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The Damage Trump Did

In 2016, we thought President Trump would be bad for Oregon. He was a catastrophe.

CC Slaughters, One of Portland’s Oldest Gay Bars, Is Closing Indefinitely

CC Slaughters, the 40-year-old Portland gay bar located in Old Town, is the latest business to announce that it will close indefinitely as the coronavirus pandemic continues to rattle the city’s nightlife.

A Portland Company Is Trying to Make the Internet Most Hospitable for the Queer Community

After a years-long process, the domain extension “.gay” is available for registration, thanks to the efforts of Portland-based internet registry Top Level Design.

What to Gift Your BIPOC Stoner Friends, and Where to Donate After

Two ways to lean into this social justice marathon—it’s definitely not a sprint, people—is by both supporting the grassroots organizations that support the myriad causes tied into the Black Lives Matter movement and showering your friends of color with really, really nice gifts.

I Was 12 When My Dad Came Out. Thirty Years Later, I Had Some Questions for Him.

Before coming out, my father’s adult years were spent in an interracial marriage, raising two mixed-race daughters, making us more of a minority than we already were.

Seven Queer Black Portlanders Speak Out on What Pride Means to Them This Year

In 2020, with anger over the police killings of African Americans pushing millions of citizens into the streets, Pride’s spirit of revolution is back—particularly for black members of the LGBTQ community.

A Calendar of (Mostly) Digital Events for a Socially Distant Pride

It’s going to be a much different Pride this year.

Oregon Gets Top Rating in Index of States With the Most Comprehensive Legal Protections For LGBTQ People

Oregon received a top rating in the Human Rights Campaign’s annual State Equality Index—which assesses how well states protect LGBTQ people from discrimination.

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.

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