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OREGON'S LGBTO NEWSMAGAZINE APRIL 15. 2011 It’s Time for Your Close-up y s O u t' Amateur Photo Contest Q & A about Just t’s spring in Oregon and that means many things. Ants appear in the kitchens o f even the tidiest o f people, creating one o f life’s great equalizer events. Softball games will be rained out until seemingly the end o f summer and bored, restless dogs drive soggy, chilled owners batshit crazy. But most important o f all, depending on your sense o f self-worth, spring means it’s time for Just Out’s Annual Amateur Photo Contest. I’d say it’s the fifth, or sixth, or sev enth year, but the fact is I’ve done a poor job o f keeping track and am far too lazy to look it up and figure it out. I’m pretty sure, though, that we’ve sponsored this contest now for more than 5 years, but less than 100. I f you are new to our photo contest or need a refresher, please allow me to answer all your questions. I Q : Who can enter the Just Out Amateur Photo Contest? A: Um, amateurs can. And by amateurs we mean folks who take pictures for fun and their own personal use. If you sell or post your pictures for sale on a website, you are not an amateur. I f you have a booth at a Saturday market, you are not an amateur. I f someone sends you a 1099 for proceeds from the sale o f your photos, you are not an amateur. If there are 5,000 photos on your refrigerator and 4,965 o f them are o f your dog, you are quite likely an amateur. Peel off the best of the bunch and send them in. You just might win something. Q l How many o f my 5,000 pictures o f Fluffy can I enter? A: Ten. Or less. Not 10 or more. Ten entries per person. Not per category, per person. Q: What are the categories? A: Thanks so much for asking. They are: Around the World in 80 Gays. “Travel” would be a simpler title but we’re trying to be all cute and gay and stuff. Rainbows, Unicorns and Glitter. This category is not for pictures o f that annoying Domestic violence is a solvable problem... imploring otherwise, a great many photos are submitted without contact information provided on the back, making them im possible to return. After being pummeled with thumbtacks and nailed to the wall o f Q_Center, where they are lovingly fondled by hundreds o f viewers for a month, these photos are in rough shape by the end o f July, no longer really suitable for framing. Q : If I call you repeatedly, whine a lot, stomp woman on the T V commercial but rather, my feet and accost you publicly, will you well, I think you know— the most colorful o f change your mind and return my photos? rainbows, the gayest o f gay, the queerest o f Just for me? Please. queer, the draggiest o f drag. A : As much as I enjoy the attention, no. Petlandia. Need I say more? This is for the family photos. Dogs, cats, Subarus, the bird, Q : No one cares about returning the photos. whatever does it for you. What are the prizes? The Great O U Tdoors. Au naturel, folks. A: I’m still working on obtaining sponsorships But not too au naturel , if you know what I for the prizes. If those don’t pan out, there will mean. We’re thinking trees, waterfalls, frogs, be one winner in each category. The prize for unless the frog is a pet— then it goes in Pet category winners will be $250 each— unless I landia. I f the frog is bedazzled in glitter we can come up with something better. $250 is could have a scratch-our-heads moment, but nothing to sneeze at. Why are you still reading we’ll figure it out, as the last category is... this? G o take some pictures. W hatever! This is for the photos that In addition to the category winners, each don’t fit in any o f the above categories. We Just Out staff member will pick a favorite will find a place for every single photo and image. Those lucky photogs will get a lovely every photo is a potential winner. dinner out at a fine Portland restaurant. Each There’s one final category, for advanced o f our four judges will select a favorite, too, amateurs who like to incorporate some de also resulting in a prized dinner out. sign and graphic elements into their work. We’re calling this G etting Graphic. I want Who are our judges this year? ed to call this category The Money Shot, but A: I have no idea. Local celebrities who are that was deemed inappropriate by my more- pure o f heart, brave o f soul and character and tasteful-than-I staff. What we’re offering have extra time on their hands. Failing that you, the amateur, is the opportunity to design availability, anyone but me. the cover for our June 17 issue, which will be seen all over the waterfront festival and Finally and as I run out o f room, new this parade the weekend o f Portland Pride. And year we are limiting prizes to one per winner. no, we’re not trying to get free design work; Your pictures do not have to be matted; we this category’s winner will receive a first place prefer that they not be. Deadline for entries is prize like the others, with the bonus o f the 5 p.m. Tuesday, May 31. Winning photos will exposure o f being on the cover. be printed in the June 17 issue o f Just Out. All entries submitted will be on display at Q C en - Q: Will my photos be returned after the ter throughout the month o f July. Everyone will be invited to either an opening or closing contest? night reception. Entries can be mailed to or A : No. dropped off at Just Out , 6234 N. Greeley Ave., Q : Why not, you imperialist capitalistic Portland, Oregon 97217-5020. Please, please, swine? Do you plan to steal all our work, use please, write your name and contact info, on it for your own evil purposes and make a mil the back o f each photo. Which, by the way, you won’t be getting back. lion dollars off o f us? A : Well, yes, that was the plan, but since There are five Fridays in April. That probably you’ve figured it out I guess that won’t work now. Crap. In addition to pure meanness, means nothing to you. To us it means , “ Woo-hoo! another reason for not returning the photos Time off." Well see you back in print on May 6, is the fact that it’s simply neither cost nor daily at justout.com, and if you haven’t “Liked” time effective. Furthermore, in spite o f our us on Facebook9 yet, you ought to. Seriously. e^Ye and you can be part of the solution. 3 F A .. 28. NO. 10 APRIL 15. 2'011 INSIDE » FEATURE 14 COME AND GET IT! I Just Out serves up a feast o f foodstuff Out Chefs in the Kitchen, Third Annual Dining Out for Life, Ethical Butcher Berlin Reed, Q C enter presents inaugural Market Q* Hamburger Mary’s launches best burger benefit » NEW S/EVENTS 5 NORTHWEST NEWS IN BRIEF >> COMMUNITY 10 SPRINGTIME EVENTS FOR A CAUSE Annual fundraisers for BRO , C A P this month | 13 OUT IN THE OPEN Trans student fears for safety after outing in Clark College paper » ARTS & CULTURE 21 OUT & ABOUT 25 FRONT AND CENTER A rundown o f some o f the best onstage offerings this month ! 28 ROLE PLAY Portland Center Stage artistic director Chris Coleman changes hats to act in Opus 32 SHOW ‘NUFF Peep Show Celebrates One Year » COLUMNISTS j 26 SASSY GARDENER 27 ASK A GAY 31 LADY ABOUT TOWN 34 FROM HALF A LIFE TO WHOLE 35 REMEMBER TO BREATHE 39 MS. 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