OREGON S LESBIAN/GAY/BI/TRANS/QUEER NEWSMAGAZINE
OCTOBER IS 2010
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NW NEWS
IN B R I E F
Berry says it’s “absolutely amazingly won­
derful” to return to Portland, adding, “Every
time I come back my heart dances.” Berry
met her wife, Judy Kiser, here. The two mar­
ried in Baltimore in 1986 in front o f 200 of
Berry’s family members. She says 22 mem­
bers of her family are out because, in her
words, “it’s a family where it’s safe to be out.
We come from a family that sees God bless­
ing us.”
Berry will carry this message of love and
inclusion to the M C C on October 24, where
she’ll conduct Sunday morning worship at 9
and 11 a.m. and perform a concert at 6 p.m.
She says attendees can expect the words to
be changed in her songs to reflect all orienta­
tions and genders. “Gay, lesbian, bisexual,
transgender—I name it all, because when we
hear ourselves in sacred songs, we see that
we’re sacred, too.”
Spreading this message is Berry’s calling.
She’s toured as a gospel singer for 20 years
and is proud to be recognized as an “out”
singer in the Uncloudy Days Gospel Encyclope­
dia. “When people read the history o f gos­
pel,” she says, “They’ll see a rainbow in
there.”
Berry will have four gospel C D s for sale at
the show, as well as hand painted t-shirts and
cards that she and Kiser make.
—Mike Gillette
N W N e w s in
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• T h e Portland Latin-A m erican Film
Festival returns for a fourth year October
14-20 at the Regal Broadway Metroplex
(1000 SW Broadway). Boasting an eclectic
lineup o f award-winning films from 13 dif­
ferent countries, this year’s festival includes
screenings o f two LG BTQ jfocused movies.
Uruguayan film Leo’s Room follows a tale
o f an affable but troubled man named Leo,
who struggles to find the meaning o f his re­
clusive lifestyle while coming to terms with
the dissolution o f his relationships when he
begins to question his sexual orientation. The
film screens Friday, October 15 at 2:30 p.m.
and Wednesday, October 20 at 5:30 p.m.
The award-winning Hermaphrodite centers
on the figure o f Maria, a hermaphrodite born
in the village o f San Jose de Ocoa in the D o­
minican Republic. The film’s director, Ale­
jandro Gerber, will be in attendance for
screenings and for a Q & A on Sunday, Octo­
ber 17 at 5:30 p.m., and again on Monday,
October 18 at 4:45 p.m.
For more information, visit pdxlaff.org.
Community Outreach o f O ur United
Villages is sponsoring a community safety
conversation on Thursday, October 21 from
6 to 8 p.m. at the St. Andrew Church (806
N E Alberta St.). Participants are encouraged
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Special screenings of the award-winning
film Hermaphrodite are on October 17 and
18 as part of the Portland Latin-American
Film Festival. The film's director. Alejandro
Gerber, will be in attendance and will
follow the screenings with a Q8A.
to share ideas for preventing violence and
brainstorming ideas for working together to
build safer neighborhoods in the Portland-
Metro area.
A light meal will be provided at this free
event. The meeting is open to anyone interest­
ed, but space is limited. RSVPs are requested
by Monday, October 18 to outreach@ourunit-
edvillage.org or by calling 503-546-7499.
For more information, visit ouvcommunity-
outreach.org.
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• A Transgender Awareness Sem inar is
slated for Saturday, October 23 at 2 p.m. at
the Metropolitan Community Church of the
Gentle Shepherd in Vancouver, Wash. (2200
Broadway St., Ste. E and F).
Attendees will hear the life stories o f two
local transgendered ministers, the Reverend
David Weekly and Jackie Spratten.The semi­
nar will focus on educating attendees on
what it means to be transgender, learning
how spirituality can play a part in being a
transgendered person and clearing up misin­
formation about transgendered individuals.
The event is free and open to the public.
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• T h e “O ur Stories” history forum s will
continue at Q C en ter (4115 N. Mississippi)
on Saturday, October 23 at 7 p.m. with a
panel presentation featuring pioneering
leaders o f Portland’s LG BTQ jnovem ent.
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Cindy Cumfer,Jean DeMaster, Steve Fulmer,
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