A lot has changed for LGBTQ+ people in Oregon since 2007, when demonstrators gathered outside the Capitol to rally for marriage equality. Craig Mitchelldyer / getty images Happy Pride, Portland! This week, the Mercury is running a series of opinion pieces and personal essays from LGBTQ+ Portlanders on the theme Pride 2021: Queer Beginnings. As […]
Pride 2021: Queer Beginnings
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The Language of Pride: Reassessing the Labels We’re Given
miakievy / Getty Images Happy Pride, Portland! This week, the Mercury is running a series of opinion pieces and personal essays from LGBTQ+ Portlanders on the theme Pride 2021: Queer Beginnings. As we emerge out of the COVID-19 pandemic, we’re all re-evaluating and re-imagining things, and that includes queer life and how we observe Pride. […]
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I Redefined My Sexuality and I’ve Never Felt Better
Malte Mueller / Getty Images Happy Pride, Portland! This week, the Mercury is running a series of opinion pieces and personal essays from LGBTQ+ Portlanders on the theme Pride 2021: Queer Beginnings. As we emerge out of the COVID-19 pandemic, we’re all re-evaluating and re-imagining things, and that includes queer life and how we observe […]
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How We Talk, or Why I’m Not Seeking Vocal Therapy as a Trans Woman
Softulka / getty Happy Pride, Portland! This week, the Mercury is running a series of opinion pieces and personal essays from LGBTQ+ Portlanders on the theme Pride 2021: Queer Beginnings. As we emerge out of the COVID-19 pandemic, we’re all re-evaluating and re-imagining things, and that includes queer life and how we observe Pride. Here’s […]
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Comic: How the Pandemic Made Me Rethink Gender
Happy Pride, Portland! This week, the Mercury is running a series of opinion pieces and personal essays from LGBTQ+ Portlanders on the theme Pride 2021: Queer Beginnings. As we emerge out of the COVID-19 pandemic, we’re all re-evaluating and re-imagining things, and that includes queer life and how we observe Pride. Here’s the second entry, […]
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Ten Ways We Can Improve Pride Festivities in Portland for 2022
Imagine a Pride without corporations—and without the swoosh. Meg Nanna Happy Pride, Portland! This week, the Mercury is running a series of opinion pieces and personal essays from LGBTQ+ Portlanders on the theme Pride 2021: Queer Beginnings. As we emerge out of the COVID-19 pandemic, we’re all re-evaluating and re-imagining things, and that includes queer […]