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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 .)
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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. The owner said
security will stand up for gay people if there is
a problem. I haven’t seen that happen yet,
especially when the guards are straight them
selves.
What’s that saying? “Protect your own” ?
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arty Davis’ Sept. 21 editorial “O ne
N ation Under G od?” brought up excel
lent points: There are alternatives to war
that precious few in the media have cared to
consider. With flags flying high and. inci
dents of harassment and hate crimes against
A rab A m ericans increasing, songs like
“ Imagine” are being censored instead o f truly
listened to.
Like John Lennon, I can imagine a world
where people take conflict resolution serious
ly, where violence is never the answer, where
the rule of national and international laws
and institutions are upheld. A s the Rev. 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.