As COVID-19’s impact ramps up in the United States, Portland-area adult businesses and workers are bracing for a long isolation and closure period for closure businesses. With Governor Kate Brown…
Telling stories
LGBTQ+ Oregonians share coming out narratives Stories build human connection, and it’s through story that people can begin to understand one another. That’s what Producer CM Hall said she hopes…
Television is queer
The future of television is full of gays. Media representation of queer bodies is at an all-time high, and it shows no signs of stopping. According to GLAAD’s annual report,…
Events Calendar July 9–15
Tuesday, July 9 Art Audubon to Autobon Multnomah Arts Center 9 a.m.–9:30 p.m. Free Gene Flores’ hand-colored etchings of exotic birds and human-bird hybrids confront mankind’s abuse of nature. …
50 years since Stonewall
In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Inn Riots, the Pan African commons and the Queer Resource Centers of both Portland State and Portland Community College held performances…
Events Calendar June 4–10
Tuesday, June 4 Art Wayne Jiang & Deb Stoner Lan Su Chinese Garden 10 a.m.–7 p.m. Free New works from Wayne Jiang and Deb Stoner are on display until July…
Events Calendar May 21–27
Tuesday, May 21 Art “The Guardians” Blue Sky Gallery Tue–Sun: Noon–5 p.m., through June 2 Free In this exhibition by Vladimir Antaki, “Guardians” are shopkeepers Antaki photographed across Europe, the…
Internationally acclaimed athlete Chris Mosier speaks on inclusion
Chris Mosier, a six-time member of the United States Olympic team, talked to the Portland State community on his status as the first known transgender person to compete in the…
Queer Opera Kickoff Concert
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBkoVJH0F9I The Queer Opera Kickoff Concert held on May 7 is a special event to celebrate LGBTQ stories through opera and art song. Proceeds from ticket sales will help produce...
There is no right way to be gay
The LGBTQ+ is a marginalized community that in times of animosity cannot turn against itself. Self-identity and labels are not up for debate. Queer people must be careful to not…
A Black Arts Party
Reed College hosted its 2nd Annual Black Arts Festival and Black Indigenous People of Color (BiPOC) Community Marketplace on Feb. 23, and it was the most popping celebration of Blackness…