Joel Edgerton might not be the first person you’d expect to make a movie based on Boy Erased, Garrard Conley’s memoir of his experience in gay conversion therapy. The writer/director has steadily staked a claim as a reliably terrific actor in action- and suspense-oriented fare; see Warrior, Zero Dark Thirty, Midnight Special, and It Comes […]
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Alaska Airlines Asks Gay Couple to Switch Seats So Straight Couple Can Sit Together
KGRIF/GETTY IMAGES Seattle-based Alaska Airlines in hot water after allegedly discriminating against a gay couple on a flight from New York to LA. David Cooley, the owner of LA bar The Abbey, wrote a (since deleted or made private) Facebook post saying that he and his boyfriend were aboard Alaska Airlines Flight 1407 at John […]
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The Asylum Seeker
He Could Be Killed If He’s Sent Back to Russia. So Why Won’t a Portland Judge Let Him Stay?
He could be killed if he is sent back to Russia. So why won’t the judge let him stay?
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Jordan Peterson’s Views on Gay Marriage and Child-Rearing Are Dumb
Love wins? I dunno, looks like a cultural Marxist conspiracy to me… Kelly O Tonight professor Jordan Peterson—daddy of all lobsters, Kermit of all frogs, palest of the spiders crawling around on the Intellectual Dark Web—will stop by Portland’s Keller Auditorium. I won’t attend the lecture because I wasn’t invited, but I do want to […]
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Pax Pot Pods for Pride
June is Pride Month, and under the administration of President Ragin’ Cage ‘Em, it’s become more important than ever to be a strong ally, and to stand and support your friends, family, and neighbors in LBGTQIA+ communities. Let them know you see, love, and hear them, and you fight like hell against anyone who seeks […]
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Portland Services for the LGBTQ+ Community
Portland services for the LGBTQ+ community.
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The Best in LGBTQ+ Nightlife, Bars, Parties, Comedy, and More
Nightlife is central to LGBTQ+ history and experiences. Whether you’re new to Portland, visiting, or have lived here for years, this is your guide for planning your epic queer outing—from the theater to the club to the party to the morning after. Check out the Things to Do calendar for even more events and fun! […]
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Masterpiece Cake Shop v. Human Decency
Sean Pavone / iStock / Getty Images Plus There’s no denying that today’s Supreme Court ruling in the case of Colorado’s anti-gay baker is a morale booster for opponents of LGBT civil equality. Justice Anthony M. Kennedy, who wrote the majority decisions in every major pro-gay-rights decision over the last 25 years (Romer v. Evans, […]
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Gay Portland State University Student Brutally Beaten
Aaron Salazar GOFUNDME Absolutely horrifying: a gay PSU student was taking the train from his home in Colorado back to school in Portland. He texted his great-grandmother from Truckee, California, to tell her that he had a 10-hour layover and was going to hangout with a new friend he made on the train. Aaron Salazar […]
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Gay Teens Harassed at Oregon Public High School
They were bullied by other students and harassed by administrators when they complained. RawStory: A gay teenager who is graduating from the North Bend High School in Oregon has written an account of vicious bullying she received at school — along with the school administration’s total indifference to how she was being treated. Writing over […]
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QDoc Returns with a Varied Lineup of LGBTQ Documentaries
A showcase for documentaries focusing exclusively on LGBTQ stories, QDoc presents a lineup that’s small but varied. I always have a hard time deciding which movies I want to screen ahead of time—even film critics can only watch so much. This year, without even realizing it, I ended up watching QDoc’s movies about gay and […]
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Finding Purpose In the Wake of Tragedy
How a Survivor of the Pulse Nightclub Massacre Changed His Life and Those Around Him
How a survivor of the Pulse Nightclub Massacre changed his life and those around him.