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To t h e E d it o r :
To t h e E d it o r :
ow that Lon Mahon is sitting in a jail cell,
isn’t it time that some well-funded local or
national organization recognize and award Cather
ine Stauffer for her relentless campaign against the
Oregon Citizens Alliance? W hat other individual
or group, except maybe the Rural Organizing Proj
ect, has had as much success in revealing the
O C A as the hyp<x:ritical bullies that they are?
Now that Bonnie Mahon is packing her
tcxithbrush on her way to a jail cell, isn’t it time
that some local or national organization recog
nize and award Brent Foster for his legal strate
gy? His actions in uncovering the financial scam
that the O C A undertixik to avoid paying the
fine that the Oregon jury awarded Stauffer a few
years ago helped lead to the situation in which
millions of us could watch on television as the
handcuffs were put on Lon Mahon.
Surely that is worth some applause and
thanks.
N
s I follow the governor’s race, Beverly Stein
continues to step out in front of all the
candidates on the issues important to me as an
Oregonian. She understands the potential that
an efficient state government can achieve by
supporting all of Oregon’s industries— as well as
encouraging the development of new ones.
T his was demonstrated Feb. 1 when Stein
brought together 13 business leaders from
diverse areas of the economy and the state for
her “G et Oregon Working Again Roundtable.”
W hile other candidates get their ideas from
Kxiks and polls, she goes right to the people
operating businesses every day.
Stein will utilize all o f her abilities and
resources to improve educational programs,
expand infrastructure and promote the quality
of life enjoyed throughout our state. Join me in
voting for Beverly Stein, clearly Oregon’s best
choice for governor!
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Portland.
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Beaverton
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To t h e E d it o r :
To t h e E d it o r :
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am quite perturbed that when referring to
Leslie Feinherg you used the female pronoun
[“Eugene Conference Discuss Patriarchy,” Feb. 1].
Those in the trans community who take on
more than one gender are called third-gendered.
If the writer had done any background check
ing, she would know “ze” or “si” (third-gender
pronouns for “he” and “she”) is preferred.
If anything, she would have been better off
using the male pronoun. Portland is a trans-
friendly city, so the writer shouldn’t have had
much trouble finding references to Feinherg.
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s a young struggling lesbian at 16, my ini
tial discovery of Just O ut provided the
awareness, support and belonging 1 desperately
needed during my coming out. Since that time
nearly 15 years ago, it has remained the center-
piece of my coffee table decor. I’ve grown and
changed as it has grown and changed.
It is this long history that founded my initial
defensiveness of your coverage of the Damon
W rxxkock saga. Now that the settlement has
been reached, I no longer can create excuses for
your coverage. As a spectator of the events that
have transpired with the Portland Fire and
Police Disability and Retirement Fund, I have
been grateful for the news printed by Kith
W illam ette W eek and the O regonian.
My assumption was that W txxJcock’s inabil
ity to go “on the record” was perhaps what pre
vented Just O ut from providing ongoing cover
age of such a big event.
I am utterly appalled at your nearly non-existent
coverage of the settlement. Further, yixir ink on the
settlement was weak, questioning and confusing
[“Traas Officer’s Settlement OK’d,” Jan. 18).
W hile W illam ette W eek did provide G L B T
folks the information and answers they sought, I
am left with one question: Is it your transphobia
or your fear of the Portland Police Bureau that
resulted in such horrible coverage? I would like
to think it’s the police.
M ax H orn
C O Q SU R E Facilitator
A
hy is it if you don’t understand some
thing you autom atically attack it? W e in
the gay com m unity often ask this of the
straight com munity and get very upset when
they do this to us.
I pretty much live my life in mainstream
society. I am out at work, I made my transfor
m ation in my present job , and I managed to
keep that job . It’s kind o f hard to hide a
6-foot-2 black woman; there are not a lot o f us
around.
Being out has had its share o f difficulties. I
can understand the fear that straight folk
have for trans folk, hut why is there so much
fear and lack o f understanding w ithin queer
space ?
A nd to zero right in with queer m en—
eith er gay or hi— gents, I am going to put it
bluntly: I am not a *<SiA% $#*f drag queen.
N othing against drag queens; some in this
com m unity are my closest supporters. W h en I
was at my lowest point, they were there to
give me that not-so-gentle nudge to keep me
going.
Strangely, they are gay men, and they get it.
Now if the drag queens can figure out, what’s up
with the rest of you men out there?
People who live in glass houses should not
trc in s itio n s
Robert “ Swifty’*
Wilson,
1926-2002
I Portland resident Robert L. "Swifty” Wilson
died Feb. 11. He was 75.
He was K im O c t. 10, 1926, in Bandon. He
moved to the Portland area more than 30
years ago.
He worked as a janitor at Darcelle XV. He
previously was a dishwasher at the nightclub.
He is survived by his sister, Lois O ’Neal, and
friends, W alter C ole and R ck Neuhardt.
No services are planned. Final disposition
was by cremation. Omega Funeral and Crem a
tion Service handled the arrangements.
Remembrances may he made to a favorite
charity.
“He lived with us for aKiut 30 years,” said
C ole, aka Darcelle. “He was a dear friend, a
good m an.”