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june 4. 2004 • ju s t OUt 3 by n rn M arty D am s The IN publication for the OUT population Taking the initiative Vol. 21 N o. 15 How can we convince rural Oregonians to decline to sign; FEATURE F ounded 1983 • J ay B rown and R enee L a C hance Ju n e 4, 2 0 0 4 GOT PRfflE!: Welcome to Family Pride 2004 une 2004 marks the 35th anniversary of the Stonewall riots, W hile it’s tempting to scoff at the logistics of obtaining such a high considered to he the birth of the modem gay liberation move number of signatures, let’s not lose sight of the fact that there’s a lot ment. W hile not present at Stonewall, I can’t help but imagine more to Oregon than the Portland metro area. W hile it’s easy to that few of the participants, bystanders and observers of this marginalize our world to the immediate Interstate 5 corridor, it would be event could have dreamed that in a historical twinkling of the highly naive o f us all to dismiss the thousands of Oregonians who live eye same-sex marriage would be legal in one state of the union and in in The Dalles, Pendleton, O ntario, Baker City, Bums, Klamath Falls, the forefront of political turmoil across much of the remainder of the Albany, Prineville, Medford, Roseburg, G rants Pass, Curry County (yes, nation. the whole damn county), Coos Bay and our old nemesis, Springfield. As we enter the season of resultant celebrations now known as These towns are populated with conservative folks who follow the dic “Pride M onth,” it’s our time to celebrate achievements and accomplish tates of their church and church leaders, and they will be key to the ments while not becoming complacent about the work yet to be done. success or failure of this petition drive. In our own back yard little snags of worrisomeness pop up to remind And guess what? G athering these signatures is perfectly legal. Sign us that all is not yet well in the world. A complaint from a client at a ing these petitions is a voter’s right. W hile we can abhor the proposed N orth Portland state resources office has officials there in a quandary outcome, like it or not, we have to respect the process. So what can be about allowing the continued distribution of our done to make our neighbors, our fellow Oregoni publication. In 2004 a newsmagazine serving the How can we work together ans, decline to sign? gay, lesbian, bi and trans community is about to be Basic Rights Oregon and the Rural Organizing to alleviate fear? tossed from a state office building. We have been Project are to be given credit for acknowledging deemed offensive. How do we motivate people and taking initiative to increase voter awareness of Equally offensive to a Just O ut reader was an ad the implications of signing petitions. However, to shake their heads no, for a Memorial Day celebration that was spotted in folks in Hamey County will sign the petitions The Jewish Review. The copy for the event reads: because they’ve never known the dedication of a and turn away from “W omen bring men. Men bring women. Absolutely lesbian sch<x>lteacher from Portland. A n un no exceptions.” W hen the reader called the paper employed logger in Gold Beach may sign because the petition gatherers? to register concern about the ad, she was accused of he’s already lost economic viability and knows being “too sensitive.” C an we ever become “too sensitive” to concerns nothing about his commonalities with gay couples struggling to raise about discrimination? their children with hate-free values. Across Oregon people will sign As I sit and write this column I’m annoyed by phone calls and these petitions because they d on’t know who we are. People always fear e-mails from someone who thought it would be a funny “practical joke” the unknown. to subscribe to Just O ut in his friend’s name. N othing quite as amusing So, how do we increase our visibility? How do we bring our as attaching a gay stigma to a co-worker. Good job, fellas. W ith all that’s statewide differing worlds together? Should we purchase educational ads going on in the world today, how refreshing to know that you find it in rural newspapers? Would you, or someone you know, join a speakers funny to use homophobia as a joke. bureau and work aggressively to organize town hall meetings and As legal same-sex marriages continue in Massachusetts, the 3,000- fonims? C an you imagine a caravan of gay and lesbian families prepared plus couples who obtained licenses in M ultnomah County were jolted to attend church services away from Portland? Hell, we could even send by the news that the Oregon Court of Appeals has temporarily halted a softball team to Prineville— a lesbian team, if we want to win (or the Judge Frank Bearden’s order mandating that the state of Oregon register Bella Boys, if we want to make friends). and validate their marriages. As a cloud of uncertainty and confusion How can we work together to alleviate fear? How do we motivate peo hangs over this latest ruling, opponents of same-sex marriage in Oregon, ple to shake their heads no, and turn away from the petition gatherers? primarily the Defense of Marriage Coalition, continue to claim that June is our m onth, a grand time indeed to take our pride, our parade they will meet their objective of obtaining the 100,000-plus signatures and our politics on the road, be it across the street, across town or across needed to qualify their ballot initiative for the November general elec the state. T h a t’s how we stop people from signing petitions. We let tion. If they are successful, Oregon voters will be faced with the possibil them get to know us. ity of writing discrimination into the state constitution. G ot pride? J H REFLECTIONS 10 years ago in ***■ rss*<¡ • The International AIDS Candlelight Memorial and Ceremony, a m ulticultural service honoring those who have died o f AIDS com plications, featured poetry by Judith Barrington and an original musical piece by David York titled 'A ID S Requiem ’ • The National Association of People with AIDS called for the resignation o f Kristine Gebbie as the national AIDS policy coordinator in a statem ent released May 11. Gebbie said, in an interview w ith The Associated Press, that she has no intention of stepping down smm* GROUND f * . «rat -TlL* • Cathlyn Abbruzzese says Albert Odell Jones refused to serve her because of her sexual orientation and her gender Abbruzzese, a Southeast Portland resident, filed the suit in Multnomah County C ircuit Court against the owner o f Dooley's Lounge on Southeast I Division Street The lounge, now a nude dancing establishment, is the site o f the former East side bar. Queer Night on June 13 at La Luna w ill benefit PUBLISHER AND MANAGING EDITOR • Marty Davis NEWS EDITOR • Jim Radosta ARTS AND CULTURE EDITOR • Lisa Bradshaw FEATURES EDITOR • Meg Daly C0NTRBUT0RS • Marc Acito, Michael E Barren, Kathy Beige, Stephen Blair, Meryl Cohn, Chelsea Fine, Jodi Helmer, Rodger Larson, Thomas Lauderdale, Andy Mangels, Christopher McQuain, Gary Morris, Eric Plenums, J.B. Rabin, Tivo Salazar, Floyd Sklaver, Tom Stevenson, Rex Woeknet, Pat Young I • Larry Lewis ms, p 30 NE WS NORTHWEST • County commissioners, BRO honored; all about the Pride Northwest board; southern Oregonians celebrate Pride pp 8-24 NATIONAL • FDA issues sperm donation recommendations “based on bigotry” pp 2 6 - 2 7 WORLD • New rules allow transsexual athletes to compete in Olympics pp 2 8 - 2 9 ARTS AND CULTURE PRIDE • Women pass on a musical language that is never written down; the official, complete and absolutely essential Pride schedule; fetish diva Midori revives the art of bondage—and the sexy phone interview pp 4 2 - 4 5 CULTURE • CampOUT redefines quality time for queer families P 47 WHAT'S POPPIN’? • Stupidity is brilliant p 51 FILM • Queer composer Thomas Lauderdale third-degrees Portland’s newest gay filmmaker acquisition pp 5 2 - 5 3 THEATER • Families go head to head in premiere of dark comedy The New House p 57 DIVERSIONS • Rhea’s rants; former Portlander makes cover of Playgirl; current Portlander in Out\ Fox pulls homophobic show P 59 COLUMNS M S . BEHAVIOR • Going Gay 101 p 41 EPIQUEEREAN • Italians do it better p 48 V ol . 11 No. 15, J une 3,1994 the upcoming Dyke March! Take refuge from the hopelessly tired and helplessly heterosexual Rose Parade and indulge your queer and political sensibilities • Just in tim e for the 25th anniversary of the Stonewall riots, it's Unnatural Acts, an evening of original comedy and music and extra-special rites featuring Carol Steinel and Howie Baggadonutz, June 17 to 19 at Echo Theatre. • The National Association of Black and W hite Men Together 1994 Convention will be held July 16 to 24 in W ashington, D C The theme w ill be “ Breaking the Chains o f Ism s." • Women’s Herbalist Conference: A Celebration for Women Who Love Plants w ill be held at the Lost Valley Education Center in Dexter. • The N orthw est’s only gay Harley-Davidson motorcycle owners organization will hold its annual Harley Strokers Rendezvous '94 in northern Idaho. 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