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Vol. 20 N o. 24
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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. *
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these
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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
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M S . BEHAVIOR • Listen up, people: Straight pom
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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
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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