FEBRUARY 6, 2009
JUStOUt 5
letters
It's a Nonissue
wimps your craven call for Adams’ resignation makes
mayor to be up front with ths citizens of this city
ultimately a sustainable future. It posits Portland
To the E ditor :
us exit to be. We don’t roll over and relinquish what
in all decision-making involving his office.
as a model city for America, and it is a vision we
You’ve made a mistake. But I forgive you.
little power we have. Not for something like this.
Sam Adams is my mayor, and I support
1 do not care a whit about Sam Adams’ sexu
should not be willing to dash so quickly because of
ality—I’m gay—but 1 do care that he lied and
one person’s poor judgment regarding his personal
him. His resignation would he a terrible loss for
C hristopher D orr
compounded the lie by asking others to lie on his
life. So please, lift him up, dust him off, and help
Portland, and I hope in the future you will choose
Portland
behalf. It completely matters that Sam Adams
Mayor Sam Adams get back to work.
to take a more objective stand on this nonissue.
A lisa B ones
Portland
denied a toxic event in his life in order to gain
Careless Lies
the city of Portland’s most powerful public of
M atthew A rnold
To the E ditor :
fice, which suggests an immature ruthlessness of
M egan R eville -L ovell
character.
Portland
Sam Adams has blackened the eye of our
GLBT community. He has given credence to
That the mayor claims he’s shamed and em
Big Mistake
those who say that the GLBT lifestyle is pervert
barrassed at this point is not enough. He has cost
Adams Is That Stereotype
To the E ditor :
ed, a sin, and we are all going to hell.
this city and the gay community at large prestige.
To the E ditor :
Your call for Portland Mayor Sam Adams’
1 have worked with Sam on several occa
resignation smacks of internalized homophobia
sions and would have voted for him if 1 were a
and self-hate, masquerading as ethical outrage
Portlander. He has great vision for the city of
[“Difficult Decision,” Jan. 23].
Portland. But he has carelessly lied about his re
K evin B unker
young Mr. Breedlove in 2005, he lost a tremen
We have plenty of enemies who will be calling
lationship and even advised Beau Breedlove to
Portland
dous amount of credibility as a politician and as
for Adams to resign because he’s gay and because
lie as well, which does not contribute to ethical
he’s our ally. Many who won’t be sublimating
conduct or behavior that we should expect from a
So Much Sound and Fury
most: that a man 25 years older than a high school
their homophobia with feigned outrage at Adams’
civic leader, especially a metropolitan mayor. It is
To the E ditor :
student would dishonestly state, “This perpetuates
ethical blunder. Why would Just Out join them?
up to Sam to decide what is good for the commu
We are hoping we can all move beyond this
the stereotype of the gay man who can’t be trusted
nity or face a very uphill battle to regain trust and
initial sound and fury. It signifies nothing but
with minor boys." I find it both comical and pa
work with the business community in Portland.
shock and anger and sadness and should give way
thetic. Adams is that stereotype.
So Adams lied; he apologized; he’s humiliated
and shamed; he’ll have to rebuild trust. The Just
Out editorial board needs to get over it and start
Sam should demonstrate he can be the better man
and voluntarily step down.
When Sam Adams allowed himself to be
videotaped making an adamant denial of any
manner of inappropriate sexual misconduct with
a man. This is what personally distresses me the
to reason and a shared vision of our city’s future.
Adams took advantage of an admiring and na
thinking about what it means to be loyal, even
R ichard A. P az
Reason says that sex is the one thing that ev
ive young man to satisfy his own shallow and self
when those we should be loyal to screw up. I am
Vancouver, Wash.
eryone will lie about. Reason also says that the
ish sexual needs. He lied about it, privately and
sexual relations between consenting adults should
then publicly, to all the good citizens of Portland.
not be subjected to public scrutiny.
For these reasons and many more, Adams has a
so infuriated by your reckless actions and your ap
parent lack of concern for the repercussions on the
Solely About Integrity
community you claim to serve. If you don’t recog
To the E ditor :
Our shared vision of Portland’s future—one that
nize that this is about power, then you are morons.
Mayor Sam Adams needs to step down. The
Mayor Sam Adams champions—is about a strong
We in Portland’s LGBTQ community are not the
issue is solely about integrity and the ability of the
economy, a sound environment, social equity and
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