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o d o h f 19, 9001 » ju s t ill I ■ COMMENTARY JÊ Ê The IN publication for the OUT population F ounded 1983 • J ay B rown and R enée L a C hance Vol. 18 No. 24 October 19, 2001 FEATURE ME YOU ROOM B0RE9T: Here’s some interior decorating advice for the style-challenged 9 27 NEWS NORTHWEST • Lesbian police officer accuses bureau o f sex discrimination; meet Harriet Merrick o f Basic Rights Oregon; a history lesson about a true trailblazer 99 0 - 1 7 NATIONAL • A picture is worth a thousand words; Californians gain domestic partner benefits 99 1 9 - 2 1 , 25 WORLR • Desmond Tutu issues apology PP 2 2 - 2 3 ENTERTAINMENT ART For Patricia Millar, art is looking up 9 37 MOSIC • 0 0 gay men get one new face 9 37 FILM • Our picks for guy flicks p 41 COUVRE • Celebrating the body electric 9 43 FILM • Applause for Sensory Perceptions P 44 TREATER • Suzanne Westenhoefer is a funny lady p 45 ’ COUVRE • ’Tis the season to crown new monarchs 9 47 RIVERSIONS • Spooky doings are afoot; bloomin’ art and music galore p 49 COLUMNS M S. RERAVIOR • Looking for love in all the far places p 35 LESRIAN COMMONITY PROJECT • A time to heal How do you spell relief? Tough economic times require smart spending decisions Sept. 11 terrorist attacks have affected all o f us in Oregon officially has been declared to be in a recession. W ith an unemployment rate at 6 percent and rising, the effect o f a slow economy different ways. For me, the uncontrollable urge o f need- is or soon will start to be felt by all of us. ing-to-know has altered my m orning ritual. Now, upon awakening, the first thing I do is fumble for the rem ote, Just because you’re not a laid-off Freightliner worker doesn’t mean J L usually warm and toasty under the dog, and click on the you’re not going to be affected. People who lose jobs don’t go out to dinner, don’t buy big-ticket items and don’t waste money on non-essen television. If I see a com m ercial or Katie C ouric, th en 1 know the tials. T heir spending comes to a halt. world didn’t end overnight. If I awake to Tom Brokaw, it’s likely to be a bad day. T he next person laid off will be a waiter or a retail clerk who will O n e recent morning I woke to the blurry image of a gaunt, starv join the former Freightliner worker in the unemployment line. T h e next ing Afghani woman. But then as my eyes focused and my hearing business that shuts down will belong to a struggling entrepreneur, and again more jobs will be lost. kicked in, I realized it was actually Maria Shriver reporting live from the N B C studios. I truly don’t mean to be harsh, but Mrs. C onan W h en neighborhood businesses close down and retail areas becom e devalued, residential real estate properties soon follow. By manages to make the refugees look hale and hearty. Shouldn’t some investing in your local m erchants you not one arrange for the government to drop a cou ple o f extra relief food packages on the Kennedy only are helping save job s, you also are keep A recession, terrorism compound? In times o f crisis, charity begins at ing com m unities vital and preserving th eir home. Am ericans obviously are starving in integrity. an d the start o f the dreary g ra y Hyannis Port, Mass. Is saving a few dollars by shopping at giant My take on the country’s current m ental warehouse stores really that important? W ill you rainy season is bound be able to gamer long-term value from those dol state is th at we rapidly are moving out o f the to get everyone down warm-and-fuzzy “one nation united” stage and lars or cents saved, or will they com e back to in to the freaking-out “oh my G od, it’s anthrax” bite you in the butt? a t some point o r another phase. It’s clear to me th at these new behaviors T o bring a stop to this cycle we’ve got to are dangerous and unnecessary and that as a provide econ om ic support for each other. T hose who have m oney must m ake wise ch o ices about where to n ation we now are playing right into scripted roles. T hese fears and alarms are potentially far more dangerous than the actual disease. spend it. Looking back at earlier troubling times in our history, le t’s not T h e impact o f your dollars is far greater than you m ight think. It is ignore the leader who noted, “T h e only thing we have to fear is fear imperative that we support gay- and lesbian-owned business and itself.” other independents who’ve been supportive o f our com m unity and our struggles. W hile the world works to regain solid footing and moves further into military attack mode, gay men and lesbians must stay diligent and aware A recession, terrorism and the start o f the dreary gray rainy season is of front-line attacks within our nation from the ever-present anti-gay bound to get everyone down at some point or another. W h en this hap extremists. Nov. 6 is Election Day in many states, and voters will find at pens to you please get out, join your friends and community and have least four pivotal initiatives placed before them. some good old fun. W ith the absurd yet heinous words o f Jerry Falwell and his ilk Social events for and by gay m en and lesbians abound in our lingering in the back o f people’s minds, now unfortunately is an area. Take advantage o f th e positive energy th at is being put out by opportune tim e for our own A m erican Taliban to make advances the likes o f the Rosetow n R am blers w ith th eir dances and roller because o f distracted or simply absent voters. W h ile we individually skating events. Listen to music at T ouch stone; hang out at 3 Friends c a n ’t vote in M ichigan or Texas, we must stay alert to w hat’s going or Crush. on here at hom e and not allow sneak attacks while politicians strug G o bowling, play volleyball, and, oh yeah, com e to the Just Out S in gle with budgets, bailouts, shortfalls, unemploym ent and myriad gles Halloween Party. W e are going to have a great time, and we’d like you to join us. j n concerns resulting from terrorism. O n a more personal note, we’ve also got to take care o f our selves— and each other. W e need to com e together as a community— The J ust O u t S ingles H alloween P arty urill feature a costume contest, prizes galore and free sushi from 6 :3 0 to 9 p.m . O ct. 31 a com m unity held together by econom ic goals, cultural sameness as at Dragonfish, 909 S.W . 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