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About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (May 7, 1999)
* ma* 7.1999 4 S S tra ig h t D eals fo r th o se w ho a re n ’t You have family in the car business Featuring the best deals on Mustangs Explorers Rangers ^ Christopher Webster ¡FORD COLISEUM FORD N E • Full Size Trucks • New Ford Cars • Used vehicles for every budget 955-4608 ijir m n n r r o B R 0 A 0 W A Y AT F I R S T Your Community ■ ■ ¡I* M m m| f a r - « • S elf E mployed • I nvestment P roperties • VA L oans • S econd H omes • 1 0 0 % P urchase • I mprovement L oans • F irst T ime B uyers To the E ditor : This enclosed poem was inspired by the recent Colorado school shootings, and the sub sequent point of blame toward everyone except the environment of prevailing hate: All good things com e to those who wait But nothing good com es o f hate We have a list— a Bill o f Rights Yet every day we hear the fights O ne group scream s, “Follow me" W hile others say, “Let m e he!" They force on me their morality But accept none o f the responsibility For putting my back to the wall They walk away— let me take the fall They taught me hate, taught it well I’ll get a gun— send some to hell 0 what a tangled w eb we've soun Our children a tw o-faced world w e’ve shown Acceptance is possible if it’s like this But not if it’s outside som e religious bliss So let’s keep teaching our children hate And shake our heads when they fulfill that fate First Mortgage N O R T H W E ST 503/493-3300 2149 NE B roadway , S uite 1 Prophetic and poetic Don't want no “blacks" or “Jew s” ’round here D on’t want anyone w ho’s called “queer" Tolerance.; N ever— I ’m in your face My laws will put you in your place I ’lin o longer play the foolish dote That allows a law by majority vote F irst & S econd M ortgage L oans • P urchase or R efinance M a out K aren O bluck , Mortgage Broker G eorge L. J ohnson Portland New manual Just a start To the E ditor : • New selection of Bear videos 1 am writing in response to your article [“ ‘E’ for Effort," Just Out, April 16], which 1 found interesting and informative. Everyone around the country needs to be aware of the ongoing anti-gay harassment that queer youth are facing daily. 1 am 17 and 1 know, via someone else’s experiences, what it’s like to face anti-gay harassment. She is 17 and lives in Iowa. For the past month she has been the most talked about per son in her school, all because she is gay. Deroga tory slurs are constantly being shouted at her and, worst of all, she has received several death threats. She didn’t take this sitting down. She spoke to her congresswoman, and all she had to say was “1 will pray for you.” 1 hope that new manual, Protecting Students From Harassment and H ate C rim e: A G uide for Schools, reaches her school district. Until then, all we can do is pray for her safety. • New shipment of German adult videos Camas, Wash. a i-Pied. For the Gay Man in Your Life • Portland's best selection of gay cards and gifts • South Park bumper stickers • Portland's best selection of gay men's books, magazines, videos, gifts and novelties • New Sale Books area L auryn S teele Roundtable kudos To the E ditor : 1 am writing in response to a recent letter in Just Out that criticized the Sexual Minorities Roundtable, a monthly gathering hosted by the • Orders and requests quickly answered at books@gaipied.com >pen Daily 11 am-8 pm i. & Sat. till 9 pm, Sun. 7 pm) 2544 NE B roadw ay P o rtla n d , O R 97232 331-1125 j u s t m r Welcomes letters to the editor. Portland Police Bureau [Speak Out, Just Out M arch 19]. 1 am a member o f Pride Northwest’s board of directors, and 1 have been attending the round table meetings for about three years. Pride Northwest relies on the roundtable as one way to m aintain our good working relation ship with the Portland police. As producers of Portlands annual pride celebration, Pride Northwest works cooperatively with the police to ensure that all pride-related events proceed without incident. W e are also deeply grateful for the forum the roundtable provides to foster communication and cooperation among a variety of organiza tions and constituencies within our community throughout the year. Recently the Sexual Minorities Roundtable was introduced to Mark Paresi, the new assistant chief o f police and a man known for his com mitment to community policing. 1 personally coordinated the recent distribution at queer clubs of city-printed, wallet-size cards listing resources and safety tips for people who might be potential targets o f violent bias crime. In each club I spoke with the bartenders and educated them about the importance of assisting their customers in being safe at all times. During Ju n e’s pride festivities, the round table will be distributing a survey to collect information from people who have been vic tims o f a bias crim e or have experienced dis crim ination based on gender presentation. It is also continuing to recruit community-based volunteers for the Sexual Minorities Crisis Response Team. We are quite satisfied with the accomplish ments of the Sexual M inorities Roundtable over the past few years, including the role it plays within city government and Portland’s queer community. W e will continue to support its efforts, providing that lines of communica tion remain open and the Portland police con tinue to expand their understanding of our community. N orm C osta Vice chair Pride Northwest Inc. Portland Needs clarification To the E ditor : Thanks for running a feature article on same- sex domestic violence [“Openly Queer, Quietly Abused,” Just O ut, April 16], which marks another important move toward ending the silence that exists about this topic. I wish, however, to clarify one point that may have caused some readers concern. It was written that prior to co-facilitating the domestic violence group for men, I had gained experience doing work with lesbian survivors. I have not done direct service work with lesbian survivors, but much o f my work with male survivors has indeed been informed by the work that has been done with women. This points to the reality that while the response to woman-on-woman domestic vio lence is relatively new and still growing, there are even less resources available for queer men Letters must be accom panied by a phone number for verifi- cation purposes. Anonymous letters and letters without suf ficient contact information i will not be published.