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3 COMMENTARY by M arty D a m s The IN publication for the OUT population F ounded 1983 • J ay B rown Vol. 19 N o . 3 and R enee L a C hance D ecem ber 7, 2 0 0 1 FEATURE RED, WHITE ft BLUES: National crisis leaves gays and lesbians feeling frustrated P 24 NEWS NORTHWEST • Meet Antoinette Laferriere, businesswoman extraordinaire; Potter’s House provides a home; holidays are difficult for recovering alcoholics; Eugene man reflects on years of activism 7-19 NATIONAL • President Bush keeps the faith; lesbian activist murdered; trans Minnesotans face bathroom battle pp 20-21 WORLD • Cairo 52 verdicts handed down; gay Canadian murdered; Russian duo make Eminem seem like Elton John pp 22-23 PP ENTERTAINM ENT GROUPS • Meet the nicest people on the planet p 37 THEATER • Time trippin' with the Taffetas; gay actor-collects crumbs of joy; fave fag hag is back pp 39-43 DIVERSIONS • Gay television, a divine songstress and holiday activities aplenty p 44 COLUMNS MS. BEHAVIOR • The question “do women have girlfriends?” finally answered p 35 LESRIAN COMMUNITY PROJECT • Regain a sense of safety by building community p 35 THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MARC • A compelling argument for queer military troops p 46 Three days that never end.. Traumatic events make this a holiday season to remember economic, legal and emotional issues being dealt with by members of ec. 7, the publication date of this issue, is my friend our own gay and lesbian community. I imagine these follow-ups will Esther’s birthday. Because of the date’s historical signifi continue for a long, long time. cance, hers is about the only birthday— other than my In some way or another all of us will feel the impact of terrorist own, of course— I’m ever able to remember. attacks this holiday season. Undoubtedly there will be fewer trips home Now if 1 just could motivate myself to do something to families and friends; surely there will be more people with money about the happy event, once remembered, things would he just dandy. woes, and many others will be troubled by what yet might lie ahead as Until that time: Happy birthday, Esther, hope you had a great day. the nation battles terrorist activities— and continues with war. As a child growing up in rural northern California, Dec. 7 was a momentous day in the newspapers, textbooks, classrooms and television n a brighter note, let’s consider the potential positive implications of news. It was the significant day to remember in terms of political history. the season. We all have borne witness to the powerful, awesome and I was far too young to understand what really had happened in 1941, sudden way life can be affected. but there’s no doubt the date forever was etched in my mind. Would it not seem, then, this should be the holiday season to set A s a teen-ager, a second black day joined this eventual trinity of aside old wounds and let go? If ever there was to be a time to be the horrific dates: Nov. 22, 1963. It’s what now, almost 40 years since best we can be, now is it. that awful day? Brazened by this uncharacteristic and highly U ntil recently, of course, this was the monu naive concept, I now throw caution to the wind mental memory of many lifetimes. Yet it wasn’t This year, and admit to taking exception to the “Clog the until I sat down to start writing this column that 1 memories o f Nov. 2 2 Kettles” campaign being promoted by Basic Rights realized Nov. 22 came and went this year with lit Oregon and other activist organizations across the tle or no notice. were yet another casualty country. Nowhere did I read, “On this date in Dallas, o f Sept. 11 1 respect the situation with the Salvation Army. Texas, a lone gunm an....” No radio announcer I appreciate the problem. I understand the desire to intoned, “38 years ago today, tragedy struck the Unit create change. I admire the motivation behind the plan. ed States....” This year, memories of Nov. 22 were yet another casualty That said, I don’t agree with it. Simply put, it’s not the time. of Sept. 11. Creating adversaries is not going to gamer domestic partner benefits Maybe because I’m older now, maybe because I’m more cynical, for anyone. This plan does not fit the season, the mood of the nation maybe because youthful memories have more lasting impact— what and the spirit that all should be striving for at this time. ever the reason— so far I don’t seem to have been as personally It’s mean-spirited and does not reflect well upon who we are. The moved hy the events o f Sept. 11 as I was by the assassination of Presi losers in this battle will be the cold, the hungry and the downtrodden. dent John F. Kennedy. That day— when one death brought a nation Depositing fake dollars at a time when so many are hurting and to its knees— still carries the weight of Sept. 11 with its tremendous needy is not going to win converts in the battle for civil rights. If thousands of deaths. you feel the need to make a political statement, donate a real dollar I’m not sure why this all is coming to mind now. The holiday sea with a note attached indicating this money was given in the spirit of son can do that— bring hack memories and create nostalgia. I only sharing hy a caring individual who also happens to he gay, lesbian, can begin to wonder at the emotional upheaval being felt hy the hi or trans. thousands of survivors and families of those lost and touched hy It’s not always about us, and combat is not the only way to win wars. Sept. 11. Let’s show our good side this holiday season. Give as generously as you The trauma is going to be with us for a long, long time. In this issue can of your money, your time and your positive gay energy. JH1 of Just Out we bring to you an overview of the longer-range impact of O fust o SPECIAL • Banks in C hicago are learning gay m en and lesbians are a force to be reckoned w ith. A fte r a m eeting w ith “G ay $ ” backers, tw o banks w ith branches in neighborhoods containing large gay populations agreed to recirculate currency stam ped w ith “G ay $ ." The banks had sorted out the stam ped currency because ft w as “m u tilated.” EATING OUT • Let someone else cook tonight pp 40, 42 NIGHTSPOTS • Gay-friendly hangouts p 43 JUST FRIENDS • Free voice personal ads pp 46-47 t • D rew Davis and G ordon Shadbum e, funda m entalist politicos and hom ophobes, now have som ething else in com m on. N either man w as able to convince voters he deserves to be returned to public office. Both candidates cam e in fourth in their respective races. It published on the first and third PH' day of each month. 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Box 14400, Portland, O R 9729 ) 0400, 50)-2)6-l252, advertising 5 0 )-2 56-1253, fax 50)- 2)6-1257; e-mail justiHitOjustixit.com. Visit our Internet site at www.justout.com. BVTHnAINM BVT EDITOR • Oriana Green NEW S a i m • Jim Radosta CONTRIBUTORS • Marc Acito, Kronda Adair, Kristan Aspen, Lisa Bradshaw, MerylCohn, Susan Detroy, Heron, Sarah Leimert, Andy Mangels, Christopher McQuain, VO L. 4 N O . 2 , NOVEM BER 1986 takes place D e c. 6 at N o rth w est S ervice C enter. Talented lesbiansvvill band to g eth er fo r an evening o f fun and bring art. m usic, com edy, th e a te r and satire to the com m unity. • Phoenix Rising presents S ta r W atch on D e c . 14 at D arcelle XV. The variety show w ill be studded w ith stars: th e Fallen A ngel C hoir, th e M ich ael Allen Harrison Trio, Lady Elaine P eacock. J o e A nderson, Joan Larson, K eira O 'H a ra , Tim Bow m an and a spe cial surprise guest. • Barb S u ssex and veteran P ro ject L U C K vo lu n teer Pat Lynch w ill outline som e o f th e unique service needs o f gay and lesbian s tre e t youth D ec. 16. • In case you haven’t heard, Portland's first lesbian conference Nov. 8 and 9 w as a phe nomenal success. N early 6 0 0 lesbians gath ered together for a w eekend of speeches, workshops and proposal sessions. • The Snow ball D an ce is D ec. 2 1 . C e le b ra te happy holidays. W in te r S o lstice, H anukkah and C hristm as w ith this b en efit fo r th e Lesbian Aging P roject. S e e the Lesbian V irgin M a n g e r S c en e, sit on Hanukkah s lap and tell h er your d ee p est desires. • In an effort to further reduce risk o f A ID S transm ission through the blood supply, the U S . Food and Drug Adm inistration last month issued new recom m endations expanding the list o f those who should not include blood to include prostitutes and their heterosexual custom ers. • H elp M etro p o litan C om m unity C hurch raise the $ 5 0 .0 0 0 needed to m eet th e final balloon paym ent and to resto re th e building. M C C . th e only church building in th e s ta te o f O regon to be d e fe a te d by an in-office presiden t, serves as a ce n te r fo r hum an rights and religious freedom . W e invite you to help M C C in our end eavor to m ake this historic land m ark the first lesb ian /g ay-o w n ed p roperty in the com m unity. • The Lesbian V ariety Hour, benefiting Lesbians W ishing W elcom e and W om en M usicians N etw ork, BNTIM • Marty Davis wm Kelly Reilly, Tom Stevenson, Lynn Thomas, Rex Wockner ADVERTISING DIRECTOR • Meg Grace ADVERTISING REPRESENTATIVES • Markie Acevedo, Larry Lewis NATIONAL ADVERTISING REPRESENTATIVE • Rivendell Marketing Company Inc., 212-242-6863 I • Kevin Moore I ASSISTANT ».Melissa Saylor OFFICE M ANAGa • Melissa Sayler OISTRIIUTHM • Ian Drake, Kelly Keigwin, Bonita Mattinson, Becky Sawyer, Merid Schwartz, Melissa Weigand, Carla Wright, John Yoakum
