COMMENTARY
The IN publication for the OUT population
F ounded 1983 • J ay B rown
V ol. 2 0 N o . 13
and
R enee L a C hance
M ay 2 , 2 0 0 3
FEATURE
GET YOUR BRINK ON: A bitchin’ guide to queer
carousing
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NEWS
NORTHWEST • School board hopefuls share views
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NATIONAL • Rick Santorum, “an inclusive man"
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23-25
WORLR • Pirn Fortuyn assassin convicted
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ARTS AND C U L T U R E
PSU Women’s Resource Center takes
back the night
pp 3 8 - 3 8
SPORTS • Portland women’s football team
tackles its second season
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ART • Different strokes for Michael “Misha"
Kennedy; CA P offers Art for Life
pp 4 2 - 4 3
FILM • X 2: X-Men United pits the homo
superiors against the 'phobes
p 45
PEO PLE. Buy your way out of hell in the world’s
smallest Chinatown
pp 4 8 - 4 7
DIVERSIONS • Andy Mangels pens animation
book; Boifest comes to University of Oregon;
Billy Bean reads at Powell’s
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W HAT'S P O P P IN 'T • Check out Pow er and Terror
and Rivers and Tides
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ROOKS • Author of some seriously raw fiction
says she’s really a big goof
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COLUMNS
M S . REHAVIOR • Breakin’ up is hard to do
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EPIROEEREAN • The revolution will be edible
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OUT W ITH IT ! • Cockatoo-a-doodle-doo!
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HY M aki y D avis
Case dismissed
Judicial candidate gets green light after clarifying his views on gay rights
Boy Scouts that affect “poor and minority” students. She also touches
udos to Basic Rights Oregon for taking an aggressive
stance in finding the facts in the dust clouds raised
on the now-ended ban on military recruiting in Portland Public
Schools, stating again that “the losers in that decision were mostly
concerning the nomination of U .S. Attorney Michael
Mosman to the federal bench. Executive director Roey
low-income or minority students needing discipline, direction and a
Thorpe, along with Terry Bean of the Human Rights
chance to earn college tuition.”
Campaign, met with Mosman and asked direct questions as to his
My thoughts are that if you’re so lacking in direction that you can’t
beliefs and personal philosophies as reflected in past actions taken as
find a recruiting office unless it comes to your school, then perhaps
far back as 17 years ago.
you’re not a suitable military candidate. How hard can it be to find the
In a press release sent after the meetings, Thorpe announces that
U .S. Army?
BR O will not oppose the nomination and states, “I wouldn’t be so
That aside, the last thing any of us need or want is a broader divi
dedicated to the civil rights movement if I didn’t believe in its ability
sion between the sexual minorities and people of color communities.
to change the world in which we live, and many people have experi
We do have common goals, and we also have dissimilar ones. C ollec
enced these changes.”
tively, our leaders struggle with finding the right path.
As such, BR O again will be taking a leadership role in reaching out
So, again, good work on the part of Thorpe, with strong help from
the often seemingly invisible U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden. Let’s continue
to foster understanding on the issues surrounding the United Way’s
with this principle of acknowledging growth and development in the
decision to stop funding the Boy Scouts. Later this month it will bring
lives of our leaders and politicians. W e’ve seen it in the likes of Port
together gay, lesbian, bi and trans community leaders and interested
land Police C hief Mark Kroeker and U.S. Sen. Gordon Smith. Let’s all
people to discuss the concerns expressed by Mitchell.
give credit where credit is due. We have the individ
There’s a need for developing strategies on how
ual and collective ability to make an impact on the
we,
as a structured community, can do our best not
let's all mve credit where
belief systems of others. We can create change. We
to allow economic and racial issues to become areas
credit is due.
have the of conflict with gay rights equality issues. I com
must acknowledge and credit it when it happens.
B R O on its initiative with this undertaking.
I’m so pleased with the moderate stance taken
individual and collective mend
by BR O on the Mosman situation that I’m almost
The feelings and concerns expressed by Mitchell
tempted to bypass my remarks on the Oregonians
ability to make an impact are merely the tip of a giant iceberg that, more
Against Discrimination Luncheon held late last
often than not, we all pretend isn’t there. But we’ve
on
the
belief
systems
month. Almost. But not quite. The best I can do is
all seen the movie, and we know the damage caused
he brief and to the point.
o f others,
can create by unseen icebergs.
BRO , please, bring down the heat on the “Praise
change,
must
the Lord,” pass-the-collection-plate money-raising
hursday, April 24. Oregonian headline: “Study
finds obesity a major cause o f cancer.”
tactics. I think I can safely say everyone in that
acknowledge and credit it
room recognizes the overwhelming financial needs
T he article goes on to state some hard and cold
facts, much more than are typically found in these
of virtually every group in our state. We all do the
when it happens.
vague reports. Example: “An estimated 90,000
best we can. Don’t take your fund-raising efforts to
Americans
die
each
year of cancer caused primarily by obesity and
the point where your audience is uncomfortable and embarrassed. And
excess weight.” Also there in black and white: “W ith only a few
never, ever put our congressional delegates in such an demeaning situ
exceptions, being overweight increases the risk of almost every form of
ation again. Darlene Hooley and David Wu: Do not take your comedy
act on the road. It ain’t your strong point.
cancer and, the more overweight you are, the greater the risk.”
Let’s jump now to the “Queer Window” column in the April 30
f he recent decision by United Way of the Columbia-Willamette to Willamette Week, where Bryon Beck writes about the ongoing philo
A withhold funding from the local chapter of the Boy Scouts of Amer
sophical differences and health concerns between myself and FatGirl
ica will be viewed as a victory by most, if not all, gay and lesbian activists.
Speaks organizer Stacy Bias. She reiterates her stance on fat accep
tance and states that “as long as you’re O K with yourself, nothing else
But a victory for one group does not mean a victory for all.
matters.”
This sentiment was clearly expressed April 25 by a columnist for
The Oregonian. Renee M itchell— who is African American and
Gotta disagree there, Stacy. My life matters to me.
writes frequently, hut not always, from that perspective— refers to
the battles for civil rights experienced by both “homosexuals and
inally, Multnomah County voters will soon receive their mail-in
folks of color” by stating, “when one group claims victory, the other
ballots for the May 20 special election. You are encouraged to vote
yes on Measure 26-48, the three-year income tax for schools, human
loses ground.”
M itchell goes on to detail myriad nongay programs financed by the
services and public safety. J H
life
life
life
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10 years ago in
• In Zimbabwe one-sixth of the population is now HIV
positive, according to a private study released Jan. 17.
• Mobilization Against AIDS has announced that the 10th
annual International AIDS Candlelight Memorial and
Mobilization will take place May 23. The event is the
world's largest annual community-based AIDS event,
observed in 370 cities in 55 nations.
• The gay, lesbian and bi community lost a powerful friend
Easter Sunday. Multnomah County Chairwoman Gladys
McCoy died April 11 after a determined battle with a rare
and aggressive form of thyroid cancer. She was 65.
EDITOR • Marty Davis
HEWS EDITOR • Jim Radosta
MTS M B OUVRE EDITOR • Lisa Bradshaw
Timothy Krause
Marie Fleischmann
Marc Acito, Jamie Bolyard,
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• Portland S tate University is the site of a conference titled
"Sexual Identity Issues on Campus in the ’90s." Gay, lesbian
and bi activists from colleges and universities around Oregon
will meet M ay 8 for a day o f workshops, organizing and fun.
• Stiles for Relaxation presents Nan C o lie and Maureen KeHy
in concert M ay 14. They combine vocals, guitsr. keyboards and
congas in a rhythmic blend of music celebrating the lives of
worn»).
• Help M s. National Leather Association titlebolder K.T. Chase
celebrate her 40th birthday in style M ay 14. Cake and Ice
cream served all night. A benefit for Stonewall Northwest.
• A six-week therapy group focusing on how and why women
use food to meet needs for love, nurturing and setf-vwrth is
forming. Led by Linda M oore Browning, a therapist specializing
in women's food and body issues
Michael Burdick, Meryl Cohn, Gina Daggett,
Anthony Davis, Els Debbaut, Michael Wayne
Keck, Andy Mangels, Gary Morris, John Oshin,
Bob Roehr, Catherine Sameh, Kelly Wallace,
Rex Wockner
I • Larry Lewis
Markie Acevedo
• Erin Sexton
I • Kevin Moore
• Zanne dejanvier
!• Marie Fleischmann
I • Kristine Ashton, Dana Corbin,
lan Drake, Mary Hauer, Janell Royer, Crash
Schwartz