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About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 7, 2007)
DECEMBER 7, ¿007 justout they aware that LBT women also live in or visit Portland? Were they aware that working-class queers, including students and artists, might live in or visit Portland? I doubt such considerations crossed their minds in their apparent rage that all of Portland did not cower before their somehow superior collective presence. That these two then had the nerve to play the manly man card by suggesting a local gay man in a feather boa does not represent them (what, not camp enough?) and the victim card by suggest ing—1 think falsely—that CDs were stolen from their car adds insult to injury. 1 find it highly unlikely that any hardened Portland car thief would strut down to Music Millennium attempt ing to sell back Experience the Divine: Bette Midler’s Greatest Hits to the hipster clerk behind the counter. Besides, CDs have less a chance of disap pearing if you choose to put the top up on the Pride-sticker-covered red convertible I feel almost certain these two clowns gallivant around in. 14. Your neighbor/friend/relative’s body weight j organization. His comments were self-serving and isn’t any more your business than is bkxxl pressure very narcissistic. As the former executive director or cholesterol. of the agency, it was his responsibility to manage 15. Worrying about weight causes stress. the organization’s operations in a professional 16. Stress contributes to being overweight. manner. Simply put, he apparently failed to do so. 17. Harassing, nagging, intimidating or revil He should take responsibility for that failure or, at the very least, the perception of that failure. ing people who are fat does not improve their health and is not a sign of love or compassion; it As a former chairman of Brother to Brother’s is harassment. board of directors, 1 do know that policies were developed to enhance the organization’s infrastruc D eni S tarr ture and to maintain the fiscal soundness of the Portland Business & Professional Women organization. If the executive director did not implement the board’s policies, resulting in a “lax Looking Back structure,” then he should have been taken to task. To the E ditor : If the paid leader of the organization cannot discern The holiday season is a gixxl time to kxik back when his own behavior is inappropriate, whether on the past year and reflect on what has transpired. real or perceived, then he obviously will have It is obvious that 2007 has been a fabulous year for limited success at best. I can only say that Brother the GLBT community. With the passing of the two to Brother is much better off without Darryl Moch Oregon equality acts at our state level and the pass at the helm. ing of the Matthew Shepard hate crimes bill and 1 hope this experience does not taint Kourtni the Employment Non-Discrimination Act at the Dupree’s zest for working in this field. Portland S ean C. H ayes national level, we have made some great strides in needs young, vibrant black men like him to work Portland our quest for full equality. The process was a strug with their same-gender-loving peers. These types of gle to get through, and we will continue to be episixles are unfortunate and should not be viewed Fat Is a Feminist Issue engaged in the process in 2008. as the norm for Brother to Brother or any organiza To the E ditor : At this time we would like to thank Just Out for tion serving same-gender-loving people. I felt a need to respond to Mr. Jeffrey Smith’s all of the great coverage you have had in your Brother to Brother has done great work through lesbophobic letter printed in your Nov. 2 issue with newspaper concerning transgender events, work the years. It is disappointing that Darryl M<x:h was some reality checks as follows [“Fat Is a Handicap”): shops, movies, interviews and special articles on not able to successfully lead the organization from 1. We in rhe United States are living in a patri our issues that can be overlooked by the general an all-volunteer agency to an agency with paid staff archal society, meaning one in which men oppress, population. We feel your publication excels at and a cohesive professional structure. 1 hope his abuse and exploit women. covering life in the GLBT community and is a very failure does not negatively impact the needed 2. In patriarchal societies, men set “beauty” fun read. community support of the agency’s new leadership. standards for women that are often injurious to In addition, we would like to publicly thank Financial support of Brother to Brother will women’s health, such as: organizations that have been helping and support enhance the agency’s ability to retain professional a. The crushing of the ribcage by whalebone ing us through the years—groups such as Basic leadership of the caliber of Alisa Simmons. 1 will corsets to create tiny waists. Rights Oregon; Parents, Families and Friends of make a commitment to support the organization b. The crushing of the feet by foot-binding to Lesbians and Gays; the Human Rights Campaign; financially. Will you? create tiny feet. the Imperial Sovereign Rose Court; and the c. The elongation of the neck. Community of Welcoming Congregations, to name J erry W alker d. The mutilation of the genitals. a few. The names of individuals whom we consider Former Brother to Brother Board Chairman e. The consumption of arsenic to create a pale our gixxl friends are too numerous to list in this complexion. letter, but I am sure you know who you are. We are TRANSITIONS f. The consumption of silicon to create large grateful for your friendships, love and mutual Henry Humm, 1954-2007 breasts. respect. The Northwest Gender Alliiftice looks Henry Humm died Nov. 26. He was born 3. Women who do not conform to these male- forward to sharing more experiences with you all in Aug. 30, 1954, in Harrisburg, 111. created “beauty” standards are subjected to vicious the years to come. Humm started Henry’s Ceramics while in high revilement, ostracized and subjected to discrimina Best wishes to all of you this holiday season. school. His love and mastery of ceramics led him tion by societal institutions. to a national career of instructing ceramics 4. Refusing to conform to beautify standards in A lice L ynn , S heryl W ieller , L inda B rown , teachers. a society where they are injurious to women liber S usan L alone , J ackie S pratten , D ana Humm later founded his own painting compa ates women. M c D onald ny. He painted many of Portland’s most prestigious 5. My body weight is no one’s business but Northwest Gender Alliance Board of Directors homes. mine. Humm organized Starky's AIDS Walk Team 6. Obesity can be damaging to the health of Brotherly Support and Collector Car Cruise-In. The annual event will To the E ditor : both men and women and is on the increase in be known as the Henry Humm Cruise-In. America society. I found your recent article about the sexual A memorial fund at Our House of Portland has 7. Fat can kill you. harassment allegation at Brother to Brother been established in Humm’s name. Donations should be sent to Henry Humm Fund, (5ur House, 8. Anorexia can kill you. disturbing {“Brother vs. Brother,” Nov. 2). 9. TriMet buses can kill you. Obviously, this is a very serious allegation that 2727 S.E. Alder St., Portland, OR 97214- 10. Fat is a feminist issue. I am sure the current leadership of Brother to A memorial celebration of Humm’s life will be 11. It has recently been discovered that people Brother is addressing appropriately. To address the held from 1 to 4 p.m. Dec. 8 at Starky’s, 2913 S.E. who are 20 pounds “over” what used to be consid allegations in the press would be a disservice to all Stark St. For details call 503-230-7980. ered an “ideal body weight” live longer than people involved, including Brother to Brother as an who are below that standard body size. agency. It is for that reason that I commend Alisa CORRECTION 12. Good nutrition and exercise contribute Simmons for declining to comment on the specifics Just Out mistakenly reported the base fee for more to good health than just changing body size. of the allegation. registering a domestic partnership in the Nov. 16 13. Women in our society today are being injured On the other hand, 1 found the comments cover story, “01.01.08: The Comprehensive Guide and killed by anorexia, the consumption of “weight attributed to Darryl Moch deplorable. Not only to Oregon’s Domestic Partnerships." control” drugs such as nicotine, amphetamines and did his comments dismiss the seriousness of the The fee is $50 total, with $25 going to the steroids, plastic surgery, silicone poisoning from breast allegations, he failed to show any real concern Oregon Domestic Violence Program fund and $25 toward his former staff or Brother to Brother as an implants and medical malpractice. going to the issuing county. 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