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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.

Commissioners Update Multnomah County Code With Gender Neutral Pronouns

Earlier this month, Multnomah County Commissioners approved an update to its code of ordinances to use gender neutral pronouns.

The Top Five Places to Dance During Pride Week

Welcome to Spin City.

Santé Bar Is a Swanky, Romantic Change of Pace from the Typical Portland Gay Bar Experience

The crowd can range from first dates to after-work happy-hour groups, and it feels equally as suited to pre-theater cocktails as it does for an all-evening catch-up with friends.

This Year, of all Years, It’s Important to Remember That Pride Didn’t Start as a Parade. It Began With a Riot.

There is more than one way to celebrate Pride. For many, this is a month to show up and show out, to celebrate queer visibility and community. But this year, of all years, it’s important to remember that Pride didn’t start as a parade. It began with a riot.

How a Classified Ad in an Underground Newspaper Ignited Portland’s LGBTQ Rights Movement

The national gay rights movement was born in a hail of rocks, bricks and broken glass. In Portland, it began with a personal ad.

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