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May 16, 13 •
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LOCAL John Brennan, the gay Portlander who made national headlines for his naked protest of the Transportation Security Administration’s policies at the Portland International Airport in April 2012, appeared in court May 14 to appeal a fine for...
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May 16, 13 •
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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 Portland’s Escape night club while attending Grant High School before relocating to Seattle in 2006...
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May 10, 13 •
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By Heather Cassell, PQ Monthly Olivia Companies, the lesbian luxury travel company, announced last month that it joined forces with a coalition of government and nonprofit organizations to form a new LGBT Global Development Partnership. “We are thrilled to...
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May 6, 13 •
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By Theresa “Darklady” Reed, PQ Monthly Pity the modern bigot, forced by fear to hide the desire to set loose a bloody genocide upon an entire class of people. Such is the case that at least 40 members of Uganda’s Parliament are presenting to the...
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Apr 29, 13 •
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By Erin Rook, PQ Monthly Cascade AIDS Project welcomed Glen Gilbert as the organization’s new executive director Saturday night at the annual CAP Art Auction (check out photos here). Gilbert most recently served as director of the Oregon Lions Sight...
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Apr 18, 13 •
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April/May 2013, News •
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LOCAL Robert Paul Patton, the 44-year-old publisher of LGBTQ blog FabulousPDX.com and former Sherwood High School principal, was sentenced to two years in prison April 8 after pleading no contest to the attempted first-degree sexual abuse of a 12-year-old...
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Apr 9, 13 •
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By Erin Rook, PQ Monthly Robert Paul Patton, the 44-year-old publisher of LGBTQ blog FabulousPDX.com, was sentenced to two years in prison Monday after pleading no contest to the attempted first-degree sexual abuse of a 12-year-old boy, according to the...
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Apr 9, 13 •
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By Erin Rook, PQ Monthly The Trans 100, a joint project of Jen Richards of We Happy Trans and Antonia D’orsay of This is H.O.W., revealed its inaugural list of honorees today following a launch event in Chicago on March 29, corresponding with...
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Apr 2, 13 •
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By Erin Rook, PQ Monthly Earlier this year, gay leather bar Eagle Portland sparked an online firestorm when it announced it had booked blackface drag performer Shirley Q. Liquor (aka Chuck Knipp). Debates between those who believe the act is racist and...
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Mar 21, 13 •
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LOCAL Lonesome’s Pizza in downtown Portland has removed an anti-trans slur from its menu item after receiving complaints from the community. The menu, which is full of unconventional names like “Hasselhoff vs. velcro headboard restraints,” had described...
