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Need a Valentine?

seth — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 23:05:48 +0000

On Sunday night if you find your self Valentine-less or just want a fun spot for you and your homo hubby, come to Rotture for HEARTHROB! There will be DJ’s, slow jams on the hour, card making and secret crush!

Then… if you feel like nursing your bloody hangover…

Mondays are QUEER at Slabtown. Join DJ Girlfriends and DJ Rainbow Bridget Monday night from 9 til ??? And with 3 hot dogs for a dollar, who could resist?

It’s still valentines day even if you’re homosexual

perrywinkle — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 19:45:59 +0000

HEARTTHROB: gay people throb and have hearts too, you know

We all know that valentines day is a bunch of silly stuff, sillier than silly string, not quite as silly as, say, Tiger Woods text messages or Donald Trump’s toupee but still, pretty silly.
It’s still an exceptable excuse for a party though, so a local hero DJ squad consisting of, wait for it, Lifepartner, Freddie Fagula, Girlfriends and Gottesfinger are getting together to bring you HEARTTHROB: A HOMOEROTIC VALENTINES. Yay! Sounds heartwarming.

So scrub up clean and come on down to dirty rotture where

“A game of Secret Crush!
Valentine’s card making!
A Kissing Booth (maybe)!
Slow Jams and Dedications!
Gay people!
Really GAY decorations!”

await. Oh and dancing, cause there are 4 DJs. And sexy single folks to ask out probably, cuz the couply ones are being cute at home.
21+/$5

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Homomentum’s Love Bugs

alleyhector — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:26:32 +0000

Aw, Valentine’s Day can be so cute you throw up in your mouth a little. And who knows what to expect from those freaky performance artists at Homomentum when they take on the pink and red clashing holiday. Puke is not out of the question, especially when organizer and emcee Max Voltage makes the claim that this month’s Love Bugs has the biggest lineup yet with Under the Radar, Pidge Von Tramp, JC Incorporated, Snazfag Superheroes, Radical Cheer and so much more.

For those of you who have not completely given up on love (or at least the Portland queer dating scene) Love Bugs also gives you the chance to win Tegan and Sara tickets when you play the dating game. A dangerous undertaking for sure, most of us approach this diversion with a healthy amount of wariness. But when someone else is paying it makes it easier to enjoy the prospect of a night as arm candy…

Start your Valentines month off right

alleyhector — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:40:44 +0000

…with tales from the dark side of dating. It’s Not Me, It’s You takes place tonight at the Bagdad Theater (3702 SE Hawthorne) and celebrates all that is awkward, bad and downright shameful about dating. An antidote for the upcoming V-Day or a reason to be grateful for your perfect little love muffin, these storytellers have some real tales to spin. And they are all devastastingly true. Even better, I make a brief appearance in one. Let’s see if you can guess which…

We’ve all had them: dates that go terribly awry. An evening of personal stories told live onstage, unscripted, just telling you the painful truth. You’ll leave either feeling grateful for your current relationship or with the realization that being single isn’t so bad after all.
Storytellers include:
Jeff Cogen, Multnomah County Commissioner
Tara Dublin, fabulous gal about town
Jimmy Radosta, essayist
Courtenay Hameister, host of Live Wire and True Stories
Mark Weiner, political consultant
Aaron Mesh, film critic for Willamette Week
Caryn Brooks, Portland writer, critic, kvetcher
Roey Thorpe, political activist
Emceed by Karol Collymore and LeAnn Locher

Sponsored by Willamette Week. Tickets are $15 available through Ticketmaster (advance only) or at the Bagdad or Crystal Ballroom box offices. This is a fundraiser for
Planned Parenthood Advocates of Oregon, which works to keep Oregon a pro-choice state.

It’s a perfect pre-Valentine’s Day date, or an antidote to the holiday, since you will leave either feeling grateful for your current relationship or like it’s not so bad being single after all!

Lesbian bookworms

alleyhector — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 22:23:35 +0000

"Whispers in the Wind" by Frankie Jones

Despite our grey skies and perpetually falling drizzle Portland lesbians are some of the best when it comes to going out. That said, winter can be more about reading a novel cozied up to the fireplace and, if you’re lucky, maybe a little snuggling.

Split the difference and head out to one of the many literary lady lovin’ events.

This Saturday at Vino Vixens (2929 SE Powell Blvd) the PDX Lesbian Network hosts Group date for women who love books at 7pm.

Yep, books. Single women readers, writers, librarians, bookstore denizens, bindery press operators (but not book-burners!) are all welcome and encouraged to attend and meet other women who share your passion. Do I sense an impending Book Group? Why, yes… Lesley has already suggested organizing a group to read Philosophy and/or History. Plus, “books” is such a broad, deep topic that there is likely any number of groups that could be started by the enthusiastic, the civic-minded, or anyone with a low threshold for boredom.

Next month, begins the annual pink and red heart fest. For both the lovers and the cynics the ongoing Lesbian Book Salon will be reading and discussing a valentine favorite – Whispers in the Wind, by Frankie Jones, a tale of love, friendship and a trip through time.

Reviewer J Alston calls it: “A well written love story that transcends the normal, yet makes perfect sense.”