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bout a dozen protesters held signs and dis
tributed fliers outside the Butchies concert
O ct. 16 at the B C om p lex to raise awareness
about the rock b an d ’s participation in the
M ichigan W om yn’s M usic Festival. T h e event,
held every A ugust, is restricted to wom en who
were b o m women.
Protester Lisa Zeepp, who identified as a gen-
derqueer fem me, called the policy transphobic.
“ I support safe space for all wom en not based on
anatom y,” she said.
K atie Kaput, a transsexual dyke, said the pol
icy is no different from one that would exclude
lesbians. “W e d on ’t think that people who co n
sider them selves trans allies should be support
ing them iri helping that policy continue.”
A ce Popsoda, a trans boy who protested o u t
side the Butchies concert A pril 24 at the C rys
tal Ballroom , said the band has not responded
despite repeated requests to reconsider. “T here
have been countless attem pts to try to reach the
B u tch ie s...an d nothing has really worked.”
T h e protesters, collectively know n as the
Transformers, hope to raise awareness, convince
the band to reconsider its support o f the policy
and, ultimately, to m ake the festival inclusive.
Popsoda urged the trans com m unity to com e
together regardless o f gender identity.
“People in the trans com m unity who aren’t
trans wom en ignore issues that d o n ’t affect
them ,” he said. “T h at really angers me a lot.”
The Butchies have issued statements saying
they support the trans community but recognize the
continued need for separatist events. The band
pointed out that the festival does not conduct gen
der checks and that a large contingent o f staff mem
bers identify as trans, albeit female-to-male only.
“W e d on ’t think that our support o f the trans
com m unities and womyn b o m womyn com m u
nities are in direct contradiction to each other;
our support o f one does not dim inish the support
o f the other,” the Butchies said. “T h ey are both
equal in our hearts.”
For more information e-mail
transformers@freeze.com or visit the Internet site
ivuw. strap-on. orgjaction. html.
G ood G overnment G roup
C ollects V oter S ignatures
T
he G o o d G overnm ent Initiative likely will
qualify for the M ay 2002 ballot.
C h ie f petitioner R obert Ball, a gay police
reserve captain and real estate investor, told the
Portland Tribune he has collected slightly more
than the 27,095 voter signatures required. T h e
initiative seeks to am end and restate the local
charter to m ake the city operate within a system
o f checks and balances.
“O u r elected com m ission ers supervise city
bureaus, an d with their v otes as councihm em -
bers, they ad o pt o rd in an ces,” B all said. “A s
long as both the law m aking an d the ad m in is
trative bran ch es are the responsibility o f the
sam e elected officials, there exists a natural
c o n flict.”
U n der the initiative, adm inistrative duties
and responsibilities would be vested in the
mayor, who no longer would be a m em ber o f the
C ity C o u n cil. T h e am en dm en t also would
increase the num ber o f council m embers to
nine; two would be elected at large, and seven
would be elected by districts.
“ P ortlan d is th e largest city in th e U n ite d
S ta te s th at co n tin u es to o p erate under the
co m m issio n form o f go v e rn m e n t,” B all said.
“A s our city grow s an d b eco m es m ore diverse,
it is im p o rta n t th a t w e, as citiz e n s, are
in volved in co u n cil decisio n s. W h e n all c o u n
cil m em bers h ave only legislative d uties and
seven district co u n cil m em bers h av e their
offices in their d istricts, P ortlan d c a n beco m e
n o t ju st ‘T h e C ity T h a t W orks’ but ‘T h e C ity
T h a t W orks T ogeth er.’ ”
MCC N orthwest D istrict
H olds F inal C onference
M
em bers o f th e M etro p o litan C o m m u n i
ty C h u rc h o f P ortlan d ; G e n tle S h e p
herd M C C in V ancouver, W ash.; S w e e t S p ir
it M C C in S a le m ; an d S iste rS p irit trav eled to
S a lt L ak e C ity from O c t. 5 to 7 for th e fin al
N o rth w est D istrict C o n fe re n c e o f th e U n i
versal Fellow ship o f M etro p o litan C o m m u n i
ty C h u rch es. T h re e clergy an d ab ou t 10 laity
atten d ed .
During the next two years the denom ination
will transition into a structure adm inistered by
regional elders, who will replace elected district
com m ittees. O n e last com m ittee was elected
during the conference to com plete the work o f
the district.
M C C Portland m em ber C h u ck H arvey
stepped dow n after a three-year stint as district
coordinator. H e has held other positions on this
body and was coordinator o f the district confer
ence for several years.