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Jul 08 2008

Flugtag Fliers ‘Funky 4 + 1 More’ Fundraise for Foundation!

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 »

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Jul 08 2008

Domestic Partnership Opponents Challenge New Law in Oregon

(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

The Oregonian’s Take On Gay Marriage

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

Love and Joy

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

How Was Your Portland Pride? Did You BRING IT?

Snippets of comments about Portland Pride 2008. Add yours below!

We could barely ask for better weather.

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Jun 16 2008

Gay All Stars 19, Portland Police 4

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

Gays vs Portland Police…Bring It!

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

Introducing Q URLs! - The Popular QUEER URL Aggregator

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.

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May 26 2008

Repeal Signature Gathering Watch: Supreme Court Delay?

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 »

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May 23 2008

Bite For Rights on June 19 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.

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