P reviews H er e ’ s what ’ s comnc up ht the sixth annual P o r t la n d L esbian C ay D i T rans fim T estival e r o m S ept . 20 t o 29 . P ick up a copy o e S ensory P erceptions ’ oeeicial cuide EOR A MORE COMPLETE DESCRIPTION OE THE PROCRAMS. A F amily A ffair 7 p m . Sept. 20 (director arul star Helen Lesnick in attendance) T he T rip 9:30 p.m. Sept. 20 (director Miles Swain in attendance) See review on Page 25. Family Affair is the charming and warm story of Rachel D iverse V oices See Page 42 Rosen (Lesnick). a commit Noon Sept. 21 for an interview ment-phobic Jewish lesbian with T he Trip who, after another breakup, decides to n cultures that once celebrated director leave New York for San Diego, where homosexuality in ancient texts Miles Swain her retired parents live. After a series of the Karma Sutra and now of disappointing hut hilarious dates, she finally dismisses it as a “Western vice” resides an meets Christine (Erica Shaffer) and is wonder almost invisible minority, South Asian gays and lesbians. “For Straights Only” explores fully surprised to find herself attracted to her. But as the relationship progresses, she wonders the prejudice faced by gays and lesbians if she can overcome her fears and her attach coming out in modern-day India, Pakistan, ment to her ex-giilfriend. An honest and comic Sri Lanka and Nepal. Creatively incorporat ing underwater photography and hand- kxik at modern-day lesbian romance with its losses, discoveries and joys. Lesbian comedian painted images, “Zyklon Portrait” forcefully juxtaposes a family history with the clinical Suzanne Westenhoefer costars. «Ö Can commitment-phobic Helen live with finding true love? A Family Affair opens the festival. evolution of Zyklon B gas, used to exterm i nate the victims of Nazi concentration camps. “De Colores” moves us through per sonal stories of Latino families breaking cul tural harriers. Eight gay men discuss different experiences with the cultural images o f safe sex and HIV/AIDS in “Our Brother, Our Sons.” A powerful documentary, “X X X Y ” is a portrait of Krista and Howard, two intersex people struggling against the medical establishment and society’s enforced bipolar gender system. “Crip Shots” documents the work of six differently ahled performance artists. B y H ook or B y C rook 2:30 p.m. Sept. 21 y H ook or By C rook chronicles three weeks in the life of a handsome, gender- bending, small-town hutch with a nag ging messiah complex. Emotionally defeated since the death of her father, Shy heads to the city, where she is quickly distracted by Valentine, a deliriously expressive, wiseacre adoptee on a misguided search for her birth mother. T h e two join forces and learn the Continued on Page 2 8 “Thanks for clearing the air at work, Oregon.” I can remember days where I could see the smoke in my office hanging near the ceiling tiles. But with the Oregon Smokefree Workplace Law, it’s a thing of the past. No more dirty ashtrays. No more butts in the sink. And no more secondhand smoke. Because now smoking doesn’t work in Oregon. And I'm breathing a lot easier. If yo u ’ve got questions, please contact us: Information About The Law • Toll-free 1-866-621-6107 • www.healthoregon.org/tobacco • Your county health department Oregon Tobacco Quitline • 1-877-270-ST0P • 1-877-2N0-FUME (Spanish) • TTY: 1-877-777-6534 If you have a disability and need the material in an alternate format, call 5 03 -7 31 -42 7 3 (TTY : 503-731-4031). SMOKEFREE WORKPLACE^. IT S OREGON LAW. O r e g o n D e p a r t m e n t O f H u m a n S e r v ic e s