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!________________________ august 6.2004 » J U » t P t | 3 ■ustnrn W Ê The IN publication for the OU T population It's time to fight F ounded 1983 • J ay B rown V o l. 21 N o. 19 Does an anti-gay vote in Missouri spell doom and gloom for Oregon? R enée L a C hance A ugust 6 , 2 0 0 4 F EA T U R E rom my office parking lot I can be on Interstate 84 in mere unusual turnaround, mayoral candidate Tom Potter was not present, but seconds, and by continuing in a southeasterly direction I could his opponent, Jim Francesconi, stood in with the campaign group. City arrive, within days, to Missouri, home of composer Scott Commissioner Randy Leonard was also present and mingling with the Joplin, whose birthplace is celebrated as the “Cradle of Rag crowd. Oregon Gov. Ted Kulongoski is noted as an endorser of the cam time.” 1 point this out only because it’s all that 1 know about paign to defeat Measure 36, but to date I’ve seen no official statement Missouri. However, as of Aug. 3 there’s really no reason to want to visit from his office regarding his position. Democratic leaders nationwide are this state, ragtime fan or not. Missouri does not welcome me, nor does not proving to be the stalwart supporters we’d hope for— especially in she appear to hold in esteem her thousands of gay and lesbian citizens. light of the years of donations and efforts that the gay, lesbian, bi and O n polling day, Missourians voted 71 percent to 29 percent to trans community has put into securing their places in office. amend their state constitution to define marriage as between a man and As a matter of observation only, sans commentary, I did note that no a woman only. Voter turnout exceeded all expectations by as many as Multnomah County commissioners were in attendance at the kickoff 400,000 people. Although not the first state to add a constitutional ban rally for No on 36. on same-sex marriage, Missouri was the first to do so since the Mas Oregonians are going to have to rally strongly to defeat Measure 36. sachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled last fall that gays could marry in The campaign has set goals of raising $2 million. Combining that figure that state. This is viewed as a stunning defeat by proponents of same-sex with the $1.5 million that the other side estimates it will raise and spend marriage. Even the most masterful wordsmiths cannot find a positive makes my head spin— spin with visions of money that could be spent on spin for the Missouri election results. schools and education, on services for aging and ill Opponents of same-sex marriage were quick to Oregonians, on securing the election of progressive About the only positive note candidates, on youth programs and funding for new praise Missourians and to savor their victory. “This vote reveals that support for traditional marriage is that can be attributed to this jobs. Think of the better gtxxJ that could come to strong across party lines,” said Robert Knight, all Oregonians if this money was spent elsewhere. loss is that it clearly sends the director o f the Culture and Family Institute at In addition to the kickoff in Portland, the cam Concerned Women for America, a conservative paign will open offices in Bend, Eugene, Salem, message that this battle is real, Corvallis group in Washington, D.C. “We expect similar and Jackson County. “W hile we know victories in other states beginning with Louisiana that this battle must be taken that many Oregonians are unsure about this issue in September, and then following through to 10 right now, we also know this race is winnahle," seriously and that there is no campaign manager Aisling Coghlan said. “The other states or more.” T he next vote comes in Louisiana in September followed by Arkansas, more Oregonians hear about this amendment, the room— absolutely no room — Georgia, Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi, Mon more they oppose it. We are confident that when tana, Oklahoma, Oregon and Utah, which all go voters learn more about the harmful and unintend for apathy, complacency or to the polls Nov. 2. Two more states, North Dako ed consequences of this amendment, they will false optimism ta and Ohio, could vote on amendments if peti reject it.” tions to get the measure on the ballot are certified. Let’s be looking hard and close at Missouri and To our immediate north, on the next day, a Washington court niled what worked and what didn’t work there. About the only positive note that same-sex couples must be allowed to marry, explaining that a law that can be attributed to this loss is that it clearly sends the message that prohibiting them from marrying violates the state’s constitution. This this battle is real, that this battle must be taken seriously and that there ruling has no immediate impact, and no same-sex marriages will occur is no nx>m— absolutely no room— for apathy, complacency or false opti in King County or Washington; the ruling simply paves the way to the mism. It’s not uncommon for our community to scorn pragmatic realists Washington Supreme Court, bypassing the Court of Appeals. while holding aloft the righteous mantle of disingenuous optimism. A lit Here at home, the No on Constitutional Amendment 36 campaign tle fear would be neither inappropriate nor meaningless. When you fear launched its statewide effort at a kickoff rally Aug. 3 in Portland. W hile loss of something valuable, you fight harder to keep it. There was loss in well-attended by supporters, the event appeared to go somewhat unno Missouri; don’t for a minute think it couldn’t happen here. ticed by Portland’s major media outlets. Press seating was mostly empty, It’s time to face with honesty the possibility of defeat. It’s time to and only two of the city’s television stations sent camera crews. In an fight, j n REFLECTIONS and Ü S 8 IA N SEX AND T T f C fTT On swinging single and how to-keep sex hot after the U-Haul p 22 NEWS NORTHWEST • No on 36 campaign kicks off to promising poll numbers pp 7 - 1 5 N ATIO NAL • Conventional wisdom pp 1 6 - 1 9 W ORLD • Yukon Territory legalizes same-sex marriage pp 2 0 - 2 1 ARTS AND CU LT U RE CULTURE • Fetish groups set aside squabbles to present a unified Oregon Leather Pride Week P 35 M USIC • Portland duo create solid harmony on stage and off p 37 M USIC • New releases from Indigo Girls and Melissa Etheridge p 39 FILM • Another Michael Cunningham novel finds a satisfying onscreen home p 41 W HAT'S POPPIN'? • Who knew headbangers were so sensitive? P 42 DIVERSIONS • Amber plays C.C. Slaughters Block Party; sex lives of Portland actors; art is a drag; fund for injured softball player p 45 COLUMNS M S . BEHAVIOR • Protecting Queer America’s sperm p 33 OUT LOUD • The secret ingredients for powerful counseling p 34 EPIQUEEREAN • Tea time p 30 20 years ago in OUT W ITH ITI • On the down low P 45 A gay police officer in San Francisco has been of unofficerfike conduct after he was Community Band practices Aug. 22 at Atkinson School. Southeast 88th Avenue and Division Street. The band exists to promote gay pride, improve sldSs and be an ensemble of ■? • A b i designed to mate it # e r for women to Bampei®k»figite.Mi^^ lay fW j. Gerakfine Ferraro of New York, was pas&ed by a voce vote in the House last week and w on fts way to tne president, wno ¡s expected to sign it. • The first-ever Hawthorne Sidewalk Fair will feature Musics Femina, the Easy Street Hummers and others /tog. 18. • The Lesbian Forum wifi feature a discussion of “Making Babies...the lesbian way” Aug 21. 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