Community
North Portland has a new queer owned used bookshop.
Another Read Through (1435 N Killingsworth St ) will cel-
ebrate their grand opening on October 6, from 4:30 p.m.-
6 p.m., featuring Hip Chicks Do Wine and a wine tasting.
anotherreadthrough.com
(dISCRImINaTION)
P Club Investigation
THE OREGON buREau Of labOR aNd INduSTRIES (bOlI) HaS
OPENEd aN INvESTIGaTION INTO NORTH PORTlaNd baR THE
P Club (fORmERly THE PORTSmOuTH PIzza Pub) afTER a GROuP
Of TRaNSGENdER PaTRONS SaId THEy wERE dISCRImINaTEd
aGaINST.
THE COmPlaINT allEGES THaT OwNER CHRISTOPHER PENNER
CallEd aT lEaST ONE REGulaR CuSTOmER aNd lEfT vOICE
maIlS aSKING THE CuSTOmER NOT TO RETuRN bECauSE IT mIGHT
lEad PEOPlE TO bElIEvE IT'S a Gay baR. THE vOICEmaIl GOES
ON TO Say, “I’vE dONE SOmE INvESTIGaTING wHy my SalES aRE
dEClINING aNd THERE’S TwO THINGS I KEEP HEaRING: PEOPlE
THINK THaT a) wE’RE a TRaNNy baR OR b) wE’RE a Gay baR. wE
aRE NEITHER. PEOPlE aRE NOT COmING IN bECauSE THEy JuST
dON’T waNT TO bE THERE ON a fRIday NIGHT NOw.”
IN RESPONSE PENNER TOld wIllamETTE wEEK, “wE dON'T dIS-
CRImINaTE. Half THE STaff IS Gay OR lESbIaN…wE dON'T dIS-
CRImINaTE fOR aNyTHING OTHER THaN If THEy CauSE buSINESS
TO GO dOwN, buT THaT'S fOR aNyTHING.”
(NEw RulES)
The Bachelorette
Inspired by an LA bar that has banned bachelorette
parties until gay marriage becomes legal, Old Town
gay bar CC Slaughters has decided not to ban them
entirely, but to amend their dress code to disallow tra-
ditional bachelorette attire such as veils, tiaras, and
penis hats. CC Slaughters marketing director Steven
Fosnaugh issued a statement saying, “…the majority
of [Slaughters] patrons are prohibited under Oregon
Law from entering into a marriage with the one they
love. To put it plainly, they're gay. So, when parties of
bachelorettes walk through the doors of a gay night-
club, branded from head-to-toe in prenuptial garb
and there to celebrate their upcoming marriage, many
of our patrons were taking offense to it. This was cre-
ating an issue that CC Slaughters and many within
the LGBTQ community felt very strongly about. The
'Bachelorette Attire Policy' was created to address
this issue.”
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JustOut.com
(JuST OuT)
Partnership Forms
Just Out and the Portland Q Center recently announced a strategic part-
nership to work together for the betterment of the Portland metro area
LGBTQ community. This partnership will benefit the LGBTQ commu-
nity by increasing awareness to the resources and programs available at
the Q Center.
Barbara McCullough-Jones, Executive Director at Q Center said, “We
are thrilled to partner with Just Out. Q Center is a critical resource for
the Pacific Northwest’s LGBTQ community and we look to increase
awareness of the services and programs that we offer by partnering with
Just Out.”
Q Center is a multigenerational community center that provides pro-
grams and services to the LGBTQ and allied community in four core
program areas: Health & Wellness, Education & Training, Arts & Cul-
ture, and Advocacy. Q Center’s mission is to provide a safe space to sup-
port and celebrate LGBTQ diversity, visibility and community building.
Our vision is a broadened positive perception of LGBTQ people.
pdxqcenter.org
who wants to go to an ordinary gym when
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nonball for less than a 6-pack of craft brew? The
warrior Room is a 3000 square foot kettlebell stu-
dio in downtown milwaukie dedicated to bring-
ing affordable and grueling work outs to its clients
in a small, personal group setting. meet Jody at
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October 2012