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An Oregon Woman Is Suing a Beauty Pageant that Excludes Transgender Contestants

Last January, Anita Green signed up to compete in a Miss Oregon beauty pageant. Green, 29, is a trailblazer on the pageant circuit. When she competed in her first pageant, the 2017 Miss Montana USA contest, she was only the third openly transgender contestant in the history of the Miss Universe program.

Skidmore Prize Winner Kieran Chase Builds a Strong, Vibrant and Powerful Progressive Movement for LGBTQ+ Equality in Oregon

It’s Wednesday afternoon and Kieran Chase is full of nervous excitement for the upcoming Catalyst Transgender Leadership weekend retreat.

Jury Unanimously Convicts Man For Bias Crime That Occurred During Portland Pride Month

A jury unanimously convicted 45-year-old Rodney Rodell Henry today for a bias crime that occurred days before the downtown Portland Pride festival.

Murmurs: SEIU Dues Feeling the Blues

In other news: Milepost 5 waffles on promise to pay artists’ moving costs.

As the Supreme Court Decides on Protections For LGBTQ Workers, Sen. Jeff Merkley Pushes Congress to Pass Equality Act

The Supreme Court today hears three cases focused on whether or not federal non-discrimination protections on the basis of sex include transgender, lesbian and gay employees.

Two Queer Portlanders Describe Downtown Attack: Punches and Kicks Followed Slurs

“We were creatures to them that were going against what they thought women look like.”

Should a Public Library Rent Space From a Church That Condemns Being Gay? The City of Salem Says Yes.

Last week, elected officials in Oregon’s capital city approved a two-year lease to house the library in a building owned by Salem Alliance Church, which preaches being gay is a sin.

Portland Publisher Win McCormack Apologizes to Mayor Pete Buttigieg for New Republic Essay

Mayor Pete appears to have accepted the apology.

A Rural Oregon Town Will Celebrate Its First Official Pride Next Month, Making it One of the Smallest Cities to Host the Event

70 miles south of Portland, Falls City is a rural community of just over 1,000 residents. And this year, it will celebrate its first city-sanctioned Pride.

Who Is Your Personal LGBTQ Hero?

From Scandals’ Pride Weekend Block Party.

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