September 2.2005 OUT Standing just asking • jUSt OUt 7 A people’s history Just Out attended the Rose City Softball Association end~of* by Jaymee R. Cuti season picnic and asked players a softball version of a tradi* tional game question, “If you were stranded in a deserted softball field, who would you want with you, and why? n getting to know Dave Grant Kohl, one learns more about a history of queer Port land, a growing of the Metropolitan Community Church and a little art histo ry than they do about the biographer himself. “I’m fascinated by how things come to be what they are,” he said. Kohl, a retired art and art history teacher who has lived in lower West Linn for 25 years, throws pottery for his Mug Man business, writes and researches for Fxxiks about Portland’s gay history, grows bamboo, vol unteers for the Chinese Gar dens and sings with the Portland Gay Men’s Chorus. His interest in Asian cul ture stems from a seven-year teaching stint in Hong Kong. Kohl’s work as a histori an of gay and lesbian Port- land began as a project in celebration of MCC’s upcoming 30th anniversary. A 10-page paper expanded into a 200-page local history text called A Curious and Peculiar People. “It wasn’t very long into the research that I discovered the history of MCC can’t be separat Photos by Marty Davis • T im B ias RCSA Open Division Com' missioner'elect C arrie G undermann RCSA Women’s Division Commissioner “1 would want a lesbian with me—I’d need someone butcher than me to save my ass. “My girlfriend— because she knows how to play a lot of games besides softball.” D aniela H ugelshofer Outfielder, Dykes on Spikes C hris M idlam Tim Bias’ new boyfriend “I’m a pitcher, so I’d want a catcher with “I’d want an outfielder with a nice snatch.” ed from the history of the gay community,” he said. “The book is turning out to be a history of gay and lesbian Portland as mirrored through the Metropolitan Community Church.” The book will be available in January 2006. jn rsr. Seth Hutton, DC. "1 may not be a Iva... but I do wear one on TV. "ÎfO Al Anh&l ' Ed McMahon REMODELED BUNGALOW, $219,900 3 BD, 2 BA over 2,000 sq.ft, in N. Ptld., new kitchen, covered patio w/hot tub. Back yard w/pond. Wood floors, original woodwork & built-ins. CUSTOM HOME IN PARK-LIKE SETTING, $629,000 4 BD, 3.1 BA & 3,814 sq.ft. Library w/fireplace overlooks creek setting. Family rm w/wet bar & deck. Kitchen w/eating area, 2 gas fireplaces, formal dining & living rooms. Near zoo, arboretum & downtown. CLOSE-IN DUPLEX, $459,998 •(May purchase single unit for $229,999.) 2 BD, 1 BA & 900 sq.ft. Large kitchen, attached garages, loads of light, lower level laundry/storage room. Close to shopping & restaurants on Division. 3ohn£.Sco1f Marvin Salles (503) 320*1271 Rex Buchanan(5O3) 484*8739 uu sc.mars invaile*.coin , SAVE OVER $2,100’ On Senso Diva Premier Digital Hearing Aids *Now through 9/30/05. Rose City Hearing Aids, Inc. 4006 SW Barbur Blvd. 5 minutes from Downtown Portland 1 LOCALLY OWNED & OPERATED Lindsey Sinner, D.C.