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Bring in this add for up to in hour o f free lab or’til 12
2011. It was the best of times, it was the
worst of times—okay, so maybe not the
worst of times, but our year in queer has had
its share of highs and lows unlike any other.
National marriage equality victories, re
gional advances, local realities. The end of
“Don’t ask, don’t tell,” the réintroduction of
EN DA to the Senate, the move away from
DOMA.
those on the opposite side of the pew. We
persevered with another year of community
service from Q_Patrol and In Other Words;
we “Made It Happen” during an expanded
Portland Pride; we remembered life is a pag
eant, from Latin Look to La Femme Mag
nifique. We Dined Out for Life and kept it
close to home at the inaugural Market Q_
and at local businesses. Gnerds united in
comic book revelry, alternative
publishing thrived, and Siren
Nation and the Portland Ore
gon Women’s Film Fest made
their voices heard, their visions
seen.
We got schooled, from Q_
Center’s Telling Stories: The Art
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Academy, Jeffrey Horvitz’s
Queer Aperture at Pivot to
The Portland Gay M e n ’s Chorus
traveled to NYC to sing at the 9/11
Philip Iosca’s debut solo exhi
Memorial Concert.
bition at Pacific Northwest
College of Art. We scored:
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Oregon universities received
A governor took office, again, a mayor an high marks for its LGBT-friendly campuses.
nounced he would not attempt to. Portland Portland lost the bid to host the 2013 Gay
got an Office of Equity, and trans-inclusive Softball World Series, but we still played
health care for city employees. We watched hard, be it the Rose City Rollers, the Fight
as December was declared “Transgender ing Fillies or the Amazon Dragons. We
Child Awareness Month” in Multnomah camped OUT on the coast for the 35th year
County, and we shook our heads at the latest thanks to the YWCA. Thomas Lauderdale
bias crime headline.
played Grieg, Kaia Wilson and friends
From community discussions to a live played Sinead O ’Connor.
music series, Q_Center continued its evolu
We represented: BearTown, statewide
tion, with one executive director departing Leather Pride, the Rev. David Weeldey and
for the governor’s office and another return the Rev.Tara Wilkins to HRC’s Clergy Call
ing to Oregon to replace her. We looked to in the nation’s capital, the Portland Gay
the future with new and burgeoning youth- Men’s Chorus to New York City. We
led events and resources. And with archival mourned community figures who passed
efforts and art exhibits by organizations like away—Ed Caduro, Don Drees, Gregg Ruf
Cascade AIDS Project, the Gay and Lesbian fin, Jean Harris, Anthanasios “Saki” Kat-
Archives of the Pacific Northwest and the savopoulos, Kent T. Magionos, Richard
Imperial Sovereign Rose Court, we revisited Ludt,Jose Israel Ornelas and Donald Baker
the past.
Ross, to name but a few.
We came out, we Occupied, we were Gay
Lady Bunny and Joey Arias came to town,
6c Grey and Red Dress all over. Old Lesbi so did George Takei and Kate Clinton, Big
ans organized for change, the Sisters of Freedia and Erasure, and John Cameron
Perpetual Indulgence converged for Con Mitchell and his Mattachine party, twice.
clave, and a new Stark Street institution We made movies and music and wrote books
Crystallized. We made a day of it: Repeal, and plays and established record labels and
Coming Out, World AIDS, Trans Day of organized new dance and performance
Remembrance. We made a Night, too: nights and arts festivals. Poison Waters got
SMYRC’s Night of Noise, BRO’s Ignite. roasted, “Team Darcelle” became a local
We were farm-fresh for the Human Rights mantra—its namesake, the grand marshal of
Campaign and tipped our hats with the the Rose Festival Starlight Parade.
Portland Area Business Association.
And that’s just for starters. In long, 2011
We moved (Triangle Productions!) or just wouldn’t quit—and in these pages you’ll
prepared to (Our House of Portland). We find a rundown of the best and worst of the
stood our ground (Seth Stambaugh) in one year in queer, with much more to be found
of many “teachable” moments in the ongo on a local, national and global scale at jus-
ing fight for LGBTQ. equality. We held tout.com.
hands across bridges and reached out to
See you for another 12 in ‘12. JÜÍ