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Upcoming PBS premiere ‘Out in America’ features Oregonians

Mike Hartman, of Eagle Creek. Of course the cowboy is from Oregon.

Mike Hartman, of Eagle Creek. Of course the cowboy is from Oregon.

A new PBS production featuring queer Americans called OUT in America will premiere nationally in June to coincide with National Gay & Lesbian Pride month but Oregonians get a sneak peek on OPB this Thursday.

The documentary is directed by Emmy award-winning director Andrew Goldberg.  It examines the stories of queer individuals against the backdrop of public milestones within the LGBT community for the past 50 years.  OUT touches upon such issues as the importance of coming out and speaking up for one’s rights.   It is a positive, humorous, inspirational, and both heartwarming and heartbreaking portrayal of queer life in America.

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Watch ‘Portlandia’s first episode and listen to Carrie Brownstein talk it on OPB’s Think Out Loud

The Dream of the 90s is alive in Portland

Those of us that missed the special Portlandia premiere that Portland’s Hollywood Theater got this weekend may be sad, but we have this coming weekend’s television premiere to look forward to. And besides, web savvy qPDXers can watch the first episode now on Hulu (and right here below!) for 3 more days.

The early leaked opening video, Dream of the 90s, did end up being the funniest part of the first episode but it was a great first start. The sketch with SNL‘s Jason Sudeikis as a polygamous organic chicken farmer was pretty hilarious. I have faith that it will grow as we get to know our mirror town and its inhabitants.

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