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COMMENTARY
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■ V The IN publication for the OUT population
F ounded 1983 • J ay B rown and R enée L a C hance
A rt D irector • R upert K innard
Voi. 18 N o . 1
N o v e m b e r 3, 2 0 0 0
FEATURES
CHIEF CONCERNS: Mark Kroeker’s
anti-gay comments stun the community
P 8
I ON THE LINE: As the dead-heat race nears
the finish line, worried families speak out
p 24
NEWS
NORTHWEST • PFLAG meets in Portland
pp
6-17
NATIONAL • Texas teen attacked
pp 2 0 - 2 1
WORLD* Wild Wilde life
pp 2 2 - 2 3
ENTERTAINM ENT
& CULTURE
A R T* A visit to not-so-Plain Jane
pp 35
FILM * Get some dance fever
p 37
ROOKS • Three for the boys
p 39
M USIC* Feel the beat
pp 4 0
THEATER • Deadly doings at triangle
p
41
M USIC* Holly will soon be nearer to us
p 43
DIVERSIONS. If you re single and you know it,
come to a party
pp 4 4 - 4 5
COLUMNS
Burning the candle at both ends
Just Out turns 17 as the community faces growing pains
C .C . Slaughters was still on Stark Street, and Hobos was H obos before
Harriet.
I don’t know what becam e o f the Tenth Street Bakery or InTouch
Travel, and I’m guessing M ichael and Dennis no longer make cookies at
the C ookie Barrel. G one also are Wilde Oscar’s, Judy’s and A Woman’s
Place. DeAnn Mayberry was an insurance broker, Karen Zumwalt was an
,
In other words, Happy Anniversary, Just Out. In past anniver
attorney, and Bridget Downey and Downey Insurance were years away from
sary issues we traditionally have stopped to pause and reflect on the past,
becoming Elliot, Powell, Baden & Baker. Diana Plunkett was providing per
restate and affirm our commitment to the community and share our plans
sonal tax service.
and hopes for the future.
These first-issue advertisers shared space with Don Clarkson, Art
T h is year I’m going, by necessity, to he rather brief about all of this. As
Krantz, Kate Sullivan, Joanne Kraft and Alan Coogan. We
we start our 18th year Just Out and our readers are facing one of
thank this small group of pioneers for their trust and confi
the most crucial and ominously close presidential races in
Sen.
Smith,
please,
dence and invite them and all of you to Just Out’s fantas
many, if not most, o f our lifetimes.
tic 20th Anniversary G ala bash, a mere three years
O n this anniversary we again are facing another
what
is
your
position
away.
tim e-, energy- and m oney-sucking O regon Citizens
By Vol. 1, N o. 7 the advertiser base had grown to
A llian ce-sponsored hate initiative, M easure 9. O n
on Measure 9?
include C inem a 21. Alm ost 17 years later, the inde
this anniversary we have a police ch ie f who has
And
tell
me,
sir,
pendent theater is still with us. Owner Tom Raineri,
frayed the bonds o f trust with the gay and lesbian
one
of the staunchest friends and allies the gay and
com m unity, an d we have m any questions and not
do you in turn honor us
lesbian community ever could hope to have, was
enough answers.
sponsoring
events and taking chances with gay and
O n the very day of this anniversary we have a
as we prepare
lesbian films long before we got our own shelves in the
U .S . senator from Oregon being honored by the
to
honor
you?
video store.
Hum an Rights Cam paign, yet he has yet to take a pub
Cinem a 21 now is competing with the opening of 10
lic stance on the ominous ballot measure so threatening to
auditoriums
at the new Fox Tower and soon six more at
our future. Sen. Sm ith, please, what is your position on
Sundance Cinem a. Portland does not have the market to support Fox,
Measure 9? A nd tell me, sir, do you in turn honor us as we prepare
Sundance, Broadway and C inem a 21, all supposedly dedicated to foreign,
to honor you?
art
and independent films.
O n this anniversary we can pause only briefly to honor our past. Our
Cinema 21 was supporting this community long before many of our read
present roars by hastily, and an impatient and demanding future holds no
ers were old enough to go to movies, and we now must continue to support
court for dalliance with the past.
this valuable asset to our community. We must continue to support our friend.
A lthough m uch differs today from 17 years ago, much also rem ains
Stay with us now for the coming 18th year as Just Out continues to
the sam e. T hroughout the years this paper has fought, struggled and
strive
to provide a newsmagazine that reflects the lives o f all our readers.
survived thanks to loyal advertisers, constant, faithful readers and
We’ll continue our ongoing search for new writers to profile our groups,
am azing, dedicated staff.
organizations and leaders, both old and new.
W hile looking back at Vol. 1, N o. 1 many things stand out. The pre
1 will remain dedicated to my philosophy of support for independent
mier issue was a whopping 16 pages, not that bad really for a new gay and
business owners. Economic viability, community identity and sustained,
lesbian paper from the pre-Will & Grace years. Within these 16 pages are
educated political awareness are the keys to m aintaining the gains we have
nam es still familiar and current, while others live on in memories only.
achieved the past 17 years.
Deborah Betron and her Bridgetown Realty were right there is our first
Just Out will continue to provide you news with the perspective that’s
issue, and we’re pleased and proud to report that 17 years later her busi
important to you. We will inform, educate, entertain, annoy and motivate you.
ness also has grown and flourished and that, yes, she still is advertising
And, as always, we will provide a fomm for your own questions, con
with us. If queried I’m sure she happily will attribute all her success these
cerns and comments. Stick around; the best is yet to come.
past years to consistent advertising with Just Out.
I
f you glance to the immediate left of this sentence, you’ll note this
issue of Just Out is Vol. 18, N o. 1. T his means that Just Out has com
pleted 17 successful years of publishing and that this issue is the first
o f our 18th year.
I
Essential Lotions & O ils has sold a lot of bubble bath these past 17 years.
MS. BEHAVIOR • No blow for this job
p 33
OUT LOUD • Brotherly love endures
• The Jug Band and Gloria Jackson appeared at Judy's,
a new women's bar on Northeast Broadway.
• Lesbian and Gay Pride '84 met to discuss the prob
lems created by drag entertainer Aunt Jemima in 1983.
• Hobo's prepared to serve Thanksgiving dinner
Nov. 24.
• The Lucille Hart Dinner was named for the only
Oregonian mentioned in Jonathan Katz's Gay American
History.
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• Deborah Betron of Bridgetown Realty congratulated
Just Out on its first issue. Joining her were sales asso
ciates Candy Carr, Donna Holzinger and Sue Davis.
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• A Woman's Place, located at 2349 S.E. Ankeny St.,
featured new releases by Margie Adam. Holly Near and
Cris Williamson.
• At the 10th Street Bakery, with coupon, you could get
two muffins and a small coffee for $1.
• C .C . Slaughters, at 1014 S.W . Stark St., invited
everyone to a Halloween party.
• An appeals court in Los Angeles ruled Oct. 3 that
“using the status of homosexuality as a basis of expul
sion is substantially arbitrary" and that the Boy Scouts
of America must show "a rational connection between
homosexual conduct and any significant danger of harm
to the association” before it can expel a gay member.
• The 5th U .S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans
ruled Sept. 28 that gay people have psychopathic per
sonalities and may be denied U.S. citizenship even if
immigration officials do not obtain medical certificates
specifying sexual deviation.
• W ilde Oscar's November cabaret entertainment
included Kaci Kooney, M other Light. Kate Sullivan and
Carol Steinel with John Keating.
PUBLISHER ANO MANAC1NC EDITOR • Marty Davis
Rex Wockner, Pat Young
OFFICE MANAGER • Melissa Sayler
ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR • Oriana Green
ADVERT1SIN6 DIRECT JR • Meg Grace
DISTRIBUTION •Je rily n Adams, Linda Becraft,
COPY EDITOR • Jim Radosta
ADVERTISING REPRESENTATIVE • Larry Lewis
STAFF REPORTER • Jonathan Kipp
NATIONAL ADVERTISING REPRESENTATIVE • Rivendell
CONTRIBUTORS • Mitch Cale, Meryl Cohn,
Marketing Com pany Inc. (212) 242-6863
Kathy Bethel, Ian Drake, Bonita Mattinson,
Pam Novitzky, Merid Schwartz, Ruth Traut,
Larry Williams
Christopher D. Cuttone, Sarah Dougher, Heron,
Andy Mangels, Bob Roehr, Glenn Williams,
ART AND PRODUCTION DIRECTOR • Kevin Moore
PRODUCTION ASSISTANT • Melissa Sayler