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National
Coming Out Day
Portland
State University's student organization, Queers and Allies,
will celebrate National Coming Out Day with activities.
PSU,
Smith Memorial Center's Multicultural Center, 1825 SW Broadway,
Room 026, 725-5681. 11:30 am-1:30 pm Wednesday, Oct. 11.
Free.
Queer
As Folk
Check
out the show and C1TV on local airwave Channel 99 every
Wednesday at 10 pm. Or head to Boxxes for the weekly Queer
As Folk party.
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Ah, National Coming Out Day!
Up until a few years ago, this homoliday had balls. Closet
cases everywhere ticked off their calendars until the eleventh
day of October when, with a nation of inverts behind them,
they flung the door open and screamed "I am what I am" (preferably
with a nice Bette Midler-style backup orchestra).
Now, the fact that I've been frolicking in the foothills
of gayland since before this special day even existed isn't
the only reason I think this holiday is more than a little
tired. It just seems that lately, every day is coming-out
day, and guess what? We're stronger than ever.
In my perfect world, yes, we still boost National Coming
Out Day, but let's also add these new occasions to our calendar:
National Lesbian Break-Up Month: Clearly
September is the month when lezzy ladies everywhere divide
the dogs and electronic "relaxation" devices and go their
separate ways (Anne/Ellen and Julie/Melissa are the foremothers
of this trend), so why not just make it official? Each city
can have a lesbian break-up-day party where the suddenly
single ladies can patrol for new partners. This event could
be sponsored
by U-Haul.
A Day Without Tanning: (a.k.a. "Be Kind to Your
Skin Day") For one day, older gay men (you know who you
are!) could stop slathering Coppertone or Bain de Soleil
all over their epidermis and fake-baking under sunlamps.
Although it might hurt the bottom line of nail salons throughout
the country, it would definitely not hurt the peepers of
those of us who must endure the sight of burnt flesh on
a daily basis. (And don't get me started on thongs!)
Be Kind To a Lesbian's Haircut Day: Sad but true--many
lesbians have a terminal case of bad hair day, looking more
like mullet-wearing linebackers than ladies who spend their
hard-earned money on hair products. This is one of those
times when gay and lesbian can meet to make a better world:
Limpwristed hairdressers across the nation will offer their
lesbian sisters free haircuts on this very important holiday.
Be Kind to Homophobic Assholes Everywhere Day: Many
people can't help that they are completely stupid. Let's
forget the whole nature or nurture argument for now--these
idiots need our support. For one day, rather than spit on
them, let's just feel really sorry for them. It will drive
them crazy!
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