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About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 17, 2003)
justnrn COMMENTARY in M a k ' m D ams i^ P 7 he IN publication for the O UT population F ounded 1983 • J ay B rown Vol. 20 N o. 24 and R enee L a C hance O ctober 17, 2 0 0 3 feature 1 » M O N tT B A M O K IB : Meth is on a run as the 'queen of drugs” in Portland’s gay community P 28 NEWS NORTHWEST • Queers take sides on PUD pp 9-16 NATIONAL • Military sodomy a x le challenged pp 19-23 WORLD • South Korean actor makes a comeback PP 2 4 - 2 5 ARTS AND C U L T U R E THEATER • The cirque is in town! p 39 CULTURE • A witches gathering, a feminist costume soiree? What the Faust is going on? p 41 PEOPLE • Color me psychic P 43 CULTURE • Meet the candidates for Empress and Emperor p 45 BOONS • Inga Muscio: from Cunt to Blue-Eyed Devil P 47 DANCE • Minh Tran tells his harrowing story through dance P 49 FILM • Mambo Italiano and Party Monster 9 50 DIVERSIONS • ART nickels and dimes patrons; Hedwig will sign your CD; who's murdering the lesbians of Citytown? p 48 WHAT'S PO P P IN 'T • Kill Bill is worth the hype p 51 COLUMNS A celebration of community Just Out announces comedy lineup for 20th anniversary party like to discuss having your work showcased, please call or e-mail me ~ ? all is, hands down, niy favorite season of the year. I rejoice at the return of the rain, am gleeful when the winds riwr and prior to Oct. 31. • Business owners can he a part of the celebration via sponsorship. If find mirthful joy in the cool, crisp nights. 1 watch with won you’d like to know more a Knit partnership and sponsorship opportuni drous pleasure as all my leaves blow over into the neighbor’s ties, please give me a call. And don’t forget, our Nov. 7 issue will he a yard and am uncharacteristically tolerant of the myriad squir 20th anniversary special edition. Ad lines are open now, and salespeople rels who fervidly destroy my flower beds while burying a bountiful fall are waiting to take your call. harvest that will never he reclaimed. Fall, it is the best of the best. Finally, 1 invite the rest of you to purchase tickets and spend the Fall 2003 marks a milestone for Just Out. Next month we will cele afternoon and evening with us. Ticket prices and outlets will he brate our 20th anniversary of publishing. To mark this occasion 1 am announced in the Nov. 7 issue of Just Out. And, as a final reminder, we putting together an evening of community, an evening of comedy, “a are still lixiking for more stories from readers about their memories or celebration of community.” recollections of how Just Out has played a role in their lives. Maybe Those who attended the showing of Laughing Matters at the seventh you’ve been with us the entire 20 years, maybe we helped you find com annual Portland Lesbian & Gay Film Festival were undoubtedly munity when you moved to town, maybe you fixind a impressed with the talents and humor of Karen partner in the Just Friends ads. We hope you’ve been Williams. A trailblazer and pioneer among lesbian tal l Ve hope yo u 've been touched by the stories you’ve read all or part of these past ents, she is described as “a comic craft master, a gifted actor, a multitalented writer and an iaspirational lectur touched by the stories 20 years. Please share these memories with us. er.” 1 am proud to he able to bring Williams to Portland yo u 've read all or p art few weeks ago Just Out invited Basic Rights Oregon as part of our Nov. 23 celebration. * o f these past 2 0 years. t I o present its Trans 101 class to our staff and invited Sharing the hilling with her is a personal favorite of guests. We settled in for our two-hour class and found our mine, standup comic Boh Smith. He was the headliner Please share these selves quickly engrossed and touched hy the presentation at last year’s Basic Rights Oregon dinner, and everyone and the volunteers who shared their experiences with us. enjoyed his soft-spoken and understated comedy. Smith memories with us. Trans 101 was, without question, the most profession was the first openly gay comedian to appear on The al workshop I’ve seen presented in a long time. It was organized, effi Tonight Show with Jay Lena and was featured in his own HBO comedy cient and deftly structured to capture the attention and thoughts of the special. He’s funny, he’s handsome, and he’s downright nice. audience. As stated in the agenda, “This is an open and honest forum 1 am delighted to he bringing these two gifted comics to town, hut in created for the purpose of asking all questions; no question is t(x> basic order to make this evening a true celebration of community, you all to ask.” And indeed questions were asked—of the participants, of the need to he there, too. Here’s my vision for making this evening a time audience and deeply of ourselves individually. 1 give great credit to Basic of celebration for all of us. Rights Oregon for putting together this presentation. • All community nonprofit groups and organizations are invited to Our community has a tremendous need for a place and setting for have a table at Hollywood Theatre the evening of the event. This is people to he able to ask candid questions regarding trans issues and not your opportunity to showcase your organization and introduce, or re fear anger, confusion or hurt feelings. This forum absolutely provides that introduce, yourself to the community. If you’d like to he represented, setting. I encourage everyone to attend when the opportunity next pre please contact me at 503-236-1252 or marty@justout.com prior to sents itself. A sincere thank-you to the volunteer participants who bared Oct. 31. Tables will he allotted on a first-come, first-served basis. their souls in the effort to foster understanding. This was a true celebra • All community artists are invited to display a sampling of their tion of personal strengths. This was a celebration of community. J H wares the night of the show. How exactly I’m going to do this isn’t com pletely clear to me yet, hut I know it can happen. Artists will he respon PLEASE NOTE: O ctober has five Fridays, so the next issue of Just Out won't sible for their own display materials and insurance. I see this as a great hit the streets until Nov. 7— an interval of three weeks rather than two. opportunity to have a one-night art gallery and show. Again, if you’d "’'IF A M S . BEHAVIOR • Listen up, people: Straight pom ■ * .■ •' . does not make you straight P 37 EPIQUEEREAN • C ’mon, get healthy Don’t miss the p 46 OUT WITH IT! • Fall Queerview II p 52 THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO M ARC • Name game P 53 j u s t o u t U p u b l is h e d o n th e f i r s t a n d t h ir d F r i d a y o f e a c h m o n th . Oipynjjht © 2001 hy Just C )uf. No part of Just Our may be reproduced without written permission from the publisher. T h e s u b m i s s io n o f w r it t e n a n d g r a p h i c m a t e r i a l s i s w e lc o m e d . Written material should be types) and dou ble-spaced. Just t )ut reserves the ri^ht to edit for grammar, punc tuation, style, liability concerns and length. We will reject or edit ankles or advertisements that are offensive, demeaning or may result in legal action. L e t te r s to th e e d i t o r should be limited to 500 words. A n nouncements regarding life transitions (births, deaths, unions, etc.) slit hi Id be limited to 200 words; photos are welcome D e a d lin e fo r s u b m i s s i o n s » , the editorial department ami tor the C a le n d a r is the Thursday 15 days before the next publication date. Views expressed in letters to the editor, columns and features are not necessarily those of the publisher The d i s p l a y a d v e r t i s i n g d e a d l i n e is the Monday 12 days before the next publication date. C la s s i f i e d a d s must be received at the Just l hit office by 4 pan. on the Thursday eight days before the next publication date, along with payment. Ads may be placed by telephone or via the Internet with Visa or MastetCard payment. A d p o lic y : Just ( hit reserves the right to reject or edit any advertisement. Compensation for errors in, or cancellation of, advertising will be made with credit toward future advertising. Advertising rates are available upon request. D is t r ib u t io n p o lic y : lust ( )ur is available (fee of charge, one copy per person. Just Our is delivered only to authorized distribu tors. No person may, without prior written permission from Just Out, take more than one copy. Any person who takes more than one copy may be hekl liable for theft, including but not limited to civil damages and/or criminal prosecution. S u b s c r ip t i o n s are $22.50 for 12 issues. First Class (in an envelope) is $40 for 12 issues. Contact Just Out at P.O. Box 14400, Portland, OR 97293-0400; 503-236-1252, advertising 503-236-1253, fax 503-236-1257; e-mail |ustoutf#justout.com. Visit our Internet site at www.justout.com. 20 th Anniversary Sunday, November 23 Hollywood Theatre 4122 N.E. Sandy Blvd, Tickets go on sale November 7 evening of celebration and comedy! PUBLISHER AND MANAGING EDITOR • Marty Davis ARTS AND CULTURE EDITOR • Lisa Bradshaw Cohn, Meg Daly, Andy Mangels, Christopher McQuain, Gary Morris, Boh Roehr, Floyd Sklaver, Glenn Scofield Williams, Rex Wixrkner FEATURES Q ITO R • Timothy Krause ADVERTISING DIRECTOR • Larry Lewis EDITORIAL ASSISTANT • Marie Fleischmann ADVERTISING REPRESENTATIVE • Pam Colton CONTRIBUTORS • Marc Acito, Kathy Beige, Meryl ADVERTISING ASSOCIATE • Erin Sexton-Sayler NEWS EDITOR • Jim Radosta GRAPHIC DIRECTOR • Kevin Moore PRODUCTION ASSISTANT • Zanne dejanvier OFFICE MANAGER • Marie Fleischmann OISTRIBIfTIRN • Kristine Ashton, Allison Benn, Ashley Conley, Tara Coy, Mary Hauer, Darren Linder, Crash Schwartz
