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COMMENTARY
by
M a r t y D a v is
The IN publication for the OUT population
F o u n d e d 1 9 8 3 • J ay B r o w n a n d R e n e e L a C h a n c e
Vol. 18 No. 18
July 20, 2001
FEATURE
OUT OF TOWN: Just O ut ventures to Yamhill
County
p 26
NEWS
NORTHWEST • Sex addicts get help
pp 7 - 1 8
NATIONAL • Salvation Army sins
pp 1 9 - 2 3
WORLD • Switzerland president shows his pride
pp 2 4 - 2 5
ENTERTAINMENT
TH EA TER . Dyke meets pom star
P 37
MUSIC • Renaissance man records jazz CD;
Swamp Mama Johnson retires
pp 3 9 - 4 1
FILM • Are they gay or not?
p 43
GROUPS • Asians come together
P 45
000KS • Fear and loathing
P 47
ART • Words with Portland's “Street Poet
Laureate”
p 48
DIVERSIONS • Ellen learns love lesson
P 49
COLUMNS
M S. BEHAVIOR • Can we talk?
p 35
THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MARC • Let
The Great Boinking Boycott begin!
p 36
Sex and the city
Amorous behavior belongs on the stage, not in the bushes
nature adventure than one ever intended. There are some things you
h, glorious summer. Frolicking, foolishness and fun.
just
don’t want to have to explain to Xena, your curious yellow lab. Be
Yeah, right. For me, the summer of 2001 shall be
careful where you throw that Frisbee, and for god’s sake don’t play
remembered as one of fiscal and physical responsibility.
fetch the stick.
Fiscal in that I finally am getting a new roof on my
Speaking o f sex— and trust me, I was— I now am inviting nearly
.house, 15 years after 1 was told I needed one, and
all o f my lesbian readers to jo in me in an evening o f conversation
physical in that my H M O begrudgingly agreed that I’d suffered
and sexual activity. T h e conversation will come from you, and the
enough and granted permission for much-needed neck surgery.
sexual
activity is courtesy of triangle productions! and The Dyke
Com bine the costs of these two events with the cumbersome
and the P om Star. I attended opening night with a group of friends
restraint o f wearing a neck collar all summer, and I’m left with an
including C athryn Cushing, whose review appears on Page 37.
entertainm ent and energy budget that is running at about the same
I feel strongly that this play is a must-see event for the entire les
level as the W illam ette River.
bian community— well, nearly all the lesbian community. Frankly,
W ith said dollar constraints in mind, my chief amusement so far
there are a few of you who should not attend. I think you know who
this summer has been the decision to let my hair grow. I don’t recall
you are, and really it’s just best for you to sit this one
exactly when and why I chose to do this, but I’m way
out. But the rest of you, please, call your friends, get a
too far into it to stop now.
M y dog a n d I w ill be
group together, and plan an evening out.
It’s not unlike when you leave a head of lettuce in
able
to
w
ear
little
I’m not saying this is a truly great play; I’m not
the refrigerator. You know you should throw it away,
even saying you all are going to like it. I am saying,
yet you’re so curious as to how long it takes before it
m atching h a ir bows
however, you’ll react, respond and no doubt end up
finally turns into that intriguing puddle of black water.
enjoying
the liveliest conversations you’ve had in
Each day my hair gets a little odder and more
some time.
unmanageable. I will tell you, though, that the minute it starts growing
This is a play, albeit exaggerated, about lesbians, our feelings, our
on the back of my hands, this experiment is over!
sexuality, our fears and our desires. This is not a marketing-manipulat
Coincidentally, a few days ago I was speaking with Keri Salim of
ed moment such as Rachel kissing so-and-so on Friends.
Chez What.7, and it turns out she is growing her hair into dreadlocks
There are true raw nerves exposed here. T h ere’s also a lot of lan
this summer. Guess she must be broke, too.
guage that perhaps you don’t use or hear on a daily basis. This is the
Sadly, though, this hirsute diversion surprisingly has not enhanced
spice, the boldness, the enhancement of flavor that grabs your atten
my success in the dating game. “Yo, babe, wanna hang out and watch
tion and keeps it focused throughout the performance. This play is for
my hair grow.7’’ has not yet been a real winner for me. Come to think
us, and if we don’t get out there and support triangle prcxJuctions! I’m
of it, “Wanna come over and watch my lettuce rot” didn’t have ’em
guessing there won’t be many more opportunities like this.
lining up at my door, either. Perhaps I need to rethink something here.
To motivate your attendance I’ve arranged a pricing arrangement
But on a brighter note I now can make my bangs touch my nose,
for you. Mention Just Out at the box office, and you’ll get a two-for-
and I longingly dream of the day when I first will purchase those lovely
one ticket special. This makes The Dyke and the Pom Star virtually
plastic flowered barrettes.
equal to the price of a movie, but I’m telling you no film out there will
My dog and I will be able to wear little matching hair bows. Peanut
anger you, touch you or move you like this play will.
whimpers and runs into the other room when I share these plans with
It’s multilayered; find the part that speaks to you. For me, this
her. Sh e’s at that impressionable age where peer pressure is very com
moment came near the end, when one character expressed a frighten
pelling, and she’s afraid I’m going to embarrass her in front of the other
ing level o f emotional vulnerability. Rejection is a very scary thing. It
dogs at Kelley Point Park. This park, in case you’re not familiar with it,
rates right up there with the thought of sometimes having to let some
is lesbian and doggie Disneyland, especially on Saturday and Sunday
one else drive. Just too scary to think about!
mornings.
You have two weekends left To catch this performance. Please
Be careful around the south parking lot, though, as this area now
attend, then let me know what you think,
primarily is used for activities of a different sort, none of which involve
lesbians or dogs. A jaunt down the wrong path can become more of a
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