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Hate crimes exist here

The Portland area may feel like a safe place. And in large part it is. However, hate crimes happen here. And if you missed this article this morning (Washington County’s only known hate killing unsolv… […]


Queer as Folk on LOGO

Just as Sex and the City made the leap from its edgy HBO airings to the toned down TBS, and onto late night broadcast syndication, so it is time for Queer as Folk. For those who couldn’t get their han… […]


Footballer’s wives?

The age of gay marketing is here and I’m sure there’s little better than expanding the heartthrob base of British ballers. Manchester City FC paid a four-figure sum to join the Diversity Champions sch… […]


My what a busy weekend

Tidbits for your weekend pleasure…Friday sees Sissyboys final summer trilogy installment “Drag Queens of the Stoneage” at Holocene (1001 SE Morrison). Can they travel back to a more primitive time a… […]


The defnition of selling your soul to the devil

Wal-mart thinks they want to get into the gay-friendly game? Well, even queers, who have lived in poverty and oppression for centuries, still deserve a living wage in the present. We don’t want your s… […]


TransNewYorkTimes: A day late and a dollar short

The struggle within the lesbiancommunity on how to handle the growing number of gender queer individuals hasbeen going a long time now. It seems, however, through the soap-like Showtimedrama, The L Wo… […]


Beach Blanket Burlesque

If you’re reading this in hopes of a last minute idea for tonight’s cavorting you simply must check this out…Beach Blanket Burlesque:Queer Summer Striptease SpectacularGlam Star presents Beach Blank… […]


Hillsboro Unanimously Votes To Ban Discrimination

Oregon State as a whole may not have banned discrimination against LGBT people, but our smaller cousin to the west, Hillsboro, just has. Though the first comment on Basic Rights Oregon’s blog says tha… […]


Christian Coalition leader confesses to child molestation

I don’t like to arbitrarily pick on Christians. Really, I don’t. I think spirituality can be a great thing, and if Jesus as your savior keeps you strong and healthy I’m all for it…as long as you’re not trampling others on the way to your own personal fulfillment. That’s what it seems that the Christian Coalition likes to do. They advocated for the OCA’s ballot initiative that would prohibit any discussion of homosexuality in schools with the argument that they were “protecting children.”

However, they seem to be doing anything but.

The folks over at GayRightsWatch have been tracking Lou Beres, former head of the Oregon Christian Coalition. Allegations have come out that he sexually molested several young girls and now, because he believes himself safe from prosecution (which he is), he has confessed. I’m not a lawyer but 6 years seems an awfully small statute of limitations for child molestation, considering a child may not be mature enough to handle the process a mere 6 years after an incident. But, if nothing else, I hope those he molested will get some sort of retribution both financially and publicly. And that Mr. Beres is, at the very least, shamed for what he has done, and punished in the eyes of whatever God he believes in.

And remember, the Christian Coalition does not have our children’s best interests at heart. […]


The ‘Desperate’ race for a sexy ‘housewife’?

I was skeptical of the veracity of this when I first heard of it but apparently it really is true that looker Eva Longoria, of ‘Desperate Housewives’ fame, wants a full on gay experience. Good luck ladies! Not sure if she’s accepting applications yet. But could she be that mysterious lady looking for her first-experience from the W4W section of Craigslist you don’t admit to reading? Not a chance…
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