We live in a city that boasts 33 dog parks and earns frequent online mentions as the number-one city for dogs, so it’s safe to say the average Portlander feels a special admiration for humanity’s best, most ignorant, smelly, and gluttonous friend. But how does one harness and direct their over-abundant affection? (In other words, […]
Mx. Dahlia Belle
Mx. Dahlia Belle is a stand-up comedian and incidental sexual liberation activist.
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The Party Review
Careers and Potlucks
Potlucks bring us together as the nation falls apart.
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The Party Review
Late, Lost, and Mistaken for a Drag Queen
My other partner’s birthday picnic.
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The Party Review
Black, Brown, Queer, and Proud
I attend a brown and queer gathering.
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Minority Retort Headliner Yedoye Travis: Problematic Favs, Hard to Pronounce Names, and Seeing Your Future Self on Stage
BERNARD HENRY MANNING Anyone who knows anything about Portland stand-up knows Minority Retort is the city’s premiere monthly showcase centering on voices of color in comedy. Created by Jason Lamb in 2015, the regular comedy night (sometimes monthly, sometimes twice a month) is currently hosted by Lamb, Julia Ramos, and Neeraj Srinivasan. Minority Retort not […]
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The Party Review
We Forgot the Alamo
I couldn’t be happier to attend a gathering of my game night friends. We’ve met at bars every week to play board games for the past few years, but recently schedules, children, and travels have made that impossible. Luckily, The Archivist has taken the initiative to invite us over for a weekend grilling… as in […]
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Interview: Yedoye Travis Headlines Minority Retort
Talking Problematic Favs, Hard to Pronounce Names, and Seeing Your Future Self on Stage with Yedoye Travis
Yedoye Travis Headlines Minority Retort
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Tails, Horns, & Horse Cocks
Though Memorial Day is most commonly associated with picnics, NASCAR, and day drinking, it is traditionally a somber day of remembrance. I have no evidence to support it, but I assume more than a few soldiers have taken the opportunity to recall the loss of a gay lover since 1868, and in that most abstract […]
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An Introvert’s Guide to Pride
Being Out and Proud—Without Going Outside
Introverts needn’t feel ashamed during Pride.