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ge 3 out « by Marty Davis NEWSMAGAZINE Shop 'Til You Drop VOL. 24 NO. 3 DECEMBER 1, 2006 But remember to shop our advertisers, shop gay, shop local h, ’tis the season. Don we now our gay apparel, shop 'til we drop, energy of the Mississippi, Alberta, Hawthorne and Belmont districts. Come out roast our chestnuts and harbor no feelings of ill will. Hey, 1 can go to North Portland and St. Johns. Put power in your shopping dollars. with three out of four. (If this was e-mail, I’d insert the annoying happy-face emoticon right here.) recently spent a lot of time downtown and in the Northwest part of Portland. That aside, welcome to the now-official holiday season and the If you haven’t been into the Pearl and Burnside areas for a while, you are in Just Out Holiday Guide. Our role, and one we take very seriously, is to be the | for quite a surprise. The change is amazing, and there appears to be no end in appetizer—the cheese plate, so to speak—of newspaper gift guides. We do not sight for the new growth and development. foist upon you an 84-page glossy handout of electronic gifts that no one over a j And like a wildfire in summer, the spread of this development has now certain age understands. Nope, we simply want to take this opportunity to jumped the boundary, the once-thought-unbreachable Bumside Street. Stark reinforce a tew shopping philosophies that we hold near and dear. Shop our Street, as we know it, cannot possibly exist for much longer. Where only a advertisers, shop gay, shop local. Take our humble suggestions as the starting couple of years ago the city spoke of creating a cultural trust zone, now hotels, points for your own holiday shopping adventures. cinemas and shops lap at the edges of our once-ffeestanding Burnside Triangle. We ask you to support our advertisers for the obvious reason. They are the It’s going away, folks. Will the Club Portland building become the new sole financial support of this paper. Because of them, this small-business owner I Niketown? is able to provide jobs, salaries and benefits for nine employees. Because of our advertisers, Just Out is able to donate back thousands of dollars annually in ■ he first-ever Just Out Toy Drive is winding down. Soon the piles of toys will sponsorship for local gay, lesbian, bi and trans groups and organizations. Our be taken away and prepared for their new homes. That part will be exciting to advertisers provide the financial foundation for the Just Out Scholarship Fund watch. For a toy drive that was originally intended to he a one-event function, and have been crucial in the success of this year’s first-ever Just Out Toy Drive. we ended up with a fine amount of trucks, games, balls and coloring books. We Your support of our advertisers keeps this paper going. As such, I need to ask were lucky to receive two “Dress-Me Elmos,” a toy designed to test all your sen you to make sure that our advertisers know you are out there purchasing their sibilities. I dare you to play with it without looking around for hidden cameras. goods, services and products. It is key to the continuation of this publication. Thanks go out again to Pauline Miriam and the Hot Flash dancers, Becky Each year, America loses a few more gay and lesbian newspapers. We received | Bilyeu of Touchstone Coffee House and Julie Cantonwine of Healthy Pets word Nov. 30 of the loss of Out in the Mountains, a 21-year-old Vermont news- J Northwest. You folks stepped up big time this year and made a difference. Many others have already signed up for next year, and together we are going to rock. paper. According to board president Brian Cote: “Twenty-one years ago people relied on this newspaper for information about our community. Now, mainstream i I’m looking forward to partnering with Kim Davis of the Egyptian Club and Bob press outlets in Vermont are covering gay issues.” He also mentioned that many Mensel of the Portland Gay Men’s Chorus. Many more of you will hear from people get their news from the Internet and that advertising revenues have me late next summer. It’s all quite exciting. been lagging. Sadly, his tale is true and one shared by gay papers across the The Nov. 29 presentation of 20120 was a study of the giving habits and country. You, the reader, have the power to make the difference in who fails and patterns of different demographic groups across the country. The host, John Stossel, presented numerous statistics, not the least of which was that the most who succeeds. Support our advertisers, and support gay- and lesbian-owned businesses, even generous and giving group came from “red" states with people identified as the most conservative and most closely aligned with religious and right-leaning if they aren’t advertising with us. Small-business owners have much in common. politics. According to this show, liberals and the “middle class” were not as We’re all working for the same goals. We work to support our families, to create strongly identified as givers. Well, not so here, and next year we’re going to jobs, to be leaders in our communities. We strive to make a difference. prove it even more. Shop local whenever you can. Enjoy the diversity and beauty of the city. Thank you for all your generosity. © Explore the neighborhoods. Save gas, make friends, form community. Enjoy the I T reflections 10 Years Ago in Just Out... volume 14 number 3, december 6, 1996 • The Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania has approved the development of "a rite or rites for the blessing of committed relationships between persons of the same sex," reports The Philadelphia Inquirer. • Three anti-gay radio ads sponsored by the Youth Action Committee began airing Oct. 7 on the soft-rock station KAFE-FM in Bellingham, Wash. According to The Northwest Gay Times, the ads were pulled after three days, presumably because of the effectiveness of an activist campaign to notify other advertisers about the offensive and divisive ads. • For Sale: The City Nightclub. The City Nightclub is open and operating and is ready for a new owner/operator who wants to provide important services to the gay and lesbian community and receive an excellent financial return on the investment. • This year's internationally televised Hollywood Christmas Parade will include an entry from the Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center, sponsored by the West Hollywood HIV/AIDS pharmacy Capitol Drugs. The float will highlight the center's 25th anniversary and feature openly gay actor Dan Butler [Frasier) and his life partner, Richard Waterhouse. • Debi Easterday, a lesbian married to a preoperative female transsexual, was escorted by police from the property of Medina Church of the Brethren in Akron, Ohio, because she "remains unrepentant and seeks to mock God," according to a statement released by church leaders. FEATURE 22 HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE 2006 Give it away like nobody’s business NEWS 8-17 NORTHWEST Portland shapes up; play with your hair; Victor’s Secret conies out; Portland ranks as fourth-gayest city; college group raises money, gixxl times; Cruz goes out in style; roundtable opens house; concert for a cause; public hero honored with proclamation; register for GLSEN conference; task force leaders hold discussion; join PFLAG for cleanup and holiday fun; a wake-up call for PABA; Portland man helps homos hang on this time of year; grant means gain for seniors; the face of family 18-19 NATIONAL Same-sex couples appeal to Supreme Court; Miami University employees keep benefits 20-21 WORLD Spain’s Congress passes trans bill; Brit gay leader targets blood ban; Canadian Parliament considers reopening marriage debate; Outgames lost money; Argentine cross-dressers decriminalized; reports claim Iranian gay was hanged ARTS AND CULTURE 43 THEATER Portland Opera welcomes new chorus master 45 MUSIC Siren Nation takes Portland women’s community to the next level 46-51 FILM Wrestling with Angels takes a close-up look at acclaimed, politically outspoken playwright; Northwest Film Center remembers one of Hollywood’s earliest leading lesbians; documentary takes a psychological l<x>k at drag 53 CULTURE Jefferson Theater strippers bare all 54-55 BOOKS Relive your teen angst with these novels aimed at young readers • The Metropolitan Human Rights Commission is soliciting information regarding the experiences of sexual minority youth. The data will be compiled in a report that will be sent to the Governor's Task Force on Teen Suicide, as well as to Multnomah County and Portland city officials. • One of Oregon's most visible gay and lesbian rights advocates is leaving her job to make room for "fresh, new leadership." Julie Davis, director of Basic Rights Oregon, the successor organization to the No on 13 campaign, will officially step down from her post Dec. 31. International performing artists Cris Williamson and Tret Fure perform their second annual holiday concert in Bend. A special fund-raising reception after the concert will benefit Beyond the Closet, a community educational organization. COLUMNS 37 EPIQUEEREAN All in rhe Numbers 41 MS. BEHAVIOR I Touch Myself 42 OUT GOING A Night to Remember 57 DEAR ETHEL Calendar Girls 58 JIM'S CLOSET Oh, Susannah!
