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lune 20.2003 justrm COMMENTARY m m . a riy d . wis ■ V The IN publication for the O U T population F ounded 1983 • J ay B rown Voi. 2 0 N o . 16 and R enée L a C hance Ju n e 2 0 , 2 0 0 3 FEATURE GAY OR NAY?: Key presenters of opposing conferences offer Christian counterpoint on being gay and going straight P 26 N E WS NORTHWEST • Brother to Brother celebrates Black Pride and 10 years in the community; pastor returns to Oregon to revive Eugene MCC; thousands gather to celebrate Portland Pride 2003 pp 7-19 NATIONAL pp Justice Department thwarts Pride 2 0 -2 1 WORLD Ontario legalizes same-sex marriage pp 23-25 ARTS AND CULTURE THEATER • Just Out takes on the gayest Broadway season ever; take a chance on Mamma M ia! pp 36-39 MUSIC • Unabashedly queer band Imperial Teen back in Portland for another slap-happy show p 41 CULTURE • Denver's favorite queen takes a walk I in the park p 43 ART • Suzanne Shifflett knows the difference between pom and art p 44 DIVERSIONS • More hilarious queer stuff at Clinton Street; PBS airs Harry Hay documentary; Michigan Womyn's Fest announces date, lineup p45 WHAT’S POPPIN'T • Spellbound is spellbinding 47 FILM • Darcelle oughta be in pictures— and now she is p 49 9 COLUMNS M S. BEHAVIOR • Should you go with monogamy, like, right away? p 35 Don't rain on my parade Elected officials missing in action at Portland Pride ride 2003 in Portland has come and gone. Did you make it to any of the activities? I noticed a lot of you were there, and I noticed a lot of folks were missing. P If you’re uncertain about which years are election years in Oregon, an examination of the attendance of politicians in the Gay Pride parade can give you strong clues. For instance, in June 2002 we have then gubernatorial candidate Ted Kulongoski looking ever so dapper as he proudly rides the streets of Portland on the back of n the topic o f Pride, we’ve got some changes and enhancem ents Gail Shihley’s scooter. Come November the candidate narrowly avoids here at Just Out that Pm proud to tell you about. I’m very pleased defeat in the election. to announce that our staff has grown with the addition o f Tim Krause Could the gay voting bloc have been the decisive factor in securing as Features Editor. He has been a mainstay contributor to Just Out for his election? You just really never know, do you? Not something I think several years, and our ability to bring him on full time is a major I’d want to take for granted, though, if I were him. Especially if I’d come enhancement to the paper and to the community as a whole. damn close to losing to Kevin Mannix. Though titled Features Editor, Tim will also be One year later, June 2003, our governor is not in Portland’s Gay I f yo u 're uncertain about adding depth and strength to our reporting cover Pride parade. Scheduling conflict, no doubt. Funny age. This, in turn, will free up time for News Editor thing, this parade is always the third Sunday in which years are election Jim Radosta to pursue with greater depth his passion June. Seems this event could have easily been and skill to research and delve into stories with years in Oregon, on scheduled a year ago. Would have been a nice national emphasis. Just Out has been searching for “thank you” and “hey, look, I’m here for you even some time for the person with the right combina exam ination o f the when I’m not campaigning." tion of skills, interests and abilities to enhance our attendance o f politicians in excellent staff. We’ve found that person in Tim Guess we’ll have to wait until 2006 for that belated thanks and recognition. O f course, there the G a y Pride parade can Krause. Welcome Tim. will he a primary election prior to the parade. A few months ago Arts and Culture Editor Lisa Hmmm. give you strong clues Bradshaw started penning her first-person column, Also absent this year— unless somehow they “Out With It.” We tend to have strong opinions and slipped hy me, which is unlikely since I pho thoughts here at Just Out, and utilization of the column format allows tographed virtually every single person in the Lisa to tell you exactly what it is that she’s thinking about. She’s bright, parade— were, in no particular order: Portland Mayor Vera Katz, Police she’s sharp, and you should he reading every word she writes. Chief Mark Kroeker, any uniformed cops except reserve captain Robert I have a notion in mind that one more columnist would enhance Ball, the entire City Council, Bill Bradbury, Hardy Myers and Randall our pages. A columnist perhaps to bring a political/cultural/quasi- Edwards. And where were Multnomah County Commissioners Serena society/musical/no-holds-barred look at Portland’s gay community. Cruz, Lisa Naito, Diane Linn and Lonnie Roberts? Oh well, never mind Thomas Lauderdale, give me a call, OK? I know the second C D is on that last one. almost done. Think of all the time you’re going to have on your hands. Kudos, and happy birthday, to Multnomah County Commissioner Share your brilliant thoughts with all of us. Maria Rojo de Steffey, who graced us with her appearance, accompa Another recent addition to our pages is the food column “Epiqueer- nied hy state Rep. Jackie Dingfelder. Also spotted from the Legislature ean.” Our original writer, Catherine Sameh, has moved away to New were Steve March, Kate Brown and Greg Macpherson. Locally, Metro York to pursue graduate school womens studies, but the column will be was represented hy David Bragdon, who walked with the gang from reappearing in July under the byline of longtime Just Out contributor Cascade AIDS Project. Meg Daly. We welcome her back to our pages and hope you enjoy and The major politico sighting of the day was U.S. Rep. Earl Blumcn- benefit from her dining experiences. auer. Was he perhaps checking the streets of Portland to see how they Watch us grow, watch us change and improve, and, as always, share might l(x>k from the mayor’s perspective? with us your thoughts. JF1 U.S. Sen. Gordon Smith is again working for passage of federal hate crimes legislation. He is to he commended for his efforts. Wouldn’t it be O MM OUT WITH IT! • Pride hits and misses p 45 THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MARC . Why gay men should worry about abortion rights p 50 • The Survivor Project, brainchild of a Portland activist, assists trans and intersexed people escaping domestic violence. ju s t o u t ! • p ublish ed on the first an d th ird F ri d ay o f each m onth. Copyright © 2001 hy Just ( )ut. N o part • Despite a successful five-year run. Queer Night is coming to an end. On July 6. the event bids its final adieu to the cozy second-floor space it has inhabited every Monday night at LaLuna. ot Jm l ( hit may he reproducer! without written permission from the publisher. The su b m ission o f w ritten an d g rap h ic m ateri a ls is w elcom ed. Written material should he typed ami doo- hle-spaced. Just ( )uf reserves the nuht to edit for jirimm.ir, punc tuation. style, liability concerns ami length. We will reject or edit articles or .klvcrtMemcnt* that are offensive, demeamny or may result in Icjjil action. Letters to the editor should he limited to S00 words. A n nouncements nvuidtnc lilt- transitions (births, deaths, unions, etc.) should he limited to 200 words; photos are welcome Dead line for su b m ission s to the editorial department and !<>r the C alen d ar is the Thursday 13 days before the next publication date. 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Any person who takes more than one copy may be held liable for theft, includinj! but not limited to civil damajivs and/or criminal prosecution. Subscription s are $22.50 for 12 issues. First Class (in an envelope) is $40 for 12 issues C on tact Just Out at P.O. Box 14400, Portland. O R 97291-0400; 501-216-1252, advertisin« 501-236-125), fax 501-216-l257;e-mail jiwtixitCjustout.com. Visit our Internet site at veww.justout.com. great to see him one day march with us in acknowledgment— he of our struggles, we of his efforts? And U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden? Think, sir, of the parade as one big town hall meeting. You’re big on those— meet with us. March with us. I also saw one very large pink penis (on a float). 1 don’t think it was representative of any elected official, but you just never know. Dick Cheney? Dick Armey? The dick who canceled Pride activities at the Justice Department? Who knows? • The second annual Bi Day— a rally for bisexuals and their friends that features an all-bisexual program of speakers, booths and music— is slated for June 26. • Right to Pride will hold its 1998 Summer Garden Party and Auc tion from 2 to 5 p.m. July 19 at the Wilsonville home and garden of Kelley and Tom Bruggere. PUBLISHER AND MANAGING EDITOR • Marty Davis immmm • The new executive director of Cascade AIDS Project in Portland is already a well-respected AIDS activist and community leader. Thomas Bruner resigned as founding director from the Fort Worth, Texas. AIDS Outreach Center in May. After declin ing about five other offers in the Pacific Northwest, he accepted the job at CAP. • Portland landed on the queer media map a couple of times in June via nationally distributed maga zines. Perhaps most notable was the Rose C ity’s selection by Out as one of its “ 10 choice cities to call home. “ • Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott said June 15 that he believes homosexuality is a sin and that gay men and lesbians should be assisted in dealing with it “just like alcohol...or sex addiction...or kleptomaniacs. * • Remember PFLAG pioneer Chuck Steele during a memorial service June 22 at Friends Meeting House. Call Love Makes a Family for more details. A ITS AND CULTURE « T S R • Lisa Bradshaw MacAodha, Andy Mangels, Christopher McQuain, Gary Morris, Floyd Sklaver, Cori Taratoot, Rex Wockner FEATURES EDI IBS • Timothy Krause ADVERTISING OIRECTM • Larry Lewis EDITORIAL ASSISTANT • Mane Fleischmann ADVERTISING REPRESENTATIVE • Markie Acevedo C SN T1IM T1R S • Marc Acito, Meryl Cohn. Jodi ADVERT1SMG ASSISTANT • Erin Sexton Darby, Jodi Helmer, Jon Kretzu, Patricia L. GRAPHS DW ECTM • Kevin Moore NEW S EDITOR • Jim Radosta 15 No. 16, J une 19,1998 PRSBUCTMN ASSISTANT • Zanne dejanvier OFFICE MANAGER • Marie Fleischmann VOLUNTEER • Kevin Friends D ISTIIUUT1M • Kristine Ashton, Alison Benn, Mary Hauer, Youme Inhofe, Darren Linder, Barb Pickle, Crash Schwartz 13
