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Superheroes Rising Catch up with the our choice for the next Speaker of the House, Rep. Tina Kotek.

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REAL LIFE

The Climb Up Author of the best selling book Buried in the Sky, Peter Zuckerman.

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Stage Struck

We start our expanded arts coverage with Portland Center Stage's Artistic Director Chris Coleman.

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ARTs' Calendar

Just Out's A&E Editor's picks for your autumn entertainment calendar.

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Not Enough! Fest

This event, in it's third year, may seem like any other queer or punk art and music festival, but it is anything but typical.

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PICA'S TBA Festival

The Time Based Arts Festival, featuring local artist Claudia Mezza, is a local cultural cornerstone with work that is urgent, politically timely and evokes response and participation..

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Landscape architect Jeffrey Bale.

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EDITOR’S NOTE

by Alley Hector

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Last Chance Summer Dance

September is finally here and so is the slow wind-down of summer. The coming days will be filled with Labor Day barbeques and last chance summer dances where you might start thinking of whittling that dance card down to one main cuddle buddy. I’m still high off a hike-in camping trip where we slept under the stars and tall tree boughs, a rushing waterfall right beside us. Sun drunk we plunged into clear cold waters and nestled into thrones created out of rock beds. Exhausted we built fires with found wood and I think I have finally shed my city-kid aversion to peeing in the woods. But I know these feelings are fleeting.

Still, it also made me realize, once again, what an exceptionally beautiful, and just plain exceptional, place we live. As one of those rare Portland natives (for the most part) I have seen our city and our state grow, change and struggle through many literal and figurative seasons. As we head into autumn, whether that’s going back to school or just into chillier weather, none of that beauty is lost, merely transformed. That kind of transformation is what we hope for Red Cap Garage, one of our oldest gay bars, that shuttered August 18th.

Even if this summer only saw one weekend scorcher we played at the river often, hiked woods that are so dense you hardly believe they're right in the city and brought nature into town itself with things like the sandcastle contest in Portland’s "living room" Pioneer Square or the fecund vegetable gardens that seem to grow everywhere, even in tiny patches between driveways and in front of neighborhood streets. We biked over bridges and on neighborhood greenways and lived summer to its fullest. Now it’s time to take that energy and put it into art, work, and even cold outdoor activities.

Festival season isn’t over though the art and music may have moved indoors. We’ll see a preview of the 16th Annual Portland Lesbian and Gay Film Festival in the October issue and in the September issue we cover another of our biggest fests, PICA's Time Based Arts. TBA will take over several venues, including their late-night spot they’ve dubbed The Works which occupies the old Washington High School on Southeast Stark. One particular TBA highlight includes Claudia Meza’s Sonic City sound tour that celebrates the Portland ambience.

TBA celebrates Portland as both place and people and engages with a city that has always been proud of its difference, even if you don’t ascribe to the “Keep Portland Weird” mentality. Because normal or weird, LGBT or queer or straight, we all know that Portland is special.

So as I watch the leaves change on our few deciduous trees I won’t be sad but rather ride that summer wave of energy into a season of arts, politics and eventually holidays.

Maybe I’ll even buy a snowboard this year. g Just Out's Editor-In-Chief Alley Hector writes QPDX. Reach her at alley@JustOut.com.

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by Leo Schuman

Rep. Tina Kotek

Superheroes Rising

Over six fast-moving years, Tina Kotek has carved a sharply rising arc in Salem, driven by razor-sharp intelligence, compassion, and a deep capacity for practical political work. When asked what she’s into beyond politics though, she responds with “silent films”, “superheroes”, and ... “a Democratic majority in Salem.”

won Aimee’s heart, and the two have been together ever since.

They were among the first to register as domestic partners once Tina helped drive the Oregon Family Fairness Act through Salem in 2007.

Ummm, a tightly focused political geek into spandex-wrapped warriors for good? Awesome! We had to know more.

While work remains, Tina played very significant roles in landing three solid wins for LGBT Oregon: the Oregon Family Fairness Act, the Oregon Equality Act, and recent enhancements to Oregon’s laws protecting against bullying in schools. Notably, alongside the Democratic Party of Oregon, she proudly championed protection for “gender identity” as well as “sexual orientation” in the Oregon Equality Act. She continues to do so, because even some lesbian and gay people forget the critical importance of the “T” in the “LGBT” coalition, and that gender identity and sexual orientation are complementary, not identical, aspects of the human experience.

Political activism didn’t start until graduate school at the University of Washington, spurred by her response to anti-LGBT discrimination. Tina and her partner at the time applied for married student housing, but were denied, even though they were registered as domestic partners under the weak law available at that time in Washington. She got mad. Not just mad, though: mad and organized.

She helped build and lead a coalition all the way to Olympia. By the end of the fight, LGBT faculty and students across the Washington University system had equal housing and insurance rights. Tina herself had all that, plus a Master’s Degree in International Studies, and her first elected role as president of the graduate student government. She was hooked.

She ran her first public race in 2004, for Oregon House District 43, in inner Northeast Portland. Or, to be specific, Aimee Wilson ran the race as Tina’s campaign manager, while Tina served as door-knocker and policy wonk. Tina lost that race, but

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Because Tina is an even bigger political policy wonk than her stunt double, Rachel Maddow, she carries particular passion for healthcare policy, because healthcare is an issue which touches absolutely everyone. She’s working alongside a broad coalition pushing to make cultural competency education, including LGBT culture, available to healthcare workers; because doctors provide better care when they understand their patient’s life. She also sees a need to work with Oregon’s Department of Human Services (DHS) to recruit and improve foster care for LGBT homeless youth, even in the face of strapped resources, given the very high percentage of homeless youth who reach the streets due to anti-LGBT discrimination at home. And, while full marriage equality for Oregon must

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Tina dropped out of Georgetown University to move across country and “be who you want to be” in Oregon, where she walked her first Pride Parade in 1987, “back when everyone would jump in.”

Typically, coming out was harder for her than her family, with her Mom commenting, “well, it took you long enough.”

While she very proudly represents the solidly blue House District 44, covering much of North Portland and St Johns, when asked if she also represents the LGBT community in Salem, she readily says, “Yes, I do.” She says her district “…has many, many gay households, but when we get LGBT issues in Salem from anywhere, that’s my job too. I believe any person of color would feel the same way, because we don’t have a lot of diversity in Salem.”

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by Logan Lynn

In The Trenches

The Party's Over. Now What?

It’s no secret that I struggled with an addiction to cocaine and alcohol for many years — sixteen of them, to be exact. A quick Google search of my name uncovers that though, so this isn’t breaking news. I was always very openly strung out and continued to be open throughout the process of cleaning up, nearly 5 years ago at this point. By the time my active using had come to a close, I had wrecked my life many times over, hurt everyone around me, and squandered professional opportunities the likes of which I will never see again. It has been a long road to put things back to how they are today, and there are still times where that messy person appears, ready as ever to destroy all over again.

It seems you can take the drugs away from the insecure screw-up, but the feelings which led to the drugs in the first place remain. Sometimes they are small and manageable, other times they are too large to hold. Even now, all these years later, not a day goes by where I do not think about giving up. It usually happens when I get my feelings hurt or if I feel overwhelmed by the extreme realness of the universe, which tends to hit me in unexpected waves at the most inopportune times. In these moments I would love nothing more than to ease my aching shame with a drink or hide myself from you, the world, in some kind of thick, white, transformative smoke. There are times where I would literally give everything just to feel nothing.

The trouble with me feeling nothing is that it comes at great cost. I know how that story ends. I lose my work, then my friends and family, then my belongings, then my life. Boom. It’s over. Logan Lynn, dead at 32. No more love, no more music, no more words. I tell myself this story constantly so I don’t forget what every day I’m alive really means. However hard things may get from time to time, they aren’t anywhere near as hard as they will be if I go get wasted. If I forget this I’m a goner.

My truth, unclouded by chemicals, is that I want to live. I want to be happy and healthy and loved just like everyone else. In fact, I deserve to be happy, healthy and loved just like everybody else. I am gifted in ways which are lost completely when I am drunk, and I do not like the kind of man I am when I am high on cocaine. In fact, no one does. He is mean and ugly. I actually have to give a shit about others in order to have others give a shit about me, and I have to give a shit about myself in order to give a shit about others.

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Sometimes people ask me what my plan is for staying clean moving forward and honestly, there has never been much of a plan; there still isn’t. I try really hard to stay in touch with the scared part inside me that knows if I end up going places I have no business being and start hanging around with people I have no business hanging around, sooner or later something bad is going to happen. I’m not involved in any kind of organized sober group and the principles of 12 step programs, while helpful for some addicts, simply don’t work for me. I found success through a combination of harm reduction methods initially, lots of cognitive behavioral therapy, and rigorous honesty throughout (and about) the process…but there are never any guarantees with this stuff.

The trouble with me feeling nothing is that it comes at great cost.

I can blow it all in an instant if I don’t keep myself in check. There will never be a day that I am suddenly able to party moderately. It’s just not going to happen. I do believe that there will come a day where the everpresent itch in my brain goes away, though. The times where I want to throw it all away are fewer and farther between these days, which is a relief.

Eventually, my guess is that they will go away all together. I hope so, at least. Life is good now for the first time since I was a very young boy. I have more joy than sorrow, more excitement than disappointment, and I am living a life I never thought was possible before. It’s challenging to keep my head above water sometimes, but it’s always worth the effort.

If you are struggling with addiction there are tons of different ways to get healthy and stay that way. My advice is to find what works for you and then stick to it..but please do it soon. The world misses the real you. g

Logan Lynn writes In The Trenches for Just Out. He is a Portland based musician, activist, writer, and is a regular contributor to The Huffington Post.

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happen by referendum, not legislation, her strong voice in Salem will shield the gains already made in the face of stiff Republican opposition, if she is backed by a Democratic majority.

She may be very well positioned to do so. Tina plans to seek re-election as Democratic Caucus Leader in the House, which could lead to her serving as Speaker of the House in the coming session if Oregon’s Democrats regain a majority in Salem this November. She would be the first openly lesbian woman to serve as House Speaker in any state legislature. But the critical pre-requisite - regaining control in Salem - will take active political effort across the state by many, including the LGBT community.

On the topic of political activism, when asked about widespread political cynicism, Tina sighed and admitted “There’s a lot to be cynical about.

But, if the queens in the Stonewall Bar had done nothing, where would we be? My mother always said, ‘If you don’t like it, fix it. You don’t get to complain, and then just sit there.’” Asked how, she was clear: make sure you and your friends are registered to vote, volunteer for your local candidates, and talk openly about who you’re voting for and why. Votes are won person to person. While electoral politics are just one part of solving all the problems ahead, they are a very important part and Tina knows from her own experience that, in the end, changes are made by those who do more than just complain.

Even with all this on her plate, key questions remain for Ms. Kotek. Like…werewolves or vampires? “Vampires. They live forever, and who wouldn’t want to live forever?” Does this Freddie Mercury reference and her thing for superheroes mean she agrees Flash Gordon is the greatest movie ever? “Oh absolutely, EV-arrrr.” g

If helping Oregon elect America’s first openly lesbian Speaker of the House is something you support, then Oregon needs a Democratic majority in Salem. You can register to vote, volunteer for local candidates, and contribute by visiting the Democratic Party of Oregon website at dpo.org. Big decisions will be made on November 4th. For more information on Tina Kotek: VoteTina.com

Leo Schuman is Just Out's political writer. Leo is a former lawyer and a self admitted political junkie. Reach him at Leo@JustOut.com

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by Courtney O'Donnell

In Transit

Thanks, Sam

From behind the scenes during the era of Mayor Vera Katz and later, to the front line as a city commissioner and mayor, Sam Adams was someone at City Hall who was watching out for transgender citizens — a peace of mind for many, knowing no misfortune was going to sneak up on us in the city of Portland, Oregon.

While it is true that a personal decision or two by Adams left many Portlanders with their mouths agape, it doesn't erase the fact that it may be some time before many of us feel as comfortable again as we are feeling right now.

Many transgender sisters and brothers easily relate to Adam's upbringing — a rough road lined with bullies and distant dreams. Success, when it came, didn't rid us of bullies and haters — only Adams knows how this feels.

Portland's next mayor will certainly be our ally, but will never have worn our shoes.

Highly regarded trans-friendly cities like Portland are rare and the occupants of city hall determine where the bar is set. I have a large presence on social media and Portland's reputation as a trans haven is stated over and over again both by people living here and those that have lived here at one time or another. I've never hesitated to say "yes" when asked if Portland is safe for trans people.

While violence is a threat for all LGBTQ citizens, transgender people are especially targeted. In Portland, the instances of violence are relatively low. Furthermore, trans people here generally do not fear calling the police, as is often the case elsewhere; trans people feel the police will not protect them from being harassed or beaten, or they fear being harassed, bullied or beaten BY the police. One can sense Adams is attuned to this in the way he's handling the Ronald Frasnour firing (Frasnour was fired for shooting Aaron Campbell, who was unarmed, in the back on Jan. 29, 2010). No trans citizen should fear their own police force.

Trans-friendly, low-violence, police attuned to our needs, and strong allies at City Hall doesn't seem to be asking for much, but sadly, in most large American cities, the lack of two or more these conditions is the norm. I'm grateful that the current and past mayors and commissioners wisely molded Portland into the great city that is for trans people today.

In Transit is written by Courtney O’Donnell for Just Out. Courtney is a Transgender actress, advocate, and writer, including being a regular contributor to The Huffington Post. She is also the star of the film 'Lexie Cannes'. Reach her at JustOut.com.

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Now with the era of Sam Adams ending, I have an uneasy feeling that I'm sure is likely shared by other trans people in the area. Will someone still be watching out for us? In a way we are fortunate. Both mayoral candidates Charlie Hales and Jefferson Smith appear to be very strong allies of LGBTQ people. Both Hales and Smith have actively worked on campaigns or projects in the past that directly improved our well-being and both appear to support recent transgender-specific policies.

Indeed, after viewing the material from both campaigns, I'm looking at two very impressive trans allies. Choosing the better candidate may involve a bit of hair splitting. g

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Both Hales and Smith agreed to provide a statement for transgender readers of Just Out at Courtney O'Donnell's request. (Edited for length.)

CHARLIE HALES I am proud to have been involved in the LGBT movement for years. When I was City Commissioner, I joined my colleagues in establishing one of the nation’s early domestic partner registries.

This was at the time when the first anti-gay ballot measures were sweeping our state around issues of local anti-discrimination laws. I volunteered on both the first Measure 9 and Measure 13 opposition campaigns. I have long supported marriage equality. In addition, I fully support the City Council's action last year to extend health benefits to city workers to include sexual reassignment surgery.

Looking forward, I will be an active part of the public education campaign and advocacy campaign to bring marriage equality to our state, and will be an outspoken advocate as Mayor for the freedom to marry for all caring and committed couples. I will take steps to combat HIV-related stigma — we still live in a city where 1 in 4 people living with HIV don’t know they are infected, in large part because of attitudes attached to a positive diagnosis. I will use the public nature of the Mayor’s office to bring awareness and help direct the public towards available testing services. I will advocate for continued state funding for state health programs that support HIV/ AIDS patients.

I will also work with our public safety bureaus to continue to better reflect our community, including LGBT members of the force. We need to continue to ensure safety of openly gay couples and social interactions by acting definitively when hate crimes have been committed, threats are issued or safety is at all in question. The City, as an employer and a provider of services, will be a welcoming culture for GLBT persons where workplace discrimination will not be tolerated and high quality customer service will be provided to every resident alike.

JEFFERSON SMITH Look to the issues (where we'll both be pretty good) and to who's been in the trenches with you for the last decade. I stood with the LGBTQ community in my work in the house, supporting anti-bullying legislation. The organization I founded, the Bus Project, has knocked on tens of thousands of doors for marriage equality, supported safe spaces on college campuses & transinclusive health care. Leaders I've mentored & developed have gone on to service in local and national LGBTQ advocacy organizations and campaigns. I'll be more than a supporter for your community - I'll be a champion.

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by Lyska Mondor

In The Pink

Pride And Prejudice

When someone tells me they aren’t politically correct, I get confused. It’s a bit like, but more intense than saying, “I don’t believe in manners.” Does this mean you like to raise your hand and say “how” to people that appear Native American? Do you ask angry ladies if they’re on the rag? Or instead, do you generally enjoy the playful use of language with those you know?

The issue of sensitivity is complicated enough that it seems to annoy people into a haze of insensitivity. We also enjoy the taste of blood, and will chase it into any dark alley off the map. All of the sudden, we’re huddled over the kill, and as our adrenaline subsides we look down at the fallen and realize, “Hey, I know this kid!”

Wah-waaaaah In PDX we have a lot of politically charged performance art. We have drag that obliterates gender, glamorous slut-pride, and amazing fat fierceness.

I have a friend named Rachel Palmer that performs at queer dance events, and has toured with CJ and Dolls, a killer Q-Pop group based in Portland. Rachel shares something with a lot of the successful queer performers here. She isn’t afraid of controversy. She’s completely charismatic, and shock value isn’t necessarily the goal, but she isn’t afraid of silent prudish judgment.

So, the envelope shoved Portland, and feathers ruffled. Not everyone sees the art in modern dance numbers garnished with strap-on dildos and facial hair constructed of snipped pubes. I get goose bumps, the good kind, just thinking about it. I’m rarely shocked anymore, but I always surf the crowd for a face in awe to enjoy vicariously.

Just as some performances are cliché, some antics perhaps overstep the line. It’s hard to quantify the appropriate amount of controversy. In fact, you just can’t. Some artists are insatiable, and scream for more as a synthetic fetus is pulled from the legs of an unknown gendered performer, and flung with much goo into a bewildered crowd. Others balk at a poet’s attempt to reclaim derogatory labels at a reading.

It isn’t as simple as saying, “Well, if someone’s feelings get hurt or feels oppressed by the performance, then that’s going too far.”

It can be that these experiences that force a dialogue that was hanging out in the dark corner of the auditorium with my yearbook picture. These issues are here, and denying them doesn’t make anything better.

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In all of the crossfire that occurs between minority groups, you would think we’d all have each other’s back. This simply isn’t true or possible.

Being queer is unacceptable in many minority groups, and there are racist queers that don’t see the hypocrisy of their prejudice. It seems desperate, as if they’re frantically trying to step on someone else at the bottom of the barrel. Mid-barrel isn’t so great when you’re on top of people that could’ve pulled you out.

We face so much drama in the pursuit of equality that we forget to treat our community with respect, forgiveness, and the benefit of the doubt.

That last one is vital. Anyone willing to confront issues on stage is, if nothing else, brave. However, I have seen flat out character assassination from people that I respect and care for. Labels thrown out casually can torment and ruin a person. If you are going to publically accuse someone of being a sexist pig, for example, think before you speak, and make sure you know what you’re talking about. Prejudice requires confrontation with care. Rage-filled drama never healed a wound. That would be change and compassion.

We have drag that obliterates gender, glamorous slut-pride, and amazing fat fierceness.

I want all of you amazing performance artists to keep bringing the spandex and the glitter into the limelight. You make cheap beer taste like champagne, and body hair look flaxen in its well-earned sweat. Let’s all take care of each other, because I’m hoping you’re going to continue to push that envelope, and I think the messengers are damn sexy. g Lyska Mondor pens In The Pink for Just Out. She is a published poet and aspiring sci-fi author. Reach her at JustOut.com

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by Scott MacDonald

The Simple Truth

Out and About At Work

When we speak of coming out, there’s often talk of cliché metaphorical doors – a slightly ajar door stands at the end of a dark hallway and when opened, it can never be closed. My university even celebrated National Coming Out Day one year with a literal door that GLBT people could walk through as they “came out.” At the opposite end of this spectrum is the celebratory aspect – coming out represents an affirmation of one’s self, quite often the end of denial and the beginning of truth. And while the significance of this event in a person’s life cannot be understated, it’s important to realize that it’s not a singular event. The day a person comes out is not the beginning and the end of the story; it is part of a person’s journey through life.

More frequently than not, when a person comes out for the first time they share the moment with family or close friends. It can be difficult to anticipate how anyone will react, but with family and friends, there are usually some indicators. Coworkers are harder to predict, especially when starting a new job. You’re surrounded by strangers who could have completely different morals, backgrounds and experiences. And until we reach that point in our society wherein we aren’t considered different, this won’t be the first or last time this event occurs.

A few months ago, I had an interview with an online news organization in the Vancouver area. The job description and publication excited me – I’d finally have the opportunity to become a reporter again. At the interview I spoke with the editor and another reporter. The conversation went well — I proved my abilities through my experiences — until they asked how I ended up over here. I explained that I thoroughly enjoyed the city and the new opportunities it offered me and that while visiting my best friend, I had met my boyfriend and I needed to remain here for us. This revelation killed the conversation. The two women looked at each other, mouths agape. After a claustrophobic moment of silence, the editor merely said, “Oh, I see…well, we’ll be in touch,” and ended the interview.

Thoughts raced through my mind as I followed the editor to the lobby.

With a rush of adrenaline, I asked for one more moment of her time and took her aside. In a moment of blind courage, I asked point-blank, “Will my sexuality really be a problem?” Her eyes darted back and forth, but could not meet mine. “Well…I…no…I mean…if it’s not usually a problem for you, then no, but, I mean, we are against gay marriage, so, you know,” she stuttered. I smiled politely, laughed and said, “I see…then I’ll be in touch,” and I left.

It didn’t take long for me to realize that I couldn’t work for a company or with people who were completely against me. I can work with people whose morals and values differ from mine – we all do it every day – but this would clearly be an environment in which I already had strikes against me. I didn’t know from the company’s online profile that they were reli-

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giously-affiliated or conservative. I only learned because, in a show of good faith, I tried to share my story with them. I can only imagine the horrors of what would have happened if I hadn’t. I withdrew my application before I heard back. I didn’t lose anything by not getting that job.

When I interviewed for my current job, I followed the same protocols, but with better results. It’s a non-issue for my employer and my coworkers. I only know this because I took that chance, though. And it’s not as though I make a routine of outing myself. I don’t walk into rooms and make a formal announcement of it, and most people don’t know until I tell them.

I usually bring it up at the water cooler, so to speak. If someone asks how my weekend went, I tell them I spent it with my boyfriend.

I don’t walk into rooms and make a formal announcement of it, and most people don’t know until I tell them.

If you aren’t out at work, consider what it is that stops you. There’s no reason to hide yourself, but there’s also no rush if you’re nervous. Just as in any coming out situation, fear of the unknown is your primary antagonist. As the opportunity presents itself, come out and test the waters. It’s unlikely you’re completely alone in your workplace. And as employers continue to come out as supporters of LGBT rights, there will be even less to fear. You have little to lose and everything to gain. Just be yourself. g

Scott MacDonald is an award winning young journalist originally from Idaho. He writes The Simple Truth for Just Out. Reach Scott at JustOut.com

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REAL LIFE

by Jonathan Kipp

Peter Zuckerman

The Climb Up

Zuckerman and Amanda Padoan tell the gripping story of the tragic 2008 climb of K2 in which 11 climbers died. The Portlander spent two years researching and writing the book, traveling the world to unravel the complicated story.

The author is brainy, candid, thoughtful, and clearly a master of the written word. But one-on-one what stands out is Zuckerman's "aw shucks" demeanor. Likeable he is. And somehow that makes Buried in the Sky all the better.

JK: The last time I saw you, in person, you were a kid.

PZ: This is true.

JK: You were interning at Just Out, going to Reed College. And you were eating a sandwich.

PZ: I remember those days.

JK: What do you remember about that time in your life?

PZ: I remember… I had just come out, I had my first boyfriend, and I decided that I didn’t want to be a scientist. I wanted to be a journalist. I went into the office of Just Out and said, “I want to be your intern.” It was my first job. It was really exciting.

JK: At that time, what did you imagine your future to be, say, in 10 years?

PZ: I didn’t really know what my future would be. I thought I was going to still be in school. I liked academia, so I was thinking, “I’m going to stay in school as long as possible.”

JK: I’ve always wanted to ask an author who writes a book like Buried in the Sky, what’s it feel like when you type the last word — in your case, it was “then it would begin again,” the last words of the book on page 230 — and then you hit enter?

PZ: My feeling was "I’ve got a lot of revisions left to do." (He laughs) I might have finished the book but I haven’t finished the editing and rewriting. I think to a large extent, how successful you are as a writer is how willing you are to continue to edit and rewriting until the pros are what you think are great.

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in my stomach. Did you feel that writing it?

PZ: There are moments when this story is absolutely terrifying and horrifying. And all the more so because it’s true. This really happened to people.

And I definitely felt that way writing it. But where I really felt it was when I was interviewing people and they were telling me these stories. It was really a challenge to ask people questions about how they’d seen their loved ones die because in a lot of cases the characters are related to each other.

So, ya, I really felt it. In the interviews there were a lot of tears…they were intense interviews.

JK: It surprised me that the men in the story, particularly the Asian men, were so emotional. It goes against the stereotype of these men. Did that surprise you?

PZ: It somewhat surprised me that they’d be so emotional, but the circumstances were so dramatic. And when they were on the mountain, they were oxygen-deprived, they hadn’t eaten or slept for days. They were at their most elemental level. And I think that caused them to be much more emotional on the mountain. Off the mountain, these were really difficult circumstances they were under. For them to recount it, in a lot of cases, they hadn’t told somebody what happened in the amount of detail they were telling me. I think anyone would be really emotional in those circumstances.

JK: Tell me about the moment you said to yourself: Yep, I’m quitting my job at The Oregonian. I’m going to go chase this story.

PZ: My cousin called me. She was really upset because her friends had died in the disaster — someone she was really close to, who had been there for her under really difficult circumstances. She called me and said, “Peter, I want you to quit your job at the Oregonian, and come with me to Nepal and Pakistan and we’re going to find out what happened.” And I said, “No, that sounds like a terrible idea.” It seemed dumb for me to quit a job I really enjoyed and for me to spend several years trekking through remote regions of northern Pakistan that were technically off-limits to journalists; that the U.S. Embassy told me to stay away from. Especially when I’m a gay Jewish American.

And then I started looking into the story. This was a very compelling adventure story. You have people at their most elemental, clashing with each other when they need to get along. You have people making huge decisions that are going to affect themselves, and other people, under the worst of circumstances. They are stuck in the same tent. They are clashing with each other when their lives depend on each other.

It’s rare that I’ve seen an adventure story that’s this compelling. I like that these characters were not the kind of people that you bump into every day.

It takes a unique personality to climb the most dangerous mountain. A lot of them have very big, larger-than-life, personalities and they pull off

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Former Just Out intern turned award-winning journalist, Peter Zuckerman, is now the co-author of the best-selling BURIED IN THE SKY: The Extraordinary Story of the Sherpa Climbers on K2’s Deadliest Day. The book was recently nominated for the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Award. Men's Journal called it a "work of obsessive reporting." More honors are no doubt on the horizon.

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Community Black PFLAG Unites

The Portland PFLAG Black Chapter has united with the Urban League of Portland to develop a groundbreaking report that will highlight key issue areas affecting Black LGBTQ Oregonians.

“Black gay and transgender folks are among the most vulnerable in our society, particularly, we experience stark social, economic, and health disparities compared to the general population and our straight black counterparts,” says Khalil Edwards, Portland PFLAG Black Chapter President.

There is little information nationally on Black lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer people and their primary concerns. Portland PFLAG Black Chapter and the Urban League see this as a huge disparity in the research that is currently available. pridefoundation.org

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Patton Facing Trial Rob Patton, the publisher of FabulousPDX.com and well-known in the local gay community, was arrested on June 13, 2012 by Portland Police. He is alleged to have had possession of sexually explicit photos and videos of children and of illegal behavior with a 12-year-old boy.

According to the Oregonian, Patton was convicted in 2011 for failure to register as a sex offender, a requirment after being convicted of a third-degree sexual abuse and

pleading no contest to first-degree possession of material depicting sexually explicit conduct of a child. Patton was the principal of Sherwood High School at the time.

Patton did not respond to Just Out's email requesting comment, shortly after his June arrest while out on bail. At press time Patton was in custody, facing scores of felony charges, awaiting trial. If you have information on this case contact Det. Lori Godwin, 503-823-040 California's loss, Oregon's gain. Interior designer Jonathan Hopp, the author of Interior Bliss, has worked on design projects in Los Angeles, Malibu, Seattle, Nantucket, New York, and Geneva. While he still hits the road to work, he is now making Portland his home. Hopp's book covers common design mistakes, offers creative solutions, and opens his top secret "design file" of tips and tricks that have wowed his clients. Watch for Hopp in the pages of Just Out in the coming months. He's our newest contributor. jonathanhopp.com

Compliments of Terry Bean

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Portland's own Terry Bean stood up as Co-Best Man at Barney Frank's Wedding in July. Frank, the country's first sitting congressman to be married to a partner of the same sex, tied the not with his long time partner James Ready.

The couple’s vows included promises to love each other through Democratic and Republican administrations alike, on MSNBC or on Fox and in Congress or in retirement. The wedding took place at the Marriott Newton in suburban Boston, attracting political luminaries including Nancy Pelosi, top Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives, and Elizabeth Warren.

Bean is known for co-founding several national LGBT rights organizations, including the Human Rights Campaign, the Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund, and the National Gay Games. beinbean.com

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Learn To Dance

This is not your grandma's square dancing! And Fall classes start this month.

At Rosetown Ramblers, an LGBT identified club, they whoop it up with no special rules. No dress code. You don't have to bring a dance partner, there is always someone to join the square and dance with you. Want to dance the men's role (Dancer on the left)? The women's role (Dancer on the right)?

You choose. After getting one role learned well, many gay and lesbian dancers learn to dance both positions! rosetownramblers.com/classes

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amazing feats that you can only imagine. When you read about them it puts you in their shoes. It compels you to think “What would I do under similar circumstances?”

What really drew me to the story was that mountaineering illustrates a much more universal problem that we are surrounded with every day, everywhere. History is always told from the perspective of the Kings and the Columbus’, not through the eyes of the help. But mountaineering demonstrates that this kind of omission can lead to a disaster. When your life hangs from a knot you need to know who tied it. You need to know if it was tied well… For the rest of us who are not K2 mountaineers, we are kind of in the same situation. We are also hanging from knots other people have tied. We have mountains to summit and we are all surrounded by people that we often don’t notice… we need to tell those stories.

The Sherpas of every story, the unseen people of every story, need to be seen for who they really are because our lives depend on them.

JK: After I finished reading your book I reread the prologue and I have to say I still couldn’t answer any of the questions that you pose. Why do you think that people are driven to take such risks as they do in this book?

PZ: I think there are a variety of reasons. It depends on the person. Some people are just adrenaline junkies. The same reason you go sky diving; the same reason you just love adventure.

Some people are trying to push themselves to the limit. They are trying to find out how far they can push themselves and who they really are. Kind of like war can reveal who you really are; climbing can do the same thing.

A lot of climbers are very wealthy and they are lost. And they love the sense of community. It can be a great group of people. They love the sense of purpose and they love something neat to do that they can come home and impress people with.

The Sherpas can also have those reasons, but it can be “I need the money. My family is desperate.

We need to eat. I want my children to be able to go to school and not have to become mountaineers.”

It can be just “I love climbing.”

JK: Are you a risk taker? Clearly you are to a degree.

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Community (RESEARCH)

Melanie Fann, a third year graduate student in the College of Education at Lehigh University is conducting a study on the life experiences and well-being of sexual minority women. HeR goal is to contribute to the understanding of the experiences of women who identify as lesbian, bisexual, queer, or other sexual minority orientations. In order to take part in the study, you must self-identify as a woman, a sexual minority person (e.g. lesbian, bisexual, queer, or other sexual minority orientation), currently reside in the U.S., and be 18 years of age or older. If you would like to participate in this on-line survey for the study: surveymonkey.com/s/HRTJZ2B This research has been approved by the Lehigh University Institutional Review Board (#12/227).

Questions: mef210@lehigh.edu

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Court Says No Hate Crime

Police said he was joined by another man in making anti-gay slurs at two men holding hands in downtown Portland in March.

Martinson has insisted he is not anti-gay and has gay friends, one of whom appeared on local television news defending Martinson. The other man involved in the case has never been found.

Staff

Paul Martinson, the man accused of a hate crime in front of Silverado last Spring, pleaded guilty to criminal mischief in August, but will not serve any time behind bars. Martinson was sentenced to 18 months probation and ordered to have no contact with the victims. He alsomust also pay them $4,200 in restitution.

Carlos Silva

Women Needed For Study

The Portland latino gay pride organizers say their 2012 celebration surpassed their expectations and based on feedback, the community's as well.

The 2012 festival at Pure Space featured 25 Festival Exhibitors, (including sponsor Just out), over 40 PLGP Volunteers, non-stop music, performers and special guests. close to 800 attended and approximately $3,000 was collected in donations. latinogaypridepdx.com

GOT ANNOUNCEMENTS? Or news, or tidbits, or kudos? Do you have a fun fact? A personnel change? A plea? Are you promoting an event? Sent it all to:Editor@justout.com

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PNW Launches Campaign THANK YOU READERS! Victoria Mayhue, profiled in Just out's July 2012 edition (A Daughter's Love), received a phone call after a reader learned of her impending homelessness. The recently "out" reader has offered Mayhue a place to live.

Another reader sent gift certificates for Mayhue's dog food needs (she has two pooches)

Pride Northwest has launched an online donor campaign designed to support a variety of programs, including the annual Portland Pride Festival and Parade and ongoing community safety efforts.

The “$5 Web Drive” is Pride Northwest’s first online giving campaign and is designed to allow everyone in the community to contribute “as much as they can in these tough economic times,” according to Cory Murphy, Pride Northwest’s Festival Coordinator.

In addition to the Portland Pride Festival and Parade — one of the largest such celebrations on the west coast, bringing thousands of visitors to Portland each year — Pride Northwest continues to innovate and develop ways to support and celebrate the Pacific Northwest’s LGBTQ community and its allies. The goal is to raise $5,000 by September 15th. pridenw.org/donate

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GO PAGES

Just Out and our great sponsors are pleased to unveil the new GO PAGES in this issue (see page 35).

The "Gay Oregon" pages provide countless resources for locals and tourists alike. From bar, restaurant, and hotel suggestions to contact information for LGBT social groups, the GO PAGES will be an ongoing resource in each issue of Just Out. If you have suggestions, corrections, kudos or complaints about the GO PAGES send them in. editor@JustOut.com

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An Honor

Willamette Week's arts and culture editor Martin Cizmar recently returned his Eagle scout metal to the the boy scouts because they are anti-gay.

"Just mailed my Eagle Scout medal back to the BSA to protest the ban on gay scouts. Kinda sad, but important," He tweeted.

Cizmar is among several dozen former Eagle Scouts who returned their medals after the announcement in July that the Boy Scouts of America, (after a confidential twoyear review) were staying with their long-standing policy that exCludes gay youth and adults leaders.

Portland Area Business Association (PABA) recently was honored for excellence in community impact at the National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce in Chicago. paba.com September 2012

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by Ken Hoyt

Culture Club

Stage Struck

y mom was an actress. She wanted to be an actress.” Chris Coleman explains, “my folks came from a very small town in South Georgia and they were both the first people in their families to go to college.” Instead of heading to New York after college, Coleman’s mother fell in love, married and began a family. But that wasn’t the end of her career in theatre, “She started a drama ministry in our Southern Baptist church. Literally from the time I can remember I was doing something to help out. I was operating a little dimmer board or reading the lines to the actors.”

“It was always part of my world,” says Coleman; “By late high school I was either going to be a teacher, a preacher or an actor. I got involved with the theatre group in college my freshman year, and I just became obsessed. At that time I was going to do theatre as a mission.”

“Then I turned 20,” Coleman continues, “and had my first serious relationship with a guy. I fell in love and it was really depressing [because] it was such a crisis of faith. At the time the only two openly gay men I knew were self-destructive. In my junior year I was looking forward and thinking, ‘so this is what my life is going to be.’ It was so depressing. To that point my whole community had been the church and I had to walk away from that.”

These matters came to a head when, Coleman recounts, “I had been dating a guy for about four months. Initially we said it was going to be casual. Finally he said ‘this is not casual for me, I’ve fallen in love.’ It was so terrifying because I was going to actually say, ‘I’m gay.’ But it was the notion of losing him. I couldn’t walk away from that. From then it was, ‘I’m not going to work so much in the mission field, I’ll stay with the theatre.’ ” After college Coleman cofounded and ran a successful small theatre in Atlanta, called Actor’s Express. He zeroed in on political material that had a large draw. He spent twelve years growing the theatre and running it in the black all the while. In 2000 a search committee was looking for a person who could take over the fledgling, and not terribly successful, Portland Center Stage. What could have lured him from a very solid and familiar company? Did Portland play a role in his attraction?

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“I wasn’t aware that a city like Portland existed in America,” says Coleman. “(One) that is so compact that you could actually walk to work and there is a really vibrant downtown. There is a lot going on culturally, but still it’s not huge. There was an initial attraction to the city. But I really tried not to take the job. I put every obstacle up that I could to resist, and the search committee just kept saying, ‘Okay, we can do that. We can make that happen.’

There was such a hunger on their part. They knew [PCS] had not worked, and they were ready for bold, radical action. That hooked me, because I really wanted to see if you could re-invent one of these big regional theatres.”

I wasn’t aware that a city like Portland existed in America.

Coleman has been content in Portland, although a few other theatres have come wooing over the past years. Has he settled into Portland, or could he still be lured away?

"When I look at opportunities at other regional theatres the most compelling thing is you would have deeper resources, more of an endowment.

You’d have the ability to commission more new plays… to say yes to more complex idiosyncratic projects. What you’d lose is a community that’s incredibly fun to live in. It also has to do with what is happening here, in this building. Last year we had 355 community events. There’s not another theatre in the country that comes even close to that. And, we have an audience that will, most of the time, say yes to what we hand them. That’s drastically different than it was 11 years ago. We’ve brought them along, and most regional theatre audiences are more conservative, aesthetically than the one we’ve built here." g Reach out with your events to Arts & Entertainment Editor Ken Hoyt. ken@justout.com

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Chris Coleman, Artistic Director at Portland Center Stage, opens up about his life and career.

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Avenue Q Triangle Productions September 6th -30th This Broadway hit gets its first local production. The show casts somewhat familiar looking puppets as decidedly more mature characters. These denizens of Avenue Q (including a closeted Republican) are dealing with life after college. Fuzzy friendly faces aside this show has adult themes (and language), including puppet nudity and sexual situations. PHOTO TOP: James Sharinghousen as Nicky, Norman Wilson as Rod

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Grab your calendar and chart your entertainment future.

Herewith, we list some standout events. — Ken Hoyt, A&E Editor

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Dracula, a Musical Nightmare Stumptown Stages October 11th – 28th The classic Bram Stoker fable has had many incarnations.

Currently the trend seems to favor casting actors who are more comfortable with six pack abs than Stanislavski.

Stumptown’s version offers an extra helping of camp, with a side of gender confusion and sexual tension. Set as a play within a play in a decrepit music hall. Well timed for some seasonal ghoulish fun.

PHOTO ABOVE: Kirk Mouser as Chauncey DeVille in Dracula, Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street A Musical Nightmare.

Portland Center Stage September 18 - October 21 Sweeney Todd may be the darkest of the works written by Stephen Sondheim, the 82-year-old living treasure of American Musicals. It’s a show with requirements, not the least of which is two sopranos who can hit an E above high C. It’s also a show that debuted on Broadway 30 years ago. Why remount it now? “I chose it because,” responds Chris Coleman, Artistic Director at Portland Center Stage “I’ve always been in love with it, but the lyric, ‘There’s a hole in the world like a great black pit…on the top of the hole sit the privileged few, making mock of the vermin in the lower zoo,' reminded me of the 1%-99% argument that we are having right now."

Do you think Sondheim’s sexuality informs his work? “He was gay,” says Coleman, “before it was cool to be gay. It seems like in his work there’s often someone whose real self is hidden, and who lives in terror of coming out into the light. It’s rare that he has a gay character but that tension is always integral to what’s going on.”

You’ve done musicals that are true to the book, and other’s like last year’s Oklahoma where you’ve changed it up. What should we expect with Sweeney Todd?

“The show has many challenges to be addressed," notes Coleman, "but the bigger question is how it relates to our lives today and how we can reveal that in the story."

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The Homecoming defunkt theatre October 12th – November 17th defunkt theatre has made a name for itself presenting theatre that explores sexuality and gender politics. Their reputation has made them a magnet for directors looking to work with challenging themes. Harold Pinter’s masterpiece The Homecoming premiered over forty years ago, and it still has the power to confront audiences. Some consider it the beginning of theatre with a feminist message. This promises to be just the beginning of a powerful season. PHOTO RIGHT: The Homecoming

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Don Giovanni Portland Opera November 2nd - 10th Mozart’s masterpiece is considered one of the greatest of all operas. The exploits of Don Juan are always steamy, but this production is the super sexy version first staged for New York City Opera by Christopher Alden. To turn up the heat a bit more Portland Opera’s importing Alden’s leading man, hunky Daniel Okulitch. He’ll be appearing sans pants in this production (he is the originator of The Full Okulitch, go ahead and Google that phrase, we’ll wait). PHOTO ABOVE: Daniel Okulitch as Don Giovanni.

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The Book of Mormon Broadway Across America January 1st - 6th 2013 It seems like an unlikely confluence: the “Bad Boys” of television’s South Park, Trey Parker and Matt Stone, checking out the large and powerful Church of the Latter Day Saints. The irreverent result won nine Tony awards in 2011 and much critical praise, along with a little nod of approval from the church.

The lampoon is, according to Stone, “an atheist’s love letter to religion.”

The tour is headlined by Broadway star, Gavin Creel, who (among other talents) is co-founder of Broadway Impact, an organization fighting for equality and the LBGT community.

PHOTO ABOVE: Original Broadway Cast of The Book of Mormon

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Not Enough!

Fest

by Alley Hector

Now in its third year, the Not Enough! Fest may seem like any other queer or punk art and music festival, but it is anything but typical.

Born out of a riot grrl reunion show, Not Enough! is September 7 and 8 at Refuge PDX (116 SE Yamhill). In the past there have been over 22 bands and other performance groups in addition to visual art and film. It aims to not just showcase these arts but to actively create them. That is why it is a requirement that every act be both collaborative and brand new, that is, created specifically for the current year’s fest. This creates a dynamic and diverse festival that is constantly changing and tough to characterize.

It also creates a sort of chaos that can be difficult, but can also be quite freeing. They want to keep it queer and not be penned in by past experiences and expectations (although they do their best to make sure spaces are accessible, all ages and affordable). “We might decide to have it at the beach or in a parking lot [one day],” organizer Edgar Frias said. “We want this festival to grow based on the needs and wants and the voices of our community.”

Though Frias and fellow organizers Jen Nigg and Joseph Bonnell would not call Not Enough! punk per se, this malleability and spirit of collective DIY is the most important part of Not Enough. You can apply to perform by submitting online a fleshed out idea with fellow performers already lined up or you can meet others who are interested in participating at the “Night of Possibilities” that takes place a month or two before the festival. This all-ages social gathering took place this year at the Radio Room on July 23 and is a laid back way to get together for brainstorming and introductions.

queer and LGBTQIXYZ communities of Portland to collaborate and create NEW projects for a process-based experimental music-art-performance festival. Not Enough! is a festival that has come out of the desire to create safe, loving, and inclusive spaces for queers to perform in, while at the same time strengthening communication, bonding, and cohesion of those who perform in the festival. It has come out of the desire to have queers and those at the periphery create their own fun spaces to experiment, collaborate, and learn from. notenoughpdx.com

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But the trio were able to identify some past performances that were particularly poignant, such as Wyatt Riot’s invitation to feed him on stage. The food and body-positive host of web series “Put It in Your Mouth with Wyatt Riot” let audience members stuff his mouth in a performance that was as silly as it was vulnerable.

In the first year Bonnell created a piñata of his colon with audience members taking turns whacking at it until it eventually burst with streams of glitter and ticker tape. Since then the piñata has become one small Not Enough! tradition to break on the last day; this year they’ve commissioned one in the form of a chimera, the sigil of the fest. So bust out the dance moves, the theremin, and the @ Refuge PDX finger paints because though It may feel like too much it’s really 116 SE Yamhill Not Enough. g

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Not Enough! encourages people in the diverse

They also leave time and space within the festival itself for people to mingle and come up with new ideas. Participants are encouraged to try media that are new to them. Nigg has been a musician for several years but this year she will take a seat behind a drum kit instead of her usual up front spot with a guitar. Ideas about incorporating informational or teaching workshops and food cooking and serving have found their way into the mix. And when you ask what performances or pieces they are most excited about the three have absolutely no idea — because anything can happen.

Time Based Art Festival

by Alley Hector

Founded in 1995 by Kristy Edmunds, PICA (portland INstitute for COntemporary ARt) is the seat of Portland’s avant-garde. Very Portland and very queer, the arts org started its two week long Time Based Art Festival 10 years ago based on world-renowned culture happenings such as those in Edinburgh and Adelaide.

Since then it has grown into a prestigious festival in its own right and a local cultural cornerstone with work that is urgent, culturally and politically timely, and evokes response and participation.

A synthesis of international talent with a uniquely Portland flavor, first-time TBA curator Angela Mattox wanted this year’s projects to be even more interdisciplinary than usual. “[This year’s work] often moves between theatre, video, movement, and music in a single piece. It is a reflection of current artist practices and of our own desire to have audiences move fluidly between these experiences,” Mattox says.

She values the casualness that Portland brings to the art world making it accessible to our wide and weird citizens. ”We all end up sharing beers at the end of the night,” she says, “The lack of divisions between artist and curator and audience, that audiences can meet a performer in the beer garden and ask them a question [makes TBA a very Portland event.]”

Sometimes intensely personal, often epically political, these artists work closely with LGBT themes. Here are some of the highlights.

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Claudia Meza

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Keith Hennessy – Hennessy’s Turbulence (a dance about the economy) makes its world premier at this year’s TBA. This hybrid of contemporary and improvised dance was instigated

by Keith Hennessy who was then joined by a core team of (mostly) queer artists from San Francisco, Paris, Cork, Berlin and three guest artists from Portland.

“The primary vehicle of sex and sexuality is the body,” Hennessy says, “That’s true for dance also.

When we set out to make a dance about the economy using queer and improvisation as political tac-

Zvonimir Doborvic & Perforations – International curator Zvonimir Dobrovic, founder of Perforacije and Queer Zagreb Festivals in Croatia and Co-Director with André von Ah of Queer New York International, has selected an evening of site-specific performance art from some of Croatia’s and Serbia’s most inventive artists. As Flavorpill culture guide has said, “...apparently, a hotbed of activity was fermenting behind the shreds of the Iron Curtain.”

But in regard to New York and Portland performances Doborvic says, “Producing the Queer New York festival this June was quite a challenge - mainly because to break that stereotypical (iconic) notion of queer takes a lot of work. To have journalists seriously wonder whether a piece of work can be queer if the artist is not LGBT was beyond belief to me - and just proved the point how much work there is to be done to really break the mold of what can even be seen as queer…”

And as for sexuality in Perforations, Doborvic has some advice for the more staid dance community, “Sexuality is a strong drive in creating and I love when I see an artist who is daring to explore their own fantasies. When I see a very clean and sterile piece of work (technically perfected, made to be simply beautiful and not

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much more), and too often it is the case in US dance, my advice to the artist is to get laid more. It works for some. And if it doesn't - it is still a great advice.”

Washington High School SE Stark, Between 12th and 14th Capacity: 550 $15 Members, $20 General All Ages September 10 and 11 8:30-10:30 pm Gob Squad – This 1994 founded street performance art group aims to recreate Andy Warhol’s iconic

1965 hipster film, Kitchen. But how do you know you’re being authentic, and not a poser, when you weren’t there? As Edie Sedgwick, one of the film’s original stars, said, “I live my part too—only I can’t figure out what my part is in this movie.”

Portland State University (PSU): Lincoln Performance Hall 1620 SW Park Capacity: 476 $25 Members, $30 General All Ages September 13 through 15 8:30-10:30 pm

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Miguel Gutierrez – Whipsmart New York choreographer Miguel Gutierrez begins his performance Heavens What Have I Done, conversing directly with the audience. The rambling comedic monologue gives you an intimate look into his process, his experience, his life, before erupting in a flurry of intricately crafted movements set to music sung by renowned soprano Cecilia Bartoli.

Washington High School SE Stark, Between 12th and 14th Capacity: 550 $15 Members, $20 General All Ages September 7 through 9 6:30-7:30 pm

tics, we immediately confronted the values, injustices, betrayals, exchanges, and gifts in our most basic human relations. Intersections and frictions between gender, race and class hierarchies became key ways for collaborative study of the financial system’s abstract and intentionally obscure workings. So a dance about the economy is all about sex and secrets, genders and relations, touch and weight, kiss and slap.”

Imago Theatre 17 SE 8th Ave. Capacity: 299 $20 Members, $25 General All Ages September 11 through 14 8:30-9:45 pm

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Big Art Group – A New Yorkbased experimental performance ensemble founded by Caden Manson and Jemma Nelson in 1999. Portland – The People is part of a larger series of live interviews with residents of various cities grouped into a “chorus” and projected to a huge size onto the sides of buildings. It starts with the question of democracy and frames it with the tragic Greek tale of Orestia. What Portlanders will do with this prompt is anybody’s guess.

Washington High School SE Stark, Between 12th and 14th Capacity: 550 $15 Members,$20 General All Ages September 6 through 8 8:30-10 pm

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Queer Artists Venus X – Future legendary DJ Venus X has been bringing together the diverse crowds of nerdy dancers, art school kids, uptown gays, black drag kings, skate punks, music snobs, immigrants and more to her New York City GHE20G0TH1K party since 2009. Credited with reinvigorating the city’s underground nightlife by the New York Times Venus says, “I’m going to play Al Jazeera in the club, and you’re going to like it. And it’s going to be cool, but not weird cool. It’s going to be like Kanye West and Jay-Z cool.”

Washington High School SE Stark, Between 12th and 14th Capacity: 550 Free Admission All Ages September 6 10:30-12 am CHRISTEENE - “Drag terrorist” CHRISTEENE keeps the man behind the performer (Paul Soileau) far in the background, succumbing to a sexually infused sewer of live rap and RnB. The gender dysphoric goth metal CHRISTEENE challenges traditional society as purposefully crosses

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Washington High School SE Stark, Between 12th and 14th Capacity: 550 $5 Members, $7 General All Ages September 7 10:30-12 am

Alexis Blair Penny – With a voice like an angel Alexis Blair Penny guides the viewer through a “live television broadcast” that features drag, monologues and a full backup band. What would be good as just a singer/ songwriter act is taken to the next level with the performative juxtapositions of self-deprecating, fourth-wall-shattering Alex and lightning-wielding, world-weary, diva-goddess Alexis.

Washington High School SE Stark, Between 12th and 14th Capacity: 550 $5 Members, $7 General All Ages September 13 10:30-12 am

Claudia Meza

Claudia Meza is an auteur. Overachieving and busier than anyone else holding down multiple jobs can even imagine, she is a collaborator only in the sense that she directs others involved in her vision. This hasn’t changed since she began recording music on tape recorders and cutting up rented videotapes she re-spliced them from her childhood home in El Monica, California. “[Those tapes] are probably still out there,” she says, “I didn’t know I wasn’t supposed to do that.” She also went to an arts magnet high school for theater before continuing in Music Composition at Evergreen State College. She was a multimedia artist from the very beginning.

And yet, her idols, such as John Cage, as well as the laid back town around her, are all about the collective. An openly gay artist, Meza doesn’t consider sexuality hugely relevant to her work but she is quick to remind you, both purposefully and subconsciously, that she is an unapologetic Chicana who creates art that speaks to the audience and creates a conversation of substance. Anything else, she says, “…is masturbation.”

Meza got involved with PICA's Time Based Art Festival in 2009 when they asked her band, the quickly up-and-coming Explode into Colors, who had just won Willamette Week’s Best New Band, to play their late night venue The Works. But that wasn’t enough for her. Instead she wanted to curate the whole night, bringing together the varied talents of her band members, animated short stories she wrote in high school and sowed the seeds of what would become another big sound project in conjunction with PICA and Holocene called New Musics. This project featured a wordless opera and focused of sound above “music” in a way that paid homage to her Cagian idolatry.

For this year’s TBA Meza takes her love of sound to various corners of the city with Sonic City PDX. She asked over 30 local musicians to identify a place where they enjoy the ambient noise, anything from a gently rumbling freeway to Meza’s own favorite, an outdoor drumcore practice space under the Morrison Bridge next to the train tracks, and created a tour incorporating these locales. Using QR codes and online maps on your smartphone you can access the audio tour that encourages you to put down the device you just picked up and enjoy the acoustics of Portland. You can discuss if this conjunction even makes sense when the 10-day installation takes one day to have a formal performance featuring contributing musicians. Daniel Menche, Luke Wyland (AU), Matt Carlson (Golden Retriever), Mary Sutton, Eric Mast (E*Rock), Holland Andrews (Like a Villain), Thomas Thorson (Interiors X), and Meza.

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NORTHWEST Between West Burnside and NW Upshur, from NW 15th to NW 26th

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Portland's LGBT community isn't concentrated in one neighborhood like in some cities. Since we are an especially diverse group, living in the Rose City, you can find us in every nook and cranny of the Metro area.

That said, here are eight neighborhoods where our community members are likely to be seen playing, eating, drinking and living.

DOWNTOWN SW Portland between Burnside and Lincoln from the Willamette River to SW 12th.

This is the area that blows out-oftowners away. Shopping, the arts, restaurants, a view of the river and Mt. Hood, and clean to boot.

This is where the professional set suit up and make money and most out-of-towners rest at night

Speaking of NYC comparisons, the Pearl District is our Soho. Not long ago it was the epicenter of seedy Portland. But that has given way to multi-million dollar penthouse lofts, hip restaurants, shops — everything chic. Well-dressed LGBTs can be seen here.

OLD TOWN/CHINATOWN Between West Burnside and NW Lovejoy from the the Willamette River to NW Broadway

The home of our Chinatown and where you can experience a little bit of grit. Colorful people, some great drinking holes, and some good late night Chinese are the backdrop as you pass through, on your way from the Pearl to stroll along the Willamette River. A few gay bars and clubs make this one of our neighorhoods.

MISSISSIPPI AVE. In North Portland, North from Fremont St

Some people will tell you this is the real Portland. Artsy, quirky, independent and diverse. Some of the best food here and more people watching. One part hipstercentral and one-part true Portland this is a new favorite for locals and tourists alike.

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ALBERTA DISTRICT In Northeast Portland, heading East on Alberta from NE MLK Jr. Blvd

Like the Mississippi neighborhood, Alberta District is hip, cool and down to earth. Art is what most people think of. Last Thursday is the big deal on these streets where the melting pot that is Portland come together to eat, drink, and look at cool art.

HAWTHORNE/BELMONT In Southeast Portland between SE 12th and SE 60th From SE Hawthorne Blvd to SE Belmont St

Before there were the new cool neighborhoods, there was this one. This was hippy central back in the day and you can still feel the vibe as you make your way up and down the streets. When you see Portland on TV, this is probably the area you see. It's Portland personified, where the grunge look incubated and, to be honest, still lives.

IRVINGTON/HOLLYWOOD NE Broadway, from Grand to Hollywood Blvd and beyond

Beautiful tree-lined streets with lots of gay homeowners and renters in the area. Before Alberta and Mississippi came into their own, this was "gay central."

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OREGON TOWNS Oregon's LGBT community is, of course, largest in the Portland Metro area. But our community members quite literally live in every corner of this big state.

Several smaller cities and town have annual Pride celebrations and other opportunities for community members to meet.

ASHLAND Home of The Oregon Shakespeare Festival, this is one of the gay-friendliest spots in the state.

Out-of-town actors in residence, coupled with new comers, make this tiny town a wonderful stop.

Pride is in early October.

Sopride.org ASTORIA This picturesque and kicked-back town at the mouth of the Columbia River has a regular Q-Night at a local bistro. astoriacoffeehouse.com BEND The Aspen of Oregon. This is the hub of the Central Oregon LGBT community. The community is an interesting mix of cowboys and ranch hands, more well-to-do LGBTers on the pristine golf courses that surround Bend, athletes, and outdoorsy types.

Pride is in June. humandignitycoalition.org CORVALLIS The more conservative Corvallis, home to Oregon State Unversity, is coming along with a growing community and LGBT resources. They celebrate Pride in late June.

PrideCorvallis.com EUGENE Famous for hippies, the University of Oregon, and athletes, Eugene is a liberal hub, friendly to LGBT folks. Pride celebrations are in early August. EugenePride.org HOOD RIVER Known for windsurfing, scenic

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beauty, and trust funders, Hood River has a small LGBT community. Downtown has shopping, small restaurants and coffee shops. The vibe says it's okay to be gay here.

KLAMATH FALLS This conservative rural town is getting organized to make life for the LGBT folks safer and more welcome. klambda.org LINCOLN CITY "California and Seattle aren’t the only places where you can comfortably enjoy the Pacific Ocean," the tourist website says. This beach town is focused on the LGBT market. Pride is in September. oregoncoast.org/lgbt PENDLETON Though this is the old West and cowboy country, Pendleton has an active group of citizens supporting human rights activism and an active PFLAG chapter.

PFLAG-pendleton.org SALEM The Capitol City, one hour south of The Rose City, has quite a large gay population. Their pride celebration in early August is a highlight of the year.

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DRAG Some say Portland has among the best drag queens in the biz. The epicenter of that scene has to be Darcelle XV, the oldest drag caberet in the country. The Embers also has regular shows. And the city is packed with pageants of all sorts. darcellexv.com embersportland.com

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SCANDALS 1125 SW Stark St scandalspdx.com Comfortable yet filled with energy. During the warmer months get a sidewalk table.

Check out these Portland spots.

Most are LGBT establishments, where you can feel comfortable and at home.

SILVERADO 318 SW Third Ave silveradopdx.com

Boxxes 1025 SW Stark St boxxes.com

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This landmark bar is going to change BIG TIME, we hear. Expect greater things at this site in the months to come. In the meantime enjoy this lounge, regular special events and a convivial atmosphere.

Escape 333 SW Park Ave At the corner of SW Stark/Park An all ages LGBTQ nightclub.

FEZ BALLROOM 316 SW 11th Ave fezballroom.com One of the premier showcase venues for live music and djs in the city.

Lounge, nightclub, VIP area, and outdoor terrace. Add strippers.

Casey's 610 NW Couch St caseyspdx.net Casey's is an all inclusive lounge that welcomes anyone. It's a place for people from diverse demographics.

CC SLAUGHTERS 219 NW Davis St 503-248-9135 ccslaughterspdx.com Gay nightclub and martini lounge. Special events. 2,000 watt sound system and killer lighting and laser show.

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HOBO'S 120 NW Third. Ave hobospdx.com

DARCELLE XV Showplace 208 NW Third Davis St darcellexv.com

Piano bar and restaurant. A mainstay for local LGBTQs for good food/drinks for years.

Darcelle XV is the epicenter of drag performances. The oldest, and one of the last venues, of its kind in the country. Strippers late night too.

EMBERS AVENUE 110 NW Broadway embersportland.com Dance bar and show club for 43 years.

Shows Wed-Saturday.

FOX & HOUNDS 217 NW Second Ave

Branx/Rotture 320 SE Second Ave rotture.com A live music venue located in the Lower Southeast Industrial neighborhood. Frequent queer events.

VAULT MARTINI BAR 226 NW 12th Ave vault-martini.com A Fireplace, 18-foot glass bar, and 44 kinds of martinis. Need we say more?

A friendly neighborhood bar.

HAMBURGER MARY'S 19 NW Fifth Ave hamburgermarys.com/pdx Food, dancing, special events. Lots of fun.

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SOUTHEAST CRUSH 1400 SE Morrison St crushbar.com A little bit of everything. "11 years of DRAMA! Everything from drag queen cat fights to naked twister, jealous girlfriends to t-shirts and tight blue jeans," their website says.

HOLOCENE 1001 SE Morrison St holocene.org Live music venue with regular queer events.

STARKY'S 2913 SE Stark St starkys.com Neighborhood bar and restaurant.

NORTHEAST JOQ'S TAVERN 2512 NE Broadway joqs.webs.com A neighborhood tavern.

LOCAL LOUNGE 3536 NE MLK Jr. Blvd local-lounge.com "We are looking to meet the white collared and the blue collared, the starving artist and the hopeful musicians, the young and the old, the liberal and the liberal, the Blazer fan and the Laker hater, men and women, gay or straight," their website says.

NORTH THE EAGLE PORTLAND 835 N Lombard St eagleportland.com "The Eagle is the kind of men’s bar that fits like your favorite pair of jeans. It’s a relaxed hang-out for the men of North Portland," their website says.

Florida Room 435 N Killingsworth St "It's got everything the pro and amateur barfly can appreciate and then some."

PortlandBarFly.com says. Queers go here.

Foggy Notion 3416 N Lombard St facebook.com/thefoggynotion Live rockshows. Queer events, too.

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According to the Columbian, the Advocate ranked Vancouver as the country’s No. 6 "gayest city" in 2011. That's right! The Vancouver with the WA after it. That was three spots above Seattle; five ahead of San Francisco. And way above Portland. We know!

But congratulations to our brothers and sisters across the river. We truly are happy for you. “One gets the sense that a lot of those groovy gay and lesbian Portlanders are mellowing out and coming here to settle down."

Advocate reporter Mike Albo wrote. gayvancouverwa.org

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3017 SE Milwaukie Ave aladdin-theater.com

Crystal Ballroom 1332 W Burnside

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Doug Fir

830 E. Burnside dougfirlounge.com

Holocene

1001 SE Morrison St

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Mississippi Studios

3939 N Mississippi Ave mississippistudios.com

Roseland Theater 8 NW Sixth Ave

HAWK PDX hawkspdx.com New men's bathhouse, sex club, and social venue.

STEAM PDX steamportland.com A men's bathhouse and club.

TABOO ADULT VIDEO taboovideo.com Adult everything is available.

MR. PEEPS mrpeeps.com Since 1981. Adult products.

SHEBOP Sheboptheshop.com

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Female-friendly adult products.

FANTASY VIDEO fantasyforadultsonly.com

Portland is full of fantastic hotels at all price points. Here are a few where you are apt to see your fellow LGBTers.

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ACE HOTEL 1022 SW Stark St acehotel.com/portland

If you are into beaches au natural, Oregon is your state. According to naked.wikia.com there are four public spots to check out (and numerous private businesses where you can strip down).

• Sauvie Island (Collins Beach) Fully 100% legal nude beach.

• Rooster Rock State Park View a 360 degree moving panoramic of Rooster Rock taken at an extreme Columbia River low water level. Fully 100% legal nude beach.

• Glassbar Island aka Bring Beach in the Eugene/Springfield Volunteers are working with the State Parks to establish a official clothing optional beach in this area along a fork of the Willamette River.

• Nudy Rock on the McKenzie River a mile up from Armitage Park near Eugene.

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Ace Hotel Portland is a small hotel in historic downtown, surrounded by gay bars and the Pearl just steps away. Look for celebs.

HEATHMAN HOTEL 1001 SW Broadway heathmanhotel.com The Heathman Hotel offers an inspiring blend of natural elegance and modern lifestyle. And they have original Warhols.

HOTEL DELUXE 729 SW 15th Ave hoteldeluxeportland.com A contemporary tribute to the Golden Era of Hollywood filmmaking that tastefully balances art deco and art modern styles for a mix of timeless sophistication and serene comfort. Check out the Driftwood Lounge.

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HOTEL MONACO 506 SW Washington St. monaco-portland.com Smart, savvy, fun and eclectic; eco-chic, family friendly and welcoming to pets, Hotel Monaco serves up cutting-edge Portland seasoned with colorful Pacific NW history.

NINES HOTEL 525 SW Morrison thenines.com Poised in the heart of the city center at the top of one of Portland, Oregon's Meier & Frank Building. This is swanky for Portland.

LESS $$. STILL NICE. CRYSTAL HOTEL 302 SE 12th mcmenamins.com/CrystalHotel This hotel was for decades of one Portland's most popular men's bath houses and bars.

JUPITER HOTEL 800 E Burnside jupiterhotel.com A mid-century, renovated motor innturned-boutique hotel in the heart of Portland, minutes away from Downtown Portland. Markets to gay tourists.

MARK SPENCER HOTEL 409 SW 11th Ave markspencer.com At Stark Street in the center of gay everything. Extended stays available.

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The Capitol City has an LGBT scene all its own. Local leaders say they have a virbrant, active community, and are much friendlier and mutually supportive than many other cities. Snap! The hub of the local scene may be the SouthSide Speakeasy where locals drink, eat and enjoy the shows.

Capitol Pride Salem, in downtown, is in early August. southsidespeakeasy.com salempride.com

PDX EATS Not queer per se, but among the favorites of locals to eat, drink and hang out. Plus some reader choices.

BLUEHOUR 250 NW 13th Avenue bluehouronline.com Spacious, elegant venue. Many attractive gay men. Gay owned.

DEPARTURE 525 SW Morrison St departureportland.com Atop the Nines Hotel in the old M&F Building. Deck overlooks Portland.

GILT CLUB 306 NW Broadway giltclub.com Between the Pearl and Old Town. Hipsters and queers abound. Serving food late.

IRVING STREET KITCHEN 701 NW 13tth irvingstreetkitchen.com So Portland. Elegant, comfy-cozy and hip.

In the Pearl. What more would you want?

MINT/820 816 N Russell St mintand820.com A pan America Bistro. Sleek, cushy interior.

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Mother's Bistro 212 SW Stark mothersbistro.com A award winning spot. Cozy, elegant. Like going home to your gay-loving rich mom's house.

CAFE NELL NW 20th & Kearney cafenell.com A NYC-meets-Paris small cozy bistro. Gay owned. Where Just Out staff celebrated our re-launch. Delightful!

PALIO DESSERT HOUSE 1996 SE Ladd Ave palio-in-ladds.com "If you are looking for that perfect hideaway to meet that special someone, or write that late term paper, it can be found at Palio," their website says.

POK POK 3226 SE Division St pokpokpdx.com We know people who work here. And, yes, it is as good as you hear. Go!

SAUCEBOX 214 W Broadway saucebox.com "...pioneering Portland’s Deejay-Cafe movement, with equal emphasis on food, service, and vibe," their website says. Gay owned.

We recently polled our fans on Facebook. These are some recommendations for LGBT diners.

Toro Bravo GrĂźner Firehouse La Bonita Russell Street BBQ Interurban Monsoon Thai Bar Bar Brass Tacks Kenny & Zukes Lovely's 50/50 Dick's Kitchen Southside Speakeasy Kelly's Olympian Pizza Nostra Maize The Roxy Bartini/Urban Fondue Bamboo Grove McGraths

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PDX EVENTS This is not an exhaustive list of LGBTQ events in the area, but it highlights how vibrant our community is throughout the year.

(June thru May)

POrtland Black Pride Small but growing.

In early June. facebook.com/portland.blackpride BEARTOWN A multiple day celebration of everything BEAR. Early June. beartownweekend.com Portland Pride The biggest pride celebration in the region. Big parade, festival, and many other sanctioned (and un-sanctioned) events.

Parade on Father's Day in June. pridenw.org Mr. Miss And MS. Gay Oregon The Imperial Sovereign Rose Court holds its annual pageant.

In late June. rosecourt.org

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PORTLAND Latino Pride The longest running Latino gay pride in the Northwest. In mid-July. latinogaypridepdx.com QUEER MUSIC FESTIVAL A music festival celebrating our diverse queer community!

Mid-July. facebook.com/pdxmusicfestival Peacock AFter Dark Sometimes campy, sometimes cutting-edge but always entertaining. Raises money for scholarships. Early September. peacockafterdark.org MUSICFESTNW Features many queer acts. Early September. musicfestnw.com Gay Fair in the Square LGBT friendly organizations

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Mid-September at Pioneer Square. pdxgmc.org

National Coming Out Day Mid-October. pridenw.org

CAP AIDS Walk PORTLAND A 2.5 mile annual walk brings together individuals, teams and volunteers with the goal of raising much-needed funds for HIV/AIDS services, public education and outreach to youth and adults most at risk.

In late September. cascadeaids.org

Imperial Sovereign RoSE COURT Coronation Mid October. rosecourt.org

Portland Lesbian & Gay Film Festival For nearly 16 years, this festival has been bringing thought-provoking and entertaining queer cinema to Portland.

In October. plgff.org IGNITE The Basic Rights Oregon Event Recognizing community leaders, business executives, lawmakers, supporters, and activists who have further ed equality. Mid-October bro.org

The home to University of Oregon, Eugene is known for its large lesbian population.

Liberal in nature, Eugene is so laid back it has to be gay-friendly. But the city lacks the infrastructure that Portland enjoys; it doesn't have a gay bar or restaurant. The city has 100 parks and 2,600 acres of open-space, arts, culture and lots of academics though.

Check out John Henry's and the Curthbert Amphitheater for queer live acts. The city celebrates Pride in Alton Baker Park in midAugust. gayeugene.com queereugene. com eugenepride.org thecuthbert.com facebook.com/johnhenrysclub

Bent: A Halloween's Eve Ball Get out your “bent� costume and get ready for a nontraditional, sophisticated and provocative party featuring dancing and celebration of the haunted season. Late October. equityfoundation.org WORLD AIDS DAY December 1. Many events. worldaidsdaynw.org/events Q Center Winter Gala Late January Elegant and fun. Not your average dress-up fundraiser.

Dance the night away. pdxqcenter.org

Red Dress Party Hundreds of men and women in red dresses partying to raise money for charities. Many say this is the party of the year.

Mid-April. reddresspdx.com BRO'S OREGONIANS AGAINST DISCRIMINATION Business Leaders Luncheon Mid-April. bro.org CAP ART AUCTION An iconic event to raise money to prevent the spread of HIV/ AIDS and provide service to those infected or affected by HIV in the Northwest. In late April. capartauction.org QDoc Portland Queer Documentary Film Festival The only festival in the United States (and only the second in the world) devoted exclusively to queer documentaries.

In mid-May. queerdocfest.org

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Live theatre and dance companies Defunkt Theater popular with local LGBT audiences.

An ensemble theatre company dedicated to creating innovaTriangle Productions tive productions that challenge In its 23rd year, they are one of the conventional ideals at a reasonable city's oldest live theater companies price. defunktheatre.com and an LGBT favorite. tripro.org OregonBallet Theatre Miracle (Milagro) Theatre A blend of the classics and conProductions in English, Spanish, temporary perfomances. obt.org and sometimes bi-lingual. Some LGBT subject matter. milagro.org White Bird Dance Fostering the growth of dance in Artists Repertory Theatre Portland. whitebird.org Bringing Portland the newest Portland Center for the and most exhilarating plays being Performing Arts written today and simultaneously Twenty-one resident companies showcase the talents of local call the PCPA home. From lectures theatre artists. artistsrep.org to opera, symphony to the ballet.

Portland Center Stage It's all here. pcpa.com The largest producing theater in Portland. pcs.org

PEOPLE WATCH There is an endless list of things to do in Portland and throughout the state. But if you aren't that ambitious, consider the numerous LGBT people-watching spots in The Rose City and the quick day trips you can savor, tourist or local.

Check out PORTLAND SATURDAY MARKET (SW Naito Pkwy).

Even if you aren't into crafts and vendor food, the Portland vibe down by the river is a memorable one. Soak up some sun or jump in the mud puddles. portlandsaturdaymarket.com The PORTLAND FARMER'S MARKET at PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY (Saturday mornings, March thru December, on the South Park Blocks on campus) is hard to beat for relaxing, nibbling, and slow strolling. portlandfarmersmarket.org Just steps away from the university is the PORTLAND ART MUSEUM (1219 SW Park). Featuring the best of fine art shows, multi-media presentations, and film, this museum is one of Port-

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land's gems. Not surprisingly, our community is a big supporter and keeps at least one eye on the goings-on there. pam.org After shopping and eating your way through downtown, grab a coffee at PioneeR Courthouse Square (Broadway between Morrison and Yamhill), Portland's "living room". Some days are better than others, but this block tends to have special events and a wide array of people to watch. thesquarepdx.org The Oregon Zoo and Washington Park (4001 SW Canyon Rd) are full of LGBT types enjoying nature, caged animals, and snowcones. Once a cruisy area, we don't recommend it any longer. It's still fun though. oregonzoo.org A short drive from downtown is the PITTOCK MANSION (3229 NW Pittock Dr) Besides seeing an amazing 22-room mansion over looking the city, you're bound to see tourists that also have discerning taste in architecture and who are people watching as well. pittockmansion.org

If you have a little more time...

Jump in the car and head out of Portland on I-84 (due East) to the Columbia Gorge.

Stop by the clothing-optional beach about 20 minutes out (see Beaches on pg. 41) or any of the beautiful waterfalls. Lots of people. crgva.org Or head West to the Oregon Coast. In about 70 minutes — one of the most beautiful coastlines in the world. Lincoln City, Cannon Beach, Seaside, and Astoria are all gay-friendly and have accommodations that welcome our community. (See purpleroofs.com) visittheoregoncoast.com On the way back to Portland, visit the wineries of Yamhill & Washington County. Now, this detour may just make a visitor want to move here. Or if you are a local, at the very least you'll fall back in love with Gay Oregon all over again. willamettewines.com

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The Portland Gay Men's Chorus

aspires to expand, redefine, and perfect the choral art through eclectic performances that honor and uplift the gay community and affirm the worth of all people. pdxgmc.org

The Portland Lesbian Choir

is a non-audition community chorus welcoming all women who love to sing and laugh. plchoir.org

Rose City Gay Freedom Band

Three larger groups (a symphonic wind ensemble, a 16-piece swing band and a marching band) and several smaller ensembles. rcgfb.org

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HEALTH: HIV/AIDS/STDs CARE:ASSIST pays for health insurance premiums, prescription drugs and insurance plan co-payments and deductibles for eligible people with HIV/AIDS. Program of Oregon DHS and the Ryan White CARE Act. 503-731-4029 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.

Oregon HIV/STD Hotline 800-777-2437 CAP VANCOUVER: offers free rapid HIV testing to men who have sex with men in Vancouver, WA 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. Sandy. Molalla.

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COLUMBIA COUNTY Public Health offers anonymous and confidential HIV testing, counseling and case management to anyone.

We lend HIV books and videos and offer education materials and free condoms.

503-397-4651 DAILY BREAD EXPRESS provides home delivery of high-quality meals to HIV-positive individuals in need. Fresh meals delivered weekdays, frozen meals for weekend. Volunteers invited to inquire. 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 ourhouseofportland.org FUZEON INFO GROUP welcomes people contemplating, using, or caregiving for Fuzeon recipients. Facilitated by experienced nurses and social workers. 503-230-1202, ohsu.edu HEALTH, EDUCATION, AIDS LIAISON (HEAL) offers information about alternative views of AIDS causation and HIV testing.

Call for free packet of information. 503-2272339, 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. 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. 503-278-3868, thelink@ cascadeaids.org MANIFEST, a nonprofit men’s wellness community, prevents and addresses HIV and STD’s 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, manifestpdx.org MULTNOMAH COUNTY Health Department’s HIV Community Test Site offers confidential testing by appointment. Some walk-in testing. Sliding-scale fee. 503-9883775 MULTNOMAH COUNTY offers free HIV rapid testing to gay, bi, and trans guys. 503988-3030

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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. Volunteers needed. 503-234-0175, ourhouseofPortland.org PARTNERSHIP PROJECT provides services to people with HIV/AIDS, their families and those at risk. Program 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 basis information for people recently diagnosed. Intake: 503-517-3590, ohsu.edu/partnership PORTLAND AREA HIV SERVICES PLANNING COUNCIL is a county decision-making body that identified services needed for people living with HIV/AIDS and allocates federal funds annually. Needs volunteers from all walks of life. 503-968-3030, hivportland.org 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. positive-support.org 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. 503-238-5203. pquest@qwest.net THE RESEARCH & EDUCATION GROUP provides access to HIV/AIDS research trials of new drugs and therapies. 503-229-8428

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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. 503-535-3895 SOCIAL AND SUPPORT GROUP discusses HIV issues for men at Quest Center. Meet other nice guys, share information and have fun. 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. 503-786-4829, ourhouseofportland.org 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, ourhouseofportland.org WASHINGTON COUNTY Health Department provides free needle-free HIV testing services for gay and bi men at community health clinics in Beaverton and Tigard.

503-846-4965

BRADLEY-ANGLE provides emergency shelter for domestic violence survivors of all genders. LGBTQspecific services include a weekly all-genders support group facilitated by a queer-identified advocate. Healthy Relationships classes are offered several times a year. Crisis Line: 503-281-2442 bradleyangle.org September 2012

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HEALTH/ANTI-VIOLENCE BRADLEY-ANGLE provides emergency shelter for domestic violence survivors of all genders. LGBTQ-specific services include a weekly all-genders support group facilitated by a queer-identified advocate. Individual support and advocacy is available for selfidentified 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, Office: 503-595-9591, bradleyangle.org

OUTSIDE IN operates a clinic for anyone who can’t qualify for the Oregon Health Plan.

Provides transition housing for youth 20 and younger and for those HIV-positive and younger than 23. Need volunteers of all ages. 503-5353800. outsidein.org 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 Lines: 541-754-0110 or 800927-0197. 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.

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KIDS ON THE BLOCK AWARENESS PROGRAM, a service of Impact NW, is a valuable resource for children, parents and teachers with topics like Preventing School Violence, Appreciating Cultural Differences, Making Health Choices and more. Kidsontheblockimpactnw.blogspot.com 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 available.

503-235-5333 or 888-235-5333, 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: 503-6405311. Business: 503-384-0480, sarcoregon.org HEALTH/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. 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.

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. Provides transition housing for youth 20 and younger and for those HIV-positive and younger than 23. Need volunteers of all ages.

503-535-3800, outsidein.org

PIVOT is a community space for men into men. We offer a variety of programming that is both social and education 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. Free condoms and lube. 209 SW 4th Ave, 503-445-7699, 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 welcome. Health centers in SE and NE Portland, Gresham, Beaverton, Salmon Creek, Salem, Bend and Vancouver. 888-875-7820, ppcw.org

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 7th Ave 503-238-6091

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HEALTH/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. 503-243-1065, 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 the Live and Let live Club, 1210 SE 7th Ave, 503-222-6468 EXTENDED FAMILY hosts queer-friendly Alcoholics Anonymous meetings at Metropolitan Community Church of Portland, 2400 NE Broadway, 503-281-8868 LUNCH BUNCH hosts queer-friendly Alcoholics Anonymous meetings at Metropolitan Community Church of Portland, Noon daily, 1 p.m. 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 7th 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.

503-916-9693 RAINBOW RECOVERY Al-ANON is a 12step group of queer and questioning people

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PORTLAND SYMPHONIC BAND always welcomes new members, from accomplished musicians to those who have not played since high school.

Portlandgaysymphonicband.org

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

ROSE CITY GAY FREEDOM MARCHING BAND performs one a year during Portland Pride. rcgfb.org

50+ is a lesbian social group that meets monthly. 503-642-3360, sutaytig@aol.com

ROSE CITY SWING is a traditional 16-piece big band performing everything from classic dance standards to contemporary swing.

Membership by audition. Rosecityswing.org SATORI MEN’S CHORUS welcomes new members of all ages and races, regardless of sexual orientation or musical background, to join rehearsals. No audition necessary.

503-242-4244. satorichorus.org SOCIAL/GENERAL

who support one another in recovering from the effects of another person’s drinking. 503292-1333, ext. 1, al-anonportlandoregon.org SEX ADDICTS ANONYMOUS is a 12-step program for those suffering from addictive sexual behavior. Any gender and sexual orientation is welcome. Weekly gay-and-lesbian meeting focuses on Steps 1-2-3 and spiritual solution.503-452-5961, portlandsaa.org SURVIVORS OF INCEST ANONYMOUS (SIA) meets each Wednesday at 6 p.m. at the Alano Club and welcome any sex abuse survivors age 18 and older. 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. Channing Room @ First Unitarian Church of Portland, 5:15 p.m., 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, cascadiabhc.org SOCIAL/Arts & Music CONFLUENCE: The Willamette Valley Mixed GALA Chorus rehearses weekly in Salem. 503-364-2370, 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. 503-284-2971

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FOREIGN FILM GROUP meets every second and fourth Sunday to screen foreign films at various venues, followed by a group discussion. Pdx-gayfilm@yahoo.com PORTLAND GAY MEN’S CHORUS is open to singers, support members and volunteers.

503-226-2588, pdxgmc.org PORTLAND LESBIAN CHOIR, a non-audition community chorus, encourages women who love to sing in harmony, regardless of musical experience, age, race or sexual orientation, to join us for singing, skill building, socializing and fun. portlandlesbianchoir@ hotmail.com, plchoir.org

PORTLAND LESBIAN CHOIR, a non-audition community chorus, encourages women who love to sing in harmony, regardless of musical experience, age, race or sexual orientation, to join us for singing, skill building, socializing and fun. portlandlesbianchoir@ hotmail.com, plchoir.

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.blogspot.com BAD GIRLS is a social and education 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 orientation can connect and ask questions during the Kinky Women’s Welcoming Munch monthly. 503-972-2233, blackoutleather.org BLACKOUT LEATHER PRODUCTIONS is Oregon’s premier LGBTQ leather production company. We are proud to produce the Mr. & Ms. Oregon State Leather and Oregon State Bootblack contest, as well as LURE, NW Sash Bash, and other events. blackoutleather.org BOOKWOMEN is a lesbian discussion group that meets monthly to share stories, favorite authors, top 10 lists and opinions and review of the assigned book.

503-684-0305, mikkata@comcast.net BORDER RIDERS MOTORCYCLE CLUB provides opportunities to gay men interested in recreational motorcycle touring and camping.503-328-2204, brmcprez@borderriders.com BUTCH CREW PDX is a social group that welcomes everyone who identifies as a butch/boi/macha/stud/tomboy/masculine of center/soft butch/bucha or any similar identity. Meet ups are at the Q Center.

Our core values are: creating community, celebrating diversity and playing nicely with others. We don’t decide who belongs – you do. butchcrewpdx@gmail.com CHARGED+ is a free monthly club night for HIV+ men. 503-248-9135

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FTM PACIFIC NW OR & WA is a discussion group for female-to-male trans men.

Groups.yahoo.com/group/FTM_PacificNW FUNNY LADIES is a social group for nice lesbians, 35 or older, as well their friends and loved ones. Hold monthly potlucks. flataps@yahoo.com GAY GUYS GARDENING is a member supported organization focused on growing, harvesting and storing food crops. 503-2632696, gayguysgardening@yahoo.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.

Iraf@spiritone.com, gayjewishportland. com 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. 503-7649351, happyoursproductions.com HILLSBORO MUNCH is an informal monthly BDSM/kink-friendly get-together representing all orientation and gender identification. Come chat and make friends is a casual, public venue in Hillsboro.

Hillsboromunch.blogspot.com

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IMPERIAL SOVEREIGN ROSE COURT OF OREGON is the oldest gay, lesbian, bi and trans social-fund-raising organization in the state of Oregon. Meets twice a month.

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. Iraf@spiritone.com. 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, BBQs, bowling, bunco, game night, and more. Lavenderwomyn.com. supportinglavenderwomyn.com LESBIAN HORROR MOVIE FANS meet at various Portland theaters to watch moves together. kawfeelover@yahoo.com 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.

503-233-3557, lesbianswdegrees-subscribe@ yahoogroup.com LES COUVE GROOVE, a lesbian potluck group for Southwest Washington. Meets monthly. lescouvegroove@gmail.com 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

ize and meet other men who love plants.

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.

Pdxleatheralliance.org PORTLAND LEATHERMEN meets monthly 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. 21 years old 360-896-6665, tuckerwalter@gmail.com

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.

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PORTLAND LESBIAN BOOK CLUB gathers monthly to chat about a chosen book or to attend selected events.

Yahoo.com/group/portlandlesbianbookclub

PDX_FTM is a social group for female-tomale trans men and allies.

Groups.yahoo.com/groupPDX_FTM

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 expertise are welcome.

503-909-2002, lgcpdx.org

PODER LATINO is a non-profit social community voice group for gay, lesbian, bi and trans people that reaches out to Latino and Latinas by organizing events and retreats and advocating HIV prevention. Meets at Outside In. 503-997-8615 THE PORTLAND GAY MEN’S GARDEN GROUP meets once a month to explore various gardens and nurseries. Come social-

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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. 503-667-5575, ian@rainbowvista.com RELATIONSHIP GARDENING is a support group for single, gay men, who desire monogamy $25/week 503-348-0405, relationshipgardening.com ROSE CITY DISCUSSION CLUB, the largest and oldest open pansexual/alternative sexuality club in the Northwest, is open to all orientation, fetishes and lifestyles that are safe, sane and consensual. rcdc@teelport.com, 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 welcoming social and educational gathering for GLBTQ Latinos. Somos.info@gmail.com TUESDAY TWILIGHT TASTINGS meets for casual tastings of fine wines and inspired food at West Café. 503-784-4807 WOMEN’S 55+ BREAKFAST CLUB & COFFEE TALK. 503-528-4219, cbramor@gmail.com SOCIAL/PHYSICAL RECREATION

OREGON MEN ENJOYING NATURISM is a social organization for gay male naturists/nudists. Social gathering monthly.

Omenpdx.org

PDX GAY BOARD GAMERS meets monthly to play everything from old-time gems (Life, Monopoly) to new classics (Settlers of Catan, Puerto Rico). Bring your favorite game along. Brunt1234@gmail.com

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. 360-254-1718.

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PDX LESBIAN NETWORK hosts monthly card games, pool and bowling nights, brewpub visits, hiking, kayaking, backpacking, snowshoeing, skiing, snowboarding, cross country skiing, monthly book club, etc. We also have an annual campout for members in Summer and participate in the Hood to Coast relay. Find us on Facebook.

PORTLAND METRO PRIME TIMERS meet monthly. Established in 1980 as a social

THE ADVENTURE GROUP organizes a variety of activities year round, including hiking, walking, cross-country and downhill skiing, rafting and mountain biking.

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.

Amazondragons.org TURF GIRLZ GOLF GROUP turfgirlz.com LESBIAN EQUESTRIAN GROUP gets together for equestrian activities in the Pacific Northwest. 503-654-3865, kelrav@rdrop.com OUT DANCING teaches dancing for samesex couples at Ankeny Street Studio. Classes for different dance styles start each month: country, swing, tango, cha-cha, etc.

503-236-5129, out-dancing@yahoo.com , home.att.net/~outdancing

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OUTKAYAKING is Portland’s gay and lesbian sea kayak group, exploring the lakes, rivers and bays of Northwest Oregon and SW Washington. 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. bendoverbeckham@gmail.com, myspace.com/netrippers PORTLAND GAY & LESBIAN BOWLING ASSOCIATION Labor Day through Memorial Day. Drop-ins welcome anytime. pdxbowl@yahoo.com, pdxbowl.com PORTLAND GAY BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION welcomes all skill levels.

Groups.yahoo.com/group/PortandGayBasketballAssociation PORTLAND FRONTRUNNERS welcomes, gay, lesbian, bi and trans people of all abilities and interests, whether you’re a running novice or a seasoned marathoner. 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 game on most Sundays throughout the summer at Gordon Faber Recreational Complex in Hillsboro. Join a team or form a new one. Rosecitysoftball.org ROSETOWN RAMBLERS, Portland’s gay and lesbian square dance club, dances at mainstream and plus levels.

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RUBY RED FLIPPERS, a group of gay and lesbian scuba divers in the Portland area, teaches new recruits and take dives in Tacoma, Hood Canal and other Pacific Northwest waters. Rubyredflippers.org

THE DADS GROUP is a social support group for gay, bi, trans or questioning men who are dads or want to be dads. Meets monthly at the Q Center. 503-310-4723, thedadsgroup.com

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. Sherocks.wetpaint.com

FOREST GROVE PFLAG (Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays) welcomes everyone to its monthly program and support meeting monthly. 503-232-7676, Pflag.fg@mail.com , grovenet.org/westernwashingtoncounty/pflag

TEAM PORTLAND TENNIS meets Sundays. All levels of play welcome. teamportland-tennis.org

GAY & GREY We offer social events and outings, weekly lunches, peer support groups, resources, and case management for LGBT seniors. Housing options for LGBT elders. 503-224-2640, eracoordinator@ friendlyhouseinc.org or facebook.com/ gayandgreypdx COMMUNITY/SUPPORT CLACKAMAS COUNTY PFLAG (Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays) meets monthly. Clackamaspflag.com LATE AWAKENINGS, a support group for lesbians who came out late in life, meets monthly at Q Center. 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. 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. daddiesandpapas@gmail.com

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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. 503-281-4852 ext. 6 GAY & GREY is a program of Friendly House, a non-profit neighborhood center & social service agency in Portland, Oregon.

We offer social events and outing, weekly lunches, peer support groups, resources, and case management LGBT seniors. We also provide diversity trainings in the community and a housing assessment program to identify LGBT friendly housing options for LGBT elders. 503-224-2640, eracoordinator@friendlyhouseinc.org or 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. 503-213-3801, pdxglbtqidisabled@comcast.net MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SELF-HELP GROUP for lesbians and gay men meets to share information and provide support in dealing with challenges of living with MS. 503-223-9511 NORTHWEST GENDER ALLIANCE is a monthly social and support group for individuals desiring to explore and express another gender. 503-533-8787, nwgapdx.com PFLAG PORTLAND BLACK CHAPTER is a place for Black gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people to come together with friend and family and support each other.

Meets monthly. 503-232-7676, pflagpdx.org PORTLAND PFLAG (Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays) welcomes all to its monthly meetings at First United Methodist Church. 503-232-7676, pflagpdx.org TRANS-FEM strives to engage and unite anyone of the trans-feminine spectrum through community building, social events, and activism. Meets monthly at Q Center.

Flora.ivy@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 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. Meets monthly.

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.

Meets monthly.

Tranzguyspdx.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. Meets monthly. 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. Vfhr.org or Facebook “Veterans for Human Rights."

COMMUNITY/POLITICAL RADICAL WOMEN are active in the struggle against bigotry and exploitation.

Call us to get involved. Meets twice a month.

503-240-4462, rwpdx@igc.org

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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, basicrights.org DEMOCRATIC PART 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, 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. Meets monthly 503-286-3575 COMMUNITY/GENERAL BABBLE-ON TOASTMASTERS, Portland’s most diverse Toastmasters club, meets every Sunday afternoon to have fun while developing communication and leadership skills.

Laughter and applause guaranteed.

503-330-2706, babble-ontm.org BISEXUAL COMMUNITY FORUM is a space to meet people and discuss issues relevant to the bi community. Everyone is welcome. Meets monthly. 503-285-4848 CATLIN GABEL SCHOOL is an independent, co-educational day school for children (and families!) from preschool , kindergarten and grades 1 through 12. 503-297-1894, catlin.edu DEAF & HEARING OUTREACH (DHOR) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to building community among deaf and hearing queers and allies. Programs, services, events and community resources.

503-517-8880 TTY/voice. 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.

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, equityfoundation.org GETTING BI PDX is a women’s group that meets for discussion, coffee and planning social events. Gettingbipdx.com

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KBOO-FM’s OUTLOUD: queer news and public affairs show, featuring local guests and announcements. Airs the second and fourth Tuesdays. This Way Out, the international queer show, airs on first, third and fifth Tuesdays. ( 6 p.m. 90.7 FM Portland, 91.9 FM Hood River, 100.7 FM Willamette Valley) Schedule subject to change. kboo.fm

THE SEXUAL MINORITIES ROUNDTABLE meets monthly with representatives from the Multnomah County Sherriff ’s Office and the Portland Police Bureau to discuss and resolve issues between the queer community and law enforcement agencies.

503-823-0027

NORTHWEST VETERANS FOR PEACE is queer-friendly and meets weekly.

Peaceveterans.org

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THE OREGON SAFE SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY COALITION seeks to create safe schools and communities for families, educators and students statewide.

503-260-5792, 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. Meets monthly.

503-285-4848.

THE SEXUAL MINORITIES ROUNDTABLE meets monthly 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 503-823-0027 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.

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, pridenw.org Q CENTER is a space that increases visibility and fosters a connection within Portland’s queer community. 503-234-7837, pdxqcenter.org

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IT GETS BETTER PROJECT was created to show young LGBT people the levels of happiness, potential, and positivity their lives will reach – if they can just get through their teen years. The It Gets Better Project wants to remind teenagers in the LGBT community that they are not alone — and it WILL get better. Itgetsbetter.org SMYRC (Sexual & Gender Minority Youth Resource Center) SMYRC creates safety and support for LGBTQ youth in Oregon through youth empowerment, community building, education and direct services.

Smyrc.org PFLAG supports LGBTQ persons, their families and friends through love, understanding, education and advocacy.

Pflagpdx.org, clackamaspflag.com, facebook. com/pflag.portlandblackchapter TRANSACTIVE A group for transgender and gender non-conforming youth meets monthly. Transactiveonline.org THE TREVOR PROJECT is a national 24-hour, toll-free confidential suicide hotline for LGBTQ youth. 866-488-7384, trevorproject.org THE PRIDE PROJECT is a program for LGBTQ youth 21 and under in Washington County. 503-260-5792, prideproject.org OUTSIDE IN helps homeless youth and other marginalized people move toward improved health and self-sufficiency.

503-535-3800, outsidein.org THE LIVING ROOM is a program of LGBTQ youth ages 14-20 in Clackamas County. Search “The Living Room, Clackamas County” on Facebook.

QUEER SCOUTS PDX Search “Queer Scouts PDX” on Facebook.

PSU QRC Portland State University’s Queer Resource Center. 503-725-9742, qrc.pdx.edu 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.

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GLSEN 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. 503-936-5614, glsen.org/Oregon TRIPLE POINT is a drop-in and group program in Downtown Vancouver for queer youth in Clark County. 360-695-1326 x 4217

GLSEN 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.

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by Atlas Flynn

Dirty Words

On The Move

Apparently, our roomate's boyfriend is really grossed-out hearing us have sex.

OMG I’m in trouble. I’m sleeping with a girl in Portland that’s pretty well known. She’s been seeing other people in the past, but is supposed to be just with her girlfriend right now. I just feel like everyone is on the verge of finding out, and I’m afraid everybody is going to blame me. WTF do I do? Nothing? Move away? - On the verge Hmmm. Well, you are in the shit OTV, aren’t you?

Basically, you’re sleeping with someone who is cheating. Regardless of rules in the past, the current ones consist of her being exclusive with her girlfriend. If you continue to sleep with her, you become accountable to the injuries that ensue. If the girl you’re seeing is as socially known as you say, you can be sure… There will be blood.

Moving away seems a bit much. If you’re friends with your lover’s girl, then you need to work out a way to come clean. It’s painful, but only the truth can set you free. If you don’t know her girlfriend, then it’s time to suspend romantic privileges until they’ve worked it out. You might save yourself the angry Facebook messages from her army of queers and dears.

Hey Dirty Words! I’m excited to read your new column, and I have a question for you… My boyfriend and I just moved into a beautiful house with a straight couple. The problem is that I’ve now overheard them argue twice about us. Apparently, the boyfriend is really grossed-out about hearing us have sex. I’ve heard them, and it’s not music, but it doesn’t bother me. My boyfriend doesn’t think we should bring it up, but… now I feel weird.

Should this be a talk? - To talk or not to talk Oh, man, and thanks for the well wishes. I like the idea of you approaching this freaked-out dude, and promising to only have straight sex with your boyfriend from now on. But no, that’s a bad idea.

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There’s no other option I can see, but having a talk about it. It will be awkward, but you have the right to have sex in your house. Nothing will change for the better if you let it alone. Approach the subject in the least combative way possible, and prepare for non-resolution.

He probably won’t be okay with it for a while, or perhaps ever, but your “good roommate” duty is over. The burden is on him to deal with it. He doesn’t have to like it, but I’m glad that you do.

Thanks again!

I’m 25, straight, and male. I’m having trouble with my girlfriend of two years. At first, the sex was good, and we both seemed satisfied. Now things have cooled off, and I think we need to experiment. I’d like to watch other couples, especially gay ones. I think queer sex is incredibly hot, and I don’t know why she’s so resistant and closedminded to it. Are there words I should be using to convince her to loosen up? – Likes to Watch LTW, I will refrain from joking with you, as I’m afraid you’d take me seriously. Of course there’s nothing wrong with a harmless fetish. If the voyeurism is consensual for all parties, then that’s just fine. However, pressuring your girlfriend to do something she’s not comfortable with isn’t cool.

There aren’t “loosening up” words for things like this, and if there were, I wouldn’t share the dark arts with you. Have a talk about ways to rekindle your sex life that she’s into. If she draws a blank, surprise her with something sexy that won’t scare or scar her. If my girlfriend wanted to watch straight couples do it, I’d get her a Cinemax subscription. Perhaps the gay porn can be for your eyes only. Good luck. g Send your questions for Atlas Fynn to atlas@justout.com.

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GARDEN

by Anne Jaeger

The Garden Gal

Magical Mosaics

c The trickiest part of building a good mosaic is

finding the right stones. Most people are too lazy to really do a good job. c I also sort through piles of pebbles in stone

yards, a rather joyless and tedious task that requires a meditative will, as it usually takes 3 or 4 hours to sort a couple of 5 gallon buckets worth. c The pebbles can’t be laid flat like pancakes so

that you get more coverage, as they will pop out over time. They have to be set on edge, or if they are large, have enough thickness to stay imbedded in the mortar.

Want TO MAKE YOUR OWN pebble mosaic?

Visit Jeffreygardens.blogspot.com for Building a Pebble Mosaic Stepping Stone, August 3, 2011.

For more info: jeffreygardens.com

Anne Jaeger, writes The Garden Gal for Just Out. Anne was a hard news reporter and anchor at KGW and KOIN before turning to gardening full time. After that her award winning garden shows appeared on both stations. You can now look for Anne's garden videos on the Oregonian newspaper web site: oregonlive. com/hg , catch her on Twitter: Anne Jaeger@GardenGalTV or send her a suggestion on her web site: GardenGal.TV .

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Anne Jaeger: Mosaic is an ancient art, but I don’t remember seeing it in Oregon until you built them here years ago, causing a sensation in the garden community. What do you get out of mosaics?

Jeffrey Bale: They’re intricate. Seeing them, changes the way you’re feeling. It’s a low cost material that I can put together to create something extremely luxurious and meaningful because every stone has been collected for its individual beauty, then amassed together. So you have all of these little components, each one is magical unto itself and then together it creates a much bigger artistic vision.

AJ: You must have a tremendous memory for rock.

JB: I pick very carefully from nature and leave a minimal impact. I remember the day on the beach when I found THAT rock (a huge single stone) and what a beautiful spot that was. You have to carry it. You’re putting in a penance, carrying it up the slope from the river into the truck. ‘Oh my God that hurt.’ You’re not going to forget it because it hurt. For instance, I’m

looking for certain architectural shapes for the wall over there (a horizontal rock alter spanning one entire side of his garden) and it might take me years. Or the snake, (a slithering stonework side path) I worked on it seven years, but not continually. The rocks come from Sauvie Island.

There’s only one little section of beach where they come up through the sand, a half mile from where I can park. When I go, the river needs to be low, later in the fall, when no one is there. The geese are coming in. It’s a magical, epic place to be. I like to rock when I’m alone.”

AJ: And the stone tapestry’s you built for the television actor in ‘Monk?’ Going through 400 pounds of pebbles to find two dozen that fit?

(See The New York Times, December 23, 2009) JB: Tony Shalhoub…. I built the entire mosaic in sand and then took it all apart. It is so exact.

It’s very precise and rebuilt in wet mortar — a Moroccan carpet design; I needed to know where every pebble was going to go. Again, it’s a fine art piece.

AJ: What will your work say about you 200 years from now?

JB: I’m crazy (gives throaty laugh). And again, there’s a story behind everything. I really think the mosaics speak about my grandparents. I honor my ancestors; they were geologists with a true love of stone. A lot of the stone in this wall (surrounding his backyard garden) are from their collection I inherited. It says a lot about my life as a world traveler — a quarter of the year I’m a vagabond and the rest I’m anchored here and creating. I want to trigger consciousness: of memory, of beauty…..like these temple bells (hanging overhead) from Thailand. When they ring I see it all again. The bells tell you the wind spirits are passing through the garden, ringing the bells to make you aware, conscious of nature. I honor nature. g

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BALE ON MOSAICS

Jeffrey Bale's title — landscape architect — tells us Bale knows a heck of a lot more about plants, structures, design and the earth sciences than most of us. What the moniker doesn’t convey is — the man weaves magic in pebbles. Rather than merely arranging so many “rocks” in mortar, Bales builds hypnotic mosaics mimicking tapestry rugs. His work is heavy, back breaking and tedious to the extreme. The result underfoot is a story; a pictograph steeped in history and mystical forces. Bale travels the world constantly trying to quell his hunger for people, plants, art and mosaics. And I could have sworn I saw Jeffrey’s aquamarine eyes become a plasma screen for his transfixing stories. Yes, Bale casts a spell and his mosaics are not only a feast for the eyes…but a pleasure for the soul.

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by Brad Larsen PsyD

Reparative Therapy

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Anguish & Guilt

ithholding our truth is almost always damaging. Coming out with the truth is almost always relieving. As queer people, we know the oppression of withholding the truth about who we are or we have faced the consequences of refusing to withhold. We know that some make it their life’s work to deny our truths while others work to make room for us all to come out.

Dr. Robert Spitzer is a highly regarded psychologist who led the movement to remove homosexuality from the The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) in the 1970s. At the time he was considered an ally, a champion for the depathologizing of homosexuality. In a move that surprised gay rights advocates and his colleagues alike, Dr. Spitzer published a paper in 2003 that supported the idea that it is possible for gay men and lesbian women to fundamentally change their sexual orientation.

fully reviewed the data. The research was flawed in many ways. Typically, academic papers go through a process of peer review, essentially to affirm the legitimacy of the research and its conclusions. Not so for Dr. Spitzer’s paper. Self-report measures were used to record what participants could recall about their past experiences. Self-report and recall measures are notoriously unreliable because individuals will report what is expected or desired rather than what is true. Many participants had been in programs such as Love In Action (think of But I’m a Cheerleader). Wrote Dr. Spitzer in 2003, "Are the participants’ self-reports of change credible or are they biased because of self-deception, exaggeration, or even lying? Again, it is impossible to be sure." Many conservative and religious providers of mental health services didn’t need to be sure. They heard what they wanted and carried on with convincing gay men and women that their sexual orientation was the root cause of their overall suffering and rejection from family and God.

Proponents of reparative therapy hold that being gay is a relational problem, which occurs when a man has a poor relationship with his father or is abused as a child. Gay men are afraid of men and that's why we pursue them romantically. What's wrong with this theory is that there are just as many straight men who have had poor relationships with their fathers as there are gay men who have wonderful relationships with their fathers.

However, Dr. Spitzer wanted to understand the experience of those who claimed to have changed their sexual orientation.

Even though Dr. Spitzer has come out against reparative therapy, mental health providers continue to offer the practice. In 2011 a young gay man from Portland sought out therapy for depression from a local psychiatrist who attempted to convince him that the root of his depression is his pathological homosexuality. Thankfully, this psychiatrist is being sued

by Southern Poverty Law Center and the Portland based Beth Allen law firm. But there is no doubt that there are other providers of mental health services out there who hold similar beliefs, regardless of their training.

Dr. Spitzer recruited 200 participants (143 males, 57 females), who had claimed to have been able to change their sexual orientation through therapy. The participants completed extensive phone interviews and self-report measures. Dr. Spitzer's conclusion was that many of the participants had, in effect, transitioned from gay to straight. His paper gave hope to those who felt they needed to be straight to find acceptance and emboldened those who wished to provide reparative therapy.

In May of this year Dr. Spitzer finally acknowledged that his research was poorly designed and should not be considered valid. At age 80, suffering from Parkinson’s disease, Dr. Spitzer has come out of the closet to share the anguish and guilt he has borne because of how others have held up his research as proof of the possibility for change of sexual orientation for gay men and women.

In my first year in graduate school I picked up the mantra: show me the data. (Yes, I’m a research geek). So often when research makes headlines the reader only takes in the bold conclusions, but the scientist in me is always skeptical. Show me the data. In other words, what are these headlines really based on? In the case of Dr. Spitzer's 2003 study, proponents of reparative therapy heard what they wanted to, but they couldn't have care-

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Dr. Spitzer has expressed relief for finally acknowledging his truth. His experience is not new to us. We know the joy of living our truth. g Dr. Brad Larsen is a clinical psychologist resident in private practice. He will be writing about mental health and relationships in the LGBTQ community. He can be reached at brad@bradlarsenpsyd.com. Brad’s clinical supervisor is Dr. Sharon Chatkupt Lee (Oregon License Number 1599)

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PZ: Ya, I would say I’m a risk taker to some extent. Certainly this project was a hugely risky project for my career. And I went places that…if I’d gotten hurt people would say “Well, that was not wise of him to go there.” One thing I’ve seen is that the line between courageous and crazy can be very…it can be hard to tell the difference between the two. One can be, you are successful, and the other can be, you failed. Sometimes doing something that is scary is what you need to do and I feel like a lot of being a good journalist is having guts.

JK: The book took two years to research. How many times did you think to yourself "What the hell have I done?"

PZ: I thought that a lot.

JK: I got a kick out of the scene where the Western Asian climbers were watching Brokeback Mountain. It was one of the few relatively light hearted moments in the book. How was that the movie?

PZ: I have no idea honestly. You think you are in Pakistan where being gay is criminal. And you are on a mountain camp so there aren’t really any rules. There was a gay climber but he did not want me to tell people that he’s gay. He might have brought the movie? All of these conservative Muslims who come from a background where they think that homosexuality is terrible… a lot of them were like “Ya, I really liked that actually.”

JK: Do you think as an author you’ll top this?

Will you ever have a bigger story than this?

PZ: Oh, I hope to. I feel like you always want the next project to be bigger and more difficult than your previous project. And I’m thinking of a second book, maybe involving the Mars Rover Curiosity. That’s one of many. I’ve thought about doing something about Scientology. I like to think this is just the beginning.

JK: As a gay man, I couldn’t help but feel proud of you for doing this kind of book. It felt very brave to me. Even though you weren’t in the story, as I read the book I kept imaging you chasing the story. Do you feel proud of yourself?

PZ: I’m really happy with how it turned out. I feel really fortunate to have worked with incredible people who put their lives on hold to talk to me, who are some of the best athletes in the word that nobody’s ever talked to in as much detail and who allowed me to see the world through their eyes. Without their help this would have been impossible. In some ways this is really

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by Cathy Busha & Anna Deligio

FAMILY

In The Family Way

Ohhhh Oliver

Welcome to the world Oliver Bernard Deligio-Busha! Our baby was born at 1:32 am at Sunnyside Hospital and weighed 9.9 pounds! Moms and baby are doing wonderfully. It was a long journey from our lives pre-pregnancy to Oliver.

When I was in my late 20's, my first nephew was born. Meeting his little magical self, I had the first thought that it might actually be fun to raise a child, but knew that I wasn't ready to make that big of a commitment.

I shared my parenting niggling with a wise friend who told me not to have kids until I couldn't think of doing anything else because it was that comprehensive of a life-changer. She told me the biological clock was a false deadline and that there were a many ways to be a mom if I ever got to that all-consuming place and my ovaries had shut up shop.

Neither of us wanted to spend too long in that process because it began to feel a little eugenic and odd. In fact, when we looked at our own family health histories, we acknowledged that we probably wouldn’t pick our own sperm.

We set our non-negotiables as willing-to-be-known (so Oliver would have a chance of finding this history if he ever wants to), prior pregnancies (so we knew the sperm worked), white (because we both are) with some basic shared characteristics of Cathy (tall, fair-skinned, hazel eyes, light brown hair) and decent family medical history.

We chose Intra Unterine Insemination (IUI) as our strategy. IUI is where they take the sperm concentrate (minus the fluid, slow, and dead ones) and inject it directly into your uterus via a thin catheter. This process compares to ICI, which is when you take sperm as-is and shoot it up to the cervix (some have used turkey basters for this process). By bypassing my cervix and putting them practically at the finish line, the hope was that they could shake off having been in the deep freeze and make some magic happen We did our first IUI and commenced to spend a very nerve-wracking two weeks waiting to see if it stuck. It didn't. We both cried hard that first time.

I heeded my friend's sage wisdom and went on enjoying the role of aunt and getting my own self figured out. I moved to Arizona from Texas, changed careers, did graduate school for Social Work, came out, and began dating Cathy, the only person I can imagine ever wanting to coparent with.

It wasn't until a few years ago at 35 that I began to find all my thoughts drifting back to wanting to have a baby. We had just moved to Colorado from Arizona and my dad was newly diagnosed with the liver cancer that would kill him a year later. In addition to the family stress, Cathy and I weren't necessarily on the same page with wanting to parent.

While we were discerning, I began doing things that honored my babymaking energy – I learned about my cycle, read lesbian parenting books, took my basal body temperature to track ovulation every morning, exercised, quit caffeine and drank gallons upon gallons of herbal tea uterine tonics (I still believe I have the most toned uterus around!).

Shortly after that first hard year in Colorado, Cathy decided that she very much did want to be a mom and we began the work of deciding how. After weighing the different choices, we eventually chose to use an anonymouswilling-to-be-known-later sperm donor from a bank with good pricing and inclusive language.

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From there, we went on to have five more tries with the doctor's office. Each try that resulted in my period brought us such sadness. There were a lot of tears, some fights, and lots of fears around the choices if this didn't work.

We even did the county's foster-adopt training during this time to try to keep the parenting energy going, however it was going to happen.

In spring of 2011, we decided to move from the doctor's office to a full-blown fertility clinic. They had me do clomid (super-ovulator - makes your ovaries fill up with eggs, increasing your chances for pregnancy - and multiples), put me on low-dose thyroid meds and switched out the progesterone suppositories for three shots of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG). Not only did that mean that Cathy (the biggest champ around) had to give me three shots of hcg in my tummy, but it meant that I flooded my body with the hormone it gives off naturally when you're pregnant, which had me feeling pregnant for two weeks. We tried once at the clinic with no success. More tears, more sadness, and more fear.

At this same time, we found out that Cathy got the job she had hoped for in Oregon and we were due to move the summer of 2011. We decided to hold off on any more baby-making until Oregon because it would be easier if I

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could physically participate in moving, and we both needed a break.

As soon as we settled here in Oregon, we began the work of finding someone to do the insemination. Within the first two weeks, we kept hearing about a great certified nurse-midwife and met with her.

She agreed to do the insemination and began the work of getting to know us and my body. She had me do a blood test for food allergies and a genetic mutation. The tests showed that I had allergies to eggs, dairy, and a handful of other foods and that I was half-mutated with the folic acid gene (calleed MTHFR). This mutation meant that I converted some folic acid, some of the time, with varying levels of success. I became the meat-eating vegan I am today and switched my prenatals to a prescription version that has folate in it, saving my body the work of trying to convert it.

We waited a month to let these changes settle in and decided the November ovulation would be our goal. As it turned out, our midwife was scheduled to be on vacation in November, so it would be an OB at the practice who would inseminate me. When I got the egg image on a Friday evening, she graciously agreed to meet us the following morning at the closed office.

We met her at 8 a.m. on November 5th, and she shared that it had been a while since she had done an IUI. This confession may not have been the vote of confidence we wanted, but she assured us that everything looked good and made us laugh as we spent the symbolic 15 minutes on the table with my hips propped following the insemination.

On November 22nd I once again reached for a pregnancy test, convinced that it would be another three minutes of waiting to see "not pregnant" pop up in the screen. This try was our 8th in 15 months. I set up the test and reached for my phone to see when the 3 minutes had started. Before I could even push my phone on, the test lit up with pregnant. I ran it out to Cathy in the living room, we both cried, and hugged and kissed.

Oliver was born August 5, 2012. g Next month: Cathy’s process as the non-biological mom.

In The Family Way is written by Cathy Busha and Anna Deligio. Cathy and Anna are the new parents to their newborn son Oliver. Reach them at JustOut.com

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SPIRIT

by Jennifer Yocum

Like A Prayer

The Lesson Of The Lotus The lotus flower cannot thrive in pure waters. The lotus thrives in muddy places, transforming all that muck into unstained beauty.

We’re not gay Buddhists but Buddhists who happen to be gay and female (or male) and an artist or whatever.

The lotus figures prominently in Buddhist practice and no more so than in the particular practice of Soka Gakkai, a form of Japanese Buddhism that is devoted to transformation of self and the larger world. Here in the Portland area, a group of LGBTQ practitioners gathers to transform the “muck” of their own lives into hope and happiness.

Charmaine Slye, John Renner, Romaine Harris, Susan Blake, Gae Ryan and Brad Larsen (a regular contributor to Just Out) say that their primary spiritual practice takes place on their own, consisting of daily chant and mindfulness. The chant is “Nam-myohorenge-kyo” a Japanese phrase that, roughly translated, means “I devote myself to the Mystic Law of the Lotus teaching” which in itself focuses on enlightenment and revealing the Buddha nature within.

Larsen says, “Our practice is to reveal what’s already inside. For me, it’s like remembering a truth [about myself] that I had known before.” Blake says, “I devote myself to the mystic law of cause and affect through teachings."

That happiness comes from letting go of everything that is not of the true self. Slye explains, “I experience who I am. I am being me.

Nothing in the practice says ‘Don’t be who you are.’ [The task is to] find out ‘who is Charmaine?’ when it really comes down to it. We are encouraged to have courage.”

Buddhist teaching hasn’t always encouraged LGBTQ Buddhists to be completely themselves. Up until a few decades ago, LGBTQ people were advised by their teachers to enter into traditional marriages.

Larsen says that his branch of Buddhism came to realize that teaching was not in line with foundational Buddhist principles. “It came down to the lesson of the peach blossom,” he said, “You don’t ask a peach to be a cherry.” In the same way, he says, Buddhism teaches that people should not try to be something they are not. Soka Gakkai International has recognized same gender marriages since 1995.

Slye says that Soka Gakkai now teaches, “If you have an issue (discomfort around LGBTQ people) that is something you need to work on.” She adds, “We’re not gay Buddhists but Buddhists who happen to be gay and female (or male) and an artist or whatever.”

The transformative practice helps people deal with minor irritations and with staggering personal losses. Harris says, “My son killed himself years ago. I was devastated but I was also so supported by my Buddhist family. It’s really true that the lotus flower thrives in the yuckiest places.

[While you never want that pain] the worst suffering brings about the greatest joy.”

Just Out's Like a Prayer is written by Rev. Jennifer Yocum, pastor of the Forest Grove United Church of Christ.

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Ryan adds, “I tried chanting when I had nothing left to lose. I told myself that I would just keep chanting until it didn’t work anymore—it’s now 26 years later. [Chanting gives] the power to change your life and help others experience their own unique way.” g

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PETER ZUCKERMAN Continues from Pg. 55

a horrifying story… but in other ways it is really an inspiring story. People just pull off rescues and do a courageous thing. It’s really hard to believe it really even happened except that it did! I felt proud of the people that did this work.

People are saving lives on mountains. That’s a lot braver than what I was doing.

JK: What’s the biggest lesson you learned by telling this story?

PZ: You know, when I was in these villages where people live off…it’s not a money economy, it’s less than couple of dollars a year in some cases. In a way they have a lot of things we don’t have. They really know their neighbors. They have a lot more time to sit and chat and drink tea. Play games. And in some ways it is a really wonderful way to live and I think "Gosh, I’d love to live in place like that. Boy, shouldn’t I know my neighbors and care more about my community and just do good things for the sake of doing good things?"

And then on the other hand I think, "My gosh, I am so lucky. I can walk down the street and buy a cup of coffee that costs more than the people I was interviewing will make in years. I am not going to die of a contagious disease. I have tremendous opportunities." We are given an opportunity here. We need to do something with that. It made me really want to do more, and do more good things for the world and be more cognizant of how nice we have it.

JK: People are going to want to know what your significant other (Portland Mayor Sam Adams) thought about you traipsing around the globe working on this project for so long.

PZ: He was supportive.

I honestly try not to tell g my loved ones too much about what I’m doing, who aren’t directly involved, because it would just stress them out. It’s better to say “Hey, I made it home safely. Let me tell you where I went” afterwards rather than saying this is where I’m going. I really didn’t give Sam the details. But he was supportive.

JK: A writer’s life.

PZ: A writer’s life.

BuriedInTheSky.com Jonathan Kipp summited Mt. Fuji outside Tokyo in 1984 and has no desire to climb another mountain. He is the publisher of Just Out. and a new contributor to The Huffington Post.

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Q+A Jen Hughes

How do you identify?

Lesbian, gay, queer.

What do you do for a living?

I am a social worker. I work with low income, refugee and immigrant children and their families as a Family Advocate.

How long have you been in Portland? What do you love/hate about it?

Almost 20 years .I love the beauty that surrounds us here. I love having such easy access to forests, rivers, mountains and the ocean. I love that I can get all of my needs/ interests met here. I can see live music any night of the week, go for a hike, attend a meditation group, get out on the water, enjoy some fabulous food/drink...it's all here and more! The opportunities to really experience life in this city are endless.

However, I do wish that there was more diversity in Portland.

Who do you look up to/revere in the gay community? In the Portland gay community I look up to my dragon boating coach and my teammates. The team that I am a member of is the Amazon Dragons Paddling Club. It was started in 1992 as part of the Lesbian Community Project and is still going strong. My coach and the amazing women on my team inspire me on a daily basis.

Photo by Horace Long

Have you ever experienced gay bashing?

I have experienced slurs/negative comments from others when I have been in groups of lesbians.

What is an important topic that the LGBT community should be talking about and isn't?

We should talk more about giving back to and supporting our LGBT elders who cleared the path for us. We need to spend more time and effort honoring those who fought before us to give us the freedom that we have today. g

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JOE LEBLANC

How do you identify?

I am a Cajun poly genderqueer butch.

What do you do for a living?

I am the Development Coordinator at Basic Rights Oregon along with being the Founder and Board Chair for BUTCH Voices

ART

What’s your most embarrassing moment or a passion you have that no one would guess?

Singing karaoke with coworkers at Basic Rights Oregon. We get together occasionally as a small group and belt out tunes from a range of genres including country, hair bands, and 90s boy bands. It's a lot of fun.

Have you ever experienced gay bashing?

I am very fortunate to say that I have not.

With the work that I do with the Sexual Minority Round Table and Q Patrol PDX, Portland's first LGBTQ community foot patrol, I know firsthand that hate-violence is a huge issue facing our community everyday.

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Have you experienced discrimination within the queer community?

Definitely. I've experienced more discrimination from the queer community than any other, actually. People policing gender, and holding people to hetero and homonormative standards is a constant even in our queer bubbles. Being queer doesn't make anyone enlightened nor above repeating those patterns of furthering discrimination against others, unfortunately.

What's an important topic that the LGBT community should be talking about and isn't?

Trans-inclusive health care and the needs for cultural competency in health care with the LGBTQ community. g We'd like to meet you! If you would like to be considered for Our People/Q&A, please send us an email: editor@JustOut.com and tell us a little about yourself.

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Rose Empress 44 is turning 44 An evening of Poison Water's favorite songs, old and new, stories, videos and pics of the last 24 years. Doors 5 pm, show 6 pm, $10 at the door.

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AIDS WALK PORTLAND Cascade AIDS Project's 2.5 mile annual walk brings together individuals, teams and volunteers with the goal of raising much-needed funds for HIV/AIDS services, public education and outreach to youth and adults most at risk for contracting HIV. Showcases community spirit as people from all walks of life come together in the fight against AIDS. 9 AM Pioneeer Courthouse Square. aidswalkportland.org

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