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About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 16, 2002)
Jfltttl 16, 2002 iustrm COMMENTARY b \ A'- ' > P The IN publication for the OUT population h F ounded 1983 • J ay B rown and R enée L a C hance Voi. 19 N o. 20 August 16, 2 0 0 2 FEATURE COMMISH DISH: Ju.st Out asks City Council candidates about queer issues p 16 NEWS NORTHWEST • Man sentenced for church threats; Human Dignity Coalition throws another party for Central Oregonians; counselors form social group for sexual minority Jews 7-11 NATIONAL • Democrat compares openly gay pp Republican to Nazi leader Adolf Hitler; United Methodist Children’s Home accused of discrimination; off his Rocker pp 12-13 WORLD • Football fans follow full frontals; Tory comes out of the closet; Sesame Street will add HIV-positive Muppet pp 14-15 INSERT WORLD SERIES 2002: Portland plays host to the biggest queer sporting event in the country ARTS AND CULTURE PEOPLE • Thomas Marks makes his mark in music; local bi bikes Bolivia p 23. 33 MOSIC • The next Chinese butch lesbian Madonna? pp 31 ART • Julia Waco can’t think straight p 34 FILM • You’ ll want seconds of Second Skin p 35 DIVERSIONS • Strombolli’s queer circus is here!; Homowo Festival; unleash yourself to the movies; street fairs galore p 36 WHAT’ S PO PPM 'T • Don’t pay to see Full Frontal or the creepy Tadpole P 37 COLUMNS M S . OEHAVIOR • Fantasies: Are you cheating? 29 THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MARC • Gay men P i Dub ' 9 Field of dreams Portland welcomes softball players as one City Council candidate hits a homer Y ou’re here. You’re finally here. Welcome all players and coaches, partners and friends, spectators and sponsors to the 26th annual Gay Softball World Series. After months and months of planning and anticipating, it’s time to play some damn serious softball. Oh yeah, and maybe, just maybe, party a bit. And shop. And eat. And explore. You must take some time out of your very busy, event-packed schedule to check out this extraordinarily beautiful, energetic, progressive and gay- friendly city that the rest of us are lucky to call home. It won’t take you long to see why Portland consistently pops up on most, if not all, lists of cities with high “gay livability” ratings. While not minimizing or overlooking the woes of ongoing legislative struggles with a tedious minority-backed political/religious faction known as the Oregon Citizens Alliance, Portland has much to offer, not the least of which is an excellent selection of gay and lesbian Realtors, all of whom will be quite happy to help you with your relocation process should you totally succumb to the charms of our city. For many of you this will be your first, and perhaps only, time to visit Portland. You’ll be spending a lot of quality time downtown, on Stark Street and in Old Town, but to get a more complete sense and overview of our city, hop on a bus or MAX and check out a few of the outlying areas. Neighborhoods like Hawthorne, Alberta, Broadway and the so-new- it-s-not-done-yet Pearl District abound with gay-owned and gay-friendly shops, restaurants, galleries and entertainment venues. Portland is rich with entrepreneurial spirit, and gay and lesbian business owners are a vital part of the revitalization of our city. We all know you’ve brought some money to town with you. We all know you brought it to spend. Competition is keen for your spending power. Please share your bounty with the sponsors of the World Series and the advertisers of this paper, all fine establishments who support the gay community year-round. It’s their presence, their staunchness, their com mitment that makes Portland such a wondrous place for us to live and for you to visit. H ere’s a startling news flash for you all. Sometimes things don’t work out the way you had planned. Case in point: It’s time to elect a new Portland City Council member to replace Charlie “Skateboard” Hales. For a while this was looking like it was going to be a pretty simple call. I endorse Sam Adams for City Council, wish Serena Cruz well with her continued term at Multnomah County and spend the summer idly pondering how exactly Kevin Mannix got nominated for governor. Did it work out that way? Nooooooo. Sam Adams waits to take a later bus, and 16— 16, mind you— candi dates emerge to seek city office. To be truthful, though, while somewhat ponderous, the prospect of so many candidates is promising and exciting REFLECTIONS 5 years ago in to me. I think it’s just one more dynamic sign of the vitality of a city when 16 citizens are eager to participate in the process. And you know what else? All of them have something worthwhile to say. And that surprised me. With that many candidates, you sorta expect one or two might fall into the, um, “back away from the candidate” category, but that’s not the case this time. I attended a forum at Portland State University where 14 of the 16 were present, and darned if they weren’t all intelli gent, prepared and passionate about their cause. And the causes they espouse are all important. Cleaning up the Willamette River, police accountability, race relations, education, job development, arts and culture, budget crises and future city development. The thing is, though, that the person elected has to be passionate, educated, versed and knowledgeable in all these areas. The person elect ed has to be able to advocate for all citizens and not just a few. The per son elected has to be an effective leader while still understanding that the key to success is working cooperatively with the mayor and other commissioners. The person elected should be experienced yet not weary nor worn. The person elected must fight tirelessly for civil rights and equality for all people of all races, of all orientations, of all persuasions. The person elected needs to hold as much promise for the future as ties to the past. And it’s for all these reasons— for these exciting promis es of the future, for the promise of continued proactive civil rights advo cacy— that Serena Cruz should be elected to the Portland City Council. D ownsizing is a word with less-than-positive connotations. Usually it means someone is losing something, most often a job. Just Out, however, became the recipient of positive news this month because of some personal downsizing by activist and former Just Out photographer and contributor Linda Carter. She and household are moving to smaller quarters and needed to find a new home for a mag nificent photo collage detailing the community’s fight to defeat Measure 9 in 1992. This is a beautifully done piece of art and history, and we’re proud to have it on display in our office, where it can be shared with others. So if you were a foot soldier in this battle or are just someone with an appre ciation of history, please feel free to stop by and take a look. In 1992 Oregonians filled the streets of downtown Portland with people of passion and unity. In November it will be 10 years since “the real” No on 9. Is the passion for the struggle still with us? Have we won? Are we there yet? J H PLEASE NOTE: August has Jive Fridays, so the next issue of Just Out won’t hit the streets until Sept. 6 — an interval of three weeks rather than two. ill) • New survey data have found lesbians might be at higher risk than heterosexual women for breast, ovari an and uterine cancer and for heart disease and stroke. The poll found lesbians tend to weigh more than heterosexual women, which, according to researcher M ary M cCauley of the Howard Brown Health C enter in Chicago, “increases the risk for breast and endometrial cancer because estrogen is manufactured from adipose tissue.* sport a chic new look p 38 Ju st out l i pub Itched on the first and third Fri day of each month. G ipyn^ht © 2002 hy J im (Jut. N » purt i4 Just Out miiy tx- reproduced without written permission from the publisher. The subm ission o f w ritten and graphic m ateri als is welcomed. Written material should he typed and dou ble-spaced. Just Otic reserves the nuht to edit for ijr.immar, punc tuation, style, liability concerns and length. We will reject or edit articles or advertisements that are offensive, demeaning or may result in let-al action. Letters to the editor -I khi IJ be limited to 500 words. A n nouncements retranlinj: lite transitions (births, deaths, unions, etc.) shixikl he limited to 200 words; photos are welcome. Dead line for subm issions to the editorial department and for the Calendar IS the Thursday 15 days before the next publication date. Views expressed in letters to the editor, columns and features are not necessarily those of the publisher. The display advertising deadline is the Monday 12 days before the next publication date. Classified ads must be received at the Just (Jut office by 4 p.m. on the Thursday eij>ht days before the next publication date, alone with payment. Ads may be placed by telephone or via the Internet with Visa or MasterCard payment. Ad policy; Just Out reserves the njjhl to reject or edit any advertisement. Gunpensation for em us in, or cancellation of, advertisine will be m;ide with credit toward future advertising. Advertising rates are available upon request Distribution policy: lust Out is available free of charge, one copy per persist. Just Out is delivered only to authorized distribu tors. N o person may, without prior written permission from Just Out, take more than one copy. Any person who takes more than one o-py may be held liable for theft, including but not limited to civil damages and/or criminal pnwecution. Subscriptions are $22.50 for 12 issues. First Class (in an envelope) is $40 for 12 issues. C on tact Just Out at P.O. Box 14400, Portland, O R 97295-0400; 501-256-1252, advertising 503-256-125), fax 505-256-1257; e-mail justourOnistout com Visit our Internet site at www.justout.com. M aim 3 • Oregonians made their presence felt during the Log Cabin Republicans national convention. State Rep. Chuck Carpenter, the Oregon House's only openly gay G O P member, was honored with the LCR Lead ership Award for his tireless work this past session to advance legislation prohibiting employment dis crimination based on sexual orientation. • Portlander Jerry Deas has been named secre tary of Dignity/U SA , the nation's largest and old est organization of gay, lesbian, bi and trans Catholics. • It's the Code Blue Lesbian Dance and sexiest legs contest Aug. 16 (21 and older only). PHBUSNBI AND MANAGING EDITOR • Marty Davis NEWS a r m • Jim Radosta ARTS A M C H O R E EDITOR • Lisa Bradshaw CMTRIOVTMIS • Marc Acito, Kronda Adair, Meryl Cohn, Cheyne Cumming, Meg Daly, Timothy Krause, Sarah Leimert, Patricia L. MacAodha, Christopher McQuain, • Beyond the C loset, C entral Oregon's education and advocacy group working fo r the civil rights o f gay, lesbian, bi and trans people, plays host to “Coming O ut, Coming Home: A Plaice for Lesbians and Gays in the Christian Faith Com m unity.* The conference will be held Sept. 12 and 13 in Bend. • Join the members o f M otheriode and other female musicians for the annual Northw est W om en’s M usic C ele bration. This weekend o f workshops takes place Sept. 5 to 7 at Y M C A Cam p Collins on the Sandy River. • Contestants from all over the world w ii gather Aug. 31 in the M ontgom ery Park Atrium to com pete for the title of La Femme M agnifique Universal. Prominent Portland citizens will select a winner from a bevy of the world's most glamorous fem ale impersonators. • Billed as a ‘ picnic potiuck with live performances and displays of memorabilia from the e ra ,“ the Mountain M ov ing C afe reunion is a gathering of folks who worked for, performed in or attended events at the racked political hangout that was the center of community activism in Southeast Portland during the late 1970s. Gary Morris, Courtney Perkins, Juli Roxx, Melissa Sayler, Andy Simon, Tom Stevenson, Rex Wockner ADVERTISING 0RKGTIR • Larry Lewis AOVOTM NG R O R IS a n xn V E • Markie Acevedo NATNNAL ADVERTISING R O M S EN TO IV f • Rivendell Marketing Company Inc., 212-242-6863 GRAHRC mmm • Kevin Moore PH M CTWN ASSISTANT • Zanne dejanvier OFMI M AN A C a • Erin Sexton M1B0V • Nadia Cannon MST1I0VTNN • Ed Carder, Ian Drake, Ron Geer, Mary Hauer, Kelly Keigwin, Merid Schwartz, Jen Spires, Melissa Weigand
