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Snakes on the Dance Floor
The Wonder Ballroom has long been a springboard for queer pop icons launching into the stratosphere, from Durand Bernarrโs concert last spring ahead of his Grammy win to the local stop nearly 20 years ago of Lady Gagaโs Fame Ball tour. Swedish producer and beatsmith Cobrah slithered into Wonderโs pantheon on Wednesday, April 1 during […]
Last Night in the City
A reunion for Portland’s legendary City Nightclub.
How to Talk to Your Anti-Gay Relatives
A convenient conversation flowchart
Sexual Politics
A pair of Portland transgender ladies handles a hate crime like bad-asses.
Sexual Politics
Beloved queer youth nonprofit joins forces with Q Center.
Love Thy Neighbor
Q Center reaches out to unusual company: conservative Mars Hill Church.
LGBT and HUD, Under One Roof
Feds offer hope for LGBT folks facing housing discrimination.
Sexual Politics
Portland nonprofit says the time to work with transgender kids is long before puberty.
Welcome to Mars
How will Southeast Portland welcome a big, new anti-gay church?
Sexual Politics
Transgender state worker fights for his right to health care.
