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About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (July 4, 2003)
COMMENTARY n\ M a k h D amn T h e I N publication for the O U T population F ounded 1983 • J ay B rown and Vol. 2 0 No. 17 R enée L a C mance July 4 , 2 0 0 3 FEATURE BEFORE YOU SAY I DO: Ju st Out's guide to tying the knot shows how commitment ceremonies aren’t so queer after all r 24 NEWS NORTHWEST. Gay Marine faces court-martial pp 9-17 NATIONAL • Bill Frist defines marriage pp 18-21 WORLD • Belgian women get hitched pp 22-23 ARTS AND C U L T U R E MUSIC • Annie Lennox hares her soul after ! 20 years o f exposure p 36 CULTURE • Peacock in the Park pics p 37 BOOKS • Portland sci-fi writer's characters I go every which way; major league baseball's Billy Bean (ells all pp 39-41 FILM • Classic pom collection released on DVD; A Fam ily A ffa ir ; Pride prez/.ies from MGM i pp 42-43 DIVERSIONS • Portland Gay Men’s Chorus i swings; congratulations, new Gay Oregons; : Big Ass Field Party; gay cabaret p 44 WHAT'S POPPIN'T • Take a dip in Sw imming I P ool ,4 5 COLUMNS MS. BEHAVIOR • Wah! My friends are having babies, and I'm out in the cold p 35 EPIQUEEREAN • It’s not outer space, darling, it's outer Southeast! p 38 OUT WITH IT! • A veiled threat In sickness and in health Sam e-sex marriage spreads like S A R S to be made available. Accountability should be a given. Where is the '"f hat heady, heady times these are. And on so many money going? How is it being spent? Voice your concerns. Ask for levels— globally, nationally and locally. Within days, -Vi answers. There are no sacred cows. Canada proposes the legality of same-sex marriage, the U.S. Supreme Court overturns sodomy laws and nd while on the topic of disclosure and accountability, here is The Oregonian publishes an oddly paternal editorial what’s going on with your staff at Just Out. It seems 1 have to find acknowledging that the paper continues to oppose the concept of gay a new salesperson to join us. Markie Acevedo and her partner, Pam marriage while noting its support for domestic partner registrations, gay Hahn, have made the decision to return to their hometown of San adoption and health insurance benefits for partners and families. Diego. Trust me, San Diego’s gain is Portland’s loss. In addition to The editorial meanders a hit, noting this and that in recent events, being an outstanding salesperson for Just Out, Markie has enhanced our then states in a rather resigned tone, “Over the past two decades, the community with her work involving many groups and organizations public’s acceptance of gays has risen markedly, giving us reason to including Northwest Gender Alliance, Basic Rights Oregon’s Trans believe that this trend is now inexorable.” Advisory Group and the new LG BTQ Community Center Interim Inexorable. Impossible to stop or prevent. That's what the word means. Board. Markie leaves big pumps to fill. If you think you’re the one to It seems to me that with this particular word choice we’re being likened to _ . - . - take her place, please send me your information. the spread of an unfortunate disease. Nothing fatal or deadly perhaps hut, given a choice, something you’d Celebrants and supporters o f In April of last year I hired Erin Sexton to replace probably rather not have. Thanks, Oregonian, but rarpnt i /irtnripc inrlpprl hnvp outgoing ° fr,ce Mana«er Mclissa Sav,er 1 don,t IC IC I 11 VIUUIIC j IIIUCCU IIUVC know exactly what kind of training program went on don’t stand tcx) close, “gays” might be contagious. at the front desk, but apparently it was a hands-on Celebrants and supporters of recent victories cause for positive reaction affair. As a result, Erin and Melissa are getting mar indeed have cause for positive reaction but at the but at the same time should ried July 12! It will be a grand lesbian celebration. same time should not he blind to the possibility of Guests were advised: “This is a lesbian wedding. a strong and organized conservative backlash. not be blind to the possibility Wear comfortable shoes.” Erin shares some of her Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist led the charge by endorsing an amendment to the U .S. Constitu o f a strong and organized wedding planning experiences with you in this issue’s feature story. Melissa remains characteristically silent. tion banning legal marriage for gay and lesbian conservative backlash I wish them great and wondrous happiness. couples in the United States. The country On a similar celebratory note, Graphic Director remains evenly divided on support for gay Kevin Mcxire and his wife, Jenn, are gonna have a baby, their very first! marriage— and strong, well-funded, organized efforts could swing the We don’t know if there’s been a Just Out baby before; this might be our undecided or marginal supporter in either direction. first, too. Wish us all well. hich would lead me to the topic of funding and support for our nd as a final note I’d like to tell you about an experience I had at activist groups and organizations. Money is, has been and always Darcelle’s last month. I love Darcelle, I love her performers, I love will be the mainstay of our movement. Money, that is, and the energy of her nightclub. But I also love myself and require copious amounts of the leaders and people working within these very groups. But money oxygen and, as a rule, don't go to bars because of the smoking. A fund can be the hardest to find— and money, and the accountability of its raiser for PeaceKk in the Park was held June 24 at Darcelle’s, and it was usage, can be the factor causing the most internal strife and divisiveness. nonsmoking. When they told me about this, 1 was skeptical and didn’t We all have the right to expect and demand accountability from the think it would matter— the air must be permanently corrupted. Well, groups and organizations that come to us as individuals and as a com guess what? It made all the difference in the world. You could breathe. munity for financial support. We should be told how much is being You could enjoy the performers. You could buy drinks and spend money raised, and we should be given prixif of where it’s being spent. We have and be festive and not have smoke in your face (and hair and skin and the right to expect that groups are following their mission statements clothes). and that money solicited in the name of those causes is being spent, So, nightclub owners, how about once-a-wcek nonsmoking nights? fully and honorably, in that same manner. Give it a try. There are people out there waiting to be your customers. Ask where your money is going. Demand prexif. Nonprofits are Give them, and their lungs, a chance to patronize your business. JPT reqilired to make their meetings open and public; financial records are A W A p 44 OUT LOUD • Former Just Out staffer finds some things arc the same all over P 47 THE SOSPEL ACCOROINE TO MARC - Is your hair naturally gay? p 49 Ju st ou t It published on the fir»« and th ird F ri day o f each m onth. ( wipynght O 2(XM by Ju\t ( >ut N o pun • Just Out welcom es C hades M o o se as the city of Portland's new police chief. 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Dennis Chappefl has been invited to M C C as a candidate for the senior pastor position, which has been open since the Rev. Gary W ilson resigned in December. - 1/7 ♦ W A F^.UA Vpjyjf. • Labor Com m issioner M ary W endy Roberts is making an ai-out pitch for Senate BiK 34. the M l she is sponsoring that would include sexual orientation in the list of protections extended to Oregonians in the areas of employment, housing, public accommodation and real estate transactions. L«~i • The American Civil Liberties Union filed suit June 10 against the city of Cornelius, charging PUBLISHER ANO MANACIN6 EDITOR • Marty Davis that the anti-gay initiative voters there p assed M a y 18 violates both the O regon and federal constitutions. • Portland's gay. lesbian and bisexual community is inching toward creating a community center. The O regon Lesbian. G ay and Bisexual Cultural Resource Center Task Force has scheduled its first public meeting for July 26 at Portland State University. The task force w as started in Decem ber 1992 by Larry Taylor and Lyle Sw eeney to facilitate the process of founding a center. • The Pacific Northw est W om e n 's M u sic and Cultural Jam boree features concerts with such lesbian luminaries a s Ferron. Deidre M cC alla and Lucie Blue Tremblay from July 1 to 4 at W estern W ashington University in Bellingham. S e e com edians, attend w orkshops, peruse the crafts fair, dance and play team sports. • Colorado for Family Values, the group responsible for Am endm ent 2. claimed in a recent newsletter that Alyson Publications has an agenda to recruit children and encourage them to have sex with adults. • Som e residents of Enumcbw. Wash., are upset that a gay rodeo is coming to town Sept. 11 and 12. Resident Jack Vogt says he's worried about his community being exposed to "improper behavior." AITS AM CHINE W IN • Lisa Bradshaw Davidson, Els Dehhaut, Patricia L. 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