COMMENTARY
by
M a r t y D av is
The IN publication for the OUT population
F ounded 1983 • J ay B rown
Vol. 21 N o . 4
and
R enee L a C hance
D ecem ber 19, 2 0 0 3
FEATURE
QUEER-VIEW MIRROR: Looking back at 2(X)3
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NEWS
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NORTHWEST • Southern Oregon trans woman
begins her life anew; queer men use erotic
spirituality, creativity and bad drag to subvert
the dominant paradigm; The Queer Profit; nurse
practitioners help fill medical gap
pp 7-19
NATIONAL • President Bush suggests support of
constitutional amendment to ban same-sex
marriage
pp
21-23
WORLD • U.K. MP caught with his pants down
pp 24-25
ARTS AND C U L T U R E
CULTURE • New Year’s Eve 2003: Get your
#$*%! out of the house
pp 38-39
BOOKS • Let’s have a baby!
P 41
CULTURE • Two lesbians make One with Heart
p 43
FILM • 2(X).3’s dubious distinctions in cinema
pp 44-45
WHAT'S POPPIN'? • Gobs of reasons to bail on
the fain X’mas Day
p 47
DIVERSIONS • Altitude 12 skis into Whistler;
SMYRC making a CD; indie chicks singing for
In Other Words; Angels in this here America
p 48
PEOPLE • Holiday decorators put your efforts to
shame—but it goes to charity
p 49
COLUMNS
M S. BEHAVIOR • Your boots were made for
walkin’
P 37
EPIQUEEREAN • ’Tis the season to dine in hotels
p
What's in store for 2004?
Publisher resolves to stop making new year’s resolutions
n 2004 Americans will elect a president. The world will he
There will he a process. All candidates seeking the endorsement of Just
watching. In 2004 Portland will elect the first new mayor in 12
Out will need to participate in the process.
years and replace an outgoing City Council member. World atten
tion will he focused elsewhere. O n a national level the United
ne of the more frequent comments that shows up in the surveys per
States will continue to he divided over Iraq and the discussion of
tained to advertisements with sexual content. Specifically, we hear
a constitutional amendm ent banning same-sex marriage. Our troubled
from lesbian-identified readers bemoaning the ads reflecting male sexuali
economy is poised to take a hack seat to these two highly charged emo
ty. At the same time, advertisers continually take me to task for being
tional issues. O n a local level we’re faced with a crisis in education,
overly conservative and rigid to the point of stifling all creativity. Both
ongoing funding shortages, angry neighborhotxls and important issues
factions carry weight, yet I have learned to live with the notion that I ’ll
like Major League Baseball. 1 wonder, if I schedule the Just Out staff to
never please either of them. I will make my decisions based on which
play softball once a year against The Slamner newspaper, could I get pub
action is the best for Just Out and the community that we represent. If I
lic funding for my business?
lose an advertiser, if I lose a reader, it will he done with the knowledge
Dem ocratic presidential candidates have been jockeying for posi
and conviction that I’ve attempted to make the best decision overall.
tion for m onths now. Soon th e less viable will drop
W ith this in mind, I admit that I’ve long since given
out, and one or two leaders will emerge from the
DQDBF SBFVBS 0 uFOQu up the notion of making new year’s resolutions for
pack. Less than 11 m onths remain until the presi-
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myself. This process does not work for me. This year
nioy, I’m doing something different. I’m making resolutions
dential election. In Portland city races might well
OBFFlOQFOpniC. KBQu/ Bmoy,
he determ ined in the May primary. For these candi- Ipnrn f r o m tflP nflf/C
that for other people.
dates there is less time, and a heightened level of
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To lesbians who object to male sexuality, I respect
activity is under way. C andidates are starting to pop
W0FK T0F V0U Qfiu IB0VB fully resolve that you push to see the larger picture.
up in all the usual places.
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n th o r c fh o n n rtc th n t
Pi,Pcr serves a broad demographic. Read, enjoy,
O n e of the most frequently seen local politicians
U lllc lj lllu fJUl
lllu l jearn from the parts that work for you and leave for
isn’t even a candidate for office any longer. T he per- (Jofl't. PiBOSB FBSDBCt tflOt others the parts that don't. Please respect that we are
tne interest, the sincerity is
son with the energy, the
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not all the same. Piet
Please respect that Just Out works
we are not all the same. hard to walk a fine line that separates one person's sex
M ultnom ah C ounty Commissioner Maria Rojo de
Steffey. This commissioner is not one to make
uality and preferences from the aversions of another.
appearances for show only. Rojo is a loyal ally and supporter of our
To advertisers who try to tell me how to set policy for Just Out, I
community. She works tirelessly for th e attainm ent of hum an rights
resolve that you also learn to respect that there is not now, nor will
for all people. Now 1 grant th a t she might well he positioning herself
there ever he, a place for advertisements that graphically depict sexual
for a run for a future office, hut even if th a t’s the case, she’s doing it
acts. Your choice to run a sex-hased business does not mandate that 1
hy building her base of support though hard work and dedication.
make the same choice. I respect and defend your right to do whatever
These are values that I respect and honor. It’s also possible, I suppose,
you chcxvse to do within the confines of your business. Please respect
that if I had to work daily with the M ultnomah County commissioners,
my right to do the same.
1 might kx)k for any and all excuses to get out of the office, tix).
Finally, for 2004, a new year that holds promise for great strides for
ward in the attainm ent of civil rights for gays and lesbians, let’s all
test Out is only beginning to sort through and analyze the data from
resolve together to respect our individual and collective diversity while
our recent reader survey. In coming issues I’ll share with you the
celebrating and working together for the greater gixxJ.
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results and our interpretations of your comments and opinions. O ne
clear message that we received was the fact that our readers count on us
n closing I offer wishes for a new year that brings you peace of mind
for our election endorsements. You rely on us, and we take this responsi
and joyful gixxl health. Please note that in order to work around the
bility seriously. Very seriously. Endorsements will not he made casually.
holidays Just Out will he slightly off kilter in January and will publish on
Even the ones that might seem to some to he obvious will he handled
the second and fourth Fridays, rather than the first and third. Happy
thoughtfully and thoroughly. There are no “obvious” endorsements.
new year, and we’ll see you hack here Jan. 9. j H
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OUT WITH IT! • Oh-oh-ohhhh, listen to the music
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the publisher.
• "From humble roots, patriarchal white ruling-
class Christians have created a means of
saturating the media with one massive
sellabration, from Thanksgiving to New Year’s
Eve.” Just Out director Renee LaChance wrote
in her editorial. "This massive sellabration
allows those who profit from it the most to be
good and loving to their families and others
while allowing themselves to feel no guilt
during the other 11 months for their
persecution and oppression of minorities."
T he s u b m is s io n o f w r i t t e n a n d g r a p h ic m a te r i
a ls is w e lc o m e d . W ritte n material 'h o n k l lx tvpevl and Jon-
• Thousands of candle-bearing marchers
moved down Market Street from the Castro
District to City Hall on Nov 27 in San Francisco to
commemorate the fifth anniversary of the
PUBLISHER AN0 M ANAGING EDITOR • Marty Davis
ARTS AND CULTURE EDITOR • Lisa Bradshaw
Cohn, Gina Daggett, Meg Daly, Andy Mangels,
Christopher McQuain, F3ob Rochr, Glenn
Scofield Williams, Rex Wockner
FEATURES EDITOR • Timothy Krause
ADVERTISING DIRECTOR • Larry Lewis
• Marc Acito, Kathy Beige, Jamie
Bolyard, Michael Burdick, Bart Church, Meryl
ADVERTISING REPRESENTATIVE • Pam Colton
NEW S EDITOR • Jim Radosta
CO NTR IB U TO R S
V ol . 1 No. 4, D ec . 9-23,1983
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• A student organization at Portland State
University, Students for Lesbian and Gay Rights, is
challenging the presence of ROTC on the campus.
The main opposition is the fact that the second
two years of the ROTC program is not open to
gays because, according to U.S. government
policy, they cannot be commissioned as officers.
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20 years ago i just out
• Erin Sexton-Sayler
assassinations of Mayor George Moscone and
Supervisor Harvey Milk.
• Judy's presents the first-ever Christmas Fairies Follies
featuring amateur entertainment Dec. 15. $1 cover.
• This month's Lesbian Forum features musicians
Jane Howard, Janna MacAuslan, the Fallen Angel
Choir and others Dec. 20. A fter the program, a dance
with the infamous Dyketones will be held.
• A total of 36 teams of the Portland Community
Bowling Association competed against each other
(and themselves) for turkeys in the 1983 Turkey Bowl
held Nov. 20 at Pro 300 Bowling Lanes.
• The staff at Bridgetown Realty extends joyous
Hanukkah and Christmas greetings and thanks to the
community for its loyal support throughout the year.
• The U.S. Transvestite-Transsexual Contact Service
offers free membership to female impersonators,
transsexuals, transvestites and gay cross-dressers
who want to meet men who can truly appreciate them.
I • Kevin Moore
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