in very short cutoffs. O ne of his muscled legs is hanging over the back of the davenport. I will not go into detail of the “package” between his legs, but just let me say “well endowed” comes to my mind. Seeing C A P present this type of picture to be displayed anywhere is a sorry thing. Seattle G ay News, another lesbian and gay newspaper, had an advertisement in its Sept. 11 issue that read “Gay Men Read Books,” which was sponsored by an A ID S support group. That ad featured a young man who was in a dinner suit (fully clothed), and was balancing a stack of books on his head (as in cranium). There was no portrayal of his sexual anatomy. Please, Just Out, let us try and make sure advertisements do not promote any latent mes sages that those from the “Right” could get their hands on and use against us. This type of adver tisement only serves to perpetuate the stereo type that gay men are promiscuous. S heila L ight Portland Profit p ra ise , p ro p o sal To t h e E d it o r : 1 think the new Queer Profit column is a great idea [“T he Queer Profit,” Just Out, Nov. 20J. If we want to be intentional about where we spend our money, if we want to spread a little community-building along with our currency, then having information is important. That said, let me add this— to pump up the new and old queer and queer-friendly businesses on Northeast Broadway and skip Cotton Cloud Futon is wrong. OK, everybody who sleeps on a Cotton Cloud Futon, raise their hands. Owner Teri Treat has been making and selling great futons for over 15 years. Not only does Cotton Cloud have good stuff, Teri gives to just about every organization that needs a futon for their auction or a gift certificate for their fund-raiser or a place to have their art show or place to have a temple and on and on. She is a shining star in our com munity and deserves a little recognition. J ack hatred outside the gay/leshian/trans community when there is so much fighting and bickering going on right in our own community. There are a great many different organiza tions in our community, all of which need our support. Why is it that with 365 days in a year, there have to be four functions taking place on the same day or evening, then the next weekend there is absolutely nothing happening? If a per son is supportive of one, two or even three of the organizations, how does he or she choose which function to attend? I personally think that since the gay/les- C alen dar c o llisio n cu re needed To t h e E d it o r : Something has been bothering me and I feel I need to voice my opinion. I have lived in Port land most of my 40 years, and during that time have been involved with many organizations. I find it is extremely difficult to combat the Dale C. Sattergren Portland tr a n s it io n M CC Portland founding p astor p a sse s on O n Nov. 21, the Metropolitan Community Church of Portland’s founding pastor, the Rev. Austin Amerine, died of colon cancer. He would have been 77 on Dec. 26. Amerine was bom in 1921 in Tulsa, Okla. He was raised in the Assemblies of God faith and, after college, became clergy in that denom ination. He pastored many Assemblies of God churches until he was forced to leave because of a divorce. In 1969, after many years of successful busi ness life, Amerine was drawn to the Universal Fellowship of M etropolitan Community Churches in Los Angeles, and later in San Fran cisco. In early 1976, he became the pastor for M C C Portland. A t that first service, 12 wor shippers (some of whom are still attending M C C Portland) realized they had found their new pastor. In June 1979, Amerine resigned as M CC Portland’s pastor to accept the position as the first full-time district coordinator for UFM CC. During his tenure as district coordinator, many new churches were started in the Northwest district. Amerine was instru mental in the birth of M CCs in places like Salem and Roseburg, Ore., and Spokane and Bellevue, Wash. Several years later, he moved to Sacramento to help with the music program at River City’s M CC. He retired from the active ministry at the age of 72, and eventually moved back to Belle vue to enjoy his retirement. Some of Amerine’s hobbies were stamp col lecting, playing the piano and loving Jesus. He was known to bake cookies by the dozen, eat lots of ice cream and celebrate Christmas with about 600 lights on his tree. A memorial service to be officiated by the Rev. Troy Perry, founder of UFM CC, will be held Dec. 5 at 2 p.m. at M C C Portland, 2400 N.E. Broadway. All are welcome. For more information, call 281-8868. ^ Just ^ ut staft m em ^>er recently visited JO Q ’s Tavern, w here pool tournam ent participants and spectators w ere asked, “W hat is the best gift that you either ^ T 7 f ln n r * _l dU MT. TABOR gave or received?** K elly W all M issy L ambert Walla Walla. WA Portland O ffice manager Artist, co-ow ner Glass Roots “A Christmas feast for as many family and friends as we could pack into our house... the Chrismas before my partner died.” “Instead of just buy ing things, 1 like to donate money to charity in people’s names.” L loyd P erry T homas H arvey Portland Portland Manager, JO Q ’s Tavern Co-otvner The Leather Patch “The one that stands out most is when I received my honorable discharge papers from the Air Force on Dec. 24 ” “Love from my hus band: W hen he came out to his family and announced his love for me, that was the greatest gift I’ve ever received.” Portland Q ueer Profit columnist M arty Davis responds: Cotton Cloud is just one o f many respected and established lesbian- and gay-owned businesses on Northeast Broadway. H owever, the focus o f my commentary teas on the newest and most recent additions and expansions to that area. C otton Cloud did not fall into this category. bian/trans community has grown so much in Portland, we need to think about forming a community roundtable. This would simply be one or two people from each organization meet ing once a month to track what events or func tions each group is doing. I am not saying that this group would rule the community, but rather attempt to keep a calendar of events so that we don’t end up with four or five events on the same day. Got a question that keeps you up at night? W ell get the answers you need! Contact Just Out via fax at (503) 236-1257; via e-mail at justout@justout.com; or via the USPS at P.O. Box 14400, Portland, OR 97293-0400. FL0RI51 Se/UM*Uf P ortland a n d ¿ti itJu tA Ía n asieai w ith nniuA fLaiA ed (jjualitif, a n d iesw ice o 4848 St Division SL 7819 SE Start S t Portland, OR 97206 Portland, OR 97215 236-4119 256-2920