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APRIL 16. 2010
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
An Apology
After “Adverse
To
A Unit/ Portland Pages account representative responds to April 2 cover stor/
the
E d it o r :
In the April 2 issue o f Ju st Out [Vol, 27,
No. 8, p. 5, “Letters”] a letter from me was
printed which was intended only for the eyes
o f the members o f the Portland Black Chapter
o f PFLA G . I mistakenly sent it to the editor
o f Ju st Out. The name o f my partner should
not have been attached at all. I apologize for
any embarrassment or harm that my actions
have caused to anyone.
Sincerely,
Ja la A. Waleed
Portland
To
E d it o r :
I am writing in regard to your current
cover story [Vol. 27, No. 8, Apr. 2, pg. 22-
27, “Adverse Effects”]. There are several
tremendous mistakes in this article that I
would appreciate you publicly correcting
(online and in print next issue) for Just Out
readers. In addition, I would greatly ap­
preciate a public apology from your writer
[Ryan Prado] to our team for misrepre­
senting this situation.
Please allow me to offer the following
corrections to your article:
1. Myself, William [Smith], Andrea
[Cooper] and Faith [Watkins] worked
seasonally as Independent Contractors
for [Portland’s Gay and Lesbian Yellow
Pages].
Speaking on behalf o f myself only, there
are some serious corrections to be made
based on very clear Oregon laws stating
that Independent Contractors work for
themselves only, contracting their work to
projects on the Contractor’s terms. This ar­
ticle notes myself as an “ex-employee” and
refers to me “working for” PGLYP. I N EV ­
E R was “employed” by Scott Montes/Saint
Nolan’s Publishing, nor were any other past
Account Representatives at the PGLYP.
Several notes o f “working for” and “being
employed by” PG LY P are referenced in
this article, which I would appreciate cor­
rection to Ju st Out readers. As Independent
Contractors, working relationships with
clients belong [to] the Contractor (N O T
the publication).
2. This article states that I contracted
work to PG LY P via my agency, Perry Star
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In addition, my marriage is completely
irrelevant to my working relationships. My
marriage to Garrett Crawshaw is filled
with the most amazing and solid founda­
tion o f love, teamwork, perseverance, goals,
support and friendship. We are blessed to
have such and amazing relationship, and
proud to be together.
„ 4. A serious false statement (document­
ed a false quote from me), “[Scott Montes]
offered myself and William to sign a credit
so we would be half-owners o f the GLYP,”
Correction, is that Scott offered the G LY P
Publisher position to myself and William
(first William, after his decline the posi­
tion was offered to me). These offers were
Media. This is FA LSE. My independent emailed to Ryan to support your article
contract work with the PGLYP was a di­ with fact and detail.
rect contract with Saint Nolan’s Publishing.
My decision to decline Scott’s offer to
Publications that Perry Star Media actively be the new Publisher (and resign) from
supports are listed on our site, perrystar-
PGLYP was based on a the factors of: a)
media.com./ttj/ Out is included in my years better opportunity; b) financial instabil­
o f support, personally and by contracted
ity o f the company; d:) wasteful distribu­
advertising to you. In addition, readers can
tions practices, including print directories
reference honest testimonials from com­ dumped in the lawns o f Portland residents
munity members that I work with.
each year; e) unhealthy, inappropriate
3.
The article states, “Perry-Crawshaw, working environment. I will always carry
who is married to a man, noted LaVoie’s tremendous gratitude to Scott Montes for
sexual orientation as one o f the corner­ the years o f my seasonal contract with him,
stones o f her decision to leave Montes and
as the PGLYP Sales Manager.
G LY P as well.”
Accepting Scott’s offer to be the new
This is F A L SE , as I would N EV ER
PGLYP Publisher would include sign­
pass judgment on another person’s sexual ing over my credit to the bank. This is
orientation. In addition, I never once stated not something that I was interested, or
negative judgment o f Scott’s sexual orien­ comfortable with doing. Our entire Port­
tation to your Ju st Out writer, Ryan (nor land-based sales, management and design
would I). I am genuinely offended that
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such a misstatement was made.
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