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letters
Get Involved or Move Along
To the E ditor :
I just finished reading “The Summer of Hate”
hy Marty Davis [Aug. 4|. First let me say that 1 am
surprised that the esteemed publisher of Just Out
would even give notice to such screed as is foisted
off on the public by the arrogant, self-important
and mean-spirited columnist Byron Beck.
Secondly, 1 hope the mainstream population of our
community does not consider him representative
of our collective attitude. Thirdly, even if Just Out
is more lesbian oriented than gay male oriented,
how does that affect the excellent journalism that
graces the pages of this paper?
And finally, 1 will say that when 1 first moved
to Portland eight years ago, I did notice that it did
seem to be a predominantly lesbian city and that
most of the political activity, organizations and
such were either headed by lesbians or lesbian driv
en. Upon inquiry and notation of that to a fellow
homo, 1 was told: “It’s great, isn’t it? They do all the
work, and we can party!”
Therefore, I say to all who have this attitude:
Cease your complaining, get involved, or move
along. 1 am certain there is a party somewhere else
you can attend while you let your lesbian sisters do
all the work. (By the way, how male chauvinist is
that?) Lest I seem unduly critical of the male fac
tion of our community, 1 am quite aware of all the
many men as well as women who work diligently
to move this community forward. 1 think it would
be much better if we all set aside our differences for
a moment, shouldered the wheel and got this bug
gy out of the mud. Then if we want to complain
and party.. .go for it. We earned it. Otherwise, put
ting it ever so politely... please shut up!
And to those few who doggedly push the bug
gy forward, a heartfelt thank you. There would be
no parties if it were not for those who work to pro
vide a safe place to have them. And another thank
you for a paper that allows us to air those com
plaints and bears us no ill will in the doing.
And perhaps off the subject a bit, what hap
pened to our sense of humor? They don’t call us gay
for nothing.
G T hornton H unter
Portland
To Be Clear
truly the one founder of the above organizations.
His book is titled Bringing Lesbian and Gay Rights
into the Mainstream: Twenty Years of Progress.
Endean tells the story of the founding of the
national organizations and of the successes and
failures we had. He tells of the role individuals
played and of the tremendous national in-fighting
that almost destroyed Endean and his organiza
tions. Terry and I were right there fighting along
side Endean and enjoying our early successes.
Terry Bean has kept active after many, like
myself, moved to the sidelines, and Oregon owes
him a tremendous amount of gratitude.
J erry W eller
Portland
Don't Exploit Suicide
To the E ditor :
Terry Bean is certainly deserving of the Aug. 4
Just Out profile.
I will always remember Bean for helping with
the passage of the 1977 Eugene City Council ordi
nance that outlawed discrimination against homo
sexuals in employment. Unfortunately, the next
year voters overturned it and similar laws in
Wichita, Kan., and St. Paul, Minn.
Bean’s personal story of suicidal thoughts as a
teen is poignant.
However, Cornell University professor Ritch
C. Savin-Williams has spent decades studying gay
adolescents, and his 2005 Harvard University Press
book, The New Gay Teenager, argues that older gay
activists such as Terry Bean are counterproductive
when they promote the gay teen suicide issue for
political gain.
Savin-Williams fears the “suicidal script" for
gay teens causes some to give up prematurely, espe
cially when they hear their life is inevitably dis
traught from both gay activists and anti-gay reli
gious leaders. Savin-Williams’ book proposes a
better way.
The author was careful to point out that
nothing in his book justifies the “neglect of gay
young people who suffer and entertain thoughts
of suicide.”
Savin-Williams’ book made me realize how out
of touch 1 am with gay youth, despite living in a
college town. 1 urge Bean to also read this thought
ful book.
To the E ditor :
Thank you for the story on Terry Bean, who is
truly the Oregon LGBT community’s national
treasure [“Strong Brew," Aug. 4[. Certainly no one
has done more for the LGBT political community
in Oregon and nationally than Terry.
However, in attempting to list all of Terry’s
credits and to graciously include me, the article got
a bit confusing. Let me quickly try to clear up the
national organizations we both were committed to.
Terry and 1 were both founding board members
of Gay Rights National Libby. I served three terms
as co-chairman of the board. Additionally, Terry
was a founding board member of the Fairness Fund
and the Victory Fund. Gay Rights National Libby
and the Fairness Fund ended up being incorporat
ed hy the Human Rights Campaign, of which I was
a co-founding board member. Terry has been prob
ably the most long-standing and best board mem
ber HRC has had.
To learn more about the birth of our national
movement, 1 suggest reading the just-published
autobiography of the late Steve Endean, who was
T homas K raemer
Corvallis
Gays Just Wanna Have Fun
To the E ditor :
After reading Willamette Week’s recent “Queer
Window” column, 1 was shocked by Pat Lanagan’s
accusation of Just Out’s lesbian slant. I have fol
lowed the inception of Just Out, under the guiding
hands of Renee LaChance and Jay Brown, since
the beginning.
Before the first issue was printed, I had been
rather disinterested in the gay rags. Just Out was
the first newspaper that came dose to fulfilling
that gap.
Even now, as I have passed the dreaded age of
50,1 still kxik to Just Out for keeping me informed,
educated, entertained and abreast of the local
social happenings. Not every article appeals to me,
but rarely does any other publication.
1 don’t find many things in Just Out for men
my age, but you don’t hear me complaining about