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s one of the founding organizers of the Port
land Pride march, Radical Women has a long
history of addressing the needs and issues affecting
the sexual minorities community. We appreciate
the dedication and work that the Pride Northwest
hoard puts into organizing this important event.
We historically have been openly critical of
the corporatizing of Gay Pride celebrations in
Portland. This event has its roots in the militant
fight for civil and human rights for sexual minori
ties against the “profits before people” status quo
that corporations represent, and the fight is far
from won. The march and festival are an oppor
tunity to express solidarity and renew our com
mitment to continuing that fight and should be
accessible to every member of our community.
Enclosed you will find our registration form for
the march and the required fee, which we are pay
ing under protest. We have strong objections
regarding this new registration fee charged to con
tingents in order to participate in the annual Pride
march its well as the fee to enter the festival site.
Such fees deny members of our community
the right to exercise our constitutionally protect
ed rights of assembly and free speech. The fees
being imposed will exclude many organizations
and community members from participating in
the march and festival, thus sabotaging the
opportunity to build our community and share
this celebration of our struggle with our allies.
The fees deny those with little money the
right to participate in their own celebration and
movement. The celebration of the struggle for
gay liberation belongs to us all and should not be
turned into a business venture that shuts out
people based on their ability to pay.
In the post-Sept. 11 climate of heightened
prejudice and targeting of all groups seen as non
mainstream— including sexual minorities, peo
ple of color, immigrants and activists— it is in
our best interest to build alliances. Radical
Women believes we must work together to build
a multi-issue movement that will be able to
defend the civil rights and liberties for all of us.
As we celebrate our diversity, it is vital that
we not lose sight of the important political
demands we must continue to make if we are to
win the equity and protections we desire and
deserve. We strongly recommend you drop the
march and festival entrance fees from this year’s
celebration and request donations as in the past.
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To the E ditor :
ongrats to Pride Northwest for a great cele-
^•bration. It’s amazing what they have done
with no budget, marginal year-round participation
and a small but enthusiastic group of volunteers.
I especially loved the churches and commu
nity groups in the parade— a wide spectrum of
the rainbow was represented. Oh, and the politi
cians who showed up— they were the ones who
have supported us for years rather than the ones
who just show for a parade. Keep it up!
Keegan as the Pride Northwest board president.
He is in charge of some of the Waterfront Park
activities— not the board president.
Carmella Ettinger is the Pride Northwest
board president, and I adamantly request that
you print a highly visible correction in your next
issue. I know firsthand how hard she has worked
and how much time she has put in. She deserves
the recognition for it.
Your minor publication touts itself as speak
ing for the gay community. That publication has
blatantly done grave disservice to an individual
who has worked very hard, contributing time
and money beyond any reasonable expectation
of any volunteer organization.
Is that clear enough? Your publication is, in
my opinion, a rag.
Carmella has been viciously slapped with a
moldy fish called Just Out. She deserves, at the
very least, a public apology. Jack left much chaos
in his wake, which Carmella has salvaged, but
your publication representing Portland has
given full credit to this man.
In my opinion the “good old boy" network is
alive and well at Just Out. My usual way to refer
to that publication is Just Ain't, and if it should
find its way into my home I would put it in a fit
ting location at the bottom of the bird cage.
M ary R idge
Portland
Bragdon rights
To the E ditor :
V
oters in the Portland region and through
out Oregon resoundingly said “N o!” to
anti-livability and anti-civil rights candidates
and ballot measures May 21.
Measure 26-29, which protects farmland and
livability throughout the metro area, was
approved by a landslide. Measure 26-11, which
would destroy farmland and cause massive
sprawl, was rejected by voters across the region.
Dave Schumann, a pro-civil rights judge
who helped shape the historic Tanner vs. Ore
gon Health Sciences University decision grant
ing equal access to benefits for domestic part
ners, was elected by a wide margin to the Ore
gon Court of Appeals. And David Bragdon, a
pro-civil rights, pro-livability and anti-sprawl
champion, was the clear leader in the important
primary election for Metro Council president.
However, the battle is not over. Foes of liv
ability and civil rights will carry their message
throughout the summer and fall, hoping for a
victory in November.
As a community, we should show our support
for civil rights and livability for all by helping
Bragdon defeat the extreme right-wing, anti
farming, pro-sprawl candidate he faces in the
November runoff. She is on record as opposing
recognition of and equal benefits for domestic
partners and civil rights for sexual minorities.
While Bragdon is a champion of civil rights
for all, the other candidate has been endorsed by
the Oregon Family Council for her extreme
anti-choice, homophobic views. To find out
how you can help, visit www.bragdon-
formetro.com or call 503-228-8150.
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To the E ditor :
I
saw the article "On a Queer D ay...” in the
June 7 issue of Just Out, which names Jack
To the E ditor :
felt like writing to the community at large to
illustrate how much work we as sexual
minorities have yet to do, even in Portland.
I recently moved here from Texas, a state
known to be slightly conservative in its views on
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