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 A collage of 2011 in pictures from LGBTQ magazine The Advocate You can check out all of 2011’s Year in Review in one link, but I wanted to make sure none of you missed all the super fun navel gazing we all do about this year each time (and hey, if you just can’t get enough you can check out past years as well). We’ll keep adding […]   Gay & Grey members at Pride If you aren’t a grandparent, or don’t happen to have a gay one, then you might not be aware of Portland’s program for LGBT senior citizens. But yes, Portland has such a program (it has an LGBT group for everything, doesn’t it?), and some good things are happening there. The program is cleverly named Gay & Grey and is run by the nonprofit Friendly House. Friendly House Executive Director Vaune Albanese anounced that Gay & Grey is now a part of a national nonprofit that will help Portland’s program raise funds and expand its services. The national program is also cleverly named: SAGE, which stands for Services & Advocacy for LGBT Elders. Continue reading »  A future where celebrities won’t make headlines just for acknowledging their sexuality may not be far off, but for now we still love to gossip, surmise, and celebrate when a famous person finally comes out of the closet. […] SAGE & Friendly House Combine Efforts Earlier this month, the Friendly House Director of Services, Mya Chamberlin, spoke at a D.C. summit regarding care for the elderly LGBTQ community. Recently, Friendly House announced that their Gay & Grey program is officially affiliated with SAGE– a service for our LGBTQ elders. SAGE is a national non-profit based out of New York and is the country’s largest organization representing […]   Sam Adams with 'Portlandia' director Jonathan Krisel and Carrie Brownstein at last year's season 1 premiere In another edition of gays thanking gays, all those gays at City Hall have helped created a video of Portland Mayor Sam Adams taking a moment to thank Portlandia for creating jobs and boosting tourism by mocking us. Don’t worry, this proves we’re in on the joke. Directed by Paul Peterson VFX by Chris Herrick Animation by Paul & Chris Continue reading »   Crave organizers DJ Alicious and MJ at last year's celebration. Photo by OSI. It’s that time of year again folks where we all celebrate fun, friendship, quirky intersecting life movies and the joys of trying to get a cab in Portland after midnight. Thursday the 29th The Cafeteria – The Cafeteria is back after a Thanksgiving hiatus that all had us wondering if LunchLady really would return from Lala land for one of the best neighborhood parties in P-Town. So start your New Year’s weekend off right in faux high school style. Continue reading »   John Cameron Mitchell holds a copy of Just Out featuring him. Just one of many memorable JO covers over the years In a sudden move today Just Out, Portland’s first LGBT publication, announced it will cease publication with the already released 12/9 issue. Despite that issue talking about new delivery methods in 2012 and not indicating an imminent shut down, JO has posted on their website as well as posting this more thorough statement on their Facebook page:
Continue reading »  Merry Christmas everybody. Here’s a little video clip from the Portland Gay Men’s Chorus performing a very Lady Gaga Christmas carol from their recent show “Joy to the (Modern) World.” Hope it helps make your Yuletide gay.  This week Lyska and Alley invite a guest to the studio, Shannon Wiberg, aka DJ Action Slacks. We laugh a lot. […] |
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