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About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 1, 2000)
decomber COMMENTARY by 1.2QQQ' M a r t y D a v is 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 V oi. 18 N o . 3 D ecem ber 1 , 2000 FEATURE JINGLE BLUES: Thoughts on overcoming holiday blahs p 24 NEWS NORTHWEST • Pride Northwest cleared of wrongdoing; what did the police chief say to the drag queen?; program prepares women for the trades; Balloons on Broadway rises to the occasion; gay psychic mayor predicts bright future for Mosier pp 6 - 1 9 NATIONAL • Straight students unite; homeless shelter eats humble pie; no butts about it—tobacco kills pp 2 0 - 2 1 WORLD • Korean actor learns to love himself; Gay Games go for the gold pp 2 2 - 2 3 ENTERTAINM ENT & CULTURE MUSIC • PGMC gets in the spirit pp 35 THEATER • Scrooge comes out of the closet; Heidi Carlsen gradually performs pp 3 7 - 3 9 BOONS • The country life; the many lives of Michael Thomas Ford PP 4 1 - 4 2 DIVERSIONS • ’Tis the season for dances, parties and socials p 43 DANCE• James Canfield’s cracking up p 45 TELEVISION • That's all, folks p 46 COLUMN MS. BEHAVIOR • Unbrotherly love p 33 ia p u blish ed on th e first and third Friday o f each m onth. Copyright © 2000 hy Just Out. No part of Just Out may he reproduced without written per mission from the publisher. The su b m ission o f w ritten an d graphic m aterials is w elcom ed. Written material should he typed and douhle-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 ed itor should he limited to 500 words. Announcements regarding life transitions (births, deaths, unions, etc.) should he limited to 200 words; photos are wel come. D eadline for su b m ission s to the editorial department and for the C alendar is the Thursday 15 days before the next publication date. Views expressed in letters to the editor, columns and features are not necessarily those of the publisher. The d isp lay ad vertisin g d ead lin e is the Monday 12 days before the next publication date. C lassified ads must he received at the Just Out office hy 4 p.m. on the Thursday eight days before the next publi cation date, along with payment. Ads may he placed by tele phone or via the Internet with Visa or MasterCard payment. Ad policy: Just Out reserves the right to reject or edit any advertisement. Compensation for errors in, or cancella tion of, advertising will he made with credit toward future advertising. Advertising rates are available upon request. Subscriptions are $17.50 for 12 issues. First Class (in an envelope) is $30 for 12 issues. Gm tact Just Out at P.O. Box 14400, Portland, OR 97293- 0400; (503) 236-1252, advertising 236-1253, fax 236-1257; e-mail justout@justout.com. Visit our Internet site at www.justmit.com. Be there or be scared We have two hours to express our fears and expectations y office sits directly across the Willamette River from the Made in Oregon deer. It is our intent that agreements will be reached and that action plans will be made to ensure the long-range impact of this situation is as pos itive and productive as possible. We need to address such specific topics as recruitment and promotion of sexual minority officers. We need to know the “trickle-down” impact of Kroeker’s anti-gay bias. We need to He and 1 exchange meaningful looks year-round, and hear the chief acknowledge the rift and sorrow his words have created. I know we both entertain notions now and then of jump We need to know whether trust can be rebuilt. These goals will be ing down from our respective perches to head off for the impossible to accomplish if the evening is splintered into myriad direc hills. December is not the month for either of us to run off, though. tions and concerns. My deer spends the holidays creating old and new memories as I want to acknowledge Bonnie Tinker and Love Makes a Family for Rudolph, while I flounder through a year’s worth of tedious tasks that the efforts they put into their forum Nov. 21.1 came away from that should have been long completed by now. I stare at the deer as 1 procras meeting with a heightened understanding of the deep differences tinate... perhaps we can both get away next month? between people who should be neighbors but are divided by so many But before next month there is work to do here and now. Not the least barriers. of which is to continue working to resolve the confusion and dilemma of As I listened to the frustration and anger of people detailing their the controversy surrounding Portland Police Chief Mark Kroeker. experiences, I was suddenly aware th at I never once have thought of By now, everyone must he aware of what has occurred since the fearing the police. In fact, I always have Portland Alliance published the story of the tapes in its November issue. taken comfort in knowing they are there. Since the Nov. 17 issue of Just Out, there have been meetings, The simple birthday fact is we have I recognize now th at this is a privilege parties, television cameras galore, communi not available to all. Race, class and eco a two-hour meeting, ty forums and a great many articles on the nomics surely affect o n e’s appreciation of subject— and it’s far from over. the police departm ent. and we are not going to solve Kroeker has agreed to attend a communi W hat was made clear to me that night was all problems o f the greater community ty meeting organized by Just Out and the that the comfort zone 1 perceive as being cre Sexual Minorities Roundtable. This forum ated by the police is to others a virtual barri during this one evening. will start 7 p.m. Dec. 11 at Metropolitan er—just one of many barriers that create an Community Church of Portland, 2400 N.E. “us” and “them ” society...or perhaps an “us” Broadway. vs. “them" society? I also came away with the question, “If hate speech The meeting is being held to address the leads to hate crimes, what then does more hate, and hating back, lead to?” concerns of the sexual minorities community One additional problematic indicator has bothered me during the as affected by Kroeker’s taped remarks. This is a single-item agenda with monthlong dialogue about the Kroeker tapes. And this is apathy. the sole focus of facilitating communication between our community and I’m concerned about apathy and complacency on the part of the the police department. sexual m inorities community. Too few people have been speaking Many citizens of Portland have frustrations, problems and concerns o u t...to o few people have shown co n cern ...to o few people view the with the police departm ent. These include residual anger from the contradiction between the chief’s profession and his religious beliefs as May Day protest, lack of a civilian police review board, community a potential conflict of interest for our community. policing, gentrification in N orth and N ortheast Portland, racial pro This community needs to be present Dec. 11 to make a strong, positive filing, child abuse, domestic violence and many other personal and statement about our values, our worth, our expectations and our goals. deep-felt grievances. This is our opportunity to be heard. I hope to see you there. i n All of these concerns aside, the simple fact is we have a two-hour meet ing, and we are not going to solve all problems of the greater community during this one evening. 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