Nearby, at a Park Blocks broadcast of a concert by the Oregon Symphony, people from all walks of life huddled together under a soothing blanket of music.
It wasn’t the right time to focus on the tragedy of just one person, no matter how horrific. People started leaving as soon as they realized that Loni’s vigil was focused primarily on crimes against transgendered people. At a Pioneer Courthouse Square vigil to honor Hillsboro hate crime victim Loni Kai Okaruru, organizers attempted to adapt the local tragedy to reflect our new national tragedy. On Friday’s “Day of Remembrance,” strain began to show. And we have learned to adjust, survive and thrive-in defiance of whatever injustices the world thrusts our way. For 20 years, queer men have found themselves in a state of war because of AIDS. Crimes of hate have been the constant companion of homos since the dawn of civilization. Whether anyone realizes it or not, queers have been training for something like this for decades. Dykes can’t enlist in the armed forces (or, if they do, they can’t talk about who they are).īut we’re not helpless. Gay men can’t give blood (since 1985, the Federal Food & Drug Administration has banned all donations from any man who has had sex with another man since 1977).
Now all queer folk must struggle with their roles in this new, as yet P I unnamed, war.
Queer as folk where are they now full#
would accept the street-smart ferocity the community had to offer.įor the first time ever during a time of military emergency, we live in a society full of out-of-the-closet gays and lesbians. In the Culture section, Byron Beck’s Queer Window column waxed on a patriotic perspective, but questioned whether the U.S. 11 attacks, WW published a number of interviews and columns about the reactions of the government, society at large and Portlanders. Harrison appeared in a number of off-Broadway productions, including 'Antony and Cleopatra.' But he mainly acted in regional shows, including 'Equus' and 'One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest. Queer Window column, 2001 By Byron Beck Septemat 12:36 am PDTįrom the archives: The week following the Sept. After 'Queer as Folk,' Harrison focused mainly on stage acting, but he is ready to take on a whole new career in psychology.
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