Portland is Burning is one of the most invigorating, queer dance parties around town. The last time I went, I even met two very nice dudes who hit on my girlfriend and were politely declined, but still reported that they were having a great time! That, my friends, is a lot of fun. Tonight at […]
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QDoc Fest Announces ’09 Lineup
Just three and a half weeks before it’s slated to open, Portland’s QDoc Festival has finally announced its 2009 lineup. And well, it was worth the wait: this year’s festival looks to be the most wide-ranging and original yet in its three year history. Looking for a documentary chronicling 90’s rock-and-rolling “Cocksucker Club” stars of […]
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Portland Pride Names Parade Marshal and “Spirit” Winner
Portland’s gay pride organization has named its 2009 parade Grand Marshal and “Spirit of Pride” winners, and they’re actually kind of interesting. According to Pride Northwest staff member Zebra (no really, that’s his entire name), the Grand Marshal tiara goes to Kendall Clawson, executive director of the Q Center, Portland’s center for the LGBT community […]
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Colbert Makes His Own Anti-Homo Commercial
If you haven’t checked out the anti-gay National Organization for Marriage’s “Gathering Storm” commercial, please do so now. It is simultaneously dumb, hilarious and awkward. That’s why it makes perfect sense for Stephen Colbert to make a BETTER, even more hilarious version! This time I think it’s intentional, though. (Actual commercial starts around the 3:25 […]
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Amazon Flags LGBT Books “Adult”
The Amazon.com rumors Alison mentioned this morning seem to be true – authors of books about LGBT issues or characters were shocked this weekend to find their books’ sales rankings disappeared from the site. A new policy at Amazon shifted many LGBT books into the “adult books” category, which the site bans from bestseller lists […]
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The Latest On the Gay Marriage Front—Wait, You’ve Gotta Be Shitting Me…
Dr. Laura came out in favor of same-sex commitments? Not same-sex marriage—not yet—but Dr. Laura said that same-sex couples committing to each other is a “beautiful thing”? Wait, where did she say that? On Larry King Live? REALLY? Really. We’re winning.
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Vermont!!!
Never has there been a better time to roadtrip to the country’s preeminent syrup museum or anywhere else in humble Vermont. The state’s legislature just overwhelming voted this morning in favor of legalizing same-sex marriage, overriding a governor’s veto to make Vermont the second state in one week to legalize gay marriage. More wonderful hubbies […]
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“Now Take A Picture Of That And Put It In The Next Edition…”
Well, since you asked, Beau…BREEDLOVE: AMBIGUOUS IN HIS FEELINGS TOWARD LOCAL MEDIA… About 100 people showed up at Fantasy Adult Video on West Burnside tonight to have Beau Breedlove sign copies of the May issue, $9.99, of Unzipped magazine. Breedlove was 20 minutes late, which was unfortunate, because when he was 15 minutes late, I […]
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2012
More good news out of Iowa: amending Iowa’s state constitution is a long, complicated process, similar to the amendment process in Massachusetts. It would require affirmative votes in both houses of the Iowa state legislature during two consecutive legislative sessions before being put to the voters. The soonest an amendment banning same-sex marriage could find […]
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Drag Yourself to Open Casting Call at the Red Cap Garage
RuPaul’s Drag Race is a highly entertaining show that I recommend to anybody who watches Project Runway or America’s Next Top Model and wishes that the contestants were more fabulous, could dance and would say, regarding other contestants on the show, “I would be a lesbian with her.” But let’s face it, drag is meant […]
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Psst? Conservatives? Wanna Shut Down the Gay Rights Movement?
You can! And it’s easy! Just give us what we want. An advocacy group that was a major player in Connecticut’s gay marriage debate has decided to close its doors at the end of 2009. Leaders at “Love Makes a Family” say the 10-year-old group wants to conclude its work on a victorious note in […]
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Things the Internet Hasn’t Ruined: Rollerskating!
I looked for a good rollerskating cat video, but no dice. I might start a new blog series, what do you think? The internet has ruined newspapers, books, music, privacy, sex, and friends, but it hasn’t ruined ROLLER SKATING!!! Some of us editorial staffers—the ones who like fun—went roller skating last night. Oaks Park hasn’t […]