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About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 19, 2001)
t| | t — i nrtnhnr 1*1 "O H I 35* IS o u t O U R C LA S S TAKES A B O U T AN HOUR. Bar none To the E ditor : ( I T ’ S T IN A 'S F A V O R IT E H O U R O F T H E D A Y .) I - ‘ ■■K am writing to express my anger and frustra tion at the only “gay” bar in Salem. Or actu ally the lack of one. This particular bar used to be gay-friendly and a fun place to go. Now, with the current ownership, it is less than gay-friendly and not a fun place to go. This issue comes up all the time in a chat room. So many gay people refuse to go in there anymore because of the current ownership’s run ning of the place. I wrote to the club owner to express my opinion, and all he would tell me is that it’s all about the “almighty dollar” and that gay people won’t support it anymore. N o won der— they let all the straight people in instead! Salem needs a gay bar where gay people can go and have fun and not be intimidated by all the straight people. 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Mar tin Luther King Jr. and many others have said, fighting hate with hate only will bring more hate. It’s time to break the cycle. It’s time to imagine. C arole S choll Portland Labor day To the E ditor : I n Oregon, enforcement of employment dis crimination law is entrusted to the Bureau of Labor and Industries, which is under the author ity of the labor commissioner, an office I am considering pursuing. BOLI runs a mediation and conciliation program designed to help employers under stand when they have violated the law and make it right without having to go to court. This process benefits both the employer, who saves money and time, and the employee, who can resolve a discrimination complaint without the publicity, expense and pain of a trial. But BOLI has ducked the opportunity to strike this balance in cases o f employment discrimination on the basis o f sexual orienta tion. According to the agency’s Web site, “State...law s prohibiting sex discrimination in employment do not extend to sexual ori entation or sexual change.” That statement is flat wrong. The court in Tanner vs. Oregon Health Sciences University tr a n s itio n s Lance Cartwright, 1950-2001 L ance Neil C art wright, aka “Blanche de Portland,” died of a massive heart attack Sept. 19. Bom April 30, 1950, he lived all his life in Portland. He graduated from Washington High School. He was a Tri- Met bus driver for the past 26 years. Cartw right began his vacation travels at a young age. He integrat ed him self into the major cultural centers of San Francisco, New York and New Orleans and later Memphis, Tenn.; Key West and O rlando, Fla.; Prov- incetown, M ass.; A t lanta; and especially British Columbia. He documented what he saw through a cam era lens. With the advent of video, he brought Portland and San Francisco audiences the famous and infamous. Cartwright documented the Beau Arts Ball, 20 years of Sweetlips Hangings, the bac chanal Fat Tuesday, coronations, Pensacola Memorial Day and hundreds more. He also produced a hysterically funny RuPaul music video spliced with digitally m anipulated famous Hollywood women slapping the hell out of each other. It was seen in queer establish ments throughout the world. His stage roles in cluded Joan in Dames at Sea, The Boyfriend pro duced by Darcelle XV and a smashing produc tion of DreamgirLs. The Independent Barony of Mount Tabor has lost its “Grand Duchess,” a title he relished. Cartwright’s many dear friends considered him a creative genius and said that he had a colorful personality and that his home was a wel come mat for visitors. The “Fun Family of the Old Testament” Marne, Lance Chilsen, Steve Suss, Kim Chidester, Greg Pitts and the infamous Sweetlips (BA R) express their condolences. He is survived by his sisters, Lynn Duff and Suzie Gannott. A life celebration will start noon Nov. 11 at the Fox and Hounds and continue to C .C . Slaughters, Embers Avenue and Silverado. Rem em brances may be made to C am p Starlight in care of Emmy Ritter, 1608 S.E. A nkeny S t., Portland, OR 97214, 503-238-4420.
