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About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (June 1, 2001)
juna 1, 2001 * | U S t ['111 1 COMMENTARY BY M arty D a v is ■ V The IN publication for the OUT population F ounded 1983 • J ay B rown and R enée L a C hance Vol. 18 N o. 15 Ju n e 1, 2 0 0 1 FEATURE TRIPPING 0ITC Ideas and inspiration for summer travel P 25 NEWS NORTHWEST • AIDS turns 20 pp 5-17 NATIONAL • What’s in a name? pp 19-21 WORLD • In South Africa, size matters pp 22-23 ENTERTAINMENT TREATER • She’s not box office Poison p 38 CULTURE • Mad hatters tea party p 39 DIVERSIONS • Show your pride this month p41 DOORS • Headbanger’s ball; Spanbauer returns pp 43-45 THEATER • Bad boys are coming to town P 46 CULTURE • Pride preview; smell a rose, hug a bear pp 47-49 PEOPLE • Making waves and making herstory r 51 GROUPS • Don’t mess with these Avengers p 53 MUSIC • Lovely Lynn hits the road p 54 COLUMNS M S. BEHAVIOR • A friend with a big truck p 35 SPECIAL "Lord, help me be the person my dog thinks I am" Publisher wrestles with issue of dog-racing ads o far in my life I have known one great love. It lasted 16 years and ended with the heartwrenching death of my love, my buddy, my pal, my beloved dog John-Paul. I think the inequity in the life spans of dogs and people is one of life’s great cruelties. I suppose one can look to the posi tive and realize this imbalance provides opportunities for more dogs to spend 15 to 20 years in loving homes. On the other hand, how many times can a person take the death of such a cherished friend and loved one? It can be difficult to balance the pain of loss with the many plea sures of companionship, but in my case the joys of dog ownership won out, and 1 am now five years into my second dog relationship. Although the current pooch is nowhere near the end of her days, it’s fairly understood that I’ll outlast her and probably begin again with yet another dog. How could you ever not have a dog? John-Paul was exceptional, as I’m sure all your dogs are. My current dog, Peanut is, well, she’s cute. Cute and protective. This means she barks— a lot. She views all people as ax murderers and ideally would have a five-block people-free securi ty zone established around us. Pretty much every waking moment of her day is concentrated on achieving this goal. There surely is a reason why this kind of dog is so cute— it is the only thing that saves them from total annihilation. Given a couple of days with this dog, Mother Theresa would have throttled her with a rosary— but like I said she loves me dearly and is a great companion and pal. Were it not for the barking, our life together would be nearly perfect. O h sure, there was that recent incident with the squirrel, but hey, it’s not like they’re an endangered species or anything. One less squirrel in my back yard— gee, now there’s only alxxit 356 left. The squirrel didn’t die, anyway; it was merely deeply annoyed, and for its rabid revenge it vented its frustration in my flower beds. Such little creatures, such deep holes. Digging and cursing. Cursing and digging. So, what the hell is the point o f all this, you ask? The point I’m try ing to make is that I am a dog person. I rescue them when they’re lost, comfort them when they’re scared and sleep with them with they’re smelly. This is the compassionate and probably best part of who I am. Unfortunately, this conflicts greatly with that other part of me: the / am a publisher, the business owner, the person who has to decide whether to run ads for greyhound racing in her paper. If you read the last issue— and I certainly trust you did— you know the challenge was issued that I should not run ads for the local grey hound racing establishment. T h e request was made based on the work ing and living conditions and treatment of the dogs. Greyhound racing is an industry with a deplorable track record in animal rights. I am not fully educated as to all of this, but I read enough to believe problems indeed do exist. And although the situation might be improving in some places, it remains far from ideal. Dogs suffer because of this sport and this indus try. To me, that is unacceptable. Based on emotional response and personal beliefs alone and sorely ignoring good business sense, I have made the decision not to run the ads for greyhound racing. This decision is, by and large, no better than the best of two bad choices. Running the ads doesn’t feel right, but nei ther does the idea of not running them. I still don’t think 1 should make choices for you. However, I’m sticking with the decision that makes me feel the least bad. A secondary factor in this decision is that I do view our advertising rela tionships as partnerships. Som e are better than o th ers; nonetheless, the c o n tinued success o f this paper depends on advertisers and reader support o f advertisers. My mantra since taking ownership has been “support your advertisers.” I cannot, in good conscience, encourage you to support dog racing. From another perspective, it can be said many advertised products have negative effects on consumers. Just Out features advertisements for liquor, dentists, restaurants, dating services and others— all of which could be absurdly aligned with rack and ruin. To my mind, the difference is that the impact of these choices affects the person making the choices. In greyhound racing, the dogs have no choice. No voice. No chance to say, “Thanks, but I’d really rather not.” So in this case * I make the choice. No ads. To those of you who will say I’m wimping out, well, whatever. My warm wish for you: Have a great summer, and may all of your decisions be easy. This one wasn’t. J H dog person. I rescue them when they're lost, comfort them when they're scared and sleep with them when they're smelly. fflMBOH? EATING OUT • Let someone else cook tonight p 40-41 REFLECTIONS 10 years ago m JU S T FRIENDS • Free voice personal ads p 55 Just o «t is published on the first and third Friday of each month. Copyright © 2001 hy Just Out. N o part o f Just O ut may he reproduced without written per mission from the publisher. The submission of w ritten and graphic materials is welcomed. W ntten material should he typed and double-spaced. Just O ut 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 he limited to 500 words. Annixincem ents regarding life transitions (births, deaths, unions, etc.) should he limited to 200 words; photos are wel come. Deadline for submissions to the editorial department and fix the Calendar 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. T h e display advertising deadline is the Monday 12 days before the next publication date. Classified ads must he received at the Just O ut office hy 4 p.m. on the Thursday eight days before the next publi cation date, along with payment. Ads may be placed hy tele phone ix via the Internet with Visa or MasterCard payment. Ad policy: Just O ut 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 $ 1 7 .5 0 for 12 issues. First Class (in an envelope) is $ 3 0 for 12 issues. Contact Just O ut at P.O. Box 14400, Portland, O R 97293-0400; 503-236-1252, advertising 503-236-1253, fax 5 0 3 -2 3 6 -1 2 5 7 ; e-m ail ju stixitfiju stout.com . Visit our Internet site at www.justixit.com. w&sggffî Vou 8 No. 8, J une 1991 m publicized videotaped beating of a black motorist. Citing 24 incidents of alleged police violence against Los Angeles homosexuals last year. NGLTF said. “The prob lem is systemic and requires a systemic response 1 • In N ew York, the state's highest court, the Court of Appeals, denied a lesbian nonbiological parent the right to visit a child she had raised for many years with her form er lover. The court said “Allison D ." was not a parent within the meaning of the law because “she is not the biological m other of the child nor is she a legal parent by virtue of an adoption." • Phoenix Rising becam e the fourth gay and lesbian counseling agency in the United S tates to be certified by any state for third:party insurance reimbursement • The Third National March on Washington for Lesbian and G ay Civil Rights was scheduled for April 1993. M ore than 6 5 0 .0 0 0 people I attended the second march in 198 7. The first march was in 1979. • In what was hailed as the first of its kind in the nation, a North Portland neighborhood declared itself an “AIDS Compassionate Zone. “ The idea was the brainchild of Michael Vernon, a member of the board of directors for the Portsmouth Neighborhood Association. ♦ In a formal reply to U.S. Rep. Gerry Studds the Pentagon i defended def< its policy of excluding is reflecting “ soci- gays from military service as — r.-rr**’' \ etal attitudes" about homosexuality. • The National G ay and Lesbian Task Force called for the firing of Los Angeles Police Chief Daryl G ates in the wake of the widely • The prem ier musical event of the month was “Bridges o f Song," a joint concert with the Portland G ay M en's Chorus and the Portland Lesbian Choir on June 28 and 29. This was the first time the two cho ruses had appeared with equal billing rather than one being the guest of the other group. Special guests included Deidre M cCaiia, a black lesbian feminist songwriter well known in the wom en's community. PUHLIMBI ANH MANAGING BNTBR • Marty Davis Andy Simon, Glenn Williams, Rex Wockner PRODUCTION S N K E T N • Kevin Moore ENTBnAJNMBVT EDITOR • Oriana Green ADVERTISING DIRECTOR • Meg Grace COPY E O r a * Jim Radosta AUVEHTISMC REPRESENTATIVES • Markie Acevedo, Larry Lewis P M U C T M N ASSISTANT AND OFFICE M ANAGER • Melissa Sayler SW F REPORTER • Jonathan Kipp CMTRBUTMR • Marc Acito, Richard Bray, Jessica Citti, Meryl Cohn, Rawley Grau, J.S. Hall, Heron, Timothy Krause, Andy Mangels, Hadley Scott, NATIONAL ADVERTISING REPRESENTATIVE • Rivendell Marketing Company Inc., 212-242-6863 ART M O T H * Rupert Kinnard HVTERN • Peter Zuckerman MSTRIBUTION • Jerilyn Adams, Ian Drake, Rick Geiger, Kelly Keigwin, Merid Schwartz, Hadley Scott, Boh Terry, Ruth Traut
