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3 September 7 ,20Q1 ? COMMENTARY by M arty D a v is The IN publication for the OUT population F ounded 1983 • J ay B rown V ol. 18 N o . 21 and R enee L a C hance Septem ber 7, 2 0 0 1 FEA T URE KEEPING IKE FAITH: Finding a path to wholeness that embraces spirit and flesh NEWS NORTHWEST • Roundtable recommendations; this is not your father’s bookstore; aspiring athlete blazes new trails; beloved pastor resigns pp 7 - 2 1 NATIONAL . White House keeps AIDS czar in the closet pp 2 2 - 2 3 WORLD • Provincetown couple get hitched . in Amsterdam pp 2 4 - 2 5 ENT ERTAINMENT BOOKS • Women’s words pp 3 6 - 3 7 GROUPS • Let’s go bowling; raise your hand ¡ if you're Coqsure pp 3 8 - 3 9 THEATER • The birds and the Bees; take a gamble on Reno pp 4 1 - 4 3 CULTURE • Experience the divine feminine at Shakti Cove pp 4 4 - 4 5 DIVERSIONS • And the winners are... p 47 GROUPS • Swing your life partner round and round p 49 COLUMNS MS. BEHAVIOR • Gender bender upsets girlfriend p 35 SPECIAL EATING OUT • Let someone else cook tonight PP 4 2 - 4 3 JUST FRIENDS • Free voice personal ads p 50 Just out is published on the first and third Friday of each month. Copyright © 2001 hy Just Out. No part of Just Out may he reproduced with<xit written per mission from the publisher. The submission of written and graphic materials is welcomed. Written material should be typed and ikxiMc-spaccd. 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 editor should he limited to 500 words. Annixincements 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 for the Calendar is the Thursday 15 days before the next publication date. 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Original rainbow creator sending new messages to listeners A ny doubt that we live in the too-much-information games look positively age was dissipated with the recent and way-more- amateurish by compari than-we-need-to-know media blitz surrounding the son. I hope one day book, wedding and pregnancy of “complicated and soon DeGeneres will fragile” actress Anne Heche. he able to find some To those who have mourned the loss of privacy that has befallen this of her unique humor celebrity figure 1 can say only, “Oh, give me a break.” The day this in this tawdry, painful woman gets privacy is the day she fires her publicist— and then hires a story and use it to her more aggressive one. own advantage. Any Heche s refusal to state her sexual orientation must he a tad disheart thing less than a best-sell ening to those who were so eager to make her the poster child for bisex ing live concert uality. The past two issues o f Just Out have included letters and “Just video will he inade Asking” replies heatedly staking claim to the womans sexual identity quate recompense for for the bisexual cause. having to endure this Well, gee, guess what, kids? It turns out she’s neither lesbian nor barrage of misguided bisexual nor straight. and self-centered foolish Nah, the woman is/was simply insane. For her entire relationship ness being foisted on the public. with Ellen DeGeneres. While having the best sex of her life. While Heche, of course, isn’t the only per talking to God. son who talks to God. Lon and Bonnie The good news about this public revelation of heavenly communica Mahon have been adding their own warped interpretation to His mis tion is it shows much more open-mindedness on Gods part. Usually sives for many years now. when God talks to people He tells them to go steal copies of Just Out O n Sept. 6 the fun couple were scheduled to appear in Multnom and toss them all away. ah County Circuit Court for yet another hear Now God apparently is suggesting it’s OK for ing in the 10-year-old lawsuit filed by photo- Usually when Cod talks women to have sex with other women. This is journalist C atherine Stauffer. A t 11 a.m. court to people He tells them to indicative of a much more enlightened deity, was convened without the Mahons present. It don’tcha think? You go, God! seems they no longer recognize the authority of go steal copies Just Out To my regret I’ve never met DeGeneres. Yet. the Oregon court system and simply decided and toss them all away However, it’s my opinion that she always has they’re not going to participate. seemed to he a genuinely nice sort of person. O f This brings several questions to my mind, not course, she is an actress, so the possibility exists that she actually could the least of which is, “Can you get away with that.7” Secondly, if they he less than charming, hut even that scenario doesn’t eliminate the don’t recognize the authority of the judicial system, why do they so empathy 1 feel for her at this time. rabidly embrace the initiative process? The answer is simple: The former Can you even begin to imagine the pain of having a former partner doesn’t work for them, and the latter does. denounce your entire relationship, on national television, in such a So, how do we make the initiative process less appealing and less godawful fashion? Ouch! fruitful for the Mahons and the Oregon Citizens Alliance and their ilk? This makes the challenge of avoiding ex-lovers at Portland Fire Has the system evolved to the point where it too easily falls prey to abuse and manipulation? Oregon Taxpayers United certainly has a field day with the process, resulting in absurd and poorly con ceived ballot measures constantly being paraded before voters. People seldom take the time to educate them selves as to the consequence of their votes, which then leads to court challenges of ballot measures brought about by people mindlessly signing petitions with little regard to the impact of their carelessness! The public needs to be more educated about the initia tive process. They need to know the accountability of signing petitions. Paid signature gatherers are a had idea and violate the spirit of the Constitution. Instead of fighting ballot mea sure after ballot measure, how about we take that same amount of money and use it to educate voters about the consequences of their actions when they sign petitions? Why not run ongoing campaigns showing the posi tive contributions gay men and lesbians make to our towns, cities and our state? Instead o f beseeching voters constantly to vote for us and against them, let’s teach people to understand the ramifications before they sign petitions. Let’s show voters that we’re their friends, theirs neighbors and their family and that signing petitions is not something you do just to he polite. In the long run, a lot of people get hurt, and a lot o f time, money and energy are wasted. And when all is said and done, perhaps Lon will realize God never was speaking to him at all. Nope, he was just insane and from another planet the whole dam time. JH REFLECTIONS PUBLISHER AIM MANAGING EDITOR • Marty Davis ADVERTISING DIRECTOR • Meg Grace PRODUCTION ASSISTANT • Melissa Sayler ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR • Oriana Green ADVERTISING REPRESENTATIVES • Markie Acevedo, OFFICE MANAGER • Melissa Sayler NEWS O E T D i* Jim Radosta Larry Lewis M ILA N • Peter Zuckerman CONTRIBUTORS • Lisa Bradshaw, Meryl Cohn, NATIONAL ADVERTISING REPRESENTATIVE • Rivendel! 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