OREGON S GAY/LESBIAN/BI/TRANS NEWSMAGAZINE
LETTERS
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TRANSITIONS
Time to reflect
To T he E ditor :
As an active member of the transgender
community it saddens me to think how Just
Out portrays us. It is simply disrespectful to
advertise the Second Annual Trans Prom
(5/15 issue, Out & About, p. 21), on the front
page of the events calendar no less, with a
stock picture of partying drag queens. While
the umbrella term ‘transgender’ is expansive,
such a portrayal ignores trans-masculinities,
gender queer/fuck, and butch trans-women.
With a picture depicting Trans Prom as simply
another event to party people in campy female
drag, [Just Out] marginalizes [and] reinforces
the notion that transgender identities are solely
for performance.
I am sure the Q_Center would have been
happy to provide a picture of an event that
means so much. That Just Out could not come
up with a single picture of last year’s event, but
continually covers the back of the magazine
with pictures of gay men show the priorities
of the paper. Clearly it is GLBT, with last and
least, Transgender.
C hloe B roz
Portland
[Ed. responds: Just Out attempted to obtain
art from organizers, who did not have photos
from last year’s event, nor any promotional
images.]
»Roger L/nn Curtis.
1955-2009
On Saturday, May 23, 2009, friends
and family gathered at Unity Church of
Portland to celebrate the life of Roger
Lynn Curtis.
Roger died on May 12, while hospital
ized with complications from illness. The
day prior Roger sent out a cheerful email
to friends, optimistically noting the prog
ress he felt he was making in returning
to better health. The following morning
brought the news of his passing.
Roger was born October 25, 1955 in
Bend. The love of radio and of his birds
and cats were the cornerstones of his life.
At the time of his death, Roger was on staff
at Portland’s KBNP radio. He had a voice
tailor made for radio. During his stint as a
salesperson at Just Out, it was noted more
than once that he probably didn’t even
need a telephone. His booming voice was
capable of carrying itself anywhere.
Photography is Life
At the May 23 memorial, Roger’s
friends spoke of his warmth, friendliness
and ever-present smile. His quirky sense of
humor was evident in his staff bio found
on the KBNP Web site: The introduction
read, “Roger’s true claim to fame was his
nomination for the 1966 Nobel Prize for
Medicine and his creation of the artificial
appendix.”
Roger’s friends may not have known
that he once considered a career in pro
fessional sports. Alas, those dreams were
shattered “when it was discovered that he
had a bone in his arm.”
Yes, Roger had an interesting sense
of hurttor. When asked what celebrity he
would most like to meet, he replied, “I’ve
met several over the years - but I’m most
interested in everyday people, like mainly
the pizza guy with my dinner."
So long, Roger. We’ll have a pizza in
your memory.
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Arrangements by River View Cemetery
Funeral Home.
CORRECTION
In th© 5/15 issue, o NW Brief ( 'Sam
Adams Recall Campaign Hits Stride.'
p.10) incorrectly reported that Beou
Breedlove was a City Holl intern. He
was. in fact, a legislative intern In
Salem to Rep. Kim Thatcher.
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