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Dec 19, 12 •
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How not to make an ass of you or me in four easy steps By Erin Rook, PQ Monthly Question: I often feel uncomfortable around trans people because I’m worried I’ll say something, or address them in the wrong manner, and offend them — which makes me...
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Nov 15, 12 •
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Columns, November/December 2012, Query a Queer •
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By Erin Rook, PQ Monthly Question: I am dating a woman (my first official relationship with the same sex), and I find that it is hard for me to be comfortable in public, not because I care what others think, but because I am not used to be treated...
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Oct 17, 12 •
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Columns, October/November 2012, Query a Queer •
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Question: How does someone know if they are gay or trans? Some people say they were “born that way,” but I also know people who came out later in life after being in straight marriages. I accept people regardless; I just don’t get it. Answer: I imagine...
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Sep 19, 12 •
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Query a Queer, September/October 2012 •
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Question: Are there any gay men out there who aren’t polyamorous, sex addicts, self-centered, and/or dealing with serious daddy issues? I haven’t met one yet and it’s got me wondering if maybe being gay isn’t so good for me. Answer: This is a pretty...
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Aug 15, 12 •
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August/September 2012, Query a Queer •
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Question: For all the talk of queer solidarity, there sure seems to be a lot of cattiness and cliquishness in the community. What’s that about? Answer: Though I’ve never stood in a circle, holding hands and singing “Kumbaya” (OK, maybe once or twice...
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Jul 18, 12 •
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Columns, July/August 2012, Query a Queer •
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Question: Do people in the public eye have an obligation to come out? Answer: As more and more celebrities come out as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer, the debate grows over whether we are owed these declarations of identity. Public figures (an...
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Jun 14, 12 •
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June/July 2012, Query a Queer •
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Question: Why do we have to have separate Pride organizations and events for different parts of the community (i.e. Portland Black Pride, Portland Latino Gay Pride, Asian Pacific Islander Pride, etc.)? Why can’t communities of color just make their events...
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May 17, 12 •
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May/June 2012, Query a Queer •
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Question: Why are queer people so sensitive? Is it just me, or is our community full of PC police? Don’t get me wrong, I’m not a prejudiced person, I just don’t get why people want to be offended by everything all the time. I’m tired of worrying about...
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Apr 20, 12 •
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April/May 2012, Query a Queer •
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Question: The concept of “slut-shaming” is confusing to me. On one hand, being called a “slut” is certainly used as a weapon against people to disempower them; however, it’s also said that promiscuity can be an expression of...
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Mar 15, 12 •
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March/April 2012, Query a Queer •
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Question: When a homo gets into a relationship with someone of the opposite sex (cisgender or trans), how does that affect their sexual identity? Answer: In other words, is a lesbian who dates a man (trans or cisgender, gay or straight) still a lesbian? Or...
