JUST OUT
Just Out newspaper is the largest Gay & Lesbian newspaper in Oregon, with a readership of 50,000. It has been published bi-weekly since 1983. I did some freelance writing for them several years back, and began writing regularly for them in Spring 2000, covering mainly the fields of DVD, Film, Television, and Theatre.
A breakdown of my 2000-2001 articles is below, along with the date they were originally published. Please note that the newspaper re-titles some of the articles, not me!
DVD
"Through A Lens, Dykely" (DVD reviews)
May 18, 2001
• Bedrooms & Hallways (First Run Features)
• Slaves to the Underground (Image)
• Alive & Kicking (Image)
• But I'm A Cheerleader (Universal)
• In The Flesh (Wolfe)
• Flawless (MGM)
"Homo Theater System" (DVD reviews)
January 19, 2001
• Indigo Girls: Live at the Fillmore (Epic)
• Not Angels But Angels (Water Bearer Films)
• Boys Life 2 (Image)
• Tea With Mussolini (MGM)
"Dashing Through the Store" (DVD reviews)
December 15, 2000
• Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael (Sony)
• The Sound of Music (Fox)
• Trick (New Line)
"Queerly Digital" (DVD reviews)
November 17, 2000
• Gods and Monsters (Columbia/TriStar)
• The Gay Decievers (Image)
• The Best of Boys In Love (First Run Features)
"The Ultimate DIY Festival" (DVD reviews)
August 18, 2000
• Fried Green Tomatoes: "Extended Version" (Universal)
• Johns (Fox Lorber)
• My Wife's Lover (Tai Seng Video)
• The Opposite of Sex (Columbia TriStar/Sony)
• Victor Victoria (Image)
• It's in the Water (Wolfe Video)
• Killer Condom (Troma)
• Vampyres (Anchor Bay)
• More Tales of the City (DVD International)
"The Revolution Will Be Digitized: DVD Films Are Expanding the Gay and Lesbian Film World" (article on DVD and DVD reviews)
July 7, 2000
• Relax... It's Just Sex (A-Pix)
• Better Than Chocolate (Trimark)
• Happy Texas (Miramax)
• Like It Is (First Run Features)
• Bound (Republic Pictures)
• Defying Gravity (Wolfe Video)
• Peach/A Bitter Song/Lavender Limelight (First Run Features)
• Rites of Passage (Wolfe Video)
• The Watermelon Woman (First Run Features)
FILM
"Keep the River On Your Right" and "Nico & Dani" Film Reviews
April 2001
"Saving Silverman" Film Review
February 2001
"Boy's Life 3" Film Review (Strand Releasing)
February 2, 2001
"Before Night Falls" Film Review
January 19, 2001
"The Broken Hearts Club" Film Review
October 20, 2000
"X-Men" Film Review (20th Century Fox)
July 21, 2000
"Center Stage" Film Review
May 5, 2000
"Get Bruce!" Video Review
April 21, 2000
TELEVISION
"Inside the Box: These days we really are everywhere on the tube" (article about and listing of Gay & Lesbian characters on TV)
May 4, 2001
Back To Barbary Lane: Showtime reunites Armistead Maupin's beloved characters (preview of Further Tales of the City)
May 4, 2001
"Airy Fairy Airwaves: We're here, we're queer, and we're beaming into your grandmother's living room" (article about and listing of Gay & Lesbian characters on TV)
October 20, 2000
"The Blue and the Gay: Out on the air - and off - with ABC star Bill Brochtrup" (article on NYPD Blue)
April 7, 2000
"His Voice Is Heard: Hollywood's star screenwriter Kevin Williamson" (profile and interview)
March 17, 2000
THEATRE
"La Cage aux Folles" Theatre Review (Musical Theatre Company)
June 1, 2001
"When Pigs Fly" Theatre Review (triangle productions!)
May 4, 2001
"Scarves and Spiders: Openly Gay and Hispanic Actor Andres Alcala Takes On a Familiar Role" (interview and preview)
February 2001
"A Gay Christmas Carol" Theatre Review (triangle productions!)
December 1, 2000
"Unidentified Human Remains and The True Nature of Love" Theatre Review (triangle productions!)
November 3, 2000
"Out On Stage: Don Horn's Triangle Productions! Keeps Queer Theater Alive" (interview with Don Horn)
September 1, 2000
"Overstepping Bounds" (sidebar to Don Horn article, regarding controversy over Willamette Week critic)
September 1, 2000
"A Piece of Cake" Theatre Review (Stark Raving Theatre)
July 21, 2000
"The Gay-Den Of Eden: triangle productions! debuts The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told" (preview and interviews)
June 2, 2000
"Falsettos" Theatre Review (triangle productions!)
May 19, 2000
"Designing Man: A Profile of Portland Center Stage's Costume Designer Jeff Cone" (profile and interview)
March 17, 2000
LOCAL PERSONALITIES & EVENTS
Beards & Roses: Annual Bear Event Brings Furry Fun (article about Bear club)
June 1, 2001
"Out On The Range: Long Distance Racer Shows Horse Sense" (interview with DeWayne Brown, horseman)
October 6, 2000
"Basic Black: Oregon's Leather Community Celebrates Pride with Heart and Education" (preview of Leather Pride Week)
August 4, 2000
Out of the Den: Like bears to honey, men from all over the Northwest congregate in Portland for Beards & Roses" (article about Bear clubs)
June 2, 2000
"Music in the Key of Love: Portland composer and musician Jeffrey Davis plays from the heart" (profile and interview)
May 19, 2000
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