OREGON'S LGBTO NEWSMAGAZINE
JUNE 3.2011
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IF IT’S NOT IN JUST OUT.
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elcome to the first o f Ju st Out's
three Pride issues for 2011. This
first issue is Pre-Pride, and then on June
17 we have Pride/Pride, followed in July
by Post-Pride. Round about m id-July we
get pretty darned Prided-out, and thus
vow to spend A ugust focusing our ener
gies on com plaining about the heat and
bem oaning the lack o f rain. We take no
pride in this behavior, o f course.
A s you look through this pre-Pride cov
erage issue, you might raise a brow and ask
curiously, “W here’s the information about
all the stuff going on at Waterfront Park?”
That’s a fine question. The answer is simple:
“We don’t know anything yet.” As o f June
2, nothing had been released to Just Out re
garding community stage performers, con
firmation o f headliners and headliner sched
ules. We would’ve loved to have included a
listing o f the community stage performers,
especially. This is usually the showcase for
our local musicians, drag queens and enter
tainers o f all persuasions. I f we’d been able
to ferret out who they are we’d have profiles
in this issue. We would love to have been
able to give you a performance and activity
schedule so that you can plan your weekend
accordingly. But we can’t.
So that’s the bad news. The good news?
We don’t give up easily and there’s still time
for us to get you all the information that
you want and need. W e’re going to turn
this into a Pride treasure hunt— giving
ourselves high fives whenever we’re able to
unearth an item o f significance. O ur next
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print issue iwjune 17; we will have every
thing for you then. Between now and then
we have our daily, and quite excellent, pub
lication at justout.com . Ju st Out also has a
very active Facebook page; if you’re not al
ready “liked” in with us, I encourage you to
do so. This is where we’re able to be more
interactive with our readers, chatting gaily
away as the workday ticks down. Facebook
is also where Ju st Out announces contests,
prizes and where we give stuff away. R u
mor has it we’ll have some extra Britney
Spears concert tickets on our hands soon.
I f you want a couple for yourself, head on
over to Facebook and check us out.
It is the responsibility o f Ju st Out to
report to you, our readers, activities and
events o f importance to this community.
We take our responsibilities seriously; we
will get you Pride Waterfront Festival in
formation. Remember, if it’s not in Ju st Out ,
’ve run out o f room before getting into
it’s not happening. We will make Portland
the many questions and concerns being
Pride happen.
raised about terminology and word usage
regarding Pride and Pride events. I’ve been
n this space on M ay 20, I wrote o f the recently involved in very active discussions
2012 Portland mayoral race and the lack about what to call Pride. It was G ay and
o f announced candidates. In the two weeks Lesbian Pride 20 years ago. Gay Pride made
since, two folks have stepped up and an people happy for many years; now, not so
nounced their intentions to run for the much. Gay isn’t inclusive enough, apparent
seat. One candidate is former Portland ly. Some want to call it Queer Pride— how
C ity Com m issioner Charles H ales, the about you, what do you think o f that?
other is Eileen Brady, usually described
And then there’s the Dyke March. Why
as co-founder o f New Seasons M arkets. does it still exist, why is it called that, are
H ow these two rate with LG B T Q _equal- there still even dykes out there? W hat is
ity issues is largely unknown at this time. a dyke anyway? These are questions being
New Seasons is, has been, an advertiser asked. L e t’s talk more next issue.
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» SPECIAL INSERT:
GAY PRIDE 2011
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SEASON’S GREETINGS
Just Out welcomes you to a summer of
Pride
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QUEENS BE
Portland’s reigning Superstar Divas on
their past, present and future
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LOUD AND PROUD
PFLAG chapter strengthens Black
Pride with family ties
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HIDE YOUR HONEY
Oregon Bears hold 16th annual
BearTown
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CENTRAL FOCUS
Seventh Annual Bend Pride Festival
suits up for summer support
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PRIDEFILES
Just Out profiles the people who
celebrate Pride every day
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BLOCKHEADS
Lady About Town turns Lady About
Stark (Raving) Street
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THE BEST OF THE REST
Planning out a hectic Pride calendar
» NEWS & COMMUNITY
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LETTERS
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NW NEWS IN BRIEF
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HANDS ACROSS HAWTHORNE
Thousands hold hands to protest
apparent anti-gay assault
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BRIDGING AN ANCIENT DIVIDE
On the eve o f his retirement, and a
Portland visit, Bishop Gene Robinson
talks faith and sexuality
2 0 Y ears
A g o in
Just O ut
During a visit to the gay-community based
Body Positive Centre, bisexual singer Elton
John announced that he will donate all
United Kingdom royalties from his future
hit singles to HIV and AIDS charities.
The Third National March on Washing
ton for Lesbian and Gay Civil Rights has
been scheduled for April 1993. More than
650,000 people attended the second march
in 1987. The first march was in 1979.
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num ber 8 .
J u n e 1991
• David E. Fredrikson, one of the first gay activ-
ists in Portland, according to John Baker, the
Right to Privacy, PAC chairman, died Mon
day, May 6, in his Southeast Portland home of
complications from AIDS. He was 53.
INSIDE
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R E F L E C T IO N S
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in this publication, a fact that shall have
no bearing on anything. I did notice that
Brady chose to announce her candidacy on
the same day that current Mayor Sam A d
ams voiced his support for adding trans
inclusive health care benefits, including
“sexual reassignment surgery,” to the plans
offered to City o f Portland employees. For
now I’m going to conclude that this tim
ing was simply coincidence. W hy is this
even worth mentioning? Because there
was much negative reaction to A dam s’
proposal, especially among the folks who
inhabit the dark sewer tunnels o f newspa
per website comment sections. Anyone an
nouncing a run for mayor that day would
have briefly pulled ahead o f Adam s in
these dank public opinion vats. Should it
come to light that Brady might have timed
her announcement to capitalize on lack
o f public education and understanding o f
trans health issues, I will be disappointed.
Likely though, we’ll never know if it was
coincidence or not.
• Phoenix Rising became the fourth gay and
lesbian counseling agency in the United
States to be certified by any state for third
party insurance reimbursement.
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Volunteers are needed to help organize the
1997 Gay and Lesbian Parents Coalition
International Conference to be held in
Portland. If you have skills in organization,
accounting, fund raising, outreach, program
planning, housing, conference registration, *
or childcare please call.
• More than a drag show, Peacock in the Park
features live and lip-synced entertainment
from all segments of the gay and lesbian
community. Misty Waters, The Rose City
Freedom Band, Portland’s Rose Court, and
Rosebud and Thorn are just a few of the en
tertainers that will join hostess Lady Elaine •
Peacock in a show that is guaranteed to en- • In a formal reply to Congressman Gerry
Studds, the Pentagon today defended its
tertain and amuse you.
policy of excluding gays from the military
as reflecting “societal attitudes” about homo
sexuality. “There is a fundamental difference
between this policy and the racial segrega
tion that existed in the military before 1948.
Racial discrimination is unlawful because it
judges people based upon the color of their
skin. Societal attitudes about homosexuals,
however, derive from conduct that defines
the class, not from a neutral characteristic
such as skin color.”
Cascade AIDS Project’s major new campaign,
“Keep It Up, Portland,” is designed to head off
a potential second wave of HIV among gay
and bisexual men. The new “Keep It Up” cam
paign provides on-going support for gay and
bisexual men to maintain safer sex practices.
The big event for June is, of course, The Les
bian and Gay Pride March and Rally. The
theme this year is “Together in Pride.”The pa
rade will start in the North Park Blocks (Park
and Eighth) at noon and travel up Broadway
to the South Park Blocks at Portland State
University. The Grand Marshals for this year
are Donna RedWing and Scott Eckblad.
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BRO AND HRC: WHAT’S THE
DIFFERENCE?
A comparison o f the two LGBTQ_
equality organizations
» ARTS & CULTURE
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OUT & ABOUT
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THE FACES OF HISTORY
Historical LG BTQ figures on exhibit
at Disjecta
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PICTURES OF PRIDE
Pivot and Cascade A ID S Project
showcase local photographer’s work
» COLUMNISTS
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LIVING OUT LOUD
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LADY ABOUT TOWN
30 * THE SASSY GARDENER
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PANDA SAY WHAT?!
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MS. BEHAVIOR