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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
Vol. 18 N o . 4
D e ce m b er 15, 2 0 0 0
FEATURE
N il OWN PRIVATE PORTLAND: Just Out talks
to Gus Van Sant and friends about fact, fiction
and film
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NEWS
NORTHWEST • Trans protection OK’d;
roundtable candidate comes out of nowhere;
business owners come together;
Providence proposal peeves patients
pp 5-17
NATIONAL • Clinton-Gore no more;
don’t ask, do tell
pp 19-21
From Y2K to why, oh why. .
A glance back and a glimpse ahead
hat a year 2000 was.. .a year that started with the fiz­ the fields of health, finance, law, spirituality, mental and physical
zle of Y2K and the potential end of the world and health, real estate and any other area where peer expertise can ben­
ended with the YOY of George W. Bush. 2000, a efit our readers. We’re working on the format for a series of monthly
year that brought civil unions to Vermont and columns and soon will be calling for submissions.
I look forward to the first-ever Just Out amateur photo contest and
uncivil ballot measures to Oregon. 2000, a year that
brought endings to some of our famed, and perhaps undeservedly am excited about presenting your work in a yet-to-be announced
revered, celebrity couples and a sad beginning to a time of distrust, frus­ venue and format. The theme will be broad-based, so start taking
tration and anger between the sexual minorities community and those pictures now. Yes, there’s bound to be a category for dogs and
their lesbian moms. This contest will feature great prizes and will be
Portland Police Chief Mark Kroeker.
As we look backward at this year and forward to 2001, I ponder an exciting opportunity to showcase local talent.
Just Out will start the new year celebrating the return of the artis­
the notion that now is the time to make plans and take action
against our enemies in the religious right. Lets consider the possibil­ tic eye and touch of Rupert Kinnard; he has been away from us for a
needed health rest and is now as anxious to return to us as we are
ity that it is not in our best interest to sit and wait for the next
to have him back. He rejoins the rest of the remarkably
ballot measure from the Oregon Citizens Alliance or
skilled and talented Just Out staff—all of whom put
others of similar ilk. Rather, let’s take the positive
energies of this past year and build upon them for
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Measure 9? How do we educate, inform and build
will return in three weeks on Jan. 5.
trust to the point where there’s not even enough peo­
ple willing to sign their wretched and perverse petitions
next time?
Will we ever find total acceptance and respect from everyone in
our state? No, probably not, and our goals must be reasonable and
achievable, but most importantly we first must set these goals we
wish to attain.
How can we work together? What can we hope to accomplish? What
can you do as an individual? How do we make 2000 the year of the last
Measure 9?
The start of the new year holds exciting promise for Just Out. We
are poised for growth and have the desire, the skill and the staff to
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organizations and activities for the gay, lesbian, bisexual and trans-
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those friends and allies who work by, with and for us and are an inte­
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Other plans for the new year include bringing in local experts in
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WORLD • Gay couples reach the Finnish line;
Romanians hate thy neighbor
pp 22-23
ENTERTAINMENT
& CULTURE
FILM • Are you ready for your close-up?
p 35
GROUPS • Going out with some nature girls
p 37
HOLIDAYS • Making merry
p 39
CULTURE • Catching up with Gina and Rebecca
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HULIOAYS • Last-minute shopping suggestions
pp 42-44
THEATER • Starving artists sing out
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COLUMNS
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REFLECTIONS
THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MARC • What’s in
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• Girlfriend Productions and Powell’s Books
banded together to present Susie Bright, aka
Susie Sexpert. speaking on “ Sex in Public:
Erotic Representation. Censorship and Sex in
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• New York City set an example for Pink
Panthers, a lesbian and gay community polic­
ing group.
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• A dispute involving Just Out publisher
Renee LaChance. past board members and
shareholders of the parent corporation Out
Media Inc. arose, and a mediation session
was scheduled Dec. 1 for those involved.
• Gays and lesbians suffered a sickening
defeat Nov. 6 when virulently anti-gay U.S.
Sen. Jesse Helms. R-N.C., was returned to
office. In Seattle, gay two-term Democratic
state Rep. Calvin Anderson was re-elected.
• Two separate studies reported in the
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Timothy Krause, Andy Mangels, Bob Roehr,
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Oct. 11 issue of the N ew England Journal
o f M edicine indicated that low doses of
AZT work as well to slow HIV and cause
few side effects. According to the research,
people with AIDS live longer and develop
fewer side effects when they take less, not
more. AZT.
• George Bush betrayed the trust of millions
of Southern Baptists by inviting homosexuals
to the W hite House for a second time, a high
Baptist official charged. The White House
invited gay representatives to witness the
president’s July 26 signing of the Americans
with Disabilities Act.
• The Portland Gay Community Bowling
Association geared up for its 13th season
starting Jan. 6.
• Great American Youth sponsored the sec­
ond annual Mr. and Ms. Gay Teenage Oregon
Pageant on Dec. 16 at the City Nightclub.
• Melissa Sayler
OFFICE M ANAGER • Melissa Sayler
DISTRIBUTION •Jerilyn Adams, Linda Becratt,
Kathy Bethel, Ian Drake, Bonita Mattinson,
Pam Novitzky, Merid Schwartz, Ruth Traut,
Larry Williams