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About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 7, 2001)
4 J m f M t ’ decaniûer 7 . fyTPJJI out 2001 Auto, Home, Life & B u sin e ss "Your Independent Insurance Agency" □ □ □ □ □ Annie Meyer, Get over yourself Paintings on Paper, the '01 French Series To t h e Show runs from Elliott, Powell, Baden & Baker, Inc. Opening Reception Friday, December 7th, 6 -f PH NaoTajiri, Ceramic paintings. Recent Work M a rc Baker Dow ntow n Portland (503) 227-1771 www.epbb.com D located in the Historic Irvington District Hours: 10-6 Mon-Sal Visit our new site: wvm.brianmarki.com D ID YOU KNOW? I D I D JUST FRIENDS Voice Personal Ads 0 u K N Brian Marki Fine Art & Framing 2236 N E Broadway 503 • 249 • 5659 itanJie arresseri statewide r 0 u K r ( Ì Salem, Eugene, Uncohi City— all around Oregon... 0 111 N Place your ad now! Meet new friends and neighbors Place your voice personal ad in just ? 0 LU out ? Find an exciting, fulfilling, and profitable career in construction! In the Building Futures in Industry and H ades (B-FTT) program at PCC, you will get: Hands on construction training for women and men. A short, six-month program. A direct link to apprenticeships. An opportunity to earn excellent starting apprentice hourly w ages upon graduation: Carpenter—$10.69-$11.89; Electri cian—$9.92-$ 11.78; HVAC—$9,18; Plumber—$9.97-$10.12 . „ „ . Portland b Listen to what graduates say about the program : y ) > C o m m u n ity | A M ell, it sounds like some people are on a witch hunt or have a problem with them selves [“Hang the DJs,” Nov. 16). 1 never have read anything that has made me so mad as this short article. Being some what of an expert on gay and radio issues, I can assure you Nelson of KRSK-FM and Colin Cowherd of KFXX-AM are the furthest things from homophobic. To make a statement that Nelson is homo- phobic is slanderous. And if he wanted to take this to court, I would be right by his side along with many other gay people, and you would lose. 1 have known Nelson for more than 10 years, and he never has had a problem with gay peo ple. If he is homophobic, 1 don’t think he would he giving me hugs and hanging out with me in public. He even created one of his characters, Purple Beard the Gay Pirate, in comedic respect of one of his gay co-workers, Capt. Morgan. For anyone to take Nelson dressed in womens underwear as an attack on the gay or trans community is ludicrous. If you pay atten tion to the commercial, he states he has switched stations so he now can he himself. All he is referring to is that now he finally can wear women’s underwear, whereas before he could not. He is not saying he is gay, trans, hi, nothing. As for Lori Buckwalter’s statement “How would people feel if he did it in blackface,” how does “change” have anything to do with black face? You can’t change your race, hut you can change what you were. Ding-dong! Hello? Does anyone there have a sense of humor? This is done to make people laugh! And judging by the many gay people who are talking about it, they know it is all done in fun and to make you laugh! As for Cowherd’s comment on University of California at Berkeley head football coach Tom Holmoe’s retirement, once again it was a play on words to make you laugh, as he stated. 1 am gay, and I think it is hilarious. I am just jealous I did not get to say that on the radio. My God, folks, look at what Z100 did with me three years ago with the first gay kiss on radio, then as the “token” gay contestant on Mall Survivor this year. I did not hear you scream about that! I only heard people scream ing with laughter! You need to relax! Just because there are no gay “issues” at hand now, you don’t need to try to stir up one. If you are going to do anything, try doing something positive. Stop trying to find some thing negative in something that is positive. Try smiling and laughing; it really does not hurt— no, really! In short, build a bridge and get over yourself girrrlll! and by regularly documenting gay-hashing inci dents in the Congressional Record to remind col leagues, “Government’s first duty is to defend its citizens against the harms that come out of hate.” I believe he is sincere and not just trying to get gay votes, because he will lose more votes from Oregon Citizens Alliance supporters than he will gain. In contrast, when Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden visited Corvallis he could not provide any example of how he is furthering gay rights. 1 believe he takes the gay vote for granted and sees no need to risk taking a stand on gay issues. Maybe Bill Bradbury will he a better senator, hut I also need to know if reasonable accommo dations can be made for his multiple sclerosis disability. I have witnessed people with MS suc ceed in stressful jobs, hut I also have seen the disease unpredictahly incapacitate individuals. Federal laws protecting the disabled give reg ular employers the rights to determine what is reasonable. Voters, who might employ Bradbury as senator, also should have these rights. Yes, Christian theocrats have attempted to hijack the Republican Party, hut voters consis tently have rejected their Taliban-like ideas. Republicans have had to move to the center to win elections, just as the Democrats have done. I am confident this will continue, so 1 have no fear voting for the best candidate, even if he is Republican. “G ay T i m ” B ia s T ho m as K raemer Portland C orvallis Party favors Portland's Finest To t h e To t h e \ December 4tb-3lst O "B-FIT is the only program in the Portland/Vancouver area that. . . enables women to gain an edge and be seen as serious apprenticeship candidates for their chosen trade." Elizabeth Bunga, Apprentice Electrician "Having a comprehensive program available helped me realize that my dream of a future in the trades could come true." Lisa Serrano, Commercial Electrician Apprentice For more inform ation, call 503-614-7403, or e-m ail kgarriso@ pcc.edu ->°o V O Com panion Pet Clinics M S at 8am • 6pm W est L inn Sun llam-4pm Portland \ Salem \ Vancouver W e s t L i n n 19343 Willamette Drive • (503) 635-3115 C L A C K A M A S 16317 S E 82nd Drive • (503) 657-0225 T i g a r d 13500 SW Pacific Hwy • (503) 670-0707 E d it o r : E d it o r : K, I’ll bite on Marty Davis’ bait and admit I might consider voting for Sen. Gordon Smith because his leadership on gay issues with in the Republican Party is sorely needed to pass any legislation [“Time Passages,” Nov. 16). Support is needed in all political parties. Blindly voting for Democratic Party candidates has caused the gay vote to be taken for granted, such as when President Bill Clinton, along with a Democratic majority in both houses, compro mised with the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy and the Defense of Marriage Act. Smith has taken a public stand by co-spon soring the Employment Nondiscrimination Act B asic Rights Oregon says , “ Clog the Kettles/’ Is this m ean-spirited considering the times or justified activism ? Respond at wunv.justout.conu (Don’t forget to include your nam e, city and daytime telephone num ber.) B E d i t o r .- ravo to the Portland Police Bureau for fight ing both terrorist threats from abroad and growing fascism from Washington, D.C. The decision not to participate in the interrogation of immigrants chosen solely on their place of birth is an excellent example of Portland’s Finest protecting our rights as well as our safety. As Attorney General John Ashcroft clam bers up to the podium of power last used by Sen. Joseph McCarthy, we as Americans must remember, “We hold these truths to be self-evi dent, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, lib-
