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OREGON S GAY/LESBIAN/Bl/TRANS NEWSMAGAZINE MAY 21 , 2010 PAGE 3 v by M art;/ Davis s i0 r k The Toddlers ore Coming! A n u n w e l c o m e v is it b r in g s w ith it t h e o p p o r t u n it y fo r g r a s s r o o ts l e a d e r s h i p ompany’s coming. Yeah, party time. that to justify their own sins. Anti-Christ Beast ter-protest. Be safe, please. Guard your tempers. Clean the grill, brush the dog. Call in Obam a does the same— he despises G od as You will be goaded, you will be taunted— that sick. well as his neighbor; his only goal is to con is, if they even show up. Um, hold on, slow down a bit— wrong kind vince you to take his mark and agree to worship Ju st Out will be monitoring the stream o f him. H e will then lead this nation and world information and posting updates at blogout. Before you vacuum the guestroom and to its final destruction. The educational system justout.com. Check with us frequently to see shake out the bedding, you ought to know that is an easy target because the lazy teachers are who’s planning what and where. This can be a it’s not any o f your favorite peeps announcing not interested in teaching you to read and powerful opportunity for grassroots organizing that they will soon be visiting the Portland write, but to socialize. O bam a put out-of-the- and leadership. That’s the good that will come area. It’s not your old college roommate, it’s not closet fag Kevin Jennings in charge o f Doomed out o f this visit from unwelcome guests. your odd-yet-still-family aunt and uncle from america’s schools so he can sodomize them Idaho and it’s not your ex-ex-ex and her newest with his G S A and G L S N clubs that promote girlfriend, the one 20 years younger than her. fag filth. This nation is going down under the Nope, the company that’s coming is the lovely weight o f its sin; your destruction is imminent won or high scorers sent to the final round in the and charming Phelps clan, the members o f the and you do not even see it coming. It is the fall general election. Gay rights ally Bill Brad Kansas-based Westboro Baptist Church, the work o f G od and it is marvelous in our eyes. bury was defeated in his quest to be Oregon’s fine folks behind Godhatesfags.com . Praise Ye The Lord!!” governor by John Kitzhaber, who now faces Re o f company. he 2010 primary election is over. Candi T publican opponent Chris Dudley in November. how to react to the Phelps clan. M y first thought There’s no logic, no sense to the message o f this Both Kitzhaber and Dudley gave thoughtful is always the same. Ignore them—just flat out church. Even if its protesters do appear, there answers in our recent interview; Ju st Out will ignore them. They exist for the sole purpose o f will not be any opportunity to dialogue, to delve deeper yet as we approach the next vote. pissing people off. They are a sad version o f the engage, to exchange differing opinions. This is W hat I learned from the primary election two-year-old throwing a tantrum in the candy pig wrestling— dirty pig wrestling in the mud. was that Ju st Out readers want more detailed aisle o f Fred Meyer. Even though it’s hard, very Everyone gets dirty, no one wins. coverage and information on candidates and hard, you’ve just gotta ignore them. The W B C doesn’t merit time, attention or energy. This organization is a publicity-driven Except the pig. issues. I hear you and it shall be done. You all know the next line here: the damn pig likes it. V O L 27. NO. II » FEATURE: LATINO GAY PRIDE 18 PASSING IT ON PD X Latino Gay Pride celebrates youth, literature and La Lucha in 2010 19 SENSES OF PRIDE Joaquin Lopez serves up food, theater, music and more 21 LATINA LUMINATION Drag pioneer Meesha Peru brings dash o f diva to Latino Gay Pride * NEWS 5 LETTERS 6 NORTHWEST NEWS IN BRIEF 12 HEIL HOMOPHOBIA? Neo-Nazi resurgence fuels rumors of gay bashings 14 GETTING SCHOOLED IN PRIDE Portland State University’s Lavender Graduation celebrates LGBTQ_students 16 BY THE YOUTH. FOR THE YOUTH Oregon Queer Youth Summit explores and empowers self-expression very year I am caught o ff guard by the E seemingly sudden and out-of-nowhere MAY 21. 2010 INSIDE» selected, while other races were either Their words are beyond understanding. . ftf] just out dates for major partisan races have been There are differing schools o f thought on 3 45 OUTREACH IN FOCUS machine— and a broken-down, rickety, under Nothing that our counter-protesters do or funded machine, it is. They post their picketing say will change the minds or hearts o f these year is no exception. I f I were one to put up schedules on the Internet, then wait for reac wretched folk. Nothing in their vile signs a Christmas tree, I probably would not have tion. They monitor Web sites and news articles will change yours. It appears to be a pointless taken it down yet— and oh, look, it’s summer » SPORTS to see how much trouble they have stirred up. tie— except it’s not. They win because our anger already. Well, summer with thunder, lightning 30 DIG THIS! Often they don’t even appear at events that and our presence validate their existence. They and really heavy rain. Ju st Out is here, though, have been announced. W hen they do show up get us out o f bed at 7:30 in the morning, don’t working on our Pride issues. O ur June 4 issue it’s seldom more than a handful o f people, in a they? I f the W B C has any power at all it’s be will focus on Portland Pride, and on June 18 we rental car, with a trunk full o f the same hateful cause, unfortunately, we give it to them. venture out-of-town for statewide Pride events. » ARTS 8 CULTURE So that’s my thought, my first thought. M y The June 18 issue will also feature the winners 32 HISTORY. HERSTORY. OUR STORY second thought comes with the knowledge that o f our Pride Amateur Photo Contest. Have you W hy us? W hy Oregon? W hy G rant H igh? no one is going to pay much attention to my sent in your photos yet? We’re approaching the you might ask. Here’s the reasoning given on first. Righteous, indignant activism will spring deadline, and I’d love to see you enter and win. the church’s Web site: to life. There will be counter-protests; there will One final note: there’s a change in the date signs that we’ve seen over and over again. Their actions are planned and predictable. “W B C to picket G rant H igh School be arrival o f June and Pride time. This for June G ay Skate and I fret about getting the be energy flowing. cause they need these words more than they A s we go to press, Facebook posts and e- word out. For June only, G ay Skate will not need air to breathe. Today’s youth are violent mails are making the rounds with schedules be held on the third Monday, but rather June brute beasts who are good for absolutely noth for planning sessions and workshops. You can’t 14— a grand kick-off to Portland Pride week. ing. Their parents, teachers and preachers did fault anyone for rising to the occasion o f coun Tell everyone you know and I’ll see you there. 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