OREGON'S LGBTO NEWSMAGAZINE
APRIL 15. 2011
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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.
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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.
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and you can
be part of
the solution.
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INSIDE
» FEATURE
14 COME AND GET IT!
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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
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26 SASSY GARDENER
27 ASK A GAY
31 LADY ABOUT TOWN
34 FROM HALF A LIFE
TO WHOLE
35 REMEMBER TO BREATHE
39 MS. BEHAVIOR
» PHOTOS
42 PDX DRAG RACE FINALE
43 VANCOUVERITES & PABA
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