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< 17 The royal family German art collection Is a crowning achievement 1111 ff e’ve been invited to meet royal' Ini ty,” Marc yelled as he opened the ■ff W calligraphed invitation to a ■ reception (hosted by Portland Art Museum and Mario’s) welcoming Mafalda Margarethe, princess and landgravine of Hesse, Germany. “That’s rich,” I thought. “The queens are meeting the princess.” So, there we stood among the elegantly dressed, raising our rosé to Mafalda and rapping about the Oct. 29 opening of Hesse: A Princely German Collection. Spanning five centuries of art history with 400 paintings and decorative pieces, including some that have never been seen outside Germany, the collection promises to be a sold-out blockbuster and a high point in Portland’s cultural life. Among the queers quaffing cocktails were the well-dressed trio of Foy Renfro, Dennis Deming and Chris Pleasant. Q Center co chairwoman Gwenn Baldwin crashed the party and accidentally hip-checked her royal highness. While I’m on the topic of royalty, the night before meeting Mafalda, Basic Rights Oregon held a fund-raiser to replace our own monarch, House Speaker Karen Minnis, who’s a royal bitch. As you probably know, Minnis successfully outmaneuvered the queer community, side- . tracking a bill that would have legalized civil unions in a move known as “gut and stuff.” After those shenanigans, the evil queen should be gutted and stuffed herself, so BRO kicked off its campaign to depose her royal high-ass at the trendy and delicious Masu. Girts On Gar, Inc Crinas You More Fun M<26C7M< <r S77€3€7MM \\ liner \\ Ime Benefit I I.MvJ h\ ( > ii U ( )n ( >a\. I ih . firwil .hut ini’ tlif iVliflf toiimitj Out 1Soi na • • . • * • • » • I • >•« '■'tariN .ii Dpm \ I h Party starts at CC Slaughters at 5:30. are well on their way. On the other side of the political spectrum, 1 was also invited to an organizing meeting for Log Cabin Republicans, which I tried to attend with an open mind. Now, let me say upfront that some of my best friends are Republicans. But I don’t under stand them. For instance, one gay GOPer who shall remain nameless (mainly because I can’t remember his name) told me he voted for King George because “I know he’s going to stab me in the back, but at least I know where he stands.” Yup, right behind you, knife poised. So, there’s just'no way I’m ever going to like their politics—although I like their hors d’oeuvres. Republicans have nice canapes, and host and organizer Brian Wilson (with help from Terry Longway) outdid himself with a spread worth every penny of the Republicans’ selfish and misguided tax cuts. Others planning the rejuvenation of the moribund Oregon chapter (Log Cabin claims 49 chapters around the country) were former Lake Oswego City Councilor Karl Rohde, clothing designer and Michael Allen’s pro prietor Michael Fredrickson and Bend resident Derek Hanna, co-organizer of the event. Tending bar was former Mr. Gay Pride Benny Fischer and his equally handsome beau, Tyler Spurgeon (both From left, Joe D'Alessandro, Matt Jaffe, Gregg Macy and Eric committed Indepen Steinhäuser help Basic Rights Oregon “Stick it to Minnis" Sept. 7. dents, they assured me). And if you really want to see some royal beauties, check out The Lion Upon arriving, each guest filled out a name King through Oct. 23 at Keller Auditorium, tag that said: “My name is______ . I think that featuring gorgeous costumes as well as gorgeous even______ would make a better Speaker of men who wear very little. Portland Opera the House.” spokeswoman Julia Sheridan says that ticket I wrote in “my 5-year-old neice [sic]” and sales are “very brisk” but that good seats are still then introduced myself around the room until available. one helpful revolutionary pointed out that Lastly, the Rose City lose^ its queer queen Just Out’s bon vivant columnist couldn’t spell. of the avant-garde as Portland Institute for My favorite suggestions for Speaker of Contemporary Art founder Kristy Edmunds the House included “My Butt” (Joe moves on to new challenges. 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