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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
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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
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BOOKS • Local gal makes good
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FILM S • Dogs and hunks
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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,
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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 .
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we’re all over the tube
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M S . BEHAVIOR • Ms. B issues a warning
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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
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• 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.
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• 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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