february 7, 2003 • J u s t o u t 5
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Eric Brown
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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.
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K elle E vens
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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!
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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
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