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About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (June 3, 2011)
OREGON S LGBTO NEWSMAGAZINE i O No To the E ditor : The Sunday evening [May 29] “Holding Hands Across Hawthorne Bridge” was a won derful gathering of LGBT people, showing en thusiasm, good cheer, solidarity and heart warming spirit. It is interesting, if not a bit astounding, that the illustrious Oregonian newspaper has nothing in this morning’s edition [May 30]. Checking their website at 6:30 a.m. today, more silence on this event. Perhaps their mission statement doesn’t cover LGBT people? We know though, as does any minority, that silence only leads to more abuse, and more violence. Liberté, égalité, fraternité, Steve A. Engel Portland Axe to Grind? To the E ditor : My partner brought home the May 20th is sue, and even though Just Out helped us decide to move to Portland in 2002, as we grew familiar with the city and its politics, we became less comfortable with Just Out [Vol. 28, No. 12, Page 3, “Missed Opportunities”]. Hopeful that your very obvious disdain for the letters JUNE 3. 20)1 mayor might by now be less of an obsession with you, I began reading. So much for hope. You ask why you are no longer printing the Pride Guide. I really don’t know. All I know is that the Mercury long ago replaced Just Out as my choice for Pride information. I can trust its journalistic viewpoint. It seems Marty Davis has an axe that she grinds that overwhelms any sense of proportion and invalidates any feeling of trust for her integrity. I don’t condone our mayor’s lack of judgment, I’m not certain that I’ll vote for him. One thing is sure, continuing to bitch and snark at every opportunity means that I won’t read Just Out when I need a reasoned discussion of issues. I’m not sure that the pages will ever contain anything except Marty Davis’ unwaver ing cavil. Sincerely, you had to say and its relevance to the LG BTQ . send them a donation, or buy their product, or community. It was very well put and needed to vote for them if I see fit. No junk mail or email. be said. Thanks again. No junk phone calls. And every letter, email Ray Johnson message and phone call that I didn’t specifically Portland request is, by definition, junk. Under no circumstances may you put my name, address, email address or phone number in or on any list of any kind. I don’t care how worthy some organization seems to you, I don’t want them to contact me; they can advertise in your paper. H ello : My prohibition includes your own mailing I’d like to subscribe to Just Out by mail, if you list(s),with a possible exception of the subscriber can enroll a subscription with an ironclad guar list, but then only if there is a mark or flag in your antee of not also releasing my subscription infor database system to the effect [of] “not for sale,” mation for junk mail. “not for rent,” “do not share,” or similar. If any, The following is my subscription information, then all of the above. A privacy policy on your but only on the condition that you never use it part is admirable, but deficient: A policy can for any purpose other than mailing the paper: change without my permission, especially if the paper is sold or hard up for cash (and I never • Your full name: [withheld] heard of a newspaper that wasn’t struggling for Lee Findley • Your mailing address (including city/ revenue, nor for that matter a gay publication Portland state/zip): [withheld] that wasn’t working hard to foster political activ • Your phone number: [withheld] ism). A privacy mark on a database record seems • Your email address: [withheld] to require a greater threshold of moral depravity • W hich subscription/shipping option to ignore. you’d like: one-year subscription, sent via So if you can make that work, I’d like to To the E ditor : third class mail. subscribe. You can email me back and let me Thank you so much for the very positive edi know “yes” or “no.” I’ll call 503-236-1252 to torial about the Portland bond and levy mea I passionately loathe direct marketing and make a credit card payment, or other instruc sures [Vol. 28, No. 11, May 6, Page 3, “Pay It campaign mailings. If any organization deserves tions as required. Back?”]. I was at first surprised to see you writ my money, endorsement or vote, they can pur Yours in sincere donor burnout, ing about that topic but really appreciated what chase advertising space in your paper and I’ll [Name withheld] from the In & Out box Word is Bond ► Im agine a Religion That Stands on the Side of L ove ^ .L v ^ U n itarian U niversalists s u p p o rt the rights ol bisexual, gay, lesbian, tra n s g e n d e r a n d stra ig h t people. D o m e s tic & vI?mpout Fam ilies com e in m a n y form s a n d w e w e lc o m e them in o u r c h u rc h e s. 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