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About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (April 18, 2003)
ip fl in -W 1 pmt — | 5 g m out Injured? ...Call me The downtown club Level joins Blackbird and iustFPrrrrrn several other establishments around Portland in launching a queer night. Do you think this is in response to some inadequacy of queer bars or an example of our acceptance into the mainstream ? I would hope (and pray) it’s acceptance into the mainstream. Our money spends as well as anyone else’s. I don’t think it has to do with any inadequacy of queer bars. A change of environment is always nice. The more places we can go and feel comfortable, the better. E va H offman M ilwaukie • • • B oth. And please do us all a favor: List these places and the appropriate days they offer, including addresses, etc. Thanks. L ily K. H eller (his choice of label) have plenty for both basic liv ing expenses as well as a good amount of luxury. John’s letter specifically addresses those with need for some type of medical assistance. He ignores that probably a lot of those people were at one time working, taxpaying citizens who now cannot work because of illness. Some might not have gotten this sick if they had the insurance to get preventative care and/or the education to know how to stay healthy. Sure, there are some people out there just working the system and those who went out and caught AIDS on purpose, but don’t get mad at everyone just because there are a few assholes in the group. And what is with the assertion that since plenty of people— particularly in the Third World— die every day because of lack of medical care, it’s OK? Just because there is queer-bashing in the world, should we accept that as the way it is and not work for all to be safe? I cannot believe someone would have such a complacent attitude. Does this only apply to strangers or to loved ones and acquaintances as well ? As for saying since the economy is bad we all have to suffer, what about all those jobs that the oh-so-generous capitalists have taken away from the U.S. people through the years? Many corpo rations have factories full of workers in Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean. These jobs used to be here in the United States but were taken away because Third World workers can be paid much less and the corpora tions are not subject to all those pesky safety reg ulations. If those jobs were here, unemployment would be down, tax revenue from all tax brack ets would be up, and probably the demand for government help would be down as well. So yes, 1 am a liberal. No, I am not on any sort of government assistance, nor have I ever been. Neither have my other liberal friends. I’m so sorry I haven’t been able to give the (xxlles of money that you have reluctantly part ed with. (Honestly, would you voluntarily donate that kind of money to charity if taxes were taken away? Would anyone?) But 1 do give extra to charity when I can. Can you say the same for yourself? All of us “whiny" liberals just have this crazy notion of having compassion for other people, not just the ones who have money. S am M a cken zie Vancouver, Wash. Guilt trip To the E ditor : T o John Boynton, in the top tax bracket: The reason people in the bottom 30 per- cent are cut off from their money has more to do with the fact that more than 5 million people here lost their jobs last year than a drop in your magnanimous giving. Hint: The reason we ask wealthy people to pay more taxes than people who are trying to squeeze toilet paper and diapers out of their gro cery money is because we are what is called “a civilized society.” “Survival of the fittest” is fo? animals, Spartans and Nazis. Why do people who drive nicer cars, live in bigger houses, eat better food and have more life options open to them than most other people complain so much? Freudian guilt? ? • Auto & Molorcyle Accidents Hala Gores, P.C. Attorney at Law • Bicycle & Pedestrian Accidents • Medical Malpractice Free C on su ltatio n FRIDAY AND SATURDAY MAY 9 & 10, 2003 • Wrongful Death • Defective Products No Fee Unless You Recover • Insurance Claims You Deserve full Compensation for: 503/ 2 9 5 -1 9 4 0 Oceanside presents Proudly serving our community since 1989 in personol injury claims including: n 6 X t m S m P ortlan d p rep ares for Ju n e ’s Love Won O u t conference, do you feel “ ex- g a y ” m in istries are a serious th reat, or should they be ignored to ai>oid draw ing atten tion to th eir m essag e? (P lease see related item on P age 2 1 .) R espond a t w w w .justout.com . (D o n ’t forget to include your n am e, city an d daytim e telephone n um ber.) T he Portland Lesbian Choir • Pain & Suffering 12th Floor 621 SW M orrison Portland • Medical Expenses • Lost Earnings • Property Damage P O R T L A N D A REA , Bridgeport U .C .C 621 N E 76th A$e One Block North of Gtisan 8:00 P.M. HHHH Join us for our 16th Season’s Spring Concert featuring songs of lAJ’Oe and Passion followed by Dancing >dith DJ l^iuren • Car Rental , BUSINESS ASSOCIATION Integrity Experience ^ R e s u lts Tickets: $ 10 al It’s IT'? Pleasure In Olher »?o rd s B ooks and from Choir members $12 at the D oor porllandlesbianchoir@holmail.com T errie M c N u t t Vancouver, Wash. Riding the coattails To the E ditor : I find it interesting that in an article about how the local Human Rights Campaign is trying to change its image, Basic Rights Oregon is mentioned as much as if not more than HRC (“Campaign Reform,” April 4]. Why is this? Because anybody who knows anything about G LB T politics in Oregon knows that the leader in this state is BRO. By associat ing itself so often with BRO, HRC merely is attempting to ride the coattails of an organiza tion whose commitment, dedication and hard work are changing the lives of all Oregonians. I’d also like to know what Jay Harter means when he states that H RC “has been particularly effective on the Republican side of the aisle." Is he referring to the HRC endorsement of Gor don Smith— the Republican senator who is so progressive that he thinks it’s wrong that G LBT people are killed because they are GLBT? Talk about lowering the standards. Just knowing that H RC gave $10,000 to the Smith campaign makes me never want to be involved with H RC again! K en S teinbacher Portland Utt c w £ e TTemP,e J ä J O hey Ä ’« © c o n s c i , V a n ity Continued on Page 7 f f a lr u iy When you buy or sell a home with me, you'll know your dollars are helping support a greater cause. I contribute at least 10% of my earnings to community and environmental organizations. M illynn James To the E ditor : I *°v e a F*n O asi This takes the cake f the Human Righcs Campaign wants to change its image, it should think about who it endorses. If it continues to endorse candidates like Gordon Smith— anti-choice, anti-economic justice, pro-war— how can it be seen as anything but serving the interests of wealthy gay men? « G eo V 5 0 3 . 3 3 0 . HOME ( 4 6 6 3 ) 1 . 8 0 0 . 8 2 5 . 9 9 4 8 Rfr'M/V equity qroup
