Just Out

And One More For the Road.

Daniel Borgen — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 21:55:47 +0000

So it’s been a few days since we announced Just Out ran our final issue, published our last news story, printed our last column, and posted our final blog. The outpouring of support from readers has been pretty overwhelming and, for the most part, incredibly positive. Major news outlets have managed to sum up Just [...]

Letter From The Publisher

Amanda Schurr — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 18:00:08 +0000

From Just Out Publisher Marty Davis: Effective December 26, 2011, Just Out newsmagazine, serving Portland’s LGBTQ community since 1983, is no longer in business. Three years of recession have taken their toll. Please direct all inquiries to Marty Davis at marty@justout.com. Thank you for your many years of readership and support.

Lance Bass Learns a Public Lesson About the Word ‘Tranny’

Erin Rook — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 17:30:45 +0000

Gay musician Lance Bass (‘N Sync) is learning a very public lesson about the word “tranny” after tossing it around casually during a December 22 appearance on Access Hollywood. According to The Advocate, here’s how the conversation went down: Bass was the guest cohost of the entertainment news program and interviewed [Billy] Eichner, star of [...]

Happy & Merry Wishes!

Amanda Schurr — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 00:30:34 +0000

All of us at Just Out want to take a moment to thank you for reading, Facebook-liking, Twitter-following and just plain being you. The merriest, happiest and healthiest of holidays to you and yours.

90′s Ron Paul Letter Warned of “Homosexual AIDS Cover-Up”

Nick Mattos — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 23:45:57 +0000

A 1990′s direct-mail solicitation for Ron Paul’s political and investment newsletters warned of a “federal-homosexual cover-up” to play down the impact of HIV. The letter — found by New Republic editor James Kirchick in a political literature archive at the University of Kansas and the Wisconsin Historical Society, paints a rather unflattering picture of Paul, [...]

Gayby’s First Christmas

Aimee Genter-Gilmore — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 23:00:22 +0000

For my wife and I, it is our first Christmas as parents. It will probably also be one of the only Christmases for many years where it doesn’t matter what is under the Christmas tree. As of yesterday, our son Oscar Rocket is 11 weeks old, and luckily, 11-week-old babies are very hard for toy [...]

Homosexuality Banned at Tennessee School

Daniel Borgen — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 22:00:56 +0000

Granted, it’s a private religious school, but still. Really? The Advocate reports: “A private school in Tennessee has banned all mention of homosexuality because, administrators say, it is forbidden in the Bible. One parent of a student at Rossville Christian Academy in Rossville, Tenn., told WREG Newsthat they believe the policy change is aimed at one particular [...]

Carey Drops New Holiday Video, Shows Off Twins (No, Really)

Amanda Schurr — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 21:00:45 +0000

Well this is an improvement — even if we did, um, misinterpret the headline of E! Online’s post about twins stealing the spotlight. (Can ya blame us?) Check the music video for Mariah’s ditty “When Christmas Comes,” the singer’s collaboration with soul crooner extraordinaire John Legend. In her latest seasonal opus, Mimi ditches Macy’s and [...]

Gay Minnesotan Apologizes for Republican’s Affair

Erin Rook — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 20:00:10 +0000

As we all know, the greatest threat to the Institution of (Heterosexual) Marriage is the legal recognition of same-sex couples. Signs of the decline of this sacred institution abound — unwed mothers, polygamists, Newt Gingrich. Historically, gays have turned a blind eye to the devastation left in the wake of our quest for special rights. [...]

Archbishop of Chicago Says Gay Pride Could Morph into Ku Klux Klan

Ryan Prado — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 19:00:38 +0000

The crazy continues, holidays or no. Cardinal Francis George, the Archbishop of Chicago, this week told a Chicago news station that he agreed with a local Roman Catholic church’s objections to the city’s recently-adjusted Gay Pride Parade route passing by its doors and warned that the parade could “morph into the Ku Klux Klan.” Per [...]

Christmas In Space Returns to Hollywood Theatre Tonight!

Amanda Schurr — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 18:30:39 +0000

Wookies and magi-like aliens and vintage toy commercials, oh my! It really is the most wonderful time of the year! Back by popular demand, “Christmas in Space” — presented tonight at the Hollywood Theatre (4122 NE Sandy Blvd.) — pays homage to the Ghost of Christmas Past circa the ’70s. The evening will include an [...]

LGBTQ Businesses Not Welcome at Clark County Chamber of Commerce?

Erin Rook — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 17:30:21 +0000

The Clark County (Washington) Chamber of Commerce is facing criticism this week over emails sent out Wednesday asking members not to post listings pertaining to the LGBTQ community. According to a petition posted at Change.org by La Center resident Richard Hartwell, the emails were not intended to go out to “general membership.” Regardless of the [...]

Glambert Arrested in Finland Following Bar Brawl with Boyfriend

Ryan Prado — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 17:00:15 +0000

Say it ain’t so! Revered pop singer and unbelievably coifed socialite Adam Lambert was arrested in Finland Wednesday night after getting into a brawl with his boyfriend outside a bar, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Per ABC News, Lambert and his boyfriend Sauli Koskinen, a star of the Finnish version of Big Brother, started arguing inside a [...]

Watch Julianne Moore as Sarah Palin!

Daniel Borgen — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 00:41:47 +0000

Julianne Moore is brilliant. From that epic turn in Magnolia (watch the pharmacy scene again) to A Single Man to The Kids Are Alright–there’s not much she touches that doesn’t turn to gold. Well, she’s shunned gold in favor of a big lump of goal (we’re talking subject-only here, people) and has taken on the [...]

Blood-Drinking “Lesbian Vampire Killer” Released from Jail After 20 Years

Nick Mattos — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 23:45:12 +0000

Tracey Wigginton, the convicted murderer once dubbed the “lesbian vampire killer” by the Australian press, has been released from jail after serving 20 years of a life sentence. Back in 1991, Wigginton (pictured right) pleaded guilty to the stabbing murder of Edward Baldock, a 47-year-old council worker, two years earlier. Wigginton, then 24, lured Baldock [...]