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About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (May 19, 2000)
may 19.2000 Ip ^ ü o u t Tile division and belittlement of our citizens by mak ing decisions about a person’s merit based on their appearance. How many articles do we have to read about the negative impact on adolescent development by the likes of Barbies inhuman proportions before we take note? How long will we continue to harass and endanger our youth by condoning homophobia, disguised as educational control? Where is the line between not allowing boys to wear dresses and not allowing gay teachers in schools, or black teachers, or outspoken ones? Between labeling homosexuality a “deviant" behavior and using shock therapy to bum out the radical ideas that make us individuals? How long are we willing to shield our eyes and allow the school systems to decide what is best for our children? Perhaps the school shoot ings so common these days are a signal that the system is flawed? Perhaps the daily harassment and violence against unpopular students is evi dence that our teachers and administrators do not have the proper tools or training to effec tively lead our youth toward a goal of tolerance and humanity? Perhaps we should examine more closely the message we are sending to America’s gay youth, to the group with the high est risk for suicide in the world? It is time we sit up and take note of the cor relations between homosexuality and suicide, harassment, rape and murder. It’s time we listen to the words we speak in front of our children, on television, in books, to teachers and store clerks and friends, and evaluate whether we are preaching a message of peace and love, or one of shame and judgment. America’s youth are lis tening and taking heed. And they’re armed with our values. M ira B ai F airlight Portland Open invitation Î has been a part of Bradley-Angle House, please call our confidential birthday hot line at (503) 203-4505. Thank you again for helping us get the word out about our 25th birthday. —s .JÉ. S ..*_ J eannie L a F rance , Outreach Coordinator ERIKA S ilver , Executive Director Bradley-Angle House LCP to pick up “The Amazon Trail” E Ç Œ N T IA L ' To the E ditor : The Lesbian Community Project is pleased to announce that an invitation extended to Lee Lynch to continue her 12-year-old column “The Amazon Trail” in our bimonthly newsletter, On Track, has been graciously accepted. The first column will run in our June edition. We recognize and appreciate the voice Lee lends to our community through her writings about the everyday life of a dyke, and feel it’s important that she continues to be heard in the Pacific Northwest where she makes her home. On Track is supported solely through mem bership donations and a handful of dedicated advertisers; it is free of charge to members and complimentary copies are available to the pub lic at a variety of local lesbian and queer outlets. If you would like to receive your copy via mail, please send a small donation or renew your membership— $35 single, $50 family, or set your own fee (LCP is committed to economic jus tice)— to P.O. Box 5931, Portland, OR 97228. We’d like to thank Lee for giving us the opportunity to publish her column and for her service to the lesbian community for so many years. In the struggle to support the richness of our diverse community, ■v lotions & oils llet yrling A Penewinij Si 710 NW 2 trJ A 1979 • 248-9748 • 3038 SK V • • • • • • • • 2454 E. BU RN SID E * PORTLAND, OR 97214 w w w .fergusonauto.com Family Owned & Operated Since 1952 ? uNmar¿e d H a fr c U t Lesbian Community Project To the E ditor : I do not agree with Marty Davis on every point or decision she has ever made regarding the publication of Just Out, however, I would not want to miss this opportunity to support and give credit to her decision to discontinue Lee Lynch’s “Amazon Trail” column. I totally agree with you, Marty. If something had to go to improve the budget and finances, this column was the best place to start. I’ve been a Just Out subscriber for over 10 years and I enjoy reading all the different view points of gays and lesbians contained in the paper. However, the simplistic, one-dimension al, internalized homophobic viewpoint that Lynch presents each month is one I can well do without. RS. Please monitor your use of the word queer to define the gay and lesbian community. This word queer appears in almost every sen tence of the paper. Use the words gay and lesbian sometimes, because it is still an acceptable phrasing to use to describe specifically who our community is. * 236-797E» Collision Repair Problems Solved Wheel Alignment Tires Oil Changes Service Work State Farm Service First Provider Specializing in Foreign & European Cars Mini-Vans & Sport Utility Vehicles A mazon K nightly , Board Chair Good riddance II awtliorne 232-3600 To the E ditor : On behalf of the sexual minority women who work with Bradley-Angle House, thank you for printing the article about our 25th birth day in your April 21 issue. Just Out has been a strong supporter of the work we do here, and we appreciate your continuing coverage of same- sex domestic violence issues. We know that there are many past program participants, as well as former volunteers, staff, board members and supporters who read Just Out. We have lost contact with many of these folks and want to give them information about the 25th birthday celebrations. So, if you a past Bradley-Angle partici pant, volunteer, staff, board member, supporter or friend, we would really like to hear from you. Everyone has a story to tell, and we’d like to hear yours. We’re putting together an archives exhibit for public displays and a commemorative video which will tell the story of Bradley-Angle House. We really want you to come to our birth day party, and we would also welcome your ener gy to help us plan any or all of these activities. The birthday party is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 23, from 2 to 6 p.m. We have a great loca tion and will have lots of fun for people of all ages. If you are interested in being a part of these activities, which will honor each person who 130 Pi r a g r a n e e s Wins C 3621 S fflc a ^ - m C o r suffer the c®ns K W i '- A . III Murphy, Ore. Letters must be accompanied bv a phone number for verification purposes. Anonymous letters and letters without sufficient contact information will not be published. 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