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COM M ENTARY by M a r t y D a v is The IN publication for the OUT population F ounded 1983 • J ay B rown Vol. 19 N o . 9 and R enee L a C hance M arch 1, 2 0 0 2 FEATURE VIN1AGE VOICES: Portland Gay Men's Chorus salutes seniors P 24 NE WS NORTHWEST • Lesbian mom walks for a cause pp 6-19 NATIONAL • Alabama judge condemns gays pp 2 0 -2 1 WORLD • Gay priest defrocked in Spain PP 22-23 CULTURE SPORTS • Zen running P 35 ROOKS • Biography profiles early queer feminist P 36 MUSIC • Lesbian icons Chris Williamson and Holly Near play Aladdin P 37 FILM • New documentary proves Harry Hay is a living treasure P 39 THEATER • Angels in America still timely in look at U.S. cultural conflicts p41 DIVERSIONS • Change s in arts organization leaderships; Yvonne Rainer film at Four Wall; gay author takes shrewd look at family; landscape photography at B & N; Team Oregon Down Under; International Women’s Day; Rosie coming out?; Matthew Shepard movies; good or insidious? pp 42-43 COLUMNS THE COSPEL ACCORDING TO MARC • The old guys are all right p 44 MS. REHAVIOR • White clad seductress; alone and pouty in bed p 45 SPECIAL EATING OUT • Let someone else cook tonight pp 40-41 JUST FRIENDS • Free voice personal ads pp 45-46 Judgment day Lon, protect me from your followers Thus said, I’m now going to do so anyway. I take serious exception to was privileged to have been able to claw and elbow my way into the accusatory question put forth hy Max Horn in a letter published in the Feb. 20 Multnomah County Courthouse hearing that ended this issue. with Lon Mahon being hauled off in handcuffs. This was a And let me tell you all here and now: What follows is the much- remarkable experience. edited version of my response to his query— a self-edited version, It was my first time seeing the real, live, actual Lon Mahon up mind you. My initial thoughts poured down this page like a river- close and personal. Although he isn’t at all remarkable in his demeanor, bank after a cloudburst in August. Here now comes the toned-down, one can’t help hut notice his pack of followers. To he polite, they appear semiprofessional version. to he a very, um, “colorful” hunch. Is that description less polite than “well-funded sodomites?” That’s D ear M r . H orn : how they fondly refer to us. Thank you for your inquiry regarding Just Out’s coverage of the I left that courtroom feeling the Oregon Citizens Alliance was less to Damon Woodcock story. As you no doubt know, this series of events has he feared as a political nemesis hut far more to he concerned about as a been going on for several years now. religious cult. The people in that room appear more interested in the And as time goes on, so does the complexity of the issues involved tenets of Scripture than they do in upholding the constitution and in WtxxJcock’s “saga.” Willamette Week did an excellent job of providing enacting legislation. But they are followers and Mahon is a leader prey coverage of his travails. ing on religious fervor, and these people are not to he But please note: Woodcock deliberately chose taken lightly. Bonnie Mabon, in her own that paper to tell his story. By bypassing the gay press, Bonnie Mahon, in her own right, is one tough right, is one tough cookie. would that then make him “gayphobic” ? cookie. Although she has perfected her “stand hy Should you be so interested, please note also Just your man" routine, I have no doubt this woman is Although she has perfected Out has a total editorial staff of two people. We do capable of perpetuating some serious trouble all on her "stand by your m an" not have a news reporter. her own. What I have is one damn fine employee, Jim She’s tough, she’s controlled, and she’s pissed. She routine, I have no doubt Radosta, who acts as News Editor/Reporter/Copy also apparently was not willing to join her husband in martyrdom and has avoided serving actual jail time. this woman is capable o f Editor. He does a fine job of providing coverage of area activities. That’s too bad now, isn’t it? perpetuating some serious Will we always be all things to all people? Hell no. Would I love to have a reporter? You bet. n the housecleaning department, Roma Virginia tiO u b ld dll OH tlBT OWil But guess what? Working part time for the gay and Hanvey is taking issue with an item about the Les lesbian press is not a big draw to freshly graduated journalism students bian Community Project that appeared in the Feb. 1 issue. She disagrees with a degree in one hand and a bucket of student loaas in the other. with my perception of the events as described in the newshrief. Try as we might, Just Out now and then falls prey to time, budget I am standing hy the account but do acknowledge one error. During and staffing restraints. Combine these elements with the fact that the latter part of January, I was the recipient of many, many e-mails and WotxJcock has not talked once to us “on the record” up to and includ even one handwritten fax from Hanvey and fellow activist Judith ing the day the settlement was approved, and you have the true reason Applegate— missives in which they clearly identified themselves as “the for the limited yet adequate coverage his story received. real LCP.” Granted, this scenario is not nearly as provocative, inflammatory, However, in the “unauthorized”— and I stand by my usage of that self-serving, inaccurate, hostile and incorrect as your accusations of word— letter that they mailed to the general LCP membership, they did transphobia and fear of the police bureau, but you know, that’s just the not use the words “the real LCP" in reference to themselves or their way it is. Have a good day, and we hope you continue reading. cause. They later claimed their usage of “the real LCP" in communicat ing with me was meant to be tongue-in-cheek. n the last bit of unfinished business, work is progressing on organizing gay, The lesson here, ladies: Be careful where you stick your tongues-in- lesbian, bi and trans day at the Oregon Ftxxl Bank. Thanks to all of you cheek. As will 1. who expressed interest. I should have some real details by the next issue. It’s also time to be thinking about the second annual Just Out Ama s a mle, I don’t specifically address statements made in letters to the teur Photography Contest, and during the next few months you’ll be editor. This is a fomm that is provided to our readers as a means for them express their opinions, and it’s not intended as a place for me to hearing a lot from me about the Creating Change conference coming to town in November. There’s a lot going on around here. Stay tuned. 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