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About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 7, 2003)
february 7, 2003 • J u s t o u t 5 Want to be on Eric Brown Dii flirt Manoqii Just ifl Portland I Critics and m ainstream audiences are raving about tw o queer-them ed film s, T h e H o u rs and F ar from H eaven. W hich do you feel is better and w h y ? believe Far from Heaven was much better as far as a queer- themed film goes. T he anguish and fear that was so evident in the film really brought close to home feel ings that some may have had. The Hours is a brilliant film and incredibly acted, but the lesbian thing kind o f fell flat (as far as I’m concerned) due to th e more om i nous and ever-presenr them e of death. T h e kisses cam e out o f now here and som etim es did n ’t make sense in the story. Although both were definitely ones to watch on the big screen, I felt Far from Heaven gave some hope to future excellent films that might be presented to the general public and widely viewed. Thanks for letting me voice an opinion. top of the world 500 Nf Multnomah Portland OR 97232 with your investments? 503.238.6036 I K elle E vens Beaverton Good Shepherd T o t h e E d it o r : am sending this e-mail to you in response to the article in your paper about A nn Shepherd [“Dancing with Wolves,” Jan. 17]. I had the experience to know not only her and her hus band through First Presbyterian C hurch but also Susie through M etropolitan C om m unity Church. 1 send my regards and sympathies to those who will miss A nn so much. She is the kind of person more of us should be like. Let us remember that it is the Jesus in all of us to be a special person to the misunderstood and unloved in our everyday world! Also to Susie, who I have not seen in years, you were blessed to have such parents— as you know, many did not! I M ichael Q uimby Miami Beach, Fla. You’re the inspiration Former pro football player Esera Tuaolo has received w ide acclaim since revealing his sexual orientation in O ctober. D o you consider him heroic for addressing the N F Us ram pant homophobia, or cowardly for w aiting to come out until after his retirem ent? (Please see related item on Page 15.) Respond at w w w .justout.com . (D on’t forget to include your nam e, city and daytim e telephone num ber.) it. Sparky, Kathleen Saadat and L.C. Hansen as well as the ever-watchful eyes of Erika Silver, Smokey, Grace Sylvia, Cindy Rodriguez and never forget Sally C ohn, our herstorian and a constant in the ever-changing cast of this 18- year-old organization. There are many women over many years and prior to my involvement who are responsible for the longevity of LCP; 1 would like to thank one of them personally. W hen I started volunteering with LCP, Pam M onnctte and Elise Campbell graciously were sheltering the organization in their basement. Pam, if you had not done that, I would not have had a place to go when 1 was coming out and most likely would not have met my partner of four years. From the depths of my soul, thank you. LCP has a fresh, dynamic board now and deserves the ongoing support of all women in our community as it moves forward in “building community and organizing for justice.” Give them some time and money to work with, and you will continue to see great things happening. A nd finally, if this sounds like a love letter to Kristan, it is. This baby dyke grew up in large part under your wing and is grateful to you for the leadership and inspiration you have provided. W hen I grow up, I want to be just like you, except with long red fingernails. Bradley-Angle House is fortunate to have you in its com er now. T o the E ditor : n January 2000, Kristan Aspen stepped for ward from the ranks of our community to take on a job no one else wanted. Many of her friends told her not to and, 1 suspect, thought she was foolish. A t that time, the Lesbian Community Project was down to three board members: two A mazon K nightly veteran activists, Sally C ohn and Catherine Portland Sameh, and me. Through Kristan’s community connections and endearing charm, she was able to pull together a few more worker, w ith the willingness | T o t h e E d it o r : and ability to get the organization back on track. s a trans man, I constantly feel the frus Sometimes it was a bumpy road and many times tration of having to choose a gender it wasn’t fun, but she stayed with us and made identity in order to fit into society’s binary gen things happen. der paradigm. Most people do not know how many hours I also have been frustrated in the past by my Kristan put in that she didn’t report on her time own interactions with the therapy profession, card, or the months when she donated back both during my transition and after. O ne of the large portions of her salary to the organization. It’s important that they know this. The depth of reasons I became a therapist was to challenge from within the medical model used by my own her commitment not just to lesbians but to all profession in working with trans clients. people in our community has appeared, at times, I have written extensively on the subject, to be boundless. publishing all of the pieces on my Internet site, I would be remiss in not mentioning the names of others who stepped in at that time to save the organization and breathe new life into Continued on Page 6 I Mutual Funds Investing IRAs and Roth IRAs Sure, you can get a lot of information on the Internet. Too much information, in IRA Rollovers fact. Where do you begin? How do you know it's reliable? And, most important, how does thaï information apply to your specific situation? 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