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About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 17, 2006)
NOVEMBER 17,2006 in Missoula. There was plenty of true sex around, hut times were different then for coming out; it was fine that everyone knew, but you weren’t supposed to say it,” says Blakeslee. “So 1 moved to Seattle, where 1 worked for a CPA firm, when a friend in Portland said, ‘Why don’t you move to Portland and open a store here, since there’s no nice, clean or well-lit place?’ ” Fantasy is now an adult superstore offering thousands of DVDs, lingerie, condoms, lubes and toys. According to Blakeslee, it has a wide range of toys for “heteros, homos or solos.” His newest store in Clackamas is a bit of a departure from his other locations. The boutique is more merchandise- Tracy Blakeslee has opened a new Fantasy for oriented, according to Blakeslee, with lingerie, Adults Only store in Clackamas. shoes and accessories for sale. Blakeslee says he is also working on opening a mall location. “We’ve amendment to the Oregon Constitution that been having some challenges, but we’re diligently prohibits discrimination based on a retailer’s working on opening a store that is a cross between content. When he first moved to Portland, Spencer Gifts and Victoria’s Secret.” Blakeslee was involved with the local groups Blakeslee, who calls himself an accountant first Phoenix Rising and Right to Privacy. He says he is and a pornographer second, lives in Portland with a big supporter of the American Civil Liberties his partner of 17 years, Maurice Cooper. No Union and civil rights. Blakeslee adds, “Outside In stranger to fighting for rights, he says he helped is one of my very favorite organizations because they deal in a wonderful way with street kids.’ © defeat statewide ballot measures to repeal an northwest Grab Your Corsage prom will provide a more celebratory look at how If you never went to prom but wanted to, avoid i far we’ve come.” ed the prom because you liked your own kind or went People from around the state are encouraged to to prom but wished you hadn’t gone with a member I attend, according to Dunn, because Western is of the opposite sex, Western Oregon University is traditionally a conservative campus. “I wanted it to be a statewide event to show the campus there’s so giving you the missed opportunity of a lifetime. The Associated Students of Western Oregon much diversity around us.” University (ASWOU) welcomes the statewide The prom is free with a requested donation to community to its first-ever queer prom. The theme the AIDS organizations that will be represented. “Celebrate Life” honors World AIDS Day, Dec. 1, Free rapid HIV testing will also be available on site. when the event will take place. Co-sponsored with Come to the Pacific Room on the Western the Oregon Students for Equal Rights Association campus in Monmouth at 8 p.m. Dec. 1 to enjoy the and the Triangle Alliance (the university’s gender DJ dancing and refreshments and to boogie with and sexuality club), the event will also feature the out crowd. AIDS awareness and education. Wonder Woman Raises Funds “In my two years here in Oregon, 1 have never A heroic $15,405 was raised for two of seen or heard of any ‘gay proms' targeted to GLBTI youth across the state, and coming from the Los Portland’s women and children’s shelters, Raphael Angeles area, it seemed strange...so, I decided to House and Bradley-Angle House, during Wonder Woman Day on Oct. 29 at Excalibur Comics. Andy change that,” says M. Mae Dunn, executive diver sity coordinator of ASWOU. “We usually do a Continued on Page 10 mourning day around [World AIDS DayJ. The Wonder Woman images, like this one by Paul Gulacy, were up for auction to benefit Portland women's shelters. JUStlOUt 9