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 Sam Adams likes basil and stays mayor. Portland Mayor Sam Adams has been “in the wars”, as my Mum would say. A little affair with Beau Breedlove turned into a media snowball resulting in two recall attempts and a quasi-political-deadlock for Adams. A few years later, we’re still debating the ins and outs of, ah, the bloom of youth. The bespectacled politico has been trying hard to […]  Beau Breedlove in a shoot he did for Unzipped magazine If you thought you heard enough about the mayor’s sex scandal with hottie Beau Breedlove, then you were wrong. Not only is Mr. Scandal back in Portland, after so unceremoniously leaving us for the east coast, but he also has a forthcoming book. The as-yet-untitled tome will be a
Continue reading »  Sam Adams Here at qPDX we really do like to have fun. That often means that our coverage is entertainment and event heavy. But 2009 saw plenty of news headlines as well. I’m sure it will come as no surprise to anyone what scandal fills the top spot, but let’s run down 4 more items as well before we repeat the obvious. 5 – Media drama, deaths and rebirths In the beginning of 2009 the implosion of Oregon’s first and only LGBT print publication, Just Out seemed imminent. They had just made an unpopular recommendation to oust the sex scandal embattled Mayor Adams followed by the departure of several important art and editorial staffers over pay disputes. But the publication survived, albeit with a much tinier staff. Despite a so-called dying journalism industry several new local queer publications started up around this time. Indeed, though qPDX has was created in 2005, we, too, had to reinvent ourselves following my layoff from OregonLive.com. And I think independence suits us. Continue reading »  Jasun Wurster (center) filed a petition to recall Mayor Sam Adams this morning. Attorney Erin Fitzgerald accompanied Wurster as they filed the papers with Andrew Carlstrom, left, of the city auditor's office. Michael Lloyd / The Oregonian We are a bit slow on the uptake, seeing as it was two days ago that Jasun Wurster, leader of the campaign to recall Mayor Sam Adams, officially filed his paperwork. In our defense is was mostly due to technical site issues that barred us from entering anything at all! Wurster and the rest of the Recall Sam Adams campaign have 90 days to collect 50,000 signatures. They have at least 17,800 so far. Continue reading »  Sam Adams with Beau Breedlove. Photo by Byron Beck Every time we think this horrific saga might just end, there’s another wonderful wrinkle. Local station KGW aired an interview with Breedlove wherein the young man expresses anger over more of Sam Adams lying and evasion. Continue reading »  Mayor Sam Adams. Oregonian file photo Oregon Attorney General John Kroger just released a report today proclaiming that there is not suffucient evidence to pursue any criminal charges against Mayor Sam Adams (PDF). “We have concluded that there is no evidence to charge, let alone convict, Adams with illegal sexual contact with a minor,” according to Kroger’s investigation. In addition, the report found no evidence that Adams’ 2008 mayoral campaign violated the law when Adams denied having sexual relations with the young man. Continue reading »  Beau Breedlove Easter weekend saw plenty of partying, and PDX’s current poster boy was in attendance for the first time at the Palm Springs White Party. Here’s his report courtesy Queerty: Continue reading » Beau Breedlove in a particularly porntastic pose Actually this little bit of gossip isn’t really as juicy as the title would seem to suggest but anything involving our intrepid mayor-fucker is bound to be newsworthy no? According to gay-blogger-in-the-know Byron Beck, Breedlove has been dating a server from downtown’s Rock Bottom Brewery. Beck goes on to say that the other double B also left his number with […]  Beau Breedlove on the cover of Unzipped magazine Though the print issue (as if anyone cared…you can print out the picture to put above your bed right?) will not be on newsstands until April 7th, Unzipped has released the cover photo of Portland’s infamous mayor canoodler Beau Breedlove. (Breedlove had an affair with Mayor Sam Adams quite near his 18th birthday, just in case you missed that…) And I gotta say, despite your feelings on the whole debacle, it’s pretty damn hot. Continue reading »  Beau BreedloveThrust into the spotlight, the aptly named Beau Breedlove appears be navigating notoriety with skill, if not grace. A performer by nature, I’m not quite sure I believe his assertions that he dislikes the attention. The young man currently embroiled in the Sam Adams sex scandal sat down with Ross Palombo of CBS News and will appear tonight on Logo. From 365GayNews:
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