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CAP U’s first lesson: HIV myths & stigmas

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Cascade Aids Project is starting a new educational series intended for volunteers and community members who want to be informed HIV and AIDS. The series of discussions, led by professionals and community leaders, will take place once ever two months at the Q Center (4115 N Mississippi Ave).

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Jon Ginoli unveils ‘Deflowered: My Life in Pansy Division’ at Powells

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Pansy Division's (from Left) Luis Illades, Jon Ginoli, Joel Reader, Chris Freeman

Pansy Division's Luis Illades, Jon Ginoli, Joel Reader, Chris Freeman

Those boys who roared out the same 3 chord power punk with just a little more flair than their straight counterparts rocked my teenage 90s world, and they were called Pansy Division. These first and most famous gay boy punk rockers exploded queercore culture into all kinds of indie crowds. They gave me hope for a unified punk underground movement.

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DubleSnap! brings the gay 90s to Holocene

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Two great Holocene nights have combined forces for one night only. This Saturday will see the emergence of DoubleSnap!, a delicious intermingling of the girl power party Doubledown with the funky fresh “I love the 90s” style of Snap!

Featuring an amalgamation of DJs from around the city and mostly culling from Hot Mess and the Portland Radio Authority talent pools, this thing promises to be a dance party staple for the ages.

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Getting down at Portsmouth Pizza

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It’s on a Wednesday and it is way the hell out there. These aspects of a new queer dance night that popped up in North Portland lead me to think it might not rise to the ranks of a truly popular queer destination. But then again, 4 or 5 years ago a little night called Booty opened up all the way up in what was then the middle of nowhere, in a tiny bar called Porky’s and it became a night of queer Portland legend.

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RuPaul’s Drag Race finale tonight with special guest judge Cazwell

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I cannot believe I haven’t found time in this oh so busy schedule to watch RuPaul’s Drag race yet. I guess I’ll have to catch up with Logo’s full episodes online (thanks MTV networks!). But I hear it is tre fabu and tonight is the season finale featuring one of my favorite dirty-as-fuck queer rappers (actually there are multiple) Cazwell.

Oddly enough I don’t see any viewing parties that have popped up around town on first glance so please use this post as a forum to let us all know about your special part-tay. (If you happen to be living in NYC you have a lot more options.)

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Let’s restart with something simple…

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Crave

…like what to do this weekend. The girls have got it good in P-town this Friday and Saturday.

Start the party with Crave’s green monster Absinthe themed party. Will Crush (1400 SE Morrison) actually be serving absinthe? I have my doubts. It’s unfortunate because the opiet laced drink was recently legalized in our country to less fanfair than I expected. Luckily I got a lovely Van Gogh style gift package for Christmas from my mother. So pre-party at my house?

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