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condescendingly says, “Um, excuse me, are you the top of the corporate ladder and get your
trying to ruin our rally?”
facts.
BRO, how dare you declare who has the
In reference to rhe religion pieces, I’m really
To the E ditor :
right to protest on our Capitol! You beg for sec getting tired of the gay community responding
t is very sad that both families have had to ond-class citizenship, for civil unions? You beg to certain members of the religious community
endlire years of litigation to carry out what I for second-ciass citizenship in the name of ail
in kind: While sectors of the religious commu
believe are Terri Schiavo’s wishes as well as the queer people. How dare you put out the same nity lump us all in one group (perverts, child
public spectacle this has turned into. No one tired old pictures of the same queer couples over molesters and, in general, sinners), the gay folks
wants to see a loved one die, but on the other and over, while the rest of us are forgotten! How are lumping all Christians as homophobes,
hand, no one should have to suffer for the sake dare you people with money beg for civil unions heretics and bigots! Let’s remember, folks, that
of just being kept alive.
when that is your last step in assimilation into we do have some supporters in rhe church. Let’s
Each of us should have a durable power of the mainstream. No other race of people on this not toss them in with the other so-called Chris
attorney as well as an advanced directive drawn earth has demanded/begged for second-class cit tians, shall we?
up that clearly spells out our end-of-life care.
izenship! Why should we?
Lastly, 1 don’t recall Just Out ever promoting
We should also discuss with our family that our
At rhe bottom of Page 24 it says, “Demand the Portland Comic Btxik Show. But I found it
wishes be carried out and ask that they respect justice and equality for all!” {“This Is Our Ore hysterical that television and movie celebrity
gon, Too!” March 18] How exactly do you do Lorenzo Lamas came to town. (And just let me
them.
The Schiavo case brought back a very sad that when you are asking for civil unions? The say WOOOOF!!!)
and very difficult decision I had to make 2 1/2
people who helped carry out Stonewall would
And why is it the general public calls us
years ago when my mother was dying of have never rallied or lobbied for second-class comic fans “geeks”? Is it because we’re smarter
emphysema.
citizenship. BRO, if this is what you think basic that the average bear? That we are able to store,
My mother was lucky she had a durable rights are all about, then YES, I AM TRYING retain and retrieve obscure facts? Or that we
power of attorney along with an advanced direc TO RUIN YOUR RALLY!
continue to kick your asses at Trivial Pursuit?
tive drawn up in the fall of 1999. I was named
Just asking....
on both documents. Mother made it very clear J en Z ambrano
in the advanced directive and to my family that Portland
J on S auer
NO life support was to be administered if her
Portland
heart stopped and that she did NOT want to be Nike, religion
put on a respirator. The day before Mother died,
Legalize it
I had only one objection from a sibling who and comic books
wanted to put her on a respirator. I said 1 was To the E ditor :
To the E ditor :
going to carry out Mother’s wishes. She passed
n reference to Scott Cooley’s encounter at
really think there is a lot more hope now that
away the following morning.
the Nike store, he relates his tale with a boat
two states have legalized same-sex marriage—
My heart goes out to Terri’s husband as well
load of assumptions |“An Open Letter to Nike,” Massachusetts and California. This is really
as her family during this difficult time. It’s time March 4].
great news.
to let go, say goodbye and let Terri die in peace.
While 1 appreciate his frustration and anger,
Considering the small number of votes that
May God be with her.
he was directing them at the wrong person. The determined the outcome of Measure 36, I think
manager did not give this woman permission to Oregon will soon be in that same boat. Oregon
D avid W. H artsook
be outside his store, corporate did!
is a pretty liberal state, and we are winning free
Portland
“Eric” is not the corporate office; therefore, dom, justice and equality.
he was correct, and he could do nothing. Mr.
I’ve had conversations with people, and they
Cooley assumed that Nike and the manager are seem to think gays and lesbians are already
Basic Rights Oregon,
anti-gay; he did not call rhe corporate office to demanding tixi much. Please don’t be afraid to
how dare you?
confirm this—just as he did not confirm with tell them that you are only fighting for equal
To the E ditor :
corporate that it was aware of this particular rights. We don’t want anything extra, just what
efore your “march” on the Capitol in woman’s views on homosexuality, as I’m sure the rhe rest of rhe straight population takes for
Salem, 1 called your organization to find question did not arise, nor did she volunteer rhe granted.
out how I could help rally with Basic Rights information when asking for permission.
1 believe this is as much of civil case as a
Oregon. I couldn’t get any information unless 1
Nor did he stay to ensure that “Eric" fill out criminal case. This is because of the exclusion of
paid to put my name on your list. Why would I
his complaint form with the information he benefits, support and respect. Communities
pay to put my name on your list that the needed to submit it so that the corporate office have strength.
Nazional Rebuhlik probably has a copy of? So could contact Mr. Cooley. So, he writes a letter
Please cherish this milestone and live happily.
my wife and I drive all the way to Salem to to rhe Just Out editor, who could also do noth This is finally a decent start.
protest by ourselves after being treated like all
ing but print his letter to be read by rhe gay
queers (like them) have money, and some masses based on nothing but assumptions. B ert V aughn
woman from BRO comes up to my wife and Shame on you, Mr. Cooley! Next time, go to Eugene
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notables
about awards. Anytime there’s a superlative, like
best—or worst, for that matter—1 feel funny
about it. Especially when it comes to art. That’s
not to say I’m not honored to receive the
awards.
“When I l(x>k at the other winners, to be
olden boy Wade McCollum has done us placed in the ranks of those* performers is really
proud by bringing home three significant surprising to me, and it is a great honor. I appre
awards for his performance in the title role ciate
in anything that can bring attention to people
Heduig and the Angry Inch directed hy Derek
living their dreams, and to theater as a great col
Charles Livingston at Celebration Theatre in laborative art form. Awards aside, you have to
Los Angeles. He received the Los Angeles keep doing the art that fills your heart.”
Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Lead Per
Portland audiences are familiar with McCol
formance, the BackStage West Garland Award lum’s Drammy-winning performances in Trian
for Best Lead Performance and the Ovation gle Prixluctions’ 2002 run of Hedwig as well as
Award for Best Musical. The Drama Critics the title role in Bat Boy: The Musical (Portland
Circle is composed of 21 industry reviewers who Center Stage, 2003). He was most recently seen
see more than 2,000 performances a year in the as Mary in On the Verge (Insight Out Theatre
greater Los Angeles area. The Garland Award is Collective, 2005).
sponsored by BackStage West. The Ovation
McCollum is working in Portland on One:
Awards are presented by the LA Stage The Musical, which he wrote and co-composed.
Alliance.
He is co-founder and co-artistic director of
When reached for comment, McCollum was Insight Out, which will prix luce One from
typically mixiest: “I’m honored, but I feel funny Sept. 15 to Oct. 1. jH
Congratulations
to Wade
McCollum
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