Jul
08
2008
Members of the Rose City Rollers have entered Red Bull’s Flügtag event all in the name of raising $10,000 for the Sherie Hildreth Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation. Two years ago, Rose City Rollers donated $3,000 to the foundation from the proceeds of their season championship bout. Continue Reading »
Jul
08
2008
(AP) — Oregon’s domestic partnership law came under legal fire again Tuesday, as opponents tried to persuade three judges from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that elections officials had wrongly disqualified the issue from the November ballot.
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Jun
18
2008
Tradition is a powerful adhesive, as anyone who trifles with one, large or small, can attest. You’re up against the sticktoitiveness of human nature, the force that keeps us in our orbits, the one that makes the world go round.
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Jun
18
2008
In the past few days, I have been very fortunate to be emotionally moved by some closely related events.
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Jun
16
2008
Snippets of comments about Portland Pride 2008. Add yours below!
We could barely ask for better weather.
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Jun
16
2008
The (Gay) Rose City Softball Association All Stars defeated the Portland Police All Stars 19-4 in a charity game.
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Jun
10
2008
Q-Portland.com (this site, sweety) co-founder Rob Mathias will be playing in the All-Star charity game between the Rose City Softball All Stars and the Portland Police. Rob is not playing for the police, if ya know what I mean.
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Jun
10
2008
If you like PopURLs, you’ll LOVE Q URLs! The new rising star in RSS aggregation of everything QUEER on the net. Check it out and let us know what you think.

Don’t forget to bookmark Q-URLs.com and check back often.
May
26
2008
In another strategic move, the American Civil Liberties Union and Basic Rights Oregon have appealed the certified ballot title for IP 146 - an initiative petition to repeal the Oregon Family Fairness Act, which provides a panoply of rights and responsibilities to committed same-sex couples - to the Oregon Supreme Court. Continue Reading »
May
23
2008
More than 65 restaurants around the state—some in Bend, Salem, Eugene, Corvallis, Ashland and Astoria—will donate 15 percent of their day’s gross proceeds to Basic Rights Oregon for “Bites for Rights.”
This 9th annual event encourages Oregonians to “put their money where their mouth is” and support fair-minded businesses by dining out at participating restaurants, coffee shops, delicatessens, bars, and night clubs on Thursday, June, 19.
For lists of participating establishments, click here.