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About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 21, 2005)
October 21.2005 Therein lies the rub: Little Sister’s is a queer bookstore. In Other Words is a feminist, To the E ditor : women’s bookstore. Little Sister’s serves its com y partner and 1 were walking down North munity by stocking gixxls for and about gay men, west 23rd Avenue about 3 p.m. Oct. 9. gay women, transsexuals, bisexuals, etc. In Other A voice in front of a coffee shop, where all the Words’ mandate is to build and strengthen hikers congregate, muttered hatefully, “1 don’t women’s community. As such, it strives to speak care what you do behind closed doors, but 1 don’t to all facets of t/uit community: gay women, want to see that shit.” We were only holding straight women, old women, girls, women who hands, not making out, not even a peck on the are athletes, academics, poets, pagans, parents. cheek, and we certainly were not doing anything And men interested in feminism. (Men interest that needed to be done behind closed doors! ed in Tom of Finland, not so much.) We confronted the bigot. Screaming on Feminist is not just another word for lesbian. both sides, blah, blah. But we confronted him. 1 have never been prouder of myself or my K ate Y ule partner before. Portland This Measure 36 has cost us a lot, but most Queer bikes unite! ly it has cost us our dignity and sent the message To the E ditor : to the bigots that their attacks are OK and that s a veteran bicyclist, I was overjoyed to see we will buckle underneath their words. Well, the feature article on bicycling in the I’ve got some words for them: We’re here, we’re Sept. 16 edition of Just Out (“Feel the Love’’]. queer, get over yourself, and I’m mad as hell and For several years I rixle my bicycle in the 1 am not going to take it anymore. Pride parade. And I commuted downtown to I would like to invite queers all over the city to fkxxl 23rd and Hoyt and to hold hands—go work by bike before retiring four years ago. Now 1 have a cute little folding bicycle that 1 use on ahead and kiss, too. There is comfort in num trails around town. bers. Most of all, do not be ashamed of your love It is such a delight at the Pride festival when anymore. That is exactly what they want. a fellow queer recognizes me from a bike shop or elsewhere and we strike up a conversation. The M ike M artinez bicycle community is alive and well here in Portland Portland in spite of all the controversy. Kiss-in on NW 23rd! M In Other Words is a store for women To the E ditor : K athy B ambeck Portland ’m frustrated by a fundamental confusion at Boycott Wood Village; the heart of your suggestion that In Other Words consider adding men’s books and prixlucts recall Karen Minnis! To the E ditor : to boost its finances and better “serve the entire t is time for Oregonians to respond to House community” (“Reeling in the Years,” Sept. 16]. Speaker Karen Minnis’ calculated effort to quash You cite the example of Little Sister’s, the won any opportunity of equality for gays and lesbians. derful queer bookstore in British Columbia. I I Thanks Christine! Obviously, calls to her Salem office to plead for a fair treatment of Senate Bill 1000 have fall en on deaf ears. Her “gut and stuff” of SB 1000, as well as her personalized message of never sup porting equality, is a call to action for all Orego nians interested in living in an environment that is fair and just. Minnis needs to be recalled. Residents of this great state have available to them the means to unseat her and to shout the message that intol erance will not prevail in Oregon. 1 urge all Oregonians to commence a mass boycott of Wixxl Village business and industry. The constituents of Minn» must experience a loss of revenue as a direct result of the irrespon sible actions of their despicable elected repre sentative. As business receipts significantly decline, her constituents will press for her removal because her brazen actions are now hurting their pocketbcxiks. This simple, effec tive tool, so often used by the conservative right, is clearly available to Oregonians who favor fair treatment of gays and lesbians. Wixxl Village businesses that don’t support Minnis can avoid being boycotted by prominent ly displaying a “Recall Karen Minnis" placard. As consumers, we have the supreme ability to effect a change: Boycott Wixxl Village to force the recall of Karen Minnis! ’ just out 5 resource. If you or someone you know wants to find clean-and-sober friendships, the 3LC spon sors fun, safe activities throughout the year. We also offer meeting space for GLTB-friendly 12- step meetings at $ 10 an hour. And if you want to develop leadership, the 3LC can offer you a place on our board of directors, or you can help at one of our upcoming activities. At the 3LC, you can become a treasured part of a needed service. The 3LC is open for membership; monthly dues are $5-$2O sliding scale, and rhe money is tax-deductible. The 3LC really needs more members; please consider becoming involved with this recovery-based resource. For more information you can leave a mes sage at 503-238-6091 and I will return your call ASAP, or you can stop by 1210 S.E. Seventh Ave. on the second Sunday of any month at 1:30 p.m. for a board of directors meeting. We will make it worth your time and money with our thanks and openness to new ideas. Until then, wishing us all peace, health and happiness. K eely P epper Portland P at L anagan Portland Live and Let Live Club invites the community To the E ditor : ave you heard of the Live and Let Live Club of Portland? Some of us are calling the club 3LC nowadays, trying to keep up with the times. 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