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Jinkx Monsoon, Drag Race’s Champion, Dishes to PQ Monthly

May 17 • 299 Views • No Comments

By Daniel Borgen, PQ Monthly PQ Monthly’s own Andrew Edwards, author of The Comeback Kid, had a chance to chat with Jinkx Monsoon fresh off her Drag Race win. As expected, The Monsoon was lovely, charming, easy breezy to talk to–and she remains...
May/June 2013 print edition

May 16 • 150 Views • No Comments

Open publication – Free publishing – More lgbtq CLICK HERE to download the issue as a PDF. Won’t you be my gaybor? Pride, the queer community’s prime opportunity to come together, approaches swiftly — acts get booked,...
On the rocks or blended: The future of the gay bar

May 16 • 293 Views • No Comments

By Erin Rook, PQ Monthly Chances are, you’ve heard the rumor. The gay bar is dead, dying, going the way of the dodo. Some blame assimilation, others, diversification. It’s hard not to believe. Four Portland-area LGBTQ bars have gone out of business in the...
Keeping it cute: Pablo Cáceres makes a statement with his bear pin-ups

May 16 • 223 Views • No Comments

By Nick Mattos, PQ Monthly Pablo Cáceres knows that vulnerability is sexy. Cáceres, or Pablito as he is commonly known, creates whimsically sexy digital images of hirsute men enjoying themselves — and in doing so makes a poignant and transgressive...
DJ Nark moonlights in Bridgetown

May 16 • 209 Views • No Comments

By Daniel Borgen, PQ Monthly Seattle’s resident superstar deejay has been very busy dabbling in Portland nightlife of late. He’s been seen at Love Ball, played Bridge Club, starred at Control Top, and — along with his Bottom Forty — headlined a...

Arts Briefs: May/June 2013

May 16 • 173 Views • No Comments

Portland native Jinkx Monsoon took home the Season Five win of “RuPaul’s Drag Race.” Monsoon, née Jerick Hoffer, began performing in drag at age 16 at...

Keeping it cute: Pablo Cáceres makes a statement with his bear pin-ups

By Nick Mattos, PQ Monthly Pablo Cáceres knows that vulnerability is sexy. Cáceres, or Pablito as he is commonly known, creates...

May 16 • 223 Views

DJ Nark moonlights in Bridgetown

By Daniel Borgen, PQ Monthly Seattle’s resident superstar deejay has been very busy dabbling in Portland nightlife of late. He’s been...

May 16 • 209 Views

Dykes on Bikes are a staple at the head of Pride parades.

Riders rev up for motorcycle season

May 16 • 275 Views • No Comments

By Shaley Howard, PQ Monthly There is something iconic about the lone biker tearing down a highway, beholden to no one, but for many queer motorcycle enthusiasts, riding...