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LOCAL Former mayoral candidate and Occupy activist Cameron Whitten ended his 55-day hunger strike for housing rights on July 25 with a ceremonial bite from a custom-made vegan Voodoo Donuts pastry. Whitten said that while his demands were not met, the strike...
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By Erin Rook, PQ Monthly UPDATE (Aug. 26): Members of a local branch of the International Socialist Organization have planned a protest of the P Club’s alleged discrimination against members of the Rose City T-Girls. But two of the group’s members...
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By Erin Rook, PQ Monthly Robert Paul Patton, a 43-year-old registered sex offender and Milwaukie resident, has been indicted on a number of felony sex offense charges, including one count of child sexual abuse in the first degree and 62 counts of possessing...
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From Washington, D.C., to Washington State By Erin Rook, PQ Monthly From the president’s support of marriage equality to the fight for the freedom to marry in Washington State, it’s been an eventful, and mostly positive, year for LGBTQ rights...
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By Daniel Borgen, PQ Monthly It’s nearly political convention time, and with that comes the familiar barrage of advertisements, speeches, debates — all of which is ramped up even more in the heat of a presidential election year. LGBTQ rights...
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By Nick Mattos, PQ Monthly Voters who seek options beyond the Republican and Democratic Parties have an exceptionally diverse array of third-party options in Oregon’s political landscape. Equally diverse, though, is the degree to which these parties...
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By Erin Rook, PQ Monthly What is democracy? The general consensus seems to be that it has to do with power being held by the people, rather than the government, the military, or religious leaders. But the specifics vary from person to person. On one end of...
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By Nick Mattos, PQ Monthly Ian LaVallee, a veteran of the Iraq War who served in the Army from 2005 to 2006, found that serving his country was difficult before, during, and after his service. “[Military personnel are] indoctrinated into a world that...
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By Erin Rook, PQ Monthly The heart of the fat positivity movement grew another size this year. NOLOSE, an activist organization originally called the National Organization for Lesbians of SizE, has shed an identity-based membership policy in favor of...
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By Erin Rook, PQ Monthly Baring skin at the pool can make even the most confident folks feel a little self-conscious. But for people of size, what should be a relaxing summer ritual is often a source of ridicule. Lucky for fat Portlanders and their...
