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COMMENTARY
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The IN publication for the OUT population
F ounded 1983 • J ay B rown
Vol. 20 N o. 1
and
R enee L a C hance
N ovem ber 1, 2002
FEATURE
GETTING THE MOUSE IN M i a : Creating Change
comes to Portland to eradicate racism
P 24
NEWS
NORTHWEST • Bi Bend woman sees the lasting
impact of Measure 9 in schools; grassroots
coalition pushes for AIDS drug assistance
M 7-17
NATIONAL • “ Father o f Gay Liberation” dies;
trans teen killed
PP 1 9 - 2 1
WORLD • Mountie comes out
n 22-23
ARTS AND CULTURE
ART • Gay artist TJ Norris has a sound vision for
Portland's art scene
Welcome, welcome, welcome
As we enter our 20th year, Just Out creates change
ith this issue of Just Out comes a multiplicity of
welcomes.
First, we wish to welcome to Portland all the
attendees of Creating Change, sponsored by the
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force. For nearly a
year, host committee volunteers have worked, planned and prepared to
showcase our city, our talents and our energies. They have done a
superb job and have accomplished much.
The theme of this conference, “Building an Anti-Racist Movement,”
is complex and far-reaching. Folks will have hours of well-thought-out
and carefully planned workshops and sessions to attend.
We do hope, though, that all of you visiting our city will be able to
include some relaxation and exploration time into your schedules. Our
magnificent Pacific Northwest is truly a remarkable place.
In addition to all the natural beauty of our area, you will find a local
economy buoyed by a strong gay, lesbian and gay-ffiendly presence. As
you spend time among us, please support the merchants and business
owners who have long worked to make Portland a safe, friendly and
welcoming community.
levels. All potential advertisers have many options as to where they
spend their limited dollars, just Out is 100 percent advertiser-support
ed, and we need you, our readers, to help. It’s imperative that you sup
port and acknowledge our advertisers. They must see that they are get
ting results and value for their dollars.
This is a three-way partnership we’ve got going here. My staff
promises to deliver to you fresh, local, intelligent and well-written
stories, facts and information about your community, about your life,
every two weeks. In return we ask you to support our advertisers, who
in turn guarantee our existence. This advertiser base allows Just Out
to continue. Without it we’re going nowhere.
As it stands now I’m faced with having to cut costs in ways I’d do
anything to avoid— but I am left with few choices. My dream for Just
Out always has been to have a strong statewide presence. That’s a grand
plan for a dreamer, but for a businessperson with any kind of survival
sense it’s simple foolery. Just Out cannot afford to continue providing
papers outside the Portland area.
All costs associated with delivery have increased dramatically during
the past few years. Postage, gasoline, wages, newsprint— trust me, noth
ing has gone down in price.
This means no more papers for Eugene, the coast and many other
locations. This decision is neither punitive nor easy. N or does it have
to be permanent— reclaiming our statewide readers will be a constant
goal.
p 35
BOOKS • “Savage Love” columnist Dan Savage
skips into Portland
*3 7
FILM • Art. Sex. Murder. Frida and Murderous
M aids open in Portland
p 39
DIVERSIONS • Exotic Masquerade; bi author
nominated for Oregon Book Award; 2 Gyrlz
will show you a good time; gay band salutes
U.S. composers
p 40
WHAT'S POPPIN'T • Michael Moore makes mud
of America in Bowling fo r Columbine
p 41
MUSIC • Two of the best albums of the year
P 42
CULTURE. Imperial Sovereign Rose Court
crowns new royalty
P 44
COLUMNS
MS. REHAVIOR • Sex pig seeks help
p 33
LIVING OUT • Start having sex with your gal pal
P 43
OUT LOUD • Ex-Portlander fighting fear in D.C.
P 45
THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MARC • Marc and
Floyd become bums
P 46
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ur next welcome is to you, our regular readers. This issue of Just Out
is significant in that it marks the anniversary of our 19th year of pub
lishing and propels us into our 20th year.
Much has changed in the past 19 years— and much remains the
same. A ID S remains far too great a part of our community. Knowledge,
treatment, causes and factors are all much clearer now. But funding, pre
vention, education and attitudes remain clouded.
Racism in our community now is perceived to be so pervasive that
an entire national conference is dedicated to reaching a greater
understanding and resolution of its roots and complexities. Our trans
youth are being brutally murdered across the country, while bisexuals
still strive for identity and acceptance. New movements are being
bom for those who are intersex or questioning. Gender expression
seems to come with greater ease to youth but remains a confusing
issue and stumbling block of failed communication for many others.
Rather than uniting in our similarities, we erect walls created of dif
ferences. It was so 19 years ago; it is so now.
J
ust Out welcomes the challenges and the responsibilities that come
with maturation. Realistically, we start this 20th year with black clouds
ot financial gloom hovering over us. The recession was slow to arrive
our door; unfortunately, it finally did show up.
Just Out has a history of financial challenges. This year, however, the
clouds seem closer, darker and more foreboding.
A s we start this new year I’m faced with tough financial decisions.
Like many a small-business owner I’ve been slammed with higher
costs and lower incomes. Newspapers have been hit hard by the
recession, and competition for advertiser dollars is reaching cutthroat
here are other equally painful ways 1 can cut costs. The truth is that
the voice personal ads are tanking. They’ve pretty much reached the
end of their usefulness. Singles now have about a zillion places they can
post ads on the Internet for free; the time or value for $1.99-a-minute
voice responses has come and gone.
The ads haven’t paid for themselves for quite some time, but I’ve
realized the intangible value that comes from readers’ enjoyment of
them. It’s now, however, to the point where it’s costing money to
keep them, so after the first of the year they’re probably gone, too.
About the worst part of all this is the fact that I’m going to have to
learn to say “no” to requests for sponsorships. I know I’ve been overly
generous in donations, but I always have believed that to be crucial to
our mission. However, I can’t continue at the expense of the paper.
What often doesn’t seem to be understood is that Just Out has
bills to pay just like every one else. Salaries, rent, printers, computers,
at health insurance, phones, accountants, lawyers, bookkeepers, insur
ance for this, insurance for that and taxes, oh my, the taxes. When
you ask for sponsorship, and I have to say no, please be gracious. Yes,
I understand your event is a benefit— but I can’t support them all.
So, for the final welcome today I welcome you to my dilemma. Bear
with me as I work through these difficult times, and Just Out will
emerge at the end of this year with one fine celebration. I do see the
light, albeit dim, of the birthday candles at the end of the tunnel. J H
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