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may 5.20ÛÛ • COMMENTARY by 3 M arty D avis The IN publication for the OUT population F ounded 1983 «J ay B rown Vol. 17 No. and R enée L a C hance 13 May 5 , 2000 FEATURES SIZE MATTERS AND OTHER MATTERS IF SIZE: Boy bodies: Just Out gets to the bottom of buns, boners and being buff p 25 NEWS NORTHWEST • OCA at BPA; LCP to hold membership meeting; openly gay man appointed to Richland City Council; anti-gay demonstrator drops lawsuit; meet Equity Foundation’s new director; Swan House, located in Milwaukie, shelters those with HIV/AIDS; photos from the Millennium March on Washington; Just Out's election endorsements pp 7-17 NATIONAL • Queer media summit sizzles; Vermont governor signs civil unions legislation pp 18-20 WORLB* Traditional oil wrestlers balk at being watched by Bears of Turkey; British Prime Minister Tony Blair endorses gay adoptions P 22 ENTERTAINMENT & CULTURE FILMS* Young dancers take Center Stage p 37 COMEBY • An interview with that slutty Margaret Cho p 38 RANCE • Kirk and Skinner have the moves »41 MUSIC • We review a fine stew of new CDs P 42 Adventure and adieu The national queer rights march is one big party; a longtime Just Out staffer heads off to get a bite of the Big Apple n 1993, close friends of mine attended the national gay rights march ’d like to be able to share more of my experiences at the march with in Washington, D.C. They returned home joyous, enthusiastic and you, but time and space challenges in this issue aren’t going to allow possessed of a sense of community and empowerment. To this day, that to happen, so I guess we’ll just have to have lunch and I’ll tell you all attendees of that march speak of it with pride and heartfelt senti about the rest of the sights 1 saw. ment as a turning point in their lives. In the meantime, I need to use the rest of this space to tell you about Last month, I attended the Millennium March on Washington and more changes that are underway at Just Out. returned home sunburned, blistered and possessed In our April 21 issue, I addressed planning for of the uncomfortable residue of lemminglike the future and accepting that change is a con behaviors. The meaning and purpose of the march stant. Well, guess what? My lesson for this issue is wasn’t all that clear to me before I made the trip, that you can plan for change but you cannot and there is still no clarity after the experience. always or often plan when it will happen—and Apparently the event has been deemed a success, change doesn’t necessarily happen according to at least from a numbers standpoint, but as a call for the plan. unity or empowerment I think it best to just write For close to a decade, the pages of Just Out off the weekend as one really big gay pride party in have featured the reporting of our current news D.C. editor, Inga Sorensen. Her presence has been a The tone for the event seems to have been set constant, stable factor in our coverage of at Equality Rocks, a slick, well-produced concert Northwest news, leaders, events and community. that paraded out proper amounts of music, Now it is time for Inga to move on and take her malarkey and obligatory heart-wrenching senti skills and experiences to higher levels of personal ment and tears. The lowlight was some very tall and career growth. sitcom star—straight-identified—who loudly This month, she heads off to New York City to chirped that she was there because she loves “the take on a news editor position in Manhattan. gay people.” I felt so proud. This event also We’ll miss her, but wish her all the best and thank brought to my consciousness the soul-searching her for her contributions over the years. question: What the hell is wrong with k.d. lang? Meanwhile, here at Just Out, you’ll be meeting Movie-of-the-week qualities aside, Equality and reading more from the likes of Katy Davidson, Rocks did produce a moment that will not likely Marc Acito, Jonathan Kipp, Christopher Cuttone be seen again by most of us. Imagine the sounds and others who will continue to make Just Out and sights of 45,000 queers chanting “Go Tipper, flourish, grow and, yes, change. Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton Go Tipper” as the first lady wannabe enthusiasti speaking at the Millennium March cally flailed away at a defenseless set of drums. ■ If you are interested in doing free-lance reporting for Apparently she preapproved the lyrics to the Just Out in Portland, Salem, Eugene or on the coast, song? It was definitely not a George W. moment—and the lady deserves contact Marty Davis at marty@justout.com or P.O. Box 14400, Portland, OR some serious credit for being there (and looking like she was having a fab 97293-0400. ulously good time). I GROUPS* What’s goin’ on in Vancouver and Salem p 45 BIVERSIONS * Play ball; found art; Our House benefit P 47 MY IUEER LIFE • PTA revolution p 48 jN«t Mt is published on the first and third Friday of each month Copyright © 2000 by Just Out. No part of Just Out may be reproduced without written permission from the pub lisher. The submission of written and graphic materials is welcomed. Written material should be typed and double spaced. Just Out reserves the right to edit for grammar, punctuation, style, liability concerns and length. We will reject or edit articles 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. Deadline for submissions to the editorial department and for the Calendar IS the Thursday 15 days before the next publication date. 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POBLISHB AND MANAGING EDITOR • NEWS Bim • Inga Sorensen ENTERTAINMENT aiT88 • C8PY aim Marty Davis Oriana Green •Christopher D. Cuttone Marc Acito, Kristine Chatwood, Christopher D. Cuttone, Katy Davidson, Michael Thomas Ford, Jonathan Kipp, CONTRIBUTORS • Andy Mangels, Christopher McQuain, Bob Roehr, Bonnie Tinker, Rex Wockner ABVanSING DIRECTOR • Meg Grace Larry Lewis NATIONAL ADVERTISING REPRESENTATIVE • Rivendell Marketing Company Inc. (212) 242-6863 PRBBUCTION DIRECTOR • Christopher D. Cuttone ADVERTISING REPRESENTATIVE • ART DIRECTOR • Rupert Kinnard Thomas Christian, Katy Davidson, Oriana Green PRODUCTION ASSISTANTS • OFFICE MANAGER • Katy Davidson *Jenlyn Adams, Michael Albright, Kathy Bethel, Curtis Henderson, Danahy Sharonrose, Mend Schwartz, Ruth Traut, David Wardell, Larry Williams DISTRIBUTION H MY RBEER LIFE • His cheatin’ heart IV 4. 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