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Horace Long Community The revamped Just Out pre- miered June 1 and featured entre- preneur Michkael Baker (left) on the cover. The relaunch morphed Just Out from a bi-weekly newsmagazine into a monthly glossy entertain- ment and features magazine. (WASHINGTON STATE) Opponents Strike The issue of gay marriage is headed to the ballot in Washington State. needed — that will likely put the issue on the November ballot. Our neighbor could be the first state to give an official thumbs up to same-sex marriage, or join several other states who have voted it down. Activists in Washington are hoping for sup- port from Oregon to fight the initiative. Just months after the Washington State Legislature approved gay marriage, oppo- nents have turned in more than 230,000 signatures — more than twice the number A RECENT STUDY, BY AMERICANS FOR ARTS IN DC, SAYS THAT ARTS GROUPS PUMPED IN $253 MIL- LION IN TO THE PORTLAND MET- RO AREA IN 2010. THAT'S DOWN FROM THE $318 MILLION IN 2007, BUT THE WAITERS, MUSICIANS, PRINTERS AND PARKING ATTEN- DANTS AND THE OTHER 8,529 FULL TIME EMPLOYEES SUPPORT- ED BY THE ARTS SAY "WHO CARES!" KEEP SUPPORTING THE ARTS! 16 JustOut.com "We are all in this together," a longtime Se- attle activist said to Just Out. Maryland, Maine, and Minnesota also are expected to vote on same-sex marriage this autumn. THANK YOU JUST OUT READERS!! THE FIRST ISSUE OF THE NEW JUST OUT, JUNE 2012, CREATED QUITE A BUZZ OUT THERE. WE AP- PRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS ON FACEBOOK, @ JUSTOUT.COM, IN THE MEDIA, AND FACE-TO-FACE AT PORT- LAND PRIDE. HERE ARE BUT A FEW: "LOVE THE NEW MAGAZINE GREAT FEATURES, GREAT PHOTOS AND WHAT A GREAT STORY FEATURE ON MATTACHINE SOCIAL!!! THANK YOU!" (DALLAS) "LIKE IT LOTS!" (DAVID) "YAHOOOOOOOO!" (SAMANTHA) "THE NEW MAGAZINE IS STUN- NING." (ANDREA) "I PICKED UP THE GORGEOUS NEW JUST OUT MAG- AZINE YESTERDAY. GOOD WORK YA 'LL" (JUSTIN). JOIN JUST OUT ON FACEBOOK/JUS- TOUTPORTLAND, ON TWITTER/JUS- TOUTPORTLAND, OR AT OUR WEB- SITE JUSTOUT.COM The annual Red Dress party raised $15,000, bumping the total raised by, what some call the party of the year, to $252,000. This year's benefi- ciaries were: Our House of Portland, Cascade AIDS Project: Kid's Connec- tion and Quest Center for Integra- tive Health. 1,600 people attended the party April 14. (BUSINESS) Nike vs. Phobia An increasing number of professional and high-profile athletes are coming out, leading to progress in the sports world, but Nike and others think more needs to be done. Last month the sports giant took action toward change when they held the first-ever Nike LGBT Sports Summit. At the three day summit, leaders from athletics-focused groups came together to start a team game plan for end- ing homophobia and transphobia in sports. Those involved included: American Alliance for Health Physical Education Recreation and Dance, Athlete Ally, Br{ache the Silence, Campus Pride, ESPN, Fearless campaign, Federation of Gay Games, GLAAD, GLSEN, It Gets Better campaign, NCLR, National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), Nike, Our Group, Outsports, StandUp Founda- tion, and You Can Play project. Nike.com July 2012
