News A three-judge panel of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments next week in Lemons v. Bradbury. The court earlier this year fast-tracked the lawsuit, brought by those who would like to see our state deny domestic partnerships to same-sex couples. If the federal appeals court ruled for the plaintiffs, that might mean Oregon's domestic partnership law could be put into ...   More

News You can take the girl out of Willamette Week, but you can't take the Willamette Week out of the girl. Such is the case with Caryn Brooks, former Arts and Culture editor for Willamette Week and currently the Arts and Entertainment editor for the online version of Time magazine. In honor of this summer's True Colors tour—the gay music-palooza now touring the country with the likes of Cyndi ...   More

News They say a picture is worth 1,000 words. Well, I've got about 150,000 right here to share with you. I snapped photos for Pride Week starting way back at last Sunday afternoon's Latino Pride. Other pics were grabbed at late night visit to CC Slaughters, the Humans Right Campaign's early morning Pride breakfast as well as before, during and after the Pride parade, the Watefront Pride festival. ...   More

News It's always fascinating to see how the whole thing with Thomas Beatie, the Bend man giving birth in the next few weeks—is still playing out in the press. Today's news, via Slate, tries to answer the question of whether or not Mr. Beatie can really be called the "father" of his soon-to-be newborn. The article, by Nathan Heller, details how Beatie must proceed to be legally labeled the "father" ...   More

News PLGFF...no, I'm not clearing my throat. That' s the initials for the Portland Lesbian and Gay Film Festival, which as I've reported before will be showing this film. Now comes word of a few of the other films that'll be showing up at the festival including the hotly anticipated queer hockey flick, Breakfast with Scot, a "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" documentary, Ask Not, and Bruce La Bruce's zombie ...   More

News Just heard word that a recent documentary I mentioned in my most recent WW cover story, about gay life in Muslim culture, titled A Jihad for Love, will appear at this year's Portland Gay and Lesbian Film Festival. Although a final date has yet to be announced, it will appear sometime between Sept. 20 and Sept. 27. For six years, filmmaker Parvez Sharma followed and filmed gay Muslims in 12 ...   More

News Dolly Parton has one word in common with Britney Spears and Lindsay Lohan: Boobs. Dolly has two boobs attached to her pert and perky frame. La Lohan and Brit Brit act like boobs every time they open their mouths. That said, the 62-year-old Parton—who's coming to Portland this Thursday, Aug. 7. has a soft spot for the young starlets. According to E! Online the Nine-to-Fiver defended ...   More

News A Nike advertisement designed by Portland firm Wieden + Kennedy has sparked a big hullabaloo on the Internet over whether the new ad for Nike Hyperdunk basketball shoes is homophobic. The particular ad under scrutiny (posted above) is one in a series that show men getting dunked on (translation: one guy, jumping over another guy, but not making it all the way, thus placing his wiener square in his ...   More

News 7/18/08: Another note from the confirmed bachelor. Soclosetowinningthiswholething "Uncle Timmy" came in second. I guess he's going to help the winner, some dude named Able Lima from Rhode Island, promote the fact that there are still a few good gay guys left in the country. If you want to read more about the winner (before he won, that is) here is a story about him. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Just ...   More

News Remember Chad Hardy? I wrote about him last November. Hardy is the creator of "Mormons Exposed," a beefy wall calendar that hangs out near my desk. At the time, Hardy said, “Whether you love, hate or are indifferent to Mormons, you can appreciate this project for what it represents.” Here's the rest of the column. Well, I think Chad was just a wee too bit successful. In the midst ...   More