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june 16.2000 » COMMENTARY by M arty D avis The IN publication for the OUT population F ounded 1983 • J ay B rown V o 1. 17 N o. 16 and R enee L a C hance June 16, 20 0 0 FEA TU RE No rainbow flags here Instead, publisher waves white flag of surrender FAMILY PRIDE CLASS OF 2 0 0 0 : Just Out surveys the many faces and ways of life in our proud community P 25 N EW S NORTHWEST • Law enforcement and gay community working together; Peacock in the Park preview; Portland and Multnomah County release registry draft for comment; Eugene pride day coming up; Spirit of Pride Award recipients; Diversity Alliance of days gone by; Hambleton Project growing, maturing; BRO gets ready to poll; gay guiding angel Dale Rhodes pp 7 - 1 9 NATIONAL • Gill Foundation creates colossal scholarship program; ACLU takes aim at Puerto Rico's sodomy law p 20 WORLD • Canadian lesbian couple suing for marriage license; World Pride Rome 2000 organizers push ahead despite opposition p 22 E N T E R T A IN M E N T & CU LTU RE ROOKS • Catching up with Tom Spanbauer; summer reading fun pp 4 3 , 5 3 ART • Two big art events spotlight local artists P 45 COMEDY • Lea DeLaria rewrites the rules p 47 GROUPS • The band marches on p 51 t doesn’t look like I’m going to be able to march in Portland’s pride pered in respectful process, however. Respectful process does not mean parade this year. My mobility seems to have been severely impacted swallowed alive in political correctness; it means following a path of open by a serious case of foot-in-mouth disease. This painful and awkward ness and honesty. The goals, objectives and plans of this paper will be condition is the direct result of my poorly chosen words as present accomplished while maintaining the highest standards of integrity and ed in this space in the June 2 issue. My thoughts at that time were professionalism. Attacks and unkind remarks, intended or otherwise, are wandering all over the place and stopped briefly for a fuzzy focus on the not appropriate in the pages of Just Out — and certainly not from the pub concept of “economic justice,” a phrase I’ve heard recently and frequent lisher. ly in the lesbian community. Actual reader feedback and response was My plans for increasing my skills and knowledge include striving to be minimal and relatively mild, yet even without a lot of people writing or more open-minded at all times. I must work to create and take advantage calling I have the sense to know that I didn’t do a very good job of pre of opportunities to meet and talk and develop relationships with people senting my thoughts and questions on this topic. As one good friend who aren’t just mirror images of myself and my own lifestyle and my own pointed out to me, “It didn’t seem to be very well thought out.” experiences. This sounds almost simplistic in design, but in actuality it The positive side of this is that now it is clear to me that I definitely can really push comfort levels to step outside the boundaries of the safe and the familiar. I truly don’t want to be a judgmental person; this is not have some work to do in educating myself on the dynamics of economic justice within the gay and lesbian community. What was intended to be a a characteristic that draws me to others, and I can see that I have some questioning of the rationale of those work ahead of me in avoiding similar who disparage people for “assimilating" behavior in myself. I must work to create and take advantage while at the same time demanding OK, ’nuf said on that sub and/or accepting the benefits of assimi ject... though is it enough, I wonder, to o f opportunities to meet and talk and develop gamer me a second Willamette Week lated lifestyles, turned out instead to be relationships with people who aren't just perceived as an attack on all readers Loser of the Week award? I am the falling into lower income levels. I did proud recipient of one such award mirror images o f myself and my own not clearly distinguish between quality already— the result of a previous apolo gy presented in this commentary sec of life and quantity of dollars and, worse lifestyle and m y own experiences. tion. Regardless of the consequences, I yet, I apparently implied that the latter did indeed make an error in judgment, I admit it. I’m stepping up to it, am has more value than the former. This was not my intent and I regret that I a loser? Guess we’ll have to wait and see. (Note to WW: How about T- I so unskillfully presented my thoughts. shirts for these dubious awards? I’ll need XX large.) As an aside of sorts, I think it fair to ask that readers not resort to mud- slinging and vicious name-calling when angered by my commentary. nd now it is time for us to enjoy Portland’s pride festivities, the first Republican! Horrors! There is certainly no need for that sort of language, ever. of several celebrations to be held around Oregon and southwest Please understand, though, that while I take responsibility for the poor Washington over the coming weeks. You are very cordially invited to stop choice of words, I do still have questions and a desire for additional knowl by our booth, pick up a 2000 Just Out Pocketbook and meet the staff of Just Out. I look forward to meeting and talking with you all there. edge and clarity on the diverse dynamics and components of the gay and lesbian community. I do still have questions about economic justice, ques ■ PLEASE NOTE: June has five Fridays, so the next issue of Just Out w on't tions about enabling victimization, questions about who oppresses hit the streets until July 7— an interval of three weeks rather than two. whom— lots of questions and few answers. These questions and my desire to create dialogue and sometimes just stir things up a bit need to be tem I A M USIC • Szymko takes Aurora on rosy ride p 57 S sE DIVERSIO NS- Drag shows galore; singers abound; showdown with the cops P 59 CULTURE Rural women congregate, celebrate p 61 CO LU M N S M S . BEHAVIOR * Dishing on fidelity p 41 M Y QUEER LIFE * Author gets mushy p 62 ju s t o u t it p u b lish ed on the first an d th ird F rid ay o f each m onth. Copyright © 2000 hy Just Out. No P-9 LAG part of Just Out may he reproduced without written permission from the publisher. The su b m issio n of w ritten an d grap h ic m ateri a ls is w elcom ed. Written material should he typed and dou ble-spaced. Just Out reserves the right to edit tor grammar, punc tuation, 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 ed itor -hould he limited to 500 words. 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