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Erin Rook is PQ's web editor and a founding member of the PQ team. Erin writes about all things queer, especially: trans issues, domestic violence, and LGBTQ arts and culture. Send your breaking news tips, angry rants, and details on your creative and community pursuits to erin@pqmonthly.com.
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Mar 6, 13 •
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By Erin Rook, PQ Monthly What better way to celebrate the approach of spring than with some uplifting jazz? PQ is giving away another pair of tickets to the Portland Gay Men’s Chorus show “jazzify!” (March 16 and 17 at Reed College’s Kaul...
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Feb 27, 13 •
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By Erin Rook, PQ Monthly The Equity Foundation announced today that it has hired Karol Collymore as its new executive director. The foundation — which gives out scholarships to LGBTQ students, supports community organizations, and engages in shareholder...
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Jan 16, 13 •
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By Erin Rook, PQ Monthly On these cold winter days, we dream of something rich and sweet that melts in your mouth. What better way to satisfy that craving than at Portland ChocolateFest? Lucky for you, PQ Monthly is giving away a...
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Jan 11, 13 •
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By Erin Rook, PQ Monthly TransActive Education & Advocacy confirmed today that the Oregon Health Plan will cover medical care for transgender children, including puberty suppressing treatments and mental health care starting Oct. 1, 2014. The landmark...
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Jan 11, 13 •
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By Erin Rook, PQ Monthly In PQ Monthly’s Sex issue (Dec. 20, 2012), I talked with LGBTQ parents about how they approach the birds and the bees with their kids. One set of responses, from a midwife and mother named Kailia, came in after my deadline. Her...
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Jan 10, 13 •
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By Erin Rook, PQ Monthly What do you do when you’ve got a notebook full of naughty poems and no place to read them? You create one, of course. That’s exactly what Sossity Chiricuzio did, with the help of friend Kelli Dunham. Tomorrow, Chiricuzio...
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Jan 9, 13 •
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By Erin Rook, PQ Monthly Still nursing your sadness over not winning last week’s PQ Hump Day Free Ride? You’re in luck — we’ve got a repeat. This week, we’re giving away another a pair of tickets to Milagro Theatre’s production...
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Jan 4, 13 •
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By Erin Rook, PQ Monthly Transgender individuals are routinely denied medically necessary health care based solely on their gender identity, but that’s about to change — in a big way — in Oregon. In the week before Christmas, the Oregon...
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Jan 2, 13 •
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By Erin Rook, PQ Monthly Do your new year’s resolutions include being more cultured, eating well, and/or working on your tan? If so, you’re in luck. This year, we’re kicking off the weekly PQ Hump Day Free Ride with a pair of tickets to...
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Dec 28, 12 •
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By Erin Rook, PQ Monthly I recently chatted with five individuals (two couples and one single) about their experiences with polyamory (also known as non-monogamy or open relationships) for a feature in the December 2012 issue of PQ Monthly. While I could only...
