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This is gonna be a busy weekend. Some bear denizens lounging at BEARTOWN's "Underbear" underwear party. Just to recap this last week, the bears partied hard, Mayor Sam Adams and newly appointed Police Chief Mike Reese swooped into the Q-Center to announce new measures to bring safety to the queer community, and gays gathered to sell their goods at a bar. Like
Mayor Sam Adams descended into the halls of the Q-Center to announce the newest steps the city and Portland Police are taking to promote safety for the queer community. Joined by Police Chief Mike Reese and Q-Center’s Executive Director Kendall Clawson, this marked another meeting, in the string of many since the events of Memorial day weekend to discuss safety. Police Chief Mike Reese describes measures the Portland Police will [...]  Lo Nuestro, Ballet Folklorico from Forest Grove performing at Sunday's La Lucha Festival, photo by Marty Davis Portland Latino Gay Pride 2010: La Lucha wrapped up its fifth consecutive year this past Sunday with an exuberant festival hosted by the Jupiter Hotel. The celebration was preceded by several well-attended events including an evening of poetry, music, and dance at the Miracle Theatre as well as a literary event drawing on [...]  Sam Adams likes basil and stays mayor. Portland Mayor Sam Adams has been “in the wars”, as my Mum would say. A little affair with Beau Breedlove turned into a media snowball resulting in two recall attempts and a quasi-political-deadlock for Adams. A few years later, we’re still debating the ins and outs of, ah, the bloom of youth. The bespectacled politico has been trying hard to get over the [...]  Stephen Cassell with Mayor Sam Adams. Photo by Wayne Bund This weekend marked not only another year on earth for local marketing guru Stephen Cassell but also one of the who’s who parties of the LGBTQ community. Yours truly was there, Mayor Sam Adams was there, and a whole host of other party-goers including fellow blogger Byron Beck, Fat Fancy‘s Carlee Smith, Marty Davis, Lisa Schroeder, Roey Thorpe, Alicia Rose, [...] 
Don’t miss your chance to voice your concerns about issues affecting the local LGBTQ community when Mayor Sam Adams takes the podium tonight at the Q Center (4115 N Mississippi) for a Queer Town Hall meeting. The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) community and friends are invited to participate in a Portland Plan town hall event on April 12, 2010. Mayor Sam Adams will lead [...] Sam Adams Here at qPDX we really do like to have fun. That often means that our coverage is entertainment and event heavy. But 2009 saw plenty of news headlines as well. I’m sure it will come as no surprise to anyone what scandal fills the top spot, but let’s run down 4 more items as well before we repeat the obvious. 5 – Media drama, deaths and rebirths In the beginning [...] The general consensus is that 2009 has been a tough year. No one knows that better than the sex scandal embroiled Mayor of Portland Sam Adams. But unlike cynics like Just Out and I, Adams exits the year on a positive video note. Oh, you bouncy bicycling optimists…is it teenage sex that makes you cheery? 2009 Video Highlights from Mayor Sam Adams on Vimeo. 1 person likes this post.
Tomorrow’s many activities mark the 21st Annual World AIDS Day, a time to recognize not only the 25 million individuals lost to HIV and AIDS, but the 33 million global citizens living with the HIV virus today. World AIDS Day Portland lists numerous stories, resources, events and workshops happening throughout the day and for the next week. To mark world AIDS Day and raise awareness throughout the Portland Metropolitan area, HIV/AIDS [...] Some quick shots from the lofted DJ booth at The Basic Rights Oregon Benefit last Saturday.
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Mayor Adams marches at the Gender(Free) For All August 1st By all accounts I’ve heard so far, Portland’s first independent trans march was a wild success. Though qPDX was not able to make it a Q supporter and friend, Heat Smith, was able to snap a couple good shots (too little too late? Send us more!). Smith was excited to be next to our intrepid mayor, Sam Adams, and grateful that [...] Former mayor Tom Potter with an out of focus current Mayor Adams in the foreground. Oregonian File Photo. Former Mayor Tom Potter sent a letter to Just Out (ostensibly in order to reach the queer community) addressing his support of the Recall Sam Adams campaign. To my friends in the sexual and gender minority community: You may have heard that I am supporting the recall of Mayor Sam Adams. Of all the [...] Jasun Wurster (center) filed a petition to recall Mayor Sam Adams this morning. Attorney Erin Fitzgerald accompanied Wurster as they filed the papers with Andrew Carlstrom, left, of the city auditor's office. Michael Lloyd / The Oregonian We are a bit slow on the uptake, seeing as it was two days ago that Jasun Wurster, leader of the campaign to recall Mayor Sam Adams, officially filed his paperwork. In our defense [...] Sam Adams with Beau Breedlove. Photo by Byron Beck Every time we think this horrific saga might just end, there’s another wonderful wrinkle. Local station KGW aired an interview with Breedlove wherein the young man expresses anger over more of Sam Adams lying and evasion. Like
Mayor Sam Adams. Oregonian file photo Oregon Attorney General John Kroger just released a report today proclaiming that there is not suffucient evidence to pursue any criminal charges against Mayor Sam Adams (PDF). “We have concluded that there is no evidence to charge, let alone convict, Adams with illegal sexual contact with a minor,” according to Kroger’s investigation. In addition, the report found no evidence that Adams’ 2008 mayoral campaign [...] Sam Adams' bike contingent at Pride 2009 Now that we are all finally recovered from our hangovers it’s time to reflect on the weekend. It was a wild success that saw the gorgeous Miss Sabel Scities win Portland’s Drag Race, 115 floats, thousands of attendees, very few protesters and about a million parties. Below are my weekend highlights but we really want to hear yours, so comment below! 3 people like this [...] Oregonian file photo of Sam Adams This week has produced some updates in the ongoing Mayor Sam Adams/Beau Breedlove inquiry when The Oregonian published a story chronicaling Adams’ 33 phone calls to the underage Breedlove. Adams’ phone records show he made most of the calls to Breedlove in the weeks after they met in March 2005. Three months later Breedlove turned 18, the age of consent in Oregon. The records don’t [...] |
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