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Night of Noise: A Benefit for SMYRC, April 17th

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A Night of Noise! Support our queer future with SMYRC

I’m just gonna copy in this email I got. Support SMYRC. They are awesome! As a youth, I profited greatly from a group like SMYRC, and I personally know queer and questioning youth who are current SMYRC regulars.

Community “Night of Noise” Fundraiser for the Sexual Minority Youth Resource Center Friday, April 17^th @ the Jupiter Hotel

“Night of Noise”, an all ages GLBTQ community fundraiser to benefit the Sexual Minority Youth Resource Center, will take place Friday, April 17 from 9pm-1am at The Jupiter Hotel on 800 E Burnside St. The event is organized by the Portland State University Queer Resource Center, SinnSavvy Productions, and local promoter Kaki Marshall. Additional sponsors of the event include Just Out, the Portland Mercury, KBOO 90.7 FM, the Associated Students of Portland Community College Sylvania, and the Portland chapter of the Human Right’s Campaign.

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Sneak peek of Beau Breedlove’s Unzipped cover

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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.

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Rep. Barney Frank breaks it down

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Logo news interviews prominent and openly gay Congressman Barney Frank about the current major political issues facing the LGBTQ community today. He keeps his comments quick, simple to the point and, for the most part, fairly positive.

He identifies 3 major steps forward he believes Obama can accomplish in his first term:

1 – A trans inclusive ENDA (Employee Non-Discrimination Act)

2 – A trans inclusive hate crimes bill

3 – Repeal of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell

And while he was less sure about the timeline of a repeal of DOMA (Defense of Marriage Act) he thinks the fight is coming and it is worth it. Best yet, he blatantly and loudly calls Justice Antonin Scalia a homophobe. Go Barney! (I love you…You love me…)

For the full video (which is actually only 3 minutes) click below

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Combating the myth of gay affluence — queer couples are more likely to be poor

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Is one of these vests really worth $100 and another $10?

Newsflash! Gay folks are not all richy rich. Is anyone really surprised by this study? It is supposedly the first of its kind but I have known for a long time that us fags don’t wear Prada because we all can afford it but because we sacrifice.

On a sidenote, as I was so elegantly reminded in San Francisco, high fashion still continues to rip off our cheaper trendsetting secondhand treasures and marking them up times 10…at least. Then H&M makes a less quality version and sells it for only twice what the original beat up pair of trousers cost. This is what capitalism is all about folks…

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Beau Breedlove interview on Logo tonight

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Rob Finch/The OregonianBeau Breedlove

Thrust 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.

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