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GUEST COMMENTARY BY Rotv T horpe The IN publication for the OUT population F ounded 1983 • J ay B rown Vol. 21 N o . 5 and R enee L a C hance Ja n u a ry 9 , 2 0 0 4 FEATURE GENERATION STONEW ALL Sexual minority seniors’ legacy of pride and struggle P 25 NE WS NORTHWEST • MCC Portland seeks donations to retire its mortgage; social group gives gay men a place to network in Cowlitz County, Wash, pp 7 - 1 5 NATIONAL • Community outraged at AIDS drug price increase; Michigan governor bans anti-gay discrimination in state employment; California referendum effort fails pp 1 7 - 1 9 WORLD • Canadian couple selected as “ Newsmakers o f the Year” ; Taiwan is planning to legalize same-sex marriage pp 2 0 - 2 3 ARTS AND CU LTU RE CULTURE • Motorcycle mamas get their wheels in motion pp 3 6 - 3 7 THEATER • Antonio and Bassanio pound the flesh in an all-new M erchant o f Venice p 39 BOOKS • Family secrets revealed PP 4 0 - 4 1 FILM • Charlize Theron delivers a breakout, powerhouse performance in Monster pp 4 2 - 4 3 DIVERSIONS • Wade McCollum never sleeps; Mark Woolley turns 10; buxom beauties and hairy men at Medieval Feast p 45 WHAT'S POPPIN'? • The Cooler is way cooler than Cold Mountain p 47 COLUMNS Waiting list Let’s make this a year to remember t’s officially the new year: 2004 has blown in with gusto! All that snow and ice has given us all a chance to sit inside by the fire and reflect on the year that passed and what might lie ahead. I’m no fortune teller, hut it doesn’t take one to predict that this coming year will he a big one for G L B T civil rights. Why? I’ve put together a Top 10 list of all the reasons this will he a year that pro-gay Oregonians will remember: 10. M assachusetts marriage decision. History may not repeat itself, hut it sure is ironic that the deadline for Massachusetts legisla tors to act on the issue of marriage equality is also the 50th anniver sary of the landmark civil rights decision Brown vs. Board of Educa tion. They’re slugging it out right now, with conservatives hacking civil unions as an alternative to marriage. Hey, wait— doesn’t that make Howard Dean lixfk like a moderate? Shhhh— don’t tell the president! 9. Impact of Lawrence vs. Texas decision. Expect the first wave of court rulings based on the Supreme Court’s decision to ban sodomy laws, hut don’t expect it to he limited to cases that involve sex— the wording of the decision made it clear that to discriminate against gay and lesbian people is unconstitutional. 8. Federal Marriage Amendment in Congress. All that good news has made us the No. 1 target of the Christian right wing. If discrimination is unconstitu tional, then by golly, they’ll amend the Constitution to make sure that bigotry is written into our most hal lowed document. How this plays out will he one of the top stories for us this year. 7. Gay adoption in Florida. Portlanders Stephen Lofton and Roger Croteau and their lively, lovely family will find out the results of their case against the state of Florida. With any luck, and a handy new Supreme Court decision (see No. 9), they’ll force the state to allow gay and lesbian people to adopt just like everykxly else. 6. Queer Eye is everywhere. It’s that adorable Carson Kressley and the Fab Five, along with a whole host of other positive representations of us in the media. We’re hot right now, and middle America is falling in love with us— and apparently with male skin care— in shocking numbers. That must he what’s keeping Jerry Falwell up at night (unless he’s drooling over reruns of Boy Meets Boy). 5. Oregon is a swing state in the 2 0 0 4 presidential election. You don’t believe it, do you? Oregon matters on the electoral map? Well, Virginia, I’ve got news for you: We’re a target state because the num bers were so close here four years ago. A ton of money and strategy is being blown into our fair state, and with marriage equality being such a hot campaign issue, we’re going to he feeling the heat starting right after the primaries. St) you’d best get up off your fanny and get involved, because otherwise some anti-government fundamentalist is going to he picking your president in your name! 4. Oregon Legislature up for grabs. After the last nasty session, some gtxxl people have decided to move on, and there are plenty of snarling bigots who want to take their places. Watch for lots of hot races, a war in the Republican primaries between moderates and extremists, and plenty of action on the campaign trail. 3. M ake way for N o. 2. Batten down the hatches, friends: T i e next one gets two spaces on this list because it’s si) big! Yep, it’s huge, it’s ugly, and it’s coming at you faster than the pope can say, “Just one more year.” 2. It’s the backlash! This one should scare.you, and I mean it. Across the country the major right-wing groups have all declared that rolling hack gay rights is their top priority. T hat’s a lot of combined muscle: These organi zations are huge. For instance, Focus on the Family’s budget is more than $120 million, six times larger than the Human Rights Campaign. Oregon, as one of only 13 states without a Defense of Marriage Act in place, is sure to he flashing big and bright on their radar screens. 1. Incredible momentum. This is our year— perhaps our decade— and you need to get your fine self involved. Don’t he like one of the gazillions of people who claim they threw a rock during the Stonewall rebellion when really they were home crying over “T he Killing of Sister George.” What will you say when they ask what you did to stop the backlash of 2004? Step up, get involved, and help move this movement a little further. G ive us a call here at Basic Rights Oregon (503-222-6151) and ask how you can help. We’re doing great things, and we’d love to help you make history. j H What will you soy when they ask what you did to stop the backlash of 2004? Step up, get involved, and help move this movement a little further. JJ. XlLh'JJ 'm R oey THORPE is the executive director of Basic Rights Oregon. 4 " - ............................... 10 years ago V ol . 11 No. 5, J an . 7,1994 - W ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ M S . BEHAVIOR • Sex and marriage An Indian AIDS expert has predicted that Asia will surpass Africa as the world center of the epidemic by 2000. The prediction is based on projections made by the U N. World Health Organization that 10 million people in India will carry HIV by the next decade. P 35 EPIQUEEREAN • The Last Sashimi p 38 OUT WITH IT! • The L stands for Ludicrous p 45 THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MARC • Notes from • A lawsuit against the Italian clothing firm Benetton, for ads showing photos of body parts tattooed with the words “HIV Positive,’ has been thrown out of court. the Marchive p 49 Ju s t ou t it pub lish ed on the first an d third Fri d a y of each m onth. 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