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jjust m i . GUEST COM M ENTARY by O cto b e r 2 0 . p o o p « j u t o u t j K athleen M. S ullivan The IN publication for the OUT population F ounded 1983 • J ay B rown and R enee L a C hance A rt D irector • R upert K innard V o l. 17 N o . 2 4 O c t o b e r 2 0 , 2 0 0 0 FEATURE FAR OUT: Rural folks share stories of small-town life p 27 NEW S NORTHWEST • Cleveland High students rally against Measure 9; Mabons await judge's final ruling; community center considered; Northeast Portland businesses turn over a new leaf pp 6 -2 1 NATIONAL • Dr. Laura apologizes; gay veterans memorialized: hate crimes legislation dies; big men on campus donate $2 million pp 2 2 - 2 3 WORLD • Newspaper outs Korean actor; something in the water is turning Peruvians gay PP 2 4 - 2 5 E N T E R T A IN M E N T & CU LTUR E DIVERSIONS • Get sauced, spooked and rocked pp 3 6 - 3 7 CULTURE • Snickers and hoots p 39 Get involved! Spread the word and vote no on 9 This campaign is going to be won by just a few percentage points. That s you read this, 1.8 million Oregonians are receiving their means every volunteer who comes in and talks to between 50 and 70 peo ballots in the mail. This election year is all vote-by-mail— ple literally will be winning the campaign for us. We have day and evening that means voters get their ballots Oct. 23 and have until shifts; contact us at www.noiYn9.org to volunteer. Nov. 7 to turn them in. Lon Mahon and the O C A continually count on us not voting so he With 26 other measures on the ballot, we must contact can pass his anti-gay measures. As we all know, he is targeting youth and supporters and remind them to vote and that Measure 9 is the last mea schools this time. If passed, Measure 9 would: sure on the ballot. We need your help! 1. Set up G L B T or perceived G L B T students, teachers, adminis In order to defeat the Oregon Citizens Alliance, we must talk to thou trators and all other public school and community college employ- sands of people and remind them to vote and that they need to mail ees for unfair treatm ent. Measure 9 would elim inate in their ballot. The higher the voter turnout, the better our Oregon values o f tolerance and respect for others from chances are for defeating Measure 9. Proof of this can be seen in a comparison between This campaign our schools. 2. Prohibit A ID S education and put a gag mle on 1992s No on 9 Campaign and 1994s No on 13 is going to be won by school counselors. Campaign. In 1994, 197,000 fewer people voted 3. Allow the O C A to tell us what we can and against Measure 13— not because people switched ¡ust a few percentage points. cannot teach kids in our schools. their vote from no to yes but because 197,000 The latest poll showed we were in a dead heat That means every volunteer didn’t vote! with the O C A . The only way for us to win is to We cannot let that happen again! The who comes in and talks to talk to voters one at a time and make sure that No on 9 Campaign is working to ensure this by they are committed to vote no and that they turn putting together a strong effort to get out the vote. between 5 0 and 7 0 people in their ballots. This effort includes you. literally will be winning T his is the year to turn the O C A back. Call No other statewide campaign is getting out the fhg (■ OmOOiOn for US N ° on 9 Campaign today to volunteer, and def- vote with a volunteer effort like No on 9. The cam r & * initely be a messenger to your friends and family to paign volunteers who are active now are simply amazing, vote no on 9! j n and we thank them, but we really need your help as well. We will have just 11 times to talk to voters between when KATHLEEN M. S u l l i v a n is the No on 9 Camfxugn manager. they get their ballots and when they cast their vote. Call us at 503-232-7176 to volunteer. From the publisher ROOKS • Armistead Maupin tells all p 41 BOOKS • Local gal makes good PP 43 FILM S • Dogs and hunks p 45 TELEVISION • We’re here, we’re queer, ld a d a g e s sta te th a t you n e ve r kn o w th e v a lu e of s o m e th in g until it’s g o n e . S u ch h a s b e e n the c a se of re ce n t w ith th e Just Out In te rn e t site. B e ca u se of a m a jo r c ra s h s itu a tio n w ith th e host, o u r site h a s been d o w n fo r a lm o s t tw o w e e ks. O u r fra z z le d an d e x h a u s te d W e b m a s te r is w o rk in g d ilig e n tly to re s to re th e site an d e s tim a te s it w ill be b a ck up th is w e e k e n d . T h a n k yo u fo r y o u r p a tie n c e , and w e lo o k fo rw a rd to re c e ivin g y o u r le tte rs, a d s an d s u b s c rip tio n s at w w w .ju s to u t.c o m . O we’re all over the tube M a r t y D a v is pp 4 9 - 5 0 P u b lis h e r CO LUM NS , M S . BEHAVIOR • Ms. B issues a warning p 35 LLliL:L liU :lU ! L¿ü: just out I I ’ - V ol . 12 I N o . 24, O ctober 1995 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MARC • Marc Acito • The National Freedom to M arry Coalition kicked off its activities with a press teleconference O ct. 2. Its aim is “to win and keep the freedom to marry for sam e-gender couples." is now a regular guy P 47 Just out ii published on the first and third Friday of each month. G»pyright © 2000 by Just Out. • The Sexual M inority Roundtable Crisis R esponse Team officially w as launched O ct. 11, National Com ing O ut Day. The all-volunteer group— the first of its kind in the United S ta te s — w orks in partner ship with Portland police officers w ho respond to calls for assistance involving sexual minorities. No part of Just Out may be reproduced without written per mission from the publisher. The submission of w ritten 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. 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First Class (in an envelope) is $ )0 for 12 issues. Contact Just Out at P.O. Box 14400, Portland, OR 9729)- 0400; (503) 2)6-1252, advertising 2 )6-125), fax 2)6-1257; e-mail justout@justout.com. Visit our Internet site at www.justotit.citm. • Form er O regon Gov. Barbara Roberts continued to actively w ork for gay and lesbian civil rights. In Septem ber, she joined the board of directors of the Hum an Rights Cam paign Fund, a national gay and lesbian rights organization based in W ashington, DC. • Bob Duehm ig, a health care and education policy specialist for the O regon Federation of Teachers. Education and Health Professionals, announced his candidacy for the O regon House of Representatives District 12. The seat w as held by state Rep. Gail Shibley, w ho w as running for the Portland C ity Council. • O n the ev e o f Coronation '9 5, ‘ Pum ps and C ircu m stan ce" took a look at the bejew eled history o f the Impenal Sovereign R ose C ourt. • The Night Larry Kramer Kissed Me, a solo perform ance by Rob Buckm aster. opened O ct. 20 at the M ain S tre e t Playhouse. • S te v e Fulmer's guest editorial, "O u r Kids, O ur Schools, O u r Future, ” encouraged gays and les bians to support M ea s u re 2 6 -3 1 , the Portland school bond levy. “A s individuals and as a com m u nity, w e must take our nghtful place in the affairs of the g reater village," he w rote. • Unpaid spokesperson M artina Navratilova team ed with Subaru o f Am erica. Travelers Bank and Visa U S A to m arket a new affinity card aim ed at gay men and lesbians. 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