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Looking Forward, To 2012 Second verse, same as the first?

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ell, here we are again, the beginning and the end—the one and the same? We arrive at the start of another new year— while bidding farewell to one that looks and feels a lot like the one before it. In the classic words of the not-yet-immortal Peter Noone of Herman’s Hermits, “Second verse, same as the first.” Backwards, forwards, in and out, there are a few thoughts that I’d like to put to paper at this sharing time of the year. Looking forward to 2012, I’m happy to be able to tell you of a partnership that Just Out is entering into with innovative local business Portland Pedal Power. Starting with our January issue, Just Out print copies will be delivered to distribution spots in the downtown Portland core area by bicycle. Yup, bicycle. This will mean one less car, one less frazzled driver going “round and round” looking for parking spots while desperately trying to not become bus kibble. We’re going to start out with 30-40 stops in the area somewhat defined by the transit mall and Portland State University. If all goes like it should, we’ll soon expand to include the north-of-Burnside zones. Bike delivery is cost-effective, it’s logical and it’s ever so Portland. I’m proud to be partnering with Jenn Dederich and her Portland Pedal Power crew on this project. This is one of the more significant “win-win for everyone” proposals that has crossed my desk in some time. I’m also proud that I made this announcement without using the words “green” and “sustainable,” because seriously, these are among the most overused words of 2011.

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e close 2011 with the first look at what will be defined as the top story of 2012—local and national elections. While the candidates for the Republican Party presidential nomination are going to be in the brightest spotlight seemingly forever, the focus of Just Out is turning toward local candidates. In April we will make endorsements for several local races. Our endorsement process will have several components, not the least of which is a lot of “listen and learn.” Between now and

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he last couple of years saw me selecting a “Person of the Year” for this final column of the calendar. At first I didn’t think I’d do it this year, due simply to the fact that I can no longer clearly tell when one year has ended and another has started, leaving me prone to get people and their accomplishments all mixed up. But in the last few days, about 30 in fact, a story among stories has been in the telling in Portland. As a follower of the daily Facebook postings detailing this wondrous story of love, dedication and selflessness, I would be completely remiss if I did not acknowledge the tremendous efforts of Diane Young as she has spent the last month caring for her hospitalized partner, Michelle Lagos. Michelle’s illness was sudden and unexpected, catching her partner, family and friends completely by surprise. Diane, in a relationship still relatively new, even in lesbian time, stepped up and took on the role of her partner’s advocate and caretaker. Now, there might be those among you, the more cynical among us who’d say that she did what any partner would do— should do. And you would be right; it is the role of partners to care for each other. But in this time of marriage equality battles and issues—with a community of people trying to show the world, to educate the world on the value, the merit, the love, the normalcy of our relationships—no one could possibly put a better face to the image of marriage equality, to love equality than Diane Young has done this past month. For this reason, Diane Young, you, representing the best that we all have to offer each other, are my personal hero and Person of the Year. Another component of Diane and Michelle’s story is to acknowledge the progress made by LGBTQ rights organizations in advocating for patient’s rights and equality with same-sex couples facing health care situations. From the accounts presented, it seems that Providence Hospital has been simply stellar in their acceptance and understanding of the relationship between Michelle and her same-sex partner. This progress didn’t happen overnight and it didn’t happen on its own. While there are some who decry what they see as a glacial pace in the movement toward marriage equality, let’s not lose sight of other accomplishments.

then, we will provide you with “introductions” to key candidates. We start in this issue with Portland mayoral candidate Charlie Hales. We’ll continue introducing you to candidates right up until election month. The Portland mayoral race will be important, very important, even though it lacks the rainbow-hued spark of 2008 when Portland had the opportunity to elect the first openly gay mayor of a major U.S. city. That race ignited, and later divided, Portland’s LGBTQ community. Looking forward, we—we collectively—have the opportunity to present ourselves as a strong voting bloc. I tend to think that Portland’s gay community could be a deciding factor in the selection of the next mayor and city commissioners. My vision of our unity is not shared, however, by Portland’s “other” alternative paper, Willamette Week. In a recent issue, it identified six groups that could play powerful roles in the coming elections: “organized labor,” the “power lunchers,” “The Kremlin” (inner east side Portland), “the red and the gray,” “the young and the restless,” and “the rest of us.” I suppose it could be said that the gays fall into the “rest of us” category, but that simply isn’t good enough for me. I think we, the gays, indeed have the potential to be stronger, more active and more powerful in determining who next fills the seats in Salem and in Portland. Willamette Week, for those of you with a memory shorter than mine, was chosen in 2011 by Pride Northwest to publish that organization’s Pride Guide. At that time its publisher admitted, in print, that his paper didn’t have a good record of covering our community’s issues. I think that this latest slight shows a continued trend of underestimating LGBTQ votes, dollars and determination to elect progressive candidates and support ballot measures that push forward with LGBTQ equality issues. United we have enormous potential. If we need another openly gay elected official to sit in a position oodbye, 2011. You were a lot like 2010— of power and keep us on track, then let’s find the best about which could be said was the appropriately skilled and qualified person that it wasn’t 2009. Welcome, 2012. Be gentle and get them elected, Tim Joyce? with us, please.

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The year in review The year in Community The year in Business The Year in Politics The Year in Faith The Year in milestones The year in TV & Film The Year in Visual Art The Year in Music The Year in Books The Year in Sports The Year in nightlife The Year in Community The Year in performing Arts

» NEWS & COMMUNITY 5 Letters 6 northwest news in brief 26 The year in politics

The first in a three-part series with Portland’s mayoral candidates

» CULTURE & Lifestyle 29 Out & About 33 The million dollar question

New Year’s Eve and other holiday highlights

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» COLUMNISTS 24 Petlandia 34 Living out loud 35 Lady About Town 37 Panda Say What?! 50 Ask a gay 51 Remember to breathe

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“Not About Rights Or Responsibilities, But Recognition”

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To The Editor: Jeana [Frazzini]’s comments about the work [Basic Rights Oregon] is undertaking highlights the fact that this is not about rights or responsibilities, but recognition [Vol. 29, No. 1, Nov. 11, Page 3, “Toward Justice”]. The social recognition of marriages isn’t something a ballot measure is going to give us. If 51 percent of the people agreed with this measure, we’d still have a broad swath of Oregonians who are opposed to same-sex marriage. The work is not to win rights but to help people understand what love and marriage mean to us. Going canvassing last year outside of a ballot measure campaign was strange for me, but having real conversations seemed worse than it turned out to be. As effective as these conversations are, they are incredibly rare, and nearly impossible on a ballot measure campaign. While a ballot measure may not happen next year, day by day, thanks to the great work the BRO community is doing, more Oregonians are understanding why the recognition marriage provides matters. Ultimately, that is how we better our state.

To The Editor: As [a] longtime volunteer and ally of Basic Rights Oregon who remembers the work, passion, and the emotional aftermath of the “No On 36” campaign, I was very hopeful that BRO would go back to the ballot in 2012 and pursue marriage equality. Though after reading of the decision to postpone a ballot challenge I find myself very much supporting the organization’s courageous pragmatism as they dedicate themselves to continuing to work on voter outreach and education. Success at the ballot and for the more general cause of equality requires education and understanding, and as a community and a broader electorate we clearly still need time to pursue endeavors towards those ends. Sincerely,

Aaron J. Green-Mitchell Portland

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To The Editor: Greetings to all Portlanders from the Fire of the Rose! Clinton Downs We are so excited to serve as your Rose EmPortland peror and Rose Empress for the upcoming year!

We are the 38th and 53rd (respectfully) elected monarchs to serve as these titles for the Imperial Sovereign Rose Court of Oregon. Our history is rich with tradition and we are thrilled to be able to continue the legacy. We are a 501c3 nonprofit organization that raises money for charities such as Our House of Portland, Audria M. Edwards Scholarship Fund and Pride of the Rose Scholarship Fund, along with numerous others. Along with our esteemed titleholders and members of the Court, we will represent Portland throughout the International Court System in other courts such as Las Vegas, New York, Boston and many others. This year our focus is “Keeping it Fresh” to emphasize having fun and supporting our community. As part of our reign we have elected to have an Angels table, honoring those who are no longer with us in the physical form but still stay in our hearts. We have several upcoming events throughout the coming months starting with traveling to the City That Never Sleeps to attend their coronation of their new monarchs. The following weekend (December 10) we will say goodbye to our current Prince and Princess, Stefan Hart and The Sassy Cassie Nova, at our Prince and Princess Ball, welcome our new Prince and Princess (you’ll have to join us to see who they will be!) as well as invest our new court. That begins at 5 p.m. at the Melody Ballroom, with the ball at 6 p.m.! The

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following day Rose Emperor XXXVIII Athens Scities has planned the traditional Emperor’s Tree Hunt, starting with an 8 a.m. pancake breakfast at The Roxy (1121 SW Stark St. in Downtown Portland), then off to the tree farm to cut your own Christmas tree, then join your friends for a cup of hot chocolate and tree decorating at the Q Center (4115 N. Mississippi Ave.). If you’re interested in seeing what the Imperial Sovereign Rose Court is all about, feel free to join us the first Monday of every month at Darcelle XV at 7 p.m. for our board meeting, and our court meetings are the second Monday of every month at 7 p.m. at the Embers Ave., which focus on the community involvement and reaching out to new members and the City of Portland at large. Once again, we are grateful to be elected your Rose Emperor and Rose Empress and look forward to serving the City of Roses! Follow us on Facebook, “Keep It Fresh PDX,” to see our upcoming events! Warmest regards, The Fire of the Rose: His Most Imperial Majesty Rose Emperor XXXVIII

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officers by reimbursing them for uniforms, equipment, training, recognition and awards, and other costs associated with providing free police services to the City of Portland. Ball also hopes that his continued leadership will help pave a way for other LGBTQ citizens to feel welcomed by the law enforcement community. “I hope the entire LGBTQ community knows the police bureau is a welcoming and accepting place for our community,” says Ball. “I [also] hope that other gay and lesbian community members consider a career in law enforcement with the bureau.”

Developer Robert Ball Promoted Oregon Bears Highlight Giving Holiday Ways to PPB Reserve Commander One of Portland’s leading real estate developers, and the CEO of Astor Pacific, is still managing to climb up the civic ladder. Robert Ball was recently promoted from Reserve Captain in the Portland Police Bureau to Reserve Commander, the highest rank a reserve officer can achieve. Ball was promoted during a ceremony December 8 at the Portland Building. Ball, who has previously been awarded the Police Medal and was one of the founding donors for Q Center, has volunteered with PPB for the past 16 years. “It means a great deal to me that Chief [Mike] Reese and the rest of the bureau’s management have confidence in me and my abilities,” says Ball. “I am deeply grateful.” Among Ball’s accomplishments within the bureau over the past year was his leadership of a workgroup to spearhead an effort to change state law so that “reserve officer” would be included in the definition of a “peace officer.” After establishing a statewide coalition to support the change, HB 3153 passed unanimously through the Legislature and was signed into law by Governor John Kitzhaber in July. Because of this change, 1,300 reserve officers statewide now have the same protections under law as fulltime officers. Ball says he is looking forward to growing the bureau’s newly established Portland Police Reserve Officer’s Foundation—a nonprofit that raises money to support reserve

The Oregon Bears have had a busy holiday season, beginning with their most recent fundraising effort, the 11th annual Community Holiday Show and Live Auction, held December 4 at the Bagdad Theater. The benefit for Our House and Esther’s Pantry featured a huge list of performers, including Lisa Mann, Steve Worth, Paul Aponte, Kitty Diggins and Peter Palermo, to name just a few, and rallied to raise $8,000 of its $10,000 goal. Our House of Portland reports that the Bears are currently working on raising the additional $2,000 for the organization to reach its initial goal. On November 12, the Bears conducted a check presentation at Q Center for the beneficiaries of two of their biggest events of 2011. The annual gathering of Bears from all over the world in Portland, BearTown 16, generated $5,227 for the Sexual and Gender Minority Youth Resource Center (SMYRC).

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A second check was presented to Martha’s Pantry, stemming from funds raised during the 2011 Bears CampOut, totaling $1,837. Looking ahead, your chance to support the fantastic charity work of the Bears is right around the corner. Veterans for Human Rights and the Oregon Bears are teaming up for a worthy cause Sunday, December 11, with the December Tea Dance at the Fez Ballroom (316 SW 11th Ave.). From 4 to 9 p.m., attendees will be transformed back in time to a traditional tea dance ambiance with a modern twist. Under the theme “Bring your Honey to the Tea Dance,” this charitable engagement will feature the block-rockin’ beats of DJ BradPDX and DJ Mikanik, a no-host bar, raffle prizes and fundraising to benefit Beartown 17 and the Oregon Safe Schools & Communities Coalition (OSSCC). For more information, visit oregonbears.org.

Community Holiday Events Asian Pacific Islander Pride welcomes you to their Winter Solstice Potluck, held Saturday, December 10 from 5 to 9 p.m. at the Leftbank Building (240 N. Broadway, second floor). This annual gathering features an optional gift exchange, food and fun activities. This event is open to all LGBTQ Asians and Pacific Islanders, their families and partners. RSVPs are appreciated by visiting api-pride.blogspot.com. PFLAG Portland gets into the holiday spirit with its annual holiday potluck Tuesday, December 13 from 7 to 9 p.m. at First United Methodist Church (1838 SW Jefferson St.). Organizers report the event will include great company and caroling, and are also asking for non-perishable food items and/or toiletries for St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church’s outreach program for the homeless. Cascade AIDS Project’s Positive Force Northwest group is presenting a Winter Social a couple of days later, from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, December 15 at the Pivot offices (208 SW Fourth Ave.). The event will offer a relaxed atmosphere for HIV-positive

individuals to mingle, with treats and holiday-themed activities provided. For questions or to RSVP, email positiveforce@cascadeaids.org, or call 503-278-3844. The Metropolitan Community Church of Portland—an LGBTQ-welcoming congregation—rings in the year-end yuletide with the Christmas program “Hope Changes Everything” on Sunday, December 18 at 10 a.m. On Christmas Eve, the church offers a family service at 9:30 p.m. with holiday music and refreshments, followed by a candlelight service at 11 p.m. On Christmas Day, MCC’s service starts at 10 a.m. The church is located at 2400 NE Broadway. For more information, visit mccportland.org, or call 503-281-8868. As a reminder, all holiday music lovers would do well not to overlook the recently released sixth studio recording by the Portland Gay Men’s Chorus, Sing & Swing the Season. The new collection puts a big band spin on classic works like “Sleigh Ride,” “Ave Maria,” and Handel’s “For Unto Us a Child is Born.” The album is available for purchase at buy.pdxgmc.org for those needing last-minute stocking stuffers. You’ll catch a snippet of the tracks during PGMC’s upcoming 32nd season opening concert “Joy to the (Modern) World,” held Friday, December 9, at 8 p.m. The concert will also be performed Saturday, December 10 at 2 and 8 p.m., all at the Newmark Theatre (1111 SW Broadway). There are still tickets available, running $18-$46 and available at pdxgmc.org. If you miss that concert, fret not. PGMC teams with City Club of Portland to stage yet another holiday concert Friday, December 16 at The Governor Hotel (614 SW 11th Ave.) from 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. Those interested in attending this luncheon performance can contact pdxcityclub.org or call 503-228-7231 ext. 110 for more information. Tickets to the event are $20 for City Club members and up to two guests, $25 for nonmembers. Reservations are required for lunches only, and close at 2 p.m. Wednesday, December 14. Lunch tickets not reserved by December 14, if available, will be $5 extra.

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$100 honorarium and promotion on the website and on marketing materials. A complete list of themes and rules for submissions can be found by visiting pdxqcenter.org. Submissions and questions can be emailed If you think Portland’s a gay travel mecca to QueerNW@gmail.com. now, just wait. Q Center and the Portland Area Business Association (PABA) announced plans for a new travel portal for Port- Friendly House’s Chamberlin land’s LGBTQ travelers, dubbed QueerNW. Invited to Speak at National LGBT com. The collaborative effort is designed to Housing Summit highlight the Rose City and its surrounding areas as a destination spot for vacationing Coordinators at Portland’s Gay & Grey LGBTQ travelers. The launch is scheduled to program announced November 30 that take place in spring 2012. Friendly House’s director of Services for SeThe scope of the portal will reportedly be niors and Homeless Families, Mya Chamberdirected at both personal and business trav- lin, was invited to speak at the U.S. Departelers. The QueerNW team is led by Marico ment of Housing and Urban Development’s Fayre of PABA. Committee members include (HUD) LGBT Elder Housing Summit. The Barbara McCullough-Jones, executive direc- summit was held December 7 in Washington, tor of the Q Center; Jill Nelson, president of D.C., bringing together advocates and serPABA; Bob Baskette, LGBT liaison for Trav- vice providers from across the country dediel Portland; Corey Eubanks, PABA member; cated to establishing safe housing options for and Heather McDaniel, Q Center liaison. LGBT elders. To get things rolling, organizers are seekThe Department of Housing and Urban ing submissions from local artists and de- Development, the Administration on Aging signers to create a logo or wordmark for the in the Department of Health and Human QueerNW.com website and for marketing Services, and the National Center for Lesmaterials. Interested designers are encouraged bian Rights convened the summit to address to submit their logos and contact information housing, health and long-term care issues to the QueerNW.com committee by noon on for LGBT elders, whom Chamberlin repreDecember 31. sented on behalf of Gay & Grey (formerly Logos will be reviewed in January 2012, known as the Elder Resource Alliance). and finalists will be selected and notified by Chamberlin shared with other LGBT leadJanuary 31. The chosen designer will receive a ers nationwide the progress and success of

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Friendly House’s director of Services for Seniors and Homeless Families, Mya Chamberlin, was invited to speak at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) LGBT Elder Housing Summit.

the effort’s housing assessment program and diversity trainings. The summit was available via webcast on the HUD site (hud.gov). For your last-minute holiday party options, Gay & Grey hosts its annual soiree Friday, December 9 from 1 to 4 p.m. at Friendly House (1737 NW 26th Ave.). The party is free and no RSVP is needed. On December 12, Gay & Grey’s Diversity Training team will hold a training recruitment, again at Friendly House, from 1 to 3 p.m. The team is looking for LGBT elder adults and seniors to be trained as facilitators and/or panelists for the group’s Diversity Trainings, which take place throughout the year and are given to nursing students, social work students, medical providers, housing providers and more. Those interested in taking part can contact Lauren at gayandgrey@friendlyhouse.org, or call 503-224-2640. For more information about Gay & Grey, visit friendlyhouse.org.

Other Community Notes • Governor Kitzhaber proclaimed the month of December as “Transgender Child Awareness Month” for Multnomah County. The declaration comes on the heels of the City of Portland’s similar declaration for the first week of December 2010, becoming the first municipality in the nation to issue such recognition. Multnomah County became the first county in the nation to issue such recognition. • The results for the 2012 Jose Honorees are in, and two of the six are from our very own Imperial Sovereign Rose Court. Empress Stephanie Foxx and Emperor Shelley Hutchinson each received the highest award given to members of the International Courts System for outstanding accomplishments within the Courts System and in the larger community they live in. The Jose Awards will be presented during San Francisco coronation weekend, February 24, 2012. • A Facebook page has been created for alums, former members and friends of the now-defunct gay youth group Windfire, as well as for its spin-off group for twentysomethings, the Bridge Club. Windfire was started in the 1980s, and anyone associated with it is encouraged to reconnect via this new group page. Find the group by searching for “Windfire & Bridge Club, Portland OR” on Facebook.

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community was one of only eight communities in the nation to receive funds through HUD’s Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS (HOPWA) program, part of the Obama administration’s National HIV/AIDS Strategy and the Federal Strategic Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness. • The Global Network of BearTown 16 crowned a new Mr. People Living with HIV/ Oregon Bear and Mr. Oregon Cub AIDS North America (and raised over $5,000 for SMYRC). (GNP+/NA) immediately demanded a public retraction from Portland City Commissioner cerning Stambaugh’s dismissal—and evenRandy Leonard for “suggesting a risk that tual reinstatement—from a student-teaching does not exist” following his comments that position at Sexton Mountain Elementary the city’s open reservoirs had to be drained School in September of 2010. The announcedue to the possibility of “AIDS”-tainted urine. ment came February 11, following a series of Leonard announced shortly afterward he heavily mediated discussions. The parties decided not to pursue formal would not be running for re-election in 2012. • Esther’s Pantry and Tod’s Corner an- litigation and that Stambaugh would receive a nounced plans to move from their Our payment from the school district for $75,000. House of Portland Milwaukie building, after Stambaugh said he would be donating a “subit went on the market in July. The services stantial portion” of his recovery sum to Portmoved into the Providence-owned medical land nonprofits p:ear and Outside In. • In statewide Pride news, PDX Latino offices after Friends of People With AIDS took over for Metropolitan Community Gay Pride expanded its traditional Jupiter Hotel headquarters to the much larger EastChurch in 2006. • Seth Stambaugh and the Beaverton bank Esplanade for its 2011 festivities, allowSchool District agreed to a resolution con- ing for three times as many participants.

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community Studios for a Youth Art Show in early May. • On August 17, the Kennewick School District in Washington State unanimously approved a new policy creating limits for all non-curricular school clubs. The decision limited GayStraight Alliances (GSAs) and all other non-curricular student clubs from access to The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence school bulletin boards, recwelcomed sisters from around the ognition in the yearbook or world to Portland for Conclave 2011. in student newspapers, and use of public-address systems politics and school bullying via lectures, semi- to announce club meetings or events. • From July 28 through 31, the Old Lesbinars, workshops and panels March 4 at PSU. World-renowned author, performance artist ans Organizing for Change (OLOC) held and gender theorist Kate Bornstein was a spe- their regional conference in Tacoma, Wash. • A surplus of Sisters descended on Portcial guest. • The second Oregon Queer Youth Sum- land for the “Nuns ‘N Roses” Sisters of Permit hit PSU May 14, offering queer and petual Indulgence International Conclave trans-identified youth and their allies a full August 15-21. • The Portland Gay Men’s Chorus took day of free peer-led workshops, caucuses and part in the 10th anniversary commemorakeynote speeches by local youth leaders. • A whole host of regional organizations— tions of 9/11, and the 10th anniversary of including CAP, PFLAG of Southwest Wash- Oregon’s Flight for Freedom efforts in Sepington and YWCA of Clark County—an- tember. PGMC performed “BraveSouls and nounced intentions to raise funds and Dreamers” during the Flight for Freedomcommunity support for a queer youth center sponsored Peace & Unity Concert at New York’s Cathedral of St. John the Divine. in Vancouver, Wash. in May. • In more Pride news, Iris Pride took root • SMYRC partnered with 100th Monkey marty davis

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Finally, the home of one of Portland’s struggles, but we have also had the honor and privilege to meet some awesome people, longest operating gay bars was razed the and watch them grow into leaders of the week of August 1 with little fuss. The Dirty Duck Tavern closed in August 2009 after LGBTQ community,” read the letter. A year after rebranding Portland’s only serving the bear and leather community for lesbian bar, The E-Room-turned-Weird Bar 25 years. The Portland Development Comowner Kim Davis shuttered its doors in late mission, which owned the property, ended August, citing a financial “hole we let get too the Duck’s lease to build a new homeless deep.” At the time, Davis told Just Out that though she was sad to see it all go, the nationally hyped E-Room was “the biggest thing I’ve ever done.” Speaking of rebranding, Pauline Miriam rechristened her multi-city Hot Flash juggernaut of ladies nights as Inferno, and Old Town mainstay Barracuda became Cuda ...as UnderU4Men expands Beach Club. In June CC Slaugh- (more store space means ters’ director of marketing and en- more space for models). tertainment David Pettit confirmed to Just Out that owners John Houston and Bruce Rice were opening a new CC center for the neighboring Blanchet House Slaughters in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexi- of Hospitality, and since then, the building co, though as of press time, no opening date had sat mostly vacant on the corner of NW Third Avenue and Glisan Street. had been posted at ccslaughterspv.com. The Duck’s former owner, Gail Kennedy, Gary Hopping called it a day on his SW Washington store The Funny Bone but re- told Just Out in August of her intentions to mained as an online-only venture. The open a new bar, this time with her husband downtown location had also served as a re- and son. “It’s going to be another family aftail venue for Ron Pitt’s Balloons on Broad- fair,” said the third-generation bar owner, folway, which continued to offer event decorat- lowing her mother and grandmother. “I’ll be ing and delivery services out of its SE Main back. My family isn’t easy to get rid of.” Street location by appointment.

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by Ryan J. Prado When 2011 began, a majority of Oregon voters either upheld or evolved their positions on marriage equality in Oregon. The proof was in the polls, with just over 50 percent of Oregonians expressing support for statewide marriage equality. Hoping to become the first state to put gay marriage on the ballot and win, Basic Rights Oregon applied the pressure with public campaigning via television spots, online surveys and, at the zero hour, a network of statewide equality advocates to advise the organization on whether 2012 would be the year to give legal gay marriage a real go. Despite a majority of Oregonians responding that they favored marriage equality, the tough decision came down just weeks ago that BRO would not be moving forward on the issue for the 2012 ballot. Leading the list of reasons to wait varied from the cost of waging an expensive campaign in the midst of an economic crisis to BRO’s Board of Directors' fear that the slim majority of Oregonians in favor of gay marriage was not large enough to ensure victory. BRO executive director Jeana Frazzini noted that though marriage equality wouldn’t be on the voting block next year, Oregon equality advocates are now in a better position to regalvanize support in the future thanks to the flurry of education and visibility for the cause

Hoping to become the first state to put gay marriage on the ballot and win, Basic Rights Oregon applied the pressure with public campaigning via television spots, online surveys and, at the zero hour, a network of statewide equality advocates to advise the organization on whether 2012 would be the year to give legal gay marriage a real go. promoted by the campaign. “We’re going to win the freedom to marry in Oregon,� said Frazzini in an op-ed piece for Just Out in November. “It’s not a matter of if—only a matter of when. Our entire board and staff deeply want our state to be moving faster in the direction of equality and inclusion. We’ve been working tirelessly for three years to move the needle of public opinion and build the infrastructure we’ll need to win at the ballot. And when the time is right, we’ll go ‘all in’ to win this.� Just days after BRO announced its decision, a group of marriage equality advocates in Washington state rolled out their own campaign to be the seventh state in the coun-

try to legalize gay marriage. Lead by Washington United for Marriage, a coalition of dozens of gay rights, civil liberties, labor and religious groups, the effort will pressure the Legislature to pass a marriage equality law in 2012. The group said it is prepared to defend the law from any referendum challenge, similarly to the case in 2009 when the state’s “everything but marriage� domestic partnership law was approved, then challenged on the ballot as Referendum 71. The law was upheld by public vote later that year. As reported by The Seattle Times, while

Washington’s 2012 gay-marriage campaign will target the Legislature, the matter could wind up on that fall’s ballot—either because a referendum clause is required to get enough legislative votes, or if opponents gather signatures to challenge it. Should that happen, Washington would be in a position to become the first state in the nation’s history to legalize gay marriage by voter approval. State Senator Ed Murray (D–Seattle), himself openly gay, is the leading political figurehead of the current push, and has said that 2012 is the best chance the state has ever had to make marriage equality a reality. Currently, Washington United for Marriage, with coalition member Equal Rights Washington, is pushing the agenda with a series of town hall-style meetings, phone banking and online opinion polls across the state. Furthering Washington’s equality scope, ERW was instrumental in passing legislation that recognizes all same sex unions from all jurisdictions as domestic partners while they are in the state; that updated the state’s antibullying law to include state community colleges and universities and to require mental health and suicide prevention education; and that updated the state’s Universal Parentage Act to provide rights, protections and responsibilities for domestic partnerships.

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A proposal by Mayor Sam Adams was unanimously approved in June, when the City Council passed a trans-inclusive health care bill for City of Portland employees. Seattle followed suit in October, joining Portland, Multnomah County and the City of San Francisco as the only four municipalities in the country to offer the plan. The theme of transition for Portland politics received a somewhat surprising development in late July when Adams announced that he would not be running for reelection in 2012. After months of speculation, Adams attributed the decision to a variety of reasons. “It really boiled down to the work completed, the reforms underway, the state of the city and then what would be the requirements of a successful campaign,� he told Just Out in August. Following the announcement, Portland’s mayoral campaign began to intensify in the fall, with three main candidates emerging in New Seasons president Eileen Brady, State Representative Jefferson Smith and former City Commissioner Charlie Hales. Portland Police Chief Mike Reese was rumored to have been exploring a mayoral run, but announced in mid-November he would be retaining his position with the police bureau. On the national level, few moments shone as brightly as the official implementation of

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the repeal of the military’s ban on gays and lesbians serving openly. After receiving the go-ahead in late 2010, the law known as "Don’t ask, don’t tell" was finally repealed after 17 years and tens of thousands of military discharges as a result of the policy. Repeal created ripples of reaction from across the country, and here in the Portland metro area, organizations like Veterans for Human Rights marked the occasion with regional celebrations, as well as ample reflection on the demise of a discriminatory chap-

The repeal of "Don't ask, don't tell" sent a wave of emotion and celebration throughout the community.

ter in American history. Local activists like Dr. Mary-Ann Humphrey-Keever—cofounder of VfHR and author of the influential tome My Country, My Right to Serve, which documented interviews with gay and lesbian soldiers discharged under DADT— explained that this crucial step forward amounted to “chipping away at the inconsis-

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tencies in our humankind.â€? “The more we stand there and don’t stand down, that’s the important part about what we’re doing,â€? she told Just Out in September. “We’ve been [in the military] all along. Now we can just be real. It’s a win-win for everyone.â€? Victories for gay marriage in New York state, as well as approval for civil unions in the state of Hawaii, also highlighted the progress of equality in the United States. The media attention alone given to the hardfought victory in New York sparked renewed hope for the rest of the country to follow in those footsteps. Gay marriage is, without a doubt, the most highly debated political maelstrom facing LGBTQ advocates in the country. And with the Obama administration and the Department of Justice announcing they would no longer defend the Defense of Marriage Act in the courts earlier this year, activists remain hopeful that significant advances can be made on the federal level sometime in the next decade. Despite Senate Democrats’ best efforts so far—an early November bill to repeal DOMA will almost certainly fail in the Republican-controlled Congress—the stateby-state fight will likely be the focus heading into a new year. Until then‌

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If faith as it pertains to the LGBTQ community weren’t already a big enough debate before Mars Hill arrived in Portland’s Sunnyside neighborhood, it became the debate for local equality activists heading out of summer. When it was announced in early September that the evangelical megachurch would be moving into Southeast Portland, the news was met with swift criticism by hardcore LGBTQ rights activists across the city. Before the congregation had even moved in, or its pastor Reverend Tim Smith offered an opportunity to address the skeptical denizens of its new community, Mars Hill was public enemy No. 1. As reported by Just Out’s Aaron Spencer in mid-September, the controversial aspects of Mars Hill’s sermons were not unfounded, and polarizing even among conservative Christians. Its Seattle pastor, Mark Driscoll, has been criticized for comments he made about male pastors behaving too effeminately. The church also believes homosexuality is a sin, though so do several churches in Portland, even some in the Sunnyside neighborhood, where the Mars Hill branch is located. Mars Hill also raised eyebrows with a video posted on its website about the new Portland church, which shows images of rainbow flags and a strip club while Smith says, “[Portland] values sexual freedom as an end in itself with a thriving sex industry that goes back for more than a century.” Smith told Spencer his priority is not to fight homosexuality. He says his goal is to help people learn about Jesus. “[Homosexuality] is not something that comes up in every sermon,” he said. The ensuing dissent expressed by equality activists was buffered by an extension of educational efforts, led by Portland’s Q

Center soon after. Q executive director Barbara McCullough-Jones explained that the invitation to understand one another’s positions with regard to the community at large was of major importance, though a sizable number of activists disagreed with Q’s decision.

Bishop Gene Robinson, the Episcopal Church’s first openy gay bishop, paid a visit to Portland in June.

“Maybe we’re not going to change [Mars Hill’s] mind because of the way they interpret the doctrine they follow,” McCulloughJones told Just Out in October. “That’s the basis of who they are. But, if we as people who live in the same community can find some common ground, won’t that lead us to more peaceful coexistence? In my view, the answer is yes.”

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Despite very vocal town hall-style meetings discussing the issue, both Mars Hill and Q Center agreed to hold regular meetings between members of the evangelical Christian and LGBTQ communities. Before the shadow was cast by the Mars Hill debacle, the positive work of Portland’s chapter of Integrity USA emerged as a critical progressive story regionally. Helmed by Andy McQuery, the local chapter expanded on the LGBTQ Episcopalian community’s goals of leading the grassroots effort for the full inclusion of LGBTQ persons in the Episcopal Church and access to its rites. The chapter’s highlights included walking in this year’s Portland Pride parade, with Michael J. Hanley, bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Oregon, at its side. Bishop Gene Robinson, the Episcopal Church’s first openly gay bishop, paid a visit to Portland in June, speaking at the Trinity Episcopal Church, as well as during a forum for Equity Foundation.Christopher Senyonjo, a retired Anglican bishop from Uganda on a cross-country tour of the States, also spoke at Trinity Episcopal Church in September. In May, the Reverend Susan Leo, longtime minister of Bridgeport United Church of Christ, announced that after more than a decade of running the church, she had de-

Integrity USA’s Andy McQuery with the Rev. Mary Piper at the first Southern Oregon Pride Parade

cided to retire. Leo and spouse Diane Syrcle—the minister of music at Bridgeport UCC, as well as executive director of the Oregon Ballet Theatre—founded the church 13 years ago. Syrcle also announced she would be leaving her post at Bridgeport. Bridgeport UCC is an LGBTQ welcoming congregation, with an estimated 50 percent of the adults in the church identifying as gay, lesbian or bisexual. “God called me to start this church, build it and bring it along for 13 years,” Leo said in a statement. “Now I feel God calling me out and into the next phase of my life, and I must heed that call.” On that note, Rabbi Debra Kolodny arrived from Washington, D.C. in September to head Portland’s P’nai Or synagogue. With transition comes new opportunities for area faithful. Surely, inclusive efforts on the part of the community ought to be ramped up. In 2012, Just Out will continue to provide coverage surrounding the olive branch extended to Mars Hill, as well as the hardworking believers the city over.

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April, May and June were important months for Portland LGBTQ history, as three of the city’s gay institutions settled into their thirties. Scandals celebrated its 32nd anniversary throughout the entire summer with a lineup of weekly live music —almost unheard of in the deejay-dependent gay bar scene. All-male manner of outdoor recreation by—what nude strip club Silverado welcomed 30 else?—going on even more adventures. Visit years with its usual roster of scantily clad adventuregroup.org to get in on the action. The Portland Lesbian and Gay Film Festival (plgff.org) turned 15 this year, expanding its reputation as a bona fide cinematic scene-maker with another roll call of stellar LGBTQ-tinged talkies, while docu fest QDoc hit the five-year mark (queerdocfest. org). So, too, did Siren Nation (sirennation.org). The Rose City Gay The Rose City Gay Freedom Freedom Band marches Band (rcgfb.org) rang in 20 years in the 2011 Pride Parade. with a concert performed by subgroups the Portland Gay Symphonic Band, Rose City Swing go-go guys and booze, keeping the grit and and Pride Marching Band. The ladies of the spirit of Portland’s Pink Triangle alive and Portland Lesbian Choir warmed up their well. And CC Slaughters met 30 years with pipes for the 25th year, inviting all women a summer-long celebration of events, including the always entertaining Sunday night performances by the Superstar Divas. Elsewhere, OGALLA: The LGBT Bar Association of Oregon celebrated 20 years in 2011, highlighting a push for continued inclusion and reduction of prejudice Oregon Supreme Court for LGBT people in the legal Justice Rives Kistler at community (ogalla.org). The the OGALLA Anniversary group’s first constitutional meeting took place January who love to sing, regardless of skill level, to 18, 1991. The Portland Adventure Group em- join the ranks of one of the longest-standing braced 25 years of hiking, climbing and all performance groups in the city (plchoir.org). The group’s winter concert is set for February 4, 2012. And Cascade AIDS Project marked the 25th Annual AIDS Walk Portland, uniting more than 10,000 people in early October to raise upwards of $460,000 for the cause. Happy anniversaries, all!

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We Were Here (above) and Austin Unbound were standouts in this year’s film festival circuit. Festival.

Mark “Zebra” Thomas’ Delusional Donovan can dethrone the king in 2012. Film-wise, Portland’s annual bevy of festivals showcased the city’s blooming reputation for keen visionaries, and taste for great flicks. From QDoc and the Portland Lesbian and Gay Film Festival (which opened with David Weissman’s stirring AIDS doc We Were Here) to “straighter” staple showcases like the Portland International Film Festival and November’s Northwest Filmmakers’ Festival (which featured indie doc Austin Unbound), the area’s talented auteurs made 2011 a memorable year for the movies. Now pass us the popcorn, would ya? delusional donovan

As noted at length in our rundown of recent film and notable other celluloid projects in the November print edition, our city’s cinematic wunderkinds have experienced a stepping out in 2011. Television projects in particular thrived during the past year. When it wasn’t the unveiling of likely the most talked-about project of the year in IFC’s Portlandia, more mainstream shows like TNT’s Leverage cultivated a semblance of pride for Portland’s viability as a sundry city ripe for the camera—even if we’re standing in for Boston. The introduction of the new super weird fantasy/cop drama Grimm, on the other hand, fully reps the Rose City as the setting for a whole host of shape-shifting creatures inspired by Grimm fairy tales. Though the series just started, walking down the street and not imagining every suit-and-tie pedestrian downtown as a hexenbiest or blutbad is a tough proposition. Reviews thus far have been tepid, but just you try watching only one episode… Unrivaled TV king was definitely Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein’s nudgenudge to Portland, the bike messengerspoofing, feminist bookstore-ribbing, Put a Bird On It-send-up Portlandia. The polarizing response to the show belied the irony that the humor was lost on some due to it hitting so close to home. But some sketches, it must be said, just really weren’t all that funny. Black comedy revivalists will note the inherent gloom as a reflection of the city’s nearly year-round cloud cloak, but either way, the show brought a whole lot of attention to Stumptown. And the sketch featuring Jason Sudeikis as an organic farmercum-cult leader/polygamist was one of the best satires of the year. Time will tell if the recent post-camp debut of ex-Sissyboy

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Sunshine glints off my smart phone as I aim its camera at my sister who—in spite of everything or perhaps because of it—hiked all the way up to the peak of Mt. Helena with me. The temperature is in the low thirties, and snow and ice already cover portions of the trail. The climb is rugged and without clouds to obscure the sun’s warming rays, we peeled off hats and gloves and jackets. Atop craggy granite boulders in our shirtsleeves, we savor panoramic views and the sweet success of having arrived at the 5,468-foot summit a few days after doctors delivered the news. The cancer has spread. There are no effective treatments, they say. Cancer may steal away my sister’s life in months or maybe even weeks, instead of years. Without our dogs barking and swirling around our feet adamant that they need long walks, we might have opted to put our feet up, sip coffee with a touch of eggnog and nibble blueberry coffee cake. We might have let the weight of a dismal prognosis settle onto our solar plexuses like cement blocks. Instead, we dressed in clothing suitable for sweating and proficient at protecting us from battering winds and enhanced our shoes with traction devices. With poop bags in our pockets and leashes strung over our shoulders we set out, two women and two big dogs

voices The Long Wait Ahead petlandia BY MARY MANDEVILLE, DC seeking respite and joy on steep mountain trails. It’s a day like a thousand others when the need to walk the dogs has vanquished myriad excuses and pushed my butt out the door. I have walked when I would rather sleep, walked when my to-do list is longer than my arm, walked in insanely inclement weather, walked until walking has become a way of life. To feel terra firma, solid under my feet, grounds me. During times of duress, I hit the trail with a dog or two—or sometimes three— and walk until stress dissolves and drains out the soles of my feet. Dogs lend open-mouthed, perky-eared, tail-wagging happiness when I dearly need it, when the path forward seems impossible, extreme, insurmountable. They hold me accountable to get off my ass, get up, get my shoes on, and get going. Today the dogs—my sister’s German shepherd Sienna and my pitbull mix Kelley—dash ahead of us, playful in the snow. They take full advantage of four legs for stability and speed across the slippery terrain. The two of us humans, my sister and me, huff and puff attempting to keep up. Through ragged breath-

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railroad station where his owner had failed to come home from work one day after a fatal stroke. As my sister and I snap photos of each other, I picture Sienna in front of the picture window, watching. I vow to help her understand that her beloved person died, didn’t simply go away and forget to come home. I wonder if this will help her. Understanding death intellectually doesn’t help me, doesn’t ease the aching or fill the widening cavity between breastbone and pelvis. Maybe photos will help one day, I don’t know, but I click away just in case. Winter’s cold breath on the backs of our necks as we descend into shade on the mountain’s north face hints of the fallow season ahead. Shaking off the chill, we pull jackets, hats and gloves back on. Sienna and Kelley look happy with bright eyes and relaxed open mouths that seem to grin, making the corners of my own mouth turn up. Whenever the cool hand of death claims my sister, I will seek repair for the giant hole in my gut by walking on steep mountain trails. I will bring Sienna with me. The trails will be our railway station.

ing we converse, because it can’t wait. Time bears down on this hike more than atmospheric pressure. “I want you to decide what will happen with Sienna,” she tells me as her dog appears on the trail above us after disappearing into the woods for a while. Sienna flies by for a quick scratch and pet then darts off into the trees again. I wonder what Sienna will make of my sister’s leaving, wonder if she’ll wait for a homecoming that will never happen. Dogs have done it before. There was Shep, a herding dog who lived in Montana in the 1930s. His owner passed away and the body was sent back east from Fort Benton by train. Every day for the rest of his life—nearly six more years—though people cared for him, Shep returned to Fort Benton’s railroad station and sat by the tracks waiting for his master to come home. Greyfriars Bobby was a Sky terrier who became known in 19th century Edinburgh, Scotland for spending 14 years guarding the grave of his owner until he himself died. Hachiko was an Akita in Shibuya Japan who, Mary Mandeville is a writer and an anilike Shep, returned daily for nine years to the mal chiropractor. Visit animotionchiro.com.

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As Portland’s 2012 mayoral race heats up, Just Out asked the three main candidates to introduce themselves to the LGBTQ community. First up is Charlie Hales, 55, a Portland citizen for more than 30 years and electee to the Portland City Council in 1992. After nearly a decade, he left public office to promote streetcars throughout the nation and was the first to announce his candidacy in the mayoral election. Visit justout.com for the transcript in its entirety, and pick up the January 2012 issue for our interview with Jefferson Smith. Indepth endorsement interviews will follow February’s introduction to Eileen Brady. Just Out: Tell us a little bit about yourself. Charlie Hales: After graduating from the University of Virginia more than 30 years ago, I moved to Portland because I had heard about a beautiful, friendly city in the far-off Northwest. Portland is a place where one person can make a difference. I quickly joined the Hayhurst Neighborhood Association. From there I was elected to three terms as a Portland City Commissioner, helping to steer Portland’s growth successfully by building partnerships, trust and a common vision for all Portlanders. As a city commissioner, I took on difficult and sometimes controversial tasks like fighting for a new training program in the Portland Fire Bureau, ensuring that underrepresented communities had the same opportunities as any other potential firefighter. I worked to create a more livable Portland and thousands of family wage jobs through projects like the Portland Streetcar and the revitalization of the Pearl District and North Portland. And as a senior vice president with HDR Engineering, I took Portland’s best ideas for neighborhood livability and introduced them to the rest of the country. At the same time I was able to see what good things cities throughout the nation have done so that I could bring them back to Portland. I am a regular volunteer with Friends of Trees and the Portland Parks Foundation, a father, and the husband of a remarkable partner whom I had the privilege to marry —a privilege and a right I hope to see extended to all committed couples within my term as mayor.

“We are very lucky to live in a city with community values of equality, respect and diversity. The city needs to do a better job of reflecting those values.” -Charlie hales

government—it’s had a lot to do with how Portland became the incredible city it is. However our city works best when we elect the right kinds of people to the council, including the mayor. Ours is a government of coalition in which all members must work towards consensus. It is up to the mayor, as first among equals, to set the tone that will allow for the city council to productively work together. The mayor is also the city’s chief advocate, and can use the public nature of this position to bring awareness to issues ranging from AIDS testing to the need for improved public services in East Portland. … So, the mayor has to be both visionary and a consensus-builder, and has to have the leadership and experience to make it happen.

JO: What key skills will you bring to the role? CH: Leadership and experience. I am the only candidate who has both public and private experience. I worked as a Portland City Commissioner for nearly 10 years, building our first streetcar, improving our parks, and supporting the arts and public education, so I know how to succeed in our unique style of governance. I have also managed a business for nearly 10 years, and worked in other successful cities. From Phoenix to Minneapolis, I’ve studied what works and doesn’t work, and am ready to bring those lessons back to Portland to move us forward. JO: What will be your priorities if you become mayor? CH: My first priority will be to help our economy grow and create opportunity for all Portlanders. While the mayor of Portland can’t steer the national economy, there are real actions that Portland’s leader can take that make a difference here. I will create incentives for good corporate citizenship, will jumpstart start-ups and expanding businesses by infusing needed access to capital, and help realign our education system to JO: How would you define the role? CH: Unlike in other cities, the mayor in support the next economy. … As mayor, I will take back all city bureaus Portland is a team player. As a former city commissioner, I understand this form of on my first day and will not assign them to

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commissioners until each bureau is focused on job creation, a dramatic reduction in overhead and inefficiency, and on equity in hiring and in service delivery. JO: What makes you different from the other candidates? CH: Leadership and experience. … What I’ve done for Portland is here for us to see every day. Folks can see, use and benefit from projects I spearheaded, whether it was building the airport MAX project (done 10 years ahead of time and under budget!), creating a wonderful new urban neighborhood in what we now call the Pearl District, or enjoying new community centers and pools in Gabriel Park, Mt. Scott and East Portland. I know city budgets, and will go through ours line-by-line to make sure that it is being well managed, successful and administered equitably on behalf of all Portlanders. I have worked to make Portland the welcoming community it is today. JO: What do you feel are the main challenges that the next mayor will need to overcome? CH: We need to not only jumpstart the economy but have a long-term economic development vision that focuses on job creation and education. Our public schools are at a tipping point—renew them and Portland’s success continues; lose them and we will fail. And we need to make good on our commitments to our underserved communities. From sidewalks to neighborhood parks, we need to make sure that every Portland neighborhood is a complete and accepting community. All of these priorities need funding, and that starts with carefully managing our city budget. I will immediately conduct a lineby-line review of each bureau budget and eliminate unneeded overhead and inefficiencies, putting the savings into direct services for the people of Portland. JO: How will you represent and work with all the diverse communities within Portland? CH: I will represent Portland’s diverse communities in the makeup of my office and

among my closest advisers. In addition, all of Portland’s bureaus must have a workforce that is a reflection of Portland today. We are very lucky to live in a city with community values of equality, respect and diversity. The city needs to do a better job of reflecting those values. JO: Why should readers and, in particular, LGBTQ voters support you over your rival candidates? CH: Just Out’s readers should know that I have stood with them before—on Measure 9, on domestic partner benefits, on making Portland a leader in civil rights and civic health. I have worked alongside the LGBTQ community for 20 years and I will be with you again, on marriage equality, in the fight against HIV/AIDS and in creating and sustaining a community of respect in our great city. JO: How will you support Portland’s LGBTQ community if you are elected? CH: As mayor, I will be an advocate for the basic rights of all of our residents. I will be an active part of the public education campaign to bring marriage equality to our state. I am proud to be married to the woman of my dreams. As mayor I will be an outspoken advocate for the freedom to marry for all caring and committed couples. I will take public steps to combat HIV-related stigma. … I will work for universal access to testing. … I will work to coordinate services between existing agencies and community partners, including service providers like the Cascade AIDS Project, communities of color and women’s health service providers to increase access to, and the frequency of screening for our most at-risk populations. JO: Which LGBTQ public figure do you find most inspirational and why? CH: From single, spotlight bringing cases such as James Lake Perriguey’s successful reinstatement of a student teacher (Seth Stambaugh) in the Beaverton schools to the thousands of volunteers and supporters who spoke out and got on the phones in support of marriage equality in the last year—the real heroes of the LGBTQ community are all of the everyday, real people who make up that community.

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End your year with Asian Pacific Islander Pride’s Annual Winter Solstice Potluck, with good food, fun activities and gift exchange. (5-9:00 p.m., Leftbank, 240 N Broadway, api. pride@gmail.com) Awkward Open Mic. Featured poet: NYC’s Erich Haygun. (7:00 p.m., In Other Words, 14 NE Killingsworth, q-poetry.ning.com) The Local’s First Birthday! (...and co-owner Terry Jarvis’s birthday, too.) (9:00 p.m., Local Lounge, 3536 NE MLK, 21+) PARTY FOUL. Rotating DJs spin the hottest dance hits, with a neon photobooth and drink specials all night. (9:00 p.m., Red Cap Garage, 1035 SW Stark, 21+) Homo for the Holidays. CC’s celebrates the holidays, hosted by Bolivia Carmichaels, with DJ Robb. (9:00 p.m., C.C. Slaughters, 219 NW 3rd, 21+, No cover!) s****t! Episode 11: Spooky Goth Rave Edition. Portland’s OTHER ‘90s night spins spooky techno revival with Otter Control, Kid Whatever, and DDDJJJ666 (9:00 p.m., Crush, 1400 SE Morrison, 21+, No cover!)

SAT DEC 10 Storytime with Maria. (9:30-10:30 a.m., Q Center, 4115 N Mississippi) Season’s Eatings: Local food & spirits market to benefit the Oregon Food Bank. (11:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m., New Deal Distillery, 1311 SE 9th, Admission is free with one non-perishable food donation) The Portland Gay Men’s Chorus presents Joy to the Modern World, a new-fashioned holiday spotlight on the global community, contemporary classics, and technology. (2:00 & 8:00 p.m., Newmark Theatre, 1111 SW Broadway, $16-42, pdxgmc.org)

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SUN DEC 11 Santa Claus is coming to Q Center! (Noon, Q Center, 4115 N Mississippi, Photos are $5 or $3 with a non-perishable food donation, pdxqcenter.org) Portland Leather Alliance Holiday Social! (Noon-4:00 p.m., Hobo’s, 120 NW 3rd) Teatro Milagro presents Posada Milagro, a Christmas celebration with theater, music, dance, and traditional foods for the whole family. (1-5:00 p.m., Milagro, 537 SE Stark, Free with donation of non-perishable food items, milagro.org) Butch Crew PDX social group. (3-5:00 p.m., Q Center, 4115 N Mississippi) Veterans for Human Rights presents Bring Your Honey to the Tea Dance, with music and dancing, to benefit Oregon Safe Schools Coalition and Beartown. (4-9:00 p.m., Fez Ballroom, 316 SW 11th, 21+, $5 cover) Join the Portland Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence for Secret Santa Bingo! (4-7:00 p.m., Embers, 110 NW Broadway, 21+, $15 per person) The Church of the Poison Mind. (4-9:00 p.m., Silverado, 308 SW 3rd, 21+) Men’s Wanderlust Fitness Cycling Group. (4:30 p.m., For more information, call 503-2238822 x1 or visit manifestpdx.org/calendar) La Femme Magnifique presents Silver Bells: An Evening of Holiday Glamour. (6:00 p.m., Darcelle XV, 208 NW 3rd, 21+, $10 or $5 with 4 non-perishable food donations) Poison Waters makes a guest appearance in The Nutcracker! (6:30 p.m., Keller Auditorium, 222 SW Clay, $21+, obt.org) Toys in Candyland, a twisted holiday show to benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation. (7:00 p.m., Red Cap Garage, 1035 SW Stark, 21+, $5 suggested donation or $2 with two cans of food) The Phoenix Variety Revue presents the Chrismahanukwanzakah Show! (7:30 p.m., Kelly’s Olympian, 426 SW Washington, 21+, $7, PhoenixVarietyRevue.com) Superstar Divas Mega Show! (8:00 p.m., CC Slaughters, 219 NW Davis, 21+, No cover!)

MON DEC 12 Gay & Grey Diversity Training. (1-3:00 p.m., Friendly House, 1737 NW 26th, call 503-2242640 for more information) Burger night! (6-9:00 p.m., Starky’s 2913 SE Stark, 21+)

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Gay & Grey Holiday Party! Come on out for food, fun, and friends! (1-4:00 p.m., Friendly House, 1737 NW 26th) Oregon Bears Happy Hour. (5-7:00 p.m., Fox & Hounds, 217 NW 2nd, 21+, No cover!) “The Crock” gay paddling team fundraiser! With a raffle and live music! (5-9:00 p.m., Local Lounge, 3536 NE MLK, 21+) Dirty Queer x-rated open mic for erotic entertainers of all sorts. (6:308:30 p.m., In Other Words, 14 NE Killingsworth, 18+, $1-$5 suggested donation, dirtyqueer.com) OUT Dancing Beginning West Coast Swing lessons. (6:30 p.m., Ankeny Street Studio, 975 SE Sandy, $10, outdancing.info) Film Fridays at Pivot! This week’s film: Ultraviolet (2006). (7:00 p.m., Pivot, 209 SW 4th, Free, pivotpdx.org) MTF Support Group. For more information please contact sujvary@comcast.net. (7-9:00 p.m., Q Center, 4115 N Mississippi) Thank Goddess it’s 2nd Friday. TGI(2)F is a alternative for woman-identified persons to meet and connect in a playful, sensual environment. RSVP strongly encouraged. (7-11:00 p.m., $5-10, for location, visit lovetribe. org, join the tribe and find TGIF on the calendar.) The Portland Gay Men’s Chorus presents Joy to the Modern World, a new-fashioned holiday spotlight on the global community, contemporary classics, and technology. (8:00 p.m., Newmark Theatre, 1111 SW Broadway, $16-42, pdxgmc.org) Holocene presents Buck & Bounce, featuring New Orleans Bounce icon Sissy Nobby. (9:00 p.m., Holocene, 1001 SE Morrison, 21+, $10) Party Zodiac: Hard Candy Christmas. (9:00 p.m., The Eagle Portland, 835 N Lombard, 21+, No cover!, facebook.com/theeagleportland) Get BENT... DJs Jodi Bon Jodi and Roy G Biv invite you to join them for a hot, sweaty, queer-as-fun dance party. (9:00 p.m., The Foggy Notion, 3416 N Lombard, 21+, $3-5 cover, facebook.com/bentpdx) MANTRAP, with DJ Lunchlady. (9:00 p.m., Red Cap Garage, 1035 SW Stark, 21+) Cross Over: Da Takeover. (9:00 p.m., Local Lounge, 3536 NE MLK, 21+, $5 cover) Drinking with the Divas! (10:00 p.m., Hamburger Mary’s, 19 NW 5th, 21+, No cover!)

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Wanderlust Circus’ Kazum performs in The White Album Christmas with The Nowhere Band, Dec. 8-10 at the Alberta Rose Theatre. For more information, visit wanderlustcircus.com. Book Reading and Q&A with Amy Schutzer, author of the poetry chapbook, Taking the Scarecrows Down. (7:00 p.m., In Other Words, 14 NE Killingsworth) Pub Quiz with Polly. (7-9:00 p.m., CC Slaughters, 219 NW 3rd, 21+) LGBT In-Gathering. (7:00 p.m., Caldwell’s Colonial Chapel, 20 NE 14th, please enter from the parking lot doors) OUT Dancing Beginning Cha Cha lessons. (7:30 p.m., Ankeny Street Studio, 975 SE Sandy, $10, outdancing.info) Film Noir Night. (9:00 p.m., Red Cap Garage, 1035 SW Stark, 21+) MaryOke. (9:00 p.m., Hamburger Mary’s, 19 NW 5th, 21+)

TUES DEC 13 LGBTQI & Disabled support group. (1-2:30 p.m., Q Center, 4115 N Mississippi) Housing Options for LGBTQ Seniors. Students from Lewis & Clark will present information on the climate of senior housing in Portland. (2:00 p.m., RSVP to gayandgrey@friendlyhouseinc.org or call 503-224-2640 for more information) Men’s Naked Yoga. (6:15 p.m., for more information call 503-223-8822 x1 or visit manifestpdx.org/calendar) PFLAG Portland Holiday Party! Celebrate the season with good food, great company, and caroling! Please bring nonperishable food items or toiletries. (7-9:00 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 1838 SW Jefferson) Hysteria Health Collective presents Mommy, Where Does Trans Healthcare Come From? (7:00 p.m., In Other Words, 14 NE Killingsworth) Salon Q. (7-11:00 p.m., Q Center, 4115 N Mississippi) Ham-Bingo. (7-9:00 p.m., Hamburger Mary’s, 19 NW 5th, All ages, $20 buy-in) Glee Night at the Eagle OR the Local. (8:00 p.m., The Eagle Portland, 835 N Lombard, OR Local Lounge, 3536 NE MLK, 21+) The Secret Drum Band percussion ensemble of indie all-star drummers, performs live! (8:30 p.m., Backspace, 115 NW 5th, all ages, $5) REBEL GRRL. DJs Brodeya and Slutshine play all riot grrrl/rock/metal/pop/90’s by ladies/ grrrls/women/womyn/queers. With special guest DJ Montoya! (9:00 p.m., Sloan’s, 36 N Russell, 21+, No cover!) Never Enough, an ‘80s dance party! (9:00 p.m., Red Cap Garage, 1035 SW Stark, 21+, No cover!) GIRLTOPIA. (9:00 p.m., CC Slaughters, 219 NW 3rd, 21+, No cover!)

WED DEC 14 LGBTQI Seniors Lunch, free to seniors age 60+. (Noon-1:00 p.m., MCC, 2400 NE Broadway, 503367-2220, mccpdxfood@gmail.com) Old Lesbians Organizing for Change. (1-3:00 p.m., Q Center, 4115 N Mississippi, for more information, call 503-286-3575) The Link, a social networking group for HIV+ GLBT men, meets for a Holiday Party. Come for refreshments, and bring an inexpensive gift for the White Elephant gift exchange. (6:00 p.m., Pivot, 209 SW 4th, pivotpdx.org) Inter-Personal Violence Support Group. (6-8:00 p.m., Q Center, 4115 N Mississippi)

Quizzy! Trivia. (7-9:00 p.m., Hamburger Mary’s, 19 NW 5th, All ages) Queer Drum Circle. (7:30 p.m., Mt. Tabor Theater, 4811 SE Hawthorne, 21+) RIOT Wednesdays, running on “grrrl” power. (9:00 p.m., Red Cap Garage, 1035 SW Stark, 21+, No cover!) DJ Michael Morris. (9:00 p.m., Local Lounge, 3536 NE MLK, 21+)

THURS DEC 15 Positive Force Northwest Winter Social. (6-8:00 p.m., Pivot, 208 SW 4th, For questions or to RSVP, please email positiveforce@ cascadeaids.org or call 503-278-3844) LGBTQ Adoptive Parent Support Group. (6:00 p.m., Q Center, 4115 N Mississippi) Portland’s Own Legendary Ladies present Babes in Barland: The Fox & Hounds 4th Anniversary Christmas Show! (6:30 p.m. dinner and drinks, 8:00 p.m. show, Fox & Hounds, 217 NW 2nd, 21+) The Moms Group support group for LGBTQ mothers. (6:30-8:00 p.m., Q Center, 4115 N Mississippi) You’re Out! Now What? monthly meet-up for men who have recently come out of the closet. (6:30 p.m., Q Center, 4115 N Mississippi) Adult Young Adult Book Club discusses Ash by Malinda Lo and Matched by Ally Condie. (7-9:00 p.m., In Other Words, 14 NE Killingsworth) Portland Idol: Holiday Harmonies, hosted by Poison Waters and featuring the contestants of Portland Idol. (9:00 p.m., Red Cap Garage, 1035 SW Stark, 21+, No cover!) Bearly Naked Billiards! (9:00 p.m., The Eagle Portland, 835 N Lombard, 21+) DJ Harmonix. (9:00 p.m., Local Lounge, 3536 NE MLK, 21+) Costume MaryOke! (9:00 p.m., Hamburger Mary’s, 19 NW 5th, 21+) Hip Hop Heaven. (9:00 p.m., CC Slaughters, 219 NW 3rd, 21+)

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MTF Support Group. For more information please contact sujvary@comcast.net. (7-9:00 p.m., Q Center, 4115 N Mississippi) Radical Women Volunteer Appreciation Party. (7:00 p.m., Bread and Roses Center, 6834 NE Glisan) An Evening With Holcombe Waller, with special guests Justin Harris and Danny Seim of Menomena, Ritchie Young of Loch Lomond, Alina Hardin, and more! (8:00 p.m., Alberta Rose Theatre, 3000 NE Alberta, $10-20) MANTRAP, with DJ Lunchlady. (9:00 p.m., Red Cap Garage, 1035 SW Stark, 21+) Drinking with the Divas! (10:00 p.m., Hamburger Mary’s, 19 NW 5th, 21+, No cover!)

SAT DEC 17 Daddies and Papas social group for LGBT men raising young children. (10:00 a.m.-Noon, Q Center, 4115 N Mississippi) PFLAG Portland Black Chapter Meetup. (Noon, SMYRC, 3024 NE MLK, facebook.com/pflag.portlandblackchapter) Aurora Chorus presents their holiday concert Only Light, Only Love. (4:00 & 7:30 p.m., PSU Smith Auditorium, 620 SW 9th, $20-24) Inferno Holiday Dance! Shake it OUT with seasoned lesbians who are too old for the “scene” and too young to stop dancing. (6-10:00 p.m., ‘Cuda Beach Club, 9 NW 2nd, 21+, $8 cover) The Q Center Concert Series presents the 5th Annual Queer Quistmas Holiday Variety Show Spectacular, with Fannie Mae Darling and Splendora Gabor. (7:00 p.m., Q Center, 4115 N Mississippi) Burlescape: HOLIDAZE! A special holiday taste of the burlesque and boylesque world! (9:00 p.m., Crush Bar, 1400 SE Morrison, 21+, $7 cover)

GAYCATION! DJ Mr. Charming and special guests invite you to Portland’s premier all-inclusive homo dance party, featuring queer talent from across the nation. (9:00 p.m., Holocene, 1001 SE Morrison, 21+, $3, groups.facebook.com/gaycation) Bear Paw Beer Bust! (9:00 p.m., Eagle Portland, 835 N Lombard, 21+, oregonbears.org) DJ Brad and the “All-You-Can-Eat Weiner Bar.” (9:00 p.m., Local Lounge, 3536 NE MLK, 21+) MRS. DJ Beyondadoubt serves up a late Saturday feeding of queer dance party awesome. (10:00 p.m., Mississippi Studios, 3939 N Mississippi, 21+, $5) Maricon @ Matador. (10:00 p.m., Matador, 1967 W Burnside, 21+) Divas Under the Influence. (10:00 p.m., Hamburger Mary’s, 19 NW 5th, 21+, No cover!)

SUN DEC 18 Hope Changes Everything Christmas Program. (10:00 a.m., MCC Portland, 2400 NE Broadway, mccportland.com) OutKayaking Christmas Ship Parade Paddle. Paddlers must have at least two lights on their kayaks. (4:00 p.m., Downtown Portland OMSI/ Alder Creek under the Hawthorne Bridge, Contact Kyle at 503-989-6333 for more information, outkayaking.org) Aurora Chorus presents their holiday concert Only Light, Only Love. (4:00 p.m., PSU Smith Auditorium, 620 SW 9th, $20-24) The Church of the Poison Mind. (4-9:00 p.m., Silverado, 308 SW 3rd, 21+) Men’s Wanderlust Fitness Cycling Group. (4:30 p.m., For more information, call 503-2238822 x1 or visit manifestpdx.org/calendar) 12th Annual NW Women Rhythm & Blues Christmas Concert. (6:00 p.m. Holiday dinner, 8:00 p.m. concert, The Spare Room, 4830 NE 42nd, $15, sonnyhess. com, 503-319-1333) Tranz Guyz discussion group. (6-8:00 p.m., Q Center, 4115 N Mississippi)

Las Vegas drag sensation Edie comes Home for the Holidays. (7:00 p.m., Darcelle XV, 208 NW 3rd, 21+, $15, simplyedie.com) The Tiptons & The Quadraphonnes bring you two (count em, two) all-female saxophone-based musical acts on one stage! (7:00 p.m., Alberta Rose Theatre, 3000 NE Alberta, $12-15) PDX Queer Porn Night. (7-9:00 p.m., Variant Lab, 4810 NE Garfield, 18+, $3-5 sliding scale) The Portland Fighting Fillies host Holiday Bingo! Wear your ugliest holiday sweater and win a special “best dressed” prize! (7-9:00 p.m., Hamburger Mary’s, 19 NW 5th, $20 buy-in) Brandi Carlile performs live with The Secret Sisters. (8:00 p.m., Mississippi Studios, 3939 SE Mississippi, 21+, SOLD OUT!) Superstar Divas Christmas Mega Show! (8:00 p.m., CC Slaughters, 219 NW Davis, 21+, No cover!) Trivia Under the Influence with Neal. (8-10:00 p.m., Red Cap Garage, 1035 SW Stark, 21+)

MON DEC 19 Burger night! (6-9:00 p.m., Starky’s 2913 SE Stark, 21+) Just Out presents Gay Skate! A night of the hokey pokey, backwards skate and putting on some serious mileage at Oaks Park. (7-9:00 p.m., 1 SE Spokane St., $6 plus a food donation for Esther’s Pantry) Totally F*cked: Strap It On. Let Sophia St. James teach you how to own your strap-on. (7:00 p.m., In Other Words, 14 NE Killingsworth, 18+, $7 adv/$10 dos, strapitonptdeux.eventbrite.com) Pub Quiz with Polly. (7-9:00 p.m., CC Slaughters, 219 NW 3rd, 21+) OUT Dancing Beginning Cha Cha lessons. (7:30 p.m., Ankeny Street Studio, 975 SE Sandy, $10, outdancing.info) The Portland Polyamory Circle is a place to chat about inclusive relationships, extended families, and intentional community. (7:30 p.m., Contact Laury at 503-285-4848 for location)

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FRI DEC 16 Portland City Club presents their holiday forum Wine, Civics, and Song with the Portland Gay Men’s Chorus. (11:30 a.m., The Governor Hotel, 614 SW 11th, $25, pdxcityclub.org) Oregon Bears Happy Hour. (5-7:00 p.m., Fox & Hounds, 217 NW 2nd, 21+, No cover!) Poison Waters & Friends Happy Hour Show. (5:30-7:00 p.m., Al’s Den in the Crystal Hotel, 303 SW 12th, 21+, No cover!) The STUMPED Awards. Genderf**king Takeover brings the best (and worst) drag in Portland to the red carpet in this unique award show. (6:00 p.m. red carpet meet and greet, 8:00 p.m. show, Red Cap Garage, 1035 SW Stark, 21+) MpowerMENt, the newest way to get involved for men ages 18-39. (6:30 p.m., Pivot, 209 SW 4th, pivotpdx.org) OUT Dancing Beginning West Coast Swing lessons. (6:30 p.m., Ankeny Street Studio, 975 SE Sandy, $10, outdancing.info) The Feminist Film Society. (7:00 p.m., In Other Words, 14 NE Killingsworth, inotherwords.org) Film Fridays at Pivot! This week’s film: Water For Elephants (2011). (7:00 p.m., Pivot, 209 SW 4th, Free, pivotpdx.org)

Love In The Time Of Dance Fights Broadway revival of West Side Story arrives in Portland If dance fights and star-crossed lovers make you glad to live in “Ah-mer-ee-kah,” it’s time to get snappy—check out West Side Story when the Grammy-winning revival tour touches down in Portland. Over a half-century ago, West Side Story exploded onto the Broadway stage with a tale of lovers beleaguered by the rival gangs to which they swear their allegiance. Inspired equally by Romeo & Juliet and the ethnic tensions of 1950s New York, the play’s dark theme, sophisticated music, extended dance scenes and focus on social problems marked a turning point in American musical theater. The score by Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim—a collection of standards that includes “Tonight,” “Maria” and drag queen classic “I Feel Pretty”—is widely regarded as a

vanguard of genre composition. Even after 50+ years, the music of West Side Story is innovative—enough to garner the 2010 cast recording a Grammy. This groundbreaking production, recreated for the tour by David Saint, offers a fresh, bold new design that builds on the original show’s raw power. It’s a little retro, certainly—but the touring production of West Side Story transcends mere nostalgia to illustrate how good theater can be truly timeless. Jan. 3-8, showtimes vary; Keller Auditorium, 222 SW Clay; $24.50 and up; 800-982-ARTS, 503-241-1802 or broadwaywestsidestory.com. —Nick Mattos

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December 9, 2011

If it’s not in Just Out, Film Noir Night. (9:00 p.m., Red Cap Garage, 1035 SW Stark, 21+) MaryOke. (9:00 p.m., Hamburger Mary’s, 19 NW 5th, 21+)

TUES DEC 20 LGBTQ Health Coalition. (4:00 p.m., Q Center, 4115 N Mississippi) Men’s Naked Yoga. (6:15 p.m., for more information call 503-223-8822 x1 or visit manifestpdx.org/calendar) Late Awakenings women’s support group. (7:00 p.m., Q Center, 4115 N Mississippi) Trans*Fem social group for genderfabulous sisters. (7:00 p.m., Q Center, 4115 N Mississippi) Ham-Bingo. (7-9:00 p.m., Hamburger Mary’s, 19 NW 5th, All ages, $20 buy-in) Pink Martini Holiday Celebration, featuring Saori Yuki. (8:00 p.m., Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, 1037 SW Broadway, $30-84, pinkmartini.com) Glee Night at the Eagle OR the Local. (8:00 p.m., The Eagle Portland, 835 N Lombard, OR Local Lounge, 3536 NE MLK, 21+) Beary-oke! (9:00 p.m., Scandals, 1225 SW Stark, 21+, No cover!) GIRLTOPIA. (9:00 p.m., CC Slaughters, 219 NW 3rd, 21+, No cover!) Pivot presents Lube Wrestling! The winner gets a fistful of cash and a basketful of lube. (10:00 p.m., Red Cap Garage, 1035 SW Stark, 21+)

WED DEC 21 LGBTQI Seniors Lunch, free to seniors age 60+. (Noon-1:00 p.m., MCC, 2400 NE Broadway, 503367-2220, mccpdxfood@gmail.com) Inter-Personal Violence Support Group. (6-8:00 p.m., Q Center, 4115 N Mississippi) The Feminist Queer Sci-Fi/Fantasy Reading Group discusses Ammonite by Nicola Griffith. (6:30 p.m., In Other Words, 14 NE Killingsworth) Quizzy! Trivia. (7-9:00 p.m., Hamburger Mary’s, 19 NW 5th, All ages) Queens of the Night Holiday Show, hosted by Alexis Campbell Starr! (9:00 p.m., Local Lounge, 3536 NE MLK, 21+, $3 cover) RIOT Wednesdays, running on “grrrl” power. (9:00 p.m., Red Cap Garage, 1035 SW Stark, 21+, No cover!)

THURS DEC 22 Queer Country & Line Dancing. Learn fun partner and group dances in a non-heteronormative environment. (8:00 p.m., In Other Words, 14 NE Killingsworth) Queerlandia presents The End-ofthe-World Countdown, a party to dance away the end-of-the-world blues. (9:00 p.m., Mississippi Studios, 3939 N Mississippi, 21+, $5) What the F@#k Ever presents The Island Of Misfit Toys, a holiday dance party! (9:00 p.m., Crush, 1400 SE Morrison, 21+, $3) Bearly Naked Billiards! (9:00 p.m., The Eagle Portland, 835 N Lombard, 21+) Costume MaryOke! (9:00 p.m., Hamburger Mary’s, 19 NW 5th, 21+) Hip Hop Heaven. (9:00 p.m., CC Slaughters, 219 NW 3rd, 21+) Mattachine Social and Zonewire play a Winter solstice show! (9:30 p.m., The Fez, 316 SW 11th, Free!)

SAT DEC 24 Poison Waters makes a guest appearance in The Nutcracker! (Noon, Keller Auditorium, 222 SW Clay, $21+, obt.org) Red Cap presents Don’t Ask Questions: A Holiday Party. (9:00 p.m., Red Cap Garage, 1035 SW Stark, 21+, No cover! L.U.R.E. (9:00 p.m., The Eagle Portland, 835 N Lombard, 21+, No cover!, facebook.com/ theeagleportland) Blow Pony, a dance party for queers, regardless of whatever may be in your pants. (9:00 p.m., Branx, 320 SE 2nd Ave., $5, blowpony.com)

SUN DEC 25 It’s Christmas day! Eat some turkey (or tofurky... we don’t judge.)

MON DEC 26 Burger night! (6-9:00 p.m., Starky’s 2913 SE Stark, 21+) Pub Quiz with Polly. (7-9:00 p.m., CC Slaughters, 219 NW 3rd, 21+) LGBT In-Gathering. (7:00 p.m., Caldwell’s Colonial Chapel, 20 NE 14th, please enter from the parking lot doors) Film Noir Night. (9:00 p.m., Red Cap Garage, 1035 SW Stark, 21+) MaryOke. (9:00 p.m., Hamburger Mary’s, 19 NW 5th, 21+)

TUES DEC 27 Ham-Bingo. (7-9:00 p.m., Hamburger Mary’s, 19 NW 5th, All ages, $20 buy-in) Cabaret Karaoke. It’s karaoke with live piano accompaniment! (6:30-9:00 p.m., Wilfs, 800 NW 6th, 21+, stumptownstages.com) Portlandia: The Tour. Carrie and Fred kick off the tour of their live show based on the TV show based on Portland... in Portland. How very meta (and, of course, it’s sold out). (7:30 p.m., Hollywood Theatre, 4122 NE Sandy, SOLD OUT) Glee Night at the Eagle OR the Local. (8:00 p.m., The Eagle Portland, 835 N Lombard, OR Local Lounge, 3536 NE MLK, 21+) The Ben Scholz Trio performs live! (8:00 p.m., Tea Zone, 510 NW 11th, $6) GIRLTOPIA. (9:00 p.m., CC Slaughters, 219 NW 3rd, 21+, No cover!) SALON, a dance social for the ubiquitously transverse. This month’s Theme: Bathhouse Disco with special guest DJ Bus Station John. (9:00 p.m., Red Cap Garage, 1035 SW Stark, 21+, No cover!)

WED DEC 28 LGBTQI Seniors Lunch, free to seniors age 60+. (Noon-1:00 p.m., MCC, 2400 NE Broadway, 503367-2220, mccpdxfood@gmail.com) HRC presents Q=Mob! Socialize for change and meet other like-minded social activists. (6-8:00 p.m., Rontoms, 600 E Burnside, 21+) Faith & Sexuality support group for men who struggle with their sexuality in relation to their religious beliefs. (6:00 p.m., Pivot, 209 SW 4th, pivotpdx.org) Inter-Personal Violence Support Group. (6-8:00 p.m., Q Center, 4115 N Mississippi) Pivotal Reads gay men’s book club. (6:30 p.m., Pivot, 209 SW 4th, pivotpdx.org)

FRI DEC 23 Poison Waters makes a guest appearance in The Nutcracker! (2:00 & 7:30 p.m., Keller Auditorium, 222 SW Clay, $21+, obt.org) Oregon Bears Happy Hour. (5-7:00 p.m., Fox & Hounds, 217 NW 2nd, 21+, No cover!) OUT Dancing Beginning West Coast Swing lessons. (6:30 p.m., Ankeny Street Studio, 975 SE Sandy, $10, outdancing.info) The Oregon Bears present the Christmas Double X Dance. The music is loud, the crowd is dense, and it’s the only place to see all of Portland’s yummiest bears under one roof. (9:00 p.m., C.C. Slaughter’s, 219 NW 3rd, 21+, No cover!) MANTRAP, with DJ Lunchlady. (9:00 p.m., Red Cap Garage, 1035 SW Stark, 21+) Drinking with the Divas! (10:00 p.m., Hamburger Mary’s, 19 NW 5th, 21+, No cover!)

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Quizzy! Trivia. (7-9:00 p.m., Hamburger Mary’s, 19 NW 5th, All ages) RIOT Wednesdays, running on “grrrl” power. (9:00 p.m., Red Cap Garage, 1035 SW Stark, 21+, No cover!)

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THURS DEC 29 Transgender Employment Experiences: Gendered Perceptions and the Law. (7:00 p.m., In Other Words, 14 NE Killingsworth) Bearly Naked Billiards! (9:00 p.m., The Eagle Portland, 835 N Lombard, 21+) Costume MaryOke! (9:00 p.m., Hamburger Mary’s, 19 NW 5th, 21+) Hip Hop Heaven. (9:00 p.m., CC Slaughters, 219 NW 3rd, 21+)

FRI DEC 30 Oregon Bears Happy Hour. (5-7:00 p.m., Fox & Hounds, 217 NW 2nd, 21+, No cover!) MANTRAP, with DJ Lunchlady. (9:00 p.m., Red Cap Garage, 1035 SW Stark, 21+) Cross Over Da Takeover presents a Pre-New Years Eve Party! (9:00 p.m., Carefree Bar & Grill, 10209 SE Division, 21+, No cover!) Drinking with the Divas! (10:00 p.m., Hamburger Mary’s, 19 NW 5th, 21+, No cover!)

SAT DEC 31 Spend NYE 2012 with Cafe Nell. (5:00 p.m. champagne happy hour, 7:30 p.m. dinner seating, 9:30 p.m. burlesque party, reservations required by calling 503-295-6487, cafenell.com) Poison Waters & Friends New Year’s Eve Happy Hour Show! (5:30-7:00 p.m., Al’s Den in the Crystal Hotel, 303 SW 12th, 21+) Scandals presents the Third Annual Lavish New Year’s Eve! Celebrate all night long with live music, giveaways, and more, to benefit Esther’s Pantry. (7:00 p.m., Scandals, 1125 SW Stark, 21+, $10 cover) An Intimate New Year’s with Storm Large. Storm will love you, leave you, delight you and abuse you. With special guest Holcombe Waller! (7:30 & 10:30 p.m., Alberta Rose Theatre, 3000 NE Alberta, 21+, $65-75) CC Slaughters presents Platinum Ball 2011, ringing in the New Year with Bolivia Carmichaels and DJs Robb and Dougalicious. (8:00 p.m., CC Slaughters, 219 NW Davis, 21+, $10 cover) Inferno New Years Eve Gala! Shimmy in the new year with seasoned lesbians who are too old for the “scene” and too young to stop dancing, with entertainment by Lisa Koch and Danie Ward. (8:00 p.m., Red Lion Hotel, Jantzen Beach, 21+, $45 before 10:00 p.m., $20 after, hotflashdances.com) Crave presents a New Year’s Eve Glitterati Party! DJ Alicious returns to Portland to help spin in the new year, with gogo dancers, laser lights, and a glitter balloon drop at midnight. (8:00 p.m., Crush, 1400 SE Morrison, 21+, $6 until 10:00 p.m., $8 after) Genderf**king Takeover presents A Queer New Year. Ring in the new year with go-go dancers and the Portland Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence. (9:00 p.m., Red Cap Garage, 1035 SW Stark, 21+, $4) Eagle/Oregon Bears New Years Eve Party! (9:00 p.m., The Eagle Portland, 835 N Lombard, 21+, No cover!, facebook.com/theeagleportland)

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The Mark Woolley Gallery presents Tom Hardy at 90, a celebration of the iconic sculptor, on display through Dec. 31 at 310 NW Broadway.

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StumpedTown New awards show honors the loudest, hottest and more in drag In the glamorous underworld of Portland drag and genderqueer performers, it’s not all fun and games—even when it is. Competition is as fierce as camaraderie, and now the very first Stumped—A Drag and Genderf**k Award Ceremony is on tap to honor the serious commitment to get down and dirty in dragtown. Although… “I guess a mock awards show is not the best way to be taken seriously,” says Samuel Thomas, host and organizer. Thomas took his cue for the schmaltzy affair from the Razzie Awards, thinking the sentiment would suit Portland’s subculture of hardworking draggies and dancers. After calling in the muscle of Genderf**king Takeover and Peep Show, adding some performances, and sifting through the cream of the cross-dressing crop, Stumped was born. Online voting was closed as of press time for categories including “Loudest Mouth,” “Hottest Mess,” “Most Monstrous Drag,” and even “Most Epic Facebook.” A red carpet with buzzing paparazzi, mood lighting and more will add to the evening’s awards show shtick. And to top it all off, Stumped is giving credit where credit is due with a Lifetime Achievement Award to the one and only Darcelle XV. Fri., Dec. 16, 7 p.m.; Red Cap Garage, 1035 SW Stark St.; $5 before 9 p.m., $3 after; 21 and over. —Ryan J. Prado

TUES JAN 3 Trans-Spiritual Gathering. An opportunity for Portland’s trans community to enter into deep, authentic dialog surrounding their spiritual journeys. (6-9:00 p.m., In Other Words, 14 NE Killingsworth, inotherwords.org) Game Night at the Q! (7-9:00 p.m., Q Center, 4115 N Mississippi) Bears Coffee. (7-9:00 p.m., Cooper’s Coffee, 6409 SE Stark, oregonbears.org) Ham-Bingo. (7-9:00 p.m., Hamburger Mary’s, 19 NW 5th, All ages, $20 buy-in) Glee Night at the Eagle OR the Local. (8:00 p.m., The Eagle Portland, 835 N Lombard, OR Local Lounge, 3536 NE MLK, 21+) GIRLTOPIA. (9:00 p.m., CC Slaughters, 219 NW 3rd, 21+, No cover!)

WED JAN 4 LGBTQI Seniors Lunch, free to seniors age 60+. (Noon-1:00 p.m., MCC, 2400 NE Broadway, 503367-2220, mccpdxfood@gmail.com) Inter-Personal Violence Support Group. (6-8:00 p.m., Q Center, 4115 N Mississippi) The Rosetown Ramblers present LGBTQ Square Dance Class. (7-9:00 p.m., Ankeny St. Studio, 975 SE Sandy, rosetownramblers.com)

New Year’s Day Open House and Dessert Buffet Cocktail Party! Poison Waters invites you to celebrate the New Year while supporting Bradley Angle, with endless desserts and drinks. (4-7:00 p.m., 6614 N Wilbur, $20 tickets available at Starky’s)

Quizzy! Trivia. (7-9:00 p.m., Hamburger Mary’s, 19 NW 5th, All ages)

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THURS JAN 5

Burger night! (6-9:00 p.m., Starky’s 2913 SE Stark, 21+) Pub Quiz with Polly. (7-9:00 p.m., CC Slaughters, 219 NW 3rd, 21+) Come to the Bisexual Social to discuss issues of bisexuality in an informal and supportive setting. Call Laury for more information at 503-2854848. (7:30 p.m., The Deli, 441 N Killingsworth) Film Noir Night. (9:00 p.m., Red Cap Garage, 1035 SW Stark, 21+)

Lesbian Women in Business Meetup. (6:00 p.m., Flying Cat Coffee, 3041 SE Division)

RIOT Wednesdays, running on “grrrl” power. (9:00 p.m., Red Cap Garage, 1035 SW Stark, 21+, No cover!)

Queer Polyamory discussion group. (6:308:30 p.m., In Other Words, 14 NE Killingsworth, inotherwords.org) PaperCowgrrls. Arts and crafts night at the Q! (6:30-8:30 p.m., Q Center, 4115 N Mississippi, papercowgrl@aol.com) Bearly Naked Billiards! (9:00 p.m., The Eagle Portland, 835 N Lombard, 21+)

Costume MaryOke! (9:00 p.m., Hamburger Mary’s, 19 NW 5th, 21+) Dirt Bag blasts you in the face with the glitteriest dance night in town. (10:00 p.m., The Know, 2026 NE Alberta, 21+, No cover!)

FRI JAN 6 Oregon Bears Happy Hour. (5-7:00 p.m., Fox & Hounds, 217 NW 2nd, 21+, No cover!) Homomentum kicks off their third season with Myths & Legends. Looking for the best dance, drag, burlesque, performance art, and camp? Look no further. (8:00 p.m., Fez Ballroom, 316 SW 11th, 21+, $5-10 sliding scale) DEEP CUTS, a new monthly queer dance party for the music enthusiast, with DJs Bruice LaBruiser and Kasio Smashio. (9:00 p.m., Branx, 320 SE 2nd, 21+, $5) Burlesque S’il Vous Plait, a classic burlesque show with a contemporary variety twist! (9:00 p.m., Crush Bar, 1400 SE Morrison, 21+, $7, BurlesquePlease.com) MANTRAP, with DJ Lunchlady. (9:00 p.m., Red Cap Garage, 1035 SW Stark, 21+)

SAT JAN 7 The Rosetown Ramblers put the Q in square dancing with the First Saturday Square Dance. (7:00 p.m., Milwaukie Grange, 12015 SE 22nd, Milwaukie, $9-11, rosetownramblers.com) Underwear Twister. Right hand BLUE as you enjoy an evening full of twists, turns, undies and unmentionables! (8:30 p.m., Crush, 1400 SE Morrison, 21+, $3 cover) PARTY FOUL. Rotating DJs spin the hottest dance hits, with a neon photobooth and drink specials all night. (9:00 p.m., Red Cap Garage, 1035 SW Stark, 21+) Girls Nite Out! DJ Gino Mari spins to remind you that you don’t need to go downtown to have a good time. (10:00 p.m., Chameleon Restaurant & Bar, 21+, $5 cover) Maricon @ Matador. (10:00 p.m., Matador, 1967 W Burnside, 21+) Divas Under the Influence. (10:00 p.m., Hamburger Mary’s, 19 NW 5th, 21+, No cover!)

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Butch Crew PDX social group. (3-5:00 p.m., Q Center, 4115 N Mississippi)

LGBTQI Seniors Lunch, free to seniors age 60+. (Noon-1:00 p.m., MCC, 2400 NE Broadway, 503367-2220, mccpdxfood@gmail.com)

The Church of the Poison Mind. (4-9:00 p.m., Silverado, 308 SW 3rd, 21+) Men’s Wanderlust Fitness Cycling Group. (4:30 p.m., For more information, call 503-2238822 x1 or visit manifestpdx.org/calendar) Phoenix Variety Revue, Portland’s longest running monthly burlesque show! (7:30 p.m., Kelly’s Olympian, 426 SW Washington, 21+, $7, PhoenixVarietyRevue.com)

Old Lesbians Organizing for Change. (1-3:00 p.m., Q Center, 4115 N Mississippi, for more information, call 503-286-3575) Inter-Personal Violence Support Group. (6-8:00 p.m., Q Center, 4115 N Mississippi) The Rosetown Ramblers present LGBTQ Square Dance Class. (7-9:00 p.m., Ankeny St. Studio, 975 SE Sandy, rosetownramblers.com)

Superstar Divas Mega Show! (8:00 p.m., CC Slaughters, 219 NW Davis, 21+, No cover!)

Quizzy! Trivia. (7-9:00 p.m., Hamburger Mary’s, 19 NW 5th, All ages)

David Bowie’s Birthday Tribute Show with Queen Bitch! (9:00 p.m., Ash St. Saloon, 225 SW Ash, 21+)

RIOT Wednesdays, running on “grrrl” power. (9:00 p.m., Red Cap Garage, 1035 SW Stark, 21+, No cover!)

MON JAN 9

THURS JAN 12

Burger night! (6-9:00 p.m., Starky’s 2913 SE Stark, 21+)

Gay & Grey, a program of Friendly House, presents the 2nd Thursday Social for GLBTQI elders, their families, friends, and allies. (1-3:00 p.m., Village Inn, 1621 NE 10th, contact Kara at 503-224-2640 for more information)

Pub Quiz with Polly. (7-9:00 p.m., CC Slaughters, 219 NW 3rd, 21+) LGBT In-Gathering. (7:00 p.m., Caldwell’s Colonial Chapel, 20 NE 14th, please enter from the parking lot doors) Film Noir Night. (9:00 p.m., Red Cap Garage, 1035 SW Stark, 21+) MaryOke. (9:00 p.m., Hamburger Mary’s, 19 NW 5th, 21+)

Free Intro to Men’s Fit Club! (6:30 p.m., for more information call Denny at 971-533-8622 or visit manifestpdx.org/calendar) I’ve Got a Hole in My Soul. DJ Beyondadoubt brings soul night to Branx. (9:00 p.m., Branx, 320 SE 2nd, 21+, $5)

TUES JAN 10

Bearly Naked Billiards! (9:00 p.m., The Eagle Portland, 835 N Lombard, 21+)

LGBTQI & Disabled support group. (1-2:30 p.m., Q Center, 4115 N Mississippi)

Costume MaryOke! (9:00 p.m., Hamburger Mary’s, 19 NW 5th, 21+)

Ham-Bingo. (7-9:00 p.m., Hamburger Mary’s, 19 NW 5th, All ages, $20 buy-in)

FRI JAN 13

Glee Night at the Eagle OR the Local. (8:00 p.m., The Eagle Portland, 835 N Lombard, OR Local Lounge, 3536 NE MLK, 21+) GIRLTOPIA. (9:00 p.m., CC Slaughters, 219 NW 3rd, 21+, No cover!)

Oregon Bears Happy Hour. (5-7:00 p.m., Fox & Hounds, 217 NW 2nd, 21+, No cover!) Dirty Queer x-rated open mic for erotic entertainers of all sorts. (6:30-8:30 p.m., In Other Words, 14 NE Killingsworth, 18+, $1-$5 suggested donation, dirtyqueer.com)

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Salon Q. (7-11:00 p.m., Q Center, 4115 N Mississippi) Thank Goddess it’s 2nd Friday. TGI(2)F is a alternative for woman-identified persons to meet and connect in a playful, sensual environment. RSVP strongly encouraged. (7-11:00 p.m., $5-10, for location, visit lovetribe. org, join the tribe and find TGIF on the calendar.) Celesbian funnylady Suzanne Westenhoefer performs live! (8:00 p.m., Aladdin Theater, 3017 SE Milwaukie, $30) Sugar Town presents Sweet ‘n Slow. This queer soul dance night features all-vinyl cuts from the ‘50s to the ‘70s. (9:00 p.m., Sloans, 36 N Russell, 21+, $1-3 sliding scale) Cross Over: Da Takeover. (9:00 p.m., Local Lounge, 3536 NE MLK, 21+, $5 cover) MANTRAP, with DJ Lunchlady. (9:00 p.m., Red Cap Garage, 1035 SW Stark, 21+) Drinking with the Divas! (10:00 p.m., Hamburger Mary’s, 19 NW 5th, 21+, No cover!)

SAT JAN 14 Storytime with Maria. (9:30-10:30 a.m., Q Center, 4115 N Mississippi) Northwest Gender Alliance monthly meeting. (4-6:00 p.m., Q Center, 4115 N Mississippi, nwgenderalliance.org) Embers presents L4L.PDX for lesbians 35 and older. Dance, laugh, relax, enjoy! (5:00 p.m., Embers, 110 NW Broadway, 21+ $5 cover) Awkward Open Mic. Poets? Music makers? Singers? Funny folk? Rappers? Come out and do your magic! (7:00 p.m., In Other Words, 14 NE Killingsworth, q-poetry.ning.com) PARTY FOUL. Rotating DJs spin the hottest dance hits, with a neon photobooth and drink specials all night. (9:00 p.m., Red Cap Garage, 1035 SW Stark, 21+) Maricon @ Matador. (10:00 p.m., Matador, 1967 W Burnside, 21+) Divas Under the Influence. (10:00 p.m., Hamburger Mary’s, 19 NW 5th, 21+, No cover!)

SUN JAN 15 Butch Crew PDX social group. (3-5:00 p.m., Q Center, 4115 N Mississippi)

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The Church of the Poison Mind. (4-9:00 p.m., Silverado, 308 SW 3rd, 21+)

Jim Lichtscheidl stars as Crumpet the Elf in The Santaland Diaries, running through Dec. 31 at Portland Center Stage. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit pcs.org.

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Men’s Wanderlust Fitness Cycling Group. (4:30 p.m., For more information, call 503-2238822 x1 or visit manifestpdx.org/calendar) Queer Drum Circle. Yep, it’s a bunch of queers sitting in a circle playing hand drums, shaking tambourines, singing, dancing, and sometimes hula hooping. NBD. (7:30 p.m., Mt. Tabor Theater, 4811 SE Hawthorne, 21+) Superstar Divas Mega Show! (8:00 p.m., CC Slaughters, 219 NW Davis, 21+, No cover!)

Black And White And Read All Over Best-selling novelist Cornwell continues Scarpetta saga with Red Mist Care to add some intrigue to your winter? Get riveted by Patricia Cornwell, the world’s best-selling crime writer, when she swings through Powell’s Books at Cedar Hills Crossing to promote her new novel, Red Mist. Cornwell is herself as diverse and interesting a character as her Red Mist heroine, Dr. Kay Scarpetta. The originator of the modern forensic thriller, Cornwell has occupied the No. 1 spot on the New York Times best-seller list 18 times and been translated into more than 35 languages. Despite being out as a lesbian since the early aughts, she has also swung freely in neoconservative circles, serving as the unofficial spokesperson for Billy Graham’s family and spending significant amounts of time at the Bush family’s private retreat. Her political engagement has been equally varied; she’s given hundreds of thousands of dollars to the Republican Party while simultaneously criticizing George W. Bush’s presidency. She is candid about her struggles with bipolar disorder, advocating for psychiatric research on the national level. In short, she’s a fascinating woman, one who through the sheer quality and volume of her work has carved out a life in which she can say and do exactly as she wants—precisely why her Powell’s appearance should be full of surprises. Mon., Dec. 12, 7 p.m.; Powell’s Books at Cedar Hills Crossing, 3415 SW Cedar Hills Blvd., Beaverton; free; 800-878-7323 or “Patricia Cornwell” on Facebook. —Nick Mattos

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So… what are you doing New Year’s Eve? All dressed up and no place to go come the big night of 12 o’clock snogging, falling orbs and “Auld Lang Syne”? Look no further than your favorite neighborhood spot. Leave the uncorking to them and join the party. Starky’s, 2913 SE Stark St., 503-230-7980 or starkys.com Wind down 2011 with a night of live piano music and tasty, special menu grub, plus a champagne toast at midnight (natch). Be sure to make reservations for dinner, as this isn’t the usual Sunday night Stark Raving Queens revue. Darcelle XV Showplace, 208 NW Third Ave., 503-222-5338 or darcellexv.com Darcelle XV presents the 45th annual New Year’s Eve Extravaganza, with all the lights, glamour and action you can blow your noisemaker at. A dinner-and-show package starting at 7:30 p.m. runs $65 a person, with a cocktail package beginning at 9 p.m. costing $45 each. Packages include champagne and a midnight breakfast buffet. CC Slaughters, 219 NW Davis St., 503248-9135 or ccslaughterspdx.com It’s ball-dropping time at CCs—Platinum Ball-dropping time, that is, with your host Bolivia Carmichaels and featuring DJ Robb. A $10 cover gets you complimentary bubbly at midnight. We’re just gonna say it one more time: Bahlll. Red Cap Garage, 1035 SW Stark St., 503226-4171 or redcapgarage.com Ring in a Queer New Year to benefit the Portland Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence. From 9 p.m. to 2 a.m., Genderf**king Takeover presents this party hosted by Carla Rossi with deejays Ray Gun (from San Diego) and LunchLady (from Los Angeles) plus special guests. The $3 cover includes a midnight champagne toast, plus go-go dancers, JELLO shots, a special “iced” photobooth and “cheap and strong drink specials.”

 Scandals, 1125 SW Stark St., 503-2275887 or scandalspdx.com Pop next door from Red Cap for Scandals’ third annual “Lavish” affair to benefit Esther’s Pantry. Doors open at 7 p.m. with live music at 9 by Funkcaucus, an all-star band featuring Holly Cole, midnight bubbly toast, silent auc-

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tion, giveaways and more. Admission is $10 at the door; the event runs until 2 a.m. Café Nell, 1987 NW Kearney, 503-2956487 or cafenell.com After the Northwest bistro’s usual Saturday brunch, Nell goes New Year’s with a champagne happy hour (5-7 p.m.), one dinner seating (7:30 p.m.) and a burlesque party from 9:30 p.m. to late. Reservations are required, with the $13 admission covering a complimentary champagne toast, deejay and entertainment. Crave at Crush Bar, 1400 SE Morrison St., “Crave DanceParty” on Facebook Celebrate Crave’s third anniversary with a New Year’s Eve “Glitterati” Party featuring deejays Alicious (Los Angeles) and Lindsay Guinan (San Francisco) spinning top 40, electro, hip-hop and indie. Come dressed to impress for go-go dancers, laser lights and video, a glitter balloon drop at midnight and more. Arrive before 10 p.m. for reduced admission ($6) and score $2 well drinks from 8 to 10 p.m., cover is $8 thereafter; the party runs until 2 a.m. The Original Dinerant, 300 SW Sixth Ave., 503-546-2666 or originaldinerant.com Ring in 2012 with a Studio 54-inspired disco bash upstairs in The Original’s windowlined retro-luxe party loft. Tickets are $40 each and include a dessert buffet, two cocktails and champagne; $10 from each ticket goes to Ecotrust’s Food+Farms Program. The evening runs 10 p.m.-2 a.m.
 Oh, your December 31 is already taken? Well how ‘bout we get together for one of these other holiday highlights? Fri., Dec. 9, 9 p.m.-midnight at the Eagle Portland, 835 N. Lombard—Party Zodiac: Hard Candy Christmas:
Celebrate the poor man’s Christmas with a beer bust and live entertainment, Santa photos with Mr. Oregon

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State Leather 2011, a Sexy Santa contest with cash prizes, a performance by the Portland Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence and more. Sun., Dec. 11, 5-8 p.m. at Darcelle XV Showplace—Silver Bells: An evening of holiday glamour hosted by La Femme Magnifique Oregon 2011 Heavenly Bliss, La Femme Magnifique Plus Oregon 2011 Kelly Johanna and Mistress of Ceremonies, The First of the Rose, Her Most Imperial Majesty, Rose Empress LIII The Legendary Monica Boulevard (whew!). A $10 donation will benefit Bradley Angle and Esther’s Pantry. Sun., Dec. 11, 6-10 p.m. at Red Cap Garage—Toys in Candyland, A Benefit for the Make a Wish Foundation:
Ecstacy Inferno and Red Cap present this “not to miss” holiday show promising Kertie St. James Dupont, Christmas trees, mistletoe, “liquor, sex, drugs, prostitution, peeps, reindeer, drummer boys,” and drag queens. All that, plus raffles, games, a photobooth and performances by Nico Bella, Saturn, Fannie Mae Darling and more. Suggested donation cover is $5, or $2 with two cans of food. Sun., Dec. 11, 7:30-10 p.m. at Kelly’s Olympian, 426 SW Washington—Phoenix Variety Revue: Chrismahanukwanzakah:
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es by Angelique DeVil, Zora Von Pavonine and Satheara Sin, plus ho-ho-holiday humor by MC Zora Phoenix and the pinup art of Karina Dale. Cover is $7. 

 Thurs., Dec. 15, 8-11 p.m. at Red Cap Garage—Portland Idol’s Holiday Harmonies: Celebrate the season through song with your favorite contestants from Portland Idol Seasons 1 and 2, hosted by Poison Waters. No cover. Fri., Dec. 16, 8 p.m. at Alberta Rose Theater, 3000 NE Alberta St.; $10-$20 sliding scale at albertarosetheatre.com—A Winter Evening with Holcombe Waller and special guests Ritchie Young (Loch Lomond), Danny Seim and Justin Harris (Menomena) and singer-songwriter Alina Hardin Sat., Dec. 17, noon at Mission Theatre, 1624 NW Glisan—2011 Portland Santacon:
Get ho-ho-housed at a pub crawl of 10 area drinking establishments, beginning at the Mission with a screening of Bad Santa and winding up sometime around last call at the Star Theater for a snowball fight. Deejays, dancing, live bands and more. Dress naughty or nice. There’s no cover. Sat., Dec. 17, 6-10 p.m. at Cuda Beach Club, 9 NW Second Ave.—Inferno Holiday Dance:
It’s ladies night with DJ Rockaway and more entertainment. Cover is $8. Sat., Dec. 17, 8:30-11:30 p.m. at Crush Bar—Burlesque: Holidaze Showcase!
Burlesque and boylesque all wrapped up for your enjoyment, from the boys of Burlesquire to Sophie Maltease and Bayou Bettie, plus music by Kevin Hardy. Cover is $7.

 Sun., Dec. 18, 6 p.m. at The Spare Room, 4830 NE 42nd—The 13th Annual NW Women Rhythm and Blues Christmas Concert:
Sonny Hess and Musicians for the Cure are back with this benefit for children with cancer and their families. Tickets, $16, are available by calling 503-319-1333 or at sonnyhess.com. Tues., Dec. 20, 8 p.m. (7 p.m. doors) at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, 1037 SW Broadway, $30-$84 via Ticketmaster or 800745-3000—Pink Martini Holiday Celebration featuring legendary Japanese singer Saori Yuki and special guests.

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Molly, a woman I went to high school with, posted a photo on Facebook with the following status update: “Have to brag a moment about my 15-year-old daughter Maggie! Sophomore class picture without a speck of makeup, not even lip gloss! [I’m] happy she’s happy with her perfect self !” Her daughter is in fact a beautiful young woman. My daughters are also beautiful young women but it made my heart sink to realize there's no way they would sit for a portrait without makeup. I don’t know that I’ve even seen my 14-year-old without mascara in months and my youngest has taken to wearing eyeliner and blue shadow. What has Molly done right that I obviously do wrong? A few months ago, I read an article on Huffington Post by Lisa Bloom, author of the book Think: Straight Talk for Women to Stay Smart in a Dumbed-Down World. She claims 25 percent of women ages 18-34 would rather win America’s Next Top Model than the Noble Peace Prize and 22 percent would rather lose the ability to read over their figures. Around the same time I was introduced to Dance Moms, a reality series about a Pittsburgh dance company, where owner and director Abby Lee Miller “molds” young girls for their illustrious careers as professional dancers. Miller is a nightmare all on her own, but most shocking are the mothers of these young girls, one of whom claims that school is secondary to dancing class; her daughter will be on Broadway someday and school doesn’t mat-

voices Miss Representation living out loud BY KATHRYN MARTINI ter that much. I found myself screaming at the television: “If your daughter got a Ph.D., she could make a real difference in the world! You idiot! You’re setting feminism back 50 years!” This is not to say there isn’t redeeming value in art and its contribution to our society, but focusing on a young girl’s extracurricular activities over academics does nothing more than reinforce that what a girl does and how she looks doing it is more important than what she knows. I immediately bought Ms. Bloom’s book and started some serious thinking on the subject. More women now occupy college campuses than men and more women obtain advanced degrees and enter prestigious professions than ever before, but these facts aren’t reflected in our mainstream culture or in the media. Women like Snooki and the Kardashians are celebrated, not for their IQs or humanitarian efforts, but rather their choice of shoes, jewelry, cocktails and husbands. This is modeled for women so it’s no big surprise that a huge majority would rather focus on their weight and appearance than intelligence or success.

American women spend millions on cosmetics and salon services and the number of plastic surgeries performed rises exponentially each year; tummy tucks alone were up more than 4,000 percent between 2000-06. Women run to surgery weeks after giving birth to have a “Mommy Makeover” (usually a tummy tuck and breast augmentation), allowing them their “pre-baby” body back. Pretty soon doctors will just offer same-day service: Give birth and have plastic surgery, so the homefrom-the-hospital photos look fabulous. I have a friend who said she would never have plastic surgery because her body, now stretch-marked and saggy, tells the story of how she conceived, carried, birthed and breastfed her three beautiful children, the greatest accomplishment of her life. Few women are able to do this and I believe that my friend is an exception. I look at my own, now nearly three years past 40, face and body and wonder what happened over the last few years. Suddenly, lines and gray hairs have appeared that weren’t there previously, the skin on my eyelids is looser than it was and I won’t even discuss my own childbirth-ruined body. I don’t em-

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brace these changes as my friend has; I hate them and if I had extra money lying around, I’d probably make my own “Mommy Makeover” appointment. Does this take away from my intelligence and cause me to collude with the very sexism I balk against? My daughters are all smart and capable young women with a long list of self-assured female relatives and friends in their lives. I don’t encourage them to do well in school, I expect it, and I try each day to explain to them how the media and their environment form their opinions about themselves. Sometimes I get it right and sometimes, like when my oldest daughter misses calculus class because she can’t find anything to wear, I fail. I want to do a better job. I’ve tried to change how I talk to young girls. Instead of, “She looks so pretty,” I say, “She looks so strong and confident.” I’m also trying to love myself more. More than anything, I want to encourage young women to stand next to Al Gore and Gandhi in history rather than Tyra Banks or Heidi Klum. The documentary Miss Representation profiles how the media portrays women, even powerful women, in an extremely negative light. The film’s goal is to educate young women how this perpetuates oppression and sexism. Visit the film’s website, missrepresentation.org. Kathryn Martini is a freelance writer, blogger and columnist in Portland with three teenage daughters. Reach her through kathrynmartini.com.

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On Extremes: A 2011 Dating Retrospective
 A month ago, my friend went on a diet. This wasn’t a run-of-the-mill eating modification plan, this was balls-out life change guaranteeing drastic changes in metabolism. My friend visited a nutritionist, who subjected him to long evaluations and dictated an elaborate new eating plan. In addition to the big eating shift, my friend had to, each morning, inject himself in the stomach with some fancy herbal concoction his nutritionist cooked up. He couldn’t consume alcohol, he couldn’t veer even a moment from his new eating schedule; he couldn’t do much of anything. Although I was sad to temporarily lose my partner in crime, I was fascinated. Would his dramatic about-face afford him immediate gratification? This wasn’t mere sacrif ice; my friend abandoned most comforts in the pursuit of a tangible, new body. (He gave himself injections.) A few weeks in, frustrated by a stagnant, unforgiving bathroom scale, my friend gave up, declaring the entire process a sham. The night of the big break, we sauntered up 21st and treated ourselves to a late night pizza party. If he was falling off the wagon, by God, he’d fall off right. Like my dieting friend, we all sometimes operate in extremes. This past year, during my first real foray into dating after a long-

lady about town BY DANIEL BORGEN term, live-in apocalypse, I decided to upend my romantic approach. For as long as I can remember, I’ve always been unapologetic about my shortcomings—perceived and otherwise, favoring a blunt love-it-or-leave-it mantra. I speak my mind; deal with it. This time, I’d be wide open to criticism; I’d listen to it and fix the bad stuff. I’d mind my tongue and overcompensate for friends’ behavior. I’d dutifully tend to perception. My about-face, not surprisingly, failed. I spent so much time apologizing for—let’s face it—being myself that I was convinced there were irreparable, fatal flaws in my dating psyche. There’s no person to blame here, per se; there’s no need for a laundry list of transgressions. The choice in approach was mine, as were the consequences. I chose to suspend a certain amount of disbelief, embrace a dash of self-delusion, and tell myself little white lies, determined to fill a niche I was never meant to occupy. Shortly after that relationship added itself to the large, growing pile of also-rans, Grindr announced its migration to Android phones. Until then, I railed against it pub-

licly and privately, protesting a bit too much. Like how Larry Craig and Ted Haggard rail against gay sex. I was uncomfortable with what it represented, with how it and similar mediums contributed to the slow death of the gay bar. I thought it killed courting. I cringed at the make-a-man notion; pick the body, face and sexual position you’re craving without being bothered by social settings. But once I had it—in a flash, I moved from hate to love. I embraced courtship from the comfort of my living room couch. Maybe there is something to be said for knowing beforehand whether the gentleman courter who’s buzzing your front door is going to pound you silly, demand you be the jackhammer or engage in a long night of switch-hitting. Now, I not only acquiesce to the power of Grindr, I advocate for it. It’s convenient and fruitful. Even when I’m blocked immediately post-coitus. Hey, why can’t I message him anymore? I wanted to tell him I had a good time. To balance get-sex-quick schemes, I dabbled with Match.com. I’ve heard myriad stories—with varying levels of success. From

the moment you sign up, though, you know this will be different; you’re hit with a barrage of questions and probing queries aimed at pulling the real you out of you. No distorted observations about self here, I’m sure. Profiles are pages-long descriptions, detailing every bit of neuroses and off-putting observations. Things you’d never dream of bringing up in initial conversations. But there it is, all before your eyes. Every bit. Then, the emails come; it’s like getting 10 mates in 10 minutes. I found it all overwhelming. During a party on Mississippi a few weeks back, a friend told me word on the street is I’m ready to wife it down after a date. While I’d argue my experience speaks to the contrary, that alarming perception gave me pause. But if I’ve learned anything this past year, I think it’s this: I’d rather make mistakes—even extreme ones—than avoid effort and chance. I’d rather look silly—occasionally—than perpetually too cool to be bothered. And I’d certainly rather be romance’s fool than lament not ever exerting effort, no matter how far outside comfort zones that sometimes drags me. And above all else, I think I’ve finally dumped pretense for good. How was your dating year? Email daniel@justout.com.

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by wayne bund The crux of my 2011 top visual art picks springs from a quote from Ryan Trecartin’s 2006 video “(Tommy Chat Just Emailed Me.)”: “If my ideal Landscape Had a Word for Honestly It Would Live Online With You.” While Portland has a bustling scene of queer artists, queer-themed galleries, queer curators, and queer art-goers, the crème de la crème of Stumptown’s visual culture live online. From John Waters-inspired posters branding queer dance nights and John Waters-inspired videos on YouTube to countless followers on Tumblr, digital culture has dominated Portland’s art scene.

pages include Wyatt Riot’s tenderheart, Brad Roberge’s volcanobird, Jonny Shultz’s eponymous jonnyshultz, as well as national pages such as bearsimjealousof, shamama, smiller555, buckangel and fuckyeahfemmes.

Pick #5: Curate/Appropriate

Pick #2: Girlfriends

Portland was graced by lesbian royalty back in January with a visit from Catherine Opie. Not only did the Portland Art Museum showcase a sampling of her exhibit Girlfriends, but Opie descended from the heavens to give us two hours of her time in lecture form. A highlight of Girlfriends was the durational presence of Opie’s subjects, such as in Pick #1: More Dicks and More Femmes “Idexa,” who appears in portraits from 1998 Everything is digital now, and everything is and 2008. The wear and tear and transition of new again. At least that’s the way tumblr.com Idexa transcends beyond the frame. makes me feel. With every scroll through my dashboard, it’s like I’m falling in love again for Pick #3 and #4: Video Savants the first time. Even more than Facebook, InsYouTube and Vimeo have been around for tagram or Flickr, Tumblr allows queers to a while, so it’s no surprise that the third pick shuffle, conglomerate and synthesize their own centers on two artists who have turned to visual style and build community around daily video to execute their sincere and twisted curatorial choices. Whether it’s blatant Not views of the world: Holcombe Waller and Safe For Work seminal phallus-ness or citing Anthony Hudson. Waller’s talent is best deesoteric femme-ness, the endless array of fresh scribed as clown-meets-performance artistimages never ceases to amaze. meets-folk singer-meets-multitasking geThe wonder of Tumblr is that it is both local nius. With the release and rerelease of his and national at once. Some of my favorite local album Into the Dark Unknown, Waller ac-

Catherine Opie’s “Kate” (2007)

companied his inspiring melodies with the creation of three music videos: “Bored of Memory,” “Hardliners” and “Qu’Appelle Valley, Saskatchewan.” Waller is deft at capitalizing simple sincerity, cinematic magic and artistic vision. Hudson made his breakout moment in 2010 by creating an Oregon Public Health public service announcement about a zombie outbreak, and there’s been no looking back since. As the unsung star of the recent Shorty Shorts Queer Short Film Festival, Hudson dominated the night with his “The Drag Mansion Gets a Job,” “The Real Drag Manison” and “The Awesomazing Show: Episode 1 - Tagging (Pilot).” I predict Hudson will be our generation’s John Waters, if not the next Tom Six.

As the guiding hand behind monthly dance party MRS. at Mississippi Studios, Ally Picard of Bloodhound Photography has designed entire nights with themes such as “Beyond Thunderdome,” “Space Odyssey,” “Cry Baby Divine,” and “Executive Realness.” This process has included picking a local queer and turning them into a burning effigy of pop culture. Picard superbly mines the movies that form the cultural subconscious of the twentyand thirtysomethings of today and revisioning them into a club culture that allows us to imagine what is possible, what might be possible, and what was once possible.

Upcoming Picks for 2012

• Cock Gallery, a space run by Paul Soriano with the mission of showcasing “provocative, intelligent works that otherwise might not be shown due to content or commercial value,” will be an interesting addition to the Everett Street Lofts ecology. • The Tacoma Art Museum gets a little queer with the inclusion of Portland’s own TJ Norris and lesbian feminist performance artist Wynne Greenwood (Tracey and the Plastics) in the 10th Northwest Biennial opening in January. Also, HIDE/SEEK will open at TAM in March.

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Ahhh… the smell of rotting leaves combined with the steady, incessant pitter-patter of raindrops falling on dying foliage. Oh, and let’s not forget the half-rain, half-mist phenomenon often lasting for days I call “mist with an attitude.” Folks, welcome to Christmastime in Portland. Growing up in a tropical country where Christmas season is no different than any other time of year (think 90 degrees heat, swaying palm trees and 100 percent humidity), I really looked forward to a white Christmas when I first arrived here. Alas, poor me—I didn’t do my research well enough (mind you, these were pre-Internet days and Google was not invented yet) and moved to Portland, Ore. not realizing it doesn’t snow much here. When I finally did experience my first white Christmas, I ended up hating it after only two days because Portland is one of those cities that comes to a screeching, grinding halt if as much as an inch of snow sticks to the ground. As a child, Christmas was a novelty to me. We never celebrated it while I was growing up. Even though my parents were somewhat progressive for Asians (my father championed English over our native tongue and my mother encouraged us to pursue higher education in western countries even though she had no for-

panda say what?! BY BENNIE TAN mal schooling of any kind), I grew up in a very strict Buddhist/Taoist environment. Both my mom and dad were very religious and superstitious. When I mention this to people here, they don’t seem to think it was that bad. However, westerners’ ideas of Buddhism are very different from the actual Buddhism practiced in Southeast Asia. Over there Buddhism is cross-pollinated with Taoism and other superstitions such as animal and object worship. (Look, it’s an extra large tree and it is super ugly—there must be a spirit living in it! Let’s sacrifice a chicken and appease the spirit before it harms us!) When I was 18, I converted to Catholicism—I guess it was inevitable considering I attended Catholic schools my whole life (from The Holy Rosary Kindergarten to the University of Portland, a Jesuit college). I was also hopelessly in love with a Catholic boy then so I did everything I could to be around him, including going to church. Strangely enough, I am also convinced I was “called.” At the time my mother had fallen prey to an unscrupulous “medium” and was tricked into parting with a lot of money and her peace of mind. I was

young, hurt and confused and needed some answers. I was appalled at how the gods we worship can be so cruel when they should be benevolent so I “Bible-dipped” (ask God a question, close your eyes, randomly open a page in the Bible and point at a verse with your finger) and got some eerily accurate answers. Only later did I learn the Bible is chock-full of passages about a merciful and loving God, but I was in too deep. Ironically, I was a staunch Catholic until I moved here and attended the University of Portland—which, as a Catholic college, required students to take either a theology or philosophy class every semester. In a course I took called “Science and Religion,” the instructor talked about how many of the “miracles” in the Bible can be debunked with modern science. However, if we are true Christians, we should have blind faith in God and believe He is responsible for everything. This did not make sense to me. Another class I took covered the history of religions from around the world. My eyes were opened to the horrors organized religions are capable of (jihads and crusades are just beginning).

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While I don’t believe in organized religion, I do believe we are all here for a reason. I guess you can consider me agnostic. I don’t subscribe to the belief system and dogma of any one religion but rather believe in the universal goodness of all religions. In college, I made the mistake of wishing someone “Merry Christmas” only to offend him because I didn’t realize he was Jewish. This was when I was still fresh off the boat and had not learned of the more generic and politically correct greeting of “Happy holidays.” To me, Christmas never really meant the birth of Christ anyway (the Christmas we celebrate is really a pagan holiday the Catholic Church annexed to appease the pagans and help convert them), so I didn’t see what the fuss was about. Christmas to me is about being around friends and family and the spirit of sharing. After that snafu, I decided to take all good intentions of all the holidays occurring at this time of year and make it into a new greeting that won’t offend anyone and is more interesting than “Happy holidays.” So here it is—have a very Merry Chwanukkahsticevus everyone! In case you’re wondering, it is Christmas, Kwanzaa, Hanukkah, Solstice and Festivus (for the rest of us). Bennie is accepting Chwanukkahsticevus wishes and gifts at pdxpandacub@gmail.com.

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It’s more tempting than not to just go ahead and crown a king of the past year’s Rose City musical landscape. Dispense with the long-winded, scientific algorithms, the unending listening sessions, the constant perusal of Pitchfork. With full awareness of the impending onslaught of guffaws, ridicule and “you forgot (insert name here)!”s, we feel confident in proclaiming 2011 the year Holcombe Waller moved from the fringe to the forefront in Portland’s ever-morphing

January of this year. “It has a kind of campfire, shamanic vibe,” Waller offered of the album. “It sounds very much like a conjuring of a kind of magical, introspective space where maybe you’re in a melancholy state but you’re still in touch with the kind of ephemeral, magical vitality of being alive.” For Waller to keep in touch with that magical side, his multi-pronged talents compelled him to move on from the album release, and into the trenches of his multidisciplinary performance piece, Surfacing, which debuted December 2. Somewhere in there he also scored the possibly Oscar-nominated HIV/ AIDS documentary We Were Here, and won a United States Artists grant for $50,000. That’s what’s called making it happen, folks. And no one’s done it better in 2011. Some have arguably done it just as well, though. And what with the seesaw response to Stumptown spoof Portlandia, it’s a good thing Carrie Brownstein reemerged with her new postSleater-Kinney crew Wild Flag. On stage, she’s virtually impervious to criticism. Don’t get us wrong; Portlandia holds some important merit in the expanding lexicon of Portland-based pop culture, and Brownstein’s been enormously informative in that role. But with Wild Flag, we recalled the dangerous Brownstein, wielding an ax, coaxing fiery pop-noise along with Mary Timony (ex-Helium), Janet Weiss (ex-Sleater-Kinney/current Quasi/current Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks) and Rebecca Cole (ex-The Minders). The convenient descriptor of “supergroup” is tough to confirm, but whatever it was that gave growth to the band’s self-titled debut this year was super great. Speaking of super, Stumptown’s DIY quilt received more punk rock patches this year, with the second installment of the art/ music/anything goes queer festival, Not Enough! Hatched from a grassroots queer music-booking collective dubbed Punk Start My Heart—founded by Sheana Corbridge and Marlena Chavez—Not Enough! became the physical manifestation of uniting a splintered queer arts community, showcasing film, poetry, visual art, bands, whatever, as long as whatever it was had not been shown or performed anywhere else prior, and was created in partnership with at least one other person. “It’s about trying to break that isolation that a lot of people feel,” Not Enough! organizer Edgar Frías told Just Out in August. Alicia j. rose

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“It has a kind of campfire, shamanic vibe. It sounds very much like a conjuring of a kind of magical, introspective space where maybe you’re in a melancholy state but you’re still in touch with the kind of ephemeral, magical vitality of being alive.” -holcombe waller, on into the dark unknown

music scene. For those listeners lucky enough to have absorbed Waller’s gorgeously crafted album Into the Dark Unknown this year, it goes without saying that the primal, folk-based soundscape he created far transcended a gimmicky tag as a “gay album.” We’ve yet to walk into the club that dared pump “Qu’Appelle Valley, Saskatchewan” through the mains, Waller’s tribal chants anchoring a chorus of pulsing hand drums (though we’re secretly hoping this happens one day). Yet the album walked a fine line of eerily catchy, nostalgic moments, interspersed sonically with the whimsy of a wanderlusting shaman. Waller described Into the Dark Unknown as much during an interview with Just Out in

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“Maybe you’ve never talked to this person who’s in a different community than you are but you both do film. Why don’t you work together and see what happens?” As proof of that ethos, Punk Start My Heart Records evolved from the surplus of acts formed for the first Not Enough! Festival in 2010 needing a label to put out their music. This August, the label successfully funded the cover pressing and printing costs for a 7-inch vinyl release from Fagatron, a split 7-inch from Fucking Lesbian Bitches and NO/HO/MO, and a full 12-inch LP by Forever. Another welcome addition to the indie label limestone in 2011 was lady- and queeroperated tape label Cassingle and Loving It Records (aka C.A.L.I.). Somehow making cassette tapes cool again, C.A.L.I. (Em Brownlowe and Rachel Rhymes) dropped aural a-bombs from the likes of Old Wars— a new project from pop vixen Jen Moon, and ex-The Gossip drummer Kathy Mendonca—with their drum-n-bass rock debut Broken Bones, among other underground acts. What started as a way to release Brownlowe and Rhymes’ own debut recording Piranha, via their band The Happening, has now blossomed into a fully functioning audio geek-out. The label has planned the release of several more cassettes from the likes of the excellent Grass Valley, CA, band Agent Ribbons, Seattle’s Sugar Sugar, and Portland’s Slutty Hearts. C.A.L.I.’s already gone international with their third release of Benjamin Schoos’ “Je Ne Vois Que Vous”/“Worlds Away” cassingle. Not Enough! wasn’t the only queer festival this year to include music. In fact, only one event was specifically tailored to just queer music for a festival, aptly named the First Annual Portland Queer Music Festival. The brainchild of Peep Show proprietor Samuel Thomas, the PDX Queer Music Fest reached far and wide to gather talented LGBTQ artists from around the country for a daylong dig-in between Red Cap Garage and Boxxes in July. The inaugural event attracted 30 bands,

and welcomed anyone over 21 years of age for a staggeringly low $3 cover. Featuring bands from as far away as Philadelphia (Slutever) and St. Louis ( Julie Schurr), the fest generated PDX pride, too, with everything from drag queen electro (CJ and the Dolls) and piano balladeers (Zach Zaitlin) to burgeoning rappers (Jeau Breedlove, SistaFist) and beloved deejays (Moisti, LunchLady). We’d be remiss not to mention some of those LGBTQ artists who flew a bit under the radar, too. Catching the retro wave in from the bowels of the psychedelic surfguitar world of Dick Dale or the Ventures was Susan SurfTone. Her new LP Shore spun like a “what’s that?” of fuzzy, reverbed surf- and garage-rock. But SurfTone—also a retired lawyer and former FBI agent (!)—neglected to perform any live dates anyone knows about this year, making the release, recorded locally at Jackpot, kind of a wipeout. The music, however, is not. Stream the whole thing at susansurftone.com and decide for yourself. Was Portland’s fertile 2011 scene yet another sign of things to come? Probably. And in that case, we can’t wait for 2012.

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by ryan j. prado ‘Tis the season to shun the frigid weather, building and leadership for the LGBTQ stoke the fireplace and curl up with the community in a time when it wasn’t as stacks of books you procrastinated reading mainstream as it is today. To wit, it was Robduring the fall. Lucky for you, Oregonians erts’ idea to have the Portland Gay Men’s and Portlanders alike produced some out- Chorus perform during her inauguration standing tomes steeped in as far-reaching ceremony as secretary of state in 1984. “One of the things I did in the book was topics as vampires, personal memoir involving growing up to be a female rock star make certain that my own history with the (figuratively in former Governor Barbara [LGBTQ] community was very clear,” exRoberts’ case; literally in Storm Large’s), and plained Roberts. “I made sure I took full spending eternity in Hell. Sounds like some advantage to point out not only my commitment, but the change that had occurred good readin’! Let’s get to it, shall we? in Oregon over the years October brought only with [LGBTQ rights] as the third published mema public policy issue. I oir by a woman head-offeel really proud that state, Up the Capitol Steps – when a gay person picks A Woman’s March to the up this book and reads it, Governorship, by former they will be included.” Oregon Governor BarbaFrom one woman to ra Roberts. Documenting another, the publication her upbringing in Corvalof Storm Large’s memlis, through her lobbying of oir, Crazy Enough, is the Legislature to guaranbound to generate whirltee educational rights to ing discourse at your ofspecial-needs children— fice water cooler when stemming from her oldest it’s released in January. son’s autism—to her sucTrudging the rocker’s cessful Oregon House runs oft-dicey, mostly rebelin the early ‘80s, her terms lious adolescence in sexas secretary of state, and “Honestly, my story is not ual liberation, to her her governorship of Ore- super unique, but I hope musical beginnings and gon from 1991-95, the at least it is entertaining, at her relationship with her book serves as a fitting mother, the book’s shock blueprint for future leaders most strikes a chord with to peruse. people who feel out of place value stands on equal ground with its message “I really wanted to and unloved, makes them of following your heart, have young men and and letting the cruel women who picked up laugh, and let’s them know this book understand that everyone feels that way.” world be damned. “If I wanted to get a that you didn’t have to -storm large specific response, I would have money or power, or a strong background in your family, or any- have written a sex book, or a cook book...or thing of that nature to become a leader,” some sex, food hybrid,” Large told Just Out Roberts told Just Out. Up the Capitol Steps in October. “So many people who write is also the only autobiography written by a memoirs have done amazing things in life. Honestly, my story is not super unique, but former governor in Oregon state history. Roberts said that her desire to empower I hope at least it is entertaining, at most future leaders ran in conjunction with her strikes a chord with people who feel out of desire to leave a legacy of positive policy place and unloved, makes them laugh, and

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let’s them know that everyone feels that way.” Large’s robust and sometimes sinister sense of humor provided a palatable foundation for the memoir—the immature timing of which, being that she’s only 42, is not lost on her. Much of the book is taken based on script snippets from her one-woman show of the same name. “I can happily report that in no way was [writing the book] cathartic,” said Large. “I feel no relief or redemption. I’ve never hidden any of my sexual or drug history, and I always speak candidly, so that part was easy.” Out of the frying pan and into the fire we go with the most recent release by Portland’s most famous author, Chuck Palahniuk. Damned traverses the wonderfully disgusting world of eternal damnation via the experiences of a recently-deceased-by-way-ofweed-overdose teenaged girl. Sound… weird? It is. Featuring cringe-worthy descriptions of the geographical standouts of Hell—shit waterfalls and oceans of hot vomit—and a crew of Breakfast Club-ian cohorts, Damned is entertaining in a demented children’s book sort of way. By no means is it one of Palahniuk’s best—shhh, don’t tell The Cult! —but its distinctly Judy Blume-ish plodding actually melds pretty well with Palahniuk’s honed oeuvre of twisted realities. The underworld is a hot topic with today’s readers, and nowhere is it more lucrative than with vampire sagas. The success of the Twilight series is evidence enough of that. Utilizing a slightly different route this year was Portland “gay horror” poet and Bram Stoker Award-winning author Chad Helder. The

release of The Vampire Bridegroom – Poems and Tales added to Helder’s bulging body of writing, which includes Pop-Up Book of Death and a co-editing credit for the queer horror anthology Unspeakable Horror: From the Shadows of the Closet. “The Vampire Bridegroom is my ultimate response to the horror genre as a gay poet,” Helder told Just Out in October. “Personally, I believe the horror genre is a healthy outlet for fears and anxieties about gay life: fear of AIDS and its association with blood, fear of being rejected by religious communities, fear of being alienated from friends and family, fear of hate crimes, and even fear of being assimilated into straight culture—all of these translate beautifully into horror stories.” Nationally, LGBTQ writers were represented well at the 2011 National Book Awards. Poet Nikky Finney received the NBA for Poetry for the collection Head Off & Split. Finalists for the award included Adrienne Rich for Tonight No Poetry Will Serve: Poems 2007-2010, and Carl Phillips for Double Shadow, both of whom identify as LGBT. Artist Philip Iosca released his debut book of poetry, Ballad of The Sad Young Men, in February via local DIY print shop Publication Studio, and the Rev. David E. Weekley, the first openly transgender pastor in the United Methodist Church, published his autobiography. Stay tuned for a slew of admirable books slated for release in 2012, including Portlander Peter Zuckerman’s highly anticipated Buried in the Sky: The Extraordinary Story of the Sherpa Climbers on K2’s Deadliest Day. Until then, read on.

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by ryan j. prado player limit applying strictly to self-identified straight players. The players insisted they were bisexual, and the settlement reportedly awarded them reinstatement to the league, and their second-place finish fully recognized. NAGAAA commissioner Roy Melani argued that the players never answered questions about their orientation during the hearing. Nevertheless, the commish was pleased with the settlement. “This settlement and [the] judge’s rulings have shown that NAGAAA has the right to define their membership requirements,” said Melani. “It’s the Gay Softball World Series. It’s important we defend our right to maintain that identity.” Others weren’t as convinced of NAGAAA’s infallibility. “NAGAAA has a serious image problem,” said Jake Packer, former open commissioner for the Rose City Softball Association from 2008-11. “Any message of the good that NAGAAA may achieve, its primary purpose, plays second fiddle to [this] controversy. The only way to change “Any message of the good that NAGAAA may that is to truly embrace everyone that wants to support the achieve, its primary purpose, plays second LGBTQ community and gay fiddle to [this] controversy. The only way to softball, regardless of their change that is to truly embrace everyone that sexual identity.” Anti-gay bullying once wants to support the LGBTQ community and again emerged as a cornerstone gay softball, regardless of their sexual identity.” movement to rally against in -Jake Packer, former Open Commissioner, 2011, most notably in sports Rose City Softball Association and schools. Scattered headonly two heterosexuals per team. Following lines declaring more and more professional a protest, a hearing was held wherein the athletes coming out ran parallel to news of three players were reportedly questioned an increased number of schools adopting whether or not they desired predominately new bullying policies designed to protect women or men. Following the closed-door students. Leading the charge, the Gay, Leshearing, the plaintiffs’ team, D2 from San bian and Straight Education Network Francisco, was disqualified, and the team’s (GLSEN) announced a new program in March aimed at providing a safer and more second-place finish was stripped. The lawsuit brought into the limelight inclusive environment for K-12 sports and rules about the straight-player limits in gay physical education departments in America’s sports. Earlier this year NAGAAA changed schools. Dubbed “Changing the Game: its policy to include an unlimited number of The GLSEN Sports Project,” the initiative LGBT players on any team, with the two- was designed to bring together a diverse The sports world as a whole felt bureaucratic and boorish all year long. The NFL lockout that almost was; the NBA’s truncated season due to labor disputes; the NBA’s playoffs marred by audible, and televised, anti-gay slurs; the Atlanta Braves’ Roger McDowell motioning as if he were going to use a bat to assault a pair of San Francisco Giants fans whom he questioned about being gay. On and on it went… It was enough to make you loony. But as with all valleys, a peak shouldn’t be far away. Whether the biggest LGBTQ sports story of the year was a peak or valley is up for debate, though. A settlement was finally reached in a high-profile lawsuit filed against the North American Gay Amateur Athletic Alliance (NAGAAA) by three softball players whose sexual orientation was questioned in the wake of the 2008 Gay Softball World Series in Seattle. The debacle followed the players’ team’s second-place finish. NAGAAA’s rules stipulate that any team competing in a NAGAAA-sanctioned tournament is allowed

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coalition of athletes, journalists and sports figures to address and educate on the implementation of measures designed to combat bullying in sports. Among the facets of the project was the Team Respect Challenge, which encourages sports teams and clubs to make a strong, public commitment to live the values of respect and inclusion for all team members, spanning differences such as race, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, and religion. In tandem with that effort this year was the much-ballyhooed work of Ben Cohen, and the establishment of his new anti-bullying project the StandUp Foundation. Cohen—known to Americans as either one of the finest rugby players ever to take a pitch, or a shirtless calendar model, depending on your devotion to international sports—retired from the Sale Sharks of the England Rugby Union International in May, rededicating his life to combating homophobia and bullying. The foundation supports the development of its own anti-bullying work, as well as those of groups like the Human Rights Campaign and GLSEN. “It’s been very fast moving, and we’re learning a lot,” Cohen told Just Out in November. The foundation has given away $50,000 in the first five-and-a-half months of its existence. “The support has been overwhelming. We know that we’re really creat-

ing awareness and creating a movement and a following that’s helping us drive that cultural change.” Portland LGBTQ sports continued its ascent with the establishment of the Portland Gay Basketball Association, as well as the reemergence in popularity of sporting orgs like Portland’s Adventure Group, whose outdoor expeditions defy the whims of the weather. In 2011, PAG celebrated 25 years of hiking, kayaking, backpacking, bicycling, car camping, huckleberry-picking trips and much more. Standards like Team Portland Tennis, RCSA, Portland Gay Volleyball and the NetRippers Football Club—that’s soccer to us yankees—all reported increases in membership. The latter almost certainly received an enormous push by way of the inaugural season of the Portland Timbers, Major League Soccer’s newest expansion team. Although they didn’t make the playoffs—ultimately posting a respectable 1114-9 record—the Timbers managed to ignite a previously hibernating Portland pro sports contingent. The lines around the Bagdad Theater, coupled with the sight of post-home game, swaying, green-and-yellow garbed über-fans downtown spoke volumes of that. In 2012, our wish is for active sportsmanship, vibrant competition and a bye year for petty business speed bumps.

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Portland’s queer nightlife scene is anything but stagnant, and 2011 was a prime example, marked by births and “deaths,â€? arrivals and departures and an increase in creative cross-pollination with other cities. Last year, the city’s only lesbian bar, the E-Room, postponed death by widening its welcome mat and changing its name to Weird Bar. “We were going to try anything before we gave up,â€? owner Kim Davis told Just Out. But in August, she gave in to economic and health pressures and closed the doors for good. While this appears to be the final chapter in E-Room/Weird Bar’s history, others of the year’s deaths were vehicles for transformation and rebirth. Perhaps the most notable was the on-stage demise of the dynamic drag/rap/comedy duo ChiChi and Chonga. After taking the town by storm in 2010 and logging nearly 100 performances, the Los Angeles transplants called it quits in a October performance in which they shed their character’s collective skin to re-emerge as themselves—Kitty Morena Montenegro and Christopher Sein. “[Performing that often] takes so much energy and it was very hard on our physical and emotional bodies,â€? Sein explained. “We needed something new, something fresh to make us want to create again. You can only give so much love to a certain project before it begins to cheapen it and that’s part of why we’ve moved on for the moment.â€? Sein said the duo has an upcoming project that will begin filming in summer 2012. In the meantime, ChiChi and Chonga can still be found onstage, engaged in new solo projects. Montenegro is back as Special K, performing deejay sets with live music and rhymes while Sein has launched the grimy electro/hip-hop project Boys + Mixtapes. This year also saw the dissolution (and partial rebirth) of the monster drag duo Tampon Troupe. Though the Troupe— Carla Rossi and Florence Oregon—technically died an on-stage death in November 2010, the former Feyonce back-up dancers were not that easy to get rid of. The troupe resurrected in February 2011 to give birth to the anti-Christ (naturally) and put Lady Gaga on trial before disappearing again. “As far as the storyline goes, the Tampon Troupe was eaten by sharks sometime in August when Carla & Florence attempted a deep-sea expedition to the Titanic to find some booze they left on the ship,â€? said Anthony Hudson, aka Carla Rossi. â€œCarla, it turns out, mysteriously survived, but Florence perished.â€? Since then, Carla has gone on to host Blow Pony and Peep Show and will emcee the December 16 Stumped Awards, a parody of the big awards shows intended to recognize the contributions of Portland’s drag, genderfuck and allied performers.

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A trending topic this year in the queer The term is still considered off-limits for that diverse community—which includes community at large and at home has been the those who do not fall under the umbrella transgender, transsexual and genderqueer represented by the T in LGBT, but within folks as well as drag performers (aka reclamation of the word “tranny.” transvestites)—there is no real The reclaiming of words traditionconsensus on who can reclaim it. ally used to oppress a marginalized This issue came to a head recently group, in this case primarily trans when Blow Pony advertised its Ocwomen, is always a touchy subject. tober party as “Night of the Living Despite its increasing use, the word Trannys” for the third year. Follow“queer” still elicits shudders from ing a heated online debate, party some members of the LGBT comorganizer Airick Heater apologized munity, while black communities reand changed the name to “Night of main divided on the reappropriation the Living Homos.” of the “n-word.” As part of that ongoing conversaBut the debate about “tranny” is tion, two community members offer different. By and large, those curtheir perspectives on the reclamarently self-identifying with the tion of “tranny.” word are drag performers and trans men, not the most frequent targets —Erin Rook of the word when used as a slur.

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Words have as much power as you choose to give to them. Any word can be taken and turned into a derogatory one simply by giving it that power. For example, the word “queer” is used to describe the LGBT community and it seems to be accepted and used often. “Queer,” according to dictionary.com, means strange or odd, shady, questionable, not feeling physically right or stable, and finally, it says that it is slang for a homosexual being unmanly. Somehow we as a community picked this word up and everyone seems okay with it. We even have performers named Freddie Fagula, or bars called Bent, or groups called Dykes on Bikes and everyone seems all right with it because we took the power away from the words. What I don’t understand is when did the word tranny solely become any one group’s to fight for? Tranny is an umbrella term meaning transformer, transmission, transgendered, transistor radio, Ford transit, Transylvania, and the list goes on and also includes transvestite. Ah, transvestite! You mean cross-dresser? Drag queen? Why yes! That brings me to my biggest issue. I am a known cross-dressing, lady clothes-wearing, makeupslathering, high heel shoe-sprinting, gender-blending, drag performer! I AM A TRANNY! If I choose to classify myself with that term, or be part of a project in which “tranny” is used, then I have every right and no one has the right to stop me or make me feel wrong for using it. If the word “tranny” is used to hurt or ridicule someone, then yes, that word becomes hurtful. Don’t give power to the word and the word means nothing. If we want to move ahead and be respected by other communities then we need to stop creating walls among our own community. I understand that many of us have come from parts of the world where we, alone, had to fight to be heard and fight to be accepted, but now we are in a community where the last thing we need to do is fight amongst ourselves.

To an extent, it is hard to really take a position against reclaiming any word—after all, language is a shifting and living thing, formed by millions of people, that is hard to have much control over. As far as the widespread reclamation of the word “tranny” goes in LGBT circles, I assume that it will happen eventually. I still probably won’t like it when it happens, and that may mark me as part of an older generation of trans people, even though I’m still not quite 30. But I will accept that change without a lot of complaining if it happens in the right way—the word “tranny” should be reclaimed by those who have been historically the most negatively affected by it, primarily trans women. I know that drag performers have used this within that community for a long time, and I am not saying that its use should stop within that community. But the drag community, particularly gay men, is not entitled to reclaim this word in a wider sense and tell trans women that they aren’t big enough gender radicals for not having reclaimed it yet, which is something I feel that I have seen. Lesbians didn’t reclaim the word “fag” and then tell gay men to get with the program—gay men reclaimed “fag” for themselves, and so it should be with “tranny.” There are already trans women out in the community who identify with this term, and I think that will grow with time. For now, if people want to identify themselves with “tranny,” that’s fine— but don’t say hi by yelling “Hey tranny!” across the room at me and then act surprised when I’m not happy about it.

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for his portrayal of Louis. McCollum’s role as Prior serves as the other half of one of the more heartbreaking aspects of the play, as Louis and Prior’s relationship deteriorates in tandem with Prior’s health following his discovery that he has AIDS. Interestingly, McCollum and Jordan are a real-life couple, going on seven years together. The pair have appeared in productions in the past, but none as substantial as their roles in Angels. They say that their performances as an onstage couple resonate even more personally given their inherent closeness. “I feel like if it was another actor it would have to be this process of getting to know you, making sure it’s okay,� says McCollum of playing a relationship role. “It’s advantageous that we have this uncanny trust and stability in our relationship that allows us to explore the tumult of the falling apart in a very safe way.� The heartbreak of the performance goes beyond the orbit of Prior and Louis, though. Director and Portland Playhouse artistic director Brian Weaver admits he’s never actually seen a production of Angels, but has read the play multiple times. Weaver says he’s taking an active role in making sure that the production remains an intense, present story, rather than a retrospective. To him, that means embracing the heartbreak of all the characters across the entirety of the play. “I don’t think we can do it without breaking

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Twenty years ago, part one of Tony Kushner’s magnum opus Angels in America: Millennium Approaches staged its world premiere in San Francisco. Few knew then that his story of eight interconnected New Yorkers, set against the backdrop of the AIDS crisis in 1985, would eventually garner multiple awards—including the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, and Tony Award for Best Play, both in 1993—and cement itself as a seminal milestone of 20th century theater. By the time part two, Perestroika, saw its world premiere in November 1992, the play had become a full-fledged cultural phenomenon. And 20 years later, we’re still dissecting the densely personal, vulnerable tales of those eight New Yorkers, all affected by HIV/AIDS in one way or another, ravaged by the fears of facing humanity’s shortcomings and fallibility, and finding the hope and love hidden within those emotions. The magic of Angels in America is in its honest portrayal of the universal themes of trust, love, passion, religion, sex, longing—and humor—while somehow managing to transcend the crutch of feeling dated. Just ask Wade McCollum, 33, and Noah Jordan, 46, both talented stage actors playing the parts of Prior Walter and Louis Ironson, respectively, for Portland Playhouse’s upcoming production of Angels in America Part 1: Millennium Approaches, opening December 10, with previews December 8-9 at the World Trade Center Theater. “It’s still radical,� says McCollum. “[Kushner] wrote in such a way that it absolutely articulates a very specific emotional and political situation that the country was undergoing—these trans-personal or societal issues. The genius of it is he took these grand themes and distilled them into people.� “Times have changed, and thank God,� says Jordan. “AIDS is now a ‘manageable illness.’ But [Angels] doesn’t feel dated to me. Very honestly I can say that.� Jordan lived in New York City during the time Angels is set, and says he remembers the intensity of that era vividly, utilizing it as fuel

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our hearts,� says Weaver. “It’s not a play we can do to remember; to do it we have to put ourselves in the middle of the tragedy and feel it. It breaks my heart, working on it. My hope is that we’ll be able to take the intensity we’re finding in rehearsals and translate that into the show with the audience. I think for that to happen, the audience has to want that, too.� The give-and-take with the audience remains a powerful part of the experience of the play. McCollum hopes that symbiosis will draw audiences who aren’t there simply to be entertained, but to become engaged in the work of deciphering, deconstructing and ultimately accepting the vulnerability of Kushner’s writing. “That is such an extraordinary feat of craftsmanship on [Kushner’s] part,� explains McCollum, “allowing the drama to unfold in such a way that everybody in the audience is being confronted with something different at the same time, rather than a fascist approach where everybody knows this is the funny part, every-

The old Mt. Sinai Church in Northeast Portland—some 105 years old—had sat idle before Brian, Nikki and Michael Weaver realized their vision of a neighborhood theater space in 2008. Despite the exterior of the building managing to hold its stoic, overgrown stature, its interior boasts a living environment of creativity: actors running lines where pews once stood; tape marking off set design placement; a busy director rolling and unrolling a wrinkly script. Welcome to Portland Playhouse. The theater company is a family affair. Brian, 36, acts as artistic director; Michael, 33, is the group’s executive director; and Nikki, 28, Brian’s wife, the education director and acting apprentice director. The collaborative working arrangement has worked well for the Weavers, and has helped them produce some of the most exciting new Portland theater experiences in years. Brian and Michael, Virginia natives, had dreamed of a theater all their own for years

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by amanda schurr before moving to Portland expressly for that reason. The combination of Brian and Nikki’s theater background and Michael’s business expertise cultivated an ideal business model, based as much on passion as dollars and cents. “Michael could make money selling bottled air,” says Brian of his brother’s business savvy. “I tricked [him]! I told him it was possible to make a living in the arts if you run the business well.” The ruse didn’t deter Michael, and all three Weavers made a point to prove Brian wrong, first by acquiring the church, then by networking with Portland actors and other theater companies. Nikki helped foster community bonds by acting with other companies while things ironed out. It didn’t happen overnight. “[When] we did our first show, four people came,” says Michael. The second night, two people came. Four years later, PPH routinely sells out its 100-seat space, and has moved productions into bigger venues like the World Trade Center. Part of the plan for success was enticing nontraditional theatergoers out to shows. “There is a ‘theater audience’ who come to everything, and they are punished relentlessly with mediocre theater,” explains Brian. “It’s our challenge to create thrilling work that people want and need to attend.” Despite some neighborhood noise and parking complaints, PPH has been a boon to the indie theater scene. What they grow into appears to be more a matter of when than if. “We’ve tripled in size every year four years in a row,” notes Brian. “We love our cozy little church.” “We want to continue to have shows there for years to come,” adds Michael, “but one day, we’d like to build a large new theater in Portland. We want to grow and expand.” For more information on Portland Playhouse, visit portlandplayhouse.org, or call 503-488-5822. Portland Playhouse is located at 602 NE Prescott Ave.

Angels in America capped a year of stunning performing arts, which educated as they entertained, provoked and benefited the community in more ways than one. From Daily Show alumna Lauren Weedman in Portland Center Stage’s Bust to Portland Opera’s The Marriage of Figaro and Oregon Ballet Theatre’s innovative Petrouchka/Carmen doubleheader, there was something for every theatergoer in 2011. Portland theater company JANE presented Looking for Normal, playwright Jane Anderson’s domestic comedy-drama with a (trans)gender twist. Respected middle American patriarch Roy Mommie Queerest approaches wife Irma with a confession: He’s a woman trapped inside a man’s body and wants to undergo gender reassignment. As the couple, their adolescent tomboy daughter of Spanish surrealist and poet Federico and grown son struggle with their own life Garcia Lorca (played by Rory Stitt), to the changes—Irma’s in menopause, to boot—the stage. Milagro also explored hope through family and community at large grapple with transformation with BOOMCRACKLEthe definitions and dynamics of love, and FLY, the intersecting stories of a lonely drag queen, a circus acrobat and a Cuban how it ultimately transcends gender. In March, Portland native Christopher man constructing wings. The Fertile Kenney and husband Jamie Morris brought Ground Festival returned for a third year their outrageously twisted takes on gamut- of fully produced theatrical productions by running film classics Mommie Dearest and long-running professional companies rangSilence of the Lambs to Portland Actors ing from Oslund+Co/Dance and BodyVox Conservatory in a one-two punch of drag. to NW Fusion and Legacy Dance. Eve Ensler’s groundbreaking Vagina That same month dancer multi-hyphenate Meshi Chavez explored relationships with Monologues got a makeover thanks to a Q We Two Boys, a translation into movement of Center production, which augmented the a Walt Whitman poem of which Chavez ex- work to include the experiences of trans plained, “As men we’ve had these relation- women and queer-identified persons. Elseships with other men that are so deep, [yet] where, defunkt theatre queered the David there’s something that doesn’t get spoken Mamet classic Glengarry Glen Ross, and Bag&Baggage Theatre delved into The Mysabout, it’s never revealed.” White Bird presented Alvin Ailey tery of Irma Vep, complete with the stipulaAmerican Dance Theater for the first time tion that the actors must be of the same sex, in five years, while Teatro Milagro artistic in order to ensure cross-dressing. Broadway Across America brought evdirector Danel Malan brought the worldpremiere of his Duende de Lorca, the story erything from Billy Elliot The Musical to

Mamma Mia! to West Side Story to Stumptown, while the Broadway Rose revisited seminal Aqua Net stage smash Hairspray. Chris Coleman and Portland Center Stage triumphed with creative portrait Opus, and the world premiere of One Night with Janis Joplin, as did Portland Actors Conservatory with Sarah Ruhl’s Passion Play. Vertigo Theatre crafted a gender-bending mix of sex and satire with Cloud 9, and Profile Theatre opened its 15th season with Terrence McNally’s AIDS-era drama Lips Together, Teeth Apart, following the conclusion of its well-received Lee Blessing repertoire. Collaborative efforts like the Galaxy Dance Festival and Oregon Ballet Theatre’s Stravinsky Project delighted audiences, along with Water in the Desert’s First Annual 1 Festival, the brainchild of local choreographer Mizu Desierto and performer Sean Bowie. “Princess of Pastiche” Taylor Mac and choreographer Kyle Abraham marked Time-Based Art’s ninth installment, the Alberta Rose Theatre presented a star-studded evening of the “Songs of Sondheim,” and over at Triangle Productions!, the PDX Pride Reading Series got its gay on with entries like Steel DRAGnolias and Zanna, Don’t!—the latter in which gay is more than okay, it’s the norm. In early November, Standing on Ceremony—The Gay Marriage Plays threaded together nine 10-minute plays, written by a who’s who of scribes (including Tony Award nominees Moisés Kaufman and Neil LaBute) in a national effort presented locally by Portland’s Artists Repertory Theatre to benefit Basic Rights Oregon. ART plans to follow up the one-night-only event with a full run with revolving actors come spring 2012. How’s that for a curtain call to the year at the theater?

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My partner and I are getting ready to plan our first vacation together. Instead of going to one of our families’ for the holidays, we’re heading out for a holiday of our own. We both love travel, but we’ve never traveled together. We’d love some advice about ing of queer-friendly bed and breakfasts. Still other websites provide a place for queer where to look for LGBT-friendly hotels, retravelers to talk about their experiences. sorts, etc. And we can always use advice about Organizations: In addition, there are a how to make sure we travel well together. number of organizations that certify travel First, there are a lot of places you can companies, hotels, airlines and the like as queer-friendly. The International Gay and go to find LGBT-friendly vacations. Vacation companies: There are numerous Lesbian Travel Association and TAG can help companies out there specializing in LGBT you find out if the places you’re planning to excursions. Check out Sweet and Olivia for visit are friendly. Mainstream: Many mainstream properties lesbian excursions and Atlantis and RSVP and travel websites have pages dedicated to Vacations for gay cruise and vacation options. gay travel. Orbitz and Travelocity both have These companies do everything from charterinformation for gay travelers. ing entire cruise ships to buying out full reWebsites like airbnb.com offer rooms for sorts in order to give guests all-gay vacations. rent by the night or week in people's homes. Companies like Spirit Journeys offer vacation Check the listings for queer-friendly lodging. workshops and retreats. Also, a lot of individual properties and Queer magazines: Curve and Out have companies now have information for gay travel sections, and online reviews of propertravelers. Take a moment when you’re bookties as well as locations, if you’re looking for a ing tickets or rooms to search the site for a thorough exploration of possible destinations gay travel page. from the LGBT perspective. As for how to travel well together, I wish Listing websites: There are websites out there were a formula I could give you. Some there that serve as clearing houses for queerpeople travel very well together. Other coufriendly lodging. Global Gay Lodging has a ples, who are able to spend every second of listing of hotels, and Purple Roofs has a list-

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Be flexible: Sometimes it rains on a tropical island. Sometimes it rains for a week. Sometimes it doesn’t snow at a ski resort. Sometimes a flight is canceled or a room reservation is lost. But those unexpected setbacks can lead to great experiences. You might spend an extra night in a new city, or end up in a different room than you expected. If you can keep your cool and go with the flow, you will be more likely to get along with your partner—and more likely to enjoy the experience. Do your homework: Some people can fly by the seat of their pants. Until you know how you travel together, make sure you have things like confirmation numbers and itineraries printed out. Double- and triple-check passport requirements, and make sure you have your identification with you. Have a plan for withdrawing foreign currency if you’re traveling outside the country. Be kind: Be kind to the people you meet. You never know how long you’ll be sitting next to someone. Or whether that airline worker will upgrade you. Be kind to your partner. And be kind to yourself. Being kind will make your trip more enjoyable for everyone. And, even if everything falls apart, you’ll still enjoy each other.

every day together with no conflict at all, will buckle under the stress of trying to catch a cab or shove carry-on luggage into the overhead bin. Just watch The Amazing Race. But I think there are a few things you can do to relieve some of the stress of travel, before it rears its ugly head. Communicate: It really is the solution to most of the world’s problems. Communicate before you plan your trip. Talk about what it is that you both are hoping to get out of the trip. Is it relaxing time on the beach, or adventure in the jungle? Is it a shopping excursion to a big city, or a meditation retreat at a spa? Knowing where each person is before the trip will allow you to plan together and avoid some (maybe not all) of the potential conflicts that can arise. And when issues do arise on the trip, communicate then, as well. Maybe one of you wants to spend the day by the pool, while the other wants to hit the sand. Talk it out. I’m not kidding. This kind of thing can seem like a major issue in the moment, but if you just discuss it, you can probably find easy compromise. It takes both people talking about their Kristin loves traveling gaily. You can read wants, and both people being flexible. about her travels at midleap.com.

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Early winter in Portland, and night falls so early—it’s mid-evening and pitch-black dark outside as I step into the No. 4 bus. I show the driver my pass, turn away from him, and freeze. There, in the first row, sits Marshall, engrossed in a thick fantasy novel, the white wire of his iPod headphones leading out of his ears. Weeks ago, he and I broke up, concluding our relationship with mature discussion of the irreconcilable differences between us, a stoic hug. Our split had no great drama, no emotional theatrics, no animosity. However, all that is beside the point on the bus in the stormy night: I am simply not ready to see him here. I rush down the aisle, praying to whatever deity may exist that he not look up from his book, that whatever song playing in his ears stays loud and engaging. I get to the back of the bus, brush past an elderly man to wedge myself into the far left corner of the bench, continuing to pray for invisibility. The fact that change is necessary and inevitable doesn’t escape me intellectually. Strangely, this has even been a factor in several of my breakups, my frank willingness for my world to change reading as a form of personal instability to some of my partners. It mystifies me —What makes you think you can halt change? I always wonder. Why would you want to resist

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 remember to breathe BY NICK MATTOS Everything that leaves us, our lovers and time and the old year passing, creates a void that we are forced to stare into wide-eyed. and be a stubborn stone when the river of time will just wear you down to nothing? However, in the dark of winter, when the calendars change and the reckoning comes upon me as it has here on the bus, the metaphors and the philosophical distance fail to comfort me. The pain of change still knocks the wind out of me, leaving me to shiver and hide. “Why hello, handsome,” I hear, and turn my head anxiously. Oh, thank God—it’s Leni, my fabulous beatnik neighbor, a selfprofessed “gay man within an old Jewish lady’s body.” She slides elegantly into the seat next to me. “Oh, Leni,” I sigh with gratitude. “So good to see you.” “How are you holding up, kid?” “Oh…. You know, things have been better.” She looks to the front of the bus, recognizes the back of Marshall’s head, turns to me with

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a familiar reminder to stay dynamic. The void can be a crucible, reminding us that the heat and force of the world will forge us into whatever it needs us to be, that we must adapt when it informs us that it is time for something to stop. We arrive at 12th Avenue—I pull the cord, the bus stops, Marshall doesn’t turn around as Leni and I step off. Outside of the bus, rain knocks the yellow leaves from the trees, wind blows them in bright clouds over Division Street. Raindrops run over my face as I look in the bus window at my personal history seated therein. Just as the stoplight changes from red to green, I raise my hand up to wave. “Goodbye,” I say silently, to Marshall, to a past that inevitably yields to the present, to the departing year. The bus speeds away, and for a moment I keep waving, the “goodbye” turning into a “hello,” greeting the void and the lessons I’ll have to learn from it this time, welcoming the future and whatever it holds. Leni looks over, takes the cigarette from her lips, smiles at me. “Just keep moving,” she says softly, and I smile back at her. Quietly, thoughtfully, we walk into the darkness.

a knowing look in her wrinkled eyes. “Oh, honey… it’s the void!” she exclaims. “There’s always a void when someone leaves. I get so tired of people leaving.” She pulls up the collar of her green coat, the fur lining brushing against her face. “Not just capital-R Relationships, either—people dying, quitting their jobs, moving on through life.” She slides a slim silver case out of her pocket, opens it and removes a Dunhill. “I take it as a sign I need to keep moving on, too.” I sigh again, and Leni puts her tiny, soft hand onto mine. “It hurts every time, the void. Now, though, when I see it, I just try to remember how it looked the last time I saw it. How I looked in front of it, what I did afterward. Then it’s just like a medicine—it tastes awful, but you get better for taking it. That’s how I learned to dig the void.” Leni is right. Everything that leaves us, our lovers and time and the old year passing, creates a void that we are forced to stare into wide-eyed. We can be hypnotized by it, frozen into stillness until more and more things leave us, the void consuming everything; we Nick Mattos is still learning how to dig the void. can also view it as an invitation for motion, Send coping mechanisms to nickmattos@justout.com.

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»AIDS & HIV CAREAssist pays for health insurance premiums, prescription drugs and insurance plan co-payments and deductibles for eligible people with HIV/AIDS. Program of the Oregon Department of Human Services and the Ryan White CARE Act. (8 am-5 pm Monday-Friday. 503-7314029 or 800-805-2313. www.healthoregon.org.). Cascade AIDS Project (CAP) educates youth and adults about HIV prevention, supports people with HIV and their families and advocates for sound HIV policy and legislation on the national, state and local levels. Spanish-language assistance available. (Suite 800, 208 SW 5th Ave., 503-223-5907, Oregon HIV/STD Hotline 800-777-2437. CAP Vancouver offers free rapid HIV testing to men who have sex with men in Vancouver, Wash. (11am - 1pm Tuesdays, 4 - 8pm Thursdays. 3701 E. Fourth Plain Blvd. 360-750-7964) Clackamas County Public Health offers anonymous and confidential HIV testing and counseling to everyone. No needles! Free condoms! Call for appointment or walk-in testing times. (Oregon City: 503-6558471. Sandy: 503-722-6660. Molalla: 503-723-2944. 82nd Avenue: 503-771-7944. For more information call 503-742-5382.) Columbia County Public Health offers anonymous and confidential HIV testing, counseling and case management to anyone. Se habla español. We lend HIV books and videos and offer educational materials and free condoms. (503-397-4651 or 800-244-4870.) Daily Bread Express provides home delivery of high-quality meals to HIV-positive individuals in need. Fresh meals delivered weekdays, frozen meals for weekends. Volunteers invited to inquire anytime. (Mara 503-460-3822.) Esther’s Pantry in Milwaukie provides food and personal care items to people with HIV/AIDS. Call to donate or for services. (503-349-4699 www.ourhouseofportland.org/programs/estherspantry.) Fuzeon Information Group welcomes people contemplating, using or caregiving for Fuzeon recipients. Facilitated by experienced patients, nurses and social workers. (5:30-7 pm second Wednesday, 5525 SE Milwaukie Ave. RSVP to Julia 503-230-1202, ext. 235. www.ohsu.edu/ partnership/fuzeon.html.) Health, Education, AIDS Liaison (HEAL) offers information about alternative views of AIDS causation and HIV testing. Call for a free packet of information. (503-227-2339. bwport@comcast.net.) HIV Day Center offers hot meals, counseling, laundry facilities, clothing, showers and hygiene supplies, computers with Internet access, phones, mail drop, recreational activities, massage and haircuts. Volunteers invited to inquire anytime. (9 am-3 pm Monday-Friday. 2941 NE Ainsworth St. 503-460-3822.) The Link, a social networking group for HIV-positive gay and bi men, meets every month for social events, discussions and other outings. (209 SW 4th Ave., 503-278-3868 thelink@cascadeaids.org.) Manifest, a nonprofit men’s wellness community, prevents and addresses HIV and STDs by empowering men to pursue their wellness passions together through programs like yoga, cycling, hiking, meditation, healing touch classes, vision teams, wellness coaching, information and referrals. (503 223 8822, ext. 1. www.manifestpdx.org.) Multnomah County Health Department’s HIV Community Test Site offers confidential testing by appointment. Some walk-in testing. Sliding-scale fee. Se habla español; other interpretation by appointment. (9 am-4:45 pm Monday-Friday except 12:30-4:45 pm Wednesday. 426 SW Stark St., Sixth Floor. 503-988-3775.) Multnomah County offers free HIV rapid testing to gay, bi and trans guys. Se habla español. (5-7:15 pm Tuesday. 5329 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. 503-988-3030.) OHSU HIV Clinic provides comprehensive health care for people living with HIV/AIDS. Services include HIV specialty care, psychiatry, counseling, addiction treatment, case management, same-day visits and online chart access. Appointments are available regardless of insurance. (503-494-8562.) Our House of Portland provides Oregon and southwest Washington’s only network of integrated health and housing services for people with HIV/AIDS. Programs include Our House (24-hour residential care), Neighborhood Housing and Care, Community Services and Swan House. To volunteer, contact Kathryn Siebert. (503-234-0175. www. ourhouseofportland.org.) Partnership Project provides services to people with HIV/AIDS, their families and those at risk. Programs include HIV Case Management; Supporting Healthy Options for Prevention (SHOP), behavior change counseling to motivate people to protect themselves and their partners; and HIV 101, providing basic information for people recently diagnosed. Se habla español. (Intake Line: 503-517-3590. SHOP: Laura or Kurt 503-230-1202 or 877-795-7700. HIV 101: 503-230-1202. Positive Living: Julia 503-230-1202, ext. 235. www.ohsu.edu/partnership.) Portland Area HIV Services Planning Council is a county decisionmaking body that identifies services needed for people living with HIV/ AIDS and allocates federal funds annually. Need volunteers from all walks of life. (20 NE 10th Ave., Second Floor. 3653 SE 34th Ave. 503988-3030, ext. 25703. www.hivportland.org.) Positive Direction Series offers life skill workshops to people living with HIV/AIDS at Cascade AIDS Project. Topics include employment, parenting, health, women’s self-image and sexuality, budgeting and tenant education. (Shyle Ruder 503-223-5907, ext. 203. www.cascadeaids.org.) Positive Living Series is a seven-week self-management series for people living with HIV/AIDS designed to assist you in taking care of your illness, give you skills to carry out normal daily activities and provide you with the tools to manage emotional changes. (Julia 503-2301202, ext. 235. www.ohsu.edu/partnership/fuzeon.html.) Positive Support Association supports all persons that have been affected by the HIV/AIDS epidemic here in the Pacific Northwest. The PSA maintains a comprehensive web site that people can visit to help newly diagnosed persons get help and support. The PSA is also seeking volunteers to assist in HIV/AIDS Awareness Projects, including our Peer Positive Mentorship Program. (www.positive-support.org) +alk is a five-session program for people living with HIV designed to reduce stress around talking about your HIV status and negotiating safer sex. New groups start regularly. (Ben at 503-278-3868 or bgerritz@cascadeaids.org)

OutReach listings of up to 50 words are provided free of charge to organizations and groups specifically serving the sexual minorities community. All listings are subject to editing, and inclusion is subject to space limitations, relevance and receipt by deadline. The deadline for submissions is 14 days prior to publication. Listings expire once a year (in July), and submissions run from the date received until the next scheduled expiration date. Listings are automatically deleted upon expiration. To ensure uninterrupted listing, please submit updated information at least a month prior to the expiration date. Send listings to: Just Out (attn: Outreach), P.O. Box 14400, Portland, OR 97293-0400; Fax submissions to 503-236-1257 or e-mail justout@justout.com. Submissions cannot be accepted over the phone. Please type your announcement and include contact information. Project Quest Integrative Health Center offers conventional and alternative health care, nutrition classes, support groups and recreational sports activities for people seeking a wellness focus to living and dying, especially those living with HIV/AIDS or cancer. (2901 E Burnside St. 503-238-5203. pquest@qwest.net.) The Research & Education Group provides access to HIV/AIDS research trials of new drugs and therapies. (2311 NW Northrup St. #105. 503-229-8428.) The Risk Reduction Zone, a program of Outside In, provides a queer safe space that offers HIV, hepatitis C and STD prevention programs; Internet resources; peer counseling; referrals; and support groups in a nonclinical setting. (1030 SW 13th Ave. 503-535-3895.) Social and Support Group discusses HIV issues for men at Quest Center. Meet other nice guys, share information and have fun. (7-8 pm Tuesday. 2901 E Burnside St. Terry 503-253-2292.) Swan House is a specialized adult foster care home for low-income people with HIV/AIDS who need assistance with personal care, mobility, medications or drug/alcohol/mental health support. (Business: 503786-4829. Volunteers: 503-234-0175. www.ourhouseofportland.org/ programs/swanhouse.) Tod’s Corner in Milwaukie provides clothing, household items, companion pet care, cremations and more to people with HIV/AIDS. Call to donate or for services. (503-349-4699. www.ourhouseofportland.org/ programs/todscorner.) Washington County Health Department provides free needle-free HIV testing services for gay and bi men at community health clinics in Beaverton and Tigard. (Beaverton: 5:30-7:30 pm Monday, 12550 SW Second St. Tigard: 5:30-7:30 pm Thursday, 15296 SW Royalty Parkway. 503-846-4965.)

»HEALTH Anti-Violence Bradley Angle provides emergency shelter for domestic violence survivors of all genders. LGBTQ-specific services include a weekly allgenders support group facilitated by a queer-identified advocate. Individual support and advocacy is available for self-identified LGBTQ persons experiencing physical, emotional, sexual or economic violence within an intimate relationship. Healthy Relationships classes are offered several times a year. Free, confidential and safe. (Crisis line: 503-281-2442, lupitam@bradleyangle.org, 503-595-9591 x305) Center Against Rape and Domestic Violence serves survivors of domestic and sexual violence in Linn and Benton counties and offers a 24-hour hot line, confidential shelter, legal and hospital advocacy, safety planning and support groups. (Crisis: 541-754-0110 or 800-9270197. Business: 541-758-0219.) Clackamas Women’s Services offers shelter, support and resource referral to survivors of domestic and sexual violence. Lesbian, bi and trans friendly. Wheelchair accessible. TTD, relay calls and collect calls accepted. (Crisis: 503-654-2288. Business: 503-722-2366.) Kids on the Block Awareness Program, a service of Impact NW, is a valuable resource for the children, parents and teachers with topics like Preventing School Violence, Appreciating Cultural Differences, Making Healthy Choices and more. Visit kidsontheblockimpactnw.blogspot. com for more information. Portland Women’s Crisis Line offers free and confidential services for survivors of domestic and sexual violence; operates a 24-hour crisis intervention hot line that provides referrals for shelter, counseling and support groups; provides sexual assault advocates; and offers a program for sex workers. Foreign language translation is available. (503235-5333 or 888-235-5333. www.pwcl.org.) Sexual Assault Resource Center promotes social justice by eliminating sexual violence through support, advocacy and education. Services include a 24-hour confidential crisis line, free counseling and support groups, community education and volunteer opportunities. (Crisis: 503640-5311. Business: 503-384-0480. www.sarcoregon.org.)

General Breathe Free, the Oregon LGBTQ Coalition Against Tobacco, provides education around queer tobacco use and advocates for tobacco reduction. (503-784-5813. r.e.szego@cascadiabhc.org.) Dharma Queens. A Buddhist-based gay men’s weekly meditation group. Trans friendly. (Meets Thursdays 7-8:00 p.m. and Sundays 11:00 a.m.-Noon, Ankeny House, 2006 SE Ankeny, RSVP via website: meetup.com/Dharma-Queens) Men’s Tantric Yoga offers body/mind/spirit health in a safe, structured environment for men to explore their connection to self and to others. Two classes weekly. (www.elementalhealing.org) Outside In operates a clinic for anyone who can’t qualify for the Oregon Health Plan as well as needle exchange services that include those who inject hormones. Provide transitional housing for youth 20 and younger and for those HIV-positive and younger than 23. Need volunteers of all ages. (10 am-6 pm Monday-Friday. 1132 SW 13th Ave. 503-535-3800. www.outsidein.org.) Pivot is a community space for men into men. We offer a variety of programming that is both social and educational in nature, a drop in space (that’s right, sip our coffee and use our WiFi for free, we don’t mind), and weekly STD/HIV testing. Oh yeah, free condoms and lube, too. Drop by. Get into something different. (Wed - Sat 3-9pm. 209 SW Fourth Ave. 503-445-7699. www.pivotpdx.org) Planned Parenthood of the Columbia/Willamette provides confidential and affordable sexual and reproductive health care, including STD testing and treatment, 20-minute anonymous HIV tests, annual exams and condoms. Sliding-fees, insurance welcomed. Se habla español. Health centers in Southeast and Northeast Portland, Gresham, Beaverton, Salmon Creek, Salem, Bend and Vancouver, Wash. (888875-7820. www.ppcw.org.)

Recovery Center for Family and Adolescent Research offers free counseling for parents of drug-abusing youth 15 to 20 who refuse to go to treatment. Counseling is also available for adolescents 13-17 who have both substance abuse and depression, as well as for adolescents 15-22 who use methamphetamine. All of our programs are part of a federally funded treatment study to help qualifying parents engage resistant youth in counseling, have a family therapy focus, and are free of charge. (503‑243‑1065. www.ori.org/cfar/portland.) Dual Diagnosis Anonymous is a peer support program based on a version of the 12 steps of Alcoholics Anonymous with an additional five steps focusing on dual diagnosis (mental illness and substance abuse). Meets at Live and Let Live Club. (7‑8 pm Friday. 1210 SE Seventh Ave. 503‑222‑6468.) Extended Family hosts queer-friendly Alcoholics Anonymous meetings at Metropolitan Community Church of Portland. (5:30 pm daily. 2400 NE Broadway. 503‑281‑8868.) HIV+ AA Meeting at Rosewood Apartments invites those in recovery who are either infected or affected by the disease. (7 pm Monday and Thursday. 4810 NE Sandy Blvd.) Lunch Bunch hosts queer-friendly Alcoholics Anonymous meetings at Metropolitan Community Church of Portland. (Noon daily, 1 pm Sunday. 2400 NE Broadway. 503‑281‑8868.) Live and Let Live Club offers the sexual minorities community a safe place to find friendship, recovery and clean-and-sober activities. Meeting space available for 12-step groups. (1210 SE Seventh Ave. 503‑238‑6091.) Poz for the Cause, a 12-step recovery group for anyone infected or affected by HIV or Hepatitis C who has a desire to stop the suffering associated with alcohol and drug abuse, meets at Rosewood House. (7‑8:15 pm Mondays. 4810 NE Sandy Blvd. Tom @ 503-916-9693 and Fred @ 503-805-5895.) Rainbow Recovery Al‑Anon is a 12-step group of queer and questioning people who support one another in recovering from the effects of another person’s drinking. (6:15‑7 pm Thursday. 1244 NE 39th Ave. 503-292-1333, ext. 1. www.al‑anonportlandoregon.org.) Rush Hour Reprieve is an open Alcoholics Anonymous meeting. (5:30 pm Monday-Friday. 1210 SE Seventh Ave. 503‑772‑5213.) Sex Addicts Anonymous is a 12-step program for those suffering from addictive sexual behaviors. Any gender and sexual orientation is welcome. Weekly gay- and lesbian-friendly meeting focuses on Steps 1‑2‑3 and the spiritual solution. (7‑8 pm Tuesday. 909 NW 24th Ave., Second Floor. 503‑452‑5961. www.portlandsaa.org.) Survivors of Incest Anonymous (SIA) meets each Wednesday at 6 p.m. at the Alano Club and welcomes any sex abuse survivors age 18 and older. Newcomers are welcome! (909 NW 24th St.) Sunday Over the Rainbow, a 12-step Al-Anon group primarily for the sexual minorities community, helps family and friends of those addicted to alcohol or drugs on their own path to health and recovery. Meets in the Channing Room at First Unitarian Church of Portland. (5:15‑6:30 pm Sunday. 1011 SW 12th Ave.) The Triangle Project at Cascadia Behavioral Health Care is Oregon’s alcohol and drug addiction treatment program specifically for the queer community. Safe, respectful, confidential and effective since 1986. Services include a group for gay and bi men struggling with meth addiction. (503‑230‑9654. www.cascadiabhc.org)

Sexual Axis is a free, two-session, one-on-one counseling program designed to help you take the stress out of safer sex and work toward reducing your risk. Help take the stress out of safer sex! Held at Pivot, 209 SW 4th Ave., 503-445-7699, pivot@pivotpdx.org The Multnomah County Health Department STD Prevention Program offers testing and treatment for sexually transmitted infections, HIV testing, Hepatitis C and syphilis testing to those at highest risk, and hepatitis A and B vaccinations. By appointment or walk-in. Most insurance plans accepted; sliding-scale fee. Se habla español. (9 am-4:30 pm Monday-Friday except 11:00-4:30 pm Wednesday. 426 SW Stark St., Sixth Floor. 503-988-3700.) Pivot offers free HIV and STD testing for gay/bi/trans and all men who have sex with men (because we think that’s hot). All testing is walk in and done on a first come, first served basis. Spanish speaking testing staff available: Tuesdays 5 - 8:30PM (HIV/STD), Wednesdays 1 3:30PM (HIV/STD), Saturdays 5 - 8:30PM (HIV only). 209 SW 4th Ave. 503-445-7699, pivot@pivotpdx.org

»SOCIAL Arts & Music Confluence: The Willamette Valley Mixed GALA Chorus rehearses Sundays at Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Salem. (4‑6:30 pm. 5090 Center St. NE. 503‑364‑2370. confluence@aol.com. www.confluencechorus.org.) Creative Connection is a social gathering for gay men who are artists, writers or musicians or who pursue some creative activity. Noncommercial, nonjudgmental; supporting personal creativity for novices and professionals alike. Monthly potlucks on the second Friday. (7 pm. Carl 503‑284‑2971.) Foreign Film Group meets every second and fourth Sunday to screen foreign films at various venues, followed by a group discussion. (pdxgayfilm@yahoo.com.) Motherlode Music Weekend. Spend Easter in the company of delightful women...play music, have fun, learn a new instrument. N.W. Women’s Music Celebration, April 23-25, 2011. YMCA Camp Collins, near Gresham. Registration available at www.motherlodemusic.com. Classes in guitar, marimba, drumming, singing and much more. You’ll love it! Questions? LMVogt01@msn.com

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Asian Pacific Islander Pride is for LGBTQ people of Asian and Pacific Islander descent in Oregon, providing safe and supportive opportunities to celebrate, educate and bring our communities together. (api.pride@gmail.com, api-pride.blogspot.com) Bad Girls is a social and educational leather and B/D/S/M club for self-identified women with an emphasis on safety and education. Workshops, discussions, events and parties. Women of all orientations can connect and ask questions during the Kinky Women’s Welcoming Munch monthly. (503‑972‑2233. www.pdxbadgirls.net.) Blackout Leather Productions is Oregon’s premier GLBTQ leather production company. We are proud to produce the Mr. & Ms. Oregon State Leather and Oregon State Bootblack contests, as well as LURE, NW Sash Bash, and other events. For more details, check out our website www.BlackoutLeather.org Bookwomen is a lesbian discussion group that meets monthly to share stories, favorite authors, top 10 lists and opinions and reviews of the assigned book. (503‑684‑0305. mikkata@comcast.net.) Border Riders Motorcycle Club provides social opportunities for gay men interested in recreational motorcycle touring and camping. (503‑325-2204, brmcprez@borderriders.com.) Butch Crew PDX is a social group that welcomes everyone who identifies as butch/boi/macha/stud/tomboi/masculine of center/soft butch/ bucha or any similar identity. Meet ups are the 2nd Sunday of each month at Q Center. Our core values are: Creating community, celebrating diversity & playing nicely with others. We don’t decide who belongs - you do. More information: ButchCrewPDX@gmail.com. CHARGED+ is a free monthly club night for HIV+ men, on third Tuesdays, hosted by Zora Phoenix at CC Slaughters in Portland. (219 NW Davis St., 503-248-9135) Coqsure is a social group for people who were assigned a female sex at birth but identify otherwise (female-to-male, genderqueer, drag king, etc.). (503‑471‑1515. groups.yahoo.com/group/coqsure.) 50+ lesbian social group meets monthly. (4‑7 pm. 503‑642‑3360 or 971‑216‑1173. sutaytig@aol.com.) FTM Pacific NW OR & WA is a discussion group for female-to-male trans men. (groups.yahoo.com/group/FTM_PacificNW) Funny Ladies, a social group for nice lesbians 35 and older as well as their friends and loved ones, holds potlucks on the second Saturday of each month. (flataps@yahoo.com.) Gay Guys Gardening is a member supported organization focused on growing, harvesting and storing food crops. Contact Tom Winterrowd, 503-263-2696, or gayguysgardening@yahoo.com Gay Men Who Have Lost Their Partners meets at the West Cafe to provide an opportunity for conversation and socializing. The death need not have occurred recently. (7:30 pm second Wednesday. 1201 SW Jefferson St. 503‑701‑9376.) Get Off My Axe! is a lesbian RPG gaming group in the tradition of Dungeons & Dragons, d20, etc. We play various PG-13 campaigns as suits us, sharing laughs and kicking kobolds as we go. Dust off your geek armor and join us! (LynneMe2@gmail.com) Happy Ours Productions is a grassroots group dedicated to building the visibility, community participation and collective leadership of lesbian women of color through a wide variety of social, networking, consciousness-raising and action-oriented activities, events and projects. (503.764.9351, www.happyoursproductions.com.) Hillsboro Munch. An informal, monthly BDSM/kink-friendly get-together representing all orientations and gender identifications. Come chat and make friends in a casual, public venue in Hillsboro. hillsboromunch.blogspot.com Imperial Sovereign Rose Court of Oregon is the oldest gay, lesbian, bi and trans social/fund-raising organization in the state of Oregon. Meetings are the first two Mondays of each month. (www.rosecourt.org.) Jewish Gay Men’s Group—please call for meeting time and place. (503‑246‑5939. efraimlevi@aol.com.) Keshet is a social connection group for queer Jews and their spouses, partners, significant others and good friends, meeting monthly for potluck dinners and special events. (Ira Forleiter, iraf@spiritone.com, or visit www.gayjewishportland.com.) Lavender Womyn is a lesbian social group with chapters in Portland, Salem, Eugene, Corvallis-Albany, Rogue Valley, and Grants Pass. They organize several events throughout the year including potlucks, BBQ’s, bowling, bunco, game night, and more. (Visit lavenderwomyn.com or email Kim at support@lavenderwomyn.com for more information.) Lesbian horror movie fans meet at various Portland theaters to watch movies together. Contact kawfeelover@yahoo.com for more information. Lesbians with Degrees is a social group that was started for degreed women, but no degree is necessary. Just come and join the fun! Pool parties, Scrabble and more. (Lani 503‑233‑3557. Join listserv at LesbianswDegrees-subscribe@yahoogroups.com.) Les Couve Groove, a lesbian potluck group for SW WA. Meets the second Sunday of every month, 5-8 p.m. in members’ homes (except for May, when we meet the third Sunday to respect Mother’s Day.) For more information, contact us: lescouvegroove@gmail.com. Y’all come! Windandsea is a group embarking on the journey of bringing the Oregon Coast LGBT community together. Let’s get together and figure out how to enhance our coastal lives together, and have fun! (Commonwind@yahoo.com)

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Oregon Men Enjoying Naturism is a social organization for gay male naturists/nudists. Social gathering second Saturday of every month. (omenpdx@omenpdx.org. www.omenpdx.org.) PDX_FTM is a social group for female-to-male trans men and allies. (groups.yahoo.com/group/PDX_FTM.) PDX Gay Board Gamers meets monthly in Northwest Portland to play everything from old-time gems (Life, Monopoly) to new classics (Settlers of Catan, Puerto Rico). Bring your favorite game along! (11:30 am-5 pm first Sunday. brunt1234@gmail.com.) Poder Latino is a nonprofit social community voice group for gay, lesbian, bi and trans people that reaches out to Latinos and Latinas by organizing events and retreats and advocating HIV prevention. Meets every other Monday at Outside In. (6:30 pm. 1030 SW 13th Ave. Hugo 503‑997‑8615 or Audencio 503‑261‑5463.) The Portland Gay Men’s Garden Group meets once a month to explore various gardens and nurseries. Come socialize and meet other men who love plants. Contact Jim at 503-309-4342. Portland Leather Alliance is one of the largest pansexual, nonprofit B/D/S/M, leather and fetish lifestyle organizations in the Northwest. Regular social and educational opportunities, including KinkFest, Leather Ball and Fall Vendors Fair. (www.pdxleatheralliance.org.) Portland LeatherMen meet every second Saturday for potluck and socializing. Meet men into a leather lifestyle and keep abreast of leather happenings. No dues, no formal organization, no officers or board, just leather socialization for the past 21 years. (360‑896‑6665. TuckerWalter@gmail.com.) Portland Lesbian Book Club gathers monthly to chat about a chosen book or to attend selected events. (6:30 pm third Tuesday. groups. yahoo.com/group/portlandlesbianbookclub.) The Portland Lesbian Garden Club enjoys all things green, from the latest perennial or vegetable finds to yard design and container planting. We focus not on meetings, but on garden and nursery tours, plant/ seed exchanges, and holiday parties. All ages and levels of expertise are welcome, and for $10 a year you can have access to our entire website: www.lgcpdx.org. Give us a call at 503-909-2002 with your contact information to become a member. PDX Lesbian Network hosts monthly card, games, pool and bowling nights, brewpub visits, hiking, kayaking, backpacking, snowshoeing, skiing, snowboarding, cross country skiing, monthly bookclub, etc. We also have an annual campout for members in Summer and parcipate in the Hood to Coast relay. This is a Network, so if you want to host an event please feel free to do so. Please find us on Facebook and request to become a member. Portland Metro Prime Timers meets monthly on fourth Sundays. Established in 1980 as a social group for older Gay men as well as younger men who enjoy their company. Activities include potluck meals, picnics, dinners out, Bingo, celebrations of special holiday occasions. Check out our website: web.me.com/byron.w/pdxpt. Contact: 360-254-1718 or 503-286-4613. Rainbow Eastenders is a group of active senior gay men who meet at Rainbow Vista in Gresham to socialize, travel and attend outings, including holiday parties, ocean cruises and dining out. Come make some new friends. (11 am third Saturday. 1350 W Powell Blvd. 503‑667‑5575. ian@rainbowvista.com.) Relationship Gardening is a support group for single, gay men who desire monogamy. ($25/week, Call 503-348-0405 for pre-screening, relationshipgardening.com) Rose City Discussion Club, the largest and oldest open pansexual/ alternative sexuality club in the Northwest, is open to all orientations, fetishes and lifestyles that are safe, sane and consensual. (rcdc@teleport.com. www.rcdc.org.) Sappho Social Club is a group of women 40 years and older building community through social and cultural activities. (thesapphosocialclub@yahoo.com.) SOMOS LGBTQ Latinos group is a welcoming social and educational gathering for GLBTQ Latinos. (6:30-8:30pm, Educate Ya, 200 NE 20th Ave. Suite-10, somos.info@gmail.com) Soyboys Vegetarian Men’s Group is a fun, social gathering for gay and bi men who are interested in a healthy vegetarian or vegan lifestyle. A variety of activities and monthly potlucks on the last Saturday. (veggieguys@aol.com.) Tuesday Twilight Tastings meets for casual tastings of fine wines and inspired food at West Cafe. (6‑8 pm third Tuesday. 1201 SW Jefferson St. RSVP to 503‑784‑4807 or 503‑227‑8189.) Women’s 55+ Breakfast Club & Coffee Talk. (Please contact Cassandra at cbramor@gmail.com ,503-528-4219 for location and date of our next meeting.)

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The Adventure Group organizes a variety of activities year round, including hiking, walking, cross-country and downhill skiing, rafting and mountain biking. (PO Box 2201, Portland, OR 97208-2201. www. adventuregroup.org.) Amazon Dragons Paddling Club invites women 16 and older to join Portland’s only out lesbian dragon boat team. Be part of the fun and fitness with this dynamic group. (www.amazondragons.org) Turf Girlz Golf Group. www.turfgirlz.com Lesbian Equestrian Group gets together for equestrian activities in the Pacific Northwest. (Denise 503-654-3865. Lynn 503-777-2339. kelrav@rdrop.com.) Out Dancing teaches dancing for same-sex couples at Ankeny Street Studio. Classes for different dance styles start each month: country, swing, tango, cha-cha, etc. Call for schedule. (503-236-5129. out_dancing@yahoo.com. home.att.net/~outdancing.) OutKayaking, Portland’s gay and lesbian sea kayak group, explores the lakes, rivers and bays of northwest Oregon and southwest Washington. (www.outkayaking.org.) PDX Pride Bowling League is recruiting for fun games Friday nights September through April. (info@pdxpridebowl.com.) PDX NetRippers is Portland’s queer soccer organization with competitive indoor soccer, outdoor scrimmages, practices for all levels and regional tournaments. (Kyle bendoverbeckham@gmail.com. www. myspace.com/netrippers.) Portland Gay & Lesbian Bowling Association meets Sundays from Labor Day through Memorial Day at Hollywood Bowl. Drop-ins welcome anytime. (3:30 pm. 4030 NE Halsey St. Mailing address: PO Box 42034, Portland, OR 97232. 503-693-6261. pdxbowl@yahoo.com. www.pdxbowl.com.)

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Youth Services Portland metro’s LGBTQ youth community is fortunate to have plentiful resources, support groups, social clubs and educational programs offered in the region. Through a passionate network of nonprofit organizations, empowered youth activists and a commitment to providing safe spaces, outreach and leadership skill training, the organizations that follow have put in the hours and dollars to help the youth community realize that they are not alone—and that it does get better. —Ryan J. Prado

SMYRC

Sexual & Gender Minority Youth Resource Center 503-872-9664 + smyrc.org SMYRC creates safety and support for LGBTQ youth in Oregon through youth empowerment, community building, education and direct services.

PFLAG

PFLAGPDX.org + ClackamasPFLAG. com facebook.com/pflag. portlandblackchapter PFLAG supports LGBTQ persons, their families and friends through love, understanding, education and advocacy.

TransActive

TransActiveonline.org TransActive’s group for transgender and gender non-conforming youth meets every 4th Saturday at 11:00 a.m. at OHSU Richmond Clinic. E-mail info@transactiveonline.org for more information.

The Trevor Project

PSU QRC

866-4-U-TREVOR (866-488-7386) or 503-725-9742 or qrc.pdx.edu trevorproject.org Portland State University’s Queer The Trevor Project is a national Resource Center 24-hour, toll-free confidential suicide hotline for LGBTQ youth.

QPOWER

The Pride Project

503-260-5792 + prideproject.org The Pride Project is a program for LGBTQ youth 21 and under in Washington County.

Outside In

503-535-3800 + outsidein.org Outside In helps homeless youth and other marginalized people move toward improved health and self-sufficiency.

The Living Room

“The Living Room, Clackamas County” on Facebook The Living Room is a program for LGBTQ youth ages 14-20 in Clackamas County.

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“Queer Scouts PDX” on Facebook

Portland Gay Basketball Association welcomes all skill levels. (groups.yahoo.com/group/PortlandGayBasketballAssociation.) Portland Frontrunners welcomes gay, lesbian, bi and trans people of all abilities and interests, whether you’re a running novice or a seasoned marathoner. (Gary info@portlandfrontrunners.org. www.portlandfrontrunners.org.) Rose City Softball Association is Oregon’s largest sports organization for the GLBT community. With open and women’s divisions at all levels, RCSA plays slow-pitch softball games on most Sundays throughout the summer at Gordon Faber Recreational Complex in Hillsboro. Join a team or form a new one! (4450 NW 229th Ave. membership@rosecitysoftball.org. www.rosecitysoftball.org.) Rosetown Ramblers, Portland’s gay and lesbian square dance club, dances at mainstream and plus levels. (PO Box 5352, Portland, OR 97228-5352. www.rosetownramblers.com.) Ruby Red Flippers, a group of gay and lesbian scuba divers in the Portland area, teaches new recruits and takes dives in Tacoma, Hood Canal and other Pacific Northwest waters. (rubyredflippers@yahoo. com. www.rubyredflippers.org.) She Rocks, a supportive rock climbing group for lesbians 18 and older, organizes year-round climbing and training events chosen according to skill level. Monthly meetings are held at Bagdad Pub. (6:30-7:30 pm second Thursday. 3702 SE Hawthorne Blvd. www.sherocks.wetpaint.com.) Team Portland Tennis meets Sundays at University of Portland. All levels of play welcome. (8 am-noon. www.teamportland-tennis.org.)

»COMMUNITY Support Clackamas County PFLAG (Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays) meets every fourth Tuesday at Atkinson Memorial Church in Oregon City. (7‑9 pm. 710 Sixth St. 503-3413208. www.clackamaspflag.com.) Late Awakenings, a support group for lesbians who came out later in life, meets monthly at Q Center. (7 pm third Tuesday. 4115 N Mississippi Ave. 503‑227‑0605.) Central City Concern’s Women’s Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program provides employment and housing services to female Veterans who are homeless or in transition. Resume building, job search skills and general case management can help you in your quest for self-sufficiency! (2 NW 2nd Ave, 503-226-7387) Daddies and Papas, a social and support network for queer men raising children in the Portland area, offers play dates for kids, parenting tips and resources at Q Center. (10am-Noon, third Saturday of each month. 4115 N Mississippi Ave., daddiesandpapas@gmail.com.) The Dads Group is a social support group for gay, bi, trans or questioning men who are dads or want to be dads. Meets 7-9 pm the 4th Thursday of the month at the Q Center. For more information call Brett 503-310-4723 or Terry 503-697-7004 or visit www.thedadsgroup.com. Forest Grove PFLAG (Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays) welcomes everyone to to its monthly program and support meetings at the Forest Grove United Church of Christ. (7 pm, third Tuesday monthly, 2032 College Way. PFLAG.FG@gmail.com. 503-

basicrights.org QPOWER is a group of young, motivated leaders committed to fighting to pass the policies and elect the candidates that will bring full equality to Oregon.

GLSEN Oregon

503-936-5614 + glsen.org/oregon The Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network strives to assure that each member of every school community is valued and respected regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity/expression.

Triple Point

360-695-1326 x4217 Triple Point is a drop-in and group program in Downtown Vancouver for queer youth in Clark County.

232-7676. www.grovenet.org/WesternWashingtonCounty/pflag) Gay/Bisexual Men’s Therapy Group. This weekly therapy group is meant to create a safe space where gay, bisexual, queer men and the like from the Portland/Vancouver area can intimately discuss issues relevant to their lives. Our goal is to help gay men build intimacy and trust in ways that facilitate interpersonal growth, depth, and connection. If you are interested in becoming involved in the Gay Men’s Therapy Group, or if you would like information about fees and the initial assessment process, please contact Dr. Rich Nobles, Psychologist Resident, at Portland Psychotherapy at 503.281.4852 ext. 6. Please leave a message and Dr. Nobles will return your call shortly. Gay & Grey is a program of Friendly House, a non-profit neighborhood center & social service agency in Portland, OR. We offer social events and outings, weekly lunches, peer support groups, resources, and case management for LGBT seniors. We also provide diversity trainings in the community and a housing assessment program to identify LGBT friendly housing options for LGBT elders. For more information or to learn how you can participate, contact Friendly House at 503.224.2640 or eracoordinator@ friendlyhouseinc.org. Also be sure to check us out on Facebook at facebook.com/gayandgreypdx GLBTQI disability group brings together the GLBTQI community with physical disabilities of all types, and friends, for activities such as movie-going, music, eating out and exploring Portland. (For information, 503-213-3801 or pdxglbtqidisabled@comcast.net) Multiple Sclerosis Self-Help Group for lesbians and gay men meets to share information and provide support in dealing with the challenges of living with multiple sclerosis. (6:30‑8 pm third Wednesday. Melissa Greeney 503‑223‑9511.) Northwest Gender Alliance is a monthly social and support group for individuals desiring to explore and express another gender. (PO Box 4928, Portland, OR 97208‑4928. 503‑533‑8787. nwga@nwgapdx.com. www.nwgapdx.com.) PFLAG Portland Black Chapter is a place for Black gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people to come together with friends and family and support each other. Meet ups are the 3rd Saturday of each month at SMYRC at Noon. 503.232.7676 www.pflagpdx. org, facebook.com/pflag.portlandblackchapter Portland PFLAG (Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays) welcomes all to its monthly meetings at First United Methodist Church. (7 pm second Tuesday. 1838 SW Jefferson St. 503‑232‑7676. www.pflagpdx.org.) Survivors of Incest Anonymous (SIA) meets each Wednesday at 6 p.m. at the Alano Club and welcomes any sex abuse survivors age 18 and older. Newcomers are welcome! (909 NW 24th St.) TRANS-FEM strives to engage and unite anyone on the transfeminine spectrum through community building, social events, and activism. Meetings at Q Center every third Tuesday from 7-9 p.m. (Flora.ivy@gmail.com or AJFauna@gmail.com) Parent Access to Gender Expression Support (PAGES) group for parents and family members of gender non-conforming and transgender children and youth age 18 and younger. PAGES provides an opportunity for parents and family of trans youth to share

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their experiences with one another in a secure and supportive setting. PAGES group meetings are free to participating family members and caregivers. Childcare is available if needed. (7-9 pm, second Monday of every month. For information and to register, 503-927-7052, family@transactiveonline.org.) Tranz Guyz is a peer support and discussion group that meets at Q Center for people assigned female at birth but identifying as trans men/guys, intersex, genderqueer, questioning, FtM, etc. Topics include medical and emotional health, coming out, “passing,” hormones and relationships/sexuality. (6‑8 pm third Sunday. 69 SE Taylor St. tranzguys@gmail.com; tranzguyspdx.org) Veterans for Human Rights is a non-profit Veterans Organization that promotes the full recognition and equal protection of active reserve and Veteran members of the U.S. Armed Forces. VFHR advocates for gays, lesbians, and bisexuals to serve openly in the U.S. Military. VFHR opposes all forms of discrimination and promotes patriotism. (971-2357432, vfhr.org or Facebook “Veterans for Human Rights”)

Political Radical Women are active in the struggle against bigotry and exploitation. Call us to get involved! (6:30 pm second and fourth Monday. 819 N Killingsworth St. 503‑240‑4462. rwpdx@igc.org.) Basic Rights Oregon (BRO), the state’s largest grassroots queer rights political organization, lobbies the Legislature, educates the public and works to end discrimination through election activities. (503‑222‑6151. www.basicrights.org.) Democratic Party of Oregon’s GLBT Caucus participates in policy decisions and outreach, recruits and supports candidates and delegates, and gives sexual minorities access to elected officials and candidates. (503‑224‑8200. www.stonewalloregon.org.) Old Lesbians Organizing for Change (OLOC), provides lesbians 60 and older the chance to meet like-minded women in our common struggle to confront ageism, to share mutual interests and to experience the joy of playing and working together. (1 pm second Wednesday. 503‑286‑3575.)

General Babble-On Toastmasters, Portland’s most diverse Toastmasters club, meets every Sunday afternoon to have fun while developing communications and leadership skills. Laughter and applause guaranteed. Contact 503-330-2706 or visit www.babble-ontm.org for meeting time and location. Bisexual Community Forum is a space to meet people and discuss issues relevant to the bi community at The Deli. Everyone is welcome. (7:30 pm first Monday. 441 N Killingsworth. Laury 503‑285‑4848.) Catlin Gabel School is an independent, co-educational day school for children ( and families!) from Pre-School (age 4 years), Kindergarten and grades 1 through 12. (503-297-1894, catlin.edu) Deaf & Hearing Out Reach (DHOR) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to building community among deaf and hearing queers and allies. Visit our Web site for programs, services, events and community resources. (503-517-8880 TTY/voice. info@dhor.org. www.dhor.org.) Double Rainbow Foundation is available to help all queer parents who co-conceive children to be treated equally. We believe, regardless of gender, two adults in committed relationships who agree to co-create children should be given the same rights as heterosexual couples. http://www.myspace.com/doublerainbowfoundation. Equity Foundation is a nonprofit organization founded by gays and lesbians to build communities that embrace the dignity and worth of all people. Equity has distributed more than $2.8 million in grants and scholarships throughout Oregon. (503-231-5759. www. equityfoundation.org.) Getting Bi PDX is a women’s group that meets for discussion, coffee and planning social events. ( www.gettingbipdx.com .) Home Free, a program of Volunteers of America for women and children surviving domestic violence has openings for compassionate people to assist in our restraining order advocacy program. You will provide emotional support, safety planning and resource referrals. Training is provided covers dynamics of domestic violence, with an emphasis on legal issues. Last year, advocates assisted over 2,400 petitioners! Call Jen at 503.802.0494 to get more information & to take action. KBOO-FM’s Out Loud queer news and public affairs show, featuring local guests and announcements, airs second and fourth Tuesdays. This Way Out, the international queer show, airs on first, third and fifth Tuesdays. (6 pm. 90.7 FM Portland, 91.9 FM Hood River, 100.7 FM Willamette Valley. www.kboo.fm. kboooutloud@yahoo.com .) Queer-friendly Northwest Veterans for Peace meets Sundays at Tully’s Coffee. (11 am. 935 NE Broadway. nwvp@teleport.com. www.peaceveterans.org.) The Oregon Safe Schools and Community Coalition seeks to create safe schools and communities for families, educators and students statewide. (503-260-5792. www.oregonsafeschools.org.) Polyamory Circle is a gathering for folks exploring options beyond monogamy. Discussions include open relationships, extended families and intentional communities. Everyone is welcome. (7 pm third Monday. Laury 503-285-4848.) Pride at Work Oregon is a new affiliate of the AFL-CIO that lets union members rally support for gay, lesbian, bi and trans issues and lets the queer community support workplace rights and respect on the job. (PO Box 4731, Portland, OR 97208. 503-516-2498.) Pride Northwest, a volunteer-run 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, seeks vendors and volunteers for the Portland Pride Festival, which is held every Father’s Day weekend at Waterfront Park. (503-295-9788. info@pridenw.org. www.pridenw.org.) Q Center is a space that increases visibility and fosters a connection within Portland’s queer community. (4115 N. Mississippi, 503-234-7837. info@pdxqcenter.org. www.pdxqcenter.org.) Senior Housing and Retirement Enterprises (SHARE) has closed their doors and turned their program over to Friendly House. SHARE activities and advocacy is now incorporated in Gay & Grey. For assistance or to get involved please call 503-224-2640. The Sexual Minorities Roundtable meets second Tuesdays with representatives from the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office and the Portland Police Bureau to discuss and resolve issues between the queer community and law enforcement agencies. (Noon-1:30 pm. 1111 SW Second Ave. #1526. 503-823-0027.)

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